Chapter 59
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Chapter 59: Extreme Flame – Eternal Fire
The rumors were not wrong; ordinary Spiritual Roots and dual Spiritual Roots are unmatched.
Even the weakest dual Spiritual Roots are ten times stronger than regular Spiritual Roots, marking a significant difference.
As soon as Liu Wujing made his move, he established the boundary of strength.
However, the others did not have time to marvel for long.
The entire Duanqiao River began to boil.
One chaotic-level monster after another climbed ashore.
They were drawn by the Demonic Power spilled from the slain chaotic-level monsters; this place had become a beacon in the night.
Especially when Liu Wujing raised his hand, ten Talismans floated into the sky, gathering a large amount of Demonic Power into a sphere.
“Ahhhhh!”
The monsters grew even more frenzied; the concentrated Demonic Power was immensely attractive, capable of aiding their evolution.
“Having solved the first chaotic threat, now comes the main course—those drawn by the Demonic Power will battle to the death.”
“Listen up, everyone, not a single one can slip by!”
Yun Wen waved his hand, signaling the others to form a defensive line.
As for himself, he needed to conserve his strength.
Using spirit energy consumes vitality, and this applies even to those at Captain level.
So, having teammates was necessary to handle the smaller threats.
“Everyone, the one-eyed demon is merely a servant of the Thousand-eyed Demon. Without knowing where the Thousand-eyed Demon is hidden, do not approach Duanqiao River; just focus on blocking and defeating the monsters. Once the Demonic Power accumulates to a certain level, the Thousand-eyed Demon will reveal itself.”
Xiang Liangren smiled as he reminded everyone, standing beside Yun Wen.
As a healing Spiritual Law master, he could freely choose whether to join the frontline battle.
The others nodded and drew their weapons, ready for action.
They stood some distance from Duanqiao River, and with the White Mist blown away, they could see clearly without any obstruction from Liu Wujing’s wind.
In this situation, most of the members had not awakened their Spiritual Roots, relying solely on their Spiritual Law for combat.
Yun Ye was no exception; he secretly took out a spirit pill and swallowed it to restore his life energy.
The Heart Fire *fourfold* he used just now, even for a brief moment, consumed quite a bit of vitality.
The spirit pill he made appeared plain and unremarkable, yet it worked faster and more powerfully than the herbal medicine used by the Black Armored Army. It was specifically developed for enhancing endurance.
If the materials were switched from ordinary herbs to Spiritual Herbs, this pill would be a spirit pill; the Superior Food technique is, to some extent, a simplified alchemy.
“River monsters are ordinary demons transformed from aquatic creatures such as fish, shrimp, insects, and snakes. They possess no special abilities and are the lowest level of monsters.”
A shrimp-like creature the size of a wolf was sliced in half by Yun Ye’s sword, easily defeated without any effort.
But shortly after, five or six more river monsters surrounded him, including fish, shrimp, insects, and snakes. They had tough scales that ordinary weapons could not penetrate. However, Yun Ye wielded the Mingzhu bamboo sword, which could inflict damage even in the hands of an ordinary person, let alone for Yun Ye as a Spiritual Law master.
With ease, he cleaved through two river monsters with one strike; twisting, the red sword light spread, igniting and instantly turning the other three to ashes.
The same was true across the rest of the battlefield.
Even if Yun Wen, Liu Wujing, and Xiang Liangren did not take action, the other nine men could still slay a large number of monsters.
The flames ignited fiercely, engulfing countless monsters.
As the battle continued, Yun Ye began to pant.
His opponents grew stronger; they had started as mere river monsters, but soon armored foes and the Cold Water Frog King appeared.
To deal with these ranged attackers, he had to venture deeper into the sea of monsters, facing them from both sides.
This would take a massive toll on his strength.
“Zhuo Zhongjie! He Guan! Xie Rongfu! Create a stronghold!”
Yun Wen suddenly called out.
The number of monsters by Duanqiao River was surprisingly high; this couldn’t go on.
Zhuo Zhongjie nodded steadily, sweeping his weapon to cut through the monsters ahead, then leaping back as the Black Armored glow flared.
“Boom!”
A fortress rose.
In an instant, Zhuo Zhongjie constructed a small fort, a defense that significantly reduced their pressure by seventy percent.
But that wasn’t enough; although the stone fort was solid, the sheer number of monsters was overwhelming. Such a large target would be quickly destroyed, and maintaining it would require a lot of power.
So, He Guan added another layer of defense to the fort.
“Ha!”
He Guan brought his hands together, and a golden sword shape appeared on his forehead.
The golden light spread forth.
The outer surface of the fort was covered in metal.
The metallic layer provided a balance of offense and defense, but its weakness was its limited interference range.
The sword and blade scale worked fine, but creating metal walls for the entire fort while reviving Spiritual Roots was very taxing.
“Now it’s my turn!”
“Wooden Spiritual Law – Growth Formation!”
Xie Rongfu, who was a bit plump, fought differently; he used Talismans. He tossed out dozens of seeds and four Talismans, which landed in the dead corners, radiating a green light.
Countless vines burst forth from the ground, taking root in the monster corpses and growing at an accelerated pace.
In no time, the fort was wrapped inside and out in vines; even though the monsters continually attacked, the vines rooted in the monsters absorbed nutrients, rapidly regenerating and showing no signs of weakening.
With triple-layered defense established, their stronghold was solid against creatures below the chaotic level.
Attacks that broke through the vines struck the iron walls with feeble force; even if they could push forward, they could not cause significant damage to the stone walls.
Seeing this, Yun Ye’s heart stirred as he spread his hand and ignited a red flame…
Extreme Flame – Eternal Fire.
This was an upgrade from the semi-pure flames – Ripple Fire, possessing the characteristic of burning everything and the ability to last eternally.
Of course, claiming it was completely eternal was an exaggeration.
But without outside interference, the Eternal Fire could truly burn indefinitely.
Air, water, soil, metal, and spirit energy all served as fuel for the Eternal Fire.
If he utilized the Eternal Fire, he could conserve a lot of energy, merely pretending to maintain the flames with all his might.
“Flow Fire!”
Yun Ye’s flame spread out. As an Extreme Flame with temperature and propagation reaching zero, it had some mastery in range, imitating flowing fire.
Its attacking method wasn’t destructive through high temperatures, but through combustion reactions that deconstructed materials.
Naturally, since its appearance was similar to fire, without direct contact, there would be no indication of a problem.
It made it seem like Yun Ye had incredible control over his power, reducing energy overflow to the bare minimum.
The flow of fire swept through, turning five or six ordinary monsters to ashes with their screams, completely replacing Yun Ye’s other techniques.
After that, Yun Ye only needed to control the same ball of flames to keep attacking, no longer needing to input spirit energy.
Controlling external spirit energy would not harm his body; it was a way to conserve effort.
“Chao Zichong has also engaged; does he plan to confront the Thousand-eyed Demon head-on?”
Yun Wen suddenly gazed into the distance.
About five or six hundred meters away, an explosion of flames shot up from a small point along Duanqiao River, which was caused by other Spiritual Law masters, and at this moment, only Chao Zichong’s team was there.
“He is a Gu Insect body; he might be immune to the Thousand-eyed Demon’s illusions.”
Liu Wujing frowned.
Upon realizing Chao Zichong’s Gu Insect constitution, he had sensed this possibility. He didn’t expect Chao Zichong to truly use this trait; did he really think he wouldn’t encounter any surprise attacks from monsters?
