Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 75

Volume 6 Chapter 75: The Final Battle Begins (4)

As the demon charged at Xu Qingfan again, Liu Ziqing’s eyes flickered, but his steps slowly moved toward Xu Qingfan.

However, seeing Xu Qingfan’s "Cycle of Life and Death" suddenly unleashed, the mysterious and profound aura, though not fierce, carried an endless and overwhelming force, caused him to pause slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Every time Xu Qingfan used the "Cycle of Life and Death," it was during a life-and-death moment, and very few people knew about it. Although Liu Ziqing had been deliberately observing Xu Qingfan for years, he did not know that Xu Qingfan had such powerful and mysterious abilities.

With a hint of hesitation in his eyes, Liu Ziqing finally stopped, but his nerves were tense as he closely watched the battle between the demon and Xu Qingfan, ready to act at any moment. However, he was uncertain whether his next move would be against Xu Qingfan or the demon.

"It would be best if they both got hurt."

Liu Ziqing thought secretly, deciding to act according to the situation and not intervene for now, hoping to reap the benefits from their conflict.

Under Liu Ziqing’s silent communication, Zhang Yi also paused her attack on the demon and closely watched the scene unfolding.

"Boom…"

The demon rushed forward at an incredible speed and, in an instant, was already ten meters away from Xu Qingfan. However, under the enormous pressure of the "Cycle of Life and Death," it instinctively sensed danger and could not help but stop flying. It struck at the Tai Chi pattern above it with a powerful punch, its body merging the strengths of countless demon beasts, making this attack immensely powerful, far greater than Xu Ying’s.

As the punch landed, the Tai Chi pattern’s rotation paused for a moment. Then, under the pressure of Xu Qingfan’s hands pushing down, it began to spin faster, firmly pressing down on the demon. No matter how the demon struck or howled, it could not stop the downward force of the Tai Chi pattern at all.

In its anger, the demon’s eyes flickered in various strange and misty lights. The Five Elements Taoist Method instantly formed out of thin air and attacked the Tai Chi pattern above its head. However, the Tai Chi pattern only slightly trembled for a moment, and as it spun, it dissolved the incoming Spirit Qi of the Five Elements. Though its movements became more obscure, it still pressed down steadily.

Xu Qingfan signaled to Liu Ziqing with his eyes, asking for their help while the demon was fully resisting his "Cycle of Life and Death."

However, as Xu Qingfan expected but also felt a little disappointed, Liu Ziqing pretended not to see Xu Qingfan’s signal.

After a moment, Liu Ziqing, perhaps feeling the weight of Xu Qingfan’s gaze and realizing he had to respond, turned to Xu Qingfan with a slight smile and said, "Please hold on a moment, my Taoist friend. The last attack was too intense, and both Taoist Friend Zhang and I are exhausted. Once we recover a bit, we will help you fight the demon again."

People like Liu Ziqing truly do not blush when they lie.

Xu Qingfan let out a small sigh. People like Liu Ziqing were surely not trustworthy allies, always thinking of how to betray you. Fortunately, Xu Qingfan had a plan; otherwise, he would be facing both the terrifying demon and having to worry about Liu Ziqing, putting him in a near-impossible situation.

At this point, the demon seemed to have grown accustomed to the attack method of the "Cycle of Life and Death." The Spirit Qi of the Five Elements and its immense strength struck in succession, while it continuously spewed out black, mutated death energy, disrupting the flow of life and death within the "Cycle of Life and Death." Initially, the demon had been gradually pressed down by the "Cycle of Life and Death" and had no choice but to kneel to support itself. Now, it stood up and raised its arms, and although Xu Qingfan’s "Cycle of Life and Death" was incredibly mysterious and Xu Qingfan was using all his strength, it was still gradually losing ground due to the absolute difference in power.

Looking into the distance, Liu Ziqing’s gaze changed with the unfolding situation, showing a cold feeling that made others worried. Xu Qingfan sighed softly and stopped controlling the "Cycle of Life and Death," allowing the Taiji pattern to attack the sealed monster by itself. He focused all his strength and prepared to activate the "Sky Escaping Talisman" in his hand.

As Liu Ziqing saw a strange wave of energy rising around Xu Qingfan, surrounded by colorful light, he did not immediately realize that it was the long-lost "Sky Escaping Talisman" in action. He thought Xu Qingfan was using another magical power, and recalling the previous example of the "Cycle of Life and Death", he paused his steps toward Xu Qingfan and continued to observe the situation on the field.

"Roar…"

After a long struggle with the "Cycle of Life and Death," the monster finally grew impatient. It roared, opening its bloody mouth, but instead of spewing forth the black mist made of twisted death energy like before, it condensed the twisted death energy inside its body into a glowing black ball, aiming toward the point where the two energies met.

"Boom…"

With a loud explosion, after losing Xu Qingfan’s control, the stability of the "Cycle of Life and Death" weakened greatly. Under the sudden invasion of the powerful twisted death energy, it burst open violently.

The two energies of life and death cannot coexist, but the explosion caused by their intersection was even greater than their combined power. The monster closest to the "Cycle of Life and Death" instantly lost half of its body, and blood mist mixed with smoke spread out in all directions.

Seeing the monster killed by Xu Qingfan, Liu Ziqing sighed in regret. Yet, in the next moment, his face turned into a joyful smile, and he clasped his hands to Xu Qingfan, saying, "Taoist friend, your magical power is truly mysterious. Such a powerful monster was defeated by one strike from you…"

Before Liu Ziqing could finish speaking, the smile on his face immediately froze.

It turned out that the demon, which had lost half of its body, felt its wound pulsating with flesh and blood. After a moment, that lost half of its body surprisingly returned to normal, as if its self-healing ability had become even more terrifying after such a long time and multiple dissections by Zhang Xusheng.

After the demon healed, it let out another roar and lunged violently toward Xu Qingfan, closing the distance between them to less than five yards in an instant.

Meanwhile, Xu Qingfan’s "Sky Escaping Talisman" still needed a cup of tea’s worth of time to activate.

Watching the demon’s fierce and terrifying face becoming clearer in his sight, Xu Qingfan smiled wryly. He had expected the demon to break through his "Cycle of Life and Death," but he didn’t anticipate it would happen so quickly. He had expected that explosion to only briefly harm the demon, but he was surprised that it managed to recover so fast.

Seeing Xu Qingfan up close, the demon’s grim face became even more excited.