Chapter 538

Chapter 538: Self-Painted Bone

Before them stood a skeleton, yet it transformed into a dignified woman of flesh and bone. She was neither a living person nor a dead one, but a rare ghostly entity known as the Undying Curse. Even the Ghost Emperor would turn to dust compared to her.

At that moment, Li Hui’s dao robe glowed with a jade-like luster, exuding a unique heaviness as if carved from black jade. A white bone design adorned the back of the robe, accompanied by three thousand runes explaining the origins of the Undying Curse and channeling the curse power.

The robe served as a decree, employing talisman methods to combat calamity!

The Undying Curse donned a plain celestial garment and spoke lightly, “Young cultivator, you have impressive skills. Many cultivators before me have turned into mere black water, yet you have relied on the Flower of the Other Shore and skillfully guided massive curse power away from me. You’ve even burned away much of my painstakingly crafted Curse on the Other Side. I wonder if the destruction of several hundred cities can be restored; you truly deserve to be killed a thousand times! But considering you have destroyed the Nine-Headed Worm’s throne, I shall merely suppress you until the sea runs dry and the world collapses. That is a rare mercy on my part.”

Li Hui adjusted his robe and put away his Ink, Brush, Paper, and Inkstone. He spoke with a clang like iron, “So the Undying Curse possesses such high intelligence. This means I must confine you; you must never step into the mortal realm!”

In a flash, both of them moved simultaneously.

The Undying Curse had only known how to shriek before, but now her every action resembled that of a cultivator, mimicking even the essence of a true practitioner. Bai Ze’s divine eye only observed a faint shadow behind her, revealing no other signs.

The sounds of wind and thunder filled the air as the Undying Curse unleashed spirit treasures with no hint of obstacles. More than twenty treasures rushed forward, leaving Li Hui wide-eyed.

“Time unfolds, Dragon Claw seizes… grasp, seize, grab!”

As the time Dragon Claw swept across, over twenty spirit treasures shattered under the onslaught, granting Li Hui a massive boost in talisman power, yet also an ominous undercurrent of curse power enveloped him.

“You can indeed destroy spirit treasures, and you do it so thoroughly. Such a method is unheard of. This is no common technique; what exactly is causing this disturbance?” The Undying Curse’s eyes shone terrifyingly bright as she revealed these treasures not for attack but to unravel the mysteries concealed within Li Hui.

The curse power extended along the energy but unfortunately chose the wrong target. The silver snake did not even budge, merely flickering with disdain in its eyes, as all the encroaching curse power rebounded.

The woman staggered back in shock, taking five steps before stabilizing herself and becoming cautious as she regarded Li Hui. Whatever had consumed the spirit and treasure was something she needed to heed, proving that a cultivator capable of enduring until now was far from ordinary.

Suddenly, Li Hui raised his hand and pressed the Flower of the Other Shore against his robe.

A strange scene unfolded: the white bone on the back of the robe grasped the Flower of the Other Shore, its jaw quivering and emitting eerie laughter. The Undying Curse stared in astonishment, then angrily exclaimed, “You’ve painted your bones to replace me?”

“How could I have that ability?” Li Hui frantically infused talisman power, shaking his head, “Your formation is profoundly mystical, so I borrowed it for a moment.”

“Boom, boom, boom…” It was unprecedented; the white bones of the robe were now infused with flesh, and the formation set by the Undying Curse fell into chaos.

“How dare you!” The Undying Curse raged, but Li Hui pressed his hand on the robe and said, “I have gathered much Merit Golden Light. I initially intended to use it to bolster my External Transformation but now will lend it to increase the goodness of the Flower of the Other Shore! Although I am not an overly sentimental person, I must say: the sea of suffering has no bounds; turning back is the shore!”

“Ah, ah, ah! What sea of suffering? How can you know the joy of a fish if you are not a fish?” The Undying Curse screamed, clutching her head, as black smoke billowed from her.

Li Hui sat cross-legged atop the giant wooden turtle, channeling golden light into the Flower of the Other Shore. After all, he had the background of a monk; even if he had relinquished his Buddhist powers, he still knew how to gather Merit Golden Light.

Ordinarily, it would serve no purpose, but used on this Flower of the Other Shore, it made it difficult for the Undying Curse to approach during his spellcasting.

The white bone on the robe sprouted flesh, gradually becoming handsome, revealing Li Hui’s self-portrait! At the same time, the Nine-Headed Worm transformed into a Yin-Yang milling disk, connecting all formations and empowering them.

“Hmph, given this, I will break the formation!” The Undying Curse swung out a bony claw, crashing down to destroy the Nine Yin and Nine Yang inverted formation she had set. Originally, she could have become stronger with this formation, but now it equated to losing a round.

Li Hui hurriedly used the time Dragon Claw; with the formation broken, there were no barriers to absorb the spirit treasures.

Suddenly, the snake shadow flickered and shimmered. The Undying Curse turned to look but found nothing unusual. However, by the time she reacted, the treasures used to set up the formation had been reduced to scraps.

Clearly, the silver snake had employed cunning to consume more food.

In an instant, a massive surge of talisman power cascaded like a torrent, and Li Hui poured everything into the robe to form layers of seals, akin to three thousand gates imprisoning the curse power.

The jade-like luster of the robe intensified, while the Undying Curse’s eyes gleamed ever brighter as she furiously shouted, “Good, since you wish to seal away the endless curse power, I shall grant you that.”

Just as the words left her mouth, the Undying Curse not only ceased her obstruction but eagerly surged curse power into the robe. The Curse on the Other Side erupted in a deafening roar, transforming into a whirlpool revolving around the wooden turtle.

This time, Li Hui could not bear it. Undeniably, this approach was the best way to unravel the talisman sealing.

The Undying Curse threw her head back and laughed, as if breaking the situation was so simple. She said, “It is better to yield than to resist; now this reckless little cultivator cannot stop even if you want to. With me being as vast as the ocean, do you think I fear a small pond? The curse power will continue to accumulate; let’s see how you cope.”

“Cough, cough, cough…” Li Hui was hit by the backlash and immediately coughed up blood. The robe could not contain so much curse power. With no other choice, he had to go to extremes.

At this moment, the danger was fatal!!!

Li Hui utilized his Personal Artifact, the Green Emperor Yuanhong Vine, penetrating through layers of barriers into the robe, sealing it shut, forming a green gate. All the runes on the door converged into a green dragon.

The curse power corroded the gate, quickly turning it a blackish-green hue.

The green dragon roared, rapidly growing more robust, yet it could not withstand the curse power; it gradually changed color, becoming a black-green dragon.

Li Hui pressed his Personal Artifact against the robe, indeed providing a barrier, but it seemed it couldn’t hold for long.

“What to do?”

At this critical juncture, Li Hui bit his lip and pressed on his forehead. With a “bang,” he extracted the Jade Heart of the Earth Court, disregarding the dizziness overcoming him and pulling on the treasure cabinet, “I bet everything, suppress it for me!”

Li Hui, within the robe, caught the Jade Heart of the Earth Court and absorbed it into his forehead, alongside forty-nine Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Swords and the treasure cabinet’s spatial energy, as well as the talismans in his acupoints.

Even the Yin-Yang talisman on the silver snake Legal form was sent out, stirring up the Yin-Yang to frantically absorb curse power, bringing the Treasure Cabinet Array to instant equilibrium.

Li Hui raised his head and laughed bitterly, “Come on! Send all the curse power over; today, the Daoist will ferry you across.”