Chapter 1278: One Sword Refining Transformation

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"Senior, rest assured, she will surely die today."

Chen Mobai, however, wore a confident expression. As he was now, he truly didn't know anyone in the vast Sky River Realm who could be his match.

"Young friend, this Blood God is no ordinary demonic being. It has already shed its physical body, and all its essence, qi, and spirit have condensed into a transforming blood demonic light. No tangible sword or magical artifact can harm it in the slightest. You can only find a way to suppress it first, then slowly refine it with 'yang' fire to truly kill it."

Seeing Chen Mobai's confident demeanor, True Monarch Wuchen couldn't help but offer a reminder. During his confrontation with Diao Xianlan, he hadn't just been taking hits; he had basically tried all sorts of methods. However, only the true fire he had condensed for alchemy was able to inflict damage upon the Blood God.

However, his alchemy true fire was only at the sixth stage. Facing Diao Xianlan, who wielded the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade, his flames couldn't even ignite.

"Listening to what senior said, this person is no longer an ordinary demonic cultivator. It seems I'll have to strike with heavy force then."

Chen Mobai nodded gravely upon hearing True Monarch Wuchen's words, indicating he wouldn't hold back.

His words made Diao Xianlan, who stood opposite him, laugh in extreme anger: "You naive junior who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Today, I shall let you witness the true power of the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade!"

With a sharp cry, the long, narrow, hooked demonic blade, carrying dark blue cold energy that froze the void, instantly slashed down in front of Chen Mobai.

The Primal Chaos Bell rang out once more, and amidst the shimmering five-colored divine light, it immediately immobilized the dark blue blade light.

However, the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade in Diao Xianlan's hand seemed to possess endless power. As soon as one slash was immobilized, she raised the blade again, unleashing a second and then a third slash! All these dark blue blade lights were at the sixth stage level! No wonder True Monarch Wuchen, who possessed the Celestial-Terrestrial Xuanji Instrument, was trapped and unable to escape.

Furthermore, because Diao Xianlan had completely sacrificed herself to an ancient demon from beyond the heavens, she was almost equivalent to that ancient demon's Blood God avatar, perfectly serving as a tool for wielding the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade. If one wishes to unleash the power of a sixth-tier magical artifact at the Divinity Transformation stage, apart from special circumstances like Chen Mobai's, the demonic path's method of sacrifice—using an artifact to control a person—is the most effective. Because Divinity Transformation cultivators wielding sixth-tier magical artifacts would worry about their vital essence being excessively absorbed, thus damaging their foundation. Diao Xianlan, however, completely disregarded such concerns; she wished she could be swallowed by the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade and become a part of the demonic blade itself.

Moreover, as long as a wisp of the Blood God's light remained, even if 99% of its power was lost, it could still recover by devouring the essence, qi, and spirit of others. Under these circumstances, the strength Diao Xianlan displayed was almost no less than that of Venerable Ming during the ancient righteous-demonic war.

However, even if Venerable Ming were to appear, he would still have to kneel before the current Chen Mobai.

Facing the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade, which erupted with dark blue cold light, Chen Mobai didn't waste words. He directly engaged with his true form, his five-colored peacock primordial spirit transforming into the Primal Chaos Pearl, unleashing the full power of the Primal Chaos Bell. Although he was not currently within the range of the Sky Veil Earth Net Grand Array, some power within the Primal Chaos Pearl had not been consumed because he hadn't taken action during the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation while pursuing the Kui Beast. This remaining power was perfectly suited for the current situation.

After receiving the Primal Chaos Pearl's enhancement, the jade-colored bell wall instantly lit up with an incredibly dense five-colored divine light, as if a sea of five-colored clouds had descended from the sky, trapping the dark blue Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade at its very center.

However, the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade truly lived up to its reputation as a peak sixth-tier demonic treasure imbued with calamitous tribulation qi. Under the suppression of the Primal Chaos Bell, it surprisingly erupted with even more terrifying demonic light than before. At the very center of the five-colored sea of clouds, a dark, deep blue moonlight glowed with the demonic blade as its core. Upon contact, the surrounding five-colored divine light, along with the void itself, was instantly frozen.

However, with the Primal Chaos Pearl's enhancement, the Primal Chaos Bell continuously drew energy and emitted five-colored divine light, restricting and suppressing the dark moonlight unleashed by the demonic blade to the very center of the cloud sea, preventing it from spreading.

"Senior, please also make a move and suppress it together with the Celestial-Terrestrial Xuanji Instrument. Without this demonic blade, killing Diao Xianlan will be effortless for me." Chen Mobai was a cautious person. Sensing the demonic blade's fierce resistance, and to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he spoke to True Monarch Wuchen beside him.

"Very well."

True Monarch Wuchen didn't say another word. After nodding, he immediately deployed the Celestial-Terrestrial Xuanji Instrument, forming a formation in the void. He took control of the spiritual veins within a ten-thousand-mile radius, extracting and refining the five-element spiritual qi from them, continuously channeling it into the five-colored sea of clouds before them. This move of his instantly made the Primal Chaos Bell's radiance even more brilliant.

As a magical artifact, the Celestial-Terrestrial Xuanji Instrument might not be exceedingly powerful in direct combat, but for defense and support, it could be said to be paramount in the East Continent. If Chen Mobai had this artifact, with slight modifications, he could possess a portable Sky Veil Earth Net Grand Array.

With True Monarch Wuchen's assistance, the Primal Chaos Bell no longer needed to worry about drawing too much vital essence from the Primal Chaos Pearl and harming Chen Mobai's foundation. It directly opened up to absorb the vast amount of five-element spiritual qi continuously flowing in from all directions.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The bell chimed one after another, each toll louder than the last. The five-colored divine light became almost tangible, incredibly dense. The formerly frozen edges began to shrink inward inch by inch, slowly forcing the dark demonic light back into the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade.

This scene left Diao Xianlan's face filled with shock. She hadn't expected such a combination technique existed between the Primal Chaos Bell and the Celestial-Terrestrial Xuanji Instrument. Judging by the current trend, before long, the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade would be suppressed by the two great righteous artifacts, and she certainly wouldn't escape the fate of being sealed.

Although her Blood God avatar made her formless and intangible, unafraid of weapons, the righteous path had profound foundations and certainly possessed methods to counter her. Therefore, she had to find a way to break free from this situation.

At this moment, the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade conveyed a thought. Although suppressed, its rank was still higher than the two great righteous artifacts. Thus, as long as there was a tiny gap, it could unleash calamitous tribulation qi, cleave open the five-colored sea of clouds, and escape with Diao Xianlan.

And this tiny gap needed Diao Xianlan to create. In response, Diao Xianlan had no hesitation. She immediately targeted Chen Mobai, who was controlling the Primal Chaos Bell, reasoning that if she could distract him, the situation could naturally be resolved.

Considering that Chen Mobai also had a sixth-tier sword artifact guarding him, a surge of dark blue demonic qi emerged from the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade and integrated into Diao Xianlan's blood light. This was the power of the demonic blade's master, the ancient demon.

Receiving this assistance, Diao Xianlan immediately transformed into the Blood God's most flourishing form. Her entire body ignited with cold flames, condensing into a sharp, blood-red, dark-glowing long spear, which instantly stabbed towards Chen Mobai above the five-colored sea of clouds.

True Monarch Wuchen's expression became slightly solemn as he witnessed this scene. He had experienced this very move during his clashes with Diao Xianlan; even his guardian divine ability, cultivated to the peak of the fifth stage, couldn't block it. He could only rely on the Celestial-Terrestrial Xuanji Instrument.

"Young friend..."

True Monarch Wuchen rotated the golden orb at the center of the Xuanji Instrument, and just as he was about to make a move to intercept, he was stopped by Chen Mobai's telepathic message. He was never afraid when facing demonic cultivators.

"Perfect timing! Let the demonic path witness my brilliant Sword of Sacred Virtue!"

Amidst the loud shout, the Pure Yang Pearl had already transformed into his second primordial spirit. Grasping the Primordial Yang Sword, it landed in front of Chen Mobai, and as the sword art circulated, the Tranquil Peace Sword had reached its absolute peak.

A dazzling golden sword light intertwined above the five-colored sea of clouds, forming a magnificent tableau of mountains, rivers, and society, as if a brilliant civilization had descended. At this moment, the blood-red long spear also stabbed over, its sharp blood light directly colliding with the dazzling golden splendor.

Just as True Monarch Wuchen thought these two great divine abilities would erupt with a violent roar, he discovered that the dark blood light, which had caused him considerable trouble, didn't stir up any waves under Chen Mobai's sword light. Instead, it was as if it had been cast into a lake, beginning to sink in and dissipate inch by inch. Diao Xianlan's divine ability was undoubtedly sixth-tier in power; it could already be considered the strongest that a Divinity Transformation stage cultivator in the Sky River Realm could unleash. Chen Mobai's second primordial spirit's full-power Tranquil Peace Sword was even slightly inferior to it.

However, the Pure Yang Scripture, when facing demonic techniques, directly erupted with triple its power. As a result, Diao Xianlan's highly-anticipated divine ability was utterly defeated after colliding with the Tranquil Peace Sword.

These blood lights were an aggregation of her essence, qi, and spirit. During this process, she simultaneously felt her very existence continuously dissolving. Once the blood light was completely purified by the sword light, she would also completely vanish. And that meant death.

"No, this isn't right. I've become a Blood God; as long as my lifespan isn't exhausted, I should be immortal and indestructible, shouldn't I?"

This thought flashed through Diao Xianlan's mind, and instinctive fear compelled her to immediately halt this suicidal action. However, at this point, it wasn't something she could stop simply by ceasing her actions.

Chen Mobai saw that the dark blood light was no longer stabbing towards him and had even transformed back into Diao Xianlan's form, retreating towards the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade at the center of the five-colored sea of clouds. He immediately unleashed the Tranquil Peace Sword. This sword strike, although primarily defensive, when facing demonic cultivators, it could, with a defensive stance, justly and honorably crush them.

Under the sword's baleful thunderous sound, the Tranquil Peace Sword descended faster than Diao Xianlan. Like a piece of dazzling golden prose, it rolled up the dark blood light she had transformed into, bringing it back to Chen Mobai's front as if it were a golden-glowing jade slip.

The dark blood light continuously twisted and struggled within the magnificent prose. However, compared to suppressing the Heavenly Scourge Frost Calamity Blade, his second primordial spirit found suppressing her to be extraordinarily easy. It didn't even require other Pure Yang artifacts to exert force; merely the descent of the single Primordial Yang Sword was enough to immobilize Diao Xianlan.

"Let the ties between us be severed today."

After speaking, Chen Mobai circulated the Pure Yang Scripture. The Scarlet Phoenix and Azure Bird, two of the Three Phoenixes' manifestations, emerged together and landed on the Primordial Yang Sword to empower it. Diao Xianlan, rolled up by the Tranquil Peace Sword, let out a violent scream, but under a burst of dazzling sword light, she was instantly refined into a pile of ashes.

And True Monarch Wuchen, witnessing this scene, almost had his eyes pop out of his head!