readease Chapter 1286: This Immortal
Chapter 1286: This Immortal
Translator: CinderTL
"Young one, it’s a pleasure to meet you!"
The Mutilated Corpse’s remaining eye, though blood-red and terrifying, held no anger when it met Song Wen’s gaze. Instead, it seemed almost friendly, and a grotesque smile twisted across its half-rotted face.
Song Wen’s heart leaped in alarm, but seeing that the corpse didn’t immediately attack, he didn’t activate his Minor Teleportation Talisman. Instead, he blurred into afterimages, retreating with lightning speed and leaping off the stone platform in an instant.
The five people below had only heard the Mutilated Corpse’s voice, not seen it. They immediately began to gather, each preparing their defenses. Some summoned mystic treasures, while others activated secret arts, all poised for battle.
Just as Song Wen was about to reach the five, a dry, blackened claw slammed onto the edge of the coffin with a resounding crack.
The Mutilated Corpse slowly floated out of the coffin, its rotting robes billowing in the windless tomb.
"Heh heh heh... This Immortal’s tomb hasn’t seen a visitor in ten thousand years. Who would have thought... today six living sacrifices would be delivered all at once, and all with impressive cultivation levels."
The Mutilated Corpse’s jaw, reduced to a half-skeleton, clacked open and shut, producing a grating sound like a rusty knife scraping bone.
The six people stiffened, their faces grim as they prepared for a desperate struggle.
Living Sacrifice!
Could the Mutilated Corpse be planning to use them to heal its injuries, prolong its life, or repair its divine soul?
Song Wen deliberately bypassed the five cultivators, positioning himself behind them. His relatively weak cultivation made him inconspicuous, the perfect opportunity to lie low and let Jian Xiao and the other three Body Integration Stage cultivators deal with the Mutilated Corpse.
However, Song Wen harbored doubts about the Mutilated Corpse’s words.
The Xun Heaven Divine Ox, which fed on Nine Heavens Gang Qi, had been suppressed by this person and forced to guard the tomb. Someone with such power could easily have used cultivators for healing or life extension. Why would they have hidden in the tomb for "ten thousand years," waiting for others to come to them?
There were only two possible explanations for the Mutilated Corpse’s actions:
First, the Mutilated Corpse wasn’t telling the truth. It wasn’t planning to use them as a "living sacrifice."
Second, this wasn’t just the Mutilated Corpse’s tomb; it was also the place where it was sealed. The Xun Heaven Divine Ox outside the tomb hadn’t been suppressed by the Mutilated Corpse but by someone else who had imprisoned it here to suppress the Mutilated Corpse. In fact, the entire Turbid Spirit Realm might have been created solely to seal it. The Mutilated Corpse was trapped here, unable to escape.
In Song Wen’s mind, the second theory seemed more plausible.
This explains why the Turbid Spirit Realm suddenly appeared: the Mutilated Corpse might have deliberately caused it to escape.
If that’s the case, the Mutilated Corpse’s true goal isn’t just to sacrifice everyone but to use them to break free.
"Senior," Jian Xiao suddenly spoke, "it was our mistake to trespass on your residence and disturb your peace. We beg for your mercy to let us leave. Afterward, we will bring tens of thousands of mortals to offer you."
"Do you take this immortal for a three-year-old child?" the Mutilated Corpse sneered. "If I let you go, next time it won’t be tens of thousands of mortals, but Great Ascension or even Tribulation Crossing cultivators!"
"Roar!"
The Giant Dragon Phantom Shadow behind Wang Qiuyue suddenly roared.
"Hmph! Your physical body is long dead, and your divine soul is shattered beyond repair. You can’t even seize a body, yet you dare dream of sacrificing us? I’ll crush your divine soul and scatter your spirit!"
Wang Qiuyue’s voice was cold. She clenched her right hand and threw a phantom punch across the distance.
Instantly, a massive dragon claw phantom shadow erupted from her fist, hurtling straight toward the Mutilated Corpse.
Wang Qiuyue’s sudden attack left everyone, including the Mutilated Corpse, stunned.
"A mere Body Integration Stage cultivator dares to strike at this immortal!"
As the Mutilated Corpse’s words faded, an eerie green light suddenly illuminated the entire tomb chamber floor.
Crimson formation patterns materialized within the green light, forming a massive array.
The formation patterns blazed with blood-red light, intermingling with the green glow, making the chamber even more sinister.
A powerful suction force emanated from the ground array, instantly pressing down on the six cultivators with the weight of mountains.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five dull thuds echoed through the chamber.
Except for Wang Qiuyue, the other five cultivators were forced to their knees by the overwhelming force, as if pinned to the ground, unable to move a muscle.
Yet Wang Qiuyue, despite her seemingly frail frame, stood firm. Her legs, like ancient, gnarled trees, were rooted to the spot.
She clenched her jaw, veins bulging on her forehead, her body trembling uncontrollably. But her eyes burned with an unyielding defiance.
As for the Giant Dragon Phantom Shadow Wang Qiuyue had unleashed, the Mutilated Corpse had easily dodged it.
Here, divine sense couldn’t leave the body, and spells couldn’t be manipulated freely, only cast directly, making them easy to dodge.
"Heh heh, you do have some skill," the Mutilated Corpse sneered at Wang Qiuyue. "This immortal has decided to spare your life. Once this immortal repairs my divine soul and seizes a new body, I’ll allow you to become my concubine."
Wang Qiuyue was at her last gasp, seemingly too weak to even speak. She could only glare at the Mutilated Corpse with fierce hatred.
Meanwhile, the formation patterns on the ground had begun to shift, twisting and extending like living creatures, crawling towards the five people on the ground.
Song Wen pressed himself flat against the ground, unable to move, as if every bone in his body was about to be crushed. The immense force emanating from the formation was simply beyond his ability to resist.
As the blood-red formation patterns drew closer, about to crawl before his eyes, Song Wen showed little fear. Instead, his eyes darted around, meticulously examining the formation and every corner of the tomb chamber.
Suddenly, the silver talisman hidden in Song Wen’s sleeve shattered, releasing a burst of silver light.
"Eh! A Teleportation Talisman?"
A flicker of interest appeared in the Mutilated Corpse’s crimson eyes.
Under the Mutilated Corpse’s gaze, Song Wen’s figure gradually faded into the silver light.
When Song Wen reappeared, he was suspended in mid-air, over a dozen yards away.
As soon as his form materialized, he began plummeting towards the ground.
The formation’s suction force and the Gravity Restriction made it impossible for him to fly.
"What’s going on? I only teleported a dozen yards?" Song Wen was stunned.
He had intended to teleport himself to the edge of the tomb chamber. Before activating the Minor Teleportation Talisman, he had observed that the chamber’s perimeter was not covered by the formation.
The Minor Teleportation Talisman could transport him up to three hundred miles away. Even though the tomb walls would block him from escaping directly, it should have been enough to carry him beyond the formation’s reach. But it had failed.
"You thought a mere Minor Teleportation Talisman could save you? You underestimate the Gravity Restriction here and my Soul-Devouring Blood Sacrifice Formation," the Mutilated Corpse sneered.
Before his words faded, another silver light erupted from Song Wen, and his figure slowly began to dissolve within it.
"Young one, this is nothing more than a dying struggle. Even if you had countless Teleportation Talismans, they would only buy you a few more breaths of life," the Mutilated Corpse’s mocking voice echoed once more.
(End of the Chapter)
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