Chapter 247: Monarch Rank Demon Spirit
Liang Zhu was a Late-stage Spirit Ascension Realm disciple of the Celestial Demon Sect. He had been tasked by Grand Elder Shi to capture a few Lord Rank Demon Spirits for him.
Although unwilling, he decided to comply. Besides, the reward promised by Grand Elder Shi was quite alluring. He decided to grit his teeth and enter the Demon Spirit Cavern to capture some Lord Rank Demon Spirits.
He had already captured 2 Low-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirits with difficulty. As he planned to capture a Mid-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit before leaving the Demon Spirit Cavern, he had unexpectedly run into a High-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit, hence the current situation.
He had tried to escape from the High-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit many times to no avail. Therefore, although he knew that he would sustain injuries in this battle, he had decided to capture this High-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit. The battle would extremely costly for Liang Zhu but thinking of the rewards promised to him by Grand Elder Shi, he gritted his teeth and forged ahead.
The High-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit charged at Liang Zhu with its claws extended. Liang Zhu dodged to the side, narrowly escaping the claws of the Demon Spirit.
’Soul Martial Arts’, Liang Zhu used a soul type of Martial Skill. The Soul Energy from his Soul Sea entered his divine sense, which then wrapped around his fists and legs.
Liang Zhu struck the Demon Spirit with a flurry of punches and kicks. However, the Demon Spirit managed to easily block each one.
If Liang Zhu had not wrapped his fists and legs in his divine sense, his barrage of punches and kicks would have passed right through the Demon Spirit without dealing any damage. Essentially, wasting his stamina.
Liang Zhu took a step back, calming himself with a deep breath. He knew that only attacks embedded with Soul Energy and his divine sense were effective against a Demon Spirit.
He gathered whatever Soul Energy was left inside his Soul Sea, drawing it inside his body and releasing it in a powerful burst attack.
The High-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit was caught off guard by Liang Zhu’s sudden burst of power, it stumbled back.
Liang Zhu’s eyes shone, he saw an opportunity! He charged forth and closed in on the Demon Spirit in an instant, he struck the Demon Spirit with a powerful blow to the chest.
The Demon Spirit let out a deafening roar and swiped at Liang Zhu with its claws.
Liang Zhu managed to dodge the frenzied swipes of the Demon Spirit. However, one of the attacks caught his shoulder, tearing through his robe and drawing a fountain of blood.
Liang Zhu’s eyes turned bloodshot. In pain and anger, he struck back with renewed determination. He focused his reserves of Soul Energy into his fist, this time a powerful burst of fire brimming with Soul Energy surged forth. ’Flaming Soul Fist’.
The Demon Spirit was engulfed in Liang Zhu’s Flaming Soul Fist, its roars grew weaker with each passing second.
Liang Zhu saw this as an opportunity to claim victory. He unleashed a torrent of attacks on the Demon Spirit without a care in the world. He focused every last ounce of strength into attacking the Demon Spirit.
Finally, with a loud roar, Liang Zhu struck the Demon Spirit with his most powerful attack.
The Demon Spirit was swiftly blown apart into a bundle of soul force. However, it still had its conscious instincts, it desperately tried to reform its body.
Liang Zhu quickly brought out a golden gourd from his storage ring. Grand Elder Shi had specifically given this Tier 5 Holy Imprisonment Gourd Artifact to him for the sole purpose of capturing and imprisoning Demon Spirits.
A holy golden light came from the Tier 5 Holy Imprisonment Gourd, it blinded the reforming High-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit, causing it to let out terror-filled roars.
The Demon Spirit was then forcefully dragged into the Holy Imprisonment Gourd by the holy golden light, no matter how fiercely it struggled.
As soon as the Demon Spirit was completely imprisoned inside the Holy Imprisonment Gourd, Liang Zhu hurriedly shut its opening with the cork.
Liang Zhu quickly sat down. He had emerged victorious but at a steep price. His Soul Sea was completely dry, he was out of Soul Energy. Not to mention, his shoulder which was torn to bloody shreds.
Just as Liang Zhu closed his eyes to recuperate on the spot, his eyes sprung open. He whipped his head around with shock and disbelief.
"You-" Before he could finish his sentence, his head was swiftly separated from his body. His headless body dropped the Tier 5 Holy Imprisonment Gourd and fell back motionlessly.
Tang Yin walked out from behind the large pillar, he was tightly gripping the Abyssal Sword.
Liang Zhu had been in one of the most dangerous battles in his life. He had to put all of his attention and focus on the High-tier Lord Rank Demon Spirit, he had no spare awareness to distribute to his surroundings.
He also did not expect there to be another cultivator in the Demon Spirit Cavern. After all, even he was quite scared to come to this dangerous mysterious zone.
Lastly, he was severely injured and depleted, he could not resist a full-powered Void Splitting Slash from Tang Yin.
Although there were more factors as to why Tang Yin was able to kill Liang Zhu so easily, these were the 3 main reasons.
Tang Yin walked up to Liang Zhu’s body. He first took the Holy Imprisonment Gourd, from what he had seen, it was quite a handy Artifact to possess in the Demon Spirit Cave.
Next, he placed his hand on Liang Zhu’s head and employed Soul Plunder. Tang Yin instantly learned why Liang Zhu had come to such a dangerous place as the Demon Spirit Cavern. He also learnt of many other things that he was not aware of before.
Tang Yin swiftly sent the Heaven Devouring Abyss into Liang Zhu’s head to Devour his soul, Soul Sea and Martial Spirit.
’As expected, the soul and Soul Sea of a Late-stage Spirit Ascension Realm cultivator is very abundant in soul force. The strength of my soul has increased by a large margin.’ Tang Yin basked in the warm feeling of having his soul strengthened for a moment.
He took Liang Zhu’s storage ring and transferred all of its contents to his own storage ring. Liang Zhu did not have much on him, he had come straight to the Demon Spirit Cavern upon arriving inside the Exotic Enclosure Region. All of his gains were inside the Holy Imprisonment Gourd.
Lastly, Tang Yin stowed away his corpse into his storage ring. It would be useful when he practised the special template to train his Heaven Devouring Abyss Physique.
Tang Yin had basically taken everything valuable from Liang Zhu, there was nothing remaining. He contemplated his next course of action.
He did not want to go any deeper into the Demon Spirit Cavern. Things would get dangerous, even for him.
It did not take long to come up with a plan. Tang Yin would sweep this area clean of Lord Rank Demon Spirits before leaving the Demon Spirit Cavern. This was the safest course of action whilst obtaining maximum benefits.
There were around 100 Lord Rank Demon Spirits in this area ranging from Low-tier to High-tier. It was not too dangerous as long as Tang Yin did not venture further into the Demon Spirit Cavern.
Just as Tang Yin was about to put his plan into action. His heart sank. A feeling of indescribable terror filled his soul. Without hesitation, he shot towards the outskirts of the Demon Spirit Cavern.
However, a few breaths later, he stopped.
The judgement in his eyes became clouded, he was trapped in a daze. It was as if something had just stolen Tang Yin’s soul and he was reduced to an empty husk.
Tang Yin’s arms drooped to his side, and his head lowered. He slowly moved back to his previous spot like a puppet. He stood there motionless as if he were waiting for orders.
Suddenly, the space before Tang Yin twisted. The figure of a woman slowly appeared from the distortions in space, she had teleported!
The woman was revealed to have a slender figure and a head full of illuminating, white hair. Half of it spilt over her shoulders and the rest hung all the way down to her buttocks.
She seemed to be dressed in a special layer of soft, pink silk that tightly clung to her body. Every outline of her clothes drew on her body, it was perfect to the point of being stifling.
Her bottom and bosom were tall and swelled, her waist as delicate as a willow. No matter where one’s eyes touched, no matter what inch was seen, it was so alluring that it would cause one’s soul to go limp.
Her lips were a tender purple, giving her a seductive charm. Her exquisite chin resembled carved jade. Her neck was also dreamily white, like snow.
The shocking part was that her body was radiating a white light akin to a blinding sun, it was simply colossal. Even the Demon Spirits who were thousands of meters away were escaping in terror.
She was a Monarch Rank Demon Spirit!
She was currently seated atop a floating pink ribbon. She stared at Tang Yin with slight excitement on her face, completely ignoring the escaping Lord Rank Demon Spirits.
"Mm, such abundant Yang Essence, it’s been thousands of years since I’ve last tasted something so delicious. His soul also isn’t too bad either." The Monarch Rank Demon Spirit remarked, a seductive light shone in her eyes.
