Chapter 376: Chapter 374: Heaven-Defying Effect
The entire area fell instantly silent!
Just moments ago, they had been echoing the cultivator who demanded Jiang Jichen split the Mysterious Material evenly. Now, they didn’t dare make a sound.
Only at this moment did they realize how ignorant and laughable their actions had been.
Moreover, a wave of retrospective fear washed over them, soaking their clothes in cold sweat.
Because they had sensed the chilling killing intent emanating from Jiang Jichen!
If any of them said another word, he would absolutely strike to kill without hesitation.
Just like that cultivator who had mocked, berated, and provoked him—he... had already been decapitated.
Jiang Jichen’s gaze swept across the crowd as he spoke indifferently, "The Mysterious Material is right here. Who else wants to split it? Just let me know."
His voice wasn’t loud, but the dozen or so remaining cultivators felt a chill creep into their hearts as they listened.
At this moment, Jiang Jichen was covered in blood and swaying on his feet, looking severely injured and extremely weak.
Moreover, the wound on his shoulder, which pierced straight through from front to back, was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.
’He shouldn’t have any fighting strength left, should he?’
Such a thought surfaced in everyone’s mind.
And yet, not a single one of them dared to make a move.
They were terrified, completely cowed by Jiang Jichen’s aura.
With a mere wave of his hand, a flash of Sword Light had decapitated a cultivator at the Pseudo-Heaven-level Dao Platform Foundation Establishment Perfect Realm.
Who knew how many more of those terrifying Sword Lights Jiang Jichen could unleash?
Absolutely no one dared to take that gamble!
"You gutless cowards. If you had any skill or courage, you would have come up and fought alongside me. If you had, I would have given you your rightful share without a second thought. But no, you wanted me to hold off the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast so you could break the Space-Time Prohibition and escape with your lives. What a fine scheme you had. Now that I’ve slain the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast, I’ve essentially saved your lives. It’s one thing not to be grateful, but you actually dare to demand a share of the spoils I fought and nearly died for? Heh... You’re truly shameless!"
Jiang Jichen’s stern rebuke made the group of cultivators flush with shame. Not a single one dared to make a sound.
Hearing Jiang Jichen put it that way, they truly felt they had gone too far.
After all, he had killed the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast; he was, in a way, their savior.
Just moments ago, they had nearly been goaded into attacking Jiang Jichen.
After speaking, Jiang Jichen ignored them and directly stored the entire corpse of the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast into his Storage Bag.
’The corpse of this Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast is too extraordinary. Its entire body is a treasure; I can’t waste any of it.’
Then, dragging his Holy Sword, Jiang Jichen turned and left.
He didn’t even deign to glance at them, putting on an arrogant facade.
The dozen or so remaining cultivators were first cowed by the sheer power of the single sword strike that had decapitated their compatriot. Then, they were shamed by Jiang Jichen’s perfectly reasonable words.
And so, even as Jiang Jichen stored the beast’s corpse and departed without giving them a second look, not one of them dared to stop him or say a single word.
Jiang Jichen quickly vanished down the Bluestone Ancient Road.
At that moment, no one saw that his face had become incredibly pale. He was holding back a mouthful of blood, not daring to spit it out.
That final sword strike, which had decapitated the cultivator, had completely exhausted his strength.
If his willpower hadn’t been so unnaturally powerful, he would have collapsed long ago!
Just now, after he had decapitated that cultivator, if any one of them had attacked him, he would have died on the spot.
"PFFT!"
Only when he was on the Bluestone Ancient Road, in a deserted area, did Jiang Jichen finally spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Haaaah!"
After letting out that breath, Jiang Jichen felt his body relax, a great sense of relief washing over him.
However, he was still too heavily injured, weakened to the extreme.
There wasn’t a single uninjured spot on his body, and the through-and-through wound on his shoulder was especially shocking to behold.
In fact, in such a state, anyone who wasn’t blind could see that he couldn’t have much fighting strength left.
Those cultivators had only been temporarily intimidated and deceived by him. He feared they would soon realize the truth.
’Good thing I’m quick-witted. But this situation is still dire. Once they realize the truth, they’ll probably catch up to me in no time!’
’With my current injuries, even my speed is limited. The most important thing now is to recover some of my strength and heal some of my wounds!’
Jiang Jichen pondered as he forged ahead.
But aside from a piece of White Turtle Longevity Grass, he had no other supreme miracle medicine on hand that could instantly restore his body and strength.
The White Turtle Longevity Grass was an Immortal Grass, something heaven-defyingly precious. If he could avoid using it, Jiang Jichen would rather not.
He wanted to save it for his next major breakthrough!
’What other medicine do I have?’
As Jiang Jichen pondered, his eyes suddenly lit up.
’That’s it! Didn’t I just obtain the Inner Core of the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast? How could I have forgotten about such a Mysterious Material?’
Jiang Jichen rejoiced inwardly, took out the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast’s Inner Core, and then used his Holy Sword to slice off a tenth of it!
The Inner Core of the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast was very hard, but it still couldn’t withstand being cut by the Ancient Wandering Dragon Holy Sword.
The Inner Core was crystalline, emitting a faint Secret Light and circulating with wisps of mysterious power!
Just by inhaling a breath of its aura, Jiang Jichen could feel the effects of his severe injuries and weakness alleviating.
Without further hesitation, Jiang Jichen swallowed the one-tenth piece of the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast’s Inner Core.
BOOM!
The moment it entered his mouth, Jiang Jichen felt a torrent of mysterious power erupt, surging through his entire body and filling him with a pleasant warmth.
From the inside out, his wounds began to heal at a terrifying speed.
Moreover, wherever the power passed, his Spirit Veins, flesh, and bones were all strengthened and refined, giving him a feeling of resonating with the Great Dao of heaven, earth, and the void.
It was profound, and the effects were heaven-defying!
’No wonder everyone fights so desperately for this Mysterious Material. Its uses are miraculous and truly heaven-defying!’
However, the Mysterious Material worked from the inside out.
Therefore, Jiang Jichen’s internal condition improved steadily.
But his external injuries showed no change. Even with the Undying Scripture and the Source Character Qi Condensing Technique, it would still take some time to completely refine and absorb this one-tenth of the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast’s Inner Core.
Fortunately, though he looked miserable, heavily injured, and weak on the outside, his internal injuries had already recovered by seventy percent, and his condition was excellent.
Power rumbled through him like thunder.
With his strength returning, Jiang Jichen’s speed increased, and he flew swiftly along the Bluestone Ancient Road.
Soon, he caught up with Ouyang Xue’s group.
When they saw Jiang Jichen appear, they were all shocked, especially by the horrific external wounds covering his body.
Moreover, Jiang Jichen concealed his aura, not wanting to reveal the vigorous life force burgeoning within him.
"I’ve wiped out all the creatures from the Six Paths Realm. You don’t need to worry anymore!"
Jiang Jichen appeared and got straight to the point, hoping to reassure Qingya, Luuo Xue, and the others.
But how could they be reassured?
Seeing Jiang Jichen so grievously injured, they were heartbroken and worried.
However, before they could speak, Ouyang Xue walked over. She took out a half-centimeter thick piece of Mysterious Material, about the size of a small fingernail, and offered it to Jiang Jichen, saying, "I promised you. This half of the Mysterious Material is yours."
Jiang Jichen’s gaze swept over it, and he saw that the Mysterious Material was similar in substance to the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast’s Inner Core.
But looking closer, he saw some specks on it. It clearly still contained impurities and couldn’t be compared to the Mysterious Space-Time Giant Beast’s Inner Core; they weren’t on the same level.
However, Jiang Jichen didn’t mind. The Mysterious Material was precious and its effects were astonishingly heaven-defying. He certainly wouldn’t complain about having more, so he reached out to take it.
"Hold on! This Mysterious Material is so precious, I think a tenth of it is more than enough for him!"
However, at that moment, the Saint Master’s disciple who had previously opposed giving Jiang Jichen half of the Mysterious Material spoke up again to stop her.
Moreover, this time he directly unleashed an invisible force, trying to push Jiang Jichen away.
"That’s right. There are twenty of us here. Logically, it should be divided equally. I think even a tenth is too much. A twentieth would be more appropriate."
Another Saint’s Descendant stepped forward and spoke up.
Their eyes glinted with a strange light, and their smiles were full of mockery and intrigue.
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