novelA Battle of Life and Death
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Mrs. Houqing disappeared in the net. Xu Linghe flew to the Joy Hall immediately. In the rubble, Mrs. Houqing struggled forward, step by step. Xu Linghe controlled the wind and flew over. When he was close to see Mrs. Houqing, he was about to cry. Uncle Han on her back pulled down his head with eyes closed. His back was dyed by blood. Mrs. Houqing walked hard with sweat and tears; they dripped into the collar. Xu Linghe knew that Han Qianyi had already lost his life.
"Mom, put him down and leave here quickly!"
"Linghe, he was asleep, you see?"
Mrs. Houqing wanted to confirm that Qianyi was not dead, but just fell asleep.
"Mom, the house is going to collapse. Let me take you away!"
"Linghe, he is still alive, right?"
Her gentle eyes were now like two pools of stagnant water; she was no longer the familiar Mrs. Houqing. Xu Linghe tried to take away the corpse; he stretched out his hands, but withdrew in the next second. He wondered maybe Mrs. Houqing had fallen in love with Han Qianyi. Though a little bit late, Uncle Han could be comforted in the heaven.
Suddenly, Mrs. Houqing fell into the ground. Xu Linghe released his Spirit Power and carried her, rushing to the sky. Just at this moment, the building behind them collapsed into a piece of ruin.
Lin Xiaosa clutched the beam of the house, only wishing to maintain alive to see his brother and Xiaoli. The wind wreaked havoc, and Lin Xiaosa was unable to hold on. His hands began to loosen a little, his arms were numb, out of control, and his body was falling. It seemed that he was going to leave this world soon. However, when he was swaying in the sky, a blast of Spirit Power emerged to surround him. He floated in the air, wrapped in familiar aura. He opened his eyes, and then cried surprisingly.
"Prince, you know shape-shifting?"
Di Qing nodded. Lin Xiaosa stared at him, and then burst out laughter.
"Linghe, the King of Jiangdu knows shape-shifting."
"Brother Xiaosa, you don't know that? How could you go with the wind?"
Di Qing made a joke. Without his catching in time, his brother would die badly. His shape-shifting seemed unable to withstand the erosion of strong spirit.
Xu Linghe took Mrs. Houqing to jump on the dragon. The Xu Manor behind them was already in ruins. He was worried about where his father was and would his two brothers become good men after this tribulation. The Majesty was dead, and the Qi Kingdom needed a sage as its leader. This slaughter was exactly a product of desire. So, Xu Linghe only hoped that the future king would hold awe in his heart to govern the common people. Only a kind king could avoid the spread of war.
Both the Emperor of the Fairy Kingdom and the leader of the fire tribe had been pushed to end by their desires, which let the country go down.
As for the Qi Kingdom, what kind of result was waiting for it? If they lost, and were ruled by devils, could those weak mortals survive? Xu Linghe dared not to think more; he was afraid that he couldn't take such a heavy burden. He would never think such a matter in the past, but now, he had to. Yes! If the Qi Kingdom perished, where could he place his heart?
He had dreamed of choosing a city, and being old with the little woman. But now, she would be disappointed.
"Take care of Mrs. Houqing."
Xu Linghe stepped on the breeze and left. Lin Xiaosa held Mrs. Houqing, and silently watched the back of Xu Linghe.
Xu Linghe knew that it was dangerous, but he had no retreat. Qi Kingdom was his home, and how could he let others damage it. Di Qing also left with him.
Along the way, their Spirit Power had been killing the devils and ghosts to protect them. Chidi stood on the clouds, unafraid of the attack of Xu Linghe. His spirit beast was rushing toward Xu Linghe.
Di Qing marched toward the spirit beast. Xu Linghe took the dragon up to the sea of clouds. Chidi scattered his Spiritual Power; his robe was rolling in the clouds, and his Spirit Power had lit up the sky. His Spirit Power was boiling in his body, and had been bursting out. Though inhabiting in a mortal body, after all, he was one of the ancient gods, so how could the common spiritual cultivators resist his supreme power, even including Xu Linghe.
On the clouds, Xu Linghe looked at the man who was in a fire, then he gathered his Spirit Power secretly, and bit one of his fingers. Blood began to flow along his finger. He gestured in the air, while his blood was boiling in the fire. It was the Kunlun Blood Curse. The curser used his own blood as a catalyzer to let the infinite power in the body release. The Spirit Power extended along his arm. When the blood began to suck the Spirit Power, Chidi saw the young man changing; his body under the suit was transforming. Chidi recognized the man's mother was a princess of the Fairy Kingdom, but he did not expect that the youth owned the power of the Kunlun Shenzong ancestors.
It could be guessed that except for the Shenzong himself, no one was superior to the youth. Chidi knew that he would possibly die if hit by the power of the Shenzong.
The Kunlun Shenzong was coexisting with the heaven and earth. Even the four gods of antiquity times did not dare to be self-deprecating in front of the Shenzong. His existence was the law of heaven and earth that no one could break, except for himself.
The youth's cloth was lingering in the clouds, covered by the soul of Kunlun. The soul was gathering in blue light, and when it reached the youth's fingertip, Chidi felt his soul was absorbed by the soul of Kunlun.
That powerful inner spirit had transformed different souls. Like snowballs, they grew up. When the soul of Kunlun took over your soul, your divine consciousness would disappear and become a part of the soul of Kunlun, and your Spirit Power would also be swallowed up.
Your soul couldn't reincarnate, and could only be a slave to the curser. Fortunately, the Shenzong was only interested in martial arts for hundreds of thousands of years, not good at tactics. No one knew that he had passed his soul of Kunlun to the youth.
In fact, the youth's uncle was the Shenzong. It was a little late, but how would Chidi be willing to give up this only chance. He had his trump card, and it would torture Xu Linghe, allowing him no way to escape.
The soul of Kunlun gained spirit and flew out. Chidi set a formation, intending to attract the youth to the alien space. This was a battle between the Soul-parting Curse and the soul of Kunlun.
Xu Linghe was concentrated in controlling the soul of Kunlun. An external force was hindering the extension of his Spirit Power. Xu Linghe knew it was Chidi. So he released more Spirit Power. When the Spirit Power penetrated the soul of Chidi, the soul of Kunlun began to gather like water droplets. Up, Xu Linghe controlled the soul of Chidi slowly. After the soul of Kunlun completely assembled, beams of unusual Spirit Power were spreading along the soul of Kunlun, and after a white light, his divine consciousness entered the alien space.
Chidi stood on the soul field, with bloody clothes. Xu Linghe was moving. What under his feet was the endless Blood Sea The red in front of him was the bloodiest he had witnessed throughout his life. The body hanging on the high mast was flowing with thick blood. Xu Linghe took a few steps closer. Suddenly a black shadow rolled up in front of him. When the monster jumped up to hold the body in its mouth, Xu Linghe recognized it. It turned out the Devil God Erfu lived in the soul field. He lived in the sea of blood, shaping like a snake with a length of about a hundred feet. He owned only one eye and a pair of human hands, covered with fish scales on his back, and his fangs were sharp.
Actually, the mortal body functioned as the fodder for the true body of Chidi. And this was only for resurrection.
Erfu's (Chidi) primordial spirit needed a lot of nutrient supply, and the human society was his best granary. When he transformed with a complete human shape, he would be truly reborn. At that time, he would return to the three realms, and brought only the plague and Heavenly Calamity to the world.
Chid was a Devil God, the common enemy of the three realms, and what he was afraid of was the Kunlun Mortal Instrument. He broke the the Law of Reincarnation, only aiming at controlling the creatures of the universe, to maintain his physical body alive forever.
Chidi introduced Xu Linghe into the alien space, not only because he wanted the divine instrument, but also to leave the mortal body and rebirth; he was unwilling to live in a mortal body.
At this moment, Xu Linghe knew that the body of his father was occupied by Chidi, and the Blood Pool offered nutrition to him. He chose to hide in the imperial palace, and killed the Majesty because he didn't surrender Chidi. The new Emperor must be Chidi's puppet.
With the Emperor's order, the Chidi would be offered endless blood in the Qi Kingdom. He needed flesh and blood to supply himself. All the conspiracy was that he longed for fresh blood of mortals. Those in the blood pool of the imperial palace were only the fodder for his primordial spirit. Xu Linghe had to do something.
"Erfu, give me your life!"
"Kid, you're smart. I think I've made a perfect camouflage, but you still discovered me. You're really a good grand disciple of the Shenzong. I dare to tell you the truth. My true body is raised in the souls. Throughout the three realms, no one has seen the real me. Kid, you're with superb wisdom."
"Return my father's body!"
The soul of Kunlun fell into the Blood Pool, in which so many souls like vines wrapped the true body of Chidi.
Erfu jumped into the sky, and opened his big mouth. Xu Linghe flipped his spiritual finger, and the soul of Kunlun flew out of the Blood Sea. Chidi flew in to Blood Sea to block, but it was late. He was constrainted by the soul, struggling in the Blood Sea. His roars aroused strong wind in the soul field. At this time, there seemed to be a firing mountain in Xu Linghe's body. After resting for thousands of years, it was about to erupt with destructive power. Xu Linghe made a palm, and all of a sudden, the soul field was left with a huge palm mark, as if it was formed naturally. Chidi fell into the Blood Sea, and wanted to get out of the constraint of the soul of Kunlun. Xu Linghe made another palm, making the Blood Sea return to peace.
Xu Linghe looked around, but didn't find the traces of Chidi. When he sneaked into the Blood Sea, suddenly a huge wave greeted him, tearing up the tumbling Blood Sea.
A black shadow rushed over. In the next second, Xu Linghe's arm was peeled. He gestured to summon out the Flame Machete, and with a strong sweep, flames rolled toward Erfu. Swallowed by the flames, Erfu was wailing. Then Chidi gathered Spirit Power to protect Erfu, blocking the attack from Xu Linghe. Chidi had no other choices now, and the only thing that could save him was the body of Xu Yinchang, the youth's father.
The Flame Machete was about to kill the demon. Chidi analyzed the bad situation, and sank into the Blood Sea. The Flame Machete cut the sea into two pieces with destructive force, and the flames had been boiling the sea. Chidi couldn't avoid the attack of the Flame Machete. Just as the machete was about to hit Chidi, Xu Linghe retreated it. Taking the opportunity, Chidi threw out a palm, hitting at the chest of Xu Linghe; the latter felt a tearing pain, which forced Chidi to burst out loud laughers.
"Kid, hand over the Mortal Instrument, otherwise I will let Xu Yinchang die without a whole body. If you dare to play tricks, your father will accompany me to die... Haha."
"I'll ruin your true body, and let's see how long you can rampant."
Xu Linghe looked at Chidi coldly. The soul of Kunlun on his finger instantly smashed into Erfu's stomach, sucked his spirit, and nibbled his body while twisting.
Without the protection of Chidi, Erfu became a totally waste, and its body became the resentful soul's food immediately. Chidi intended to protect his true body, but was entangled with the Spirit Power of Xu Linghe.
Irritated, Chidi made a strong palm on himself, and suddenly, blood flew out of his mouth. Xu Linghe knew that Chidi was giving him a warn that he must listen to Chidi, and if he resisted his father's life would be taken.
Xu Linghe fetched out the Heaven and Earth Pouch, which satisfied Chidi, because he thought he would gain the Mortal Instrument soon. But when he caught it, he suddenly fell into the Blood Sea.
"He'er, kill me."
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