Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 1615: Chapter 820: Divine Phoenix Essence Blood (Part 2)

His thoughts flickered, and behind him, the Nine Dragon Bronze Tripod’s phantom shone brilliantly!

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Countless vines shot out from the void like a flood breaking through a dam!

These vines no longer bore a single dark gold color but displayed two distinct forms!

One part of the vines was entirely brilliant gold, as if cast from gold, with red flames dancing on the surface, exuding an aura of both sanctity and ferocity. They were the main body’s vines!

The other part of the vines was pure crimson, like solidified blood, covered with sharper, more vicious thorns, emanating an aura of pure bloodthirst and destruction. These were the newly born blood-colored branches!

The two types of vines, like sentient hellish tentacles, moved with terrifying speed, instantly covering the entire battlefield!

They ignored distance, ignored defenses, and pierced precisely toward every remaining evil cultivator!

"Ah!"

"No!"

"Save me!"

The air was filled with the successive sounds of miserable screams!

The remaining disciples of the Heavenly Martial Realm were like ants in front of the vines, instantly pierced through, entangled, and strangled!

Their bodies withered away visibly, turning into skin-wrapped skeletal frames!

Even the few early Sect Realm evil cultivators who had survived the previous sword rain only held out for a fraction of a second before their protective True Essence was torn apart, following the fate of their compatriots!

Even the sinister-looking middle-aged man trying to escape was caught by several crimson vines, his limbs and Dantian pierced in an instant!

He let out a hopeless roar, his body convulsing violently as his life force was drawn away, leaving him a dried-up corpse in just a few breaths!

The entire battle was so fast it was suffocating!

In just a few breaths, dozens of prepared evil cultivators and the Sixth Realm Rakshasa Evil Ghost, along with the Fifth Level sinister middle-aged man, were all turned into withered corpses scattered on the ground!

A thick scent of blood and death permeated, making one nauseous.

"Do not come close!"

Gu Sheng’s icy voice directly echoed in the Sea of Consciousness of Zhao Boyang, Old Xiong, and all the other survivors, carrying an undeniable warning.

"The Heavenly Demon Vine is about to advance, and it will indiscriminately attack any target containing life force!"

Zhao Boyang and the others, who were about to step forward, halted abruptly, watching the wildly dancing vines devouring corpses, their faces filled with horror and lingering fear!

Especially Old Xiong, who had previously been injured by those bloodlines and deeply understood the bizarre and terrifying means of these evil cultivators. Seeing Gu Sheng’s even more dreadful and domineering methods, he was inwardly shaken!

Gu Sheng stood still, his brows tightly furrowed.

He could clearly feel the uncontrollable throbbing and craving from the Heavenly Demon Vine on his left arm!

Earlier, having devoured the life force of over a thousand Sect Realm Martial Artists (Corpse Puppets), it was already on the verge of advancing, only suppressed by Gu Sheng’s force.

Now, having devoured several dozen new evil cultivators, including two post-Sect Realm powerhouses, that massive life force was the final straw breaking the camel’s back, completely flooding over the suppressive dam!

"I can’t suppress it anymore..."

Gu Sheng thought to himself. To forcibly suppress it could harm himself or even cause a backlash from the Heavenly Demon Vine.

Since that was the case, why not go with the flow and help it complete its advancement!

He no longer suppressed it, instead actively guiding the True Yuan within him to help the Heavenly Demon Vine absorb and refine that vast life force!

On Gu Sheng’s left arm, the dark gold main vine burst into unprecedented radiant light!

The glow swiftly transformed from dark gold to pure brilliant gold!

Simultaneously, strands of red flames appeared out of nowhere, winding around the golden vines, burning fiercely!

A terrifying aura, divine, majestic, yet containing endless ferocity, exploded thunderously!

And at the end of the brilliant main vine, two newly born branches were clearly visible.

One, entirely brilliant gold, wrapped with same red blood flames, shared its aura with the main vine, merely appearing a touch immature.

The other, pure crimson, like solidified fresh blood, was covered with even more menacing, sharper thorns, exuding pure slaughter and destruction, entirely different from the main vine’s imposing majesty!

"The Divine Phoenix Essence Blood... has altered the bloodlines of the main vine, endowing it with both divinity and ferocity... but this new blood-colored branch seems relatively unaffected, retaining the Heavenly Demon Vine’s most primitive bloodthirsty instincts?"

Gu Sheng rapidly speculated.

The entire advancement process lasted about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

When the brilliant golden glow and red blood flames slowly receded, the main vine winding around Gu Sheng’s left arm had entirely transformed into a noble and dangerous brilliant gold, its surface flowing with a gentle luster yet faintly exuding a chillingly fierce aura.

The two branches also stabilized completely, with the golden blood flame vine and the crimson spiked vine coiling like twin serpents around the main vine.

Gu Sheng willed it, experimenting with controlling the new blood-colored branches.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Several crimson vines shot out in an instant, as fast as lightning, leaving afterimages in the air, instantly piercing through a massive black stone dozens of feet away!

Their speed was nearly on par with the full explosive force of Seventh and Eighth Layer Martial Artists!

"Speed is extremely fast, and their numbers are substantial..."

Gu Sheng silently evaluated.

"But they lack spirituality, with a single attack method, relying purely on speed and sharpness for physical penetration and devouring, lacking the main vine’s divine power of the Phoenix and its variation... more suitable for mass attacks and ambushes."

He then controlled the golden blood flame main vine. A golden vine entwined with red flames lashed out, distorting the air it passed through, carrying an aura of both purification and destruction that far surpassed the blood-colored branches in power.

"The control hasn’t diminished..."

Gu Sheng felt the clear and solid connection with the two vines, slightly relieved.

The advanced Heavenly Demon Vine had its power surge, yet remained entirely within his control.

He willed, and all the vines retracted, returning into his left arm, leaving only the more distinct and intricate intertwined dark gold and crimson vine patterns on his skin.

"Go!"

Gu Sheng didn’t hesitate further, sternly instructing the still flustered Zhao Boyang and others before charging toward the massive black portal!

Zhao Boyang, Old Xiong, and the others snapped to reality, quickly suppressing their shock, shouldering the injured, and closely following Gu Sheng toward the exit that symbolized freedom!

Without any obstacles, they successfully passed through the giant portal comprised of solidified darkness.

The scene before them transformed instantly!

It was no longer the dim, oppressive sky and black earth of the Thousand Souls Hall’s Secret Realm, but the familiar, ruin-filled scenery of ancient decay!

Before they could even catch their breath, a powerful, invisible restrictive force descended instantly!

"Not good! A no-fly array!"

Zhao Boyang’s face changed, exclaiming!

Everyone felt their bodies suddenly pulled down, as if seized by an invisible giant hand!

The height advantage gained from passing through the portal vanished in a flash, and all plunged toward the ruined ground below, filled with jagged remnants!

In Great Wilderness City, deep within the Underground City.

A sky-blue sword light sliced through the slightly dim sky of the Underground City, finally settling before a majestic, ornately carved large pavilion. Above the pavilion’s door.

The three gilded characters "Linyin Pavilion" glistened under the array’s light.

Shen Qingtan descended from the Flying Sword with Gu Yuanyuan.

Gu Yuanyuan, visiting such a splendid and grand place for the first time, gazed at the towering pavilion reaching the clouds and the surrounding bustling, powerful Martial Artists, clutching Shen Qingtan’s sleeve tightly with a curious yet timid expression in her eyes as a newcomer.

Feeling her tension, Shen Qingtan gently patted her hand, then stepped forward, presenting the ancient-styled green jade talisman Gu Sheng had given her to the guards with condensed auras at the door.