Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 802: I'm here to kill you!

A subtle transformation finally appeared in the Purple Gold Gourd as well.

Chen Huaian gazed down at the gourd clutched in his grasp, a faint grin tugging at his lips.

Rumored to aid Taotie in mending its Demonic Soul, this item had so far only demonstrated the capabilities of a demon-refining vessel. Yet, witnessing half of the Muscle Tyrant's Demonic Soul being forged anew from the demon souls of other Fierce Beasts filled him with considerable satisfaction.

Just three Demon Sealing Pagodas remain.

Chen Huaian rose to his feet, a fierce spark igniting in his gaze.

He let out a gentle breath, drawn out and steady.

Chenghuang hadn't granted him any Divine Abilities or cultivation methods. Its gift was straightforward and fierce. Apart from his power surging from the mid Unity stage to the late Unity stage, he had also acquired an extended lifespan—the precise duration, according to Chenghuang, matched that of heaven and earth itself.

On the surface, the battle prowess increase didn't seem impressive.

However, outlasting every other being would surely position him as the supreme force beneath the heavens, right? That in itself represented a profound advancement.

...

Chen Huaian stepped forth from the Demon Sealing Pagoda. The once-familiar valley had disappeared entirely, supplanted by a barren wasteland. The earth bore scars resembling meteor impacts, riddled with craters of varying sizes. In their midst, one enormous chasm yawned skyward, resembling a bottomless void.

From within that vast pit, he detected the aura of Chen Niu's avatar fading away bit by bit.

Hovering over the pit on his sword, Lin Fan stood with a swarm of flying sword magical instruments orbiting densely at his back.

As Chen Huaian emerged, Lin Fan nearly addressed him as "Ancestor," but a quick glance from Chen Huaian halted him in advance.

Chen Niu had been vanquished, yet the struggle for the Celestial Jade Marrow raged on!

Grasping the signal, Lin Fan acted oblivious to Chen Huaian's presence. He wheeled around and soared straight toward the site where the Celestial Jade Marrow was forming. Beside the shimmering crystal formations, he settled into a cross-legged position with eyes shut in contemplation. The flying swords tumbled down with metallic clangs, encircling him like a makeshift Sword Tomb.

The nearby Ascenders observed Lin Fan in his meditative state, holding their breaths in silence.

Wasn't this essentially just replacing one overlord with another?

Chen Niu was gone, only to be succeeded by a foe even tougher to confront than Chen Niu himself.

Not just tougher, but he had also seized all of their treasured swords!

All eyes turned hopefully toward Hua Jin the True One. It fell to her now to devise any counterstrategy.

Chen Huaian made his way back to Hua Jin the True One's location.

"Task completed without a hitch," he remarked with a casual smile. "Unlocking one Well of Heaven felt effortless. The Fierce Beasts within were downright adorable, perfectly cooperative. I'm ready to tackle another one immediately."

Hua Jin the True One: "... "

"Likely only a powerhouse like Senior Chen would describe Fierce Beasts as adorable," she remarked with a sigh. "For anyone else, even me, confronting the Fierce Beasts in the Demon Sealing Pagodas would pose grave peril...

Chen Niu had amassed four Demon Sealing Pagodas in this spot. It could have ventured out to hunt those Fierce Beasts on its own, devouring their demon souls to bolster its might. The fact that it refrained stemmed purely from a lack of assurance."

At these words, Hua Jin the True One let out another deep sigh.

"Yet a greater threat has now emerged. That Sword Cultivator's prowess is downright horrifying. Clearly, he intends to claim the forthcoming Celestial Jade Marrow solely for himself, leaving none for us to vie over."

Chen Huaian assumed Hua Jin the True One would request his aid against Lin Fan. If so, he could feign an inability to overcome Lin Fan, paving the way for Zhang Mengchu's dramatic arrival. With those two standing sentinel like twin guardians, none would dare approach the Celestial Jade Marrow.

To his surprise, Hua Jin the True One adopted a grave demeanor and stated, "Senior Chen, I'm uncertain if these unforeseen elements harbor ambitions toward the Fierce Beasts in the Demon Sealing Pagodas.

For the moment, though, their focus remains fixed on the Celestial Jade Marrow alone. Thus, I urge you to seize this opportunity and unseal the Wells of Heaven in rapid succession. Haste is essential. Only by opening the Wells of Heaven can the cultivation ceiling of this domain shatter, allowing my own power to ascend accordingly."

Hua Jin the True One balled her hand into a tight fist.

Earlier, upon Chen Huaian's activation of the sixth Well of Heaven, her cultivation had surged to the pinnacle of the Void Shattering realm, merely a single stride from the Harmony stage. Additional Wells of Heaven would propel her into the Harmony stage. Then, she might even test her mettle against that Sword Cultivator.

Observing Hua Jin the True One's fervent, battle-ready countenance, Chen Huaian found the sight rather entertaining.

He comprehended Hua Jin's mindset all too well.

Regrettably, even upon reaching the Harmony stage, subduing Lin Fan would prove exceedingly challenging.

Moreover, Zhang Mengchu lurked nearby, occupied with some unknown endeavor?

"Very well," he agreed with a nod. "This Venerable One shall proceed at once."

His primary aim had always been to merge with the Fierce Beasts and claim the Auspicious Beast legacy for a surge in strength. Unsealing the Wells of Heaven served as a secondary pursuit. Hua Jin the True One's plea dovetailed perfectly with his intentions.

"My gratitude for your cooperation," Hua Jin the True One replied, her strained features softening a touch. "Should I secure additional superior Celestial Jade Marrows this round, I'll ensure a portion is reserved exclusively for you."

"Haha, no need for such formalities." Chen Huaian laughed lightly and soared away on his sword toward the seventh Demon Sealing Pagoda.

Lin Fan caught sight of Chen Huaian's departure but only arched a brow faintly, feigning indifference.

Inwardly, he silently berated Zhang Mengchu, the meddlesome fool. At such a pivotal juncture, his True Essence had run dry, causing a blunder. Consequently, the ancestor was compelled to venture into those shadowy towers and battle solo.

...

Meanwhile.

Earth Star, Immortal Realm.

The recoil from the slaying of Chen Niu's avatar and the utter destruction of its Divine Soul, compounded by the immense strain of the Heavenly Dao from greedily consuming the Earth Veins, crashed down like twin sledgehammers upon its authentic form in the Immortal Realm!

"Pfft—!"

In the depths of its immortal abode, Chen Niu's colossal true form—a serpentine dragon frame topped with an bovine head—jerked spasmodically. A gush of murky golden primordial Vital Essence erupted from its maw. Its presence visibly ebbed away at an alarming rate. The radiant immortal glow encasing it faded markedly, while its scales dulled in sheen. The boundaries of its cultivation realm trembled wildly before plummeting irrevocably by a single minor tier!

A torrent of torment and frailty washed over it, yet a fiercer inferno blazed in its enormous bovine gaze.

"The sixth... Well of Heaven has been unsealed..." it gasped, attuned to the faint ripples echoing from the Lower Realm. "The passage... can now endure slightly greater might..."

Though battered beyond measure, this was the Immortal Realm, its personal lair. In principle, utter security prevailed. For His Lordship's grand scheme, such a toll... proved entirely justifiable!

"I'll stake everything!" it bellowed in a guttural tone. Disregarding the damage to its core, it invoked a forbidden art anew, ripping free yet another strand of its primordial demon soul and Vital Essence—this instance far more potent. Blended with Immortal Essence, it laboriously forged a fresh, mightier avatar manifestation, gearing up for another descent to Earth Star.

Even as it poured forth its utmost effort, precisely when the surges of its demonic energy peaked and its focus sharpened to a razor's edge—

A shroud of darkness crept forth noiselessly from the shadowed recess of its cavern.

Chen Niu's enormous frame froze rigid. Its innate senses as a formidable Demon Immortal detected an insidious, perilous frost. It snapped its head about!

Upon discerning the all-too-familiar silhouette, cloaked in inky-black scales, gradually materializing from the gloom, its strained nerves eased at once, tinged with mild irritation: "Wu E? You? Why aren't you patrolling your domain? What brings you creeping into my abode unannounced? Can't you tell I'm occupied with..."

Its speech halted sharply.

For the advancing Wu E offered no servile bow or customary reply.

Rather, it advanced in utter quiet, pace by deliberate pace, to the flank and stern of Chen Niu's gigantic form—a vulnerable angle where sight and immortal perception waned slightly amid the secret technique's execution and its wounds.

The disquiet Chen Niu had dismissed surged back tenfold in its chest: "You..."

*Thwump—!!!*

Ere a full word escaped, a monstrous talon slick with ebony slime, tipped with razor-hook talons, lanced forth from the rear at blinding velocity. It savagely rent through Chen Niu's enfeebled frame, defenses sorely compromised by frailty, and unerringly pulverized the vital heart still pulsing to sustain the avatar's integrity!

Chen Niu's vast bovine eyes bulged to their utmost, brimming with utter astonishment, excruciating pain, and profound incredulity!

Straining mightily, it craned its neck to behold the impassive visage of Wu E at its back.

Wu E's countenance bore no remnant of its habitual subservience or vacancy, merely a veil of glacial Killing Intent laced with a hint of warped delight.

It pressed near to Chen Niu's auditory orifice, its timbre rasping and subdued, infused with serpentine venom:

"Beloved brother... guess what purpose drew me here?"

Its talon wrenched savagely!

"Naturally... to claim your life."

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