Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 181 - Immortal Law

Caught off guard, the Blood Bat found himself under the assault of Liu Wuxie’s Ghost Eye, leaving him virtually defenseless. Despite this, he managed to retreat swiftly to dodge the incoming punch.

However, Liu Wuxie’s punch was faster, effectively cutting off Blood Bat’s escape route. This situation put a significant strain on both Blood Bat’s physical and soul strength, as Ghost Eye was depleting his soul sea, and he had to deal with Liu Wuxie’s punch.

Meanwhile, Liu Wuxie, having reached the fourth level of the Spirit Cleansing Realm, relied on his robust physique and soul energy, showing no fear.

His punch’s force echoed throughout the area, causing rocks to fall from the ceiling and severely damaging the structural integrity of the underground palace, bringing it to the brink of collapse.

Outside, the bats continued their relentless assault on the barrier, their fangs bared. Over ten thousand bats were at the gate, their bodies piling up on the ground as they fell to the blade aura released by the spiritual array. Yet, they fearlessly continued their charge, completely under the control of the Blood Bat.

Blood Bat couldn’t evade in time and was struck by the punch head-on. But because he was in the sixth-level Marrow Cleansing Realm, he had a powerful physique, and the Overlord Fist failed to kill him.

As blood splattered, the Blood Bat abandoned his soul sea at the very last moment, crossing his arms in front of him in a desperate attempt to withstand the impact of the Overlord Fist.

The impact knocked Blood Bat onto the wall, his clothes dyed in his blood, making him look pathetic. Then again, he was the first to survive taking Liu Wuxie’s Overlord Fist head-on.

Qian Kun had only managed to survive relying on the Thunderstorm Gloves, but Blood Bat relied entirely on his powerful physique. Liu Wuxie didn’t hesitate to charge forth, as this was an excellent opportunity to follow up on his attacks.

“Overlord Fist!” Liu Wuxie’s true essence only enabled him to execute the Overlord Fist twice, and he had already reached his limit, unleashing an even more terrifying power on Blood Bat.

“Brat, you won’t be able to kill me today!” The Blood Bat let out a shrill laugh and bit into his own arm, drinking his blood. This demonstrated the formidable power of the Blood Demon Art. If one had enough blood, the power the Blood Bat could unleash would increase. This meant that their own blood was also effective.

Liu Wuxie furrowed his brow because he never expected Blood Bat to be so troublesome. He had already brought out all his trump cards but still failed to kill the latter.

This was the first time Liu Wuxie ran into such a tenacious opponent. Biting down a huge chunk of flesh, Blood Bat drank his blood. His true essence began to recover and rise; this meant there wasn’t much time left for Liu Wuxie.

The spiritual array guarding the gate was on the verge of collapse and would shatter at any moment. The Overlord Fist flew out with an unstoppable momentum towards Blood Bat, but Liu Wuxie knew that it was tough for him to kill Blood Bat with this punch.

“I’ll go all out!” Liu Wuxie bit on his finger and squeezed a droplet of his blood essence, fusing it into the Overlord Fist. He also formed various profound seals with his right hand, and the power of the Overlord Fist began to rise.

Seeing this, Blood Bat narrowed his eyes because he could sense a threat approaching him.

“Prepare to meet your end, now that you’ve forced me to use the secret technique of an Immortal Emperor!” Liu Wuxie declared, extracting a droplet of blood essence and merging it with his will as an Immortal Emperor. This act would harm his origin, a risk he wouldn’t take unless absolutely necessary. But with his life hanging in the balance, he had no other choice.

Liu Wuxie began to cough up blood as he forcefully inscribed the immortal law within the Spirit Cleansing Realm, his face turning deathly pale. This was the price a mortal had to pay for executing an immortal’s technique, a mistake that could cost him his life if he wasn’t careful. This was the reason why Liu Wuxie dared not practice the martial techniques of the Celestial Realm.

“What is this power?! Why can’t I move?!” Blood Bat exclaimed in horror, staring at Liu Wuxie in disbelief. When Liu Wuxie executed the secret technique, Blood Bat found that the surrounding space had become restricted.

The true essence that he had painstakingly recovered was suppressed, causing Blood Bat to tremble in fear. After all, the will of an Immortal Emperor was not something a mortal like him could resist.

Countless cracks appeared on the spiritual array outside, and bats flew in. They dashed towards Liu Wuxie and wanted to devour him whole.

The old man guarding outside wore a fierce expression, charging forward the moment the spiritual array shattered, his palm aimed at Liu Wuxie.

This put Liu Wuxie in a perilous situation, facing both the bats and the old man. Yet, despite the imminent danger, Liu Wuxie remained eerily calm, his face unchanged. It was as if he was engaged in an ordinary task.

The Overlord Fist’s power had reached its peak, transforming into a potent radiance that swept across the area. Simultaneously, the spiritual array completely collapsed, allowing tens of thousands of bats to swarm into the underground palace.

“Prepare to meet your end!” Liu Wuxie declared as he unleashed the Overlord Fist. A white light radiated from him, vaporizing all the incoming bats. The old man’s palm froze mid-air, and the shockwave gradually melted his palm before engulfing his body. He vanished before he could even scream.

After delivering the punch, Liu Wuxie felt his soul sea and dantian emptying, particularly due to the forced execution of the immortal law, which inflicted severe damage to his body. If he couldn’t recover, the consequences would be irreversible.

The light disappeared briefly, and the underground palace returned to normal. When the light enveloped Blood Bat, he could only watch his body stiffen and do nothing about it. He didn’t know what to do because the immortal law could easily kill a mortal, like squashing an ant to death, even if it were the weakest law.

Liu Wuxie fell from the air and lost consciousness. Executing Ghost Eye had drained the majority of his soul energy. He had also performed Overlord Fist twice, which had practically drained his soul sea. Forcibly engraving the immortal law had further worsened his condition.

The world in his dantian was also heavily damaged, with cracks covering the ground and true essence exhausted.

But tree branches burrowed into the void through Liu Wuxie’s body and absorbed spiritual energy to replenish the dantian. The Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron also began to circulate and devour the spiritual energy in the underground palace, producing liquid to drip on Liu Wuxie’s dantian to maintain his life.

The Blood Bat’s corpse turned into a dried husk as it lay on the ground. Aside from a small number of bats who managed to escape when the Blood Bat died, most perished.

The bodies piled outside the gate nearly filled the entire hall. At the center of the underground palace, a young man lay unconscious on the ground.

In pain, Chen Ruoyan awoke and struggled to sit up on the stone bed. The bed was destroyed, and all the corpses had been reduced to ashes, leaving only Chen Ruoyan.

“What’s going on? Am I dead?” When Chen Ruoyan woke up, the first thing she did was touch her face. There wasn’t any wound, and she quickly checked her body. When she realized that her clothes were nearly intact, aside from some rips and tears, she sighed in relief.

When she sat up and looked around, she soon discovered the unconscious youth lying on the ground.

“It’s him!” Chen Ruoyan dashed over and examined Liu Wuxie. But aside from severe depletion of true essence, there weren’t any serious injuries.

Then again, Liu Wuxie’s main injuries didn’t come from the exhaustion of his dantian, but his soul sea. Chen Ruoyan could only examine Liu Wuxie’s body, not his soul sea, so she didn’t notice it.

After surveying her surroundings, Chen Ruoyan pieced together what had happened. Liu Wuxie had appeared just as she was about to be devoured by the Blood Bat, killing the Blood Bat and all the enemies.

“Hey, wake up!” “Hey, wake up!” Chen Ruoyan pleaded, cradling Liu Wuxie. She was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears. She didn’t want to stay in this terrifying place for another minute, surrounded by the dead bats. But no matter how much she shook Liu Wuxie, he remained unconscious.

Tears rolled down Chen Ruoyan’s cheeks. This was the first time she had cried in her lifetime, and it was for someone she barely knew. If not for Liu Wuxie, she would’ve been killed by the Blood Bat.

“Stop shaking. I’m going to die if you keep shaking me!” Liu Wuxie opened her eyes with incredible difficulty. Aside from the intense pain from his soul sea, his body was fine, and he managed to survive, relying on his powerful physique.

“Thank goodness that you’re awake!” Chen Ruoyan lost her composure and cried, hugging Liu Wuxie. She looked nothing like a princess now.

Liu Wuxie felt his face being sandwiched by something soft and fragrant. During the battle, Blood Bat had ripped Chen Ruoyan’s clothes, revealing a large patch of her chest, and Liu Wuxie lay in her embrace in that state.

“Release me! Are you trying to smother me?” Liu Wuxie’s brow furrowed as he struggled to free himself from Chen Ruoyan’s hold. It was clear that she lacked experience in caring for others.

Chen Ruoyan’s cheeks turned a deep shade of red when she glanced down at herself, realizing that her clothes were torn and Liu Wuxie was nestled in her embrace. She quickly released Liu Wuxie. Perhaps out of embarrassment, she turned her back to him, appearing quite flustered.

“Did you save me?” Chen Ruoyan seemed like a completely different person from just a moment ago, nervously adjusting her clothes, resembling a shy young girl.

“Help me find a clean place to treat my injuries,” Liu Wuxie responded. He didn’t directly answer her question because his primary purpose wasn’t to save her. He was investigating the disappearance cases in the Western Breeze Mountain Range, and saving her was merely a coincidence.

Chen Ruoyan pouted, unaccustomed to being disregarded. However, ever since she met Liu Wuxie, things seemed to have changed.

Liu Wuxie would often ignore her and even speak to her rudely. But for some reason, she wasn’t upset about it and found Liu Wuxie intriguing.

Finding a clean spot, Liu Wuxie sat down cross-legged. He pulled out a large number of pills from his interspatial pouch and swallowed them. Several of these pills could aid in repairing his soul sea.

Circulating the Desolate Devouring Art, the surrounding spiritual energy became so dense that it formed into spiritual rain and was devoured by him. This allowed his dantian to recover to thirty percent, and he was fine for now.

The process of healing his soul sea was different and required time. However, having resolved the issue in the Western Breeze Mountain Range, Liu Wuxie was in high spirits, which seemed to accelerate the healing process.

Meanwhile, Chen Ruoyan sat beside him, her mind seemingly elsewhere. The memory of how Liu Wuxie had lain in her embrace earlier caused her cheeks to flush with heat.