<h4>Chapter 1653: Flight of the Innate Fetal Poison</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>StarveCleric <strong>Editor: </strong>StarveCleric
At this moment, Zhang Xuan really felt like crying. If there was a hole he could dive into right now, he would do so without the slightest hesitation.
He had to execute his Time, Spatial, and Soul Quintessences, and even so, he only managed to absorb two needle tip-sized seed of mes so far. Furthermore, he even felt aplished for being able to do so...
But in the next moment, his clone appeared and swallowed an entire bundle of it whole...
Furthermore, what the heck was with that fellow’s expression? Was that fellow putting up an attitude with him? Was that fellow looking down on him?
<i>Screw you! You are only a clone! You get it? A clone!</i>
<i>Which part of being a clone do you not understand?</i>
<i>Can you open your eyes and realize that I’m the main body? There’s an unbreachable gap in the standing between the main body and the clone... Realize that!</i>
Thinking of standing, Zhang Xuan’splexion turned even more awful...
He had challenged that fellow ever since he appeared, but it seemed like every fight had ended with a tragic loss on his part... In terms of standing, it did really seem like he had none of that before his clone...
In the midst of wallowing in his sorrow, Zhang Xuan suddenly raised his head and looked at his clone with unreadable eyes. For the first time, he felt that it wouldn’t be so bad to see his clone being torched to death by those ck mes.
But contrary to his wish, what he saw was the other party burping leisurely, “Delicious!”
H!
After which, he dived right into the clouds and vanished.
“What?”
Watching the entire sight from start to end, the Dragonbone Divine Spear rattled in stupefaction. It was almost as if it had used up its entire lifetime worth of surprise today.
The fact that its master had a clone wasn’t really a big deal. Many experts had forged a clone out of themselves, and even Kong shi had one as well... However, this was the first time he had seen one which was even cockier than its master!
More importantly... that was the Empyrean Heavenly me which even it was afraid of! Yet, not only was that fellow unfrightened by it, he even charged right into its midst... Was he not afraid of being burned down to cinders?
In his moment of shock, he saw a pair of thighs poking out from the clouds, and a hand was scrubbing it leisurely.
Pilip!
A huge bundle of ck me was being spread equally over a body by a hand, and the sound of deafening explosions could be from above heard now and then. However, it didn’t seem like the owner of the body was terrified at all. On the contrary, he was releasing pleasured moans instead, clearly enjoying the entire process...
“T-this... Is he still a human?” the Dragonbone Divine Spear cowered in fear.
To be honest, it was still a little apprehensive as to whether it had made the right choice submitting to Zhang Xuan or not. After all, it was the personal weapon of the renowned Ancient Sage Ran Qiu, a legendary existence in history! However, after seeing the prowess Zhang Xuan’s clone, it suddenly felt its pride being utterly crushed.
If even the clone wasn’t being choosy with his master, what rights did it have to be choosy?
With such a thought in mind, the Dragonbone Divine Spear turned its gaze toward Zhang Xuan and saw thetter trembling with a livid look on his face.
“Who’s afraid of who? Hmph!”
Sou!
Before the Dragonbone Divine Spear could process what was going on, it saw the Primordial Spirit of its master dashing right into the clouds, vanishing from sight within the blink of an eye.
“...”
The Dragonbone Divine Spear was utterly frenzied.
The reason why the clone of its master dared to charge into the clouds could be attributed to the superior material used to make it, but as for its master... What in the world was he nning to do charging in with just his Primordial Spirit?
Was he tired of living?
<i>If he were to die... Should I acknowledge his clone as my master instead? </i> the Dragonbone Divine Spear pondered seriously as it began nning out its contingency ns.
...
How could Zhang Xuan possibly tolerate being looked at so contemptuously by his clone?
Without any hesitation, he dashed right into the clouds.
Boom!
Before he knew it, countless bundles of mes were already gushing in his direction.
<i>My clone does have a much stronger body than mine, especially since he’s made out of the Nine Hearts Lotus. However, in terms of souls, he’s on the same footing as me. Since he’s able to endure the ck me, I should be able to do it too...</i>
It might have been a spontaneous decision on his part to charge into the tribtion clouds, but it definitely wasn’t a reckless one.
He had already calcted the risks and decided that it was feasible before heading in.
After obtaining the subsequent levels of the Heaven’s Path Soul Art, it was automatically shared with his clone when he entered the Myriad Anthive Nest. While he had been cultivating his soul, his clone had been doing the same as well. In other words, his clone had also achieved a breakthrough to Aureate Body realm as well, just like him.
Since his clone was able to withstand the ck me, why couldn’t he do it too?
He must have missed out some crucial information.
Thus, he began to observe his clone not too far away. His clone was shrouded in the midst of ck mes, doing backstroke at one moment, front crawl in the other, dog paddle in the next, and lying leisurely in the ‘太’ shape after... It was as if he was out for a holiday, enjoying himself.
The ck me continued to burn around him. Soon, his body began to emanate golden light, and his Primordial Spirit also grew significantly more resilient than before.
<i>I get it! </i> Zhang Xuan’s eyes widened as realization dawned upon him.
<i>The Dragonbone Divine Spear said that the Aureate Body Ordeal is divided into the Scorching Soul Tribtion, Scorching Spirit Tribtion, and Scorching Heart Tribtion... I always thought that the Scorching Soul Tribtion is the very first phase, and the others will appear subsequently. That could have been true for ordinary heavenly me tribtions, but for the Empyrean Heavenly me, all three appear at once!</i>
<i>The heat of the ck me is indeed formidable to the point that it’s nearly unbearable, but it hasn’t reached the level where it’spletely intolerable to me yet. After all, I have cultivated my soul with the Heaven’s Path Soul Art, and my Primordial Spirit has been tempered by many lightning tribtions. In terms of resilience, my Primordial Spirit already on par with most Great Sage artifacts... </i>
<i>However, I was fearful of the ck me. I used all kinds of ways to avoid absorbing it... This must have been a test of my determination!</i>
<i>My clone was able to charge unhesitantly in because he had absolute confidence in his physical body, and without fear in his heart, the prowess of the ck me is significantly reduced!</i>
<i>This is simr to how walking in the dark could be a frightful experience to those who hold fear in their hearts. They would constantly check on their surroundings, fearing that someone would do them harm. However, if one were to tread forward with an open mind, the night would no longer be as terrifying of an entity to one anymore...</i>
As these thoughts shed across Zhang Xuan’s mind, he opened his Primordial Spirit wide in the face of the iing bundles of ck me. At the same time, he also dissipated the golden light around his Primordial Spirit, leaving himselfpletely vulnerable to the ck mes. It was as if he had already given up on himself.
Tzzzzz!
The mes began to sear his Primordial Spirit. Yet, due to his calmer state of mind, the ck me wasn’t as excruciating as before. Instead, under the tempering of the mes, his Primordial Spirit was swiftly being tempered.
<i>It’s indeed as I have expected! </i> Seeing that it was effective, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
The heavenly me was a mystical force of nature. It didn’t just sear one’s body but one’s spirit and state of mind as well.
The more afraid he was of the ck me, the greater its prowess would be. That was because its target wasn’t just his Primordial Spirit but his mind and consciousness.
Fear made one’s mind vulnerable, making it easy to nt thoughts and delusions into one. And for cultivators of their level, thoughts were no longer mere thoughts anymore.
Thus, when he abandoned his fear and embraced the ck me, the prowess of the ck me diminished instead.
Nevertheless, despite the diminished prowess of the ck me, he still felt stabbing pain assault his Primordial Spirit, leaving him feeling as if it would be torn apart at any moment.
<i>I should focus on tempering my Primordial Spirit for the time being...</i>
Despite the pain, Zhang Xuan opened his Primordial Spirit wide and frenziedly absorbed the mes from the surroundings.
Boom!
The mes entering his Primordial Spirit swam around it relentlessly, tempering it with the amazing heat it was emanating. His Primordial Spirit gradually turnedpletely golden in color, and the light it emanated was growing brighter and brighter. It was almost as if he was turning into a living Buddha.
<i>Let me see if I can eradicate the Innate Fetal Poison now!</i>
Upon feeling that his Primordial Spirit had gotten used to the temperature of the ck me, Zhang Xuan began concentrating the ck me toward the Innate Fetal Poison.
Gugugu!
As if having encountered something terrifying, the Innate Fetal Poison retreated fearfully.
Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up in response and continued driving the ck me toward the Innate Fetal Poison, cornering it.
Jijiji!
With an rmed shriek, the Innate Fetal Poison finally reached its limits and dashed out of his Primordial Spirit. It escaped in the form of ck smoke before vanishingpletely from sight.
The Innate Fetal Poison had already gained its own consciousness, or else there was no way it could possibly escape from the onught of the Heaven’s Path zhenqi.
“Finally!!” Seeing that the Innate Fetal Poison had finally escaped, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
The Innate Fetal Poison had been a time bomb to him ever since he discovered its existence. He had lived his life in fear that he would die at any moment, and it had been his greatest motivation to continue cultivating as well.
But today, he was finally free of this burden!