Chapter 60

"Something sinister is definitely at play here." The voice of the barbarian divine envoy became even sharper: "Unfortunately, I cannot leave this place; I need to guard the spatial rift and communicate with the gods. If I could cultivate the Maha Hell Suppressing Qi, I would definitely find the person causing trouble and offer them as a sacrifice to the gods, letting their soul suffer in the divine hell, unable to die."

"When will the Divine Envoy break through to the Eighth Transformation and ignite the true fire within?" The barbarian general Kurou lowered his head.

"It's quite difficult. Other transformations, if not broken through, won't pose a life-threatening danger, but if the Eighth or Ninth Transformation fails, it will result in self-immolation. The Eighth and Ninth Transformations involve friction of true qi, boiling of blood and qi, and burning of the body. The slightest mistake will turn one into ashes instantly," the barbarian divine envoy said. "Alright, you may leave. Organize the troops. At midnight, when the yin energy is at its peak, King Karo will come."

"King Karo!" Kurou trembled all over, as if this king was extremely terrifying. "What should I do?"

"Set up defenses. No one must sneak in this time. King Karo is extremely powerful, and when he comes, the rift might not hold. I will need to use my power to assist, which will be my most vulnerable moment," the barbarian divine envoy said. "Also, no matter what happens around the temple, you must not approach, to avoid being torn apart by the rift's fluctuations."

"Yes! I will immediately set up the defenses and gather all the experts around, not even allowing a bird to fly over." The barbarian general now understood the importance of the matter and hurriedly retreated.

The barbarian divine envoy returned to the temple, hiding in the darkness. However, from the depths of the dark temple, waves of heart-stirring fluctuations were transmitted.

Guchen Sha listened to all this, a smile appearing on his face: "It seems my luck is good. If I suddenly appeared and launched a sneak attack, I wouldn't have the chance to use the Heart-Seizing Talisman. But at this critical moment when the barbarian divine envoy is most vulnerable, my chances of success increase by thirty percent. King Karo seems even stronger than the divine envoy, so I can't deal with him, but if I disrupt things, he won't be able to come from the wilderness."

Thinking about this, his smile faded: "But I must also be cautious of the barbarian divine envoy's trick. He clearly knows I once sneaked in and stole many treasures from the treasury and killed the four major demons. He couldn't find any clues, so it would be easy to sneak in again. He might be setting up a ruse, saying he is vulnerable, but it's not true. He might just be testing me, spreading the message to make me come and deal with him, falling into his trap. This is not impossible."

He now acted with thoroughness and caution, neither rashly nor retreating.

Patiently hiding, he observed the movements inside the temple. Gradually, the night grew deeper, the sky covered with dark clouds, not a star or moon visible, and the cold wind howled, creating a truly dark and stormy night.

Suddenly, ghostly wails and divine cries came from deep within the temple, the yin energy in the air suddenly intensifying.

Ghastly green ghost fires appeared in the temple, floating in the air, each as large as a human head, burning fiercely, their faces twisted. A person with a weak heart might be scared to death.

Guchen Sha's spirit was invigorated as he watched carefully. He knew that these ghastly green ghost fires might be formed from innate true qi.

With the ghost fires, he could see the people in the temple clearly.

Only the barbarian divine envoy stood up, dancing. The dance had a strong ancient style, wild and primitive, as if a shaman was praying to the gods. At the same time, this dance was also a highly advanced martial art. Guchen Sha memorized it, planning to study it later to enrich his martial arts experience.

In front of the barbarian divine envoy was a black portal, about six zhang high and four zhang wide, with many black lights flowing inside, as if it could absorb everything. The ghostly wails and divine cries came from within the portal.

This was the spatial rift. On the other side was the distant wilderness, a power not created by humans but by the gods. The barbarians had sacrificed countless civilians to the evil gods, who then used their divine powers to open this portal, allowing the barbarian army to continuously pass through.

Guchen Sha, seeing this, wished to destroy the portal immediately, trapping the barbarian army in the three counties, like catching fish in a jar. However, besides Taocounty, there were also Chacounty and Ancounty, which likely had similar portals.

To withstand the portal, very resilient materials were needed. The temple's materials were unique, provided by the Great Wei Dynasty, as Guchen Sha had learned.

"It's midnight now," Guchen Sha calculated. The Prince Karo should be about to emerge from here.

Roar!

At this moment, a huge roar came from the spatial rift portal, echoing through the hall, causing the ground to shake and the ghost fires to flicker.

This roar was not from a human but from a giant beast lurking in hell, specifically devouring human hearts, souls, and corpses. Hearing this sound, Guchen Sha seemed to see demons sleeping on the plain of bones.

This was how terrifying and fearsome it was.

"Absolutely, absolutely cannot let this barbarian king come out." Guchen Sha almost couldn't resist rushing out. Once the barbarian king appeared, there would be a great calamity, and no one here could resist.

It was likely a realm beyond the Ninth Transformation of the Dao.

The Ninth Transformation of the Dao, the Lustrous Jade Body. Once cultivated, it is almost invulnerable to evil and unbreakable by any method, the body as pure as lustrous jade, flawless inside and out, capable of transformation and change, unmatched.

Further, the Tenth Transformation of the Dao involves the soul and divine consciousness.

Thus, the Tenth Transformation of the Dao is called "One Heart, Thousand Uses," where the mind can simultaneously process and think about a thousand things without confusion, calculating techniques, deducing the Dao, perceiving flesh and blood, analyzing spiritual energy, a thousand times more powerful than lower realms, especially in battle, controlling innate true qi changes far beyond the Ninth Transformation.

"Right, I still have the Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed! If all else fails, I'll detonate it." Guchen Sha calmly calculated, "Should I wait for the barbarian king to come out and blow them up together? No, the Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed can't kill a Lustrous Jade Body expert. But if I kill the barbarian divine envoy, won't I lose the chance to use the Heart-Seizing Talisman? If the temple is destroyed, I can't claim credit, and I can't say I did it, as there would be no evidence. The great achievement would be buried. Well, I can't worry about so much right now."

Pfft!

At this moment, in the hall, with the roar, the barbarian divine envoy spat out a mouthful of blood. He continuously input his innate true qi into the spatial rift portal, indeed his most vulnerable moment.

"Seize the opportunity!"

Guchen Sha emerged from the Sun and Moon Altar, leaping into the temple hall.

"Ha ha ha, you really fell for it." The barbarian divine envoy suddenly turned, his black robe hood lifting to reveal a pale face, deep-set eyes, like a ghost or a god. His aura was powerful, and with a wave of his hand, a huge bubble of qi appeared around Guchen Sha, enveloping him, not giving him a chance to react.

Unfortunately, Guchen Sha also acted, gripping a Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed stained with blood.

"Bad, Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed, mutual destruction!"

The barbarian divine envoy was greatly alarmed.

If Guchen Sha used any other attack, he wouldn't be afraid, as the bubble of innate true qi would lock the opponent in a cage. But the Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed was different; once activated, it would likely turn the temple into dust.

However, he couldn't stop it now.

"Damn, how can you have this thing? Are you not afraid of dying?"

Boom!

The Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed is used for mutual destruction, requiring both hands to grip it tightly, dripping blood and chanting a spell to activate it. It cannot be thrown or used as a projectile.

"Maha Hell Suppressing, suppress it!" The barbarian divine envoy was drenched in sweat, using all his innate true qi to envelop the Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed.

At the same time, a layer of black smoke appeared on his body, forming scales, an unknown magical armor.

The Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed exploded.

It exploded inside the bubble of innate true qi.

A muffled sound, a bubble strong enough to crush steel into molten iron split open, a massive flame and destructive force sweeping in all directions. First, the hall's stones turned to powder, and the temple's roof was blown away, disappearing into the sky.

Then, the massive stone pillars around also vanished.

The black smoke armor on the barbarian divine envoy's body began to crack under the impact, but he released more innate true qi to protect himself, and a talisman turned into black smoke, enveloping him, using many protective magical items.

However, in this explosive impact, they were useless. The protective innate true qi shattered first, followed by the talisman.

Outside the temple, the scene was even more惨烈, many houses were blown into the sky, and the barbarian soldiers disappeared like dust. Centered on the temple, almost half of the county was destroyed, with a huge fireball rising into the sky, resembling a mushroom cloud.

Guchen Sha, in the Sun and Moon Altar, watched the explosion of the Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed from the center, almost stunned. This was beyond human capability. Fortunately, the Sun and Moon Altar was in a different space, and the Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed only had the power to destroy half of the county, far from shaking the space.

He almost died in the explosion. At the moment the Sea-Cleaving Thunder Seed was activated, his consciousness entered the Sun and Moon Altar. If he had been a moment slower, even with the Chi Dragon Armor, he would have been dead.

He was at the center of the explosion.

After the explosion, the scene was in ruins. The spatial rift portal had disappeared, and the barbarian king did not come out.

"Hmm? This barbarian divine envoy is still alive?" Guchen Sha, taking advantage of the chaos, leaped out again and found the barbarian divine envoy lying on the ground, battered and bruised, but struggling to get up, severely injured but not dead.

"Didn't they say that anyone below the Lustrous Jade Body would die? Perhaps this barbarian divine envoy had a trump card. His talisman protection was very strong, but since he didn't die, it suits my purpose, it's as if heaven is helping me!" Guchen Sha was overjoyed to see the other side only severely injured. He didn't dare to get close because even if the other side was severely injured, he couldn't deal with him.

Fortunately, he had the Heart-Seizing Talisman.

He had planned this well in advance. As long as the barbarian divine envoy was severely injured but not dead, the Heart-Seizing Talisman would be useful.

"Heart-Seizing, go!"

His blood dripped onto the Heart-Seizing Talisman, which turned into a green light and flew directly toward the barbarian divine envoy.