Chapter 58

Wang Nitian was cut in two by Luo Li, but because he had cultivated the Black Dragon Body, he did not die immediately. His upper body stared at Luo Li and said one last thing:

"Damn it, you, you deceived us from the start!"

Luo Li nodded, acknowledging it!

Blood began to gush from Wang Nitian’s mouth. His eyes gradually became hazy as he looked up at the sky and said with a relaxed tone:

"I, I don’t want to die..."

His voice abruptly stopped, and Wang Nitian died!

Luo Li approached his body and said, "Sorry, brother, I also want to live!"

With Wang Nitian’s death, the Black Dragon Blood used for visualization on his body slowly seeped out. Compared to when Xi Yi Zhenren distributed it, this Black Dragon Blood was several times larger, a whole drop, which instantly flew toward Luo Li and merged into his眉心 (third eye).

Luo Li stood up and glanced at the other two. Jin Ling was already dead, and He Li’s shattered body was still twitching occasionally; he wasn’t dead yet!

Luo Li approached He Li, who was now conscious. He Li’s face was full of fear. He struggled to look at Luo Li and said softly:

"Senior Brother Luo Li, I’m in so much pain, so much pain. Am I going to die?"

At this moment, He Li had returned to the young man Luo Li had first met. Luo Li nodded, knelt down, and held He Li’s head, slowly inputting true qi to cut off the intense pain from his shattered body.

He Li said, "It’s not so painful now. Am I going to die? I’m scared, I’m scared, Senior Brother Luo Li, I’m so scared..."

Luo Li said, "Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid!"

"Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth. Life will end, the spirit will perish, all things will eventually vanish. No matter how glorious, it’s just a handful of yellow earth, a handful of ashes! A hundred years of life, like a dream, how can there be eternal immortality? The end of the world, terrifying to hear, is but a moment in time..."

Luo Li slowly chanted the Rebirth Spell. Under Luo Li’s chanting, He Li’s fearful expression gradually disappeared. He took a long breath, looked at the distant blazing sun, and said:

"Senior Brother, I’m leaving. Senior Brother, you must live on, live well, live for us, and enjoy the brilliance we didn’t get to experience..."

His voice trailed off, and He Li died. In his last moment, a smile appeared on his lips, and he died without regret.

Luo Li did not stop chanting and continued:

"A hundred years of life, like a dream, how can there be eternal immortality? The end of the world, terrifying to hear, is but a moment in time..."

After a long while, Luo Li finished chanting, closed He Li’s eyes, and said softly:

"Living on, why is it so hard to live on!"

A drop of Black Dragon Blood flew into Luo Li’s third eye, several times larger than before.

In the distance, the onlookers, Ming Xiang Zhenren, smiled and said:

"Two drops of Black Dragon Blood, I knew Jin Ling was extraordinary!"

Everyone was stunned. Indeed, Jin Ling was dead, but the Black Dragon Blood did not fly out! Even with his head crushed and neck broken, he was not dead!

Luo Li slowly stood up, looked at Jin Ling’s body in the distance, and said:

"Get up, I know you’re not dead! Your Black Dragon Blood didn’t fly out!"

With Luo Li’s words, Jin Ling slowly stood up. As he stood, his head, neck, and ankles, all his injuries, rapidly healed!

Seeing this, Sheng Wei Zhenren said:

"This, this isn’t the healing ability of the Black Dragon Body, this is divine power! Divine power!"

Ming Xiang Zhenren smiled and said, "No, it’s not divine power, it’s Immortal Bone!"

Han Hai Zhenren was stunned and said, "Immortal Bone?"

Ming Xiang Zhenren said, "I’ve already said, he aligns with the Black Dragon Dao, how could I be wrong?

This is the Immortal Bone Black Dragon Heart. The wonder of this Immortal Bone is that it has the power of Black Dragon Rebirth, allowing one to come back to life once!"

Xi Yi Zunzhi, who had been silent for a long time, then said:

"Indeed! Jin Ling’s ancestor was likely a cultivator of the Black Dragon Sect. Perhaps his descendants, lacking spiritual roots, could not cultivate and eventually scattered among the common people.

Although Jin Ling’s ancestor lacked spiritual roots to cultivate, the Black Dragon Blood had already been integrated into their family’s bloodline. Therefore, their clan was tall and somewhat foolish.

In Jin Ling’s generation, the genetic traits skipped a generation, and he possessed spiritual roots, allowing him to cultivate. Coincidentally, he cultivated the Black Dragon Sect’s Dao, stimulating his bloodline and evolving the Immortal Bone Black Dragon Heart. I wondered why he didn’t show signs of having Immortal Bone when he first joined.

Sister Ming Xiang, you must have noticed that he progressed incredibly smoothly in cultivating the Black Dragon Dao. Others needed to break through delusions, but he didn’t, which is how you discovered he had Immortal Bone, right?"

Ming Xiang Zhenren said, "Elder Luo’s insight is profound! Indeed, that’s the case!"

Jin Ling’s cultivation had always been smooth, different from others. Everyone thought his foolishness aligned with the Black Dragon Dao, but only Ming Xiang Zhenren saw through the surface and discovered Jin Ling’s secret!

Jin Ling slowly stood up. Looking at him now, he was completely different from before. Previously, he was tall and somewhat foolish, but now, his muscles were well-proportioned, neither too tall nor too short, like a sharpened blade, exuding an intangible dragon aura!

He looked at Luo Li and said slowly, "That Rebirth Spell was beautiful. If I die, you should chant it for me!"

Luo Li nodded and said, "Sure!"

Jin Ling continued, "If you die, I’ll chant it for you too!"

With that, he charged at Luo Li, raising his hand to strike. At this moment, his speed was no less than the deceased He Li!

Luo Li took a deep breath, punched, and defended, his feet in a non-standard stance, starting to defend!

"Bang, bang, bang!" The sound of punches and kicks colliding echoed!

The two fought, with Jin Ling like a fierce beast, possessing great strength and agile movements, acting entirely on instinct.

Luo Li dodged, moved, and struck with lightning speed, his punches like lightning, his kicks like the wind, evading, resolving, dodging, retreating, and avoiding! He fought Jin Ling!

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged a hundred blows. Gradually, Luo Li could not hold his own. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spat out a beam of light!

This beam of light was released precisely when Jin Ling’s old strength had just dissipated and new strength had not yet been generated. He could only watch helplessly as the beam of light struck his body!

The previous exchange of punches and kicks was to measure Jin Ling’s speed and agility. This strike made it impossible for him to avoid!

Sure enough, the strike hit Jin Ling. However, Jin Ling let out a loud roar, and the dragon aura around him became visible. The dragon aura formed a layer of scales, protecting his entire body, allowing him to resist Luo Li’s Black Dragon Wave!

The beam of light was forcefully resisted by Jin Ling, transforming into countless white light points that scattered in all directions. Jin Ling, though his legs were embedded in the stone, still retreated step by step.

In the blink of an eye, he retreated over ten feet. Luo Li’s Black Dragon Wave had reached its limit, and the beam of light disappeared. Jin Ling looked up at Luo Li, a smile on his lips. He had won! Even with Luo Li’s strongest move, he had endured, so he was certain of victory!

Fang Ruolei bowed to Xi Yi Zunzhi and said:

"Congratulations, congratulations, Elder Luo, this is the body for the soul transfer!"

Han Hai Zhenren and Ming Xiang Zhenren also bowed in congratulations. They all believed Jin Ling had won, and this was the body for Xi Yi Zunzhi’s soul transfer.

Sheng Wei Zhenren smiled and said, "Congratulations, but Elder Luo, you owe me ten thousand spirit stones. Don’t try to back out!"

Just as the many Golden Core Zhenren believed Luo Li had lost, Luo Li said softly:

"Jin Ling, you killed your fellow disciple He Li, causing his severe injuries leading to his death, and attempted to kill your fellow disciple Luo Li. Your crimes are heinous!"

Jin Ling, standing over ten feet away, said, "What? What are you saying?"

Luo Li ignored his question and continued in a voice only he could hear:

"Heaven above, earth below! The evidence is clear, punishment for evil comes first!"

Luo Li leaped up, charging at Jin Ling, counterattacking with all his might!

With these words, a merit was divided, and a strange primordial energy emanated from his body, merging with the heavens and earth. Attracted by this, a strange and mighty force from the sky descended upon Luo Li.

As he approached Jin Ling, Luo Li opened his mouth again, releasing the final Black Dragon Wave!

A beam of light shot out instantly. This strike was different from before. The light was no longer white but dark black, not as thick as a bowl but as thin as a thumb, and instead of a straight line, it curved like a whip.

Jin Ling had no time to dodge. The strike hit his forehead instantly and swept down.

Jin Ling stared at Luo Li, his teeth clenched, the anger on his face gradually fading. He opened his mouth and said:

"Chant that scripture for me too."

As he spoke, a blood mark appeared on his forehead, extending from his forehead to his third eye, mouth, neck, chest, and down to his body. Then a loud boom sounded, and he split in two, dying!

Luo Li said softly, "Heaven above, earth below! The wicked are punished, punishment for evil comes first!"

In an instant, the entire scene fell silent. Han Hai Zhenren, Ming Xiang Zhenren, Sheng Wei Zhenren, and Sect Leader Fang Ruolei all stared dumbfounded, none of them expecting Luo Li to turn the tables and win.

Only Xi Yi Zunzhi smiled and said, "Well, I’ve won. Sister Ming Xiang, Brother Sheng Wei, don’t forget your spirit stones!"

Sheng Wei Zhenren snorted, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave, disappearing without a trace.

The others were speechless. This was the true end of the battle. All were dead, and Luo Li alone survived!

With Jin Ling’s death, the Immortal Bone Black Dragon Heart could only bring him back to life once. Jin Ling was now completely dead, but the Black Dragon Blood did not appear; he had fully refined it.

Luo Li placed his split body back together, leaving him whole. He did the same for Wang Nitian’s body. Then, in front of the two, Luo Li silently chanted the Rebirth Spell:

"Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth. Life will end, the spirit will perish, all things will eventually vanish. No matter how glorious, it’s just a handful of yellow earth, a handful of ashes! A hundred years of life, like a dream, how can there be eternal immortality? The end of the world, terrifying to hear, is but a moment in time..."

With the spell, Luo Li took a deep breath and couldn’t help but roar to the heavens:

"Win, win, I’ve won, I’ve survived!"

"I will continue to live, live well, live freely!"

Luo Li roared. The deadly battle ended, and Luo Li emerged victorious, mastering the Black Dragon Body and surviving. However, a greater danger, the threat of soul transfer, quietly approached!