ATPnovel Chapter 45 Senior Brother, Don't Be in Such a Hurry to Die
Chapter 45 Senior Brother, Don't Be in Such a Hurry to Die
The black water dragon transformed from the white bone jade hairpin had already firmly locked the altar toad with its energy. No matter how the toad rolled and tumbled its fat body, the water dragon was like a maggot clinging to its bone, relentlessly pursuing it.
Su'e couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Master's jade hairpin is actually that powerful?"
Chi Mingzi slowly said, "Gui water destroys the soul, and Xuan Sha overcomes evil. The Tan Chan's method of swallowing and absorbing is like running into its nemesis."
The ferocious light flashed in the eyes of the toad, and the turbid gray-yellow ripples around its body surged wildly back, all flowing into its huge mouth that stretched to its ears.
"Devouring Heaven and Devouring Fortune." The voice of the altar toad was no longer human.
Xu Changqing's eyes turned cold: "Fine, since Senior Brother Tan Chan has such a refined interest, I'll let you swallow as much as you like. Let's see just how much you can swallow."
The dark, murky water dragon roared silently, its body thrashing violently, surging towards the giant maw that connected to the underworld like a burst dam.
The fat flesh around the toad's neck swelled violently, its skin stretched to the point of transparency, and the pale white and pitch black Qi of Gui water surged like a tide inside.
"Not enough...not enough."
The toad grew increasingly frenzied, its eyes bulging, its facial muscles twitching, and it uttered muffled gurgling sounds from its throat. Its abdomen swelled up like a toad's, and more twisted bumps appeared on its body.
His body was flashing with gray-yellow light. He desperately tried to refine this power using the Fate Reversal Technique, but the Gui Water Profound Fiend was so domineering that it could not be easily refined.
Her belly swelled and bulged at a visible speed, like a balloon blown to its limit, her skin stretched to the thinness of a cicada's wing, giving it an eerie, translucent appearance.
Su'e was terrified and instinctively gripped the window frame tightly.
Chi Mingzi leisurely took another swig of wine, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his cloudy old eyes. He muttered to himself, "What can be swallowed may not be digested. This fool can't blame anyone but himself if he bursts his belly."
The water dragon continued to pour into the mouth of the altar toad, like a vast ocean being overturned, endless and boundless.
The altar toad realized something was wrong. Although its innate divine power could devour and contain vast amounts of energy, it still needed time to transform and release it. However, this Gui Water Xuan Sha was domineering and dense, pouring in continuously without stopping for a moment.
The toad wanted to close its giant mouth, but it was already beyond its control.
His obese body swelled and grew larger, his skin stretched to the point of being almost transparent, and one could clearly see the Gui Water Xuan Sha Qi inside raging like a mad snake, stirring up his internal organs like boiling water.
"Coo...coo coo..."
The toad made a broken, strange sound from its throat, its eyes bulging out, bloodshot, and filled with fear.
He desperately tried to devour and refine this power using the "Greedy Wolf Devouring Fortune Technique," but the Gui Water Profound Fiend was too domineering. For every part he refined, ten parts would backfire. The more he devoured, the more he consumed, and the faster he devoured, like a snake that was swallowing its own tail, unable to stop.
The Greedy Wolf destiny, which devours fortune and evil, is inherently a destiny of insatiable greed.
The seven destiny charts recorded in the *Seven Elements Crossing Calamity Mysterious Scripture* are mutually reinforcing, mutually restraining, mutually devouring, and mutually attracting. Each has its own innate talents and fatal flaws. The Greedy Wolf, devouring destiny, is insatiable, devouring any evil it encounters, and once it does, it is difficult to stop. This was originally the Tan Chan's capital for rampaging, but now it has become a death warrant. He was not defeated by Xu Changqing, but by the backlash of his own destiny. The Greedy Wolf, wanting to devour everything, ultimately devoured itself.
Tan Chan stared intently at Xu Changqing, then suddenly let out a muffled, bitter laugh: "Greedy Wolf devours fate, destiny turns against you, and you cannot escape it either."
He wanted to see even the slightest hint of fear on the other person's face.
Xu Changqing merely turned his head slightly, as if listening to the distant pine trees, or perhaps just glancing at him indifferently.
As the toad's skin was about to reach its limit, the sinews beneath its skin groaned in unbearable strain, and thick, black blood began to seep from the cracks, mixed with the foul-smelling remnants of magical power.
"Senior brother, don't be in such a hurry to die," Xu Changqing said with a smile. "I still have a use for this body of yours."
Before the words were finished, the black water dragon formed from the white bone jade hairpin suddenly raised its head, abruptly stopping the pouring force and temporarily slowing down the explosion of the altar toad.
The dragon's body suddenly contracted and solidified, transforming into a pale, extremely refined line. The line was silent, like a bolt of cold lightning, instantly disappearing into the gaping maw of the altar toad.
The power of the white bone jade hairpin, a mysterious and deadly force, was like the most exquisite scalpel, precisely cutting into the soul of the altar toad.
The toad's body, which was swollen like a drum, shuddered violently. The light in its bulging, bloodshot eyes suddenly froze, then quickly dimmed and dissipated, like a candle flame that had burned out.
A barely perceptible wisp of grayish-yellow energy emanated from the corpse. The energy vaguely took the shape of a human standing upright, with the upper body resembling a wolf and the lower body resembling a toad, struggling to escape.
Xu Changqing flicked his sleeve, and the Killing Qi transformed into an invisible hand, steadily capturing the grayish-yellow energy. It felt heavy and cold to the touch, filled with chaotic thoughts of greed, plunder, and hoarding, like grasping a hungry creature.
Behind them, a phantom slowly emerged.
It was a pair of outstretched, dark blue eagle wings, the wingtips like blades, the edges of the feathers gleaming with the cold light unique to the Void Constellation. The eagle's head was raised high, its eyes like lightning, and looking down, the remaining malevolent energy in the courtyard was forced to scatter and flee.
Xu Changqing recalled that Xu Ming had cultivated the "Heavenly Void Nourishing Life Method" for many years, and the resulting star-shaped appearance should have been a hunched, light-fearing rat-like appearance that would flee at the sight of light.
That was the embodiment of utter fear, the original form of the Void Star that illuminates destiny. Now, the rat-like form is gone, replaced by an eagle.
Deep blue, calm, overlooking all living beings.
Xu Changqing remained silent for a moment, guessing that he must have transmigrated and had his soul swapped. The original body's deep-seated timidity and cowardice had been suppressed and replaced by his own clear will.
The fate is thus altered, and the appearance of the corresponding star is also reshaped accordingly.
The Void Constellation remains the Void Constellation. However, the position of the corresponding star has changed from that of a rat to that of an eagle.
Inside the room, Ah Ling stared wide-eyed, muttering, "What is that?"
Chi Mingzi's gaze sharpened, then a smile appeared on his face: "The sign of the 'Responding Star'."
He paused, his tone tinged with surprise, "Your master is born with the Void Destiny Chart, and his corresponding star sign should be that of a rat that fears light, terrified of evil spirits, and shrinking back in the face of trouble."
"Then why does the abbot have the appearance of an eagle?" Caiwei asked boldly.
"Destiny follows the heart; when the mind changes, destiny naturally changes." Chi Mingzi took a sip of wine and said slowly, "The Eagle aspect, deep blue and calm, overlooks all living beings. This is the embodiment of an iron will and a deep-seated murderous intent."
Before the words were finished, the azure eagle suddenly flapped its wings, transforming into a streak of cold lightning, and pounced straight at the struggling wolf-man.
The eagle's beak, sharp as a hook, pierced the wolf's back, while its claws, like blades, held the mass of grayish-yellow energy firmly in place. The wolf let out a silent, miserable howl, struggling and twisting desperately, but was firmly trapped by the cold, eerie blue light emanating from the eagle's wings.
Eagle raised its head and tore Wolf apart piece by piece, swallowing it whole. With each bite, the grayish-yellow aura dimmed, while the outline of the dark blue eagle wings became more solid and clear, the cold light at the wingtips almost solidifying into a tangible substance.
As it swallowed the eagle, its head blurred and gradually transformed into a wolf's head.
With the eagle's gaze and the wolf's look, they are all caught in its trap.
Xu Changqing felt a jolt in his soul as a vast power of destiny merged into his body, his aura subtly solidified, and his sensitivity to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth became even more acute.
Furthermore, scattered fragments of memories flooded his mind, representing Tan Chan's cultivation insights. They were chaotic and disorganized, yet contained many valuable lessons.
Xu Changqing opened his eyes and looked down at the shriveled toad corpse on the ground.
"Fate plundered, luck bestowed upon one... Is this the taste of the Seven Fiends devouring each other?" Xu Changqing realized in his heart that an indescribable hunger quietly rose up, like a beast that had tasted blood, unable to suppress the greed in its bones.
His gaze grew even colder.
Hearing this through the window, Chi Mingzi sighed and murmured, "That's just how the world is. People eat people, and evil devours evil; no one can escape it. In the struggle between the Seven Evils, you either climb up by stepping on the corpses of others, or you become the corpses under their feet. There is no third way."
Looking at the figure standing with his hands behind his back in the courtyard, Su'e suddenly felt that he was a stranger to her, and a pang of heartache flashed through her heart.
The figure stood straight as a sword in the twilight, the ethereal blue eagle wings behind him still lingering, their cold light casting a chilling aura throughout the courtyard.