Chapter 1471: Body Cultivator (4k)

The Mortal Realm

Gems melted, corals burned, and the once magnificent water mansion was transformed into a desolate scene, ravaged as if by wind and fire.

Qin Sang’s compliment sounded like a taunt.

As he surveyed the ruined state of the water mansion, he was astonished by the power of the Divine Solar Tree and simultaneously reflected on his own experience when controlling the Divine Solar Birds.

Currently, he could only control three divine birds with his utmost effort. Furthermore, his cultivation of the “Golden Lotus of Fire Seed” was insufficient to refine the Southern Brightness True Fire, making it impossible to fully subdue it. He could only resort to extremely crude methods, igniting the spiritual fire within the divine birds to use them like thunderclap pellets or sky-shaking bombs.

Although powerful, the divine birds lacked flexibility and acted without remorse.

All Qin Sang could do was slightly adjust their flight paths.

Consequently, the Divine Solar Tree required precise timing for its attacks. When facing an opponent like the Old Devil of Chaos, who possessed the ability to warp space, meticulous planning was essential, or the attacks would likely miss.

The Four-Serpent Seal in Tong Lingyu's hand, while less powerful than the Divine Solar Tree, seemed to grant her a noticeable degree of control over the spirit treasure, possibly due to the Universal Treasure Art. She could wield it as her own magic weapon, unleashing various transformations and responding flexibly.

Both treasures had their respective advantages and disadvantages.

Which was stronger or weaker was a matter of subjective opinion.

Additionally, the Divine Solar Tree's energy consumption far exceeded Qin Sang's expectations.

During a single combat, his true essence could only support two attacks. Even by absorbing spirit stones and consuming elixirs, it was challenging to restore enough true essence in a short time.

Divine artifacts like the Three Lights Jade Liquid were rare and impossible to acquire at will.

Moreover, he couldn't entirely rely on the Divine Solar Tree during combat; he needed to reserve some energy to control other magic weapons.

Qin Sang’s mind stirred.

The Divine Solar Tree, which had been floating behind his head, swiftly flew before him with a whoosh. The divine birds on the tree quickly returned to their full number of nine.

This treasure contained a sealed Vermilion Bird feather, and the Southern Brightness True Fire continuously regenerated. What limited Qin Sang was his cultivation level, not the magic weapon or the spiritual fire itself.

After its initial display of power, Qin Sang retrieved the Divine Solar Tree into his Qianjun Ring.

The light within the water mansion dimmed.

Qin Sang looked up and met the frogfish's astonished and terrified gaze, secretly chuckling. Indeed, for Nascent Soul cultivators and demon kings, the Divine Solar Tree's power was somewhat overwhelming.

The frogfish's pupils contracted sharply, its courage completely shattered. Seeing Qin Sang emerge from the fiery glow, its fear of him reached an extreme, filled with deep regret.

How could it have been so blind back then to provoke such an ominous figure!

“Poof!”

The frogfish opened its mouth and spat out a ball of green light towards Qin Sang, not even checking the result before swiftly turning to flee.

It had used this green light against Qin Sang before; this was a repeated tactic.

In an instant, the water mansion was filled with a shimmering green glow, pervasive with potent venom, making it impossible to defend against. Ordinary individuals, even if they only got some on their skin, would find their flesh and bones melting, dying in endless agony, transforming into a puddle of pus.

Therefore, although the frogfish was only in the early stage of transformation, it was one of the few demon kings that others least wanted to provoke.

The green light dispersed the fiery aura, surging aggressively and transforming into waves of green light that furiously rushed towards Qin Sang like a tide.

The frogfish appeared to have gained the initiative, but it knew clearly that Qin Sang possessed means to repel poison. It had almost suffered greatly last time and didn't expect the green light to trap Qin Sang. It rushed towards another exit without looking back.

Only by escaping into the dark river and utilizing the complex underground water network would it have a chance to shake off its powerful enemy.

Clad in his anti-poison armor, Qin Sang charged into the green light without hesitation or restraint, swiftly pursuing the frogfish.

At this moment, the frogfish appeared to be fleeing in panic, but its attention remained focused on what was behind it. Seeing that its opponent had indeed fallen for the bait, the frogfish's mouth stretched wide, its fangs protruding, revealing a sinister grin.

“Explode!”

A strange syllable escaped the frogfish's throat.

The next moment, without any warning, countless dark green orbs appeared within the green light, densely surrounding Qin Sang. They exploded in rapid succession as soon as they materialized!

The water mansion shook violently again, its structures collapsing into ruins.

Qin Sang’s figure was engulfed by the thick green light.

Within the green light, green lightning snaked around, connecting the orbs and causing continuous explosions, accompanied by an endless roar.

The frogfish smirked with satisfaction.

After its last failed ambush on Qin Sang, it realized that its abilities were singular, and encountering an opponent with powerful anti-poison capabilities was akin to facing a natural predator, leading to complete suppression.

After much contemplation, the frogfish indeed came up with a strategy: it imitated the demonic cultivators' method of refining yin thunder, merging yin energy and condensing poisonous light to forge a special kind of poison lightning.

The explosion of the poison lightning not only detonated potent venom but also possessed astonishing power.

At this critical moment of life and death, the frogfish, though startled, remained calm. Its earlier actions were half genuine and half feigned, aiming to mislead Qin Sang into believing it had lost its courage, fled in panic, and could only use poison light to obstruct the enemy, thereby causing Qin Sang to underestimate it.

The poison lightning hidden within the green light was the true killing move. If the poison lightning shattered Qin Sang's anti-poison armor, he would inevitably be infiltrated by the potent venom.

The plan had indeed worked!

However, even seeing Qin Sang hit, the frogfish still didn't look back, having no intention of turning around to counterattack.

It had truly been terrified by the power displayed by the Divine Solar Tree; a touch from the fiery birds meant instant death, and the frogfish was not a demon king known for its physical strength.

Unless the poison lightning could directly kill Qin Sang, even if he had only a breath left, Qin Sang could deliver a fatal blow, which the frogfish could not withstand.

The frogfish only sought to escape its formidable enemy.

As long as it survived, it believed it would find other opportunities.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned!

What followed was a scene that filled the frogfish with despair.

After the poison lightning exploded, Qin Sang, surrounded by the radiant protective aura of his Ruyi Pearl, calmly emerged from the poisonous light, completely unharmed.

“Whoosh!”

Qin Sang lightly flapped his Phoenix Wings, effortlessly soaring past the frogfish and blocking its path.

The frogfish's expression changed drastically, its eyes now filled with unconcealed terror.

Qin Sang's gaze was indifferent as he glanced at the frogfish. There was old enmity between them, so there was nothing left to say.

He did not summon his demonic flame nor his Golden Sinking Sword. With his blood and qi surging and Buddhist chants resonating, he lunged at the frogfish, intending to engage in close-quarters combat with the demon!

Qin Sang had been studying the “Seven Master Buddhist Seals” for years, his mastery growing increasingly profound. He no longer needed to form hand seals; he could activate the first two seals simply by mentally visualizing them.

This was the first seal, the Auspicious Seal!

His entire body's blood and qi surged, and Qin Sang's battle intent soared. He even retracted the protective aura of his Ruyi Pearl, intending to test the power of the “Seven Master Buddhist Seals” against the frogfish.

“Seeking death!”

Knowing there was nowhere to escape, the frogfish's ferocity was unleashed, and it roared furiously, instantly revealing its true demonic form. Though not renowned for its physical prowess, it was still a demon king, far beyond what human cultivators could compare to.

For its opponent to be so arrogant, abandoning the advantages of a human cultivator and engaging in close-quarters combat, was truly overestimating himself—it was the frogfish's chance.

In an instant, the frogfish transformed into a monster with a fish head and a frog body, emitting a roar. The madness in its demonic eyes intensified.

Qin Sang moved even faster, his blood and qi condensing in his palm. He closed in, raising a palm, and fiercely struck towards the frogfish.

“Boom!”

A strong gust of wind assailed its face.

The frogfish's pupils contracted slightly; in its vision, it seemed only this palm and a Buddhist seal remained. The surrounding space felt locked, as if it had fallen into a mire.

At that moment.

Its body twisted suddenly, like a swimming fish, exceptionally agile. Light shimmered on its scales, and as the palm wind touched its body, it seemed to slide off like water, surprisingly deflecting the attack with a clever maneuver.

Immediately after, the frogfish's upper body swung rapidly, its huge mouth opening wide. Its fangs elongated to half a foot, each glowing green and dripping with potent venom, transforming into sharp poisonous spears. It savagely bit down, taking advantage of Qin Sang's old strength waning and new strength not yet forming.

If bitten, Qin Sang would instantly have dozens of bleeding holes on his body.

Unexpectedly, the frogfish's bite missed, causing it to momentarily freeze.

Qin Sang, ghost-like in movement, mentally formed the Lotus Seal, and had inexplicably circled to the frogfish's side.

This wasn't solely reliant on speed, but a masterful body technique.

It turned out that besides their formidable power, the seven Buddhist seals of the “Seven Master Buddhist Seals” each had their unique uses. Mastering all seven seals was equivalent to learning a complete set of close-quarters combat techniques.

Lotus light shimmered around Qin Sang, making him appear like a Buddha child within a lotus.

With slight movements of his feet, he seemed to glide among petals, elusive and leaving no trace whether advancing or retreating, making it impossible for his opponent to defend.

Seeing Qin Sang suddenly vanish, the frogfish was indeed stunned.

But this experienced demon reacted instantly. Instead of trying to find Qin Sang, it made its scales stand up, rattling loudly, while golden light burst forth from within its body, merging with the scales to form an armor, initiating full defense.

As soon as it finished, a strong sense of alarm rose in the frogfish's heart, feeling an astonishing force erupt beside it.

Qin Sang's hand seal changed again, forming the fourth seal, the Demon-Slaying Seal. This seal was a true killing imprint, powerful and heavy, capable of subduing demons without mercy, and its power surpassed that of the first four seals.

At this moment, Qin Sang transformed into a Vajra Subduing Tiger, an Arhat Taming Dragon, with fierce light in his eyes.

Buddhism was inherently compassionate, but the Demon-Slaying Seal was an ultimate killing move!

“Boom!”

Under the Demon-Slaying Seal, evil beings trembled in fear!

The frogfish was greatly alarmed, feeling its life threatened. This human cultivator's physical body was no weaker than a demon king's, and he had mastered such a powerful divine ability.

Even those demon kings known for their ferocity were no more than this!

What was more terrifying was that this person possessed countless exotic treasures and was by no means a pure body cultivator.

What kind of monster was this!

The frogfish screamed inwardly, daring not to resist head-on. It forcefully twisted its body and rapidly retreated, but its speed was still a half-beat too slow. It felt a sharp pain in its shoulder, its body violently shook, and it stumbled.

“Thud!”

A patch of scales on the frogfish's body was swept away by Qin Sang's palm, sending flesh and blood flying.

Fortunately, the frogfish reacted quickly enough. If it had fully taken the Demon-Slaying Seal, the injury would not have been so minor.

“Ah!”

The frogfish shrieked, its demonic eyes filled with bloodlust. Staring at Qin Sang, who was closing in again, it went completely mad.

The next moment.

Its flesh and blood pulsed, and a small patch of scales on its chest actually pulled out from its body inch by inch, their roots still dripping with blood, leaving countless bloody holes. This sight was truly chilling.

The frogfish bared its fangs. This method of shedding scales was another of its great killing moves. Refining these poisonous scales was not a task of a day or two, and performing it caused excruciating pain.

It had been waiting for an opportunity for a single, decisive killing blow, but Qin Sang's strength was too great; he could injure it with just his physical body. If it endured any longer, it might not even get a chance to strike.

The scales were as hard as metal and had been refined by the frogfish's poison arts for countless years, making them one of the most exotic and potent poisons in the world.

“Swish swish swish…”

The poisonous scales rained down.

Overwhelmingly.

Just as Qin Sang was attacking with full momentum, completely unprepared and at extremely close range, he had no time to dodge. It seemed he was about to be riddled with them.

Facing the perilous situation, Qin Sang remained calm. His figure paused slightly, and his fingers had already formed a peculiar gesture—this was another new Buddhist seal.

The third seal, the Mandala Reversal Seal!

As soon as the Buddhist seal was formed, Qin Sang's aura immediately transformed.

At this moment, he was no longer as thunderous and unstoppable as when he used the Demon-Slaying Seal. His blood and qi were inwardly concentrated, gathering around him, as if he were enveloped by a mandala diagram.

In the space around Qin Sang, blood energy and force circulated. An invisible vortex spontaneously formed at the center of the mandala diagram. The first poisonous scales shot at him immediately felt a sense of stagnation, were guided by the force, and slightly deflected, unable to get close.

This was the marvelous ability of the Mandala Reversal Seal.

It could not only counter poisonous scales but also magic weapons.

In the future, as Qin Sang's physical body grew stronger and his mastery of this divine ability became more profound, the influence of the Mandala Reversal Seal would not be limited to his surroundings; he would be able to suppress magic weapons with his bare hands!

After successfully cultivating the first four seals of the “Seven Master Buddhist Seals,” Qin Sang couldn't help but marvel at the comprehensive nature of this divine ability. He gained a deeper understanding of body cultivation and grew increasingly excited about the power and capabilities of the remaining three seals.

Seeing this, the frogfish was greatly alarmed. Without hesitation, it swiftly activated its poisonous scales to merge. The scales melted one after another, leaving a single drop of dark green liquid that transformed into a tiny poisonous arrow. It shot towards Qin Sang, penetrating the Mandala Reversal Seal, and vanished without a trace in an instant.

However, it was precisely this momentary delay that allowed Qin Sang to execute the Lotus Steps, move and evade, dodging the fatal blow.

The poisonous arrow missed.

The frogfish was stunned. Qin Sang had evaded its killing move without even using the Ruyi Pearl, demonstrating a vast difference in their strength. It seemed its fate today was sealed.

Knowing it couldn't escape its doom, it completely unleashed its ferocity, letting out a mournful roar. It threw itself recklessly at Qin Sang, determined to make its opponent pay a price even if it meant death.

Like water, which has no constant form, and troops, which have no constant formation, Qin Sang's figure moved like lightning, continuously shifting through the four Buddhist seals. His current display subtly echoed this principle, allowing him to maneuver around the frogfish with ease.

In a flash, the man and the demon exchanged an unknown number of blows.

The vast water mansion was utterly transformed, completely destroyed, becoming their battlefield.

The frogfish retreated steadily, gradually forced into a corner by Qin Sang. Its situation grew increasingly dire as Qin Sang completely suppressed it. It roared repeatedly, but it did nothing to change its predicament, only serving as impotent rage.

The reasons for the frogfish's inadequacy were as follows.

Firstly, the “Seven Master Buddhist Seals” were indeed extraordinary.

Secondly, the frogfish's poisonous attacks were completely countered by the fat silkworm. It possessed powerful divine abilities, but couldn't use them, leading to extreme frustration.

The frogfish's roars were filled with resentment and suffocating frustration.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Qin Sang seized the opportunity, striking the frogfish's chest squarely with the Demon-Slaying Seal.

The frogfish spat out fresh blood, its body shooting backward, successively smashing through three water stones in the mansion. A large dent appeared on its chest.

Unexpectedly, the frogfish had not given up. It had been waiting for this moment. It scrambled to its feet, opened its mouth, and spat out a beam of white light that shot towards the exit with astonishing speed.

The Seven Souls Killing Formation descended!

It enveloped the white light, revealing a crystalline fishbone that, stimulated by the sword qi, shattered instantly, severing the frogfish's last hope.

With the power of the first four seals verified, Qin Sang put aside his playful intent, summoned his Golden Sinking Sword, and swiftly ended the frogfish's life.

Qin Sang's figure flickered, and he picked up the frogfish's remains.

He surveyed the surroundings of the water mansion, which had become ruins.

Before leaving, Qin Sang meticulously erased all traces of the Divine Solar Birds, to prevent the demon race from discovering any clues.