Chapter 1584

"Liù Xū, is it very strong?"

Cén Qiáofū glanced at the battlefield out of the corner of his eye, his face showing more curiosity.

He had heard of the original Liù Xū, but only knew the name.

Before this, he didn't even know what the Liù Xū were, and this information seemed to be of a high level, strictly sealed.

Sāng Lǎo's face was somewhat grave, and without regard for the presence of the Xū Yuè Huī Gōng Palace Master, he spoke bluntly:

"Liù Xū, you can say it's strong, or you can say it's weak."

"Strong, in that each of the Liù Xū has an extremely high upper limit. If one can cultivate their Dao to perfection, no one can shake them."

"For example, Xú Xiǎoshòu..."

He pointed to the distant nine-tailed giant:

"The ability of the Greedy God is inherited from the Swallowing Taotie, mastering the power of swallowing."

"In the past, it was not very prominent, but ever since it possessed Xú Xiǎoshòu, both their abilities have been amplified simultaneously, almost a leap in growth."

"However, for the Greedy God, Xú Xiǎoshòu's existence is not necessary; he's like an accelerator pill, greatly reducing the time for the Greedy God to grow to perfection."

After a pause, Sāng Lǎo sighed again:

"Even without possession, given time to grow, the Greedy God could reach a world-destroying level on its own."

"The Swallowing Taotie is like this, and the same goes for the other five Xū."

Bái Zhù was still staring blankly at the battlefield, and the Water Ghost said thoughtfully:

"Weak? Where are they weak?"

Sāng Lǎo shook his head:

"The original Liù Xū, although their strength is very strong to the outside world, in reality, for each of them, most hadn't fully grown before they were wiped out."

Cén Qiáofū nodded upon hearing this, taking the opportunity to satisfy his curiosity:

"What about the other five Xū? What powers do they have respectively?"

Sāng Lǎo pressed his straw hat and thought for a moment before saying:

"The West Domain has been desertified for who knows how many years, becoming a place rarely visited by people, as you all know."

"Um."

"The Exile Sand was born from the unknown power that caused the desertification of the West Domain!"

Cén Qiáofū was shocked; he had never heard of such secrets.

"Then, what does it look like, how did it die, and where has its power been passed to now..."

Seeing Sāng Lǎo shake his head and say nothing, he stopped asking, knowing that even Fén Qín couldn't gather such information.

"What about the others?"

"The Scaled White Witch, the last body of witchcraft, hadn't fully formed before it was found and eliminated by the Sacred God Hall due to the reasons of the five absolute bodies."

Sāng Lǎo glanced at Bái Zhù Palace Master, who showed no reaction.

"What about Xū Huī Zhī Yì?"

"I'm not sure about that; it's said to be the origin of the name Xū Yuè Huī Gōng, perhaps the spiritual leader among the six, but its specific abilities are unclear."

"Empty Spirit Gu?"

"A special ghost beast with no physical body or soul, only growing in the world of consciousness, feeding on intentions, able to incarnate in thousands, tainted with the remnants of the evil god's power, perhaps not completely eradicated even now."

"Then..."

Cén Qiáofū looked toward the front battlefield, at that huge monster that could rival the nine-tailed giant, its golden light dazzling, its roar like thunder, terrifying to the ears:

"Erosion Gold Kui?"

Sāng Lǎo also turned his gaze, saying solemnly:

"Jīn Kuí, it probably calls itself by that name."

"This is the strongest frontal combat force among the Liù Xū, with a body like a bull and a tail like a dragon, no horns, one foot, accompanied by the light of the sun and moon, able to summon wind and rain, thunder and lightning..."

Sāng Lǎo seemed to be reciting from past intelligence, and finally summarized:

"But its strongest bloodline power is the passive 'Erosion Gold' force, which has the ability to corrode everything it touches into molten gold."

Molten gold...

Cén Qiáofū murmured to himself and asked no more; soon, he should see what this "molten gold" looks like.

After Sāng Lǎo finished speaking, he looked at Bái Zhù Palace Master, knowing that this person truly understood the essence of all Xū beasts, and asked:

"You should have seen something, so tell me, is it the real one... no, the real Xū?"

Ghost beasts, in the past, called themselves "Xū beasts."

Using the character "Xū" to show Sāng Lǎo's greatest sincerity and respect, although it sounds a bit funny.

Bái Zhù still had a vacant look in his eyes, with flames of hatred flickering in them, and he gritted his teeth:

"No!"

"It's part of it."

A heavy, drum-like bovine roar echoed, and the void flashed with lightning and thunder, wind and rain playing together.

The black ghost beast energy cluster cracked open, and a huge golden monster stepped out.

"What thing is that?"

Xú Xiǎoshòu had never seen a monster with such a strange appearance.

It had only one foot, thick and sturdy, like a pillar holding up the sky, supporting its huge and heavy body. It had a large bull's head but no horns, a long body, and a tail somewhat like that of the Demon Emperor Black Dragon.

This inevitably reminded one of the bygone but beautiful moments experienced during the Void Island dragon-riding conquest...

"Received confusion, passive value, 1."

The spiritual awakening triggered simultaneously.

Xú Xiǎoshòu was surprised to find that this bovine roar had a control effect and was strong enough to make him briefly dazed.

He immediately became vigilant.

"Kui!"

A one-footed Kui, with Erosion Gold power, and one of the original Liù Xū, and such an exaggerated size...

Yes, Sāng Lǎo was not only explaining to Cén Qiáofū; he also knew that Xú Xiǎoshòu could hear him.

Now, looking at the "Kui" that was as tall as himself, with no trace of Tài Zǎi Cí left on its body, Xú Xiǎoshòu fell into thought:

"The original Liù Xū, I remember, was suppressed by the original Red Dress, right?"

"But regardless, just based on the size and this power, it's unlikely that it's just inflated?"

"When Fang Wenxin was young, the White Shadow Copper Coin probably hadn't evolved into the Blood Shadow Copper Coin yet; could he have suppressed this thing?"

Fang Wenxin is indeed strong; when we met in Yù Jīng City, the old man seemed not to have used his full strength.

But to say he suppressed the Erosion Gold Kui, I don't believe it without the involvement of the five great Saint Emperor families.

Such a terrifying ghost beast, if an ordinary semi-saint came, it would be one kick per person.

Perhaps after the Saint Emperor made a move, due to the influence of the Forgetting Force, everyone only remembers the highest-level fighter, only the original Red Dress?

Regardless, Xú Xiǎoshòu had kept an eye out early on.

From the first encounter, he saw that Tài Zǎi Cí's War God power was a bit off— the black War God power faintly carried a familiar ghost beast aura.

As the North Domain War Saint, Tài Zǎi Cí's status is not low, and his combat power is explosive.

Ordinary ghost beasts couldn't possess him; they might be destroyed by him as soon as they approached.

In that case...

Combined with what the Water Ghost mentioned, Tài Zǎi Cí is a loyal watchdog of the Sacred God Hall and even actively accepted orders to go to the Lament Emperor Realm.

What is the Lament Emperor Realm?

Běi Huái's old nest!

Who is Běi Huái?

Previously, perhaps unclear, but now he understands very well; that person is the root of the Red Dress's corruption and fall, and the instigator of all ghost beast-related chaos!

"A top-notch body must be matched with a top-notch ghost beast, so he used one of the original Liù Xū?"

"But during the previous battle, even when I activated the Extreme Giant, Tài Zǎi Cí still didn't actively use the ghost beast power; is it because I'm not worthy?"

"No! After he slapped me into pulp, Kui came out, and relatively, all traces of Tài Zǎi Cí disappeared— did Tài Zǎi Cí die?"

Ghost beast emerges, host dies?

Is this a failed ghost beast possession?

Or some new species' semi-finished product?

Xú Xiǎoshòu couldn't help but start thinking about what Běi Huái wants to do and what purpose he is trying to achieve.

This concerns the Greedy God, after all, that person even thought about tampering with the Greedy God.

However...

He couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought!

"Forget it!"

No matter what, involving Běi Huái and the opposing Ten Venerables, all principles are void.

Xú Xiǎoshòu originally thought that if Tài Zǎi Cí was a ghost beast possession, considering Bái Zhù's face, if he had the opportunity, he would choose to hold back:

Incorporate it into the Heavenly Secret First Lodge's system, or even into the affiliated force Xū Yuè Huī Gōng's system, it's not impossible.

Now, since Tài Zǎi Cí has been tampered with by Běi Huái, to be safe, it's best to eliminate him.

To prevent disaster from within, and the Great God Descent Technique... Xú Xiǎoshòu doesn't want to experience it again.

"Received lock-on, passive value, 1."

As soon as the Erosion Gold Kui appeared, its red eyes first locked onto the nine-tailed giant, which was equally huge and impossible to ignore.

From its eyes, one could easily read destruction and ruin, with not a hint of human desire.

"Indeed, Tài Zǎi Cí is already dead..."

As soon as this thought flashed, the golden huge monster had already shattered the ground and space with one foot, charging forward with immense force.

"Refuse intimacy!"

The nine-tailed giant's eyes were cold, raising the Dragon Painting Halberd in its hand, unafraid, and slashing down high.

In terms of frontal combat power, the Extreme Giant is named "Extreme," so who fears whom?

The great halberd drew a half-arc in the high sky, like a heavenly pillar collapsing, smashing ruthlessly toward the huge Kui bull monster.

As soon as the two collided, all sounds in the world suddenly vanished.

Sāng Shuǐ, Cén, Bái, and the others far from the battlefield changed color in shock, without thinking, each using their full strength, either to escape or hide in the Dao principles, only wishing to avoid it.

In just a moment...

"Boom!"

An explosion resounded in their ears, and the various saints bled from their seven orifices.

They saw the entire 18th level of the God's Ruins shattered mountains and rivers, with dust and stones piercing the air, a scene of apocalyptic disaster.

"No!!"

The people on the Saint Slave side could move.

The eleven Saint Sovereigns trapped in the battlefield, sealed by the prison, could only watch the apocalyptic collision erupt above their heads!

They were almost right under those two extreme monsters!

"Crack, crack, crack..."

The sound of space cracking was endless.

At that moment, the eleven Saint Sovereigns only hated why Xú Xiǎoshòu's Dragon Ancestor and Heaven Ancestor power only covered the space world so thinly.

Under that impact aftermath, there was no sense of security at all!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

In just a few breaths, the double ancestral source power, after losing its master's maintenance, could no longer withstand the impact of absolute power and was completely worn away.

The space world that trapped everyone exploded into countless fragments in an instant.

At the same time, the eleven Saint Sovereigns' physical bodies, under multiple protections, couldn't hold for even half a breath— all burst apart!

"Puff!"

Soul blood sprayed like springs.

The eleven Saint Sovereigns, who had already noticed that their physical bodies were beyond saving, unhesitatingly sprayed out soul blood, either performing spirit escape or consciousness escape...

Losing the east, gaining the mulberry.

Undoubtedly, this was a great opportunity!

The mindless Tài Zǎi Kui adult probably couldn't launch soul attacks, and the held-back Xú Xiǎoshòu absolutely couldn't draw his sword to stop others from escaping.

And the Saint Sovereigns who were determined to run could hide at the edge of the world in an instant.

This time, it's definitely not the Second World!

"Puff, puff..."

As they thought this, the eleven Saint Sovereigns heard a slight abnormal sound in their ears.

Looking down, each of their soul bodies, consciousness bodies, and even the surrounding heavenly Dao and saintly power, all ignited with white flames.

Embers Illuminating White Flame?

"Wú Xiù!?"

For a time, roars filled with rage and hatred resounded through the sky, but soon turned into powerless pleas:

"Sāng Senior, give us a chance!"

Drizzle...

While the giants fought in the high sky, the battlefield of the semi-saints rained ink.

The eleven Saint Sovereigns' soul bodies burned together, yet they found that each of them had an additional damp feeling.

The soul blood was flowing and gathering uncontrollably.

Soon, vague upper bodies condensed from soul blood, each wearing a golden beast mask, appeared on the Saint Sovereigns' soul bodies, like maggots on bones.

"Opportunity isn't given by others; you have to fight for it yourself."

The Water Ghost smiled.

"Get lost!"

Qín Guān roared in fury, but before he could exert force, the Sealing Source Spear pierced straight into his soul head, and he lost all resistance.

The violent rain condensed and formed, and together with the white flame, they divided the battlefield, one responsible for five, the other for six.

Two voices of merciless extinction sounded coldly:

"Soul · Dragon Fusion Realm."

"Ink Soul Realm."

The Dragon Painting Halberd struck heavily on the back of the Erosion Gold Kui, chopping open that thick layer of golden power defense, and then pulled hard.

"Sizzle..."

A huge wound like a trench was immediately torn on the Kui's body.

Golden, viscous liquid like blood gushed out endlessly, raining gold over the 18th level of the God's Ruins.

"Cough!"

At the same time, the Extreme Giant coughed up blood and foam, being headbutted in the chest by the Erosion Gold Kui, and was sent flying on the spot.

The two colossal monsters, upon contact, their immense forces were evenly matched, and each was blasted back to the south and north of the 18th level.

"Received attack, passive value, 1."

Xú Xiǎoshòu sucked in a cold breath in pain.

The Extreme Giant could still be injured by brute force; this was the first time besides the Saint Emperor Qilin!

"Received corrosion, passive value, 1."

"Received corrosion, passive value, 1."

Soon, the information bar's pop-up content changed.

Xú Xiǎoshòu was surprised to find that on his Extreme Giant's body, the point where he was hit in the chest turned into golden liquid and flowed down after just a few breaths.

Including muscles, bones, blood, organs...

Soon, a huge hole was dissolved in his chest, almost piercing through.

"Erosion Gold?"

This injury seemed irreversible.

From the perspective of the Life Mystery, a large chunk of the Extreme Giant's life patterns had been dissolved, meaning even the soul was affected.

If it were on someone else, this would be innate damage; just taking pills wouldn't restore the missing life patterns, and they'd have to live with this wound forever.

But for the Extreme Giant...

With the blessing of the Life Mystery and various passive skills, Xú Xiǎoshòu could repair his body by independently weaving life Dao patterns.

Recovery? Just a matter of time.

"Swallow!"

The Swallowing Body chose to digest some of the Dragon Pearl's stored power to shorten the recovery time, instantly repairing the body.

The nine-tailed giant was intact!

Even so...

Xú Xiǎoshòu couldn't help but marvel.

The Erosion Gold Kui lived up to its reputation!

"But this battle can only be fought here..."

After recovering, looking at the shattered earth below from the fight, Xú Xiǎoshòu found it even more incredible.

Such a great battle, if placed on the Sacred God Continent, would be one kick for an East Heaven King City, one explosion for an East Heaven Realm; it's too devastating!

Previously, Sāng Lǎo said that the Exile Sand was born from the root power of the West Domain's great desert, and Xú Xiǎoshòu was a bit disbelief.

Now, he believed it.

If this fight went to the East Domain, after a day, the entire East Domain Sword God Heaven would be wiped out.

"Moo!"

Before he could think more, the Erosion Gold Kui shook its head and recovered, launching another brute bull charge.

Too brute!

Purely colliding with physical strength!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Xú Xiǎoshòu didn't want to waste Dragon Pearl power, so he swung the pillar-like Dragon Painting Halberd, fighting and dodging, clashing with the Erosion Gold Kui more than ten times.

"No reason at all."

The battlefield shifted from south to north, from east to west.

Soon, Xú Xiǎoshòu saw through it; the opponent was a complete failed ghost beast possession product!

The Erosion Gold Kui should have other powers.

At the very least, it could shape the Erosion Gold power into techniques and spray them out, perhaps instantly dissolving the nine-tailed giant.

There was also what Sāng Lǎo said, it could summon wind and rain, thunder and lightning...

None of it!

Xú Xiǎoshòu guarded against it for a long time, only to find he was guarding against a bubble illusion!

After Tài Zǎi Cí turned into this thing, it had no intelligence at all, only knowing to use its physical strength to impact and passively use the "Erosion Gold" power.

An enemy without a brain, when even absolute power can't instantly kill the enemy, is far inferior to an enemy with a brain but weaker power.

Granted, the current Erosion Gold Kui is absolutely enough to deal with the eleven Saint Sovereigns, or even Sāng Lǎo and the Water Ghost.

After all, if they just stand there and let it chop, it might take ten days and a half month to break its defense.

And with one roar bringing control, one touch injuring the soul and eroding gold.

As long as they're not careful and get injured, their Dao foundation will be destroyed, and they'll fall into the ranks of ordinary semi-saints, not worth the effort.

"What a waste of an original Liù Xū..."

Xú Xiǎoshòu felt both fortunate and sighed; after figuring out the attack patterns of this failed ghost beast possession, more than a dozen ways to kill the Erosion Gold Kui appeared in his mind.

Finally, the nine-tailed giant performed a nimble spinning sweep, chopping off a large section of the one-footed Jīn Kuí's height.

"Roar..."

Accompanied by a scream, golden viscous liquid flowed all over the ground, plating the shattered mountains and rivers with a layer of glory.

For spiritual life forms, it's corrosion.

For mountains and rivers, it hardens quickly, turning them gold.

"Sizzle..."

The nine-tailed giant's feet stepped on the golden mountains and rivers, only to be corroded, so it immediately chose to float in the air.

Looking around, Xú Xiǎoshòu suddenly understood what a "forbidden land" is.

Perhaps in the future, if others come to the 18th level of the God's Ruins and see this golden mountain and golden river, they should know there's a legend.

But after touching this golden mountain and golden river and dying, others will know it's a terrifying legend.

"Times change, huh..."

Xú Xiǎoshòu withdrew his gaze from the glorious scene.

He didn't directly kill the Erosion Gold Kui.

After the monster howled and fell, he gripped the Dragon Painting Halberd and suddenly shrank, returning from the nine-tailed giant to human form.

Strangely, the battle became even simpler...

No more sighing, Xú Xiǎoshòu flashed forward and came before the huge pupil of the Erosion Gold Kui, focusing his vision forward.

"Soul Reading!"

With a buzz, the Erosion Gold Kui stopped trembling, its face showing pain.

Yes, Xú Xiǎoshòu wanted to see the original Liù Xū.

He wanted to know what exactly happened between Tài Zǎi Cí and Běi Huái, and why the original Liù Xū reappeared in this way.

If he hadn't protected the Greedy God back then, what unimaginable things would have happened.

"Buzz!"

His thoughts flickered.

Xú Xiǎoshòu only felt his eyes blur; he had read into the soul memory, whether of the Erosion Gold Kui or Tài Zǎi Cí, he didn't know.

Strangely, this time he didn't substitute himself, but watched as a bystander...

No picture.

No background.

In front of him, only the back of a man in white clothes with long hair scattered.

"Běi Huái?"

Xú Xiǎoshòu was alert.

He remembered that in the Four Symbols Secret Realm, the Běi Huái he saw was in white clothes and bare feet; was this... facing the Saint Emperor?

He wasn't afraid, nor did he voluntarily cut off the soul reading connection; instead, he curled his lips in a mocking tone:

"Turn around; I've already seen... your divine soul is boiling."

The white-clothed, bare-footed man paused upon hearing this and slowly turned around, his lips also slightly curled.

Xú Xiǎoshòu's pupils suddenly dilated.

"Dào Qióng Cāng?!"