Chapter 482: The Priest's Madness

"Five Thunders Heavenly Palm!" Jiang Fan roared.

He thrust out both palms. A destructive thundercloud, swirling with an aura of devastation before his chest, instantly condensed into a colossal thunderous palm about ten zhang long. As Jiang Fan's palms shot out, the giant thunderous palm blasted forward.

Scholars often use "lightning speed" to describe extreme swiftness, but true lightning is far beyond any literary description. There wasn't even a moment's delay; as if teleporting from thin air, the massive thunderous palm slammed heavily into the nine-headed python's chest.

In an instant, a scorched, palm-shaped blood-hole appeared on the python's chest, which had been pristine and jade-like moments before. Large quantities of black, putrid blood gushed out. However, the external injury was secondary. The thunderous power surged into its body, utterly destroying all the death qi within. Death qi was the core element used to create corpse puppets. With this qi gone, the connection between the nine-headed python and the girl was severed. Without control, the nine-headed python crashed to the ground.

The girl standing on its back turned pale. She hastily leaped off. *Thud*— Like a collapsing mountain, the nine-headed python slammed heavily onto the ground, causing an earthquake across the snowy plains. For a moment, the ground shook and the ice fields shattered. The girl who had jumped off was crushed beneath the python, her fate unknown!

"Hiss!" The evil spirit gasped, "You actually hide such a terrifying thunder cultivation technique?" Even a corpse puppet refined from a demon emperor's body couldn't withstand this blow? Jiang Fan himself was astonished by the attack's power. However, this wasn't the full power of the Five Thunders Heavenly Palm. According to the cultivation method, if there was thunder in the sky, this palm technique could summon heavenly tribulation lightning to destroy enemies. That power would truly be world-shattering, capable of destroying anything. But he had no time for reflection now. Sensing the girl's aura, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Still have time to chatter? Run!" That girl was a ninth-level Core Formation beast. She was an existence on par with battle commanders like the Blood Dragon and Sea Siren. Even the nine sect leaders would struggle to match her; only powerful Supreme Elders could suppress her. Without a Nascent Soul jade talisman, Jiang Fan didn't believe he could handle such a being. The best strategy was to leave quickly while she was incapacitated.

*Whoosh!* He pushed his movement technique to the limit, sprinting towards the Boundary Mountain. *Boom!* He hadn't run far when he heard a commotion behind him, like mountains being pulled up and oceans filled. He turned his head, and his pupils contracted. The mountain-like nine-headed python was slowly being lifted. A girl with icy eyes, dressed in colorful clothes, was lifting the nine-headed python directly with both hands. Then, with a powerful heave, she hurled it violently towards Jiang Fan from a distance.

What terrifying brute strength was this? Jiang Fan's hair stood on end. How could he dare to hesitate for even a moment? He decisively pulled out the Five Magnetic Primeval Mountain and, controlling it with his soul, sent it smashing into the hurtling nine-headed python corpse. One was a mountain-like object, the other a literal mountain of flesh. The two collided violently in mid-air, creating an earth-shattering explosion. However, the Five Magnetic Primeval Mountain was completely unharmed. The nine-headed python, on the other hand, had three of its heads utterly pulverized, and the remaining ones were a bloody mess.

Jiang Fan didn't dare to hesitate. He recalled the Five Magnetic Primeval Mountain and continued to flee. Looking at the nine-headed python, whose heads were smashed to bits, the girl rushed over. She discovered that three of its heads were completely gone, and the others were heavily damaged and difficult to repair. Her face instantly turned icy, and she glared intently in Jiang Fan's direction, saying in a cold voice, "I'll kill you!!!"

*Whoosh!* She pushed off with both feet, unleashing inhuman, terrifying speed. Fortunately, Jiang Fan was still a bit faster than her, covering about fifteen zhang in a single stride. She, relying purely on physical strength, could cover around twelve or thirteen zhang per stride. The more she pursued, the angrier she became. She had initially thought it would be a simple matter to kill a human. Who knew that as soon as he acted, he would use a thunder cultivation technique? And his next move involved an even more formidable, strange small mountain! What made her even more furious was that, as a ninth-level Core Formation beast, she couldn't catch up to him!

"Damn it!" *Gurgle, gurgle*— She let out a low growl, and a sound like boiling water emanated from within her body. Her demonic beast qi and blood power was activated. A pair of dark-red, illusory wings visibly appeared on her back. As they flapped, her body lifted slightly from the ground, significantly reducing her weight. This made her as light as a swallow. Her speed naturally surged, quickly reaching twenty zhang per stride.

"What the—!" "This works too?" Jiang Fan's scalp tingled. Demonic beasts' talents were simply cheating! Seeing her rapidly approaching with a murderous expression, Jiang Fan gritted his teeth. A phantom soul spike once again condensed between his eyebrows and shot out instantly.

The girl had always regarded Wu Manyue as the soul attacker. How could she have been wary of Jiang Fan? By the time she sensed something was wrong, the spike had already pierced directly into her soul. "Ah!!" Being struck at such close range was entirely different from the previous long-distance attack. The intense pain in her soul caused her qi and blood to become chaotic, and her wings abruptly vanished. Her rapidly moving body stumbled uncontrollably, falling to the ground and rolling several times. She struggled to get up, both shocked and furious: "You're the soul attacker!" No wonder that woman said she couldn't do it at all. It turned out the true wielder of this technique was the young man before her.

Why would Jiang Fan pay any attention to her? Taking advantage of her soul injury, he quickly flashed several times, disappearing without a trace across the snowy plains. The girl gritted her teeth: "Bastard!!! You wounded my soul twice and destroyed my beloved nine-headed python. And you still think you can escape?" "Ah!" She suppressed the excruciating pain in her soul and quickly resumed her pursuit. However, due to her damaged soul, she struggled to focus on travel, and her speed dropped significantly. She could now only cover about fifteen zhang per stride, roughly on par with Jiang Fan.

"Bastard, let's see how long you can keep this up!" Clutching her throbbing head, the girl said spitefully, "You're just a measly second-level Core Formation human. Can you sustain such massive spiritual power consumption? When your spiritual power runs out, that's your death sentence!" As she said this, her face was flushed with shame and anger. Who would believe that a formidable ninth-level Core Formation demonic beast would have to rely on her opponent running out of spiritual power to hunt down a small human disciple? If this got out, no one would believe it, right? But it was the truth! The various techniques this human disciple had just displayed—unless one had personally experienced them, who would believe they were performed by a mere junior disciple? The more this was true, the more determined she became to kill him!

Half an hour later, Jiang Fan, who had been sprinting non-stop, finally ran out of spiritual power. His movement technique noticeably slowed. The girl smiled coldly, "Why aren't you running anymore? Keep going! Weren't you very good at running?" Her eyes burned with fury. She had initially expected Jiang Fan's spiritual power to run out quickly. She hadn't anticipated chasing him for half an hour! The longer she chased, the angrier she became. She had never encountered such a difficult human disciple to kill! Still, at least it was finally over... However, what stunned the girl was that Jiang Fan took out a pill, tossed it into his mouth, and then, under her dumbfounded gaze, "revived with full health." With his spiritual power completely replenished, he once again boosted his movement technique and continued to flee.

"This... what's going on?" The girl was dumbfounded. After a long moment, she roared in exasperation, "You're cheating!!! You can play like this? I've never heard of humans having spirit pills that can instantly fully restore spiritual power!" Seeing Jiang Fan run further and further away, and realizing she wouldn't catch him before he reached the base of Boundary Mountain, the girl gritted her teeth. She took a piece of ambergris from her waist. Sealed inside was a golden-yellow drop of blood, emanating an oppressive spiritual pressure. Jiang Fan was no stranger to this sight: it was Demon Emperor's essence blood! The sixth-level Core Formation beast, Xuan Jia, had seen his cultivation directly jump a realm and his strength greatly increase after consuming it. Jiang Fan's scalp tingled with annoyance. "You're a demonic beast priest!" he chided. "Using Demon Emperor's essence blood against a minor human like me? Aren't you ashamed?"

The girl's face flushed. Both embarrassed and enraged, she stomped her foot and declared, "I will use it! Today, I *must* kill you!" With a resolute grimace, she swallowed the incredibly precious drop of Demon Emperor's essence blood, wincing at the pain. Terrifying qi and blood power immediately swept through her body like a torrent. Her physique, speed, perception, and even her cultivation realm instantly elevated by a level. *Whoosh!* With a single stride, she covered thirty zhang! Seeing this, Jiang Fan was so angry he cursed under his breath: "You're shameless! Damn it! How did I encounter such a dishonorable opponent? A dignified ninth-level Core Formation expert chasing me, and she even uses Demon Emperor's essence blood? Is there no justice? Is there no natural law?"