Chapter 816
Attack and Kill
This flesh and blood lotus has devoured many experts below the Venerable level, but it is far too ignorant of experts above the Venerable level.
"No wonder you didn't dare to fight me personally before, and instead tried to scare me away."
Jiang Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his hand and clenched it, and the surrounding space instantly froze as if water had frozen.
The crimson lotus, radiating an aura of destruction, slowly bloomed within, plunging everything around it into collapse.
clack clack...
The space was like taut panes of glass, cracking and shattering piece by piece, like a skyscraper collapsing in destruction.
The spatial blockade that Jiang Shu had just created was destroyed by the opponent's Great Dao of Destruction.
All the collapse and destruction bypassed the blood-red lotus body, without directly affecting anything else.
At this moment, the source of destruction is as abrupt as a small boat sailing steadily in a storm.
Jiang Shu remained calm, showing no emotional change despite failing to land a blow; instead, he smiled.
"It seems to be true."
When one's understanding of the Great Dao reaches a certain level, one can often draw inferences from one instance to another, using one's own Great Dao to accomplish what other Great Daos excel at.
Just like how we used destruction to fight against the spatial blockade.
However, if the other party is skilled in spatial manipulation, they would not do this, as such behavior would be like taking a long detour, which would be time-consuming and laborious.
At this moment, countless dense tentacles suddenly stretched out from the flesh and blood lotus, immediately pounding the space and causing everything to collapse.
Jiang Shu watched all this without stopping it, his eyes darkening slightly.
"Is this your tactic, to cause all illusions to collapse first, preventing me from using space to make my move?"
"how?"
Knowing that it couldn't hide the truth from Jiang Shu, the flesh-and-blood lotus simply asked him directly.
"it is good."
Jiang Shu stomped his foot hard on the ground, and in an instant, a large-scale spatial blockade was formed.
In an instant, everything seemed to shrink, as if Jiang Shu were about to grasp it in his palm.
The space has shrunk!
Space lockdown!
In an instant, the lotus-like figure shrank continuously, as if it were about to become a tiny trick, ready to be grasped at any moment.
The aura of destruction erupted once more. Jiang Shu raised his hand and pointed, causing the surrounding void to rise sharply, continuously swallowing the dissipating aura of destruction.
"Having gone through so much subtle probing, let's continue!"
Jiang Shu clenched his right hand tightly, and the space he held in his palm shattered in an instant. A magnificent and terrifying spatial wave roared toward the figure in the middle.
boom!
If his attack had landed on an ordinary planet, it would likely have destroyed the planet with a single, simple blow.
At this moment, at the center of this spatial surge, the crimson lotus slowly opened a crack once more, unleashing more and more destructive power.
The terrifying power permeates everything, collapsing from the very foundations and reducing everything to ashes.
In an instant, the power of destruction collided with the spatial turmoil, and just as this fierce confrontation was taking place, a figure suddenly appeared in this land of destruction.
Jiang Shu!
He actually barged in with his bare body, his gaze fixed intently on the crevice where the lotus flower bloomed:
"Is that your core?"
Whether it was the three mid-stage Venerable-level Ember Void Puppets that Jiang Shu had previously been wary of, or the Flesh and Blood Lotus before him, they were the weakest of the destructive monsters, each possessing a corresponding core within them.
That is where the greatest power is contained, and it is also their indirect weakness.
Jiang Shu arrived riding on the spatial waves at an extreme speed, and suddenly threw out the Desolate Star Halberd.
Countless streams of destructive energy surged upwards, transforming into enormous tentacles of destruction that suddenly struck the Desolate Star Halberd.
"Let's see if your destructive techniques can break my divine weapon!"
Jiang Shu suddenly let out a low shout, gripped the Desolate Star Halberd with one hand, and his aura suddenly exploded.
The aura was incredibly powerful, converging into a single point, and the previously prepared attack was unleashed at this moment.
boom!
A mighty torrent poured out, and in the blink of an eye, Jiang Shu's terrifying attack, which contained the strength of a late-stage Venerable, directly struck the bud of the flesh and blood lotus.
In an instant, the earth collapsed, and this long-abandoned, uninhabited planet, spanning tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of miles, crumbled and shattered into pieces.
And this was even with a large amount of power poured into the flesh-and-blood lotus, with little to no outward dissipation.
With this strike, the lotus of flesh and blood seemed to have encountered a heavenly fire falling from the sky, its body covered in damage!
"He's still not dead after all this..."
Jiang Shu's pupils contracted, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
If an ordinary Venerable or even a mid-stage Venerable were to be struck head-on by him, they would inevitably be severely injured or even killed.
However, after this lotus of flesh and blood withstood the attack, it didn't even seem to be seriously injured.
At that moment, Jiang Shu suddenly frowned, and then saw that the roots of the flesh and blood lotus seemed to be inserted into the earth, frantically absorbing something as nourishment.
A vast aura of destruction flowed into the lotus through its roots, seemingly rapidly healing it.
"Oh?"
Jiang Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing something.
"really!"
Jiang Shu raised his hand and suddenly threw the Desolate Star Halberd out!
A sudden whooshing sound rang out as the divine weapon crashed to the ground like a meteor, and a dark red halo burst forth from the blood-red lotus.
A vast and mighty aura of destruction erupted in that instant, directly covering an area of nearly 100,000 miles, and also enveloping Jiang Shu at that moment.
Just a moment after displaying his prowess, Jiang Shu instinctively retreated, even retreating tens of thousands of miles away, but he was still trapped inside.
"This is indeed your home turf. Fighting you here is truly troublesome."
Jiang Shu muttered to himself.
At this moment, he had already perceived the entire surrounding area of 100,000 li in his mind.
Glug glug...
The flesh and blood lotus suddenly began to tremble violently, its buds rising and falling, expanding and contracting, as if something was about to burst forth.
Jiang Shu frowned slightly and immediately made a move.
The Law of Force, mixed with the Law of Creation, surged forth suddenly, transforming into a torrent of energy that erupted forth.
At the same time, a magnificent figure suddenly appeared behind Jiang Shu, as if it could create the world and stand in the chaos.
Pangu's Axe that Created the World!
Just as Jiang Shu presented his halberd, the figure behind him gripped an axe in one hand and suddenly turned around, sweeping it horizontally as if to directly kill flesh and soul.
Advancing simultaneously on two fronts, Jiang Shu unleashed a dazzling and powerful force.
The clouds above this planet trembled and suddenly parted.
boom!
In that instant, countless tentacles easily extended from the flesh-and-blood lotus body, roaring up and transforming into walls of flesh and blood, seemingly trying to block Jiang Shu's terrifying attack. However, in a flash, countless tentacles were blasted into pieces of flesh and easily destroyed.
In the distance, Jiang Shu strode forward, his posture domineering and tyrannical, directly charging in front of the monster.
The so-called aura of destruction had been forcibly separated by his own Great Dao.
"I will kill you today!"
Jiang Shu looked at the flesh-and-blood lotus in front of him and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
But at that moment, he didn't have time to think about it.
Jiang Shu leaned forward, like a meteor about to personally strike the flesh-and-blood lotus.
At that moment, a heavy aura of destruction poured out, enveloping the monster like a vast ocean.
At this moment, Jiang Shu was like a wisp of axe light that cleaved through the chaos. The so-called aura of destruction could not stop him at all, and he was dissected by layer upon layer of destruction.
In the next instant, Jiang Shu's Desolate Star Halberd suddenly struck the flower buds that were about to bloom.
puff!
The sound of flesh being pierced rang out.
As Jiang Shu took a step forward, numerous spatial and temporal forces activated simultaneously. As the movements of the flesh and blood lotus became extremely slow, it was doubly sealed in that instant.
The Desolate Star Halberd was continuously thrust into the flower bud, and the fiery aura that seemed to want to burn everything spread out, making the flesh and blood look miserable.
Seeing this scene, Yan Kuan and other human cultivators who were watching from the sky were all extremely shocked.
They had imagined what the Venerable One's power was like, but from this day forward, they truly understood just how powerful Jiang Shu was.
On the battlefield, Jiang Shu was like a sharp knife cutting through the torrent. He gripped the weapon with both hands and suddenly pressed it down with force.
Each law is like a surging, boundless river, flowing endlessly.
puff!
Blood, laden with the scent of destruction, gushed forth, but unexpectedly, it was neither red nor any other color; instead, it was a dazzling gold!
In that instant, Jiang Shu suddenly realized something, and his pupils contracted!
Under his gaze, countless drops of blood gushed from the flower buds.
That was blood as brilliant as gold!
At the same time, this golden blood was also filled with an aura of destruction.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Shu immediately retreated and backed away.
All that could be heard was a low, mournful roar from the flesh and blood lotus.
The swirling, destructive flower buds fully bloomed at this moment, yet no destructive aura leaked out; it was as if all of it had seeped into a single point.
Jiang Shu stepped back, his gaze suddenly becoming extremely solemn.
Still in the distance, amidst the blooming crimson lotus, a figure slowly emerged from the location of that malevolent bud.
The figure wore a long, blood-red dress that flowed around her body, her hair cascading down her back like a waterfall, and her skin as white as snow, seemingly delicate and fragile.
"this?"
A hint of doubt appeared in Jiang Shu's eyes. He was puzzled as to why human beings would emerge from the lotus of flesh and blood.
However, this does not mean that he will not kill the flesh and blood lotus in front of him!
The speed instantly closed the gap.
Jiang Shu arrived before the blood and flesh lotus, and his powerful strike, capable of shattering a thousand armies, suddenly descended.
boom!
The next instant.
The crimson lotus once again helped deflect the attack from the voice.
The price was that the blood-red lotus was blasted in half, making it look even more tragic.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Shu launched another attack.
But this time, the woman suddenly retreated, her figure becoming illusory, as if it were a reflection.
Jiang Shu's attack pierced through the illusory shadow and landed in empty space.
"It's no use. I've already escaped using various means. You can't touch me, heh heh..."
A series of soft laughs rang out, and the blood-red figure's lips curled up slightly, seemingly mocking Jiang Shu.
"Ah……"
Jiang Shu frowned as he looked at the illusory figure and began to deduce its location in his mind.
He suddenly understood why that flesh-and-blood lotus had been dragging things out with him for so long, why it had only been defending and not attacking—it was because something was still being nurtured within the bud.
"What's going on? Don't you have a core?"
Jiang Shu then spoke up to ask a question.
He had anticipated that the core of the flesh and blood lotus must be inside the bud, since every enemy he had killed before must have had a core.
The woman in front of him chuckled and said, "Rather than calling it the core, it's more accurate to say that it's the cradle that gave birth to us."
"Only the strongest can bear our birth; otherwise, how could we, who symbolize destruction, have a core within our bodies?"
His words were full of condescension.
However, such words failed to stir any emotion in Jiang Shu's heart.
He stood suspended in the void, his gaze fixed on the blood-red figure.
"Don't worry, you can't catch me. Unless..."
The woman in the long robe was about to say something when her expression suddenly changed. Jiang Shu vanished without a trace, disappearing without a trace.
……
Meanwhile, at the edge of a galaxy.
The woman raised her hands slightly, using the technique of image retention to leave a message.
Just as she was feeling smug and preparing to make fun of Jiang Shu, her expression suddenly changed. Then she saw a figure suddenly appear in the void in the distance.
Jiang Shu!
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Shu flew towards her at lightning speed, like a relentless sword.
"He actually came all this way?!"
The woman's pupils contracted, and a look of horror immediately appeared in her eyes.
Completely unexpectedly, Jiang Shu was able to see through her methods immediately, breaking through countless spaces to chase after her.
The distance between the two sides closed rapidly.
The surprise in the woman's eyes flashed by, but was quickly replaced by calm. An aura of destruction suddenly appeared around her, spreading out and obscuring the surroundings.
"So, you've been trying to conceive all along. I must have interrupted your gestation process. You should be very weak right now!"
Jiang Shu sneered, his gaze unwavering despite the aura of destruction, remaining fixed on the woman's body.
In the blink of an eye, the Chaos Hole erupted with full force.
He suddenly gripped the Desolate Star Halberd, pouring immense power into it in an instant.
A towering, thousand-foot-tall halberd suddenly appeared in the vast universe and was hurled by Jiang Shu!
boom!
A sudden, devastating blow that shattered the starry sky shook the heavens.
Faced with this attack, the woman's expression suddenly changed, and her body rippled with intense light, instantly becoming ethereal, as if she could switch between the tangible and the intangible.
However, this time, simply switching between tangible and intangible forms was no longer enough to withstand Jiang Shu's attack. (End of Chapter)