Chapter 367: Generating a Teleportation Array

"Disaster! It is fleeing!"

Amidst a sudden chorus of startled cries and furious curses in the sky, a mass of crimson-black mist burst through the crowd with incredible speed, instantly plunging into the dark clouds above and streaking away toward the horizon like a bolt of black radiance.

"How careless! To think that after a thousand years, you ants have actually forged such a treasure! But now, your precious artifact has been shattered by my own hand! Once I recover..."

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Before that thought could fully form, several streaks of sword-light, as graceful as startled swans, came whistling through the air, weaving a dense, inescapable net of blades across the heavens and the earth before it could even begin to flee.

Immediately after, a sharp sword crackling with arcs of lightning pierced through the void, thrusting directly at the very heart of the cloud!

Those two eyes, resembling a pair of crimson pearls, filled with astonishment, yet they harbored no fear; instead, they twisted into a dark, sinister smile.

"Do not kill it!" Ning Bi cried out, hastily pulling back Boss Fang.

"What is it?" At that critical, hair-breadth moment, Boss Fang's sword hung perfectly still, right in front of the dark crimson mist.

"Because there is no way to truly kill a demon," Ning Bi explained from beside him. "If a demon is slain, it takes very little time for it to be reborn elsewhere, and it will be far harder to capture it again."

"You little wench, how dare you plot against this venerable one?!" A sharp shriek of terror suddenly erupted from the crimson-black cloud, its previous look of smug triumph instantly warping into profound dread.

Across the sky, countless beams of sword-light rained down like falling stars.

The old Daoist Tian Xu asked, "Boss! Where is the demon?!"

Wang Lingxiao shouted a loud warning, "That demon is exceedingly cunning, everyone must not be deceived by its wiles!"

Boss Fang pointed toward the crimson-black cloud surrounded by the net of swords: "The one you are all talking about?"

From within that very cloud, a cold, grim voice hissed, "You ants can never kill this venerable one, no matter what. You had best ensure I never catch a single breath of respite in the future, or else I shall slaughter every last one of you!"

It then struggled frantically, only to be herded by the sword-lights like a helpless chick right to Boss Fang's feet.

"The one you are looking for... is this?" Boss Fang spoke.

Daoist Tian Xu: "..."

Wang Lingxiao: "..."

All the cultivators: "..."

"What is going on?!"

"What just happened?!"

A look of utter shock washed over everyone's faces.

They had only arrived a single step too late; how could the great, once-invincible demon now be reduced to such a pathetic shred?!

Just then, Duan Yue approached with several blacksmiths, chuckling as he bowed, "Grandmasters, we have not failed our mission. The Haotian Mirror we forged just displayed divine might, shattering this demon's physical form and severing its soul, leaving it in this miserable state!"

"Oh?!" The eyes of Wang Lingxiao and Daoist Tian Xu lit up instantly, their faces turning joyful as they laughed uproariously, "It truly was worth the sacrifice of over half the resources of all our sects to fully support the replication of this treasure!"

The Sect Master of the Haoran Sect nodded, "Then, Martial Brother Duan, where is the Haotian Mirror now..."

One must know that this was a peerless treasure capable of suppressing a terrifying great demon!

Everyone looked at Duan Yue with eyes burning with desire.

"Hahahahaha!" Just then, a wild burst of laughter echoed from the black cloud beside them, "That treasure of yours was shattered to pieces by my own head long ago! You cannot trap me for long!"

"Shattered..." Wang Lingxiao stared at Duan Yue in dumbfounded disbelief, "Shattered?!"

One had to realize that replicating just this single mirror had consumed more than half the resources of the entire Morning Star Sea region.

To think that they, the sect masters, had not even laid eyes upon it before it was already destroyed?!

"It has nothing to do with me..." Duan Yue quickly pointed at the demon, shouting, "It was it! It shattered it! If you seniors want to blame someone, look to it!"

"Are you angry?" A voice sneered from within the black cloud, "Do you dare kill me?!"

To think that even in this state, the demon dared to mock them; instantly enraged, he prepared to strike.

But very quickly, the old Daoist Tian Xu pulled him back: "Sect Master Wang, have you forgotten what this creature is?! If you kill it, you will only be helping it escape!"

Wang Lingxiao's fury vanished instantly into deflation: "If we cannot kill it, then what do you suggest we do?!"

Seeing that everyone truly did not dare to kill it, a hint of smugness flickered within those crimson, wicked eyes.

"Even if I fall into your hands, what of it?" It mocked silently in its heart, "These foolish ants do not even dare to kill me to vent their wrath!"

Right at that moment, Ning Bi spoke up, "I have a plan, though I do not know what everyone thinks of it?"

Several pairs of eyes stared at her suspiciously.

She continued, "Right now, this old monster has lost most of its magic power and is no match for any of you. While killing it is inappropriate, you can all thoroughly thrash this old ghost without ending its life, just to vent the fury in your hearts."

"A splendid idea!"

"Though the death penalty is spared, living punishment cannot be avoided!" Wang Lingxiao clapped his hands in great praise, "Did you think that because we dare not kill you, we have no ways to deal with you?!"

"Take my Punishment Lightning!"

"Behold this old man's Yimu Calamity Fire!"

"..."

Instantly, in front of Boss Fang's shop, lightning clashed and fire raged, accompanied by a chorus of incomparably wretched shrieks: "You wretched old hag, is this how you treat your own kin?! How dare you scheme against this venerable one?!"

"If I ever escape, I will ensure you all... woo-woo-woo-woo..."

A sword hilt had already been shoved into its mouth.

"Still daring to clamor, strike harder!"

Mo Tianxing ground his teeth, "Behold the scriptures this old man learned from Tianyin Temple; they are most effective against such vile things!"

"Ahhhh! Stop chanting—!"

...

Having finally vented their fury and exhausted the resentment over their destroyed sects, the grandmasters and the gathering of cultivators began to deliberate: "Now, how should we dispose of this demonic creature?"

"Why not hand it over to me?" Ning Bi possessed demonic lineage and seemed to know how to handle it.

"No!"

"We must absolutely never hand it over to this witch!"

Aside from the people of the Half-City, clearly not a single person agreed.

"How about... let me handle it." Boss Fang spoke.

Everyone's gaze began to fall upon Boss Fang: "Does the Boss have a way to deal with it?"

Clearly, they still held a great deal of trust in Boss Fang.

Fang Qi nodded, "I guarantee it will never be able to harm any of you again."

Daoist Tian Xu: "Very well then!"

Wang Lingxiao: "I trust Boss Fang!"

Everyone present nodded one after another.

"Beep, obtained one Blood Soul Crystal, obtained Spiritual Marrow."

Fang Qi used the inner energy within his body to draw the crimson-black, dying cloud toward himself; as the demonic energy dissipated, only a dark red crystalline mass remained inside.

The Blood Soul Crystal was the core of a demon, holding not only a terrifyingly immense power but also a specific law of that world.

It was the absolute nucleus of a demonic being.

For this very reason, it was natural that no ordinary soul had ever heard of it; even the leaders of the great factions were laying eyes on such an object for the very first time.

It was born of heaven and earth, and likewise, should it be destroyed, it would return to the embrace of heaven and earth, only to coalesce and regenerate once more after a period of gestation.

Thus, mortals were utterly incapable of slaying these grand, primordial demons born of nature itself.

Yet for Owner Fang...

He tossed it casually into the shop and asked, Do you not also possess something called Spirit Marrow on your person, where have you hidden it?

Do you truly believe this venerable one would ever tell you?

What have you done to this venerable one?!

What are you trying to do?!

Why has the sky turned dark!

The system panel displayed: Quest complete, the teleportation array will be generated tomorrow.

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