A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

Chapter 809: Formidable Enemy

Xue Cheng began to disclose his plan to Han Li and Shi Chuankong through voice transmission, and as the two listened, their expressions became more and more hesitant.

In the end, Shi Chuankong remained silent as he fell into deep thought.

"I think that's a feasible plan, but some of the finer details need to be adjusted," Han Li said, following which he also began to communicate something to Shi Chuankong and Xue Cheng through voice transmission.

After hearing what he had to say, Shi Chuankong finally nodded as he said, "There are no other feasible options open to us, so we'll have to follow this plan."

Shortly thereafter, the two of them flew onto Xue Cheng's flying carriage, which promptly departed.

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Close to two years flew by in a flash.

A fiery crimson shadow was flying through the air at an astonishing speed over a certain forest in the Devil Realm.

Inside the streak of crimson light was a flying carriage that had a rather remarkable appearance, and there were three people standing on the carriage, led by a red-robed man who had a hand pressed down onto an array plate on the carriage, injecting a drop of his blood essence into it.

The three were none other than Han Li, Shi Chuankong, and Xue Cheng.

"Your Highness, we should be able to reach Sulfur Forest City in two months once we emerge from this forest. We're traveling quite a bit ahead of schedule, and we should be able to get to the Sulfur Forest City over a year earlier than anticipated," Xue Cheng said.

"Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist Xue. If it weren't for your willingness to sacrifice your blood essence, we wouldn't have been able to get here so quickly," Shi Chuankong said.

"Don't thank me yet, Your Highness. Let's save that for when we reach Chuyu City," Xue Cheng said.

However, as soon as his voice trailed off, a thunderous roar abruptly rang out in the sky.

"You're not getting to Chuyu City on my watch!"

Immediately thereafter, a burst of transparent ripples appeared up ahead, and an invisible barrier that was hundreds of thousands of feet tall emerged, hovering at the very center of which was an elderly figure.

"It's Daoist Master Bone Shine!" Xue Cheng said in a grim voice.

"He still managed to find us, even though we've been so careful," Shi Chuankong sighed.

Han Li was quite alarmed by this turn of events, but his expression remained calm. He had already faced Great Encompassment cultivators in battle on several occasions up to this point, and as long as the enemy wasn't also cultivating one of the three paramount laws, he was confident that he would be able to escape, but he would have to leave Shi Chuankong behind.

Thankfully, they had made some plans for this exact scenario, and Shi Chuankong had many tricks up his sleeve as well, so he wasn't completely doomed.

Daoist Master Bone Shine was a tall and thin elderly man who was missing a chunk of skin and flesh on his forehead, revealing the bone underneath, and he was wearing a dark green daoist robe.

"You think you can just get away without consequence after killing my disciple?" Daoist Master Bone Shine asked in a furious voice.

"Senior Bone Shine, it was your disciple who came after His Highness first, and he was struck down in an act of self defense," Xue Cheng said in an urgent voice as he cupped his fist in a salute.

"I don't care about all of that! The ones who killed my disciple must pay with their lives!" Daoist Master Bone Shine roared as bursts of spatial ripples began to surge through the air around him.

"Split up and run!" Xue Cheng yelled, and as soon as his voice trailed off, Shi Chuankong and Han Li immediately darted away in two different directions.

As for Xue Cheng himself, he threw himself directly at Daoist Master Bone Shine as a series of crimson runes appeared over his exposed skin, and he seized the initiative by throwing the first attack in the form of an almighty punch.

At the same time, countless crimson shadows erupted out of his back, then converged to form a giant crimson devilish projection that also clenched its barbed fist before throwing a punch at Daoist Master Bone Shine.

"Insolent fool!" Daoist Master Bone Shine sneered as he raised a fist of his own and lashed out in retaliation, while white light surged over his entire body, and all of his joints were also popping and cracking audibly.

All of the flesh and skin on his outstretched fist peeled away to reveal the shimmering white bones underneath, all of which were etched with peculiar golden patterns.

The two fists clashed amid a resounding boom, and a burst of ferocious shockwaves swept through the air in all directions.

All of the space within a radius of several hundred feet collapsed inward before rapidly expanding outward, and an enormous round crater appeared on the ground, with all of the mountains and forestry inside reduced to dust.

The giant crimson devilish projection was the first to give out, and it exploded violently in the face of Daiost Master Bone Shine's fist.

All of the bones in Xue Cheng's arm were also shattered, and most of his arm had been reduced to a mangled mass of flesh and blood as he flew back through the air like a broken kite.

In contrast, Daoist Master Bone Shine appeared to be completely unscathed, and he charged forward in pursuit before plunging a hand straight through the left side of Xue Cheng's chest, with his hand ultimately protruding out of Xue Cheng's back.

However, not a single drop of blood was flowing out of the gaping hole in Xue Cheng's chest. Instead, the torn flesh there was squirming as if it were a living creature, attempting to corrode Daoist Master Bone Shine's arm.

A cold sneer appeared on Daoist Master Bone Shine's face as countless white bone spikes erupted out of his arm, giving it the appearance of a mace, and Xue Cheng's chest was instantly torn apart.

The pieces of Xue Cheng's body drifted out of the sky like shredded rags, only to disintegrate into globules of blood that fused back together, then rapidly darted back in retreat before reverting back into Xue Cheng.

Out of the corner of his eye, Daoist Master Bone Shine could see that Han Li and Shi Chuankong had already gotten very far away, and his expression instantly darkened slightly.

He raised a hand before spreading his fingers open, and a ball of white light surged out of the palm of his hand, forming a massive spirit domain that encompassed the surrounding space.

The spirit domain was filled with faint white mist, and seven or eight white pagodas could be seen within it.

Every single one of those pagodas was constructed from tens of thousands of bones, and at the top of each pagoda was an eerie green flame.

This is a Creation Tier spirit domain!

A grim look instantly appeared on Xue Cheng's face upon seeing this.

Trapped in Daoist Master Bone Shine's spirit domain, Xue Cheng could feel all of the bones in his body trembling violently, and it was as if they were threatening to tear their way out of his body to become part of the bone pagodas.

He channeled his devilish power with all his might, conjuring up a layer of protective light around his own body, but before he had a chance to do anything else, Daoist Master Bone Shine swept a sleeve through the air, all of the bone pagodas began to move rapidly, quickly forming a circle around Xue Cheng.

Immediately thereafter, the green flames on top of the pagodas brightened significantly, and ghostly green flames appeared in the eye sockets of all of the skulls on the pagodas, giving off a strange and powerful aura.

All of a sudden, Xue Cheng felt his entire body tighten as his skin was stretched taut, following which a series of extremely irregular large bulges appeared over his body, presenting a very strange sight to behold.

A string of faint thuds rang out as countless tiny gashes appeared over his skin, and bone splinters began to jut out of those gashes, threatening to fly out of his body.

Xue Cheng hurriedly swept a sleeve through the air with an alarmed expression upon seeing this, summoning a dark red spirit domain that encompassed his entire body.

The spirit domain was only around a thousand feet in size, but it was extremely dense, and bursts of crimson qi were swirling around him, quickly healing all of the gashes on his body while also suppressing the unrest in his bones.

Daoist Master Bone Shine harrumphed coldly upon seeing this, and at this point, Han Li and Shi Chuankong were already completely out of sight.

All of a sudden, he reached out with hands, then swiped them over his own rib cage, and two of his ribs pierced their way out of his skin, following which he casually tossed them away in two different directions.

The two ribs shot forth through the air at an incredible speed, covering a distance of close to a hundred thousand kilometers in the blink of an eye, and it didn't take long at all before they caught up to Shi Chuankong and Han Li.

A burst of white light flashed several dozen kilometers away from Han Li, and the rib that was pursuing him took on a human form, transforming into an avatar of Daoist Master Bone Shine.

The avatar let loose a loud roar as it sped up even further amid an eruption of white light, and it was almost able to instantly catch up to Han Li.

Han Li hurriedly sped up as well, but for some reason, his speed was only elevated for a moment before he slowed down again, as if he didn't have the power required to maintain his elevated speed.

A cold sneer appeared on the avatar's face as it pounced at Han Li while reaching out with one hand, and five barely visible spatial indentations appeared up ahead, catching Han Li to prevent him from getting away.