The Art of Chaotic Divinity

Chapter 479: Two Great Monsters!

"I say, you brat, have you seen enough yet? Hurry up and rush out of the canyon! This divine beast can't hold on much longer!"

At that moment, the voice of the despicable donkey echoed in Ling Feng's mind. It was communicating through the spirit animal pact.

Only then did Ling Feng realize that he had been so engrossed in admiring the swordsmanship of the one-armed stone man that he had forgotten the despicable donkey was his ally and had already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

It seems I'll have to wait until my strength has improved before coming back to uncover the secrets behind this one-armed stone man!

With this thought, Ling Feng quickly spread his wings of true qi and crossed the canyon. He memorized the location of the canyon as he was planning to return once he was stronger to explore it further.

Seeing Ling Feng leave safely, the despicable donkey kicked the one-armed stone man away, slapped its own rear, and with a mischievous grin, said, "You pile of broken stones, this divine beast won't keep you company any longer!"

After saying that, he too swiftly rushed out of the canyon, disappearing without a trace.

The one-armed stone man, seeing that Ling Feng and the despicable donkey had left the canyon, didn't pursue them. It roared a few times and then left.

After leaving the Luoshi Canyon, they got closer to the core area of the Sea-Blue Abyss. Ling Feng became more cautious, meticulously searching for any possible locations where the Nine-Mystical Creation Fruit might appear.

Fortunately, Ling Feng's luck was pretty good. Along the way, he collected many rare spirit flowers and spirit herbs, eliminated some demonic beasts, and also dealt with a few human martial artists who weren't very bright.

The closer he got to the core area, the higher the cultivation of those martial artists he encountered was. He started to encounter experts at the Spiritual Element Realm level.

Of course, with the despicable donkey around, Ling Feng wasn't afraid of those Spiritual Element Realm experts.

"Lucky me, another earth-tier flower."

Ling Feng reached out and picked up an inconspicuous green herb from under a tree. If not for his keen senses, he wouldn't have noticed it. Though it looked like wild grass, it was actually a rare material for refining sixth-tier and even seventh-tier medicinal pills.

Boom!

Suddenly, Ling Feng's body trembled slightly. After putting away the spirit herb, he released his spiritual consciousness and sensed an incredibly terrifying aura that seemed to shake his sea of mind.

No! To be precise, it was two auras clashing fiercely like massive waves crashing into a shore. Their power was evident even from a distance.

Both of these auras were immense, not weaker than the Spiritual Element Realm experts he occasionally encountered. It was possible that they were even stronger!

This made Ling Feng's heart tremble slightly. He concealed his aura and flew towards the direction of the clash.

"Boring." The despicable donkey rolled his eyes. The Spiritual Element Realm might be considered strong to Ling Feng, but to the despicable donkey, it was mere child's play.

However, despite his complaints, the despicable donkey still followed Ling Feng.

The man and the donkey quickly emerged from the dense forest. Ahead was a roaring black river, and on opposite sides of it stood young men who exuded terrifying auras that caused water tornadoes to rise from the river.

On Ling Feng's side stood a man in black, tall and slender, with a jade-like face marred by a hint of evil that gave him a sinister appearance.

This man in black had long hair flowing over his shoulders that was wildly dancing in the wind. Behind him appeared the illusion of a mythical beast that was shaped like a goat with eyes under its armpits with tiger teeth, human claws, and a massive head with a ferocious face and a gaping mouth. It looked as if it was ready to devour everything.

It was the legendary Taotie[1]!

On the other side of the river stood a man in blue robes who was equally handsome and exuded a proud and domineering aura like a natural ruler. Behind him floated a light blue giant sword illusion that seemed to be able to control all water-based spiritual power in the world.

"Uh..."

Ling Feng's eyes twitched violently. The illusions floating behind the two men—could they be the soul manifestations formed after reaching the Spiritual Element Realm when the spiritual element took shape?

Although Ling Feng was still quite far from the Spiritual Element Realm, thanks to Yan Cangtian, he had a rough idea of the powers that Spiritual Element Realm experts possessed.

The so-called spiritual element taking shape occurred when a cultivator reached the Spiritual Element Realm. The elemental force within their body condensed into a spiritual elemental pearl, similar to the demonic core of a demonic beast. Each Spiritual Element Realm expert's spiritual elemental pearl could take shape, and this phenomenon produced what was known as soul manifestation.

Every Spiritual Element Realm expert's soul manifestation was determined by their innate talent and could not be changed once awakened.

Generally speaking, most Spiritual Element Realm experts awaken their soul manifestation in the form of various beasts or natural elements like water, fire, wind, and thunder. However, some exceptionally gifted individuals awaken sword-based soul manifestations, such as the Sword of True Fire or the Sword of Sun. These souls may not be stronger than others’ initially, but such individuals often progressed further in sword dao and had a better chance of breaking through the Spiritual Element Realm to reach the Spiritual Sea Realm.

Yan Cangtian's soul manifestation was the Eight Desolations Divine Fire, a rare soul that perfectly matched his identity as an alchemist.

Of course, in the previous battle with Yan Jinghong, although Yan Jinghong didn't deliberately showcase his soul manifestation, Ling Feng had glimpsed an icy spiritual manifestation, proving that Yan Jinghong's soul manifestation was the Frost Dominator!

The two geniuses Ling Feng was observing were undoubtedly top-tier monsters as well.

"A taotie soul manifestation and a Sword of Sunflower-Water soul manifestation. How interesting. To awaken such soul manifestations, they must be mid-tier geniuses."

The despicable donkey had at some point appeared beside Ling Feng, crossed its front hooves over its chest and casually commented on the scene.

It then gave Ling Feng a curious glance, likely wondering what kind of soul manifestation Ling Feng would awaken if he advanced to the Spiritual Element Realm.

Ling Feng ignored the despicable donkey and focused intently on the battle between the two men.

Although the control of soul manifestations didn't count as a martial skill and couldn't be replicated by the Heavenly Dao Eye, their combat could serve as a reference. This way, when he advanced to the Spiritual Element Realm, he would know how to utilize his soul manifestation in battle.

The strength of the two cultivators seemed evenly matched. On the riverbanks, black and blue lights clashed distinctly. The taotie and Sword of Sunflower-Water spiraled rapidly, colliding above the river and unleashing terrifying energy with each impact. The aftershocks shattered rocks and even caused the river to break its flow, sending black waves crashing down like rain.

In the center of the river floated an aquamarine spirit herb that was surrounded by a faint green glow. It seemed incredibly fragile, yet no matter how fiercely the two fought, they couldn't harm the herb. It drifted with the waves and swayed with the wind. Both men's eyes were fixed on it eagerly.

It seemed their confrontation was precisely over this spirit herb.

"It's the Nine-Leaf Whispering Wind Grass!"

Ling Feng's eyes gleamed. This grass, though not quite sky-tier, was still a high-grade earth-tier herb. It was no wonder that these two Spiritual Element Realm monsters were fighting over it.

1. One of the four evil creatures of the world according to Chinese Translations mythology. ☜