The Invincible Supreme Medical God

Chapter 1417 - 729: The Fourth Key (Part 2)

Although he is indeed a Foundation creator, he’s different from the others. If he reaches the Core Formation, he will surely become an elder. As he looked at Yan Xiaobao, Yan Xiaobao was more vigilant than ever. The man’s gaze was like two sharp swords.

"His Spiritual Ocean is only a short distance away from complete crystallization... If I use everything in my arsenal, I might be able to fight him. But considering how limited I am right now... I’m no match for him!" Without hesitation, Yan Xiaobao started to flee.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave, Brother Nightcrypt?" Xiao Qing smiled, taking a step forward with a speed that matched Yan Xiaobao. Then he waved his sleeve, and a streak of blood-red Sword Qi appeared, slashing toward Yan Xiaobao.

"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Yan Xiaobao asked. "If I don’t leave, what should I do? Sit and wait for you to kill me? Has your cultivation caused brain damage or something?" With that, he blurred, dodging the Blood Sword.

Xiao Qing’s smile stiffened. In all the fights he’s had throughout his life, no one had ever spoken to him like that. His expression turned severe, emitting a chilling aura as he said, "You insolent bastard! Once I get my hands on you, I will tear out your tongue! Let’s see what kind of tricks you can come up with then!"

He chuckled coldly and took another step forward in pursuit. Simultaneously, his right hand flickered with a spell gesture, summoning a surge of Blood Qi towards Yan Xiaobao.

Despite his anxiety, Yan Xiaobao continued to formulate a plan. "It seems you really did suffer brain damage during cultivation. If I don’t have a tongue, I might not speak, but with my divine will, I can still say something!"

As they traversed the Blood Desolate Land, Xiao Qing attacked multiple times. Sometimes his magic skills were effective, but Bai Xiaochun’s terrifyingly strong physical defense astonished Xiao Qing.

With Xiao Qing’s current combat capability, he could dominate other Foundation creators. However, Yan Xiaobao’s speed was exceptionally fast and unusually resilient. In fact, as the pursuit continued, his pace even quickened. The reserve of his spiritual power was simply unbelievable.

"How could someone in the Heavenly Dao Foundation’s core institution unleash such power!?" Xiao Qing’s eyes flickered. Yan Xiaobao’s combat ability on the Bloody Wilderness completely shocked him. Yet, more curious than that was the situation with the crimson keys.

If Yan Xiaobao had only one strange oddity, it would be easier to determine why and how to deal with it. But with so many strange things happening, it was hard to decide where to start, making it easy to head in the wrong direction.

As Xiao Qing pursued again, his eyes widened. As for Yan Xiaobao, he was grumbling and complaining. It felt like Xiao Qing was glued to him. No matter how Yan Xiaobao tried to shake him off, he kept pursuing him. It was not only because Yan Xiaobao’s physical body was incredibly miraculous but also because he was actually in the Heavenly Dao Foundation, so he could never sustain the speed he kept up until now.

"Once my body undergoes a major breakthrough, then, I will definitely prove to that old foggy that I am truly amazing!" Yan Xiaobao gritted his teeth. Now, he was actually looking forward to the tenth hour arriving. Currently, due to some reason, he already had the power of 8 Fierce Ghosts, not feeling all that great. He actually wanted to consume that key and consolidate the power of his Fierce Ghosts.

Time flew by. Finally, the seventh and eighth hours passed, nearing the ninth hour. As expected, a streak of blood-red light appeared, shooting toward Yan Xiaobao’s forehead. In a blink, it was only inches away from him.

As he sped up, he didn’t even pause. The red dot immediately sank into his forehead. Although a bright red glow initially shone upon the area, it quickly dimmed. Meanwhile, the second tier of the "Eternal Life King" was in full operation.

With the energy of nine Mad Ghosts forming, a rumbling sound erupted from within him. As Xiao Qing sensed Yan Xiaobao’s growing power, his eyes widened.

"There are so many oddities about him. Now, as he’s mastered this key, he might be even more confident in fighting me." Xiao Qing closed his mouth as fast as he could, yet before he could approach, Yan Xiaobao turned around, his eyes flickering with a desire to fight. Almost at the same moment, his physical strength surged.

"Xiao Qing, you old fool, you dare fight me, Nightcrypt?!" Yan Xiaobao waved his right sleeve, pointing at Xiao Qing as if challenging him to a duel!

"So, you’re finally confident you can contend with me? Fine." Xiao Qing took a step forward, his cultivation base’s power erupting.

"Alright, Xiao Qing, here I come!" Yan Xiaobao roared, his eyes full of battle will. Yet, even as he faced Xiao Qing, he began to retreat. With his body’s incredible strength, he unleashed speed greater than before.

Xiao Qing’s jaw dropped, his eyes widened. Yan Xiaobao issued a battle cry and then also fled afar.

"Completely shameless!!" Xiao Qing shouted, his eyes burning with rage. But the slight delay had caused a distance between him and Yan Xiaobao. At that moment, Yan Xiaobao stopped holding back. Turning toward Xiao Qing, he fled with even greater speed than before.

He shouted, "I want to fight with you, but can’t right now. Just wait. When the eleventh hour comes, and I’ve completed the nine Mad Ghosts, I’ll wipe the floor with you, you old fart!" Yan Xiaobao didn’t feel he was shameless at all. Instead, he felt he had nullified Xiao Qing’s strategic planning. "Won’t even dare to fight me? What kind of knife are you cultivating, Nightcrypt?! I can’t believe someone as useless as you could be like ’Blood Flow’. I think I need to intervene in that sect and do some thorough cleaning!" Xiao Qing was furious. First, he was mocked, then challenged to a fight, and then his opponent fled. In Xiao Qing’s eyes, there was an intent to kill more significant than ever before. As he pursued, he unleashed the power of his cultivation base, moving forward at an unprecedented speed.

But Yan Xiaobao was too fast. With the explosive acceleration provided by his physical strength, he stayed ahead throughout the ninth and tenth hours. Soon, the eleventh hour was fast approaching.

When it arrived, the sixth key appeared in the form of a red dot directly in front of Yan Xiaobao’s forehead. It took the shortest time to fly onto him.

Yan Xiaobao’s body echoed with a hoarse sound, and he began to tremble noticeably. His Immortal Heavenly King was in full operation, and with the seemingly limitless additional effects provided by the crimson key, his physical strength kept increasing. As he pulled his head back and thundered to the top of his lungs, the expression offered by his mask was one of complete and utter cruelty.

As he did so, eight Mad Ghosts appeared behind him, and then... the ninth!

The appearance of the ninth Mad Ghost fully stimulated Yan Xiaobao’s physical strength, radiating unmatched powerful Blood Qi, surging toward the heavens.

Roar!

Veins of blue appeared on Yan Xiaobao’s face. In just a few hours, his physical strength increased so significantly it was nearly unbearable. The nine Mad Ghosts behind him were all howling, and as Xiao Qing closed in, Yan Xiaobao also pressed them with his will, and they merged into one!

This new Mad Ghost was much larger than the others, almost like a new life form!

Now it was pure white, covered with a piercingly stinging stench. It had sharp claws, radiating power seemingly capable of destroying Heaven and Earth. Strangely, it had no head!

It was a headless Heavenly Demon corpse, although incomplete, yet extremely powerful. As it formed, Yan Xiaobao howled, seemingly infinite physical strength swept around, a tornado that connected Heaven and Earth, a massive spinning vortex.

Xiao Qing stood still, eyes wide. For the first time, a serious expression appeared on his face. Yan Xiaobao was not only stronger, but the image of a headless Heavenly Demon made him look completely different than before.

"Alright, Xiao Qing, hurry up, let’s fight!" Although Yan Xiaobao’s appearance seemed unchanged, the aura he emitted suggested rapid growth. After absorbing the Blood Qi from five keys, he suddenly felt that if he didn’t immediately release some power, he would explode.

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