I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2388 - 1075: Slaying the Golden Flame Manticore (Part 4)
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
The cave walls were reinforced to stop them from crumbling amid the ferocious clash raging inside.
After Dustless True Monarch shattered the Dragon Scale Formation, Chen Mobai could clearly detect the three formidable auras emanating from within without any barriers.
One aura resembled a blazing crystal, bursting with intense heat and volatility, yet it felt depleted in vitality.
This was clearly the wounded Golden Flame Manticore.
On the other hand, Da Kong True Monarch and Dustless True Monarch remained composed, steadily eroding the Golden Flame Manticore's core strength bit by bit.
Nevertheless, this was a showdown between Divinity Transformation experts, and as the fight dragged on, Chen Mobai noticed profound fissures appearing across the nearby stone walls. The entire underground cavern teetered on the brink of total ruin.
Noticing the danger, Chen Mobai moved ahead to bolster the fractured stone walls, while positioning his Second Primeval Spirit near the Teleportation Array that Da Kong True Monarch had set up.
To guard against any surprises, Chen Mobai also drove the Taiyi Luo Heaven Formation to its utmost limits.
He started channeling the formation to command the spirit vein.
In addition to the spirit vein, he pulled out a handful of spirit stones, and before long, the glow from the Taiyi Luo Heaven Formation intensified, blending seamlessly into the environment and even beginning to supplant the Dragon Scale Formation.
Right then, the array flags and array plates that Dustless True Monarch had earlier scattered along the spirit vein were picked up by Chen Mobai's senses and merged into the Taiyi Luo Heaven Formation through his Earth Spirit Realm control.
Spiritual energy swirled swiftly around Chen Mobai, as the array nodes buried deep in the cavern ignited sequentially. Dustless True Monarch observed how the previously hindering icy spiritual energy began to fade away, aiding their efforts against the Golden Flame Manticore's Lifebond True Flame.
"His mastery of formations is terrifyingly beyond Fifth Rank!"
Upon this realization, Dustless True Monarch felt a surge of inner astonishment. Meanwhile, the Golden Flame Manticore grasped that this could be its final day. In its eyes, glowing like molten rubies, a crimson gleam sparked, and with a thunderous bellow, it ejected a sun-like golden pearl.
"This beast is going all out!"
Dustless True Monarch's face grew somewhat stern at the sight.
A Fifth Rank inner core exploding could gravely wound even him if he wasn't cautious.
"Hahaha, I've anticipated this exact instant."
Da Kong True Monarch burst into laughter. The golden ring adorning his left hand abruptly soared forth, spiraling toward the inner core the Golden Flame Manticore had expelled.
Within the golden ring, a dark void seemed to form, connecting to an enigmatic realm, devouring the immensely potent inner core.
...Shetuoling!The Burning Heaven Meridians cultivators gathered in a circle around the array, channeling their spiritual power into the Cleansing World Pot as directed by Hong Yun.
During their assault on the Golden Flame Manticore, Hong Yun had gotten word from Da Kong True Monarch.
He sought no details, simply keeping the Cleansing World Pot active per the Divinity Transformation's orders.
This effort had lasted half a day, and several Burning Heaven Meridians cultivators were growing weary and lax.
Hong Yun himself harbored quiet doubts.
But suddenly, his face shifted dramatically.
Hong Yun and the other Nascent Soul cultivators detected an immense, ineffable true force abruptly manifesting inside the Cleansing World Pot.
They recognized it as the essence of boundless true fire.
Its potency and magnitude dwarfed that of everyone there.
With a sharp "puff!"
The sheer force overwhelmed the Core Formation cultivators beneath Nascent Soul level, causing them to cough up blood. Foundation Establishment and Qi practitioners bled from every orifice, their faces ashen, with many collapsing unconscious on the spot.
Hong Yun and the fellow Nascent Soul experts clenched their jaws and endured.
They understood that failing to restrain this force via the Cleansing World Pot would not only threaten the Holy Land's vital affairs but also inflict severe backlash on their life force.
"Great Elder, it's becoming too tough to maintain!"
Elder Bai Wu, another key figure nearby, signaled to Hong Yun while blood trickled from his lips.
"We need Sect Master Ni to summon the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Three Veins of Ice Heaven to help!"
In this crisis, Hong Yun refused to hoard the burden and urgently summoned Ni Yuanzhong, who stood guard close by, for support.
Han Xingzi, poised and ready, rejoiced at the call. He deployed the Jade Shatter Hall's paramount treasure to help suppress the Innate Sun True Fire surging from the Cleansing World Pot.
...Roar!
Deep in the cavern, the Golden Flame Manticore let out a desperate roar, realizing its inner core had abruptly severed ties, filling it with terror.
At that instant, it lamented not exploding the inner core right inside its own body.
That way, the human Divinity Transformation experts would gain nothing.
"Excellent, excellent, excellent—the Burning Heaven Meridians' Cleansing World Pot proves its worth!"
Dustless True Monarch beamed with delight at the turn.
Da Kong True Monarch's golden ring had the ability to forge pathways to distant locales, pulling items from afar. Even prior to this venture, it had linked to the Cleansing World Pot's activation.
This setup was tailored specifically to counter the Golden Flame Manticore's inner core detonation.
Still, they weren't sure if the Cleansing World Pot could fully absorb a Fifth Rank True Spirit's inner core.
For the beast, it meant forfeiting just its inner core at worst.
Should the Cleansing World Pot fail to hold it, the Burning Heaven Meridians would bear the fallout.
Once the Golden Flame Manticore released its inner core, Da Kong True Monarch could whisk it elsewhere.
Their sole worry was the Golden Flame Manticore's ferocity leading it to detonate internally, denying Dao Morale Sect its corpse and essence blood for pill refinement.
To avert that, they had intentionally eased their assault, convincing the Golden Flame Manticore that self-detonation might allow escape.
"Bind!"
With the Fifth Rank inner core safely routed to the Cleansing World Pot via the golden ring, Da Kong True Monarch, now at ease, grinned and invoked his silver ring, looping it around the Golden Flame Manticore's neck, halting its frantic dash deeper into the cave and slamming it against the wall.
A deafening crash echoed as the cavern started caving in.
Yet Dustless True Monarch twirled the Xuanji Instrument in his grasp, sending the tumbling stones back to their places, mimicking a reversal of time—save for the Golden Flame Manticore now lodged in the rock face.
"How should we finish it off?"
Having locked down the Golden Flame Manticore's essence with the silver ring, Da Kong True Monarch turned to Dustless True Monarch and inquired.
"Draining its blood while alive yields superior effects for crafting the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill."
Dustless True Monarch replied flatly.
"Fine, where do we start the bleeding?"
Da Kong True Monarch agreed with a nod, his gaze flickering silver as his right hand formed a sword sign, unleashing the arcane Taixu True Sword Art.
"I submit willingly, ready to serve the True Monarchs as a slave—please grant me mercy..."
Trapped by the silver ring and facing the Taixu True Sword poised above, the Golden Flame Manticore's defiance shattered, and it pleaded desperately.
"When you slaughtered Dao Morale Sect's disciples, you sealed your own fate for this day."
Dustless True Monarch drew near the Golden Flame Manticore, indicated its chest, and fixed it with a steady gaze as he spoke.
This hunt stemmed from the Golden Flame Manticore slaying former Dao Morale Sect disciples who had been foraging for herbs in the Ruins.
"True Monarch, I repent. As a true spirit with an endless lifespan, I can forge a Life and Death Blood Pact with you, protecting your sect... I hold value for you..."
The Golden Flame Manticore kept begging, but its playful consumption of those pleading Dao Morale Sect disciples had doomed it long ago.
The Taixu True Sword plunged in, and the Golden Flame Manticore sensed its essence blood ebbing away, struggling to resist yet powerless under the silver ring's restraint.
Shortly after, Chen Mobai outside felt the scorching presence from the cavern's depths vanish entirely.