PDLP Chapter 22 First Slaying of a Golden Core Cultivator
Chapter 22 First Slaying of a Golden Core Cultivator
Standing atop the mountain peak, Zhao Chen swept his divine sense across the valley and probed into its depths.
Several void creatures dwelled within the cave below, exuding a powerful aura. Most of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage. However, one figure possessed a particularly refined aura, clearly already at the Golden Core stage.
Without further hesitation, Zhao Chen's figure blurred, and the Golden Crow Escape Light unfolded, transforming into a pale golden shadow, instantly rushing into the cave.
As soon as Zhao Chen regained his footing, a dense crawling sound suddenly rang out from the surrounding pile of rocks.
Dozens of dark figures darted out at the same time, all of them being void centipedes ranging from ten to thirty feet in length, densely covering the ground.
Their carapaces are dark purple, with patterns just beginning to form, and their bodies are surrounded by faint spatial fluctuations. They are the most numerous species in this void biome.
Centipedes raised their heads and hissed, using their levitation ability to rise into the air, their sharp claws capable of tearing through even the smallest space, and they swarmed towards Zhao Chen.
If this were during his Foundation Establishment stage, Zhao Chen would have needed to be cautious. But now that he has achieved the Nine Revolutions Golden Core, these opponents, who were considered troublesome during the Foundation Establishment stage, are now as insignificant as ants in his eyes.
With a casual wave of his hand, a wisp of Xuan Yang True Fire leaped from his fingertips.
The flames glowed faintly, then transformed into a ring of golden fire that swept outwards.
"Hiss hiss hiss—!"
Its dark purple carapace is flammable when exposed to fire, and as fragile as paper.
The claw-like winds that tore through space were incinerated by the intense heat before they even got close. Swarms of void creatures fell with screams, their bodies rapidly charring, their struggles rendered futile.
Just as a few lucky void centipedes were about to bite, Zhao Chen flicked his finger.
The powerful energy, carrying the pressure of the Golden Core, shattered its shell with a gentle touch, causing its body to explode on the spot.
In less than half an incense stick's time.
The ground was littered with the corpses of centipedes, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt blood.
Zhao Chen patted his sleeves, completely unharmed.
Clans that require all their strength to fight during the Foundation Establishment stage are nothing more than dust to be crushed at will in front of Golden Core cultivators.
Ahead, a void centipede forty feet long was coiled on the rock platform. Its carapace was deep purple with clear, engraved patterns and a cold, metallic luster. A pair of scarlet compound eyes on its head flashed with cold light, and its mouthparts opened and closed, releasing wisps of spatial turbulence. Dozens of long legs beneath its body were like black blades, and with each movement, they carved shallow spatial cracks in the ground.
Mid-stage Golden Core.
As if sensing Zhao Chen looking at it, the void centipede suddenly let out a sharp hiss.
The next instant, it slightly arched its body, opened its mouth and spat out dozens of crescent-shaped spatial blades, densely packed, tearing through the air and slashing straight at Zhao Chen!
Zhao Chen remained calm, neither dodging nor avoiding the attack.
With a thought, the Chaos Bell rose from his dantian and hovered above his head, from which a black light curtain descended.
ding ding ding-
Countless spatial blades crashed into the light shield, shattering completely without even causing a ripple.
"These are not enough tricks."
With a wave of his hand, the God-Slaying Spear appeared in his grasp.
The spear was a deep blue, with blood-red veins flowing around it, its killing intent restrained. Zhao Chen flicked his wrist slightly, unleashing the basic spear technique he had practiced diligently for half a year. He assumed a level stance, the spear tip pointing directly at the centipede's head, as steady as a mountain.
Upon seeing this, the Void Centipede flew into a rage. Its body flashed, and it actually used a short-distance teleportation to instantly appear beside Zhao Chen. Its long legs were like knives, and it fiercely ripped at him!
Zhao Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, but he remained calm and composed.
The spear tip blocked to the left!
The spear struck the long legs precisely, causing the Void Centipede to momentarily freeze.
Before it could retaliate, the tip of the spear slashed to the right again!
Disarm it again with another blow.
After the interception and the grab, the flaws were fully exposed.
Zhao Chen exhaled and spoke, his wrist thrusting out sharply, his spear piercing straight forward!
Golden Xuan Yang fire enveloped the spear tip, piercing through the black carapace and fiercely stabbing into the vital soft abdomen beneath the centipede's head.
"hiss--!!"
The Void Centipede let out a shrill scream, its body twisting wildly, and the spatial power throughout its body began to fluctuate violently.
Zhao Chen stood firmly with his gun, and the Xuan Yang True Fire surged into the gun barrel, instantly severing his meridians and scorching his soul.
But only a few breaths.
The void creature's forty-foot-long body suddenly stiffened and fell to the ground without moving.
Zhao Chen withdrew the God-Slaying Spear. Not a drop of blood stained the spear. Instead, it absorbed a faint aura of killing intent, making the patterns on the spear even more vivid and bright red.
He glanced down at the corpse of the Void Centipede, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, and smiled dismissively, saying indifferently:
"This is nothing more than a void creature at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm."
From this day forward, this canyon will no longer be a place where he has any opponents to fear, but rather a backyard where he can hone his supernatural powers and nurture his magical treasures.