Devour

Cheng Bai was surprised and said, "So Sect Master Fang is the best master in the continent."

Zhuo Zhibang added: "He has the best talent, and can only be said to be the best master of the Gentleman Clan of the Northern Continent. There are two others who originally had the opportunity to reach that level, but unfortunately they each encountered difficulties. Medicine Sect Master Yang Kaiping went astray in his practice, and his combat power fluctuated. Yuheng Palace Master Shi Ziyu's Six Paths Unique Skill could not achieve the second transformation for a long time, and stopped at the Broad Dharma Realm, so he had to pass on the skills to his disciples and practice again."

Cheng Bai heard the implication that there were other races that were not taken into account, so he asked, "Senior, you are knowledgeable, are there any strong people from other races?"

Zhuo Zhibang pointed to the peaks outside the window and said, "Do you see that mountain outside? That is the Qiongqi who was in the Wuxiang realm after his death. It is the pride of the Faceless Team's hunting. The Gentleman Clan hunters on the mainland have never had such a record in ten thousand years. Several of the Faceless Clan's generals are not inferior to me, and there are also stronger lords and commanders."

Looking up, the mountain looks like a beast lying on the ground, with wings on its back and a body length of more than 200 meters. You can imagine how magnificent it was when it was alive.

Cheng Bai was more interested in the weapons in the store: "The weapons here are very different from those refined by the Weapon Sect now."

Zhuo Zhibang laughed and said, "Who said it was made by the Weapon Sect? These are the techniques of the Faceless Man, which are completely different from the Weapon Sect's methods."

Cheng Bai looked at the various weapons carefully. In front of him was a long-handled knife called Shadow Knife, which was made of Feiying Steel. The blade was translucent. When in use, the blade vibrated at high speed, making it more difficult to see and hard to defend against. The blade edge generated high-frequency electrical energy to enhance the attack power. It was a must-have weapon for killers.

There is also a sledgehammer named Yanfeng, which is made of burning iron. When used, it will emit a boiling hot storm, with wind and fire appearing together. The attack power is outstanding among the same grade.

These weapons are also powered by crystal cores. Unlike weapons of the Weapon Sect, they incorporate the characteristics of thermal weapons, have higher energy utilization rates, and do not require the user to infuse true essence to exert their power, which means that ordinary people can use them.

"Is the Faceless Man's weapon-refining skills superior to that of the Weapon Master?"

Cheng Bai asked curiously. Judging from the goods in the store, the Faceless Man's treasures were indeed more outstanding. If he had discovered this place first, the weapons in his hands might be very different from what he is using now.

Zhuo Zhibang said truthfully: "The emphasis is different. The treasures of the Weapon Sect are made for martial arts masters, and the treasures of the Faceless Man are designed for easy use. Which one is better depends on the material and grade."

Cheng Bai boldly guessed: "The faceless people are an alien race, right?"

Zhuo Zhibang was a little surprised by this question: "The Gentlemen are also an alien race, but they were ordered by the Great Emperor and have taken root here for many years. Most of the monsters are the original inhabitants of the local area. The Faceless People came to the continent many years earlier than the Gentlemen, and they are also considered monsters in people's eyes."

Cheng Bai noticed that the materials used in the building were exactly the same as those in the Howling Ruins. He thought to himself, "The Faceless People clearly had a base in the north of the continent. Their level of civilization far exceeded that of Earth. They were later driven to the south of the Great Rift Valley."

With such a powerful Faceless Man being driven out of the Northern Continent, the Great Emperor Civilization to which the Gentlemen Clan belongs will surely become even more glorious and splendid.

Seeing that he was paying attention to the building, Zhuo Zhibang explained, "This is a cheap material that the Faceless People often use. It can be quickly produced in large quantities and is used for a variety of objects. It is called siliconized carbon. It seems to be an element replacement technology. It is harder and tougher than luxury silver. I really don't know how they did it."

Cheng Bai groaned, “These don’t look like ordinary buildings.”

Zhuo Zhibang smiled and said, "You can see the difference. The faceless people call them star ships. Legend has it that they can travel through the sky. Unfortunately, they have lost their power source and cannot take off. They can only stay here."

So many buildings were converted from spaceships, a huge fleet, but unfortunately they are all abandoned.

Cheng Bai calmed down and continued to ask: "Can't the crystal core be used as a power source?"

Zhuo Zhibang said: "The crystal core can be used as a power source, but it also requires a special fire source. Ordinary fire cannot ignite the power furnace."

Cheng Bai was secretly curious and asked, "Could it be the principle of nuclear power?"

Zhuo Zhibang was puzzled when he heard this and said, "Nuclear power is something I have never heard of. As far as I know, a divine fire source is needed to activate the power of a starship."

Cheng Bai turned around and saw a rope of a hazy color in the store. He asked in surprise, "Is this also considered a weapon?"

Zhuo Zhibang explained, "That is a void rope. It is much longer than it looks before and can extend to different dimensions. It is very special among the treasures of the faceless man. It is a magic weapon of the highest grade, the best in the store. There is only a small sample and no stock. It takes a long time to customize."

"Why does such a treasure appear and why is it cherished so much?" Cheng Bai asked curiously.

“The Faceless Man once focused on the exploration of the Netherworld and devoted himself to the development of the Void Rope. Now it has become history, leaving only the treasures of civilization.” Seeing that he was interested, Zhuo Zhibang took the trouble to explain in detail.

The Void Rope is made of Yinming Spider Silk. Cheng Bai was overjoyed. After a detailed discussion, he took out the remaining nine Yinming Spider Silk cocoons from the treasure bag and left 9500 taels of gold to commission the customization of the Void Rope.

Zhuo Zhibang issued a receipt and accepted it: "Come back in 20 days to pick up the goods."

Cheng Bai left the Faceless Man's territory and returned to the Faceless Rift Valley. It was already dawn, and he rode Xiaobai to continue his journey to the northwest.

He touched his shriveled wallet and thought to himself, "A hundred days of chopping wood is as easy as burning it in one day. Qiongqi Continent is really a place where you can spend money. You make money quickly, but you also spend it quickly."

At the end of the Faceless Rift Valley is a waterfall, which plunges 3,000 feet, a spectacular sight. The roar of the waterfall hitting the rocks and water surface drowns out the whispering of the wind stirring the grass and trees. The endless water comes from the Long Snake River and reaches the edge of the Discipline Plateau.

Cheng Bai and Xiao Bai climbed to the top of the mountain and looked back at the faceless rift valley that ran through the continent. He suddenly had an idea: "If there is an extremely powerful person, can he split the entire rift valley with a sword?"

That was too amazing. He put aside his unrealistic fantasies and rode Xiaobai towards the Yaoguang Temple.

The numerous palaces are now filled with eerie light, and thick black air rises straight into the sky, replacing the pillars of light that once reached the sky, silently telling of the depth of darkness.

Whenever Cheng Bai approached, he could feel the uneasiness and was secretly shocked at himself for having such emotions.

Compared to when he had just left the Yaoguang Temple, it was hard to estimate how many times stronger he had become, but it was as if he was walking out of the palace gate for the first time and looking up at the endless darkness.

Cheng Bai arrived before dusk, calmed the nervous Xiao Bai, let it stay outside the palace, and strode into the palace gate on his own.

The visibility inside the palace was much lower. It was still daytime outside, but inside it felt like a long night, with gusts of cold wind that sounded like crying.

Cheng Bai became alert and held the knife tightly in his hand.

During the time I was away, some outsiders had entered the Yaoguang Temple. On the ground lay some dried corpses that I had never seen before. After a quick inspection, I could confirm that they were all hunters from the guild who came to explore.

This makes sense. The huge changes in the Yaoguang Temple would not have gone unnoticed by others. The team that has only come now to explore the situation has already wasted long enough.

The new corpses would also become mummies, becoming the undead in the palace. One of the corpses was an acquaintance, the mantis swordsman Fu Ying who had escaped in the lion tide was lying dead on the ground, staring with disbelief, already dead, his face was blue and purple, and two black iron goose feather swords were lost beside him, one of which was broken.

Cheng Bai picked up the intact knife, and remembered what Chi Zhongming had said, that it was always a weapon, so he put it away, walked forward stealthily with steady steps, and carefully came to the altar hall. The scene in front of him made his pupils shrink, and he was secretly frightened.

Around the magnificent altar, the faithful believers who had died in the past turned into mummies and stood densely like dried statues in various postures. The environment was gloomy and the atmosphere was weird, as if one had stepped into the Hall of Yama.

The leading man in white robe tilted his neck and turned around stiffly. His face with green teeth was hideous and terrifying. His empty eyes emitted a blood-red light. He stared in the direction of Cheng Bai and let out a dull growl.

"Now they can move around in broad daylight and become guards. It will be difficult to deal with so many of them." Cheng Bai thought to himself and slowly stepped forward, relying on the invisibility effect to obtain the altar secret technique.

In the past, he would not dare to provoke such a legion of corpses. But now he is no longer a weakling. He is definitely a rare master in the mainland. Even if the opponent becomes a monster, he will still fight with him.

The white-robed leader's eyes were glowing red, like a pair of small lanterns, moving along with Cheng Bai's invisible position.

"It can see me. By the way, you are the master of the White Jade Banner, the leader of the Five Elements Banners, and the last Hunter King. You are not a weakling, and you won't be much worse after becoming an undead."

Cheng Bai approached the pile of corpses step by step and opened his spiritual eyes to observe. The corpse of the White Jade Flag Master in front of him was even more bizarre, with dark tentacles extending from its eyes, ears, nose and mouth, as if there was something hidden inside it.

Cheng Bai took the initiative to attack, jumped over the pile of corpses, and launched the Black Spirit killing move. The cross-shaped sword energy surged to more than thirty meters and slashed towards the owner of the White Jade Flag. It moved like thunder and its edge was intimidating.

The leader of the White Jade Flag stretched out his dry hands, which suddenly stretched out more than ten meters. His fingertips were as sharp as blades, and he grabbed the sword energy head-on. He was the first opponent who took the initiative to use his flesh and blood body to confront the sword.

A sonic boom that tore through the air was heard in midair, and the confrontation between the cross blade and the ghost claw was turned into nothing.

The Lord of the White Jade Flag practiced the Cold Iron Yin Gong during his lifetime, and his body was stronger than iron. His sharp claws only had white marks from the cuts, with almost no damage, and his flesh was as strong as some rare metals.

Cheng Bai's sword flashed, approaching the opponent and killing him with three consecutive moves. Now his sword skills are smooth and flexible, and the same move can be used in many different ways. The power of the triple cross sword energy is superimposed and increased dramatically.

The leader of the White Jade Flag stretched out his claws, grabbing and tearing through the triple sword energy wildly. The ghost claws that were harder than diamonds could not remain intact in the surging and fierce sword energy. His finger bones were broken and he hastily retracted them.

Cheng Bai was just about to take advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, but he saw the leader of the White Jade Banner howling in anger. His finger bones recovered in an instant, and his bloody mouth full of sharp teeth opened to the ears, spewing out a roaring wind.

The cold wind howled, and wherever it passed became a death zone, withered lives, and the air froze. Many mummies around were implicated and frozen into ice men, but they were dead anyway, so it didn't matter.

Cheng Bai slashed out more heavy black spirits, and the sky was filled with sword energy, which dispersed the roaring dark wind. With the help of the spirit shield, he resisted all attacks, but he was forced to retreat back to his original position, and all his previous efforts in the charge were wasted.

"This undead monster was a hunter king when he was alive. His strength is higher than mine. He should not be underestimated. He may have become even stronger after his death."

While Cheng Bai was thinking, he noticed that the dense group of mummies around him were turning towards him, as if they were ready to make a move. There were more than ten thousand undead monsters, which were overwhelming and difficult to deal with, so he quickly hid in stealth mode.

The leader of the White Jade Flag shook his crooked neck. It was the only one among the undead that could still see Cheng Bai, and he strode after him.

Cheng Bai was afraid of the large number of corpses, so he simply retreated step by step and led the Lord of the White Jade Banner into the hall behind him for a decisive battle.

The new battle site is spacious, undisturbed and convenient for activities.

Cheng Bai attacked again and unfolded his domain. The blade-shaped true essence was exquisite and translucent, and had increased to 44,300 pieces. It appeared to be all over the body, rotating and dancing silently, forming a vivid and ferocious beast head. The vision of Taotie had only just begun to appear at this point, and with the help of the dazzling sword light, he killed the powerful enemy.

The Lord of the White Jade Flag stretched his claws out to a distance of more than ten meters as he fought with the Guoxi Knife, making frequent sounds of metal clashing with stone. With his incredibly tough body and his quickly recovering immortal physique, he was not at a disadvantage at all. At the same time, he kept spewing out roaring dark winds from his mouth, which spread all around and froze the entire hall in an instant. Gusts of dark wind were blowing, and demonic shadows were everywhere, like a thousand howling ghosts.

It turns out that the howling cold wind is also a kind of domain. It not only produces cold and destructive energy, but also has a great impact on the mind, causing people to have hallucinations.

Cheng Bai saw the truth with his spiritual eyes, used his spiritual shield to protect his body, and expanded his domain to swallow a breath of cold wind. He shivered with cold and cursed, "It's so hot today, just treat it as ice cream. I'm not afraid of you, idiot. Kill, kill, kill."

With one continuous cross-shaped sword energy and ghost claw attack after another, the beast head domain slowly devoured the Yin wind domain and gradually approached the master of the white jade flag.

15 meters...9 meters...3 meters...

The two men fought each other in close combat, using all their suicidal moves. The impact and friction in the air made bursts of explosions, and the fight became more and more fierce.

Cheng Bai swallowed up the Yin Wind Field, but could not fully adapt to it. He felt that this cold and Yin energy was stagnant and could not be transformed. It was unprecedented. He had to save 20% of his strength to operate the Six Paths of Supremacy to exclude the incompatible parts. Frost formed on his hair and eyebrows, and his offensive weakened a little. He did not dare to approach again rashly.

This part of energy is evil energy, which will do more harm than good if stored in the body for a long time. Fortunately, Cheng Bai does not consume too much, and all of it is excreted from the body without leaving any trouble.

After fighting for a long time, there was no winner. Cheng Bai swallowed a lot of Yin Feng, and gradually became more confident and accustomed to the Yin and cold energy, and his sword energy gradually increased.

A powerful opponent, a sharp cold wind, and crazy power circulation caused the Six Paths of Supremacy sapling in the body to break through the critical point and grow into a small tree. With Dantian as the base, it stretched out three layers of main trunk like taking root in a mountain, and each layer branched out into three branches. Each branch had two branches, one pointing upwards and the other drooping. The branch pointing upwards seemed to hold up the sky, and the branch drooping down was like a giant claw, as if trying to grab something.

According to the description of the martial arts realm discussed with Shi Ziyu in Yuheng Temple that day, this is the first transformation of the Six Paths of Supreme Art, "Jianmu". There are infinite possibilities in the follow-up, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Shi Ziyu also failed to complete the second transformation.

Cheng Bai's power surged, shattering the frost formed by the evil energy on his body. He integrated all the martial arts he had learned previously and entered a new Guangfa realm, where he was able to connect with both inside and outside, and achieve a bright future.

After the realm was upgraded, the range of the Beast Head Domain expanded, and it was much more flexible and proactive than before. It swallowed up the Yinfeng Domain repeatedly and chewed out large gaps.

The leader of the White Jade Flag felt the pressure and stopped breathing out the roaring wind. The shadow tentacles invisible to the naked eye in his eyes, ears, nose and mouth suddenly grew rapidly, and stretched out seven thick tentacles towards Cheng Bai.

Cheng Bai's spiritual eyes could see clearly that the spiritual shield defense, which had always been unbreakable, could not prevent the shadow tentacles from infiltrating.