Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Win-Win
 

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The Demon-Slaying Net shone with a faint light, its extremely resilient threads tightly binding the body of the Blood God Child, causing the evil wraith’s bones to emit crisp, exploding noises.

Where the net’s ropes came in contact with its hide, thin wisps of gray smoke rose, showing severe corrosion.

However, the Blood God Child struggled even more fiercely.

From its throat came intermittent, heart-palpitating, deep roars, its limbs constantly twisting and bending, and its bloodthirsty eyes were fixed on Wang Chen, its ten claws derived from its fingers tearing furiously.

Attempting to tear the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net to shreds!

Although the Demon-Slaying Net was indestructible, Wang Chen, as the master of this treasure, was under immense pressure.

He was like a fisherman who had cast a net to catch a great white shark.

The prey’s strength was too vast; at any moment it could drag the fisherman down into the deep sea!

Wang Chen was at this point riding a tiger and couldn’t get off, nor did he have any other choice.

He stimulated his mana to its fullest, his right hand firmly grasping the Demon-Slaying Net, muscles across his body bulging, his qi-blood boiling to its peak.

Wang Chen had to admit, he had underestimated the strength of a Resentment Level Evil Wraith.

But the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net also gave Wang Chen the confidence to persist.

The evil power of the Blood God Child was being continuously absorbed by the Demon-Slaying Net.

The more fiercely the evil wraith struggled,

The faster the rate of absorption.

Time, evidently, was on Wang Chen’s side!

Although overstimulating his power caused too great a strain on his body, making fresh blood seep from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears,

His will remained as solid as a rock.

“Screech~”

The Blood God Child obviously realized the situation was dire and suddenly let out an extremely sharp screech.

Wang Chen’s eardrums felt as if they were being pricked by needles, and his mind went blank instantly.

When he came to, his gaze met that of the Blood God Child, which was close at hand.

The latter’s uninjured right eye exuded endless sinister and fierce energy!

Wang Chen shuddered involuntarily.

His vision turned a bloody red, and he seemed to be drowning in an immeasurable sea of blood.

His consciousness was sinking toward a bottomless abyss!

He could no longer breathe, his body became exceedingly stiff, and his hand grasping the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net began to loosen gradually.

However, deep within Wang Chen’s consciousness, there was always a trace of lucidity.

Inside his heart, an indomitable voice was roaring!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

The psychic assault from the Blood God Child was indeed terrifying and formidable.

But Wang Chen’s Divine Soul was not directly destroyed; it still tenaciously guarded his most core will.

His Dao heart, in this instant, bloomed with bright light.

The fingers that had just loosened suddenly regripped, stronger and more stable than before!

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Ancient Taoist Stele suddenly appeared.

The Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon carrying the Taoist Monument thrashed about, its forehead set with the Dragon-subduing Bone Relic shining brilliantly, the pure light cleansing the Sea of Consciousness, instantly dispelling all haze and filth!

Wang Chen’s sight immediately returned to normal, his dark eyes were clear and bright.

“Ahh!”

The Blood God Child, coiled within the Demon-Slaying Net, screamed once, its previously intact right eye bleeding, its struggling strength suddenly decreased by a large margin, and even its claws began to retract.

As this growth met that decline, the absorption power of the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net surged.

The Blood God Child’s evil power, like a breached dike, rushed into the Demon-Slaying Net in torrents.

And then it was transformed into the most pure spiritual power and stored away.

The Blood God Child’s resistance grew weaker, its curled-up body shrinking by at least a third compared to before,

And it became significantly weaker!

Wang Chen felt a significant decrease in pressure.

He couldn’t help but feel invigorated, and immediately brought his left hand up, joining his index finger with his middle finger.

He prepared to deliver another Geng Metal Finger to the Blood God Child.

Strike at it when it’s down!

Wang Chen was well aware that he couldn’t relax at a critical moment.

After all, he was trapped and killing an Evil Wraith that was equivalent to the Purple Mansion stage, and he had no idea what other abilities it might still be hiding. Any underestimation or negligence at this moment could result in failure at the last step!

Just as Wang Chen concentrated Qi Energy in his fingers, the Blood God Child, which seemed to be on its last breath, suddenly struggled desperately. Its body expanded rapidly as if inflated, and emitted a strange red glow.

Wang Chen nearly lost control.

In such a situation, he decisively struck the Evil Wraith with the Geng Metal Finger.

The next moment, a sharp burst of Qi Energy passed through the mesh of the net, instantly hitting the Blood God Child’s head.

However, the Blood God Child’s skull was extremely hard, and even though the Geng Metal Finger was incredibly sharp, it could not penetrate its skull.

Pained by the attack, the Blood God Child’s resistance intensified!

Wang Chen gritted his teeth, his five fingers on the right hand loosened, and the Ruyi Golden Needle on his ring finger suddenly ejected a sharp spike.

At the same time, his left palm rose, using the Golden Needle to trace a talisman on his palm.

This was the Blood Talisman Secret Method he had realized after advancing to the Grandmaster level in the Primary Talisman Making Skill!

With the palm as the paper and blood as the ink, he condensed Mana, Qi-Blood, and Soul Power into the True Seal Talisman Script.

“Suppress!”

As the talisman was completed, Wang Chen glared and roared furiously, slamming his palm down!

His palm suddenly burst into brilliant light, as the pale golden talisman script instantly landed on the Demon-Slaying Net.

It passed through the meshes of the net and penetrated into the Blood God Child’s body!

“Aahhh~”

The powerful Evil Wraith, like fish flesh poured on by boiling oil, suddenly emitted large plumes of grey smoke all over its body. Its recently inflated form quickly withered, and in a blink of an eye, it ceased to move.

What Wang Chen had just formed was the Suppressing Evil Talisman, the highest-grade Magical Talisman in “Basic Talismanic Script Deciphering”!

Since such a talisman required the infusion of one’s own vital blood for drawing, and a Cultivator’s vital blood was too precious to be used frivolously, he had previously only mastered the method of making it.

Now, the Suppressing Evil Talisman formed by the Blood Talisman Secret Method consumed even more vital blood and Mana, thus its power was naturally much stronger!

The Blood God Child’s death throes were immediately suppressed.

Wang Chen took the opportunity to regain control of the Demon-Slaying Net.

Actually, his actions just before had been somewhat risky. Had the Blood God Child broken free, the consequences would have been unpredictable.

But this treasure did not disappoint Wang Chen!

The Blood God Child’s final resistance also came to an end, as under the absorption of the Demon-Slaying Net, its skin, muscles, and even bones rapidly decomposed and dissolved. Its howls became weaker and weaker until, in the end, it could no longer move its limbs.

A thought struck Wang Chen, and he suddenly withdrew the Demon-Slaying Net!

The net seemed somewhat reluctant, but it did not resist his control and reverted to a protective armguard.

Facing the dying Evil Wraith on the ground, Wang Chen formed a spell and summoned a gigantic Heavy Winged Fire Crow.

Torrential flames engulfed the Blood God Child in an instant.

Completely ending the existence of the Evil Wraith!

[Human Virtue +1007]

Haha!

The information that flashed in his field of vision almost made Wang Chen burst out laughing.

His idea had been verified, and he had now mastered the correct way to use the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net!

Although the problem of not gaining Human Virtue from eliminating Evil Wraiths with the Demon-Slaying Net, the choice between a fish and a bear’s paw, had not truly been resolved.

But at least now, when dealing with highly valuable targets, there was a win-win choice.

He had made a full profit!

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