Heavenly Horned Ant. One of the Ten Fiends, known as the strongest in power. It has long been extinct, but its descendants, like the Archaic Divine Ant, still exist and are renowned for their strength. Their ancestor was even more powerful, capable of shattering the universe.
Now, the Banished Immortal suddenly used the Heavenly Horned Ant's precious technique, unleashing world-shaking power that surged forth like a tidal wave.
Shi Jian feared nothing more than such a clash. The countless Giant Elephant's Power within his physical body roared, and he fiercely struck out with a palm.
Their fist and palm collided, causing an extremely terrifying phenomenon: the heavens and earth were pierced through, and Chaos Qi permeated all directions. The Banished Immortal's Qi and blood surged, completely different from before, like a burning sun. His vitality was too exuberant, refined with the blood of countless geniuses.
However, no matter how terrifying his Qi and blood, it was useless. What about the Heavenly Horned Ant's precious technique? No matter how powerful it was, it could not erase the gap in power between him and Shi Jian.
After one strike, the Banished Immortal stood in the void, his entire arm that had collided with Shi Jian directly blown apart. His Qi and blood plummeted.
Shi Jian looked at him calmly and spoke, "If it were a confrontation with ordinary precious techniques, you would be qualified to be my whetstone. But a power contest... you're just seeking death."
Shi Jian's terrifying divine power was now enough to suppress a Heavenly God. After entering the Fierce Nest, he had rarely used it, preferring to hone his other techniques. Though he possessed many divine cultivation methods, his mastery was not as profound as that of the Banished Immortal, who had accumulated six or seven lifetimes of experience.
Just like in their recent battle, he only used the Kunpeng technique, and after the fight, his mastery of it advanced to a higher level. Combat was the best way to cultivate.
However, the Banished Immortal was too overconfident. He actually tried to overwhelm Shi Jian with power.
One arm was completely blown apart. Even with the Banished Immortal's mental cultivation, his heart could not remain calm. He looked at Shi Jian with horror and tried to restore his arm, but a unique energy—the Hell Nether Qi from the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength—lingered at the wound, constantly disintegrating it.
"Surrender... or die." Considering his powerful strength, Shi Jian did not kill him immediately, wanting to subdue him instead.
However, a figure like the Banished Immortal would never submit.
"Delusional!" he roared, acting in an instant. "Haha... I admit your strength is formidable, but if you want to capture me, you're still a bit lacking!"
His hair danced wildly. A single, ancient horn appeared in his hand—the Heavenly Horned Ant's horn, a supreme immortal horn belonging to one of the Ten Fiends. It was a world-shaking divine weapon.
Shi Jian stretched out his hand, and a great halberd instantly appeared. This was Heavenly Desolation. He did not summon the complete weapon, only a broken section, but that was enough.
The two weapons collided in the void, and extremely violent fluctuations spread outwards. The Heavenly Horned Ant's horn was heavier than 100,000 mountains, shattering the void inch by inch. However, Shi Jian possessed an artifact that could rival it.
"If you don't surrender, then I grant you death."
Shi Jian no longer concealed himself, instantly using all his cultivation. The Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Cultivation Technique was unleashed, simultaneously commanding the Great Five Elements Technique, the Grass Character Sword Art, the Kunpeng technique, and more.
"Immortal Slaying… Sword Formation!" Shi Jian slowly uttered. Countless densely packed Heavenly Caves appeared behind him, arranged to form the four legendary swords.
An incomparably chilling killing intent raged across the area as streaks of sword Qi tore apart the entire void, striking towards the Banished Immortal.
At this moment, he felt a fatal crisis. His vitality erupted dozens of times in an instant as he used some desperate measure. Between the two, a flying immortal-like radiance erupted. The Banished Immortal, a being capable of looking down on all heroes, was forced into a desperate struggle.
After the light dissipated, Shi Jian stood in the void, the runes behind him evolving the prototype of a world. As for the Banished Immortal, he was on his last breath, his Qi as faint as a wisp of smoke.
Shi Jian took a step forward, placed a hand on his head, then unleashed the Hell Furnace and began soul searching. He had left him a wisp of breath for the Heavenly Horned Ant and True Phoenix precious techniques within his Sea of Consciousness.
In an instant, these two great Ten Fiend precious techniques were taken. In addition, he also spied on many ancient secrets.
"If you refuse to submit... then I grant you death." After obtaining what he wanted, Shi Jian unhesitatingly cut off the Banished Immortal's last trace of vitality.
In the original work, the Banished Immortal was a major force against the dark turmoil. However, Shi Jian did not care. The man had set up a great formation, refining the essence blood of hundreds of thousands of beings to cultivate Immortal Qi. His heart-nature was terrifying, viewing all living beings as straw dogs. Since such a person refused to submit, Shi Jian naturally could not let him live.
Liu Shen and Shi Hao were more concerned with righteousness. Their methods were relatively gentler. In Shi Jian's view, Liu Shen, for all her power as an Immortal King, was too benevolent with her enemies. Compared to the ruthless methods of the Undying Kings, who crippled the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands for ages, Liu Shen was too gentle.
Shi Jian felt that he himself was the big picture. Therefore, after confirming the Banished Immortal would not submit, he went all out to suppress and kill him.
The man's corpse fell before Shi Jian like a broken rag. Shi Jian waved his hand and collected it. "There is indeed Immortal Qi on the corpse; it should be his true physical body."
The corpse was an invaluable treasure trove, having devoured the essence blood of countless living beings. It was the best nourishment for Shi Jian's Demonic Embryo Parasitic Art—one corpse worth dozens he had previously collected.
After dealing with the Banished Immortal, Shi Jian began to happily clear out his spoils of war.
First were the Heavenly Horned Ant and Heavenly Phoenix precious techniques. The Heavenly Horned Ant technique, which amplified power, would make Shi Jian's already terrifying strength even more so.
In addition, he obtained the bone inscriptions and memories of countless living beings from the man's Sea of Consciousness. The Hell Furnace allowed him to bypass any spiritual defenses.
"With this portion of his memory... my certainty of cultivating Immortal Qi has increased by several points." Shi Jian comprehended the entire process of how the Banished Immortal cultivated his first strand of Immortal Qi, gaining many insights.
After organizing the memories, he checked his other gains. There was a considerable amount of sacred and divine medicines, the foundation accumulated over six or seven lifetimes. Not to mention everything he had plundered in the ancient nest.
Aside from medicines, there were precious items. The most valuable was the Heavenly Horned Ant's horn, even more precious than Ning Chuan's immortal bone. There were also the Qiankun Bag and the Heavenly Pattern Conch, both priceless killing weapons.
Looking at the items in his hand, Shi Jian couldn't help but lament that the ancients truly didn't deceive him. Murder and arson are truly the way to wealth.
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