Chapter 1237: Spiritual Root
Passing the seventh level of the trial, directly entering the eighth layer.
That existence also gave a definite reply, so Li Zhirui took the risk, provoking a battle between two Earth Immortals, hoping to reap the benefits.
At present, the great battle between the two sides has indeed come to the final stage.
Because the Demon Cultivator attacked Li Zhirui, he was caught off guard by his opponent, who seized the opportunity and pressed forward, making his injuries more severe.
However, that Earth Immortal was not in a good condition either; both had gone through numerous battles before, and neither their injuries nor their states were ideal.
Now, to defeat their opponent, they ignored these issues, further worsening their injuries.
But overall, he still held a significant advantage.
"Are you crazy? Do you really want to fight to the death with me?!" The Demon Cultivator's eyes showed a hint of fear, shouting in panic.
"Hmph! Hand over the Yun Dao Xuan Yang Immortal Fruit in your possession, and I might consider sparing you!" the Earth Immortal replied coldly, but the killing moves in his hands didn't stop, blasting waves of Heavenly Thunder at the Demon Cultivator.
Hiding not far away, Li Zhirui heard this conversation and immediately understood why both of them were seriously injured, yet neither had left.
The Yun Dao Xuan Yang Immortal Fruit and the Enlightenment Profound Yin Immortal Fruit are Earth Immortal Rank spirit fruits born as a pair.
The names indicate that one contains the True Meaning of Dao, and the other facilitates better comprehension, so the effect of refining both together is several times better than consuming them separately!
It's rumored that consuming two Immortal Fruits together has a slight help in breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
Even a slight help is enough to drive countless Earth Immortals insane.
And the two of them probably discovered the pair of Immortal Fruits at the same time before, each took one, and because of the rumor, neither was willing to give up the other's fruit, resulting in a prolonged stalemate.
"Fine, I'll give you the Xuan Yang Immortal Fruit, let me go," the Demon Cultivator shouted, full of unwillingness.
In the face of a real life-and-death crisis, one has to give up opportunities!
"Hand it over now!"
The Earth Immortal did not relax his vigilance because the other consented; instead, he brewed stronger Divine Power within, after all, a demon cultivator is untrustworthy.
So whether or not the Demon Cultivator surrendered the Xuan Yang Immortal Fruit, he would unleash his Divine Power; if he could kill him, all the better, and if not, it didn't matter as he still had a final killing move!
"Go to hell!"
Sure enough, the Demon Cultivator was dishonest, a thick black smoke suddenly erupted behind him, three enormous, hideous Fierce Ghosts crawled out, roaring to attack the Earth Immortal.
In an instant, the Fierce Ghosts appeared in front of the Earth Immortal, their sharp claws striking down fiercely.
"I guessed you wouldn't be resigned, so I specially prepared a grand gift for you, hope you like it!" The Earth Immortal's face showed no panic; with a flip of his hand, he unleashed his long-prepared Divine Power.
Rumble——
At the next moment, the sky turned exceedingly gloomy, striking down massive Heavenly Thunder, while the ground spewed countless searing flames, jointly attacking the three Fierce Ghosts.
"Aaaah!"
A shrill wail sounded, the Yin Qi inside the Fierce Ghosts leaked frantically and shrunk at a speed visible to the naked eye, most importantly, their counterattack had almost no effect.
"So you had set a trap long ago, just waiting for me!"
The Demon Cultivator's face was terribly gloomy, filled with unwillingness and madness, saying: "Since you refuse to let me go, let's die together!"
The three Fierce Ghosts responded by stirring the Yin Qi within them without restraint, an extreme chill erupted and turned into a flood washing in all directions, trying to freeze the ground fire.
"Still wanting to drag me with you to death? Just die yourself."
The Earth Immortal's hands flew, casting complex spells rapidly, the collision of Heavenly Thunder and ground fire exponentially increased, the cold tide couldn't withstand and retreated step by step, and the Fierce Ghosts were riddled with scars.
"Die for me!"
The Demon Cultivator seemed to have completely gone mad, his internal mana began to riot, the Fierce Ghosts devoured each other, and finally, he forcibly shoved them into his body, immediately swelling, turning neither human nor ghost, recklessly rushing to attack the Earth Immortal.
Always remaining calm, the Earth Immortal finally changed his expression, shouting in shock: "You're crazy? You dare to let Fierce Ghosts possess you, and such violently out of control ones at that, you'll either die or become crippled!"
"Since death is certain, might as well take you along, so I have a companion on the way."
"Madman!"
At this time, the Earth Immortal instead retreated, unwilling to fight recklessly with him, thinking to hold out a while longer until the Fierce Ghosts' Evil Qi entered his body, completely losing reason before dealing with him.
But just as he planned to dodge, he suddenly found behind him numerous giant trees and vines appearing inexplicably, expanding rapidly.
Judging from this, it seemed they were forming into a massive cage, trapping him and the Demon Cultivator together, to force them to a death match.
The Earth Immortal's face showed a mix of ugliness, horror, and anger.
In normal times, he could easily break such a cage, but now, his internal mana was nearly exhausted, and he was facing a frenzied Demon Cultivator's pursuit.
At such a critical moment, he couldn't afford to waste even a little time or mana!