Chapter 49: A Thousand Ways to Die

  A true energy pierced into the center of Jiangnan's eyebrows, and the Douluo divine fire in his eyebrows suddenly burst out, wrapping around Qi Zhongliang's true energy dragon and transforming it into a fire dragon. The raging flames instantly ignited Qi Zhongliang!

  In the Jiangnan region, he usually uses the Douluo Godfire to refine his body and alchemy, naturally mastering the control of the Douluo Godfire's flames. However, at this moment, using it against an enemy finally reveals the ferocity of this divine fire. The godfire rages wildly, incinerating everything, turning Qi Zhongliang into a human torch!

  This divine fire burns everything, not only burning his clothes and body, but also penetrating into his body, even igniting his blood, bones, and the true Qi that protects his body.

  Zi Zhongliang let out a miserable cry, and before the sound had even faded away, he transformed into a pile of ashes. The ashes fell to the ground with a soft thud!

  "How powerful is the divine fire of Sudarshana?"

  Jiang Nan was shocked in his heart, and secretly said that he had made a move. He usually used the divine fire to refine his body, knowing that the divine fire had some power, but he didn't expect the power of the Tushita divine fire to be so strong that it exceeded his expectations. If he relaxed slightly, he was afraid that he would die!

  He didn't know that the gray python in the deep pool didn't dare to take the Douluo divine fire, it was because he had accidentally triggered the power of the divine fire before, almost burning himself to death. He had let the divine fire go uncollected in his old nest, ultimately benefiting Jiangnan instead.

  "Zi Zhongliang is dead, and Mu Qingquan and that old eunuch will be here soon. I must leave immediately!"

  He had just left when Mu Qingquan and Tian Bao arrived, the two saw the marks left by Jiang Nan and Qi Zhongliang's fight, their faces turned iron blue.

  "Even Lianqi Gongzi fell victim to his evil clutches!"

  Tian Bao, the eunuch, took a deep breath and said solemnly: "This young man's power growth rate is terrifying! Qi Gongzi, I'm afraid his next target will be you. You and I are fellow travelers, inseparable, let's see if he dares to make a move on you!"

  Mu Qingquan couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine as he witnessed this scene. Qi Zhongliang's cultivation was not as good as his, but his strength was only slightly inferior to his. The fact that even Qi Zhongliang had fallen at Jiangnan's hands made Mu Qingquan vigilant and even fearful of Jiangnan, daring not to continue pursuing him.

  His actual cultivation strength was far above Jiangnan's, but the experiences of Qi Zhongliang and Lu Jinggong had frightened him out of his wits.

  "Tian Bao, that kid is slippery and unpredictable. What if he escapes the range of Yan Ming's bow? How will we catch him then?" Mu Qingquan asked in a low voice, suppressing the fear in his heart.

  "Run away? He will never run away!"

  Tian Bao's eunuch sneered: "From the way this kid killed Lu Gongzi and Qi Gongzi, it can be seen that he is very arrogant. If we hunt him down, he will definitely turn around and hunt us back, and won't stop until we're all dead! Mu Gongzi, as long as you and I are not dead, he will never give up. So our family can be sure that the next person he wants to kill must be you! As long as you are by my side, he will definitely appear."

  Mu Qingquan shivered with a cold sweat, his heart bitter with laughter. He had been enthusiastically pursuing Jiangnan, never thinking that he would end up becoming Jiangnan's prey, and even become the bait of Tianbao's eunuch.

  "Mu Qingquan is unexpectedly inseparable from that old eunuch, which makes it difficult to make a move...” Two days later, Jiang Nan stood on top of a mountain, narrowed his eyes and looked far away in the direction where Tian Bao Eunuch and Mu Qingquan were, saying in a low voice.

  In these two days, he not only recovered from his injuries, but also consolidated the gains from his battle with Qi Zhongliang. Moreover, he even accelerated his cultivation speed and successfully cultivated to the mid-stage of Hunyuan, with most of the true energy in his body transformed into aura. Before long, once all his true energy is transformed into aura, he will be able to break through to the Inner Aura Realm, refine his aura into a shield, achieve True Aura, and cultivate the True Aura Shield!

  His power surge was astonishing, reaching a level equivalent to that of the Seven Elephants, almost equal to the effect of taking two Sheli Ling Dan!

  Not only that, but he also took this opportunity to deduce the moves of the inner circulation realm of the Dragon Tiger Elephant Power, Divine Wood True Qi, and Lotus Luo God Sword, among other absolute skills, and waited for the completion of the inner circulation to unleash their power.

  Suddenly, Jiang Nan had a feeling and looked up to see a giant eagle flying from the distant land of Luoshan Mountain, swooping down with a fierce gust of wind.

  This giant eagle's speed was extremely fast, just a moment ago it was still a small black dot, in the blink of an eye it had become enormous, its body covered in shiny green feathers, reflecting sunlight and sparkling like gold, like an eagle or a vulture, riding the fierce wind as it came, several times faster than Tian Peng's Feather Transformation!

  As the big bird flew to a mountain in front of Jiangnan, he couldn't help but be stunned. He saw that the big bird's wings were spread out, and its shadow actually covered half of the mountain!

  "This is... a great demon who has cultivated divine powers!"

  Jiang Nan was startled and suddenly saw a white-clad woman standing on the back of this large bird, with an elegant demeanor. The bird carried her as it rode the wind, floating away from the dust.

  "Sister?"

  Jiang Nan was both shocked and delighted, Jiang Xue also noticed him, and with a clear shout, the large bird of prey suddenly folded its wings and landed on this mountain peak, the gust of wind generated by its landing almost blew Jiang Nan away!

  "What a powerful and overbearing demon! The gust of wind it stirred up when it landed was almost enough to make me unable to defend myself, its strength is probably not much inferior to that gray serpent!"

  The south was shocked and pressed down on his heart, Shi Zhan's divine stake stabilized his body shape, so as not to be blown away by the strong wind. He was overjoyed: "Sister, how did you appear here?"

  "I'm also just passing by here, and was planning to head back to Medicine King City to find you, to complete a major task."

  Jiang Xue floated down from the back of a large bird, her beautiful eyes gazing around, repeatedly sizing up Jiangnan. She puckered her lips and smiled, saying: "Younger brother, you've made quite some progress in these days!"

  Jiang Nan couldn't help but feel a little proud when he heard her praise. In front of others, Jiang Nan was mature and decisive, but in front of Jiang Xue, he was still like a shy big boy.

  That big green bird suddenly rolled on the ground and transformed into a Taoist priest with no hair on his head, wearing a green Daoist robe. His eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his nose was high and curved downward in an astonishing arc, like an eagle's beak. He stared fiercely at Jiang Nan and cawed with a strange laugh: "Master, is this the younger brother you want me to protect? What a weak appearance! I can swallow him with one bite!"

  Jiang Xue's face suddenly turned cold, and she said lightly: "I only have one younger brother. If you dare to touch a single hair on his head, I will pluck your hair out, peel off your skin, and crush your bones into dust!"

  The Divine Eagle Demon King was hit by several cold wars, standing obediently on one side, his eyes rolling around, and smiled: "Is it that I protect him for three years of peace, and after three years, I will be free?"

  "The seal I set within you will naturally dissipate after three years. By then, you can go wherever you want."

  Jiang Xue nodded, ignoring the big demon, and said to Jiang Nan: "Zi Chuan, this is the Divine Eagle Demon King. From now on, it will be your mount. The Divine Eagle Demon King has a stubborn nature and is difficult to tame. In the future when I leave, it will inevitably rebel and put your life in danger. However, I have already set up a seal within its body, which can ensure your safety."

  What is meant by "sealing" is a kind of spiritual power that locks up the opponent's mind and spirit, making it impossible for them to resist. It is said that in ancient times, Buddhist monks used the "Sealing Spell", which was also a method of sealing.

  Jiang Nan was taken aback, recalling that he had heard of the "Tightening Curse" in mythological legends. It was said to be a divine art used by monks to subdue evil spirits. Those evil spirits were incredibly powerful, but they couldn't help but submit obediently when faced with the Tightening Curse.

  But Jiang Xue once said that the Tightening Spell should actually be called the Restricting Spell.

  "Perhaps the legend is just a misinterpretation, and 'Jin Gu' is the correct one." he thought to himself.

  Jiang Xue said faintly, "The Buddhist sect relies on mantras to tame monsters, but that's just a side door and left way, compared to my seal, it's still much inferior. Now I'll teach you the method of activating the seal."

  She stretched out her fingers, and with a light pinch, the divine eagle demon king's brow was extracted from his spiritual energy, transforming into an eagle-like creature that was vividly lifelike.

  Jiang Xue's jade fingers lightly plucked, and the spiritual energy of the Divine Eagle Demon King was sent into Jiang Nan's brow center. "Younger brother, focus your mind and look inward, can you see a divine eagle in your brow center?"

  Jiang Nan closed his eyes, looked inward at the center of his eyebrows, and indeed found a divine eagle soaring in the center of his eyebrows, exactly like the Divine Eagle Demon King. He nodded and asked doubtfully: "Sister, how do I use this seal?"

  "The prison I set is very simple, mainly relying on your imagination."

  Jiang Xue smiled and said: "Now imagine a mountain pressing down on that godly eagle's body."

  Jiang Nan was about to send a message, but suddenly he imagined a huge mountain crushing the divine eagle's head on his brow. Just then, the Divine Eagle Demon King beside him let out a loud cry, stretched out his four limbs, and lay flat on the ground in a big character shape, as if a real mountain was pressing down on him, unable to move even a single hair!

  "Spare my life, Your Excellency!"

  The demon king was pressed to vomit blood, his eyeballs were about to pop out, and he begged for mercy repeatedly. However, the strange thing was that there was nothing on his back, and there was no object pressing on him at all.

  The dark alley in Jiangnan was filled with an eerie atmosphere, and the giant mountain was no longer visible. The demon king finally felt relieved, scrambled to his feet, and had a gloomy face.

  "Little brother, if he doesn't listen to you, you can use this seal to deal with him. As long as you think about it, if you want him to grow bigger, he will grow bigger; if you want him to shrink smaller, he will shrink smaller; if you want him to die, he will immediately die and absolutely won't go against your wishes."

  Jiang Nan's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Sister, you've reminded me of many ways to die. There's being torn apart by five horses, having a thousand arrows pierce the heart, being struck by five thunderbolts, having limbs ripped off, being turned into a meatball, burning to death, drowning, dying of thirst... the varieties are endless and too numerous to count. If he doesn't listen, I'll try each one out on him, making his death a wondrous and colorful spectacle."

  Jiang Xue couldn't help but laugh and said: "You can only let him die once, he will really die, how can you let him die a thousand times?"

  "What a pity."

  Jiang Nan gazed at the Divine Bird Demon King with a hint of regret and sighed, "I have thousands of methods, unfortunately, I can only use one."

  The soul of the divine eagle demon king did not attach to his body, and in his heart, he secretly lamented: "I originally thought that the master's younger brother was an easy-to-bully soft persimmon, but I didn't expect this master's sinister intentions to be even more than the master... What kind of people are these siblings? Wretched, I'm really too wretched, how did I just happen to run into these masters?"

  "Zi Chuan, you must have offended someone in the Medicine King's Manor? Two people are walking towards us from over there, and they're giving off a strong murderous aura!" Jiang Xue suddenly raised an eyebrow, her tone filled with interest.