Chapter 69: Foundation Seizing (IV)

The defensive layers, shimmering with various colorful lights, shattered at an extremely rapid speed. Like a hot knife through butter, under the impact of the ripples, they were akin to layers of thin paper attempting to block a sharp sword.

As for Wang Lin, he was a considerable distance away, and since the Corpse Charm was primarily attacking Teng Li, he was not significantly affected. At the moment the ripples arrived, he unhurriedly retrieved a jade talisman from his Storage Pouch and tossed it into mid-air. The moment the jade talisman appeared, it shattered in the middle, and a surge of yellow gas emerged, rapidly wrapping around Wang Lin's body.

His gaze pierced through the yellow gas, fixated tightly on Teng Li.

At this moment, the ripples generated by the explosion of the green core were slowly weakening, but the defensive layers outside Teng Li's body had already been completely shattered. At the instant the final defensive layer broke, Teng Li pointed with his left hand, and the giant sword hovering in mid-air immediately moved horizontally in front of the Corpse Charm, intending to block its next attack. At the same time, his body retreated rapidly, and within the blink of an eye, he had retreated fifty zhang away.

He had developed a deep fear of this suddenly appearing rotting corpse. If not for the numerous Magic Treasures he possessed, if it had been someone else today, they would likely have lost their life on the spot.

One must know that the self-detonation of the Corpse Charm's green core, while not comparable to a full-force strike of the Core Formation Realm, still possessed half the attack power. Teng Li was at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and coupled with a large number of Magic Treasures, he had only just barely managed to resist it.

His heart palpitated with fear as he secretly thought that if that rotting corpse were to throw another strange green core orb, he would certainly lose his life here today. At this moment, he had lost all interest in pursuing Wang Lin; preserving his life and escaping was his only thought.

Wang Lin had been staring tightly at Teng Li. At this moment, the corner of his mouth curled into a cold sneer, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he slightly raised his right hand, and swiped with two fingers joined together in front of him.

Instantly, a green light flashed. Teng Li, who was fleeing in a panic, only felt a pain in his back. In his shock, he did not have time to look closely and fled at an even faster speed.

Wang Lin frowned. The opponent's inner armor, which was already more than half damaged, had slightly obstructed the attack, causing the Flying Sword not to pierce through. His eyes flashed, and he bit the tip of his tongue, spraying out a mist of blood. The small green sword flashed and appeared within the blood mist, followed by a loud ringing sound. It flashed again, piercing toward Teng Li at an extremely fast speed.

In mid-air, the small green sword blinked, piercing toward Teng Li's back. Teng Li turned his head abruptly, his eyes bloodshot, revealing a fierce expression. Several jade talismans flew out from his Storage Pouch; the moment these jade talismans appeared, they immediately transformed into layers of defense.

At the same time, he pointed with his left hand, and the giant sword trembled, rising into the air to slash toward the direction where Wang Lin was located. Simultaneously, several Lightning Orbs appeared around the giant sword. The moment these Lightning Orbs appeared, they immediately drifted away and smashed toward the Corpse Charm.

He was gambling—gambling on whether Wang Lin's Flying Sword would pierce him first, or if his own giant sword would slash down the opponent first. If Wang Lin used teleportation to escape, he would naturally be unable to control the Flying Sword during the process of teleportation. Using this opportunity, Teng Li intended to flee for his life. His current state was already nearing the point of exhaustion; continuing to stay here was undoubtedly seeking his own death.

Situ Nan roared wildly, "You're crazy, you brat, you are truly crazy." As he spoke, he disregarded Wang Lin's opposition and was about to activate teleportation to dodge the giant sword. However, the moment the blue light appeared from Wang Lin's chest, Wang Lin immediately said at an extremely fast speed, "It is not yet time to teleport, stop!"

A trace of ruthlessness surged onto his face. Without even looking at the giant sword slashing down from above, he controlled the small green sword to blink again, bypassing the defensive layers and appearing in front of Teng Li.

Teng Li's face was filled with panic; at this moment, his giant sword was already less than three inches from the top of Wang Lin's head. A trickle of blood flowed down from Wang Lin's forehead, but Wang Lin did not even blink. He let out a sinister laugh and whispered, "Die!"

A flash of sword light, and the small green sword pierced through the inner armor, shooting out from Teng Li's back, bringing with it a stream of blood.

At the same time, Situ Nan activated teleportation. Amidst the flashing blue light, Wang Lin's body disappeared from beneath the giant sword and appeared beside the blood-colored Teng Li.

The giant sword slashed down with the momentum, and with a boom, a deep Rift appeared on the ground.

Disregarding the blood on his forehead, Wang Lin crouched down and pressed his right hand onto Teng Li's body. Situ Nan knew what Wang Lin was thinking, and without a word, a surge of blue light permeated from the Heaven Defying Bead, flowing through Wang Lin's right hand into Teng Li's body. Instantly, Teng Li rapidly turned into a blue ice sculpture at a speed visible to the naked eye; his expression inside the ice sculpture was frozen in a look of shock.

All of this happened in an extremely short amount of time, so fast that the Corpse Charm hadn't even reacted. The moment Teng Li was frozen, it was slightly stunned and immediately stared at Wang Lin with vigilance.

The Lightning Orbs that were smashing toward the Corpse Charm in mid-air all dissipated at this moment, and the giant sword also immediately shrank, turning into a small silver sword, falling from mid-air and dropping into the Rift on the ground.

Wang Lin grabbed the ice sculpture, and without a word, retreated rapidly. The small green sword flashed with a cold glint outside his body, its tip pointing toward the Corpse Charm.

The Corpse Charm stared at Wang Lin, baring its teeth and roaring, about to charge forward. But it looked back at the Rift on the ground, and in a moment of slight hesitation, Wang Lin had already retreated 300 zhang away, and with a teleport, his figure disappeared.

The Corpse Charm roared for a while, staring unwillingly at the direction where Wang Lin had disappeared. After a long while, it leaped, jumping into the Rift in the ground. Not long after, it took out Teng Li's small silver sword, looking excited, and opened its large mouth to swallow it.

Grabbing the ice sculpture, Wang Lin was pale. He flashed through the jungle at high speed. After confirming he was safe, he let out a sigh of relief, placed the ice sculpture aside, took out the Spiritual Qi Gourd, drank the liquid inside in one gulp, and then sat cross-legged on the ground, breathing and inhaling.

The jungle was quiet. After a long while, Wang Lin slowly opened his eyes, and Situ Nan's dissatisfied voice came through.

"Brat, were you crazy just now? If I had been a step slower, your life would have been finished."

Wang Lin said in a deep voice, "There was only one chance to kill Teng Li. If I had missed it just now, once his spiritual power recovered, there would be no more chances. Moreover, this person has been hunting me for many days; if I let him leave, he would definitely be a big trouble in the future. It was better to gamble once. Additionally, the speed at which his giant sword slashed down was determined by the amount of spiritual power in his body. At that time, he was already at the end of his rope, so his speed definitely could not be faster than my Flying Sword."

Situ Nan was silent. He felt as if he were meeting Wang Lin for the first time. After a long while, he said slowly, "You have already qualified. With this kind of mindset, you can gain a foothold in the Cultivation World." In Situ Nan's tone, the arrogance of the past had unknowingly vanished. For the first time, he felt admiration for Wang Lin. He asked himself that if it were him, he definitely would not have dared to gamble just now.

Wang Lin did not speak. He stared at the ice sculpture wrapping Teng Li, his eyes flickering, and said, "Using him to perform the Great Foundation Seizing Art should be fine, right?"

Hearing Wang Lin's question, Situ Nan said, "Absolutely, and he is at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. If you use him as the Cauldron for the Great Foundation Seizing Art, your speed in the Foundation Establishment Realm after success will be somewhat faster than others, and you will also obtain some of his Spiritual Root to some extent. In this way, your natural talent will also change. For this brat to have such cultivation at such a young age, his natural talent must be extremely astonishing. Hehe, Wang Lin, what you gained from risking your life this time is worth it."

After speaking, Situ Nan recounted the Incantation for the Great Foundation Seizing Art and the points that needed attention one by one. It was not until night fell that he finished explaining. Wang Lin pondered for a moment, opened his mouth to spit out the small green sword, and pointed with his right hand; the small sword immediately pierced into a towering giant tree nearby.

After digging out a tree hole in the giant tree, Wang Lin grabbed Teng Li and leaped inside.

He did not take back the small green sword but allowed it to wander around.

The tree hole was not large and was filled with damp air, but Wang Lin could not care about that. He took out the Spiritual Qi Gourd, poured out some liquid, cleaned the wounds on his forehead, and then tightened his focus, closing his eyes to meditate.

Early the next morning, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His gaze flashed, and he sprayed out a mouthful of Spiritual Qi. The Spiritual Qi formed a mist and drifted in mid-air. Wang Lin did not pause; he formed Hand Seals with both hands and struck out a blue light.

Once the blue light entered the Spiritual Qi mist, it immediately dissipated. The Spiritual Qi mist rolled as if boiling, strangely contracting and expanding.

Wang Lin's expression remained normal. He continuously struck out blue light with his hands, shooting it into the Spiritual Qi mist. Gradually, the rolling of the Spiritual Qi mist became more and more violent, and the frequency of its contraction and expansion became faster and faster.

Immediately after, he guided with his right hand, and the ice sculpture wrapping Teng Li floated up. A blue light flashed from Wang Lin's chest, and Situ Nan, without waiting for his instruction, immediately lifted the frozen state.

In the blink of an eye, the blue crystals on Teng Li's body disappeared completely.

Wang Lin's gaze flashed, and he pointed with his right hand at the Spiritual Qi mist. The Spiritual Qi mist immediately drifted onto Teng Li and burrowed into his seven orifices. Teng Li's body immediately began to tremble and convulse. His eyes were tightly shut, and a look of pain appeared on his face. Not long after, all the Spiritual Qi mist had burrowed into Teng Li's body.

Wang Lin took a deep breath, a grave expression appearing on his face. Without a word, he bit open his right index finger and drew in the air; a strange blood-colored symbol appeared.

Wang Lin flipped his right hand and struck the symbol. The symbol immediately flew out and imprinted itself on Teng Li's chest.

Teng Li's body trembled violently, his hands and feet convulsing. Blood flowed uncontrollably from his mouth and nose, but the flowing blood did not drip down; instead, it all floated up and condensed together.

Following this, a series of crisp sounds came from Teng Li's body. His complexion suddenly became ruddy, and at the same time, all the skin exposed to the outside rose with a strange red color.

Drops of fresh blood seeped out from his skin.

The grave expression on Wang Lin's face deepened. He did not even blink, and once again drew a blood-colored symbol in the air, striking it onto Teng Li's chest.

Teng Li abruptly opened his mouth, letting out a few groans without Divine Sense. Immediately after, all the blood vessels in his entire body burst open, and blood flowed uncontrollably from his skin, floating in the air and condensing together.

In the blink of an eye, a huge blood sphere appeared above Teng Li's body. At this moment, Teng Li's body quickly turned from the previous red to pale.

Wang Lin's forehead was sweating at this moment. He stared at the blood sphere, his hands rapidly changing Hand Seals, sometimes emitting a few rays of spiritual light, sometimes drawing a few Talismanic Incantations. Gradually, the huge blood sphere slowly shrank, eventually becoming the size of a fist, emitting a strange dark red color.

Wang Lin took a deep breath, his whole body already soaked with sweat. He did not pause, again opening his mouth to spray out a mouthful of Spiritual Qi, striking out a few blue lights. As the Spiritual Qi mist boiled, he pointed at Teng Li, and the Spiritual Qi mist once again burrowed into him through his mouth, nose, and seven orifices.