Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 364: Chapter 361: Grave

A monstrous inferno unfurled.

A massive dragon of fire materialized out of thin air within the confined space.

Its body swelled rapidly,

filling every inch of the space hundreds of yards in every direction!

Between heaven and earth,

a vast, scorching torrent of fire was unleashed!

A searing heat that threatened to incinerate everything raged between heaven and earth!

Before anyone present could even react,

the mountain-sized fire dragon roared and slammed into the sleeve descending from the sky!

BOOOOOOM!!!

In that instant,

the two terrifying attacks collided.

An earth-shattering boom erupted as a visible shockwave of Magical Power Energy swept out in all directions, blasting across a thousand-yard radius!

Boundless flames ravaged the sky.

The temperature of the air rose at a visible rate,

and roiling waves of scorching heat blasted outward,

forcing Shi Miaoying, the fierce-faced bald Han, and the short, stout figure, who had been standing to the side, to retreat several steps involuntarily.

At the same time,

RIP!

Amidst the surging flames that filled the sky,

the crisp sound of tearing fabric rang out.

The thin, scholarly youth’s expression changed in horror.

He watched as his Sleeve Universe Skill was instantly torn apart and pierced by the fire dragon.

The scorching fire dragon roared furiously, broke through his defenses, and lunged straight for him, carrying a power that could incinerate all in its path!

”A Tier Two Magic?”

The scholarly youth cried out in terror.

He hadn’t anticipated this outcome in the slightest.

With his magic broken, his Magical Power in turmoil from the backlash, and his Divine Sense in disarray, he was momentarily unable to react.

He could only watch helplessly as the furious fire dragon surged toward him!

”Big Brother, save me!”

With no time to mount a defense,

he could only cry out to his companion for help!

Otherwise,

this single blow, born of his underestimation, would surely leave him severely injured!

At that very moment,

BUZZ!

The void trembled.

A blood-red light filled the sky,

and amidst a swirl of crimson light, a string of blood-colored Buddhist Beads appeared before the scholarly youth. Each bead on the string emitted a brilliant crimson glow, forming an impenetrable barrier in front of him!

It was the fierce-faced bald Han among the four who had acted!

As the leader of the four,

and a being at the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer Realm,

although Shen Changchuan’s instantaneous Perfection Tier Two Skill, Flaming Dragon Burning World, was powerful,

it was not enough to overcome the gap between their Realms!

BOOM!

The mountain-sized fire dragon slammed into the blood-red barrier.

A terrifying power erupted.

The fire dragon exploded, transforming into an ocean of flames that surged outward,

causing the very space for hundreds of yards around to seemingly boil.

But the impenetrable blood-red barrier stood like an iron wall,

unmoving!

”A Perfection Level Tier Two Skill. Very good. It seems I truly underestimated you!”

The fierce-faced bald Han’s expression darkened as he spoke in a cold voice.

At this moment,

the scholarly youth’s face was still pale with lingering fear.

”The rest of you, fall back. Just make sure he doesn’t escape.”

”I’ll take it from here!”

The bald Han made a gesture with his hand,

and the Buddhist Bead String that had been blocking the way quickly retracted its bloody glow, shrinking as it spiraled back into his palm.

He simultaneously signaled for the scholarly youth to retreat.

Taking a step forward,

he stood directly in front of Shen Changchuan.

Behind him,

the scholarly youth, having somewhat recovered his composure, nodded and slowly backed away.

Shi Miaoying and the other short, stout man exchanged a look,

and they too retreated to the sides.

But if one looked closely,

one would see

that the three of them had formed a pincer formation,

tacitly sealing off all of Shen Changchuan’s potential escape routes!

Having worked together for many years, they shared a certain unspoken understanding.

Shen Changchuan had previously displayed a Perfection Level Tier Two Skill.

Adding to that, he was a suspected Alchemist.

His abilities were enough to contend with the Soul Emergence Third Layer scholar.

With all this in mind,

his background was likely extraordinary!

Or, perhaps,

even if his background was ordinary,

to have reached such a level of achievement on his own...

his future potential was probably limitless!

Regardless,

they absolutely could not let him escape!

And this,

was precisely why the bald Han had decided to act personally!

There was no need for communication.

The moment the bald Han gave the order,

the other three understood their Big Brother’s intentions.

So they retreated to the periphery,

completely locking down Shen Changchuan’s escape routes.

Shen Changchuan watched this unfold

without any reaction.

’Heh.’

’This way,’

’they’ve certainly cut off my escape.’

’But haven’t they also cut off their own ability to provide timely support for the bald Han?’

’In a clash between experts,’

’life and death are decided in an instant.’

’At such a distance,’

’providing support as quickly as they just did is impossible...’

”Kid, I advise you to surrender. Save yourself a beating!”

”Besides, the treatment you’ll get for joining our group of four siblings voluntarily is very different from being forced to join with a Talisman...”

”Surely you don’t think you have any chance of resisting or escaping from me?”

The bald Han stared directly at Shen Changchuan,

attempting to persuade him to surrender.

For some reason,

a faint sense of unease crept into his heart.

This trace of unease had no discernible source.

’I’m a Fourth Layer Cultivator. Could I really mess this up against a mere Soul Emergence Second Layer?’

’There’s a significant gap between the Soul Emergence Realm Early Stage and the Middle Stage, after all!’

’Those who can defeat a Soul Emergence Fourth Layer Realm cultivator while only at the Soul Emergence Third Layer Realm’

’are few and far between in the entire Immortal Cultivation Realm.’

’Each one is a peerless prodigy who shakes the world for a time!’

’The gap between Soul Emergence Second Layer and Soul Emergence Fourth Layer is even greater, making it all the more impossible!’

Thinking this,

the bald Han quickly firmed up his resolve.

’Perhaps,’

’the kid is just bluffing.’

The bald Han’s gaze turned icy.

”Join you? Heh. You mean join you so I can perform Alchemy day and night, 24/7, to earn Spirit Stones for you?”

”Save your breath on such nonsense!”

Shen Changchuan sneered.

’The consequences of joining them...’

’I don’t even need to think about it to know.’

’I’d definitely be subjected to some method that would put my life in their hands,’

’then I’d be reduced to a slave, performing Alchemy day and night to earn Spirit Stones for them!’

’Give up without a fight?’

’Do they really take me for some naive fool who just stepped out into the world?’

”In that case, I’ll cripple you first and we’ll talk after!”

The bald Han’s expression was grim.

’First, I’ll take him down. Afterward, I have plenty of ways to deal with him. He won’t have a choice but to agree!’

His mind was made up.

He wasted no more words.

BOOM!

The immense aura of the Soul Emergence Fourth Layer Realm erupted from him like a tsunami!

The air

grew heavy, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down,

making it difficult to breathe!

At this moment,

the Buddhist Bead String in the bald Han’s hand flared with a brilliant, blood-red light that blotted out the sky, as if summoning a vast Sea of Blood, releasing an indescribably terrifying power!