In the art of forging magical treasures, Xuan Kong’er was highly experienced, not in the least inferior to Shui Miao.
However, Shui Miao had his own unique strengths.
After acquiring most of Shui Miao’s memories, Xuan Kong’er’s forging skills had further improved.
Therefore, forging a treasure with extremely high flying speed was no difficult task for him.
“Xiu xiu xiu…”
Across the vast starry sky, Shui Miao, trying to evade Xuan Kong’er’s pursuit, flew toward the scorching sun.
Xuan Kong’er belonged to the Demon Realm; he should naturally fear sunlight.
Moreover, the sun was the origin of Yang-element spiritual energy. Although it was extremely hot, the source power of the origin should be located closest to the sun.
Shui Miao flew rapidly, his speed incredibly swift.
However, the temperature was clearly rising, becoming increasingly unbearable.
After flying nonstop for more than an hour, Shui Miao began to feel exhausted. As he approached closer to the sun, the temperature became even more intolerable. He couldn’t help but look around, hoping to find a place to rest briefly and figure out his next move. Additionally, the rapid flight had consumed a massive amount of spirit stones, so he couldn’t keep this up much longer. He had to devise a way to eliminate Xuan Kong’er.
“Curses! What exactly is that damned Shui Miao trying to do? Is he attempting suicide?”
“Flying straight into the sun? Has he lost his mind?”
Xuan Kong’er had forged an exceptional supreme artifact for flight, its speed nearly matching Shui Miao’s. After tracking Shui Miao’s trail for a while, he began to feel overwhelmed—the temperature was simply too high. The scorching sunlight had completely drained the Yin-element magical energy within his body.
Moreover, his Yin-element magical treasures had practically become unusable.
His power significantly diminished—this was certainly no good omen.
“Xiu…”
After glancing around for a while, Shui Miao found no place to hide. With no choice, he began circling the sun while absorbing intense Yang-element spiritual energy to regulate his magical power.
The Yang-element spiritual energy here was extremely dense.
Shui Miao’s Yin-element magical energy and Spirit Devouring Force were nearly depleted, but he still had other elemental energies, including the Purple Fortune Qi.
To counter the intense heat, Shui Miao originally intended to retrieve that spirit-treasure capable of automatically converting corresponding spiritual energy.
However, as soon as the treasure was taken out, its internal formations were quickly destroyed under the intense Yang-element energy.
With no other choice, Shui Miao had to try various magical energies.
“Haha! Shui Miao, I’ve found you!”
The stubborn Xuan Kong’er suddenly spotted Shui Miao and shouted excitedly.
Immediately, he activated his innate magical treasure to confront Shui Miao.
However, Shui Miao’s body suddenly transformed into a beam of white light, completely merging into the blazing sunlight.
In desperation, Shui Miao channeled his magical energy to surround his body and rapidly flew straight toward the sun.
He would risk everything—let’s see who can endure longer!
Xuan Kong’er, I have an artistic realm planet for replenishment. I refuse to believe you also possess one.
While flying, Shui Miao channeled his magical energy to resist the heat, determined to fight Xuan Kong’er to the bitter end at all costs.
“Peng!”
The magical treasure Xuan Kong’er used to locate Shui Miao suddenly exploded, its internal formations completely melted.
The temperature had nearly reached that of a refining furnace.
“Shui Miao, I, Xuan Kong’er, will never lose to you! No matter what, I still have my innate magical treasure. What do you have?”
“Let’s fight it out—I’ll fight you to death!”
Xuan Kong’er was driven by sheer stubbornness; he refused to accept defeat at the hands of a mortal being he had personally created.
“Damn it…”
Shui Miao sensed with his spiritual perception and realized that Xuan Kong’er had an innate magical treasure protecting him and was relentlessly pursuing him. In his growing anxiety, he suddenly thought—previously, when his body was dissolved by the natural Dao’s primal power, wouldn’t he be immune to death? If he truly couldn’t die, even if burned to spiritual energy by the sun, wouldn’t he reconstitute himself?
However, would his artistic realm also be affected?
Shui Miao’s thoughts raced, even considering the option of self-destructing his physical body.
This was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, for everything before might have been an illusion within the Illusory Demon Mirror. If rebirth was impossible, then he would be utterly and completely dead.
“Shui Miao, see how far you can run now?”
“Haha! Surrender! Kneel before me and kowtow, and perhaps I might spare you.”
Xuan Kong’er fully activated his innate magical treasure for protection, his endurance far surpassing Shui Miao’s.
He was drawing closer and closer to Shui Miao—100 meters…
Fifty meters…
Thirty meters…
Fifteen meters…
Ten meters…
“Wish to kill me? Try again in your next life!”
Suddenly, Shui Miao channeled his magical energy, teleporting Emperor Wen Chang and the others into his artistic realm planet. Then, he pulled out every magical artifact he had except for the escape flying shield, hurling them all at the pursuing Xuan Kong’er—even his refining furnace was taken out and thrown…
“Haha!”
“It’s useless! My innate magical treasure can withstand even your Hongyu Chessboard’s self-destruction. How could it possibly be damaged by this…”
When Xuan Kong’er was only five meters away from Shui Miao, Shui Miao suddenly gritted his teeth and, with a sudden burst of strength, instantly teleported straight toward the sun!
“Ka Cha!”
With a single teleportation, he covered several ten thousand meters in an instant.
The artifact used for fleeing couldn’t withstand the intense heat and was immediately destroyed.
Now, Shui Miao had only one last Time Protection Magical Pearl left.
However, even the Time Protection Magical Pearl was nearing its limit.
Once this protective artifact was destroyed, Shui Miao’s body would absolutely be unable to withstand the heat.
“Young brat! You’re really risking your life flying further in?”
Although Xuan Kong’er was hiding within his innate magical treasure, his situation wasn’t good either. Since his main cultivation was Yin-element magical energy, he was also suffering greatly. He had become thin and small, pitch-black, like a little black skinny monkey. Without his innate magical treasure protecting him, he would have already been roasted into a mummy by the sun’s rays long ago.
However, Xuan Kong’er still had a Heaven-Stealing Talisman on him.
Shui Miao also had a Heaven-Stealing Talisman, but he had no intention of using it.
In the current situation, using the Heaven-Stealing Talisman would only lead to an even worse outcome.
“Haha! Xuan Kong, you’re also struggling, aren’t you?” Suddenly turning around, Shui Miao shouted with laughter at the approaching Xuan Kong’er.
“Struggling? Hmph!” Xuan Kong’er glared at Shui Miao darkly. “It’s you who’s struggling! My innate magical treasure is still functioning perfectly. I still have another innate magical treasure on me. What do you have to fight me? Your life-bound supreme treasure is about to break. You’re just bluffing to scare me. Let me tell you, I’m not an idiot.”
Xuan Kong’er took out the Soul-Confusing Mirror, pointing it at Shui Miao and sternly declared, “One last chance—kneel down, kowtow, and admit your mistake, and I’ll spare you and your loved ones and friends hiding inside your artistic realm planet.”
“Hahahaha…”
Shui Miao laughed loudly again, then abruptly stopped. “Xuan Kong’er, you should know about the power of the natural Dao’s primal essence, right?”
After saying this, Shui Miao immediately turned around and continued flying madly toward the sun.
“Eh…”
Xuan Kong’er’s heart trembled. Suddenly, he recalled when he had previously made Laozi impersonate the white-robed scholar, Laozi had given Shui Miao five stone tablets, one of which contained the primal essence of the ancient natural Dao…
“Wait, something’s not right!”
“Could it be that Laozi’s memories weren’t completely sealed?”
“Oh no! There might be a loophole here…”
“Damn! You… you’re insane…”
As chaotic thoughts raced through his mind, Xuan Kong’er suddenly focused his spiritual perception on Shui Miao and discovered that Shui Miao’s life-bound protective treasure had already cracked. The current Shui Miao was smoking under the scorching sunlight, seemingly about to catch fire…
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