However, once the picture scroll shattered, the dark sides gathered together. After a long time, it would be hard to avoid strange changes.
"Ka ca!"
The scarlet Heavenly Roc flapped its wings. The strand of purple saber Qi that Xiao Chen sent out shattered it into pieces. They turned into flashes of lightning that crackled and flickered.
Xiao Chen's pupils constricted slightly. Aside from a grave expression, there was something else in the depths of his eyes.
"Ao Jiao, if I did not guess wrong, it should be a core painting piece as well. The core painting piece that Ying Qiong subdued should be the Heavenly Roc King's light side. There should not be one core painting piece but two! "
Xiao Chen's guess was right. The core painting piece was indeed split into two. One contained the Heavenly Roc King's good side and the light side.
The other was occupied by the Heavenly Roc King's evil side and the dark side. Both had gained some intelligence. However, in terms of craftiness and viciousness, the light side was far inferior to the dark side.
This dark core painting piece had killed Ming Yu. At the crucial moment when he was subduing the light part, the dark core painting piece sneak-attacked him and killed him.
Hence, Ming Yu felt extremely dissatisfied when he died. He had great ambitions and was about to succeed. In the end, he died at the hands of a core painting piece, an unparalleled genius falling just like that.
Furthermore, this core painting piece was extremely crafty. When it felt threatened, it even knew how to disguise itself to deceive others.
If not for that final flash of inspiration, Xiao Chen might not have discovered it. If this evil spirit had another few hundred years, it might have gained another powerful ferocious spirit.
However, now, Xiao Chen had advanced to half-Sage and refined a hundred Heavenly Sage Laws. This dark core painting piece could not do anything to him.
The scarlet Heavenly Roc flapped its wings, and rings of red light came from its body. It looked ferociously at Xiao Chen as it cried out and charged over.
Its scarlet claws flickered with a cold light as it tried to tear Xiao Chen to shreds.
The space was narrow, so Xiao Chen did not dodge. He did not intend to engage in a tug-of-war with this dark core painting piece.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, tenfold combat prowess, Deities Descending!
Bang!
At this moment, Xiao Chen's tenfold combat prowess was incomparable to before. When he punched, the Heavenly Sage Laws behind him formed ribbons of light.
Light burst forth like a halo, visible to the naked eye. As his long hair fluttered in the wind, Xiao Chen was like a god walking in the world.
A loud sound came from the void. The air was blasted apart by this punch. The entire stone chamber shook violently as if it was going to collapse at any time.
The fist wind carried a shockwave as it surged forward. The descending scarlet Heavenly Roc cried out miserably and flew back. The red light on its body dimmed significantly, and its body turned illusory.
The Scarlet Sky Roc hid in a corner, trembling as it looked at Xiao Chen.
One punch, one punch, and the ferocious black painting piece completely lost its temper.
Deities Descending was very mighty. Unfortunately, the amount of Mental Energy and Quintessence it exhausted was startling as well. Xiao Chen could not use it without any worries. Otherwise, with another two punches, this evil spirit would be completely destroyed.
Xiao Chen roared and shot up, launching a barrage of attacks at the scarlet Heavenly Roc.
The scarlet Heavenly Roc, which had been weakened by Deities Descending, could not retaliate at all before Xiao Chen's unstoppable aura. It cried out miserably without end.
Those who heard it panicked. However, they could not save the Heavenly Roc from death.
After the final strike, the scarlet Heavenly Roc cried out miserably and turned into clumps of scarlet light, vanishing from the stone chamber.
A painting piece covered in black light slowly floated down from the sky. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand to catch it. "Ci la!" A hole appeared in the protective Quintessence around his hand, and he instantly felt pain in his palm.
Xiao Chen reflexively tossed out the black painting piece.
"What … what's going on?"
Looking at the wound on his palm, Xiao Chen felt confused. The evil spirit was already dead, but this black light could still break through his protective Quintessence.
Ao Jiao said, "You are inexperienced. This is filled with the Heavenly Roc King's evil aura and dark side. Unless you are an evil cultivator, how can you touch this thing?"
"Although the core painting piece split into two and more than ten thousand years have passed, it is no longer as mighty as it was in the beginning. However, it is still the evil aura of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. You cannot absorb it with your current cultivation."
As Xiao Chen looked at the dark core painting piece floating in the air, he could not help feeling depressed. Such a great temptation was placed before him, yet he could not swallow it.
"Is there any other way? I can think about it," Xiao Chen asked, feeling dissatisfied.
Ao Jiao supported her chin with her right hand and smiled. "Naturally, there is a way. When we go to the place where the Thunder King comprehended his will, we can draw out the immortal divine lightning and purify the evil aura and dark aura."
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Originally, he had intended to rush to the place where the Thunder King comprehended his will after he left. It would not be a big deal for him to absorb the light from the core painting piece after some time.
Without touching the dark painting piece, Xiao Chen directly placed it in his Universe Ring. Then, he did not say anything more and started to familiarize himself with his current strength.
During the two months in the grave palace, Xiao Chen's strength had accumulated greatly, reaching unprecedented heights. This improvement was inevitable and not a coincidence. Even without this painting piece, it would have been the same.
The painting piece was just an igniter. It completely ignited the energy that Xiao Chen had accumulated as a Martial Monarch. Then, it exploded, achieving a qualitative leap.
Xiao Chen's strength had suddenly increased by too much. He needed to calm down and carefully explore this energy, familiarizing himself with it as quickly as possible.
Three days later, Xiao Chen gained a rough understanding of his current combat prowess. If he met the Bai Wuxue of half a year ago, even without comprehending the will of thunder, he would be able to defeat him easily.
Of the seven giants, only An Junxi could hold his own against him. If First Senior Sister did not distance herself, she would not be able to defeat him in close combat.
However, while Xiao Chen was improving, the others were improving as well. As for the specifics, it was hard to say.
"I have to comprehend the will of thunder. What I want is not just to defeat Bai Wuxue. An Junxi, the aloof son of the Three Holy Masters, and the various geniuses of the other races of the Kunlun Realm's five domains are all my opponents! "
A determined expression appeared in Xiao Chen's eyes. Then, he looked at the formless barrier in front of the stone door that he could not break. His expression turned grave.
Xiao Chen walked to the stone door step by step. Then, he looked at the faint light barrier and took a deep breath.
Although Xiao Chen was fully confident of breaking this formless barrier, there were exceptions to everything. Once he failed, Deities Descending's tenfold combat prowess would land on him.
With Xiao Chen's current strength, even if he did not die from such an attack, he would be severely injured.
Indecisiveness was not Xiao Chen's character. A cold light flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes as he executed Deities Descending and punched the formless barrier.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! "
Nonstop explosions resounded. The formless barrier was like a mirror. Then, it shattered into pieces and scattered in all directions with a gust of wind.
The situation was simpler than Xiao Chen imagined. He did not continue to struggle or wait anxiously. With his tenfold combat prowess, he broke this formless barrier with one punch.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and revealed a relaxed expression. Ying Qiong laughed at him for not being able to come out for a hundred years. However, he managed to do so in less than two months.
Xiao Chen said that even an Inferior Grade Martial Sage would not be able to break this formless barrier. However, with his tenfold combat prowess, he managed to break it with one punch.
In terms of explosive power, Xiao Chen had accumulated a hundred Heavenly Sage Laws. With his tenfold combat prowess, a regular Inferior Grade Martial Sage would not be able to compare to him.
In terms of sustained explosive power, Xiao Chen could not compare to a Martial Sage. After all, he could not use his tenfold combat prowess like drinking water without any worries.
Xiao Chen raised his foot and walked out of the stone room that he had been trapped in for two months. Fresh air immediately assaulted his face.
Breaking this barrier with one punch gave Xiao Chen boundless confidence. He asked somewhat anxiously, "Ao Jiao, how far is the place where the Thunder King comprehended his will from here?"
"It is not far. With your current speed, if you travel at full speed, you will reach it in ten days. That is a Fiend Race forbidden land called Misleading Fog Lake."
"Misleading Fog Lake?" Xiao Chen repeated this name twice. Just from the name, he could guess what kind of place it was.
"Misleading Fog Lake is shrouded in thick fog. Mental Energy and other senses would not exceed five hundred meters in there. Even a Martial Sage would be trapped in there."
Ao Jiao continued, "However, you have my guidance. There is no need to worry about getting lost."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Since Ao Jiao said that, there was no need to worry. When the time came, he just had to focus on comprehending the will of thunder.
Once he comprehended the will of thunder, he would become an unrivaled existence among half-Sages.
As they spoke, Xiao Chen arrived at the exit of the grave palace. Just as he was about to step out, he frowned slightly and stopped.
"Young Master Xuan, how much longer do we have to wait? Although we are not major characters, we should not waste our time like this."
Outside the vast grave palace, the leader of the thirty half-Sage loose cultivators on the yellow sand asked sinisterly with a sullen expression.
Originally, they had said that they would wait for half a month at most. Not only would they obtain one hundred thousand Astral Coins, but they would also obtain two painting pieces.
However, they ended up waiting for one and a half months. No matter how tempting they were, they would grow impatient.
They suggested charging in several times, but Xuan Yu stopped them. As time went by, this group of people became more and more agitated. Every two or three days, they would come looking for Xuan Yu to pester him.
Xuan Yu's expression turned sullen. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be in there for two months without coming out.
"What does two months count for? If you can obtain one painting piece, with some luck, you can save ten years of bitter cultivation."
The black-clad man smiled insincerely. "If you have a painting piece, naturally, everything will be fine. However, if you do not …"
"What do you mean? I am the scion of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race's Xuan Clan. Why would I lie to an insignificant person like you? If you don't want to wait, my Xuan Clan's Martial Sage will be coming soon. At that time, if you continue speaking nonsense with me, I will give you all the benefits. "
Xuan Yu was in a bad mood in the first place. When he saw the black-clad man's attitude, he immediately flared up.
The black-clad man did not want to blow the matter up. Furthermore, the Xuan Clan did have some power and was not someone he could afford to offend. After muttering a few words, he left.
"Humph! You keep coming to me to say this and that. Aren't you just trying to increase the rewards? None of these loose cultivators are good people."
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