Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1333 - Despicable
Chapter 1333 – Despicable
Given the Grand Unity Sect’s strength, no one dared speak out against them, especially when they hadn’t technically broken any rules. Even so, their actions drew contempt from the crowd.
When Mo Hong pulled back, an opening appeared in the west, and the black whirlwind, the nether clansman, and the nether god began fighting among themselves.
Watching this, Liu Wuxie stood on the deck with a faint smile.
“Mo Hong, you might have had a sliver of hope if you hadn’t withdrawn. Stepping out of the battle circle means you’ve thrown away your chance,” he murmured.
It was undeniable that Mo Hong’s alchemy skills were not inferior to his, as expected of someone guided by an immortal. Liu Wuxie’s technique didn’t fall short; his cultivation lagged, so the pill he refined couldn’t compare to Mo Hong’s.
In pure technique, ten Mo Hongs couldn’t match Liu Wuxie. In this alchemy event, the competition wasn’t about pill grade but whose pill could grow the largest.
In ordinary alchemy contests, even third-grade pills could defeat seventh-grade pills if one’s cultivation was high enough. However, the Myriad Race Ceremony used a different criterion—whoever’s pill survived to the very end would win, and grade had nothing to do with it.
In the central zone, the number of pills dwindled. The black whirlwind showed signs of instability—its aura ragged after swallowing too many pills—and it didn’t dare keep feeding. The Nine Dragon Palace had chosen a stable strategy, and in the north, the nether clansman’s phantom displayed the same instability.
A pill’s aura rose as it absorbed more, but that aura grew progressively unstable until it reached a limit and detonated.
The nether god kept devouring the surrounding pills, and their numbers fell sharply. At the same time, it doubled in size. Despite merely looming there, it resembled a god of darkness.
The sight shocked countless onlookers. Everyone from the Grand Unity Sect wore grim expressions, and Sang Lu began to regret his earlier decision. They ought to have pressed the assault on Liu Wuxie’s pill sooner; instead, they had given him time to absorb a significant number of black pills.
The pills taking up the north and the south had reached saturation, while Mo Hong’s pill had chosen to retreat. As a result, Liu Wuxie’s pill managed to devour the remaining pills. As it absorbed their energy, the nether god finally reached maturity.
His pill ranked last among the four, but now, it showed signs of surpassing them. The Nine Dragon Palace’s pill sensed the danger, and the Heavenly Tiger Star’s pill visibly trembled.
As for the nether clansman phantom, one could only imagine a nether clansman running into the nether god.
“Hahaha! The Grand Unity Sect wanted the others to fight so they could reap the benefits, but they ended up giving Liu Wuxie time to grow instead!” Laughter burst from the crowd at the irony.
The Grand Unity Sect still had a chance at victory if it had stopped Liu Wuxie’s pill from devouring more. Their retreat let his pill grow just as the Nine Dragon Palace and Heavenly Tiger Star reached saturation.
Only a handful of pills remained in the central region when the nether god roared, unleashing a violent shock wave that devoured the ones still resisting.
Silence fell, and everyone watched as four pills hovered in mid-air. The nether god represented the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the nether beast represented the Grand Unity Sect, the black whirlwind represented the Nine Dragon Palace, and the nether clansman phantom represented the Heavenly Tiger Star.
None of the pills moved, and everyone waited patiently.
“Wuxie, we have to keep it steady! Even if we can’t take first, second will still do,” Elder Long said. His expectations weren’t high; second place would still give the Heavenly Dragon Sect immense leverage.
The Heavenly Dragon Sect had already gained colossal benefits from the first two events, and a stumble here wouldn’t matter.
However, Liu Wuxie didn’t reply as the nether god swept its gaze around and fixed on Heavenly Tiger Star’s pill. The nether god drifted closer, and the two pills were about to clash.
The participant from Heavenly Tiger Star turned pale; he didn’t dare face the nether god head-on. Its oppressive aura made his pill tremble, the illusion dissolving back into the pill’s depths.
Everyone saw it clearly.
“What terrifying will. What alchemy technique did Liu Wuxie fuse into that pill?” Many elders couldn’t understand why his pill seemed able to grow without limit. The other pills had reached their boundaries, but his had only begun.
“His pill aligns more closely with heaven and earth,” said a grandmaster alchemist.
Everyone practiced the same craft, yet Liu Wuxie’s techniques resonated with heaven and earth, approaching unity with the heavens. One couldn’t reach that level through sleepless practice or raw talent alone—it required intent. Without it, no prodigy could achieve such a result.
“I heard he’s only in his twenties. How can there be such a monstrous prodigy in the world?”
News of Liu Wuxie had already spread, and no one could fathom how he had learned so many techniques and mythical arts at his age.
“The world will be thrown into chaos with the appearance of the divine race. More anomalies are coming,” murmured a Quasi-Heaven Gaze Realm expert. The divine race had remained reclusive for tens of thousands of years, and for them to lead an army against Liu Wuxie, they clearly knew something.
When the nether god drew close, Heavenly Tiger Star’s dragon rushed over, intent on perishing together with it.
Liu Wuxie let out a cold snort. A boundless shock wave erupted from the nether god, followed by black miasma that enveloped the sky.
“What a terrifying aura!” Those with weaker cultivation couldn’t withstand the nether god’s pressure.
Everyone watched the two pills collide. The nether god opened wide and swallowed Heavenly Tiger Star’s pill whole.
“Has Liu Wuxie lost his mind?”
By raw strength, the two pills were nearly equal, and only the oppressive aura set them apart. If Heavenly Tiger Star’s expert detonated his pill inside the nether god, the blast would also destroy Liu Wuxie’s pill. It was impossible that he didn’t know this; he must have weighed it before acting.
Sure enough, Heavenly Tiger Star’s experts erupted in fury. The alchemist who refined the pill formed hand signs, trying to detonate it inside the nether god.
The black pill churned restlessly within, but terrifying flames burst forth, wrapping around it and stopping the detonation.
“How is this possible?” Heavenly Tiger Star’s alchemist turned pale as he lost his connection to the pill. That meant Liu Wuxie’s pill had refined it.
The crowd was baffled. They couldn’t imagine how Liu Wuxie’s pill possessed fire. They didn’t know he had fused Soul Fire into the pill, capable of igniting everything in the world, let alone the will of someone at the Primal Origin Realm.
After destroying Heavenly Tiger Star’s pill, the nether god swelled again, and its aura surged. It turned toward the north, and the Nine Dragon Palace’s pill began to retreat.
Wry smiles appeared across many faces. Liu Wuxie’s pill had become unstoppable. If it devoured the Nine Dragon Palace’s pill, Mo Hong’s pill wouldn’t be able to face it alone.
Suddenly, Mo Hong’s pill struck. The nether beast bared its jaws and bit the black whirlwind manifested by the Nine Dragon Palace’s pill. No one expected the Grand Unity Sect to launch a sneak attack.
“How despicable! The Grand Unity Sect is utterly despicable!” representatives from the Nine Dragon Palace cursed. The ambush caught them entirely off guard.
Those on other warships looked equally baffled. They couldn’t believe a superpower like the Grand Unity Sect would resort to a sneak attack under so many watchful eyes.
By comparison, Liu Wuxie’s pill had defeated Heavenly Tiger Star’s pill openly in a frontal clash.
“The Grand Unity Sect’s performance has been a disappointment,” said those who once held the sect in high esteem. Resorting to such an underhanded tactic signaled their gradual decline.
The Grand Unity Sect ignored the condemnation around them; they would use any means to win.
When the black whirlwind lost a corner, its power declined. The sneak attack caught it by surprise, and by the time it reacted, it was already too late.
The nether beast pressed the assault, tearing away a massive chunk of the black whirlwind. The Nine Dragon Palace’s pill lost one-third of its size, and its members’ hearts bled. They didn’t fear losing and could accept defeat—if it came from an honorable fight.
The nether god didn’t move while Mo Hong’s pill devoured most of the Nine Dragon Palace’s pill. If it stepped in now, Liu Wuxie would look like he was kicking them while they were down.
When the Nine Dragon Palace’s pill vanished completely, Mo Hong’s pill roared as a terrifying aura swept out. The nether beast had doubled in size, its ferocity even surpassing the nether god.
“Liu Wuxie, kill that nether beast for me!” said the Nine Dragon Palace disciple who had produced the black whirlwind, seeking Liu Wuxie’s help.
However, Liu Wuxie didn’t answer. He had joined the Myriad Race Ceremony for himself, his family, and his friends.
Only two pills now remained in the sky, facing off as powerful shock waves rolled out. The final battle was about to begin, and whoever won would take first place in the alchemy event.
Management rights over several interstellar teleportation arrays would yield immense yearly benefits, and no one wanted to let them slip away.
Zhuge Ming’s nerves pulled tight. If the Heavenly Dragon Sect took first in the alchemy event, they would shatter records in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain for the past million years.
Even the Grand Unity Sect had never won all three rounds; two was their best.
Liu Wuxie’s performance so far had already won everyone over.
The nether beast moved first, baring its jaws as it tried to tear the nether god to pieces.
The Heavenly Dragon Sect’s disciples watched in excitement, fists clenched, itching to leap forward.
“Liu Wuxie, go!” they cheered, for his pill also carried their effort.
On the other side, Hua Haosheng sat in silence, face terrifyingly grim as he circulated his cultivation technique to treat his injuries.
Facing the nether beast’s assault, a mocking smile rose to Liu Wuxie’s lips.
