Chapter 826 - 825: Jiang Family Grand Elder’s Lifebound Magical Treasure! Nine-toothed Nail Rake?

After confirming that Chu Sheng could only absorb Energy Attacks like Celestial Thunder, the elders all breathed a sigh of relief in unison. The Ye family elder immediately turned his head toward the Jiang family Grand Elder in the battlefield and shouted a reminder.

"Old Jiang, this mosquito can only absorb Energy Attacks like Celestial Thunder!

"If you switch to physical or Divine Soul Attacks, it definitely won’t be able to absorb them!"

Hearing the Ye family elder’s shout, the Jiang family Grand Elder turned back and nodded at him. He had already harbored such a suspicion just now; it was simply that he hadn’t deduced it as meticulously as the elders of the other families.

"Mosquito, did you hear that?

"Your little tricks have already been seen through by me!"

Elder Jiang raised his head again, his gaze toward Chu Sheng once again filled with disdain.

"Next, let’s see what you will use to block my attacks!

"I refuse to believe you can absorb physical and Divine Soul Attacks too!"

Faced with the Jiang family Grand Elder’s provocation and self-righteousness, Chu Sheng merely stretched out a front leg in boredom and tapped it against its mouthparts.

"So much nonsense.

"If you want to fight, then fight. If not, hurry up and compensate me with a hundred Divine Artifacts and get lost.

"Dawdling around like this—have your hands and feet gotten slow in your old age?!"

The elders of the Eight Great Clans had indeed correctly guessed a small part of the Star-devouring Spike’s function. But so what! It wasn’t as if it only had the Star-devouring Spike as its sole skill. It had plenty of hidden trump cards. The initial exchange of blows with the Jiang family Grand Elder just now was merely a minor test of its abilities.

It had to be said that the Half-Step True God Realm was quite something. At the very least, the Triple Thunder Fire from earlier had brought it a considerable amount of Law Comprehension. What an absolute steal! A few more times, and its Destruction Emperor Domain could directly advance to the Destruction Divine Domain!

Unfortunately, this old geezer still had a bit of brains and had absolutely no intention of giving Chu Sheng a second chance to absorb anything. However, it wasn’t as if there were no other methods. Finding an opportunity to get close and take a vicious suck would yield even better results. This was also why it had consistently let the Jiang family Grand Elder attack first, choosing only to defend. First, it would make the opponent lower his guard, and then it would find a chance to ruthlessly plunder him!

This time, the Jiang family Grand Elder did not respond to Chu Sheng’s words. In order to enrage the opponent, Chu Sheng continued to speak with a face full of disdain.

"You old relic, are you going to fight or not?

"If you aren’t going to fight, hurry up and go home to hang your laundry. Don’t waste time here."

After Chu Sheng finished spouting several consecutive lines of trash talk, the Jiang family Grand Elder could no longer maintain his composure. Fury instantly rushed to his head.

"Damn mosquito, you have successfully angered me!"

The Jiang family Grand Elder had completely fallen into Chu Sheng’s trap, his rationality almost entirely burned away. He no longer launched any probing attacks. With a flip of his wrist, he directly brought out his Lifebound Magical Treasure. It was a Nine-toothed Nail Rake. The teeth of the rake were pitch-black and shiny, gleaming with a faint, chilling light. It was carved full of profound and abstruse patterns, emitting a dense stench of blood and a malicious aura.

"Pig, why does your nose have two holes..." Seeing the Nine-toothed Nail Rake, Chu Sheng subconsciously hummed a little tune. But as for the melody... there was no melody to speak of!

Chu Sheng completely disregarded the Jiang family Grand Elder’s Magical Treasure. However, the spectating peanut gallery’s jaws dropped in shock, their faces turning deathly pale one by one.

"That’s..."

"That’s right!!!"

"It’s really it!!!"

"It hasn’t appeared in a hundred thousand years!"

"To think that we’d actually be able to witness this fierce artifact with our own eyes today!"

The onlookers widened their eyes, staring at the Nine-toothed Nail Rake in the Jiang family Grand Elder’s hands in sheer disbelief. It was as if they had seen something terrifying, their eyes filled with fear.

Only Daya looked bewildered. She doubtfully tugged at Huo Lang’s arm.

"Brother Lang, why does everyone look so scared seeing the Jiang family Grand Elder’s weapon?

"Isn’t it just a nail rake? Is it really necessary to react like this?"

Huo Lang took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly. "The weapon the Jiang family Grand Elder brought out is called the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake. It’s the absolute top-notch kind among Upper-Grade Divine Artifacts."

Daya scratched her head, still not quite understanding. "Although Upper-Grade Divine Artifacts are relatively scarce, they aren’t considered rare, right?

"Wasn’t the All Things Return to Origin Bell that Jiang Xinglan brought out just now an Upper-Grade Divine Artifact?

"But I didn’t see everyone showing such terrified expressions back then."

Huo Lang shook his head and continued to explain with a grave expression.

"This has to be traced back to a hundred thousand years ago.

"Back then, an evil cultivator forged this Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake.

"Relying on it to commit evil deeds, he almost wiped out a nearby medium-sized city.

"Although that city wasn’t as large as Luoping City, it still had several Celestial God Realm powerhouses holding down the fort.

"And that evil cultivator also had a Celestial God Realm Cultivation.

"Yet, with his own individual strength, he slaughtered all the powerhouses in that city.

"Those few Celestial God Realm powerhouses all fell at the hands of the evil cultivator.

"If an Immortal Realm Powerhouse hadn’t happened to pass by and taken action to suppress that evil cultivator, he would have already advanced to the Immortal Realm by relying on blood-sacrificing the entire city.

"And this Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake was tainted with that evil cultivator’s endless malicious aura, causing its might to skyrocket.

"Even though it still looks like a Divine Level Upper-Grade Magical Treasure, it’s only a single step away from being an Immortal Artifact.

"Its power is far, far greater than that of an ordinary Upper-Grade Divine Artifact."

Upon hearing this, Daya’s pitch-black pupils instantly widened in utter disbelief.

"But how could the Jiang family Grand Elder use an evil cultivator’s Magical Treasure!!!

"Isn’t he afraid of being corroded by its malicious aura?"

Huo Lang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I don’t know why either.

"I’m afraid no one here would be able to answer this question."

He glanced at the surrounding loose cultivators, who all bore varying expressions, and sighed.

"But this is no longer important.

"The moment Elder Jiang brought out the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake, he already directly pronounced the outcome of this battle."

Daya instantly grew tense, clenching her fists. "Brother Lang, are you saying... Lord Mosquito is in danger?"

The bitter smile on Huo Lang’s face grew even thicker.

"It’s more than just danger.

"It can completely be described as...

"Certain death!"

Daya furrowed her brows, still clinging to a sliver of hope.

"But...

"Didn’t Lord Mosquito easily absorb Elder Jiang’s thunder fire just now?

"It seems like Lord Mosquito is really formidable too!"

"It’s different," Huo Lang sighed and patiently explained.

"The skill Lord Mosquito used to absorb the Jiang family Grand Elder’s thunder fire just now should be its Talent Ability.

"This kind of ability of its should only be able to absorb things like heavenly tribulations and flames.

"Against the physical attacks of a Divine Artifact, it shouldn’t be immune, nor can it absorb them.

"The battle between Lord Mosquito and Jiang Xinglan earlier, which relied entirely on head-on clashes of their Divine Bodies, already proved this point.

"Meanwhile, the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake delivers physical attacks powered by Divine Power, with accompanying Divine Soul damage.

"That’s a completely different matter from Energy Attacks.

"Moreover, the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake isn’t just an ordinary Divine Artifact; it’s a Half-Step Immortal Artifact-level fierce weapon.

"With the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake in hand, the Jiang family Grand Elder could even go toe-to-toe with a True God Realm expert.

"Lord Mosquito only has a Void Refining Realm First Layer cultivation...

"No matter how strong its Divine Body is, it can’t withstand a Half-Step Immortal Artifact!"

"Sigh~"

Looking at Chu Sheng’s figure in mid-air, the loose cultivators lowered their heads one after another. Other than praying, there was nothing they could do. This time, Lord Mosquito was truly doomed.

Only the mosquito in question, Chu Sheng, waved a front leg nonchalantly and continued humming its out-of-tune little ditty.

"Pig head, pig brains, pig body, pig tail, a good kid who’s never a picky eater..."