Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

To be able to control powerful Demon Beasts, besides a Beast Taming Secret Technique that grants life-and-death control over them, there is one other fundamental requirement: one’s Divine Soul Power must be sufficiently strong!

If one’s Divine Soul Power is lacking, even with a Beast Taming Secret Technique, one could at most control one or two small birds or beasts as pets—a simple amusement. How could they possibly command truly powerful Demon Beasts?

It was unknown if this bare-chested man was born with a powerful Divine Soul, or if he’d had a fortuitous encounter that strengthened it, allowing him to achieve Entry Level in the Beast Taming Secret Technique.

But regardless,

the small mountain of a giant rhino beneath him was proof of his strength in Divine Soul Power!

Furthermore,

after a Cultivator reached the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Realm,

their Divine Sense would undergo another transformation and become even more resilient.

This gave them a higher resistance to the Soul-Attracting Bell!

On top of that, the bare-chested man had been a Loose Cultivator for many years, traveling far and wide, and his vigilance was not the least bit lacking.

Even facing the mere Fourth or Fifth Layer aura that Shen Changchuan displayed, he didn’t let his guard down in the slightest.

After all, in his many years as a Loose Cultivator, he had heard no shortage of stories about seemingly weak enemies who feigned weakness, only to pull out a powerful Talisman weapon for a successful counter-kill.

Because of this,

due to all these factors,

the Soul-Attracting Bell only controlled the bare-chested man for less than half a breath.

"Damn you! You dare ambush me!"

The bare-chested man exclaimed in shock.

Forcibly suppressing the feeling of his head splitting open, he violently gathered his Heart Spirit and regained consciousness.

But before he could even make a move,

he saw a series of sword lights blotting out the sky as they rushed toward his face!

The terrifyingly sharp aura easily sliced through the air. Even from a dozen feet away, the keen energy made the skin on his face feel like it was being torn apart!

The series of sword lights came fast and sudden.

The bare-chested man had no time to think.

He abruptly pushed a palm out in front of him, and an earthen-yellow Light Ring shone in his hand.

Immediately, in the mid-air before him,

a green turtle the size of a millstone suddenly appeared, spinning rapidly.

The turtle’s head and limbs were all retracted into its shell, its body emitting a faint green light. The massive shell was like a giant green wok, shielding him from the front.

DANG DANG DANG...

The series of sword lights slashed against the turtle shell, creating the sound of clashing metal.

A violent collision erupted. Visible blasts of energy, like tangible currents of air, swept out in all directions!

Nearby trees were snapped by the impact of the air currents as if cut by blades, sending splinters flying everywhere!

At the same time,

under the bombardment of seven consecutive, instantaneous Sword Light Techniques,

the turtle shell was blasted open, and streams of crimson blood flowed from its wounds.

But in the end, Shen Changchuan’s attack was blocked!

"I’ll refine you into a human pet and make you wish you were dead!"

Flames of fury burned in the big man’s eyes; he was utterly enraged.

He’d spent his life hunting geese,

only to nearly be blinded by one!

It was so close!

Just a little bit closer!

If his Divine Soul hadn’t been resilient enough for him to react instantly, that barrage of sword lights would have left him severely wounded, if not dead!

This undeniably gave the bare-chested man a sense of having narrowly escaped death!

Which in turn transformed into immense rage!

This little brat was a mere Qi Introduction Fifth Layer,

how dare he?!

If he hadn’t always been so cautious, he really would have capsized in a ditch this time!

In his fury,

the bare-chested man waved his hand.

A black bag in his sleeve lit up, and several black shadows flew out one after another, kicking up a plume of black smoke as they circled and soared in the air above.

’Are those... Crow Demons?’

Shen Changchuan’s Heart Spirit grew vigilant.

But before he could make a move,

the bare-chested man leaped up, pointed a finger in Shen Changchuan’s direction, and roared:

"Ram him to death for me!"

As his voice fell,

the giant rhino that had been beneath him stamped its front hooves on the ground, making it rumble. Then, with a sudden exertion of force, it charged like a runaway freight train, crushing its way toward Shen Changchuan with the force of an avalanche!

That powerful momentum

caused the ground to crack and shatter,

and it even prevented Shen Changchuan from entertaining the slightest thought of resistance!

Fortunately, at this moment, 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

he had already cast several layers of the Light Body Technique on himself beforehand. With just a light push from his toes, his figure drifted away like a falling leaf, practically brushing against the giant rhino’s terrifying, charging body as he moved aside.

The giant rhino rammed into empty air.

RUMBLE!!!

The trunks of the giant trees in its path were all smashed to pieces, exploding into clouds of splinters!

The forest behind him looked as if it had been cleaved down the middle by a giant blade, leaving a gash stretching for seventy to a hundred feet, with dust and smoke billowing into the air.

One could only imagine,

if one were to be hit head-on by this giant rhino, the outcome would be anything but good!

But at this moment,

dozens of feet away, Shen Changchuan’s face held not a trace of joy.

’Too fast!’

’I almost couldn’t dodge it.’

’The Light Body Technique is ultimately just an auxiliary form of Magic. After the Qi Introduction Late Stage, even at the Perfection Realm, it’s hard for it to keep up!’

Shen Changchuan’s expression darkened slightly.

In truth, during his last encounter with the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Old Ghost Song, he had already felt the inadequacy of the Light Body Technique as a Body Technique.

But afterward, he hadn’t had time to properly practice another Body Technique.

’Looks like after I get back this time,’

’I’ll need to spend some effort on a Body Technique.’

Several thoughts flashed through Shen Changchuan’s mind, taking only an instant.

And just then,

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!!!

The Crow Demons that had been circling above the bare-chested man’s head all launched their steel-like feathers, which shot toward Shen Changchuan like a sudden storm!

The dense barrage of black feathers, carrying an incomparably sharp energy, sealed off all space above, below, left, and right.

It actually gave Shen Changchuan the feeling that there was no escape!

He had no time to think.

’Golden Bell Technique: Seventh Layer!’

BANG BANG BANG...

A continuous series of dull thuds rang out as layer after layer of illusory Golden Bells appeared around Shen Changchuan, giving off a feeling of boundless, indestructible solidity!

And that was indeed the case.

Almost at the exact moment the Golden Bell phantoms appeared, the dense shower of feathers had already bombarded Shen Changchuan’s body like machine-gun fire!

Accompanied by the continuous, crisp clang of metal on metal,

the feathers, sharp enough to easily pierce metal, struck the Golden Bell, sending out arcs of sparks. Layer after layer of the Golden Bell phantoms were pierced and shattered.

But in the end,

by the time the feathers were all spent,

Shen Changchuan still had a three-layered Golden Bell phantom remaining around him.

He had, after all, blocked it!