Chapter 196: Worth It!

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The seriousness of his injuries this time was unprecedented for Xu Qing.

Moreover, this was after the two layers of defense on the magic boat and the resistance of divinity had weakened the force. He even exhausted many talismans and the strength of his body at the great circle of perfection before he could barely resist it.

Even so, he almost lost his life.

Even with the purple crystal’s recovery, Xu Qing felt that it would take some time for his injuries to heal. At the same time, lingering fear also surfaced intensely in his mind.

Xu Qing felt that if his defense arrangements had lacked even a bit, he would probably have died.

“But, it was worth it!”

Xu Qing gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain in his body as he checked his expenditures.

The talismans were one of them. More importantly, the magic boat he had used a lot of money to build had very little divinity left on it.

Half of the boat had collapsed. The cost of repairing it would be astonishing.

Even so, Xu Qing was extremely excited. He felt that it was all worth it. He had made a killing!

“Moreover, I have the replica Spirit Breath Lantern as well!”

“No wonder the captain risked his life. Once such a venture succeeds, the harvest can be so astonishing…” Xu Qing thought of the captain but he felt that this wasn’t a good habit. One day, it would get him killed.

Xu Qing took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement. He slowly circulated his cultivation base, trying to speed up the purple crystal’s healing power.

After all, he couldn’t move now and would definitely be in danger if he stayed here for too long.

Time flowed by and very soon, an hour passed.

Some distance away from Xu Qing within the cluster of temples, Zhang San had dug a cave and sat by the flesh and blood statue while looking at the entrance warily.

He had set up a large number of single-use self-destructing items outside the entrance. There was also a dense poison lingering in the surroundings, causing this place to be filled with danger.

Even he had to be very careful when going out, and had to take the specific path he had left behind.

However, Zhang San was still a little worried. He even spread out his threads in the cave. While being on guard, he would occasionally turn his head to look at the flesh and blood statue and sigh.

“Captain, you didn’t really play yourself to death inside, right?”

“Why do you have to play with your life? Can’t you play with the senior sisters and junior sisters of the sect…”

“That’s Binding. Although it’s not a real god, it’s still a terrifying divine creature. Who in the entire merfolk race is older than him? I reckon other than Mire who no one knows if it is alive or not, there’s nothing else.”

“Don’t die. If you die, my investments over the years… it will be a huge loss.”

Zhang San let out a long sigh. He had been guarding here for almost four hours and was starting to feel that the captain was dead.

He shook his head helplessly. He decided to wait for another incense stick of time. If the captain still didn’t come out, then he would have to move on.

He was thinking about whether he should peel off a piece of this flesh as a memento before he left, when suddenly, the flesh and blood statue shook violently and roars that caused Zhang San’s heart to tremble rang out.

Zhang San’s expression changed and he immediately took a few steps back. The surrounding threads quickly retracted and enveloped the statue.

The crack on the flesh rapidly contracted and expanded. One moment, they were larger, and the next moment, they were smaller. It was as though it was breathing. The roars coming from it became clearer as it opened and closed.

It was as though some terrifying existence was approaching from the flesh tunnel. This scene shocked Zhang San and he retreated again until he reached the exit. He was prepared to escape immediately if the situation didn’t look good…

Not long later, under Zhang San’s nervous gaze, a hand covered in blood suddenly stretched out from the slit of the flesh. There were only three fingers left on the hand and only some traces of flesh were left on them, revealing the bones clearly.

The hand grabbed at the flesh outside. It borrowed the force to support itself and gained the strength to continue crawling out. Very soon, half of the captain’s body crawled out from the gap in the flesh.

His hair was gone and his head was covered in blood. His face was also corroded in many parts and the parts that were alright were badly mangled.

As for the densely-packed wounds on his body, they were even more shocking. The deepest ones looked like they were about to penetrate his body.

However, his right hand was tightly grabbing onto a piece of squirming golden flesh. The bloody flesh carried terrifying fluctuations of divinity. It was… the flesh and blood of Binding!

Its appearance immediately distorted the surroundings, as though countless mournful roars echoed out, causing Zhang San’s mind to buzz and blood to flow from his seven orifices. His body seemed to collapse.

“Give me a hand!”

The captain seemed to have used all his strength to crawl. At this moment, his expression was filled with anxiety as he quickly spoke to Zhang San.

Zhang San barely regained his senses. With a wave of his hand, the surrounding threads wrapped around the captain’s body. With a tug, this half of the captain’s body fell from the crack.

His lower body was gone.

Only a bloody mess of his upper body was left.

“Quickly attack with me and shatter this flesh gate. Something is chasing after me!!” After coming out, the captain immediately shouted. He performed a series of hand seals and pointed at the flesh gate behind him.

Zhang San knew that he was in danger and gritted his teeth as he attacked. Immediately, intense fluctuations of spells spread in the surroundings. The strength of the two gathered and blasted the meat gate, causing it to instantly collapse. As it shattered into pieces, a faint roar of anger could be heard coming from it.

Just a trace of it caused Zhang San’s entire body to tremble violently and he spat out several mouthfuls of blood. As his body retreated, cracking sounds rang out. At least 40 protective jade slips collapsed before they could neutralize the force, but it still heavily injured him.

He took out medicinal pills with a lot of difficulty and swallowed them before he regained a hint of color on his face.

The captain also spat out a mouthful of blood and his body was swept to the side. However, his right hand was still tightly gripping the flesh of Binding. His expression revealed a hint of excitement as he laughed loudly.

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