I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 298 - 296: The Final Battle (Part 3)

Mingzhen narrowed his eyes, raising his tentacles to dance like snakes in the air. Suddenly, the tips of the tentacles emitted specks of white light, which merged to form a massive spherical halo that enveloped Mingzhen inside.

"Do you think this light sphere can stop me?"

Li Xing used all her strength to strike against the halo, but the next second, the Heavenly Wolf Saber flew out of her hand, and her tiger’s mouth split open, with blood dripping down her fingers onto the ground.

This halo seemed only a palm’s thickness, yet it was so sturdy. Li Xing couldn’t help but show a surprised expression.

Seeing Li Xing suffer a setback, Mingzhen felt extremely pleased internally. Damn, being tricked by this dead girl, just wait until he’s absorbed enough spiritual energy to settle the score with her!

Li Xing frowned, swallowed a Red Medicine pill, and the split in her tiger’s mouth healed instantly. She gestured, and the Heavenly Wolf Saber flew back into her palm.

Seeing Li Xing raise her blade to attack the halo again, Mingzhen mockingly said:

"This is a unique brood sac of our King Worm, capable of resisting the attacks of high-level Spiritual Treasures from the Human Clan. Your big blade is nothing; I advise you to save your strength!"

Li Xing threw more than a dozen Ten Thousand Spirits Return Divine Lights and several high-level explosive talismans, and upon seeing that the halo showed no signs of breaking, she stopped attacking, crossed her arms, and watched Mingzhen to see what he would do.

Inside the halo, Mingzhen stopped speaking, his hands forming rapid seals, condensing a six-inch square blue water mirror half a foot in front of him. He then sat cross-legged with his palms facing the sky. As he breathed, the Elemental Power in the surrounding air became active.

Soon, Li Xing sensed something unusual. A large amount of Elemental Power, namely spiritual energy, was rushing toward the water mirror at an astonishing speed. The mirror acted like a filter, sifting out Chaos Qi, with pure spiritual energy pouring into Mingzhen’s body like a rainbow.

The rapid disturbance of the airs created over a dozen small tornadoes around the halo, drifting slowly into the distance. Li Xing was shocked to realize that the spiritual energy from the entire Tianyi City, and even beyond, seemed to be converging towards the halo.

At this moment, many Elemental Spirits felt the disturbance in the Elemental Power in the environment, rapidly converging in one direction, especially the Elemental Spirits in Tianyi City, who felt it most acutely.

Chen Luxi, Xiang Wuya, and others suddenly awakened from their meditative states, and after a brief daze, they hurried toward the residence of the Great Elder, Ji Jingtang.

As the filtering volume increased, the mirror’s color gradually dimmed, shifting from blue to red. Mingzhen’s aura was also growing rapidly.

Soon, the speed at which Mingzhen absorbed spiritual energy slowed down. When the water mirror turned completely dark red, Mingzhen formed a few complex hand seals and retracted the water mirror.

Li Xing stared intensely at Mingzhen, her hand unconsciously clenched, emotions of tension, fear, worry, and excitement mixing together, leaving her unsure of what outcome she truly desired.

Suddenly, the halo shattered unexpectedly, interrupting Li Xing’s train of thought. At that moment, Mingzhen opened his eyes. His body swayed, and he "wahed," vomiting a large puddle of thick, black, foul-smelling filth.

After vomiting, Mingzhen’s pale face instantly gained a rosy hue. He exhaled deeply, showing a relieved expression.

Their clan’s natural ability was to absorb spiritual energy, usually for consumption. This time, however, he unexpectedly used the spiritual energy for reconstructing his body.

No matter which world, as long as there’s enough spiritual energy, it can transform decay into the sublime.

Fortunately, in the early stages, he managed to secure enough time to form the brood sac, absorbing sufficient spiritual energy before Li Xing killed him, forcibly restoring Chu Yunyi’s body to its pre-damaged state before the drugs took effect.

Though excessive filtering of spiritual energy made him feel extremely exhausted, affecting his combat power, it was a hundred times better than being trapped in Chu Yunyi’s decaying body.

Feeling the unbearable pain dissipate and Chu Yunyi’s residual resisting will vanish, Mingzhen laughed wildly:

"Hahaha, Li Xing, you didn’t expect it, did you? Even the Innate Holy Body you wrecked can be restored to its original state!"

Mingzhen thought Li Xing would be shocked upon hearing his words, but to his surprise, she just smiled slightly, her tone full of disdain:

"Look at your ignorant face! Chu Yunyi never underwent Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering; his physique is only slightly stronger than a normal Elemental Spirit. He’s not a real Innate Holy Body, so why are you so happy?"

Mingzhen snorted: "You know nothing! For an Innate Holy Body, spiritual energy tempering has a similar effect to Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering. Spiritual energy tempering is gentler, but the Innate Holy Body summons Heavenly Thunder at birth, rarely having the chance to use spiritual energy."

Changing his tone, Mingzhen said viciously to Li Xing: "If you think you can use me to temper Chu Yunyi’s body, you better give up that idea. He’s already scattered, and from now on, this body belongs to only me. Hahaha!"

Li Xing nodded: "Indeed, the Mingmeng Clan, who feed on spiritual energy, know more about spiritual energy than we Human Clan, impressive!"

"You—" Mingzhen’s laughter came to a sudden halt. Pointing at Li Xing, he asked in a trembling voice: "How do you know I’m from the Mingmeng Clan?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

He had clearly destroyed all records about his clan, so where did Li Xing get the information to utter their name?

Looking at his livid face, Li Xing chuckled, saying: "You’re smart, erasing all official records about the Mingmeng Clan in the Book Collection Pavilion, leaving only anecdotal stories in a mythical tale, making people think the Mingmeng Clan is fictional. This way, even if someone exposes that Mingmeng is real, no one might believe it."

"You’ve planned for every contingency but still overlooked an important role — the Tower Guardian! You don’t know, do you? Among the Tower Guardians, there is a unique legacy called the Divine Officer, chosen for the best memory among guardians, who records the truest history orally, without writing it down."

Mingzhen’s eyes visibly shrank. Such a thing exists!

Li Xing continued: "In the Divine Officer’s legacy, there’s an account left by the Thirty-Six Sages about the Outer Heaven Demon. Although the Divine Officer doesn’t understand what the Outer Heaven Demon is, the account was passed down accurately, generation after generation, until this generation’s Divine Officer met me."

"Coincidentally, I communicated with the remnant soul of Mo Fu from the Thirty-Six Sages and found out that the ones who invaded the Human World ten thousand years ago were the Outer Heaven Demons. The fierce battle between humans and demons in the Qianyuan Realm led to its collapse."

"Comparing the Divine Officer’s memory with Mo Fu’s information, combined with the ancient genetic trait of the three-eyed worm, I had an epiphany. The three-eyed worm is the Mingmeng Clan, known as the Outer Heaven Demons, and you, Mingzhen, are the King Worm of the Mingmeng Clan!"

Hearing Li Xing’s speech, Mingzhen was both surprised and regretful.

Throughout his long parasitic life, he chose hosts who were young and promising, among whom were those selected as Tower Guardians.

But Mingzhen feared that the Easing Array of the Heaven-Reaching Tower would expose his true form. So when possible, he avoided it, and when unavoidable, he would "die suddenly" before entering the tower, changing to a new host to carry on.

If he had known that there was such an important historical record among the Tower Guardians he dismissed, he would have found a way to alter it beyond recognition!