Chapter 2578: Chapter 2581: Survival Through Desperation: A Blessing in Disguise

Rumble!

Their attacks collided within a meter.

The terrifying force sent both of them flying back.

Ling Xiao was in a rough spot.

An Hun was similarly in a bad shape.

Although Ling Xiao was restrained and hit by the Black Death Magic Poison, his attack moves were even more powerful.

As a result, their conditions were roughly the same.

Ling Xiao’s Male and Female Eight Immortals Swords were sent flying, and he himself was thrown to the ground, looking as if he was on the brink of death.

Since stepping into the Xuanwu Continent, Ling Xiao had never suffered such severe injuries.

Today was truly a torment, for the sharp pain made him feel as if he was suffocating.

The potential within his cells surged wildly with this attack, continuously impacting his body.

Yet he was unable to control this energy, which was truly frustrating.

Compared to Ling Xiao, An Hun’s situation wasn’t much better.

An Hun had suffered from Ling Xiao’s most powerful move.

His legs were broken, blood flowing all over his body.

However, this guy was far more powerful in cultivation level than Ling Xiao, and his methods were exceptionally numerous.

He had abandoned the Earth Demon’s body, taking out a new one from the Storage Ring.

Clearly, it was a body he had prepared long ago for taking over.

"Hahaha, haha, Ling Xiao, you’re finished!"

Mad laughter came from the new body.

However, Ling Xiao could see that this process of An Hun taking over would take at least ten minutes to complete.

Moreover, due to the hit, An Hun’s Soul had been impacted, making a quick recovery almost impossible.

And these ten minutes were Ling Xiao’s opportunity.

At this moment, Lin Ruoxian, who was in shock, first came to her senses and hurriedly rushed to Ling Xiao, placing a Blood Spirit Pill into his mouth and using inner strength to stimulate its effects.

After all, Ling Xiao’s injuries were too severe for him to even digest the Blood Spirit Pill.

"Yue Shang, stop An Hun, he’s very weak now!"

While healing Ling Xiao, Lin Ruoxian yelled.

At this moment, An Hun naturally didn’t want Ling Xiao to recover, so even if his strength wasn’t strong enough after the takeover, he wanted to kill Ling Xiao.

Unfortunately, Yue Shang stood in his way.

Seeing Ling Xiao so badly injured, and knowing it was due to her incompetence, Yue Shang was both grieved and angry.

She launched a frenzied attack to kill An Hun.

Though most of these attacks were dodged by An Hun, they prevented him from attacking Ling Xiao.

At this moment, it was essentially a race.

To see who could recover faster, who would regain their strength first.

Ling Xiao looked at An Hun coldly, despite his serious injuries, he was extremely calm.

"Sister Ruo Xian, help me break through! This will make the recovery faster!"

If relying solely on Blood Spirit Pills, given his current injuries, it would take at least three fully digested pills for a complete recovery.

One Blood Spirit Pill could only restore his ability to circulate Qi.

But if he broke through, it would be different.

A major breakthrough in cultivation would not only allow his body to heal quickly, but his fighting power would also soar.

At that point, An Hun would be no match for him.

Moreover, with the constant release of inner potential, it would be a great waste to let it go unused.

"Ling Xiao, you’re crazy, do you realize how much pain you’ll have to endure if you do that?"

Lin Ruoxian understood what Ling Xiao wanted to do, but that would mean enduring the most excruciating pain in this world.

Due to his broken body, every energy circulation would result in heart-wrenching pain.

The average person couldn’t withstand it.

"I’m not crazy, I’m very calm. We don’t know what other tricks An Hun has up his sleeve. Yue Shang can only hold him off for a while, not forever, we must act quickly, or we’ll all die."

Ling Xiao gritted through the pain as he spoke.

"Fine, I’ll help you!"

Lin Ruoxian knew Ling Xiao well; once he decided on something, it couldn’t be changed. Arguing was pointless; it was better to help him break through as soon as possible to spare him greater pain.

Seeing this, An Hun laughed and said: "Fools, you’ve been hit by my Black Death Magic Poison, and still dream of breaking through?

The greatest effect of Black Death Magic Poison is preventing energy absorption!

Even if you don’t die, you’ll never break through again. Don’t even think about it."

Ling Xiao naturally ignored what An Hun had to say.

The Black Death Magic Poison was indeed terrifying, but Ling Xiao believed that what he possessed would even make the poison dread him.

If it couldn’t be eliminated, he’d swallow it, turning the poison into his aid!

"Gluttonous Beast, devour this Black Death Magic Poison!"

Behind Ling Xiao appeared a dark domain, vast and mysterious.

"What is that?"

An Hun froze for a moment, instinctively feeling terror and anxiety.

"Could that guy really dispel my Black Death Magic Poison? Impossible!"

Though he said it was impossible, inside, An Hun was very much anxious, frantically trying to adapt to his new body.

At the same time, he swallowed his precious pills.

These pills were condensed from the Qi-blood of countless genius disciples of Eight Immortals Mountain, even better than the Blood Spirit Pill.

Thus his recovery speed instantly surpassed Ling Xiao’s.

Ling Xiao closed his eyes, paying no heed to his opponent’s situation.

Now there was only one possible way for him, Lin Ruoxian, and Yue Shang to survive.

That was to break through!

From the First Transformation Yin-Yang Realm Seventh Layer Hell Late Stage to the Pinnacle, it was relatively easy, taking him less than five minutes.

After all, with such severe injuries, the potential released from his cells was immense.

But advancing from the Seventh Layer Hell to the Eighth Layer Hell was a hurdle.

A significant hurdle.

During this process, Ling Xiao seemed to relive all the layers of hell from the first to the seventh.

Such pain, most would have long ago succumbed to it.

But for Ling Xiao, it was not much.

He had endured far worse before.

If he survived then, he could now!

In the dark Tyrant Universe, there was once only a shattered Mountain and River World.

Ling Xiao was slowly repairing this broken Mountain and River World—Heavenly Dragon Continent, Divine Phoenix Continent, White Tiger Continent!

Three continents manifested in the Mountain and River World, like perfect replicas of the real world.

Except for living beings, everything else was the same.

At this time, the Mountain and River World began to faintly show the form of Xuanwu Continent, though just a small dot of the vast Xuanwu Continent.

This small point, when magnified, was the vast realm governed by Eight Immortals County City.

As all this unfolded, Ling Xiao’s cultivation seemed to be stimulated by a certain force.

Finally, with unstoppable momentum, he broke through the barrier of the First Transformation Yin-Yang Realm Eighth Layer Hell.