Mortal Dawn and Dusk, My Eternal Life - Chapter 21

That low roar, filled with savagery and a killing aura, exploded like thunder in the secret chamber!

A-Mu, previously chained to the stone platform, now had blood-red eyes and radiated a terrifying dark golden demonic qi that made one’s heart pound. He struggled violently, and the previously unbreakable iron chains “crashed, crashed” as they snapped! He easily broke free from his former restraints and slowly rose from the stone platform. His figure seemed to have grown taller, his muscles more coiled and powerful, and his sharp fingernails gleamed with a chilling cold light in the dim candlelight.

At this moment, A-Mu was less like a human and more like a primordial beast that had just awakened!

The old Daoist was shaken, retreating several steps from the terrifying aura erupting from A-Mu. The ecstasy on his face was replaced by a look of terror. But he was, after all, the abbot of Qingyun Temple, having cultivated for many years, and his knowledge was extraordinary. He suppressed the shock in his heart, staring intently at A-Mu, his eyes flickering with greed and seriousness.

“Good! What strong demonic power!” The old Daoist, instead of being afraid, was delighted, his voice somewhat hoarse with excitement. “Has his mind been eroded by demonic power? No matter! Let this humble Daoist help you regain consciousness, and by the way… let this humble Daoist also take a good look at the source of your ageless immortality!”

He originally thought that with his newly regained youthful body and decades of Daoist cultivation, he could easily subdue this young man who had just “resurrected.” However, when he truly engaged with the demonized A-Mu, he was horrified to discover that he was terribly mistaken!

The old Daoist chanted incantations, his hands forming seals. Streaks of green talismans appeared out of thin air, shooting towards A-Mu like arrows. These talismans were his meticulously refined demon-suppressing talismans, which were usually effective against ordinary demons. But now, these talismans, striking the dark golden demonic qi around A-Mu, were like mud oxen entering the sea; they merely caused a ripple before vanishing without a trace!

“How is this possible?!” The old Daoist was greatly alarmed.

A-Mu, however, gave him no time to think. He let out a low roar, his figure shifting, and like a black bolt of lightning, he instantly charged in front of the old Daoist! His sharp claws, shimmering with a cold light, carried a tearing wind as they fiercely clawed at the old Daoist’s head!

The old Daoist’s face turned pale with fright. He quickly retreated, simultaneously pulling a palm-sized bronze Bagua mirror from his embrace. He hastily chanted an incantation, and the Bagua mirror suddenly burst with green light, shielding him.

“Bang!”

A-Mu’s sharp claws viciously struck the bronze Bagua mirror, producing a dull thud! The green light on the Bagua mirror violently flickered a few times, and then a crack appeared! The old Daoist was further shaken by the immense force, stumbling back seven or eight steps before barely stabilizing himself, an incredulous expression on his face.

This boy’s strength… it was several times stronger than the full-powered wolf demon from before! This was no longer a mortal whose mind was eroded by demonic power; this was clearly an unparalleled ferocious demon in human skin! This ignited even more terrifying imagination and greed in the old Daoist’s heart! If he could turn this power to his own use, he would not only be ageless but could also dominate the world, becoming a true earthly immortal!

“Vile creature! Don’t be so arrogant!” A hint of madness flashed in the old Daoist’s eyes. He no longer held back, unleashing all his hidden demon-catching techniques one by one. He sometimes threw binding ropes, trying to restrain A-Mu’s figure; sometimes he brought out a soul-鎮壓 bell, emitting piercing sound waves to disturb A-Mu’s mind; and sometimes he wielded a peach wood sword, moving with profound footwork, engaging in close combat with A-Mu.

For a time, within the small secret chamber, demonic qi surged and Daoist magic flew, creating a chaotic scene of obscured heaven and earth (though there was no actual sun or moon in the secret chamber).

The demonized A-Mu, though his mind was unclear and only primal bloodlust remained, possessed exceptionally keen combat instincts and astonishing strength. Although the old Daoist’s Daoist magic was profound and his experience rich, facing such a fierce A-Mu, he gradually began to feel outmatched. His newly transplanted “young” heart was also pounding violently in his chest, each beat giving him abundant strength, but also an inexplicable… unease.

After dozens of rounds of combat, as the old Daoist gradually fell into a disadvantage, a cunning glint suddenly flashed in his eyes. He deliberately exposed a weakness, enticing A-Mu to attack him up close. Just as A-Mu’s sharp claws were about to grab his chest, the old Daoist suddenly leaned back, and at the same time, his hands flashed like lightning, pulling out two pre-prepared long nails glowing with a dark light from his sleeves! The nails were densely covered with blood-red runes, emitting an eerie, evil aura that made one’s heart pound!

“Take this!”

The old Daoist roared. Taking advantage of A-Mu’s missed attack and his strength being spent, he fiercely plunged the two rune-embedded long nails in his hands into A-Mu’s wrists!

“Thud! Thud!”

Two dull thuds! The rune-embedded nails easily pierced A-Mu’s tough skin and muscles, deeply embedding themselves into his wrist bones, firmly nailing his hands to the stone wall behind him!

“Roar—!!!”

A-Mu let out an excruciating roar of pain. He struggled wildly, trying to break free from the two nails’ restraints, but the runes on the nails emitted a powerful binding force. The more he struggled, the deeper the nails dug in, and the more intensely he hurt!

“Hahahaha! Vile creature! No matter how fierce you are, you can’t escape this humble Daoist’s grasp!” The old Daoist, seeing his attack succeed, immediately burst into triumphant laughter. He panted, wiping the sweat from his forehead, his eyes venomous as he looked at A-Mu, who was pinned to the stone wall, unable to move.

“This humble Daoist wants to see what other secrets are hidden in your body!”

With that, he walked step by step towards A-Mu, his hands quickly forming a more complex and bizarre hand seal. As he formed the seal, he also began to chant a low and evil incantation. An invisible, spine-chilling power began to gather at his fingertips.

“Soul-locking, spirit-refining, memory-snatching! By Imperial Decree!”

The old Daoist suddenly opened his eyes, which glowed with an eerie red light. He forcefully pressed the formed hand seal onto A-Mu’s brow!

The moment the old Daoist’s fingertips touched A-Mu’s brow—

Modern Su Mingyue, far away in A-Mu’s spiritual world, suddenly felt an indescribable, excruciating pain, as if her soul was being torn apart! Her consciousness, under the impact of this strange power, began to dissipate, as if it could vanish at any moment!

“This… what kind of spell is this?!” Su Mingyue was greatly alarmed. She could feel that what this old Daoist was performing was not an ordinary offensive Daoist spell, but a malicious evil art specifically targeting the divine soul! He not only wanted to probe A-Mu’s memories but also… refine his divine soul! And she, as a wisp of consciousness residing in A-Mu’s spiritual world, was also affected by this evil spell!

Intense pain, like a tidal wave, spread through A-Mu’s spiritual world. A-Mu, pinned to the stone wall, trembled violently. Black blood slowly began to flow from his seven orifices! His eyes, which had initially been savage and frenzied, gradually transformed into an indescribable pain and… despair. His wolf demon heart, which had just begun to pound violently, also beat more and more weakly under the impact of this evil spell, as if it could stop again at any moment.

“No… no…”

Su Mingyue’s consciousness struggled in the excruciating pain. She wanted to resist, wanted to escape this feeling of her soul being torn apart, but she found herself utterly powerless. She felt her consciousness being slowly swallowed and dissolved by that evil power…