Chapter 428: Chapter 282: Life Rejuvenation Spell! Upper Grade Forbidden Artifact Fragment

Yang An floated silently in mid-air, gasping for breath as his chest heaved.

His body, which had swelled to an immense size just a moment before, quickly deflated after unleashing all its stored power, returning to its normal state.

Now, even his tempered physical body was covered in wounds, all torn open by the accumulated power when he unleashed the Nine Forces Shocking Dragon.

The Nine Forces Shocking Dragon had not disappointed him. Of course, he had also secretly drawn on the power of the Red Wheel Infinite Body; otherwise, brute force alone would not have been enough to completely annihilate his opponent.

It was a single, earth-shattering blow.

Even the barrier formed by the massive, illusory Buddha statue and the black Curse Seals had shattered in an instant.

’Just as I thought. As long as the power exceeds the limit that guy can absorb, I can truly harm him.’

A large amount of Demon Barrier flowed into his Xian Shrine, where it was quickly converted into pure Mana.

First, he had killed Qing Sha, and now he had slain a creature suspected of being a clone of Hai Shu. Both were Zombie Gods. Yang An’s Mana surged, saving him an immeasurable amount of time in his cultivation.

"You little brat! Don’t just stand there! Grab that Forbidden Artifact Fragment!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The Bow Lady’s voice suddenly rang in Yang An’s ears.

A hundred meters away, a Forbidden Artifact Fragment in the shape of a broken bracelet floated silently in mid-air.

"This fragment isn’t fused with that creature’s soul! It’s bound to a master! Grab it, quickly!"

The Bow Lady’s reminder made Yang An immediately think of Hai Shu.

’This Forbidden Artifact Fragment belongs to Hai Shu!’

WHOOSH!

Without pausing to catch his breath, Yang An’s figure instantly crossed the hundred meters to appear before the Forbidden Artifact Fragment. A single glance was all it took for him to judge from its appearance that this was very likely an Upper Grade Forbidden Artifact Fragment!

Yang An snatched at the fragmented bracelet with one hand. At the same time, a repulsive force shot out from it, attempting to throw his hand off.

’Trying to get away?!’

Yang An roared, gripping it with both hands as countless particles of Golden Dust billowed from his body, tightly enveloping his hands.

Even so, countless black Buddhist Mantras poured out from the bracelet, causing the surrounding space to twist and distort.

The power was terrifying, furiously resisting Yang An’s grasp.

Veins bulged all over Yang An’s body as if his blood vessels were about to burst. He gritted his teeth and suppressed it with all his might, preventing it from breaking through his grip.

The next moment, a tremendous pulling force erupted from the Forbidden Artifact Fragment, forcibly dragging Yang An toward Great Virtue Temple.

’If I still had the power of the Nine Forces Shocking Dragon,’ Yang An thought, ’I would use it without a second thought.’

Unfortunately, having just expended all his stored power in the great battle, he could now only rely on the strength of his Jade Kala Vajra Body, which was simply not enough to resist the pull from the Forbidden Artifact Fragment.

In the blink of an eye, Yang An’s body was dragged a thousand meters through the air.

The space around the Forbidden Artifact Fragment grew increasingly distorted, and the effect even began to warp Yang An’s body, twisting it into bizarre shapes.

But he kept his teeth clenched, his eyes turning bloodshot with effort.

’That old bastard Hai Shu dared to make a move on me. He has to pay a price for this.’

’I have to keep this thing. I have to teach that old Monk a lesson. If I can’t keep it, then worst comes to worst, I’ll destroy it with Light Magic.’

’If I can’t have it, neither can Hai Shu.’

In just a few breaths, the Forbidden Artifact Fragment had dragged him ten thousand meters. At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before he was back at Great Virtue Temple, and the fragment would return to Hai Shu’s grasp.

’Dark Communication Secret Spell!’

A black light suddenly burst from Yang An’s body as he attempted to Seal the Forbidden Artifact Fragment’s activity. Even so, its speed only slowed slightly; the effect was minimal.

’Damn it!’ Seeing that he couldn’t stop the Forbidden Artifact Fragment, Yang An saw no other way. His entire body began to fill with light, on the verge of erupting.

But at that very moment, the Bow Lady’s voice rang in his ears once more.

"Don’t be hasty! Try taking the fragment to that place. It might be possible to forcibly sever the connection."

She had already seen what Yang An was about to do.

’That place?’

The Bow Lady’s words brought immediate understanding to Yang An. She was talking about the Xian Origin Land within the Earth Spirit Stele. The idea immediately gave him a flash of inspiration.

’The Bow Lady is a real lifesaver,’ he thought. ’She always comes through in a pinch.’

If his hands weren’t currently occupied, Yang An would have wanted to give the Bow Lady a huge hug.

Gripping the Forbidden Artifact Fragment, Yang An’s consciousness instantly sank into the Earth Spirit Stele inside him. He activated the connection, pulling his physical body into the Earth Spirit Stele along with it.

In the blink of an eye, Yang An’s figure vanished from mid-air, still clutching the Forbidden Artifact Fragment. All that remained was a bead-sized black hole, continuously distorting the space around it.

Upon entering the Earth Spirit Stele and seeing the familiar scene, Yang An couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was still gripping the Forbidden Artifact Fragment tightly. Sure enough, the powerful pull was gone, but the fragment was still trembling constantly, which meant the connection between it and Hai Shu had not been completely severed.