Chapter 675: Trapped Sky Finger [Third Update]
"Trapped Sky Finger!"
On the beast skin scroll, written in simple yet ancient and imposing characters, each stroke contained terrifying battle intent.
Li Xiaoyao's heart was shocked, and without asking, he knew these three characters must certainly have come from the hand of the Emperor of Humanity.
Just a few simple characters, yet they contained such terrifying battle intent. Moreover, this beast skin scroll must have been passed down for a long time, yet even after so many years, the momentum on the scroll had not diminished at all.
It was hard to imagine just how formidable the Emperor of Humanity would have been in his prime.
Li Xiaoyao felt that choosing to become a disciple was a wise decision. Having such a powerful master, even though he had already died, the cultivation techniques and spells he left behind were definitely a vast treasure.
On the beast skin scroll were pictures of human figures, wherein one could clearly see the meridians of the people depicted. One of the meridians was drawn with a red line, which should be the path of the Trapped Sky Finger.
Li Xiaoyao didn't quite understand what he was seeing. He forced a drop of fresh blood onto the scroll, which immediately turned into a wisp of consuming light, flying into Li Xiaoyao's brow.
"Boom!"
Li Xiaoyao's mind went blank in an instant, leaving him in a state of extreme stupor. After a long while, he regained a sliver of consciousness.
"The Trapped Sky Finger is a shocking and unique technique created by me, the Emperor of Humanity. It is not to be cultivated by anyone but my disciples. Should you learn it, you must not disclose it to others. Have you remembered this?"
A man dressed in dark golden robes suddenly appeared in Li Xiaoyao's sea of consciousness. With sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, his gaze struck like lightning as he looked at Li Xiaoyao, his voice booming like thunder, resonating uncontrollably.
Li Xiaoyao's heart was shocked and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "Understood, disciple understands."
This was a strand of consciousness left by the Emperor of Humanity within the Trapped Sky Finger, only meant to convey information and teach such spells, unable to engage in conversation with others.
After saying this, the Emperor of Humanity continued, "The Trapped Sky Finger has five realms. There are no requirements for the cultivator's cultivation level; as long as you are a cultivator, you can practice it. The strength of the Trapped Sky Finger depends on the cultivator's cultivation level. The stronger the cultivation level, the greater the power of the Trapped Sky Finger. If you can cultivate the Trapped Sky Finger to its peak, you can trap the heavens and the earth with one finger!"
As soon as he had spoken, the view before Li Xiaoyao changed and he was surprised to find that he had appeared in a desolate realm.
Before he could react, several figures appeared before him out of nowhere.
These people stood aloft in the air, each exuding a suffocatingly strong aura.
Li Xiaoyao only had to look once to feel a terrifying pressure that made it hard for him to breathe.
One of them was the Emperor of Humanity.
The Emperor of Humanity stood proudly in the sky and immediately engaged in battle with the three opponents.
Their strength was unstoppable; each and every martial arts technique and spell seemed to shatter space itself.
The Emperor of Humanity calmly countered their moves. He seemed to be getting a bit impatient with being entangled and slowly raised his right hand, extending his index finger. A pale golden light instantaneously shrouded his finger, turning it into a dazzling gold color.
At the same time, the Emperor of Humanity uttered softly, "One finger to break mountains and rivers!"
"Bang!"
With this one finger, the heavens and the earth seemed to lose their color. In the entire world, only the golden point on the Emperor of Humanity's finger existed, turning into a golden ray that instantly struck one of the figures.
There was no escape for that person; upon contact with the golden ray, their body exploded instantly.
Seeing this, the other two exchanged glances and immediately turned to flee.
"Two fingers to shake Qiankun!"
The Emperor of Humanity's gaze was cold as he then pointed out a second finger.
With the second finger, chaos enveloped the heavens and the earth, and the space itself vibrated. The space where the person was collapsed in an instant, tearing their body into shreds.
"Three Fingers Annihilate Immortals!"
With the third finger pointed, the last one had no chance even to let out a scream before disintegrating into the air.
These three people were almost killed in the blink of an eye.
And the Emperor of Humanity continuously unleashed three fingers without pause, then immediately executed the last two fingers.
"Four Fingers Stir Qiankun!"
"Five Fingers Trap Heaven and Earth!"
With these two fingers pointing into the void, half of the sky could be seen shattering into small fragments under them, rendering the whole world terrifyingly silent.
Li Xiaoyao's mouth fell open as his eyes widened in disbelief.
"How... how powerful!"
Was this the real power of Trapped Sky Finger?
Li Xiaoyao's heart was ablaze with eagerness. The next moment, he returned to his sea of consciousness, and the image of the Emperor of Humanity had already disappeared.
"Trapped Sky Finger!"
Li Xiaoyao shouted in his heart, and a detailed cultivation route for Trapped Sky Finger appeared clearly before his eyes.
Carefully looking at the cultivation route and the pathways of each meridian, Li Xiaoyao committed them deeply to memory before exiting from his sea of consciousness.
Upon opening his eyes, just as Li Xiaoyao was eager to start cultivating the Trapped Sky Finger right away, Yi Yi asked, "Did you see the master?"
"Yes, I did," Li Xiaoyao paused for a second, then immediately nodded.
Yi Yi's expression dimmed slightly, then she said, "Now that you have entered our school and received the legacy, being the only male, it is only right that the master's severed finger should be passed on to you."
"Severed finger?" Li Xiaoyao was startled and immediately waved his hands, "No need, no need. Sister, let's keep the severed finger here as an offering. If I keep it on me and lose it one day, that wouldn't be good."
Li Xiaoyao truly did not want the severed finger. If those great figures sensed the Emperor of Humanity's presence on him, wouldn't that spell doom?
Upon hearing this, a slight smile appeared on Yi Yi's face as she said, "It won't be lost. This severed finger can be refined. With this piece, when you cultivate the Trapped Sky Finger, your efforts will be doubly effective, and its power will increase many times over."
"Refine?" Li Xiaoyao was taken aback, then his heart began to beat violently.
Indeed, how had he forgotten that the severed finger could be refined.
Although he was unaware of how terrifying the Emperor of Humanity's cultivation level was, being a formidable being who could battle with the Celestial Venerable, he must have been a divine figure. If he could refine that severed finger, then even when facing Ling Tian in the future, he might stand a fighting chance!
"Sister, this is the master's relic. Wouldn't it be somewhat improper to refine it just like that?" Li Xiaoyao, although eager to refine it immediately, couldn't appear too obvious.
Yi Yi shook her head and said, "Now that you are the only male in our school, it is natural that you should keep this relic. As for the refinement, you don't need to feel pressured; the faster you increase your strength, the sooner you may be able to avenge our master."
Li Xiaoyao nodded earnestly and said, "Don't worry, Sister. I will definitely kill those two traitors and avenge the master."
Yi Yi revealed a satisfied smile and said, "Revenge is not something to rush. What you need now is to make yourself strong quickly. Come, drop your blood on the severed finger."
Yi Yi once again took the severed finger out of the coffin, and when Li Xiaoyao took it in his hands, he felt an immense and powerful pressure wash over him, causing his arms to tremble violently. Inside, he felt an impulse to kneel in submission.
This was terrifying. Just a severed finger, a part of a body that had been dead for countless years, bore such a horrifying aura.
This, perhaps, is what truly defines a strong person.