Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 801 - 44 The Power of True Obscurity_2
Chapter 801: Chapter 44 The Power of True Obscurity_2
Chapter 801 -44 The Power of True Obscurity_2
Lin Ning remained motionless as she relayed the message with a frown, and the three people together frowned deeply.
Was it true?
“You mean, the Intention Body wasn’t killed by us, and now he’s going to take the Sword Intent of the Sun True Dullness Sword?” Yan Yu slowly said, “But… you know, right? Our world is still undergoing the Spiritual Energy Resurgence. Can the Sword Intent of the Sun True Dullness Sword really break through the limits set by the environmental spiritual energy?”
After a moment of silence, the Mirror Immortal replied:
“Iron and timber strike each other; the latter is instantly shattered.”
The words were somewhat convoluted, but Yan Yu and Li Minghu weren’t fools and immediately understood the metaphor in her words. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
True Yuan not only differs in quantity, but also in quality. The grade of the Sun True Dullness Sword is so high that even if its Sword Intent is restrained by the limit of the Illusion Realm’s spiritual energy, its formidable energy is not something you bunch of kids who haven’t achieved Core Formation can withstand.
Li Minghu fell silent for a moment before suddenly asking:
“Ah Jiang and Xu Jin are still in there! How long will it take for the opponent to take that Sword Intent?”
“At most the time it takes an incense stick to burn,” the Mirror Immortal replied.
Everyone’s expressions changed dramatically, and they hurriedly turned back to find Li Zhaojiang and Xu Jin.
Fortunately, the residence of the Zhenmei Sword Sect was located underground, not as accessible as the surface with multiple routes and open spaces you can traverse. Running along the passages for a while, they finally found the two in the treasure room—rummaging around.
The treasure room was heavily guarded by many sword puppets, which should have led to a fierce battle. However, they encountered Li Zhaojiang’s Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, which simply swept and then curled up the sword puppets, twisting them into pretzel shapes.
The Primordial Magnetic Divine Light’s restraint against gold and iron was no mere talk!
After seizing the treasure room, the two began sorting independently. Li Zhaojiang took charge of spells and Magic Treasures, while Xu Jin handled the Flying Swords and Elixir Medicine, piling up the seemingly valuable items for easy packing later.
When Yan Yu and the others arrived, there wasn’t time for detailed explanations—they just said that the Gatekeeper Taoist was coming again and urged everyone to make a quick getaway.
In the urgency of the situation, they could only pick a few of the best items and then turned to make a hasty escape.
Meanwhile, not far from the treasure room, in a back chamber, the Intention Body of the Gatekeeper Taoist reemerged, with two large holes in his chest. No blood flowed out, only his demeanor was haggard and his expression fierce.
He lunged at an altar in the chamber, where a Flying Sword lay. Ethereal in form and sharp in intent, it shone no light, yet anyone who came near felt as if surrounded by endless heat and light, on the brink of melting.
But the Gatekeeper Taoist, heedless of this, reached for it.
His sleeves caught fire first, then the whole sleeve, and finally even his beard blazed up, his whole body aflame, his voice hoarse from the burning, yet his tone remained fierce and strong:
“You still think it’s my fault, don’t you?”
“I haven’t done anything wrong! Destiny is insurmountable, the trend of events unchangeable, what could I do?”
“Within my limits, I’ve done all I could!”
“The lineage of the Emei Sword Sect must not end with me!”
“Let me beg you one last time… one last time, okay?”
“True Obscurity, for the sake of my ancestors…”
“Lend me your power!”
His hand, burned down to bone, finally penetrated the layers of brilliance and heat, grasping the elusive hilt of the sword.
The sun shone everywhere.
The first to melt was the back chamber, then the radiant heat radiated out endlessly, melting and vaporizing all the rock walls in its path until a great portion of the Zhenmei Sword Sect’s residence uncontrollably collapsed.
The people who were sprinting towards the outside felt the ground sharply tilting beneath them, a hot wind blowing up from below like the scorching breath of sulfur from hell, mixed with the hoarse, crazed shouts of the Gatekeeper Taoist:
“Take my sword… if you can take just one of my swords, I will accept you as an Emei disciple… and pass all my teachings on to you!”
Yan Yu’s expression remained unmoved, his thoughts tinged with a cold sneer, “Without even drawing a sword, such a grand display of force. If I were foolish enough to catch your sword, wouldn’t I be burned to ashes, bones and all?”
“Don’t be impulsive,” the Mirror Immortal also spoke to Lin Ning, “There’s a saying, ‘start strong, then weaken, and at third effort, exhaust.’ The sword intent is at its strongest the moment it’s unsheathed. Head to the south towards the Pure Land Sect’s domain, where you can wear down the True Obscurity Sword Intent. Don’t attempt to clash with it head-on before it reaches the end of its tether!”
“So which way do we go now!” Lin Ning cried out in a frenzy, her scalp tingling from the faint sword intent coming from behind, as if ten thousand tiny nails were pricking at every pore in her body.
“Turn left up ahead!”
Lin Ning swiftly increased her pace, leading the way for everyone else.
Following close behind was Yan Yu, also employing the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step, while simultaneously controlling the Puppet Azhen, who hoisted up the lagging Li Zhaojiang at the end of the group.
Li Minghu and Xu Jin trailed behind Yan Yu, activating their Shifting Technique at full speed, not daring to rest for even a moment.
Only Li Zhaojiang, carried by Puppet Azhen, didn’t need to do anything and took the opportunity to sweep his Divine Sense behind.
The tunnel behind was being devoured by surging light and heat, clearly, the Gatekeeper Taoist was still relentlessly chasing. Li Zhaojiang gauged the changing distance and noticed they were steadily pulling away… which meant if they could maintain this speed throughout, they wouldn’t be at risk of being caught and killed.
But this was everyone’s maximum speed already; any slightest misstep and the gained distance would be quickly reclaimed!
Suddenly, the path ahead broadened, signifying that they had completely left the Zhenmei Sword Sect’s territory and had arrived near the underground Dark River that ran through the entire Mysterious Realm.
The riverbank was littered with broken swords, with countless sword puppets hiding among them, prowling and ready to attack any creature that trespassed their domain.
As the five intruders entered, the sword puppets were about to ambush, but sensing the overwhelming Sword Intent in the light and heat behind, they scattered in panic, fleeing in all directions like hyenas in the presence of a primeval giant beast.
“Ah Jiang!” Li Minghu shouted, “Make an iron boat!”
“Alright!” Li Zhaojiang finally found use for his skills, clapped his hands together quickly, and swept the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light around vigorously.
Wherever it passed, whether the fleeing sword puppets or the inanimate broken swords, all were stirred into a mass by the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light and forcibly shaped into the curved hull of a small boat, then smashed into the Dark River with a thud.
“Get on the boat!” Yan Yu commanded, and they all rushed to jump aboard.
Li Zhaojiang once again activated the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, putting what seemed like a rocket engine on the iron boat’s stern, propelling it through the river at breakneck speed.
The light-heat Sword Intent closely followed, plunging into the Dark River. The water vaporized almost instantly, heat spreading through the water, causing massive bubbles to furiously surface, virtually boiling the entire Dark River in an instant!
As the scalding heat transmitted through the boiling water, the group only felt unbearably hot under them. Lin Ning couldn’t help but call out:
“Can we go any faster?”
“I’m doing my best!” Li Zhaojiang shouted back, his face flushed red, his True Yuan billowing as if it might tear his garments apart.
“It’s not fast enough!” Li Minghu, glancing back and quickly estimating the gap, heard Xu Jin shriek:
“There are rocks ahead!”
No sooner had the words left her mouth than Puppet Azhen darted to the forefront in a single stride, spewing incredibly thin and dense golden thread! The Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire shot beneath the river surface, cutting precisely at the base of the rocks, and with two or three swift slashes, shattered the detached rocks completely.
The iron boat shot past the rocks like an arrow, and before they could take a breath of relief, an even more dangerous situation appeared before them:
Multiple sharp turns in quick succession!
At the terrifying high speed of the iron boat at that moment, making those turns was an utter fantasy. They would surely crash into the cliff walls of the river bend.
At that moment, Yan Yu suddenly performed a Sword Technique, and both Huang Tingjian and the Liangyi Sword flew to the boat’s side. He shouted:
“Everyone, help me!”
Lin Ning, Li Minghu, and Xu Jin quickly stood up, guiding their Flying Swords next to the Huang Tingjian, pressing their sword bodies firmly against the side of the boat without leaving the slightest gap.
“Go!” Yan Yu suddenly commanded.
As the iron boat entered the turn, the four Sword Immortals exerted all their power on their Flying Swords, sparing no effort to staunchly brace against the outside of the boat, attempting to force the high-speed vessel deep into the inner bend!
