"Bang!"
Xing Jue's speed was already extremely fast. Coupled with the fact that he had used his Soul Doppelganger to attract Xue Mei's attention, Xing Jue was already in front of her by the time Xue Mei reacted. The Black Curse Sword in Xing Jue's hand drew a black crescent in the air and ruthlessly landed on Xue Mei's body.
"Pfft!"
Xue Mei's delicate body was instantly sent flying. At the same time, she spat a mouthful of blood into the air. The power of the Punishment Execution was not to be underestimated. Coupled with the power of the Black Curse Sword, which was a mid-grade spirit artifact, Xue Mei was sent flying dozens of meters away before landing miserably on the ground.
And this was the result of Xing Jue showing mercy. This was because Xing Jue had used the back of the Black Curse Sword to hit Xue Mei. If he had used the edge of the sword, Xue Mei would have been cut in half.
"Impossible, how can you defeat me with your strength?"
At this moment, Xue Mei was sitting on the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth. She stared at Xing Jue with her blood-red eyes that exuded a strong murderous aura. Her blood-red eyes were filled with disbelief. She could not believe that she would lose to Xing Jue, and that she would lose so thoroughly.
"Sister, you can't just rely on strength to fight. You have to rely on intelligence."
"But if you want to learn, I can teach you!"
In the face of Xue Mei's murderous gaze, Xing Jue was not afraid at all. He pointed at his head and teased Xue Mei with a smile.
After the initial exchange, Xing Jue had discovered that Xue Mei was indeed very strong. It could even be said that she was terrifyingly strong. However, her combat experience was far from Xing Jue's. Xing Jue's strength was enough to deal with Xue Mei. After all, Xing Jue still had two trump cards, Time Space and Soul Explosion, that he had not used yet.
"If you have the guts, wait for me here!"
Seeing that Xing Jue did not place her in his eyes at all, Xue Mei bit her lips. Her body shifted, and she actually leapt into a spirit formation gate. Her speed was so fast that by the time Xing Jue arrived, she had already leapt into the spirit formation gate. One could only see the spirit formation gate squirming slightly.
"This is bad!"
Xing Jue's expression couldn't help but change greatly when he saw that. He knew that there was only one Spirit Formation gate that was correct, and inside it was the treasure his sister's parents had left for her. Although he didn't know what the dangerous treasure was, Xing Jue could guess that it was something beneficial to Xing Jue.
Xue Mei's strength was reduced to the level of a high-rank Battle-Saint because she was severely injured during her battle with a Soul Elder. However, this wasn't her true strength. Her true strength was that of an intermediate-rank Wargod.
Now that she had entered it without hesitation and even threatened Xing Jue to wait for her again, it meant that there must be something inside that could help her recover her strength.
"How can I go up?"
Under such circumstances, Xing Jue raised his head to look at the unreachable spirit formation entrance. At that moment, the only thing Xing Jue wanted to do was to climb up from there, because that was the only way for Xing Jue to survive.
"Buzz!"
However, at that moment, Xing Jue's pupils suddenly widened because he discovered to his astonishment that the enormous spirit formation entrance above the palace that was as large as a lake was actually squirming violently. At the same time, the originally dark blue spirit formation actually began to darken, and the darkness grew even more intense.
"Not good!"
When he discovered this unforeseen event, Xing Jue's expression became even more unsightly. This was because he discovered that the spirit formation was actually dissipating, and what appeared was soil. This meant that the spirit formation entrance was closed, and he was trapped here.
Sure enough, just as Xing Jue had guessed, the dark blue spirit formation quickly dissipated and was replaced by black soil. The soil covered the entire palace, and it was airtight. Xing Jue was completely sealed in this palace.
Xing Jue helplessly took out the Divine Secret Battalion's command token. This command token had the same effect as the Imperial Wind Token, and it could transmit messages. After taking a glance at the empty command token, Xing Jue knew that there was definitely a way to isolate all transmission of signals. This also meant that Xing Jue's call for help was completely useless.
"I finally understand why Sister Xue said that before the time was up, this place would be my grave."
At that moment, the corners of Xing Jue's mouth suddenly rose into a faint smile. It was a smile of helplessness. He discovered that there was only a single path before him — the spirit formation gate that Sister Xue had entered earlier.
The reason for that was because Sister Xue had clearly told Xing Jue that there was only a single spirit formation gate that one could enter from. As for which one it was, Sister Xue had clearly told Xing Jue.
"Sigh ~"
After sighing helplessly, Xing Jue once again raised the dazzling Black Curse Sword. With confident strides, he began to walk toward the spirit formation gate that Sister Xue had entered earlier.
At that moment, there was not the slightest trace of fear on Xing Jue's face. He appeared very calm, because when a person was in a hopeless situation, there was nothing that could make him feel fear.
* hmm *
Spirit formation gates. Xing Jue had entered palaces, explored remnants, and passed through countless spirit formation gates. Yet, the feeling of this spirit formation gate was no different from the other spirit formation gates.
The moment he stepped into it, he felt boundless power envelop him, sucking him into the depths of the spirit formation gate. When the binding power disappeared, it meant that he had passed through the spirit formation gate and entered the world behind it.
"This feeling …"
However, when Xing Jue passed through the spirit formation gate and saw everything before him, his calm expression couldn't help but change once again. The reason for that was because he was currently in the depths of a blood-red cave. The cave was not naturally red. Instead, it seemed to have been dyed with blood.
The most convincing evidence was that the place was filled with the pungent smell of blood. Fortunately, Xing Jue was used to seeing bloody scenes. If this was a normal citizen of the Starfall Dynasty, they would've vomited non-stop, and would be half-dead from the disgust.
The surroundings of the cave were very vast, and there was a fluorescent stone embedded at a certain distance around the cave. The fluorescent stone could brightly illuminate the blood-red cave as if it were daytime. As such, no matter how deep the cave was, Xing Jue could still see through it with a single glance until he reached the corner ahead.
At that moment, Xing Jue did not see Sister Xue. Other than the pungent smell of blood, Xing Jue did not sense any dangerous aura. But even so, Xing Jue was still wary of his surroundings and carefully walked forward. He did not dare to be careless, and he had to survive.
"Ahh —"
"Damn it, damn it —"
"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!"
However, not long after Xing Jue went deeper, Sister Xue's voice suddenly came from the depths of the cave. Apart from Sister Xue's voice, there were also ear-piercing cries. Xing Jue could not tell what it was. It sounded like the cries of bats and birds. In short, it was very terrifying. Just hearing that sound would send chills down one's spine.
"Swoosh!"
After noticing that, Xing Jue did not dare to be careless. He held the Black Curse longsword in his hand and rushed into the depths of the cave. At that moment, Xing Jue's emotions were very complicated. Even though he was afraid that Sister Xue's recovery would harm him, he did not want Sister Xue to be hurt. He had a feeling that Sister Xue could still be saved.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!"
As Xing Jue went deeper, the ear-piercing cries grew louder, but Sister Xue's cries grew softer and softer. That made Xing Jue even more anxious. His experience told him that Sister Xue might not be able to hold on much longer.
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp"
Feeling anxious, Xing Jue performed Wind Manipulation to its limit. At the same time, he did not hesitate to perform Soul Outburst and put on Soul Armor. At that speed, Xing Jue finally found Sister Xue after making three turns. Xing Jue's expression changed drastically when he saw the scene before him.
At that moment, Sister Xue was hiding in the corner of the cave. She was waving her hands and the blood-red gas around her body was wrapped around her. However, the gas was extremely thin and her face was filled with fear. At that moment, she no longer looked like the cold and murderous Sister Xue. Instead, she looked more like the cowardly and kind Sister Xue.
However, what shocked Xing Jue the most was that there were countless strange objects surrounding Sister Xue. Those objects looked like tadpoles, but they were half a meter long. Their bodies were translucent and blood-red. They looked like spirit bodies, but they exuded an aura that was extremely similar to Sister Xue's.
These mysterious objects did not have mouths, but they kept making ear-piercing cries. At that moment, Xing Jue realized that the cries were coming from their bodies.
Although these objects did not have mouths, they had a pair of pale eyes. Their eyes were filled with coldness, as if they were demons from hell. There was not a single trace of emotion in them. Most importantly, each of them possessed the power of a high-level Battle-Saint, and there were dozens of them here.
At that moment, these monsters were trying to enter Sister Xue's body. Under their attacks, the defense formed by Sister Xue's blood-red gas was getting weaker and weaker. Her face was getting paler and paler. It was obvious that she could not hold on for much longer.
"Time Space."
Seeing this, Xing Jue took a step forward. He waved the Black Curse Sword in his hand and leaped into it. At the same time, he performed his strongest martial skill, the Heaven Rank Martial Skill, Time Space.
Buzz.
Back in the Mortal Realm, when Xing Jue used this Time Space, he could cover a huge city and turn it into an independent space. However, when Xing Jue used this Time Space here, it only formed a translucent dark blue light barrier that enveloped Xing Jue, Sister Xue, and those mysterious objects.
However, even though the aura of this Time Space was several times weaker, it was still a Heaven Rank Martial Skill. At that moment, Xing Jue suddenly felt that his power had increased by a lot. He could even touch the boundary of a War God. The power of those strange objects was also greatly suppressed by Xing Jue.
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