The seal that blocked the entrance to the Tian Yuan Continent was extremely unique. It was composed of white strands of light that were as thick as an arm. The strands of light crisscrossed together, forming a spider's web that lay in the depths of the ground. It radiated with a profound presence.
This seal was actually constructed entirely from the power of the Source Origin!
Below the seal was a huge, pitch-black hole. The hole was several thousand meters wide, and it was pitch-black inside. Nothing could be seen, as if it was a door to hell. It gave off an eerie feeling, enough to make people's hairs stand on end.
At this moment, the space within a dark cave began to distort intensely. Immediately, an incomparably powerful sword Qi broke through the layers of darkness and appeared. It struck the seal with lightning-like speed.
Boom! With a great boom, the huge sword Qi struck the seal, immediately causing it to tremble violently. Powerful pulses of energy constantly shook the ground, affecting even Mercenary City above. The entire city shook violently, shocking countless people in the city.
This extremely powerful Sword Qi was filled with pure Origin Energy. When it collided with the seal, it did not immediately dissipate. Instead, it charged forward like a bull against the cobweb-like seal, causing the seal to form a conical shape.
"Wuuuuu, the seal that master cast down on the other side has already been destroyed. Only this seal remains. Wuuuu … it's all Xiao Ling's fault. It's all Xiao Ling's fault for not following master's orders to leave Mercenary City. Otherwise, the seal wouldn't have been destroyed." Spirity wept as she appeared in front of the hammer-shaped cover. Her current expression was like that of a child who had done something wrong, filled with worry, fear, and deep regret.
"The seal on the other side has already been destroyed. This seal can't be destroyed, or the city that master created after so much effort will be gone. If the city is gone, master will definitely be very angry." Xiao Ling muttered to herself in a sobbing voice. Soon after, she gently pressed her palms against the seal.
At that moment, the tremendous energy gathered beneath Mercenary City began to surge rapidly. It surged towards the seal like a vicious tide, where it was completely absorbed by the seal in the end.
After absorbing so much energy, the seal immediately began to shine with a dazzling white light. The seal's power was rapidly increasing.
"Break!"
At the same time, an indistinct voice rang out from the pitch-black hole below the seal. It was impossible to tell whether the voice belonged to a man or a woman. The voice seemed to possess endless magic, constantly reverberating through the depths of the ground.
The extremely powerful strand of sword Qi that was locked in a stalemate with the seal immediately erupted with dazzling white light. Strands of sword Qi that caused the world to tremble erupted, slamming against the seal with even more ferocity than before. They actually ended up in a stalemate with the support of the seal's reinforcements.
"Oh, this person is so powerful!" Xiao Ling could not help but sigh in amazement. A sliver of worry appeared on her face. Afterward, strands of pure origin energy surged out from Xiao Ling's body, pouring into the seal to fend off the terrifying strand of sword Qi.
After receiving the support of Xiao Ling's essence power, the sword Qi that had been fighting equally with the seal was finally suppressed and it began to slowly retreat.
"Seal-breaker!"
The indistinct voice rang out from the pitch-black hole once again. A four-foot-long sword shot out from the darkness with an earth-shaking might, heading toward the web-like seal with lightning speed.
When the divine sword and the seal collided, there was no violent explosion as expected. It gave people the illusion that the thunderous sound was loud but the raindrops were small. It was as if this earth-shattering sword was just a facade.
However, in the next moment, the dazzling light of the seal began to rapidly dim. The final layer of defense that blocked the entrance to the World of Forsaken Saints actually showed signs of shattering.
"Oh no, what is this strange power? It's actually able to destroy master's seal," Jian Chen cried out in surprise. Xiao Ling cried out. Her childish face immediately became nervous. Soon after, even more surging origin energy was poured into the seal, causing it to rapidly strengthen.
At the same time, the tremendous amount of energy that had accumulated in the depths of Mercenary City surged into the seal at an even faster rate. Xiao Ling had saved up all this energy over many years. It was used to maintain the seal on a daily basis. Now that the situation was dangerous, Xiao Ling no longer cared about the consumption of the energy.
The seal finally stabilized under Xiao Ling's efforts. It began to use its full strength to fend off the mysterious expert hidden in the black hole.
After the sword Qi and the divine sword were in a deadlock with the seal for a while, the sword Qi finally dissipated due to the exhaustion of its energy. Soon after, the four feet long divine sword also let out a clear sword cry. The head of the sword turned and turned into an afterimage as it flew into the black hole like lightning and disappeared.
Xiao Ling immediately let out a long sigh of relief when he saw that the expert from the World of Forsaken Saints had finally given up on destroying the seal. Some exhaustion appeared on her face. She had only maintained the seal for less than ten minutes, but to Xiao Ling, it was like she had fought an expert of the same level for three days and three nights.
Xiao Ling patted her chest as she stared at the black hole with lingering fear. She murmured, "How terrifying. How powerful. Those two attacks must have come from the same person. If I hadn't made it back in time, the seal that master set up back then probably wouldn't have been able to withstand a single attack from that person."
Suddenly, the space within the black hole distorted. Faintly, one could see a figure hiding in the darkness. That blurry figure carried an aura of disdain for the world.
Although Xiao Ling possessed great strength, she was still a child at the end of the day. She immediately covered her mouth when she saw this and could not help but take a few steps back. Fear filled her face.
"This seal can't stop me. Once my seal-breaking technique is perfected, the seal will be destroyed. That day is not far away," a voice said from the black hole. An ethereal voice came out of the black figure's mouth. Although the voice was calm and indifferent, it was filled with strong confidence.
After saying that, the black figure slowly vanished. The depths of Mercenary City returned to its peaceful state.
Xiao Ling stared blankly at the pitch-black hole before her. It seemed like the gate to hell. A while later, she suddenly began to sob, "Sob sob sob sob … master, where are you? Please come back quickly. Xiao Ling is so scared …"
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In the North Pole covered in ice and snow, a majestic, snow-white temple stood quietly. Inside the temple, in a secret room filled with cold air, a person covered in silver-white armor was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the room. Only a pair of closed eyes were exposed to the outside.
At this moment, the tightly shut eyes of the person wearing the silver-white armor slowly opened. Immediately, a cold and indifferent female voice that was filled with surprise reverberated within the quiet secret room.
"What an astonishing prodigy. Not only have you reached such a high level of cultivation as an ordinary person in eight hundred years, but you've even created your own seal-breaking technique, which is a special battle skill for breaking seals. Looks like you'll be able to destroy the seal on the Tian Yuan Continent before long …"
"I've observed you for eight hundred years. I wonder just what you'll achieve in the future. I really look forward to it …"
"Sigh, what a group of pitiful people …"
Jianchen, Houston, Ruijin, Black Fish, and Honglian still remained on the Tian Yuan Continent. They remained where they were, unable to calm themselves down.
The three Holy Emperor experts had actually been forced to use a secret technique to flee by Xiao Ling so easily. This was the first time they had seen someone with strength that surpassed the Holy Emperor. They felt extremely shocked.
"I never thought that in this world without origin energy, there would actually be existences that surpass the Holy Emperor," Ruijin sighed emotionally after a long while. Although he and Black Fish had already known about the existence of the barrier spirit when they first set foot in Mercenary City with Jianchen, the two of them had always believed that the barrier spirit only possessed the strength of the Holy Emperor at most. They had never thought that the barrier spirit of Mercenary City would actually be an existence that surpassed the Holy Emperor.
To the two of them, those who had surpassed Saint Emperor were already invincible. Even in ancient times, there had only been four people who had surpassed Saint Emperor.
The pale-faced Houston remained silent as he hovered beside Jianchen. However, Xiao Ling constantly referred to Jianchen as big brother. His heart churned. He had never thought that Jianchen would have such a close relationship with the barrier spirit of Mercenary City. It was an existence that had surpassed the Holy Emperor.
Jianchen calmed down very soon. He looked in the direction of Mercenary City and said, "Xiao Ling originally wanted to capture the path lord of carnal desires, the Tiger Emperor, and Kaiser, but she left in a hurry at the crucial moment. Has something happened in Mercenary City?"
Ruijin thought about it for a while with that and said, "Why don't we go to Mercenary City and have a look? However, after what the earth dragon did, violent streams of energy are everywhere. The space here still hasn't stabilized, so it's impossible to create a Space Gate. Let's fly over."
Afterward, Ruijin directly took off with Jianchen. They flew toward Mercenary City with Honglian, Black Fish, and Houston.
Soon after they left, the experts of the protector clans and the Holy Emperor who had hurried over from all over the continent all arrived at the place where Xiao Ling had fought the three Holy Emperor. However, all they discovered was a mess.
"I can sense the existence of a mysterious power here. It seems to be extremely similar to the origin energy on the weapons of the two magical beasts," Changyang Qing Yun said with a heavy voice.
"Something's not right. I can clearly sense that the remnant origin energy here is much purer than the origin energy on the weapons of the two magical beasts," Qing Chen calmly said. The pavilion master of the Pure Heart Pavilion, Wuchen Zi, said calmly. However, a gleam of light flickered in her eyes. She looked in the direction of Mercenary City and said, "They're already heading towards Mercenary City. Why don't we follow them and take a look?"
Afterward, the protector clans and the Holy Emperor continued to fly toward Mercenary City.
Mercenary City was currently in an uproar. The violent tremors of Mercenary City earlier had alarmed everyone in the city. The streets and alleys were now filled with people. Everyone was pointing at the dense cracks on the ground, and the clamorous sounds of discussion could be heard without end.
All the people who had been to Mercenary City knew about the existence of a protective force. The ground was countless times tougher than steel. Even Saint Rulers would not be able to leave behind a single mark on it with their full strength. However, at this moment, such a sturdy ground actually cracked open with so many thick cracks. This made everyone feel disbelief.
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