Zhu Yao felt a large wave of cold wind rushing towards her, fast and hurried. She hurriedly swung her sword to block, slashing apart the dense shadows. However, she could not dodge all of them. After slashing apart the front, the back would rush over again. The first few moves were still alright, but slowly, her strength began to weaken. Just as she scattered a few shadows, a gust of cold wind came straight at her back. She turned her body out of reflex, but she was still a step too late. Her arm instantly felt pain. Something had stabbed into it, as though a piece of flesh was about to be torn off.
She turned her head to look, only to see a black figure was currently biting onto her arm. Its hand was already dripping with fresh blood, and only half of that figure's face was revealed. However, its original appearance could still be faintly seen. Zhu Yao was stunned.
"Big sis!" Yue Ying was startled, as he hurriedly walked over.
Zhu Yao gritted her teeth, and instantly used her other hand to scatter that shadow. However, her hand was already bitten so deeply that her bones could be seen. This bite was unlike any other time. In the past, no matter how severe her injuries were, at the very least, she had her cultivation, so she could still grit her teeth and endure it. Now that her divine energy was being suppressed, the pain was evidently even more painful. She could not even feel her own hand anymore.
"Big sis!" Yue Ying was a little flustered, as he hurriedly helped her stop the bleeding. Something was faintly burning in his eyes.
"Yu Yao." Yu Yan's face was a little anxious as well, yet, he was unable to come over as he was surrounded by layers of shadows.
"I'm fine." Zhu Yao solemnly said. "Don't be distracted." Now was not the time to worry about such things.
Zhu Yao was injured on her right hand, and she could not even hold onto her sword any longer. However, she had no choice but to stand up again. The hell, you're bullying me because I'm not left-handed, right?
But it really hurts! She was completely using her flesh and blood to block them!
As though they were stimulated by the blood, those shadows became even more frenzied. Their terrifying cries became even sharper, and every single one of them made one's scalp turn numb. Zhu Yao did not know what they were looking for, as they circled around their surroundings twice, and then, they once again attacked her from behind.
Zhu Yao had no choice but to turn her body and once again hold onto her sword. This time, the blood on her hand flowed even more violently. Just as the overwhelming shadows were about to drown her, Yue Ying suddenly grabbed onto her hand, and his eyes instantly turned crimson.
"Scram!"
In an instant, a black aura that was even thicker than that of the black shadows burst forth from his body and directly swallowed those black shadows. The black shadows immediately showed a panicked expression. The situation was reversed in an instant. The black shadow that was anxiously staring at them began to scream and flee in all directions.
In just a few breaths of time, the scene suddenly quietened down.
There were no more black shadows in the air, but there was a Devil Qi that was even colder and more frightening than the black shadows. Yue Ying's entire person was enveloped within the devilish aura, only leaving behind a pair of blood-colored scarlet pupils that were filled with rage. His gaze caused people to shiver even though it wasn't cold.
Zhu Yao's heart instantly sank for a moment, as she reached out with her other hand as well. She tried her best to ignore the devillic energy that was causing her to tremble uncontrollably. With a deep voice, he said, "Yue Ying, it's fine now! Everyone is fine now. "
Only then did the anger in his eyes die down bit by bit, and his eyes returned to their previous clarity. At the same time, the surrounding demonic energy also returned to his body bit by bit, until all of it disappeared. He lowered his head and looked at her bleeding hand. "Sis …"
"I'm fine." Zhu Yao smiled at him. "Thank you." She did not expect that though these black shadows were ferocious, they were still no match for the devillic energy. It was no wonder Yue Ying stood there without moving earlier. It seemed like he wasn't in a daze, but those black shadows had sensed the aura on his body. They didn't dare to approach him, right?
"Devillic energy!" Zhonggu Lu looked over with a shocked expression. "Could … Could you be …"
Even Nangong Cheng's expression changed.
Zhu Yao sighed. It seemed like she couldn't hide it any longer. "That's right. Yue Ying is a Devil, and the black shadows earlier were chased away by him as well. What do you guys plan to do? "
Zhonggu Lu and Nangong Cheng were stunned for a moment.
"No wonder … No wonder he's the only one who can use mystic arts." Zhonggu Lu muttered. Divine energy could not be used here, but devillic energy was not restricted.
Nangong Cheng looked at Zhu Yao, and in the end, he still sighed. "I see. Moon Deity … fellow daoist, thank you. There were so many black shadows, and I thought we were dead for sure! "
"Isn't it all because you're stupid? Otherwise, why would there be so many problems?" Zhonggu Lu retorted.
"The hell. Can you blame me for this? It's all because that Mei Xue is too sinister, alright? "
Zhonggu Lu immediately rolled his eyes at him.
From the looks of it, they were purposely ignoring the matter regarding Yue Ying and the Devil. After all, they had traveled so far together, it would be best if they didn't have any conflicts.
Zhu Yao heaved a sigh of relief. Her right hand felt cold as it was being held by someone, and she could not help but take in a cold breath. "Hiss …"
"Don't move." A certain master glared at her in dissatisfaction, and then began to wrap a white cloth around her injured arm.
"It's fine, master. The bleeding has already stopped. I'll be fine in less than an hour." After all, she had a divine physique, so injuries like this would heal very quickly.
His eyes narrowed. "Mn?"
"Uh … You cover it, you cover it!" Wuuuu, master is being mean to me again.
— — — —
They did not stay on the spot. Taking the opportunity when the black shadows left, everyone hurriedly advanced towards their destination. Initially, they had thought that they would encounter at least two or three waves of black shadows, but strangely, after rushing for two days straight, they did not see a single shadow attacking them.
Even if a black shadow floated past occasionally, it would just ignore them and drift away leisurely. Zhu Yao thought that it was because of Yue Ying's devillic energy, or because there were too few shadows in the surroundings. However, Yue Ying's devillic energy had clearly been retracted, and basically did not reveal the slightest bit of it. Furthermore, the sharp and terrifying sounds in the surrounding air did not lessen by much either.
Zhu Yao's heart sank even more, and the guess that she had been guessing all this while was becoming clearer. On the third day, they finally walked out of that sinister and terrifying land. Their vision instantly brightened, as though they had suddenly walked out of the darkness and into the light. That hazy aura was completely swept away, and large patches of green vegetation appeared in front of their eyes.
"That's great, we're finally out." Nangong Cheng said with a joyous look. "We no longer have to be bothered by those shadows. We're safe."
"Not necessarily!" Zhu Yao clenched her fists, and her worries grew even heavier.
Nangong Cheng was startled, as he turned to look at her. "Dongfang girly, don't worry. Look at the clear sky here, those shadows definitely won't be able to pass through. As long as we pass through this forest, we will be able to reach the Light of Guidance for ascending into Godhood. There won't be any more dangers. "
Zhu Yao turned to look at the darkness behind her, and then looked at the patch of green in front of her. She frowned. "Do you guys know … what those shadows are?"
Nangong Cheng was startled. "What could they be?"
"Cold and sinister aura. Gathering and not dissipating, infinitely regenerating. Furthermore, there are shadows that carry such great malice. I can only think of one thing."
Yu Yan frowned, and coldly said. "Resentment!"
Everyone was stunned. Zhonggu Lu took a step forward. "How is that possible? Doesn't resentment only exist in the Underworld and Underworld? Why would it appear in the Lightning Divine Tower? And it's even at the final floor of ascending into Godhood! "
"I once went to the River of Forgetfulness in the Underworld." "The River of Forgetfulness is the only thing that connects the Three Realms. It flows through every single place in the Three Realms, guiding those lost souls back to the Underworld to reincarnate. Since the Three Thousand Worlds have the River of Forgetfulness, the Divine Realm naturally has it as well. "
Nangong Cheng grew even more confused. "What does these shadows have to do with the River of Forgetfulness?"
"The resentment of the Underworld is hidden at the bottom of the River of Forgetfulness." Yu Yan continued with a solemn voice.
"What you guys mean is, the River of Forgetfulness brought resentment into the Lightning Divine Tower?" Zhonggu Lu frowned. "But even if those shadows are resentment, we're already here. They can't possibly chase after us, right? And after those resentment were shaken away by Daoist Yue earlier, they never appeared again. What does this have to do with the danger you mentioned? "
"Did none of you feel that there's anything abnormal about those shadows?"
Everyone looked at each other, and even Yu Yan had a confused look.
"Master, I want to ask you a question. When you were in the Lower Realm, did you see someone who looked exactly the same as Sect Master Zi Mo?"
Yu Yan was stunned. As someone who was face-blind, Zi Mo was one of the few faces he could remember. After pondering for a moment, as though he had thought of something, he solemnly said. "There was a heretic practitioner who was extremely skilled in the art of transformation, and he could even imitate auras. He once snuck into our Ancient Hill Sect, but was seen through by me. "
"And then?"
"Naturally, I killed him."
"Master personally did it?"
"Mn."
"As expected!" Zhu Yao sighed, a sense of helplessness instantly rose within her.
"Dongfang girly, just what do you mean by those words?" Nangong Cheng anxiously asked.
Zhu Yao turned to look at the four people present. "Have any of you noticed what those black shadows formed from resentment look like?"
Everyone: "…"
"I saw …" Zhu Yao solemnly said. "I saw a shadow that looked exactly the same as Zi Mo. That shadow was attacking master. I even saw … "She turned to look at Yue Ying." Xu Nuoyan! And he was currently attacking Yue Ying. "
Her master and Yue Ying instantly widened their eyes, as though they had figured something out. In an instant, their expressions turned ugly as well.
"Just what do you mean?" Nangong Cheng grew anxious. "And who is this Xu Nuoyan?"
"Who he is isn't important." Zhu Yao shook her head. "What's important is who killed them when they were alive!"
Zhonggu Lu's expression changed. "You … You mean to say, those resentment were formed from people we had once killed, and that's why they were desperately attacking us?"
"I wasn't certain in the beginning either. However, have you guys thought about why no other shadows attacked us after those resentment were forced away by the devillic energy? "Zhu Yao analyzed." Because the other resentment aren't looking for us! They are only looking for creditors. "
This was also the reason why when those resentment charged over in the beginning, they only surrounded and attacked the few of them, yet perfectly dodged her attacks. Because she had never taken a human life before. Naturally, the so-called resentment seeking revenge did not exist either. Later on, she was the one who initiated the attack, which led them over.
"Why did the River of Forgetfulness only send these resentment into the Lightning Divine Tower? And the Lightning Divine Tower has been filled with resentment for so many years, so why have there never been any signs of collapse? " Zhu Yao's expression grew even heavier. "If I'm not wrong, the final stage of this Lightning Divine Tower is actually a tribulation, a tribulation of karma! You will reap what you sow on that day. Most likely, the things that everyone has done since they started cultivating will be returned to them in this floor. "
"If that's the case … Do you guys still think the front is safe?"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
