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Five factions, a total of ten people, all entered the Giant Gate, advancing through a path where tiers of swirling clouds and mist obscured their view, and the ground was paved with an unknown type of stone.
In this mist, it was hard to discern anything beyond thirty feet. Everyone proceeded with caution in the cave heaven and blessed land once dominated by the Long Family, for no one dared to be careless.
"There’s movement! I smell danger, be careful! Something hazardous is approaching!" Shortly after entering the stone gate, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man immediately warned Su Changkong from within the gray fog.
"Whirl! Whirl! Whirl!"
Indeed, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man’s sensitive perception of airflows wasn’t mistaken. A whistling sound like a gale gathering force filled everyone’s ears—the sound of a raging wind sweeping through!
Thick swaths of gray mists surged forward like roaring ocean waves, swirling viciously towards them, threatening to engulf all in their path. Visible within were blade-like winds, blades gleaming coldly with the capacity to carve through metal and chop through gold!
"These are wind blades formed from nature’s spiritual energy!"
With one glance, Su Changkong recognized that these wind blades were transformations of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy inside the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky was far greater than any sect Su Changkong had ever seen—more than ten times as abundant. This was why the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint could easily use this energy to create a kill array, presenting a test to any who came after.
For the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint, the extinction of his family in his generation signified the end of their heaven-ordained destiny. Even if there were unfathomable treasures and resources that most could not imagine, what is brought to life cannot be carried in death, therefore, they were left for those fated to find them.
However, not just anyone could obtain them. Only those blessed with both strength and luck, and who endured the trials, would have the chance!
A barrage of spiritual energy wind blades bore down relentlessly, spelling certain doom for any ordinary innate martial artist caught in this onslaught—they would be cleaved into nothingness.
Yet, the ten present were each top-tier powerhouses from various regions, and they faced this threat without fear!
"Smash them apart!"
Ba Yi and Ba Chen, both formidable members from the Ferocious Wolf King Court, showed fierce grimaces. Their muscles bulged and veins popped as if they were humanoid beasts themselves. With punches and palms, they blasted the incoming wind blades into pieces.
"Snap! Crack!"
The refined gentleman Yan Ru from the Yan Family duo waved his fan continuously, summoning his own spiritual energy blades with each flick. He clashed and neutralized the incoming wind blades with those of his creation.
The most astonishing feat, however, belonged to Gu Lie of the Heavenly God Imperial Dynasty. Though his face was aged, he had a towering and imposing frame. He stood unmoving as multiple spiritual energy blades approached his vicinity. As if influenced by an invisible force, they deviated off course, not even grazing him or the Thirteenth Prince by a hair’s breadth.
Gu Lie employed some extremely sophisticated deflecting technique, diverting and deflecting forces several times his own with minimal effort, with ease warding off the incoming spiritual energy wind blades.
"Creak! Creak! Creak!"
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man, with his undead body, had a form toughened to indestructibility through the Corpse Refining Technique and felt no pain. His hands, harder than metal, crushed every wind blade they touched.
As for Su Changkong, his physical strength was quite ordinary.
He had cultivated the Giant Whale Skill, condensing a mass of True Blood in his dantian by consuming the flesh of alien beasts, which endowed him with the Giant Whale Body Technique.
But in truth, while the Giant Whale Body Technique could overrun an ordinary Five-Qi Grandmaster, it was already a struggle against members of the elder level in the Life Extinguishing Association. At this stage, Su Changkong relied more on techniques like the Five Animal Frolics, which had reached the level of pseudo Divine Skills, to combat foes.
The pure strength augmentation of the Giant Whale Body Technique was of little benefit to him now, and it could even cause his body to operate beyond its capacity. Unless he could advance further, perhaps undergoing a qualitative transformation!
Su Changkong tried to conserve his Mysterious Turtle True Essence as much as possible. Once a drop was expended, it would take a not-short amount of time to recover. He maneuvered within a small area using the Divine Deer Steps on the Sky technique without directly confronting the attacks. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"
Sonic blades of spiritual energy slashed through Su Changkong’s afterimages, tearing them apart but struggling to land even a glancing blow on Su Changkong himself.
The Five Animal Frolics might not be strong in individual aspects, but they were well-rounded and suitable for most situations.
Over there, Mo Junling wielded a pitch-black spear, smashing the spiritual energy wind blades hurtling his way into oblivion.
"Roar!"
And suddenly, amid the hurricane, there was a deafening roar. A massive beast burst out of the gray fog, barreling along the wind, lunging directly towards them.
This behemoth, seemingly composed of wind, bore the appearance of a giant wolf. It was about sixty to seventy feet long, its enormous mouth agape in a snarl, voraciously biting through the air as it charged, ferocious and seemingly alive!
"Soul-slaying Spear!"
Mo Junling was not the least bit flustered. As a descendent of a Martial Saint and a powerful figure in the Demon Path, he was confident that there were few under the Martial Saints who could match him. Black demonic patterns shimmered on his body, and the spear in his hands thrust out furiously.
The concentrated force gathered to a single point, piercing through the void and striking preemptively at the giant wolf’s forehead. The condensed energy then exploded upon impact with the target.
"Boom!"
The ground shook, and the giant wolf’s form was torn asunder. As it disintegrated, the wind blades shot out in all directions, intent on shredding flesh to pieces.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Mo Junling twirled his spear, creating an impenetrable barrier with it. The heavy spear danced in his hands, preventing any wind blade from breaking through the perimeter to harm him in the slightest.
"Hmm?"
Caught by surprise, the Mysterious Yin Demon Girl let out a soft exclamation. Her lengthy red sleeve swept through the explosion of spiritual energy wind blades, capturing something amidst them and drawing it forth.
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