NOVPUBNumerous Unity-Path corpses, like kites tethered by strings, fluttered chaotically. The expressions on their faces still held the joy of escaping from tribulation.
"Damn it..."
Watching these faces that just moments ago were lively, but now completely frozen solid, Guan Xingxiu could no longer bear it. The Falling Star Divine Sword transformed into a ray of Golden Light, slashing straight forward.
A Qing figure suddenly appeared, blocking the path of the Sword Light.
Ice Crystals bloomed like flowers at his fingertips, seemingly freezing the surrounding air. The Falling Star Divine Sword was thus frozen in mid-air.
"Is this... Qing Shuang?"
Xu Guanhai looked at the figure, both familiar and strange, and couldn’t help but cry out in shock.
It turned out that the caster who blocked the Falling Star Divine Sword was none other than the Unity-Path Qing Shuang, who had been drained dry and had perished not long before.
Only...
Guan Xingxiu squinted his eyes, unable to hide the shock in his heart.
"Old Guan, be careful. This isn’t Ji Wanzhao himself; it’s the Essence of Heaven and Earth!" Xu Guanhai also spotted clues instantly and shouted a warning.
The five surviving Unity-Path cultivators suddenly tensed up once more.
Upon closer observation, they found that this Essence of Heaven and Earth’s appearance of Qing Shuang no longer bore that indistinct visage. Instead, it closely resembled the likeness of the Azure Frost Immortal Lord Ji Wanzhao when he was alive.
What shocked them even more was that behind this new Essence of Heaven and Earth Qing Shuang, a thin line stretched out, spanning into the Void.
The thin line was identical to the weapons discovered earlier on the Flying Boat, used to slay those of the Unity-Path.
And as they faced off against the Flying Boat, numerous thin lines extended from nothingness.
Faces they knew well seemed to drift out from the shadows,
encircling the five survivors.
Sun Lu Chang’s face turned pale, his body trembling uncontrollably: "How is this possible? Dead is dead, yet the Essence of Heaven and Earth can still be extracted and refined? What kind of sorcery is this..."
Yet Zi Mei appeared to be deep in thought: "We are far from the Xuanhuang World, and the laws of ’Returning to the heavens’ naturally lose their effect. If some special means are used, it might not be impossible to disguise oneself as the Heavenly Dao and receive these Essences of Heaven and Earth."
Xu Guanhai forced a smile: "Old Guan, it seems we can’t escape our fate this time. One or two Essences of Heaven and Earth, I, old Xu, may not fear. But so many... Plus this terrifying Flying Boat"
Guan Xingxiu’s eyes flashed with resolve: "Then let’s destroy this monster first!"
"Hold on!" Just as the Falling Star Divine Sword was about to pierce the Flying Boat’s deck, Lan Yu abruptly shouted to stop him.
Lan Yu strode forth, standing between the group and the Essences of Heaven and Earth, and said in a deep voice, "Check the current probability of completing the mission."
The floating Essences of Heaven and Earth all came to a standstill, and after a moment, a cold voice from the Dignified Flying Boat transmitted: "Current mission feasibility, extremely high."
"Current energy reserves: sufficient."
"Energy replenishment plan terminated."
... 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Voices echoed incessantly, those drifting, expressionless Essences of Heaven and Earth were once again dragged back into the Void by those thin lines.
The seemingly hopeless crisis had suddenly dissolved into nothingness.
Sun Lu Chang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, exhaling a long breath. He was still in disbelief: "Just... just like that, it’s resolved?"
Lan Yu’s expression didn’t relax at all: "It’s only temporary. It seems that as long as we don’t flee, it won’t attack us as long as its energy is sufficient."
Guan Xingxiu nodded and said in a cold voice: "But once its energy is insufficient, it will inevitably hunt and absorb us. Humph, to think that we, as honored officials of the Immortal Alliance, have now become mere sustenance for an object in this cold Void. The irony..."
Zi Mei remained silent, with a grave expression.
Only Xu Guanhai showed a bitter smile: "Didn’t expect to live a bit longer, that’s a gain. Everyone, ease up a bit. This thing just swallowed so many of the Unity-Path; maybe it can hold out until we see the Heavenly Sovereign himself, huh?"
"Besides, they were covertly attacked before. The five of us working together, jointly defending, may enable us to successfully escape this accursed place." Xu Guanhai communicated this last sentence through Divine Sense.
"I have the Heavenly Capital Martial Arts Arena. If the Martial Arts Boundary is unfolded, we should be able to buy a lot of time," Lan Yu said.
"We shouldn’t stay here long. Let’s rest for a while and then break out together, how about it?"
"Not going means certain death. Let’s give it our all!"
...
As they exchanged plans, time slowly passed by.
When they all recovered to their best conditions and acted, their movement was surprisingly smoother than they anticipated.
Not only did no Essences of Heaven and Earth come to obstruct them, but even the Dignified Flying Boat itself was as if made of paper, easily torn to shreds.
"Are... are we out?" Sun Lu Chang was stunned.
"Not right!" Guan Xingxiu said, his face grim as he observed the surrounding Void.
"We’re still inside the Flying Boat! We’ve been imprisoned!"
The Falling Star Divine Sword instantly burst forth a blinding light, trying to illuminate the Dark Space.
But like the true Starry Void, it seemed boundless. The light of the Falling Star faded in an instant, as fleeting as a firefly’s.
"Go!" Guan Xingxiu still refused to give up, summoning the Falling Star Divine Sword, and hurriedly flew into the darkness.
Unexpectedly, it went and did not return, completely swallowed by the darkness.
The others also realized something was amiss and utilized their methods. Without exception, none could escape this Void prison.
"That damn thing. From the start, it never intended to let us go. We were planning our escape, yet it had already ambushed us in advance!" Sun Lu Chang said hatefully.
