txolops Chapter 225 Mysterious Yin Ghost Shield
Chapter 225 Mysterious Yin Ghost Shield
Just then, a dark figure appeared out of thin air between the empty sea and sky behind him, approaching from afar with a terrifying speed even faster than the Nether Tiger he was riding!
Immediately afterwards, from within the dim light and shadow, a golden gleam suddenly shone, like lightning piercing the night sky, carrying an unparalleled aura as solid as a mountain and as sharp as a blade that could shatter all laws, and slashed down towards him!
It was Luo Ming who caught up with them on his Wind-Traveling Shuttle and unhesitatingly unleashed his natal magic weapon, the Xuan Yuan Heavy Sword, formed from twelve Xuan Yuan Pearls.
This sword is based on Xuan Water and uses extremely refined metal-type magic power as its blade. With the original speed of the Wind-Escape Shuttle, even before the flying sword arrives, the incomparably sharp and heavy oppressive feeling has already made True Man Minghu gasp for breath.
"It's not the pressure from a Nascent Soul cultivator!"
After the initial shock, True Man Minghu keenly realized that although the power of this golden sword light was ridiculously strong, far exceeding the full-force attack of an ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivator, the spiritual pressure it contained did not seem to reach the terrifying level of Nascent Soul stage cultivators that he had imagined, where every move they made exuded immense power.
This gave rise to a sliver of absurd hope and a sense of luck in his heart, which was on the verge of despair.
"Could it be... that it wasn't the demon cultivator in human form who made the move? Or was it just this person's magic weapon or some kind of special supernatural power?" In a flash, his thoughts raced. No matter what, he had to take this attack! He suppressed his injuries and fear, and suddenly activated the black ghost-faced shield that had been protecting him at his side, its spiritual light now slightly dimmed.
"A hundred ghosts protect their master, a formidable iron wall of Yin!"
The ferocious demon head on the shield let out a shrill shriek, spewing out large gusts of solidified dark blue mist. As the mist churned, it transformed into a thick shield of demonic energy, meeting the golden sword light head-on.
Master Minghu had great confidence in this natal defensive magic treasure, which was made primarily of ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Yin Iron and infused with hundreds of fierce souls and spirits. His master had once commented that this treasure could completely withstand the attacks of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Bang--!!!!!"
In the next instant, the golden sword light clashed violently with the ghostly shield wall!
There was no violent explosion of spiritual energy as expected, nor any blinding burst of light. There was only a muffled, deafening roar, like two iron mountains colliding, accompanied by a teeth-grinding sound of space being compressed!
Immediately afterwards, a scene unfolded that caused the soul of the Nether Tiger True Man to be scattered.
The scenario he had envisioned—where the shield steadily blocked the attack, and even corroded the opponent's magic weapon with its chilling ghostly aura—did not occur.
The power contained in that golden sword light was like a meteor falling to earth—violent, condensed, and incredibly heavy! The ghost energy shield that he had poured most of his mana into shattered instantly upon contact with the sword light, like glass struck by an invisible hammer!
The sword light, still powerful, struck the black ghost-faced shield squarely!
The heavy, muffled sound reached the ears of True Man Minghu, causing his magical power to suddenly stagnate, his pupils to contract sharply, and a look of disbelief to appear on his face.
No, how can such a heavy flying sword be so fast?
What followed was even more terrifying was the overwhelming and unstoppable force! It surged through the shield like a raging tidal wave!
The golden sword light, relentlessly slashing downwards without hesitation, was reflected in the pupils of the Nether Tiger Immortal. The chill of death instantly gripped his heart. There was no time to ponder why the sword light was so heavy and so fast; the instinct for survival completely overwhelmed everything!
"drink--!"
He let out a roar like a dying beast, and his pores suddenly spewed out blinding blood light! His body swelled violently in the blood light, his muscles bulged, his joints cracked, and in an instant his size increased several times, and countless earthworm-like blood-red patterns appeared on the surface of his skin.
Even more remarkable is that the bursting blood light did not dissipate, but instead rapidly circulated and condensed on his body, forming in the blink of an eye a layer of dark red blood armor several inches thick, almost tangible! This blood armor completely protected his entire body.
"This is... the Blood Fusion Technique?" Luo Ming, who was behind him, clearly sensed the familiar yet slightly different way of circulating blood and qi and the fluctuations of the blood armor condensing. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"This person has also cultivated this technique? Moreover, judging from the speed and thickness of the blood armor's formation, his body refinement cultivation seems to be even more profound than mine now."
Luo Ming was indeed somewhat surprised, but the surprise in his heart was only fleeting and did not affect his sword momentum in the slightest. Instead, he secretly sneered.
"The blood armor is sturdy, but I wonder if it can withstand my 'overpowering force'?"
His long-awaited strike was no ordinary attack. It contained not only the immense physical power of his body, tempered by the Blood Fusion Technique, but more importantly, the "Mysterious Origin Heavy Sword" itself, formed from the twelve Mysterious Origin Pearls! This sword was based on Mysterious Water, each drop of which weighed over ten thousand jun. With the twelve Mysterious Origin Pearls condensed, its weight had reached an unimaginable level.
"puff--!"
Master Minghu felt an overwhelming, brute force that he could not resist, as if the weight of the entire abyss had pressed down on him, slamming into his chest. The dark red blood armor on his body, which seemed invincible and capable of withstanding the bombardment of magical treasures, began to violently fluctuate and twist the moment it came into contact with this force!
The surface of the blood-red armor flashed wildly, attempting to dissipate the terrifying impact. However, the power was too pure, too overwhelming! It only lasted for less than a breath—
"Snap! Snap!"
A tooth-grinding cracking sound rang out, and the dark red blood armor, centered on the point of impact with the shield, was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks before exploding and dissipating into a cloud of blood mist!
His natal defensive magic weapon was forcibly repelled, and his protective blood armor was shattered in one blow. The double blow, coupled with the severe backlash from the violent breaking of the Blood Fusion Technique, made it impossible for True Man Minghu to suppress his anger any longer. He spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, which even contained specks of dim golden light, a sign that his golden core was damaged!
His eyes were filled with disbelief, horror, and despair. His strongest defensive technique had proven as fragile as paper under the opponent's single sword strike!
Countless bones in his body were shattered, his meridians were in excruciating pain, and his internal organs were displaced.
The Nether Tiger beneath him, which was flying at full speed, let out an extremely painful howl because it was connected to him by mind. Its massive body was completely thrown off balance by this irresistible force, and like a ball being slapped away, it rolled and fell diagonally towards the sea below!
The gray-black yin energy surrounding it surged violently and dissipated, its aura instantly weakening by more than half.
Having landed a successful blow, Luo Ming did not continue his pursuit. Instead, he hovered above the Wind-Escape Shuttle, looking with a hint of surprise at the pitch-black ghost shield that had been knocked away, its spiritual light dimmed, and which only had a dent on its surface.
"Huh! Is it that hard?" he exclaimed softly, his tone filled with surprise and delight.
"He took my long-prepared sword strike head-on, fueled by the momentum of the Wind-Escape Shuttle, and further amplified by the strength of his physical body and the gravity of the magic weapon itself, and yet only his spirit was damaged, while his physical body remained intact?"
His attack just now seemed simple, but in reality, it was his full effort, aiming to kill or severely injure the target in one blow.
It should be noted that his own magical power and physical strength far surpass those of his peers, and his natal magic weapon is infused with a large amount of Xuan water, containing terrifying power. With the help of the extreme speed boost from the Wind-Escape Shuttle, his power is strong enough to easily kill his opponent.
Unexpectedly, this seemingly sinister ghost shield had such excellent defensive capabilities, not only protecting its owner but also remaining intact.