txolops Chapter 326 Two Men in Black
Chapter 326 Two Men in Black
At that moment, everything in the stone hall was reversed and pulled into the vortex by that enormous suction force.
Even the hard walls and thick floors made of gray and white stone shattered inch by inch under that terrifying suction force, and even collapsed in large areas. Then they rose up from the ground and disappeared into the vortex in a flash.
The moment the anomaly occurred, Xiao Yun's magical power began to circulate wildly within her body. At the same time, her figure blurred and turned into a streak of black smoke. No longer caring about Du Fan, she headed straight for the exit of the hall.
Du Fan's heart sank. Without saying a word, he immediately activated his Earth Escape Technique. The moment his figure disappeared, he had already moved three to five zhang away underground.
Xiao Yun, who had already appeared at the huge stone gate, was about to escape this space with another flash, but at this moment, it was as if an invisible suction force descended instantly, and the black smoke formed by Xiao Yun's secret technique suddenly rolled and then dissipated.
The moment Xiao Yun appeared, her hair was disheveled, and her black robe was suddenly pulled away by a tremendous force in the air, revealing her perfectly fair and alluring body.
The woman was so frightened that her face turned pale. Before she could even utter a cry of alarm, she vanished from the spot, disappearing into the vortex of the night sky in a flash.
The ground beside the massive stone gate suddenly churned, and with a deafening roar, the earth cracked, and countless fissures spread infinitely in all directions. At the same time, countless gray-white boulders, along with the soil and debris below, were lifted off the ground and rushed straight towards the vortex.
A flash of azure light shot out from the ground. After the light faded, Du Fan, pale-faced, appeared. He was gripping the corner of the huge stone door with both hands, while his feet were raised high, pointing directly at the terrifying vortex in the night sky.
Du Fan's situation at this moment was no better than Xiao Yun's before. His clothes had also been sucked away by the vortex, and now he was completely naked.
Fortunately, Du Fanxiu possessed several powerful Buddhist and Taoist physical techniques, which had strengthened his flesh and blood. He had also consumed the Cleansing Tendon Pill and the Bone-Strengthening Pill, and all his tendons and bones had been tempered. Not only was he incredibly strong, but his body was also extremely tough and sturdy. Therefore, it seemed that he could still hold on for a while as he gripped the giant gate.
Even so, after half an hour, Du Fan was already struggling. His hand gripping the giant gate trembled violently and turned white, and kept sliding backward. The wind howled like muffled thunder, and it seemed that he would be completely sucked into the vortex in the night sky in just a few breaths.
Du Fan gritted his teeth and persevered, while glancing around at the plaza outside the giant gate.
He found nothing unusual about the entire plaza. It seemed that the immense suction force emanating from the vortex was limited to the stone hall behind the giant gate, while the giant stone gate and the plaza outside it were outside the range of this terrifying suction force.
Du Fan's heart stirred, and he painstakingly separated a wisp of divine thought, which instantly seeped into the storage bag.
The next moment, a streak of white light flew out from the storage bag at his waist, landed outside the huge stone gate, and transformed into the white skeleton.
As soon as the skeleton regained its footing, the green flames in its eyes began to flicker and dance, as if it had gained consciousness.
After a few simple movements, the skeleton took a step and quickly walked to Du Fan's side. Without saying a word, it raised its hand, grabbed Du Fan's arm tightly, and began to pull him backward with great force.
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An hour later, on the plaza ground where 108 thick stone pillars stood, Du Fan was lying there panting heavily. At this time, he had already put away the white bone skeleton.
Even now, Du Fan still feels a chill run down his spine when he recalls what he just experienced.
Under the immense suction force, he exerted all his strength, and with the pull of the skeleton, he still couldn't escape, but he wasn't sucked into the vortex either.
Thus, with their combined efforts, Du Fan held on until the vortex dissipated, allowing him to escape. However, Xiao Yun, who had come with him, was now missing, her fate unknown.
A moment later, several men in black appeared within the range of Du Fan's divine sense, and he immediately stood up.
He did not leave immediately, but cautiously approached the huge stone gate. He glanced at the night sky above the stone hall and saw that there were no stars left in the night, not even the bright moon.
Du Fan felt a little sorry for Xiao Yun, but since they had only met by chance and their cooperation was based on mutual benefit, he wasn't particularly sad or upset and quickly put the matter aside.
Du Fan sighed, then patted his storage bag with one hand, took out the invisibility ring and put it on. Although the invisibility ring's concealment effect was not obvious in a place where Qi Refining Stage Great Perfection cultivators were gathered, it could at least reduce trouble to some extent.
As he passed by the men in black, they clearly noticed him, but they only paused for a moment before pretending not to see him.
Du Fan, naturally, wouldn't cause trouble. He immediately increased his speed and even used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth) to rush straight towards the teleportation scroll's location.
Two hours later, Du Fan successfully appeared in the corridor where the teleportation scroll was located. He only needed to walk a few more miles forward to reach the teleportation point.
But at that moment, Du Fan suddenly stopped and frowned.
"Fellow Daoist, please dispel your concealment technique. Let's have a proper talk." In front of Du Fan, three men in black stood side by side, and the one speaking was the one in the middle.
"What advice do you three have for me?" Du Fan simply put away the invisibility ring in his hand, and after revealing his figure, he glanced at the three people opposite him and spoke indifferently.
"Fellow Daoist, you are here in my Temple of Returning to One's Roots, so someone must have led you here. Why are you alone?" The black-clad man on the left spoke coldly, his eyes flashing with a sinister light.
"It was indeed a fellow Daoist from your organization who brought me in, but that fellow Daoist is currently dealing with a matter and is temporarily unable to attend to me, so I had no choice but to leave on my own." Du Fan's thoughts shifted, and he did not intend to confront Du Fan directly.
"You think we'd believe that?" the person who spoke first scoffed.
"Then what else do you want?" Du Fan's face darkened.
"Hehe, I suspect you stole something from the temple. Bring your storage bag over so we can take a look!"
"If we've misunderstood, we'll naturally apologize to you. But if you've really done something despicable like stealing, don't blame us for being impolite!" The man in black in the middle chuckled and spoke coldly.
"In my opinion, there is no need for us to continue this discussion." A murderous glint flashed in Du Fan's eyes. After speaking, he slapped his storage bag, and a dagger appeared in his hand instantly. With a flick of his arm, he immediately swung three daggers forward in one go.
Thirty-six black and blue water blades, each about a foot long, appeared in an instant. After a slight tremor, they split into three waves and shot straight at the three men opposite them. As soon as the sound of air being torn apart rang out, dozens of water blades descended upon the three men in black, landing not far from their heads.
The three men in black were also startled by what they saw. They never expected that in the territory of the Returning Leaves, an outsider could fight so readily and without any hesitation when facing three opponents. He was truly a madman!
Regardless, these three men in black were all arrogant and considered themselves to be at the top of their class. How could they possibly be afraid of someone at the seventh level of Qi Refining?
"court death!"
Once they realized what was happening, a mocking expression appeared on their faces, their eyes flashed with a cold light, and as they waved their hands, various spells materialized.
A series of explosions rang out, and Du Fan's water blade technique was instantly broken by the three men in black.
But in that brief delay, a ripple suddenly appeared on the ground behind the three men in black. Then, a flash of azure light appeared, and Du Fan mysteriously emerged from the ground. After a few blurs, his two thick, golden arms appeared in front of him, forming a golden cloud of fists about ten feet in size.
The golden fist cloud opened its mouth wide, and a piercing sound wave immediately emanated, instantly engulfing the three unprepared men in black.
This move is now clearly at a level of consummate skill for Du Fan, and its power is far greater than when he fought Xu Huaiming.
"Ah..." The three men in black immediately let out a painful groan, feeling their vision go black and their heads feel heavy. The man in black on the left was even worse off, covering his ears with both hands and squatting on the ground.
Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the void above the head of the man in black in the middle, and a thin white line shot out out of thin air. In a flash, it pierced through the man's head and killed him instantly.
Just as the man in black in the middle fell dead, the Xuanmu Silkworm appeared in mid-air, its fangs menacing and its eyes gleaming with ferocity. With a swift motion, a thin white beam shot out from its mouth, instantly heading towards the head of another man in black.
The man in black, having activated some kind of secret technique, instantly regained his clarity. Sensing something amiss, he scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately locked onto the incoming white light. Startled, he made a strange sway, dodging the seemingly unavoidable attack.
The man in black was filled with shock and rage. Just as he was about to unleash his most powerful divine ability, a sudden gust of wind swept past his ears. Before he could even scan the area with his divine sense, his upper body and head were instantly swallowed up by a cloud of golden fists. He died before he could even let out a scream.
A golden cloud drifted by, and the person's upper body vanished without a trace. Moments later, his lower body crashed to the ground with a "thud."