Chapter 140: Sky Roc Soaring Technique
Chapter 140: Sky Roc Soaring Technique
The demon beast roared for some time, but unable to find the traces of Mu Yuan and the other two, it eventually quieted down.
Mu Yuan looked down from the high clouds and saw that the scales and armor on the beast’s claws, shattered by them, were quickly covered by a soft, luminous flow bubbling up from the ground, restoring them to perfect condition. This sight startled his heart!
“According to Yuan Kong, there are two spiritual veins underground. One is fire attribute. I still don’t know the other one’s property. Damn this beast’s power, preventing us from seeing it!”
Mu Yuan thought silently, while beside him, Xing Yuzhu began to bother Yuan Kong again, chattering nonstop. Yuan Kong merely lowered his head without speaking, unsure if he was even listening.
“Bai Zhaoyuan, who exactly is your enemy? Tell me and I can lend a hand!”
“When did you discover this place? How come I never heard you mention it?”
“How about I go back and gather some fellow disciples to subdue this demon beast together, helping you obtain the spiritual veins?”
“You could at least say something!”
Mu Yuan only heard Xing Yuzhu talking incessantly. He smirked inwardly, not wishing to linger here and disturb their “good moment,” so he quietly distanced himself.
After rampaging for a while, the demon beast stirred up billowing yellow sand and dust that shot straight into the sky. Mu Yuan parted the dust cloud, still seeing clearly that the beast, seemingly unable to levitate due to its immense size, could only drag its massive body clumsily along the ground. In just a short while, it burrowed underground!
“Treasures right there, yet out of reach!”
Mu Yuan sighed dejectedly. Seeing that Xing Yuzhu was still running her mouth, and considering True Lord Liuguang wouldn’t emerge for another two days – meaning there was no need to rush – he manipulated the cloud vapor, condensing it into a cloud bed to lie comfortably upon mid-air.
“If only I had a Grotto-heaven Treasure like a Monster Saint wields, how comfortable that would be! Not like now, relying on such a crude thing!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Three fierce gusts of wind swept past, churning the cloud vapor and carrying a hidden force. Mu Yuan’s spirit tightened, and he sprang to his feet instantly. Yuan Kong also snapped to attention at the same moment!
Three figures, garbed in tight-fitting grey silk robes and wearing purple-gold hair-crowns, abruptly sped over from afar. Their expressions were cold and stern, faces dry and seemingly devoid of any emotion. Spotting the trio, the leading one’s eyelids flickered, revealing pupil-less, milky-white eyes that rolled in their sockets a few times before he spat out two icy words:
“Kill them!”
His companions wore the same expression. Though clad in tight grey silk, their sleeves were abnormally wide. Hands previously hidden inside suddenly shot out, revealing bony, withered palms. They clawed the air, and black swirls formed instantly in their palms. Released, these swirls transformed into several ferocious tornadoes, descending upon Mu Yuan, Xing Yuzhu, and Yuan Kong!
“So overbearing! Who are these people? So fierce and ill-mannered!”
Mu Yuan hadn’t expected an immediate lethal attack upon meeting. The tornadoes whistled through the air, thick black light swirling within them, vaguely forming dragon shapes. They twisted, coiled, and flickered, directly forcing the surrounding clouds apart, revealing a patch of deep blue Void.
“So it’s Sky Roc Noble’s disciples. No wonder such arrogant tyranny!”
At the sight of the black wind tornados, Yuan Kong’s expression changed. He snapped his hand out, unleashing Zhenqi; his kasaya billowed as dazzling crimson light burst forth, splitting into two enormous winged fire serpents, each dozens of feet long. They coiled around the two tornadoes aiming for him!
Immediately, dragons and serpents churned! Surging qi battered the air. Red light and black vapor intertwined fiercely, sending colorful radiance splashing in every direction!
Seeing the ferocity of the wind tornados, Mu Yuan still wrapped the Northern Dark Water Curse around his Water Restriction Escape Sword. Black light surged; the long, narrow Talisman Sword’s Talismanic Seals ignited, perfectly harmonizing with the Northern Dark Water Curse. They dispersed and coalesced, forming a jet-black gleam. He wielded it around himself defensively. In an instant, flickering black glows and dark shadows danced as Sword Qi shrieked, tearing into the tornadoes with thunderous booms!
Xing Yuzhu was also furious. She had finally managed to get Yuan Kong to speak a few more words, only for these strange, skinny men to ruin it! She unleashed her “Falling Light Breaker,” summoning lightning. Instantly, the once clear, high sky became stifled with rolling thunderbolts and crackling lightning!
The upper atmosphere, stirred by fierce winds and permeated with Yin-Yang Dual Energy, was very prone to forming thunderclouds. Now, activated by Xing Yuzhu’s secret art, a massive “Western Primal Limitless Thunder Mansion Seal” rapidly formed at the tip of her Stone Sword. Sparking wheels spun, parting the skies and guiding the air, making hers the most spectacular display!
The milky eyes of the leading grey-clad man rolled. The tornadoes spawned by the three instantly changed. The rapidly spinning black wind suddenly turned blazing white. The vague dragon shapes whirling within twisted and writhed, their forms also transforming!
Their scales exploded outwards, transforming into countless sword-like steel feathers. The four dragon claws on their bellies knotted and distorted, twisting into two steel-hooked talons. Heads held high, they let out deafening cries – no longer dragons, but supremely arrogant, peerless raptors!
“Oh! Golden-winged Rocs!”
As the three Golden-winged Rocs took shape, an overwhelming, domineering, and utterly lawless aura exploded forth! Savage eyes gleamed like lightning, sharp beaks like swords, their immense wings flapped, churning up hurricanes!
Within these hurricanes surged countless weapons formed from condensed Geng Metal Qi: long swords, great sabers, silver halberds, iron rulers, iron spears, sharp lances… all charging straight to kill the three!
“Geng Metal as well? Supreme Great Technique!”
Mu Yuan shouted softly. Among the Five Elements, fire overpowers metal. The Northern Dark Water Curse immediately took a back seat. Concealed within the swirling black sword light shadow, the Great Sun Fire Curse manifested a roiling crimson brilliance that spat forth a fiery red pearl, instantly smashing towards the charging Golden-winged Roc!
All these actions were hidden within the rolling black waters transformed by the Northern Dark Water Curse – incredibly difficult for outsiders to perceive. Only Mu Yuan and his opponent saw them!
Facing Mu Yuan was the tallest and thinnest of the three grey-robed men. Besides the speaker, who had a fairly average build, there was also a short, squat man. The speaker directly targeted Yuan Kong, apparently sensing the greatest threat from Yuan Kong’s aura. The short man, perhaps drawn to women or for some other reason, first chose Xing Yuzhu!
The Falling Light Breaker moved with wide, sweeping arcs, lightning close behind. The short man gained no advantage! Yet both employed Geng Metal Qi, countless spirit-energy weapons clashing and exploding with loud booms!
Clearly, the one fighting Yuan Kong possessed the highest Magical Power. Even facing the Great Sun True Fire, which naturally countered his skill, he showed no sign of inferiority. Two fire serpents wrestled in the sky with one golden roc.
The serpents coiled sinuously, the roc beat its immense wings; serpent hisses and roc shrieks echoed throughout the Void!
The tall, thin man fighting Mu Yuan, while having the lowest cultivation among the three, was still formidable. Assuming Mu Yuan’s aura seemed the gentlest (and thus the easiest target in the trio), he had chosen Mu Yuan first. Little did he know Mu Yuan hid many tricks and could also wield the Great Sun True Fire!
A crimson pearl rolled and danced, its explosive red light surging like tidal waves, layer upon layer crashing against the Golden-winged Roc. The impact radiated to the tall man’s body, making him drenched in perspiration!
You think I’m easy to pick on? Taste this, then! Mu Yuan thought gleefully.
The Purple Lightning Dragon Curse shot out from him, swiftly circling around to the tall man’s back. The finely wrought dragon opened its mouth and spat a streak of lightning that abruptly expanded – revealing the most ruthless element of the Dragon King’s Dynamic Force: the “Purple Heaven Immortal-Slaying Thunder”!
“Arghhh!”
The tall, thin man seemed to sense it. White light erupted violently from every pore – forty-eight thousand strands of light burst forth, shining and pristine, draping down over his body like threads! They consolidated almost instantly into a suit of dazzling, white light armor!
The Purple Heaven Immortal-Slaying Thunder struck this metallic armor like a clap of thunder. Instantly, it blasted a shower of shattered sparks and shards of light!
The tall man gave a muffled grunt. The armor on his back cracked open in several places, the once bright surface now blackened and scorched!
“A pity. The Purple Lightning Dragon Curse used to be my mightiest! Now it’s less potent than the Great Sun Fire Curse and some others. If only I could devour Shenxiao Dao’s Divine Mists Decree… that would be…”
Mu Yuan smacked his lips, feeling deeply disappointed.
Spat on and injured, the tall, thin man was furious. His hand retracted then thrust out again. A streak of white light flashed, coalescing into a dark reddish Sky-Piercing Halberd! Its crescent blade glinted with cold, sharp light.
The moment this Sky-Piercing Halberd appeared, Mu Yuan felt a powerful surge of battle-intent—unyielding, bloody, intense—that immediately bore down on his Spiritual Sense!
“What a formidable weapon! Too bad it doesn’t suit this scrawny rascal. How can such a sleazy-looking fellow wield something so domineering and fierce?”
Sensing the threat, Mu Yuan let out a sharp battle cry and seized the initiative, launching a ferocious attack!
The Water Restriction Escape Sword itself held limited offensive power. As a Talisman Sword crafted from mere mortal black iron, forged by a Cultivator like Mu Yuan who hadn’t even formed a Golden Core, its merits lay solely in its superb escaping agility. Offensively, it wasn’t superior to many famous mortal weapons, let alone this profound Sky-Piercing Halberd wielded by the tall man!
Mu Yuan grabbed the Northern Dark Water Curse, the Purple Lightning Dragon Curse, the Longevity Curse, and the Earth Guardian Kirin Curse, all at once! The Mystic Turtle, the Purple Lightning Dragon, the Azure Dragon, and the Kirin roared in unison. Their forms warped and stretched, converging in Mu Yuan’s grasp to forge a very broad Iron Sword!
Black, purple, azure, and yellow lights danced around the Iron Sword’s surface. It radiated four distinct auras: profound silence, domineering force, aloof pride, and benevolent endurance. Phantom figures of the four Spirit Beasts leaped and sprinted along the blade, streams of dazzling radiance and swirling, brilliant flames!
The sword tip clashed directly against the halberd point. Thunderous detonations resounded as blinding sparks cascaded violently around them. Zhenqi surged wildly from both fighters, clashing fiercely at that point of contact! Clear Water True Qi collided head-on with Sky Roc True Qi, setting off visible shockwaves—light walls that quivered violently, shooting vertically into the sky!
Of the three ongoing battles, Mu Yuan and his opponent was easily the most intense and spectacular!
Yuan Kong’s duel involved pure Zhenqi clashes. Xing Yuzhu and the short man also traded blows using Geng Metal Qi, resulting only in dizzyingly bright white flash. Neither possessed Mu Yuan and his foe’s visual intensity – where gorgeous, colored radiance surged like tidal waves, erupting in all directions!
“Enough! Cease!”
The man fighting Yuan Kong thrust his palms out horizontally – pushing vertically and blocking sideways – unleashing a powerful wall of force. It repelled Yuan Kong’s Great Sun True Qi. Cold, pale eyes swiveled as he spat out his command, voice booming!
“Hmph!”
The tall, thin man facing Mu Yuan shook the Sky-Piercing Halberd, its imposing aura gradually retracting. Mu Yuan, too, laughed heartily, sleeves whipping vigorously as the Iron Sword formed by the four Grand Curses dissolved like rippling water back into his sleeve—coolly effortless!
“What do you want?” Yuan Kong frowned, demanding in a low tone.
“This place harbors secrets. Are you aware?” the man asked again.
Yuan Kong raised an eyebrow, the Zhenqi radiating outwards rippling faintly. “What do you mean?”
“So you do know.” A low chuckle escaped the man. “That simplifies things. Of the items here below, one is essential for us three. Your expertise lies with fire-path divine skills, so the other piece shall be yours. However, beforehand, our two groups must cooperate to eliminate that demon beast!”
They know about the Spiritual Veins too! Mu Yuan stirred inwardly, though he kept silent, leaving this to Yuan Kong.
Xing Yuzhu also withdrew. Upon hearing this, her voice rose shrilly, “You belong to the Demonic Path! Impossible for us to join forces!” Turning to see Yuan Kong’s hesitant expression, she yelled, “Bai Zhaoyuan! You wouldn’t truly sink to collaborating with them, would you?”