Clang!
A deafening roar erupted as the Purple Lightning Sword collided with the crescent-shaped air blade. Ling Xiao suddenly felt an unprecedented terrifying pressure.
That horrifying energy surged through the Purple Lightning Sword into his body, causing him to experience excruciating pain as if his body were being torn apart.
“Shatter for me!”
Ling Xiao roared fiercely. In an instant, he entered the tenth level of the Human Dragon Form. The Hell Dragon Soul appeared behind him, and his destructive will along with his entire true essence poured into the body of the Purple Lightning Sword.
Boom crack!
Amid the explosive thunderous noise, the crescent-shaped air blade finally shattered. However, numerous tiny blood holes appeared on Ling Xiao’s body, spraying out golden-yellow blood.
“Just a casual move, and it leaves me in such a sorry state. This Celestial Human Realm warrior is truly astonishing.”
Ling Xiao could not help but sigh inwardly. Even if he was invincible in the Mortal Realm, facing a Celestial Human Realm warrior was still extremely difficult.
“But I cannot retreat!”
Ling Xiao took a deep breath.
Surviving one move without dying was already a victory.
Thinking back to when he faced the Demon Flame Celestial Venerable’s attack, he had no power to fight back; he could not even move.
Now, he could block a Celestial Human Realm warrior’s move without dying.
This was tremendous progress.
He not only wanted to block the attack but also to counterattack!
Gripping the Purple Lightning Sword in his hand, Ling Xiao suddenly infused that trace of Celestial Essence into it and executed the Shadow Transformation Sword Art.
“Sword Demon Descends!”
A sharp and keen humanoid sword qi burst forth through the air, tearing the atmosphere apart, and then charged unstoppably towards the Moon Woman opposite him.
As for why Ling Xiao could still strike against the Moon Woman?
Nonsense; he was not a fool. How could he develop feelings for a counterfeit product?
Moreover, even if he unleashed his sword technique with full force, he might not be able to injure her. So what was there to fear?
Thirteen humanoid sword qis charged towards the opponent one after another.
Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding…
The “Moon Woman” kept retreating.
Obvious wounds began to appear on her body.
The “Sword Demon Descends” infused with Celestial Essence was more terrifying than imagined. It not only forced a First-Line Heaven Realm warrior to retreat but could even injure her.
Unfortunately, these wounds were only superficial and could not cause any real damage to her. Instead, each humanoid sword qi was shattered by the “Moon Woman” using extremely clever methods.
“Is this the end?”
Ling Xiao could not help but show a bitter smile. His body began to change constantly, with golden-yellow scale armour emerging on his skin.
He had to enter the Ancient Golden Dragon Form.
Suddenly,
The “Moon Woman” no longer resisted the humanoid sword qi. She braved the danger of injury, breaking through the heavy obstacles, and in an instant, she was right in front of Ling Xiao.
It seemed that the “Moon Woman” had also sensed the enormous threat from the Ancient Golden Dragon Form, which was why she launched such a sudden attack.
However, it was already too late.
At this moment, Ling Xiao had fully entered the Ancient Golden Dragon Form. Among the layers of dragon scales, one scale stood out particularly. On that dragon scale, there was a complete ancient god, corresponding to the dragon scale of the Ancient Golden Dragon in the Mountain River World.
Just one scale brought an astonishing increase in power.
“Heavenly Dragon Divine Finger!”
The massive dragon claw pointed from afar, and thick finger energy shot through the air. The “Moon Woman” showed a look of surprise on her face, but her offensive momentum did not stop.
Boom crack!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared; flames rolled.
The finger energy collided with the “Moon Woman’s” hands.
The “Moon Woman” had no weapon in her hands; her hands were like beautiful jade. However, at this moment, a small hole was pierced through by the Heavenly Dragon Divine Finger, and black mist began to spill out.
The enormous Ancient Golden Dragon coiled and hovered in the sealed space, staring fixedly at the “Moon Woman” opposite.
The opponent had not been defeated.
Nor could she possibly die.
But unlike a true Celestial Human Realm warrior, this energy body could not recover after being injured.
The small hole in her hand continuously released black mist, which Ling Xiao kept absorbing.
The two sides engaged in a life-and-death battle in the narrow space.
However, during this battle, Ling Xiao’s strength kept increasing, while the “Moon Woman’s” strength kept declining.
As one rose and the other fell, finally after tens of thousands of moves, a second dragon scale lit up on Ling Xiao’s body.
The “Moon Woman” opposite completely vanished.
“Phew!”
After defeating the “Moon Woman”, Ling Xiao collapsed directly onto the ground, his whole body limp and powerless. Now, even an ordinary child could easily capture him.
Of course, killing him was impossible.
With his defence, even if he stood there and let a Half-Step Celestial Venerable attack continuously, it could not break through; let alone an ordinary person.
“A Celestial Human Realm warrior with obvious weaknesses is already so terrifying. If she had no weaknesses, I would undoubtedly die!”
Ling Xiao still had self-awareness and would not get carried away with excitement just because of this victory.
He knew very well in his heart that the road he had to walk was still very long.
The power of an Embryonic Stage Heavenly Vein warrior had accumulated to its peak.
Although there was no breakthrough, it was still not bad.
As for the road ahead, he felt there was no chance. Now he had encountered a First-Line Heaven Realm warrior; so what about next?
He could not help but smile bitterly.
However, the next moment, the danger he imagined did not arrive.
At the end of that secret passage, two paths appeared.
One was labelled “Nine Deaths and One Life”, the other “Ten Deaths and No Life”.
According to Ling Xiao’s understanding, they were the Life Gate and the Death Gate.
He had heard people say that over hundreds of years, countless warriors had come to the True Demon Forbidden Land, but the only one who truly opened the Life and Death Gates was the Holy Son alone.
He wondered how many people there would be this time?
Ling Xiao activated his Mountain River Martial Soul and looked into the distance.
He discovered that at this moment, only five people remained standing before the Life and Death Gates like him.
Yan Liehuo from the Profound Fire Sect;
Li Youdao from the Gu King Sect;
Ying Wuya from the Beast King Palace;
Ya Qianxue from the Heavenly King Gate;
Feng Yaorao from the Heavenly Dragon Academy.
After a round of elimination, Po Qianjun and Lan Pangzi, who were still there earlier, had also been kicked out of the True Demon Forbidden Land.
However, even so, including Ling Xiao, there were actually six people who saw the Life and Death Gates at the same time this time. This could be considered the rarest occurrence.
And the remaining six people were all madmen.
Faced with the “Nine Deaths and One Life” Life Gate and the “Ten Deaths and No Life” Death Gate.
They all chose the latter.
Ling Xiao could not help but sigh. Indeed, although madmen die quickly, once they succeed, their cultivation improves the fastest.
No one knew what the former Holy Son had chosen, because she had never told anyone.
She only said that behind the gates, there might be things you dream of.
Martial arts?
Treasures?
Or something else?
For warriors, the things they dream of are probably just these.
However, treasures have always been obtained by the strong; good treasures even more so.
Even if you discover them, it depends on whether you have the ability to take them out of the True Demon Forbidden Land.
Although only six warriors remained, each had their own fortuitous encounters. None of them was ordinary. It was very difficult to monopolise all the treasures.
Even to obtain one or two, it depended on whether you had the strength.
