Chapter 525
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As soon as the words appeared, a series of chanting could be heard coming from inside the wall . The words seemed to be imbued with an immense power . It was as if the words written on the wall dictated the laws of the universe . It inspired an involuntary, intense anticipation, as if one was about to receive a priceless inheritance . It compelled one to approach .
Wang Baole was tempted . However, just as he was about to approach and take a closer look, the Dark Core inside him trembled suddenly . It was like an alarm that resonated inside Wang Baole's head . He paused and suddenly felt an indistinct, indescribable sense of danger .
That's not right . It made sense if he died naturally and left his life's work here, but the Vast Expanse Dao Palace was destroyed when the Never-Ending Clan attacked . Most of the sect's disciples died in that battle with the Never-Ending Clan . If that's the case, wouldn't he be worried that his life's work might fall into the hands of the Never-Ending Clan if he just left it here? Wang Baole couldn't be sure, but he didn't hesitate and immediately retreated .
He knew very well that he had to be on constant high alert when he was in the sword body, where danger lurked around every corner . A mere distraction might just cost him his life .
That was why he immediately flew out of the cave abode and yelled . Zhao Yameng and Zhuo Yifan came rushing over . They had no time to speak . They immediately raced away from the mountain peak as quickly as they could .
A duration of twenty breaths had passed since they had entered the mountain . There was sufficient time for them to leave . With their sudden burst of speed, they were like sudden rainbows arcing across the heavens . They flew away from the mountain and were about to leave the hexed area .
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The area outside the mountain peak was infused with spirit energies indicating a shift was about to take place . The backlash from the hex had sped up the teleportation of this area . The lands were about to shift again .
As they dashed out, they could feel waves of spirit energy surging outwards and the beginnings of teleportation about to occur .
"Make a run for it! We can make it!" Wang Baole roared . He unleashed his full cultivation and was about to charge out and leave this place .
It was then that a sudden, deafening explosion erupted from the mountain peak behind them . The loud thunderous boom reverberated in the air and surged in all directions . The cave abode at the top of the mountain peak began to warp . Its walls turned into blood and flesh, throbbing and pulsating . The cave abode seemed to have transformed into a large, gaping mouth!
An immense suction force erupted from the bloody mouth . It pulled everything towards it . The pavilions on the mountain peak began to collapse . They broke down into pieces and were sucked right in . The hex was torn into shreds and devoured by the gaping mouth as well .
One could almost see the other side of the mouth . It was the wall that Wang Baole had found problematic . The majestic aura that the wall had exuded earlier had vanished without a trace . In its place was a strange madness . The person who had left the line of words must have been furious . That was why a curse had been left here, ready to destroy and devour anyone who dared trespass .
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The majesty, the supposed inheritance, had been a lie . This was a trap . This was an ambush set for a trespasser—one that would turn the cave into his final burial place!
The entire mountain peak turned a crimson color at that instant!
The sudden transformation sent the trio reeling back in alarm . Their cultivation was no match for the suction force, and blood began to spill from Zhuo Yifan's and Zhao Yameng's mouths . They staggered backward, involuntarily . The Spirit Qi inside their bodies seemed unable to withstand the suction force . It fled their bodies, transforming into a spiritual mist that spiraled towards the cave abode .
Wang Baole was at the Core Formation realm and could still fight back . However, he was powerless to stop their being drawn closer and closer towards the gaping mouth . He could guess their fates should they be sucked in . At that critical moment, Wang Baole hollered and unleashed the full power of the devouring seed inside him . While fighting back against the suction force, he grabbed hold of Zhao Yameng and Zhuo Yifan . Even so, he seemed to only be delaying the eventuality of them being devoured .
Even if he hadn't come to Zhao Yameng and Zhuo Yifan's aid, even if he had his devouring seed, the suction force was simply too great . He wouldn't be able to escape it . They could sense death looming over them and approaching steadily . It was staring them right in the eye .
"Baole, this place is filled with powers to teleport any second . Use your full power to attack the jade slips I'll be throwing out . They will speed up the teleportation process . The resultant spirit energy will help us fight back against the suction force . If I'm right, the power of the curse and the suction force will disappear once the teleportation takes place . This is our only chance of survival!"
"Yifan, you do the same! We have to make sure they explode at the same time!" Zhao Yameng looked a mess, but she still managed to maintain her cool . As she spoke quickly, she pulled out more than a hundred jade slips from her storage bracelet and flung them into the air!
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She might have had a way to make them all explode at the same time if this were some other time and place . At this moment though, her cultivation was rapidly being depleted by the suction force . Opening her storage bracelet was the limits of what she could do now .
The jade slips came in all colors . Each one of them had numerous array formation inscriptions inked on them . They were the result of Zhao Yameng's years of honing her array formations, the product of her natural talents in array formations and her being a natural numinous being . They were array formation kernels . Once shattered, each one would form an array formation . When layered together, their power would amplify . This was her special attack .
Wang Baole knew they didn't have much time left . As soon as Zhao Yameng threw those jade slips into the air, he gritted his teeth as Spirit Qi continued to flee his body and activated his Lightning Core . Bolts of lightning erupted from his body and raced towards the jade slips . His Dark Core shuddered at the same time, and icy Dark Fires surged and swept outwards, attacking the jade slips .
The suction force was simply too strong though . Even though Zhao Yameng had flung the jade slips in Wang Baole's direction, she couldn't prevent them from scattering and being pulled away by the suction force . They flew towards the cave abode . Similarly, Wang Baole couldn't shatter all of them simultaneously with such a strong suction force attacking them .
As their only chance at survival faded away right before their eyes, Zhuo Yifan's breathing quickened . His eyes reddened . A tinge of madness and grim determination flashed across his eyes . The veins in his body expanded, transforming his entire person into a terrifying form . He howled, and his forehead split open . An intense evil aura erupted from his forehead . It transformed into a blood-colored light that raced towards the jade slips that Wang Baole couldn't manage to shatter!
Upon closer look, one could see a blood-colored flying sword inside the blood-colored light . It gave off a terrifying aura that was bathed in evil . It was… the War Soldier that had been cultivating inside Zhuo Yifan's body all this while!
As soon as the War Soldier appeared, blood spilled from Zhuo Yifan's lips . His pupils had been completely obscured, there was only blood . His body shuddered, then shriveled right before their eyes . The War Soldier was indeed powerful . Once unleashed, it joined forces with Wang Baole and blew almost all of the jade slips apart .
There were still a dozen of the jade slips that remained whole . As for those that had exploded, the power of an array formation erupted from them simultaneously . It was like blowing a hole in a dam that was holding back a flood . Their surrounding started to transform . The land began to quake . The spirit energies indicating teleportation was about to take place intensified, then erupted suddenly!
The Sea of Fire thundered, and deafening explosions resounded in the air . An unimaginable force transformed into a hurricane that swept through the air, blanketing thousands of miles . Even the strong suction force coming from the cave abode was distorted and began warping under the overwhelming powers of the incoming teleportation . Unable to withstand the latter, it began to creak under the pressure and showed signs of collapse .
The hurricane spun madly, and a deafening thunder rumbled from within . Waves of spirit energy surged outwards . Within the hurricane—the mountain peak, the cave abode, and everything else found within a thousand yards vanished suddenly!
Reappearing in their place was an enormous, deep crater in the Sea of Fire . It was soon flooded over by the Sea of Fire, making it seem that nothing had happened here . What remained were remnants of spirit energy that indicated that teleportation had occurred…
This might seem shocking . However, such transformations took place regularly on the sword body . Lands shifted and reappeared elsewhere every few days . There were no unchanging regions on the sword body . Save the Sea of Fire, everything was in constant flux!
No rules governed such shifts . The Vast Expanse Dao Palace on the sword handle had done research and found out quite some time ago that such teleportations might shift a given area dozens of miles away, or they might… shift to somewhere else and never again be seen by anyone .
Based on their guesses, when a given area was teleported, it could turn up anywhere on the sword body!