Chapter 835: 835
Chapter 835: Taking Shelter From The Wind!
Gu Qing Shan stood inside the dark hallway, contemplating .
The intense wind was sweeping against his body .
In truth, since the wind had traveled through such a far distance to reach here, it was already weakened greatly .
The further forward he went, the stronger the wind would become, even capable of bypassing the [Black Smog Armor] and damaging his Divine King-level body .
Gu Qing Shan knew that he couldn’t move forward any further .
——-it would’ve been great if Shannu was here .
He sighed .
Shannu could’ve relied on the Six Paths Great Mountain sword’s Thaumaturgy [Invincible] to simply move forward and scout what was ahead of this dark hallway instead of him .
As for the Lord of Total Distortion, he could sacrifice his subordinate’s life and soul to temporarily obtain immense power enough to advance .
Shannu isn’t here, and I don’t have any subordinates or know how to do a sacrificial ritual, so I’m basically stuck here .
A few moments later, the wind stopped .
Gu Qing Shan silently counted .
At 30 breaths, the wind began to blow again .
20 breaths later .
The wind stopped .
30 breaths again .
The wind resumed .
The entire process was repeating itself in a consistent manner .
So consistent…
Could this be a fixed mechanism?
I have 30 breaths’ worth of time to use, can I make it through this entire dark hallway within that time?
Unfortunately, my inner sight can’t move too far away from my body so both [Ground Shrink] and [Shadow Shift] won’t do much .
This wind could easily hurt the Divine King’s body, so it’s unimaginable how strong the wind would be at the source .
There might not even be a way to go through .
No, that can’t be right .
There must be a way, otherwise, the Lord of Total Distortion wouldn’t have made so many preparations just to enter this place .
Gu Qing Shan carefully thought about it for a few moments .
When the wind began to blow again, he tapped his Inventory Bag and released the gourd Adorable .
“Can you steal this wind?”
Gu Qing Shan asked hopefully .
Wuwu? Xiu xiu xiu!
(What do you mean steal? I’ve never stolen anything in my entire life!)
The gourd angrily refuted him .
“Alright, I was wrong, can you borrow or learn this wind?” Gu Qing Shan corrected his words .
Hearing that, the gourd Adorable twisted its body and hovered in the air, silently sensing the wind sweeping through the hallway .
Xiuxiu xiu, wu wu, xiu xiuxiu xiu
(I actually can, strange, I shouldn’t be able to borrow and use naturally created Elemental phenomenon)
The gourd Adorable answered doubtfully .
Gu Qing Shan felt heavy .
The gourd can borrow the skills of others .
In other words, this wind actually has a source, it’s not naturally created .
If this wind was a sort of magic or technique, then there must be someone at the end of the dark hallway constantly unleashing it .
This hallway has existed for countless years already, can someone have constantly stayed at the end of this path and used this spell periodically without stopping?
That doesn’t make sense .
Gu Qing Shan looked towards the darkness of the hallway and felt an intense sense of curiosity .
In the end, he decided to try and check it out .
“Adorable, you can use your Thaumaturgies three times consecutively, is that right?” Gu Qing Shan asked .
The jade gourd pendant Adorable replied:
(If I use [Hundred Lanterns] or [Borrowing Wonder] thrice in a row in a short period of time, I’ll have to turn back into a gourd seed . Even if I grow again, I can only use [Spotless Jade] for the next 1 hour)
At this point, the wind inside the hallway had just reached its strongest .
Gu Qing Shan was currently being surrounded by the intense wind current .
“Three times should be enough, hide behind me, we’re going!” he immediately decided .
———the wind would rampage for a total of 20 breaths’ worth of time, since it was currently at its peak, the wind would slowly weaken .
And then it will stop for 30 breaths .
If I move right now, I’ll get 40 breaths’ worth of time to move!
Gu Qing Shan’s figure turned into a flash of light as he charged forward into the dark hallway at full speed .
The wind really was weakening to a stop .
10 breaths have almost passed!
Gu Qing Shan was rushing forward as fast as he could!
A black figure could only faintly be seen moving through the dark hallway and soon passed the sacrificial site from earlier .
30 breaths more!
Time slowly passed without a sound .
Gu Qing Shan maintained his silence and unleashed the full speed of a Paragon realm cultivator .
And then, time was finally up .
He still hadn’t left this ridiculously long hallway of darkness!
The wind had already resumed .
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An ever so gentle breeze of wind swept by his face, bringing with it a bit of warmth .
If someone felt this wind without knowing the truth behind it, they wouldn’t be able to imagine how ferocious the wind would become in the next few breaths of time .
Xiu xiu xiu?
(Should I borrow the wind now?)
The gourd Adorable asked .
“No, the wind here still isn’t that strong yet, I can deal with it” Gu Qing Shan replied .
His face was scratched earlier because he didn’t know the exact situation .
But now that he knew how strong it was, Gu Qing Shan already had a plan prepared .
The limited use of the gourd’s Thaumaturgies was extremely precious, so unless he really had to, he couldn’t randomly unleash them .
Gu Qing Shan quickly crouched down and laid flat on the ground .
He purposefully laid as close to the wall of the hallway as possible, making sure that the contact surface of his body against the incoming wind became as thin as possible .
And then, he performed a spell .
Layers upon layers of thick ice appeared out of nowhere and covered Gu Qing Shan’s body .
These layers of ice formed a tear-shaped outer shell that fused almost perfectly to the wall with Gu Qing Shan inside .
Since Gu Qing Shan stuck close to the wall and he was lying flat on the ground, only a small portion of the wind coming from the end of the dark hallway actually made contact with this ice shell .
The wind also became stronger by the second, but its contact surface with the ice shell remained minimal thanks to its aerodynamic tear shape that diverted the wind around it .
Naturally, the wind was still incredibly terrifying, the ice shell was constantly being shaved away every second—– no, it was being shaved away faster every second .
As the layer of ice was about to be completely shaved away, Gu Qing Shan took action .
He was currently the God of Frost and Chill, so an ice technique he desperately unleashed would naturally carry immense defensive power .
Very quickly, another ice shell was formed around his body .
Under the rampaging wind, the new shell was quickly shaved away, at which point Gu Qing Shan put more power in and remade it anew .
After several more times of this tug of war, the wind had finally passed its strongest stage and slowly died down .
Gu Qing Shan had succeeded!
When the wind began to die down, he abruptly jumped up, broke through the ice and continued dashing forward with everything he had .
“That was too close, I almost ran out of power just then . Adorable, I’ll probably have to rely on you when the wind comes up again” Gu Qing Shan sighed emotionally .
Wu wu!
The jade gourd pendant replied .
Gu Qing Shan once again had 30 breaths’ worth of time .
He sprung himself forward with all he said, desperately running forward .
At some point, he saw some bones flashing by the corner of his eyes .
Obviously, the Lord of Total Distortion couldn’t move forward any further when he reached that place .
He had to perform another sacrificial ritual .
Gu Qing Shan didn’t have the mind to pay attention to those bones .
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Because after 10 breaths’ worth of time more, the terrifyingly ferocious storm winds would pick up again!
Sprinting at full speed .
Dashing with all his strength .
Even though he was already running as fast as he possibly could with everything he had .
Even though he had already traversed an incredibly long distance .
The end of this dark hallway was still nowhere to be seen in sight .
30 breaths were over .
The gentle breeze of wind began to pick up again inside this dark hallway .
Wu wu?
(Should I do it now?)
The jade gourd pendant asked .
Gu Qing Shan contemplated for the blink of an eye .
——–regardless of what thing or entity was unleashing this wind, it couldn’t possibly be sentient or alive .
Because no one could ever persistently use this kind of periodic wind to block out this tunnel for so many years without stopping, no matter how strong they were .
…Unless that entity has already far surpassed my range of knowledge .
But the gourd Adorable’s ability could borrow and use this against them .
This is the only counter I know to Mystic-type abilities, so if I really run into a powerful enemy at the end of this path, the only one I will be able to count on is the gourd Adorable .
I can’t use it carelessly!
Gu Qing Shan drew his sword and tried slashing the wall with all his strength .
Kriiiii——–ieeeekkkk—-
With an ear-piercing screech, the only thing that came from the wall was a few sparks .
I can’t, it’s too hard!
Makes sense—— if the wall wasn’t this sturdy, how could it endure this kind of wind?
Gu Qing Shan gritted his teeth .
Is there nothing else I can do?
The wind was becoming stronger .
At this point, he could already sense an aura of death and destruction from the wind .
It wasn’t quite at the level of the Winds of Chaotic Tribulation, but it was more than enough to instantly erase a Divine King!
Another wound appeared on Gu Qing Shan’s body .
A fine slash mark could be seen on the [Black Smog Armor] as if it was no better than tofu against this wind .
Gu Qing Shan was still quickly thinking as if he didn’t realize what happened .
———I can’t wait any longer .
Do I have no other solutions?
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This wall is too sturdy, I couldn’t even scratch it with my full strength…
Wait a minute!
The lightbulb in Gu Qing Shan’s mind suddenly lit up .
He pulled something from the void of space .
It was a card that depicted a blinding red light .
[Rare item: True Crimson Demon Spear]
[While equipped with this spear, you can’t wear any armor at the same time]
[This demon spear carries the Law-grade property: Absolute Sharpness]
[Note: This is the first weapon created by Divinities from the Age of Old that can hurt them]
[Unstoppable!]
Gu Qing Shan held the card tightly and waved it .
The very next second .
A spear that gave off blinding crimson light manifested in the void of space and fell into Gu Qing Shan’s hand .
Gu Qing Shan’s armor turned into a cloud of black mist and was blown away by the wind .
——–as soon as he took the demon spear in hand, the [Black Smog Amor] broke and crumbled .
“YAAH!”
Gu Qing Shan didn’t mind any of that and uttered a loud roar .
The crimson light flashed briefly several and easily sliced through the wall like a hot knife through butter .
A big hole was cut out from the wall of the hallway .
The wind had become ferociously intense again .
The side of Gu Qing Shan that faced the wind already had countless small cuts all over, causing him to bleed .
I can’t wait any longer!
Gu Qing Shan jumped into the hole inside the wall together with the [True Crimson Demon Spear] .
Just to be sure, he used a telekinesis hand seal to pick up all the pieces of the wall and shoved them back in; then used the strongest Elemental Ice he had to seal them from the inside, restoring the wall back to how it was .
The wind had just reached its strongest point .
Hoh———-
The wind howled in a sorrowful and shrill manner, destroying everything that remained inside the hallway .
Gu Qing Shan finally managed to avoid it .
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