Chapter 347: You Came Too?

Seeing the shadow shaking its head there, the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor's nervousness intensified. His body even shivered, and he looked at Xu Qing in despair. He felt that he was going to be finished this time.

"Master..."

"Is your body alright now?" Xu Qing looked at the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor and spoke softly, his voice carrying concern.

This voice was like a spring breeze to the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor. His eyes widened, his breathing became rapid, and he stared blankly at Xu Qing. He did not expect that Demon Head Xu actually didn't ask about his previous presumptuous words, but was caring about him.

This caused his emotions to fluctuate violently, especially after having experienced life and death, his emotions were already undulating. The feeling of heartbeat brought about by great sorrow and great joy made the Jin Gang Ancestor have an indescribable feeling.

He believed that this feeling of heartbeat was born because of Xu Qing.

This reminded him of some storybooks he had read in his life, where some plot settings were exactly like this: on some year, some month, some day, the great god so-and-so finally met the loyal servant who would accompany him for a lifetime.

Witnessed by the wheels of history, this would be the moment when the loyal servant's own destiny changed.

The Xu Qing in front of him seemed to be exactly as the storybook said; in his previous life, he was his master, and in this life, he had gone through thousands of hardships to meet him. This was destiny.

"That's it!" the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor was excited.

This feeling, he had never had before. At this moment, his heart was full of being moved, so he hurriedly spoke.

"Master, rest assured, the little one is fine. The little one is very excited at this moment because, witnessed by the years, I can fight on the battlefield for Master again. In this life, Master, I will pave the way for you!"

Xu Qing glanced at the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor in surprise. He felt that the other party's performance was a bit strange, but thinking of the experiences along the way, he nodded.

The little shadow was stunned on the side, looked at the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor deeply, and kept that paragraph of words in its heart, planning to say it like that in the future too.

"Your promotion this time, it shouldn't be considered a complete success, right?" Xu Qing looked at the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor.

"Master, although the little one didn't completely succeed, I can feel that I am different from before." As he spoke, the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor raised his right hand, and with a shiver of his body, a red lightning bolt appeared in his palm.

It was just that this lightning was still very weak, but its essence was exactly the same as the heavenly tribulation power Xu Qing had seen before.

"Although it's a bit little... but I am already half an artifact soul. Fusing into the iron skewer can make the iron skewer's power increase greatly!" The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor looked at the weak lightning in his palm, somewhat guilty, and hurriedly spoke. After finishing, he swayed and returned to the black iron skewer on the side, wanting to show off.

But the moment his body fused into the iron skewer, this black iron skewer suddenly shook.

Creaking sounds emanated from it, and red runes appeared on it. As they permeated continuously, as if being remodeled, the iron skewer emanated a terrifying aura.

Even more, arc-shaped red electric lights wandered on the iron skewer, causing the color of this iron skewer to also appear purple from black.

Seeing that the iron skewer that had followed him for so many years had become extraordinary, Xu Qing was just about to take it to inspect carefully, but just at this moment, the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor let out a miserable scream, and cracks actually appeared on the iron skewer suddenly.

Amidst the echoing cracking sounds, three cracks actually appeared on this iron skewer, each crack very deep, as if it were only a little bit away from shattering the iron skewer.

This scene made Xu Qing's expression change. He grabbed the iron skewer, and after his divine sense swept over, his expression was somewhat ugly. The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor also manifested at this moment and spoke cautiously.

"Master, this heavy treasure I reside in is, after all, too low in level..."

"It's fine below Golden Core, but as seventy percent of me transformed into an artifact soul, it has already exceeded the limit it can bear, especially the red lightning heavenly tribulation power, which is even less something the iron skewer can bear."

Xu Qing held the iron skewer and was silent for a long time.

This item had accompanied him through his childhood. Whether it was before or after the slums, or the scavenger camp and the early days of the Seven Blood Eyes, it was his sharp weapon for killing.

For countless days and nights, he slept with the iron skewer in his hand.

"Let it be for now. After returning to the sect, I will find a way to re-forge it and see if I can raise its level." Xu Qing spoke calmly, put away the black iron skewer, and then took out the mirror magic treasure fragment he had obtained in a small country as a temporary place for the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor to reside.

After doing this, Xu Qing flicked his sleeve, and immediately the shadow and the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor hid again.

"Time to leave." Brilliance appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. The promotion of the shadow and the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor this time also improved his combat power.

As for the specific changes, he was prepared to ponder them after returning to the dharma ship.

After all, this was a forbidden land, vigilance must always be maintained, and the fluctuations caused before were very large, likely attracting some unknown existences, so Xu Qing planned to leave immediately.

Thinking of this, his body swayed, following the passage straight toward the exit. With a press of his right hand, the mountain rocks at the exit exploded, and Xu Qing's figure rushed out from within, about to go far away.

But just at this moment, his expression changed, and he looked fiercely into the distance.

Looking into the distance, in the jungle far away, a group of strange giants more than ten zhang tall were roaring and running wildly in pursuit. Each of these giants emanated extraordinary fluctuations, and there were more than a dozen whose power was comparable to Golden Core.

Especially two or three of them gave Xu Qing a feeling of encountering a Golden Core of five or six Heavenly Palaces, which made his eyes shrink.

And what made Xu Qing gasp even more was that further away, there were roars echoing in the firmament. This sound shook the mind and seemed to be able to suppress everything, terrifying to the extreme.

Heaven and earth changed color, wind and clouds surged, and the earth trembled.

It seemed that some existence was struggling, wanting to break free from where it was and rush out.

And what those giants were chasing... was precisely the Captain.

Xu Qing only needed one glance to know that the Captain must have done something that angered both man and god again, so he sighed and turned to run wildly at high speed.

From far away, the Captain also saw Xu Qing and was immediately pleasantly surprised.

"You came too? What treasure came out here? Let me see." The Captain shouted.

"Rest assured, that big guy isn't that easy to struggle out. Although it woke up, the place where it sleeps is a bit complicated; it's a mud pit, and only half of its head is exposed. I saw some remaining restrictions of the ten thousand clans."

Just as the Captain was speaking, a heaven-shaking boom echoed in the distance, cracks appeared amidst the creaking sounds of the earth, and an even more violent aura exploded.

Amidst the strong wind, it seemed that the restrictions were broken by a part, so the struggle became even more intense.

Moreover, following the formation of the strong wind, resistance appeared in all directions here, causing Xu Qing and the Captain's speed to slow down involuntarily, but those chasing giants' speed was actually faster.

With the other side gaining and their side losing, the distance between the two sides was rapidly closed. Seeing that the Captain was about to be caught up.

"Damn, it won't really break free, will it." The Captain's expression changed, and he accelerated madly, chasing toward Xu Qing.

Xu Qing did not look back, but his right hand grabbed backward through the air to lend the Captain strength.

The next instant, the Captain's speed was blessed to be faster, and he rushed out fiercely, arriving behind Xu Qing.

But the resistance here was very strong, the strong wind blew on their faces, and even the breath of the giants from behind could be smelled by Xu Qing. This scene gave Xu Qing a headache, and he couldn't help but speak.

"Captain, what did you do again?"

"Nothing much. I chased up before to see you were fine, and then I smelled the scent of something good, so I went to take a look."

"As a result, guess what I saw? I saw a group of silly big guys worshiping a fruit. Such an ignorant behavior, I naturally had to educate them, so I took the fruit away."

"And then?" Xu Qing looked at the Captain.

"Nothing else." The Captain looked aggrieved, seeming to feel that he just took a fruit, yet the other party was so angry, which made him feel incomprehensible.

Xu Qing didn't believe it and looked at the Captain's mouth.

The Captain blinked, and while running, he spoke in a low voice.

"Really nothing else, just that before I left... I saw their clan's ancestor had a small half of his head outside the mud pit, and there was a wooden sword stuck on that head that looked very good, so I took a bite."

"Not tasty!" The Captain coughed.

Xu Qing was silent.

"Oh, two bites, two bites, I just took two bites!" The Captain was guilty, transmitted words rapidly, ran with all his might, and because he ran too fast, or ate too much, he couldn't help but hiccup.

Xu Qing sighed. He felt that the Captain should have taken many bites. At this moment, he didn't ask anymore, his cultivation base exploded, and he moved forward at full speed, but soon the giants behind caught up.

Cold light flashed in the Captain's eyes. He formed seals rapidly and waved fiercely backward. Immediately, a piece of blue light exploded from his body, forming a sea of light, covering backward fiercely. Wherever it passed, everything was frozen.

Xu Qing also had his poison palace shake, emanating poison intent, permeating backward rapidly. Wherever it passed, all things rotted.

In an instant, shrill sounds emanated from behind them. Some giants were frozen, and all the giants were poisoned. For a time, roars echoed, and the pursuit couldn't help but slow down.

But just at this moment, a roar emanated from the distance. Amidst the even more intense struggle, a piece of mist rose from there, like a breath, rolling toward Xu Qing and the Captain here with a boom.

It arrived in an instant. With a fierce collision, Xu Qing's Wuji Crown shone, but he still vomited blood wildly, and creaking sounds of bones breaking emanated from his body.

The Captain on the side also vomited blood, his body riddled with holes. The two were horrified, each unfolded their ultimate speed, and fled madly.

Fortunately, the location they were in was not the core of the Sword Forbidden Land, but only considered close to the inner circle, so under their respective speeds, three hours later, they finally rushed out of the Sword Forbidden Land.

Along the way, they didn't dare to stop at all. All their cultivation was put into speed. And the moment they rushed out, deep in the Sword Forbidden Land, roars were heaven-shaking. One could see a huge figure standing up directly from there.

This figure was too tall. Even if the distance was far, one could still see that after it stood up, its head seemed to be about to touch the firmament. While huge and astonishing, there was also a terrifying sense of oppression, enveloping all directions.

Faintly, it seemed its nose... was somewhat collapsed and withered, as if it had lost its nose tip.

At this moment, amidst the roars, the giant raised its steps, about to chase toward the Captain and Xu Qing.

The two's expressions changed greatly.

But just at this moment, strands of silk threads containing Dao rhyme suddenly exploded within the Sword Forbidden Land, forming a seal, enveloping the giant, making it unable to struggle, and it could only roar continuously.

This roaring sound, even if the distance was far, still made Xu Qing and the Captain vomit blood continuously, and signs of cracking appeared on their bodies. The two were horrified, rushed out of the Sword Forbidden Land, and flew all the way to the dharma ship.

Arriving here, Xu Qing panted heavily, looking at the giant's nose, and then turned his head to look at the Captain deeply.

The Captain coughed and changed the subject.

"Damn, it really struggled out. This big thing must have been a great general under the Sword Emperor back then, its strength is formidable."

On the dharma ship, Yan Yan looked at this scene, dumbfounded, her mind a blank.

She seemed unable to understand how these two went to the Sword Forbidden Land and caused such a big commotion. ===== CHAPTER 348 =====