Chapter 588: The Terrifying Short Blade

The scholar's body trembled, he staggered back two steps, and said tremblingly: "This guy... escaped? Then what have we been doing guarding this for all these years?"

"And what were the sacrifices of the old Master and the others for?"

The other tower spirits also had different expressions.

For all these years, they had been loyal to their duty, thinking they had guarded the seal.

But who knew that the thing truly sealed had already escaped long ago!

This kind of blow was too huge.

And at this moment, Luo Tian reached out and took the short blade out of the coffin.

He saw that the short blade was covered in divine patterns, and the Great Dao flowed, clearly having been blessed by a powerful force.

Even after so many years, it hadn't weakened.

He subconsciously touched the blade edge with his hand...

Ssh!

In an instant, the sharp edge sprayed out, actually piercing his palm directly, and in an instant, a drop of golden blood flowed out.

"What?"

At this, Luo Tian was greatly alarmed.

He was very clear about how powerful his body was.

Even an attack from the Immortal Realm wouldn't be enough to shake him.

However, this masterless blade, with a casual scratch, not only pierced his protective aura but even injured him.

How sharp must this blade be?

Not only that...

Boom!

From the blade edge, a powerful force suppressed Luo Tian directly.

"Hmm?" Luo Tian was alarmed and immediately used all his power to resist.

However, the terror of that suppression force felt as if it carried the weight of a world falling onto Luo Tian, and even Luo Tian felt it was difficult to resist.

Vaguely, Luo Tian seemed to see a blurred figure stretching out a hand to press down on his head.

In his haste, Luo Tian had a thought and teleported out of the Life Tower.

Whoosh!

After he left, that feeling of oppression gradually disappeared.

"What... what the hell is this?" At this moment, Luo Tian's face changed slightly.

Only then did Luo Tian suddenly feel a lingering fear.

This was the first time he had felt danger since he began cultivating.

He believed that if it weren't for his Heavenly Dao movement technique possessing the ability to teleport without restriction, he would have really been finished just now.

The next instant, he returned to the Life Tower again.

At this moment, the short blade had fallen back into the coffin, lying there quietly as if nothing had happened.

"What is this thing?" Luo Tian was shocked.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" The other tower spirits looked at Luo Tian with astonishment.

Luo Tian frowned and said: "Just now, you didn't feel it?"

The several tower spirits looked at each other and said: "We only saw you pick up the blade and scratch it, and then you disappeared..."

"What?"

Luo Tian was shocked again.

The aura that made him feel oppressed just now, these guys didn't feel it?

"There's something strange..." Luo Tian frowned, staring at the short blade.

"Who among you knows the origin of this short blade?" Luo Tian asked.

The scholar hurriedly said: "I saw it in the letter left by the Master; he said this blade is the key to sealing that great terror."

"Do you know the origin of this blade?" Luo Tian asked.

Luo Tian had to be curious about a blade that could threaten him.

"This... I don't know either. Regarding the origin of this blade, it wasn't recorded in the Master's letter; it seems to have appeared suddenly after a certain event." The scholar said awkwardly.

Luo Tian's brow furrowed even tighter.

A blade that appeared suddenly, and was so powerful?

And it became a weapon to seal a top-tier powerhouse; no matter how you look at it, it's not normal.

And at this moment, Luo Tian turned his gaze and looked into the coffin again, suddenly saying in surprise: "Hmm? What are these?"

Following Luo Tian's voice, everyone looked into the coffin again.

They saw that on the inner side of the coffin, a large number of inscriptions were densely written, and even though time had passed, they hadn't faded.

The scholar stared at those inscriptions for a long while, then suddenly trembled all over and said: "So that's it, so that's it!"

"Hmm? Boss, you understood? Tell us about it!" The light ball said.

The other tower spirits, including Luo Tian, all looked at him.

The scholar took a deep breath and said: "I... am only speculating; I don't recognize all these inscriptions, but I can understand some of them in general!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the inscriptions on a wall panel and said: "These inscriptions are attack-type inscriptions, and their power is extremely strong!"

"I cannot understand these inscriptions, but I guess they should be used to obscure the secrets of heaven..."

"And the inscriptions here seem to be spirit-awakening inscriptions, which can be used to awaken the intelligence of spirit bodies. For example, we were all awakened by the old Master using similar methods! However, the inscriptions in this coffin are more profound and powerful!"

"As for these last ones, they are the ones I understand the least; looking through them, I almost cannot understand them at all! However, there is one place where I can see a clue!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the direction of an inscription and said: "This inscription seems to be related to reincarnation."

"Reincarnation?"

Everyone looked at him.

The scholar took a deep breath and said: "Although these clues are not many, they are enough to piece together a possibility."

Everyone held their breath, waiting for his analysis.

The scholar said slowly: "The old Master and the others used various calculations back then to finally seal this great terror, and they were actually successful! This great terror was indeed sealed in the coffin, and ordinary methods simply couldn't escape."

"However, this great terror was too powerful and was ruthless to himself! He couldn't break the seal with ordinary methods, so he used an extremely extreme way!"

"Extreme? How extreme?" The girl tower spirit asked.

"First, he used these inscriptions that obscure the secrets of heaven to hide his aura and the deductions of the outside world, making it impossible for outsiders to peep at him."

The scholar pointed to the attack inscriptions and said: "According to the Master, this short blade has a suppressing force! As long as it is inserted into his body, he cannot leave! So, he used the attack inscriptions here to tear himself into pieces."

"What?"

At this sentence, everyone was shocked.

Tear himself into pieces?

This was too ruthless!

The scholar nodded and said: "That's right, only in this way did he have a possibility of escaping! Look at these blood-stained rags, they are the evidence!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at those blood-stained rags, and then connected them with the inscriptions the scholar mentioned, and instantly felt it made a lot of sense.

Indeed, from the appearance, they were traces left by being torn into pieces.

The scholar continued: "Then, he used his own blood to perform a sacrifice, evolving nine spirit bodies that had gained intelligence, and then he sealed them into the Sea of Huang Quan."

"Because these spirit bodies were all born from his blood sacrifice, they also carried his aura, so from the outside, it looked as if he had always been sealed there." **Chapter 590**