Chapter 508

Thousand Peaks Forest.

A squad of cultivators was climbing to the mountain peak.

The leading Jin Dan cultivator, Gao Cuo, could not help but look back at Bi Kong Mountain once more.

His deputy said admiringly, "Lord Gao, since we withdrew from Bi Kong Mountain, this is already the ninth time you have looked back."

"It is evident that you have deep feelings for Bi Kong Mountain!"

"Even though you have only been in charge here for half a year, you are so attached to it. When the enemy intelligence arrived earlier about the army pressing down on the border, you were also the first to advocate for holding the position."

"Your bravery and sense of responsibility are clear to see. Alas, it was we who were blind and underestimated you. Since you took over, we have even repeatedly disobeyed you in secret; we truly shouldn't have!"

Gao Cuo glanced at his deputy and sighed, "Bi Kong Mountain has actually been abandoned; I believe this is a huge mistake made by those above!"

"It is a pity that although I am at the Jin Dan level, I am not part of the upper echelon of Thousand Peaks Forest. I am utterly helpless."

The deputy hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lord Gao, according to the orders from above, we were supposed to destroy all the crystals at the bottom of the lake before leaving."

"But the fact is, you did not do so."

"If the crystals at the bottom of the lake end up aiding the enemy, this is a grave crime."

Gao Cuo shook his head, "You can set your mind at ease regarding that."

"Before I took office, the previous mountain master had already taken away all the mineable space crystals."

"The ones remaining now are not yet formed. If dug up directly, these unformed space crystals would dissipate in an instant."

"Before we left, didn't you all witness it with your own eyes?"

The deputy and the others were convinced by these words and nodded one after another.

Gao Cuo stared at the peak of Bi Kong Mountain and asked in his heart, "Old Sword, our disguise won't be seen through, will it?"

The next moment, a sharp, aged voice rang in his heart: "Rest assured, the spell I taught you has a wide range of application."

"Unless you encounter a few rare talents or divine abilities, it is almost impossible to see through it with mere detection spells."

The aged voice paused and continued, "Even if it were seen through, very few people could break through the barrier of the void. The difficulty of excavating inside is too high!"

Gao Cuo nodded, "That is good."

"After all, that portion of space crystals is not ordinary; it hides the bone of an evil god. It is hidden so deeply that even the previous master did not notice it."

"If not for your reminder, Old Sword, I would have missed it too."

"Once this great battle subsides, we will set about taking it out."

Old Sword agreed, "That's right. This evil god bone itself is at the Nascent Soul level and is a rare treasure material. The evil god marrow is even at the Soul Transformation level and contains the principles of the void."

"In the future, when you forge your life-bound flying sword, refine this marrow into the sword. Even if you are only at the Jin Dan level, you will be able to briefly traverse the void with your physical body through the technique of Man-Sword Unity."

"This is something that the vast majority of Nascent Soul level cultivators cannot do!"

Gao Cuo sighed again in his heart, "Alas! It's all that Du Du Tiechuan's fault. Of all the places to attack, he had to send his army to attack me."

"It's also the fault of the Thousand Peaks Forest alliance for ordering a withdrawal."

Gao Cuo shook his head helplessly, turned around, and continued forward.

Boom!

The next moment, a brilliant, translucent starlight, like a thin thread, descended from the sky and struck the summit of Bi Kong Mountain with precision.

Gao Cuo was shocked, "That place is Bi Kong Pool!"

"Such an attack... has reached the Soul Transformation level."

"What on earth is going on?"

"What exactly happened at Bi Kong Pool?!"

In that instant, Gao Cuo felt a very ominous feeling in his heart, an emptiness, as if he had lost a treasure that was of vital importance to him for his entire life.

One stick of incense ago.

Sun Ling and his companion accidentally arrived at Bi Kong Pool.

Ning Zhuo only saw the fragments of space crystals at the bottom of the lake, but Sun Sun Lingtong discovered a rare mature specimen.

Even with Ning Zhuo's guidance, he could not see it.

They tried many detection methods, but none were effective.

"How peculiar. Although it is right before my eyes, I still cannot detect it." Ning Zhuo sighed, "Boss, it seems this item has a predestined connection with you."

"Is that so?" Sun Sun Lingtong rested his head on his hand and chuckled.

"My Spirit Pupils are best at observing treasures."

"Since you can't see it, I will dig it up."

However, no matter what methods Sun Sun Lingtong used—various spells, magic tools, and so on—when they landed on the surface of the mature space crystal, they seemed to pass through the air, bypassing it entirely.

It was as if this mature space crystal were merely a dreamlike bubble.

"How strange!" Sun Sun Lingtong was very puzzled, "Even my stealing techniques are ineffective. This mature space crystal is very unusual and contains great mysteries. My spirit eyes cannot see any clues either."

"Damn it."

Sun Sun Lingtong pulled at his own hair.

This feeling was truly too unbearable for him!

The treasure was right in front of him, but his methods were limited, and he simply couldn't get it.

Ning Zhuo also tried, like a blind man, but had no results.

"Then let's withdraw. There is no benefit in staying long; this is enemy territory after all." Ning Zhuo's mood was quite calm.

He persuaded Sun Sun Lingtong, "Boss, since we already know about this place, let's come back to mine it after we become stronger in the future."

"The other mature space crystals have all been mined, and the secret here has only been discovered by you; I still can't detect anything unusual even now."

"In all likelihood, others are also being kept in the dark."

"If we come back later, this space crystal will likely still be here."

Sun Sun Lingtong sighed helplessly, "What you say is not without reason."

Ning Zhuo shrugged, "Even if it's not reasonable, we can't just wait here. Let's go, let's go."

Sun Sun Lingtong followed Ning Zhuo, dejected.

But the next moment, stars appeared in broad daylight!

The Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon at Ning Zhuo's waist suddenly lit up with a cluster of starlight.

Although the starlight was not blinding, it immediately resonated with the starlight in the clear daylight.

At the same time, far away in Mu Lun Town.

Shuang Ling stood on the magic altar, her eyes suddenly widening, her face showing a ferocious and excited expression: "Finally, finally I have found you!"

"Old Monster Shi Zhong!!!"

"Dare to take my things, I want you dead!"

Divine Ability Technique — Starfall Heavenly Punishment.

The next moment, the starlight condensed into shape in the high sky like water droplets, and then flew down, aiming at Ning Zhuo, who had the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon wrapped around his waist.

The star trail pulled a straight, long line across the high sky.

Ning Zhuo suddenly felt a sense of impending doom!

"Quick, hide inside the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, we will traverse the void." Sun Sun Lingtong shouted in panic.

Ning Zhuo wanted to do the same, but just as he was about to move, the mechanism ring suddenly tightened.

Warning!

Ning Zhuo was immediately suspicious: "Could it be that even if I hide in the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon and conceal myself in the void, I will still be shot and killed by this starlight?"

In an instant, he had no confidence at all.

Seeing Ning Zhuo stunned, Sun Sun Lingtong was anxious, rushed to his side, grabbed his arm, and was about to drag him into the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

But the next moment, Ning Zhuo sent a spiritual sense message, informing Sun Sun Lingtong of the ring's warning and his guess.

Sun Sun Lingtong froze in place.

On a distant hilltop.

The squad of cultivators originally stationed at Bi Kong Mountain looked on in shock as the starlight fell, pulling a straight, thin line.

"What spell is this?"

"Who exactly is attacking?!"

"It's a good thing we left that place early. Otherwise, it would have been us under attack."

The cultivators were suspicious and felt very fortunate.

Gao Cuo felt empty in his heart and felt something was very wrong. He immediately informed Old Sword of this feeling: "I want to go back and see!" Old Sword immediately vetoed it: "You cannot go!"

"The aura of this starlight is restrained to the extreme; you have greatly underestimated its power."

"Even a hundred of you would not be able to withstand its power."

Gao Cuo's heart jumped: "What?"

Old Sword snorted coldly: "Little Gao, you are still too young; you didn't see it."

"This attack contains the aura of principles, but it is still a spell; it should be a divine ability technique."

"A divine ability technique is one thing, but the key is that it contains the extremely massive national power of the Liangzhu Kingdom!"

When Gao Cuo heard this, his expression changed abruptly: "What?"

The range of military power is near the army itself.

And the range of national power encompasses the entire territory.

No errors in the content at a glance!

Thousand Peaks Forest is legally the territory of the Liangzhu Kingdom, so it can be flooded and ravaged by the national power of the Liangzhu Kingdom!

At this moment, the threat of death loomed over Ning Zhuo's heart.

Sun Sun Lingtong suddenly let go and stopped worrying about Ning Zhuo. He directly urged the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon to escape through the void.

"Boss!" Ning Zhuo's expression changed.

He knew that Sun Sun Lingtong was going to pilot the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon to draw the attack away himself, so that Ning Zhuo could escape.

However, although the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon left his body, the starlight had already stained Ning Zhuo's entire body, causing the latter to scatter rays of starlight as well.

"It's no use." Sun Sun Lingtong piloted the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon and returned to the original spot in an instant.

His control technique was much better than Ning Zhuo's.

Sun Sun Lingtong's face was pale, and he sent a spiritual sense message: "I rushed into the void, but the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon still has starlight leaking out. It is still locked on!"

"I have an extremely strong premonition that this star ray can also traverse the void!!"

The void is not safe either.

Ning Zhuo almost forgot to breathe. Under the immense pressure, his thinking remained swift, as cold as ice and snow.

A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his spiritual sea.

He turned his head abruptly and looked at the bottom of Bi Kong Pool. More accurately, it was that place, the place of the mature space crystal that only Sun Sun Lingtong could see.

"A chance of survival, the only chance of survival!" A strong premonition rose in his heart.

And when he tried to step toward the bottom of the lake, the mechanism ring on his finger suddenly stopped shrinking and became quiet.

This tangible change became a strong proof, which immediately boosted Ning Zhuo's spirit!

"Boss, let's hide in that spot!" Ning Zhuo acted immediately and dived into the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

The tacit understanding they had built up over time meant that Sun Sun Lingtong followed Ning Zhuo's suggestion without even thinking.

They dived to the bottom of the lake and just hid under the mature space crystal.

Almost at the same time, the Starfall Heavenly Punishment fell onto the surface of the lake, pierced directly through the lake water, and shot to the bottom of the lake.

The mature space crystal and the Starfall Heavenly Punishment began to clash!

There was no explosion, no blinding light, and no surging air waves.

The star line focused on the surface of the space crystal, emitting a spherical light cluster. The light cluster was not brilliant; its brightness was only like a candle flame.

But Sun and Ning's expressions changed drastically.

The alarm in the dragon-head cabin blared wildly! The alarm was sharper than ever before!!

In the process of the clash between spear and shield, Sun and Ning were finally able to observe the terrifying power contained in the star line through the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

"The power of water, this familiar taste, it's the national power of the Liangzhu Kingdom!" Ning Zhuo gasped.

His mouth was dry, his scalp was numb, his heart felt like it was being squeezed, and his breathing was difficult.

Crack, crack.

Sun and Ning's hearts skipped a beat as they saw cracks appearing on the surface of this space crystal.

The cracks quickly spread across the entire space crystal!

If the space crystal couldn't hold up, Sun and Ning would be facing death.

But the next moment, a bone was revealed inside the space crystal.

The surface of the gray bone was covered with ferocious barbs, exuding an evil aura.

"This is an evil god bone!" Sun Sun Lingtong exclaimed, suddenly realizing, "So that's it! This is the severed bone of a void evil god, drifting in the void, which one day fell into Bi Kong Pool and finally hid in this space crystal, triggering a miraculous change."

According to Sun Sun Lingtong's talent, he couldn't observe the evil god bone either.

But at this moment, the evil god bone was forced to reveal itself, showing surging power!

The space crystal it was in began to show layers of shadows, as if a large cluster of space crystals had suddenly proliferated.

Space fluctuated violently!

"Not good." Sun and Ning hurriedly piloted the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon to traverse the void.

The space changed unpredictably, setting off huge waves. Countless space fragments attacked the entire body of the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, like a cruel torture of slow slicing, cutting it into a thousand pieces!

The national power contained in the starfall erupted completely.

The starlight invaded the space, pierced through that crystal-clear outer shell, and then stabbed into the evil god bone.

On the surface of the evil god bone, countless talismans appeared, like snakes and earthworms, bending and winding.

Ning Zhuo only took one look and felt a strong sense of dizziness. He hurriedly shifted his gaze.

But Sun Sun Lingtong widened his eyes, attracted by these talismans.

Although the evil god bone was mysterious and strange, it was ultimately just a relic bone, and it was being permeated by the starlight more and more deeply.

Crack.

The evil god bone cracked open a gap.

Space suddenly produced a violent distortion, and a marrow as brilliant as the stars flowed out along the gap.

The starlight suddenly intensified, erupting with terrifying light in an instant.

The national power erupted in full, bombarding the marrow, but it was encompassed and accepted by layers upon layers of countless spaces.

It was only a few breaths of time, but Sun and Ning felt as if years had passed!

All the space crystals disappeared, completely dissolved by the starlight.

The evil god bone also melted in the starlight, like snow melting in the sun.

Only the marrow, as if it contained countless diamonds, remained as brilliant as before, and even the starlight could not cover it.

The Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon suffered the erosion of countless star rays, forming thousands of pinholes.

Space was still shaking violently; Sun and Ning felt like they were in a tsunami! The Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon had become a broken ship, infinitely close to the edge of falling apart.

Once the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon was destroyed, Sun and Ning would be instantly annihilated by the terrifying spatial fluctuations or the starlight, and they wouldn't even have a chance to scream when they died.

The mechanism ring shrank to the extreme, as if it wanted to shrink into Ning Zhuo's finger bones.

Sun Sun Lingtong looked back at Ning Zhuo and gritted his teeth fiercely: "It doesn't matter if I Zhao Die, Xiao Zhuo cannot!"

"The marrow of the void evil god, that is my only chance."

He had no confidence at all and could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Sun Sun Lingtong stretched out his arm and mobilized a certain mark in his spiritual sea.

That was the Empty-Empty mark!

A miracle happened.

The evil god marrow received guidance, like a fledgling returning to its nest, and suddenly dived into the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, dived into Sun Sun Lingtong's spiritual sea, and merged into the Empty-Empty mark.

In an instant, Sun Sun Lingtong's eyes widened, and his head felt like it was going to explode!

The power of his stealing technique skyrocketed and surged!

With a flash of inspiration, he used the stealing technique to bless the entire Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon, and then he piloted it himself.

The Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon seemed to come alive, nimbly traversing the complex and ever-changing, shaking void, quickly moving away from the starlight, and escaping.

"B-Boss!" Ning Zhuo was pleasantly surprised and couldn't believe it.

"You are too amazing!"

"How did you do it?!"

Sun Sun Lingtong put his hands on his hips and was about to laugh out loud, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

As the blood flew, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out on the spot.

(End of chapter)