svetikya Chapter 165 Strange Encounters in the Stars (4) - Dawn in Despair
Chapter 165 Strange Encounters in the Stars (4) - Dawn in Despair
Chapter 165 A Strange Encounter in the Stars (Part Four) - Dawn in Despair
"Light Bloodline! Quick, Soul Life, seize that brat! The cult leader will surely reward us handsomely!" the old woman exclaimed excitedly.
As she spoke, the three-eyed toad on her shoulder also underwent a spirit possession.
The old woman's body was covered in slowly forming pustules, which was quite gruesome.
Seeing that Qian Yuhan was seriously injured, Ouyang Luoxue quickly moved to his right side and helped him up.
"What kind of martial spirit is this—" Ouyang Luoxue whispered, staring at the old woman.
"It looks like a toad," Qian Yuhan said, panting heavily.
"Create some distance first!" Ouyang Luoxue made the decision immediately, leading Qian Yuhan to the edge of the Big Dipper Blood Puppet Formation.
He gripped the Ice God's Blade and slashed at the barrier.
"hateful--"
Just then, the jade swan followed closely and gracefully flew to Qian Yuhan's side.
When it saw the gruesome, blood-soaked wound on Qian Yuhan's left shoulder, its entire body trembled involuntarily.
Immediately afterwards, the jade swan carefully and gently rested its head on Qian Yuhan's left shoulder. As if it too felt the immense pain, its movements were exceptionally gentle.
However, seeing this scene, Ouyang Luoxue's heart tightened.
She was worried that the Emerald Swan might accidentally touch Qian Yuhan's serious wound, so she quickly took a step forward to stop it.
But it was all too late.
The jade swan rested quietly on Qian Yuhan's left shoulder, and suddenly, its whole body emitted a faint, soft green light.
The green light enveloped it and Qian Yuhan like a thin veil, making the surrounding atmosphere even more mysterious.
Upon closer inspection, everyone was surprised to find that a few crystal-clear tears had quietly welled up in the corners of the jade swan's eyes.
These tears slid slowly down its cheeks, each drop shimmering with a green glow, as dazzling as a shooting star falling from the night sky.
Finally, those tears, imbued with magical power, dripped onto the wound on Qian Yuhan's left shoulder.
At that very moment, a miracle occurred—the wound that had been causing Qian Yuhan excruciating pain began to heal rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
Standing to the side, Ouyang Luoxue was so astonished that she couldn't close her mouth and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Tears of Emerald!"
Clearly, she was also deeply shocked by the incredible scene before her.
It should be understood that the Jadeite Tears are the crystallization of the Jadeite Swan's cultivation; these few drops of tears probably consumed almost all of the ten-thousand-year-old Jadeite Swan's cultivation...
Indeed, this jade swan had only a little strength left to keep itself alive.
"Oh no, that beast is healing that kid's wounds."
Jingle Bell……
The Blood Puppet Bell rang for the third time.
The group felt a sudden wave of dizziness.
"The bell is ringing again... Be careful..." Ouyang Luoxue warned.
Although the Jade Swan had recovered considerably from its previous injuries thanks to Qian Yuhan's healing pills, it had also lost a significant amount of cultivation power and soon collapsed from exhaustion.
"The treatment has been interrupted! Go!!" Hun Sheng was overjoyed at the sight and shook the bell in his hand again.
As the fourth sound rang out, the remaining wounded Nether Wolves seemed to be injected with adrenaline, charging wildly towards the two of them.
"Fourth Soul Skill!"
Qian Yuhan had not fully recovered because her treatment had been interrupted. She gripped the Divine Sword of Light tightly in her right hand and used the sword to prop herself up on the ground.
At the same time, his soul power circulated throughout his body, and the black fourth soul ring under his feet flashed.
"A fourth spirit ring of ten thousand years?!" Hun Sheng and the old woman were also stunned when they saw this. The fourth spirit ring was actually ten thousand years. Their determination to capture Qian Yuhan alive and present him to the sect leader became even stronger.
"Light of—" Qian Yuhan was about to utter the name of the soul skill when the wound on her left shoulder, which had not fully healed, reopened due to the circulation of soul power. Unable to bear the intense pain, she knelt down on one knee, and her body suffered a certain backlash.
"Yu Han!" Ouyang Luoxue was extremely anxious upon seeing this scene.
The Ice God Battle Blade in her hand flashed with dazzling light, and her first soul skill, Ice God Slash, was unleashed!
A fierce slash, carrying an extremely chilling power, hurtled towards the charging Netherwolf like lightning.
At the same time, Ouyang Luoxue quickly switched her martial soul, and the Ice God Battle Blade she was holding instantly transformed into a crystal-clear Ice Spirit Staff.
Immediately afterwards, her fourth spirit ring quietly lit up, emitting a mysterious and powerful aura.
Fourth Soul Skill! Winter is Coming!!
With a shout, Ouyang Luoxue raised her scepter high and, relying on her keen combat intuition and accurate prediction, precisely locked onto the possible locations of several Nether Wolves.
In an instant, a massive blizzard suddenly formed in those predicted locations, howling and sweeping up.
Before the ghost wolves could react, they plunged headlong into the raging blizzard.
Time passed second by second, and before long, the Nether Wolves were completely frozen into lifelike ice sculptures, unable to move, let alone escape the terrifying "Ice God Slash" that was about to attack them.
However, just when everyone thought the outcome of the battle was decided, something unexpected happened—
Suddenly, a strange, dark green barrier appeared out of nowhere in front of the Nether Wolf ice sculpture.
Green bubbles kept bubbling and emitting heat from the surface of the barrier, making it look terrifying and disgusting.
In the blink of an eye, the powerful force of "Ice God Slash" slammed into the deep green barrier.
With a crisp "crack," the originally aggressive "Ice God Slash" stopped abruptly the moment it made contact with the barrier, as if it had been frozen in place.
Not only that, but even that fierce and unparalleled slash seemed to be completely sealed by a mysterious and unpredictable force, and then turned into ice shards that fell to the ground.
"Such a powerful attack, little girl..."
As the barrier disappeared, the frozen parts shattered and melted into ice fragments...
The old woman withdrew her right hand, dusted off the ice shards, and said with a smile.
"What?! How could my Ice God Slash be blocked so easily..."
"Little girl, don't be surprised. Did you really think I was a Soul King? Hiding your strength isn't difficult..."
As she spoke, six standard spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—slowly appeared beneath the old woman's feet.
“Soul Emperor!” Qian Yuhan said in a deep voice.
"Hehe, me too!" Hun Sheng said, raising his head and puffing out his chest, as six identical soul rings rose from beneath his feet.
"Damn it..." Ouyang Luoxue thought to herself, "I should have sent a few people from home to protect me privately..."
Ouyang Luoxue was now filled with regret. She had completely fooled Qian Yuhan by telling him that she had family protection; in reality, her family had no idea that she was out here to obtain a spirit ring...
The carriage that I mentioned earlier, which my family had arranged, was actually booked by myself at the carriage post station the night before.
"Let's end this..."
Hun Sheng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a chilling smile.
He gripped the blood puppet bell, which exuded an eerie aura, tightly in his right hand and shook it twice without hesitation.
By now, the bell had been rung a full six times...
As the crisp yet eerie bell rang, the several Nether Wolves that had been trapped in the ice suddenly unleashed astonishing power, as if injected with adrenaline.
The ice on their bodies shattered under the impact of the powerful force, turning into countless ice shards scattered all over the ground.
However, to everyone's surprise, after breaking through the ice, these Nether Wolves did not rush straight towards Qian Yuhan and Ouyang Luoxue as everyone expected. Instead, they seemed to be controlled by some mysterious force, standing quietly in place, motionless.
Just as Qian Yuhan was puzzled, Hun Sheng suddenly threw his head back and laughed wildly:
"Merge! Hahaha, Sixth Soul Skill! Blood God Returns to Origin, hahahahaha—"
With his maniacal laughter, the black sixth spirit ring beneath his feet suddenly shone with dazzling light.
Driven by this powerful soul force, the bodies of those Nether Wolves began to undergo wondrous changes.
One by one, they gradually transformed into billowing black mist. As if they possessed a life of their own, the black mist slowly approached and merged with each other, eventually becoming one.
Not long after, an enormous wolf demon emerged from the thick black fog.
This wolf demon was over ten meters tall, standing there like a small mountain. Its muscles were taut as if forged from steel, each muscle brimming with explosive power, giving it an indestructible feel, as if it could easily shake a towering mountain with a mere flick of its fist.
Moreover, the wolf demon's enormous body almost touched the top of the entire array barrier, as if it could completely break through the array barrier if it grew just a little bit higher.
"Ahhh! The Baptism of Light!"
With a hoarse roar, Qian Yuhan endured the excruciating pain in his body and unleashed his powerful fourth soul skill with all his might.
The pitch-black night was instantly torn apart by a dazzling light.
Within the Big Dipper Blood Puppet Formation, a dazzling light shone brightly, like a falling star.
The beam of light cascaded down, landing precisely on the ferocious and terrifying wolf demon.
The wolf demon was hit by the "baptism of light," which countered its dark attribute, and was forced to retreat. It managed to withstand all the attacks with its powerful body, but it was also injured...
At this moment, Ouyang Luoxue did not slack off in the slightest. Although her gaze was always fixed on Qian Yuhan, filled with concern for the safety of her beloved, she herself was too busy to help Qian Yuhan fight against the ferocious wolf demon.
Because not far in front of her, there was an ugly, repulsive old woman staring at her menacingly.
"Hmph, trying to help your little boyfriend, huh...tsk tsk tsk—"
The old woman smacked her lips in a sarcastic tone, speaking with a mocking expression.
At the same time, she silently began to circulate powerful soul energy, and the fifth and sixth soul rings under her feet simultaneously flashed with an eerie light.
Fifth Soul Skill: Swamp of Despair!
With a sharp shout from the old woman, the ground around her suddenly turned into a muddy mess, as if a bottomless swamp had appeared out of nowhere. This swamp emitted a putrid stench that made one want to vomit.
Immediately afterwards, the old woman unleashed her sixth soul skill once more: "Bewitchment Heart-Refining Poison!"
Despite the perilous attack, Ouyang Luoxue remained calm and fearless.
The Ice Spirit Staff in her hand emitted a dazzling cold light as she unleashed her first soul skill, "Ice Spirit Blessing," and her second soul skill, "Frost Domain," simultaneously.