Chapter 681: Mountain and Sea Great Wilderness Scripture·Desolate Scripture? (2)

The crack couldn’t withstand the golden light; the golden light forced the crack open, expanding it instantly.

Clang—

The Dubhe Sword Soul shattered into fragments, and the domineering force colliding with the Celestial Cyan Chain Net disappeared.

Chu Ming had just retracted the Celestial Cyan Chain Net and was preparing to collect the spoils.

But the fragments of the Dubhe Sword Soul all turned into nothingness, leaving only a cluster of white Sword Intent and a piece of white Sword Fragment.

Afraid that there might be too much, huh…

He picked up the Sword Intent and Sword Fragment and attempted to merge them into the Seven-Star Divine Sword. But the result was the same; the Divine Sword had reached its limit, and the merger failed. He could only give it to another Divine Sword.

However, he was considering whether to return and pick up Xing Man.

The previous Sword Soul was already more than five times stronger than the one Xing Man described, indicating that there were definitely other people inside the Sword Tomb.

Judging by the pattern of the previous Sword Tombs, a fivefold enhancement would mean there are two people in the Sword Tomb.

Chu Ming speculated that the other person was likely the boss of the Shadow Tower operation, the Dark Walker.

“Bringing Xing Man would make three people in the Sword Tomb, and the strength of the Sword Soul might increase to twentyfold…”

He wasn’t very confident in dealing with that.

“I’d better find that killer called Dark Walker first.”

Thinking about it, Chu Ming thought it safer to eliminate the Shadow Tower assassin before letting Xing Man in.

…

In the center of the Seventh Sword Tomb.

The Dark Walker of the Shadow Tower wielded dual blades, about to slay a Sword Soul.

But just as the blade touched the Sword Soul, the pressure emanating from the Sword Soul suddenly surged.

“What’s going on?”

His heart trembled, and he hastily withdrew the swung blades, retreating explosively.

Ten meters away, the cracks on the Dubhe Sword Soul repaired rapidly, suddenly slicing the space in reverse, making it seem as if fissures appeared.

“Good thing I retreated quickly!” The Dark Walker felt a chill down his back, his expression turning grim.

“The Sword Soul suddenly strengthened…someone must have intruded into the Sword Tomb!”

“Sentry Shadow and Ghost Demon aren’t responding; they may have already been killed!”

“Xing Man is only at the early stage of the Returning to the Origin Realm; even Sentry Shadow can suppress her, so it can only be the black-clothed youth mentioned in Sentry Shadow’s earlier message.”

“Black-clothed youth…” While dodging the Sword Soul’s attacks, the Dark Walker pondered the identity of the intruder, “Could it be that person from Yi Yang Kingdom?”

The death of the Seven Great National Guardian Realms in Yi Yang Kingdom and the capture of the Heavenly Inquiry Tower Yiyang Branch were significant events that the Shadow Tower was aware of.

“The rumors said this person only had the strength to slay those at the Qi Sea Realm Perfection, still a far cry from the Seventh Realm. How could it be…”

“Could it be that this person is hiding their strength?”

“Hmm? Not good!”

While contemplating, the Dubhe Sword Soul, now strengthened five or six times over, transformed into the Heaven-Opening Divine Sword and struck down.

The Dark Walker cursed, his whole body surging with Qi and Blood, and the dual blades in his hands suddenly erupted with a scarlet phantom, resembling a Divine Beast Soul-devouring Rat.

Divine Technique, Godslaying Blood Blade!

Boom—

The scarlet Soul-devouring Rat opened its bloody mouth, savagely devouring the Dubhe Sword Soul, causing an intense collision in an instant.

But it wasn’t over, for the Godslaying Blood Blade consisted of three strikes!

The Dark Walker saw that the first strike hadn’t caused much damage to the Dubhe Sword Soul and immediately launched the second strike.

Boom—

The Dubhe Sword Soul cracked.

But it seemed completely enraged; the sword body, resembling a Heavenly Sword, suddenly bloomed with a golden light that filled the sky.

As the golden light condensed, two additional golden Sword Souls emerged above the sky, aiming directly at the person below.

The space seemed locked, as suppressing pressure from all around caused one’s Qi and Blood to stagnate.

The Dark Walker was startled, and his previously hesitant expression about using the third strike quickly turned resolute.

Godslaying Blood Blade, third strike!

Roar—

The scarlet Soul-devouring Rat roared out, facing the three great golden swords head-on.

Suddenly, the sky collapsed, and the ground cracked.

Then, the golden swords developed cracks; two golden swords were devoured by the scarlet Soul-devouring Rat, while the body of the Dubhe Sword Soul was bitten tightly by the Soul-devouring Rat.

The Dark Walker’s face was somewhat pale, and he quickly took out a few elixirs to swallow. The third strike nearly drained the Qi and Blood Power in his Returning to the Origin Vortex.

Fortunately, the strike did not disappoint him.

The medicinal potency spread within him, slightly recovering his Qi and Blood Power, and a subtle smile appeared at the corner of the Dark Walker’s mouth.

“Crack!”

With an angry shout, the scarlet Soul-devouring Rat’s two giant teeth, like Celestial Gates, suddenly exerted force.

Crunch—

With the sound of shattering, the scarlet Soul-devouring Rat bit through the Dubhe Sword Soul, scattering countless fragments, which then dissipated into the heavens and earth, leaving only a cluster of Sword Intent and a piece of Sword Fragment.

“Phew…”

The Dark Walker hurriedly swallowed two more elixirs, and after collecting the Sword Qi spoils, his expression turned even more grim.

If it weren’t for mastering the terrifying divine technique of the Godslaying Blood Blade, he might have been doomed here today.

“I, the Dark Walker, have cultivated for four hundred years and have never been trapped before!”

“Hmph, whether you’re Xing Man or the black-clothed youth, today, I will surely take your life.”

The Dark Walker held grudges, and almost everyone who had a conflict with him met a bad end.

He flipped his hand, took out a Seven-Star Sword, and merged the acquired Sword Intent and Sword Fragment into it.

Swish—

The Seven-Star Sword burst with light, unleashing astonishing pressure.

The Dark Walker’s eyes gleamed with light, excitedly watching the Seven-Star Divine Sword: “Finally evolved to the level of an Innate Spiritual Treasure!”

“Haha…” It’s indeed a joy to gain an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

After laughing, he turned to look in the direction he came from.

“Considering the time, you must have just entered the Sword Tomb, so…let me come find you.”

“…”

…

Boom—

Chu Ming repeated his old trick, first using the Celestial Cyan Lock Chain to bind the Dubhe Sword Soul, then destroyed the Sword Soul thrice, collecting the second Sword Intent and Sword Fragment of the Seventh Sword Tomb.

Just as he was about to proceed, the Sword Gourd Spirit suddenly sensed something.