novelraw Chapter 1402: 142: The Killing Intent of the Sand Tower
Chapter 1402: 142: The Killing Intent of the Sand Tower
Capítulo 1402: Chapter 142: The Killing Intent of the Sand Tower
On the third day, Zhou Yan sensed the rampant chaotic air flow from afar, the sandstorm in the Void seemed overly violent, and a suppressive feeling akin to a volcano about to erupt occasionally surfaced.
Moved by his intuition, Zhou Yan had already sensed something.
He immediately employed the Fish Eye Technique from the Heaven Breaking Sword Formation, transforming into a bubble, concealing all of his aura, and flew forward with the storm, carried by the wind.
This travel carried by the sand was not actively propelled by Zhou Yan, so the energy consumption was extremely small.
Moreover, this aura would not be exposed, after all, even Jiang Xinli couldn’t detect it; in this region, it’s likely that few lives can detect this kind of aura.
After choosing a comfortable state, Zhou Yan occasionally applied a slight force to adjust his flight direction, then began to focus on that previously mysterious place where the environment was changing.
Soon, the bubble had arrived at the place where the abnormal atmosphere was manifesting.
Moved by his intuition, energy flashed, allowing the bubble to become still in the Void; at this moment, Zhou Yan had already noticed that deep in the desert emerged a giant tower formed by sand.
The giant tower appeared extremely vast, but it was only visible from Zhou Yan’s direction, once changed to another direction, it was completely invisible.
Such a place clearly harbored a unique energy flow that was enticing.
It was an extremely pure Origin Energy, the fragrance of this energy was very fresh, making one feel a sense of discomfort like something was scratching at their heart upon detection, yearning to immediately gather this energy nearby, greedy for refining.
Zhou Yan’s heart sank, he immediately urged the bubble towards that place.
Having chosen the direction, locked onto some unique array marks and aura, Zhou Yan quickly approached the sand tower.
Within the sand tower, indeed were intricately engraved Emperor Patterns.
These Emperor Patterns were exceptionally complex.
But for Zhou Yan, given some time, he could completely decipher the runes on the sand tower, similar to deciphering the Emperor Pattern of Qian Luoshui.
However, the time required might be even longer.
Zhou Yan wasn’t in the mood to decode these Emperor Patterns, rather, he cast his scattered gaze upon the three lives inside the sand tower.
Zhou Yan refrained from gathering his gaze, for the energy of gaze is also a form of energy, once gathered, the three lives could easily detect it—this would be true even inside the bubble.
This wasn’t to say Zhou Yan’s Fish Eye ability was easy to discover, but a concentrated gaze would instinctively give these beings a feeling of being watched, although unable to pinpoint Zhou Yan’s location, they would develop a sense of guard in their hearts.
And these three lives were evidently not benign individuals, any one of them, if they spotted Zhou Yan, could likely resolve him with a single strike.
These lives, even the weakest among them, were on par with Jiang Hen’s realm, being of the Eternal Life Seven Rules realm!
Lives of such a realm, mastering the stacking and mutation of seven immortality principles, could easily destroy Zhou Yan’s Eternal Spirit with a move!
Zhou Yan dared not be careless, he hesitated for a moment, then ceased paying attention to the three, rapidly drawing closer to them.
Once close, Zhou Yan also entered the interior of the sand tower.
Inside the sand tower, among the three lives, one was adorned in a sapphire shawl attire, a triangular mask covered the mouth and nose, leaving only a pair of spiritual eyes visible.
Seeing this attire, Zhou Yan immediately knew this was a member of the Eternal Mantis Clan.
The other two lives were two men, both with broad backs and sturdy builds.
However, the faint tattoo-like patterns on their backs revealed to Zhou Yan that they belonged to the Thorn Worm race encountered after the Nine Origin Reincarnation at the Soul Burying Starfield.
However, possibly due to the condensation of the Eternal Immortality Rules, these lives all existed in human form but retained certain bodily features.
Like those tattoo-like patterns, like the hand shape of the woman in blue attire, and other significant features.
As Zhou Yan observed these three beings, a quarrel arose among them over some matter.
“The Soul-devouring Pearl is certainly here, the mark above has already confirmed it, and the Sha Mi Pagoda sufficiently proves the authenticity, what is there to doubt?”
The woman snorted coldly first.
The two men exchanged glances, a cold and fierce smile flashing in the corners of their eyes.
Subsequently, one of them approached the woman a few steps and said, “Though that’s the case, you inevitably might be concealing something from us, so I suggest you produce the Fragmented Map, we should scrutinize it again.”
Saying this, the man was already pressing toward the woman.
The woman in the azure gauze dress showed an expression of anger after hearing this, but soon she said nothing more and was about to take out the Fragmented Map.
But at this moment, the man closing in on the woman turned to look at another burly man, and the two exchanged glances before simultaneously making a move against the woman in the gauze dress.
The man approaching the woman released an endless stream of light spike attacks, which almost instantaneously pierced toward the woman’s forehead.
Meanwhile, the other man coordinated with him, unleashing an attack similar to Soul Fixing, targeting the woman’s Eternal Spirit.
This was intended to fix the woman’s Eternal Spirit in place and then ruthlessly destroy it.
However, at this moment, things suddenly changed.
The Soul-stabilizing Power that was about to reach the woman’s forehead unexpectedly fell upon the man who had released the light spike attack.
The man’s figure suddenly froze, and the released light spike attack lost its Sovereign power, dissipating abruptly in the Void with a muffled “poof”.
Simultaneously, the woman who initially showed anger formed a pair of terrifying twin blades with her hands, which flashed out like silver light.
“Slish—”
It was a splendid and brutal waist cut!
Yes, cut directly from the waist, alive.
And in the instant after the cut, another silver light flashed by, slicing the light spike man’s body vertically from his forehead to his belly button, splitting him like dismemberment.
His Eternal Spirit was cleaved out with a single stroke but had no time to escape before being fixed in the Void by the other man’s Soul-stabilizing Power, and was then slashed again by the woman.
This time, Zhou Yan saw clearly as the woman’s exquisite face twisted into a hideous head of a mantis, azure and dark.
“Howl—”
The mantis let out a harsh roar, then opened its bloodthirsty fangs and bit into the Eternal Spirit’s body.
The Eternal Spirit’s head was forcibly bitten off and chewed as the mantis swallowed it down in several bites.
The body of the Eternal Spirit twisted violently, seemingly trying to regenerate its head with extreme power, but the mantis’s massive head licked its fangs, its long, crimson tongue dividing into seven or eight branches like worm-like furrows, then wrapping like an octopus around the body of the Eternal Spirit, coiling it into its fang-filled mouth, where it was bitten and chewed with audible “crunch” and “gulp”.
Zhou Yan inhaled sharply.
The woman, initially small and exquisite like a Jade, was extremely alluring.
Her cool demeanor and indifferent attitude, even the angry expressions when annoyed, were utterly captivating.
Yet, after transforming into the mantis head, the fierce and bizarre appearance, along with the venomous aura from those triangular eyes, was simply chilling.
Even Zhou Yan, with his calm temperament, couldn’t help but be moved.
He had always known that the Mantis Race’s Power of Devouring was formidable, devouring Eternal Spirits raw; if you ever saw it firsthand, you’d feel a chill down your spine.
Moreover, these three beings were also engaged in intense intrigue, originally planning to jointly attack the Mantis Woman.
But when it came time to act, one of the men immediately colluded with the Mantis Woman, eliminating the unguarded Eternal Spirit.
The three-party forces suddenly turned into two-party forces.
Zhou Yan could easily predict that the man and woman would certainly fight for the final treasure.
Zhou Yan realized that the so-called ‘Soul-devouring Pearl’ was undoubtedly an extraordinary treasure.
However, being able to encounter such a situation left Zhou Yan unsure if it was a stroke of luck or misfortune.
Zhou Yan concentrated and held his breath, keeping his eyes scattered. These people were exceptionally ruthless and cunning, and a slight misstep could lead to a counterattack, so Zhou Yan remained vigilant.
As Zhou Yan watched, the Mantis Woman finished devouring the man, and the scene temporarily calmed down.
The other man voluntarily retreated a certain distance.
The Mantis Woman reverted to her stunning appearance, her voice tinged with bitterness as she said, “Guang Shu, regarding Feng Li’s situation, I can only say I’m sorry. If he hadn’t sought to destroy me, I wouldn’t have plotted against his life with you. But once involved, there wouldn’t be any chance left for him.”
She spoke, her gaze lightly fixed on the man named ‘Guang Shu’.
Guang Shu chuckled awkwardly, indifferent, “I knew Feng Li wasn’t that great, yet cunning as he is, he plotted against me with you, and you surely refused him. I understand that we have some hidden connections. So helping you is also serving my own interest. You needn’t feel any burden.”