When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 159 : Void Truth Realm Alien

159: Void Truth Realm Alien

Run!

Yuyin did not hesitate for even a moment to confirm the immense danger behind her. Instinctively, she sprinted at full speed through the mountain forest. Just running caused her Primordial Energy to erupt to its limit. If she encountered ravines or rocks, she would tread on air and soar over them. Beneath her fluttering, slit dress, her jade-white legs pumped with the full force of her sprint. Her long hair flew back, and her chest heaved violently.

From the hillside behind came the Spirit Words of the alien tribe.

"Master, a large group of Xia people students are fleeing ahead. They are all weaklings!"

"Foolish! Pay them no mind! Pursue and kill this Xia female genius with all your strength!"

"What?" A chill ran through Yuyin's entire body. "This is outrageous!"

She leaped across a stream and continued running at full speed. Now, she could only choose a direction opposite to the terrifying aura. It was hard to orient herself in the mountain forest; she felt she was actually getting farther and farther away from the Two Realms Gate.

But at this moment, there was no time to consider such things.

Boom!

A terrifying aura erupted from behind, shaking the mountain forest. It was chasing her, along with the auras of those who had surrounded her before. And the speed of that terrifying aura was too fast!

Yuyin was extremely swift, her speed incredible, but in the face of that terrifying aura, it seemed as if she were jogging.

"No, at this rate, I'll be caught!" Yuyin was drenched in sweat, her physical energy greatly depleted. But at this moment, she had no intention of stopping to fight or attempting any counterattack to hinder her pursuer. Any delay now would be a death wish.

That terrifying aura was enough to kill her in a single exchange. It was definitely not at the Purple Domain Realm. Although Yuyin was only at the New-Stage of Purple Domain Realm, with her exceptional foundational strength, the Imperial Daughter Body Refinement, and the Mysterious Female Sword Art, she could contend with a Perfection-Stage of Purple Domain Realm cultivator. Even if she encountered a Purple Domain Realm at the Remnant-Stage or the Desolation-Stage, she could still manage to hold her own.

But against this terrifying aura, she stood no chance! It was death on sight!

The Void Truth Realm?

It had to be a terrifyingly powerful expert at the Void Truth Realm or above.

However, no matter how skilled Yuyin was at speed, the overwhelmingly powerful expert was still far too fast. He chased as if flying just above the ground, the distance between them shrinking rapidly.

This way, without reinforcements, she would surely be caught!

"No, I can't give up! If I'm caught, I'm dead!" Yuyin ran as if possessed, her speed increasing by another fraction. Even with her stamina and her incredibly abundant Spirit Water, the Purple Brilliance within her had already fully blossomed. She had already pushed her strength to its absolute limit.

However, even so, the pursuer behind was still far faster than her.

Ahead, ancient trees towered to the sky, far taller and older than the trees in the forest she had passed through. Such massive trees blocked out the sunlight, making the great mountain ahead appear gloomy and somber.

For an instant, Yuyin felt a flicker of hesitation. Ahead, there was also a sense of immense crisis.

But the powerful aura behind drew closer and closer. The great mountain ahead held an unknowable, terrifying danger, but behind her, being caught meant immediate death.

"Damn it all!"

Yuyin steeled her heart and charged at full speed into the deep, gloomy forest of towering ancient trees.

As she sprinted past a tree that was over a dozen meters thick, like a tower, her peripheral vision caught a glimmer of something shiny on its trunk, emitting a terrifying fluctuation of a Source Spirit. Even though Yuyin knew nothing of the Prison Abyss, she could sense that this was likely a marker of some powerful creature declaring its territory.

But she had no time to care, and plunged right in.

A moment later, Yuyin felt a surge of relief as she sensed the powerful aura behind her slow down significantly.

"It stopped! That terrifying aura has stopped!" Yuyin sensed. She could almost feel the other party's hesitation. An expert of that level, and yet he seemed to dare not enter!

When you are in the mountain, you cannot see its true height.

Several hundred meters away, at the foot of this immense, dark mountain, where shadows held an indigo sheen...

An old man in a cyan Daoist robe with a white topknot and a white beard stood under an ancient tree. He gazed at a shimmering substance on the trunk, then squinted into the deep, gloomy forest.

A moment later, the middle-aged alien tribe member and several younger ones arrived in succession.

"Brother?"

"Master?"

The white-haired old man waved his hand, signaling them to stop.

"Master, that Xia female genius fled into this great mountain. Why aren't we chasing her?" a tall young alien tribesman asked.

"Shut your mouth!" the middle-aged alien tribesman barked. His brow furrowed as he too sensed the danger contained within this mountain.

A long, low hiss echoed from the depths of the mountain. The countless leaves and branches on the mountain rustled, as if trembling.

"This mountain must be the territory of an extremely powerful alien beast," the white-haired old man said, his brow wrinkled. Even he could not accurately sense the alien beast's strength; he feared it might be stronger than himself.

"If we rashly enter and provoke that alien beast, we may invite disaster," the white-haired old man said with a grave expression.

Alien beasts, especially powerful ones, have a very strong sense of territory. Within a territory, the alien beasts, wild animals, and natural treasures are all its food. A powerful alien beast will fight to the death to protect its territory.

If a weak creature enters, it might be seen as food. If the beast isn't hungry, it might not even care. But if a being with a certain level of danger enters, the beast will surely feel its territory is threatened and launch an attack.

Although the few young alien tribesmen might not necessarily provoke the alien beast by entering, knowing that there was a terrifying beast that even their Master feared, how could they dare to enter and court death?

"Master, what do we do now? Just let that Xia female genius escape?"

"Foolish! The Xia female genius has entered this alien beast's territory. She is going to her death!" the Junior Brother alien tribesman scolded.

"This Xia female genius, driven to a desperate end by us... hmph... she's dead for sure. However, we can't rule out a fluke. We'll wait here. If she doesn't want to be eaten, she will definitely try to escape. And when she comes out, she'll still be dead!" the old man said coldly.

"Junior Brother, I alone am sufficient here. You take them and go around to the other side of the mountain."

"Brother, this mountain is so large. Which side should we go to?"

"Hehe, if that Xia woman is lucky enough to survive, she will surely try to find her way back to the Realm Gate. Just go in that direction," the old man said, pointing in a direction between the mountain and the Two Realms Gate.

The old man decided to guard this spot himself, intentionally releasing his aura. If the woman was alive, she would surely not dare to approach. That meant her only choice was to take a detour, escaping from the other side of the mountain in an attempt to return to the Two Realms Gate.

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At this moment, Yuyin had already fled deep into this great mountain. It grew increasingly gloomy. Her small, delicate hand couldn't help but touch the rough bark of a pillar-like ancient tree, feeling the power of this mountain, this tree.

Yuyin was very sensitive. She was, of course, aware of the danger she was in, but it was better than being killed immediately. She felt that the powerful aura was now far away from her, neither chasing nor leaving.

Leaning against a large tree, Yuyin supported herself with both hands, gasping for breath. Her beautiful hair fell like a black waterfall, and her long, slender legs trembled from the intense exertion.

"Hah, hah... What should I do now?"

Just as she was panting deeply, having recovered a small measure of her strength, a heavy, rustling sound came from ahead. It wasn't too loud; it was the sound of a large area of grass and plants being lightly trod upon.

A chill ran down Yuyin's spine. She peeked out from behind the large tree.

She saw a massive, elongated figure, emitting an incomparably ferocious aura, slowly emerging from the depths of the forest of ancient trees.