novelraw Chapter 175 : Leaving the Deep Mountains
Chapter 175 : Leaving the Deep Mountains
175: Leaving the Deep Mountains
In Lingdu, the Two Realms Gate stood like a gate of judgment pressing down on the human world. Heavy, yet both illusory and real, it was situated in a massive pit. Although surrounded by forests, this place, under the blood-red setting sun, appeared vast and desolate.
A youth of average height, carrying a heavy sword on his back, walked alone toward this giant gate that seemed to stand between heaven and earth.
"Xia Yuyin, they all say you were killed in the Prison Abyss. I don't believe it."
"You must be trapped somewhere in the Prison Abyss, unable to escape. You long for someone to come riding on auspicious clouds, to hold you and rescue you from that desperate abyss. I am here."
Long Xiaotian ignored the sky-reaching giant gate. Alone, a solitary figure, he walked resolutely toward it.
"Stop!"
From behind, several special forces soldiers chased after him.
"Source Martial Practitioner ahead, you have crossed the forbidden line. Please return immediately!"
These special forces soldiers were also Source Martial Practitioners. Some carried the most advanced, characteristic heavy machine guns, while others were empty-handed but emitted a powerful aura.
"Hmph." Long Xiaotian merely snorted and continued walking resolutely.
Several military Source Martial Practitioners in camouflage uniforms surrounded him. "Source Martial Practitioner, do you know that the other side of this Two Realms Gate is already occupied by Alien Tribe demon spirits and cannot be passed? You will surely die if you go. You must turn back at once!"
Long Xiaotian's short hair blew in the wind. He said calmly, "The person I love is over there. She is waiting for me to rescue her."
"Please return immediately. This is an order from the commander of the joint defense war zone. If you refuse to comply, even as a fellow Source Martial Practitioner, we will have to take compulsory measures against you for your mistake," the military Source Martial Practitioner warned.
Long Xiaotian, however, was unmoved. Ignoring the several men, he continued forward at his own pace. His hand slowly moved to the hilt of the greatsword on his back. "Well said. We are all comrades, so... I don't want to fight you. But no one can stop me from rescuing the most beautiful, cutest girl in the world. No one can stop me..."
A tall, phantom figure suddenly leaped from behind and appeared in front of Long Xiaotian, faster than the youth could react.
Thud.
The tall figure punched Long Xiaotian in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. Several special forces Source Martial Practitioners swarmed forward and pinned him down.
The tall figure was a middle-aged military Source Martial Expert with a gray buzz cut, a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, wearing camouflage pants and a tank top. He exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Kid, I can understand how you feel. What? Your little lover is in trouble in the Prison Abyss? Wanting to play the hero? Do you know you're just sending yourself to your death?"
"You bastard... let go of me, let go! What... do you guys know?" Long Xiaotian, ignoring the fact that he was being held down by several special forces Source Martial Practitioners, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, grabbed the rough rocks with his hands and stubbornly crawled, dragging the men with him toward the Two Realms Gate.
"Kid, you... don't you know that not even a Grandmaster would dare to charge in alone right now? You? A mere Mid-Stage of Spirit-Seeking Realm cultivator? You'll be instantly torn to shreds. It's certain death!" the middle-aged Source Martial Practitioner scolded. "You can throw your life away, but seeing that you're so young and have reached this level of cultivation, you must be a genius. Do you know that dying for nothing like this is a waste of the nation's resources spent on training you all these years?"
"Dying for nothing? Hmph... there are no absolutes in this world. If I go over, perhaps I can only bring a one-in-ten-thousand chance for Yuyin, but that's better than doing nothing! Let go of me!" Long Xiaotian gritted his teeth, his Primordial Energy erupting as he stubbornly and difficultly crawled toward the Two Realms Gate.
"Kid... Yuyin? You're trying to save Xia Yuyin?" A complex look appeared on the middle-aged Source Martial Practitioner's face. "My son, who's in high school, also sees her as his idol. I also hope she can come back one day. What a good girl... it's just a pity, but this is reality."
The middle-aged Source Martial Practitioner stepped forward and struck Long Xiaotian on the back of the neck with a palm, neither too hard nor too soft.
"Yuyin..." Long Xiaotian's vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
"Take him back to the Source Martial Practitioner outpost. Be careful."
The middle-aged Source Martial Practitioner said with a touch of melancholy. He sat on the rubble under the afterglow of the setting sun, beneath the giant Two Realms Gate, and exhaled a puff of smoke with a profound expression.
"How I wish I could go to the Prison Abyss to find Xiao Lei's mother. But my mission is to guard this gate. And she... she's probably long gone."
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Early morning, in the deepest part of the Prison Abyss, the Primordial Energy was at its most concentrated. All of creation was awakening, and colorful, magnificent alien birds danced in the air.
Xia Yuyin, carrying her longsword on her back, was preparing to set off early in the morning.
"It's time to leave this place. Even if I still want to cultivate here, in reality, it's time to go," Xia Yuyin thought, her long hair fluttering.
Before, the reason Xia Yuyin could cultivate in this treasure land, surrounded and watched by so many Alien Beast kings, without revealing her prowess, was because she was still weak. But as her strength grew, especially her actual combat power, she would inevitably attract the attention of the surrounding hegemons, who would come to see her as a threat. One day, they might band together and attack her.
Although this was an extremely rare sacred place for cultivation, it had its limits. No one could cultivate here forever. Unless one's strength truly reigned supreme over the surrounding Alien Beast kings, becoming a truly unshakable presence and occupying this land. But that was still too far off. The mountain-like giant apes, the Xiong Pi, the river-long giant snakes... the strength of these top-tier Alien Beast kings was simply unimaginable!
Over these five months, Xia Yuyin had also carefully and repeatedly investigated the surrounding situation. She discovered that among these great mountains, the rulers of a few relatively lower peaks were comparatively weaker. The current Xia Yuyin now possessed the strength to pass through these areas.
Among them, the weakest was a mountain peak about three thousand meters high, which was occupied by an Alien Beast lord at the Early-Stage of Void Truth Realm.
Xia Yuyin planned to break out of this area through this mountain today.
Within this forest plain surrounded by mountains, for such a long time, Xia Yuyin still hadn't been able to get her bearings. She didn't know the location of the Two Realms Gate. But even if she knew the direction, which direction to break through wasn't her choice to make. It depended on the strength of the Alien Beasts occupying these mountains. The difference in their strength was still very significant.
These Alien Beast kings would only band together to attack if a threatening presence tried to occupy the treasure land of the forest plain. They would not interfere in the slaughter and battles on other great mountains.
Xia Yuyin, in her fluttering white dress, calmly passed through the forest plain. The White Apes trembled as they watched her leave, knowing she was an existence they could not afford to provoke. The White Ape that had once stolen her underwear felt that he could use this to show off for the rest of his life. In the future, he might even be made the leader of the ape troop because of his courage back then.
Xia Yuyin arrived at the foot of this three-thousand-meter-high mountain.
"It's time to go. Perhaps one day, I will return here." Xia Yuyin glanced back at the surrounding, towering, cloud-piercing, deep mountains, then turned and walked up this mountain.
Even though it was a mountain over three thousand meters high, here in the depths of the Prison Abyss, ancient trees reached for the sky. The mountain was filled with a gloomy aura, and many bushes were as tall as houses. Various Alien Beasts could easily hide within them.
A fairy in white, carrying her sword, walked among them. Her figure, her long legs faintly visible under her thin skirt, her waterfall-like black hair, all made every step she took attract the peeping eyes of the Alien Beasts in the forest.
Xia Yuyin directly released her Primordial Energy, revealing a certain level of strength to scare away the weak Alien Beasts that attempted to ambush her.
As for the king of this mountain, since Xia Yuyin had come, she had a certain degree of confidence. If she could win, she would fight. Even if she couldn't win, it would be enough to break through from here.
When Xia Yuyin reached the mountainside, a gloomy, ghostly wind blew from the giant, shadowy forest ahead. The sound of huge hooves treading on the grass and trees came in waves. Sensing this wind, the surrounding Alien Beasts and birds had long since fled.
But Xia Yuyin, carrying her longsword on her back, stood there alone.
A moment later, from the forest walked out a giant ram, five to six meters tall and ten meters long, with four large, curved horns. However, the head of this ram, covered in long white hair, had no eyes. Behind it, it grew five large, jackal-like tails that swept through the trees in the forest.
The Alien Beast Han Chan, the king of this mountain.
In the past, when Xia Yuyin faced such a terrifying Alien Beast king, she could only tremble and flee for her life. But now, the powerful Primordial Energy from the Han Chan blew her long hair, and her skirt fluttered slightly. She, however, was completely unmoved, standing with the grace of jade, a lady with a sword.
"Human woman, how dare you trespass into my territory. You, are you looking down on me?" The Han Chan walked up to Xia Yuyin. As it let out a low whimper in the spirit language, it turned its back to her and knelt. On its back, a pair of huge, human-like eyes opened.
A wave that would cause the vast majority of Alien Beasts to lose their minds and fall into the illusion of their greatest fears emanated from this pair of seemingly soul-piercing giant eyes. At this moment, the surrounding world dimmed, leaving only this pair of bright, terrifying eyes.
However, Xia Yuyin was born with a firm mind and a powerful soul. She was protected by the sacred golden light of the God-Devouring Chess and had the Jade Clarity Thought of the Mysterious Female Sword Art to guard her will.
This king was only at the Early-Stage of Void Truth Realm, yet it could occupy this mountain for a reason. The illusion from the eyes on its back was difficult for even a Mid-Stage of Void Truth Realm Alien Beast to resist, and they would suffer a great loss. But against Xia Yuyin, it was of little use.
"Alien Beast Han Chan, I only wish to pass through your territory. I have no intention of fighting for your land. If possible, I hope you will step aside. I do not wish to fight with you," Xia Yuyin's pink, red lips parted, and she replied with a firm, pure gaze. However, a wisp of white air escaped her lips.
Being affected by the eyes on the Han Chan's back to a limited extent did not mean she was completely unaffected. Xia Yuyin's will was indeed extremely strong, but her body would inevitably be affected by the special fluctuation from this pair of eyes.
"Pass through my territory? Hehehe... woman, why don't you pass through the territory of the Giant Ape King? In the end, you are still looking down on me, thinking I'm easy to deal with, aren't you?" The giant eyes on the Han Chan's back had human-like eyelashes, and their blinking was terrifying.
"Very well. If you want to think that way, you're not wrong." Xia Yuyin gracefully flicked her long hair and drew the shining silver sword from her back.