The Heavenly Eyes showed him the information of the Sacred Shield Scroll which caused Feng Xiao to knit his brows.
“Bao Bao, be good and stay on Xiao Bai. Big brother is going to bully them!” Feng Xiao placed a gentle kiss on Bao Bao’s face which earned him a giggle from her. Then he released the “Spiritual Dance” to slowly fall to the ground.
The effects of the Illusory Shadow and the Magic Sealing Barrier hadn’t disappeared yet. The arrows that filled the sky mostly created misses on him, but he couldn’t avoid them since he was in the air. So as he was falling, three rounds of arrows had taken five thousand HP from him. At the same time, he used all eight support skills of the Magic Warrior Job.
Feng Xiao landed in front of the gate and countless blades attacked him. He gave a cold laugh and swallowed a Spiritual Wood Pill to heal to full while black energy gathered on his hand.
Death Hand! This 39% chance of instant death skill with his high luck stat had an over 50% chance of success.
The warriors and knights didn’t have the same accuracy as the assassins and archers, so almost all of their attacks had missed against Feng Xiao who had the effect of “Illusory Shadow”. Feng Xiao used the “Chasing Shadow” to move through the crowd, avoiding the countless weapons and arrows. At the same time, he released the Ice Shattering Slash, creating several black damage figures at once.
Death Hand, the death god’s hand that can bring people in the abyss!
Although they only took 20% damage, the thunder and shells falling from the sky gave them quite a bit of pressure. What was even more terrifying was that Asura who could easily instantly kill them.
Black……Red……Black……Black……
The rare black damage number frequently appeared under Asura’s hands, creating a different kind of fear in them. As seconds passed, there weren’t that many people in the twenty meter area in front of the gate. As long as they went in, they would lose their life to that glowing giant sword as shocking black damage figures appeared.
It was another Earth Destruction Wave and all the people in front of the gate were sent flying. The Death Hand’s fifteen seconds duration had disappeared and Feng Xiao took another Spiritual Wood Pill as a helpless look appeared on his face.
One person facing a thousand people, as well as protecting a build. Do you think that I’m a god?
“Xuanyuan Sacred Flames!”
“Even if you have a strong defense, you can’t escape being instantly killed!”
With the appearance of the golden glow, a dazzling ice flower cut down six enemies. At the same time, six screaming souls came out of Asura’s Illusion, hitting these six enemies. With the dual attack of the Ice Shattering Slash and the Deep Soul Break, all six of them were killed without exception.
Every person killed meant that there was a soul added to Asura’s Illusion. So Feng Xiao didn’t need to worry about the loss of the Deep Soul Break as he kept harvesting the souls with the ice flowers. Every time he used it, he would use the Chasing Shadows to change position, causing countless swords and arrows to hit thin air.
Every time a group fell, there would be another group that came forward. Everyone gave up on charging the gate and tried to capture the figure that kept changing positions. However, the fate that they received was becoming dizzy and only being able to hit the enemy when they attacked them, but being instantly killed by the enemy.
Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud’s expression became darker and darker because Asura was much stronger than he imagined. He was able to last under the sea of people this long without dying. Rather, he was losing more and more people. With the powerful attacks of the shells and Asura himself, over two hundred people had been taken out already.
Every person that died lost a level, as well as dropping one or two pieces of equipment, which meant that the guild’s power was decreasing.
As the red net gradually dimmed, Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud finally revealed a fierce smile.
Thirty seconds passed and what Feng Xiao worried about the most came. The Magic Sealing Barrier, Illusory Shadow, and the Xuanyuan Sacred Flames disappeared almost at the same time.
“Magicians, focus fire for me! Clerics, go in and heal!”
Feng Xiao finally had to use his trump card.
Asura Eyes!
Asura Eyes, the Demon Wolf Gang and the Blood Domain Guild that had experienced it described it as falling into an abyss of fear on the forums, but they didn’t attach great importance to it. Rather, they had been laughed at for their cowardliness. Now, they were finally experiencing what was fear, what was hell.
The two hundred people who were locked all started to tremble as their weapons forze in the air, not daring to resist at all. When one person recovered enough to let out a scream of fear, it was like waking up from a dream as they all threw away their weapons and armour to run. They no longer cared about the guild master’s order or rage, they could only think about running! The further they were from this devil, the better!
There was a large empty space that appeared in front of Feng Xiao. No one knew what happened and they were so shocked and uncertain that they didn’t dare move forward. Feng Xiao got some time to catch his breath as he recovered his HP, while also relaxing his tense mind a bit.
“This is the Asura Eyes mentioned on the forum?” Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud thought about this for a bit before roaring out in a low voice, “Don’t panic, he no longer has any ultimate skills to use anymore.”
“Hu……If I knew about this earlier, I wouldn’t have used that Thunder Soul Burst Scroll.” Feng Xiao was panting. His Asura Eye used a lot of spirit power, so if he used it on too many people, he would be very dizzy and even his vision would become a bit fuzzy.
It was a good thing that the effects of the Sacred Shield Scroll also disappeared.
The Deep Soul Break kept flying out of the Asura’s Illusion and the double attacks took the lives of the enemies that charged forward. He could only summon eight souls at once, so every time the Asura’s Illusion flickered every second, eight lives would be taken and souls would fly back.
Countless arrows and spells filled the sky which Feng Xiao gave a bitter laugh to when he saw. With two Chasing Shadows to appear amongst the magicians, he used an Earth Destruction Wave to take care of over ten people. But the gate was still being hit and it was almost in danger.
“This time……can I really not protect the guild Yao’er made?” Feng Xiao gave a secret sigh. They definitely couldn’t stop him if he wanted to escape, but if he chose to escape, then he would be going against his original intentions.
Moreover……After he dodged with Chasing Shadow, countless attacks would hit the gate……
He definitely couldn’t let Yao’er’s guild be destroyed!
Feng Xiao gritted his teeth and quickly came back in front of the gate, blocking all the attacks. At the same time, he went forward step by step, eliminating all the enemies that attacked the gate. His actions made Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud reveal a cold smile as he waved his hand.
“Take your formations, don’t worry about anything else! Just attack the gate for me!”
With Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud’s orders, everyone from the Heavenly Demon Guild prepared to charge forward without worry. The magicians had a range of ten to fifteen meters and the archers had a range of twenty give meters. With the knights in front, the magicians created a ring ten meters away and the archers created a ring twenty meters away. They all started attacking Feng Xiao in the center and as long as he dodged, the attacks would hit the gate.
Every one of Bao Bao’s attacks would take care of archers and magicians in a five meters range, but even so, there would be over twenty spells and several dozen arrows falling on Feng Xiao every second. Moreover, whenever there was a gap that was created in the formation, there would be people with the same Job that filled that gap.
“Xiao Bai, go and save big brother Asura!” Bao Bao and Feng Xiao were in a part, so naturally she could see that his HP bar was quickly dropping.
“No!” Feng Xiao gave an order to stop Xiao Bai. If he charged down, Bao Bao would very likely be attacked. With her around three thousand HP, she couldn’t take the attacks of all these people.
Moreover, once his stubbornness came out, he would never back down. If he wanted to escape, no one could stop him. If he used the Chasing Shadow to dodge, with his quick HP regen, these people couldn’t do anything to him. But he was willing to accept these hits so they couldn’t hit the gate behind him.
“Big brother Asura, if you don’t listen, Bao Bao will jump down……”
Feng Xiao shuddered. He used an Asura Yama Wave and stopped all enemies within a range of twenty meters before using a Dark Soul Eater Slash to recover half of his HP.
“Bao Bao, you have to be good! I will be fine!”
As soon as his voice fell, there were footsteps and cries that rang out. There was a group that came over that was filled with momentum, not having less than three thousand people.
Everyone stopped attacking to look at this approaching group with shocked and uncertain gazes.
“They’re finally here. They weren’t that slow.” Feng Xiao let out a sigh of relief. When he went out, he contacted the Maple Leaf Guild. Their guild base was close by and since he gave them the Guild Formation Token, they wouldn’t not help him.
Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud had a dark and uncertain look as he didn’t know what the other side wanted.
“So it’s Xiao Lan. Could it be that you’re also interested in going against Asura?” Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud revealed a friendly smile, as his expression didn’t change at all.
Before Maple Leaf Roaring Wave spoke, Awe Inspiring Maple Leaf said, “So it’s brother Feng Yun, this really is surprising. He, he, we definitely don’t want to be enemies with brother Feng Yun, but Yao Dreams of Loving Wind is a good friend of mine and Xiao Lan. We definitely won’t let any accidents happen to her guild. Only, why did you bring so many people to attack such a small guild? Aren’t you afraid of hurting the reputation of the Heavenly Demon Guild?”
Looking at Feng Xiao by the door, Awe Inspiring Maple Leaf understood something, “He, he, I think I understand brother Feng Yun’s intentions. I wonder if brother Feng Yun will give our Maple Leaf Guild some face? We will not interfere with your grudge with Asura, but when it comes to the Loving Wind Pavilion……”
Heavenly Demon Wind Cloud waved his hand and gave a frank laugh, “So it’s like this, this time your brother has been rash. Alright, since it’s Xiao Lan and brother Yun’s friend, then they are also my friend. I will immediately leave with my subordinates and won’t have any intentions towards the Loving Wind Pavilion. I have to ask you two to apologize to Yao Dreams of Loving Wind for me.”
Maple Leaf Roaring Waves let out a long sigh before saying with a look of gratitude, “Actually, I really have to thank you. If brother Feng Yun has any requests, we won’t reject it.”
All the nine-coloured deer saw was the three kleśa-māra staring at Li Qingshan delusionally, completely unaware of everything that unfolded around them. Meanwhile, the mṛtyu-māra’s body was twisted in all sorts of ways like it was close to collapsing.
Isn’t this kid a little too powerful now? Is the Heavenly Tome of Liberty really that impressive? Whatever, we’re going to the Daemonic Beast realm soon anyway, so he can do whatever he wants!
With the final bolt of tribulation lightning, the tribulation clouds rapidly dispersed. Beams of moonlight poured through the cracks. It was both tranquil and grand.
Ruan Yaozhu’s Origin Soul took her place in her body, drifting down from the sky. Her sleeves and dress drifted upwards, like a butterfly that had just survived a storm, falling out of the air and landing gently in Li Qingshan’s palm.
Ruan Yaozhu sensed the scorching warmth from the palm of his hand. She did not decline the spiritual qi that channelled into her body.
Heh, isn’t he aware that she might just throw her life at him now? Is he really that confident in his story? She’s already become a Human Immortal. She can’t be bewitched so easily anymore.
Maybe even if he knows she’ll oppose him, he’ll still do that. He’s always been so unreasonable, ignoring what others think and blindly persisting with his own path.
When the last clap of thunder completely dissipated, the entire world fell quiet. Her mind had never felt so clear before. It seemed as if all of her joys, sorrows, and anger had left her.
The tribulation clouds scattered completely, and the night sky was clear. The resplendent stars reflected in her eyes.
Right now, all she wanted to do was lay down quietly for a while. She had already faced the heavenly tribulation, so what came next was an even tougher choice.
Li Qingshan also gazed at the stars. His humanoid yet unhuman figure was like an ancient statue, except he smiled again, feeling sincere delight for the safety of the woman in his hand.
The nine-coloured deer could not help but hold her breath, finding this scene to be extremely beautiful. Suddenly, she believed he was filled with kindness towards Ruan Yaozhu before shaking her head again. No, have you forgotten how he just used you to threaten Yaozhu? I must have been bewitched by him!
At this moment, Li Qingshan continued to tell her his story calmly, like nothing had happened at all.
The Blood maze… the nine Heretic Gods… the child…
He did not try to bewitch Ruan Yaozhu. As a matter of fact, he tried his best to limit his emotions, just in case he influenced her judgement, telling her about everything he experienced.
Ruan Yaozhu listened closely and was gradually moved, like a ripple on the calm surface of a lake. She could no longer remain calm anymore. Immediately, all of her sorrows, joys, and anger returned, filling her heart.
The remaining part of the story was not particularly long. Li Qingshan was done very soon.
Ruan Yaozhu said nothing for a very long time, except her gaze towards Li Qingshan was already filled with sorrowful gentleness, like a mother gazing at her injured child. For a moment, she completely forgot about the pain and fury of being deceived.
Li Qingshan smiled wryly. He was not accustomed to this pity and sympathy. Instead, he was accustomed to scorn and hostility, as well as anger and brute force. Perhaps to him, kindness was the most unbearable, but ever since he arrived in the Human realm, she had shown him endless kindness and trust. Just what could he do to pay her back?
The nine-coloured deer was extremely shocked. “You are… the daemon star of misfortune!” However, it suddenly all made sense now. It was no wonder why the Spirit Reverend of Ocean Returnance would announce his betrayal without any hesitation! It was no wonder that he was capable of such things!
Even the distorted kleśa-māra on the ground raised its head and looked at Li Qingshan with difficulty as if it was also filled with great shock and realisation.
At this moment, the scarlet star in the night sky twinkled away brightly.
“That is why you shouldn’t go to the Daemonic Beast realm. No one can remain unaffected during the crisis of the world. If you are not a friend, then you will only be a foe!” Li Qingshan said cautiously.
Ruan Yaozhu had far too many ties with him. She was forced to make a decision.
Originally, she did not have the chance to make a decision at all. Sealing off the Hundred Herbs garden was equivalent to betraying the sect. She would definitely be sent back into rebirth.
That was why Li Qingshan was so determined to make her become a Human Immortal. The identity and status of a Human Immortal was drastically different from regular direct disciples. As long as she was willing to draw a clear line between her and Li Qingshan, the Myriad sect would not punish her too severely.
And after becoming a Human Immortal, she would be capable of some self-preservation during the crisis of the world, regardless of which side she chose to stand on.
Of course, when the day where they met on the battlefield truly arrived, he would not show mercy either. Today was for resolving everything, but that was the last situation he wanted to see. Perhaps no one would believe him if he said this, but he actually hated pain very much.
He had already done everything that he could. All he could do now was wait for her choice.
Would she be returning to the “orthodoxy” or falling as a demon with him!
Ruan Yaozhu lowered her head in silent thought, but before long, she straightened herself again and faced Li Qingshan. The thoughts of Human Immortals moved at lightning speed. She had already made a decision inside.
“Li Qingshan, perhaps everything you just said is true.” She shook her head gently. “But you just lied to me and destroyed my Hundred Herbs garden, even using Jiu’er’s life to threaten me. I won’t believe you again!”
“Alright.”
Li Qingshan sighed gently, unable to hide his disappointment. His heart weighed a little heavier. Would there be a day when he would have to crush this beautiful butterfly with his own hands? Fucking hell! What cruel fate.
The nine-coloured deer sighed inside as well. Ruan Yaozhu had made the correct decision, but for some reason, she was unable to cheer up.
Ruan Yaozhu pursed her lips firmly and stared at Li Qingshan before revealing a crafty smile. She tilted her head and said, “We’re even now!”
Li Qingshan was taken aback before bursting into laughter. His hearty laughter resounded through the entire Hundred Herbs garden, filled with undisguised joy.
“Hold on, don’t celebrate too soon. I won’t just listen to your side of the story. I’ll make my choice once I see it for myself,” Ruan Yaozhu said seriously.
“Of course.” Li Qingshan said gently, “Actually, you don’t need to make a decision. This isn’t a benevolent path. It’s destined to be filled with brutality and slaughter. As long as you remain by my side, I will do everything I can to ensure your safety.”
He extended his other hand and swept it through the air gently, like he had cut through the curtain of a movie, splitting open a black demon cavern.
Ruan Yaozhu shook her head. “Didn’t you tell me that the path of nature has always been filled with brutality and slaughter? How can I run away? Also, not making a choice is also a choice.”
She gazed at Li Qingshan deeply again and bade farewell before calling to the nine-coloured deer, leaping into the demon cavern.
The nine-coloured deer galloped into the deep demon cavern and called out, “So you’re the source of the crisis of the world. You’re going up against all the gods and buddhas in the heavens. Hey, piece of wood, are we really standing on his side? Though, he seems to be quite nice to you. He does count as a powerful backer-”
She suddenly stopped. Only then did she notice the pain and confusion on Ruan Yaozhu’s face.
As it turned out, even after becoming a Human Immortal, there were still problems she could not think through. Her decisiveness and grace was all an act, only because she did not want to see him saddened.