usatvline Chapter 230 Fierce Conflict
Chapter 230 Fierce Conflict
The moment Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stepped into the cave, a smell of rottenness and dark magic hit them in the face, causing them to frown slightly. Liu Yan'er and the mysterious man were looming in the depths of the cave, and the dark green phosphorescent light flickered on the cave wall, reflecting the ferocious and complacent expressions on their faces.
When Liu Yan'er saw Yun Yao and Chu Mochen appear, she sneered, and quickly formed seals with her hands, muttering something. In an instant, the ground shook, and countless sharp stone spikes protruded from the ground, stabbing towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen like a forest. Yun Yao's eyes were stern, and she shouted softly, changing the spell in her hands, and a layer of light blue water curtain shield instantly unfolded in front of them. The stone spikes hit the shield, splashing a string of sparks and stone chips, and making a sharp friction sound.
Chu Mochen took advantage of the gap when the shield was blocking the stone spikes, tapped the ground with his toes, and rushed towards Liu Yan'er and the mysterious man like an arrow. His long sword flashed with cold light, and the runes on the sword body flowed faintly, as if there was a spirit. Seeing this, the mysterious man raised his hand calmly and waved it. A black mist spread out, covering him and Liu Yan'er. Chu Mochen rushed into the mist, only to feel that everything in front of him was pitch black, and the surroundings were freezing cold, as if he was at the junction of an ice cellar and an abyss. His spiritual sense was instantly released, trying to sense the enemy's position, but the dark mist seemed to have the magic power to interfere with spiritual sense, so that he could only vaguely capture some faint breath.
Yun Yao saw Chu Mochen rushing into the mist and disappearing from the back, and her heart tightened. She knew that there must be something strange about this dark mist. So, she closed her eyes and concentrated on communicating with the system in her body. The voice of the system sounded in her mind, reminding her that this was an evil spell called "Shadow Mist", which could weaken the enemy's spiritual perception and hide the caster's figure, but at the same time it also required the caster to continue to consume a lot of magic power to maintain it. After getting the hint, Yun Yao had a plan in mind. She moved her hands across her chest, drew a complex rune, and then hit it into the ground under her feet. The rune instantly merged into the ground, and a golden light spread along the ground. Wherever it went, the dark mist quickly dissipated like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun.
As the mist dissipated, Chu Mochen's figure reappeared. He was fighting fiercely with the mysterious man, and the long sword and the black staff in the mysterious man's hand kept colliding, splashing a series of black and silver sparks. Chu Mochen's swordsmanship was sharp, and each sword contained powerful spiritual power, trying to break through the mysterious man's defense and find his flaws. However, when the mysterious man waved his staff, black magic power entangled like a python, blocking Chu Mochen's attacks again and again.
At this time, Liu Yan'er was furious when she saw Yun Yao break her "Shadow Magic Mist". She shouted softly, took out a dagger emitting a faint green light from her storage bag, and rushed towards Yun Yao in a flash. Yun Yao felt Liu Yan'er's attack and dodged to the side. Liu Yan'er's dagger brushed her clothes and shone with a cold light. Yun Yao took the opportunity to perform a wind blade technique, and several sharp wind blades whizzed towards Liu Yan'er. Liu Yan'er turned over in the air to avoid the attack of the wind blade, and then landed, dancing with her hands, and chanting a long spell. As the spell was chanted, several clones appeared around her, each of them was exactly the same as her, holding daggers, and surrounded Yun Yao in the middle.
Yun Yao scanned the clones around her, her heart as calm as water. She took a deep breath, mobilized the spiritual power in her body, and injected it into her eyes. In an instant, her eyes flashed with golden light, and she saw through the true and false of Liu Yan'er's clones. She moved flexibly, shuttling between the clones like a dancing butterfly, casting spells from time to time in her hands, attacking the flaws of the clones. Every attack would cause a clone to dissipate, and Liu Yan'er's face became more and more ugly.
On the other side, Chu Mochen's battle with the mysterious man entered a white-hot stage. Chu Mochen found that the mysterious man's defense seemed impeccable, but there was a slight delay in the trajectory of each swing of the staff. He decided to take a risk. He deliberately exposed a flaw, and the attack of the long sword revealed a gap. Seeing this, the mysterious man's eyes flashed with a hint of pride, and the staff smashed towards the gap. However, just when the staff was about to hit Chu Mochen, his figure suddenly disappeared. The mysterious man was startled, and before he could react, he felt a chill on his back. He turned around in a hurry and used the staff to block, but his arm was still scratched by Chu Mochen's long sword. Black blood flowed out of the wound and dripped onto the ground, making a hissing corrosion sound.
The injured mysterious man roared, his figure suddenly swelled up, and black magic power surged wildly around him, forming a huge dark vortex. In the vortex, there were faint sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling, as if countless wronged souls were struggling in it. Seeing this, Chu Mochen knew that this was a desperate attack from the mysterious man. He did not dare to underestimate it. He quickly stepped back a few steps, held the long sword with both hands, and injected all his spiritual power into it. The long sword shone brightly, and a silver dragon appeared on the sword body, with its fangs and claws bared, as if it was about to break through the sky.
At the same time, Yun Yao also successfully broke through Liu Yan'er's clone. She looked towards Chu Mochen and saw a huge dark vortex confronting the shining silver dragon. The powerful spiritual power fluctuations made the surrounding space slightly distorted. She knew that she had to help Chu Mochen at this time, otherwise if he was not careful, he might be swallowed by the dark vortex. So, she performed the "Air Flying Technique" and flew towards Chu Mochen.
Just when Yun Yao approached the dark vortex, Liu Yan'er suddenly appeared behind her, the dagger in her hand flashing with a strange light, and stabbed towards Yun Yao's back. Liu Yan'er used all her strength in this attack, her eyes were full of hatred and determination, and she wanted to take advantage of Yun Yao's unpreparedness and give her a fatal blow. Yun Yao's spiritual sense sensed the danger behind her, and she had no time to turn around, so she could only twist her body and use her arm to resist the attack of the dagger. The dagger pierced Yun Yao's arm, and blood gushed out instantly, but Yun Yao gritted her teeth and did not utter a cry of pain. She took advantage of the situation to grab Liu Yan'er's wrist, swung it hard, and threw Liu Yan'er towards the dark vortex.
Liu Yan'er screamed in fear and was sucked into the dark vortex. The mysterious man was slightly stunned when he saw Liu Yan'er being sucked in. In this moment of distraction, a flaw appeared in his defense. Chu Mochen seized the opportunity, shouted loudly, and controlled the silver dragon to pounce on the mysterious man. The silver dragon passed through the dark vortex and bit the mysterious man's shoulder. The powerful spiritual power burst out instantly, severely injuring the mysterious man. The mysterious man screamed, and the dark magic power on his body began to dissipate, and his body gradually returned to its original state.
Yun Yao endured the pain in her arm and flew to Chu Mochen's side. The two looked at each other, and saw fatigue and determination in each other's eyes. They knew that this battle was not over yet. Although Liu Yan'er was caught in the dark vortex and her life was uncertain, the mysterious man still had the strength to fight. So, they adjusted their breathing, grasped their weapons again, and approached the mysterious man.
The mysterious man looked at Yun Yao and Chu Mochen approaching, and despair surged in his heart. He knew that it would be difficult for him to escape today, but he was unwilling to fail. He endured the pain in his body and took out a black bead from the storage bag. The bead exuded a strong dark aura, as if it was a small source of darkness. The mysterious man crushed the bead, and the dark aura instantly enveloped him, and his strength was also temporarily improved at this moment.
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen felt the mysterious man's power increase and became alert. They did not dare to attack rashly, but first arranged some defensive spell runes around them to prevent the mysterious man from suddenly attacking. The mysterious man laughed wildly under the cover of darkness: "Do you think you can defeat me easily? Today, even if I die, I will drag you to be buried with me!"
After saying that, the mysterious man waved his hands, and countless black tentacles emerged from the dark atmosphere, sweeping towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. These tentacles were extremely fast and highly corrosive. Wherever they went, the ground was corroded into large pits. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen cooperated with each other. Yun Yao cast the "Light of Purification" spell, and a white light shot out from her hands and shot towards the black tentacles. Wherever the white light went, the black tentacles retreated. Chu Mochen took this opportunity to rush into the dark atmosphere with a sword and attack the mysterious man.
His long sword slashed through the dark atmosphere, bringing with it streaks of silver light. Although the mysterious man's strength was enhanced, he was gradually at a disadvantage due to the close cooperation between Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. His defense was broken again and again, and his body was constantly scratched by the long sword. The black blood stained his clothes red, and his breath became weaker and weaker.
At the critical moment of the battle, Yun Yao discovered a strange mark flashing in the mysterious man's hand. She was moved and remembered that she had seen records of this mark in the ancient books of the sect. This is a mark of a contract with evil forces. Once the contract holder is dying, the mark can be used to summon the evil force's clone to help, but at the same time it will also pay a huge price. Yun Yao realized that if the mysterious man summoned the clone, the battle would be more difficult. So, regardless of her own pain, she cast a powerful sealing spell.
She formed a complex seal with her hands and chanted an ancient spell. A golden rune flew out from her hands and flew towards the mark in the mysterious man's hand. The mysterious man wanted to stop it, but was restrained by Chu Mochen's attack and could not split himself. The golden rune successfully stuck to the mark and sealed it instantly. The mysterious man felt the mark being sealed and was shocked. His power also began to drain rapidly at this moment.
The mysterious man, who had lost his strength, could no longer resist Chu Mochen's attack. Chu Mochen saw the right moment and thrust out a sword, piercing the mysterious man's chest directly. The mysterious man widened his eyes, looked at Chu Mochen in disbelief, and then slowly fell down. As the mysterious man fell, the dark aura around him gradually dissipated, and the cave returned to peace.
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at the mysterious man lying on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. Their bodies were also shaky due to fatigue and pain. Yun Yao's arm was still bleeding, and Chu Mochen also had multiple wounds on his body. But their eyes were full of relief, because they successfully stopped the conspiracy of Liu Yan'er and the mysterious man and protected the safety of the sect.
After a short rest, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen began to search for clues in the cave. They found some letters and evidence of collusion with external evil forces, which would help the sect to further track down the source of the evil forces and other accomplices. They collected the evidence, left the cave, and flew in the direction of the sect.
On the way back to the sect, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were silent. They were thinking about the course of the battle and the challenges that the sect might face in the future. They knew that this was just the beginning and the evil forces would not give up so easily. As elite disciples of the sect, they shouldered the responsibility of protecting the sect and the entire cultivation world.
After returning to the sect, they informed the sect elders of what happened and the evidence they found. The sect elders expressed their appreciation and gratitude for their performance, and also began to arrange the sect's defense and the pursuit of evil forces. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen returned to their residence and began to retreat to heal their wounds. They knew that only by recovering their strength as soon as possible could they better cope with future challenges.
During the process of retreat and healing, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen both had some insights. Yun Yao had a deeper understanding of the use of spiritual power and the integration of spells, and her injuries gradually healed under the nourishment of spiritual power. Chu Mochen had a new breakthrough in swordsmanship, and his swordsmanship became more sharp and exquisite. After a period of retreat, their strengths have improved to a certain extent, and they have also strengthened their determination to protect the sect and the world of cultivation.