Free Web NovelChapter 45: Chapter 45: True Martial Second Layer
The expressions of the onlookers changed drastically at the sight.
"Silver Nether Wolves! Those are Silver Nether Wolves!"
Chen Daoming’s face paled as he cried out in horror.
Each Silver Nether Wolf possessed a Cultivation at the Spiritual Martial Late Stage. One, or even dozens, might not be a major threat.
But every time a pack of Silver Nether Wolves appeared, their numbers reached well over ten thousand!
Among them, they could even faintly sense a few True Martial Level flying Silver Nether Wolves!
Though the Cultivators present could put up a fight, they were here to search for treasure and explore the ruins,
not to throw themselves into a perilous situation where the risks far outweighed the rewards.
"Everyone, hold them off for a moment, then scatter and flee!"
A bald, burly man at the True Martial Second Layer suddenly shouted.
Of the six people exploring these ruins, the highest Cultivation was at the True Martial Third Layer Late Stage, while the lowest was at the True Martial First Layer Middle Stage.
The group immediately unleashed their powerful True Yuan attacks.
The surrounding air instantly began to vibrate violently as vast, potent True Yuan swept forth.
Streaks of True Yuan attacks tore through the sky, blasting toward the swarm of Silver Nether Wolves that was closing in!
RUMBLE!
Each of the Cultivators present unleashed their True Essence Martial Techniques.
Their powerful attacks temporarily suppressed a portion of the Silver Nether Wolves, halting their advance.
"Go!"
The six of them quickly took to the air, then rode their Escape Lights, fleeing at top speed in six different directions.
In such a critical situation, Gu Yun certainly didn’t dare to linger.
His movements were even swifter than the others; his body flickered with lightning as he escaped toward the southeast.
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「A short while later.」
Gu Yun flew through the air toward the southeastern part of the ruins.
Below him, mountain ranges crisscrossed the land, and the trees were so tall they seemed to touch the sky.
The entire Black Flame Sword Sect ruin was a sealed dimension, and hidden within the Sect’s grounds was a Mid Grade Spirit Vein.
As a result, the Spiritual Qi was abundant throughout this sealed space, which spanned thousands of miles. The Demon Beasts here were numerous and relatively powerful.
As Gu Yun passed through a thorny mountain forest, he saw that the ground all around was covered in sprawling vines.
They looked like ordinary thorny vines, but they were in fact vine demons.
As he inadvertently passed within their range, a dense thicket of vines instantly shot up toward the sky.
Like a "Blue Silver Entanglement," they instantly formed a cage to imprison their enemy.
But who did they think Gu Yun was?
How could he possibly fear a mere vine demon’s cage, which reminded him of the "Blue Silver Tragic Entanglement" from a God-King in his past life?
Thus, the very moment the thorn-vine demons erupted,
Gu Yun reacted instantly.
Relying on his Three Thousand Thunder Flashes, he dodged the thorny cage in a flash.
He then shot rapidly into the sky,
once again transforming into a streak of lightning to make his escape.
...
Amidst a sprawling mountain range,
Gu Yun looked at the cold dew blanketing the trees and grass of the surrounding forest.
The path ahead twisted and turned, its destination unknown.
A thought couldn’t help but flash through his mind.
’Perhaps the shaded path you long for is covered in white frost every morning and every night.’
Gu Yun proceeded onward.
Along the way,
he hadn’t seen so much as a shadow of any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or Cultivation Technique Manuals.
Instead, he encountered numerous Demon Beasts and had to fight his way through.
Numerous Spiritual Martial Level Demon Beasts and even some at the True Martial First Layer had fallen to him.
Through these repeated battles, Gu Yun continuously honed himself, and his Skill Level with his Martial Techniques and Sword Momentum steadily increased.
Life-and-death combat was an extremely effective method for rapid improvement. Several lines of text flickered across his panel.
[You have skillfully used Celestial Thunder Hand against an enemy. Skill Level +2%]
[You have deftly dodged using Three Thousand Thunder Flashes. Skill Level +3%]
[After repeated slashes, your Sword Momentum Skill Level has increased by +2%]
...
"BOOM!"
In a ravaged, dust-filled mountain forest,
Gu Yun’s figure hovered high in the sky.
In his hand was the pale blue Thunder Listening Saber.
He unleashed several slashes in succession.
Gu Yun’s immense True Yuan swept mightily across the area,
stirring the very air in a radius of hundreds of yards.
Imbued with his incomparably potent True Yuan, the strikes instantly transformed into a sky full of Sword Qi that rained down from above.
The air shrieked as it was torn asunder, and the endless Sword Qi seemed to cover the entire sky.
It enveloped the True Martial Realm Red Flame Tiger below, whose body was already covered in wounds!
Each streak of Sword Qi flickered like blue light, carrying an astonishing sharpness.
"ROAR!"
Below, the ferocious and imposing Red Flame Tiger was now drenched in blood,
a pathetic sight. The Demon Qi around its body flared, instantly forming a dark red shield around it.
But the sky full of Sword Qi bombarded it like a torrential storm.
The Red Flame Tiger struggled to hold on against the relentless, storm-like assault of Sword Qi.
The dark red shield formed from its Demon Qi began to crack and splinter.
Then, with a "BANG!"
the dark red shield shattered completely.
The sharp Sword Qi struck the Tiger Demon’s body, and crimson blood instantly flew through the air.
The Red Flame Tiger’s injuries grew even more severe!
"ROAR!"
A miserable, furious roar echoed from within the dust cloud shrouded by Sword Qi.
The Red Flame Tiger was about to go all out.
It suddenly shot forward like a cannonball.
The surrounding air seemed to collapse under its astonishing might.
Such imposing power...
...it made one think the Red Flame Tiger was about to fight to the death, to leave behind a final blaze of glory!
However, in the next moment,
the Red Flame Tiger, its body still dripping with blood, abruptly changed direction. Its figure moved at extreme speed, becoming a series of afterimages as it fled.
It was as if it had traversed space itself, appearing a kilometer away in an instant.
It was about to escape into the distant, sprawling mountains and the sky-reaching forest!
If this had been an ordinary True Martial Realm First Layer Peak Cultivator, they might have been fooled by the Red Flame Tiger’s feint.
Perhaps it really would have escaped.
But it had encountered Gu Yun—a cultivator of Thunder Techniques, whose attacks were devastating and whose speed was unmatched!
Three Thousand Thunder Flashes!
Gu Yun’s body became like a bolt of Thunder, tearing through space as he charged straight toward the Red Flame Tiger.
In an instant, he appeared in front of the giant Tiger Demon.
Immediately, a flash of saber light
suddenly lit up the world.
It fell like a river of stars, streaking through the sky,
and abruptly appeared above the Red Flame Tiger’s head.
"SHHIIING!"
Before the Red Flame Tiger’s terrified, wide eyes,
its head flipped several times in the air before thudding to the ground.
Gu Yun glanced at the giant tiger’s fifty-foot-tall body,
then flickered and instantly vanished.
He reappeared at the spot the Red Flame Tiger had just fled from.
Not far away was a deep red fruit that seemed to burn like a flame.
A hint of joy finally appeared on his cold, stern face.
"A Yang Flame Fruit?!"
’Perhaps today is the day I break through to the True Martial Second Layer!’
Immediately after,
he found a relatively safe cave nearby.
With a wave of his hand, he used his True Yuan to move a huge boulder and seal the entrance.
He adjusted his condition, then sat down cross-legged.
He swallowed the Yang Flame Fruit, which radiated heat like a burning flame.
The moment it melted in his mouth,
it instantly transformed into a scorching, magma-like current.
The current flowed down Gu Yun’s throat and into his Dantian.
His entire body felt like a furnace in a blazing fire, burning intensely.
He began to constantly refine the immense medicinal power within him.
As he began a full Circulation, his entire body grew increasingly hot.
The heat he radiated brilliantly illuminated the dark cave with a fiery glow.
As time slowly passed, Gu Yun’s Cultivation rose steadily under the immense medicinal power of the fruit.
「Seven days later.」
Gu Yun sat cross-legged in the cave.
He snapped his eyes open, and within his pupils, it was as if two blazing suns were burning.
He exuded a soul-shaking pressure, so intense that it was almost impossible to look directly at him!
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