Free Web NovelChapter 303: Chapter 227: Fei Lin’s Mount
After saying goodbye to Nia, Han Ning and his Soul Beasts set off for the Mist Deep Valley without hesitation.
According to the information from Akatos, the rift to the Abyss spanned thousands of kilometers and had multiple entrances. The entrance Akatos knew of was in a direction that partially overlapped with the path to the Mist Deep Valley.
One was to the east of the Insect Continent, and the other to the southeast.
Han Ning’s plan for this trip was to first visit the Mist Deep Valley, then change course and enter the Abyss through the Grudge Abyss entrance.
The thousand-kilometer journey passed in a flash.
Two draconic figures, radiating a brilliant glow, streaked across the misty sky.
Two splashes abruptly erupted from the calm surface of Biyou Lake.
Since he had been here once before, Han Ning was fairly familiar with the path. They had no intention of getting tangled up with the small-fry Soul Beasts in the valley. Concealing their presence, they passed through the quiet valley floor. Soon, amidst the inky blackness, the faintly glowing top of the Black Tower came into view.
Unlike their last visit, Han Ning was brimming with confidence as he approached the Black Tower this time.
Not only had Egg Pancake just broken through to Lord Level, but they also had Qingyao, a Flood Dragon at Lord Peak. As long as no Monarchs showed up, they could essentially do as they pleased.
Gazing at the tower looming in the darkness, Han Ning stood behind Egg Pancake and gave a slight wave. "Let’s go. We’ll capture every Shadow Reaper inside."
"CHIRP!"
Upon hearing the command, Egg Pancake let out an excited, low growl. It used the Transformation Technique to shrink its body down to the size of the tower’s entrance, then shot toward the main gate.
BOOM!
The ancient stone door, carved with demonic reliefs, was violently smashed open by a crimson figure moving like a cannonball, letting out a thunderous crash that shattered the quiet night.
The loud crash instantly drew the attention of the guards resting inside.
In an instant, a dense scuttling of footsteps echoed from all directions.
"KSHHH... HAAA..."
"EEE..."
Hearing the strange cries, Fei Lin, who was staying by Han Ning’s side, began to tremble slightly.
"There, there. Don’t be afraid."
A tide of Shadow Reapers rushed madly toward Egg Pancake in the hall. They were hideous creatures with sharp fangs, limbs like razor-sharp blades, and hazy, indistinct figures that seemed to flicker in and out of existence.
"ROAR!"
Facing these fearless creatures, an earthen-yellow glint flashed in Egg Pancake’s Dragon Eyes, and the Earth Element halo around its neck glowed faintly.
An invisible wave of gravity radiated out from it, crashing down upon the entire tower with the weight of a mountain.
Under Egg Pancake’s precise control of the Earth Element, the tower’s walls merely trembled. However, the Shadow Reapers that had yet to charge forward were like flies caught in glue, pinned fast to the ground by the terrifying pressure, completely unable to move.
Not only were their bodies suppressed, but the heavy Earth Element also sealed them off, making it impossible to even attempt to use Soul Techniques or gather Spiritual Energy.
"KSHIIIEEEE!!"
Just then, a piercing, bone-chilling shriek echoed from the depths of the tower.
Han Ning, standing a few steps behind next to Qingyao, suddenly perceived a visible sound wave hurtling toward them.
In his Spiritual Sense, a rapidly flickering gray shadow was closing in at high speed.
A wave of surging and bizarre Spiritual Energy completely ignored Egg Pancake’s immense pressure, appearing behind it in a flash, as if by Instant Teleportation.
WHOOSH~
The air rippled.
A two-meter-tall Shadow Reaper suddenly flashed into existence. It was entirely grayish-white with thin, sharp fangs and six crimson, evil eyes on its face. Its limbs emanated a dark smoke. It raised a forelimb wreathed in black smoke and stabbed silently at the back of Egg Pancake’s head.
"ROAR!!"
Without even turning its head, a wave of crimson energy, like fresh blood, erupted from Egg Pancake’s head.
The energy wave seemed tangible, blasting the slender Shadow Reaper backward and causing it to vanish into thin air once more.
SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH!
Eerie fluctuations of Spiritual Energy surged from all directions.
The Shadow Reaper weaved silently through the tower’s main hall, constantly appearing at unexpected angles to launch deadly attacks against Egg Pancake.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Its sharp limbs slashed against the Dragon Power surrounding Egg Pancake, creating dazzling bursts of Spiritual Energy.
However, Egg Pancake’s hide was incredibly tough, and the Shadow Reaper was unable to break through its defenses.
Without resorting to its more destructive Soul Techniques, Egg Pancake found itself at a loss against the creature that was zipping all over the place.
The Gravity Domain had no effect on it whatsoever.
"CHIRP!"
Egg Pancake’s eyes flickered. It raised a dragon claw wreathed in raging energy and viciously tore at the air in one direction!
BOOM!
A powerful sonic boom erupted.
The Shadow Reaper’s figure materialized, only to be torn to shreds by the surging Dragon Power.
At the same time.
An eerie fluctuation emanated from beneath Egg Pancake’s belly.
An identical Shadow Reaper appeared, slashing out with a thin streak of black light.
CLANG~
Sparks of Spiritual Energy flew.
The pitch-black blade only managed to cut through the surface layer of energy, leaving a faint white mark on the Dragon Scale beneath.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
In the blink of an eye, figures of the Shadow Reaper appeared from all directions—behind Egg Pancake, above its head—their screaming, dark blades weaving a web of death.
’Whew... good thing we didn’t rush in here back then. A single Lord Level Shadow Reaper with that teleportation-like speed... with our strength at the time, we probably would’ve died without even knowing how.’
Concerned about potentially valuable treasures inside the Black Tower, Han Ning hadn’t let Egg Pancake use its most destructive Soul Techniques.
