Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 456 - 450: Easy Win 1

Chapter 456: Chapter 450: Easy Win 1

Huge memory fragments came along, accompanied by a deeper understanding of the cultivation of natural elements.

Furthermore, by enslaving the natural talent of the Ha Tribe for the Earth Escape Technique, Lin Xin was gaining a stronger understanding of the Earth Attribute’s Taoist Intent.

After several days, he gained new insights into the Taoist Intent oriented towards the Earth Attribute, and through the memory fragments, he comprehended dozens of different Earth-oriented Taoist Intents.

Meanwhile, there was no significant activity from the Evil God Temple, as it seemed that the joyous deity was still lying low and recuperating from his injuries.

And there was no movement from the Sand Rabbit Tribe either.

Last time those who entered, the rabbit people, after being killed, left no corpses at all; they completely dissolved into gas, leaving no trace whatsoever.

For a time, the entire relic was in a bizarre temporary standoff.

All that increased were the various kinds of flying insects fluttering everywhere.

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Teal-colored delicate boots patterned boots slowly stepped on the somewhat soft black soil, breaking a few scattered twigs on the ground with a crisp crackling sound.

The drizzling rain slanted down in fine lines, continuously hitting the ground and then quickly being absorbed by the soil, leaving no trace.

The joyous deity walked slowly on the black plain, with a gray and white sandy plain relic in the distance, but he kept circling around the relic without any intention of re-entering.

From his position, he could clearly see various black and purple insects roaming inside the gray-white relic.

These creatures, far more aggressive than ordinary insects, must be the various sensors of that Human Race cultivator.

"The death of my tribespeople, I must have revenge. The Evil God’s Soul Domain has already reached Great Achievement; to obtain it, I need some time to enter its soul domain for the challenge. Then will be my opportunity," he thought clearly. Whether it was that Human Race cultivator or the old rival who enslaved the Ha Tribe, he didn’t expect to encounter such strong resistance.

"Who’s there!"

Suddenly, he sensed a fleeting presence behind him.

Swiftly turning around, the blue halo above his head shrank slightly, emitting a faint red light.

Behind him, there was nothing but black soil.

Thump!

Suddenly, a black shadow darted from behind him at high speed.

The shadow skimmed the ground, moving extremely fast and silently, making it difficult to defend against.

By the time the joyous deity reacted, the halo surrounding his body had already automatically responded.

The protective soul domain shook violently upon fully contacting the black shadow, like two boiling colorful fluids colliding.

The colors black and blue instantly mixed together.

The joyous deity’s figure retreated wildly, but the black shadow stuck to the ground and pursued relentlessly.

The area where the two made contact continuously emitted a buzzing and frenzied vibration.

Thump!!

A circle of sun-like blue brilliance exploded, and the joyous deity, as if viciously stabbed by something, suddenly spurted a stream of blue blood from his chest.

The black shadow also gradually came to a halt. It slowly emerged from the soil, transforming into a vague human shape.

The figure was also pitch-black, resembling a three-dimensional shadow with no facial features or outlines, just a swath of black.

"Joyous deity... Why are you, a member of the Illusionary Light Tribe, not staying in your own Heavenly Region and coming here to the Outer Regions?" the shadow said in a hoarse male voice.

The joyous deity touched the minor wound on his chest, speaking gravely.

"Enslaving Ha Tribe’s fourth Divine Envoy? Who else is there, come out all together," he said, looking around.

Suddenly, centered on him, a large circle of black shadows densely emerged from the ground around him.

These shadows, clustered in masses everywhere, could roughly be estimated to number in the thousands.

The joyous deity tensed up, not knowing how his whereabouts were leaked, as he had always been extremely careful not to enter the white sand range controlled by the enslaving Ha Tribe.

It’s well known that the white sand area is the most alert region of all enslaving Ha Tribe’s territories, as this sand has been gradually influenced and transformed by supernatural powers moving through it due to the extensive use of the Earth Escape Technique.

"Enough talk; joyous deity, since you dared to come alone, you should have anticipated this situation," another shadow said coldly, its voice an old woman’s.

"Let’s begin."

"Esteemed deities, please hear me out, there are Human Race cultivators nearby..." the joyous deity hesitantly stepped back, trying to explain.

Shush!

In an instant, dozens of black shadows shot from the ground towards him at high speed.

Left with no other choice, the joyous deity had to fight. His body blazed with blue light, and gradually, threads of blue lines emerged around him, growing bigger and longer, eventually meeting the surrounding black shadows head-on.

In the distance in mid-air, a tiny white-shelled insect was slowly hovering, watching the two sides clash fiercely below.

In the enormous eyes of the beetle, one could faintly see a red longsword before a figure, sitting cross-legged with a gloomy and eerie presence.

The beetle vibrated its wings and soon flew towards the distance, gently landing in the palm of a person’s hand.

Lin Xin quietly sensed the god of joy and a large number of enslaved Ha Tribe members initiating an attack, both sides unleashing massive terrifying shockwaves.

Blue light and dark shadows scattered everywhere, quickly showing a trend of escalation.

The explosions grew larger and more frequent.

The god of joy was besieged by several Divine Envoys and thousands of enslaved Ha Tribe’s shadow troops coordinating in a formation to encircle and suppress him.

Dark energy steamed and spread, with the blue light gradually becoming surrounded until it lost its initial vigor and the ability to resist.

The god of joy was slowly overwhelmed by the dark wind stirred up by the masses of dark shadows passing by him, gradually showing signs of faltering.

Shi!!

With a splash, another spray of blue blood flew out.

He suddenly burst into a rage, his body lighting up with a glaring blue light.

Boom!!

A huge burst of blue light exploded, lifting massive amounts of black soil around it as rocks and dirt were thrown up like a sea, then cascading down towards the distance.

Lin Xin quietly watched the god of joy, gradually getting injured by the skilled fighters of the enslaved Ha Tribe, a cold curl forming at the corners of his mouth.

The reason the god of joy was discovered by the skilled fighters of the enslaved Ha Tribe was due to him secretly using a large swarm of insects to monitor and detect their movements, deliberately drawing the enslaved Ha Tribe to him.

Compared to other races, whether it was the enslaved Ha Tribe or the Sand Rabbit Tribe, none were as suitable for his hunting as the Illusionary Light Tribe.

Two members of the Illusionary Light Tribe had previously allowed him to advance his understanding of over a hundred Taoist intents. If he could also kill the strongest god of joy, his comprehension of Taoist intent might reach an extremely powerful level.

He even speculated that he might be able to leap directly to the Fifth Layer of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique.

Below, the god of joy and the skilled fighters from the enslaved Ha Tribe fought with increasing ferocity.

These shadow Divine Envoys of the enslaved Ha Tribe seemed to be of an unknown level, fearlessly bombarding the blue light regardless of how powerful the explosions and widespread attack techniques were, all proving ineffective against them.

The god of joy could only injure them by making direct contact with the shadowy parts of their bodies.

A series of explosions sounded in the distance, with the god of joy gradually unable to resist any longer.

If he had his tribespeople together, they might have been able to coordinate a defense and form a blue light formation to escape comfortably, but in a moment of carelessness at the Evil God Temple, he was caught off guard, and several powerful tribespeople were instantly killed.

The god of joy, fighting alone now surrounded by his enemies, faced opponents who were well-prepared, with myriad contingencies specifically aiming to kill him.

Gathering the strength of thousands of skilled fighters around a few Divine Envoys, they cooperated in interference.

Even though he was considered one of the ninety-nine gods within his tribe, with cultivation reaching the heavens, he was somewhat unable to cope now.

Having sustained several injuries, the god of joy suddenly increased his speed drastically, transforming into massive blue shadows that Lin Xin found difficult to discern clearly. The ground below burst into large blue arcs of electricity.

Space violently twisted, and the god of joy blinked, appearing to fall out from hundreds of meters away in the sky, then streaked towards the distance.

The large group of skilled fighters from the enslaved Ha Tribe rushed after him, but despite several consecutive high-speed pursuits, they were fiercely outpaced by the god of joy.

As the distance from their tribal land grew ever-greater, the group of skilled fighters could only reluctantly turn back. This attempt to surround and kill the god of joy had ultimately failed. They also remained cautious about the person behind the scenes who had lured them out, not daring to venture too far. Thus, they quickly turned back.

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"Cough cough...."

Beside a giant black muddy monster, the god of joy leaned against the monster, his back seemingly stuck to it, slowly taking him further into the distance.

The black muddy monster resembled a several meters high mud clump altogether.

Its top had an opening, continuously spurting out large billows of black gas, part of which enshrouded the area, temporarily hiding the god of joy.

He coughed softly a few times, with specks of blue light and blood falling from the luminescence around his head, as if coughed out.

"The enslaved Ha Tribe shouldn’t have been able to track my movements, and yet they only acted after forming a formation around me, without my notice.... This kind of tactic is likely only something that human cultivator behind the scenes could execute.

Only those human cultivators could possess such methods to conceal their aura and tricks...."

Just as this thought flashed through his mind.

He heard a faint rustling sound coming from behind.

The sound was similar to that of small insects crawling on leaves. Extremely subtle, yet out of place with the surroundings.

"Who is it!"

Buzz!!

Just as the god of joy shouted, he saw the sky ahead filled with a massive swarm of various insects, dark and menacing.

Not only ahead, he could also faintly hear a large number of insects furiously approaching from behind.

"Damn!"

The halo above the god of joy’s head instantly changed color, rapidly leaving the muddy monster. His body burst into blue light, and he soared into the sky, aiming to escape.

If it were under normal circumstances, these insects would be completely insignificant; no matter how many came, they would only be fodder. However, currently heavily injured, he urgently needed to conserve his energy to heal, naturally trying to avoid a direct conflict with the swarm.

But the insects had already set up a complete encirclement, covering the surrounding area. He changed directions several times, only to see large groups of various insects everywhere.