Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 582 - 577 Breakthrough 3

Chapter 582: Chapter 577 Breakthrough 3

Lin Youke and the other two withdrew their fingers and immediately felt their bodies shake as if something within the depths of their hearts surged forth, flew out of their bodies, and was absorbed by Lin Sherie in front of them.

A sense of inexplicable connection emerged faintly among the four of them.

Lin Xin slightly closed his eyes, sensing the effect of the Soul Pact, which was almost indistinguishable from the Mind-disturbing Pact.

Only then did he nod in satisfaction.

"So, from now on, you will begin to consume one of these Medicinal Pills every day," he said.

He then pulled out three white jade porcelain bottles from his sleeve and tossed one to each of them.

"These are Medicinal Pills that I personally refined to enhance your physiques. However, they only work for me and those bound to me by a Soul Pact. You need to take one every day."

In reality, the Medicinal Pills were just a front. They contained a trace of a variation of Thunder Energy different from Yin Yang Thunder Energy, which he summoned at a different frequency. It was intended to conceal the Attribute Strength he was transferring to them.

He had no intention of transferring a large amount of Attribute Points to them all at once. Instead, he planned to do it subtly, transferring a little at a time over intervals, allowing them to improve gradually with time. This approach would also look less conspicuous.

"Yes!"

The three of them responded in unison.

From now on, they truly became the direct followers of Lin Xin.

Meanwhile, the others had also nearly finished their discussions.

All of them opted not to continue forward and instead chose to return. Gongshang Nuo, clearly terrified, took the lead in choosing another boat to head back.

Lin Xin did not insist. He had a storage ring, and such an item was naturally not lacking in the Lin Family patriarchal home, so he simply let Gongshang Nuo release a small boat. He then took Lin Youke, Lin Chuan, and the other two with him, copied a nearby sea chart, and directly set sail toward Qingyun Island.

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"Rhythm Soul Slash!"

The Confucian scholar Jin Ma raised his sword high, and white light spiraled around its blade, condensing into solidified blades of energy.

Chichi, chichi, chichi, chichi!!

Hundreds of dense blades suddenly exploded, instantly slicing a giant Spirit Asura into countless segments.

Roar!!

The Spirit Asura screamed wildly as it finally lost its ability to resist and collapsed thunderously, like a strange pile of building blocks scattering into large chunks of flesh that then dissipated as black smoke.

Jin Ma lowered his sword as all the energy around him swiftly settled.

"Though the Spirit Asura is formidable, in the end, it is nothing but tough skin and flesh. No matter how strong it is, without accuracy, all its strength is wasted," he said as he looked around.

The area was littered with all kinds of carcasses of Demon Spirits, and the previous group of Spirit Asuras leading the Demon Spirit Army, almost a thousand in number, had all been eliminated by him in one fell swoop.

He wasn’t in a hurry. This was an isolated island, and all boats had been destroyed, making it impossible to sail away.

The boy could run, but he couldn’t escape.

Closing his eyes to sense the aura, Jin Ma marched swiftly toward the direction of the presence.

Emerging from the Stone Forest, he approached the highest peak of the island. At the foot of the mountain, he faced a narrow passage leading directly to a cave entrance.

Inside the cave, various wall carvings depicted animals and plants, some incomplete and ancient-looking.

"Ruins?" Jin Ma raised an eyebrow slightly and continued toward the direction of the presence.

The aura was inside this cave ahead, and it seemed that the young man was determined to resist to the end, using the terrain to evade him.

As he entered the cave, the walls shone with a green light, illuminating the walls in a faint green hue with some energy seeming to emanate from deep underground.

Jin Ma squinted his eyes and sped up as he continued down the cave passage.

Just after he entered the cave, a giant three-meter-diameter stone sphere suddenly rolled thunderously into the cave entrance behind him.

The grey boulder rumbled towards Jin Ma, gaining speed as it descended the inclined cave passage, hurtling fiercely towards him.

Jin Ma stretched out his hand and violently grabbed it.

Boom!

The over three-meter boulder instantly shattered into sand-like pieces, scattering and landing on the floor.

But immediately after, a black spring shot out from the wall, and a foul black liquid sprayed out like a mist, enveloping Jin Ma.

The ground burst into life, illuminating with ancient Runes.

Boom!!

The entire floor exploded, filling the entire passage with a burst of green flames.

Hiding in the depths, Song Danhao’s face lit up with joy, and he struck the stone control panel in front of him once again.

Boom!

Another huge explosion, and the cave entrance burst into a great ball of green fire.

"Poison Bell Flame plus the ruins’ mechanisms, this is the Demon Spirit Army’s stronghold! This time I’ll see you dead!" he spat viciously.

Then he turned and quickly left the control chamber.

Boom! Boom!

Two formless humanoid shadows, cloaked in black mist, emerged slowly from the depths of the cave ruins.

"Kasa!"

As soon as they saw the green fire at the entrance, both monsters roared and charged towards the flames.

"Star Chasing Slash," Jin Ma’s voice emerged from the flames.

Three silver starlights slowly lit up within the fire.

Then there was a thunderous roar.

The entire ruins cave trembled violently.

A white beam of light blasted down into the cave below, and the first to bear the brunt were two humanoid figures shrouded in black mist. Before they could react, they were directly vaporized.

Then came the massive horde of demon spirits that surged from behind, barely entering the passage before they were mercilessly shattered by the column of light.

But they fearlessly and stubbornly blocked the light with their bodies, preventing it from reaching deeper into the ruins.

"Kasani La....!"

Above the sea behind the cave on Qingyun Island, a vast amount of fog gathered to form a colossal gray giant standing fifteen meters tall.

He had a pair of pale golden vertical pupils, flickering with a cold and ruthless gleam.

"Both of the split spirit Asuras have vanished."

He spoke in a deep voice, with a hint of an accent.

The language was not any known tongue but a special language evolved by the demon spirits themselves.

To outsiders, it sounded similar to the usual cries of "Kasa Kasa Ni La" made by the demon spirits.

"Ice Snake, you come out."

He scanned around, his gaze becoming visibly more brutal.

In the thick fog, a blue monster with the upper body of a snake and the lower body of a horse slowly emerged.

"Respected Turing, as you have seen, this individual rampaging in the base is the same human who killed one of the preceding spirit Asuras. We cannot let him return! Once he joins forces with other humans, I fear the entire battle at this branch will have been in vain."

The gray giant’s golden pupils stared at him for a while.

"Then, you go yourself and kill him."

The Ice Snake’s body trembled slightly.

"I apologize, my lord, but I am gravely injured and I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop this human Yuan Jing Cultivator. It seems only you, yourself, can..."

"Cunning creature," the Turing giant said coldly, "Fine, I will take care of it myself."

His huge figure slowly advanced toward the shore, each heavy step resounding as he moved.

Suddenly, he wore a puzzled look and turned to glance in the direction of the Ice Snake.

"Why is the demon energy so faint on you? Were you gravely injured by someone from the Four Seas Fairy Mountains?"

"Turing, my lord, that is my secret, please do not inquire further."

The Ice Snake took a step back, her voice turning cold.

"Fine, as you wish."

Turing did not care further and continued to stride towards the direction of the battle between the Confucian Scholar Jin Ma.

The Ice Snake exploded rapidly amidst the thick fog, transforming into countless white lights that shot out.

The white light passed through a large stone forest and quickly reconvened among several large rocks on the opposite side of Qingyun Island. Astonishingly, the figure was no longer the bizarre body of the Ice Snake but the wearied form of the human, Song Danhao.

"Phew... that was close, if I had been discovered, I would have been dead! These demon masters really aren’t easy to fool!"

He wiped the cold sweat from his face, having narrowly escaped exposure just moments ago.

"Now, let’s see if you can escape death!"

Song Danhao caught his breath, turned his head, and coldly gazed in the direction of the relics where Jin Ma was.

Using his skill in disguise, he had survived countless deadly situations by the skin of his teeth.

Impersonating a previously masqueraded demon master, he was fortunate to deceive the army commander here.

"If I didn’t have some true skill, the guy from Shen Luo Mansion would have easily killed me on the way. They think they can bully me just because my cultivation isn’t high? Ha! Daydreaming!"

Song Danhao sneered, then started to excavate using some bizarre tools on the inner side of the largest rocks.

He soon carved out a large enough hole within the rock to accommodate himself, crawled inside, and scattered the chipped rock before forming a Decree with his hands.

Astonishingly, the rock quickly absorbed the debris back, restoring its original shape and sealing the entrance.

The coastline returned to tranquility once more, and after a few waves washed over it, no trace was left behind.

Aoow!!

Before long, a painful howling resounded from deep within Qingyun Island—it was Turing’s anguished cry.

Swish!

A figure suddenly appeared on the coast—it was Jin Ma, who had just been trapped in the demon spirit army’s cave.

His eyes were cold, and it was clear he was unharmed, indicating the battle between him and Turing had been decisively settled.

And the disparity was not minor.

"Interesting... I had slightly underestimated you before, but I didn’t expect you to be able to mobilize a demon master to act. No wonder you dared to flee with the treasure."

His voice was not loud, but echoes circled the entire sky above Qingyun Island, audible to everyone present at that moment.

"Within one day, all people on this island must gather at the central camp."

His voice boomed like thunder, causing even the land in the shadows to tremble slightly.

"Those who disobey will not blame me for being ruthless."

His expression grew increasingly impatient, and he swung the white longsword in his hand downward.

Chichi chichi chichi!!

Around the entire perimeter of Qingyun Island, white chains suddenly surged upward.

All chains plunged downward, forming concentric circles, rapidly encircling the whole of Qingyun Island in a cylindrical shape.

From above, Qingyun Island looked like a small rock bound in white chains.

The edges crumbled as the tightening chains shattered numerous rocks and soil, sinking them into the sea.

The entire Qingyun Island shrank slightly amidst the trembling!

Song Danhao, hiding in the rocks, used his spiritual awareness to peer out and immediately felt a chill at heart, shocked by what he saw.

Elsewhere on the island, individuals like Duanqing Long also looked up at the sound, their hearts sinking.

They hadn’t encountered demon spirits but rather stumbled upon an aberrant that brought calamity to everyone.

They exchanged glances and quickly sent out message talismans for help.