Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 867 - 866: Book of Flame Fire

Chapter 867: Chapter 866: Book of Flame Fire

Yusuf Zuck braced himself for the worst, even preparing for death. He had a mindset akin to breaking the pot if it’s already cracked—after all, what’s the worst that could happen? Death? So, without looking back, he resolutely pushed all his telekinesis into that door!

"Boom~" This time, Yusuf Zuck focused intently, eager to see what kind of world was behind that door. As soon as his telekinesis entered, a flood of energy surged back into his body, and he immediately began to probe everything inside!

However, in that instant, all he saw was a fierce sun. Since he had been surrounded by darkness, the sight of that intense sun scorched his eyes with severe pain!

"Who’s there?"

"Seeking death!"

"Buzz buzz buzz~" Countless immense Divine Senses assaulted him, and as he felt those boundless Divine Senses approaching, he quickly withdrew his telekinesis.

But even though he retracted it swiftly, he was still swept up by a Spiritual Storm. He felt the world spinning around him, followed by an intense pain in his soul, as if it were about to be torn apart!

"Bang~" He was once again thrown out, coughing up mouthfuls of fresh blood.

However, at this moment, he could not care less about his injuries; as long as his head wasn’t shattered, he wouldn’t die. Therefore, he immediately sat down cross-legged and initiated the Meridians Circulation with the Swallowing technique!

With a "snap~", a crisp sound emanated from his lower abdomen. Soon after, the Yin-Yang Taiji appeared, and he rapidly transitioned from Fasting to Innate. Under continuous guidance, a breath emerged within the Yin-Yang Taiji. With further absorption, a Solidifying Pill took form.

"Buzz~" In merely two or three breaths, Yusuf Zuck reached the Late Condensation Period. The nascent elixir in his Dantian whirled ceaselessly, striving to break through, but he felt unable to make the breakthrough he longed for.

He had achieved Complete Condensation of the Golden Elixir, but he couldn’t sense the heavenly tribulation, so his cultivation level remained stuck there.

Yusuf Zuck took a sharp intake of breath. What kind of place was inside that door? In just a single breath, he had absorbed enough energy to reach the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir stage?

If he could sense the heavenly tribulation, perhaps the clouds heralding the Golden Core tribulation would have already arrived. He might even breakthrough to the Feather Transform, Nascent Soul stages!

"What kind of energy is this, so terrifying?" Yusuf Zuck took deep, consecutive breaths.

The door was still there. The Divine Sense of the person inside was strong but it seemed unable to reach him. Moreover, in that brief moment, Yusuf Zuck felt as if he was positioned above those inside. Those people must have sensed someone probing their minds and attacked impulsively, yet they could not pinpoint his location!

"Divine Door!" Yusuf Zuck panted heavily, now only able to attribute the mysterious light-filled door to the realm of the divine.

"However, without being able to Cross the Tribulation, even if I dare to keep absorbing the energy inside, I can’t advance in rank!" Yusuf Zuck sighed and shook his head. If he could induce the tribulation, he could continue cultivating here indefinitely until one day, he was proficient enough to utilize the seventh-level Divine Skills, the power of Connecting Heaven and Earth, to tear through the void and flee!

But without sensing the tribulation, everything was but a dream.

"Enough is enough. I’ll just have to keep searching. I refuse to believe I can’t find a way out of this darkness." Yusuf Zuck gritted his teeth and sped off in one direction, flying relentlessly.

In the darkness, a realm where only one person existed could drive one mad. In fact, Yusuf Zuck was on the brink, half-insane, half-sane, or perhaps, no longer a true cultivator. His obsession had grown too deep, bordering on demonic, as the only thought remaining in his mind was one of slaughter!

Three years—he flew for three full years in the darkness until finally, one day, he saw a faint glimmer of light, far, far away, like the flame of a candle!

Ecstatic, Yusuf Zuck let out a triumphant howl and immediately flew towards the light.

In this Dark Void, Teleportation was impossible, so he could only rely on flying.

With light came hope—something akin to hope made Yusuf Zuck’s eyes glisten with moisture.

Drawing closer and closer, after a dozen days, as he approached the light, he discovered that it was merely a small flame, no larger than the size of a palm, burning and glowing of its own accord.

There were also people near that ball of flame.

Yes, people, but dead ones, to be exact. Seven of them, forming a circle. Their bodies had dried up, turning into mummies, but their corpses had not rotted. The fire was right in the middle of them.

Among these seven, six were men and one was a woman. Their clothing had disintegrated into ashes over time, leaving only seven blackened mummies. Of course, their bones faintly displayed a dark golden hue, similar to the imperishable bodies of the high monks in Buddhism, as tough as refined steel.

Moreover, there was a sword in front of each person. All the swords were identical, un-rusted, and they even glinted with light!

Yusuf Zuck’s heart sank to the bottom of the valley; these seven were clearly supreme beings, for from the quality of their bones one could feel that, most likely, they were formidable characters who had once roamed the world!

Yet... they still died here!

The fire burned on its own like a guiding lantern, leading Yusuf Zuck to this place, and it seemed to contain endless energy. Yusuf Zuck felt this fire was very different from the ordinary.

He descended and discovered that this was just a piece of floating rock within the Dark Void, about seven or eight meters in size.

"My apologies, everyone!" Said Yusuf Zuck, after landing in the middle of the seven skeletons. He clasped his fists in salutation, then with a sweep of his large sleeve, the seven Treasure Swords were immediately rolled up!

"Buzz buzz buzz~" The moment the seven swords were rolled up, they sounded in unison, emitting a sorrowful wailing sound as if they were crying.

However, it was just a momentary lament before they dimmed and fell into Yusuf Zuck’s hands.

Yusuf Zuck touched each of the seven long swords, then smiled and said, "If someday I manage to leave this place, I will carry with me the power to slay gods when I meet gods and demons when I meet demons, letting you see the light of day once again." After speaking, he tucked the swords under his arms and also squatted down, starting to take off the rings from the skeletons’ finger bones one by one!

Although the people were dead, the swords had not corroded, and the Space Treasures were also still intact.

After obtaining the seven rings, he quickly performed a blood ritual to claim ownership, then began inspecting each one.

None of the rings contained any food, there were no rare herbs, Elixirs, and such. Instead, each person’s ring contained some books, clothes, strange stones, gold, Jade Artifacts, Magic Treasures, or other daily necessities.

There was a lot of stuff, and all of it was useful!

Indeed, for Yusuf Zuck at this moment, even a book of trivia was useful because he could use books to pass time.

He just gave a quick glance through all the rings but didn’t take the items out. He also stored the seven Treasure Swords inside, then walked towards the small flame and crouched down to test its temperature!

"Hmm? There’s no temperature at all?" Yusuf Zuck suddenly realized that the flame was like a shadow, with no actual warmth, not a trace of heat to be found.

"Strange, what kind of fire is this?" Since it had no temperature, he wasn’t afraid, so he reached out to grab the flame!

However, just as his palm touched the fire, "whoosh" a sound erupted, and the fire rushed up his hand, entering his Meridians and turned into a thin line of fire as it raced toward his brain!

Yusuf Zuck broke out in a cold sweat and, at the same time, he suddenly considered a possibility!

Could this fire have been deliberately left by the seven, intending to snatch his body? So, when he thought of this, he sharply utilized Telekinesis to expel the flame.

Yet, Telekinesis paradoxically couldn’t expel the flame, which moved with incredible speed into the depths of his mind.

"Whoosh~" At the moment the flame entered his mind, the Book of Earth opened on its own, seemingly with infinite joy, and the flame didn’t harm him but stopped beside the book. It rapidly solidified into shape, transforming into a burning scroll that unfolded and resonated with the Book of Earth!

Yusuf Zuck found himself floating up involuntarily, just like when he acquired the Book of Earth in the past, with an intense heat spreading throughout his body...