Light Fortress
Chapter 718 - 205: Ghost Veil (9K-word Mega - )

Chapter 718: Chapter 205: Ghost Veil (9K-word Mega Chapter)

The high-speed train burst out of the tunnel.

And atop the train, unbeknownst to anyone, a young man had appeared.

A strong wind blew past.

The black trench coat of Yan Li fluttered wildly in the wind.

He knelt, holding an unsheathed long sword in a reversed grip, with the tip aimed at the end of the roof of the train car, directed at Zhou Xiao’s Heavenly Spirit cover.

If he struck swiftly enough,

the tip would pierce through Zhou Xiao’s head.

But once Zhou Xiao reacted, the price would be... the instantaneous death of the three young Transcendents inside the carriage.

With this strike, Yan Li was eighty percent certain it would be fatal.

But... he did not have the confidence to save the three young Transcendents, for he also felt the "power of silk threads" inside this car, which seemed to be some kind of peculiar domain.

Although not yet fully matured.

But within this domain, taking a life was merely a flick of the finger away for its master.

Yan Li had reviewed the profiles of these three young commissioners; they were outstanding and had potential as Transcendents within Da Teng City Prison. He did not want an error on his part to lead to the death of innocents.

"What do you want?"

Yan Li asked calmly.

"First... put away your sword, don’t point it at my head," Zhou Xiao began somberly, "It makes me feel very insecure, and who knows... my hand might slip, and their lives would be gone."

Yan Li was silent.

He slowly stood up, maintaining an "overlooking" stance, and sheathed his long sword.

For someone of his caliber as a Transcendent,

drawing and sheathing a sword was but a fleeting moment.

What mattered most... was the spiritual lock.

His "spiritual power" had already penetrated through the top of the carriage, tightly locking onto Zhou Xiao. Should there be the slightest disturbance, he could draw his long sword instantly!

"Next, I want Deep Sea to wipe clean the dangerous warning against me personally. I know this does not require very high clearance, and you can do it right now," Zhou Xiao explained calmly: "Before this matter is resolved, I don’t want to see other Transcendents from the Three Systems getting involved."

"No problem."

Yan Li agreed succinctly.

Withdrawing the warning... that wasn’t a significant issue.

Now that he had taken over the crisis... there was no need to bother other High-level Transcendents from Da Teng City, especially since Deep Sea was only an auxiliary tool. Even if the warning was shut down, it could be activated again at any time.

"I can lift your dangerous warning, I might even terminate this pursuit mission..."

Yan Li spoke slowly: "But the condition is that you must give up resisting, hand over the ’Ghost Veil,’ and leave this place with me. I guarantee you won’t be harmed, and the prison will provide full assistance to alleviate your ’loss of control symptoms.’"

The man sitting at the end of the carriage, expressionless, gazed upwards.

"Alright... The Ghost Veil is with me, you can come and take it."

Zhou Xiao suddenly smiled.

He patted the empty seat next to him, signaling Yan Li to come down and take it personally.

Yan Li was silent for a moment.

Suddenly, he drew his sword.

A resplendent sword light erupted above the carriage!

The sound of the violent wind bursting open seemed like fireworks, contained within an extremely narrow domain by Yan Li. He was a High Order Transcendent from the eighth layer of the deep water area, having comprehended his own "domain." Although it was in the early stages, he had no issue with controlling an extremely small range!

Thus, his sword stabbed down from above the carriage.

After a brief conversation...

His spiritual power locked onto Zhou Xiao’s head and also all the gaps in the silk threads within the carriage. The moment the long sword pierced through the metal, cutting through the violent wind and entering the carriage, it avoided each of the tensioned silk threads. The imposing Sword Energy poured directly into Zhou Xiao’s Heavenly Spirit.

Yan Li, with his highly concentrated "spiritual power," saw everything very clearly.

In an instant,

the sword’s energy entered from the top of Zhou Xiao’s head and exited from the lower jaw. As it penetrated the flesh, it began to wreak havoc and spread... yet, there was no blood flow.

What... was this situation?

Yan Li’s pupils contracted, and within his own head, as well as throughout the entire end carriage, a mournful sigh echoed.

"It seems Mr. Yan has no intention of negotiation."

Zhou Xiao, whose body had been pierced by the sword energy, showed no signs of dying and remained in a comfortable and leisurely seated posture. He now clapped his hands, and the tense silk threads in the carriage started to move like serpents.

And in a flash,

the crisp sound like tearing paper undulated continuously within the carriage—

The bodies of the three young Transcendents instantly shattered and disintegrated.

And Yan Li himself felt an immense resistance... He realized something was wrong as soon as he thrust his sword. After it entered Zhou Xiao’s body, it felt as if it were stuck in a quagmire, and with his own strength, he was actually unable to pull the long sword out.

That was the famous sword "Crow Slayer" given to him by his father.

Crows were considered ominous creatures.

Crow Slayer’s purpose was to cut through misfortune.

Over the years, Crow Slayer had followed him, removing filth and containing the out-of-control sealed items. This was the first time it encountered such an intractable "oment"... Yan Li felt the entire last carriage he was on had seemingly become a giant Taotie’s mouth, attempting to swallow him whole.

Even if he let go and abandoned the sword now, he would still be pulled into the carriage.

Yan Li, kneeling on top of the carriage, was now forced to support himself with both hands against the surface, while countless silk threads wrapped around his forearms, producing a series of silver glows. That was a defensive seal at work, resisting the lethal force of Zhou Xiao’s domain.