True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 400 - 371: Shocking Appearance 2

Chapter 400: Chapter 371: Shocking Appearance 2

Griffin was still dressed as a gentleman, in a meticulous black suit and holding a small walking stick in his hand.

The snake woman was entirely wrapped in a dark green cloak, leaning on a cane taller than her head.

Rogar wore a typical Indian turban, with a black snake as thick as a baby’s arm crawling up his arm.

The Night King’s face was still pale, his lips a dark red and black hue, dressed in a black suit like Griffin’s, but the back of his clothing was slightly wing-like, directly forked and longer than a tailcoat.

Only Lin Fei, among these people, was dressed relatively normally.

The Black Demon Sword quietly hung at his waist, clad in a black shirt and jeans, his shoulder-length hair casually tied into a ponytail. Clean and neat. His right hand was always on the hilt of the Black Demon Sword.

"This is the battlefield," Lin Fei said indifferently. "Our advantage is that the other forces don’t know about our existence. Therefore, I suggest letting them fight each other first, then we’ll come out. We should be able to achieve our aim quite easily."

"A simple strategy, but effective," Griffin nodded. "The main other forces are the Holy See, heretics, Eastern Orthodox Cult. As for whether there are any other marked entrants, it’s unclear. We are not well informed about the magic side."

"No need for such trouble. We five, each taking one side, can directly deal with the people from the other forces, can’t we?" the snake woman said gravely. "Even if they have Holy Artifacts, they can’t possibly be our match. Mere B-level..."

"What if there’s an A-level with a Holy Artifact?" Rogar interrupted her.

The snake woman paused and snorted coldly, then fell silent.

"Don’t forget last time’s incident with the Viper’s Eye..." the Night King also said softly.

At the mention of this, fury flickered in the snake woman’s eyes.

"Damned Holy See scum! Next time I see them, I will chop them into pieces and feed them to the filthiest maggots!!!" At the thought of the Viper’s Eye being stolen by two young members of the Holy See, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

"Since our information is limited, we don’t know how seriously the other forces are taking this location. It’s better first to observe the situation before making plans," Griffin said calmly. "Those who qualify to enter here can’t be below B-level; we must all be careful not to be detected prematurely."

"So, shall we act separately, or...?" the Night King glanced at the others.

Griffin’s expression remained unchanged.

The snake woman’s face was not visible, concealed directly within her hood.

Rogar wore a gentle smile.

Lin Fei seemed to be pondering something else.

"I think it’s better if we act separately," Lin Fei suggested. "In that way, we can gather more information, and our target won’t be too big, making it harder to be detected."

Among the five, each was unclear about the true capabilities of the others, and parting ways was also what the others were considering. After all, no one wanted to expose too much in front of others. All five were top-level powerhouses, and although they belonged to the same alliance, they each harbored a degree of wariness and caution towards one another.

"Then, let’s part ways here. If there’s a situation, we can contact through the watch. If your watch is damaged, unleash all your strength, and we will feel it," Griffin said gravely, glancing subtly at Lin Fei.

The latter smiled slightly, making no outward reaction.

Hiss!

Five figures instantly vanished.

The entire ruins immediately returned to calm.

As time moved on, a slight mist began to rise among the ruins.

The white mist draped a thin veil over the entire city buried in ruins.

Suddenly, a series of faint footsteps slowly came from the street beside the passenger jet.

On the debris-strewn street, a line of figures slowly emerged from the mist. Leading them was a blonde strong man wearing sunglasses. Behind him was a black woman with three earrings and a bald strong man with a white bandage wrapped around his arm.

This group stopped right beside the passenger jet.

The blonde strong man gently knocked on the metal shell of the passenger jet, immediately sending a clang echoing far into the mist.

"I was involved in the last battle for dominance," he said softly. "And based on previous accounts, battlefields for the marks are generally near the teleportation points of Elisa’s Gate. Even if they differ, they shouldn’t be far off. But this place..." he frowned, "is strange."

"What’s strange about it?" the black woman asked.

"It seems like we’re inside a city, perhaps even a metropolitan area of the Outer World. The car wrecks we just saw, and the plane wreckage here, you wouldn’t think someone in the Inner World would dare manufacture planes, right?" the blonde man said gravely.

"Indeed, now that you mention it, it is very odd. A plane, once it enters the Inner World, doesn’t need those dangerous creatures to attack it, just the high-energy radiation is enough to deter most from entering. It’s better to just use a teleportation formation," the bald man said in a muffled voice.

"Balin, check the surroundings, see if there’s anyone nearby. We’re relying on your reconnaissance skills," the blonde man directed toward the black woman.

"No problem."

The black woman, Balin, grinned, displaying her white teeth.

She brought her hands together with a clap, forming a prayer-like gesture.

Suddenly, a slowly rotating black totem emerged behind her, and from the totem, a small black bird with blood-red eyes flew out. Flapping its wings with a fluttering sound, it circled the three people before finally landing on the right shoulder of the black woman.

"Go, Crow!" the black woman Balin softly pointed towards the sky.

The black crow immediately took flight, swiftly flying over the heads of the trio.

"What we particularly need to be wary of are the people from the Holy See and the Eastern Orthodox Cult, and perhaps the Tower of Wisdom too. The Temple of the Gods probably wouldn’t care much about this place, and they are currently in chaos, still not having sorted out their internal affairs. They really don’t have time for this," the blond man said gravely, "The most likely to get involved are these three forces."

"There’s movement!!" suddenly the black woman shouted loudly. "This way!" She pointed in a direction where a collapsed building lay. "Two kilometers away, there’s a fight!"

"Let’s go!" a voice commanded in a low shout. Following the direction the black woman indicated, the three of them sprinted away. Above their heads, the little black bird continually emitted strange caws.

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Lin Fei slowly walked down the dilapidated street.

The surroundings were quiet, a faint white fog covering the entire city.

"This place doesn’t feel like the Inner World..." he frowned slightly.

When he first came into contact with the mark in Romalia, the information and images it contained were unforgettable. Even now, he felt something was amiss about the newly appeared Elisa’s Gate.

Now, having touched the edge of Sword Intent and successfully stepped into A-level, he was much stronger than before, and the feeling that something was not right became even clearer.

Especially after the visit to the Earth Dragon Den, Lin Fei clearly realized that he was not a Successor recognized by True Force. Just this realization alone heightened his vigilance towards all matters involving hidden True Force secrets.

And Elisa’s Gate itself seemed to have many connections to False True Force. This made Lin Fei even more cautious.

"Last time I was able to obtain part of the legacy information because the Earth Dragon Den was too ancient, and its protective measures had weakened, allowing me to benefit unexpectedly. However, the information on the legacy was just some basic techniques for utilizing False True Force. But even that little bit almost cost me my sight," Lin Fei had become very cautious about the inheritances of False True Force.

"Now it seems, False True Force should belong to pure energy, just like True Force. It merely differs depending on who uses it. It itself does not possess will or life. But if it is about inheritance, then it is very likely that the residual will of ancient powerhouses exists. It’s probably because I didn’t gain the approval of the inheritance’s will that I was injured in the Earth Dragon Den. If this is the case, then the battle for Elisa might also see some unexpected events..."

Lin Fei analyzed in his mind.

Now that he had come this far, neither the Sword Canon of True Force inheritance nor the mysterious knowledge of False True Force inheritance were the most important to him anymore. He increasingly realized that only the pure Sword Intent in his heart, the power wholly created by himself, was the most suitable for him, one that required no recognition from any powerhouses.

But forming the Sword Intent was extremely difficult, and Lin Fei had just cleared his vision and barely touched the edge.

Walking slowly along the street, Lin Fei suddenly felt a slight movement in his chest.

In the True Force core in the center of his chest, the Divine Artifact Crystal Earring moved slightly and then became still again.

As the Sword Qi of the Star Shattering Sword Technique increased, the progress also began to speed up.

Some Planet Level Sword Techniques had also begun to be available for cultivation. If not for the pressing time constraints, Lin Fei would have prepared to cultivate the Planet Level Sword Techniques before joining the battle. Unfortunately...

Crack!

Suddenly a faint sound came.

Lin Fei stopped in his tracks, standing still.

True Force Sensing, like countless spider webs, continuously scanned within thousands of meters around him, but detected nothing.

He gently gripped the handle of the Black Demon Sword, and his aura slowly calmed.

Layers of Divine Artifact Dream Force covered his surroundings. The transparent Power of the Divine Artifact flowed around him like water, gradually distorting the surrounding sceneries and bending the light.

A strange, yet familiar, aura slowly emerged behind him.

Lin Fei’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"This aura..." he slowly turned around. "False True Force..."

"Welcome, new original master..." a sinister voice echoed in his ear.

The space distorted, and streams of transparent False True Force rapidly converged, gradually forming a transparent human shape in the center of the street.

Surrounding stones on the ground were lifted by the fierce wind and quickly turned into numerous fine sands as if time had accelerated many times over.

"Successor of the Sword Dao True Solution, poor heir of the Royal Court..." the human shape began to smile eerily.

Lin Fei’s pupils abruptly contracted.

A naked sense of danger suddenly pervaded his entire body. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to cast your recommendation votes and Monthly Tickets on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation!)