Chapter Fifteen: Hearing an Evil Report
In the Ghost King's castle, Lu Yun gently withdrew his sighing gaze and focused on the two ghostly beings. Feeling the powerful ghost energy closing in, Lu Yun bit his lips tightly, with his right hand holding the Heart Soul Sword horizontally across his chest, a crimson light flashed. Gathering the remaining True Essence, Lu Yun's body lightly shifted and dodged laboriously. His left hand slightly raised to his chest, palm facing outward, a hint of a worn-out smile appeared in Lu Yun's eyes.
A cold laugh, the ghost fairy's figure transformed like smoke, thousands of black shadows formed a dense residual shadow around Lu Yun, as if countless fierce ghosts, crazily eroding the weak true energy outside Lu Yun's body. At the same time, another ghost fairy, because of the hatred of almost dying at Lu Yun's hands before, this moment fully displayed the Soul Devouring Technique, wanting to devour Lu Yun.
In the midst of emptiness, a black shadow emerged from a misty aura, accompanied by two beams of light, one red and one green. The eyes within the shadow gleamed with an eerie glow. As it gazed at Lu Yun struggling on the ground, the shadow let out a low, mournful sigh that sent shivers down the spine. With the sound of its sigh, two ghostly apparitions materialized beside Lu Yun, their dark silhouettes looming large. The green-eyed ghost fire flickered as they exchanged a glance, and with a synchronized movement, the four arms of the ghostly duo struck out in unison. A powerful and malevolent aura surged forth, instantly enveloping Lu Yun and rendering him completely helpless.
He let out a cold laugh, and the two ghostly eyes flashed with an evil gaze. The four hands moved simultaneously, and Lu Yun's body quickly flew towards the well mouth. Lu Yun, who was trapped, struggled with all his might, and the Town Soul Symbol was activated with full force, trying to shake off this extremely evil Soul Devouring Technique. However, at this moment, the palm of his left hand had dimmed, and he no longer had the power to activate the Town Soul Symbol. The surrounding Soul Devouring Technique's powerful absorbing force had already frozen his entire body, making it impossible for him to move. Outside, the Ghost King War Armor emitted a faint glow, dispelling some of the absorbing force, but at this moment, it was just a drop in the bucket, and it didn't have much use.
Feeling the powerful evil force devouring his body, Lu Yun's heart was filled with anger but he had no way to resist, only adding a few more resentful thoughts. The skin on his limbs had already begun to crack and shatter, fresh blood spraying out like a fountain, drifting down within the Ghost Domain King City. His tightly closed mouth corners dripped with fresh blood, his lifeless eyes flashing with a thread of hatred and unwillingness.
He didn't say a word, from the moment he started moving, he remained silent, with a hint of loss and regret in his eyes. At this time, when everything was over, Lu Yun's gaze shifted slightly to the horizon. There, someone might remember, someone might care. The drips and drops of the past, that faint smile, those sweet words, all disappeared into the wind at this moment. When one day everything disappears, will anyone still remember that young man Lu Yun who looked up at the sky with disrespect? Those two beautiful girls, as cold as ice and as gentle as the wind, would they have some memories in their hearts, some sighs?
With a sly smile, the two ghostly beings simultaneously released their grip, and the green ghostly eyes gleamed with an evil grin as they watched Lu Yun's body fly towards the Soul Locking Well. As soon as Lu Yun's body approached the well mouth, eight fierce ghosts suddenly shot out a black light from the well mouth, forming a strange and mysterious seal in mid-air. The powerful and evil force instantly pulled Lu Yun's body into the well, along with his Heart Sword, plummeting into the Soul Locking Well.
The two ghosts exchanged a glance, looked up at the half-empty space, and saw the black shadow in the air nod slightly. The sinister and evil red-green light eyes flickered with approval, and said: "Good job, I will speak well of you both to the King of Ghosts. Hehe." After finishing speaking, the light and shadow disappeared, leaving no trace. The two ghosts heard this, their faces lit up with joy, smiled at each other, and flashed away, also disappearing from sight.
Outside the Black River, six people including Ziyang True Person, Lin Yunfeng, Zhang Aoxue, Feng Yuanyang, Cangyue and Xu Jie hid in a dark place, quietly waiting for news from Lu Yun. Time had passed for a long time, but Lu Yun still didn't have any news, everyone's heart was worried. Just as everyone was anxiously waiting, Aoxue's body shook slightly, and she suddenly shot out of the hiding place, standing alone in mid-air. At the same moment, Cangyue also changed her face, rushing out with her body, three feet away from Aoxue, her eyes fixed on the Ghost Domain inside the Black River.
Zi Yang and the other three were perplexed, exchanging glances with each other. Yun Feng spoke up, "What's going on? Ao Xue and Cang Yue Shijie suddenly rushed out without any reason, did they discover something?"
Zi Yang Zhen Ren said: "Let's go and take a look together, maybe we'll understand." After finishing speaking, his figure flashed and appeared beside the two women.
Looking at the two women, Ziyang True Person was about to speak, but suddenly he found that the two women's expressions were different, and a bad omen suddenly rose in his heart. He didn't know why, but he clearly felt that the omen came so suddenly and so fiercely, giving him a feeling of being caught off guard. On the side, Yun Feng and the other three people were all looking at Ao Xue and Cang Yue, noticing that the two women's faces had changed greatly, with fear and worry in their eyes.
Yun Feng looked around, but there was nothing. He didn't understand why the two women had that expression. With a hint of inquiry, Yun Feng said: "Two senior sisters, what's wrong with you? Why are your faces not normal? Is it because you've discovered something? If there is, please speak up, we can all think of a solution together."
The two women didn't respond to him, they just quietly gazed into the distance. Ao Xue's body trembled, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes, and she turned to look at Cang Yue. Cang Yue's eyes also held a trembling expression, and on her beautiful jade face, a strong sense of unease was clearly visible. Sensing Ao Xue's gaze, Cang Yue looked at her, her voice slightly shaking as she said: "You sensed it too, didn't you? He's in trouble, and this time he's probably fallen into a desperate situation. I've already felt his aura, rapidly weakening, slowly disappearing."
Bao Xue's face changed dramatically, he turned his head to look into the distance and said in a low voice: "Yes, I felt it. I clearly felt his last call. I know he is now in a desperate situation, so I must go, even if I have to sacrifice everything, I will go. How about you, are you coming with me?"
Cang Yue gazed at the horizon, her expression somewhat complex. Softly, Cang Yue said: "In his call, besides you and me, there are others. So I must go too. Time is running out, let's fight against fate." As soon as she finished speaking, Cang Yue's entire body suddenly burst forth with a powerful aura, a crimson light instantly forming into the shape of a phoenix behind her. A blood-red radiance illuminated an area of hundreds of feet around her, causing a rare brightness to appear in the dark night sky.
Aoshuang looked at her with a hint of gratitude in his eyes. Withdrawing his gaze, Aoshuang's true yuan converged rapidly, and the dark blue light enveloped by purple light suddenly burst out tenfold. The divine sword Purple Shadow was accompanied by a thunderous roar, and a purple column of light shot up into the sky. After glancing at Cangyue, Aoshuang didn't say anything, turned around, and charged straight towards the confluence of the Black River and the Yin Corpse River. In an instant, two rays of light, one blue and one red, tore through the sky, and instantly rushed into the confluence of the rivers.
On the spot, the four people were confused, and they didn't understand why the two women suddenly made such a shocking move. Yun Feng said in surprise: "The two beautiful sisters are acting strangely today, saying strange words and doing mysterious things, which has confused me. Master, do you know why they're doing this?"
Zi Yang Zhen Ren shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but I suddenly have a feeling of unease in my heart. Could something have happened to Lu Yun? Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore. They've all gone inside, so we should follow them too, just in case something unexpected happens. We'll find an opportunity to ask later and understand why they're doing this. Let's go." After saying that, he led everyone inside.
When Ziyang and the other three crossed the Black River, they immediately discovered that Aoxue and Cangyue were currently fighting against a large number of ghostly soldiers. Yingyue's twin swords were imbued with powerful sword energy, carrying the power of soul-shattering, frantically attacking thousands of ghostly soldiers. On top of Aoxue and Cangyue's heads, a ghostly immortal's eyes were flashing with an evil green light, gloomily staring at the two women. At the same time, about a mile away, a cluster of black ghost energy was flickering with radiance, closely watching the movements on this side.
Ziyang Zhenren gave a command, and the four of them simultaneously drew their swords, bursting forth with dazzling sword light as they charged towards Ao Xue and Cang Yue. Upon arriving beside the two women, Ziyang Zhenren loudly asked: "Ao Xue, what's going on with you two? Why are you trying to force your way into this Ghost King City without any reason? Now quickly come with us, let's retreat from here first before we talk about it." As soon as he finished speaking, he signaled the other three people and launched a fierce attack, retreating back along their original path.
"Ao Xue looked at everyone with a sorrowful and indignant tone: 'Master, you all hold off these ghostly soldiers first. I'll rush to the Ghost King's City with Cang Yue immediately. Lu Yun is in trouble, his aura is getting weaker and weaker, it's almost completely disappearing. If we're late, everything will be over.' After finishing speaking, her whole body burst out with a radiant light, her divine sword fiercely slashing out a bloody path, flying forward at high speed. Behind her, Cang Yue also struck with all her might, forcing open countless ghostly soldiers, closely pursuing Ao Xue."
Zi Yang and Yun Feng's faces changed drastically, filled with shock. With a loud roar, Zi Yang shouted: "Alright, go quickly! No matter what, we must rescue Lu Yun!" After finishing speaking, his entire body seemed extremely enraged, his long sword emitting a strong light, crazily blocking the ghost soldiers who wanted to chase after them.
Yun Feng's face turned red with rage as soon as he heard that Lu Yun was in danger. With a fierce cry, his sword sliced through the air, unleashing a silver glow that shot up into the sky like a heavenly ribbon. In an instant, dozens of ghostly soldiers were swept away, their souls scattered to the winds. As he charged forward with lightning speed, his eyes flashing with anger, a dark figure suddenly appeared before him, blocking his path. Yun Feng's rage intensified as his sword whirled around him, unleashing a dazzling silver glow that launched a fierce attack. For a time, the air was filled with flashing lights and shadows, the two figures clashing in a prolonged battle.
Purple light flashed, red light broke through the sky, Ao Xue and Cang Yue flew on their swords at top speed. In just a moment, the two women arrived outside the Ghost King's Castle. After taking a rough look around, they exchanged a glance and simultaneously flew their swords into the air. A red and purple beam of strong light intersected each other, forming a column of light that rotated and fiercely collided with the black light shield.
A deafening explosion shook the sky, as a massive purple-red light column and the black light shield clashed violently. The powerful blast of air shot out in all directions, destroying everything in its path, and sent the two women flying. The black light shield fluctuated wildly under the intense attack, revealing several small gaps around it. Ao Xue and Cang Yue let out a soft cry, their bodies severely injured, but they transformed into a strand of light and slipped through one of the tiny gaps, entering the Ghost King City.
As soon as they entered the royal city, both women were stunned by the green light. Who would have thought that inside it was such a scene? It's truly beyond expectation. Without thinking to take a closer look, Ao Xue looked around and said: "Now that we've entered this mysterious Ghost King City, the most important thing is to first find out where Lu Yun is, everything else can be temporarily ignored."
Cang Yue looked around and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid the ghosts here won't let us find Lu Yun so easily. Take a closer look around, this place is eerie and seems to be hiding countless ghosts. It's impossible for us to find Lu Yun without putting in some thought. And most importantly, I can no longer sense Lu Yun's presence. Can you still track him down?"
Aosnow slightly shook her head, her eyes filled with an unyielding determination. In a low voice, she said: "No matter what, we have to find him. Time is running out, let's start." As soon as she finished speaking, the Purple Shadow Sword under Aosnow's control began to spin rapidly, carefully searching for Luyun's aura. Just a moment later, the sword stopped moving, its tip pointing towards the front left.
A glimmer of hope appeared in Ao Xue's eyes, and he glanced at Cang Yue, saying: "Hurry up, left front. The divine sword has detected Lu Yun's aura is right there." Cang Yue was overjoyed upon hearing this, and quickly followed Ao Xue as they flew off.
A faint, mirthless laugh echoed through the air as seven ghostly apparitions and a single ghost fairy materialized around the two women. The ghost fairy's malevolent green eyes gleamed with an eerie light, its presence accompanied by an unsettling, low-pitched chuckle. Meanwhile, the seven ghostly apparitions skillfully positioned themselves around the duo, sealing off all escape routes. As if moved by a single will, the seven ghostly apparitions merged their formidable auras into a cohesive entity, forming an impenetrable barrier that trapped Haoyue Cangyue within its confines.
They exchanged a glance, both secretly on guard against the ghosts around them. Ao Xue's gaze stayed on the ghost fairy as she asked, "I'm asking you, have you seen a handsome man wearing blue clothes? He uses a crimson red treasure sword and has extremely high cultivation. Has he come here?"
The demon fairy heard the words, her eyes rolled over, and she smiled slyly: "In the Ghost King City, there is only Ghost Li. Anyone who comes here is a dead end. Welcome to the Ghost King City, I will entertain you warmly, hehe." After finishing speaking, a sharp whistle came from her mouth, and the seven ghostly demons around her suddenly moved quickly.
Layers of dark waves, rolling gloomy air, sandwiched with countless vengeful spirits and malevolent ghosts, formed an extremely terrifying aura around them. The powerful yin energy enveloped the two women, its evil erosive force constantly attacking their protective true energy.
Cang Yue said a word of caution, and the Xiao Yue divine sword spun rapidly in her hand. Hundreds of dazzling sword lights formed a sword ball, flashing with piercing light, quickly attacking the ghosts and demons around them. Beside her, Ao Xue responded lightly, and the Zi Ying divine sword fluttered like clouds, layers of purple light wrapped in rolling waves of anger, bursting out with a mighty aura.
Two soft whistles sounded simultaneously, and two powerful beams of light, one red and one purple, burst forth with immense power. In an instant, they collided violently with the black light shield outside. The intense airflow and the diametrically opposed true yuan auras produced a violent explosion in the rapid frictional collision. In mid-air, only scattered light was seen, and clouds flowed in all directions. Ao Xue and Cang Yue's bodies shook, and they were instantly blown back one zhang. At the same time, the joint attack of the seven ghostly apparitions also collapsed under this powerful blow.
A figure flashed by, and Ao Xue quickly traversed the three ghostly apparitions in front of her, shooting towards the direction where Lu Yun had disappeared. The Cang Yue divine sword spun around, counterattacking with a "Phoenix Wing Heaven Soar". A blood-red phoenix rose up behind Cang Yue, its crimson light illuminating the entire Ghost King City. A phoenix cry echoed out, as the fire phoenix's wings spread wide, unleashing a hundred-meter-long flame that carried an overwhelming aura, appearing in mid-air. The raging flames, imbued with the pure and powerful true yuan of the sun, instantly incinerated everything in their path.
The demon fairy saw Ao Xue leave, and suddenly let out a loud roar, her figure flashing as she chased after him. The seven ghostly figures beside her overlapped, their shadows merging into thousands of fierce ghostly figures that surrounded Cang Yue, crazily spinning and attacking. Countless dark and gloomy ghostly energy collided with the intense fire true yuan, the extreme yin and yang energies rubbing against each other, instantly causing an explosion. A brilliant light illuminated everything, a powerful energy suddenly blasting the surrounding city walls to pieces, the seven ghostly figures suffering four deaths and three injuries on the spot. Cang Yue's body shook, her mouth opening to spit out a mouthful of blood, before she immediately chased after Ao Xue.
Radiant purple light dazzled the eyes, as Ao Xue, guided by the divine sword, flew forward with reckless abandon. Behind her, Gui Xian let out a fierce roar, and dark shadows flashed, instantly appearing before Ao Xue, blocking her path. Ao Xue snorted coldly, and the purple glow of the divine sword surged greatly. In the instant that Gui Xian suddenly appeared, a massive purple dragon opened its jaws wide, swallowing Gui Xian whole. Ignoring Gui Xian's terrified screams, Ao Xue's figure didn't stop, advancing at full speed.
After passing through countless passages, Ao Xue's figure appeared three zhang away from the Soul Locking Well. Gazing quietly at the mysterious well, a hint of vigilance flickered in Ao Xue's eyes, and a tinge of sorrow and indignation colored his face. Looking at the mouth of the well, Ao Xue murmured, "Lu Yun, is that you? Can you hear my voice? If you can, remember to respond."
Gazing at the well mouth in dismay, Ao Xue felt that endless evil was hidden inside. What worried her even more was that Lu Yun's last breath had disappeared from there. She didn't know what kind of enemy Lu Yun had encountered, but she understood that at this moment, Lu Yun was likely to be right there.
In mid-air, a dark shadow appeared silently. Looking at the proud snow below, the shadow's eyes flickered with an evil red and green light. The gaze swept over the proud snow's divine sword, and the shadow seemed to sense something, emitting a faint, eerie sound.
He raised his head, and Ao Xue's eyes changed slightly as he stared at the dark shadow in mid-air. A sense of foreboding suddenly rose up in his heart. He didn't understand why he had this feeling, but Ao Xue had always trusted his intuition. The divine sword spun around him, and a purple light shield automatically protected his body. After casting his defense, Ao Xue looked at the shadow and asked, "Who are you? Why don't you dare to show your true form?"
The dark figure remained silent, gazing at her with an eerie and abnormal expression. A black light flashed, and two clusters of black air suddenly appeared beside the dark figure, mysterious and sinister. Ao Xue's eyes changed slightly, and she recognized that the sudden appearance was two ghostly fairies. Her gaze swept over the rear, where a red light was rapidly approaching, which made Ao Xue feel slightly relieved.
Cang Yue gently fell beside Ao Xue, glanced at the three ghostly objects in mid-air, and her gaze stopped at the Soul Locking Well. Faintly, a hint of sadness flowed from her beautiful eyes, and the silent lamentation seemed particularly desolate at this moment. Looking at Ao Xue, Cang Yue said softly: "Lu Yun was the one who disappeared into that well, wasn't he?" Her tone was very light, as if she were asking herself, or perhaps she was asking the trembling heart.
With a proud and melancholic smile, he said: "Yes, he just disappeared like that, leaving behind endless sighs for us to lament. Yi Garden, the outstanding disciple who appeared once in a thousand years, passed away right here. Perhaps his brilliance was too dazzling, so he suffered from heavenly jealousy."
Cang Yue smiled wistfully: "Tian Ji, perhaps. In the past, he was always so mysterious, but why this time did he leave without a sound? Standing here, although I can no longer feel his presence, I still cannot accept the news of his departure. I don't believe he would just leave us like that, he is too mysterious, too unpredictable, perhaps this time it's just a temporary separation and soon he will meet us again in another place."
Looking at Cang Yue, in this moment, Ao Xue finally understood that it wasn't just herself whose heart was shattered.
Halfway, a ghost sneered and said: "You two are really clever, you guessed that the person died here in an instant. Hehe, it's no harm to tell you, the person you're looking for is buried in this well. This well is called the Locking Soul Well, anything that falls into it will have its soul scattered. Even our ghost king, the highest ruler of the ghost domain, is not an exception, let alone a small human."
The two women were shocked by the words, although they had suspected that Lu Yun might have disappeared there, but it was just a guess. The two women had been unwilling to believe their own guesses, but now this ghost fairy spoke out and directly broke the only lucky psychology of the two women. They looked at each other, with unbearable sadness and anger in their eyes, suddenly furious at the ghost fairy in mid-air.
"Cang Yue asked in a voice as cold as ice: 'Was it you who drove Lu Yun to his death? Now I will avenge him, and I will kill every last one of you.' As soon as she finished speaking, a chill aura burst forth like a raging storm, sweeping across the land. A powerful energy, mixed with thunderous rage, suddenly exploded a hundredfold. At this moment, Cang Yue looked like an icy goddess, her entire body radiating an eerie and chilling aura."
On the side, Ao Xue's lips were tightly closed, and a hint of tears sparkled in her eyes. In the wildly swirling cold wind, that crystal tear slowly fell. Without wiping it away, Ao Xue merely glanced at Cang Yue with a faint expression, then turned to walk towards the Soul-Locking Well. Since Lu Yun had died inside that well, no matter what, Ao Xue had to go there and take one last look at him.
