bookandnovel Chapter 14638 Unlucky Guy
Chapter 14638 Unlucky Guy
Chapter 14638 Unlucky Guy
The four burly men behind the one-armed old man immediately let out lewd laughter, and the bloody smell emanating from their bodies indicated that their hands were stained with the blood of passing travelers.
Ling Xiao sighed helplessly, turned to look at Ling Bi, and said with a hint of mockery, "The welcoming ceremony at Broken Boundary Mountain is more 'enthusiastic' than I imagined."
"The law of the jungle prevails, there's no need to hide it." Ling Bi's tone was indifferent, showing no interest whatsoever in drawing her sword.
“That makes sense.” Ling Xiao nodded gently.
next second!
A dark blue demonic flame suddenly exploded from his body, like a demonic sun descending into the void!
boom!
The battle erupted in the blink of an eye and ended in the blink of an eye.
Ling Xiao didn't even move a step, he just casually stretched out a palm.
The one-armed old man's pupils suddenly contracted. Just as he was about to activate his protective technique, a terrifying palm wind containing devouring power pierced through his chest.
A charred palm print was branded on the heart. The old man didn't even have time to scream before he fell straight into the void, his life force rapidly fading away.
His four companions behind him didn't even have a chance to make a move before they were imprisoned in place by an invisible force of ice and fire.
The biting cold and the scorching heat intertwined, freezing their limbs and scorching their clothes. The four men's eyes were filled with extreme fear, and their bodies were as stiff as stone sculptures.
"Who...who exactly are you?" The one-armed old man coughed up a mouthful of black blood and asked with his last bit of strength.
Ling Xiao did not answer, but bent down and searched the old man's arms and found a black token engraved with a holy angel pattern.
“The outer henchmen of the Holy Temple.” Ling Bi glanced at the token, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. “It seems the Holy Temple has been eyeing Broken Boundary Mountain for a long time and has planted quite a few spies here.”
Ling Xiao exerted force with his five fingers, instantly crushing the black token into dust. A cold glint flashed in his starry eyes: "Time is running out. Let's go see City Lord Lin."
Two streaks of light shot into the sky, hurtling towards the direction of the Shattered Star Tavern.
Shortly after they left, the void twisted again.
Six figures dressed in white robes quietly appeared, their chests embroidered with images of crimson angels wielding holy swords—these were the Holy Temple's Annihilation Guardians!
The middle-aged man at the head of the group bent down to pick up the fragments of the token from the ground, his fingertips lightly tracing the lingering traces of its presence, a cold glint in his eyes:
"The target has entered Broken Boundary Mountain. Initiate the 'Sword Hunting Plan' immediately. Also, spread the news that the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword is about to be auctioned to all forces in Broken Boundary Mountain, especially those ancient monsters that are living in seclusion."
A white-robed warrior behind him whispered, "My lord, isn't this too risky? If we attract those ancient monsters that have been sleeping for many years, I'm afraid..."
"A risk?" The middle-aged man sneered, his voice tinged with fanaticism. "The Holy Temple has waited for thousands of years for the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword! Let alone a risk, we would risk the entire Silent Realm branch! What's more..."
He looked up in the direction Ling Xiao had left, a hint of surprise and uncertainty flashing in his eyes:
"The Demon Lord Black Heaven Sword on that kid seems to have become one with him, reaching a state where man and sword are inseparable. I have a feeling that this time, what we've caught might be a fish much bigger than we imagined!"
Meanwhile, deep within the Broken Boundary Mountain, in a private room on the top floor of the Shattered Star Tavern.
A stunningly beautiful woman dressed in purple stood by the window, gazing at the two streaks of light rushing towards her in the distance. She picked up a glass of scarlet wine with her jade-like hand and took a small sip.
She is none other than Lin Muying, the city lord of Jueling City.
"It's finally here."
Lin Muying murmured to herself, a meaningful smile appearing on her beautiful face as her slender fingers gently traced the ancient magic patterns carved on the windowsill.
"My Lord Demon Lord, the prophecy you glimpsed in the river of time is gradually coming true. But I wonder... is this boy named Ling Xiao truly the chosen one, the one destined to overthrow the Holy Temple?"
Breaking Boundary Mountain has never been a mountain, a city, or a passage.
It is a wound, a wound etched on the body of the Realm of Annihilation, a wound that can never heal.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a group of incredibly talented beings who attempted to use their supreme power to break through the barriers of the world and open a path to a higher dimension.
They ultimately failed, but the terrifying aftershocks of that failure tore apart the spacetime structure of the Annihilation Realm, leaving behind this ruinous fissure stretching across the edge of the world.
Since then, this place has become a graveyard for pursuers and a final destination for the desperate.
For countless generations, those who have reached the pinnacle of martial arts, those who have no rivals in their homeland but suffer from a dead end, will eventually gather here.
They secluded themselves here to cultivate diligently, fought life-or-death battles, and exhausted their remaining lifespans, attempting to glimpse a faint possibility of breaking through their shackles from the fragments of extraterrestrial rules escaping from the spatial rifts.
Unfortunately, no one has succeeded in this endeavor throughout history.
Breaking Boundary Mountain has swallowed too many names that have shaken the ages, so many that later intruders have long since become too lazy to recount the fallen legends.
It became the most ironic symbol of the realm of Nirvana.
It is both the last beacon of hope for transcendence in the eyes of all those trapped at the peak, and an endless mass grave that buries their lifelong ambitions.
until three days ago.
The news that "the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword has appeared in the world" was like a thunderbolt that cleaved the silent void, spreading like wildfire to every corner of this spacetime rift.
Those ancient monsters, whose hearts had long since turned to ashes and who had slumbered deep within the shattered mountains for millennia, trembled for the first time as they opened their murky eyes. The deathly stillness in their eyes vanished, replaced by a greedy flame more intense than the stars.
……
Inside the private room of the Shattered Star Tavern, the aroma of wine was rich and mellow. Lin Muying, with her slender, jade-like hands, raised her glass in a distant toast, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"Welcome to Broken Boundary Mountain. To be honest, you two are quite lucky. If it weren't for the news about the Demon Lord Black Sky Sword spreading like wildfire, you probably wouldn't even be able to enter the mountain gate with your current cultivation levels."
Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow, his smile relaxed: "Oh? Is there some kind of hurdle to overcome to enter this Broken Boundary Mountain?"
“The threshold used to be terrifyingly high.” Lin Muying put down her wine glass and tapped her fingertips lightly on the table.
“At the very least, one must be at the peak of the Breaking Realm to be qualified to set foot here. But ever since your news spread, those old guys guarding the pass have removed all restrictions.”
"Now, even a mortal with no strength can take a trip through Broken Boundary Mountain as long as he is bold enough to break in."
"This is... a welcome ceremony specially prepared for me?" Ling Xiao chuckled.
"What they welcome is never you, Ling Xiao, but the demonic sword in your hand."
Lin Muying turned to look at him, her eyes filled with a complex and unreadable expression.
“Ling Xiao, remember this well: once you step onto this land, there is no turning back. The rules of Broken Boundary Mountain are completely different from those of the outside world. The word ‘strong’ here carries far more weight than you can imagine. Moreover…”