bookandnovel Chapter 14637 Arrival at Breaking Boundary Mountain
Chapter 14637 Arrival at Breaking Boundary Mountain
Chapter 14637 Arrival at Breaking Boundary Mountain
"That's right!"
A glint flashed in Ling Bi's eyes, and she echoed in a deep voice.
"And we must act immediately! The pursuers of the Annihilation God Envoy will be at the Hegemon Empire in two days at most. Before that, you must get to Breaking Boundary Mountain and spread the news of the auction to every corner of the Annihilation Realm!"
“I’ll go with you.” Ling Bi raised her eyes, looked directly at Ling Xiao, and said in a tone that left no room for refusal.
Ling Xiao was about to refuse when Ji Mingkong spoke first: "I agree. You are alone and weak, while Ling Bi is quite capable. With her accompanying us, we can feel more at ease."
Meng Haoqing and the others exchanged glances and nodded in agreement, clearly showing that they all agreed with the decision.
Looking into Ling Bi's determined eyes, Ling Xiao finally said softly, "This journey will be fraught with peril, with nine out of ten chances of survival."
"Staying here is nothing more than waiting to die."
Ling Bi spoke calmly, yet with a spirit that showed she was no less capable than any man.
"The Holy Temple's target has always been the Demon Lord's Black Sky Sword and its wielder. Wherever you are, the flames of war will follow. The Overlord Empire can no longer withstand a second wave of attacks."
Ling Xiao no longer hesitated. He raised his hand and dozens of storage rings appeared out of thin air, radiating rich spiritual energy. He distributed these rings to everyone one by one:
"This contains cultivation resources that I have accumulated over the years, enough to help you heal your injuries and break through to a higher realm."
He handed the last storage ring to Ji Mingkong, his eyes burning with determination: "Mingkong, I'm entrusting the Batian Empire to you."
Ji Mingkong took the ring, his fingertips trembling slightly. All his unspoken words were condensed into four: "Come back alive."
"must."
Ling Xiao smiled, but the smile carried an undeniable weariness.
He did not visit the soldiers who were still repairing the great formation, nor did he bid farewell to the people in the city.
Time is the most luxurious thing for them at this moment.
Under the cover of night, two figures silently slipped out of Lin Yuan City and sped towards the distant Po Jie Mountain.
……
Half an hour later, Ling Xiao and Ling Bi's figures had already transformed into two streams of light, shuttling through a chaotic and hazy void passage.
This passage is a secret shortcut that Ling Bi discovered many years ago after surviving numerous close calls. It connects seven broken floating realms and ends at the outer edge of the Broken Realm Mountain.
Deep within the passage, turbulent spatial currents surged ceaselessly, sometimes transforming into ferocious spatial blades, and sometimes condensing into distorted vortexes of time. Ordinary martial artists, even those at the Nascent Soul stage, would be instantly churned into blood and gore if they stepped inside.
Ling Xiao, however, strolled leisurely, the eerie blue demonic light surrounding him frantically devouring the potentially deadly turbulent energy.
"Your cultivation technique... is becoming increasingly bizarre." Ling Bi glanced sideways, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes. "These spatial turbulence not only don't harm you, but seem to have become nourishment for you. Could this Devouring Heaven Demon Art be... evolving on its own?"
Ling Xiao was also shaken. Since the Demon Lord's Black Heaven Sword had completely merged with him, the operating method of this supreme demonic technique, which was already the number one in the Demon Sect, had undergone a subtle but dramatic change.
Now, it is no longer limited to devouring spiritual power. Whether it is the power of spacetime that tears the universe apart, the power of stars that illuminate the world, or even the chaotic origin that even it cannot identify, it can transform them all into the foundation that nourishes itself.
"Whether it's evil or not, becoming stronger is a good thing."
Ling Xiao grinned, a hint of arrogance flashing in his eyes, "This Devouring Heaven Demon Art was something even the Demon Lord couldn't fully comprehend back then. If I can cultivate it to perfection, my future achievements might surpass that legend!"
Before he could finish speaking, a blinding white light suddenly shone in front of him.
A gigantic, bizarre gate of light was already suspended at the end of the void.
"We've arrived." Ling Xiao stopped in his tracks, his voice low.
The two stepped into the portal side by side.
The next moment, the world opened up, and a magnificent picture that defied all logic suddenly came into view.
Breaking the Boundary Mountain!
This is not a mountain in the conventional sense, but a spacetime ruin suspended on the edge of the realm of annihilation.
Countless broken mountain fragments floated in the dark void, their peaks riddled with cracks, from which golden fragments of law occasionally fell.
A colorful energy river crisscrosses the landscape, connecting the broken mountains into a network. As the river rushes by, the bones of ancient behemoths can be vaguely seen floating and sinking.
Further away, dozens of menacing spatial rifts slowly opened and closed like the mouths of giant beasts, each breath revealing an extraterrestrial pressure powerful enough to make even a saint's heart tremble.
Yet, this desolate place is teeming with life.
At the summit of the shattered mountain, there stand either magnificent palaces or simple, crude barbarian nests, and some even build cities suspended in mid-air using magical artifacts.
All sorts of flying machines streaked across the sky, and warriors of humans, demons, monsters, and even all sorts of unheard-of alien races shuttled back and forth.
Some people loudly hawked rare and precious materials on the void platform, while others broke into a fight over a mere disagreement. Magical weapons roared and shattered the clouds, and blood splattered into the energy river, only to be devoured in the blink of an eye.
There are no laws, no order, only one ironclad rule.
Might makes right!
"We've finally arrived at Broken Boundary Mountain," Ling Xiao murmured, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic land, a cold smile playing on his lips.
He knew this place all too well. It was a paradise for fugitives, a playground for ambitious men, and a gambling den for desperate criminals. With enough chips, even the head of a Holy Elder could be bought here.
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of divine senses, some subtle and some overt, descended upon the two like venomous snakes. Several of them were filled with undisguised greed and killing intent, clearly regarding them as easy prey for newcomers.
"It seems we've already become prey in other people's eyes as soon as we arrived," Ling Xiao said in a low voice.
"This is what Breaking Boundary Mountain should look like."
Ling Bi's lips curled slightly, her delicate hand lightly touching the sword at her waist, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in her cold eyes. "The bigger the commotion, the faster the news of the auction will spread. However, to make the news spread throughout the entire Broken Realm Mountain, we still need a suitable mouthpiece."
"Don't worry, it's all arranged." Ling Xiao chuckled. "Lin Muying, the city lord of Jueling City, is already waiting for us at the Shattered Star Tavern. With her spreading the message, it's far more credible than if we come forward ourselves."
He had already planned everything carefully. It would be too deliberate for him to personally announce the auction of the Demon Lord Black Sky Sword, and the Holy Temple would easily see through his scheme. Only by relying on Lin Muying, the local bigwig, could he make this play seem convincing.
Just as the two were about to set off, the void in front of them began to twist violently without warning.
With a hiss!
Five figures stepped out from the distorted space. The leader was an old man with one arm and one eye. His remaining cloudy eye gleamed with a greedy light like a hungry wolf as he looked Ling Bi up and down, a lewd smile spreading across his lips.
"Heh, two more young bastards have arrived. If you know what's good for you, hand over your storage treasures obediently, and I might leave you with a whole corpse. As for this young lady, she can stay and keep us company for some fun!"