Chapter 547 - 522: Encounter with Sword Saint Situ Again

Based on past experiences from the Origin Continent Battles, the number of Soul Spirits is not too many, requiring one to search everywhere and rely on luck. Once discovered, there would be a hunt from all sides, with fierce competition for the prize.

Moreover, such powerful Soul Spirits are even rarer and not easy to encounter.

Otherwise, those ordinary Immortal Cultivators, once they come across one, only death awaits them.

The main objective of the Origin Continent Battles is to temper the Tianjiao of the major powers, to cultivate top-tier talents, not to send these people to their deaths for no reason.

The Soul Spirit, failing to kill Lu Yan, had an even more ferocious look in its eyes, and the Yin energy around it became denser. It stared at Lu Yan and, like a ghostly apparition, floated towards him, launching an attack to kill.

Claws like threads, filled the void, cutting the emptiness with numerous marks.

With a thought, Lu Yan summoned a top-notch Immortal Treasure, channeling a fusion of four types of Rule Powers, and swung his sword to meet the attack.

Clang clang clang...

After more than a dozen resonant clashes, both figures retreated. Lu Yan swept the area with his Spiritual Sense and noticed that his top-notch Immortal Treasure had developed several notches and was now too damaged to be useful.

This was an Immortal Treasure close to the level of Doctrine Soldiers, yet it couldn’t withstand even one strike.

Lu Yan decisively put away the Immortal Treasure and went all out to channel the Saint Soldier’s Formula to meet the attack.

But at that moment, a strong sense of crisis rose in Lu Yan’s heart. He stepped down hard, and his figure suddenly drifted to the side.

Thud!

His ear turned cold as a gash was sliced open; had he not dodged in time, his skull would have been chopped off just now.

From the side, silently, another shadow appeared.

It was still a Soul Spirit, with disheveled hair, wearing a gray robe, floating midair, emitting an eerie Yin energy, identical to the previous one.

Lu Yan’s expression became serious.

Handling one was already difficult enough, not to mention two.

Swoosh swoosh!

The two Soul Spirits, one on the left and one on the right, charged at him from both sides, creating a pincer attack.

"Hundred Dragons Fist."

Lu Yan stepped on the ground, the earth undulated, and he summoned the power of the earth to rise into the air, transforming into numerous concrete and stone dragons that rushed towards the two Soul Spirits, easily numbering over a hundred.

This was a powerful Earth-System Immortal Skill, and a mass attack skill at that, ranking at the top among single-rule Immortal Skills.

As long as his feet touched the ground, he could draw upon the earth’s power endlessly.

The two Soul Spirits continually swung their claws, shattering the earth dragons, but the earth surged, and more dragons appeared without end.

For a time, Lu Yan managed to hold off the two Soul Spirits.

However, at that moment, two more chilling presences attacked from behind Lu Yan, the Yin energy grim and terribly frightening.

Lu Yan summoned the power of the earth, swinging his fists. Numerous earth dragons flew backwards, blocking the attack from behind.

And then, silently, two more terrifying Soul Spirits appeared behind him.

"What kind of accursed place is this, with one fearsome Soul Spirit showing up after another? It’s not wise to linger here."

Lu Yan thought to himself.

Although Lu Yan would have liked to kill these Soul Spirits to absorb their Soul Power, he estimated that after absorbing their power, the Soul Power in his Soul Ring would probably be sufficient to pass through the Soul Wall.

But he would have to be able to defeat them first.

He might have a chance if there was only one Soul Spirit and he used all his methods.

But with four of them.

He might be the one to die.

Swoosh!

Lu Yan rushed up the slope.

Because he sensed that the several Soul Spirits that appeared behind him had all charged from the bottom of the slope.

There was something unusual about the bottom of this slope.

The few Soul Spirits chased after him relentlessly.

However, utilizing several Rule Powers at once, Lu Yan stepped with Thunder Step for travel, and with each step, he drew upon the earth’s power, transforming it into earth dragons to fend off the four Soul Spirits.

The distance between them grew wider and wider.

After chasing for a while, seeing that they couldn’t catch up with Lu Yan, the four Soul Spirits turned around and went back to the bottom of the slope.

Lu Yan heaved a sigh of relief, didn’t stay put, and continued upwards, traveling about a thousand miles until the ground leveled out.

Lu Yan flew high into the air, gazing far into the distance, and vaguely noticed that this place seemed to be a crater, extremely large, like a bowl.

"This place is out of the ordinary. If I were a bit stronger, maybe I could give it a try."

Lu Yan pondered.

Suddenly, he twitched his nose, catching the scent of a strong fragrance.

"There’s Spiritual Medicine."

Lu Yan inhaled deeply a few times, identifying the scent’s source, and flashed towards it.

After traversing ten miles or so, Lu Yan arrived among some hills and woods, where there was a large green stone about five to six meters tall, and on it, a medicinal herb that was over a meter tall with two fruits grew.

One fruit was fiery red, emanating waves of heat, with a layer of flames shrouding it.

The other fruit, however, was enveloped in hair-thin lightning that constantly moved around it.

"Could this be... the Tao Twin Birth Fruit?"

Lu Yan’s eyes lit up.

The Tao Twin Birth Fruit was undoubtedly a sort of Dao Elixir, and an extremely precious one at that, containing both lightning and fire Tao Seals.

To use it as a main ingredient, one could refine Tao Elixirs, improving one’s level within the Tao Realm.

Lu Yan dashed towards the Tao Twin Birth Fruit.

But as he neared it, he took a sharp intake of breath, his Primordial Spirit shone, sensing a threat.

Without hesitating, he retreated.

As he retreated, the piece of bluestone suddenly revealed densely-packed runes, transforming into a short spear that stabbed towards Lu Yan at an astonishing speed.

However, Lu Yan retreated in time, dodging like lightning, and avoided the short spear.

"Formation, this kind of formation is not natural, but man-made, someone has set up a trap here..."

A thought crossed Lu Yan’s mind.

Swish swish swish...

Figures flickered all around, with a total of fifteen outlines encircling Lu Yan.

"Three Emperors Alliance, Sword Saint Situ..."

Lu Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Indeed, enemies often cross each other’s path. The first faction he encountered upon entering the Sea of Magic happened to be the Three Emperors Alliance, led by none other than Sword Saint Situ.

"Lu Yan, it’s actually you, hahaha, even the heavens don’t want to let you off, kill."

Upon seeing Lu Yan, Sword Saint Situ let out a hearty laugh as his aura surged, with the power of rule flowing through him. Above the sky, the Magic River appeared, resonating with him, and a terrifying power descended.

Swish!

He merged with his sword, his Primitive Symbiotic Life emitting a dazzling golden light, slashing towards Lu Yan.

Back at Enlightenment Cliff, Lu Yan had used the power of the cliff to injure him.

This was not Enlightenment Cliff, where Doctrine Soldiers couldn’t be used and were prohibited; it all depended on his own power.

Relying on his own strength, he was confident enough to crush Lu Yan.

Facing Sword Saint Situ, Lu Yan dared not be negligent, nor did he dare hide any of his power; he went all out, fusing four kinds of rules together, urging the Saint Soldier’s Foemula to its limit, and launched a full-strength palm strike.

Boom!

The two exchanged a blow, and Lu Yan’s body trembled violently, retreating like a cannonball.

During the retreat, he felt a piercing pain in his palm, where a sword cut deep into the bone had appeared, and blood flowed freely.

"Primitive Symbiotic Life, incomparably sharp. I can’t use the Thunder Sword, and I can’t confront him head-on."

Lu Yan’s thoughts raced.

That strike had not only involved the Saint Soldier’s Foemula, but also the Pure Sutra, protected by the Pure Light. Despite the fusion of four kinds of rules, he couldn’t withstand Sword Saint Situ’s Sword Light.

"Die!"

From behind Lu Yan, several masters of the Three Emperors Alliance took advantage of the situation to launch an attack, aiming to put Lu Yan to death.

Thud thud thud...

Lu Yan’s body plummeted like a heavy weight, crashing down to the ground, then using his feet to stomp, borrowing the earth’s power to transform into dozens of earth dragons, blocking the pursuing masters of the Three Emperors Alliance.

Suddenly, an invisible fluctuation rushed into Lu Yan’s sea of consciousness, transforming into a crescent moon-like scythe, slashing towards Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit.

Soul Attack.

Among the Three Emperors Alliance, there were special soul practitioners with strong souls who had cultivated Soul Attack Skills.

Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit shone, taking on the form of the Wave King, blocking the crescent moon scythe.

Right after, as he was about to launch a Soul Sting Counterattack, another attack from Sword Saint Situ arrived, his powerful golden domain spreading rapidly, rushing towards Lu Yan.

Lu Yan’s heart turned icy, redirecting the seven Soul Stings towards Sword Saint Situ, while he transformed into a battle blade and retreated explosively.

Sword Saint Situ was a Primitive Body, and his domain was not an Innate Magic Body domain; it was much stronger.

If he were engulfed by it, with Sword Saint Situ’s strength as well as the combined force of over a dozen Three Emperors Alliance masters, his situation would become perilous.

The seven Soul Stings made Sword Saint Situ’s body stiffen slightly.

At the same time, as Lu Yan transformed into a blade, he struck another high-ranking member of the Three Emperors Alliance, causing him to spit blood, nearly resulting in death, and forcing him to retreat and give way. This created a gap in the encirclement around Lu Yan.

Lu Yan broke out of the encirclement and rushed towards the slope.

"Don’t let him escape, Ghost Emperor has given an order, whoever takes this man’s head will be greatly rewarded, and might even be taken as Ghost Emperor’s direct disciple."

Sword Saint Situ roared.

The eyes of the other disciples of the Three Emperors Alliance shone brightly with an intense gleam of greed as they frantically chased after Lu Yan.

Sword Saint Situ condensed his domain into a pair of wings, significantly boosting his speed as he pursued Lu Yan.

"This person can actually use his domain to such an extent, his talent is truly astonishing, worthy of a Primitive Body."

Lu Yan thought to himself.

The talent of a Primitive Body was unquestionable, and across the entire Origin Continent, and even considering the vast starry sky, it was among the very top.

As long as one didn’t die, they could almost certainly reach the second step of creation.

There was a certain chance to step into the third step of creation.

Of course, it was only a chance. After all, the third step of creation wasn’t so easy to achieve.

For a power like the Three Emperors Alliance, which had spawned countless geniuses over endless years, even Primitive Bodies weren’t rare, yet there are only two unparalleled powerhouses at the third step of creation—the Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor.

Lu Yan pushed his speed to the limit and managed to barely avoid being caught.

Soon, he arrived at the position of the slope and dashed down without any hesitation.

Below, there were fearsome spiritual entities.

These spiritual entities would attack upon seeing cultivators.

Given Sword Saint Situ’s strength, he would certainly be targeted by the spiritual entities, which would provide an opportunity for Lu Yan to escape.

In the midst of pursuit and escape, they quickly crossed a thousand miles.

Swish!

A beast-shaped spiritual entity suddenly appeared, pouncing towards Lu Yan.

Lu Yan dodged with a swift sidestep, evading the spiritual entity’s attack, and continued downward.

"It’s a spiritual entity."

The people of the Three Emperors Alliance brightened up.

Since entering the Sea of Magic, they had yet to encounter a spiritual entity.