Chapter 504: Chapter 226: Battle with the Underworld, Prey and Hunter (Part 2)

If one does not have enough confidence in their own foundation, the vast majority of cultivators would not choose to attempt this during a breakthrough.

Because once the "Open Heaven Gate" fails, before the Golden Nature can descend, one’s own Inner Core will be shattered by backlash, leading inevitably to death and the dissipating of the Dao.

The reason Shen Wen’an chooses this path is primarily to lure out people from the Underworld.

Last time at Luoxia Mountain, during a brief encounter with someone from the Underworld, he captured a trace of Yin Qi from the other party, which ultimately manifested as a strange mark on his Lifebound Magical Sword.

This mark is incomplete, and this time he wants to try again to see if he can complete it.

Only, now what surprises him somewhat is that after "Sword Opening Celestial Gate," he actually attracted two people from the Underworld.

"Let’s give it a try first."

The Divine Spirit murmured on the Spirit Platform, and Shen Wen’an took a step forward, suddenly transforming his Divine Spirit into a cyan long sword that flew out from his Sea of Consciousness!

Outside the Ren Water Concealing Spirit Array.

Fu Yang and the youth from the Underworld were quietly waiting for Shen Wen’an’s Golden Nature to descend when suddenly they saw a streak of cyan light rushing towards them.

This scene instantly wiped the calm off the Underworld youth’s face, replaced by a slight frown.

As someone from the Underworld, every time he appeared, those Golden Core cultivators would avoid him, and he had never encountered anyone who dared to rush forward to court death.

At the moment the cyan light penetrated the Ren Water Concealing Spirit Array, the Underworld youth’s companion, Fu Yang, moved.

His figure flashed, and he suddenly scattered a large amount of Array patterns towards Shen Wen’an’s Sword Spirit.

In an instant, an Attack Array appeared in the void, trapping Shen Wen’an’s Sword Spirit within.

"Fu Yang martial uncle!?"

At the moment the Attack Array formed, Shen Wen’an, in his Sword Spirit state, saw the true face of the one who made a move, and his eyes instantly showed a look of shock.

He never expected that his martial uncle, who shared the same fate of being expelled from the Qiyun Valley sect, would now be in league with someone from the Underworld.

Just that, he also felt a trace of unfamiliarity with Fu Yang.

The middle-aged figure in front of him, dressed in Underworld garments, besides having a similar appearance to Fu Yang, had an aura and a hint of spirit light in the eyes that differed greatly from Fu Yang.

Shen Wen’an also had no way of knowing whether the person in front of him was actually Fu Yang.

Similarly, Fu Yang, upon hearing his voice, showed no change in expression, merely manipulating the Array that trapped his Sword Spirit to launch an attack by gently pinching a spell.

Suddenly, inky black chains exuding an extremely yin and cold aura abruptly appeared from the void!

These chains, like vicious venomous pythons, pierced through the void and whistled toward Shen Wen’an!

Seeing this, Shen Wen’an couldn’t be bothered to debate whether the one who made the move was truly Fu Yang but could only focus on defending against the attack first.

With a wave of his hand, nine cyan long sword shadows manifested around him.

These sword shadows were all condensed from the purest Supreme Profound Sword Qi.

After forming nine Supreme Profound Longswords around him, they quickly gathered behind him to form a giant Sword Wheel.

Facing the inky black chains shooting at him from all directions, the Supreme Profound Sword Wheel spun rapidly, and brilliant Sword Aura shot out from those long swords.

Ding ding dang dang!

The Sword Aura collided with the inky black chains, bursting out with crisp metallic clangs.

Shen Wen’an stood with his hands behind his back, yet a trace of Divine Sense had already penetrated the Array, recklessly observing Fu Yang in front of him.

"Martial Uncle?"

His voice condensed into a line, and Shen Wen’an forcibly infused his voice into Fu Yang’s Sea of Consciousness, attempting to awaken him.

Unfortunately, this move had no effect on Fu Yang at all.

Seeing this, Shen Wen’an decided not to waste any more effort, immediately transforming that trace of Divine Sense into a Divine Soul Sword, stabbing fiercely towards Fu Yang’s Sea of Consciousness!

This move was a new ability he derived by combining the secret skill from "Guardian Sword Bone" with the comprehension of the "Soul-Slaying Sword" from Celestial Monarch Mountain.

It allowed each trace of his Divine Sense to transform into an attacking Divine Soul Soldier.

Though this move wasn’t as powerful as the attack of the Wisdom Sword, it was stealthy and unexpected, capable of inflicting certain harm on the opponent’s Divine Spirit, thus catching them off guard.

Indeed.

The long sword formed by Divine Sense successfully pierced Fu Yang’s Sea of Consciousness, aiming for the Divine Spirit on his Spirit Platform exuding an extremely yin and cold aura!

Fu Yang finally showed a slight change in his formerly calm expression.

The Cultivation Technique Array he was controlling also got affected, showing signs of impending collapse.

The Array in the void, without Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects as the Array Base, relied entirely on the refined Array Dao mastery and power of the Divine Soul by the Array Master for maintenance.

Now that his Sea of Consciousness was breached and his Divine Spirit was threatened, Fu Yang was naturally unable to manipulate the Array fully with all his concentration.

The Supreme Profound Sword Wheel behind Shen Wen’an quivered suddenly, and dazzling Sword Aura erupted from the nine long swords, breaking through the surrounding Array in one fell swoop.

"Alas!"

"It seems I have to take matters into my own hands..."

As Shen Wen’an broke through the Array and emerged, the Underworld youth beside Fu Yang shook his head and spoke with a sigh.

His gaze upon Shen Wen’an was like a common person staring at an ant about to be crushed by himself.

With a touch of mockery, a touch of pity, and a touch of indifference.

Facing his gaze, Shen Wen’an could feel a faint sense of oppression.

This oppression came from the depths of the soul, as if there existed a vast disparity in life levels between the two.

Shen Wen’an’s expression turned somewhat grave.

Last time at Luoxia Mountain, although he had already encountered someone from the Underworld, an unexpected change occurred at the time, so he hadn’t felt these things from the other party.