World of Cultivation - Volume 05 - Charge Out of the Ancient Battlefield
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Today, Zuo Mo’s movements were still unpractised, but he had successfully cast it again. It was enough to show that he had grasped the crux of this yao art, and his success was not just a matter of luck.
What was an incredibly difficult yao art in Pu Yao’s eyes was easily grasped by Zuo Mo and without the other knowing its difficulty. Other than bitterness and mockery, he couldn’t help but admire Zuo Mo’s talent. Thinking back carefully, he found that inexperienced youth he had first met was more average in all areas compared to the present.
This guy’s staying power was very strong!
He suddenly snickered. His consciousness was greater than Zuo Mo’s. The prison battlefield could block Zuo Mo’s consciousness, but could not stop Pu Yao’s consciousness. Pu Yao knew everything about what was happening outside.
His mood instantly made a one hundred and eighty degree turn, especially when he saw the spectacular expressions of the spectating yao.
Maybe it was pretty good to have such a student. Even though Zuo Mo was not a yao, and was a human, but in the eyes of Pu Yao who usually did not tread the conventional path, this wasn’t a concern at all.
At some time in the future, he definitely had to urge Zuo Mo to go to the yao world.
It would be really fun to cause a storm!
Imagining the shocked expressions of those old guys, he couldn’t help but roar with laughter.
In the sea of consciousness, Pu Yao’s free yet somewhat insane laughter echoed.
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Zuo Mo did not hear Pu Yao’s laughter. His mind was focused as he cast the Archaic Wasteland Sacrificial Art.
The simple yet authoritative presence was like a vicious wasteland beast slowly walking out of the mist. The oncoming presence was suffocating!
Its movements were not fast, but were filled with perfect ease.
It suddenly stopped its movement.
The spectating yao felt their throats tighten as though a noose had been suddenly tightened around their necks. They couldn’t breath.
Terror suddenly jumped from their feet up, the bone-aching coldness spreading through their entire bodies, their minds completely blank.
He seemed to see an ancient wasteland beast the size of a mountain looking down indifferently.
The mountain-like presence covered the world, and bore down like a mountain.
The yao lost their courage. They wanted to turn and run. Those that were less daring collapsed onto the ground. Even those guys who thought themselves powerful had ashen faces at this moment.
Qian Liu Daren’s water breath was vastness and full of life.
And this grey figure was filled with tyranny and destruction!
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The second prison.
Numerous yao suddenly stopped what they were doing at the same moment. They raised their heads in shock.
A dangerous presence filled with tyranny and destruction rushed past them like a gust of wind.
The enormous second prison sank into a strange silence.
A moment later, these yao that had been hard at work unhesitatingly dropped what they were doing, and started to fly in the same direction. If one looked from above the second prison, they would find that numerous figures seemed to be attracted to one location.
It was the entrance to the first prison.
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Feeling the danger of the Archaic Wasteland Sacrificial Art presented, the vast water breath that had been warm and peaceful a moment ago suddenly roiled.
Zuo Mo seemed to be situated in an angry ocean. The enormous waves that charged up could swallow him at any instant. These furious waves contained power that could crumble mountains and upend seas. If he was touched the tiniest bit, even with the Great Day mo physique, there would only be one outcome—his body completely shattered!
The complete reverse of the peace and harmony, the prison battlefield had turned to the other extreme. Zuo Mo understood this represented another attribute of the water breath. After experiencing the voyages on Endless Ocean, he understood just how the furious water could be terrifying powerful.
His surroundings were filled with abundant moisture.
Almost in the blink of an eye, a boundless ocean appeared under Zuo Mo’s feet.
Minuscule, Zuo Mo once again felt just how minuscule he was!
In front of this raging and vast water breath, people were forced to admit their insignificance.
Zuo Mo bit his lips tightly and tried to maintain his resolve. His hands were still methodically swiping in the air.
All of his strength was gathered in his body!
Come!
Zuo Mo suddenly raised his flushed eyes.
Almost at the same time, two empty red lights suddenly lit up in the grey shadow. They were like a pair of vicious eyes. The ignited red eyes were lantern sized, and like giving the touch of life to a painting, the figure of the wasteland beast that had been slightly intangible did not seem to feel transient any longer.
It was alive.
Even though the figure of the wasteland beast was not defined, but all of the yao had a strong feeling, it was alive!
The tyrannical and destructive presence suddenly exploded like a volcano and headed into the clouds!
It really was alive!
The spectating yao all shook. The two terrifying presences conflicted. They were like beauties that had just been abused getting abused again!
Among the crowds of yao, light flashed occasionally outside the prison battlefield. Each flash of light meant that a yao could not withstand the two oppressive presences and was forced out of the Ten Finger Prison.
Inside the Ten Finger Prison, if their mental defenses were broken, they would be forcibly ejected from the Ten Finger Prison. This kind of situation was not common. The yao cultivated their consciousness. In terms of mental strength, they were much stronger than xiuzhe or mo.
But today, after the successive blows from two peerlessly presences, the yao that usually cultivated in the first prison could not bear it. Even Nan Yue only stood for three breaths before she was pushed out of the Ten Finger Prison.
In comparison Leng Yue and Chang Zheng’s situation was much better. They usually cultivated in the second prison, but there was no ease on their faces. They seemed to be struggling to bear it. The other yao fortunate enough to remain all had pained expressions on their faces but no one retreated of their own accord.
Everyone knew that the faceoff between the two presences that was coming would be a great conflict!
To be able to personally see a battle of such a level, even if they had to pay a great price to watch, they would unhesitatingly choose to do so, much less just tolerate some pain. This kind of opportunity was rare!
The lantern-sized vicious eyes glowed with red light. The waves that seemed to cover the sky did not seem to affect it.
It suddenly opened its mouth.
The open mouth suddenly formed a great suction force.
Numerous waves were forcibly pulled away from the water by this force and flew towards the open mouth of the wasteland beast. The furious ocean suddenly paused shortly.
The surface of the water that had instantly calmed rippled. It was rebelling against this suction.
The light of the two enormous pupils in the grey shadow increased. The suction power increased!
Whoosh whoosh!
Like a whale drinking rivers, numerous pillars of water were sucked into the mouth of the wasteland beast. The wasteland beast’s mouth seemed to be a bottomless hole. No matter how much water entered, it showed no signs of expanding.
But how could the vast ocean formed by the water breath be defeated so easily?
That was the water breath that Crystal Void Qian Liu Daren had left behind!
The vast ocean was colossal and showed no signs of shrinking. Many schools of fish suddenly appeared under the water. These schools of fish were different than the schools of fish that appeared before. They were of flesh of blood.
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Life!
Zuo Mo suddenly understood. These schools of fish were truly lives that had been created by the water breath!
There were innumerable schools of fish. They furiously leapt at the wasteland beast. The strong vitality they carried was like boiling water and caused fear.
The shaking vitality did not serve as nutrients, but poison.
This blow was like the grass that broke the camel’s back for the yao who had been struggling outside the battlefield.
Innumerable lights flashed. None of the yao outside the battlefield remained!
For the first time, the wasteland beast showed wariness. These fragile lives caused the powerful wasteland beast to feel danger. Zuo Mo was very surprised!
Just as Zuo Mo felt shock, the lantern eyes of the wasteland beast suddenly blinked slyly.
Zuo Mo was shocked still by this person-like action of the wasteland beast.
The figure of the wasteland beast suddenly started to change.
Its body suddenly turned to shadow and divided into a top and bottom half.
Almost at the same time, Zuo Mo’s hands seemed to be out of his control as they unconsciously started to move.
Little yao arts, number one, number five hundred.
The top half of the grey shadow suddenly started to furiously spin clockwise, while the bottom half spun counter-clockwise.
That absurd and conflicting feeling appeared again. Zuo Mo felt as though he was being pulled by two wagons in opposite directions, and was unspeakably uncomfortable.
After having experienced it before, Zuo Mo instantly understood what he needed to to.
Straight Pass-Through Form!
A power that was not strong instantly penetrated the centers of the two yao arts.
Under the feet of the wasteland beast that had turned to a whirlwind, a thread of white light suddenly rose, and above its head, a blackness started to spread.
In the blink of an eye, the grey shadow turned to black and white parts that were clearly defined.
A black and white millstone.
The furiously turning millstone produced a much stronger suction force than before.
The schools of fish that came from all directions were like thin streams that were pulled into the millstone before they could even resist.
There was no flesh or blood flying. Everything was so silent it looked like a picture.
In the center of the millstone, a glowing bead gradually took shape.
The vast water breath filled with life quickly decreased, and the bead in the middle of the millstone became larger and glowed like a drop of dew.
The blood in Zuo Mo’s eyes gradually retreated. His consciousness was extremely drained.
Having recovered his calm, the first action Zuo Mo did was gather his last thread of strength, grabbing the bead, and shoving it into his mouth.
His vision darkened and he instantly lost consciousness.
Chapter 353: Spread
Wei Sheng progressed with difficulty. Each step required a great deal of concentration from him.
His clothing was in tatters and covered in dust, his entire person looked very fragile. Only that pair of black eyes showed a sharp light that seemed to penetrate the thick fiendish mist.
The dangers of this journey was hundreds of times greater compared to this trip in the sword cave.
Those soul beasts that could take form were especially vicious and cunning. They seemed to be one with the fiend mist, would silently approach to ambush and were hard to defend against. They also had an endless supply of illusory techniques that enchanted a person’s mind. If it wasn’t for the strength of Wei Sheng’s resolve, he would have fallen a long time go. They came like the wind, their speed was lightning fast, their attacks vicious. If he was the slightest bit careless, he would land in a precarious situation.
In the most dangerous incident, he had encountered three fiend soul beasts. What surprised him was that these three fiend soul beasts knew to cooperate among themselves. In that battle, he had been wounded in a dozen places. The most serious wound was so deep his rib bones could be seen.
If he did not have healing lingdan in his dimension ring, he would have died from the wound alone.
However, Wei Sheng was still Wei Sheng. Having left the sect to come to such an unfamiliar and dangerous place, it was as though he had been released from a heavy burden. The chains on his heart were shattered. He was like a bird that had escaped the cage and was unspeakably relaxed. He did not feel uncomfortable at the dangers in front of him.
He continuously experienced the ambush of all kinds of fiend soul beasts, the illusory techniques that ensnared a person’s mind. These dangers did not made him want to retreat, but tempered his sword heart even making it more refined and pure.
His talent in cultivating the sword was very exceptional in the beginning. The worldly apparition when he entered zhuji had caused everyone to feel anticipation about his future. Even Lin Qian of mysterious origins treated his talent slightly favorably. It was possible to see just how talented he was.
Having rediscovered the calm of his sword heart, and adding on the honing from the dangerous situation, he was like a treasure sword uncovered from the dust, and gradually showed his sharpened edges!
There wasn’t much ling power left.
He thought inside as his gaze looked towards the depths of the fiendish mist. Previously, sword essence had exploded suddenly in the direction he had been travelling. This gave him hope. He had a strong feeling that he was not far from his target.
But right now, he needed to think of everything he could do and control the consumption of ling power.
He was like the most frugal miser. If he could use one thread of ling power, he would not use two threads. He also tried to absorb ling power from the jingshi in the dimensional ring, and tried to purify it of impurities. He did everything he could do.
Even so, he was a sorry figure.
Caressing the black sword in his hands, he raised his head again and walked forward with determination.
He trusted the sword in his hands.
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“Shixiong fainted again?” Gongsun Cha gazed curiously at the unconscious Zuo Mo. He reached out to poke and see if Shixiong was really unconscious.
The “again” of Gongsun Cha’s words made the other people’s features twitch.
“Ehm, Daren must be cultivating a special technique.” Xie Shan found a shoddy excuse. Zuo Mo was his boss. He had to help disguise it.
Shu Long’s mouth imperceptibly curved up but he quickly became stern again.
Gongsun Cha’s face was regretful as he muttered, “I had been hoping he could help me fish today … …”
“Hm, Daren will rest. He probably will wake up soon,” Xie Shan could only say.
He had checked. There were no problems with Daren’s body.
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Shu Long had been planning on reporting to Zuo Mo. He could only leave now. He was the leader of the Hardship Guards. There was a pile of matters waiting for him everyday.
The camp of the Hardship Guard was always set up separately. Walking into the camp, it was very busy.
For other people, the abundant black fiendish energy was akin to poison, but for them, it was nothing less than the best nutrients.
“Head, when will Daren come to the camp?” When A Wen saw Shu Long, his eyes lit up, and he ran over with his black spear. The other Hardship Guards also crowded over.
Shu Long felt a head but still said expressionlessly, “Daren is cultivating now. When Daren finishes, I will report at the first moment.”
“Oh.” Everyone’s sounds carried slight disappointment.
In this period of time, the Hardship Guard had all improved greatly. There were many people that had finished forming their weapons. Almost half of the Guard Camp had finished forming their weapons. Compared to before, their combat capabilities were much stronger. Some more accomplished, like A Wen, rocketed in their
improvement.
In this short amount of time, he had become the second strongest in Guard Camp after Shu Long. He had just woken up from his meditation, and had gained greatly. He was very innocent and he desired Daren’s praise. Everyone in the camp had improved greatly. Every one of the flower slaves had comprehended a few spells.
Shu Long also hoped that Daren could come to the camp. That would greatly increase morale.
He hadn’t expected that Daren was unconscious again.
He could only go tomorrow, Shu Long thought.
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Nan Yue rubbed her forehead as her head ached. Being forcibly ejected from the Ten Finger Prison meant that her consciousness had been wounded slightly. But at this time, she did not put any attention on her lightly wounded consciousness.
She only wanted to know one thing now—had Daren finished the prison-breaking battle!
She wanted to enter Vast Water Clear Skies again, but before her consciousness recovered, she had no way of entering Vast Water Clear Skies.
Tightly biting her lips, her heart was in the air. What would Vast Water Clear Skies look like now?
But she could only be impatient. She comforted herself, tomorrow, by tomorrow, she would know the result. No matter if Daren had completed the prison-breaking battle or not, this matter would spread tomorrow, and the result would naturally float to the surface.
Daren had accidentally activated the prison-breaking battle. Due to this, other than the first and second prison, no one had managed to rush over in time. Right now, the news had not spread, but she dared to guarantee that by tomorrow, this matter would shake all of the yao world.
This was a prison-breaking battle!
She suddenly became excited. To be able to follow such a daren, what honor this was!
In the yao word, powerful yao would usually have many followers. Many of them would become their daren’s students, but most of them would only have the identity of a follower. However, this did not mean that they were lower than others. The guidance of a master, even if it was just a tiny bit, would greatly benefit them.