Chapter 629 Leaving
Under the spread of this violent energy and fluctuations, the entire space began to shake slightly and ominously.
The ground beneath my feet seemed to have lost its stability, and the land beneath my feet seemed to begin to tremble. Even the seemingly solid buildings around me were now tottering under this unimaginable impact, groaning under the heavy weight, and seemed like they would collapse at any time.
At the side, the statue of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix standing on the altar was also severely impacted by the aftermath of the energy.
The aftermath was like an invisible hammer, smashing hard on the statue.
In an instant, the dense lines on the statue began to crack, making crisp shattering sounds.
Then, the entire statue shattered completely like quicksand that was instantly frozen!
Countless stones and fragments of various sizes, carrying residual energy, flew in all directions, hitting the surroundings like hail.
As the statue of the Sky Demon Phoenix was completely destroyed, in the middle of the rubble, in an instant, a thick, blazing white beam of light suddenly burst out! This beam of light seemed to have life, with the momentum of tearing everything apart, and went straight into the void above. Its speed was so fast and its trajectory was so straight that it seemed to penetrate the entire sky!
On the altar, Xiao Ling and the others had been nervously watching Yao Chen's actions at the moment. No one noticed the changes in the statue of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix in the corner. It was not until the moment the statue shattered that Xiao Ling noticed the abnormality. Only a flash of "too late" flashed through his mind.
The blazing white light column that shot out from the ruins of the statue was as if it had really pierced through the void. In just a flash, it disappeared into the space and disappeared from the sight of Xiao Ling and others, without a trace.
However, everyone understands that there is no need to even think about it, as this is definitely some kind of secret method that has been set long ago!
Through this special method, the abnormal situation occurring here must have been instantly conveyed to people far away in the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan.
This is almost equivalent to an alarm, a signal for help.
It is not difficult to imagine that within a moment, the elite troops of the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan will quickly descend upon this world through some spatial means to "solve" the "trouble" here.
A heavy pressure instantly enveloped Xiao Ling's heart. There was really not much time left for them.
Fortunately, Yao Chen's attack was effective. The black hole created by the Great Heaven Creation Palm was completely shattering the space here.
Under Yao Chen's powerful control, even the space barrier outside the Phoenix Mausoleum that isolated the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan from the outside world was not spared and was greatly impacted by this terrifying force.
The black hole seemed to have the instinct to tear everything apart. The energy aftermath of its explosion was like a violent tsunami, impacting the external space barrier layer by layer.
At this moment, the color of the space barrier began to become unstable, as if covered with a layer of faint ripples. Then, fine cracks quietly spread out like a spider web. Faintly, signs of breaking were revealed, as if it would completely collapse in the next moment.
However, after all, the space of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan was a barrier that had been maintained by generations of powerful people born in the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan with countless efforts. Its solidity was far beyond imagination and could not be easily broken.
What's more, Yao Chen's attack first destroyed the space inside Huangling. When this destructive force hit the outer clan space barrier, it collided violently with the powerful power of the barrier itself, causing part of the force to be offset and consumed at the moment of contact.
Even so, although Yao Chen's consciousness was blessed with the energy of the formation and he tried his best, he still seemed powerless and lacked sufficient strength when facing this almost eternal barrier.
He watched as the shock wave from the black hole continued to hit the outermost space barrier, but was never able to completely and permanently shatter it.
Although he was unable to completely penetrate the space barrier outside in one go, which was a bit of a pity, it was also within Yao Chen's expectations this time.
He suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and then turned around with a look like lightning, locked onto Xiao Ling's direction, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Ling, from now on, it's up to you to do it!"
There was no need for Yao Chen to say anything more, as Xiao Ling had already understood what he meant, and in a flash he set off.
Not far in front of him, a rune emitting a cold silver light was floating quietly.
The silver light flowed endlessly on its surface, as if it contained some kind of strange energy. Just by its existence, the surrounding void began to ripple slightly.
And this rune is none other than Xiao Ling's natal rune which contains the law of space. At this moment, in front of this crumbling space barrier, it is the decisive key factor.
Whether Xiao Ling can tear open a path to freedom depends entirely on this.
As Xiao Ling's mind moved, he no longer held back, and began to pour almost all of the mental power contained in his Niwan Palace into the natal talisman in front of him continuously and madly, like a flood breaking through a dam.
The silver halo on the rune seemed to have received the purest nourishment and began to expand rapidly, becoming increasingly dazzling. The surging energy fluctuations almost condensed into substance, stirring up the surrounding void and causing it to begin to fluctuate violently, like the surface of the sea in a storm, swaying and fluctuating violently.
Xiao Ling gritted his teeth, his face pale due to the huge consumption, but his eyes were extremely firm, and he shouted in a low voice: "Silver Sky Splits the Sky!"
Before he finished speaking, the natal talisman suddenly expanded to a size of several feet, and silver light surged on the surface, like a condensed silver sun.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely thick silver beam of light, which seemed to be able to penetrate the void, suddenly burst out from the rune!
This beam of light was not ordinary energy, but a torrent of energy containing extremely rich spatial laws. It tore through the air, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air. With a clear target, it shot towards the outermost spatial barrier that had been cracked and crumbling due to the attack of Yao Chen.
Wherever the light column passed, the space was forcibly compressed and stretched, leaving behind silver space afterimages, as if it was going to shatter the world. The scene was extremely shocking.
When the white beam of light in front of Xiao Ling, which contained rich spatial force, bombarded the already shaky spatial barrier like the creation of the world, the already unstable spatial barrier was immediately subjected to a devastating impact.
The originally fine cracks instantly spread wildly like a spider web, densely packed and covering the surface of the barrier.
Under the erosion of the energy of the light column, those cracks rapidly intensified and deepened like living things, and were about to completely shatter, revealing the unknown void behind them, which might be full of unknowns.
The entire barrier was shaking and groaning, as if it would collapse at any time.
Seeing that the space barrier was crumbling bit by bit under the bombardment of "Broken World", Xiao Ling's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
Judging from the current situation, it won’t be long before the spatial barrier that imprisons them will be completely broken.
By then, he would be able to truly escape from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan. By then, this thrilling journey to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan would be safe and sound, and barely come to a successful conclusion. Next, of course, he had to send this ninth-order magic core containing huge energy to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan as soon as possible and give it to Zi Yan to use.
When he thought of the pretty face he hadn't seen for a long time, Xiao Ling couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling of anticipation in his heart.
……
Just when Xiao Ling was attacking the space barrier with all his strength, trying to tear apart the space barrier between the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan and the outside world, the atmosphere in a dark and solemn sacrificial hall deep within the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan suddenly changed.
A semi-saint elder who was originally immersed in cultivation was awakened by the sudden alarm wave coming from the direction of Huangling, which carried a strong warning.
That was no ordinary alarm. The sense of urgency and danger contained in it made this half-saint with unfathomable strength feel a chill in his heart.
Because of the fluctuating aura of this alarm, he, as a semi-saint elder who was responsible for guarding the ancestral hall and frequently inspecting the Phoenix Mausoleum, knew very well that there was definitely a problem in the core area of the Phoenix Mausoleum where the remains of the Dousheng-level Heavenly Demon Phoenix were buried!
This elder had indeed heard about the discovery of the Taixu ancient dragon scales in the tribe some time ago, but he did not take it seriously at the time as it was not within his jurisdiction.
However, at this moment, when Huangling's alarm and that old incident were suddenly connected in his mind, a strong sense of crisis instantly gripped him.
As alarm bells rang in his heart, he instantly understood that this must have been planned for a long time, and the target was directly targeting the Phoenix Tomb of the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan!
Moreover, now even the core alarm has been triggered. The other party may have penetrated deep into it and caused substantial damage and threats!
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, the elder no longer hesitated, and immediately left the ancestral hall.
However, he was not heading straight for the Phoenix Mausoleum, but flew straight to the core area where the high-ranking members of the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan lived.
He planned to report this shocking information to the clan leaders as soon as possible.
He had his reasons for choosing to report first instead of going directly to Huangling.
Firstly, the intruder was able to break through the heavy defenses and sneak into the Phoenix Mausoleum without anyone noticing, and even dared to attack the core area where the remains of the Fighting Saint-level Heavenly Demon Phoenix were buried. This was definitely not something that an ordinary person could do.
In his opinion, the opponent was probably at least a Dou Sheng-level warrior, or even stronger. Such an opponent was definitely not something he could easily handle alone.
Secondly, he judged that the alarm had just been triggered, and those intruders must have encountered many obstacles inside the Phoenix Mausoleum and were advancing with difficulty. It was hard to say whether those troubles could be finally resolved.
More importantly, he believed that when he successfully gathered the masters of the clan and attacked Phoenix Mausoleum together, those invaders would still be held back and unable to escape. By then, they would be trapped in a jar and would be surrounded and annihilated by the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan.
Such a plan is both safe and can minimize losses.
However, this half-saint elder of the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan did not know that his cautious behavior at this moment, and his actions of reporting to his superiors first and gathering strength, had caused the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan to miss the only last chance to catch up with Xiao Ling.
At this moment, the leader of the Sky Demon Phoenix clan, Huang Tian, happened to be out and had not returned. The Phoenix Elder, who temporarily held the highest power in the clan, received an emergency report on the unusual movements in Phoenix Mausoleum. Especially when he learned that the movement had endangered the safety of the remains of the Sky Demon Phoenix, which was at the Dou Sheng level, his face instantly became solemn, and he could even be said to be furious.
Without hesitation, she took action herself and at the same time, she gave an order to summon several powerful semi-saint elders in the clan.
The crowd's figures were as fast as lightning, and they flew up almost in the blink of an eye, transforming into several streams of light, and broke through the air towards the direction of Huangling with the force of thunder.
On Xiao Ling's side, as the last bit of power of Yin Xiao Liekong Yun exploded, the entire space let out a wail of being overwhelmed.
The previously cracked space barrier finally crumbled like fragile glass, turning into crystal fragments that disappeared into nothingness. In an instant, a dark space crack several feet wide suddenly tore open in front of Xiao Ling.
"It seems that everything is going very smoothly." Yao Chen's voice sounded inside the spirit of the ancestral stone, with a slight smile of relief.
"Now this space barrier has been temporarily broken. Before it heals on its own, Xiao Ling, you should leave quickly. I can sense that there are many powerful auras rushing here."
At this moment, Yao Chen's consciousness had become extremely weak due to the huge energy consumption before, as if it would be blown away by the breeze at any time.
"I have to thank Yao Lao for his help this time." Xiao Ling understood the urgency of the moment and nodded slightly to Yao Chen's illusory figure, "But this place is dangerous, I won't stay here any longer."
After saying this, he quickly took back the spirit of the ancestral stone. His figure flashed and turned into a dazzling stream of light, which went straight into the space crack and disappeared without a trace.
Seeing that Xiao Ling had left safely, Yao Chen's consciousness slowly withdrew its gaze from the direction where the crack disappeared, and looked towards the direction of the powerful auras that it had keenly captured earlier and were rapidly approaching.
However, faced with this situation, he just raised a meaningful smile at the corner of his lips.
Then, his already illusory consciousness slowly and silently dissipated like a wisp of smoke blown away by the breeze, until the last trace disappeared.
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When the group of people from the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan finally approached the area where the Phoenix Mausoleum was located, they immediately keenly sensed the obvious spatial fluctuations in front of them.
The Phoenix in the lead suddenly had a gloomy face, her eyes burning with anger. She suddenly shouted, her voice full of rage and unwillingness:
"Damn it! Those guys actually dared to open the clan's space barrier and forcibly tear out a passage in an attempt to escape!"
Before she finished speaking, Elder Phoenix quickly made arrangements. She swept her eyes and said in a deep voice, "All of you, disperse immediately, follow the traces of spatial fluctuations, and chase after those intruders with all your strength. Make sure to intercept them!"
As she made the arrangements, she sped up again, her figure like a flash of red lightning, shooting towards the depths of Huangling first.
In her mind, the safety of the interior of the Phoenix Mausoleum, especially the remains of the Fighting Saint-level Heavenly Demon Phoenix, is far more important than hunting down a few intruders. She must confirm it personally at the first opportunity and must not allow any mistakes.
(End of this chapter)
