#391 - Angel Sword

".Is this Jialing Pass?"

With a bit of curiosity, Ye Guyi stared in a daze at the huge building whose outline was vaguely visible hidden in the purple miasma.

“It feels a bit different from what I expected.”

The desolate breeze blew across the dead ruins, bringing with it a sweet smell of rust. The originally solid basalt base had decayed over the long years and was covered with purple-black lichens. Its lifeless appearance warned every explorer who tried to step into it.

No one knows who gave birth to whom between them and the purple miasma.

She had thought that Jialing Pass, as the place where Qian Renxue's throne was shattered, should be a glorious scene with a strong sacred aura and covered in golden light everywhere.

But when I got there and took a look, I was shocked by the scene. Not to mention normal people, even evil soul masters would not want to stay in this damn place any longer, right?

Huo Yuhao did not say anything. He just took two steps forward silently and stretched out his hand to gently stroke the city wall that was so dilapidated that it was almost unrecognizable.

My fingertips silently stroked the rotten wall, feeling a rough touch. Moss of a similar color to lichen spread from the shadows, mixed with a faint musty smell seeping from the cracks in the stone.

"The miasma comes from the countless bodies that died inside, and these mosses are the ones that survived the miasma by chance and eventually mutated."

Long before he decided to bring Ye Guyi to Jialing Pass to look for opportunities, he had consulted the records left by various major forces and learned some information about this pass located between steep mountains.

Just like after Tang San became a god, many people went into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Human-Faced Demon Spiders in an attempt to obtain the same Eight-Spider Lance soul bones. As the place where the three gods fought a decisive battle, it naturally welcomed many adventurers ten thousand years ago who wanted to find the power left by the two gods and use it to reach the sky in one step.

However, unlike hunting the Human-Faced Demon Spider, the exploration of Jialing Pass only lasted for a few decades before it came to a standstill. Except for the occasional people who did not believe in it, no one was interested anymore.

The reason is simple: almost no one can walk out alive after entering.

After the battle between the three gods came to an end, the entire Jialing Pass seemed to be shrouded in a strange energy. Any living creature that stepped into it would have its life eroded. Even those Titled Douluo with powerful cultivation could only linger on the edge of the relatively weak energy.

If they dare to go deeper, even if they are lucky enough to come out, their bodies will gradually collapse due to energy erosion, and they will not live long.

In fact, as early as when it first formed, this phenomenon not only did not make people feel afraid, but instead made them believe that there must be some powerful treasure buried inside that had such an effect. So much so that during that time, soul masters from all over the continent heard the news and gathered here from afar, hoping to become the lucky chosen one.

But as everyone tried their best, they were unable to reach the center where the energy was most concentrated, and even after countless lives were lost, fear and reason finally took over the brain again as the enthusiasm faded.

In addition, the Tiandou Empire, which had not yet split at the time, saw that the situation was not right. In order to avoid the massive loss of soul masters that had been pulled over from the Spirit Hall with great difficulty, it quickly formulated a series of control measures. This allowed the Jialing Pass, a death scenic area, to be controlled and quickly faded from everyone's sight.

As for those unfortunate people who died in there, they gradually decayed and rotted over the years, eventually forming the current large-scale miasma containing horrible and poisonous substances, making Jialing Pass even more dangerous.

Ten thousand years have passed, and except for the occasional visitor who, according to ancient rumors, is reckless and wants to try his luck, this place has become a human restricted area, similar to a very dangerous place.

Of course, for Huo Yuhao today, those so-called energies naturally cannot hinder him in the slightest.

He released his Spirit Eyes martial soul without hesitation. As the first platinum soul ring lit up, mental detection instantly enveloped the entire Jialing Pass.

"How's it going?"

Ye Guyi came up to him and asked curiously, "Did you find anything?"

"have"

As if he was shocked by what he saw, Huo Yuhao was silent for a long time before slowly nodding.

"Let's go and take a look."

Withdrawing his hand, he walked towards the darker city gate. Ye Guyi was about to remind Huo Yuhao that the air inside was highly poisonous, but he found that the body under Huo Yuhao's collar was quietly glowing with a green light.

The realm of eternal freeze.

Then, a bone-chilling chill suddenly erupted with him as the center, freezing the surrounding miasma into tiny ice crystals, and the invisible energy erosion was also completely crushed.

It was as if he was bathing in a layer of dark purple snowflakes. As the ice crystals fluttered down around him, Huo Yuhao turned around to look at Gu Yuena and Ye Guyi who was stunned for a moment, and urged them softly.

"Hurry up and catch up."

"oh oh……"

Ye Guyi belatedly withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and followed with a red face.

Why is this guy so good-looking? He only knows how to seduce people all day long. He is so evil...

In comparison, Gu Yuena was more direct. While Ye Guyi was muttering in his heart, she had already strode to Huo Yuhao's side, and under the other's astonished gaze, she took the initiative to hold Huo Yuhao's hand.

After a brief silence, she looked at her hands swaying like a swing as the two people's steps gradually became consistent, and she pouted her lips as if in anger, and followed them with a hum.

It wasn't just miasma. As Huo Yuhao went deeper into the cave, he could see purple-black dead bones from time to time. Some of them were still fresh, while others had already decayed and weathered over the past ten thousand years. Even the slightest disturbance when passing by was enough to destroy them and turn them into fine powder.

Click——

Another dry bone suddenly collapsed and turned into an insignificant wisp in the miasma that covered the sky.

This kind of shocking scene really made Ye Guyi very tired. Although her facial expression did not change at all, her subconscious movements of clenching her palms from time to time still exposed her inner unrest.

"Are you scared? If you are, hold hands."

"…Who is afraid?"

Ye Guyi pursed his lips, and tried to suppress the sudden sourness in his nose and utter a soft moan. However, even as he said this, the hand that was held by Huo Yuhao not only showed no intention of breaking free, but instead became more and more tightly clenched uncontrollably.

Strangely enough, although it was just an ordinary action, she actually felt that her somewhat uneasy heart was calmed down.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't find the reason. Ye Guyi could only attribute this change to Huo Yuhao's evil soul master ability, and secretly swore in his heart that if he had the chance, he must catch this guy and give him a hard time.

After hearing Ye Guyi's mumbling, Huo Yuhao smiled without commenting. Then, he paused as if he suddenly discovered something.

"I didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise..."

"What?"

Ye Guyi was a little confused, only to see Huo Yuhao suddenly raise his chin towards her right side and say, “There is a soul bone of good quality in the skeleton on your right.”

Those who could reach this depth and die were basically all Titled Douluo beings, and they would have one or two soul bones on their bodies. However, due to the severe erosion of the energy here, even if the soul bones were separated from the corpses, they could not be preserved for a long time, which caused many of them to lose their due effects.

As for the skeleton they just discovered, it was obvious that it had only been dead for less than a hundred years, and its soul bones were still intact, which could be considered a small gain for them.

"Yeah?"

Ye Guyi's eyes lit up and he subconsciously wanted to grab it, but then he withdrew his hand as if he had some concerns.

"Why do I feel like what we're doing is like digging a grave? Is this not good?"

"Why? Are you worried that he might come back to life and fight you?"

"I really don't know where you get so many ideas."

Ye Guyi was muttering to herself, but her movements were not slow at all. However, in order to avoid bad luck, she chose to take out an ordinary long sword from the storage space and started to scratch the skeleton instead of using her hands.

Seeing that Ye Guyi was reluctant to let go of their hands even so, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"Why don't you take out the Rain Sword Heart I made for you?"

The bones of a Titled Douluo are extremely hard. Even though they have been eroded by energy for so many years, they cannot be easily destroyed by an ordinary sword.

If she really does this, she might not be able to pick out the soul bone even after dark.

However, Ye Guyi didn't care at all. He pouted and muttered, "That's something you made for me. It's a level 10 soul guide after all. I think it's too shabby to use it to dig up corpses."

Killing is one thing, but she would definitely not be willing to use this thing to stab a corpse.

“.”

Huo Yuhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He inexplicably felt that this girl was cute in her silly way.

He wanted to make a new one later, but considering that the first gift was indeed more commemorative, he just let Ye Guyi do it.

Fortunately, his words did have some effect. After using his soul power to wrap the sword, Ye Guyi quickly picked out the left leg bone from the remains.

As soon as she got her hands on it, she couldn't help but frown.

"The quality is about 60,000 years old. Although this soul bone has been preserved, it seems to have been partially eroded by the energy here. If it is absorbed rashly, it may affect the martial soul."

Huo Yuhao said nonchalantly, “Then keep it for now. When I go to the City of Original Sin, I will give it to the Holy Spirit Church members who have performed well as rewards.”

“You really make the most of it.”

Ye Guyi couldn't help but complain and casually stuffed the soul bone into the storage space. Her expression became visibly excited.

"Hurry up, hurry up, so many soul masters have died here, there may be a lot of soul bones left, hurry up."

The three of them moved forward and actually found two soul bones of about 50,000 years old. Like the previous one, long-term energy erosion caused them to mutate in a more evil direction, and they were simply not something that ordinary soul masters could absorb.

This made Huo Yuhao wonder whether fifty thousand years might be the watershed for whether the soul bones could hold up in this environment. Once the quality was lower than this, they would probably be quickly destroyed because they could not withstand the energy.

However, Huo Yuhao did not care too much about it. If there was something, he would take it. If there was nothing, he would just forget it. He would not beat his chest and stamp his feet just because he missed out on a few soul bones that were less than 100,000 years old.

After walking and stopping for an unknown amount of time, Huo Yuhao finally stopped.

Looking at the faint golden light in the purple mist ahead, he gave a soft reminder.

"We're almost there."

Gu Yuena seemed to be somewhat interested in the golden light as well. Her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up with a deep, dark purple light. However, after she passed through the heavy miasma and saw clearly what the golden light was, she was stunned for a moment.

"This is……"

It was a pale golden barrier.

The diameter is estimated to be about ten meters. From a distance, it looks like a hemispherical transparent cover covering the land that is completely made up of purple and black, adding a different color to this desolate scene.

But what surprised her was not the golden barrier, but the lively scene inside the barrier.

Knee-high grass covered the ground like a lush green carpet, and nameless pale golden flowers grew in clusters like patterns dotted among the grass.

It was like a miracle that had sprouted from those lost lives, and the scene before our eyes was so beautiful that one could not take their eyes away.

It was as if they had accidentally entered an isolated world. Apart from Huo Yuhao who had sensed all this in advance with his spiritual detection, even Gu Yuena had never imagined that in this central area where even the mutated moss at the door could not survive, in this lifeless, hellishly silent place, there could be such a beautiful scene.

"What a nice view……"

Ye Guyi murmured softly, but then her expression froze as if she suddenly discovered something.

In the middle of the grass, there was a white sword emitting a faint golden light and covered with hideous cracks. It seemed as if it had reached its limit and might completely shatter in the next second.

"What is that?" she asked curiously.

".It should be the artifact left behind by the Angel God Qian Renxue."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao looked around and said, “As for this dead zone that suddenly formed ten thousand years ago, it should have been formed by the divine power of the Rakshasa God after his death.”

He had experienced a similar thing once in the eyes of Binghuo Liangyin, so he naturally wouldn't be too surprised.

Although his strength is far inferior to that of the Ice and Fire Dragon King, no matter what, the power of a god is definitely not something that ordinary creatures in the Douluo plane can contend with, especially since the power of this Rakshasa god is of an extremely destructive type.

Not to mention those Titled Douluo who had not even touched the threshold of becoming a god, even Huo Yuhao, who was standing in the center, felt a vague pressure.

"So it seems that this long sword is resisting the erosion of the power of Rakshasa God?"

As if he understood something from Huo Yuhao's explanation, Ye Guyi looked at the long sword with some curiosity: "But looking at its condition, it doesn't look like it can hold on for much longer."

"No."

Gu Yuena, who had remained silent from beginning to end, suddenly spoke without warning, shaking her head and retorting: "The sword should have been in this state from beginning to end. At least I didn't feel it clashing with the energy covering this area."

Ye Guyi was stunned: "Then what is this..."

Gu Yuena remained silent, looked around with a puzzled expression, and then whispered her thoughts.

"Rather than saying it is resisting the power of the Rakshasa God, it is better to say that the power of the Rakshasa God is protecting it."

"guard?"

“That’s my opinion, too.”

Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement: "Before coming here, I looked up relevant information about the Heavenly Soul Empire. The Rakshasa God and the Angel God from ten thousand years ago not only came from the Spirit Hall, but they were also a mother and daughter."

"It seems that everything that happened at Jialing Pass was probably just the mother's attempt to protect the last relic of her daughter."

"I see."

Ye Guyi was silent for a moment, and suddenly seemed to realize something: "So according to what you said, that Rakshasa God might not be dead yet!?"

"Dead, but as long as you become a god, even if your body dies, the remaining soul will not enter reincarnation and will remain in the world."

While explaining, Huo Yuhao looked in a certain direction and spoke softly.

"I wonder if what I said is correct, Lord Rakshasa?"

As if to confirm his words, as the words fell, Ye Guyi felt a sudden chill in his heart, and then, a cold voice full of vigilance rang out.

"Outsiders, please leave now."