2539 Power in the Dark
“Qin Yu, I’m sorry. Martial Uncle Xinghe said you’re the only cosmic luck we saw here, so we had no choice but to ask for your help.”
“Forget it. I’m already here...”
There was no way out since they had already entered the Misty Forest.
The Primordial Sky Concealing Mirror’s speed was not fast. Moreover, Shen Qian had deliberately controlled its flying speed to avoid attracting the attention of the experts in the forest.
Therefore, they had to advance for nearly three days before they finally finished walking the outer perimeter.
“Be careful. The core of the Misty Forest is right in front of us.”
Xuan Xin’s expression was tremendously grim as he looked at the pitch-black forest before him.
As the group entered the depths, Qin Yu’s expression changed. Waves of dark power washed over his sea of consciousness from all directions.
“Keep these powers outside of the divine sense. Don’t let them enter the core of the divine sense. Otherwise, it will be disastrous.”
Xuan Tian reminded them by the side. A protective sword intent surged out of his body, isolating the dark power outside.
The moment the dark force struck Qin Yu, an atmosphere of darkness, terror, and despair rushed into Qin Yu’s mental world.
It was not just mental. The power seemed to corrode Qin Yu’s body at the same time.
Qin Yu could even feel physical and mental weakness setting in, and he knew it was just an illusion brought about by the dark power.
“Merge the dark power! Become stronger! Dominate the world!”
An intense temptation emerged in Qin Yu’s heart. Even with Qin Yu’s powerful soul, he could feel the shock that his heart received.
He now began to understand why this area was the territory of the human race. The potent dark power was alluring to the cultivators, increasing the risk of corruption. The dark power could manipulate cultivators’ desires, fear, and negative emotions, enticing them to pursue power, revenge, or other evil goals. Cultivators might gradually lose their righteous path and be controlled by the dark power, eventually walking the path of monsters.
Under the repeated scouring of this kind of power, even the most formidable individuals, no matter how profound their strength, would probably collapse eventually.
A shocking thought surged into Qin Yu’s sea of consciousness. Saint Zi Yang might have also died because of this power.
Just as he let his imagination run wild, the Evil Eye in his hand suddenly trembled in excitement.
The sword aura that was like flowing water continuously rushed out like a tidal wave, instantly striking the 20 undead.
“Retreat!”
“Retreat again!”
The terrifying strength of the 20 undead was suppressed by one person and one sword. Xuan Xin’s sword moves were like flowing water, flexible yet sharp.
When the last strike arrived, the 20 undead had already turned into dust, and there was no trace of their existence.
“Senior Brother Xuan Xin’s Trickle Stream Sword Technique seems to have become even more terrifying!”
Just as Zhang Xiang was about to say something, Xuan Xin shouted.
“Be careful!”
An obscure and withered incantation suddenly sounded in the Misty Forest. Qin Yu had heard that sound before.
It was similar to the chanting of a monster race priest. At the moment the trickle of sword energy forced out the dark power, Qin Yu’s divine sense swept across a tall priest in the distance who raised his staff while chanting.
The sky seemed to be attracted by his staff. It sank like a vortex funnel and gently touched the staff.
Evil Soul Grip!
An extremely shrill voice suddenly came from the mouth of the giant priest.
“What the f*ck is this!”
Zhang Xiang shouted, and his voice sounded a little frightened.
As the incantation ended, outside the layer of treasure light of the Primordial Sky Concealing Mirror, beyond them...
A soul as massive as a mountain appeared beside them at some unknown moment.
A twisted hand, emitting a cold chill and a rotten internal qi, held the entire magical light.
The hand appeared in a color ranging from pale to dark, with slender fingers and nails sharp as steel.
The shape of the evil spirit kept changing, sometimes forming human-like contours, sometimes blurring into obscurity. Within the dark smoke, one could faintly discern a pair of hollow eye sockets emitting a chilling and terrifying light.
This pair of eyes had no pupils. They were pure black as if they were the reflection of an abyss.