Published: January 1, 2025
When Qingxue Guhua and other experts like Zhuge Rulong arrived, in the Sword Tomb of Muxue.
As soon as Qin Chen stepped into the ancient hall, he saw a layer of terrifying golden light in the void, frantically evolving into endless pressure, like the trajectory of the Law, pressing down on the three of them.
"Um?"
Qin Chen's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked up at the changing golden clouds above, revealing a hint of unusual color. What was happening?
Looking around, it turned out to be an open area, but the five great demon masters who had entered here before were nowhere to be seen, just a desolate region.
"Young Master, there seems to be a terrible power of the sword here that is affecting our will," Qingqiu Ziyi said, her face changing, as if she was in a state of extreme surprise.
Qin Chen lifted his head, his gaze flickering involuntarily, and said, "Indeed, the power in this void is suppressing our soul power!"
"Suppressing the soul?"
You Qianxue's pupils shrank slightly as she stared around in astonishment. She also felt this pressure and found it extremely strange. Her various abilities did not feel restrained at all, but her soul power was indeed being suppressed.
"Let’s go, this should be a place of some kind of inheritance."
Qin Chen thought for a moment. His eyes sparkled with brilliance. At this moment, besides the flowing light of the array in the void, there was also a golden ancient road that seemed to extend from the outside world. However, this ancient road was wider, resembling a vast and boundless grand hall, unknown where it led.
"There seems to be someone ahead."
Qingqiu Ziyi whispered. In the distance in front of the ancient hall, there appeared to be a bridge spanning across, on which stood a figure, motionless.
"Let's go take a look."
Qin Chen's speed suddenly flickered, stepping forward along the golden ancient road, and a moment later arrived before the bridge.
In the middle of the bridge stood an ancient figure, as if it had been standing there for billions of years. Below the bridge was a river of sword energy, with endless sword energy diffusing, containing the principles of the sword of heaven and earth, as if anyone who stepped into it would be obliterated by this infinite sword energy.
"It doesn't seem like one of the five great demon masters. Could it be a powerful being left behind from the ancient Tongtian Sword Pavilion? Perhaps it has already died?" You Qianxue whispered. This figure was motionless, seemingly lifeless.
"I’ll give it a try."
Qin Chen's gaze fixed on that figure, and then his footsteps slowly stepped onto the bridge. The moment he stepped onto the bridge, suddenly, it seemed as if a true sword light was attacking him, forcing him to retreat instantly, and everything returned to normal.
"What’s going on? There’s nothing?"
After Qin Chen retreated to his original position, he saw that the void showed no fluctuations; everything was calm as usual.
"Chen, what's wrong?" You Qianxue asked.
"The moment I stepped onto the bridge, it felt like I was attacked by a powerful sword energy, something real yet illusory, hard to distinguish," Qin Chen said suspiciously, feeling it was a strange situation.
"Could it be a soul-related will attack?"
Qingqiu Ziyi opened her mouth after hearing Qin Chen's words. They hadn't seen any attack, but Qin Chen obviously wouldn't deceive them. So the only possibility was that it was from a soul-related will attack. This phantom was actually the will left behind by a top expert, its will shadow residing on the bridge. As long as someone stepped onto the bridge, they would suffer a soul-level will attack.
If that were the case, the suppression of their souls here was also intentionally done by this inheritance place?
"However, since it's a soul will attack, why does it seem both real and illusory? Only stepping on the bridge allows us to feel it, yet you cannot see it?"
Qin Chen frowned.
"Unless this soul will attack comes from a Venerable..." Qingqiu Ziyi suddenly said, her gaze intense. "Venerable realms have power that surpasses the heavens. The divine soul integrates with the world, possessing unpredictable abilities. The attack power seems both real and illusory, and the will can be an ethereal attack or a material attack. In fact, the will of a Venerable expert can become substantial and endure forever."