Chapter 113: Spatial Rift

Chapter 113: Chapter 113: Spatial Rift

The moment he heard Yun Mengling, Yi Xiaoyao’s expression changed drastically. Without a second thought, he unleashed the Nine Heavens Dragon Soaring Technique and fled with all his might.

No matter how arrogant Yi Xiaoyao was, he would never believe he could clash head-on with a Golden Core Realm expert, especially while carrying an injured Yun Mengling.

The gap between the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm was like that between a child and an adult. Yi Xiaoyao might be unrivaled in the Foundation Establishment Realm, but that just made him a particularly sturdy child.

"This kid’s fast! Senior Brother Ouyang, we can’t let Yi Xiaoyao get away," one of the Cloud Transformation Sect disciples said anxiously to the Golden Core Realm expert among them.

Ouyang Bing wore a look of utter superiority. He watched Yi Xiaoyao’s fleeing figure with a cold smirk, never once imagining the boy could escape his grasp.

"Xuanwu, Xuan Liu, Xuanqi, the three of you surround Yi Xiaoyao. I’ll cut off his retreat," Ouyang Bing commanded coldly.

The three immediately acknowledged the order and moved to encircle Yi Xiaoyao, closing in on him.

Meanwhile, Ouyang Bing, the Golden Core Realm expert, raised his longsword and slashed through the air at Yi Xiaoyao’s retreating back.

In an instant, thousands of strands of Ice Sword Qi condensed into a massive, crystalline-blue bird. With a piercing, air-rending cry, it shot toward Yi Xiaoyao’s path of escape.

"Careful!" Yun Mengling cried out to Yi Xiaoyao.

Yi Xiaoyao also felt the astonishingly frigid Qi coming from behind. He glanced back to see the giant bird of Sword Qi moving with incredible speed, cutting off his retreat. In the blink of an eye, it was upon him.

"Miss Yun, you go on ahead. Leave this to me."

Yi Xiaoyao set Yun Mengling down. With a grave expression, he drew his Bloodthirsty Sword and unleashed his full power, holding nothing back as he slashed out.

Hundreds of streams of Destructive Sword Qi, swirling with tangible Killing Intent, erupted from his blade as a crimson-black arc of light.

This single slash was enough to annihilate anyone in the Foundation Establishment Realm. The sheer power it unleashed stunned Xuanwu and the other two, who were closing in. They stopped in their tracks, too terrified to take another step.

BOOM!

The two astonishing attacks collided violently in mid-air. Ouyang Bing’s giant bird of Sword Qi faltered for an instant as it and Yi Xiaoyao’s Destructive Sword Qi began to rapidly cancel each other out.

However, the Destructive Sword Qi only managed to nullify about half of the giant bird’s power before it was completely dissipated.

And though the giant bird of Sword Qi’s power was halved, it continued its dive toward Yi Xiaoyao.

"Spirit-Devouring Swordsmanship!"

Yi Xiaoyao roared, and the Sword Shadows around him formed a black barrier, attempting to block the hundreds of streams of Sword Qi.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...

A series of metallic clashes echoed as sparks flew from the black barrier of Sword Shadows. The tremendous force sent Yi Xiaoyao stumbling backward.

Just then, a gentle power pressed against Yi Xiaoyao’s back. A holy white light emanated from Yun Mengling, merging with the barrier of Sword Shadows. Together, they blocked Ouyang Bing’s attack.

"Why didn’t you leave!"

Yi Xiaoyao growled at Yun Mengling through gritted teeth.

Yun Mengling’s beautiful eyes swirled with emotion as she looked at him, but her gaze was exceptionally firm.

"You only got dragged into this because you were trying to save me. How could I possibly abandon you?"

Yun Mengling’s ethereal, captivating voice sounded in his ear, bringing an inexplicable sense of calm to his heart.

Seeing that Yi Xiaoyao had actually blocked his attack, Ouyang Bing’s face filled with astonishment.

He was well aware of the power behind his Sword Qi—not even an expert at the Ninth Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm could withstand it. Yet now, it had been blocked by a mere boy at the Sixth Layer. How could he not be shocked?

"To block an attack with fifty percent of my power... not bad. It seems you’re no ordinary person. No wonder the Seven Kills Star Hall allowed you to enter this place."

Ouyang Bing praised Yi Xiaoyao with narrowed eyes, but then his tone shifted. "But in my eyes, it doesn’t matter if you’re ordinary or not. In the end, you’re just a piece of Foundation Establishment Realm trash!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Ouyang Bing once again unleashed an enraged slash at Yi Xiaoyao.

This slash was countless times more powerful than the last.

What was even more terrifying was that as he slashed, a horrifying black rift tore through space itself.

"Die!"

Along with Ouyang Bing’s roar, an even louder sound erupted all around them.

KRRRAAACK!

This Ancient Great Demon Tomb Space was already extremely unstable. Under the full-force attack of a Golden Core Realm expert, the spatial rift grew wider and wider.

Although a rift like this wasn’t enough to cause the entire Ancient Great Demon Tomb Space to collapse, the terrifying suction force emanating from it felt as if it could devour anything.

Moving at an unimaginable speed, the spatial rift reached Yi Xiaoyao in the blink of an eye.

Yi Xiaoyao’s pupils contracted violently. Faced with a power on the level of a spatial rift, he was utterly powerless to resist.

’Am I going to die?’

Yi Xiaoyao muttered to himself. He felt as if his entire body was being torn to shreds as he was uncontrollably sucked into the rift.

"Oh no!" Yun Mengling cried out, leaping into the spatial rift without a moment’s hesitation.

Seeing Yun Mengling leap to her death, Ouyang Bing’s face filled with regret.

But in the next moment, his expression changed drastically as he stared into the spatial rift.

In the instant before the black rift sealed shut, he caught a fleeting glimpse of a breathtaking black palace inside!

"The Great Demon Ancient Tomb!"

Ouyang Bing cried out. He was absolutely certain that the palace he had just seen was the very Great Demon Ancient Tomb everyone had been searching for.

’No wonder we couldn’t find the Great Demon Ancient Tomb after all this time. It was hidden within a spatial rift.’

At this thought, Ouyang Bing was both shocked and overjoyed. He immediately slashed at the same spot in the void, and the spatial rift appeared once more.

But this time, the Great Demon Ancient Tomb was gone. Even Yi Xiaoyao and Yun Mengling, who had just been sucked in, were nowhere to be seen.

"Senior Brother Ouyang, what’s going on? Why are the palace and those two gone?"

Xuanwu and the other two had noticed as well. They hurried to Ouyang Bing’s side and stared in confusion at the slowly closing rift as they asked.

Ouyang Bing’s expression was grim. "Anything involving space is profoundly mysterious," he said. "Perhaps each spatial rift leads to a different dimension."

"Then what should we do?" Xuanwu and the others asked.

Their objective on this trip was to kill Yi Xiaoyao and enter the Great Demon Ancient Tomb. Now, they didn’t even know if Yi Xiaoyao was dead, and the tomb itself had appeared only to vanish.

Ouyang Bing let out a cold laugh. "Regardless, we now know the tomb’s location. No matter how much effort it takes, I *will* tear open the spatial rift that leads to the Great Demon Ancient Tomb!"

With that, he began to slash again and again, tearing one spatial rift after another into existence...

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