Novel Full Chapter 838
His appearance was somewhat similar to Ink Death.
However, he lacked the overwhelming murderous aura and instead appeared deeper and more enigmatic.
“Attack!”
Li Fan shouted in his mind while his hands moved without hesitation, fully activating the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation.
A profound and mysterious power instantly enveloped Ink Stone.
Ink Stone, who had already sensed the presence of Lin Ling and Tianyang and was about to launch an attack, suddenly froze.
His body rippled like water, trembling slightly.
In an instant, it was as if a white veil had been draped over him—his color faded slightly.
Just as Ink Stone was affected by the formation, Lin Ling and Tianyang’s attacks arrived.
Although Tianyang was only at the Soul Transformation stage, his combat instincts surpassed Lin Ling’s.A massive fist formed from red and black flames smashed into Ink Stone, creating faint ripples.
Lin Ling’s countless green silk threads, as sharp as flying swords, followed closely behind, attempting to pierce Ink Stone with a barrage of strikes.
Facing their ferocious onslaught, Ink Stone merely gave them a cold glance.
He neither dodged nor defended.
“Run!”
The moment Ink Stone looked at Lin Ling and Tianyang, Li Fan, who was observing from the outside through their shared vision, sensed danger and urgently warned them.
At the same time, he activated the formation once more, further suppressing Ink Stone.
Lin Ling and Tianyang had absolute trust in Li Fan.
Upon hearing his warning, they immediately fled in separate directions.
The moment they escaped, the space around them shattered without warning.
It turned into a void tunnel filled with the same black, destructive energy that surrounded them.
“Dodge!”
Li Fan remained calm, giving precise commands.
His premonition had been correct.
After enduring their combined attacks and launching a counterstrike, Ink Stone’s body squirmed and slithered into the nearby void tunnel.
In the next instant, countless black tentacles burst out from the surrounding underground chambers, emerging from the endless holes within the space.
They launched a frenzied, indiscriminate attack on everything in their vicinity.
It was like a raging storm, shaking the very Sealing Formation that trapped the battlefield, putting it in grave peril.
Fortunately, the Final Dissociation Disc analyzed the weak points in the formation in real-time.
Li Fan quickly acted, reinforcing and patching up the formation.
Though the situation was dire, the formation held firm.
However, Lin Ling and Tianyang, who were still engaging Ink Stone within the formation, weren’t faring as well.
Even with Li Fan’s warning, the large-scale attack left them almost nowhere to hide.
They could only evade constantly, minimizing the number of strikes they took.
The black tentacles possessed the ability to shatter space itself.
Even Tianyang’s sturdy puppet body was instantly erased upon being struck.
Within mere moments, his once-impenetrable form became battered and broken.
As he struggled to evade, Tianyang pulled out a round black stone.
With a light squeeze, the stone turned into liquid and seeped into the cracks in his damaged body, rapidly repairing his injuries.
Lin Ling, on the other hand, faced less pressure.
Being at the Dao Integration stage, and with this not being her true body—merely an energy manifestation—her situation was far more manageable.
Even when struck by the black tentacles, losing parts of her form, she quickly regenerated in a flash of green light.
After dozens of such instances, her aura remained completely unaffected.
“Hold on. I’ve cut off his connection to the world with the formation. Such a large-scale technique won’t last long.”
“We’ll wear him down!” Li Fan said coldly.
However, Ink Stone’s endurance was far beyond Li Fan’s expectations.
The underground space was now a storm of raging black energy, surging violently.
Destruction consumed everything within reach.
The momentum was terrifying. If not for Li Fan’s prior arrangements and the dual concealment of the Ancient Earth-vein Tree, even though this place was buried deep underground, the cultivators of Qiling State would have surely noticed something unusual.
If not for Li Fan’s usual prudence in ensuring Lin Ling and Tianyang had sufficient supplies, they might not have even survived this first trial and would have been utterly defeated.
“As expected of the Ink (Mo)-character lineage; far stronger than Crimson Flame.” Li Fan couldn’t help but feel a sense of shock.
However, as the stalemate continued, the ever-calm Li Fan started noticing some peculiarities.
It seemed that because Ink Stone had an innate duty to repair underground caverns, it was unable to unleash its full power.
Thus, whenever its tentacles lashed out, the surrounding space, though shaken, would quickly return to normal.
“If it weren’t for these restrictions, it could have easily turned this entire place into a void.”
“But that would contradict the purpose of its existence. So, even when its life is at risk, it cannot go all out.”
Li Fan mused over this insight.
“This also indirectly proves the immense power of Ink Death.”
“Aside from its overwhelming strength, Ink Death’s very duty is to destroy everything. That’s why it acts with reckless abandon…”
Just as Li Fan was lost in thought, Ink Stone, seeing that its attacks were ineffective, finally stopped.
Without giving Lin Ling and Tianyang a moment to catch their breath, it changed its attack method in an instant.
The dark tentacles extending from the void-like caverns broke apart, transforming into smaller, individual Ink Stone entities.
Their figures flickered as they continuously closed in on Lin Ling and Tianyang, forming a massive encirclement that gradually tightened.
“Break through!” Li Fan quickly made a judgment.
Lin Ling and Tianyang exchanged glances. Lin Ling then transformed into a layer of green light that enveloped Tianyang’s body.
The radiance burst forth violently as they charged toward the rapidly encroaching black shadows.
Green and black light clashed.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
Only the rapid dimming of the green light, like a candle flickering in the wind, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.
Meanwhile, the black encirclement stood firm like a reef on the shoreline, barely shaking.
It was unbreakable.
Countless black stones devoured what little space Lin Ling and Tianyang had left to move.
As they were slowly forced into a desperate situation, Lin Ling—who lacked real combat experience—began to panic.
Her aura plummeted, and in that moment, she felt a deep despair.
She gave up resisting, standing still as if awaiting death.
“Tianyang’s…life…”
At that moment, Tianyang, who had remained silent since awakening in this world, finally spoke.
A crimson light flickered endlessly in his eyes. He gazed at Ink Stone, showing not a trace of fear.
“IS NOT INFERIOR TO ANYONE!”
With a strange, furious roar, an enormous surge of energy erupted from Tianyang’s body.
His puppet-like form instantly expanded hundreds of times in size, enveloping Lin Ling as he charged toward Ink Stone!
Even if it was like a moth flying into a flame, or an egg striking a stone…
Even if his body dissolved into nothingness the moment it touched Ink Stone’s defensive line…
Tianyang never hesitated.
He launched a fearless charge toward death!
Lin Ling, as if moved by Tianyang’s resolve, suddenly unleashed an unprecedented surge of vibrant green life force.
She protected Tianyang’s core, fending off Ink Stone’s corrosion.