Chapter 2768 - 2764: Revolving Lantern

Ling Feng swung the Chaos Sword held on his arm at an incredible speed, instantly unleashing a silver Sword Qi, accompanied by a hazy chaotic ripple, sweeping forward like the primordial chaos at the birth of heaven and earth!

Song Ruozhao’s reaction was also swift. At the moment Ling Feng raised his arm and unleashed the Chaotic Sword Qi, the Longqin Sword in Song Ruozhao’s hand began to roar, and then a golden Sword Qi was also released.

The Longqin Sword Qi from Song Ruozhao caught up with Ling Feng’s Chaotic Sword Qi with remarkable speed, and the two intertwined miraculously. A golden giant dragon, enveloped in a misty chaotic aura, flew towards the dark barrier.

Upon seeing this golden giant dragon, An Luo broke out in a cold sweat and couldn’t help but tremble. A moment ago, An Luo still had the vain hope of surviving, hoping that their barrier could withstand the combined attack of Ling Feng and Song Ruozhao.

For an instant, An Luo didn’t want to flee but instead wanted to inject all his power into An Jiao’s body, hoping that his full strength could provide additional support to help them resist Ling Feng and Song Ruozhao’s attack.

But when An Luo saw this golden giant dragon with a chaotic aura roaring towards them, he finally despaired. He realized deeply that they couldn’t block it, no matter how much they exhausted their powers to infuse into the secret treasure.

Even if the secret treasure exerted its utmost strength at the cost of shattering, it could not withstand this golden giant dragon with its chaotic aura.

"Let me go!" An Luo finally roared desperately as the golden giant dragon approached, shouting hysterically, "Let me out, we’re doomed, we can’t stop it, run quickly!"

An He and An Jiao, upon hearing An Luo’s cowardly cries, were about to scold and mock him, but seeing the power of the golden giant dragon and the dense chaotic aura, they realized their mistake. They knew they couldn’t withstand it.

In An Jiao and An He’s eyes, the dense chaotic aura and the oppressive presence of the golden dragon felt like an overwhelming sense of death. They both realized they absolutely couldn’t withstand such an attack.

But An He and An Jiao were in a situation where retreat was not an option. Having reached this point, having used massive amounts of energy to construct this ultimate form of a powerful defensive Dark Barrier, retreat was no longer possible.

An He and An Jiao roared fiercely, pouring all their strength into the secret treasure, which in turn injected massive dark energy into the barrier, making it even stronger.

The reason An He and An Jiao dared to stake everything was because they saw that the Dark Teleportation Array beside them was nearing completion, with numerous black patterns and energy lines coursing over it; the array was in its final stages of construction.

If An He, An Jiao, and An Luo could hold on for this last moment, they could return to the Dark World, and they would return with the honor of completing the infiltration mission, rewarded for having collected massive soul power and possessing the physique of a goddess.

Moreover, An He and An Jiao had already decided that they must report back to the Clan Leader about An Luo’s cowardice and fear at the critical moment. Such a cowardly person, no matter who he was before, would surely be denounced by the entire clan if he tried to flee the battlefield.

The Clan of Darkness is a world that esteems strength and courage; although strength is respected, courage and determination are even more valued.

You can be weak, or even a useless individual who knows nothing, you can even be a sinister, vile villain, but as long as you possess determination and great courage within the Dark World,

you will be respected and admired by everyone, and when people mention you, they will say, "This warrior is our pride."

So with An Luo’s cowardice and weakness, once An He and An Jiao report back, An Luo will be severely punished, and all the admiration and resources favored to him as a prodigy will vanish.

But that is only if An He and An Jiao return to the Dark World; if they die, no one will know of An Luo’s cowardice today.

Facing the golden giant dragon with its chaotic aura, An Jiao, at the forefront, suddenly remembered the afternoon when he was just an ordinary warrior of the Clan of Darkness, when his father said to him:

"Although your body is frail and your cultivation technique is mediocre, as your father, I believe in your potential. I believe you will become my pride in the future, the pride of our Clan of Darkness,"

"Even if everyone else mocks you, even if no one sees your potential, even if the most renowned martial sanctuary within the clan — the Abyss of Darkness refuses you entry, I still believe in you!"

At that time, An Jiao was just an ordinary child with disabilities, not even qualifying as a samurai, but his father asked him to call himself that, and gradually, An Jiao somehow felt he should indeed be a real samurai.

But the reality was that An Jiao was called "permanently untrainable" by many, and in his agony, he repeatedly cried out, asking his father:

"Why do you believe in me so much? I’m nothing, I’m never going to be your pride, I’ll never truly be a samurai, nor the pride of the Clan of Darkness!"

These cries and laments echoed through that secluded and deserted valley, as An Jiao seemed to want heaven and earth to hear his plea, questioning why he was born disabled, why his father, known as a famous samurai within the clan, had a disabled son like him, leading to laughter.

Despite An Jiao’s cries, his father never attempted to comfort his son but sternly repeated to him:

"Because you have a strong heart! You have determination! You have courage! My child, true strength is not judged by one’s prowess and physicality but by the strength of one’s heart,"

"As long as your heart is strong, even if you are an ant, you can possess the courage to challenge a tiger! This is why I’ve always believed in you! My child!"

"I believe you will become the strong person I hope for!"