kingnovel Chapter 1055 "The Crisis of the Trial of Inheritance in the Secret Realm" has finally been
Chapter 1055 "The Crisis of the Trial of Inheritance in the Secret Realm" has finally been
Go ahead to dangers.
The fog deep in the wasteland was like billowing smoke, several times denser than the surrounding area, yet it receded automatically like a tide three feet away from the divine mirage, revealing the blue stone road below engraved with ancient runes. The runes swirled with a faint blue light, like stars that had been asleep for 100,000 years, shimmering with a mysterious radiance.
As Su Xiaoya stepped on the stone slabs, she clearly felt the dull tremors coming from the ground. The tremors were like the heartbeat of the earth, echoing the roar of the Demon Tooth Shark earlier, making her heart feel even heavier, as if she were carrying a thousand-pound burden.
A faint blue light lingered around Yu Shuheng's fingertips, like twinkling stars. The World Tree's aura spontaneously became alert. He whispered, "Beneath this ground, there is probably an entrance to that independent space."
As soon as the words were spoken, the divine mirage stopped like a mountain in front of a collapsed altar. A dark crack appeared in the center of the altar, like a giant maw ready to devour people. Thick blood and ferocity gushed out from it, mixed with the faint whimpers of the mirage cubs, as if they were weeping and lamenting.
The enormous head of the divine mirage hung above the crevice, its intent filled with an undisguised weariness and urgency, like that of an old man who had experienced many vicissitudes of life.
"Ten thousand years ago, our ancestors set up this independent space as a trial, but unexpectedly, the Demon Tooth Sharks in the space grew wildly with the help of the spiritual energy of the Mirage Clan and the evil energy of the earth veins. Now the number of Demon Sharks has reached millions, and three Shark Kings have been born, whose strength is comparable to that of ancient great beings."
It paused, its scales trembling slightly with emotional turmoil, as if telling of its pain: "When I first awoke, I sensed that the seal had been riddled with holes by the demonic sharks. If I hadn't forcibly reinforced it with my own power, forcing them to send only low-level demonic sharks to test it, the Western Sea would have long since become a living hell, and the mirage cubs would probably have perished in the inheritance trial. But my own power was eroded by the demonic shark king's malevolent aura, and fighting it alone would have been like throwing an egg against a rock."
Su Xiaoya gazed at the occasional glimpse of the eerie green shark eyes through the crack, and the power of light in her palm burned even brighter: "So you need us to help you completely eliminate the swarm of demonic sharks and protect these mirage cubs, so that the demonic sharks won't endanger their future growth."
“Exactly.” The divine mirage’s thoughts were filled with gratitude. “Little Ya’s power of light can suppress the evil energy, and Shuheng’s World Tree’s purifying power can eradicate the pollution of the Demon Shark King’s origin. I will temporarily trap most of the Demon Shark group with an illusion. You will follow me into the core of the space and kill the three Demon Shark Kings. At that time, I will be able to reseal the space or destroy it completely.”
Before the words were even finished, the crevice suddenly began to shake violently, as if the earth itself was trembling. A black aura as thick as a bucket burst through the ground like a wild horse, transforming into a ferocious demonic shark head that opened its blood-red maw and viciously bit at the divine mirage!
The divine mirage lashed its tail fin with force, unleashing a powerful shockwave that shattered the malevolent energy. However, it couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, a trickle of pale golden blood spilling from the corner of its mouth, as if injured by the malevolent energy.
"They've sensed our presence; the seal probably won't last much longer!" A resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the Divine Mirage, and its massive body, like a shooting star, pierced straight into the crevice. "Follow me!"
Su Xiaoya and Yu Shuheng exchanged a glance, and without the slightest hesitation, they leaped into the crevice as lightly as birds in flight.
The crevice wasn't pitch black; instead, it resembled a sea stained with blood, the water thick as ink. Countless devil sharks darted through it, the grinding of their teeth creating a terrifying, ear-piercing symphony.
Behind the distant coral reefs, three massive sharks, each the size of a mountain, floated in the center of the sea. Their skin was as black as ink and covered with sharp, steel-like spurs.
Their eyes blazed with murderous intent, like burning flames. One of the shark kings even opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a black beam of light, like a black sword, straight towards Su Xiaoya and her companion!
"Watch out!" Yu Shuheng shouted, raising his hand to summon the phantom of the World Tree. As the blue light flowed, it was like an indestructible shield, steadily blocking the sharp beam of light.
Taking advantage of the moment, Su Xiaoya waved her staff, and countless points of light fell like dazzling stars, protecting the three of them like an impregnable wall, and also like countless sharp blades, piercing the surrounding low-level demonic sharks like a storm.
The divine mirage let out a deafening roar that shook the sea. The power of illusion spread out like a tide, trapping most of the sharks in a false cage, leaving only the three Demon Shark Kings and hundreds of high-level Demon Tooth Sharks.
It turned to the two of them and conveyed its message: "Quickly finish this! I can't hold out much longer!"
A fierce battle concerning the life and death of the Western Sea erupted like a volcano within this enclosed space.
The power of light in Su Xiaoya's palm surged like a flood bursting its banks, instantly transforming into a light blade over ten feet long. She lightly touched the azure barrier handed over by Yu Shuheng with her toes, and her figure shot away like an arrow, rushing straight towards the Demon Shark Guardian on the left, which was closest to the coral reef. The guardian had three heads and six eyes, and its dorsal fin was like a sharp steel knife. It was about to break through the light barrier.
"Shuheng, control its movements!" Before Su Xiaoya finished speaking, Yu Shuheng had already activated the World Tree's origin, and three fluorescent green vines burst out of the ground like agile snakes—even in the sea, the power of the World Tree could still penetrate the water layer like a sharp sword and take root in the void, tightly wrapping around the neck and tail fin of the three-headed demon shark like chains.
The purifying power on the green vines seeped into the shark scales as gently as a spring breeze, causing the guardian to emit a sharp, piercing screech, and its movements to become unusually sluggish as if it had been frozen in place.
Su Xiaoya seized this fleeting opening, and the light blade, with a sharp sound that tore through the water, slashed straight at the most ferocious shark head in the middle like lightning!
The power of light naturally countered the demonic shark's malevolent aura. The moment the blade touched the shark's head, it burst forth with a crackling white light like firecrackers. Amidst the splattering of black blood, the head was cleaved in two like a fragile piece of porcelain.
The remaining two heads roared like two enraged beasts, spewing out two jets of pitch-black malevolent energy.
Su Xiaoya was prepared. With a slight twist of her wrist, the light blade instantly transformed into a circular shield, like an indestructible wall of bronze and iron, firmly blocking the malevolent energy outside. At the same time, her other hand swiftly condensed several light needles, which shot out like meteors, accurately piercing the eye sockets of the other two heads.
"I'll leave the second guardian on the left to you to hold him off. I'll go help the Divine Mirage block it!" Before Yu Shuheng finished speaking, his figure moved like a streak of blue lightning, rushing towards the second guardian whose body was covered in poisonous thorns with lightning speed.
He knew that Su Xiaoya's power of light was like a sharp sword, good at attacking and defeating enemies, while his own power of purification was like a tight net, more suitable for binding and weakening enemies.
So he made a quick decision, activating the phantom of the World Tree. Countless tiny green branches spread out like snakes, weaving into a dense, impenetrable net that tightly trapped the Poisonous Thorn Guardian in the center.
The moment the green branch touched the poisonous thorn, it was as if it had met its nemesis, instantly purifying the poison and malevolent energy on it, rendering the guardian's attack powerless.
Su Xiaoya turned to look at the Divine Mirage, which was being besieged by the other four guardians. The Divine Mirage's illusionary power had already shown a flaw. Its scales were covered with wounds of varying depths, and pale golden blood was slowly spreading in the seawater like blooming blood flowers.
One of the guardians, a winged demon shark, was the most troublesome. It was as fast as lightning, and with each flap of its wings, black wind blades rained down, cutting through the divine mirage's defenses as if trying to tear it apart.
"Take care of this flying shark first!" Su Xiaoya disassembled the light blade into dozens of streams of light, half of which transformed into a shield, standing in front of the divine mirage like an indestructible city wall, forcefully withstanding the attacks of several wind blades.
The other half condensed into a slender spear of light, like an arrow released from a bow, aiming at the base of the Flying Shark Guardian's wing—the weakest point where the evil energy flowed.
She did not launch a rash attack, but quietly waited for any movement from Yu Shuheng's side:
Yu Shuheng had successfully purified most of the Poisonous Thorn Guardian's malevolent energy. Taking advantage of his weakness, the green vines tightened like steel cables, strangling his torso into several pieces.
Then, he immediately turned his head, and a streak of green light, like a shooting star, shot straight into the eyes of the Flying Shark Guardian.
The Flying Shark Guardian was stung by the azure light, and in the instant it subconsciously turned its head, Su Xiaoya's light spear pierced through its wing root like lightning!
Black malevolent energy gushed out like a fountain, causing the flying shark to lose its balance and crash headfirst into the sea (the sea area within the space is divided into upper and lower sections).
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Xiaoya teleported behind it, the light blade condensed again, and smoothly cut off its other pair of wings. Then she pressed a palm on its head, and the power of light surged into her palm, completely dispelling the evil energy in its body. The flying shark convulsed and turned into a pool of black water.
At this moment, the three Demon Shark Kings finally moved.
The largest shark in the middle opened its mouth and spat out a black ball containing primordial malevolent energy, which rushed straight towards Yu Shuheng—it recognized that Yu Shuheng's purifying power was the greatest threat.
Yu Shuheng remained calm and unhurried, pushing the illusory World Tree to its limit. The azure light transformed into a giant shield, and the moment the black sphere collided with the shield, it was enveloped by layers of azure light. The baleful aura continuously dissolved under the power of purification, eventually dissipating into a wisp of black smoke.
"Divide and conquer, deal with the remaining guardians first!" Yu Shuheng shouted, while simultaneously activating the green vines to divide the remaining four guardians (Giant Mouth, Hard Armor, Swift Shadow, and Poison Sac) into two groups. Giant Mouth and Hard Armor were entangled together by the green vines, while Swift Shadow and Poison Sac were temporarily trapped by the light shield.
Su Xiaoya understood and flashed to the front of the Swift Shadow Guardian. This guardian was the smallest in size, but his speed was astonishing, leaving behind a series of black afterimages.
Su Xiaoya simply closed her eyes and used her power of light to sense the location of the evil energy. Just as the Swift Shadow's claws were about to touch her shoulder, she suddenly turned around and slashed horizontally with her light blade, accurately striking the core of the evil energy at its waist.
The Swift Shadow Guardian's body froze instantly, then crumbled into pieces.
On the other side, Yu Shuheng was locked in combat with the Giant Mouth Guardian and the Armored Guardian. The Giant Mouth Guardian's teeth could crush metal and stone, constantly tearing at the green vines; the Armored Guardian curled into a ball, crashing against the green vine barrier.
Yu Shuheng's eyes narrowed, and he concentrated his purifying power on one point. The green vine suddenly became as hard as steel, and it burrowed into the body of the giant-mouthed guardian through the gaps in its teeth, directly destroying its source of evil energy.
At the same time, he separated a streak of green light, which transformed into a sharp spike and continuously struck the gaps in the armor of the hardened guardian—that was its weak point.
"I'll handle this!" Su Xiaoya rushed over immediately after dealing with the Swift Shadow. Her light blade transformed into a fine needle and pierced through the gap that Yu Shuheng had found. The power of light and the power of purification converged within the armored guardian, instantly detonating its core of malevolent energy.
The armored guardian's shell shattered instantly, and black blood gushed out.
Finally, only the Poison Sac Guardian remained, frantically spewing out poisonous mist in an attempt to pollute the surrounding seawater.
Su Xiaoya raised her hand and set up a light shield to keep the poisonous fog out. Yu Shuheng then activated the green vines to wrap the body of the poison sac protector into a rice dumpling. Then, the purifying power on the green vines erupted, purifying the poison sacs and evil energy inside the body.
Five of the six guardians perished in an instant.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the last remaining Poison Sac Guardian turned around and tried to escape behind the Shark King.
Su Xiaoya and Yu Shuheng had already formed a tacit understanding. One controlled the water (Su Xiaoya temporarily froze the seawater with the power of light), while the other controlled the form (Yu Shuheng extended his green vines to intercept). Su Xiaoya took the opportunity to condense the strongest light cannon, which directly hit his back, and the poison sac protector was instantly blown to pieces.
With all six guardians fallen, the three shark kings were utterly enraged. The shark king on the left condensed its malevolent aura into countless sharp blades, while the shark king on the right stirred up the seawater to form a massive whirlpool. The main shark king in the middle opened its mouth and condensed a black sphere several times larger than before. The three attacked simultaneously, their power enough to destroy the heavens and the earth.
"Shuheng, use the power of the World Tree to protect Xiao Shen and Shen Shen. I'll break the deadlock!" A resolute glint flashed in Su Xiaoya's eyes as she unleashed all the power of light within her, transforming herself into a blazing sun, her light blade expanding to tens of feet in length. "Light - Judgment!"
Yu Shuheng immediately did as instructed. The phantom of the World Tree enveloped the entire coral reef area, and the barrier formed by the azure light was indestructible. At the same time, most of the purification power was diverted and flowed in along Su Xiaoya's light blade—the fusion of light and purification power caused the power of the light blade to increase several times over.
Facing the vortex and the baleful blades, Su Xiaoya fought bravely like a war god, carving out a path. Her light blades were as sharp as lightning, aiming directly at the black sphere condensed by the main shark king.
"Bang!" The moment the light blade collided with the black sphere, it was as if light and darkness were engaged in a thrilling life-or-death struggle, and the entire independent space was on the verge of collapse.
The black ball was split in two by the light blade, and the evil aura poured out like a flood that had burst its banks, instantly dissipating. Taking advantage of this impact, Su Xiaoya moved like an arrow released from a bow, and the light blade cleaved straight into the head of the main shark king like Mount Tai crushing an egg!
Caught off guard, the King Shark was struck between the eyebrows by the light blade, the very source of its malevolent energy.
Light and purification power surged in like a raging torrent, and the King Shark let out a bloodcurdling wail as its massive body began to crumble.
Seeing this, the Shark King on the left charged at Su Xiaoya like a mad dog. Yu Shuheng arrived in time, and the green vines wrapped around its limbs like a serpent. At the same time, he pressed a palm on its head, and the purifying power surged in like a tide, uprooting its evil aura.
On the right, the shark king attempted to manipulate the vortex to sweep Su Xiaoya away. Su Xiaoya turned around, and the light blades transformed into several meteors, piercing the vortex like sharp arrows and accurately striking its vital spot.
Yu Shuheng then activated the green vine, which bound its body tightly like steel, and the purifying power finally disintegrated its origin like a devastating blow.
The three shark kings fell one after another, and the evil energy within their bodies was completely purified by the power of the World Tree, transforming into spiritual energy that nourished the space like a gentle spring breeze and nourishing rain.
The remaining low-level Demon Tooth Sharks, seeing that their king was dead, scattered and fled like startled birds, only to be trapped by the illusionary power restored by the Divine Mirage, which formed a net that stretched from heaven to earth. In the end, they all vanished like ice and snow melting away under the combined attack of Su Xiaoya's light magic and Yu Shuheng's purification power.
The "Crisis of the Trial of Inheritance" left behind by the ancestors of the Mirage Clan of the Western Sea has finally been completely eliminated.