kingnovel Chapter 1392 - 720: Stop Him Quickly
Chapter 1392 - 720: Stop Him Quickly
"With my current strength, I can barely get within ten feet. Even with the Heavenly Demon Transformation, I can’t break through the last few steps."
Gu Sheng gritted his teeth and took another step forward, his bones emitting a creaking sound under the strain.
He felt as if his internal organs were being clutched by an invisible giant hand, ready to burst at any moment.
"To what realm did your mother reach before she passed?"
Gu Sheng asked difficultly, blood already seeping from the corner of his mouth.
"Half-step Venerable."
Reverence flashed in Qing Feng’s eyes.
"Just one last step to transcend the mundane. What a pity..."
Gu Sheng didn’t hear the end because he suddenly dropped to one knee, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He quickly retreated, and the terrifying pressure slightly lessened.
"Damn it..."
Gu Sheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, feeling his Qi-Blood tumbling within his body.
"This pressure is too terrifying."
Situ Qingfeng approached him and handed over a blue elixir pill.
"Take it, it will help alleviate your injuries."
Gu Sheng accepted the elixir pill and swallowed it without hesitation. A refreshing sensation immediately rose from his Dantian, soothing the internal wounds.
"I need your help, Gu Sheng."
Qing Feng looked into his eyes.
"Besides my mother’s source inheritance, any other treasures in the hall are yours to choose."
Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow.
"So generous?"
"Those external items are useless to me."
Qing Feng shook his head.
"I only want my mother’s inheritance."
Gu Sheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked.
"Why me? You could find stronger help."
Qing Feng’s lips curved into a bitter smile.
"Because only you can reach here. Others... can’t even enter the Secret Realm."
As the two spoke, a sudden clamor erupted in the distance, mixed faintly with the clash of weapons and shouts.
Qing Feng’s face changed rapidly, and he quickly formed a complex handprint. The space at the entrance of the hall slightly twisted, then returned to peace.
"The Array has been activated; outsiders won’t discover here."
Qing Feng said, though his brow remained furrowed.
Gu Sheng keenly noticed that the sounds from the distance did not disappear but rather grew nearer.
"Your Array... doesn’t seem very effective."
Gu Sheng remarked meaningfully.
"This Array was personally set by my mother. In theory, unless a Venerable arrives, it shouldn’t be broken."
Gu Sheng suddenly thought of something.
"Could it be... someone already knew of this place?"
Qing Feng’s pupils shrank abruptly.
"The Great Wilderness Holy Academy! The Lu Family has deep ties with the Academy; back then, they must have recorded this. Damn, the Academy must have sent strong figures to search for my mother’s relic!"
The two exchanged glances, seeing the urgency in each other’s eyes.
Gu Sheng no longer hesitated, turning again to charge the entrance. This time he fully operated his Cultivation Technique, a faint bronze sheen appearing on his skin, resisting the pressure and progressing step by step.
With a crisp "crack," a bloody gash split open on the skin of Gu Sheng’s right arm.
He gritted his teeth and took three more steps forward, leaving only the last five feet to the entrance. But these mere five feet seemed as insurmountable as a chasm.
His legs began to tremble violently, the grinding of bones in his knees producing a piercing sound.
"Careful, Gu Sheng!"
Qing Feng cried out in alarm.
Gu Sheng grunted and was flung back, spewing a mouthful of blood into the air.
He barely stabilized himself upon landing, his face already pale.
"It’s no use, this pressure is too strong."
Gu Sheng gasped.
"I feel like the strength in the last few feet is nearly ten times that of the prior."
Qing Feng’s face showed despair.
"Do we really have to wait until the Earth Martial Realm or even the Heavenly Martial Realm to..."
"Not necessarily."
Gu Sheng wiped away the blood.
"Your mother set up this situation, probably not to make it difficult for you. Perhaps we didn’t find the right method."
Qing Feng paused at his words, then seemed to ponder.
"My mother greatly valued bloodline inheritance... Could it be..."
He suddenly slit his wrist, letting the blood spill to the ground. The crimson blood did not seep into the soil but bizarrely floated, forming a thin line extending toward the entrance.
"There’s a response!"
Gu Sheng’s eyes brightened.
However, the bloodline only extended three feet before halting.
Qing Feng’s face turned increasingly grim.
"Bloodline resonance can only reach this far, still short by two yards..."
Gu Sheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked.
"Did your mother have any special habits or tokens?"
Qing Feng took out a broken jade pendant from his bosom.
"This is what my mother wore at her side..."
Before his voice faded, the jade pendant emitted a faint glow. Meanwhile, the distant noises grew ever nearer, faintly audibly accompanied by shouts.
"We’ve sensed it! It’s nearby!"
"There’s no time."
Gu Sheng grabbed the jade pendant.
"Let’s try together!"
The two charged toward the entrance side by side, Qing Feng spreading his wings after the Heavenly Demon Transformation, while Gu Sheng exerted his full physical strength. The jade pendant’s glow intensified, and unbelievably, the surrounding pressure diminished slightly.
"They’re here."
Gu Sheng stood in the center of the hall, his gaze penetrating the heavy stone door, seemingly seeing the enemies surging outside.
Qing Feng’s expression changed rapidly, snapping his folding fan shut with a "snap."
"This fast? We’ve just found this place!"
Gu Sheng’s lips curled slightly, eyes glinting with coldness.
"The Great Wilderness Holy Academy’s dog noses are even keener than I thought."
Just as he finished speaking, a clamor of footsteps and the clash of weapons echoed outside. Then, a chilling voice pierced through the stone wall.
"Break the Array!"
"Boom—"
Dazzling light tore the hidden Array outside the hall apart, the stone door collapsing amid a violent shock.
Amidst the swirling dust, hundreds of martial artists flooded into the square, led by a white-clad figure with a stern visage, none other than the prodigy of the Great Wilderness Holy Academy—Shen Qingyun.