144: Chapter 114: Life or Death?
The Dueling Platform!
144: Chapter 114: Life or Death?
The Dueling Platform!
Sword Master’s speed was quick, but still not faster than the tsunami’s terrifying waves.
In the blink of an eye, the terrible towering waves completely engulfed the Sword Master and Suo Lun’s small boat.
“Bang…” The sturdy wooden boat, at this moment, seemed like a paper toy, instantly torn to shreds.
And Suo Lun and the Sword Master were violently smashed deep into the seabed by the colossal wave.
The force that slammed down in an instant was not just a few thousand pounds, nor tens of thousands, but an even more astonishing and terrifying power.
At this time, if Suo Lun relied purely on his own cultivation and body, there would be only one result, he would be utterly crushed, turned into mush.
Even with the existence of Yao Xing within him, he would certainly die, no doubt about it.
Sword Master Bi Xiao hesitated for a moment, and then a tremendously powerful Dragon Force surged forth, protecting both him and Suo Lun completely.
Because he still had many mysteries that needed to be unraveled by Suo Lun.
“Boom…” The heaven-shaking wave fiercely struck their bodies.
Even with the protection of Sword Master Bi Xiao’s Dragon Force, the devastating power still brutally struck Suo Lun.
Almost in an instant, he felt the whole world toppling over, everything went dark before his eyes, and he lost all consciousness in a flash.
When he opened his eyes again upon waking, he was already deep within the cave where Bi Xiao had been in retreat.
Next, it was time to decide Suo Lun’s life or death, it was time to test his wisdom and will.
At this time, Bi Xiao was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with his eyes closed, meditating; his aged face held a hint of a withered aura.
Clearly, although he managed to escape with his and Suo Lun’s lives in this tsunami, it had also inflicted internal injuries on him.
The moment Suo Lun woke up, Sword Master Bi Xiao also opened his eyes.
“Do I need to ask?” Sword Master Bi Xiao said.
Suo Lun shook his head, “The first thing you want to know, why did I survive, right?”
Sword Master Bi Xiao nodded.
“I don’t know either.” Suo Lun shook his head, “It was as if, in a certain instant, I came back to life.
In a very strange space, that space was empty, without boundaries.
I kept running, endlessly running, but it was always boundless and I never saw a second person, nothing existed besides me.”
Sword Master Bi Xiao said, “That’s because I pushed you into the Heavenly Tomb Coffin, and that void world you speak of is your spiritual realm.”
“That must be it,” Suo Lun said.
Sword Master Bi Xiao said, “You mean the Heavenly Tomb revived you?”
Suo Lun nodded, “Maybe I wasn’t completely dead to begin with.
Perhaps my body died, but my soul and spiritual power were not entirely extinguished.
After entering the Heavenly Tomb, I gained a different kind of eternal life.”
Sword Master Bi Xiao thought for a while but neither agreed nor disagreed with Suo Lun.
“The second thing, how were you able to come out from the Heavenly Tomb?” Sword Master Bi Xiao said, “In this world, no one has ever come out from it.”
Suo Lun said, “Not long after I entered the Heavenly Tomb World you mentioned, I was attacked by a powerful spiritual woman.
Even though she couldn’t move or invade my spiritual realm, her spiritual power was incredibly strong; she attacked directly outside my brain, causing resonances in my brainwaves, creating various illusions in my mind.
Terrifying illusions, irresistibly beautiful women, and horrific noise illusions.”
“That is a Temple Priestess of the Dragon Temple; she wanted to kill you,” Sword Master Bi Xiao said, “Because the Heavenly Tomb is the Dragon Temple’s biggest secret, and all intruders must die.”
Suo Lun said, “She attacked me like crazy, thousands, tens of thousands of times.
My spirit was on the brink of destruction and collapse.
Just as she was about to deal a fatal blow, to completely annihilate my spirit…”
Sword Master Bi Xiao said, “What illusion did she create for your fatal blow?”
Suo Lun said, “My deepest fear, my nightmare—my sister committing suicide right before my eyes.”
Sword Master Bi Xiao fell silent for a moment, looked at Suo Lun, and said, “You, you and your sister, had incestuous relations?”
Of course, by sister, he was referring to Suo Ningbing.
Suo Lun nodded bitterly, appearing incredibly convincing.
Of course, he would not tell Sword Master he was impersonating Suo Lun, so he had no blood relation with Suo Ningbing.
However, deliberately leaking such a personal scandal to the other party would easily gain their trust.
unexpectedly, Sword Master’s face became immeasurably wistful, filled with pain, and his old eyes quickly flashed with painful yet sweet memories.
Suo Lun’s heart trembled suddenly; he felt as if he had learned something he shouldn’t know.
Like why the Sword Master would willingly give up his territory.
Perhaps because he too had an illicit love affair?
Because his scandal was known to the royal family?
If he did not offer up his territory with dignity, what he faced was complete destruction, not only of himself but also of his lover’s demise.
Could this be the real secret behind Bi Xiao’s willing divestment of his family’s territory?
A look of shock flashed across Suo Lun’s face, then he pretended as if he knew nothing.
“And then?” Sword Master Bi Xiao quickly concealed all his emotions and continued to ask.
Suo Lun said, “Then, at the moment when the Temple Priestess was about to deal the fatal attack, I counterattacked in desperation and killed her.”
“Impossible,” Sword Master said, “The spiritual power of a Temple Priestess buried in the Dragon Temple is incredibly powerful, thousands, tens of thousands times stronger than yours.
Their faith is exceedingly pious, their will incredibly resolute; you would have no chance of counterattacking.”