275: Death Soul Tide

Buzz——!!!

An invisible, intangible, yet bone-chillingly cold and eerie fluctuation,

like a tide, surged in from all directions without warning!

This fluctuation was not aimed at the Physical Body; instead, it directly penetrated all defenses, fiercely impacting his Sea of Consciousness!

"What?!"

Yao Delong's mind was greatly shaken! This fluctuation... carried an extremely familiar aura!

Cold, silent, directly targeting the Divine Soul!

It was of the same Origin and nature as the Heart Sword Power, formed by Sword Intent and Divine Sense, deep within his Sea of Consciousness!

However, it was also completely different!

Heart Sword Power was the ultimate killing intent, a destructive sharpness that erupted in an instant!

But this fluctuation, permeating the gray mist, was like an omnipresent, ceaseless tide of death!

It lacked the terrifying, one-hit-kill power of the Heart Sword, but it excelled in being endless and pervasive!

The intensity of each fluctuation was enough to damage the Divine Soul of an Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator and cause consciousness confusion!

In an instant, countless bone-chilling death tides,

like billions of invisible ice needles, fiercely pierced towards Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness!

"Ergh ah—!" Yao Delong let out a painful groan, his head splitting with pain!

His Sea of Consciousness felt as if it had been thrown into an icy maelstrom, violently shaking!

However, at this critical moment of life and death!

Buzz——!!!

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the dormant pitch-black Heart Sword suddenly erupted with unprecedented light!

It seemed to be stimulated by a power of the same Origin, or perhaps it was protecting its territory,

the sword body trembled violently, and a similarly cold, yet more refined and sharper Heart Sword Power burst forth!

Chichichichi——!

Like ice and snow meeting a red-hot iron! The surging death tide,

upon contact with the annihilating Sword Intent emanating from the Heart Sword, was actually melted and annihilated in large swaths!

The Heart Sword was like a stabilizing divine needle, firmly guarding the core area of Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness!

But the tide was endless, and though the Heart Sword was strong, it couldn't completely block all attacks.

Many slipped through, like cunning venomous snakes, bypassing the Heart Sword's sharpness and drilling deep into the Sea of Consciousness!

Just then, in the center of the Sea of Consciousness, the yanshen fetus, temporarily pawned by the Demoness, also faintly lit up!

It was like a greedy vortex, actively drawing in the death tide power that had leaked in!

Buzz!

Mysterious light patterns flowed across the surface of the yanshen fetus,

actually forcibly transforming and purifying these eerie energies, filled with the aura of death and decay!

Although the efficiency was not high, and the transformation process was intermittent, clearly the control was still in the Demoness's hands,

it was merely passive defense, but still, wisps of incredibly pure Divine Soul power, even carrying a hint of annihilating Origin Qi,

were fed back, merging into Yao Delong's weary Divine Soul!

"Hiss..."

Yao Delong gasped, and amidst the intense pain, he felt an indescribable sense of comfort!

His Divine Sense power, which had been stinging and splitting, on the verge of exhaustion due to excessive consumption,

actually began to recover and grow at an astonishing speed under the "nourishment" of this strange energy!

This death trap, which even Qiong Shuang feared and was capable of instantly obliterating the Divine Soul of a Nascent Soul Yao Beast,

for him, Yao Delong, had actually become... a great place for replenishment?!

"Hahaha! Heaven does not forsake me!"

Yao Delong was ecstatic, but this joy lasted only a moment!

Boom——!!!

A more terrifying and violent demonic might, like a tsunami, roared in from the entrance of the gray mist!

Luo Tianying's figure, filled with endless killing intent, charged in, enveloped in boiling blood-colored Demonic Qi!

"Yao Delong! Let's see where you'll run!"

Luo Tianying's blood-red eyes were like lightning, instantly locking onto Yao Delong, who was stumbling forward!

She naturally also felt the omnipresent, soul-impacting eerie fluctuations.

"Hmph! Petty tricks!"

Luo Tianying snorted coldly, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.

Her current strength was infinitely close to Soul Transformation, and her Divine Sense had become exceptionally powerful and condensed due to devouring two Nascent Souls!

Facing this soul tide, which was enough to severely injure an Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, she only needed a thought,

and her vast Divine Sense power transformed into a tough barrier,

easily fending off those invisible fluctuations, her speed almost unaffected!

"Stay here!"

She raised her jade hand, and a condensed blood-colored demonic light tore through the gray mist, shooting straight for Yao Delong's back!

Yao Delong was scared out of his wits and dared not turn back to meet it head-on!

He endured the dizziness from his Sea of Consciousness being continuously impacted, although most of it was blocked by the Heart Sword,

and a small part was transformed by the yanshen fetus, the shock from the impact itself still existed,

he frantically injected the little bit of Yuan Qi he had just recovered into his legs, and at the same time, once again activated his Heart Sword Power,

resisting the stronger soul tide, and desperately fled deeper into the gray mist!

"Where do you think you're going!"

Luo Tianying pursued relentlessly, her speed clearly a step faster than Yao Delong's!

The two, one chasing and one fleeing, rapidly moved through the silent gray mist.

However, as they continued to delve deeper into the core of the basin,

the intensity of the Divine Soul attack permeating the gray mist began to increase exponentially!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The invisible death tide became even more turbulent and surging!

The intensity of each fluctuation, from Early Nascent Soul Stage,

rapidly climbed to Middle Stage, Late Stage... although the frequency of attacks seemed to decrease,

the intensity of each impact was enough to cause severe pain and consciousness dispersion in Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators!

"Ugh!"

Yao Delong grunted, his face instantly turning pale!

Even with the Heart Sword, an item of the same Origin, guarding him, and even with the yanshen fetus passively absorbing and transforming some energy,

the increasingly strong impact still slammed into his Sea of Consciousness like a heavy hammer!

He felt as if his head was about to explode, golden stars danced before his eyes,

his steps involuntarily slowed down, from a frantic dash to a run, and then from a run to a difficult brisk walk.

"Damn it! This cursed place!"

Luo Tianying, who was pursuing from behind, finally felt immense pressure at this moment!

For the first time, a solemn expression appeared on her beautiful face.

The intensity of the invisible Divine Soul attack had already risen to the Nascent Soul Perfection level!

Each impact caused the Divine Sense barrier she had set up to violently shake, consuming a huge amount of energy!

She had to divert a part of her mind and Demonic Essence,

and sacrificed a black Bone Bell Magic Treasure that protected her Divine Soul, suspending it above her head, emitting a faint black light, only then barely stabilizing herself.

Her speed, too, inevitably slowed down!

From a Demonic Rainbow tearing through space, she became a figure struggling to move through the gray mist.

"How is this kid... possible?!"

Luo Tianying's blood-red eyes stared fixedly at the stumbling but still persistent figure ahead, her heart churning with stormy waves!

She was half a step into the Soul Transformation Realm,

and with the protection of her Demonic Technique and Magic Treasure, she still found it so difficult!

Yet, Yao Delong, who had forcibly raised his Realm to Mid Nascent Soul Stage with Medicinal Pills,

and was previously on the verge of exhaustion, was still ahead of her?

The Divine Soul attack he was enduring should logically be even stronger than hers!