278: The power of the cave! Lu Xuan fled in a panic!

At this moment, Xia Ritain's eyes erupted with soul-stirring black light.

His Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation phantom suddenly split, transforming into nine black Mystic Birds, which flapped their wings and soared straight upwards.

Evidently, those nine black Mystic Birds were rapidly flying towards the azure Cave Heaven Small World.

"Boom—!"

Four immense and boundless forces collided violently in an instant, unleashing an earth-shattering roar.

The already shattered riverbed completely fractured under the impact of this force.

The tremendous tremor spread like ripples, extending hundreds of miles away, causing the endless river water to surge.

In the turbulent river water, countless mud and sand churned, blurring visibility.

Lu Xuan was in the midst of it, his body enveloped by a dark purple flame barrier, barely managing to open a small space in the chaos.

However, Lu Xuan appeared extremely disheveled.

The clothes on his upper body had long turned to ash, leaving only a tattered pair of pants that barely covered him.

This was already the result of him putting his full effort into protection.

Lu Xuan's upper body muscles were well-defined, but covered in dense, tiny wounds, from which blood slowly seeped.

Even more alarming, faint azure light flickered faintly on those wounds, like ghostly flames from the Netherworld, appearing and disappearing.

This azure light was definitely not ordinary; it was the power of the Heaven and Earth Laws controlled by the Nether Python.

These terrifying Heaven and Earth Laws were constantly eroding Lu Xuan's physical body.

Even though Lu Xuan had cultivated the Undying and Unextinguished technique, possessing the ability to regenerate from a drop of blood.

But under the suppression of this Heaven and Earth Laws, the healing speed of his wounds was almost stagnant.

Every trace of azure light was like an invisible sharp blade, continuously cutting Lu Xuan's flesh and blood, leaving him somewhat speechless.

"Sigh!"

"It's still too forced!"

"Just facing the edge of this power, I'm already so embarrassed."

"If I were to face this terrifying blow head-on, I would probably turn to dust instantly, completely annihilated, with no possibility of resurrection."

"Is this the power of a Void Realm True Lord who has reached Major Achievement in the Void Realm?" Lu Xuan muttered softly, his gaze solemn as he looked into the distance, waves rising in his heart.

"It's truly terrifying!"

The place Lu Xuan looked at was the epicenter of the Heaven and Earth Laws explosion.

The earth had collapsed into an infinitely deep abyss, and the chaotic river water was torn apart.

Violent energy raged incessantly, space twisted, light was dark and profound, as if even time became chaotic under that power.

In comparison, the area where he was, though chaotic, seemed insignificant.

"Fortunately, Lord Lord transmitted a message in time, informing me of the strength of that Nether Python, otherwise..."

Before Lu Xuan could even let out a sigh of relief, a purple streak of light suddenly flashed ahead, cutting through the turbid river water and heading straight for him.

"Lord Lu, go!"

A clear and cold female voice came, accompanied by the explosive sound of water being impacted, shaking the river water around Lu Xuan.

"This is the Mystic Bird Sky Lock!"

"Catch!"

Before the words finished, a deep black chain, enveloped by a purple halo, rapidly traversed the riverbed.

This terrifying might even forcibly opened a vacuum channel in the turbid water, heading directly towards Lu Xuan.

Wherever the black chain passed, all obstacles were pulverized.

Lu Xuan's gaze sharpened, and when he heard Purple Yao's voice and saw the black chain, a surge of ecstasy flashed in his eyes.

"Good stuff!"

Lu Xuan uttered in a low voice, his excitement indescribable.

This Mystic Bird Sky Lock was the treasure he had always coveted the most.

The next moment, Lu Xuan did not hesitate, surging forward with all his might, charging directly towards the rapidly approaching Mystic Bird Sky Lock.

Lu Xuan's movements were extremely swift, a dark purple flame barrier swirling around him, forcefully pushing aside the surrounding turbid river water.

Just as Lu Xuan was about to touch the Mystic Bird Sky Lock, a violent tremor once again came from the riverbed, as if some enormous creature was approaching.

However, Lu Xuan remained completely unmoved, his eyes fixed solely on that deep black chain.

When he was still several hundred meters away, Lu Xuan reached out and grabbed at the air, and the Mystic Bird Sky Lock accelerated, landing steadily in Lu Xuan's palm.

The Mystic Bird Sky Lock felt cold to the touch, yet faintly exuded a mysterious power.

The dense power of Heaven and Earth Origin within it was almost overflowing.

Suddenly!

Lu Xuan felt an extremely terrifying force approaching him from behind.

Lu Xuan abruptly turned his head, only to see a phantom of a woman, hundreds of feet tall, appearing in the turbid river water.

The woman's phantom was as solid as reality, with immense aura, and without any hesitation, she pressed a palm down directly towards Lu Xuan's position!

That palm covered the sky and obscured the sun, and before the palm wind even reached the bottom, the river water at the bottom was already squeezed and surged in all directions, forming violent swirling currents.

Lu Xuan's heart tightened, feeling an unprecedented sense of oppression.

Lord Lord!

She is...?

At this moment, an urgent shout came from a distance, it was the voice of Purple Yao, Lord Lord.

"Lord Lu, hurry!"

Lu Xuan didn't have time to think, his cultivation technique instantly activated, the Close Distance to the Horizon divine ability suddenly unleashed, and his entire being vanished from the spot like an illusion.

Just as Lu Xuan disappeared, two giant azure eyes suddenly opened in the spot where he had just vanished, filled with bloodthirsty and frenzied emotions.

"Boom—!"

Two azure beams of light, dozens of meters wide, shot out from those enormous azure eyes, heading straight for the position where Lu Xuan had just stood.

Wherever the two azure beams passed, river water evaporated, space distorted, and their power was terrifying to the extreme.

However, these two fatal beams missed their target.

At this moment, Lu Xuan had already escaped into the void, fleeing beyond the attack range.

"Ant!"

"Trying to run?"

"Die for this Monarch!"

The next second, the Nether Python's voice suddenly rang out, as it stared intently at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan, who had escaped into the void, was flashing away at an extremely fast speed towards the distance.

But Lu Xuan could feel that the Nether Python's gaze seemed to penetrate the void, locking onto him tightly.

Just as the Nether Python was about to unleash its Cave Heaven Small World to seal off the Heaven and Earth and completely cut off Lu Xuan's retreat.

The several-hundred-foot-tall woman's phantom had already slammed a palm in front of the Nether Python.

The palm wind was as heavy as a mountain, carrying the momentum of overturning mountains and seas, pressing directly towards the Nether Python's head.

"Damn human!"

The Nether Python roared, having no choice but to abandon its pursuit of Lu Xuan and instead deal with this sudden attack.

Its thousand-foot-long snake tail suddenly lashed out, like a divine whip spanning Heaven and Earth, imbued with the power of Heaven and Earth Laws.

It swept out with the force of thunder, and wherever the thousand-foot snake tail passed, the surrounding water surged in waves, as if unable to bear the weight.

The next instant, the thousand-foot snake tail and the giant palm of the woman's phantom collided, erupting in an earth-shattering roar.

The woman's phantom also instantly shattered under the Nether Python's powerful blow, transforming into countless purple light points that dissipated into the river water.

A hundred miles away, Purple Yao's body suddenly trembled, her face slightly pale, and her aura became chaotic.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, and a trace of pain flashed in her eyes, clearly having suffered no small backlash.

That several-hundred-foot-tall woman's phantom earlier was precisely her Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation!

Her Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation was closely connected to her Void Tempering, and with a wisp of her Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation destroyed, her Void Tempering naturally also suffered an impact.

Although this injury was not fatal, it would at least take ten days to nurture the main body of the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation within her Void Tempering.

The wisp of Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation she had peeled off earlier was not for direct confrontation with the Nether Python, but to buy Lu Xuan time to escape.

She knew very well that with Lu Xuan's strength, he simply couldn't confront the Nether Python head-on.

If he were to face the Nether Python alone, he probably wouldn't even have a glimmer of hope.

The power of a Cave Heaven True Lord is not something that can be resisted at will.

Even temporary Cave Heaven power would be enough for the Nether Python to sweep across the entire Great Xia Dynasty!

The reason she and Lu Xuan were able to escape successfully was by relying on the power of the former emperor, which prevented the Nether Python from diverting its attention to fully pursue them.

"The Nether Python's Cave Heaven power should disappear very soon."

"By then, it seems I'll have to use the Jiantian Division's mirror to find its whereabouts."

Purple Yao took a deep breath, suppressing the discomfort in her body, and quickly adjusted her aura.

A moment later, Purple Yao's figure quietly vanished from the spot, as if she had never appeared.

Thanks to Purple Yao's assistance, Lu Xuan's figure had already disappeared into the distance, leaving only the Nether Python alone at the bottom of the river.

At this moment, the Nether Python angrily thrashed its snake tail, causing the river water to churn and the ground to shake.

No matter how it vented, it couldn't catch up to the escaping "ant."

"These damnable humans... This Monarch will make you pay!"

"And that despicable brat, Xia Ritain!"

The Nether Python's roar echoed at the bottom of the river, lingering for a long time.

However, after the Nether Python uttered these threats, it did not rush out of the Jinlin River with great fanfare.

"The essence blood power of the Feather Emperor Ancestor, this Monarch is about to exhaust it."

"Forget it!"

"For now, I'll let those damnable humans go!"

The Nether Python remained stagnant at the bottom of the river, choosing not to pursue the two who had fled.

Otherwise, given its personality back then, even if it couldn't catch the two fleeing humans.

It would still rush to the riverbank and find nearby human blood food to fill its stomach.

Having been sealed for such a long time, the Nether Python was still somewhat fearful.

There were still many people in this world who could subdue it.

It didn't want to experience being sealed again, because it was too painful.

"Hmph!"

"When I leave the Great Xia Dynasty!"

"The next person to enter will be the Feather Emperor Ancestor himself."

"I still have one origin crystal from the Earth Venerable realm here!"

Before the words finished, a strange blue light flickered from within the Nether Python's body, instantly enveloping its ten-thousand-foot snake body.

Its massive body rapidly shrunk in the blue light, scales receded, and its snake head dissipated.

In a blink of an eye, it transformed into a seemingly ordinary and unremarkable old man.

The old man was short, with a withered face, dressed in a drab gray robe, and leaning on a wooden staff, looking utterly inconspicuous.

However, in those cloudy eyes, a chilling blue light occasionally flashed.

This method of transformation was many times more powerful than Green King's before!

As a peak existence in the Yao Lord realm, the Nether Python's transformation technique had reached the pinnacle of perfection.

As long as it didn't expose itself, even a Void Realm True Lord of the same realm would find it difficult to detect its true identity.

Qingyun County, in the mountains ten miles away.

The void suddenly rippled faintly, and then Lu Xuan's figure stepped out from it, landing steadily on the ground.

Subsequently, he quickly scanned his surroundings, raised his right hand, and waved it casually.

Rumble!

The solid ground immediately trembled violently, and soil churned, as if an invisible giant hand was controlling the earth.

In a blink of an eye, a giant pit dozens of meters deep appeared in front of Lu Xuan.

He didn't hesitate at all, his figure flashed, transforming into a purple streak of light, and flew directly into the deep pit.

The moment he entered the deep pit, the soil above churned again, as if alive, quickly refilling the deep pit.

The ground returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened, leaving only a quiet mountain forest.

Deep underground, Lu Xuan was enveloped by a layer of purple light, isolating the surrounding mud, sand, and rocks.

The purple light barrier emitted a soft glow, illuminating this dark space.

Lu Xuan sat cross-legged, tightly gripping the deep black Mystic Bird Sky Lock in his hand, his eyes shining with fervent light.

"Can't wait!"

Lu Xuan muttered in a low voice, his tone carrying a hint of urgency and excitement.

He decided to refine this Mystic Bird Sky Lock now and use it to break through to the Aperture Void Realm!

This was the opportunity he had long awaited, and also the power to take revenge on that Nether Python.

Lu Xuan hadn't forgotten that he had faced several life-and-death crises at the hands of this damnable Nether Python.

"Fortunately, this Mystic Bird Sky Lock finally fell into my hands, otherwise..."

Lu Xuan shook his head, a lingering fear in his heart.

If he had gained nothing this time, Lu Xuan would probably truly be in tears.

Originally, Lu Xuan had also thought of taking the Nether Python into his possession, taking this opportunity to break through in one go, and even obtain more system points.

However, this cruel reality slapped him hard in the face.

"That damnable beast, the Nether Python, is unbelievably strong!"

Lu Xuan's expression was somewhat unsightly, a hint of dread flashing in his eyes.

Even with his top-tier escape technique, "Close Distance to the Horizon," he couldn't escape from the Nether Python.

The Cave Heaven Small World, with its nearly perfect Heaven and Earth Laws, could stabilize the surrounding space to an unbreakable degree.

No wonder he was kicked out by the Cave Heaven Small World.

"If Lord Lord hadn't acted in time, I probably wouldn't have died, but I would have been reduced to ashes." Lu Xuan sighed inwardly, his gratitude towards Purple Yao deepening a few points.

However, now was not the time for sentimentality.

Lu Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing distracting thoughts, and his gaze returned to the Mystic Bird Sky Lock in his hand.

That wisp of Xia Ritain's Law Manifestation that controlled the Mystic Bird Sky Lock had already been destroyed by the Nether Python.

So this Mystic Bird Sky Lock should be ownerless now.

Very good, one Seven-Pattern Moon Artifact Bone-Devouring Staff, one Nine-Pattern Moon Artifact Xuan Bird Heavenly Lock, that's enough.

This time, I won't come out until I reach the Void Tempering.

"Extract!"