126: Chapter 126 The Power of the Golden Light Sword and Talisman

A slight warmth in his palm.

A blinding point of golden light suddenly ignited within the thick, impenetrable green toxic miasma of the Myriad Insect Tomb.

This golden light was extremely pure and intense.

Without any flashy fluctuations of magical power, only a terrifying Sword Intent—so pure it felt as though it could split this world asunder—suddenly awakened in the abyss!

Swoosh!

The lethal Blood Spear thrown by Xu Yin, before it even touched the space between Gu Shen's eyebrows, instantly melted away like leftover snow under a scorching sun in the wake of the golden light's ripples.

"This is..."

In mid-air, Xu Yin's charging figure came to an abrupt halt.

His face, originally aloof and filled with extreme indifference, twisted instantly in extreme horror the moment the golden light ignited.

That Spiritual Pressure, which crushed everything, was simply not something a cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage, or even the Foundation Establishment Stage, could possess!

That was the might of a Great Cultivator at the Core Formation Stage, who had condensed the Golden Core of heaven and earth and stood above all living beings!

"Core Formation Sword Intent?! A Talisman Treasure!"

Xu Yin let out a howl like he had seen a ghost, his voice filled with hysterical fear.

Run!

For this Prodigy of the Blood Fiend Sect at the Foundation Establishment Stage, this was the only thought remaining in his mind.

His viscous liquid magical power reversed frantically, and he desperately tried to retreat.

But, it was too late.

Gu Shen's face was as pale as paper.

He raised his right hand high, his fingers pointing like a sword. His magical power at the Peak of Qi Refining Level 7 was instantly drained by the golden mark on his palm.

His Sea of Consciousness felt as if it had been pierced by ten thousand steel needles simultaneously, the pain enough to drive him mad.

"Slash."

Gu Shen's eyes were bloodshot, and he squeezed out an extremely hoarse word from his throat.

He swung his right hand down violently.

Boom—!!!

A phantom giant sword, ten zhang long and shining as if cast from gold, shot out from Gu Shen's palm.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Only extreme sharpness.

The golden giant sword descended.

Xu Yin's pride and joy, the Blood Sea Domain that could easily crush fifteen Iron Corpse Puppets, was torn apart in an instant by this giant sword like a piece of rotten cloth!

Split in two.

The blood light dissipated, revealing Xu Yin in the depths of the Domain, his face filled with despair.

At this critical moment of life and death, Xu Yin slammed his chest.

A dark red jade tablet engraved with countless hideous ghost faces flew out from his chest. This was a top-grade life-saving Magical Artifact bestowed upon him by his Revered Master.

Clang!

The golden giant sword struck the jade tablet fiercely.

That top-grade Magical Artifact, capable of withstanding a full-force strike from a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, didn't even hold up for half a breath before letting out a wail and shattering into powder filling the sky.

But it was this half-breath that was bought.

It allowed Xu Yin to forcibly twist his body, avoiding the fatal outcome of being split in two on the spot.

Rish!

The golden sword light grazed Xu Yin's left shoulder and descended ferociously.

"Ah—!!!"

A piercing scream echoed through the Myriad Insect Tomb.

Xu Yin's entire left arm was severed at the shoulder!

The violent Core Formation Sword Intent invaded along the wound, carving a terrifying sword gash a foot long and deep enough to see the bone on his chest. Even his beating heart was faintly visible.

Blood sprayed out like a bursting waterfall.

Thud.

Like a dead dog, Xu Yin slammed heavily into the flesh and blood quagmire a hundred zhang away, creating a huge crater.

The might of a single sword strike, terrifying to this extent.

This was the dimensional reduction strike of the Golden Light Sword Talisman Treasure.

Hum.

After the strike, the golden giant sword exhausted its power and turned into golden light spots, dissipating into the green mist.

The pale golden sword-shaped mark on Gu Shen's palm also dimmed accordingly.

"Pfft!"

Gu Shen knelt on one knee in the mud and water, violently spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Black blood seeped from his ears, nostrils, and the corners of his eyes.

Backlash of the Divine Sense.

Forcibly activating the Core Formation Stage Talisman Treasure, the immense Sword Intent directly tore countless tiny cracks into the edges of his Sea of Consciousness. Intense waves of dizziness washed over him like the tide.

"My Lord! Vital signs are extremely weak! Suggest immediate injection of T-3 cell repair fluid!"

The iron buckle at the collar emitted the extremely urgent and faint vibration frequency of Crab.

Gu Shen bit his teeth tightly, forcing himself to stay awake through the intense pain.

He raised his head, his bloodshot eyes staring fixedly at the crater a hundred zhang away.

At the bottom of the pit.

Xu Yin was not dead.

Not only was he not dead, but a Blood Fiend Qi, extremely crazy and violent to the extreme, was erupting from the crater like a volcano!

Xu Yin slowly stood up.

His hair was disheveled, his left arm was empty, and his chest was a bloody mess. But those eyes had completely turned into a pupil-less scarlet red.

"I want you dead... I will drain your soul and burn it in blood fire for a hundred years!"

Xu Yin's voice no longer sounded human, but rather like a beast that had completely fallen into a frenzy.

The severe injury and severed arm did not make him retreat; instead, it triggered the most extreme bloodthirsty instinct in the Blood Fiend Sect's Cultivation Technique.

The foundation of the Foundation Establishment Stage was burning his life away.

"Cannot kill him."

Gu Shen made a judgment with extreme calmness.

The Talisman Treasure only had one last chance left, and in his current state of Divine Sense, if he forcibly activated it a second time, he would definitely die before Xu Yin.

A Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator with low health is still a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator. He couldn't finish this strike now.

"Retreat."

Gu Shen did not have any hesitation or greed.

The essence of the Dao of Survival lies in fleeing a thousand miles away if the first strike fails.

His ten fingers moved slightly.

The twelve Iron Corpse Puppets that were less damaged instantly gathered, protecting Gu Shen tightly behind them.

And the three heavily damaged Iron Corpse Puppets with broken arms and collapsed chests, under Gu Shen's control, rushed ferociously towards the crazed Xu Yin like three human bombs.

Severing the tail to survive.

"Explode!"

When the three Iron Corpse Puppets rushed to within ten zhang of Xu Yin, Gu Shen detonated the remaining mutated wood marrow and strong acid poison inside them without a hint of reluctance.

Boom!

Three clouds of sickly green poison, mixed with high-concentration radioactive toxic water from the Wasteland and strong acid, exploded instantly in front of Xu Yin, completely sealing off his vision.

Taking advantage of this poison cloud cover.

The shadow shoes under Gu Shen's feet flashed with dark light.

His whole body, like a black shadow clinging to the ground, took the remaining twelve Iron Corpse Puppets and plunged decisively into the complex underground rock crevices of the Myriad Insect Tomb.

He restrained his aura and instantly merged into the depths of the thick green mist.

Roar—!!!

The poison cloud dissipated.

Xu Yin let out a furious roar that did not sound human, waving his Blood Spear with one hand, smashing the surrounding rock walls to pieces.

But the Loose Cultivator at Qi Refining Level 7 who had forced him into a desperate situation had already escaped without a trace.