Chapter 709 - To accompany you over mountains and across riv
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Bang!
The black ancestral dragon palace was astonishing in its appearance, soaring across the mountains at a height far surpassing them, vanishing into the distance with a whoosh.
When Hao Ren had previously visited the Nine Dragon Palace, he had entered two of these ancestral dragon palaces and knew that they were all constructed from massive black rocks, making them extremely heavy.
But such a heavy building was now flying through the air like a small ball at this incredible speed; what kind of power was this!
In general, the Four Seas Dragon Palaces opened up the Nine Dragon Palace every fifty years. And each time the lower-ranking cultivators from their respective dragon palaces entered it, they would notice that the positions of these nine ancestral dragon palaces were different.
It turned out… as long as the barrier didn’t stop, these nine grand halls continuously flew around within the Nine Dragon Palace!
The black ancestral dragon palace slowly vanished into the distance. Hao Ren hadn’t even been able to clearly identify which one it was.
"Let's go," Su Han gently nudged Hao Ren and reminded him.
“Mm.”
Hao Ren’s shock at this moment couldn’t be described in words. The nine ancestral dragon palaces swinging around the Nine Dragon Palace on fixed trajectories was a spatial formation!
And the center of these nine ancestral dragon palaces must be the heart of the Nine Dragon Palace, the core of its array formation!
Only when the Four Seas Dragon Palaces collectively opened up the Nine Dragon Palace would this formation temporarily halt. The nine ancestral dragon palaces would then fall onto the ground with a thunderous boom, forming different positions based on their individual trajectories.
Swoosh…
As Hao Ren pondered over how the Nine Dragon Palace operated, he silently controlled his chaotic sword qi and glided down the slope to its foot.
Su Han stood at the tail of the sword qi and hugged Hao Ren’s shoulders with both hands.
Her ample chest pressed against Hao Ren's back, making him a bit nervous. But right now wasn’t the time for such thoughts because they could die here at any moment without a chance to come again.
Su Han, standing behind him, was thinking along similar lines. At this point, she had placed all her hopes on Hao Ren and didn't care about any details—now wasn't the time to be concerned with physical contact.
Only after reaching "that place" would her spirit energy fully recover. So what Hao Ren helped her with was mainly traversing these mountains brimming with chaotic primordial qi and ancient beasts.
Puff.
Hao Ren gently landed on a grassy plain.
The wild grass here was over two meters high, easily concealing their tracks. In the presence of these colossal creatures in the Nine Dragon Palace, Hao Ren and Su Han were as tiny as insects.
Su Han secretly praised Hao Ren’s route choice—it was exactly what she had planned. It seemed that Hao Ren was also skilled at observing terrain and very resourceful.
"Don't get separated," Hao Ren put his hand behind him, taking Su Han's left hand in his.
Due to Su Han’s sealed spirit energy within the Nine Dragon Palace, Hao Ren couldn’t sense her location. Electronic communication devices were also impossible to use here. So if they got separated, it would be quite problematic.
Su Han, holding his hand, felt a stir in her heart and quickly quickened her pace to stay by Hao Ren’s side.
Su Han's fingers were cold and delicate, smooth like jade.
Hao Ren tightly held her five fingers, carefully maneuvering through the grass with quick movements.
Su Han’s right hand grasped her emerald sword tightly. Although she couldn’t circulate spiritual energy, she still possessed a martial artist's strength in terms of physical combat ability.
Hao Ren’s sword light hovered at the tip of the two-meter-high grass, surveying the surroundings.
From their current position to reach the opposite mountain range would be at least tens of kilometers away. This was also the most dangerous part of the journey.
Joo… Joo…
A few white-feathered giant birds flew overhead, and Hao Ren quickly grabbed Su Han’s wrist, diving into the dirt.
Whew!
All the green grass bent with this strong wind. A dozen small beasts hiding in the grass suddenly became exposed.
The white bird extended its steel-like claws close to the ground and instantly scooped up five or six small beasts, tearing them into pieces in mid-air while flinging out blood as it flew away.
Hao Ren and Su Han's smaller bodies were perfectly hidden by the two-meter-high green grass, thus avoiding detection.
As those few hunting giant birds left, the suppressed green grass sprang back up. Hao Ren seized the opportunity to pull Su Han into a sprint.
The sweep of these giant birds caused these small ferocious beasts in the grassland to scatter, presenting the perfect moment for Hao Ren and Su Han to cross this entire field!
Whizz!
A sharp whistling sound came from behind Hao Ren.
Hao Ren turned around and saw another giant bird hovering on the side, throwing a large rock at him!
Bang!
The 1280 sword lights combined into 256 chaotic sword qi that instantly pierced this dark-colored large stone!
With a loud boom, Hao Ren’s sword light exploded the black rock into fragments, scattering around.
Hao Ren wanted to catch his breath but suddenly noticed another silent shadow approaching from one side!
Another white giant bird was gliding over at an incredible speed! Its smooth white wings hardly stirred any wind at all!
After just releasing all the sword lights, Hao Ren’s face turned pale — he had seriously underestimated these ferocious beasts’ hunting skills in the Nine Dragon Palace!
Ding!
Su Han thrust her sword out with great force, and her body leaned back.
The emerald sword flew far away for dozens of meters. Su Han wasn’t pulled up by the giant bird’s claws but was still flung away for a dozen or so meters!
"Su Han!" Hao Ren shouted and quickly rushed towards her.
Bang...
A scorching wave of flame swept over Hao Ren from behind. The white giant bird that had attacked him earlier lunged at his shoulder!
Surround and isolate, then attack!
These white birds actually had quite advanced hunting tactics!
One by one, they wouldn’t let Hao Ren and Su Han regroup!
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As the claws approached him rapidly, Hao Ren’s sword light condensed into a rainbow-colored divine sword as he desperately launched the first form of his Mystic Water Sword Technique.
Slice!
Hao Ren’s sword light sliced off one toe from the giant bird’s claw!
In pain, the giant bird suddenly rose in height. Hao Ren turned to see that Su Han was rolling on the ground amidst the grass, and the giant bird had already grabbed over a dozen pounds of soil next to her!
By just a hairbreadth, the giant bird’s claws would have turned Su Han into fragments!
Su Han’s sword slipped from her hand; without any spiritual energy left in her body, she was pale-faced and about to leap up and roll away again when another claw of the giant bird descended upon her like a hill!
She clearly saw the red flames at the center of this claw. She had nowhere else to dodge and closed her eyes, preparing for the mortal blow.
Ding...
A tremendous sound nearly shattered Su Han’s eardrums.
With wide eyes, she saw Hao Ren leap up, sword in both hands, piercing a rainbow-colored divine sword through the center of the claw to block this thunderous blow for her!
The flames at the center of the giant bird’s claws suddenly erupted. Hao Ren bounced off and crashed into the mud like a cannonball.
“Go!”
In the instant he flew out, Hao Ren performed a sword gesture.
The rainbow-colored divine sword that had already pierced through the claw suddenly lunged again, stabbing deeply into the long neck of the white giant bird.
Bang...
The rainbow-colored divine sword shattered and transformed into hundreds of chaotic sword energies, as if they exploded inside its long throat.
The hundred-meter-tall giant bird collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.
Su Han watched this scene in shock, getting up while her hands were still caked with mud and gasping for breath.
The other giant bird, which had lost one toe, screeched upon seeing its comrade killed and flew off far away.
These two giant birds at the rear of the formation had been meant to plug gaps. Upon seeing their comrade’s death, they wouldn’t linger behind but hurriedly fled towards the main force ahead.
Hao Ren turned around to look at Su Han. His eyes showed some tremor, and he was sweating profusely. Though it only took a couple of moves from start to finish, this fight was incredibly perilous!
Su Han rushed over to pick up her emerald jade sword, ignoring the wound on her shoulder. She pulled Hao Ren and ran towards their predetermined position.
She was worried that those giant birds would return, leaving them unable to deal with such a situation!
Hao Ren could only watch as blood from Su Han's shoulder stained her purple sweater red; he didn't dare take the risk of stopping and tending to her wound. He followed Su Han's lead.
They ran for nearly an hour before they were sure that those giant birds wouldn't return, allowing them to finally stop and rest.
The two of them looked at each other.
A sense of relief after surviving a near-death experience lingered on their faces.
"The injury medicine is in my ring," Su Han raised her hand and said.
Hao Ren pinched her fingers, retrieving an amber glass bottle from her Mustard Ring.
Su Han frowned as she opened the bottle, sprinkling some red medicinal liquid on her shoulder. From the scrunched up brows, it was clear that both the medicine and the wound were causing her pain.
She handed the injury medicine over to Hao Ren, who stored it back in his Mustard Ring. As Hao Ren wanted to ask if she would take a short rest for another ten minutes or so, Su Han already gritted her teeth and walked forward.
"Before nightfall, we must cross the mountains; otherwise, there won't be any place for us to hide." After taking several steps ahead, Su Han turned back to look at Hao Ren. "We will die."
Hao Ren turned around to look at the seemingly endless plains and the ferocious beasts running or flying about. He had to admit that what Su Han said was correct.
Su Han faced Hao Ren, lifting her left hand.
Hao Ren walked over a few steps and held onto her left hand.
"Let's go!" Hao Ren tightly clasped her fingers together, walking briskly yet steadily.
In this open plain, flying via sword would be the most dangerous move. They could only rely on the tall grass to get relatively safely to the mountains across from them.
Su Han walked beside Hao Ren. Her five fingers, tightly held by him, moved slightly before slowly intertwining with his own.
She couldn't say how she felt.
The person she hoped for and relied on when she was most helpless and facing life or death was none other than Hao Ren.
The deafening sound of the sword strike still echoed in her ears. The image of Hao Ren leaping up, thrusting his sword to pierce a bird hundreds of meters away was etched deeply into her mind.
With Hao Ren tightly pulling her along, she felt blankness within her heart.
So this was how it felt when one's power was turned upside down by another person.
This chapter contains 3100 main text characters. Recently been very busy, updates have slowed down a bit. Also, the storyline is currently at an important juncture so I'm writing with more detail...it often takes three hours to write one chapter, *crying tears*. ~RO
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