Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1617: Chapter 1617: Even the Little Witch Is Going Crazy

Mu Hanyan pointed into the distance, and only then did Jiang Qiling see clearly. The sand and stones all over the ground quickly coalesced under an invisible force, forming chunks large and small, whirling in mid-air.

Roughly counted, the number of rocks hanging overhead exceeded tens of thousands, dark as storm clouds pressing down, the sharp whistles as they spun, the muffled thuds when they collided, made one’s eardrums ache, and even the heart that had been unsettled began to jump up and down with each impact.

"Watch your vital points!" warned Fen Qianji as he rose and slashed out with his sword once more.

Where Sword Light passed, all the rocks were slashed into powder, but the other rocks did not disappear. Instead, they poured down like a torrential downpour towards the group.

Mu Hanyan understood that if the previous two Sword’s Residual Powers tested their attack, then this one was a test of their defense.

Without hesitation, Mu Hanyan and Jiang Qiling simultaneously unleashed their Sword Force and slashed toward the rocks plummeting from the sky.

Soon, the dense sounds of metal striking stone rose around them, scattering thousands of sparks.

Each rock weighed at least several hundred pounds, with the heaviest exceeding several thousand. Even without any Qi, simply falling from midair would still carry a force of ten thousand pounds.

If it were only one or two rocks, Mu Hanyan and the others could shatter them with a single sword relying on their cultivation, but with thousands of rocks hanging in the air, smashing through them by force was not the solution, and they would eventually exhaust themselves and die.

Luckily, these rocks had neither Qi nor technique, just bluntly crashing down from above. By relying on sword techniques, Mu Hanyan and the others could deflect the falling stones to the sides like raindrops.

In no time, dust flew all around, and the ground was riddled with craters, as if a Meteor Shower had fallen.

Mu Hanyan’s arm was also numbly sore, almost losing sensation. Beside her, Jiang Qiling had it worse; her right hand had long since split at the tiger’s mouth, forcing her to switch the sword to her left hand. But soon, her left hand split at the tiger’s mouth as well, so she switched back to her right, and in the end, had to hold the sword with her bloodied hands.

Though their sword techniques were not weak, there were limits to skill. Before absolute power, even the best skill couldn’t avoid injury. It was thanks to Fen Qianji blocking the largest of the rocks for them; otherwise, the two might have had their meridians severed, their Qi Sea shattered, or even been crushed into pulp by the onslaught of giant stones.

Finally, with a long shout from Fen Qianji and a sweep of Sword Light across the sky, a shower of stone fragments sprayed, turning all the descending rocks into dust.

This sword strike also exhausted Fen Qianji’s last bit of strength, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Qian Ji!" Mu Hanyan reached out to support him, but as soon as she stretched out her hand, she found that all the energy in her body seemed to have been drained, and she too fell.

"This place is terrifying. Didn’t you think of a way out the last time you came?" Jiang Qiling asked Fen Qianji, still shaken.

She was in even worse shape, having collapsed to the ground at the same time Fen Qianji delivered his final sword strike. Thankfully, he acted in time; otherwise, she might not have survived.

"I originally laid an Array outside the Luoshen Abyss. The Magic Artifact in the Array Base was connected to my Mental State. A single thought from my Divine Sense could explode the Array, and then using my Sword power both inside and out, a crack could be torn open in the Seal. But the Array has been destroyed, and cannot be used," Fen Qianji said with a bitter smile.

He didn’t need to say more; Mu Hanyan could also guess that the one who destroyed the Array was undoubtedly Gai Huangji.

"Who’s so despicable, aren’t they afraid they won’t have any sons!" Jiang Qiling cursed venomously.

"Enough, who it is doesn’t matter now. We should think about how to withstand the next Sword power." Fen Qianji sighed and slowly stood up.

Seeing the solemn expression on Fen Qianji’s face, Mu Hanyan and Jiang Qiling both felt a chill in their hearts. This time, they could feel a mysterious rhythm rising between heaven and earth, a strong, mysterious force quickly converging.

Evidently, another Sword power was coming!

"So soon, are we even allowed to live?" Jiang Qiling cried out in frustration. But the Little Witch Long Yan’s hostility was reignited, and regardless of her hands’ still-open wounds, she grasped her Longsword once more.

Mu Hanyan took out an Elixir for the two of them to take, and then clenched her Longsword tightly as well.

Gradually, illusionary lights appeared before their eyes; phantom beast silhouettes materialized. These beast silhouettes were unlike the Exotic Beasts of the Holy Court Continent, and yet Mu Hanyan saw many legendary rare birds and Exotic Beasts, even more graceful and majestic.

Of course, the pressure they exerted on Mu Hanyan and the others was even greater than before.

"It makes no sense. How could the Sword power reform so quickly when it used to take at least five or six hours?" Fen Qianji frowned, his expression heavy and filled with doubt.

"No, this Seal, this Sword power, is clearly manipulated by someone else, someone is still alive!" At the same time, Star Illusion Thousand Machine’s exclamation resounded in Mu Hanyan’s mind.

"What, how is that possible!" Mu Hanyan blurted out in shock.

The "other" that Star Illusion Thousand Machine referred to must be those powerful as gods who came to the Holy Continent to hunt her.

Hearing Mu Hanyan’s inexplicable outburst, Fen Qianji and Jiang Qiling both turned their puzzled gazes towards her.

"What’s going on?" Mu Hanyan didn’t bother explaining and anxiously asked Star Illusion Thousand Machine.

If the Seal over Luoshen Abyss, and these Sword’s Residual Powers left by those powerhouses were naturally occurring, they could risk it all. But if everything was controlled by someone, unless they found and killed that person, they would never have a chance to escape.

"The Law within the Seal seems chaotic, but with careful scrutiny, there are hidden mysteries, not formed naturally by the world. It’s just too profound for the cultivators of the Holy Court Continent to comprehend, someone must be controlling it behind the scenes." Star Illusion Thousand Machine explained rapidly, sounding extremely anxious.

As soon as the words fell, they saw an elder in a white robe appear before them.

Fen Qianji and Jiang Qiling instinctively tightened their grip on their swords, ready to strike, but then they heard him urgently say to Mu Hanyan, "That man has been trapped in Luoshen Abyss for millions of years, his strength must have waned. I’ll try to use the Sealing God Seal to disrupt his Divine Sense. You must quickly break the Seal and escape!"

Though they did not know his identity, upon hearing this, Fen Qianji and Jiang Qiling guessed he was an ally of Mu Hanyan and hurriedly stopped.

"Okay!" Mu Hanyan nodded, speaking decisively. Though curious as to how he suddenly left that Star Plate and appeared before her, she knew now wasn’t the time to question it. Seeing his anxious expression, Mu Hanyan understood just how dire the situation was.