Chapter 228: Chapter 227: Advent of Holy Light
At that moment, Jiang Zuo had already found the location of the seal.
It was precisely because of the arrival of Jiang Zuo and his group that the Abyss had grown vigilant.
The seal had now been broken and left in ruins, but countless Abyssal Warriors stood guard around it.
These warriors were all formed from Abyssal Qi.
Their strength varied from Tier One to Tier Three; they were not powerful.
Their entire existence was for the sole purpose of wearing down the seal.
The moment Jiang Zuo arrived, he realized this seal was likely a backup mechanism. If activated, the Abyss would be suppressed once more, though for how long, no one could say.
Jiang Zuo looked at these warriors, and the warriors looked back at him and his companions.
Chi Xue Child asked, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, do you have a plan? They may not be strong, but we’re completely outnumbered."
Blade Master Hai Bian added, "We could handle a few hundred, but look at this formation. It has to be over ten thousand, right? And the numbers are still growing."
Liu Yiyi said, "My combat power isn’t actually that high, but I might have an advantage against these things. It’s just that there are too many of them."
Her Holy Light Mastery was quite impressive—the exceptionally impressive kind.
At this point, Chi Xue Child and the other two were staring at Jiang Zuo, waiting for him to step in and deal with these Abyssal Warriors.
Jiang Zuo: "..."
’What did I even bring these people here for?’ he wondered.
’Wasn’t it so they could take action when I had nothing left to use?’
’But look at them now. They’re good for nothing but asking questions.’
The seal here was an altar. From the looks of it, the seal was completely intact and would be easy to activate. The only obstacle was the Abyssal Warriors, who had surrounded the altar in layer after layer.
Finally, Jiang Zuo spoke. "You guys try. See if you can clear a path for me."
Chi Xue Child: "..."
Blade Master Hai Bian: "..."
Liu Yiyi: "..."
’Clear a path? With just the three of us?’
’Forget fighting our way through, we can’t even sneak past them.’
The three of them exchanged a look, and Liu Yiyi said, "I’ll open the way with Holy Light."
Blade Master Hai Bian said, "I’ll be the damage output."
Chi Xue Child drew his Red Sword. "I’ll clean up any that slip through."
A scepter appeared in Liu Yiyi’s hand. She raised it high. "In the name of the Holy Light, be purified!"
The next moment, a sacred white light erupted from the scepter, illuminating the entire area.
Blade Master Hai Bian was completely stunned. "It’s blinding my eyes!"
Chi Xue Child said, "Who invited the Holy Knight? Kick them."
Liu Yiyi was speechless. "Are we going to fight or not?"
Blade Master Hai Bian said, "I don’t think you’re casting Holy Light. That’s a flashbang."
A glimmer of Golden Light then appeared in Blade Master Hai Bian’s eyes, shielding them from the Holy Light’s glare.
A similar wisp of red light appeared in Chi Xue Child’s eyes.
To be honest, Liu Yiyi’s Holy Light was exceptionally dazzling. It really didn’t seem like Holy Light, which was supposed to be gentle.
Jiang Zuo had the same feeling. It was the most blinding Holy Light he had ever seen.
However, it was indeed Elemental Radiance, which made Liu Yiyi half a Mage.
In fact, Jiang Zuo now considered himself a Mage as well—a Dual-Element Mage at that.
Many people only had a single Element or excelled in just one.
But Jiang Zuo didn’t have that problem. He wasn’t outstanding in any single one, but he could make all the Elements he possessed become outstanding.
It was just that he didn’t care about it at all.
At that moment, Blade Master Hai Bian’s entire body erupted in Golden Light, and he forcibly carved a path with his physical strength.
’This is doable,’ he thought after his first strike.
Liu Yiyi’s Holy Light was unexpectedly effective. Not only did it harm the Abyssal Warriors, but their eyes were also directly blinded by the flash.
Abyssal Warriors like this were not much of a threat.
"Chi Xue Child," Blade Master Hai Bian called out.
"Go on without worry. I’ve got your back." As he spoke, his Red Sword glowed with a bloody light. The light danced around, continuously cutting down the scattered Abyssal Warriors.
Liu Yiyi shouted, "Hurry up! I can’t maintain this wide-area flash—I mean, Holy Light—for much longer!"
Just then, Jiang Zuo walked up to Liu Yiyi’s side. He had been staring at the Holy Light.
He wondered, ’What would happen if I told my Elemental Minion to go punch that Holy Light?’
’Hmm, theoretically, it wouldn’t be able to land a hit.’
The matters involved were rather complex.
Openings on the Elemental Level were protected. Otherwise, if casting one spell could be interfered with by other mages, then mages might as well not exist.
Jiang Zuo said nothing and simply moved forward. With them clearing the way, he should be able to reach the altar.
And as long as he reached the altar, the problem would be mostly solved.
Just then, Liu Yiyi yelled, "I’m changing moves! Watch yourselves!"
She then slammed her Scepter into the ground. The Holy Light in the sky vanished, but in that same instant, an even more blinding Holy Light erupted from the ground.
Blade Master Hai Bian stumbled, nearly kneeling before an Abyssal Warrior.
"Fairy, next time you change the angle of the Holy Light, can you give us a heads-up?"
Chi Xue Child was also exasperated. "I almost attacked the wrong person."
Jiang Zuo’s eyes narrowed as well. It had to be said, Liu Yiyi’s Holy Light was truly blinding.
The Abyssal Warriors fared even worse; a whole bunch of them tripped and fell.
One could say that their ability to fight at all was basically all thanks to Liu Yiyi.
This Holy Light (flashbang) was unexpectedly effective.
Especially against these Abyssal Warriors, who weren’t very intelligent.
The closer Jiang Zuo and his group got to the altar, the more fiercely the Abyss reacted, as if all its Abyssal Qi was being mobilized.
After all, the suppression from above was only temporary. If the seal here was activated, there would be no telling when it would end.
Therefore, the entity of the Abyss would not allow anyone to approach the Sealing Altar.
It wouldn’t allow it, regardless of whether the intruders could actually activate the seal or not.
Thus, all the qi of the Abyss was mobilized. The sea of Abyssal Qi behind the front lines instantly boiled and surged toward the heavens.
Walking down a different path, Su Qi and her group warily scanned their surroundings. "Did something happen? I get the feeling they’re in a hurry."
Jingyue said, "It seems someone really is causing trouble on the Abyss’s side."
Yin Li, maintaining a Shield, said, "We need to get to our destination, quick. The Abyssal Qi is getting too intense. I can’t hold it back for much longer."
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Meanwhile, with Lan Yue’s group, Zi Feng casually blocked the Abyssal Qi. "That should be Junior Brother and his group. I really don’t know what they’re doing to cause such a huge commotion."
Lan Yue asked, "Should we tell Junior Brother to stop?"
Without turning his head, Zi Feng said, "Fate is a wondrous, unspeakable thing. Fortunate encounters are chanced upon, not sought. There is no reason to give up."
At that moment, one of the junior brothers behind them, spoke up. "Senior Sister, worry clouds one’s judgment. Junior Brother is a man of great fortune. Calling him back now would be to interrupt that fortune.
"Even though Eldest Senior Brother is a bit of a troll, he sees these things with perfect clarity.
"Just think about Junior Brother’s recent exploits. In just one short month, the Red Sword acknowledged him as its master, he went fishing in the Holy Land, and he absorbed the faint aura of the Dao from that battle. If this isn’t great fortune, what is?
"And that fortune is still in progress. Naturally, we should let it run its course."
Lan Yue looked at Zi Feng and Qingyi, the third-ranked among them, in astonishment. "Exactly how much money did you two take from our Junior Brother? Did you clean out his life savings?
"It’s just not fair if you don’t cut me in this time."
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