Chapter 248: Danger within the sword domain
Inside the Liuli Sword Domain, the sword qi was chilling, and the hills were filled with broken divine weapons and various treasures.
Except for the absence of corpses, this place was like an ancient battlefield forgotten by the world.
Li Muyang, standing amidst it all, looked around only to see a pure white figure emerge out of thin air in the void.
She was dressed in a simple white robe, standing three zhang above the ground, her clothes and skirt fluttering silently as if in water.
Her face and features were identical to Fairy Liuli Chu Qingxue’s.
However, her gaze was cold and indifferent, so devoid of emotion that she seemed not like a living person but more like a machine.
–Sword Spirit, that was her self-proclaimed title.
Watching Li Muyang before her, the woman who looked exactly like Fairy Liuli Chu Qingxue said, “Chu Qingxue’s consciousness is sleeping deep within this sword domain. You must pass through this sword domain to awaken her.”
Li Muyang, now in the sword domain, could no longer see Shan Xiaolian who had come with him.
Clearly, this was a solo instance exclusive to him.
Li Muyang did not hesitate and immediately stepped forward to pass through the sword domain.
However, the moment he took a step, several broken swords on the hill in front of him suddenly trembled violently.
The next second, three broken swords and two broken blades flew up at once.
Each of these damaged weapons manifested a vague shadow.
These eerie shadows roared, wielding their broken blades and charging at Li Muyang, with red health bars appearing above their heads.
Seeing this scene, Li Muyang raised his eyebrows slightly.
“Is this the danger within the sword domain?”
The divine weapons on this hillside can conjure up the phantoms of their users from when they were alive?
A fierce killing intent rushed towards him, and Li Muyang countered it with a move.
However, the moment he struck out, he realized that his body was no longer stiff, and the body standing on this hill was no longer that of a zombie.
“This place is the Liuli Sword Domain. It is a trial for the soul.”
The sword spirit beside him seemed to sense Li Muyang’s surprise and explained indifferently: “Here, you wield an incarnation of your own soul. The trial opponents you face are phantoms from ancient times that match the level of your soul’s cultivation.”
After speaking, the sword spirit added another sentence: “If you die here, your soul will also be severely damaged.”
On the hill, five dark shadows wielding deadly weapons charged at him.
The five shadows, equal in cultivation to Li Muyang, used techniques he had never seen before.
Faced with such an aggressive scene, the sword spirit said: “If you regret it, you can call me at any time, and I will take your soul out of the sword domain.”
Li Muyang smiled: “Thanks for your concern.”
But there’s no need.
He turned to face the five dark shadows charging at him from the hill, and with a thought, a false long sword condensed in his hand.
The Startling Swan Sword Mantra, a technique inherited from the ancient times and Fairy Yu, shone for the first time in front of others.
In an instant, a dazzling sword intent burst forth on the hill.
The five dark shadows, wielding deadly weapons, were enveloped by the cold light of the sword intent.
Amidst the crisscrossing sword light and blade shadows, there were also the low howls of the shadows, which lasted for a full ten seconds.
After ten seconds, the sword light dissipated, and five broken weapons fell to the dust, reinserting themselves into the ground.
The sword spirit, who had witnessed everything, seemed somewhat surprised.
“Such a familiar aura…”
She looked Li Muyang up and down with astonishment and said: “What sword technique is this? It seems I have seen it a long time ago…”
The Startling Swan Sword Mantra was a technique that Li Muyang had struggled to achieve minor proficiency in after being trapped in the Demon Sword City secret realm, with the help of the system and NPCs in the game.
This sword technique, used by Fairy Yu to control the Startling Swan Immortal Sword, was powerful and undoubtedly the most advanced secret technique Li Muyang currently possessed.
He did not answer the sword spirit’s question but instead stepped forward, walking towards the hill ahead.
After taking ten steps, the densely packed divine weapons on the hill reacted.
Two dark shadows emerged on the hill, each pulling out their respective treasures used in life.
One held a drum with a broken handle, and the other a bizarre black flag, torn and only half remaining.
The two dark shadows roared and charged at Li Muyang with their magical instruments.
Although there were fewer shadows this time, the pressure they put on Li Muyang was even greater than the previous five.
The deeper one went in this sword domain, the stronger the enemies one would encounter.
After the broken drum was struck, its sound waves turned into transparent evil beasts that pounced on Li Muyang.
The torn black flag trembled, and streams of black mist flew out from the flag, their wailing disturbing Li Muyang’s mind.
The two shadows, one attacking and the other defending, worked together seamlessly with strange and peculiar methods.
But Li Muyang was not afraid.
No matter how strong or peculiar the enemy’s methods were, he only used one move.
On the hill, Li Muyang pointed his fingers like a sword, activating the Startling Swan Sword Mantra.
His sword swept out invisible sword qi phantoms, dozens of sword beams sweeping out like agile starlight, repelling those strange sound wave beasts.
Amidst the whistling of the Sword Qi cutting through the air, Li Muyang flicked the blade with his fingers.
Ding–
The clear sound of the sword chime, like the deep bell in an ancient temple, spread through the sword domain with a soul-soothing power.
The shadow wielding the black flag on the hill seemed to be affected, letting out a pained grunt.
Subsequently, the magic of the black flag was broken, and it dissipated first, with the torn flag falling back onto the hill.
The remaining shadow, now isolated and helpless, was engulfed by the dazzling starlight-like sword intent torrent, riddled with holes in the blink of an eye.
Li Muyang took another ten steps forward.
From the hill, a dull beast roar could be heard.
A massive pitch-black beast shadow emerged on the hill.
Atop the shadow’s head was a sharp, solid horn covered with the marks of time.
This horned beast roared as it charged at Li Muyang.
In an instant, the sword domain shook.
A wild and turbulent demonic aura rushed towards him!
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“…Could those shadows in the sword domain be the soul projections of those who died under the Liuli Immortal Sword?”
Inside Tianjiao City, in the back hall of the Hall of Enforcement’s yellow banner, Li Muyang, who had slept in a rocking chair overnight, stretched in the sunlight and sat up.
He recalled the shadows he had slain in the secret realm; each shadow had unique powers and was formidable.
These shadows were likely the souls of those who had died under the Liuli Immortal Sword, leaving behind their unique aura in the sword.
“In a sense, that sword is quite terrifying.”
It’s bad enough to be killed by it, but it also remembers your techniques and powers, projecting your shadow in the sword domain to repeatedly whip the corpse.
How is this different from accidentally being killed by a streamer in a game and having the footage posted online for people’s enjoyment!?
You can beat the streamer many times, but if you lose once, you’ll be made into a video!