322 The Village (1/2)
”Shing!”
Blood spewed everywhere.
Upon the death of Ouyang Shu, the normal-looking forest started to undergo a transformation.
The ground started to ripple and the roots of the trees started to stretch and climb all over Ouyang Shu's corpse, consuming him.
Fang Yuan could detect the arrival of a force from the hollow. This force sealed the space around the corpse and did not even let his soul free.
”This is how the hollow would consume corpse. Indeed a sacrifice!”
Witnessing this, Fang Yuan was stunned.
”Lord Fang Yuan... I have no bad blood with you!”
As soon as she saw him take notice of her, she forced a smile. ”Furthermore... I can help you turn the tables regarding the grudge you have with my sect!”
”Keke... although you are the reserved Divine Lady, I don't think you have any strong backing considering the fact that you are sent here! How dare you be so full of yourself!”
Fang Yuan snickered and struck another sword.
”Rumble!”
Thunder rumbled as the sword landed. However, a Divine Lotus Print appeared on her body, shielding her from the blow.
However, the print started to fade as soon as the sword struck down on it.
”Die!”
A cold look flashed across Fang Yuan's eyes as he took another step forward. Streaks of electricity were buzzing around the sword.
”You...”
Qing Meng appeared desolate. An unactivated talisman in her hands was destroyed by the streaks of electricity from the sword. Slowly, she fell to the ground and blood oozed out of her eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Without hesitation, she was consumed by the space around her.
”Although she had a magical equipment with her, she is still very weak compared to Meng Lian. She doesn't even have the protection of a powerful dream master's magical clone...”
Fang Yuan kept his sword and shook his head. ”Are all of these people really sacrificial goats?”
Scanning his surroundings, he chuckled.
A few spiritual wills started to scramble and retreat. ”We have been discovered! This person is powerful, let's retreat!”
”At the 3rd Tier of Illusionary Divine, he is indeed powerful! Not someone I would want to deal with!”
”Oh sh*t, he's a killer! We should not anger him!”
...
A few silhouettes in hiding disappeared in an instant. Only a few who feared him and respected him remained.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan could not help it but laugh.
When he just entered the hollow, he was only at the 2nd Tier and had yet to form his Sundering Thunder Sword. If he were to encounter this pair then, he would have to use all that he had. Even if he could defeat the both of them, he would not be able to survive the surrounding dream masters who were watching the fight.
However, now, the Sundering Thunder Sword struck fear in all that witnessed him using it.
”I have unintentionally killed. However, the few of you, don't anger me. Otherwise, you will meet your doom! Hmph!”
Fang Yuan flicked his sword and snickered as his voice travelled far and wide.
If he were to do this before he would just be considered crazy. However, now that he had killed two dream masters, his words struck fear.
Seeing the surrounding dream masters take their leave, he paid no attention to them as he rushed towards a building at the end of the forest. ”The centre of the hollow would be scrutinised by the 7th Tier Illusionary Divine dream masters. I should not forcefully go there, and should instead explore the boundaries and make this journey worth it!”
After unintentionally killing the dream masters, he was pumped with adrenaline.
However, he knew that he was still no match for Elder Smelter. Therefore, he could only let off steam through other means.
”Hehe….. This is really awe-inspiring! Phew!”
In the dense forest, a female dream master had an expression of shock. As she fell to the ground, a man in green appeared behind her. He seemed extremely young and his fingertips were stained with blood. However, he had an intoxicated look on his face. ”After finishing this mission, I must pit myself against you!”
...
”Fang Yuan from the Realm Alliance?”
In another location, a pair of twin sisters were combining forces and executing their techniques. Streaks of colourful butterflies were fluttering around them as they barely kept up with their defense. As soon as they heard Fang Yuan's voice, they were elated. ”It's a fellow alliance member!”
”Sister!”
The butterflies were colourful and were extremely powerful in defence. They could shield against physical and spiritual attacks.
As soon as the sisters got themselves out of the fight, the younger looking sister asked. ”What should we do next? Should we look for that powerful alliance member for help?”
”Let me think about it!”
The older sister was a little more matured, but she could not come to a decision.
The sisters' backing was long gone and they were already ill-treated in the alliance. They were forced to enter this death trial and since then, they were wary of even dream masters from their own alliance and were hesitant to ask alliance members for help.
”It is too low a chance, considering that only 11 can survive among the 31 dream masters...”
The older sister gritted her teeth and hugged her younger sister as her eyes glistened. ”Regardless, I must protect you, even if it... costs my life!”
...
At another location, Fang Yuan sped off like the wind with a shocking speed. After a few leaps, he had already left the area which he was previously in, leaving all the other dream masters behind.
”They would be fools to kill others just to complete the mission!”
His eyes glistened. ”This massacre is the most dangerous. In the end, the weak would be killed and the strong would eventually fight each other. It is indeed a good plan for me to show off my skills first and avoid the chaos... Should I look for a fellow alliance member in the future? Otherwise, I would still be easily outnumbered and it would be extremely troublesome for me...”
Now that he had left the forest, an empty plain appeared before him.
There were endless rows of plantations; it was a sea of gold, which seemed to be a bountiful harvest.