Chapter 420: Perilous Situation (1/2)

Chapter 420: Perilous Situation

Only after hearing Cao Qiushui’s explanation did a enlightened expression appear on Nie Tian’s face.

He was also shocked upon seeing the five Worldly realm experts charging right into the army of Specters in midair above the lake.

If weren’t for Cao Qiushui’s explanation, he would have thought that Dong Mingxuan and the others had suddenly entered the Profound realm.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Countless Specters let out sharp screeches as they pounced at the five Worldly realm experts, giving rise to loud whistling sounds.

The Phantasms’ vague shapes flashed about every now and then within the sea of Specters. Although Nie Tian couldn’t get a clear view of them, they seemed to have joined the battle as well.

“Gu Haofeng! Kill these Specters with your thunderballs!” Shen Zhong’s voice echoed out from within the army of Specters.

The might of the gravitational field around him boomed. Even though the whistling Specters were in an intangible form, they still seemed to be affected by the gravitational field, and fell into the lake one after another.

As a large number of Specters fell from midair, one of the Phantasms finally showed itself.

Wreathed by rich, cyan phantasm Qi, the Phantasm was dressed in a dark-cyan robe, which was covered in numerous detailed, mysterious patterns.

It was a male with a handsome appearance and long, straight hair. He had eyes that looked like a pair of green jades, which were so deep that they seemed to hide countless secrets, like the unfathomable lake underneath him.

At this moment, a cold, gruesome smile could be seen at the corner of his mouth. There seemed to be a prismatic crystal in between his eyebrows, which looked very much like a third eye.

He could have wreathed himself in the rich phantasm Qi, yet he intentionally scattered the phantasm Qi veiling his face.

After a soft laugh, he said to Shen Zhong in perfect human language, “Worldly realm human Qi warrior. You seem to be stronger than the two humans I encountered in the Realm of Split Void who had the same cultivation bases as yours. Supposedly, Worldly realm humans are equally as strong as those of us with fifth grade bloodline power. I hope you can live up to that promise.”

With these words, the prismatic crystal between his eyebrows suddenly shone with a bright, cyan light.

It was as if that crystal had become a third eye that snapped open at that moment.

As it did, Shen Zhong’s expression flickered. He let out a muffled groan, as if he had taken a heavy blow to the chest.

In the meantime, very strong soul fluctuations were born in midair above the lake, and the rich phantasm Qi grew increasingly torrential.

Upon hearing the Phantasm’s words, a shudder ran through Nie Tian’s body, and he immediately confirmed his speculation. “It’s him!”

It was none other than the first Phantasm that had descended upon the Realm of Split Void in a meteor!

Back in the Realm of Split Void, since he had been surrounded by rich phantasm Qi, Nie Tian hadn’t been able to see his face at all. He had only been able to see him as a vague shape and hear his voice.

Now, facing Shen Zhong, he finally emerged from his army of Specters and unveiled his face.

Upon seeing the Phantasm’s face, Dong Li immediately turned to ask Nie Tian in a low voice, “Is that the Phantasm you saw in the Realm of Split Void?”

The Phantasm said himself that Shen Zhong was stronger than the two Worldly realm Qi warriors he had encountered in the Realm of Split Void.

Therefore, his identity went without saying.

“Yeah, that’s the first Phantasm that appeared in the Realm of Split Void.” Then, Nie Tian lowered his voice and added, “Two Worldly realm experts from the Wild Fire and Li Langfeng teamed up on him, yet they didn’t seem to be able to defeat it.”

Dong Li snorted disdainfully, saying, “Those from the Wild Fire are undoubtedly no match for Senior Shen. As for that Li Langfeng, as powerful as he was, he had just entered the Worldly realm back then. This Phantasm possesses fifth grade bloodline power. According to the ancient records I’ve seen, his strength should be at the same level as a Worldly realm human expert. He’s not that formidable. I believe that Senior Shen will be able to handle him.”

“I hope you’re right,” Nie Tian said.

At that moment, hearing Shen Zhong’s explosive shout, Gu Haofeng cast out dozens of thunderballs towards the army of Specters above the lake.

However, each and every thunderball exploded soon after leaving Gu Haofeng’s hand. None of them made it to the area above the lake.

In midair, the explosions gave rise to a sea of flashing lightning and rolling thunder, causing Heaven and Earth to shake violently.

Unfortunately, the raging lightning and thunder were still a significant distance from the Specters swarming above the lake.