Chapter 129: Fu Ying Joe, Where Are You? [II] (1/2)
”What?!”
Screamed the Crow in utter shock as it flipped backwards a few yards. It continued to stare at the unscathed Raven in disbelief. He couldn't believe there was any chance the Raven could do that. A lowly messenger Raven. Was that a life-saving talisman or heavenly grade technique? How could this Raven, even, have a life-saving talisman or know a heavenly grade technique? When it hadn't reached full-transformation stage.
”Oh Crow. I told you, you have no idea who I am.”
Voiced the Raven as he transformed into a mortal form. With a wide grin displayed on his face, the Raven slowly shook his head.
”Titan's torso!”
Ying Jie exclaimed in total shock. The raven sacred beast must be at the peak stage of the golden core the least to attain full transformation. For him to be pretending before, could only mean that the treasure they were after was of huge value. The more he thought about it, the more he realized the risk he was in. Ying Jie shook his head to dispel the rational fear he was having, and continued watching.
In a quick movement, the Crow flapped his wings and tried to flee. But the shadow raven initiated his own technique, a freezing shadow technique that gripped the Crow and held it one place as the Raven arrived in front of it. In a twirling wind of shadow hurricane, the raven delivered a vicious killer blow with a hooked talon that sliced horizontally across across the crow's belly, cutting it into two in a long, wide gash.
A single-blow kill?
Surely, a Yinlong martial master, at the least. What type of treasure could he be after inside the cave? Ying Jie was still pondering on the content of the cave, when he heard the voice of the Raven and quietly peeked.
He saw the Raven looking at the eyes of the dead Crow before talking.
”Do you even know what is inside this cave? How could you have known about the Deathless-God armor, anyway? A armor that, for the eternal beyond, could be used for everything on this plane. Even, for the heavenly ascension tribulation. You were here because of the new, day blood of the sacred ravens and crows needed to be pour on the threshold around the armor. Anyway, you've served your purpose.”
The Deathless-God armor? Ying Jie asked himself in wonder. The wearer couldn't be killed in combat on the mortal plane, once it was worn. Even, if the soul was trapped by a more powerful opponent, the soul would still escape the confinement. Unless, the soul was banished with a total grade heavenly soul-banishing scroll or a luminous scroll.
As he was pondering in bewilderment, the shimmering energy sorrounding the cave, exploded outwards. And, a tall dark fairy, twice his own size and was carrying a black and red spear. His black eyes had red irises which were emitting dangerous death energy.
A Death Imither!
Death imithers. Nascent souls creatures of the ascendant level. They were created from pure death energy in the realm of Ogitha. So powerful and deadly, that they were forever isolated from other realms. But, they had allies. The Xue Kus. Equally powerful and extremely deadly.
”Who dares enter the land of the Eternal-Cave without permission?”
The imither demanded in a loud voice as he examined the damages caused to the area. He couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing. The whole place had been destroyed on his watch.
”What?!”
Tilting his head to the side, his eyes became narrowed. It was as if he was finding it difficult, trying to process the level of the destruction he was seeing. With eyes blazing red in anger, the imither gripped his humming spear tightly with his right hand before pointing the tip at the Raven.
”A forsaken Raven caused all these?! I. Am. The. Guardian!”
The spear of the imither whirled and spun, lashing out with quick, ferocious strikes that caused the air to sizzle and wail as it turned dark green.
Death necrosis.
The raven, now in mortal form, moved in lightning speed as he countered the incoming strikes by dodging and redirecting each attack with the giant sabre in his hand. He was on the back foot as the strikes of the imither continued to come in quick and deadly succession. After several strike exchanges, the raven twisted away, slashing out with his sabre as he sent out two shadow blade lights. The imither slashed through the blade lights but the extra space allowed the raven to retreat backward for a few yards.