Chapter 692 - Black Gourd and the Voidwalker (1/2)

Chapter 692: Black Gourd and the Voidwalker

Translator: Radiant Translations Editor: Radiant Translations

Xue Ying looked around him. The entire Xu Empire was disordered. The laws and the arrays of the empire might have diminished the aftereffects from the battle which happened in the sky, yet many cultivators had personally seen the ‘undefeatable and peerless’ Paragon Emperor Xu killed by a single sword-wielding black-robed teenager!

‘The five of them are quite far from me.’ Xue Ying used karma to locate them. The closest Paragon was more than 1.5 trillion kilometers away. With speed they were traveling at, none would be able to disturb him in this short period.

“Sou.”

Xue Ying turned into a stream of light. He flew back to the Ancient Shrine and entered the inner hall.

Looking up at the highest spot where the stairs led to, the Black Gourd remained glowing crimson and emitted a wave that warped the surrounding space. The outer perimeter had white fog rolling about. Such power should have persisted for several epochs.

‘There are no more Paragons nearby. Even though there are still powerful existences within the Xu Empire, they should not be able to stand straight within the inner hall.’ Xue Ying was sure of this since Chong-Shi Forefather was forced to kneel the moment he passed through the entrance boundary. Even if the powerful existences in Xu Empire were stronger, there was a limit to how strong they could get.

“Hu…”

Xue Ying let out a long breath.

He let his true deity heart regain its usual calm and prepared himself mentally for the second round of climb. Previously, he was forced down the stairs. But even if they did not interrupt him, could he reach the end? Even if he climbed to the end, could he take that Black Gourd? He did not have the certainty of accomplishing it.

Extending his senses, ‘Spectre Prefecture Master’ of the five Paragons was teleporting non-stop as he rushed towards the Sky Fire Palace. He did not rush to the Xu Empire: ‘Knowing that their combat power is lacking, they are prepared to work together?’

Xue Ying lightly chuckled. He did not treat them as threats.

Taking a single step.

“Dong!”

When he stood on the first step, it was akin to stepping on his soul. A boom resounded in his true deity heart. Xue Ying who had experienced it before did not panic. After calming the shudder in his true deity heart, he took the second step.

Step by step…

He was moving up continuously.

Indeed, no powerful existences dared to interrupt him. None dared even to enter the Ancient Shrine. They knew that the two Paragons of Xu Empire had died, and that fear sufficed to deter anyone from coming.

…

As he continued climbing higher and higher, he got closer to the Black Gourd. The distorted void ripples were also striking on his body. The heat was growing every moment, and the assault on his soul was getting stronger. In the face of this, Xue Ying gritted his teeth and continued trudging up the stairs. Gradually, Xue Ying began feeling everything was blaring in his senses, yet he was clear that the booming sounds were happening within his soul; it remained peaceful in the actual world.

Incomparable hotness! The booming sounds were endless!

Xue Ying started swaying as he climbed, yet he persevered on. ‘Heart like a blade’. His willpower poured through his entire true deity heart, allowing him to continue despite swaying in his steps. He would stop for a respite every once in a while before continuing.

Finally, he reached close to the Black Gourd.

All of a sudden–

The crimson glow on that Black Gourd vanished. The terrifying heatwave also disappeared. Following that, it flew into Xue Ying’s embrace.

‘This?’ Xue Ying was slightly dazed as he hugged that Black Gourd: ‘I got it just like this?’

He thought of many possible difficulties.

He was worried that the Black Gourd would be too hot. He was wondering if he could take it from the Mirage.

He was afraid that a more frightening shockwave would emanate from it.

In reality, the Black Gourd had simply flown into his bosom when he walked in front of it.

‘This Black Gourd?’ Xue Ying hugged the Black Gourd. He tried extending a strand of luminous sun force into it, yet at that juncture when it touched the Black Gourd, the luminous sun force contacted an incomparable blaze that burned the force to nothingness.

“Brat, this Black Gourd isn’t something you can control whenever you want.” A relatively piercing voice was heard. Even though the voice was higher in pitch, it sounded melodious like a piece of music.