Chapter 21 (1/2)
Chapter 2: Bestowment of the Seal (Part 1)
Countless pieces of corpse scattered across the area
No lights
seehouls
at this moment it is pitch-black,
In the freezing darkness, only the howling of the blizzard can be heard
[West of Aslan Empire - Forest outside Town of Fauser]
Theon the surface of the earth in the town of Fauser
Just that the path that had previously been paved with yellow gneiss has turned into a sizable chunk of solid silver ice On the path, a cluster of crystals as beautiful as corals envelops Kins and Liuna’s corpse, their appearance congealing in a in a beauty shrouded under the shadow of death
The inn that had been bustling before is now soaked in deadly silence The ground, the walls, the ay, the yard - everything covered in snow The splattering of fresh blood and pieces of corpses, the guts, intestines and blood that had been steaone cold and froze over
Countless pieces of corpse scattered across the area as if there had just been a violent explosion
No lights The life and breath of the whole town see this village, at this hts, no war of the blizzard can be heard
Only a portion of Qi Ling’s consciousness re of the wind, or you can say that, it is no longer as sih-pitched and sharp hu over his ear dru pain in his mind Every inch of his body is in pain, as if his whole torso and limbs have been cut by numerous blades The scene before his eyes, they all extend into blur lights, Qi Ling’s vision slackens in this tornado-like speed, before he sees anything clearly, before his eyes arecarried away quickly by so, perhaps a monster, it cannot be human, for it is impossible for humans to be so quick
What remains in his h the inn has long turned into a ghost town under the ice and snow When Shen Yin used the silvery silk threads to cocoon hi saw on the frozen floor of the inn where dozens of sharp crystal-like blades shot out of the ground wildly, for the bodies of those soul masters, they bury the them apart violently, dozens of iced pythons likeup thethe sharp ice thorns, they drag the abyss
The Shen faht just a few seconds before has turned into a pile ofshrieks followed by the strong stench of blood spreading across the air, sweeping in from behind them
Qi Ling resists the urge to vomit
His vision clears up gradually, he sees that he is currently perched on Shen Yin’s back, and Shen Yin is rushi+ng towards the gloomy depths of the forest at unbelievable speed, her delicate and beautiful face is now completely shrouded in the shadow of terror, her lips pale, her pupils tight “Aren’t you going to save the squeezes words out from his throat, Shen Yin does not turn back, instead, she replies coldly: “I can’t, they are bound to die……”
When Qi Ling beco scenes before hi tied to Shen Yin’s body by the silver silk threads, rushi+ng forward swiftly as if they are flying Shen Yin’s complexion is pale as she clenches her teeth and ht flushi+ng out from the palms of her hands and are directed forhere they wind around the countless nu, the vast aht The ground beneath their feet shatters froullies behind in its wake, the constantly explosive sounds drag across the forest, rushi+ng towards the depths of the forest where the lighting becomes more and more dim
Even with the speed of a hurricane, the suffocating sense of doom from behind them haven’t been left behind, on the contrary, it beco turns his head around, in the distance, the feather-like snow flakes dance uninhibitedly in theover at an unbelievable speed, getting closer and closer to the over, in the ball of white wind and snow that has been pursuing thee dark shadow
The surrounding terees is advancing towards the’s limbs are cold, when he opens his ue for speech With great effort, he squeezes syllables out froe of his less husky screaulfs his voice rapidly His thoughts are ahis life force out fro’s eyes close slowly, he is losing consciousness again
“Faster, faster, I don’t want to die……” He hears Shen Yin’s voice sounding as if a pair of hands, full of unsettling fear, is squeezing her throat
Shen Yin can detect the enormous a, that is Cang Xue Zhi Ya that ed to kill Lijier and everyone in her clan easily, the soul powers rush fro tide She knows that she cannot win All she can do is run
Her soul powers has been released to her limit, countless silver threads like fabric explode in the for forward like wind, pulling them forward Just when she is in relief and anticipation of escaping fro froround at the end of the forest
“No……”
Shen Yin stands rooted to the ground in despair, in front of her is the road to ruins, and behind her is the fast-approaching monster
Shen Yin turns stiffly in fear, she sees that Qi Ling has fallen from her back and his consciousness isover his handsoht brows He looks like he is on the edge of death
Shen Yin lifts her eyes to look at theswirl of wind and snow from the depths of the forest and clenches her teeth
“If thisto be……”
The storm clouds in the sky rush past, the loud sound of thunder erupts constantly from the depths of the cloud cover
If at this ht sky, you will see that, in this vast forest surrounded by a blizzard, between every towering tree, they are all entangled with strong white silk the thickness of wrists, complexly, they weave the forest into a hunter’s web that ee spider has left a white death trap on the ground
In the thick shadows of the forest, occasionally there will be a halo of light appearing at differing locations, and then they will disappear e eyes in the darkness
Shen Yin presses down on the fear in her chest that feels like apupils, she stares at the gradually approaching ball of wind and snow
—Do not be afraid, as long as you channel all the soul powers in your body to feel the opponent’s speed, you will not die……
—Every silk thread can help es of the opponent’s soul powers specifically, as long as I can calm down to sense it, I will be able to be notified of the attack before it happens……
—I don’t wish to die……don’t want to die……it will be okay……
—It’s alright, if it reaches the breaking point, I can still……
Shen Yin gradually constrains the fear in her heart and closes her eyes slowly She releases her soul powers fro the white threads, her soul powers distributing on each and every one of the threads of the web equally In the dark, all es, all attempts of attack, all flows of soul poill be transported froantuanthe white nerves across the whole forest, and right now, the whole forest is her tremendous frame
“It’s here!” Her eyes open with force
Before she has the change to respond with any of her soul powers, she can only see the sharp and large claw attacking at lightning speed, as if sharp blades that can extend theh her form Punctured by the tremendous force, her whole person shoots towards the cliff behind her, with a large exploding sound, the rocks spray in all directions, dust engulfing the place
—It is obvious that I felt it beforehand, but I cannot escape the speed……
The heavens and earth return to silence
The dust settles slowly A deep hole formed at the steep surface of the mountain from the impact of Shen Yin’s body, at thefrom the hole Countless ice vines as sharp as knives twist itself slowly fro as if they pierced the the rocks, their sharp crystal-like thorns exposed in the air Between the icicles is Shen Yin’s hair, soaked in thick blood
Qi Ling lies on the ground, with a scattered vision; he looks at the inverted picture behind hi at the cave finally being filled by countless icicles
And at the saround around his body, with sluggish speed, with an air of arrogance, they pierce the hi their hold on hihs, hands, chest, abdo the ultimate coldness into his body like poison, his pain becomes numb, the blood that lost its temperature fills his chest, the suffocation presses down on his heart, gushi+ng from his mouth is the liquid and stench of blood
The last scene Qi Ling sees before he loses consciousness is the large, hairy claw of theoff an eerie green color
It raises its claws above hie paw blocks off the paleness of thespeed
[West of Aslan Empire - Port City of Rennes]
When Lianquan walks into Rennes City, it is noon The blue sky looks as absolute as a peaceful ocean Occasionally, there will be white seagulls calling fro brushed away by the wind
In the air is the peculiar smell of the sea typical of a port city, the salty air in addition to the bright sunshi+ne lights up ones mood Rennes is situated at the Southwestern side of Aslan, in this season, while ions in Aslan have entered winter, Rennes is still enveloped in the war sunshi+ne
Living in a city like this see back from sea or the craftsmen in the blacks as the sky However, there is no s, she rarely smiles, which means that everyone feels that she is overly serious and that her life is dull
As the fourth biggest city of the Aslan E city of the ih this port, unloading, loading and setting sail again
The people in this city are all content with their lives, and their lives are fulfilling Fishi+ng and trade transport are the pillars of this city
Yet there is a secret to Rennes
This secret is well known a soul masters That is, Rennes is the entrance to the 'Grave of the Souls'
Lianquan is here for just that
She has just entered the broad gates of the city and she is hearing commotion from outside the walls of the city She turns and frowns, in the glaring sun, a white horse-drawn—carriage is speeding on the road The vendors on both sides of the roadtheir heads carefully to not draw attention to the
Should be some obnoxious aristocrat from the city
Lianquan covers half of her face with the veil and moves towards the side of the street
The army of vehicles approach rapidly fro on the white marble pavement and sound echoes loudly In thedown to pick up her basket that she dropped due to surprise, and the ar her with rapid speed
Before the on-lookers had a chance to assist, even the old lady is still in the sa down, in the nextsound, the old lady’s body is like a dried leaf, flying off the ground weightlessly and then tossed aside lightly, she crashes on the city walls at the side of the street, her thick, fresh blood congealing quickly in the burning sun
Lianquan frowns as she looks at the motionless corpse of the old lady at the foot of the wall and at the rapidly distancing fleet of vehicles from over the veil — the vehicles did not pause or hesitate, as if they crashed into a basket or chair Oldfroes before her
The fleet of vehicles stops about two hundred meters ahead
At the door of the towering palace constructed of white rocks, servants and guards are stationed to welcome to fleet