Chapter 91 (1/2)
Chapter 9: The Corroders (Part 1)
The heavy coldness solidifies not only the air but also all sound
Apart fro wind,
the large expanse of forest is deadly silent
The endless accumulation of snow resembles clouds from the heavenly realm,
enveloping the ground
The fast paced footsteps are getting louder
[Twelve Years Ago]
[West of Aslan Empire – Abyss Corridor]
The dusting of stars is like white jewels in the pitch-darkness of the night sky
The night sky is thin and high, brought about by the slightly chilly wind of autumn The entire universe is limitless
The pristine gleam of the stars and full moon shrouds the Abyss Corridor in an atmosphere of illusion
Only the occasional rushed rustling disturbs the silence of the night What one can see aolden shadows like that of lightning
In the large and dense forest is countless Dian Hu that are lying low but will take action when the tiht
Lu Jue crouches in the night like a young and agile black cheetah His fingers are caressing the ground carefully, like the light and tender touches of awoman’s skin
His eyes are downcast; his thick yet soft lashes covering his pupils that are as wide and blue as the ocean His lips are pursed slightly due to nervousness Surrounding hi and disappearing instantly in the thick blackness of the night He suddenly lifts his head His lean yet strong fingers are entangled with a few strands of white electric flow After a fewhis fingers, as if thin lightning piercing into the ground
Buzz------
A loud and sharp sound tears into the wind A glowing silver array suddenly rotates onto the surface of the ground Countless cyclones dash and surge fro Lu Jue’s black battle rob Yet within the next second, the infinite howls disappearedAs if everything has been drowned by the waves, there is no sound; even the leaves on the trees no longer rustle with the wind Everything is in slow motion like the seaweed at the bottom of the ocean…… Between the sharp tree branches, countless nuolden shadows that had been as quick as lightning bolts before slowed down and see the branches……Their eyes are like round and wet ambers, their pelts white and smooth, their claws are s, and the golden lightning bolts that envelope their entire body……
“Start engulfing thenetic male voice sounds from the darkness behind Lu Jue
Lu Jue blinks and focuses before standing Bending at his waist and arching his back, a burst of gold light eolden patterns wrapped causes his in the air as a ghoul-like silhouette of silver les out from Lu Jue’s broad and toned back In an instant, this separates into countless thin airwaves of silver, surging towards each Dian Hu before wrapped around them like the tentacles of a jellyfish……
A hint of a smile appears on Lu Jue’s youthful face Just as he holds hi, he feels numbness at the soles of his feet as if he has been electrocuted Lu Jue looks down and sees that the array he formed has broken in many places Al slowly shrugged off the later of white airflow that hugged the speed, hundreds of the low pierce towards the stiff Lu Jue The sharp pain begins in the depths of his body and shoots to the surface, tearing Lu Jue’s consciousness apart instantaneously The last thing he sees are the golden bolts that are swar towards him
When Lu Jue regains consciousness, it is already the wee hours of round and the coldness of h his bones In this sharp chilliness, the senses on all parts of his body return to hiround with a long black robe aze towards the night sky The sky is the dark blue of ink right before the dawn breaks The rays of light gradually pull apart the silent darkness, eating away the large patch of black Light slowly appears at the horizon The reht from the stars sprinkle on Qi La’s beautifully handsome faceAt this very moment, Qi La’s face is as beautiful as a miracle However, in Lu Jue’s heart, Qi La’s existence has always been akin to a God, to hiht that Lu Jue is a mortal of the earth When Qi La had found him in the barren desert the year he elve, he had been on the brink of death cladded in rags At that moment, Qi La had appeared untainted by dust and radiated a fleeting beauty, as if an oasis
From then on, Lu Jue became Qi La’s disciple He will follow hiether they’ve been to the barren lands of the extreme North, even to the borders of the wind county, the Indus Empire They escape from the jaws of massive soul beasts that had been in existence since the ancient tiround spring in the southern ground county in search of the Dia properties Lu Jue has grown from a naïve youth to the most respected Top Disciple in the hearts of Gelanerte today He no longer remembers himself in his youth, yet Qi La’s appearance has been constant throughout these years, beautifully handsoe Sometimes when he looks at his reflection on the surface of a lake, he sees a strong
Lu Jue struggles to sit up On the ground is a large golden array that is slowly rotating Within the boundaries of this array, hundreds upon hundreds of pure-white Dian Hu are suspended in the air As if they are in a place where ti the leaves and dust in the air, they all seealaxy in space, iround to Qi La’s face makes him resemble a God even more
Lu Jue flips and sits up Taking off the black robe decorated with phoenix feathers off his body, he gently places it onto Qi La’s body He then lowers his head in respect and kneels before him
“Did you know that the Dian Hu almost tore your soul apart just now?” Qi La’sv voice is cal a haunting effect His lips are pink and soft like a flower petal
“I apologise I was careless” Lu Jue kneels on the ground The solden flashes on his shoulders and face are healing slowly
“When every soultheir soul beast, the rule they always adhere to is that they can only release their soul when the soul beast is on the brink of death, heavily injured or when their soul powers are at their lowest so that they can engulf theerous and in the history of Aslan, countless soul ulfed instead As a disciple, how can you be so conceited that you released your soul so carelessly before even gauging the level of soul powers of the soul beasts?”
“It is my fault However, Lord Qi La, aze settles on Qi La After seeing him nod, Lu Jue says, “Why did you ask me to capture a soul beast like Dian Hu? In the territories of Aslan, especially in the Abyss Corridor we are situated in now, there are countless other high-leveled soul beasts, why not let me capture them?”
Qi La turns to look at Lu Ju Seeing the young and handsome man before him, he realized that tier the wild youth he found in the desert He is now tall and handsoirls find attractive Even a the female soul masters, when in private, refer to him as the most handsome disciple on the land of Aslan His broad yet firraving of tiressive masculine beauty like that of a ruler
Qi La reaches over and caresses his te: “Lu Jue, the abilities of soul masters are as such – one is the soul master’s own soul powers, the other is that of their soul beast Yet these two are not independent of each other, instead, they are fused together and one will affect the other You inherited ift, which is the control of space and time Dian Hu is a type of soul beast that, despite their soul powers not being on par with the large monstrosities, yet their speed isthe four ancient ones Dian Hu are the fastest soul beasts I’ve discovered so far In addition, on the territories of Aslan, they’re the few soul beasts with ‘multiple’ as their unit If you’re able to capture them to be your soul beast, then you will not have one, but an ar andas the last of theenerate at a fast speed and regroup into the arers smooth across Lu Jue’s thick brows “This is why I hope that you can capture them and make them your First Soul Beast”
Lu Jue nods, “I apologise, my lord, I have let you down”
“It’s alright You can capture Dian Hu next tiest In the depths of the Abyss Corridor, there are even more that live in the same habitat”
Qi La stands and drapes his robe over his body before glancing briefly at the sky The few stars that had been shi+ning on the horizon disappeared froed by thick ink
“It’s awake……let’s set off……” Qi La’s face is shrouded in the darkness, leaving behind only the prominent profile
“What has awaken……?” Lu Jue stands and asks Qi La
“Tong Que That is the Second Soul Beast I want you to capture Let’s go” Qi La reaches out a hand and rests his pale fingers lightly onto a tree trunk Countless silver silk threads start wrapping themselves around the trunk densely like a spider web, interweaving into a shi+ning web, after a moment, a chess piece has been created
Lu Juehis hand to touch the chess piece, he suddenly re and turns to ask Qi La: “My lord, I haven’t seen the Shu Hai, Zang He brothers these past few days What have they been doing?”
“The two of the waters of Rennes A e said that the Sixth Lord, Xiliuer, disappeared around that area and hence the brothers went in search of him”
Lu Jue nods “Xiliuer is known as the I waters of Rennes, there shouldn’t be ht?”
Qi La’s eyes narrow and he says nothing After a while, he turns to look at Lu Jue: “First, take care of what you need to As this generation’s highest ranking disciple, the Disciple of Heaven, your are definitely not good at controlling your soul powers Even the Disciple of Earth, Zang He, and the Disciple of the Sea, Shu Hai, control theirs better than you, let alone cohest “Heaven” status of your name”
Lu Jue kneels again “I will remember this firmly I will do my best in hopes that one day, I will be the Top Lord above all just like you”
Qi La looks down at the handsome yet humble Lu Jue With a low voice, he says, “It is not hope It is a must that you will overtakein Aslan”
[West of Aslan Empire – Abyss Corridor – Northern Forest]
Looking ahead, the massive forest is covered with heavy layers of accumulated snow