Chapter 542: Violetgraves Sword Strike (1/2)

The Formation Orb divided into its yin and yang components and slowly merged with the realms of yin and yang before Lu Yun.

“It looks like the two tombs were based on the Formation Orb to begin with. Now that the real deal is here, it can naturally draw upon the power of the two sides to reassemble them.” He cracked a smile.

There were also myths about yin and yang tombs on Earth, but the planet was in the Degenerate Age and had almost no heavenly qi at all. [1]

The environment made it impossible for yin and yang tombs to take shape on the planet.

There were records of such tombs in his sect, but Lu Yun had still needed to identify the key relationship between the two tombs using both the Tome of Life and Death and the Formation Orb.

This spot was where the yin and yang tombs originated from, and the key to breaking the layout and combining the two was the Formation Orb. The Formation Orb had been divided into two lesser connate-grade treasures before; Lu Yun had a pet theory that whoever set up this place was responsible for that, as well.

The two orbs gradually melded into the origin of the two realms, guiding them to become one again. An indiscernible tremor passed through the air as the process began, unleashing spatial power.

Hum.

The two orbs vibrated, forming a bizarre layout along with the yin and yang tombs. The moment the layout was completed would be the moment the two tombs became one again.

……

“Waugh!” a piercing scream broke the silence as a scarlet figure lunged at Lu Yun.

“A scarlet yin spirit!” Lu Yun tensed; he hadn’t expected to see this color of yin spirit here!

On its own, the spirit wasn’t particularly powerful and wouldn’t pose that much of a threat to immortals. In great numbers, however, they were terrifyingly deadly. Back in Azure Province, scarlet spirits had killed, and devoured, many dao immortals, leaving only fleshless skeletons behind.

They were very hardy, and could bypass an immortal’s defenses. If one allowed them to draw near, death was the only possible end—not even arcane dao immortals were exceptions. If there was one such spirit here, that meant there could be many more floating around.

Swoosh!

Bedazzling violet light flashed through the air and scattered the scarlet spirit. Lu Yun grasped Violetgrave firmly, exercising the highest level of caution.

“Wah! Wah! Wah!”

A chorus of strange cries and shrieks rang out as hordes of scarlet spirits swarmed him in a collective tsunami, shaking the two Formation Orbs as well.

“Dammit!” Lu Yun sprang into action. One singular spirit was no cause for worry, but so many of them launching suicide charges would be enough to undermine the merging Formation Orbs from the collateral damage alone.

With a flip of his hand, he summoned the Sugato Sword and bade it disassemble into a deadly stream of swords that shot straight into the scarlet spirits.

Bam!

An explosion of sound rocked him backward, sending blood streaking down from the corner of his mouth.

Too powerful! Lu Yun’s heart sank.

Each of the spirits would individually rival only a golden immortal. When come together as an aggregate, however, theirs was a shocking force that couldn’t be stopped.

In Azure Province, he’d shielded himself with hellfire and prevented the yin spirits from getting close, or even detecting him at all. Now, however, he wasn’t trying to protect himself, but had to stop the spirits from destroying the layout being formed by the two Formation Orbs.