Chapter 629: Life and Death Spike (1/2)

The truth dawned on Lu Yun. They’d come here via the Road of the Dead and thus naturally arrived in the world of the dead due to its influence.

He wasn’t as powerful as the emperor’s daughter, Zhao Qing. If she were to sense the presence of the Tome of Life and Death on him, she’d certainly take it away by force. After all, this was someone who used a ghost king as a medium for fostering hellfire so that she could create a genuine hell, proof she possessed an uncommonly strong knowledge of hell.

Therefore, Lu Yun didn’t dare recklessly call upon the power of hell or the Tome of Life and Death in her presence.

Shortsword in hand, Diexi was locked in close quarters combat with the skeleton of the giant saurian dragon king. However, she was proving to be outmatched. Her illusion of blood and corpses was as frail as paper in front of the dragon; it ripped whenever it touched the undead creature. Moreover, her physical attacks barely left a scratch on the giant skeleton’s bones.

It was only to be expected, since she faced the king of all saurian dragons. When alive, it’d been an existence on the same level as the primeval human king, and while its strength had declined since, it was still a force to be reckoned with.

Lu Yun wasn’t entirely sure how strong Diexi had now become, but he could tell she far exceeded the origin dao immortal realm.

“We need to go, don’t waste time with it!” With a thought, the Path of Ingress extended from his feet to Diexi’s position.

After a moment of readying itself, the treasure exploded into action. After wrapping around Qing Yu, Lin Yu, Lin Xuan, Li Youcai, and the rest, the group simultaneously vanished from the premises.

Hadal Bonefire burned dreadfully in the saurian dragon king’s eyes at the unexpected development.

Crash!

The skeleton’s bones abruptly collapsed into a pile of bone fragments on the ground, then decomposed into bone dust and quickly faded from view.

A sigh came from deep within the palace coffin.

……

For many people, taking the Road of the Dead backwards was an impossible task that couldn’t even be dreamed of. To set foot on the Road of the Dead was to abandon life!

...but would Lu Yun ever be stymied by trivialities like these?

With a gentle tremor, the Tome of Life and Death ensconced the group inside a hazy halo while the Path of Ingress transformed into an avenue of white light that pierced through the void and brought them back to the manor before they could blink.

Lin Yu and Lin Xuan stared blankly into space, not daring to utter a word. Everything they’d experienced just now was outlined in the feverish haze of a dream.

Diexi had returned to her normal appearance, her clothes transforming back into a downy-yellow chiffon dress. The crimson light faded from her eyes, making way for a clear gaze.

But unlike before, there was a hairpin in the form of a scarlet butterfly perched on top of her head. When the fox’s limpid blue eyes landed on the hairpin, a trace of fear flashed through them.

“Just now… where in the heavens did we go?” Lin Yu muttered with a subconscious shudder. “We were in a tomb!” Slightly pale, he tightly gripped the thick book in his hand and rifled through its pages.

“It must have been the heart of a tomb, but that tomb isn’t located here… This manor is merely one of the entrances,” he gulped audibly. “This place is like a hunter’s trap.”

Boom!

The moment his voice fell, a wave of pure yang exploded in the sky and ruthlessly bombarded the manor below. A terrifying density of pure yang surpassed the fiery sun in intensity. If it were to land, all of the yin energy inside the manor would be expelled and the lineal tomb destroyed.

Roar!!