Chapter 699: You will have my backing! (1/2)
GDK 699: You will have my backing!
Han Shuo, having been on Elysium for some time now, had heard a few things about the Heaven’s Gift. It was said that this miraculous stone, naturally formed in the rarest of conditions, usually contained the profound wisdom of all kinds of energies. Any god could learn the true essence of the energy they cultivated in from the rock and make breakthroughs.
Heaven’s Gift was even rarer than divine essences. Their value and preciousness were beyond measure. Divine essence would deepen a person’s divine energy while Heaven’s Gift could deepen a person’s understanding of the energy they cultivated in. In addition, it was suitable for cultivators of various types of energies. It goes without saying that this natural treasure was very much coveted.
That azure Heaven’s Gift was glistening with misty blue shimmer. The dazzling speckles that slowly moved following some kind of miraculous trajectory would leave any observer with an abstruse, and dreamy sensation. It was as though the stone contained a whole universe in itself.
A god who cultivated in the edict of life, as long as they cultivated while looking at the Heaven’s Gift attentively, truly making sense of the trajectories of those speckles, they would infallibly make enormous growth in their understanding of the edict of life.
There were two types of Heaven’s Gift - one could be moved while the other could only be used stationary in its place. Obviously, this stone found in this lava cave belonged to the second type - it was unmovable. Otherwise, this bunch would have towed the enormous rock away long ago instead of staying.
When Carmelita saw the Heaven’s Gift, she tried to destroy it at all costs lest the person who cultivated in the edict of life could continue to learn from it and grow even stronger.
The battle in the lava cave had reached the critical juncture. With the two highgods attacking with their full strengths, Carmelita, a legend of the City of Shadows, found herself trapped in dire circumstances. Not only that she wasn’t able to get close to that piece of Heaven’s Gift, but she also had to keep on retreating in defeat. She was even wounded.
Stupid, you should be trying to leave instead of fighting! After leaving this mountain range alive, you could just bring in a few more highgods from the City of Shadows back to this place. Victory will be in your hand that way! Han Shuo cursed in his heart when he saw that Carmelita was trying to destroy that Heaven’s Gift even when obstructed by two highgods of the same class.
Soon enough, the six midgods all of whom cultivated in the edict of life connected their formation of a six-tipped star to form a boundary, blocking Carmelita from the only exit behind her back, preventing her from leaving the lava cave.
“Mister Disca, what are you still hesitating for? If we don’t kill her now, once this mad woman escapes, you can give up all thoughts of comprehending the energy of life in this place. Moreover, it could make our escape from the Darkness Dominion very difficult!” that beautiful woman coldly cried out with her ice-cold voice while her silvery white hair fluttered about.
That old man who had been fighting with one hand behind his back, after hearing that shout, finally came to his senses and stopped being reluctant. Perhaps the temptation of the Heaven’s Gift was just too much, even as a cultivator of the edict of life who usually wouldn’t hand anyone the death penalty, he decided to suspend his love for all living things and kill. He unleashed his full strength.
With that, Carmelita who was beaten and utterly exhausted sank into an even more dire and critical situation. Tangled by that greenish vine-like threads, the callous white-haired beauty managed to penetrate Carmelita’s destruction force field, sending her chilling divine energy into Carmelita’s body. Her steps started to become unsteady.
The six midgods who created the boundary had firmly sealed off the only entrance and exit. The lava cave wall was incredibly hard. It was absolutely impossible to escape by breaking through the thick layers of hard rocks. Carmelita soon sank into a real crisis. At this point in time, not only that she wasn’t able to destroy that Heaven’s Gift, escaping alive was an issue.
It was only at this moment that Han Shuo discovered the remorse and anxiety flashing in Carmelita’s eyes. Unfortunately, this mad woman came to her senses a little too late.
Seeing that Carmelita will soon fall to the two highgods, Han Shuo hesitated for a moment and decided to rescue her. Having made up his mind, he immediately used metal elite zombie’s energy to secretly carve several pathways behind the walls of the lava cave. Those pathways were only a thin layer of rock behind the lava cave and could easily be broken. Metal elite zombie was innately gifted in such aspect. Even the two highgods were not able to detect his maneuver. Soon enough, he had everything set up in place for Han Shuo.
Han Shuo constantly flew through the tunnels around the lava cave that metal elite zombie paved for him, searching for a suitable spot for him to step in and rescue Carmelita.
Chuck! The white-haired beauty sent a slender, long icicle piercing into Carmelita’s stomach.
Carmelita screamed miserably. Her body was sent crashing towards one of the walls that metal elite zombie had altered. Han Shuo was overjoyed and immediately scuttled to that area. Boom!That thin layer of rock collapsed when her body crashed into it. Han Shuo had arrived right on time. He immediately grabbed Carmelita by the armor on her back and pulled her deep into the tunnel as quickly as possible.
Simultaneously, metal elite zombie who was well coordinated with Han Shuo used his innate talent to heal up the tunnel behind Han Shuo. Those tunnels that metal elite zombie previously made were being magically refilled with rocks.
The two highgods in the lava cave were obviously stunned for a moment, clueless as to why the lava cave wall would suddenly become so fragile. When they finally came to their senses, they discovered that the broken hole was healing up on its own. That white haired beauty suddenly shouted, “Stop her!”
Rumbles… She immediately bombarded the tunnel that metal elite zombie was fusing up. However, the rock that made up the lava cave was astonishingly resilient. Despite the loud rumbling of her efforts at the cave wall, the rock did not completely shatter into pieces. It appeared that after being constantly baked in scorching high-temperature, the rock had somehow transformed.
“Go outside and find her. That woman did not come here alone, not a chance. We have to get rid of all the others too to prevent anyone else from discovering the Heaven’s Gift!” that callous beauty cultivating in the elemental energy of water relentlessly altered her plan when she saw that she could not destroy the cave rocks. She was definitely a cool-headed and ruthless highgod.
With things having developed to this stage, Disca had no choice but to agree to her. He nodded and said, “I will stay here and guard the Heaven’s Gift alone. I’ll leave the rest to you!”
The platinum beauty nodded apathetically. She then instructed the six midgods cultivating in the edict of life, “You lot come with me. All you need to do is to stop them from escaping. Leave the killing part to me!” She knew that this group of edict of life cultivators had a problem with bluntly committing murder.
This vicious and merciless white-haired beauty lead the six midgods from the lava cave and immediately began her killing spree. These divine guards from the House of Sainte were merely midgods, and now they were also dispersed and separated. They stood no chance against this staunch highgod. Miserable shrieks echoed from the mountain cave.
Carmelita who was being carried away by Han Shuo was seriously injured by that white-haired beauty’s sharp icicle that penetrated her stomach. She had actually fallen into a semi-conscious state during this critical moment and couldn’t even walk, let alone help Han Shuo.
Han Shuo could do nothing but watch the divine guards being slaughtered one after another. With metal elite zombie’s power, he continuously extended and contracted the tunnel that had no entrance or exit as he moved towards the surface of the mountain.
Midway into his escape, Han Shuo suddenly came upon Karina the one-eyed woman escaping in a flurry. She obviously realized that something bad was happening in the cave. However, as the tunnels there were filled with curves and junctions, being in a panic, she couldn’t figure the way out and was traveling in circles.