freenovelworld Chapter 213 Discovering the Key
Chapter 213 Discovering the Key
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stood back to back, struggling to resist the heavy siege of the men in black. The men in black attacked like a tide, with no sign of stopping. The cold light of various weapons flashed interlaced, and the light of spells made the space colorful. Although Yun Yao's swordsmanship was exquisite, she gradually felt powerless in the face of the endless enemies. Every time the long sword was swung, a lot of spiritual power was consumed to resist the attacks that came like a tide. Chu Mochen's spells were powerful. Every ray of spiritual power that exploded in the black crowd could temporarily repel a group of enemies, but new enemies would quickly fill the gap.
During the fierce battle, Yun Yao's eyes began to shuttle quickly between the men in black. She knew that if she continued to passively take the beating, sooner or later her spiritual power would be exhausted and she would fall into a desperate situation. She silently communicated with the system in her heart and activated the system's auxiliary observation function. In an instant, her vision seemed to be shrouded by a layer of faint light, and everything around her became clearer, and the flow of time seemed to slow down. She could see every subtle movement of the men in black, and every fluctuation of their spiritual power.
She noticed that at the back of the battlefield, there was a man in black who always stood in a relatively fixed position, holding a black flag tightly in his hand. The flag emitted a faint cold light, and as he waved it, the attack rhythm and formation of the surrounding men in black would change subtly. Yun Yao's heart moved, and she slowly injected her spiritual power into her eyes, trying to see more clearly. Every time the man in black waved the flag, a faint black spiritual power thread would shoot out from the top of the flag and connect to the other men in black, like an invisible command network.
Yun Yao continued to observe and found that when the leader of the men in black waved the flag to the left, the men in black on the left would increase the intensity and frequency of their attacks, while those on the right would appropriately shrink their defenses and launch defensive attacks to prevent them from breaking out from the right. When the flag was waved to the right, the situation was exactly the opposite. Moreover, whenever they tried to break through from a certain direction, the leader of the men in black would always adjust the direction of the flag in time, allowing the men in black to react quickly and fill the gaps.
In order to further verify her discovery, Yun Yao quietly said to Chu Mochen: "Brother Chu, I will try to break out to the left later. You pay attention to the black-clothed man holding the flag behind." Although Chu Mochen did not understand Yun Yao's intention, he trusted Yun Yao very much and nodded slightly to show his agreement. Yun Yao took a deep breath and suddenly performed a set of sharp swordsmanship. The sword shadow swept towards the black-clothed man on the left like a gust of wind. The black-clothed man on the left immediately felt a strong pressure, and their attacks became more fierce, while the black-clothed man on the right began to move to the left to prepare for support.
At this moment, Chu Mochen's eyes were fixed on the leader of the black-clothed men behind him. He clearly saw that when Yun Yao broke through to the left, the leader of the black-clothed men quickly waved the flag to the left and made several complicated hand seals, as if conveying some kind of instructions to the black-clothed men. Chu Mochen understood clearly that Yun Yao had discovered the key.
Yun Yao stopped attacking, retreated back to Chu Mochen, and said softly: "Brother Chu, the man in black holding the flag is their commander. As long as we can control him, these men in black will fall into chaos." Chu Mochen looked at Yun Yao, with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "Yun Yao, you have good eyesight. But there must be many masters guarding the commander, it will not be easy for us to get close."
Yun Yao frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the leader of the black-clothed men again. She found that there were indeed several black-clothed men with particularly strong auras around the leader. Their positions formed a protective circle, protecting the leader in the middle. Moreover, judging from the fluctuations of spiritual power emanating from them, their strength should not be underestimated. Yun Yao thought about countermeasures in her mind, and she communicated quickly with the system, trying to get some useful suggestions from the system.
After some analysis, the system provided Yun Yao with several possible breakthrough plans. Yun Yao carefully considered and finally decided to use the strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west. She said to Chu Mochen: "Brother Chu, I will cast a spell to create some illusions to attract their attention, and then you will take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack from the side. We will try to break through their defenses and get close to the commander."
Chu Mochen nodded in agreement, and the two began to prepare for action. Yun Yao quickly formed seals with her hands and muttered something. After a moment, she shouted, "Spirit Shadow Phantom!" Her figure instantly split into several identical phantoms, rushing in different directions. The aura of these phantoms was very similar to Yun Yao's body, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. The men in black were suddenly overwhelmed by this sudden change, and their attacks became a little chaotic for a while.
Seeing this, the leader of the men in black waved his flag, trying to calm the men in black and command them to attack the phantoms separately. At this moment, Chu Mochen saw the right moment, and the weapon in his hand shone brightly, performing his famous skill "Star Shining Breaking the Sky". A bright golden spiritual light streaked across the sky like a meteor, rushing towards the direction of the leader of the men in black. Wherever the light passed, the air was torn apart, emitting bursts of sharp whistling sounds.
The masters guarding the leader of the men in black felt this powerful spiritual power fluctuation and tried to resist it. They cast various defensive spells, and for a moment, a colorful spiritual power shield lit up in front of the leader of the men in black. Chu Mochen's attack hit these shields, making a deafening roar, and the ripples of spiritual power spread out in all directions, shaking some of the men in black who were approaching to the ground.
Yun Yao took this opportunity to rush towards the leader of the black-clad men from another direction. She was extremely fast, moving through the black-clad crowd like a flash of lightning. Although many black-clad men discovered her intention and wanted to stop her, they were all repelled by her flexible swordsmanship. Yun Yao waved her sword while shouting, "Brother Chu, here I come!"
Chu Mochen heard Yun Yao's voice and increased the intensity of his attack. He kept changing hand seals with both hands, and golden spiritual light continued to shoot towards the leader of the men in black. The guarding masters gradually became unable to resist, and cracks began to appear in their spiritual shields, and their faces showed fatigue and tension.
Yun Yao was getting closer and closer to the leader of the men in black. She could clearly feel the cold spiritual power emanating from the flag. Just as she was about to rush to the leader of the men in black, the leader suddenly stuck the flag in his hand into the ground and chanted an ancient and evil spell. In an instant, the ground began to tremble violently, and black stone pillars broke out from the ground and stabbed towards Yun Yao.
Yun Yao quickly used her skills to evade the stone pillars' attack. But the stone pillars did not stop attacking. They seemed to have life, constantly changing direction and continuing to chase Yun Yao. Yun Yao's heart trembled. She knew that she had to deal with these stone pillars as soon as possible, otherwise it would be difficult to get close to the leader of the men in black.
She mobilized all the spiritual power in her body and swung the long sword tightly. Every time the sword collided with the stone pillar, sparks would fly. Fine beads of sweat gradually seeped out of Yun Yao's forehead, and her breathing became rapid. But her belief in her heart was extremely firm, and she must break through these obstacles and control the leader of the men in black.
Chu Mochen saw Yun Yao in trouble, he ignored his own safety, forcibly broke through the defense line of those guarding masters, and rushed towards Yun Yao. He cast a powerful spiritual shield, covering Yun Yao and himself, temporarily resisting the attack of the stone pillar.
Yun Yao looked at Chu Mochen gratefully and said, "Brother Chu, let's break these stone pillars together." Chu Mochen nodded, and the two stood side by side, pointing their weapons at the stone pillars at the same time. They launched an attack at the same time, and a spiritual light that combined gold and white shot out from the top of their weapons, like a huge lightsaber, slashing towards the stone pillars.
This time, the stone pillars shattered under the powerful attack, turning into countless black stones scattered all over the ground. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen took this opportunity to rush towards the leader of the men in black again. At this time, the leader of the men in black showed a look of panic on his face. He did not expect Yun Yao and Chu Mochen to be so tenacious that they could break through the many obstacles he set.
He quickly took out a black ball from his arms, chanted a spell, and prepared to launch the final defense. Seeing this, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen sped up, and their figures rushed towards the leader of the men in black like a beam of light. When they were about to reach the leader of the men in black, Yun Yao performed the ultimate sword technique "Lingxiao Pori" rewarded by the system, and the long sword shone brightly, as if condensing the light of the sun. Chu Mochen performed his strongest spell "Chaos Seal", and a huge spiritual power vortex swept towards the leader of the men in black.
The black ball in the hands of the leader of the men in black instantly released a powerful dark force, which collided with the attacks of Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. In an instant, the entire space was enveloped by dazzling light and a dark aura. The powerful impact spread in all directions, knocking all the men in black around them away. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen gritted their teeth and tried their best to maintain the strength of the attack.
At this critical moment, Yun Yao suddenly felt that the spiritual power in her body seemed to be blessed by some mysterious power, and it continued to flow out. She was moved. Could this be the power of the spiritual pearl she got in the valley before? She didn't have time to think about it, and injected all this power into the attack.
With the infusion of this power, their attack instantly gained the upper hand. The leader of the men in black screamed, and the flag and the black ball in his hand were turned into powder under the powerful attack. His body was also knocked out and fell heavily to the ground.
When the men in black saw their leader being defeated, they immediately became chaotic. Their attacks became disorganized, and some even began to flee in all directions. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen took the opportunity to launch a final attack and completely repelled the remaining men in black.
After a hard fight, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen finally succeeded in finding the key to the man in black and defeated him. They all showed tired but relieved smiles on their faces. They knew that this battle had greatly improved their strength and tacit understanding. In this world of cultivation full of dangers and challenges, they once again overcame difficulties and took a step towards a higher realm. But they also knew that there were more unknowns waiting for them in the future, and they had to keep working hard to go further on this road of cultivation.