Eight Desolations

"Boom!"

As the door behind them slammed shut, Lin Ming and his two companions were plunged into darkness.

Of course, the darkness of the environment no longer posed a problem for Lin Ming and his companions. Furthermore, Su Qian was extremely familiar with this place. Lin Ming also had experience here once before, so he was also quite familiar with it.

After walking through the dark passage for a while, a faint light appeared ahead.

Walking down towards the light, a very spacious room immediately appeared before Lin Ming and his companions.

Looking at the spacious and empty room, with nearly a dozen Energy Shield on the walls that illuminated the room as if it were daytime, a sense of familiarity surged up in Lin Ming's heart again.

"Lin Ming, are you sure you want to engage in Blade Skill?" Great Elder Su Qian's voice rang out as he stood in the room.

"Yes!" Lin Ming nodded in response to Great Elder Su Qian's question.

After Lin Ming finished speaking, Su Qian nodded. Then, she saw him walk towards an Energy Shield to the left.

Upon arriving in front of the Energy Shield, Great Elder Su Qian's hands began to form hand seals and change.

Under this seal, fluctuations immediately emanated from the Energy Shield in front of Great Elder Su Qian.

"Open!" As the fluctuations on the Energy Shield grew stronger, Great Elder Su Qian shouted and fired a beam of light from his hand seal, which struck the Energy Shield directly.

As the beam of light shot out, the Energy Shield instantly shone brightly. Beneath this light, a passageway large enough for one person to pass through quietly appeared on the wall.

Seeing the passageway that had appeared, Lin Ming was immediately a little surprised. After all, neither the original story nor Lin Ming's own experience when he last entered the passage had revealed anything unusual.

"This is the storage room for one of the Energy Shield. The Blade Skill Lin Ming requested are inside." Seeing Lin Ming's somewhat surprised expression, Great Elder Su Qian immediately said.

"Alright, come in with me!" After explaining to Lin Ming, Su Qian immediately spoke up. As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead and stepped into the passage.

"Zi Yan, let's go in too." After seeing Great Elder Su Qian walk in, Lin Ming immediately called out to Zi Yan to follow.

Stepping into the passage, one enters a much larger space. Within this space, countless orbs of light float.

Faced with these orbs of light, Lin Ming naturally knew what they were. After all, back then, these Energy Shield emitted orbs of light just like these.

"Alright, come with me! These are not what you want." Great Elder Su Qian's words were heard again as Lin Ming and Zi Yan entered.

Seeing Great Elder Su Qian ascend through the clusters of light after speaking, Lin Ming immediately took Zi Yan with him without saying a word and followed.

As they ascended higher, the energy emitted by the orbs of light grew stronger, while conversely, the density of the orbs decreased.

After following Great Elder Su Qian through a series of passages, three bright and large orbs of light floated alone ahead.

"Go ahead! These are the three you need. Pick one yourself!" Su Qian said to Lin Ming, looking at the three orbs of light in front of him.

Upon hearing Great Elder Su Qian's words, Lin Ming exchanged a glance with Zi Yan, and then immediately strode towards the ball of light.

The three orbs of light were arranged in a triangular formation. The left one emitted a purple glow, the right one was filled with a blood-red hue, and the middle one exuded desolation.

Looking at the three orbs of light radiating an eerie glow, Lin Ming thought for a moment and decided to start with the one on the left.

As Lin Ming reached out to grab the purple light cluster on his left, the cluster shone brightly, attempting to stop him. However, this obstruction was clearly ineffective against Lin Ming this moment. In just a moment, Lin Ming retrieved a purple scroll from it.

"Azure Lightning Saber Skill! Quasi-Earth Tier High-Grade Fighting Skill. Created by Cang Lei Zi a thousand years ago. Wherever the blade passes, azure thunder strikes; gods and demons are cleaved in two, and all laws are annihilated!"

"Note: Under the cover of lightning, the power of this sword technique is no less than that of a true Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill."

Looking at the brief introduction on the scroll, Lin Ming was both shocked and overjoyed. Judging from the aura emanating from it, the crimson light beside it was no less powerful. The light in the center behind, exuding a desolate aura, was even stronger. Therefore, it seemed that the crimson Dou Technique beside it was probably Quasi-Earth Tier High-Grade Fighting Skill, while the one in the back, exuding a desolate aura, was likely a true Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill.

Without further ado, Lin Ming immediately reached for the crimson light.

After a moment, Lin Ming picked up the crimson ball of light in his hand and examined it again.

"Bloodthirsty Demonic Saber! Quasi-Earth Tier High-Grade Fighting Skill. Created by the Blood Demon Elder three thousand years ago. Wherever the demon blade passes, life is extinguished, and blood demons gather— Earth Tier High-grade!"

"Note: When using the Blood Drinking Dou Technique, the more blood consumed, the stronger the power! When Blood Drinking can summon a Blood Demon, its combat power is comparable to Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill. However, the Blood Demon is easy to summon but difficult to recall. Do not use it unless it is a matter of life and death! Remember! Remember!"

After reading the introduction to the "Bloodthirsty Demonic Saber" Dou Technique, Lin Ming thought to himself that Dao Fruit was just as he had guessed, and he became even more eager for the last ball of light to follow.

Without waiting any longer, Lin Ming immediately went to the last ball of light and reached out his palm towards it.

He slowly placed his palm on the ball of light, and a desolate feeling instantly spread from his palm, continuously flowing into Lin Ming's body.

Faced with the desolate aura that was eroding along his arm, he frowned and a burst of tender yellow flames instantly erupted, driving away the desolate aura.

Protected by the Heavenly Flames, the outstretched hand gradually unfolded.

As the palm gradually probed into the ball of light, the feeling of obstruction intensified after a moment.

Faced with the increased obstruction, Lin Ming slowly exhaled, then gritted his teeth, and the tender yellow flames immediately surged as he pressed his palm down sharply.

Suddenly, as the desolate atmosphere intensified, a look of wild joy immediately spread across Lin Ming's face.

Then, the hand swiftly reached into the ball of light, and when it withdrew, a pale yellow scroll appeared in its hand.

After the pale yellow scroll appeared in his hand, it immediately exuded a desolate aura. However, this desolate aura did not erode into Lin Ming's body as before. Instead, it slowly gathered on the scroll, forming several ancient characters.

"Sword Technique! Eight Desolations! Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill!"