A crimson sword flashed through the darkness.
However, when the Weeping Blood Sword was still three feet away from the Abyss-Devouring Sword, the sword suddenly stopped in mid-air.
The ferocity on the demon's face froze.
That devouring power actually followed the sword's edge and wrapped around the Weeping Blood Sword.
Click!
A crisp snapping sound rang out.
The Weeping Blood Sword, which had accompanied the demon soul for thousands of years, began to shatter from its tip.
"Stop right there!"
The demon's eyes were bloodshot as it desperately channeled its remaining soul power, trying to recall the Weeping Blood Sword.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The Weeping Blood Sword broke into several pieces, and before the blood-red fragments could even hit the ground, they were all swallowed up by the black vortex released by the Abyss-Devouring Sword.
The Yao Qi accumulated within the sword over thousands of years also became nourishment for the Abyss-Devouring Sword.
The originally dark and dull blade of the Abyss-Devouring Sword gradually revealed a layer of cold luster.
The dark gold patterns extended towards the hilt of the sword.
A sword aura far more powerful than before erupted from the blade.
The surrounding space crackled and popped under the pressure of the sword's force.
The demon soul stared blankly as the Weeping Blood Sword vanished.
That was his last trump card.
It was also his only remaining hope.
"Absorbed weapon, completed advancement..."
The demon was incredulous; such a bizarre, evolving weapon actually existed in the world.
The devouring power was growing stronger and stronger.
The demon soul, no longer able to think, frantically begged for mercy towards the Abyss-Devouring Sword: "Spare me! I know the location of the Demon Emperor's legacy. If you spare me, I'm willing to acknowledge that brat as my master and never betray him!"
The Abyss-Devouring Sword remained unresponsive.
The devouring power is still increasing.
The lower half of the demon's soul had already been pulled into the sword. The remaining soul struggled violently, but it could not change its fate.
The demon soul finally experienced true death.
He was imprisoned by Luo Wuxu for a thousand years.
Now that Luo Wuxu has fallen, he is still to be completely obliterated by Luo Wuxu's sword.
"I hate it!"
The demonic spirit let out a final, venomous roar, " Luo Wuxu! You will die a horrible death!"
The last wisp of soul was absorbed by the Abyss-Devouring Sword.
The abyss fell silent once more.
Without the demonic soul to sustain it, the array on the stone platform gradually dimmed. The golden chains also turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword hovered in mid-air, its blade trembling slightly.
It absorbed a large amount of power from the Weeping Blood Sword and the Dao Mysterious Realm demon soul, making its aura much stronger than before. However, the seal on the sword still remained, preventing it from releasing all the power it had just absorbed.
A few breaths later, the light of the Abyss-Devouring Sword dimmed, and it fell from mid-air.
The sword's edge was planted diagonally beside Chu Yunfei.
Everything fell silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Yunfei's finger twitched.
Intense pain was shooting through my entire body.
His meridians and internal organs were damaged in many places, and several bones in his chest were broken. The spiritual energy in his dantian was almost exhausted, and every breath aggravated his wounds.
Chu Yunfei opened his eyes with difficulty.
What came into view was a dark stone wall.
He stared at the stone wall for a moment before his confused memories gradually returned.
Blood Baleful Intent Tower assassins.
The Cloud-Chasing Boat was destroyed.
Ling Xueyao was trapped by the formation.
He shielded Ling Xueyao from a palm strike from the Divine Sea Realm expert, and then carried her, heavily injured, to escape into the Black Wind Mountain Range.
Finally, the two touched a hidden mechanism and were pulled down by the suction force of the abyss.
"You brat, you're finally awake."
Deep within his consciousness, Xiaoxiao Dragon's voice resounded.
His tone still carried a hint of disdain, but also a trace of relief.
"I thought you were really going to die here this time. With your Spirit Martial Realm cultivation, you dared to shield a Divine Sea Realm expert from an attack by someone at the Eighth Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm, and then you fell from a place like this. It's incredibly lucky that you survived."
Chu Yunfei ignored her sarcasm.
He braced himself against the gravel ground and slowly sat up.
This simple movement aggravated the injury to his chest; the broken bones sent a sharp pain through him, and a metallic taste of blood rose in his throat.
Chu Yunfei forced himself to swallow the blood and began to observe his surroundings.
The bottom of the abyss was dimly lit, and the surrounding stone walls glowed with a dark red light.
Not far away stood a dilapidated stone platform. The array patterns that once covered it had gone out, leaving only some broken chains scattered on the ground.
Eight corpses lay around the stone platform.
It was the Blood Baleful Intent Tower assassins who were hunting them down.
These people had no obvious wounds, but their faces beneath the masks were twisted into a hideous grimace.
Especially the assassin at the Heavenly Origin Realm Fifth Layer, whose seven orifices still bore traces of dried blood, and whose eyes held a fear that did not dissipate even after death.
Their souls had clearly been subjected to an extremely powerful soul attack.
Chu Yunfei withdrew his gaze and looked to his side.
Ling Xueyao lay less than two zhang away, her eyes closed, her tattered pale yellow dress stained with blood.
Her breathing was weak, and her pale face was almost bloodless.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword was stuck diagonally in the rubble on the other side, its blade silent.
Where is this place?
Chu Yunfei frowned and asked in his mind, "What happened after I lost consciousness? And who killed those eight Blood Baleful Intent Tower assassins?"
"This matter is somewhat complicated."
Xiaoxiao Dragon stopped his sarcasm and his tone became more serious. "This abyss once imprisoned the remnant soul of a Demon Race. That guy had an extremely high cultivation level in life, and even after being worn down by the formation for a thousand years, his remaining soul power could still easily annihilate these Heavenly Origin Realm assassins."
Chu Yunfei's gaze sharpened slightly.
A mere wisp of its remnant soul could kill eight Heavenly Origin Realm cultivators without any resistance; this Demon Race's cultivation level in life was definitely far beyond that of the Divine Sea Realm.
"That demonic spirit has its eye on your Abyss-Devouring Sword."
Xiaoxiao Dragon recalled everything that had happened, and his voice held a hint of schadenfreude.
"As a result, it acted cleverly and deliberately sent its soul power into the Abyss-Devouring Sword, which in turn awakened the sword's devouring power. In the end, it even sacrificed its own natal spirit sword, and its soul was completely devoured."
Chu Yunfei subconsciously looked at the Abyss-Devouring Sword.
He reached out and gestured from a distance.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword was pulled from the rubble and landed in his palm.
A chilling aura traveled along the palm and into the meridians, causing the previously silent Devouring Abyss-Devouring Sword to emit a soft hum, and the dark gold patterns on the sword's surface to light up.
Compared to before, the appearance of the Abyss-Devouring Sword has not changed significantly, but the dark blade has an added layer of cold luster, the dark gold patterns have extended a bit towards the blade, and the aura it exudes is much stronger than before.
" Earth Rank Middle Grade?"
Chu Yunfei sensed it for a moment, then his eyes showed surprise. " The Abyss-Devouring Sword has advanced?"
Xiaoxiao Dragon gave a soft snort.
"What's so surprising about that? The Abyss-Devouring Sword can grow by devouring other weapons. That demonic soul summoned a high-grade blood-red spirit sword, intending to use it to sever its connection with the Abyss-Devouring Sword, but in the end, the entire sword was devoured."
Chu Yunfei gently stroked the blade of the sword.
When the Abyss-Devouring Sword first came into his hands, it wasn't even considered high-grade.
After being activated by his Spiritual Qi, it recovered to the Earth Rank Low Grade, and now it has stepped into the Earth Rank Middle Grade.
Once an ordinary spirit sword is forged, its grade is already fixed.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword, however, can continuously grow stronger.
Such a bizarre sword embryo artifact was something even he had never seen before.
What was the cultivation level of that demonic spirit in its previous life?
"The remnant soul has been trapped for too long; I cannot determine its exact peak cultivation level."
Xiaoxiao Dragon paused briefly before offering his assessment. "Judging from the soul power it left behind, it must have reached at least the Dao Mysterious Realm in its lifetime. If it hadn't been worn down by the formation for a thousand years, it could have annihilated you and that woman with just a thought."
Dao Mysterious Realm!
Chu Yunfei tightened his grip on the sword, feeling a lingering fear.
His soul is not strong, and he has never specifically cultivated for it. If he encounters a Dao Mysterious Realm expert with soul attack methods, he will probably find it difficult to resist.
After all, looking at the entire Vast Waves Domain, the Dao Mysterious Realm is at the very top. Forces like the Azure Mystic Sect and the Blazing Fire Sect can't even produce a Divine Sea Realm expert.
Yet a Demon Race who had at least reached the Dao Mysterious Realm had its physical body severed and its remnant soul suppressed here for a thousand years.
Those who can do this are even more terrifying in strength.
"That demonic spirit recognizes the Abyss-Devouring Sword?"
Chu Yunfei quickly grasped the key point.
"It does indeed recognize it, and it has a blood feud with the former owner of the Abyss-Devouring Sword."
Xiaoxiao Dragon recalled, "When it first saw the Abyss-Devouring Sword, it was terrified. It mentioned that its demonic body had been shattered by the Abyss-Devouring Sword's owner, and its soul had almost been obliterated with a single blow. That person left its remnant soul until now in order to force it to reveal clues about the Demon Race Sacred Land."
What was the name of the former owner of the Abyss-Devouring Sword?
" Luo Wuxu."
Xiaoxiao Dragon continued, "That demonic spirit claimed that Luo Wuxu's sword a thousand years ago crushed the entire Canglan, and even the Demon Emperor died under the Abyss-Devouring Sword. Unfortunately, the demonic spirit didn't have time to reveal more information before it was completely refined by the Abyss-Devouring Sword."
Chu Yunfei lowered his head and stared intently at the Devouring Abyss-Devouring Sword.
A single sword strike could crush the Canglan.