Chapter 44: Seizing the Treasure

Chen Lin watched this scene in shock, his heart filled with infinite awe.

This was the first time he had seen a high-level cultivator take action; it was truly terrifying!

And this was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If it were a legendary Golden Core True Person, how spectacular would it be!

However, on second thought, the light sword was condensed using an array disk and did not necessarily represent true strength, so there was no need to feel too despairing.

The "Thunderbolt No. 4" he had refined might not be incapable of blowing a Foundation Establishment cultivator to pieces.

No matter how strong their magical power was, they were still flesh and blood, not lumps of metal. As long as he struck unexpectedly before they could activate defensive spells, he didn't believe it would be entirely ineffective.

At that moment.

As the Blue Family's giant vessel acted, a light sword also manifested at another slightly more distant position, cutting through a large swath of red threads as well.

Immediately following that, two more light swords appeared.

Finally, in front of Chen Lin and the others, a beam of sword light soared into the sky, shattering the red threads rushing toward them.

It didn't end there. After the red threads were severed, five beams of light burst forth from five different positions simultaneously, intertwining into a single, new light sword.

Although this light sword was not particularly massive, it was much more solid, appearing almost physical. Its surface flowed smoothly, constantly shifting through five different colors.

"Hmph, they actually have some courage. It wasn't in vain that I put in such effort!"

A rare look of pleasant surprise surfaced in Yu Yuehai's eyes as he blurted out.

"Senior Brother, with those old fogies from the five great families, I'm afraid they won't be able to harm that anomaly. Although it hasn't fully formed, it already possesses power comparable to the Golden Core stage at this point. If it fully forms, everyone won't even have a chance to escape!"

Ye Jingyun clearly knew the specifics of the situation and understood Yu Yuehai's intentions, so she couldn't help but try to dissuade him.

Yu Yuehai remained unmoved. A flash of madness and determination crossed his eyes, and he suddenly slapped his storage bag, saying grimly, "If they can't do it, then I shall lend them a helping hand!"

With that, he spat a large mouthful of essence blood onto the array disk.

The array disk roared, and a massive light sword was condensed.

Yu Yuehai then took out a writhing black object and flung it with force.

The black object twisted and shrieked as it landed upon the light sword. The sword instantly turned black and began to sway and writhe as if it had come to life, even sprouting limbs and fangs!

"A Night Demon! Senior Brother, you actually possess such a thing!"

Ye Jingyun was utterly shocked, a hint of terror surfacing from the depths of her eyes.

"Heh, there's no need to make such a fuss over a single Night Demon."

Yu Yuehai gave a proud laugh.

"Senior Brother, you should know that Night Demons are extremely dangerous. Once tainted, you will be demonized. Let us not covet the anomaly's spirit; let's just leave quickly!"

Ye Jingyun's tone was extremely tense as she continued to urge him.

Yu Yuehai's expression shifted, appearing to hesitate for a moment, but it was immediately replaced by resolve.

He did not answer Ye Jingyun, but instead looked up, staring intently at the sky.

A flash of disappointment crossed Ye Jingyun's face, but she quickly became expressionless.

At this moment, the five-colored light sword in the sky had finished condensing, and a terrifying aura that made one's hair stand on end instantly radiated from the giant blade.

The giant sword sliced through the sky, slashing toward the anomalous phantom.

The anomalous phantom seemed to sense the danger; it began to twist and shake violently, exuding a sense of provoked rage.

However, for some reason, the anomaly could not move to dodge; it could only release a massive amount of red threads to block the attack. But these were all severed by the light sword, which finally struck the massive phantom.

The anomalous phantom shook repeatedly, as if enduring immense pain.

At this moment, Yu Yuehai pointed at the mutated light sword and shouted, "Go!"

The black light sword shot forward like a projectile, piercing toward the anomalous phantom.

The mutated black light sword was incredibly fast, vanishing into the air in the blink of an eye. Because it was already night and the sword was black, Chen Lin could not see its trajectory.

But in the next instant, a sound like rolling thunder erupted from within the anomalous phantom, and the massive phantom suddenly shattered.

It had actually been blown apart!

This scene left Chen Lin completely stunned, unable to believe what he was seeing was real.

That terrifying entity, whose level was unknown and which had secretly controlled thousands of cultivators in Kaiyuan City, had just been killed like that?

As soon as the monster's phantom exploded, a beam of light immediately shot out from the giant flying vessel in the sky, racing toward the top of the city.

Then, four more figures followed closely behind.

These five were extremely fast, clearly Foundation Establishment experts, evidently intending to seize some treasure.

An anomaly this powerful could not possibly leave nothing behind after its fall.

Among the surviving Qi Refinement cultivators below, some were also feeling restless, but no one actually dared to compete with the Foundation Establishment experts. Even if the anomaly's corpse was full of treasures, it was not their turn to claim them.

The smarter ones simply accelerated their escape, choosing to look away for their own peace of mind.

Chen Lin noticed that Yu Yuehai had not moved.

Others might not know, but the few of them had witnessed firsthand how much trouble he had gone through to reach this point, using every means at his disposal. Yet, when it came time to reap the spoils of war, he was giving up?

What did this mean? Was he doing a good deed?

Amidst his confusion, Chen Lin suddenly felt a chill; snowflakes had begun to drift from the sky at some unknown point.

With the appearance of the snowflakes, a cold and solitary aura filled the entire space, and then the collapsed anomalous phantom rapidly closed back together.

It hadn't died after all.

Not only had it not died, but countless tentacles emerged, launching a counterattack against the attackers.

However, since the patriarchs of the five great families dared to come, they naturally had something to rely on. Each deployed their respective magical artifacts, emitting bursts of spiritual light as they bombarded the anomalous phantom.

But the anomaly seemed indestructible. No matter how they attacked, it only caused parts of its body to crack before they instantly fused back together.

On the contrary, the offensive of the five Foundation Establishment experts grew weaker and weaker, as if they were reaching the end of their strength.

After another bout of entanglement, seeing that the situation was untenable, the five Foundation Establishment experts turned to flee the battlefield, abandoning their plans to seize the treasure.

Unexpectedly, the anomaly was unwilling to let them leave.

Five thick red threads shot out, descending toward them.

They were prepared; the five worked together to condense a light sword that was no inferior to one made with an array disk, slashing horizontally at the red threads.

But a sight that filled them with absolute horror appeared.

This time, the red threads were exceptionally resilient and could not be severed in one blow!

The red threads flickered and precisely connected to the five people. Their bodies stiffened simultaneously and began to wither and decay at a visible speed.

However, since the five were Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were not immediately sucked dry into husks.

"Patriarch!"

"Patriarch!"

Seeing this, the cultivators of the five great families cried out in alarm, and several beams of light rushed forward in an attempt to rescue them.

Unfortunately, their cultivation was too weak. Before they could even get close, they were struck by the anomaly's red threads and fell to the ground, sucked dry into human husks.

The scene was utterly tragic.