Chapter 148: Unbearable
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By now, even Li Shiyu's small cloth pouch had been emptied almost completely. Frankly speaking, this was their last meal.
"Senior Sister, it seems the two items Master mentioned are most likely hidden within those two towers up ahead."
According to the map, they had already checked every supply point and tower along the way, finding very little of use.
Only the final two towers remained. Much of what they'd gathered was duplicated, enough to equip two more people.
Each now held a map, and Li Shiyao had taken on the role of strategist, offering counsel to the senior sister.
Ye Qinghan smiled faintly. "Let's hope so."
They divided their remaining food and elixirs, ate and drank, then rose to prepare for the assault on the final two towers.
Clearly, the further they advanced, the more formidable the enemies guarding the towers became. The two disciples now had no choice but to unleash their divine powers, sweeping the ground clean with a barrage of ultimate attacks!
As a gap opened in the beast tide, Ye Qinghan shouted.
"Shiyao! Now!"
Through their time working together, their coordination had grown increasingly fluid, and Shi Yao understood instantly!
She immediately channeled her divine arts and unleashed another ultimate move!
"Sacred Blood Liberation!"
"Demon-Slaying Sword!"
Li Shiyao hovered midair, the Chaos Bell enveloping her above while her senior sister shielded her behind. Her petite face revealed a hint of sharpness, as if slightly displeased at her husband's late return!
With this expression fixed, Li Shiyao slowly channeled power into the crimson greatsword. With a single swing, the ferocious beasts beneath her feet instantly turned to dust!
Seizing the momentum, the pair rushed forward, determined to reach the next tower swiftly. They needed to secure at least one of the items their master had mentioned—otherwise, wouldn't their journey have been in vain?
Though Li Shiyu usually seemed indifferent to everything, she was well aware of how much her master valued her. She didn't want to disappoint him.
But then, an unexpected turn of events unfolded—a humanoid beast appeared, unlike any they had ever encountered before.
The humanoid beasts were entirely pitch-black, as if clad in scales. Unlike humans, they possessed no eyes or facial features.
The humanoid beasts were towering, standing roughly three meters tall. There were three of them.
Each wielded distinct weapons—a sword and shield, dual blades, and a long sword—while their black armor encased them from head to toe, appearing utterly impenetrable!
As the three giants emerged from the smoke signals, the sword-wielding giant casually swung his blade, instantly cleaving through the smoke with a burst of sword energy.
The three giants stood before the tower's entrance. Though unable to enter the tower themselves, they clearly intended to block the two young beauties before them.
Ye Qinghan and Li Shiyao exchanged a glance, both inwardly thinking, This is bad!
If it were only these three, it might be manageable. But soon, a relentless tide of ferocious beasts would surge forward, engulfing them both!
If they were surrounded then, even immortals couldn't save them!
"The one with the shield is yours!"
In this critical moment, Ye Qinghan, as the senior sister, stepped up to take charge. Without waiting for Li Shiyao's response, she drew the Frostshatter Sword and shot forward like lightning!
Gradually, Ye Qinghan realized something: compared to sword techniques and divine abilities, slicing these beasts in half with her blade proved far more efficient against such ferocious creatures.
"Got it!"
Watching her senior sister's receding figure, Li Shiyao hurriedly followed, determined to finish this quickly and then go assist her senior sister!
However, both quickly realized this humanoid beast was no easy foe…
Despite its massive frame, it moved with surprising agility!
This proved costly for Ye Qinghan!
Ye Qinghan truly hadn't expected this beast to be capable of teleportation!
A momentary lapse in focus allowed the beast to teleport behind her and deliver a vicious slash!
Despite Ye Qinghan's best efforts to evade, the beast still managed to slash open a wound on his back.
In an instant, blood soaked through his uniform. He felt a sticky, burning sensation on his back.
"Senior Sister!"
Li Shiyao was utterly horrified!
Since joining Lingxian Hall, she had never seen Senior Sister bleed so profusely!
A sword strike erupted! It repelled the humanoid beast that had ambushed her. Only then did she draw her sword, pressing down on the beast wielding twin blades as she slashed!
Ye Qinghan heard nothing now. Only three words echoed relentlessly in her mind.
Faster! Faster!
She had to eliminate these three monsters before the beast tide arrived. Otherwise, both she and her junior sister would perish here.
Though these beasts lacked Shangguan Rou's cunning and possessed only rudimentary techniques, their sheer strength and resilience far surpassed hers!
Moreover, despite showing no signs of channeling any magic, that ordinary black longsword could easily wound Ye Qinghan!
Ye Qinghan could only handle one himself while channeling his immortal sword to suppress another. Otherwise, he'd be caught between two enemies.
Li Shiyao was desperate, but he truly had no other choice!
Her situation wasn't much better either. The black shield wielded by this monster could actually block the Demon-Slaying Sword!
Ordinary methods couldn't harm it, yet she couldn't ignore it either!
This humanoid beast wielding sword and shield seemed to assess the battlefield situation and prioritize targets. At the first opportunity, it would shift its focus toward Ye Qinghan!
Clearly, the senior sister had been marked as a high-priority target!
Li Shiyao understood this as well, forcing her to stall the sword-shield creature as long as possible!
On Ye Qinghan's end, she planned to deal with the dual-bladed one first. That guy's high-speed mobility…
…was unbearably annoying!
In less than a minute, she'd already taken three slashes!
Ye Qinghan couldn't take it anymore!
She ripped off the Desire-Cutting Bracelet and stowed it into her jade pendant. Instantly, her snow-white tail and fox ears emerged!
"Thunderbolt! Crescent Slash!"
Ye Qinghan executed a powerful overhead strike mid-air, repelling the sword-wielding monster before immediately beginning to channel her ultimate attack.
The Immortal Sword instantly recalled, hovering defensively at her side. As Ye Qinghan's divine power shifted, it transformed into a sword formation.
"Frost-Piercing Sword Array!"
Seeing Ye Qinghan prepare his ultimate, the dual-bladed monster instantly lunged forward!
In an instant, the sword formation shifted again. The divine sword blocked the descending twin blades before him, forcefully repelling the attack.
Seeing this, Ye Qinghan prepared to unleash his ultimate attack with full force!
"Godslayer Sword Formation!"
The sword formation upgraded once more!
All the flying swords now stood arrayed around him. The ethereal form of the Frostshattering Sword Intent coalesced behind him, while visible frost crystallized upon the blade of the Frostshattering Sword itself!
With his ultimate attack fully charged, Ye Qinghan hesitated instead of striking. He shouted toward Li Shiyu!
"Shiyao!"
"Senior Sister!" Li Shiyu activated the Chaos Bell to shatter the sword shield, shouting back in response.
Ye Qinghan's eyes flashed with icy resolve as she stared at the dual-bladed monster from afar, shouting, "Help!"
"Got it!"
As the words fell, Li Shiyu hurled the Chaos Bell from a distance. She channeled divine commands to suppress the dual-bladed monster while simultaneously raising her leg high to kick the jet-black shield, pinning it before her!
Ye Qinghan pursed his lips, then murmured softly, "Frostblade."
In an instant, a torrent of swords poured forth like ten thousand blades converging on a single point!
Yet this carpet-bombing assault was merely the prelude.
The lethal Frost Blade now in Ye Qinghan's grasp transformed him into a white sword light, shooting forth like a bullet!
The white light swept through obstacles like a whirlwind, piercing the twin-bladed monster with unerring precision.
Ye Qinghan then slowly turned within the black mist the monsters had dissolved into, sheathing his sword with a flourish.
As if seizing a moment of vanity, the colossal sword tore through space itself, slashing toward Ye Qinghan.
Yet it halted above Ye Qinghan's head, where several immortal swords crossed to form an impenetrable barrier.
"Heh, you were close~"
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