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Chapter 339, Battle Soul

After their eyes were cleansed and they were alright, Hua Changxi and the others prepared to explore the city lord's mansion of the largest cultivation city in the Central Continent.

"I'll keep these fragments of plaques for now. If you want to see them in the future, you can come and find me."

Seeing that Jing had put away the fragments of the plaque, no one else objected.

Jingle specializes in runes. The inscription on the plaque was personally written by the Emperor, which is also a manifestation of the rules of runes. Only by taking it back and studying it can its greatest value be realized.

Tong Yao looked at everyone, especially Hua Changxi, and asked, "Should we explore together, or should we each seek our own opportunities?"

Hua Liulang had just advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm and was the weakest. Hua Changxi was worried about him and would definitely want to go with him. But that would make it difficult to leave the others behind, so she said, "Why don't we go together?"

Tong Yao, Jing Liao, and Yan Zhenzhen had no objections, and Hua Liulang nodded hastily as well.

Xuanyuan Mansion may seem safe, but it has been subjected to heavy restrictions and severe damage to the inscription. Exploring it alone could easily lead to accidents, so it is more advantageous to act together.

Hua Liulang: "Do you want the armor, weapons, and Xuanyuan Token on the square?" If not, they're all his.

Yan Zhenzhen understood Hua Liulang's underlying meaning and immediately laughed, "Of course, whoever finds it keeps it." After saying that, she rushed towards the nearest Xuanyuan Ling.

Hua Liulang saw this and quickly followed.

Tong Yao smiled at Hua Changxi and Jing, and without saying a word, rushed towards the other armored weapons and the Xuanyuan Token.

Hua Changxi and Jing didn't move.

The armor and weapons on the ground were almost all damaged and could not be used directly after being collected. It would be better to give them to Tong Yao and Hua Liulang so that they could pick them up and reforge them.

As for Yan Zhenzhen, she wasn't collecting armor and weapons, but rather collecting Xuanyuan Tokens, intending to use them to study the restrictions of the Xuanyuan Mansion. What she said just now was also a joke to Hua Liulang.

After collecting for a while, Tong Yao didn't want Hua Changxi and Jing to wait any longer, so he said to Hua Liulang and Yan Zhenzhen, "The square is too big. Let's go and look at other places first, and then come back to collect later."

Hua Liulang and Yan Zhenzhen had already collected quite a few things, so they stopped. Then, the five of them began to cross the square.

Hua Liulang: "The plaza is too big, should we fly?"

Tong Yao: "A place as solemn and majestic as the City Lord's Mansion is definitely off-limits to flying!"

The size of the Xuanyuan Mansion exceeded the five people's expectations.

Yan Zhenzhen has studied the ancient city lord's mansion: "The layout of the city lord's mansion is mostly similar to that of the imperial palace. It is centered on a central axis that runs through the north and south, and all important buildings are distributed on the axis or arranged symmetrically on both sides."

"Based on the size of the square we crossed, the city lord's mansion is at least a hundred times the size of the imperial palace."

After walking briskly for nearly 15 minutes, they finally reached the end of the square and arrived at a section of ruins that resembled the 'Meridian Gate of the Imperial Palace'.

Passing through the ruins, you come to another empty square. This square is not very large, and at the end of the square are the dilapidated palace complexes.

There were too many palaces and houses, and remains were everywhere.

The further in you go, the more remains you find; in some places, there are even remains piled on top of each other.

It's unclear whether it was the arrival of Hua Changxi and his group that brought the Xuanyuan Mansion, which had been put on hold, back to life. The once silent City Lord's Mansion suddenly became bustling with activity.

A gentle breeze, seemingly from nowhere, swept by, and the remains turned to dust, drifting into the air and mingling with the dust on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Hua Changxi and the other four felt a deep sense of sorrow. As these remains turned to dust, an era vanished before their very eyes.

Standing before the ruins of the palace complex, Yan Zhenzhen asked, "What do we do now? Which way do we go?"

Hua Changxi: "We came here for the Xuanhuang Qi. Let's find the Xuanhuang Tree first. As for the rest, we'll talk about it later."

Tong Yao and Jing Liao both agreed, and Hua Liulang naturally followed suit.

Yan Zhenzhen: "Then let's walk along the central axis and go all the way in. The most heavily guarded part of the city lord's mansion is usually in the center, where the Xuanhuang tree should be planted."

Without further hesitation, the five continued walking inside.

After walking for a while, Hua Changxi frowned: "Why do I feel like my body is getting heavier and heavier?"

Jingle also had this feeling: "We are wearing Xuanyuan Tokens, so it shouldn't be the City Lord's Mansion's restrictions affecting us." As she spoke, she looked into the depths of the City Lord's Mansion, her expression serious, "There are other suppressing forces within Xuanyuan Mansion."

Through his talisman eye, he could see more and more of the primordial yellow energy, confirming that they were heading in the right direction.

For the rest of the journey, Hua Changxi and his group of five could barely continue.

There was no other reason than that the further they went in, the more remains they found, including some enormous skeletons that were clearly those of the demon race. The sheer number of these remains was enough to make the five of them shudder. At the same time, the invisible suppressive force also grew stronger.

After passing through the fourth ruined palace complex, the five saw a golden light emanating from the depths of the city lord's mansion.

Hua Liulang: "What kind of light is that?"

Yan Zhenzhen: "Is that the light emitted by the Xuanhuang Tree?"

Jing directly denied it: "It's not the Xuanhuang Tree." There was no Xuanhuang Qi in that light at all.

Hua Changxi squinted at the golden light: "It looks like a sword aura!" She sensed the same killing intent emanating from the light as that of the Floating Light Sword.

"A sword's edge?!"

Tong Yao exclaimed in surprise, paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something, and became extremely excited: "I know what that is, it's the Xuanyuan Sword!"

"Xuanyuan Sword!"

Yan Zhenzhen and Jing Liao both widened their eyes at the same time.

Jing said, "If it's the Xuanyuan Sword, then the suppressive force acting on us makes sense."

It must be the killing power emanating from the Xuanyuan Sword that is suppressing them!
The five continued forward.

The oppressive force in the air grew stronger and stronger. Hua Liulang, whose cultivation level was the lowest, found his steps becoming heavier and heavier, and his breathing becoming somewhat labored, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

After passing through the fifth cluster of ruined palaces, the Xuanyuan Sword, radiating a golden light, came into view of the five.

The Xuanyuan Sword floated like a pillar stabilizing the sea above a main hall where only a few walls remained, with a mountain of bones piled up around it.

At this moment, the five people were still more than a thousand meters away from the Xuanyuan Sword.

The cleansed talisman eye pierced through the sword's light and saw the Xuanhuang Tree behind the Xuanyuan Sword: "The Xuanhuang Tree is behind the Xuanyuan Sword."

Hua Changxi also "saw" it. The Eye of Illusion can penetrate the "physical body" of all living beings. She "saw" the heavy Xuanhuang fruits on the Xuanhuang Tree, which were formed from Xuanhuang Qi.

However, to obtain the Xuanhuang Fruit, one must first overcome the Xuanyuan Sword.

However, the Xuanyuan Sword exudes a terrifying aura of suppression and slaughter.
Hua Changxi looked at Tong Yao and the other three: "The killing aura emanating from the Xuanyuan Sword is not just a suppressive effect. If we continue forward, we are likely to be severely injured."

Tong Yao and the others nodded in agreement, their faces showing concern.

Seeing Hua Changxi looking at him with concern, Hua Liulang immediately smiled and said, "Ninth Sister, don't worry, if I can't hold on any longer, I'll go find other opportunities."

Putting everything else aside, the sheer number of armors and weapons scattered around the ground represented a tremendous opportunity for him.

Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Hua Liulang was not overly persistent.

As for Tong Yao and the other two, although their expressions were solemn, they all wanted to continue forward. One reason was to obtain the Xuanhuang Fruit, and the other was that the Xuanyuan Sword was an unparalleled divine weapon with runes and array patterns engraved on its blade, and all three wanted to observe and study it up close.

Hua Changxi had no interest in the Xuanyuan Sword; what she wanted was the Xuanhuang Fruit, the ultimate body-refining treasure behind it.

Despite the oppressive force of the Xuanyuan Sword, the five continued forward.

After walking less than a hundred meters, Hua Liulang reached his limit. He could barely breathe and had to stop and retreat. After recovering slightly, he decisively went to look for opportunities elsewhere.

The other four are still continuing.

Yan Zhenzhen advanced more than 300 meters before bloodstains appeared on her body. However, unwilling to give up, she took out an array plate to help her resist the suppression of the Xuanyuan Sword and continued to advance.

Tong Yao and Jing Liao, whose physiques were slightly stronger, advanced a few dozen meters more, but they also had to use their magic weapons to help them.

Hua Changxi, relying on her cultivation and physical strength, managed to advance over four hundred meters. After that, she could no longer continue on her own.

She lacked the profound foundation of Tong Yao and the other two, and didn't possess any powerful magical treasures. All she could rely on was her supernatural abilities.

"Boom~"

A fiery lotus bloomed at Hua Changxi's feet, its seventy-two petals unfolding one after another, creating a solid lotus domain for her.

Back then, in Tang Valley, the Great Sun Divine Flame fought a great battle with the Vermilion Bird Spirit Shadow, causing space to tear apart and spatial rifts to spread. It was the Lotus Domain that prevented her from being swallowed by the spatial rifts.

The Lotus Domain's defensive capabilities are extremely strong.

As expected, with the blessing of the Fire Lotus, Hua Changxi's steps became much lighter.

The three people behind her, including Tong Yao, were dumbfounded.

Yan Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment: "Fire Lotus." Then she realized something and was horrified. Could the Fire Lotus Fairy of Five Finger Mountain be related to Changxi?
Tong Yao and Jing Liao exchanged a glance and remained silent.

The fact that Changxi is the Fire Lotus Fairy cannot be revealed to outsiders. You must know that the news of the spiritual energy revival became widely known after the great battle at Five Finger Mountain.

If the various factions were to learn that the Battle of Wuzhishan, which jeopardized their initiative, was caused by Changxi, it would incite widespread indignation.

The three of them continued forward, their minds heavy with unspoken thoughts.

Meanwhile, Hua Changxi was 500 meters away from the Xuanyuan Sword.

When she stepped into the area with a radius of 500 meters centered on the Xuanyuan Sword, the Xuanyuan Sword, which was suspended in the air, trembled.

Immediately afterwards, a huge golden sword beam shot out, slashing straight towards Hua Changxi.

"Ah~"

The sudden turn of events not only startled Hua Changxi, but also caused Tong Yao and the other two to cry out in surprise.

As the sword light drew ever closer, Hua Changxi's eyes surged with fighting spirit. Without backing down, she increased her spiritual energy output, and in an instant, the fire lotus grew several times larger, colliding fiercely with the sword light.

"Bang~"

The immense force of the impact swept around, and the mountain-like skeleton was instantly reduced to dust, sending dust flying everywhere.

The crowd's vision was no longer clear; it became hazy and foggy.

Amidst the swirling dust and mist, the golden sword light and the fiery red lotus shone even brighter.

The fire lotus was not shattered; it steadily caught the sword light of the Xuanyuan Sword.

Hua Changxi stood in the center of the fire lotus, struggling to control it. At this moment, her vision was blood red.

Just after she received the heavy blow from the Xuanyuan Sword, her vision began to distort.

She saw a huge black hole appear in the sky, and invaders clad in black armor swooped down like a tide, while the Xuanyuan army, clad in golden armor, were forced to fight back.

As the two armies clashed, blood rained down from the sky.

Faced with an invading force several times larger than themselves, the Xuanyuan Army fought bravely and fearlessly, growing stronger with each battle.

All Hua Changxi could hear were the sounds of fighting. In a daze, she was pulled into a battlefield brimming with fighting spirit.

Although the Xuanyuan Army fought back with great difficulty, and the corpses piled up like mountains on the battlefield, not a single person retreated. Even if it meant self-destruction, they chose to perish together with the invaders.

"Kill~"

"Kill~"

"Kill~"

"Immersed in the battlefield," Hua Changxi was awestruck by the heroic and fearless spirit. Looking at the Xuanyuan Swordsmen who were determined to die for their cause, a strong fighting spirit rose in her heart.

After feeling the sword's edge striking her, this fighting spirit spurred her to control the fire lotus and desperately resist the sword's edge, continuing to move forward step by step.

At this moment, she is the Xuanyuan Army forced to fight, and the sword light is the intruder!
Tong Yao and the other two were stunned by this scene, staring blankly as Hua Changxi, enveloped in the fire lotus, continued to advance under the enormous sword light.

On the blood-red battlefield, the more fiercely the Xuanyuan Army fought back, the more determined Hua Changxi was in reality. Even as the petals of the Fire Lotus shattered one by one, they could not stop her.

"Such a strong fighting spirit."

Even from several hundred meters away, Tong Yao and the other two could feel the powerful fighting spirit emanating from Hua Changxi.

As Hua Changxi drew closer, the Xuanyuan Sword trembled, its sword light became unstable, and its radiance gradually faded.

Completely immersed in the battlefield, Hua Changxi summoned the Floating Light Sword when only a dozen or so petals remained of the Fire Lotus, and launched a fierce attack on the Xuanyuan Sword.

The white sword light, imbued with the might of the Great Sun Divine Flame, cleaved through the golden sword light and struck the Xuanyuan Sword heavily.

"Om~"

The Xuanyuan Sword trembled, and a distant, ethereal sword cry rang out, as if something dormant had been awakened.

The Xuanyuan Mansion began to shake and tremble, and a transparent barrier resembling water ripples appeared in the sky.

With a 'pop' sound, it was as if something was torn apart.
At the same time, all five holy sites experienced slight tremors.

Above the four sacred lands—elixirs, talismans, artifacts, and formations—clouds surged, divine trees appeared, and at their peaks, sword energy crisscrossed, with ancient bronze swords looming in and out of sight.

"Om~"

The four swords vibrated simultaneously, as if responding to the sword's cry from the Xuanyuan Sword.

Within the forbidden areas of the five holy lands, pairs of eyes suddenly opened.

"It's the sound of a sword!"

It is the Xuanyuan Sword that is summoning the resonance of the Four Demon-Slaying Swords!
In the central holy land, five cultivators clad in golden armor shot out and flew swiftly towards the city lord's mansion of Xuanyuan City.

Wei Zhenjie was a step behind, closely following behind, his face showing obvious astonishment and surprise.

The five holy lands have not yet recovered, yet the Xuanyuan Sword has appeared ahead of schedule!
(End of this chapter)