Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 152 Fatal Blow

So the three of them began searching around the cold pool.

Suddenly, Liu Sijun discovered some strange runes in a hidden cave.

The runes were carved on the stone walls of the cave, emitting a faint light.

She quickly called Gu Changzhou and Tong Lei over.

Gu Changzhou looked at the runes with a solemn expression: "These runes are somewhat similar to those we saw in the ancient books in the medicine storehouse. Could this also be a stronghold of the Xuanji Hall?"

Tong Lei scratched his head: "But apart from these runes, we haven't found anything else here."

Liu Sijun carefully studied the runes, trying to find some clues.

Suddenly, she noticed that the arrangement of the runes seemed to form an array. A thought struck her: "Changzhou, could this array of runes be used to seal something beneath the icy pool? But now that the array has loosened, that thing has awakened."

Gu Changzhou nodded in agreement: "Very likely. If that's the case, then we need to find a way to reinforce the formation to prevent that thing from reviving again."

Just as they were preparing to further study the rune array, a huge sound suddenly came from the cold pool, and the water began to churn violently.

A gigantic figure slowly rose from the bottom of the pool, radiating powerful spiritual energy.

Liu Sijun was startled: "Oh no, that thing has come out!"

The enormous figure burst forth from the water; it was a colossal beast resembling a dragon, its body shrouded in black mist, its blood-red scales shimmering eerily in the moonlight.

Its eyes, as big as lanterns, radiated endless ferocity. It opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar that shook the earth, causing the surrounding rocks to tumble down.

Gu Changzhou quickly shielded Liu Sijun behind him, his sword instantly unsheathed, its blade gleaming with a chilling light.

He stared intently at the giant beast and shouted, "Be careful, this thing is not easy to deal with!"

Liu Sijun thought for a moment, then summoned the Taixu Mirror, which she hadn't used in a long time, just in case. Looking at the giant beast, she pondered to herself: This beast's spiritual power is so strong; if we fight it head-on, it will be difficult to win. We must find its weakness.

Tong Lei gripped his weapon tightly, his face resolute: "My lord, Miss Liu, let's fight it!"

The behemoth seemed to sense the hostility of Gu Changzhou and his group, and launched the first attack. It swung its thick tail, creating a gust of wind, and swept towards Gu Changzhou and his companions.

Gu Changzhou dodged the attack with a flash, like a ghost, and at the same time unleashed a sword aura, slashing at the giant beast's tail.

The sword energy collided with the giant beast's scales, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound, but only leaving a shallow mark on the scales.

Seeing that the sword energy had failed to cause any real damage to the giant beast, Liu Sijun knew that he could not fight it head-on and had to find another way.

She quickly channeled her spiritual energy into the Taixu Mirror.

The Mirror of the Void shone brightly, and ancient and mysterious runes appeared on its surface. The light transformed into beams of light, as if they were tangible, and enveloped the giant beast.

This light curtain contains a strange power, as if it can imprison space and try to restrict the movement of the giant beast.

Sensing danger, the behemoth roared, and the black mist surrounding it grew even thicker, attempting to break free of the light barrier. For a moment, the light barrier and the black mist clashed, their light flickering erratically.

Seizing the opportunity, Tong Lei roared, his weapon bursting into flames as he pounced on the giant beast like a tiger. He unleashed his signature technique, transforming the flames into a massive fire phoenix, radiating intense heat, aimed directly at the beast's head.

Sensing the threat from the fire phoenix, the behemoth had to divert some of its power to fight back. It opened its gaping maw and spewed out a stream of black flames, which collided with the fire phoenix.

With a deafening roar, the two flames collided, unleashing a powerful energy surge that ignited the surrounding air, creating a sea of ​​fire.

Taking advantage of the beast's distraction, Gu Changzhou once again concentrated his spiritual power on the sword.

He used a strange and agile technique, his body moving like lightning, circling the giant beast, searching for the best opportunity to attack.

Suddenly, he spotted a gap in the scales where the beast's neck and shoulder met, a relatively weak spot he had discovered during the attack.

Gu Changzhou concentrated all his spiritual power at the tip of his sword, unleashing a fierce sword move. A sword aura containing the power of stars roared out. This sword aura, like a shooting star chasing the moon, instantly pierced the gaps in the giant beast's scales.

The giant beast roared in pain and twisted its body violently.

However, this sword strike did not inflict a fatal wound on the giant beast.

It swung its tail wildly, creating a gust of wind that swept up the surrounding rocks and trees, sending them hurtling towards Gu Changzhou and the others.

Seeing this, Liu Sijun hurriedly waved the Taixu Mirror, and several soft yet resilient beams of light shot out from the mirror, blocking the incoming objects one by one.

At this moment, Liu Sijun noticed that each time the giant beast attacked, its eyes would flash with an even stronger light, as if it were gathering power.

A thought struck her: the Soul-Devouring Beast of the Frozen Domain might have the eyes as its weakness.

She quickly shouted to Gu Changzhou and Tong Lei, "Attack its eyes! That might be its weak point!" Gu Changzhou and Tong Lei immediately understood. Tong Lei once again gathered the power of fire, this time transforming the flames into countless sharp fire arrows, which shot towards the giant beast's eyes like a rain of pear blossoms.

Gu Changzhou then used his movement technique to rush towards the giant beast like a ghost, preparing to deliver a fatal blow while the fire arrows distracted the beast.

The behemoth sensed their intentions and quickly closed its eyes. At the same time, black mist swirled rapidly around its body, forming a massive black shield to protect itself. Fire arrows struck the shield, sizzling, but failed to penetrate its defenses.

Liu Sijun knew she couldn't give the giant beast a chance to breathe, so she activated the Taixu Mirror with all her might.

The Tai Xu Mirror shone brightly, and a beam of light containing spatial power shot out from it, directly striking the black shield.

The black shield developed a crack under the impact of the beam of light.

Gu Changzhou seized the opportunity, his sword gleaming brightly as he unleashed his strongest attack, "Starry Sky Slash!" A massive sword aura, carrying the force of splitting the heavens and earth, slashed towards the crack in the black shield.

With a "crack," the black shield finally shattered.

Before the giant beast, now free from its shield, could even fully open its eyes, Tong Lei's fire arrows had already struck.

The giant beast couldn't dodge in time, and one of its eyes was struck by a fire arrow, letting out a painful roar. Gu Changzhou pressed his advantage, his figure flashing as he appeared before the giant beast, his sword thrusting without hesitation towards its other eye.

The giant beast, in pain, twisted its body wildly, trying to shake off Gu Changzhou.

But Gu Changzhou clung tightly to the beast's scales, and his sword pierced deeply into the beast's other eye.

(End of this chapter)