Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 20 Dark under the lamp

Zhao Youyue was worried about being caught up, but then she heard the people chasing her calling out their location, indicating that they were much farther away than last time.

As they climbed over one mountain after another, they could no longer hear the shouts from behind.

Although the pursuers will certainly continue their pursuit, the crisis is no longer imminent.

Zhao Youyue felt much more relaxed. Remembering the benefits of the cyan orb, she said:

"I have broken through to the sixth level of the Heavenly Martial Soul."

"Same. The Azure Light Sphere should be something similar to the Heavenly Martial Heart of the mutated beast. The Heavenly Martial Power it unleashes after being broken is more than the Armadillo King gets beaten up."

"The Heavenly Martial Heart absorbed far too much Heavenly Martial power when it shattered!"

Having tasted the sweetness of success, Zhao Youyue felt indignant when she thought about how much the venomous woman had gained.

The bad guys got the better of it and became increasingly resentful!

Lin Xiufeng didn't think about these things. After the Heavenly Martial Heart of the Golden Knife and Silver Sword shattered, a small ball of light disappeared into thin air.

However, the armadillo king did not have this situation.

why?

Using the momentum of another roll down the mountain, the Blue Armadillo King climbed up the mountainside of yet another mountain.

As its momentum waned, the armadillo king unfolded from its spherical shape, its four short legs moving rapidly as it climbed towards the other side of the mountain.

Behind them, separated by six mountains, was a vast crowd.

Those who had left after eliminating the armadillo queen, upon learning that there was still one left, all braved hardship and returned to pursue it.

But the main force was far away, and they placed all their hopes on the five Heavenly Warriors.

The Heavenly Martial Soul moves swiftly, but the Heavenly Martial Warrior moves as fast as the wind!

The four Heavenly Martial Souls who were first chasing had just crossed a mountain when they were overtaken by five figures one after another.

"The Heavenly Warriors have caught up! Everyone behind, hurry up!"

The four Heavenly Warriors excitedly shouted out their location, as if they could already see the second Armadillo King being besieged.

The five Heavenly Warriors who crossed the distance quickly widened the gap in their running speed.

Beneath the feet of two Celestial Warriors, Celestial Martial Power condensed into boots that glowed, allowing them to move even faster.

A jump from a height of over thirty meters down the mountain, with a burst of light and mist erupting beneath the feet upon landing, dissipates the immense impact of the fall, which increases with the height.

Even the foothold wasn't deeply sunken.

In contrast, the other three Heavenly Warriors jumped from a height of ten meters, and the impact of the landing caused their calves to sink into the ground.

One of the lagging warriors shouted:

"Swift Wind Blade, Twin Dragon Sword, you two, once you catch up, don't forget to wait for us!"

Why emphasize basic morality?

The one nicknamed "Swift Blade" was a female Heavenly Warrior, with a slender figure and a murderous aura in her eyes.

"Even if I don't want to wait for you, I have to wait for my partner."

The male warrior nicknamed Twin Dragon Swords is 1.6 meters tall, similar in height to Gale Blade.

But his robust physique clearly indicates that he has undergone rigorous training.

His face was long and narrow, which made it appear even smaller in comparison to his strong body.

These two Heavenly Warriors were the fastest, and soon they had left the three Heavenly Warriors behind them far behind.

The Blue-light Armadillo King hurried along until it reached the highest peak in a mountain range.

The summit was covered in ice and snow, and the air was bitterly cold.

Zhao Youyue saw the snow-covered cliff below and instinctively stepped back.

"What are you doing? Jumping from that height?"

"This is it, shaved ice."

Zhao Youyue breathed a sigh of relief and cooperated by starting to shave the ice and snow.

First, pile up the surrounding area, then quickly dig a hole at the edge of the cliff.

After the pit was dug, they dug deeper in the opposite direction.

The armadillo king digs holes incredibly fast; with its enormous size, it can dig a hole big enough to fit in in just over a minute.

It didn't take long to dig a hole.

With their tacit control, the two armadillo king pushed the ice and snow at the edge of the pit to the pit entrance, then crawled into the ice and snow to hide in the pit.

The missing ice and snow at the entrance of the cave were filled by the falling ice and snow that had accumulated above.

The blue-lighted armadillo king lay quietly in its burrow.

Inside the Armadillo King's energy body, Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Wouldn't the pursuers, following the tracks, assume the armadillo king jumped off the ice cliff?"

"It depends on luck; who knows how many clever guys there are. Anyway, we've done our best."

Lin Xiufeng preferred to consider the real solution to the crisis—breaking free from the armadillo king's shackles!

"Put your palms against the ground, your legs and knees against the ground, and push—push!"

The two tried their best to separate, but found that the larger the area of ​​their bodies were separated, the stronger the force of the Heavenly Martial Power that was enveloping them became!
Until they could no longer hold on, their strength loosened, and they were instantly and tightly connected again.

"Forcing it won't work at all."

Zhao Youyue was extremely worried.

At first, she felt too embarrassed, but later she only thought about how to escape.

Right now, all I can think about is how to get out of this predicament; I don't have time to be embarrassed anymore.

“We tried to manipulate it with our minds; we all wanted to ‘break free’.”

Lin Xiufeng came up with another idea.

The two were completely focused, as if driving the armadillo king's movements, contemplating:

Break free, break free, break free!

Both of them had long-lasting focus, and this continued for quite a while without any reaction.

"We can't be the armadillo king forever, can we?"

Zhao Youyue found the thought terrifying: perfectly normal humans turning into glowing armadillo kings!
Who could stand that!
"Calm down. If you can't rest right now, relax and maybe you'll have some direction."

Lin Xiufeng pondered, pondered...

After calming down a bit, Zhao Youyue couldn't help but yawn.

"sleepy……"

"You should rest for a while."

Lin Xiufeng also felt a little sleepy, but dared not sleep, racking her brains for a solution.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Youyue closed her eyes and fell asleep as soon as she finished speaking.

Lin Xiufeng felt that her 'body' seemed to have changed.

So he switched to the perspective of the Blue Armadillo King and turned his head to observe his own 'light body'.

'Its size has shrunk!'

Lin Xiufeng was certain that the armadillo king was noticeably shorter when it was lying down.

'No way...no way...I don't mean I have to wait until this body's power is almost completely depleted before I can escape!'

"It seems like we have a way. The Armadillo King has shrunk significantly. Let's keep running, firstly to escape danger, and secondly to quickly deplete the Heavenly Martial Power of the Light Body..."

Lin Xiufeng didn't hear a response, but felt that the rhythm of the flow of Heavenly Martial Power triggered by Zhao Youyue's breathing was too slow.

"I've got an idea! Wake up—are you sleeping so soundly?"

Lin Xiufeng couldn't be woken up no matter what he tried, so he had no choice but to wait.

As a result, as he sat quietly waiting, he felt increasingly sleepy.

Since evolving into the Heavenly Martial Soul's body, Lin Xiufeng has never been truly tired.

I usually get sleepy because of my biological clock.

Actually, if you just hold on a little longer and don't fall asleep, you really won't need to sleep anymore.

But the drowsiness at this moment is different; the more I try to stay awake, the stronger it becomes!

In the end, despite my best efforts to stay awake, my eyes closed involuntarily.

I forced my eyes open, then closed them again!
Until, suddenly, I fell asleep...

On the snow-covered summit, large groups of Tianwu Po braved the bitter cold to climb.

People would occasionally shout:

"Have you received any news from above?"

"It seems to have rolled down from the summit. The Heavenly Warriors are chasing after it to check for traces and confirm. The rest of the group should wait."

"They climbed for so long only to say they ran back down. Are the Heavenly Warriors even capable of this?!"

Some people complained quietly, thinking they would have caught up much sooner and then absorbed the power of the Heavenly Martial Arts together.

I never imagined that after chasing for three hours and climbing for half a day in the freezing cold, I still wouldn't catch up.

"Stop talking. If the Heavenly Warriors hear you, kicking you out will be the least of your worries."

"Isn't the Armadillo King supposed to play dead and turn into a ball whenever it sees someone? How come those four people managed to escape after chasing and fighting them for a while?"

"Who knows? After all, it's the armadillo king."

"They say it emits a bluish light, so is it a more intelligent mutant beast?"

The crowd discussed among themselves, waiting for the Heavenly Warriors to descend to the bottom of the ice peak to search for traces.

Lin Xiufeng was sleeping soundly.

(End of this chapter)