readsfreenovel Chapter 183 Blocking
Chapter 183 Blocking
"Hmm?" Guan Xun chuckled and twitched the corner of his mouth. "Did I say that?"
Xin Er: ...
"As expected of cunning and treacherous humans!" it immediately sneered.
Guan Xun glanced sideways and left, then a flame flickered at his fingertips. With a flick of his finger, a wisp of dark flame instantly flashed in front of him.
Xin Er was first taken aback, then exclaimed in shock: "You repay kindness with enmity!"
Whatever the reason, it had given her a ride, and now she was going to fight it.
Without a second thought, it quickly mobilized its spiritual power to meet the attack.
However, the dark flames emitting terrifyingly high temperatures were not extinguished by the spiritual power. Instead, they burned along the spiritual power path and burned even more fiercely when they collided with the spiritual power.
Startled, it was momentarily stunned and could only defend itself while dodging and weaving around.
It was only after several exchanges that it finally figured out the secret of this flame—it was actually a strange thing that could burn spiritual energy!
It hurriedly withdrew its spiritual power, thinking that the dark flames would give up, but unexpectedly they still pounced on it.
At that very moment, Guan Xun casually flicked her wrist, and the dark flames swiftly returned to her palm.
Seeing the other person trembling with anger, she chuckled and said, "Consider it payment for bringing me up here."
"You?! This is outrageous!" Xin Er roared, about to rush forward, but saw the figure flash backward, disappearing dozens of meters away in the blink of an eye.
As I turned to leave, I casually waved at it.
Provocation, this is a naked provocation!
Looking up at the towering palace that seemed to reach into the clouds, the overwhelming sense of oppression made it unconsciously shrink back.
Further ahead, we will enter the outer perimeter of the Nine Palaces, which is the area of white mist swirling in the sea of clouds. As soon as we step in, the palace guardians will know immediately.
It dared not chase after it any further, and could only swallow its anger, its belly heaving rapidly, before turning and leaving.
As soon as Guan Xun entered the white mist, she sensed something was wrong. She looked back, scanned her sides, and looked herself up and down.
It feels like someone is watching me, even though I can't see anyone...
She leaned to the side, listening intently, when unexpectedly her feet bumped into a cloud.
He frowned, looked down in astonishment, and was surprised to find that the flowing clouds beside him had not been burned by the dark flames, and unlike the soft and fluffy feeling before, they were very solid.
Guan Xun lifted his foot and tentatively stepped onto the ground, immediately feeling as if he were stepping on solid ground.
A look of surprise flashed in her eyes. No wonder the Nine Palaces could sit on the flowing clouds; it turned out that the flowing clouds in this space were all solid.
With a flap of her wings, she leaped and bounded along the scattered, drifting clouds in the air, quickly heading towards the palace.
Before their feet even touched the ground, a sharp, piercing sound of wind being cut suddenly rang out, and an arrow tightly wrapped in golden spiritual energy suddenly attacked from the steps above!
It moved at an extremely high speed, rubbing the air together to create streaks of starlight, leaving only a blurry afterimage.
Guan Xun's pupils contracted sharply, and she turned her head to the side. The arrow shot past her temple, just half an inch away. She immediately felt a sharp pain in her eardrum and couldn't help but frown.
Before she could catch her breath, another arrow came flying down.
"Trespassers shall die."
As the sharp shout fell, a white blade of light followed closely behind the arrow, slashing down fiercely.
Her face turned cold, and she quickly leaned left and right to dodge the attack. Then, she twisted her ankle and landed on the flowing clouds above.
The arrow shot straight through and disappeared into the clouds, while the light blade cleaved the ground, blasting a deep mark into the floor that appeared to be made of jade.
The attack showed no sign of restraint, clearly indicating an intent to kill.
Guan Xun lightly touched the ground with his toes, landing at a higher position. Looking down from above, he finally saw the situation at the palace gate on the steps.
Two men dressed in white robes stood in front of the gate, staring directly at her.
Immediately, they flashed and appeared on the clouds not far from her in an instant.
The line of sight was level, and a chill permeated the air.
They scanned the group with scrutinizing eyes, first with strange expressions, then exchanging glances, both utterly shocked: "Humans?!"
This reaction clearly indicated that no one had greeted them first; if they had, Duan wouldn't have stopped her.
Guan Xun frowned, her face showing agitation. She had no peace on the way here, and she was really fed up with all the commotion.
What on earth is this Imperial Tutor up to? Is he torturing people?
It must be intentional!
"How could a human being appear here!" the man on the right shouted sharply, his bow and arrow, engraved with strange patterns, already drawn again.
The man next to him also raised his hand to his chest warily, his five fingers still tightly gripping a sharp blade.
What's wrong with the patrol personnel? How can they allow humans to enter this place so freely?
Something's not right...
He narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze revealing a deep meaning as he sized up the other person.
The person in front of him was weaker than him, so it was impossible for him to have arrived here silently, bypassing the patrolling beasts' eyes and ears... If he had a purpose in forcing his way in, he wouldn't have bothered to alert them; he would have been caught by the patrolling beasts outside long ago.
Is there any help?
After thinking it over, he immediately looked down at the entrance of the main hall and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was nothing amiss.
The True Lords didn't say anyone would come to the Nine Heavens Palace, so this person... is undoubtedly an intruder. As for how they managed to evade so many eyes and ears to get here, and what their purpose is, they will know once they catch them.
Without further speculation, the cold light in his eyes suddenly deepened, and he hurled out a sharp blade imbued with spiritual power, his figure following closely behind!
Killing intent condensed from all around, and the two figures were already in front of Guan Xun in an instant.
"Ah."
They were just two demonic beasts slightly stronger than her, but she was confident and didn't bother wasting her time.
Since the other party made the first move, whether she lives or dies, the Imperial Tutor can't blame her.
His eyes were filled with ferocity, and Guan Xun's lips curled into a cold smile. Just as the attack touched her, dark flames suddenly erupted from his body.
The flames spread rapidly in all directions, almost reaching the size of an outer temple that was surrounded by them.
With a flap of her wings, she appeared like a ghost above the sea of fire, her feet treading on dark flames as she looked down.
The two attacked swiftly and fiercely, and by the time their faces contorted with horror and they tried to retreat, it was too late.
The spiritual energy was instantly burned away, and the dark flames coiled like two eerie, enormous fire pythons, their long bodies rapidly twisting and lunging straight at them!
They were terrified and tried to retreat, but were surrounded by a sea of fire. They could only lean back against each other. In a flash of white light, their figures transformed into two enormous creatures and charged straight out of the fire.
However, even with the thickest skin, it is still impossible to completely escape the burning of the dark flames.
The tiny flames clinging to it suddenly spread and quickly engulfed a large area.
"It's not elemental fire! What is this?!"
Just as they were speechless with horror, a loud thud came from inside the Nine Heavens Palace, echoing through the space for a long time.
Guan Xun immediately felt a splitting headache, and his back involuntarily bent slightly.
At the same time, a powerful pressure swept in from within, instantly dissipating the flowing clouds and extinguishing the raging sea of fire.
It doesn't seem to be the imperial tutor's oppressive aura coming from him...
"you wanna die?"
An aged voice came from all directions, carrying the vicissitudes of many years.
Guan Xun's mind tightened. Judging from this aura, his strength was slightly inferior to that of the Imperial Tutor, but he was still an old guy who was close to level 100.