Chaotic Sword God - Chapter 819

Chapter 819

Chapter 819: Fierce Battle with Living Corpses (One)

Jian Chen sighed deeply as he looked at the familiar surroundings . he felt a wave of lingering fear as soon as he thought about the situation before how they had fallen into the Saint Ruler killing formation .

The killing formation was capable of wiping out any and all Saint Rulers—even Ninth Heavenly Saint Rulers would struggle to survive if they fell into it . The formation was still extremely powerful despite having grown weaker with the corrosion of time . He was actually unable to break his way out at all with his attacks at the Fifth Heavenly Layer . If it were not for the fact that he was with the Heavenly Enchantress, Jian Chen really did not have any idea of how he would have been able to escape . Even if he did not die, he would be greatly injured .

“The Fantasy Star Ocean really is terrifying . Those Saint Rulers-turned living corpses after they died here are already terrifying enough, but compared to the formations, they seem like a piece of cake,” Jian Chen thought . He feared the power of the formations very much . If he had encountered living corpses of similar, he could at least escape if he could not fight them . After all, the living corpses possessed no intelligence; they were easy to deal with . On the other hand, formations were capable of creating a world of its own when someone fell into it, a whole separate domain, sealing off all means of escape . The only way would be to break through the formation, and if the person was not strong enough for that, their only choice was to receive its destructive attacks .

Perhaps because they had broken their way out of the formation, hand-width cracks covered the ground of a radius of five kilometres . The cracks formed a circle, seemingly perfectly outlining a complicated pattern .

“The formation here was cast down by experts of the Dragon clan . It’s extremely well-hidden, so it can catch people completely off-guard . We need to be careful in the future . It’s fortunate that the formation just then was not as powerful as before, or it wouldn’t have been that easy to break free from it . ” The Heavenly Enchantress said indifferently .

Jian Chen nodded sternly . His fear for the formations was even greater than the Heavenly Enchantress’s .

Several powerful presences quickly flew over from the distance at that moment . Saint Ruler living corpses were attracted here by the commotion, hurrying over from all directions .

Jian Chen and the Heavenly Enchantress immediately erased their presences completely before shooting off silently . The living corpses all behaved instinctively; they were unable to perceive things visually, unable to see anything . They completely relied on sensing foreign presences and activity to search for living organisms .

Jian Chen and the Heavenly Enchantress travelled far from where they were before . Living corpses that hurried over in the meantime, from everywhere . They all stopped where the two of them were before lifelessly . They paced about mindlessly, without dispersing for a very long time .

The two of them advanced carefully, where the Heavenly Enchantress discovered traces of many formations and a few living corpses, both human and magical beast . They kept a wide distance from them, so the journey was frightening, but without any harm .

The two of them did not dare to fly too quickly at all . They had only traversed less than two thousand kilometres in over half a day, still in the outskirts of the Fantasy Star Ocean . They had not even reached the general region of the island .

The sky, concealed by a thick layer of fog, darkened slowly—the darkness of night filled up the Fantasy Star Ocean slowly . Weirdly enough, both of them were unable to see in the darkness of the Fantasy Star Ocean, which caused the range of their vision to shrink constantly .

The Heavenly Enchantress traveled with her zither in her hands . She looked at the darkening sky, and her bewitching eyes became rather stern . She said, “It’s darkening . It’s not suitable for us to travel at night . We need to find a stop to rest for the night and continue tomorrow . ”

“Junior knows virtually knows nothing about the circumstances here . Junior will follow with whatever decisions senior makes,” Jian Chen replied calmly .

Afterwards, Jian Chen and the Heavenly Enchantress spent over an hour to find a cave that was spacious enough . The cave curved about inside and was about a hundred meters long, so they did not fear that they would be seen inside .

At the end of the cave, the Heavenly Enchantress produced a fist-sized luminous pearl from her Space Ring and lodged it into the roof of the cave . It shone with a gently light, illuminating the darkness . In the Fantasy Star Ocean, the living corpses were extremely sensitive to any ripples of energy ripples as well as objects that never usually appeared in the Fantasy Star Ocean . This was why they could not light a fire . The heat and smoke would travel outside and draw in the living corpses . The only way for light was through the luminous pearl .

The Heavenly Enchantress sat down and slowly closed her eyes after lodging the pearl in place . She paid no attention to Jian Chen .

Jian Chen also found a clean part of the ground and sat down with his legs crossed . He glanced to his side, to the purple-dressed Heavenly Enchantress who always kept her face concealed . He could not help but think about the first time he met the Heavenly Enchantress . He immediately became depressed .

He still remembered the first time they had met . It happened in the holy land of Mercenary City several years ago . He was just an unremarkable Earth Saint Master at that time—even a Heaven Saint Master would view him as an equal, let alone Saint Rulers .

Now that a few years had passed, he had grown from the original, puny Earth Saint Master to his current level of cultivation . He stood on equal ground with Saint Rulers, and had even battled alongside the beautiful  Heavenly Enchantress . Jian Chen would have never even thought of this if it were before . Even when he thought back now, he still felt like he was living in a dream .

Jian Chen sighed deeply and slowly calmed himself down . Looking away from the Heavenly Enchantress, he cast away the distracting thoughts in his mind and began to look into his body’s situation .

Inside Jian Chen’s dantian, his Chaotic neidan had clearly shrunk by another portion from the soybean size it was before from the usage in the Saint Ruler killing formation . Even less Chaotic Force remained . The chaotic neidan would definitely disperse after all the Chaotic Force was consumed if he were to continue fight so intensely a few more times .

Understanding his chaotic neidan’s situation, Jian Chen furrowed his eyebrows tightly . Chaotic Force was the source of his strength . If he lost it, he was only as powerful as a First Heavenly Layer Saint Ruler . And with the suppression of Saint Ruler abilities in the Fantasy Star Ocean, his strength would suffer another big hit . He would not be able to survive in the danger-ridden Fantasy Star Ocean at all .

“I need to quickly recover my Chaotic Force . I still have quite a lot of monster cores on me, so I wonder how much Chaotic Force I can refine from all the cores,” Jian Chen thought, “But if I refine Chaotic Force in the Fantasy Star Ocean, residue energy will leak out and it’ll definitely be sensed by the Saint Ruler living corpses . Also, we’re only staying in this cave for a night . We need to continue on our way tomorrow, so time’s very short . I can’t make it . Plus the Heavenly Enchantress is resting next to me . Even if I ignore everything else and proceed with refining Chaotic Force, the secrets of the Azulet swords will definitely leak out . Looks like right now is not the time to replenish my Chaotic Force . ”

 As he thought, Jian Chen became rather perturbed . He stood up and walked towards the exit of the cave, planning to get some fresh air .

 “What are you trying to do?”

 At that very moment, a chime-like voice appeared from behind him . Jian Chen abruptly stopped and looked backwards as he heard it . The Heavenly Enchantress had already opened her eyes . Her limpid eyes seemed to contain ripples like autumn water, staring at Jian Chen with a bewitching charm .

 Jian Chen remained calm and stared back at the Heavenly Enchantress, “I’m going outside to check on the situation . ”

 The Heavenly Enchantress slowly closed her eyes and said gently, “Remember that this is the Fantasy Star Ocean and not elsewhere . You can’t make trouble; not only will you lose your life, you’ll end up pulling me down with you . ”

 “Senior, don’t worry . I know what I should do . I’m not going to mess around with my life . ” Jian Chen laughed gently, before concealing his presence . He walked outside silently .

 It was already pitch-black outside the cave . The sky was dark, devoid of any stars . Jian Chen’s vision was affected by the darkness in the Fantasy Star Ocean as well; it was not as bad as the fog where his hand would leave his range of vision if extended, though it was still limited to only several hundred meters .

Deathly silence lingered in the surroundings, with no sound at all . It was as if only the Heavenly Enchantress and him were in the entirety of the Fantasy Star Ocean without any other traces of life .

 Jian Chen sat down on a rock to the side . He did not make any sound at all . He sat in thought, mulling over some matters .

 Suddenly, Jian Chen’s ears twitched slightly . Soon after, a gleam of light immediately flickered in his dull eyes . He suddenly raised his head and stared fixedly into the distance, becoming grim in that very instant .

 A while later, several dark figures slowly emerged in Jian Chen’s vision range . They travelled on the ground, walking directly in Jian Chen’s direction with walking speed . Their movements were stiff like machines .  

 Jian Chen’s expression changed greatly . He became extremely stern, and carefully sucked in all of his presence . He silently got off the rock and slowly backed away as he watched the figures from hundreds of meters away, directly backing into the cave .

 “Crap, they’ve actually come for the cave . ” Jian Chen was shocked . He rushed to the end of the cave without any hesitation . He needed to tell the Heavenly Enchantress about this .

 Perhaps she had sensed Jian Chen’s hurried steps, the Heavenly Enchantress had already opened her eyes when she arrived at the end of the cave . She stared at him brightly . The Heavenly Enchantress always maintained her vigilance in the always-dangerous Fantasy Star Ocean .

 “Crap senior, there’s a few Saint Ruler currently heading towards the cave . ” Jian Chen immediately communicated via a technique .

 Hearing that, the Heavenly Enchantress’s expression changed abruptly . She stood up suddenly, eyebrows furrowed and expression grim .

She could handle a few fallen Saint Ruler living corpses, but it would definitely lead to a great commotion once they began fighting . It would alert even more living corpses, and it was night right now . Visibility in the Fantasy Star Ocean was too limited, while the dangers were unknown . It was even more dangerous than fleeing in the day .

 “Just how far are they from the cave?” The Heavenly Enchantress replied with a communication technique . Her tone was stern .

 “Around five hundred meters . ” Jian Chen replied . Neither of them dared to speak aloud .

 “This cave must have been where they once stayed . Quickly, we need to leave here immediately . ” The Heavenly Enchantress showed no hesitation, running towards the outside with the zither in her arms while Jian Chen followed closely behind her .