Ling Tian Sword God

”Not good! They’re trying to destroy the tunnel!”

Seeing this, everyone’s expressions couldn’t help but darken.

These Black Stone Beasts were cunning. Seeing they couldn’t hold them back, they now wanted to destroy the tunnel and bury them alive.

Even if this tunnel was sturdy, it wouldn’t withstand the Black Stone Beasts’ ramming. If they allowed the beasts to continue, it would only take a few more hits before the tunnel collapsed.

For a moment, everyone felt caught between a rock and a hard place.

If they continued forward, the collapse of this tunnel might trigger a chain reaction, causing the entire passage to cave in.

If such a thing happened this deep underground, they would all surely be doomed.

But turning back now would undoubtedly mean getting entangled with the Black Stone Beasts again, making escape incredibly difficult.

”I’ll stop these brutes from destroying the tunnel! All of you, leave this place quickly!”

Ling Chen acted decisively. With a focused glint in his eyes, the words had barely left his lips when he shot forward.

”Ling Chen!” Liu Feiyue cried out in surprise. She hadn’t expected Ling Chen to take such a tremendous risk! By the time she fully reacted, Ling Chen had already charged into the midst of the Black Stone Beasts. With a single swing of his sword, he sent one of them flying.

”Sect Leader Ling Chen is truly righteous! We are in awe! Let’s go, quickly!”

The Family Heads of the Dragon Hidden Clan and Night King Clan were also stunned when they saw Ling Chen rushing towards the Black Stone Beasts. They clearly hadn’t anticipated Ling Chen would step forward at such a critical juncture!

Filled with respect for Ling Chen’s actions, they immediately turned and continued to race towards the tunnel ahead.

”Young Master of Myriad Dao, take the disciples of Myriad Dao Sect and go first!” Liu Feiyue ordered sternly.

The Young Master of Myriad Dao hesitated for only a moment before turning around. He led the True Disciples of Myriad Dao Sect, following after the members of the Four Great Hidden Clans.

Only Liu Feiyue and Duan Qingxu remained. Naturally, neither of them would stand by and watch Ling Chen face such danger alone.

”Junior Brother, you’re being too reckless!” After knocking a Black Stone Beast away, Liu Feiyue landed beside Ling Chen. They stood back-to-back as she chided him in a low voice.

Ling Chen shook his head. ”Things were urgent; I couldn’t afford to overthink. If no one held back the Black Stone Beasts, I’m afraid everyone would have been buried here. It’s not that I wanted to take the risk, but the situation didn’t allow for hesitation. If everyone is afraid to act, just looking at each other, the only outcome would be all of us getting buried alive in this tunnel.”

”Even so, you shouldn’t be the one taking this risk! If you die, who will deal with Shentu Yan?” Liu Feiyue shook her head. ”You should leave quickly. Master Duan and I will cover your retreat.”

She was about to push Ling Chen away, but he grasped her fair, slender arm. ”Sister Liu, am I, Ling Chen, the kind of person who abandons his friends to save himself? Since you haven’t left, then join me. We’ll fight our way out together!”

”But...” Liu Feiyue’s brows knitted together.

”I am the Sect Leader. Follow my orders,” Ling Chen said, his expression stern and solemn.

”Then you give the orders.” Liu Feiyue let out a soft sigh, no longer arguing with him.

Only then did Ling Chen release her. His gaze fell upon the largest Black Stone Beast not far away, his eyes narrowing slightly. If I’m not mistaken, that Black Stone Beast must be the leader of this pack. If we can defeat it, we might be able to repel this entire horde.

”You two, keep the surrounding Black Stone Beasts occupied! I’ll deal with their leader!” Ling Chen declared and immediately sprang into action, without the slightest hesitation. A sharp light flashed in his eyes as he drew his Red Sky Sword, the blade moving like a streak of lightning.

”Moon Combo!”

”Green Cloud Sword Qi!”

Liu Feiyue attacked from the left and Duan Qingxu from the right. They simultaneously struck the Black Stone Beasts near the leader, drawing their attacks away from Ling Chen.

ROAR!

The visibly larger Black Stone Beast leader, seeing Ling Chen charge at it, became extremely vigilant. It spewed a blast of black gang wind towards him.

Seeing this, Ling Chen quickly raised the Red Sky Sword to block. HISS! The sound echoed as the gale of gang wind scraped perilously past him.

”Blazing Meteor!”

The instant he evaded the gang wind, Ling Chen flicked his wrist, and the Red Sky Sword shot out.

CLANG!

The Sword Light struck the Black Stone Beast leader, shattering a small chunk of its rocky hide. Within the blasted crater, though still mostly stone, hints of flesh and blood were visible.

Ling Chen’s pupils constricted, a flicker of elation in his eyes. So, even Black Stone Beasts aren’t made entirely of rock!

This makes things much easier. These Black Stone Beasts, with their seemingly impenetrable steel-like carapaces, aren’t without weaknesses after all!

However, Ling Chen having pierced its outer hide enraged the Black Stone Beast leader. A blood-red glint flashed in its eyes. It slammed a claw onto the ground, and instantly, sharp stone spikes erupted from the earth before it.

Ling Chen leaped into the air. But as he did, a dense barrage of stone spikes shot down from above, attacking him from two sides, leaving him with no escape route.

His ascent momentarily halted in mid-air, Ling Chen swung his sword, cleanly severing the dense cluster of stone spikes.

He flashed towards the Black Stone Beast leader, fully concentrated. Gripping the Red Sky Sword with both hands, his body began to rotate at high speed in mid-air.

The Sword Light from the Red Sky Sword flared to its brightest, transforming into a Spiral Purgatory that accurately pierced the Black Stone Beast leader’s existing wound.

SIZZLE! SIZZLE!

Sparks flew as the Black Stone Beast leader’s wound violently burst open, a large hole bored into it. The searing, sharp Sword Energy penetrated deep into its body, emitting a distinct smell of burnt flesh.

With a horrific howl of agony, the Black Stone Beast leader was sent rolling forty to fifty meters away, clearly grievously wounded by Ling Chen’s attack.

After being so severely injured by Ling Chen, the Black Stone Beast leader frantically clawed at the earth, digging a large pit. Its entire body then burrowed into the hole, disappearing in a desperate attempt to flee.

Once their leader fled, the remaining Black Stone Beasts became like a Headless Group of Dragons, falling into disarray. They had lost their commander. After witnessing the terrifying power of Ling Chen’s sword techniques, they grew timid and clearly hesitated to advance.

”Senior Sister Feiyue, Master Duan, let’s go!”

Ling Chen had no interest in tangling further with these Black Stone Beasts. The moment their leader fled, he gave a swift nod to Liu Feiyue and Duan Qingxu, then darted towards the other end of the tunnel.

Seeing Ling Chen actually drive away the Black Stone Beast leader, Liu Feiyue and Duan Qingxu were both deeply shocked. They disengaged from the Black Stone Beasts they were fighting and, employing their Light Skill, quickly followed Ling Chen, disappearing into the depths of the tunnel.