Ling Tian Sword God

The dense white fog shrouded the entire canyon, obstructing their view. Ling Chen could only see his surroundings within a range of about twenty to thirty meters. Beyond that, everything was a blur, and he couldn’t see a thing.

The canyon was incredibly quiet, as if devoid of any living creatures. Its depth was unfathomable, and its length unknown.

After Ling Chen and Ling Yin had ventured deeper for over half an hour, a change finally appeared ahead.

The dense white fog suddenly parted. Behind it stood a frozen Great Snow Mountain, a vast expanse of white in a world of ice and snow, with snowflakes continuously drifting down from the sky.

”So cold.”

Ling Yin rubbed her small hands together and exhaled a breath of warm air. However, the moment this warm breath touched the air, it instantly froze into tiny ice crystals that scattered down from above.

”It’s an illusion. Stay focused!”

Ling Chen turned and said to Ling Yin in a low, stern voice.

With Ling Yin’s formidable Mental Power, ordinary illusions were useless against her. Unless an illusion was so potent that even she—with Mental Power exceeding level 20 and approaching level 23—couldn’t resist it, then he certainly wouldn’t be able to withstand it either.

This illusion wasn’t as strong as he’d imagined.

WHOOSH… WHOOSH…

Suddenly, a sound like space itself solidifying echoed in mid-air. Ahead, masses of frigid air coalesced, transforming into misshapen Devil creatures. These Devil creatures, formed entirely of cold air, lunged at Ling Chen and Ling Yin the moment their forms solidified.

Without a moment’s thought, Ling Chen slashed out with his sword, cleaving the attacking Illusion Demons in half horizontally.

SPLAT!

The Illusion Demons had just been dismembered by his sword qi, but in the very next moment, they instantly reformed, reverting to their original state as if completely unharmed.

As the surrounding cold air surged, the number of Illusion Demons paradoxically increased, swelling from a dozen or so to thirty or forty in an instant—a rapid proliferation.

Several sword strikes yielded no results, causing Ling Chen to frown.

At this rate, we’ll be trapped and killed in this Illusory Realm.

”Brother Ling Chen, let me deal with these things.”

Just then, Ling Yin’s voice came from behind him.

”Do you have a plan?”

Ling Chen looked at Ling Yin with a hint of surprise.

With a slight nod, Ling Yin walked in front of Ling Chen. She raised her fair small hand, and with a flash from her Storage Ring, a Dragon Puppet a full ten zhang in size appeared before them.

The moment the Dragon Puppet appeared, it unleashed a furious roar forward. The roar manifested as a fierce gale, forcefully blowing away several of the Illusion Demons.

”What is this…”

Ling Chen stared at the Dragon Puppet before him, momentarily stunned. This Dragon Puppet looked very similar to the one they had encountered at Green Cloud Mountain, but its form was a good ten times smaller.

”Exactly. It’s that same Dragon Puppet.”

Ling Yin nodded elegantly, a self-satisfied smile gracing her charming face. ”After that battle, the Dragon Puppet was severely damaged by Shentu Yan’s self-detonation and was almost unusable. I refitted it. Although its body is much smaller, its combat power hasn’t diminished much, and it’s far more agile than before.”

”So that’s what happened.”

Ling Chen’s eyes lit up. Puppets don’t have souls, so naturally, they can’t be confused by Illusion Techniques. Using one against these Illusion Demons is a perfect counter!

”Go!”

Ling Yin waved her small hand, and the Dragon Puppet immediately charged forward. Its tail swept out, instantly blasting four Illusion Demons to smithereens.

”Let’s go!”

Following closely behind the Dragon Puppet, Ling Chen and Ling Yin both activated their Light Skill and kept pace, swiftly traversing the canyon.

Their passage this time was surprisingly smooth. The Dragon Puppet swept a path forward, and all the Illusion Demons crumbled upon contact.

Just as Ling Chen and Ling Yin were about to cross this Great Snow Mountain, the ground beneath their feet suddenly began to tremble violently.

CRACK! CRACK…

The earth fractured, dense fissures spreading rapidly as the ground quaked and mountains swayed. With a BANG!, a colossal beast claw suddenly shot out from the cracks. The next moment, an Illusion Demon fully one hundred zhang in size, resembling a white giant bear, appeared in their line of sight.

WHOOSH!

With a sudden sound of rending air, the Illusion Demon leaped up and viciously swiped its claw at the Dragon Puppet.

BANG!

The Dragon Puppet was sizeable, but before this giant bear Illusion Demon, it seemed insignificant. It was sent flying in an instant, hurtling back over a hundred meters.

”Such a powerful Illusion Demon! It can even send the Dragon Puppet flying!”

Ling Chen was astonished. Puppets are said to lack will, yet this giant bear Illusion Demon actually managed to send it flying. Incredible!

Without further hesitation, Ling Chen abruptly swung his Red Sky Sword. His palm struck the pommel, and a piercing Sword Intent shot forth like a meteor, striking the back of the white giant bear’s head.

SPLAT!

The Sword Light left a hole in the white giant bear’s head. The sword qi spiraled within it like a vortex, persisting stubbornly. The wound showed no signs of closing.

The white giant bear, enraged, abruptly spun around and spat an intensely cold beam of light at Ling Chen.

Having already anticipated the giant bear’s attack, Ling Chen left an afterimage in his original spot, his true body retreating over ten meters away.

CRACK! The True Qi afterimage was instantly frozen solid and then shattered in mid-air.

At this moment, Ling Yin, controlling the Dragon Puppet, seized the chance to counter-attack.

A Puppet’s power was virtually inexhaustible as long as its controller’s Mental Power held out, unless its body was dismantled or destroyed.

Previously, when Ling Yin relied on the Dragon Puppet’s power, even Shentu Yan might not have been her match. However, at that time, the Puppet had only just been successfully refined. It had many imperfections, and her own Mental Power was also depleted, which was why she ultimately lost to Shentu Yan.

The Dragon Puppet’s power was far greater now than it had been at its creation.

Ling Chen continuously poured True Qi into his Red Sky Sword. Instantly, eight sword lights condensed around him, all formed from Sword Intent. As Ling Chen abruptly swung his sword, the Eight Sword Qi attacks shot simultaneously towards the white giant bear.

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

Wherever the sword lights struck, transparent holes pierced the white giant bear’s body. The Dragon Puppet targeted the largest hole at the creature’s center, dug in its claws, and then, with a savage tear, ripped the entire white giant bear in two.