The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 538: Chapter 538: Step by Step Killing Machine_1

The Green-skinned Ghost was a peculiar Soul Ghost renowned for its robust defense. Its green skin could withstand powerful attacks and was invulnerable to both water and fire, making it even more resilient than the demonic bodies of demonic beasts of the same class.

Even after being Demon-corrupted by the minor Heavenly Demon Soul General, it retained this distinct feature.

As its Realm increased, its green-skin defense became even more astounding. In fierce battles against great demons, it could even withstand the Spell attacks of a middle-stage Class IV Thousand-eyed demon and survive!

Now, however, its Soul Body was shattered by an ordinary-looking skull, which genuinely startled Shen Mo.

And this skull was merely the prelude to the true dangers of the Dragon Fall Abyss.

The next instant, a torrent of human bones—immaculately white spines, ribs, arm bones, hand bones, pelvises, and leg bones—smashed down one after another, each carrying terrifying power.

Shen Mo’s five senses could hardly extend beyond three feet. Fortunately, the [Chanjue] Destiny warned him in time, giving him ample opportunity to react calmly.

The blood-red light of the Soul Refining Flag surged, and the Green-skinned Ghost Demon Soul General, which had just been eliminated, reformed. Together with the other nine Class IV Demon Soul Generals, they tightly surrounded Shen Mo on all sides, simultaneously unleashing various Spells and Skills, attacking these human bones that were as aggressive as magic treasures!

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

One by one, the human bones were either crushed by Spells, dissolved by Skills, or smashed onto the Demon Soul Generals and exploded.

Sharp bone fragments, still carrying residual power, were blocked by the Green Cloud Umbrella like a downpour of rain. Some tricky bone fragments bypassed the Green Cloud Umbrella’s defense, but they couldn’t penetrate the multiple layers of the Wall Palm and his inner armor. After sparking a few embers against the phantom Wall Water Badger, they were completely obliterated!

It’s so perilous right after entering the Dragon Fall Abyss... No wonder cultivators below the Golden Core Realm can’t enter here safely!

Back at the subsidiary courtyard of Chong’a Mountain, Patriarch Zhou Zhiwei had been desperate for spiritual medicine from the Jade Pool Dungeon to maintain the courtyard’s operations. This was precisely why he never considered letting other disciples attempt to enter the Dragon Fall Abyss.

Without absolute strength, anyone who dared to barge into the Dragon Fall Abyss would perish. Luck played no part here!

It wasn’t until Shen Mo volunteered that Patriarch Zhou repeatedly urged him to prioritize his own safety. If he felt the situation was becoming uncontrollable, he was to leave immediately and not to be reckless.

Previously, Shen Mo might have thought Patriarch Zhou’s words were somewhat exaggerated. Now, it seemed every word he had spoken was true.

If he hadn’t journeyed through Golden Light Ridge, and if the Demon Soul Generals in his Soul Refining Flag hadn’t advanced to Class IV, these human bones of unknown origin alone would have been enough to put Shen Mo in a dire predicament.

Fortunately, he now had ten Class IV Demon Soul Generals under his command and had also drawn an Orange Destiny. These aggressive human bones before him no longer posed any threat!

Thus, Shen Mo pressed on, enduring the barrage of human bones, and flew several dozen li downward.

At some point, the human bones smashing down from all directions began to dwindle, but the sense of crisis lingering in Shen Mo’s heart grew ever stronger!

The next moment, he sensed something was wrong.

The burden on his soul and his True Yuan consumption inexplicably fluctuated wildly. Two Demon Soul Generals ”died” and returned to the Soul Refining Flag.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that two formidable Demon Soul Generals who had been guarding him, the Ghost Bride and the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon, had vanished without a trace.

There wasn’t a hint of sound or fluctuation from their Spells or Skills. One moment they were fine, and the next they seemed to have been erased from a scroll, disappearing cleanly without even a wisp of Demonic Qi left behind!

Just as Shen Mo was probing the ’last memories before death’ of the Ghost Bride and the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon via mental connection, the [Chanjue] Destiny, which had been silent for a moment, once again issued a dire warning...

His mind raced as he quickly reviewed the memories of the two Demon Soul Generals, seeing the moment before their demise.

They had perished instantly, without perceiving any abnormality, their next awareness being their return to the Soul Refining Flag.

The crisis envisioned by his [Chanjue] Destiny corroborated this: in the vision, Shen Mo wasn’t attacked, yet ten breaths later, his figure abruptly vanished. The scene then plunged into darkness and deathly silence—a clear omen of his demise!

Patriarch Zhou had informed me about all the dangers I might encounter after entering the Dragon Fall Abyss, but this kind wasn’t among them. Could it be... that after the drastic changes in heaven and earth, an Evil Spirit has descended to this place?

Shen Mo’s scalp tingled. The previous two Demon Soul Generals had disappeared without his [Chanjue] Destiny issuing any warning; this was because the unknown entity’s attack hadn’t targeted him.

Now, the next attack was aimed directly at him.

Yet, despite possessing a solid defense, a robust Dao Body, and life-saving Skills, he felt utterly powerless to resist!

Shen Mo’s thoughts flashed like lightning. He swung the Demon Slaying Sword, sending out a Sword Light. Simultaneously, the sword itself shot from his grasp, wrapped in Sword Light, and plunged deeper into the Dragon Fall Abyss.

Half a breath later, Shen Mo’s figure vanished from his spot, reappearing twenty to thirty li below.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

A series of Sword Lights flared. Within a very short period, Shen Mo successively used the Sword Escape Skill four times to descend frantically, distancing himself over a hundred li from his original spot!

However, the [Chanjue] Destiny’s premonition of doom clung to him like a shadow, impossible to shake off or even momentarily delay.

GULP!

Shen Mo swallowed several Elixirs that nourished the soul and circulated the Divine Soul Contemplation Scripture and Great Sun Tathagata Heart Scripture to protect his soul, then forcefully cast Sword Escape again.

This time, he only teleported after the Demon Slaying Sword had descended nearly a hundred li.

Damn it, this is really the work of an Evil Spirit!

Shen Mo, reappearing where the Demon Slaying Sword had landed, cursed inwardly.

Even for a powerhouse surpassing Class IV, their Spells and Skills should leave some trace. His five senses might not detect it, but the [Chanjue] Destiny’s warnings should capture some clue.

Yet now, the impending unknown attack was utterly imperceptible and incomprehensible, and he couldn’t dodge it no matter what he tried...

Without a doubt, it had to be the unfathomable means of some Evil Spirit entity!

In this situation, Shen Mo couldn’t afford to be polite. He immediately conveyed his thoughts through his senses, ”Ami, quickly activate the Mother Tree’s green leaf!”

Though Flower Fairy Ami controlled her clan’s treasure, her strength and abilities were far inferior to Shen Mo’s. She didn’t even understand why he was frantically using a movement-type Skill.

However, seeing his actions, Ami sensed that something was terribly wrong and had already prepared herself.

”Understood!” Ami responded with a delicate shout. She immediately channeled Mana from her body, activating the defensive Spell contained within the Mother Tree’s green leaf.

A vibrant green light emerged from the leaf, instantly transforming into a seed that landed at Shen Mo’s feet. It then germinated and grew rapidly, transforming from a small seedling into a towering tree in no time.

The endless black mist, chilling winds, and ghostly apparitions were all repelled by the mighty tree, which carved out a sanctuary in the depths of the Dragon Fall Abyss.

Meanwhile, that unknowable, imperceptible attack of the Evil Spirit descended in absolute silence.