Chapter 1031 - 657: Slaying Rahu Again
Chapter 1031: Chapter 657: Slaying Rahu Again
Inside the tunnel.
Liang He and Conis were concentrating on absorbing the golden light and the exceptionally pure energy.
The golden light flowed from the front like a stream, gently wrapping around their bodies. The pure energy seeped into their bodies through every inch of skin, every pore, merging with their Spiritual Energy.
The Spiritual Energy inside surged like tides, Qi and Blood churned violently like an erupting volcano, constantly impacting the invisible barrier between Tier Five and Tier Six.
Both Liang He and Conis felt an overwhelming sensation of impending breakthrough.
The feeling was so intense, like a flood long suppressed finally finding a breach. Every ounce of strength within them roared and shouted, yearning to break through the shackle that had trapped them for so long.
"A He, I’m about to break through!" Conis excitedly shouted, his voice filled with uncontrollable excitement.
"Me too."
Liang He’s tone was also suffused with excitement. He could clearly feel the Spiritual Energy inside him operating at an unprecedented speed, each cycle more powerful and solid than the last.
"Then let’s move farther apart, so we don’t affect each other!" Conis decided decisively.
Breaking through from Tier Five to Tier Six is a crucial hurdle.
Though it’s not as risky as the life-and-death Celestial Human Three Tribulations of breaking through from Tier Six to Tier Seven, the process is still dangerous—any interference or distraction can result in failure.
Once the process is affected, making another breakthrough becomes many times harder, possibly even never reaching that threshold again.
"Alright." Liang He nodded.
"I’ll step back, you stay here!" Conis offered proactively.
He had a Silver Bloodline, with talents and foundation superior to Liang He.
At this critical juncture, he could temporarily suppress the surging Spiritual Energy and Qi and Blood inside, withdraw a distance, allowing Liang He to remain still and in the best condition.
"Okay." Liang He did not refuse; he understood Conis’s good intention.
Conis turned around, lowering his body, quickly retreating along the way they came.
However, he had barely run ten steps—
An aura of brutal bloodlust, brimming with cold murderous intent, suddenly appeared from deep within the tunnel, rapidly approaching them!
The aura crashed down like stormy waves, overwhelming like a tidal wave, and everywhere it passed, even the air in the tunnel solidified into substance.
What is happening!
There are other beings here!
Liang He and Conis changed color in shock.
They had entered here by chance—thanks to Liang He’s meticulous observation, careful judgment, and the decisive strike from Conis.
Luck played a significant role.
So both of them thought that aside from them, no one could enter here.
But who could have expected their judgment to be entirely wrong?
Not only were there other beings here, but more terrifying—the aura was unbelievably frightening!
This was definitely an aura only a Tier Seven Powerhouse could release!
Liang He and Conis’s hearts sank immediately.
They were both only at Tier Five Peak; facing a Tier Seven Powerhouse, the opponent could crush them like ants with just one hand.
This is not self-belittling but a stark and brutal power gap.
Between Tier Five and Tier Seven, there was a complete two-major realm gap, not only the major hurdle of Tier Six but also a chasm countless people never cross in their lifetime.
What was worse, they were in the midst of a critical breakthrough phase.
Spiritual Energy inside was already starting to riot, Qi and Blood were impacting the bottleneck.
If they forcibly suppressed the urge to break through and fled recklessly, at best their meridians could be damaged, cultivation regressed; at worst, Spiritual Energy could lose control, leading to madness.
Now, standing at the edge of a cliff, one more step and they would plummet into the abyss.
"Run!"
Liang He shouted, not wasting time to think, grabbing Conis’s arm, frantically sprinting backward.
Spiritual Energy flooded into their feet, Qi and Blood boiled almost to combustion—at this moment, the breakthrough mattered little.
If their lives were lost, what use would the breakthrough be?
Moreover, even if both succeeded, they would only be two newly-entered Tier Six Spiritualists.
To a Tier Seven Powerhouse, they would still be easily crushed like before, no distinction.
Liang He and Conis dashed wildly, their footsteps thudding heavily in the tunnel.
Yet, the aura behind closed in ever closer, like a bloodthirsty Demon creature, relentlessly chasing them.
The terrifying and cold presence descended, provoking deep tremors in their souls.
It was a crushing pressure of life level, a prey’s instinctive fear before a predator.
Their bodies began to weaken, their steps involuntarily slowed, as if an invisible hand gripped their throats, choking their breath.
"Conis, I’ll hold him off, you run!" Liang He gritted his teeth, his voice trembling.
"What nonsense are you talking!" Conis roared angrily, eyes red, "Can you hold him for a second or half a second? Of what use is that?! We run together, or we die together!"
At the words, Liang He almost ground his teeth to pieces, gums bleeding.
Facing a Tier Seven Powerhouse, they were like ants. All struggles were futile.
The feeling truly made one stifled and—desperate.
"A He, there’s nowhere to run."