Chapter 1256: The Road to the Yellow Springs, The River of Forgetfulness (4/4)
Chapter 1256: Chapter 1256: The Road to the Yellow Springs, The River of Forgetfulness (4/4)
For those present, the challenge of the Gates of Hell was not too difficult.
After all, they were all prodigies from various realms and their talents and strengths were not far apart.
When everyone had passed through the Gates of Hell, the voice emerged again.
“The second challenge, Haunted Road.”
As the words were spoken, the white mist ahead began to disperse to either side, revealing a road that seemed to have no end and whose far end could not be seen.
Both sides of the road were obscured by the white mist, with a ghostly breeze blowing silently, and only the faint glow of lanterns swaying weakly provided the only light on this dark path.
Tan Zongzhao suggested, “Shall we check the situation first?”
Blackie glanced around without intending to make the first move and directly started walking on the Haunted Road.
Left with no choice, Tan Zongzhao shook his head and followed suit.
The rest of the group furrowed their brows slightly as they saw Tan Zongzhao following Blackie.
Among them, two people who obviously knew Tan Zongzhao asked, “Tan Zongzhao, do you know him?”
Tan Zongzhao responded with a smile, “I do now.”
“Such talent is worthy of your close association? You, after all, are the pride of the Mixed Spirit Academy, isn’t this a bit beneath your dignity?”
Tan Zongzhao stopped, turned his head with a smile and said deliberately, “Whoever Tan associates with seems to be none of your business, Shen Jie, right?”
“You!”
Shen Jie’s complexion turned ugly.
A person beside them laughed and patted Shen Jie’s shoulder, saying, “Let it go, let it go. If he wants to cozy up to him, just let him. After all, it’s not us who will lose out.”
Tan Zongzhao did not say anything more and quickly caught up with Blackie.
The moment the two of them stepped onto the dark path together,
Just in an instant, they could hear the howling of souls all around them.
Ghosts shrieking, turning into waves of sound, rushing into their ears!
This was not just a simple sonic attack; as these ghostly screams rushed into their ears and flooded into their minds, countless fragmented scenes would appear!
These fragmented scenes were not their own experiences but those of the ghosts—the most memorable things from their lives!
And what is most memorable… is nothing but pain, which is unforgettable.
One or two would have been bearable.
But when thousands of fragments surged into the mind in an instant,
Even Blackie could not help but frown and feel bewildered,
As if he had personally experienced these agonies!
The further they went, the more ghosts there were, and the fragments flooding into Blackie’s mind multiplied!
Gradually, his steps grew slower.
Tan Zongzhao seemed unaffected beside him, the white light swirling around his body repelling all the ghosts!
Seeing Blackie stop in his tracks, Tan Zongzhao also paused, furrowing his brows as he watched him.
Outside the Haunted Road, the other eight people watched this scene with a sneer.
“It seems that this challenge primarily targets the soul; bloodline and body will be of no use here.”
“Looks like he’s reached his limit then,” they said.
Shen Jie looked at Blackie disdainfully and then turned to Tan Zongzhao.
Voluntarily getting close to such a person,
Tan Zongzhao, oh Tan Zongzhao, is your vision really so short-sighted?
Inside Blackie’s sea of consciousness, countless fragments were tearing at his soul!
Yet, when these fragments sought to invade the deepest part of his soul, strands of black qi drifted out, coalescing into a black-clad figure within the sea of consciousness.
The figure looked like Blackie, with a stern face and piercing eyes.
“Who dares to erode my soul?”
As a murmured voice came forth from the figure,
The wisps of black air carrying the torrential demonic intent actually transformed into a series of Nine Heaven Demon Halberds, piercing through those fragments directly!
The people from the outside world also stared in astonishment.
On Blackie’s body, a tremendous demonic might burst forth!
In those dazed pupils, the wisps of black air enshrouded them, dispelling all traces of vagueness!
The ghosts drifting along Huangquan Road, under the suppression of this demonic might, were directly shattered!
Tan Zongzhao, who was closest to Blackie, was the first to feel this demonic might.
The moment he felt this demonic might, Tan Zongzhao was startled; his first thought was that Blackie might have deceived him.
How could a person from The Mortal Realm possess such might?
Even the prodigies from the Demon Realm did not have such powerful demonic might!
Shen Jie and the others behind were also putting away their contemptuous looks, watching this scene in disbelief.
This demonic might even made them feel a sense of dread!
Could the talent of such a person truly be lacking?
At this moment, Blackie’s eyes also regained clarity.
However, the torrential demonic qi did not retract, but drifted towards the front instead.
Blackie murmured to himself, “Why would the last of the three souls’ soul fragments be here?”
Tan Zongzhao, beside him, was taken aback and said, “What?”
Blackie did not answer, but walked straight ahead, following the direction of the drifting demonic qi.
This endless Huangquan Road, after a day, also seemed to have come to an end.
Yet, the demonic qi was still drifting forward.
Seeing Blackie continue to move forward, Tan Zongzhao quickly held him back and said, “The third challenge should be up ahead. There’s no use in you going forward now; you have to wait for the rest to pass the second challenge.”
Hearing this, Blackie could only stand in place and wait.
By this second challenge, some had already been eliminated. If one had not undertaken special cultivation for the soul, it would be difficult to complete this stretch of Huangquan Road.
By this stage, only nine remained.
That voice filled with the aura of death spoke up once again.
“The third challenge, the River Styx.”
As soon as the words were spoken, including Blackie, everyone’s face abruptly changed.
They immediately tried to take to the air, but they found themselves surrounded by a No-fly Array, rendering flying impossible.
Meanwhile, a person beside them suddenly sunk down!
For beneath their feet, unbeknownst to when, had become a river!
And as that person sank, the rest looked down to see countless ghostly hands, almost tangible, beginning to devour that person’s body and soul…
It seemed there was no salvation.
The rest infused their feet with spiritual energy to keep themselves from sinking into the River Styx and narrowly avoided this calamity.
However, above the river ahead, countless ghostly hands occasionally reached out from the surface of the water.
Seeing this, the expressions of everyone became grave.
If one were not careful and got dragged into the River Styx, the fate would likely be the same as the person before.
Tan Zongzhao, beside Blackie, seriously said, “This challenge is highly risky even for me. You must be careful to avoid being dragged into the river.”
“Once you’re dragged into the river, not even a god may be able to save you!”
Blackie did not respond, and it was unclear whether he had heard or not.
He was just looking down, staring intently at the dark aquamarine River Styx below.
That massive black demonic qi was actually drifting towards the bottom of the river…
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PS: This chapter is the one left over from the four chapters yesterday… The two chapters for today are still being written.