With a fierce roar, Yue Mingluan drew a sword from his storage bag. He poured his Qi into the weapon, causing it to emit a brilliant glow. Sparks crackled around the sword, illuminating the surrounding darkness. Yue Mingluan continued to pour his Qi into the sword until thunderbolts flashed around it, making it crackle with power.
"I will kill you," Yue Mingluan declared, his eyes burning with hatred.
As Wang Chen saw the sparks generating, he guessed that Yue Mingluan had another trick up his sleeve. However, Wang Chen remained composed and didn't even flinch from his spot. He waited with a sneer on his face for the attack to come at him.
But why was Wang Chen so confident? It was because of the transparent wall that protected the platform he was standing on. Using 100000 spirit stones, the attack power of the statues increased tenfold, and the defense power of the transparent wall also increased proportionally. The previously transparent wall was now shining in a brilliant, thick golden color.
Wang Chen was sure that not even a 1st stage Core Formation Realm cultivator could break through it.
The sneering grin on Wang Chen's face only fueled Yue Mingluan's rage. He longed to see Wang Chen beg for mercy and suffer before him, to inflict pain and finally kill him.
But even in his fury, Yue Mingluan realized the source of Wang Chen's confidence. The once transparent barrier now glimmered in a golden hue, indicating that its defensive capabilities had increased tenfold alongside its offensive power. Yue Mingluan gritted his teeth and made a decision; he was willing to pay any price to see Wang Chen fall into despair.
Boom!
Wang Chen's eyes widened in surprise as he noticed something peculiar happening to Yue Mingluan's cultivation realm. "Hmm? What happened just now? Why is Yue Mingluan's cultivation realm starting to increase? Don't tell me…"
Yue Mingluan's face twisted in pain as he burned his blood essence to temporarily raise his cultivation realm. With every passing moment, his cultivation realm continued to rise rapidly, from the 4th stage to the 5th stage and then to the 6th stage. The chaotic energy emanating from his body grew more intense with each passing moment.
Wang Chen's guess was correct; Yue Mingluan was indeed burning his blood essence to boost his cultivation realm, even if it meant shortening his lifespan.
Forcefully raising one's cultivation realm using their blood essence is considered a desperate move, often employed by those who are half-crippled. This is because once they have used this method, their cultivation progress becomes stagnant, leading to an absolute bottleneck. Their foundation becomes weak and unstable, and a single mistake could potentially lead to their death.
Although it is not impossible to recover from this, there are rare treasures in the world that could help stabilize or even strengthen their foundation and replenish their lost blood essence. However, these treasures are extremely hard to find and their effectiveness varies depending on one's cultivation base. If one's cultivation base is too high, they would require a higher level of treasure to treat them.
Why was Yue Mingluan raising his cultivation realm? How could he break through the unbreakable wall of a core formation realm to kill Wang Chen?
It was all because he could wield the sword to its full potential.
The sword in Yue Mingluan's possession was not an ordinary weapon, but a low heaven grade sword known as the Thunderbolt Blade of the Yue family. It had been passed down as a family heirloom, originally belonging to Yue Mingluan's parents who left it for their children, Yue Jang and Yue Mingluan. His grandfather had kept the sword until now and gave it to Yue Mingluan to help him complete his mission. With this powerful sword in his possession, he was confident he could complete his task, but now…
Yue Mingluan's eyes glinted with fury as he stared down at Wang Chen. With a firm grip on his sword, he channeled more and more Qi into it; his Cultivation realm has risen rapidly from the 3rd stage to the 8th stage of the Enlightenment Realm temporarily by burning his blood essence.
"It's over for you, Wang Chen," Yue Mingluan growled, his voice low and menacing. "You should have thought twice before crossing me."
As he steadied himself to strike, a sudden surge of energy crackled in the air around them, causing the very ground beneath their feet to quake with the force of his power. The sparks that had once been harmless now seemed capable of tearing apart the very earth, and with a fierce determination, Yue Mingluan lifted his sword high and slashed towards Wang Chen with all his might.
As the slash crossed the thunder power contained in it destroyed everything in its way out, shattering the air and causing the ground to tremble. The power of the strike was so immense that it left behind a trail of destruction in its wake, leaving a path of debris and dust in its wake.
As the sword collided with the brilliant golden wall, which was shining with an otherworldly glow, a loud crackling sound echoed through the chamber. The wall trembled under the force of the strike, and for a moment, it seemed like it might hold. But the power of the thunderbolt blade was too much, and the wall crumbled to dust, leaving behind a gaping hole.
As the slash tore through the wall, it breached the formation below which was not only controlling the divine beast statues but also served as the very eye of the labyrinth. The destruction of the formation caused the labyrinth to tremble and slowly crumble, as though it too were collapsing under the sheer force of Thunderbolt blade's power.
Yue Mingluan had a smug look on his pale face as he watched the scene unfold before him. He was so pleased with himself that he even stumbled and fell on his butt due to his lack of energy.
Panting heavily, Yue Mingluan could feel the symptoms of burning his blood essence affecting him. "Huff, huff...You shouldn't have messed with me from the start. It's your end..." he muttered.
Yue Mingluan's triumphant expression turned to one of shock as he heard the voice of his supposed victim. "Whose end?" Wang Chen's taunting words rang in his ears, causing him to turn his head in confusion towards the direction where he thought he had killed him.
Yue Mingluan stood frozen in shock as he witnessed Wang Chen emerge from the dust cloud, his shoulder bleeding profusely from the thunderous strike. It was a miracle that he had survived.
Yue Mingluan's eyes widened in disbelief, "Impossible!" he cried out, his voice echoing through the labyrinth as it crumbled around them. He reached for his sword, attempting to attack Wang Chen once again. But to his dismay, he couldn't move. It wasn't because of the effects of burning his life essence and blood, but because an arrow had struck his shoulder, pinning him to the ground.
[A/N:-I am sorry for the delay in providing this chapter. In my area, there was a power outage, which prevented me from working on it earlier. I was finally able to complete it once the power was restored and my device was charged. Thank you for your patience, and I hope you will wait for the next chapter as well.]
