Chapter 2106: Sha Xing and Xian Yue
"Prey?" Li Suo questioned.
Yun Che stood up, and said darkly, "Sha Xing and Xian Yue."
Li Suo withdrew her snow-white hand, and the holy light extinguished: "No wonder that during this time, every time Meng Jianxi mentioned news about the Star Moon Divine Kingdom, your soul was most stirred, showing that you cared especially."
Yun Che adjusted his breathing, then grabbed with his palm. Immediately, the surrounding abyss dust gathered into a not-too-strong vortex, condensing towards Yun Che's palm.
The Mist Sea was endless and vast. Even if a Divine Official came here, wanting to find a specific aura or anomaly in the boundless Mist Sea was almost a fantasy. In other words, as long as the Mist Emperor did not actively expose himself, even if a True God descended upon the Mist Sea, it would be basically impossible to find him.
Even so, Yun Che had been extremely cautious and careful during this period.
"According to the location of the Star Moon Divine Kingdom, plus the information from the Star Moon Divine Son's previous expeditions into the Mist Sea, this area is the most likely place they would set foot... It's not in vain that I've been searching so hard here for so many days!"
Li Suo asked, "But since you entered the Abyss, you've never come into contact with anyone from the Star Moon Divine Kingdom. How could you recognize their aura?"
"I indeed have never come into contact with anyone from the Star Moon Divine Kingdom, but... I recognize the auras of the Celestial Wolf and the Purple Que!"
As he spoke, the abyss dust vortex in his hand quickly compressed, eventually turning into a narrow thread.
"Since they are Divine Sons, and twin Divine Sons at that, it's impossible for them to come here alone to train. There must be someone secretly protecting them." Li Suo said with concern, "If you strike, the risk is extremely high."
"You're overthinking it."
Yun Che smiled faintly. Just then, a medium-sized abyssal beast walked slowly over and docilely stopped in front of him.
This abyssal beast was specially chosen by Yun Che half a month ago, and during this time, it had been quietly lying not far from him... At this moment, Li Suo finally understood his intention.
Yun Che grabbed its sharp claw, cut open its beastly arm, and directly injected the highly compressed abyss dust into it.
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"This time, we need to stay in the central region of the Mist Sea for at least six months. Sha Xing, are you afraid?"
"Afraid? Are you joking? If not for the Star Venerable's orders, I would really like to go deeper and have a look."
"You can not fear the Mist Sea, but... what about the Mist Emperor? There are rumors that the Mist Emperor is everywhere in the Mist Sea. Perhaps both of us are under his watch right now."
"I fear him even less. The legendary Mist Emperor bestows favors everywhere and has saved many people suffering from the Abyss Erosion. In the projections, those two Abyss Knights were so offensive, but although they received severe punishment, they ultimately kept their lives. In this regard, the Mist Emperor seems to be a benevolent existence at least on the surface. In this respect, he is actually less terrifying than the abyssal beasts."
The two walked side by side. One had eyes sparkling like stars, the other had eyes clear like the moon. Their attire was similar, their figures similar, and even their footsteps were surprisingly consistent.
And if one looked closely, one would notice that they even had a shocking consistency in the intensity of their profound energy, the flow of their auras, and the frequency of their breathing.
If not for their different appearances, they would simply be like mirror images of each other.
Sha Xing, Xian Yue. The current Divine Successor Twins of the Star Moon Divine Kingdom.
The current Twin Divine Venerables of the Star Moon Divine Kingdom, Wu Shen Xing and Wu Shen Yue, were a pair of twins. Their parents respectively inherited the power of the Star God and the Moon God. The two awakened their divine ranks together, resonated with the powers of the Celestial Wolf Star God and the Purple Que Moon God together, and also bore divine power together, becoming the Star Moon Divine Venerables, hailed as the miracle twins of that era.
Sha Xing and Xian Yue were not twins, and had different fathers and mothers, but they grew up together and were both chosen as Divine Successors at the same time. Over the years of their companionship, their mutual compatibility and "balance" had gradually approached perfection, and now they were actually not inferior to the miracle twins of that era, even causing the Star Moon Divine Venerables to marvel endlessly.
Their footsteps slowed down at the same time.
"Once we step into the central domain, we won't be able to leave easily. Let's make our final rest and adjustments here."
At that moment, a dangerous aura suddenly appeared ahead. The moment they sensed it, it was already rapidly approaching.
The two exchanged a glance: "It seems we'll have to rest a bit later."
"Divine Annihilation Realm... Level 2?" Sha Xing frowned slightly. "How can there be a Divine Annihilation Realm abyssal beast in this area?"
"Indeed rare." Xian Yue said. "Just right for warming up."
The abyss mist parted, and an abyssal beast shrouded in gray mist lunged fiercely forward... At that same instant, both the azure star radiance and the deep purple moonlight bloomed simultaneously.
A heavy sword and a purple sword. Overwhelming force and mystical profundity achieved perfect harmony in an instant. The powers of Star and Moon joined and bloomed together.
Boom!
The heavy sword smashed into the beast's body, shattering its profound energy, and the purple sword pierced its heart in one stroke. In a single exchange, the Divine Annihilation abyssal beast had blood flying and lost its balance.
The abyssal beast let out an instinctive howl. Without any sense of pain, even with its body twisted, it spun around and violently tore, its two claws, rising with abyss mist, stabbing straight at Sha Xing's heart.
The heavy sword was fierce and unstoppable, but what coordinated with it was the ever-changing Star God Remnant Shadow.
Riiip!
The abyssal beast tore through the air with one claw, but Xian Yue had already predicted all of Sha Xing's movements. As his sword tip pointed, a purple moon violently exploded at the position where Sha Xing had been moments before. The moonlight it bloomed completely enveloped the abyssal beast, mercilessly destroying its body and its perception of aura.
Sha Xing's figure flashed above, gathering power in half a breath. The moment the abyssal beast struggled free from the purple moon, the howling shadow of the Celestial Wolf appeared behind him.
"Heavenly Star Lament!"
Boom!
The force of this sword was truly like a heavenly star falling to the world. The Divine Annihilation abyssal beast let out a miserable howl, its spine instantly snapped, and it was heavily slammed to the ground, smashing a huge pit into the extremely hard Mist Sea floor.
At that moment, star radiance and moonlight descended simultaneously. The destructive forces intertwined and merged with each other, erupting into a dazzling and blinding destructive light realm in the dark Mist Sea.
Boom boom boom boom!
After twelve bursts of power, Sha Xing and Xian Yue simultaneously withdrew their power, and their figures simultaneously returned to the air. They stood back to back, and the heavy sword and purple sword disappeared from their hands at the same time.
Their perfectly coordinated actions and completely consistent pace would surely leave anyone seeing them for the first time stunned. But in reality, this had been their daily routine for a thousand years.
"Back then, when we first encountered a Divine Annihilation abyssal beast in the Mist Sea, we were utterly disheveled, both severely injured. Now..." Sha Xing smiled faintly, "I feel that even if it's a Divine Annihilation Realm Level 4 abyssal beast, with our Star-Moon union, we would have a fighting chance."
"No, not just a fighting chance." Xian Yue looked up and laughed. "Although neither of us has reached Divine Annihilation Realm Level 4, across the entire Star Moon Divine Kingdom, under our union, there is no one below Divine Annihilation Level 5 that we cannot defeat... And abyssal beasts are no different!"
Sha Xing tilted his gaze, looking down at the abyssal beast they had jointly shattered: "Time to collect our spoils."
As the Divine Annihilation abyssal beast's body shattered, they had already sensed the aura of the abyss crystal.
Sha Xing's figure descended, and with a grab of his hand, he was about to tear open the abyssal beast's body.
But the moment his hand touched the beast's body, the upper half of the severed abyssal beast suddenly lunged up, its sharp claws glowing with dark light, stabbing straight at his heart.
Abyssal beasts have no consciousness, so naturally they have no cunning. They cannot fake death or play tricks.
When facing someone whose vitality has dissipated, one might still maintain a sliver of caution. But facing an abyssal beast that has been smashed to death... no one would still be on guard.
This sudden change startled Sha Xing. Xian Yue turned back in alarm... But with one party striking without warning and the other completely unprepared, Sha Xing couldn't even activate Star God Remnant Shadow, let alone circulate his profound energy.
The abyssal beast's claw directly struck his heart, the sharp tip piercing through his heart and out his back.
Sha Xing's pupils contracted to their smallest point, then instantly turned ferocious.
Bang!
The Star God's power exploded at his chest, violently shaking off the abyssal beast's claw. At the same time, the Purple Que divine power descended abruptly, heavily blasting the already crippled upper body of the abyssal beast far away, and in a series of rapid purple explosions, it was annihilated into scattered debris.
"Are you alright?" Kicking the other half of the abyssal beast's corpse far away, Xian Yue frowned and asked.
"Fine, just a minor injury." Sha Xing raised his hand as profound energy quickly sealed the wound. His brow was also furrowed like Xian Yue's: "Strange. If the abyssal beast wasn't dead, it would have attacked relentlessly driven by its instinct for destruction. It was clearly already broken and completely still a moment ago. How could it suddenly have residual power?"
"I don't know." Xian Yue said. "The Mist Sea is vast, with countless abyssal beasts. All kinds of anomalies can occur. However, this isn't entirely a bad thing. At least it reminds us, before we enter the central domain, that we must never let our guard down, even when facing an abyssal beast that seems lifeless."
"Mm." Sha Xing sat down cross-legged. "I'll do a little healing. Protect me."
Sha Xing closed his eyes, and his profound energy circulated slowly, directly covering the site of the injury... Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a pained expression on his face, and a startled cry escaped his lips.
"What's wrong?" Xian Yue moved closer.
"Abyss... Erosion!" Sha Xing slowly uttered two words.
Xian Yue breathed a great sigh of relief... The Abyss Erosion of a Divine Annihilation Realm early-stage abyssal beast, as long as they didn't deliberately let it erode for a long time, they could easily dispel it.
But immediately, he noticed Sha Xing's extremely ugly complexion. He quickly reached out, and as his profound energy touched, his expression also changed dramatically.
The abyss dust invading Sha Xing's body was so intense that when Xian Yue's profound energy touched it, even his soul trembled with fright.
After a brief shock, Xian Yue hesitated no longer. He suddenly stood up and shouted loudly, "Senior Tian Gang, please appear immediately! Sha Xing has been eroded by abyss dust, and it is directly eroding his profound meridian!"
"Senior Tian Gang!"
He called out several times in succession before a rough voice finally responded: "Just a single Divine Annihilation abyssal beast, and you are panicking like this?"
His words were full of disappointment.
"Tian Gang... Star Lord..." Sha Xing turned his eyes, his voice filled with pain. "This abyss dust invading my body... is very unusual..."
A middle-aged man in a star robe, fierce-faced, with brows like halberds, descended from the air.
He pointed his finger and placed it on Sha Xing's body. In just a moment, the disappointment on his face vanished, replaced by a rapidly expanding terror.
His fingers changed abruptly, and divine extreme power swirled at his fingertips. Then his little finger turned into a sword, piercing straight into Sha Xing's heart.
Sha Xing's face turned pale, and he coughed up a large mouthful of blood... But Tian Gang Star Lord's brows were tightly locked. Instead of withdrawing, he continued to channel his divine extreme power with extreme caution.
Just as Sha Xing's heart was beginning to crack and his internal organs were being damaged, Tian Gang Star Lord suddenly withdrew his hand. Then he turned around, looking at the shattered abyssal beast corpse scattered on the ground, uttering an incredulous voice of doubt:
"It's clearly just a Divine Annihilation abyssal beast... How could it be like this... How could it be like this?"
"Senior Tian Gang, even you... have no way?" Xian Yue exclaimed in shock.
Tian Gang Star Lord's brow twitched. After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "Such Abyss Erosion should never come from a Divine Annihilation Realm early-stage abyssal beast. It's more like... the level of abyss dust that only a Divine Extreme Realm abyssal beast could produce."
"What!?" Sha Xing and Xian Yue cried out simultaneously.
"Such Abyss Erosion, if it were on me, I could easily dispel it. But..." He turned to look at Sha Xing, his gaze faltering: "The Abyss Erosion is located in Sha Xing's profound meridian. If I forcibly dispel it, it will inevitably cause irreversible and permanent damage to the profound meridian."
"I just now dispelled the Abyss Erosion outside the profound meridian. The part invading the profound meridian... I can only temporarily seal and trap it. As for how to dispel it without damaging the profound meridian... perhaps only the two Venerables can do it."
With these words, he grabbed Sha Xing: "Cancel this training expedition. Return to the Divine Kingdom immediately."
"But... but..." Sha Xing gritted his teeth tightly.
"No buts!" Tian Gang Star Lord's brow was tightly furrowed, leaving no room for argument. "Do you not know the consequences of permanent damage to the profound meridian!?"
Sha Xing said no more. He cast an apologetic glance at Xian Yue and hurried away with Tian Gang Star Lord.
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[The Pure Land Assembly is coming soon. Did I miss anything before that?]