mtl008 Chapter 38 Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons
Chapter 38 Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons
In the pitch-black night, the crimson moon shone with a faint red glow in the sky.
The forest, its leaves charred black, danced in the wind, singing mournful songs.
"Whoosh!" A white figure ran past, its body stained with bright red blood, which stood out even more against the pure white clothes.
Followed by a flock of black crows, emitting mournful cries, their sharp claws mercilessly piercing the girl's back, leaving scratch marks.
Despite the excruciating pain, Xie Wanning used her spiritual power to unleash a sharp sword, slashing towards the crow.
Unfortunately, it was all in vain!
These crows are fourth-tier magical beasts, black crows, whose cultivation is comparable to that of a human cultivator at the Golden Core stage. Moreover, magical beasts are more bloodthirsty and frenzied, with stronger combat and defensive capabilities.
Xie Wanning had no idea where she was. As soon as she woke up, she was discovered by a black crow, which scratched her arm. She wanted to fight back with her sword, but then she discovered that her storage bag was gone. Without a weapon, she could only run away.
Despite her desperate attempt to escape using her spiritual power, the black crows multiplied like a surging river, relentlessly attacking her from behind.
The black crow's claws were highly venomous, and Xie Wanning felt the pain in her wounds becoming increasingly unbearable, her consciousness gradually fading.
Her steps were slow, and a swarm of black crows swarmed behind her, cawing shrilly, their sharp claws viciously scratching at Xie Wanning's body.
She felt as if her whole body was being torn apart by pain.
Finally, a claw grabbed her neck, and blood gushed out.
A raging fire erupted, engulfing all the crows around it.
When the flames died down, there was no sign of any living creature left in the area.
The towering flames, however, caused pairs of scarlet eyes to open in the darkness.
……
When Xie Wanning opened her eyes again, she found herself lying in a pitch-black space. A flame ignited in her palm, and she realized that she was in a small cave.
Xie Wanning rubbed her aching forehead, trying to sort out her jumbled memories.
She was just killed by the black crow. No, wasn't she already stabbed to death by Yan Zeyi's sword?
So, was she resurrected? Or was she reborn?
She must have been resurrected. If she has been reborn, she will definitely appear in a place she knows.
But now she doesn't know where she is. Why is it pitch black everywhere?
After clearing her mind, Xie Wanning took out the flame, left the cave, and looked at the red moon in the sky with a shocked expression.
There was no light source around, it was pitch black, and the only sound was the wind rustling the leaves, but the sound was extremely unpleasant, like sharp fingernails scrubbing against a piece of iron.
Xie Wanning covered her ears and took two steps forward.
Suddenly, a cold wind swept in.
Out of the vigilance of a cultivator, Xie Wanning quickly dodged backward, just a hair's breadth away from being struck by a heavy blow.
Xie Wanning heard a booming explosion beside her ears, and the ground shook slightly. She saw that the attack had the strength of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
Looking in the direction of the attack, a pair of scarlet eyes stared at Xie Wanning, the crimson light of the moon illuminating its body.
It was a colossal black dragon, its wings spread wide, blotting out the sky and the moon. Its entire body was pitch black, except for a pair of eyes like those of a demon from hell, which glared menacingly at Xie Wanning. It let out a hoarse voice: "Phoenix! There's actually a phoenix in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons! Once I devour you, I can tear this sky apart and break free from the seal!"
Xie Wanning turned and ran, fear completely engulfing her heart.
The Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons is a seal with a ten-thousand-year history in the cultivation world. Legend has it that it was imbued with forbidden power by the Heavenly Dao, making it the most solid seal on the continent. It imprisons all the high-ranking villains who have harmed the cultivation world over the past ten thousand years: dozens of Demon Lords and Demon Venerables, demonic beasts and spirit beasts that wreak havoc on humanity, and powerful cultivators who have fallen into the demonic path. All the humans and beasts within are utterly wicked, their hands stained with the blood of thousands, even tens of thousands of lives!
No righteous cultivator has ever been cast into this place, for they would rather commit suicide than endure a life worse than death in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons. The demons within enjoy torturing cultivators before delivering a final, fatal blow. No human or beast has ever emerged from it; thousands of years of imprisonment have driven all the creatures within insane, turning them into ruthless killers.
Xie Wanning was filled with fear and hatred, hating Yan Ze for being so cruel as to imprison her in this hell on earth!
Xie Wanning couldn't escape the black dragon's grasp at all. With a flap of its wings, the black dragon knocked her to the ground by a powerful gust of air.
The black dragon released its oppressive power, and Xie Wanning's feet went numb with pain, making it impossible for her to stand up again.
The black dragon's claws reached out, and Xie Wanning was pinched in the black dragon's palm like an ant. Her bones felt like they were being crushed, and she was in unbearable pain all over her body.
Xie Wanning cried out in pain as the black dragon mercilessly swallowed her whole.
"Haha, once I've digested the phoenix, I'll be able to fly out of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons! Hahaha!"
The laughter stopped abruptly. The black dragon felt a burning sensation in its abdomen, and flames erupted all over its body. It screamed in pain, but the flames only intensified, and it was eventually burned to ashes.
The flames died down, and there was still no sign of life in the area.
Xie Wanning opened her eyes and met a pair of scarlet eyes once again...
……
How many times?
Ten times? Twenty times? Fifty times? Or one hundred times?
Xie Wanning couldn't remember how many times she had died.
Each time he woke up, he was either killed immediately or tortured before being killed.
They're either being killed or on their way to being killed.
My memories are hazy and unclear, my body is in so much pain that it's numb, and I don't even have the desire to escape anymore.
Xie Wanning even hated herself for being a phoenix, possessing the ability to be reborn from the ashes. She would rather return to hell than be killed and resurrected again and again.
The endless killings almost robbed her of the will to live.
Xie Wanning sat up and remained motionless, quietly waiting for the next killing.
A sword blade flew past, and Xie Wanning instinctively dodged to the side.
After dodging, she herself wondered why she had dodged at all. Wouldn't it have been better to just kill her with a single sword strike? Xie Wanning remained in place, preparing to face the next blade.
However, instead of the expected attack, a figure slowly approached.
He was a man dressed in all black, wearing a bamboo hat, with a sharp sword at his waist, and a scar on his face that ran from his ear to the corner of his mouth. He exuded a murderous aura.
"Catch the sword!" An iron sword was thrown in front of Xie Wanning. She hesitated for a moment, then picked up the sword and stood up.
The man drew his sword, his movements unpredictable, and in an instant he was in front of Xie Wanning, thrusting his sword forward.
Xie Wanning awkwardly picked up her sword to defend herself, but the man was too strong. Xie Wanning struggled to resist his attacks, the iron sword in her hand trembling, and her wrists ached as if pricked by needles.
Xie Wanning quickly retreated, unleashing several sword strikes that flew towards the man.
The man nimbly dodged and was about to attack when he sensed a murderous aura behind him and dodged to the side.
A sword blade missed its target, striking the ground heavily and raising clouds of dust.
Already unable to see her surroundings clearly, dust blew into Xie Wanning's eyes. In an instant, Xie Wanning closed her eyes tightly, plunging into complete darkness, and fear enveloped her entire body.
Are you going to die again?
"Clang!" Xie Wanning threw down her sword in despair and wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
A cold wind blew past from behind, and the murderous aura grew ever closer.
But then I heard a joyful voice in my ear:
"From the Qingyun Sect?"