Chapter 1563: Blade and Baton
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Luo Yu was trying to resist the attacks of the crystal thorns, and he kept slashing the crystal cactus with his blade. He struck the crystal cactus easily every time. He had already covered the entire surface of the cactus in blows, yet he left nothing more than white scratch marks on its surface.
Han Sen shook his head. "The best aspect of Falsified Sky power is that it hits its target every time, and it can even bypass the defenses and deal damage inside the body. In this case, however, Luo Yu doesn't have enough power to damage the body of the crystal cactus. Even though he can hit it, he won't be able to break it."
Luo Hui and Jia Shidao were terrified to see that Luo Yu couldn't break the cactus.
Luo Yu fought the crystal cactus, yet he couldn't do any harm to the crystal cactus, while the crystal cactus couldn't hurt him either. Luo Yu fought for a while, then he suddenly retreated, leaving the attack range of the crystal cactus.
"Its body is too sturdy. Luo Hui, you're our only chance now," said Luo Yu, looking at Luo Hui.
"Perhaps my geno core Truth Spear can hurt it, but I don't have a geno core armor, so I can't approach him," said Luo Hui.
Unlike Luo Yu, Luo Hui's first self geno core was a spear, and it was an incredibly destructive, super level core.
"Don't worry. I'll ward off the crystal thorns for you, and you can kill it," said Luo Yu.
"Okay." Luo Hui nodded.
They rushed forward, and Luo Yu defended them against the thorns while Luo Hui moved toward the nearest crystal cactus.
Luo Hui immediately summoned a shining spear that was made from golden crystal. It pierced the crystal cactus, and half the tip went in.
"We can definitely kill it easily!" Luo Yu was exhilarated. He and Luo Hui moved among the crystal cactuses, leaving more and more injuries upon them.
Jia Shidao and the others were also overjoyed. Liu Che said, "That crystal cactus is impressive. It's fortunate that we have both Luo Yu and Luo Hui. Otherwise, we wouldn't stand a chance of killing them."
Jia Shidao also nodded and said excitedly, "We can finally get a life geno essence, so this trip won't have been in vain."
After almost three hours, Luo Hui finally broke the crystal cactus with his Truth Spear, and they watched the crystal cactus dissipate. However, no life geno essence was left behind.
Luo Yu and Luo Hui had used too much energy, so they had to retreat.
"What's happening? Where's the life geno essence?" asked Jia Shidao, confused.
Luo Hui frowned. "It's so strange. Though we killed that crystal cactus, we didn't hear any notification of it being killed."
"No notification at all? How is that possible?" Jia Shidao couldn't believe it.
"Something's strange about that crystal cactus," said Luo Yu. "If it's actually a super creature, it should have left behind a life geno essence."
Jia Shidao thought it made sense. Though he rose to the Fourth God's Sanctuary before killing super creatures became common in the previous sanctuaries, the life geno essence wasn't a secret anymore, and he knew that ordinary super creatures all had a life geno essence. This cactus didn't have one though, so something was definitely wrong with it.
"We've lost too much energy. Let's rest for a while, and then we can kill another crystal cactus and see," Luo Yu said, then looked at Han Sen. "You've already seen the crystal cactuses and their powers. Don't you want to go and kill one?"
"Okay." Han Sen didn't decline this time.
Han Sen had watched carefully as Luo Yu and Luo Hui fought. These crystal cactuses weren't much different from the ordinary cactuses, aside from stronger thorn-spewing power and sturdier bodies.
Luo Yu and the others saw Han Sen going, and they couldn't help frowning. They didn't know what Han Sen had that would allow him to defend himself against the cactus and kill it at the same time.
Jia Shidao looked at Han Sen, surprised. He was surprised that Han Sen dared to go attack it after seeing the impressive abilities of the crystal cactuses.
Luo Li wasn't surprised at all. She watched Han Sen, curious about how powerful he had become.
Han Sen left Little Silver behind, and he walked toward a pillar-like cactus twelve feet tall. The cactus was triggered and began to fire crystal thorns toward him. They were extremely fast, and they didn't give him a chance to dodge.
Han Sen didn't intend to dodge them; instead, he summoned his Overbearing shield, which was exactly the right size to protect him against the thorns, and then he kept walking with the shield in his hand.
The thorns hit the shield with a rattling noise.
Luo Yu and Jia Shidao opened their eyes wide when they saw the crystal thorns failing to pierce through Han Sen's shield. However, what happened next shocked them to their very core.
Not only was the shield unharmed, but the thorns bounced off the shield so hard that they buried themselves back in the cactus. Though they didn't do much harm, it was still quite unbelievable.
"What kind of beast soul is that? It's deflecting all the attacks from the super creature?" said Luo Hui, surprised.
"It's only a beast soul. It doesn't mean anything. That's only his tool, not the power he actually has," said Luo Yu coldly.
Han Sen continued walking toward the crystal cactus. He summoned his Split-Blade geno core and slashed the cactus like he was cutting a water vat.
The cactus that took Luo Hui more than two hours to break was slashed in half by Han Sen with only one strike, and he didn't even need to strike it a second time.
"How is that possible?" Luo Yu couldn't stay calm anymore. He stared incredulously as the crystal cactus faded away and Han Sen stood in front of it.
Jia Shidao and the others were completely bewildered. They had thought that Luo Yu and Luo Hui were very powerful, yet those two couldn't even compare with Han Sen.
It had taken Luo Yu and Luo Hui hours to kill one crystal cactus, yet Han Sen killed one with a single strike. The gap between them was so huge that they weren't even in the same league.
Luo Li was shocked as well. She knew that Han Sen was strong, yet this was beyond what even she had guessed.
"There isn't any notification after you kill one. Are these crystal cactuses really creatures?" Han Sen frowned. Just as Luo Hui had said, no notification sounded as the cactus disappeared.
Just as Han Sen was looking around in confusion, the crystal cactuses all started to move. By the time everyone realized what was happening, the crystal cactuses had surrounded them, much to everyone's horror.
Chapter 1564: Ostentation
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Jia Shidao and the others looked completely horrified as the crystal cacti surrounded them like a forest.
Luo Yu and Luo Hui also looked frightened. Luo Yu had the armor, so he wasn't afraid of the thorns of the crystal cacti. However, Luo Hui didn't have any armor to protect him. If those crystal cacti attacked him from all directions at the same time, there was no way he would survive it.
Luo Yu wouldn't be much better off. Though he had armor to protect him, those crystal cacti had already surrounded him like a cage. No matter how strong his armor was, he would still die if he couldn't break free.
Just as everyone was starting to panic, the crystal cacti separated and made a path in the direction of a mountain valley.
Two creatures that looked identical were walking down either side of the path. The two creatures looked like jade, and their shapes looked like the legendary White Beasts.
Luo Li was shocked when she saw two mutant creatures coming out. She shouted, "Those are super creatures called White Beasts. I saw one once when I was following Luo Haitang. However, he said that White Beasts are extremely rare creatures, and it's difficult for them to procreate. He thought there might have been only one White Beast in the entire Fourth God's Sanctuary. He wanted to domesticate the White Beast that we saw, but it managed to escape. It's extremely powerful. Now two White Beasts just showed up at the same time. What is this place?"
Both Luo Yu and Luo Hui looked sick after hearing what Luo Li said.
A terrifying cactus forest, and two super creatures that even their patriarch praised. They had even less chance of surviving now.
The two White Beasts walked down the path. They stepped aside without attacking Han Sen or the others.
After the White Beasts stepped aside, the group saw another creature walking behind the White Beasts. That creature was a black bull with goat horns, and there was white mist surrounding its hoofs as if it were stepping on the clouds.
"Sky Cloud Sacred Beast!" Luo Li was horrified.
Though Luo Li didn't say anything about the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast, the name itself had already made Luo Yu and Luo Hui desperate.
Jia Shidao didn't know what a Sky Cloud Sacred Beast was, but he could tell from Luo Yu and Luo Hui that it was even more terrifying than a White Beast.
The Sky Cloud Beast kept walking toward them. Though it didn't let out its power, it made Luo Yu feel an indefinable sense of pressure. Sweat covered his palms. If it weren't for the crystal cacti blocking their way, they would have run far away instead of standing there staring at the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast.
Luo Yu and Luo Hui had both heard of Sky Cloud Sacred Beasts before. They were berserk super creatures, and they were some of the most powerful creatures in the Fourth God's Sanctuary.
No matter how arrogant and proud Luo Yu and Luo Hui were, they wouldn't be naïve enough to think that they could actually rival a berserk super creature. They were already sinking into hopelessness as the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast walked toward them. They didn't see any chance that they would survive.
The Sky Cloud Sacred Beast walked into the encirclement. It didn't even glance at Luo Yu and the others; instead, it stepped directly toward Han Sen.
"Are you Sky Sword Han Sen?" The Sky Cloud Sacred Beast stared at Han Sen with its eyes that looked like brass bells.
"I'm Han Sen, but I won't call myself Sky Sword. Who are you?" Han Sen was a little dazed. He had already prepared to have a huge battle.
He'd been planning to use the technique he learned in God's Ruin and summon his Destiny's Tower to smash his way out. He hadn't expected the terrifying creature to call out his name.
Luo Hui and Luo Yu looked between the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast and Han Sen, confused, as they didn't know what was happening. Clearly, Han Sen didn't know what a Sky Cloud Sacred Beast was, yet it had called Han Sen's name, so apparently, it was coming for him.
"It is indeed Sky Sword, your highness. My young master wants to meet you, so please come to the shelter and greet him." The Sky Cloud Sacred Beast nodded at the White Beast beside it.
One of the White Beasts moved to lay down in front of Han Sen. It seemed that it wanted Han Sen to ride it.
Luo Yu and the others were all bewildered. Even if Luo Haitang came here by himself, he wouldn't have had such a welcoming. After all, Luo Haitang was so ferocious that many creatures and spirits hated him. If the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast met him, there might have been a huge battle instead of a warm welcoming like this.
Besides, the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast had said it had a master. This being was terrifying enough to control a Sky Cloud Sacred Beast, and he had just invited Han Sen to his shelter with such an ostentatious presentation. They couldn't even imagine what was going on.
"Sorry, may I ask who your young master is?" Han Sen couldn't think of anyone he knew who could afford something so grand.
"You'll know when you meet him." Sky Cloud Sacred Beast didn't answer the question directly.
Han Sen saw that the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast didn't mean anything hostile, and besides, he didn't really have a choice. Instead of asking more questions, he just sat down on the White Beast.
The Sky Cloud Sacred Beast turned around and began walking deep into the dune while the White Beast carrying Han Sen followed it.
Little Silver was lying on Han Sen's head. He squinted his eyes and looked at the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast in front of him. Bao'er was riding the small Ice Seahorse behind Han Sen, and Little Star quickly followed as well.
"What should we do?" Luo Hui asked anxiously.
They were still encircled by the crystal cacti and couldn't get out.
"He's the son of sister Lan. He'll be merciful." Luo Li then followed Han Sen, looking at him riding the White Beast with a complicated expression.
Luo Yu clenched his teeth and asked Luo Hui and the others to follow him.
Jia Shidao didn't have any other choice. He was nervous, but the whole thing also seemed a little unbelievable. He didn't know what was happening, or what he was getting himself into.
Under the guidance of the Sky Cloud Sacred Beast, everyone arrived at the deepest area of the dune. They saw a shelter that looked like a bronze mountain, and it was spectacular.
There was a spirit waiting in front of the shelter. When Luo Yu and the others saw the spirit, they looked more upset. Luo Haitang was well-known in this shelter. He was respected, but he had made lots of enemies as well.
Usually, Luo Haitang's enemies were all horrifying beings.
Luo Yu and Luo Hui recognized the spirit when they saw him standing in front of the bronze mountain shelter. That spirit was a descendant of one of Luo Haitang's enemies, and it had a great reputation in the sanctuary.
If that spirit knew that they were descendants of Luo Haitang, they might be doomed.