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Immortal Patriarch: Strength in the Family's Vitality (Web Novel) - Chapter 1924: About to Die? The Gray Robed Figure! (Part 2)
Chapter 1924: About to Die? The Gray Robed Figure! (Part 2)
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The structure of the space looks like a… deserted palace?They could see towering huge stone pillars far away, each requiring several people to encircle it, with surfaces carved in vague, ancient-style patterns. Further away, some collapsed walls and massive stone platforms resembling altars could be faintly seen. The whole space was filled with a sense of decay over the years and an abandoned silence.
“This seems like an ancient hall buried underground,” Luo Qingchen said in a deep voice, his heart full of confusion. Why would there be such a grand underground palace hidden beneath this black swamp? To whom did it belong? And why was it abandoned and buried by sand?
He recalled the Sword Intent he sensed on the hill’s stone wall, which surpassed the Law, and the vague, doomsday-like battle scene. Could this ancient hall be related to that ancient battle?
“Goo… Goo…”
At this moment, a strange sound like phlegm stuck in a throat came from the shadows deep within the hall. The sound was not loud, yet it appeared exceptionally clear and eerie in the silent environment.
The three immediately felt a tightness in their hearts, simultaneously looking towards the direction from which the sound came.
In the shadow a few dozen meters away, behind a broken giant stone pillar, the shadows squirmed. Next, a hunched figure wearing a tattered gray-black robe slowly walked out of the shadow.
The figure resembled a humanoid creature but was extremely thin and shriveled, like a skeletal figure wrapped in skin. Its skin was an unhealthy gray, covered in black spots akin to corpse marks. The limbs were disproportionally slender, especially its claws; the nails were long and black, resembling sharp hooks. Its head hung low, seeming covered by a thick gray cloth, obscuring its face, leaving only two scarlet lights flickering beneath, like burning ghost fire.
It moved silently, like a drifting ghost, only occasionally emitting that eerie “goo goo” sound from its throat. A cold, hateful aura radiated from its body, making the surrounding temperature seem to drop.
“What… What is that thing?” Su Xiaowan, scared, hid behind Lin Wan’er, her voice trembling.
Luo Qingchen and Lin Wan’er also wore grave expressions. This entity gave them an extremely uncomfortable feeling, filled with evil and danger. Judging by the energy fluctuations from its body, its power was possibly not weaker than the Refining Stage, maybe even higher!
The eerie figure seemed not to have immediately noticed them. It moved with a bowed head, stepping in stiff and slow paces, aimlessly wandering in the empty hall, its throat emitting intermittent “goo goo” sounds. It appeared to be… looking for something?
“What should we do? Should we quickly find a way to escape before it notices us?” Su Xiaowan softly suggested.
Luo Qingchen shook his head slightly: “We know nothing about this place. Reckless action is more dangerous. Let’s observe first.” He signaled with his eyes Lin Wan’er and Su Xiaowan to remain quiet. The three slowly crouched down, using the piled sand and broken stones around them as cover, holding their breath, quietly observing the eerie figure.
The gray-robed figure wandered in the hall for a while, seemingly finding nothing. It stopped before a giant stone pillar, raising its shriveled claw to feel the dust-covered surface, as if trying to identify something.
Suddenly, it seemed to sense something, its movements abruptly paused! The lowered head slowly lifted, the face wrapped in gray cloth turning towards the direction where Luo Qingchen and his companions were hiding! Those two scarlet dots, like searchlights, instantly locked onto them!
They were discovered!
The hearts of the three tensed simultaneously!
“Goo—!!!”
The gray-robed figure let out a sharp, piercing screech from its throat, no longer the previous “goo goo” sound, but filled with ferocity and murderous intent! Its hunched body suddenly straightened, speed erupting, turning into a gray-black shadow, carrying a foul wind, rushing towards the hiding place of the three! So fast, far surpassing its previous slow wandering!
“Prepare to fight!” Luo Qingchen shouted lowly, instantly standing up, the Black Dragon Sword resounding as it was drawn! Chaotic Power surged, the gray Sword Light flickering unpredictably!
Lin Wan’er did not hesitate either, protecting Bai Ling’er behind her, activating Heavenly Essence Spiritual Power, the longsword in her hand spinning a cold sword flower, its tip pointing directly at the rushing eerie shadow!
Though Su Xiaowan was fearfully trembling, she knew it was not the time to retreat. Quickly, she pulled a stack of yellow Talisman Paper from her bosom, chanting softly: “Sky Thunder and Earth Fire, urgently as commanded! Go!”
Whizzing sounds! Several Talismans transformed into fireballs and arcs of electricity, shooting towards the gray-black shadow!
However, the eerie shadow was extremely fast, its movements unpredictable, weaving between the fireballs and arcs like a phantom, incredibly unharmed! Easily avoiding Su Xiaowan’s Talisman attack, it aimed clearly at Luo Qingchen at the front!
Those pitch-black claws pierced through the air with a piercing hiss, viciously striking at Luo Qingchen’s throat! Before the claws arrived, a chilling, bone-piercing evil force was already assaulting, attempting to freeze Luo Qingchen’s blood and Divine Soul!
“Such speed! Such eerie power!” Luo Qingchen was startled, not daring to neglect, instantly deploying the Chaos Sword Technique!
“Chaos: Star Shatter!”
The Black Dragon Sword transformed into a meteor-like gray trajectory, precisely meeting the pair of claws! On the sword tip, concentrated Chaotic Power resembling a tiny vortex, devouring, eroding that chilling evil force!
Clang!!!
A piercing sound of metal colliding echoed!
The Black Dragon Sword’s tip fiercely collided with the pitch-black claws, bursting points of sparks!
Luo Qingchen felt a massive, cold, sticky force transmitting from the sword, his arm slightly numb, tiger’s mouth tingling with pain! Although Chaotic Power suppressed most of the evil force, the hardness and strength of the opponent’s claw were still beyond his expectations!
The eerie shadow’s strike failed. It let out a sharper screech, the other claw, like a snake striking, deceitfully aiming at Luo Qingchen’s chest! Meanwhile, the tattered gray-black robe on its body suddenly billowed, a dense, inky black mist gushed out, instantly covering a range of several feet!
This black mist not only obstructed vision but also carried strong corrosive and mind-confusing power!
“Beware of the black mist!” Lin Wan’er shouted charmingly, the sword in her hand shining brightly, pure Heavenly Essence Spiritual Power transforming into soft white Sword Light, like cleansing rain, scattering onto the pervasive black mist. The white Sword Light touched the mist with sizzling dissolution sounds, temporarily cleaning out a small safe area around them.
But the black mist’s range was too vast, Lin Wan’er’s power barely managed to protect herself and Su Xiaowan.
Luo Qingchen, situated at the mist’s center, had obscured vision and could only rely on battle instinct and the sensing of Chaotic Power to judge the opponent’s attack trajectory. His body rapidly retreated, narrowly evading the claws aiming at his chest, while a quick backhand sword sweep repelled the approaching eerie shadow.
“This thing is very hard to deal with!” Luo Qingchen thought swiftly. The opponent was fast, strong, with hard claws that released strange black mist, seemingly tireless, unfearing pain. More troubling was that in this underground ancient hall, where Spiritual Energy was sparse and filled with negative energy, his Chaotic Power recovery was far slower than its consumption, and Lin Wan’er’s Heavenly Essence Spiritual Power was similarly suppressed.
They needed a quick victory or to find its weakness!
“Goo goo… Heh heh…”
Within the mist, the eerie shadow emitted bursts of strange laughter, its sound unpleasant and piercing. It seemed to enjoy this cat-and-mouse game. Its form appeared and vanished in the mist, like an actual ghost, continuously launching attacks from various deceitful angles, the pitch-black claws dragging residual shadows, weaving a deathly net, enveloping towards Luo Qingchen.
