Chapter 746: Soul Attack
The silver-white patterns on the bodies of the Silver-Patterned Beetles were actually natural enhancement arrays.
Through those pale markings, the beetles could turn invisible for short periods of time.
Furthermore, despite their small size, their speed was terrifyingly fast, and their killing power was not inferior to that of larger demon beasts. In fact, compared to creatures like the Dark Rampage Bears and Gloom Death Knights, these beetles were even sharper and more difficult to guard against.
Once struck by them, even a top-tier cultivator at the 8th level of Heavenly Core Realm could be killed instantly. Even a powerhouse at the 9th level of Heavenly Core Realm would suffer serious injuries.
"I actually have a way to deal with these Silver-Patterned Beetles."
Just then, a simple and honest-looking cultivator suddenly laughed and said, "Although my Quicksand Domain cannot block the attacks of these Silver-Patterned Beetles, once they try to attack us, they will inevitably reveal their forms. As long as they are exposed, these Silver-Patterned Beetles will no longer be difficult to handle."
This cultivator was the same person who had previously used Quicksand Wall.
With a flip of his palm, an earthen-yellow gourd appeared in his hand. It looked somewhat similar to Li Yun’s sword-nurturing gourd.
"Quicksand Gourd."
Seeing this gourd, everyone’s eyes lit up.
Just as this honest cultivator had said, once the Silver-Patterned Beetles lost their invisibility, they would no longer be such a threat.
"In that case, let us make our move."
Li Yun nodded.
Immediately, everyone released their true yuan at the same time and charged toward the swarm of Silver-Patterned Beetles.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One Silver-Patterned Beetle after another attacked at high speed, tracing streaks of silver light through the air.
Suddenly, with a flash of silver radiance, the figures of these Silver-Patterned Beetles vanished from everyone’s sight.
This was precisely their innate talent.
Invisibility.
"Come out."
The honest cultivator shouted sternly and suddenly pulled the stopper from the gourd.
A cloud of quicksand instantly spread out. It was densely packed, and it immediately enveloped Li Yun and the others within it, forming the Quicksand Domain.
Suddenly, a certain part of the Quicksand Domain caved in.
A sharp light flashed in the honest cultivator’s eyes as he shouted, "There."
As soon as he spoke, Li Yun and the others attacked in unison.
Under the tide-like offensive, the Silver-Patterned Beetle’s form was directly blasted out, and it died on the spot.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
A burst of angry hissing suddenly rang out.
Within the entire Quicksand Domain, dozens of places caved in at the same time.
Clearly, the death of their kin had provoked the Silver-Patterned Beetles, making their offensive even more frenzied.
"Slow Sword."
Li Yun suddenly swung his sword.
Sword Light instantly emerged in dozens of places at once.
With just one strike, he killed dozens of Silver-Patterned Beetles.
After integrating the initial essence of the Mountain River Sword Art into Slow Sword, the power of Slow Sword had not only increased significantly, but it had also become more suitable for group battles.
One could even say that the greater the number of enemies, the more obvious the advantage of Slow Sword became.
The increase in enemy numbers demanded greater control over space, but for the current Slow Sword, this was not an obstacle at all.
At the same time, Ye Qingxue and the others also quickly killed the remaining Silver-Patterned Beetles.
Because of the Quicksand Domain, this round was passed much more easily than everyone had imagined.
It was even easier than the previous round.
However, this was also because they happened to have an item that countered their opponent. Otherwise, the battle could not have been this simple.
After absorbing the crystal cores obtained from this round, Li Yun’s cultivation had already approached the peak of the 2nd level of Heavenly Core Realm.
As long as he could endure one more round, he would be able to achieve another breakthrough.
After silently adjusting for a while, the fifteenth round of testing commenced.
Clack! Clack!
A series of strange sounds rang out from the Endless Demon Cave.
Then, stone tablets about half a person tall came hopping out from the cave.
These stone tablets jumped with a rhythmic motion, seemingly moving along a strange cadence. The sounds they made seemed to possess a strange magic that caused everyone’s hearts to gradually relax.
"What is this?"
The honest cultivator even showed a curious expression.
He subconsciously took a few more steps forward, wanting to take a closer look at those stone tablets, and muttered to himself, "A pile of stones can actually jump and become a test? This cannot be a mistake, right?"
"Not good."
Bei Tianque’s expression changed abruptly, and he shouted urgently, "Come back quickly. These are Soul-Bewildering Stone Tablets."
Although Bei Tianque reacted quickly, he was still one step too late.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The pile of hopping stone tablets suddenly stopped.
In the center of each tablet, vertical eyes emerged. They simultaneously shot eerie dark light toward the honest cultivator.
"Ah!"
Illuminated by this dark light, the honest cultivator screamed.
A dazed look appeared in his eyes, and he fell headfirst to the ground.
"Be careful."
Bei Tianque shouted, "These Soul-Bewildering Stone Tablets specialize in soul attacks. Remember, never let their light shine on you."
Swish! Swish! Swish!
However, as soon as Bei Tianque finished speaking, all one hundred Soul-Bewildering Stone Tablets opened their vertical eyes.
Each Soul-Bewildering Stone Tablet had one hundred vertical eyes on its body. Added together, a full ten thousand rays of dark light surged out.
The overwhelming dark light wove into a net and attacked, leaving no space for Li Yun and the others to dodge.
In an instant, everyone was struck at the same time.
Dazed looks appeared in the eyes of Bei Tianque, Ye Qingxue, and the others.
They struggled with difficulty, but it was all in vain.
After two breaths, they all collapsed.
At the same time, Li Yun’s consciousness was pulled into an endless space.
This space was boundless and vast, with no end in sight. Before him was only an infinite wilderness, cold and lonely, causing a sense of desolation to rise in his heart.
"An illusion of this level wants to bewilder me? Break."
Li Yun snorted coldly.
Using his body as a sword, he struck out with a sword move and directly slashed the endless space into pieces.
Possessing the Three Souls Secret Art, his soul power was not the slightest bit weaker than that of a Spirit Manifestation Realm powerhouse.
An illusion of this level could not possibly trap him.
Clack! Clack!
His consciousness returned to his body, and he immediately saw a dozen Soul-Bewildering Stone Tablets surrounding him.
The vertical eyes on their bodies flickered, emitting strange light.
Under the shroud of this strange light, the flesh, blood, and essence within Li Yun’s body were rapidly draining away.
At this rate, in less than fifteen minutes, his blood qi would be sucked dry, and he would become a withered corpse.
"Seeking death."
He snorted coldly.
Since these Soul-Bewildering Stone Tablets were using soul methods to attack him, he would use a soul attack method to return the favor.
"Thunder Rain Soul-Snatching Sword."
He swung his sword without hesitation.