Volume 2 Chapter 19: Mysterious Transformation

  Darkness, as if boundless and endless, waves of gloomy wind carrying an unparalleled chill, eroded Lu Yun's consciousness. In the midst of dizziness, he slowly came to, feeling his conscious body gradually disappearing, a faint sense of injury lingering in his heart. On the eve of his soul flying away, memories from deep within seemed to have been shrouded in thick dust, unable to recall those past events clearly. He gazed around blankly, a thread of regret unintentionally leaving an imprint on his heart, impossible to shake off.

  A soft sigh, so powerless, quietly drifts away. Who is it, in the darkness, paying attention? Who is it, in the silence, crying out in pain? Who is it, in the repeated calls, who is it, in the repeated glances back? Faintly, consciousness grows faint, almost disappearing with the wind. But in the distance, a faint and familiar voice, seems so indistinct. Who is it, trying to hold on to him? Who is it, wailing loudly, who is it, silently lamenting, who is it, tears flowing in the wind?

  Everything, shrouded in darkness, transformed into a gentle breeze. Darkness once again swallowed his consciousness, silently carrying him to the place of liberation. In a daze, a voice echoed again, waves of doubts trying to stir him. The memories of the past, were they really vague? The recollections of the past, did they just drift away with the wind? A lifetime of devotion, ending like this, that one touch of the soul, was it still left deep within his heart?

  In the midst of furious roars, the blood shadow transformed its shape, trying to break free from the dragon soul's restraints. But at this moment, the dragon soul seemed to have given up all hope, as long as it didn't die, it would never let go. Amidst dazzling brilliance, a faint, pale jade-colored glow flowed subtly. That was the characteristic possessed by the divine sword after fusing with the Xuan-Yao divine sword, carrying an obvious sacred aura.

  In mid-air, the Divine Sword of Intent emitted a dazzling radiance. The column of light that pierced through the day was accompanied by an immense attractive force, slowly drawing in the Dragon Soul along with the Blood Shadow. A chilling and terrifying roar, mixed with the Blood Shadow's boundless rage, suddenly vanished into the Divine Sword of Intent. Immediately after, the sword's radiance surged violently, and the powerful blood-colored light fluctuated drastically. Inside the sword, the Dragon Soul's mournful cries intertwined with the Blood Shadow's furious roars, creating an extremely terrifying atmosphere.

  In the Soul-Locking Well, only a red glow was seen shooting out wildly. The Intention Sword was crazily shooting out in all directions under the strong resistance of the Blood Shadow, constantly colliding with the stone walls around it. It was clear that the sword, with the full cooperation of the Dragon Soul, had cleverly sealed the Blood Shadow inside the sword, temporarily resolving the crisis of Lu Yun being devoured. However, the Blood Shadow's strength was so powerful that it showed no fear under the sacred aura of the sword, almost breaking out of the sword and forcing Long Sheng to loudly shout, causing the Intention Sword to crazily charge forward.

  Time passed in silence, and the shadow's resistance grew more intense. The divine sword trembled non-stop, making it seem like the seal couldn't hold on any longer. At this moment, Longyun suddenly thought of something and immediately transmitted his thoughts into the divine sword. The divine sword let out a soft hum, its sharp blade shooting straight at Luyun, tearing through his skin and bringing forth a few strands of fresh blood. A loud roar shook the Locking Soul Spring, causing it to tremble violently. Amidst the bloody glow, the divine sword's radiance grew stronger, and Longyun and the shadowy figure appeared simultaneously in mid-air, spinning and dancing together. Longyun let out a long whistle, gazing at the powerful shadow with a hint of sigh in his eyes. The shadow, on the other hand, was enveloped in a fierce red glow, its entire being radiating an aura of unbridled fury.

  In the sound of the sword's hum, the light retracted, and the dragon soul obediently transformed into a stream of light, flying back to the divine sword. However, the blood shadow was unwilling to give up, letting out an angry roar and struggling with all its might, but in the end, it was still forcibly absorbed by the divine sword. In mid-air, except for the faint sound of anger, everything suddenly returned to calmness. The divine sword rotated, emitting a powerful light shield that separated Lu Yun from Na Ke's split soul, looking very mysterious from afar.

  With great effort, Lu Yun opened his eyes and gazed around at the dark surroundings, his consciousness extremely weak. Who was it? Why couldn't he hear clearly? What did you want to say, speak louder, I can't hear. Quietly, that mysterious voice disappeared again. With a strenuous recollection, there seemed to be a faint impression left in his heart, but it was so vague, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see clearly.

  Feeling that life has reached its end, Lu Yun looks a bit dispirited at this moment. Perhaps it's the inability to struggle or perhaps it's a fuzzy consciousness, in short, at this moment, his mind is a complete blank, with nothing existing. In the empty and desolate memory, except for the pale and loneliness, everything is so disappointing. Slightly raising his head, looking at the endless sky, at this moment, his eyes are so hollow, as if his soul has already drifted away.

  In the midst of extinction, Lu Yun's consciousness, flashing with a faint light, drifted into the dark abyss, and everything ended just like that. Suddenly, a thread of inquiry reached his heart, making him turn back involuntarily. In this life, you left just like that; is there anything worth lingering over? In the mortal world, was there even a single attachment? Those eyes flashing with spirit, did you forget them just like that? That one strand of cool and beautiful godliness, didn't it remain in your heart?

  In the darkness, Lu Yun gazed at the road ahead, and the memories that had been sealed away suddenly surged forth like a tidal wave. Those captivating eyes, shining with an enchanting light, suddenly appeared before his eyes. The beauty of her cool demeanor was like a bright moon hanging in the sky, radiating a strong glow that illuminated everything around him. Silky's voice called out, echoing at this moment, and the gentle inquiries floated in his heart. A pair of beautiful figures quietly emerged from the darkness, smiling and beckoning to him.

  In an instant, all thoughts flashed through his mind, and the sounds of the past clearly emerged in his heart. Lu Yun let out a low growl, and his body suddenly burst forth with a weak light, flying forward with all his might. At this moment, he suddenly understood that he couldn't die yet, that there were still many things he had to do. With a resolute determination in his heart, Lu Yun flew forward with all his might. In the reverse path, a powerful binding force tightly grasped Lu Yun's consciousness, as if wanting to devour him. From behind, a voice ceaselessly called out to him, urging him to return to that darkness once more. However, at this moment, Lu Yun's heart was filled with an unyielding will, fiercely charging forward.

  It seemed endless, and Lu Yun flew for a long time, but the surroundings were still pitch black. He felt the binding force getting stronger and stronger, and his consciousness was becoming increasingly faint. A sense of helplessness and powerlessness enveloped him. With great effort, he continued to fly for a while, but eventually, as his consciousness faded, Lu Yun fell into the endless darkness. Exhausted and helpless, he was forced to make a desperate choice, because he had no other choice. His unwilling anger and sighs seemed like his last words, drifting away in the endless darkness.

  When everything has reached its end, and consciousness is completely gone, in that instant, a strong sense of attachment suddenly broke through the void, piercing through time and space. Two souls with lingering attachments, accompanied by repeated calls and inquiries, with unparalleled longing, forcibly traversed the three realms, and sent out their final farewell to the departed one.

  In the darkness, a scattered consciousness suddenly shook, that shocking call, that lingering greeting, made it slowly gather together. A glimmer of light appeared in this moment, and a faint seven-colored glow began to appear in the darkness. With the appearance of the seven-colored glow, a black light also appeared around, accompanied by a hint of destructive aura. The light flashed, and a vague figure gradually became clear, it was Lu Yun. At this time, Lu Yun's face showed a resolute determination, his eyes flashing with intense sadness, and an unbearable anger burst from his mouth. In this moment, the strong obsession for Xue and Cang Yue, mixed with longing and nostalgia, deeply shook him. Feeling the aura of the two women rapidly weakening, Lu Yun had a faint guess in his heart. This faint guess made Lu Yun fall into madness. He couldn't let that guess become reality, he wouldn't allow all this to happen, because it was the most beautiful dream of his life.

  Boundless rage transformed into a powerful force, driving his consciousness to rush back to its origin like crazy. In the darkness, only a seven-colored light was seen, accompanied by a faint black glow, and it pierced through the sky, flying towards that bright place.

  In the depths of the Soul-Locking Well, as the Downfall Rain grew stronger and deeper, the power of the Split Soul grew greater. At this time, the Divine Sword was using its full strength to protect Lu Yun's body, and it was already unable to spare any more power to maintain its levitation. All that could be seen was a crimson glow enveloping Lu Yun, as he was drawn down by the powerful attractive force, spinning and falling downwards.

  Finally, after continuing to descend for hundreds of feet, the soul arrived at the bottom of the well with Lu Yun's body and the Ruyi Heart Soul Sword. All that could be seen was a dazzling blood light, a bloody color appeared under Lu Yun's body, like a pool of blood, chilling to the bone. A powerful air current swirled in the pool, causing the entire surface to turn into a bloody mist, a blood column dozens of feet high swirled like a dragon, emitting an aura that corroded everything.

  The Divine Sword of Intent let out a chilling hum, as the bloody aura of slaughter was wildly invading the sacred breath of the sword tomb, forcing the Divine Sword of Intent to be unable to get close. On the sword, a red light flashed, and the blood shadow creature let out a joyful cry, seemingly extremely delighted. And the dragon soul within the sword, on the other hand, let out a chillingly terrified and uneasy voice, apparently extremely fearful of that bloody aura of slaughter.

  At the bottom of the well, the rotating column of blood emitted a powerful attractive force, suddenly pulling Lu Yun's body down. The divine sword "As You Wish" let out an angry whistle, struggling to resist that strong pull. But it only lasted for a moment before falling back in defeat because it didn't dare get close to the pool of blood. As a result, Lu Yun's body was instantly sucked into the pool of blood. However, just as Lu Yun's body was being pulled into the pool of blood, his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and a thread of cold light flashed

  As soon as he entered the blood pool, a powerful rotating force immediately swept Lu Yun's body to the bottom of the well. The bloody color that contained an aura of unparalleled ferocity, along with the fierce and overbearing aura, continuously eroded Lu Yun's body, destroying his consciousness, wanting to devour him. Struggling with all his might, but it was completely useless. At this moment, Lu Yun suddenly remembered that he was currently in a state of true exhaustion, with his original spirit weakened, how could he resist this powerful bloody invasion?

  After Liangyuan, Lu Yun immediately calmed down. At this critical moment, calmness was the only hope. Feeling the Blood Evil energy, it had already begun to invade his body from all sides, destroying his entire meridian system. Lu Yun's mind was racing for a countermeasure. In this situation, there was no room for error, and all techniques were difficult to deploy. Adding to the fact that he had lost too much blood earlier, at this moment, Lu Yun could only wait for death, having completely lost any ability to resist. However, Lu Yun was Lu Yun, a young man with an unyielding heart, and he would not be easily defeated by fate. At this time, Lu Yun calmed down, ignoring the invading Blood Evil energy, and began to fully mobilize the invisible True Nothingness within his body, deploying the "Wàn Wú Guī Yī" true technique from "Rebellious Earth Unparalleled", taking a desperate gamble.

  In the blood pool, Lu Yun's body was completely submerged in blood, and not a single trace of him could be seen. The dark Ghost King battle armor, with Lu Yun's awakening, began to flash with a faint red glow, laboriously protecting his entire body from harm. All around, the blood containing an aura of unparalleled ferocity, constantly invaded the Ghost King battle armor, silently interacting with it in an unseen manner.

  When Lu Yun felt that his feet had completely lost sensation, the true Wú in his body stood up with his extremely strong will, flowing slowly. Controlling the weak True Wú throughout his body, Lu Yun immediately activated Wan Wú Guī Yī, transforming a weak Blood Kāi's aura into an extremely hot True Wú, merging it into his body. As the surrounding True Wú continued to increase, Lu Yun's entire body began to emit a crimson glow, isolating himself from the blood.

  Perceiving the extraordinary strength hidden here, Lu Yun could only muster all his might to take a deep breath despite his weak physical condition. Although he was anxious about Xue and Cang Yue, he also understood that even if he had enough powerful strength, it would be impossible to change the outcome.

  Time passed as Lu Yun absorbed the true nothingness with all his might. At this moment, the Ruyi divine sword above suddenly emitted a joyful and excited sound, it clearly felt Lu Yun's increasingly powerful aura. Below, Lu Yun's body rose slowly, and soon appeared on the surface of the pond water, where Ling Xianmu sat. Only to see that Lu Yun was surrounded by a large red glow, countless blood-colored true nothingness crazily converged towards him, forming a blood sphere that enveloped him inside, looking very mysterious.

  On his body, the dark black Ghost King Battle Armor was undergoing a mysterious transformation along with Lu Yun's growth. Layers of blood light flowed, and the dazzling bloody glow began to merge with the black glow on the armor. They exchanged flows between each other, eventually forming a bewitching dark red glow that appeared on Lu Yun's body. In just a moment, the black Ghost King Battle Armor had transformed into dark red, truly mysterious and unbelievable.

  Suddenly, Lu Yun's eyes snapped open, and his two blood-red eyeballs flashed with a fierce and sinister aura, extremely terrifying. At this moment, Lu Yun's mind was filled with murderous intentions, and the bloody aura surged into his brain, causing him to enter an extremely dangerous state. Why was this so? In fact, it was very simple. Because in this well, there existed the most brutal and evil aura in the world. Lu Yun had the ability to analyze the true nature of this aura, but in order to recover his strength, he went to rescue Xue Chang Yue and absorbed a large amount of bloody aura, causing his heart to be filled with murderous intentions.

  A loud roar, Lu Yun's eyes turned blood red, and he completely fell into the killing intent of revenge. At this moment, the Yuanyi Divine Sword above sensed Lu Yun's evil thoughts and suddenly emitted a soul-stirring sword hum, like a cool thunderbolt, which suddenly shocked Lu Yun awake. Feeling the invasion of evil energy throughout his body, a strong counterforce rose up in Lu Yun's mind.

  In the midst of danger, Lu Yun concentrated his mind and mobilized the pure Yang True Nothingness within him to suppress the evil killing intent. However, at this moment, his entire body was shrouded in a powerful Blood Evil True Nothingness, making all resistance seem weak and feeble, with a feeling of being unable to struggle free. Time seemed to be locked onto Lu Yun, as the powerful Blood Evil energy wildly invaded his soul, attempting to turn him into an evil being. With full force, Lu Yun's body emitted a dazzling ten-colored light that was extremely eye-catching.

  In his mind, Lu Yun activated all the techniques that could suppress evil. The Taoist "Tai Xuan Lie Yao Dao", Buddhist "Heart Chan Not Destroying Technique", Confucian "Hao Ran Yao Shi", Yi Garden "Yi Yao Twelve Techniques", "Five Thunder Right Yao Technique" and "Yao Di Wu Ji" six techniques were activated simultaneously. At this moment, Lu Yun's mind was divided into six parts, using all his strength to resist the evil blood slaughter aura.

  In mid-air, Lu Yun's body began to rotate, and under the dazzling blood-colored light, various colors of light faintly appeared, looking very beautiful. On his body, the dark red Ghost King battle armor flashed with the accelerating rotation, and countless dark red talismans began to appear. Those dark red talismans accelerated with the rotation, becoming more and more dense, transforming into layers of light shadows that floated around Lu Yun.

  Suddenly, the Ghost King's armor on Lu Yun automatically opened, spinning rapidly with Lu Yun. As he spun, an object flew out of his arms and also revolved around him. Immediately after, a black light flashed on top of Lu Yun's head, and the Soul-destroying Knife appeared above him, its tip inserted into his Baihui acupoint. The moment the Soul-destroying Knife appeared, countless black talismans arrayed themselves in all directions around Lu Yun, forming an ancient aura that revolved inversely around him.

  In the blood pool, the bloody aura seemed to feel that Lu Yun's resistance was getting stronger and stronger, and suddenly burst out with a powerful momentum. The rotating blood dragon at this time whistled up, forming a blood-colored Bagua under Lu Yun. With the appearance of the blood-colored Bagua, the powerful soul-splitting energy increased tenfold in an instant, wildly swirling around Lu Yun's body. At the same time, countless blood curses emerged from the blood Bagua, transforming into 64 blood lights that instantly enveloped Lu Yun.

  Above, Lu Yun's face changed unpredictably, sometimes blood red, his eyes bursting with murderous intent, yet normal, with a resolute glint in his eyes. Just as the crimson light of the Eight Trigrams enveloped him, Lu Yun let out a loud roar, and his face instantly returned to normal, his gaze coldly fixed on below. All around, the black talismans suddenly stopped spinning, all imprinted on his body, forming an ancient, majestic pattern. Immediately following, the Ghost King Battle Armor that had been dispersed once again donned Lu Yun's body, bursting forth with a dazzling dark red glow.

  A powerful attraction suddenly pulled Lu Yun's body down. However, just as Lu Yun's body was about to approach the Blood Eight Trigrams, Lu Yun let out a loud shout and forcibly stabilized his body in mid-air. All around, the sixty-four blood lights formed an octagonal pattern, creating a strange space that enveloped Lu Yun. The powerful bloody aura, filled with fierce evil energy, frantically corroded Lu Yun, trying to drown him once again. This aura's power was so strong, it was unmatched.

  Forced by Bi, Lu Yun counterattacked with all his might.

  A burst of intense light, and Lu Yun's eyes shot out a fierce glow. The dark red talismans floating outside his body suddenly clashed with the blood talismans. Two different types of talismans battled in mid-air, countless patterns intersecting and shattering, transforming into layers of flowing light that converged around him. In the mysterious space, the blood talismans and ghost talismans confronted each other for a moment before being suddenly absorbed by Lu Yun's Ghost King Battle Armor, turning into various patterns that appeared on the armor.

  A mysterious, ancient jade mirror surrounded Lu Yun, spinning rapidly around him. A jade-colored light flowed across the surface of the mirror, emitting a dazzling jade-colored beam that swept through everything like a sharp blade. At the same time as the ancient jade mirror spun, the Blood Eight Trigrams below once again released a large amount of blood curses, forming various strange patterns that trapped Lu Yun within them.

  Lu Yun's face was cold and indifferent, the "Wan Wu Gui Yi" spell was fully activated, and instantly those blood curses appeared on Lu Yun's chest armor and quickly thickened. Finally, after a very long time, Lu Yun's whole body shone brightly, and began to undergo a strange transformation. Only to see that the dark red glow of the Ghost King Armor on his body burst out, countless dark red symbols began to shoot out from the armor, forming a dense pattern surrounding him. When all the symbols on the armor disappeared, those symbols around him began to move closer, and according to the ancient way, they formed a group on Lu Yun's Ghost King Armor...

  The pattern on his body. From a distance, the cow looks like two eight trigrams, distributed on his chest and back. But upon closer inspection, it's discovered that the eight trigrams are incomplete, with the most interesting parts still missing.

  When all of this was over, Lu Yun's entire body shone with a brilliant black light. The Soul Slayer sword on his head slowly inserted itself into his body. As the Soul Slayer disappeared, countless black talismans burst out from Lu Yun's body and floated around him before finally settling onto the Ghost King Battle Armor. When everything had calmed down, Lu Yun's two Bagua diagrams on his chest and back had transformed to perfection, shining with different lights.

  A strong blood-colored light enveloped Lu Yun's body, forming a bloody mist that surrounded him. The Blood Evil energy was still frantically attacking, but it was blocked by Lu Yun's powerful True Qi shield. Amidst this bloody light, Lu Yun's entire body flashed with dazzling brilliance, and a rotating jade-colored light column spun rapidly. Suddenly, the Eight Trigrams on Lu Yun's chest flashed red, shooting onto the ancient jade mirror, which instantly burst forth with brilliant colors and a powerful sacred aura that strongly suppressed the Blood Evil energy on Lu Yun's body.

  In mid-air, Lu Yun was completely unaware of the external attack, his hands simply tracing the ancient runes on his chest. As Lu Yun's hands moved faster and faster, a powerful mysterious force pulled the Yucai Guanghua Ruyi Mirror, which was flashing with jade-colored light, closer to Lu Yun's chest. A strange sound echoed, and suddenly the jade-colored light burst forth, and the magical Ruyi Mirror was embedded in Lu Yun's chest, precisely at the center of the dark red Bagua, perfectly aligned.

  He glanced at the blood pool, and a flash of blood light flickered in Lu Yun's eyes before quickly returning to calm. He raised his head, took a look at the horizon, and suddenly unleashed ten layers of his power. In an instant, strange lights flashed all over Lu Yun's body, and the Eight Trigrams on his chest and back simultaneously activated. Two Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams appeared in front of and behind him, sandwiching the aura of Blood Evil and Holy Spirit, forming two distinct and powerful auras. On his chest, a jade-colored light burst forth, instantly shattering the blood-colored Eight Trigram below, and the surrounding...

  The bloody light mask disappeared in an instant, and Lu Yun's body leapt up, grabbing the divine sword "As You Wish" with one hand. He looked at the three-eyed Long Beast flashing within the sword. With a smile, Lu Yun's entire body emitted a fierce aura, his right hand waving, and a blood-red shadow suddenly burst forth. Amidst the bloody light, a three-eyed Long Beast emerged, accompanied by a bloody aura, letting out a fierce roar as it circled around Lu Yun before reluctantly returning to the sword.

  The sword intent was ignited, and the divine sword pierced the sky. After Lu Yun let out a furious roar, he followed closely behind, charging straight out. In the well, the blood waves surged, and after a strong shockwave, they slowly returned to their original state. The whirlpool started again, and the soul fragments were once more sucked into the well mouth. Everything seemed unchanged, but no one knew that at this moment, Lu Yun had already undergone a transformation.