Star Trace Gate

Chapter 770: Candle Shadow and Reverse Scale

Ren Ye stared blankly at the "shadow" rising into the air. He was extremely excited, happy, and confused.

This trip to the Jiuli Continent was truly the most difficult journey that King Huai had ever taken since he became a supernatural being, and it was also the most difficult hurdle to overcome. Since he opened his residence at Xingshan and the opportunity for the Great Emperor appeared in the world, he had been the enemy of the whole world. The people here did not tolerate him, and countless sects and ancient clans wanted to kill him openly or secretly.

In such a vast open secret world with a territory far exceeding that of the Blue Star, he was in a state of crisis at every step, and was anxiously waiting for the appearance of "reinforcements" in his heart.

But he never expected that he would end up waiting for someone he had never even dared to think about before!

My younger sister——Ren Qingning!

How did she get here? And how did she know that I was in Xiliang?

She... why could she kill a fourth-grade master with one sword, and then rush forward to kill a fifth-grade master with a rising fighting spirit?

Is the girl who left her hometown because of her father and traveled and practiced hard already so strong?

In his great joy, Ren actually had a feeling of unreality. He once suspected that Xu Bangzi had masturbated too much and caused him to have hallucinations!

It was not until the figure flew across the sky and really rushed towards a fifth-grade warrior to attack him that he finally came to his senses.

"Qingning, don't try to be stubborn! The fifth-grade masters here are far superior to the independent cultivators in the small secret realm... Come back!" Although Ren Ye sensed that Qingning had entered the fourth grade, he still couldn't help but feel worried.

Most of the high-level practitioners of supernatural powers in the Jiuli Continent are from famous schools. They use the classics and experience left by the sect's predecessors to practice the same Heart Sutra secrets and supernatural powers. They also have various treasures bestowed by the sect. Their combat power far exceeds that of the independent cultivators in the small secret realm.

Qingning had already reached the third rank when she was traveling, and now she has returned and has been promoted to the fourth rank, which does not surprise Ren. However, he always feels that his sister's accumulation is still shallow, and it is indeed a bit reckless to attack the fifth rank directly.

Above the sky, the yin energy was surging, and the atmosphere was chaotic. Although the shadow heard Ren Ye's shout, it still rushed towards another fifth-grade immortal master of Xianlan Sect with murderous intent.

This figure is not Qingning's real body, and after she entered the fourth level, the form of this figure also underwent a qualitative change and gained a new name - "Candle Shadow".

Candle Shadow is Qingning's innate magical secret method after he entered the fourth level. In the eternal night, Candle Shadow can hide in the darkness at any time, and like a black hole, slowly devour all the light around it, thereby replenishing the shadow body and reducing its aura to an almost imperceptible level. Its whereabouts are strange, and it is difficult to detect and guard against.

However, this real body and the candle shadow are one and the same. When the person is there, the shadow is there, and when the person dies, the shadow disappears. Therefore, although Qing Ning did not show her real body at this moment, if the shadow was broken or dissipated, or suffered serious damage, her real body would suffer the same result.

Qingning's candlelight appeared and disappeared in the chaos, his whereabouts were mysterious and his murderous intentions were exposed.

She made no effort to conceal her powerful divine sense, which enveloped another fifth-grade immortal master from the Xianlan Sect like a tidal wave. This was equivalent to voluntarily giving up the assassination method that she was best at, and there was a sense of anger rising, as if she was declaring war head-on.

After Qing Ning followed Li Yan away, he first practiced hard for a long time, and only after he was fully prepared did he enter a secret realm called "Zhu Jiuzhong Mountain" to advance to the fourth level.

The test in that secret realm is extremely difficult, and only the inheritor can enter and travel alone.

When Qingning entered the secret realm, he heard a majestic voice that seemed to come from the ancient times: "Open your eyes for day, close your eyes for night, the world is black and white, control the light and darkness of the world."

As the protector, Li Yan had no idea what Ren Ning had encountered in the secret realm, but the last promotion task when she came out gave Brother Wolf a big scare.

She must complete an assassination mission that is full of design and ritual, and the target of the assassination must be a creature that is one level higher than her own "Candle Shadow".

After Qingning left Zhujiuzhong Mountain, Zhuying had already reached the fourth rank, so the person she wanted to assassinate must be of the fifth rank.

This led to the scene where Li Yan was in the mountain, quietly staring at the fifth-grade monster Qingning Xuetu with blood on his hands.

From then on, the little girl who ran away from home officially entered the ranks of high-level supernatural powers, and also became the daughter of a genius who was highly regarded and loved by the mysterious Fraud Chamber of Commerce.

This joy, this sense of pride that comes naturally after going through twists and turns and hardships, must be shared with the only closest relative in this world.

She couldn't wait to return to Qingliang Mansion with Brother Wolf. She wanted to show off and brag in front of her brother, and also visit her sister-in-law whom she had never met. She was delighted to receive everyone's praise.

However, after they returned to Qingliangfu, they learned from Brother Huang that the Little Human Emperor had embarked on a journey again, heading to a secret place called Jiuli Continent, looking for an opportunity in Xingshan.

And two years later, the Human Emperor will have a shocking battle with the descendants of the Ancient Emperor in the migration area.

Qingning was extremely worried, so he impatiently urged Li Yan to enter the Jiuli Continent to find his brother and help him in searching for the opportunity in Xingshan.

However, although the Jiuli Continent is an open secret realm that anyone can enter, there are too many Kings of the Land and they firmly control all areas, so if you want to enter, you must have a pass and an acquaintance.

Li Yan had no choice but to rely on the powerful trading network of the Fraud Chamber of Commerce and ask someone to buy the Jiuli Continent Pass. However, he did not expect that the originally cheap Jiuli Pass had recently increased in price to 100,000 Xingyuan each.

Although the God of Wealth is rich, he is not a sucker. After careful inquiries, he learned that the emperor's tomb of the Jiuli Continent was opened, attracting countless geniuses to compete for the opportunity to become the emperor. That is why high-ranking people outside of Jiuli also want to enter this place to travel and try their luck, which led to a surge in the price of the road pass.

Moreover, the person who was selling the Jiuli pass also mentioned the Xiliang's Tianjiao Gathering and the hanging of the close friend of the ancient emperor's descendant on the city gate tower, in order to lure the ancient emperor's descendant from outside to appear, kill him in Xiliang, and share his luck.

When Qingning and Li Yan heard about this, they were instantly excited. They bought the pass without hesitation and mobilized several powerful bodyguards and magical masters to come here together in the shortest time.

Since the news they received was a little delayed and still at the stage of the Xiliang Pride Gathering, they chose to buy a pass to Xiliang and enter the secret realm again, hoping to lend a helping hand to King Huai.

However, they did not expect that, by some strange coincidence, after they entered the sect and were about to inquire about the evil ghost sect that was traveling with the descendants of the ancient emperor, they encountered today's battle.

Originally, Qingning saw endless negative energy stirring above the sky and was ready to watch the fun, but when she sensed that familiar breath and saw her elder brother being hunted by a group of fourth- and fifth-rank people, infinite anger rose in her heart, and murderous intent surged!

After her father "left", her brother and sister depended on each other. They were her only close relatives in the world!

As long as he is there, home is still there, and all the sorrows and joys in this life will have a place to go!

If anyone dares to touch him, no matter who the opponent is, the brother and sister will join forces and fight to the death!!!

Above the chaotic sky, the candlelight moves mysteriously!

She exuded a vigorous power of perception and stared at the fifth-rank master of the Xianlan Sect. She decisively gave up her best assassination method and decided to fight the fifth-rank master alone with a head-on declaration of war!

The fifth-rank immortal master of the Xianlan Sect, upon realizing that his aura was being enveloped by someone's divine sense, suddenly turned around, his face solemn and his eyes gloomy as he looked into the distance.

This man's name is Taoist Yuyang. He is of the same generation as Taoist Hui and Immortal Master Xun. He has been in the fifth rank for more than 40 years. He is proficient in supernatural powers and secret techniques, and can be considered a famous figure in the five cities of Xianlan.

Just now, he was also aware of Qingning's fierce method of killing the fourth-grade cultivator with one sword, so he did not have any contempt at this moment. Instead, he was very cautious when facing the strange candle shadow.

"boom!"

He looked at the flickering candlelight flying towards him, and immediately activated the surging star power in his abdomen, and raised his hand to summon out six soul-destroying nails emitting a faint black light.

This nail is a fifth-grade magic weapon, specially designed to attack all evil spirits and evil bodies in the world.

"A mere Yin body of a fourth-rank person is worthy of challenging me? You are truly an ant who does not know the immensity of heaven and earth!" Although Taoist Yuyang was cautious in his heart, he ridiculed Qingning with words in an attempt to confuse her mind.

"In this glorious world, destroy your own soul!"

He shouted loudly, and while taking a deep breath, blood rushed out of his throat, which he sprayed on the six soul-destroying nails, causing them to flash with red light and burst out.

"Whoosh whoosh...!"

The six soul-destroying nails emitted divine light that could destroy ghosts, like six divine rainbows, and hit the candle shadow at an extremely tricky angle. These nails contained the art of shattering souls, and were tempered by Taoist Yuyang's heart blood. If it was a regular fourth-grade ghost, it would definitely die or suffer serious injuries under this blow.

However, he did not expect that the flying candle shadow did not dodge or evade when facing the six soul-tempering nails, but still held the shadow knife and attacked forward without hesitation.

"Puff puff!"

The three soul-destroying nails pierced through Zhuying's body in the blink of an eye, but what stunned Taoist Yuyang was that the soul nails flashing with red light failed to cause any damage to Zhuying, nor could they stop her from attacking.

"This... this is not the body of a ghost!" Taoist Yuyang was shocked and his face changed drastically in an instant.

He instantly realized that his judgment of Zhuying was wrong. Because of the fact that Lord Yan had previously protected Ren Ye, Taoist Yuyang instinctively associated Zhuying with the underworld after seeing it.

The candle shadow is dark, and wanders in the eternal night, which is too similar to the mysterious magic of the underworld. Taoist Yuyang thought that this candle shadow was a fourth-rank person under the throne of King Yan, from the underworld, so he used the soul-destroying nail to restrain it.

But he never thought that it was really just a shadow, and it was the inheritance from the legendary "Zhu Jiuzhong Mountain", which was extremely rare and had not appeared in the world for many years.

Taoist Yuyang was shocked, but his reaction was extremely quick. He suddenly summoned a green flute magic weapon and mobilized the power of the star source to protect himself.

"Ding!"

Qing Di blocked the shadow knife that was heading towards Taoist Yuyang's neck, and a barely audible sound of weapons clashing was heard in the chaos.

Not far away, Ren also saw this scene and his heart instantly rose to his throat.

With his divine sense, he was unable to catch the vigorous aura emitted by the shadow knife. The knife seemed to be just an ordinary object, and it only lightly scratched the green flute, seemingly without any sense of power.

That's his own sister. As the saying goes, caring too much makes one confused. Ren also felt that Qingning was practicing the art of assassination. This head-on attack was easily blocked by a fifth-grade cultivator. The next step would be difficult.

"boom!"

As his thoughts surged, Ren Ye's energy rose to the extreme, and he was ready to join the battle without hesitation.

"Brother, just retreat to a safe place outside the arena. This battle is not something a mere third-rank person can interfere with!" Qingning's clear voice rang in his ears.

? ?

Ren Ye was stunned, thinking to himself: "What do you mean by a mere third rank? Do you look down on your elder brother? My dear sister, you really don't give me any face at all!"

"Brother is the emperor, how do you know I don't have the qualifications to interfere?!"

He was stunned for a moment, but did not move. He just focused on watching Qingning and Wupin fighting, and was ready to activate the Finger of Samsara at any time.

In the life-and-death battle with the fifth-grade master, Qingning's candle shadow body was able to split its attention and communicate with herself, which showed that her action was not reckless, but she really had the divine power to fight against the fifth-grade master.