After Qi Huan said that, he ran away. The remaining two people were startled and quickly ran into the depths of the temple. Liu Shenghan looked back and saw that they were not in a hurry to catch up. This gave her a very bad feeling: from the beginning, their movements had been very calm, and they have been so calmly until now. This can be interpreted to mean that they don't take them seriously at all - or it has a deeper, sinister meaning. She felt uncomfortable, as if she was being forced into some kind of trap.
"I think……"
She was about to express her uneasiness when Jun Aoyan suddenly interrupted her with an exclamation.
"This, what exactly--"
As they went deeper, the scene became more chaotic. The statues have been slightly or severely damaged, and there are more and more blood stains on the ground. It seems that the battlefield of a fierce battle is constantly moving. In addition to the most intuitive sculptures, the floor, candlesticks, and walls were also damaged to varying degrees. Vaguely, they could already hear the sounds of fighting, chaotic and disorderly.
With the previous experience, it is already a familiar road to go here. What's more, the traces of destruction also pointed out an obvious path for them. Until they ran to the central hall, where nine statues stood, they suddenly stopped.
It's quiet, clean and spotless here.
Nothing happens here.
Three mouths, none of which are closed. Three pairs of eyes glanced around here in confusion, muttering in their hearts. In comparison, this too ordinary scene is even more frightening, revealing unspeakable weirdness inside and out. The sound of fighting seemed to have disappeared, as if it was an illusion before, and the calm pattern here was completely different from what was imagined, it was like an illusion.
Hearing the footsteps of soldiers behind him, Qi Huan trembled and ran down the stairs to the middle of the field. The moment he left the steps, his whole person suddenly disappeared. Jun Aoyan was stunned. Before she could think about it, she was immediately pushed down by Liu Shenghan. The three of them passed through an invisible barrier and arrived at another place.
A place that does not belong to this world.
A special kind of anxious feeling came over my face, but it was not simply hot. None of them can describe this kind of temperature. Rather, it is not just a matter of temperature, but the feeling of the temperature being directly irradiated onto the skin surface. It slowly penetrates and gradually penetrates deeper into the skin, flesh and even the marrow of the internal organs.
Jun Aoyan felt that the weapon in her hand was very hot, as if it was about to melt - but it was different, it only made Aoyan feel a sting and did not really hurt her. Rather, her weapon became very cold, and the touch was closer to that of the cold winter. On the march, the Mo Dao was bitten by a night of frost and snow.
Vision intensified the impact.
The dazzling light can even penetrate the eyelids. Even with your eyes closed, everything in front of you is still clearly visible. The light seemed to be a color they had never seen before. It was both cold and hot, confusing people's perception. It was as if the three people suddenly fell into a large melting pot, but the layout in the melting pot was clearly the same as that in the palace - nine statues and several tall and thin candlesticks.
People's figures are unpredictable. In addition, in addition to the sound of weapons fighting, there was also a sound similar to the surging waves, the source of which was unknown.
"You may have miscalculated..."
Liu Shenghan on the side suddenly grabbed Qi Huan's wrist. He was startled, and then quickly realized what she was talking about.
There are almost countless enemies here.
enemy? Is it an enemy? It should be. Even without opening your eyes, you can see those ugly monsters wandering around. They - what exactly are they? Each one of them was twisted and hideous, with a hateful appearance. They all look different, but their most prominent features are red eyes, fangs, and pointed ears. They all look like they have escaped death from different disasters, being smashed beyond recognition but still alive and kicking. They all held weapons and danced like a carnival, like some ancient and barbaric ritual.
"This is... Rakshasa?"
Jun Aoyan was in a daze. If they hadn't seen those statues, murals, and souvenirs scattered on the street, they might not have imagined what a Rakshasa looked like. The impact of facing these monsters is much stronger than admiring works of art. Before he could react, a Rakshasa ghost pounced on him. Jun Aoyan swung Mo Dao horizontally and resisted the fatal blow. The weapon hummed and vibrated, making the tips of her fingernails tighten with pain.
"Old Bai is fighting against this kind of thing?"
Qi Huan raised his hand, passed his arm through the lower end of the Mo Dao's handle, and thrust the Hidden Sword into the Rakshasa's jaw from bottom to top. Its hand softened, it lost strength, and was kicked away by Jun Aoyan. When the body was separated from the Hidden Blade, the obvious feeling of friction told Qi Huan that their bodies were much tighter and stronger than those of humans.
Jun Aoyan felt a little dizzy: "Where... is this place? Where is Bai Ya?"
"A kind of crack, a kind of gap." Liu Shenghan took out his pen, "The boundary between the human world and... somewhere. I guess it's the Shura Dao."
"Yes, is it the six spiritual veins?"
"It used to be. Now it has been transformed into a passage, a door."
"Why are Rakshasa here?"
As soon as Jun Aoyan finished speaking, she swung the knife towards a vicious enemy again, with Qi Huan assisting her. He slit the Rakshasa's throat with a knife. Its head almost fell off, but it was still righted. It did not die, but continued to pounce on it with the knife, and was stabbed through by Jun Aoyan with the Mo knife.
"There are evil ghosts and Rakshasas in the human world, and there are also Shura Dao."
"No! I mean why are you in the Temple of War!" Ran Wen
"...I'm afraid we have to ask their Queen."
Liu Shenghan's eyes searched the bizarre scene. Finally, she saw a familiar figure. Lord Shuangyue nimbly dropped from the head of one statue to the shoulder of another statue. On the way, any Rakshasa who dared to attack him was broken into two pieces, and the red and black blood stained the carved stone like a human being. At the same time, she clearly saw that the Demon-Sealing Blade was held in Lord Shuangyue's hand and had never been taken out of its sheath.
The Queen's closest confidants followed. They appeared not far behind the three of them. Liu Shenghan immediately shouted:
"go there!"
They ran towards the statue of Lord Shuoyue. When they really started moving, they discovered that the gravity here was different from the current world. With just a little force on the legs, a person can jump dozens of meters. Here, heaven and earth seem to be omnipotent. Perhaps it was affected by the flow of spiritual power or other magic fields. If you run too fast and rush, you will be more likely to get injured.
Liu Shenghan stepped onto a statue in a few steps and landed on the top. This is the place where Shigetsuki-kun settled after moving again. Mr. Shuangyue didn't seem very surprised to see her, and just greeted her symbolically:
"You're here too."
"Looking for you."
"Sure enough, I was negligent." Mr. Shuangyue shook his head, "If I took a closer look at the imitation, I would be able to detect some clues. I just thought it was a fake of the real Subduing Demonic Pestle, so I didn't think much about it. I just noticed it and stopped paying attention. I never thought it was the key to unlocking the six spiritual channels."
"I didn't think too much about it. When Bai Shaoxia was killed, it was he who discovered Shura's secret..."
When Jun Aoyan was about to climb to the top, Qi Huan's ankle was caught by the sudden attack of Rakshasa. Aoyan turned around and immediately stretched the long handle of Mo Dao downwards. The back of the knife was pressed against her armpit, allowing Qi Huan to grab the handle. Her other hand simply rested on a bulge. Fortunately, their weight was much lighter here. Although Qi Huan held the handle of the knife, coupled with the weight of Rakshasa, she was quite unable to bear it, and her other hand slipped on the stone. Seeing that the two of them were about to fall into the sea of Rakshasa's daggers shining brightly below at the same time.
At this moment, Lord Shuangyue suddenly grabbed Aoyan's wrist and dragged them both up at the same time. When the unwilling Rakshasa appeared, he just quickly hit its forehead with the end of the Demon Sealing Blade. With a "pop" sound, scarlet cracks suddenly opened on its face, and viscous liquid gushes out from the shattered holes. Qi Huan added a kick and kicked it down.
"Damn, I almost died!"
"Where's Lao Bai?" Jun Aoyan asked anxiously.
"Here, down below."
Behind this row of tall statues, Bai Ya fought fiercely with the scattered Rakshasa. His speed is too fast for people to find him in the first place. Even though he was so seriously injured, he was still resisting, which was really heart-wrenching.
"We have to go down and help him!"
"How can I help?" Mr. Shuangyue said in a somewhat contemptuous tone, "The enemies are endless. If you go down, you will die."
"How did you-"
Before Aoyan finished speaking, Lord Shuangyue suddenly raised his sleeves. Lowering his head again, the row of enemies behind Bai Ya suddenly fell. He turned around, looked up at Lord Shuangyue, and suddenly noticed several people around him. At that moment, his mood might be a little complicated - they guessed. Because the blood that belonged to him but did not belong to him almost completely stained his face, making it difficult for others to understand his expression. Did Shuoyue-kun throw any hidden weapon? It was too fast and they didn't see anything.
Several people also noticed that the fallen Rakshasa slowly sank into the ground. It's as if the uneven ground is as soft as cotton and as loose as sand, making it easy for dead things to collapse. Like quicksand, like a swamp. But soon, right where they fell, new Rakshasa stood up one after another. This ground seems to be connected to a space that they don't know and cannot traverse, but humans are helpless.
"You are right." Lord Shuangyue said to Liu Shenghan, "He discovered their secret...so he must die. Next, you all must die too."
"Wha, what secret?" Qi Huan asked stupidly.
"Look behind you."
So Qi Huan and Liu Shenghan turned back at the same time and looked in the direction they came from, which was the other side of the battlefield belonging to Bai Ya. They suddenly discovered that there were five special faces among the "people". They were taller and stronger, each one like a hill, and they all had raised eyebrows and murderous intent. One of them is not a Rakshasa, but an extremely weird mountain beast. It is furry all over, but has three pairs of fangs, four eyes, and some hairs as sharp as thorns. This monster looks like a wild boar, a bear, and a leopard. No one can tell what it is.
But they all knew what they were - the five soldiers from before.
Jun Aoyan felt her body shaking uncontrollably. This is not entirely fear, it is also mixed with shock, anger, disbelief, and some small, probably negligible... doubts.
Her father has been living around this kind of thing. Does he also deal with these things in his daily life?
How on earth did he survive to this day on his own?
"The Rakshasa ghost...is Asura."
Qihuan understood—all of them understood.
