Chapter575:ClimbingtheMountain!

Luckily,thesefewindividualswerefortunateenoughthattheimpactdidn’taffectthemtooseverely.Theycrashedontotheground,coughingupblood,butnoneofthemweregravelyinjured.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😃)

"Wecanonlyclimbup."

SituMuyangfeltalingeringfearinhisheart.Fortunately,hewasn’tthefirsttorushforward.Hegazedaheadatthemagnificentmountainpeaks,withruggedrocksandnovisiblestepsorpaths.Theonlywaytoavoidbeingaffectedwastoclimbup,pressinghisbodyagainsttherockycliffsofthemountain.

"Becareful."

SuYiglancedaroundandsawthetoweringmountainpeaks,devoidofanypathways.Notasinglebladeofgrassgrewinsight.Themountainsweredarkbrown,rugged,withrocksjuttingout.Theonlywaytoascendwasbyclimbingalongtherocks,likescalingacliff.

"Quicklygoup,wemustn’tletanyonegettherefirst!"

SituMuyangspokeup,watchingasYunLingfengandseveralothersfelltotheground.Thiswasanopportunity.Hesummonedhisinnerstrengthinhisfeetandimmediatelybegantoclimb.

SuYi’sbodywasenvelopedinenergy,andhesoonbegantoclimbtowardsthemountainpeak.

Thegazesofthepeoplearoundflickered,asthepowerfulandmysteriouscorpsewarriorintheskybattledwiththestrangesword-bodiedcreaturesandskeletons.Soonafter,theyfollowedbehindSituMuyangandSuYi.

YunLingfengstoodup,bearinghiswounds.HewipedthebloodfromthecornerofhismouthandgazedatSuYi’sfigure.Aglintofcoldnesspassedthroughhiseyes,andhequietlyfollowedcloselybehind.

TheeighteendisciplesoftheDivineSwordSchool,atthismoment,eachclimbedtherockslikemonkeys.Withtheassistanceoftheirenergy,theyweresurprisinglyfast.

Butthemountainpeakwastoovast,andastheyclimbed,theycouldn’tseethetop.

Themountainwasdottedwithnumerousgiantrocksthatintertwined,creatingapeculiarandawe-inspiringlandscape.

However,thiswasnotaplaceforsightseeing.Thesurroundingswerefilledwithblackmist,andaneerieauraspread,affectingthesouls.Onecouldevencatchglimpsesofboneswithblackspotsscatteredaround.

"Swoosh…"

Eighteenpeopleclimbedquickly,afraidthatsomeoneelsemightreachthetopbeforethem.

Thecultivationlevelsoftheeighteenindividualswerenottoodifferent,andatthismoment,theirspeedswerealsoverysimilar.

However,MuYao,SuYi,LiuYunchuan,andseveralothersclearlyhadafasterpace.

"Splash!"

Suddenly,asharpauraburstforthunexpectedly,andastrangeattackswiftlyappearedatthebackofSuYi’shead.Itwasasfastaslightning,swiftandfierce.

SuYiexertedallhisstrengthasheclimbed,butthiswasnotafriendlyplace.Hehadbeencautiousthroughout,andwhenthisattackoccurred,heimmediatelysensedit.

Butthiseerieattackunleashedamenacingaura,closinginonthebackofSuYi’shead.

Abone-chillingcoldspreadthroughout,causingSuYi’shairtostandonend.Inaswiftmotion,hisenergysurgedfromhisfeetandhands,andhisfiguremovedsidewayslikeahangingmonkey.

"Bang!"

Thatsharpattacklandeddirectlywithintherocks,piercingintotherockywallwitharesounding"bang".

"Boom!"

Themountainstrembled,causingrockstosplitapartandrolldown.

SuYidangledfromabranch,hisgazefixedahead.Suddenly,hecaughtsightofamysteriousskeletalfigure.

JustasSuYilookedtotheside,hesawthattheskeletonwasrightthere.Itseemedtoawakensuddenly,holdingaswordemittingblacklight.TheskeletonswungthesworddirectlyatSuYi.

"Chirp."

Theeyesocketsoftheskeletonwerefilledwithblacklight.Itsfirstattackmissed,butthenitswungitsswordwithaterrifyingauraandstrucktowardsSuYionceagain.

SuYi’sfaceturnedpalewithfright.Heswunghisarmsandleapedgracefully,likeanimblemonkey,soaringthroughtheair.Hisbodyspun180degrees,andhelandeddirectlyonalargerocknearby,coincidentallyrightabovetheskeleton’shead.

"Splash!"

Uponseeingthis,theskeletonraiseditseyes,itsdarkgazeunsettling.Itletoutastrange"oooo"shriekfromitsmouth,preparingtostrikeagain.

Butinthatmoment,SuYiwasevenfaster.Hisfistburstforward,carryingamightyforce,ashisenergysurgedwildly.Itcreatedagustofwind,shatteredrocksallaround,andkickedupcloudsofdust.

SuYi’spunchwasnotaimedattheskeleton,butatthemassiverockbeneathitsfeet.

"Boom!"

Withthispunch,themassiverockshatteredinstantly,burstingintofragments.

Theskeleton,inapanic,desperatelytriedtograbontosomething,butultimatelyplummetedalongwiththecrumblingdebris.

YunLingfenghappenedtobenearby,castingacasualglanceatSuYi.SeeingthatSuYihadnarrowlyescapedadisaster,heappearedsomewhatdisappointed.Seizingtheopportunity,YunLingfenginstantlysurpassedSuYi.

SuYisquintedhiseyes,gazingtowardsthetopofthemountainpeak.Then,heresumedclimbing,butnowhehadtobeevenmorecautious.

"Bang!"

Notfarofftotheside,MuYaoalsoencountereddanger.Askeletonsuddenlyappearedandlaunchedanattackfrombehindher.

"Boom!"

MuYaowasenvelopedinagoldenlight,heraurabecomingmightyandfierceassheengagedinafiercebattle.

Afterafewmoves,itseemedthattheskeletonlackedintelligenceandreliedonlyonitsinstincttokill.Withoutbeingaware,itplummeteddown.

Themountainwaslarge,andastheyclimbedhigher,surprisingly,thereseemedtobelessdanger.

Thegroupclimbedhigherandhigher,gettingcloserandclosertothemountaintop.

Belowthegroup,afiercebattlewasunfoldingbetweenthemysteriouspowerfulmummyandthoseeeriesword-wieldingskeletons.

"Zoom..."

Mysteriousswordlightssuddenlysweptdownfromthepeakofthemountain,descendingfromabove.

"Boom,boom..."

Fromthetopofthemountain,therewereevencountlessbouldersrollingdown.Thesemassiveboulders,weighingoverathousandkilograms,couldeasilycrushapersonintopulpiftheyweresweptawaybythem.

"Becareful!"

Everyoneleapedanddodgedfrantically,notonlyavoidingthosemysteriousswordlights,butalsododgingthemassivebouldersrollingdownfromabove.Theywereinastateofchaos,tryingtoescapeunscathed.

Fortunately,theseswordlightsandbouldersweren’ttoodense,allowingeveryonetofindopportunitiesandgraduallyreachthepeakofthemountain.

Atthepeakofthemountain,theterraininsteadbecamelesssteep,graduallylevelingout.

"Whoosh..."

Onebyone,figuresleapeduptothemountaintopandappearedaboveit.

Everypersonwascautiousandactivatedtheirinnerenergy,guardingagainstsuddendangers.

Atthetopofthemountain,aveilofblackmistlingered,castingadimglowallaround,withanoverwhelmingandchillingpresence.

Upahead,manystoneplatformsofacertainpatterncouldbeseen.Theywereaboutoneyardinsize.Someofthestoneplatformshadscatteredbonesonthem.

Thesewhitebones,justliketheskeletonsthegrouphadencounteredbefore,hadacertainpatternofblackspotsonthem.

Thestoneplatformsweredenselyarrangedallthewaytothehighestpeakofthemountain.

Onmanyofthestoneplatforms,treasureswordswereinsertedupsidedown.

Thestoneplatformswerearranged,andtheswordsshimmered,intertwiningwitheachother,asifconnectedinvisiblybyamysteriousandprofoundrule.

Abovetheswords,afaintglowconnectedthem,andtheripplingswordauraintertwined,finallyspreadingtowardsastoneplatformonthehighestpeak.

Atthatmoment,atthetopofthehighestpeak,therewasanancientstoneplatform,roughlyhalfthesizeofaperson,withasquareshape.Mysteriousandunfamiliarruneswereengravedallaroundit,shimmeringwithradiance.

Thenumerousswords,crisscrossingonthestoneplatform,eventuallyallbecameconnectedtothisstoneplatform.

"ThisistheRavenSword!"

Suddenly,LiuYunchuanshoutedinexcitement.Rightaheadonthestoneplatform,hesawamagnificentswordwithitshiltembeddedintothestone.Thesword’sbodyshimmeredwithmysteriouspatterns,emanatinganancientaura.Itglowedavividred,resemblingflowinglava.

"TheRavenSword,itreallyistheRavenSword!"

GuChenyou,OuLuo,OuyangRan,andothersexclaimedinastonishment,theireyesshowingamixtureofsurpriseandshock.

"Thatisatreasure,thefamousswordamongtheDivineSwordSchool.IthaslongsurpassedthelevelofspiritweaponsandwasoncepossessedbythepowerfulpredecessorsoftheDivineSwordSchool."