Hoo-hoo--"
The wind whistled in my ears as I plummeted straight down, a drop of thirty meters. If I were to fall directly into the water from such a height, even if I didn't die from the impact, at least I would be knocked unconscious. However, this embarrassing situation obviously wouldn't happen to me because at that moment of freefall, I was already fully prepared.
"Qi Shield!"
With a shout, my Ling Tai secret technique rapidly activated and my elemental energy spewed out around me forming a hard and thick shield. This way, even if I were hit by a missile, it should be enough to save my life.
Of course, at this point in time besides self-preservation being my main goal; more importantly was supporting General Chi Qing who had been underwater for quite some time now but still hadn't surfaced yet. I feared he had already fallen victim to an ambush by Shuang Jian and died under the water.
For this reason while falling down towards the water's surface; Luiqing Sword has already been drawn and ready for action with myself entering combat mode.
Just when I fell almost halfway through the distance; there was only "Boom-" sound followed by white splashes suddenly rising up from the center of that pool of water. General Chi Qing flew out of the water holding Mo Ye sword after flipping over mid-air landing on one side before turning his head back seeing me falling with anxious expression on his face then quickly leaping up again flying towards me just before hitting the surface kicking me away sending him flying into bamboo forest beside pond edge instead.
I cursed inwardly: What is going on? Coming down here trying to help you but you kicked me instead! What does that mean?
"You hide first and don't show yourself!" Just as I was getting angry; General Chi Qing shouted loudly while still in the water.
Hearing his words made me react and I knew he was worried that Xiong Jian would discover me, so he kicked me away.
Seeing this situation, I quickly dodged into the bamboo forest while General Chi Qing scrambled up from the water onto the shore.
"Swoosh-Clang-"
Just as General Chi Qing climbed ashore; a sword suddenly shot out of the water with a flash of light heading straight towards him.
Xiong Jian emerged from the water like a rainbow!
Chi Qingshuai has extremely high alertness. Without turning around, he heard a sound behind him and instinctively turned around to slash with his sword. There was a crisp sound of collision as the two swords clashed, sparking off a shower of sparks. Then the powerful sword rebounded and almost caused Chi Qingshuai to stumble and fall.
I didn't expect that the power of that sword would be so dominant; it really caught me off guard.
"Hoo hoo hoo - swoosh-"
The light flickered as the mighty sword spun in mid-air before making a swift shot towards Chi Qingshuai.
Steadying himself on both feet, gripping tightly onto Mo Ye Sword, Chi Qingshuai stared coldly at the flying mighty sword. He then swung his own sword forward while pinching something firmly with his left hand and pointing it towards the blade. A clear misty color flashed across its edge just before it collided fiercely with the mighty sword's blade causing a dragon roar to echo outwards. However, instead of bouncing back like expected, the mighty sword was absorbed by Chi Qingshuai's female counterpart.
"Squeak-squeak-"
As they rubbed against each other producing an ear-piercing grinding noise, The Mighty Sword kept rotating around Female Sword trying desperately to break free from her grip.
"One knife for heaven and earth destruction! One stroke for universe control! Set!"
Seeing that The Mighty Sword was struggling to escape from her grasp, Chi Qing shouted at me through gritted teeth after holding on tight using various techniques: "Yi Heng! Hurry up and grab your own weapon!"
After moments of stalemate between them where The Mighty Sword began slowing down its rotation speed gradually Yi Heng rushed out from bamboo forest grabbing hold of The Mighty Swords handle just in time!
"Clang-buzz-
As I gripped the hilt of the sword, a sound like a dragon's roar and a tiger's growl rushed towards my brain. Then I felt the violent vibration of the blade and an overwhelming aura rising up my wrist, as if it wanted to devour me alive.
Seeing this situation, I knew that the mighty sword was in a state of rage. Not daring to be careless, I quickly activated my spiritual secret technique and condensed my energy into my right arm while holding my breath and focusing on penetrating into the sword with my consciousness.
"Ughhhhhh!" Angry roars kept coming from within like wild beasts' howls. The intense shaking was continuous like volcanic eruptions; it felt as though I would be shaken apart any moment.
Nevertheless, gritting my teeth, I continued to push forward with all courage under such fierce impact until finally breaking through into its consciousness. Suddenly everything went black before me; it seemed as if time had stopped altogether.
The space inside the sword was eerie and dark - filled with pungent blood smell but no light or direction whatsoever. It was impossible for me to locate where exactly its soul resided. In confusion, it felt almost as if entering another world entirely - one that left me feeling lonely and lost.
Where am I? Where is its soul? What should I do next in order to tame it?
Lost in darkness without knowing what else could be done at this point, all that remained for me was biting down hard on determination while continuing forward since there appeared ahead something faintly glowing red...
Sure enough after some more pushing through came an increasingly clear view of what turned out to be towering volcano! Its fiery mouth blazed bright red against pitch-black smoke columns billowing upwards which rained down sparks everywhere making everything feel like being trapped within flames of hell itself...the scorching heat waves were so terrifying they seemed capable even of cooking someone alive!
Faced with the harsh environment, I forced myself to calm down and retreated while observing the surroundings, trying to see where the sword spirit was hiding. However, to my disappointment, after looking for a long time, I did not find any living creatures. Looking around, all I saw were rocky terrain with gullies extending into the distance and disappearing into darkness. This is everything in this world.
There are no people here, no plants or animals, no signs of life except for a scorching volcano. Near the volcano there is light and heat; away from it is darkness - a situation that is simply appalling.
What should I do? Where is the sword spirit? How can I tame it?
"Ah--"
Just as I was lost in thought, a scream came from inside the volcano which instantly caught my attention. Seeing this situation made me realize what was going on.