Chapter 269

Chapter 269: Lou Yun’s Spirit Transformation

Mo Linsheng was a genuine heaven-level magical weapons master. Now, driven by rage, he was using a magical weapon in Spirit Transformation to unleash a high-level rank technique!

Facing the giant axe descending toward him with a momentum that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and earth, Lou Yun’s pupils rapidly contracted as his mind analyzed potential countermeasures at speeds surpassing light!

Yet the conclusion after analysis was there were no viable countermeasures!

Lou Yun’s current magical weapon realm was mystery rank one star. Due to practicing both magical and ordinary skills, his tough physique attained through four phases of Body Refinement, and his specialized movement technique, he could barely contend with magical weapons masters of the human level or up to five stars. Adding Heavenly Fire Fusang and heavenly fire storm, he might at most battle an earth-level magical weapons master if fighting desperately. But against a heaven-level magical weapons master’s attack while they were in Spirit Transformation, Lou Yun was truly helpless.

Though the descent of the jagged giant axe appeared slow, Lou Yun knew perfectly well that everything within a hundred-meter radius centered on himself was completely trapped within the axe’s oppressive aura. Unless he could teleport beyond a hundred meters instantly, he could not evade this strike.

With evasion impossible, Lou Yun naturally wouldn’t surrender or stand idle awaiting death. He resolved to fight with everything he had!

At this moment, Chang Xiang within Lou Yun was preparing to act. He could clearly see Lou Yun was powerless against this assault and absolutely could not stand by watching him be cleaved in two.

However, after so many battles, Lou Yun had grown accustomed to fighting without Chang Xiang’s aid. Thus, in this critical moment, he didn’t even recall Chang Xiang as his last lifeline. Instead, he poured his entire being into meeting this blow with his own power.

Lou Yun’s spiritual energy surged relentlessly into the Dream Emperor Sword – sparks from Thunderstorm Fire and tendrils of Fusang Fire joined the torrent!

Concentrating Lou Yun’s entire might, the Dream Emperor Sword suddenly erupted with intense golden-green radiance, its blade igniting fiercely!

Suddenly, Lou Yun felt the Dream Emperor Sword in his hand shudder violently, entirely beyond his control. The tremor was so intense it felt like the sword might tear itself from his grasp and fly away. What was this?

"Excellent! This is the sign of Spirit Transformation! Hurry! Keep channeling energy! Let the Dream Emperor Sword undergo Spirit Transformation!" Chang Xiang’s voice, tinged with excitement, timely rang out in warning.

Joy surged in Lou Yun’s heart. The Dream Emperor Sword’s shuddering intensified rapidly. Lou Yun had to grip its hilt with both hands while driving every last bit of his dwindling spiritual energy into the blade.

This remnant energy was composed solely of the few tiny sparks generated by the heavenly fire storm itself!

Just as that final spark, the nascent spark of Thunderstorm Fire that had barely formed within him, finally gushed into the Dream Emperor Sword, the sword abruptly emitted a crystalline sound resonating like a dragon’s roar!

Lou Yun almost simultaneously roared, "Spirit Transformation!"

Swoosh!

The volume of the Dream Emperor Sword, already wrapped in flames, abruptly expanded to nearly twice its size! Its surface seemed dyed with a dazzling layer of gold. At the hilt junction, a round, pearl-sized protrusion formed, discharging streaks of lightning that spiraled fiercely up and down the blade, crackling with thunder.

Simultaneously, a weapon technique Lou Yun had never seen before flashed into his mind. With no time for thought, hands clasping the Dream Emperor Sword, its tip pointed skyward, he thrust upward with all his might. The strike met the giant axe poised to fall on his head.

High-level rank technique, Sword Moment’s First Form: Life Gambling Strike!

Boundless spiritual energy burst from the Dream Emperor Sword, rapidly coalescing into a colossal light-sword over ten feet long. Lightning snaked wildly around its form, while its very tip condensed a blistering fireball resembling a violent thunderstorm.

Crack!

The fireball crashed against Mo Linsheng’s jagged giant axe and exploded. Immediately after, a deafening BOOM erupted as an immense force detonated outwards.

Before anyone could grasp what had happened, two more crashing Whooshes rang out! The seawater Shui Xiping had parted to either side now, battered by the colossal impact force from the clash of Lou Yun and Mo Linsheng’s magical weapons, catastrophically collapsed inward.

The space where everyone stood was instantly flooded by the sea! The structures painstakingly built by Dominering Island’s people were crushed like paper under the tremendous water pressure. Without the protection of Shui Lingluo, these buildings lacked significant defensive strength.

Suddenly, everyone forgot their fights. Hastily, they pulled themselves together, aided injured comrades who couldn’t move, and frantically swam towards the surface.

The Heavenly Decree Leader and his fellows remained. Their high cultivation ensured sea water held no fear, though it might hinder their strength’s full exertion.

Watching others swim upward, the Heavenly Decree Leader signaled the other three Decree Leaders to follow, guarding against Mo Linsheng’s followers potentially targeting Lou Yun’s comrades. He himself urgently focused his senses on the zone where Lou Yun and Mo Linsheng had fought.

Turbulent water and churning bubbles continued there, still obscuring the view.

Just as the Heavenly Decree Leader prepared to plunge into the chaotic waters, Wen Hou beside him suddenly poked him and transmitted his voice: "They’re alive! Under those collapsed buildings!"

The Heavenly Decree Leader momentarily paused at Wen Hou’s words, then quickly understood. "They" naturally referred to the prisoners Mo Linsheng had captured from Divine Weapon Island!

So the Heavenly Decree Leader abandoned thoughts of Lou Yun’s fate. He swiftly turned and urgently transmitted a mental message to the Three Brothers of the Lu Family, summoning them as well. The five darted towards the building wreckage.

Suddenly, another Whoosh echoed! A figure emerged from the chaotic disturbance. Seeing who it was, relief washed over the nearby observers – it was Lou Yun.

Lou Yun had already withdrawn from Spirit Transformation. The Dream Emperor Sword was even retracted into his body. His face was deathly pale, and the water currents made his body sway unsteadily.

Lu Da immediately swam to Lou Yun’s side, supporting him firmly. He quickly relayed Wen Hou’s report. A flicker of joy appeared on Lou Yun’s ashen face. He pushed Lu Da away forcefully and pointed decisively at the ruins. The meaning was clear: Hurry and save them! Forget me!

Right now, Lou Yun couldn’t even speak!

Lu Da hesitated only briefly. He lifted Lou Yun bodily, carried him straight to the surface, and deposited him onto Domineering Island’s beach, then plunged back into the ocean.

Domineering Island’s beach was now crowded with people, spontaneously dividing into two opposing groups. Though hostility and wariness still simmered, no one made a move under these circumstances.

Seeing Lou Yun appear, Dong Jingwu naturally gathered his people around him, anxiously inquiring about his condition.

Lou Yun weakly waved a hand, then closed his eyes. The beating of his heart intensified wildly within his chest. Encasing the heart, the heavenly fire storm reacted to the rapid pulse, accelerating its spark generation. Sparks continuously emerged and dissolved into his magical weapons, replenishing his spiritual energy.

As Lou Yun closed his eyes, Dong Jingwu immediately positioned himself protectively before him. His fierce gaze swept over each face on Dominering Island’s side, guarding Lou Yun during his recovery.

In truth, Domineering Island’s people, seeing Lou Yun emerge while their own Island Master Mo Linsheng had not, were convinced Mo Linsheng must be dead at Lou Yun’s hands. Mo Linsheng was their final bastion of hope. With him gone, those remaining lacked both the heart and the courage to attack Lou Yun.

While Lou Yun sat cross-legged with closed eyes in recuperation, his mind involuntarily replayed the moments of his life-or-death clash with Mo Linsheng.

After Lou Yun unleashed his Life Gambling Strike and collided with Mo Linsheng’s Sundersky Cleave, although Mo Linsheng’s overall strength surpassed Lou Yun’s, Lou Yun possessed the heavenly fire storm – the most ferocious Heavenly Fire in terms of offensive power. Combined with the inherent scorching heat emitted by a Heavenly Fire, the resultant collision saw the heavenly fire storm shatter, consuming Mo Linsheng’s jagged giant axe in raging conflagration.

In his Spirit Transformation state, Lou Yun’s control over the Heavenly Fire’s temperature intensified significantly. Thus, the heavenly fire storm virtually melted Mo Linsheng’s magical weapon instantly. Mo Linsheng himself disintegrated into ash before he could even utter a scream.

Though ultimately victorious, the Dream Emperor Sword’s Spirit Transformation once again drained Lou Yun’s spiritual energy with alarming ease. Furthermore, utilizing its maximum heat to incinerate Mo Linsheng’s weapon meant the heavenly fire storm itself was temporarily spent, unable to regenerate spiritual energy fast enough to sustain Lou Yun.

Hence, Lou Yun had been left in a state incapable of uttering a single word.

Here, now, while recuperating and reviewing the battle, Lou Yun’s mind churned with turbulent emotions. The win had been impossibly close, extraordinarily dangerous!

If the Dream Emperor Sword hadn’t undergone Spirit Transformation at the critical moment, if Chang Xiang hadn’t imparted the Life Gambling Strike technique… then Mo Linsheng might have been the one walking away, and he the one reduced to ashes.

Above all, the battle reignited an incredibly intense urge within Lou Yun: he desperately needed to grow stronger. This enemy had been merely one heaven-level magical weapons master. The foes ahead loomed vast in number, their ranks dense with masters beyond counting. To safeguard himself and those dear to him, he needed power, and fast.