Chapter 47
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Chapter 47: Escaping to the Open Sky
After Merlin’s moment of negligence led to a soul attack by Fengyun Wuji, he fell into a coma. Once free, Fengyun Wuji immediately shot upwards at a speed twice as fast as before, blasting through rocks and creating a passage.
The demons behind him howled in frustration, unable to keep up with Fengyun Wuji, who had trained in the art of swordsmanship. Seeing the distance growing, they suddenly noticed Fengyun Wuji stop ahead. Without understanding why, they were overjoyed and rushed forward, hurling their long halberds at him with thunderous roars.
At that moment, Fengyun Wuji turned to the demons with an eerie smile, then suddenly turned and punched the rock above with great force. Debris flew as a massive opening was suddenly created, and a torrent of dark, cold seawater poured in.
“Move aside! He’s breached the gap to the Abyssal Sea!” a demon cried in horror. The last thing they saw was the despised human, with a sinister smile, slowly retreating into the cold, dark abyss, an image they would never forget.
A chant echoed from the depths of the water prison, and the breached gap quickly closed, leaving no trace of being broken.
The Abyssal Sea was unfathomably deep, its pressure comparable to a full-power strike from an expert with tens of millions of years of cultivation. In this place, where not a sliver of light could penetrate, Fengyun Wuji used all his strength, even releasing the sword energy stored within him, to barely resist the immense pressure of the deep sea. The water was extremely cold, with a metallic texture.
Fortunately, the repulsive force of the world was much weaker in the Abyssal Sea, allowing Fengyun Wuji’s sword energy to exert nearly 80% of its power, just enough to withstand the water pressure from the depths. Subconsciously, Fengyun Wuji released his divine consciousness, scanning the surroundings. This scan shocked him; within a radius of thousands of miles, there were countless massive creatures, the weakest of which were comparable to human experts who had cultivated for thousands of years. Stronger ones could devour his consciousness before he could gather any information, leaving only a blank.
In the deep sea, the air was scarce, and under immense pressure, Fengyun Wuji had no choice but to use the breathing technique he had learned before ascending. His consciousness grew faint, and in that last moment, he vaguely sensed a huge shadow passing overhead, then knew no more.
It felt like an eternity had passed when, in his dazed state, Fengyun Wuji continued to refine the ‘Star Absorbing Great Law’ internally.
He awoke again to find himself in a soft place, with moist air that carried a faint, fishy odor.
“Where am I? Wasn’t I in the deep sea? What’s going on?” Fengyun Wuji stood up unsteadily, feeling sticky and as if something resilient was clinging to his body. It was pitch black around him, an absolute darkness that should have been impossible for a warrior to encounter. Yet, it was happening.
The ground beneath him was unstable. Unable to identify the soft material, Fengyun Wuji decided to fly, as he had no idea where he was. He navigated through the darkness without direction.
After traveling for an unknown duration, with only darkness around him, Fengyun Wuji finally came upon a fleshy wall.
“Heaven, this isn’t inside some deep-sea monster, is it?” Fengyun Wuji felt a chill run through him, but the cold surface he touched made him uncertain whether the creature was dead or a cold-blooded animal.
Assuming this place, Fengyun Wuji used his fingers as a sword to dig into the fleshy wall. He dug out chunks of flesh, but the wall remained motionless, making him question his guess.
Despite having internal strength, cutting through the tough flesh took a considerable amount of time. After creating a hole in the wall, Fengyun Wuji continued forward, digging tunnels until he reached a membrane that wouldn’t budge, even pushing back against his efforts.
With no other choice, Fengyun Wuji sat down to contemplate and rest. By accident, he tasted a piece of the flesh and found it delicious and tender, with a strange energy that solidified and refined his internal energy after consumption.
This unexpected discovery delighted Fengyun Wuji, who decided not to rush. He sat there, refining his internal energy and evolving the ‘Star Absorbing Great Law,’ carefully examining any flaws and possibilities for development. This mental activity was even more exhausting than the previous task of evolving over 300,000 formulas.
As a result, Fengyun Wuji, who had reached the stage of not needing food, found himself very hungry. The pile of flesh around him was consumed, and his internal energy became even more condensed. The sealed sword energy showed signs of entering the realm of the Sword Emperor.
Suddenly, a strange sound accompanied by the hissing of water on a hot iron and a gust of wind from the left caught Fengyun Wuji’s attention. He saw that the membrane, which had been impenetrable for so long, had melted a large hole, revealing a bright light and a green, foul-smelling liquid pouring in, hissing and creating smoke as it spread.
“These liquids are poisonous!” Fengyun Wuji was shocked and quickly levitated into the air, narrowly avoiding the toxic liquid that rushed beneath his feet, leaving him in a cold sweat…