Chapter 843 - 838: Do You Want to Be a Criminal in History?
"How long has Lord Gangxin been holding out?" Beiming Chuan suddenly looked up as they charged ahead.
"I don’t know, but I’ve run nearly a thousand steps." Beiming Mian had grown numb.
"Gangxin’s demon servant ran three hundred and twenty-four steps."
Beiming Jihu said expressionlessly, "Judging by distance, that’s equivalent to nine hundred seventy-two steps for us ordinary people."
"Then... will Lord Gangxin’s power be exhausted?" Beiming Chuan was a bit worried. "If he doesn’t reserve his strength, when we return to Black Heaven Palace, how will he handle the Black Heaven Shell and the Three Great Demon Emperors..."
"Gangxin is still breathing steadily, his spiritual power (fighting qi) abundant."
Beiming Jihu said woodenly, "You need not worry."
"Ah?"
Both Beiming Chuan and Beiming Mian, these lord-level experts of the Profound Mirror Style, were stunned.
When the expedition team followed Bai Pu and charged out two hundred steps, the oath warriors secretly praised, so worthy is Lord Gangxin.
When the expedition team followed Bai Pu and charged out five hundred steps, the oath warriors began to calculate who was stronger, Gangxin or Beiming Jihu.
At six hundred steps, the oath warriors began to be amazed.
At seven hundred steps, the oath warriors had become numb.
At eight hundred, nine hundred steps, they had already run a thousand steps while speaking!
The hearts of the oath warriors cried out...
Lord Gangxin! Don’t kill them all, switch to resting quickly, we’re scared!
Bai Pu stabbed the last demon in front of him with his spear.
He looked up to see an expanse of emptiness ahead.
The coalition had already broken through the demon army’s formation, beyond the range of the Crystal Throne!
"We’ve already broken through, let’s go!" Bai Pu raised his hand to call out.
Beiming Jihu stopped: "I’ll cover the rear."
"Lord Beiming Jihu, let us cover the rear!" Several lord-level martial artists proposed, "Your power needs to be reserved for the critical battle at Black Heaven Palace."
Beiming Jihu shook his head, glanced at Bai Pu, and repeated, "I’ll cover the rear. The main assault on Black Heaven Palace will be led by Gangxin!"
Dongbo Chengzhi was shocked.
To hear such words from the proud and arrogant Beiming Jihu, to voluntarily cede the main assault role in the decisive battle...
It was clear how Bai Pu leading the team to break through had shocked Beiming Jihu!
Bai Pu hadn’t expected that in the end, it would be in this manner that Beiming Jihu would be convinced.
Given this, the subsequent duel should... not be needed, right?
Bai Pu soon realized he was overthinking it.
Beiming Jihu locked eyes with Bai Pu: "Gangxin, after the battle at Black Heaven Palace, if you and I are still alive... remember our duel promise! I will issue a challenge letter to you with challenger etiquette."
"Alright." Bai Pu understood that in the cultural context of the Heart Demon World, such a public challenge invitation from a Ghost Warrior couldn’t be refused, otherwise it would be seen as disrespect and a great insult.
Beiming Jihu then looked at Dongbo Chengzhi and the others: "At that time, I would ask everyone to witness."
Dongbo Chengzhi nodded: "It would be an honor."
Zhu Que and Xiyuan Zhang also said they would bring their disciples to witness the pinnacle duel.
"You all go!"
Beiming Jihu waved his hand, drew his famed blade "Black Obsidian," and walked alone toward the pursuing demon army, "I will catch up soon."
...
With Beiming Jihu covering the rear, the coalition finally arrived at the location of the spell transmission array.
Xiyuan Zhang, who hadn’t fought much, was now full of energy, preparing the spell transmission array.
Other Ghost Warriors sat cross-legged, drank water, ate dry rations, and replenished their body and spirit power.
After all, they knew that destroying the Land of Crystals was just a small appetizer.
The true fierce battle would inevitably be at Black Heaven Palace!
Bai Pu casually strolled over to Xiyuan Zhang.
"Lord Gangxin? Why aren’t you resting?" Xiyuan Zhang smiled.
"It’s okay, my expenditure isn’t large." Bai Pu took a sip of sake, "Lord Xiyuan Zhang, after breaking through the Crystal Celestial Pillar, I tried to gain enlightenment from the Xiyuan Clan’s Demon-Controlling Secret Technique. Regarding the space transmission spell within, I’m quite interested... could you let me observe a bit?"
Xiyuan Zhang chuckled and shook his head: "Lord Gangxin only glanced over the demon general’s shoulder, and you really understood it? The realm of spells is profound and vast, if you haven’t studied it before, it’s impossible to understand my operation."
"It’s fine, it’s just idle entertainment. As an outsider, just watching the spectacle."
Xiyuan Zhang smiled: "Alright. Others are not allowed to watch, but Lord Gangxin is an exception."
Xiyuan Zhang worked on the spell transmission array, mainly calibrating the position and directing the transmission destination to the array at Black Heaven Palace.
A few minutes later, Xiyuan Zhang suddenly let out a strange "Hmm": "What’s going on? The spell transmission array cannot resonate... we can’t teleport to Black Heaven Palace now."
Other native leaders crowded around.
"Can’t teleport to Black Heaven Palace?" Zhu Que’s face turned grim, "Xiyuan Zhang! Do you know what this means? Do you want to be a historical sinner?"
"I have no choice. It’s possible the other end of the spell transmission array has an issue." Xiyuan Zhang said.
The Ghost Warriors, upon hearing this news, were in an uproar.
"We’re now... in the Land of the Far West, on the Obsidian Plain. It would take at least three days on foot to reach Black Heaven Abyss, even with Demon Bone Dao!"
Zhu Que’s beard bristled in anger, "Xiyuan Zhang, quickly fix this damned transmission array, no matter what, the sooner we arrive at Black Heaven Palace, the less preparation time we give the demon emperors, and the greater our chance of victory!"
"I’m trying..."
Xiyuan Zhang sighed, "But the transmission array here has no issue, it just can’t resonate, I suspect the array below Black Heaven Abyss has a problem..."
"Do we have any other means to teleport to Black Heaven Palace?" Bai Pu asked calmly.
Bai Pu’s voice had a calming magical power, and everyone quieted down, turning their eyes to Xiyuan Zhang.
"Teleportation scroll? But teleportation scrolls can’t take many individuals, and crucially, without a pre-set space anchor, it can only randomly teleport..."
Xiyuan Zhang explained.
"Lord Xiyuan Zhang, are you really certain it’s the issue with the transmission array on the other end?"
Bai Pu said, "Based on my understanding, the spell of a transmission array is hidden within the space mirror, only someone extremely sensitive to space fluctuations can meticulously detect and possibly find the location of the transmission array.
"Second, even if the transmission array is found, it is nearly impossible to disrupt its spell... unless there are repeated sky-splitting attacks that tear through, only then might the array fail."
Xiyuan Zhang looked at Bai Pu as if he were a monster: "You... you really understood it?"
Bai Pu nodded with a smile.
Zhu Que said: "Alright, Lord Gangxin is right, the array below Black Heaven Abyss certainly has no issue, the issue is with your array here! Xiyuan Zhang, you have thirty breaths to quickly fix it!"
Bai Pu sighed lightly: "I think even if given three months, Lord Xiyuan Zhang may not be able to fix the array. Is there a possibility that he simply doesn’t want to fix it?"