The greatest saint of all time!

Chapter 96 Netherworld Ghost Vine

Su Qinghuan covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise.

"These are... ancient demon cavalry?"

Her eyes were filled with disbelief.

How could such a brutal military force, which only exists in ancient books, appear here?

"It seems that this Valley of Broken Souls... was once an ancient battlefield."

Lu Xuan's expression was solemn, but the Devouring Heaven Sword in his hand emitted an excited humming sound.

"Whether they're human or ghost, if they're blocking our way, they must die!"

After saying that, the leading skeleton knight raised his spear.

"kill!"

The demonic rhinoceros beneath him charged, crushing towards the two of them.

"Qinghuan, you can have the one on the left, the rest are mine!"

Lu Xuan shouted and charged forward instead of retreating, directly facing the demonized rhinoceros.

"good!"

Su Qinghuan didn't hesitate either. Her figure was as fast as lightning, and the long sword in her hand transformed into a purple rainbow, heading straight for the demonized tiger on the left.

"clang!"

Lu Xuan struck the demonized rhinoceros's horn with his sword, sparks flying everywhere.

The rhinoceros has thick hide and flesh, and with its heavy armor, its defense is almost abnormal. Lu Xuan's sword only left a white mark on it.

"roar!"

The rhinoceros suddenly swung its head, its huge horn whistling through the air as it slammed into Lu Xuan's abdomen.

At the same time, the skeleton knight on his back also thrust out a spear, aiming straight for Lu Xuan's throat.

The man and the beast worked in perfect harmony, their attacks were incredibly fierce.

"That's interesting."

A fighting spirit surged in Lu Xuan's eyes.

He twisted his body strangely, avoiding the fatal attack.

"Haotian Sword Technique, Armor Piercing!"

With a backhand swift motion, he thrust his sword precisely into a gap in the rhinoceros armor.

puff!

The black sword energy pierced through the rhinoceros's neck, bringing out a wisp of black mist.

"thump!"

The rhinoceros's massive body crashed to the ground.

The skeleton knight on its back was also thrown off.

Before it could even get up, Lu Xuan had already pounced on it and crushed its skull with a single stomp.

"The first one."

Lu Xuan gave a cold shout and looked at the remaining demon cavalry.

the other side.

The demonized tiger was extremely fast, and the knight on its back was skilled in archery. A barrage of demonic arrows forced Su Qinghuan to dodge in all directions.

Seeing this, Su Qinghuan steeled her resolve.

"Purple Sun Sword Technique, Flowing Clouds!"

She wielded her long sword with incredible speed and skill, seizing an opportunity to sever the tiger's foreleg with a single strike.

……

As the last skeleton knight fell, the hall returned to deathly silence.

Su Qinghuan sheathed her longsword, slightly out of breath, her forehead covered in fragrant sweat.

"Are you alright?"

Lu Xuan handed her a Qi-restoring pill.

Su Qinghuan shook her head, swallowed the pill, and her complexion became slightly rosier.

"It's nothing, it just took a lot of energy."

After a short rest, the two continued walking deeper into the main hall.

The further they went in, the denser the demonic energy became, even obstructing their vision.

Finally, after passing through layers of mist, the two arrived at the deepest part of the main hall.

There was a huge, bottomless pit there, seemingly leading straight to the earth's core.

At the edge of the deep pit, there was a strange plant that was completely black and shaped like a skull.

The plant emitted a faint, eerie light, and the surrounding demonic energy seemed to be drawn to it, flowing towards it in an endless stream.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xuan's pupils shrank sharply, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"This is... the Netherworld Vine?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghuan's expression changed.

This thing is said to grow in extremely yin places, feeding on the flesh and souls of living beings, and is extremely ferocious.

Moreover, once it matures, it will develop sentience and be able to manipulate the surrounding corpses for its own use.

"Then...were those skeletons and monsters just now controlled by it?"

Before the words were even finished, the previously still Netherworld Vine suddenly moved.

Several jet-black vines, like venomous snakes, shot out from the ground, carrying a nauseating, fishy smell, and coiled towards the two of them.

The vines are covered with sharp thorns; if you get entangled in them, you'll be drained of your life force in an instant.

Lu Xuan reacted extremely quickly, wielding the Devouring Heaven Sword and unleashing a sword aura.

when!

The sword energy struck the vines, producing a metallic clang, leaving only a shallow white mark.

Lu Xuan frowned slightly.

"So hard!"

The toughness of this Netherworld Ghost Vine is comparable to that of a high-grade spiritual weapon.

"If the hard approach doesn't work, let's try the soft approach."

Lu Xuan snorted coldly, and the Primordial Pearl within his body began to circulate, causing a flame formed from chaotic energy to cover the sword.

"Haotian Sword Technique, Burn the Heavens!"

The crimson sword energy slashed out once more.

This time, the vine seemed to have met its nemesis, instantly bursting into flames with a sizzling sound, writhing wildly a few times, and retreating back into the ground.

Lu Xuan then pulled Su Qinghuan up and rushed towards the edge of the deep pit.

However, the Netherworld Ghost Vine clearly did not intend to let the two go easily.

Rumble!

The ground trembled violently, and countless thicker vines burst forth from the soil, weaving together into a huge black net that completely blocked the two's path.

At the same time, extremely beautiful black flowers bloomed on the vines.

The flower petals opened, spraying out plumes of pink poisonous mist.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xuan let out a low shout.

"Hold your breath!"

He brandished his longsword, blocking all the poisonous mist from entering.

However, the poisonous fog was all-pervasive, and even with the protective spiritual energy, Su Qinghuan still felt dizzy.

"We can't let this poisonous fog trap us; we must finish this quickly!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Xuan's eyes.

"Qinghuan, lend me a hand!"

"good!"

Su Qinghuan gritted her teeth, her spiritual power surging wildly within her body, and the long sword in her hand transformed into a purple beam of light, fiercely piercing towards the center of the vine net.

"Purple Sun Sword Technique, Dawn Break!"

The purple beam of light, like a sharp sword, tore a gap in the vine net.

Lu Xuan seized the opportunity, leaped up, and wielded the Heaven-Swallowing Sword with immense power, slashing down through the gap.

"Cut it off!"

With a snap, countless vines broke apart under the sword, and black sap splattered everywhere.

The Netherworld Vine was severely injured, letting out a mournful scream. Then, all the vines instantly retreated underground, never daring to show their faces again.

The two then had a brief respite and caught their breath.

"This damn thing is really troublesome."

Lu Xuan glanced at the bottomless pit, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

What lies hidden beneath this deep pit?

Su Qinghuan hesitated for a moment.

"Your Highness, shall we go down?"

The atmosphere below instilled in her an instinctive fear, which is why she asked that question.

Lu Xuan, however, remained resolute.

"We've come this far, why should we turn back? Besides, there's no way out."

"Walk!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he leaped into the deep pit.

Su Qinghuan gritted her teeth and followed closely behind.

The two plummeted rapidly into the darkness, the wind whistling past their ears.

After an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of light finally appeared below.

It is a huge underground lake.