The Unparalleled Sword Emperor-Chapter 684 - 682: Great Desolation Skill (40th Update)

The First Princess was stunned when she heard Lin Bai’s cry.

In an instant, the First Princess saw Lin Bai dash towards her. Behind him, under a dark hole thousands of meters wide, thousands of monsters were charging out with furious roars.

Lin Bai’s face was solemn. As he passed the First Princess, he grabbed her and began to flee.

"Feng Lei Divine Wings!"

Lin Bai activated the Feng Lei Divine Wings, aiming for the entrance and moving at extreme speed.

Roar—

The roars of the monsters behind him were annoying.

Swoosh—

A purple-green flash of lightning zoomed past the passageway and arrived in front of the stone wall in an instant. Lin Bai stepped through it, taking the First Princess with him.

The monsters followed closely.

However, when they slammed into the stone wall, they couldn’t pass through.

Lin Bai stepped out from the stone wall, looking back at it in shock.

"They won’t be able to come through, right?" stammered the First Princess, panicked.

"I don’t know."

Lin Bai, looking serious, shook his head.

Just at that moment.

Bang Bang—

Thudding sounds came from the other side of the wall.

Behind the wall were continuous sounds of terrifying screams.

Lin Bai said, "It seems like they can’t get through."

The First Princess asked, "Then how did that monster get through before?"

Lin Bai shook his head in silence.

This manor is weird.

"Let’s leave first. This is no longer a safe place."

Lin Bai, while holding the First Princess, stepped onto a flying sword and flew away. After traveling several hundred thousand miles, they settled in a small, quiet town and rented a room in an inn.

Once back in their room.

Both Lin Bai and the First Princess looked shaken.

After a long silence, the First Princess said, "If these monsters break through that wall, with each having at least the strength of Human Elixir Realm, not only Dayue Kingdom will be destroyed, but Shenwu Kingdom won’t be able to avoid its doom either."

Lin Bai said, "Indeed, if they run out, it will likely be a disaster for the Lingdong 700 States. We might even need help from the Miracle Ridge."

The First Princess said, "What kind of monsters are they? I’ve read all the histories of every state in Lingdong 700 States and all the lands, but I’ve never come across such creatures."

Lin Bai silently shook his head.

This kind of monster had no eyes or nose, only a mouth full of sharp teeth and flesh wings on its back.

Lin Bai took out a dozen storage bags, one of which belonged to the Sect Leader of the Desolate Sect. He said, "I hope this deceased leader of the Desolate Sect has given us some useful information."

The First Princess quickly came over.

Lin Bai slowly opened the storage bag of the Sect Leader of the Desolate Sect. Many items inside had turned into ashes over the years, but one thing remained intact.

A beast skin ancient book.

Opening the book, it read, "Great Desolation Skill."

Lin Bai glanced at it, and then at the other storage bags. "There’s nothing else. There’s no information left about what the monsters are."

The First Princess said, "Amazing, the Great Desolation Skill! I didn’t expect to obtain the secret technique passed down from the Desolate Sect a thousand years ago."

Lin Bai felt slightly relieved, "That stone wall blocks the monsters’ escape. As they haven’t escaped in a thousand years, they probably won’t be able to escape now."

The First Princess said, "That’s right. We’ll inform the Royal Family of Dayue Kingdom about this later and let them deal with it. If they can’t handle it, we’ll have to notify the Miracle Ridge."

"Hmm."

Lin Bai nodded in agreement.

A solitary mountain ten thousand miles away from the Imperial Capital of Dayue Kingdom.

An abandoned manor stood there, which was the former entrance to the Desolate Sect.

Lin Bai said, "When I first found that manor, I found quite a few skeletons inside. I thought they were the result of martial artists’ fights, but now it seems they were killed by those monsters."

The First Princess said, "You mean, someone once discovered the mountain range of the Desolate Sect and attempted to establish a family or sect there, building the manor."

"Unfortunately, their good times were short. As soon as they finished building the manor, they were discovered by the monsters, who burst out and killed them all."

Lin Bai nodded, "I think it’s more than that. I suppose many martial artists who ventured into the manor for a rest were also killed by the monsters."

"But luckily, as long as there isn’t a massive number of Human Elixir Realm monsters charging out, the Lingdong 700 States won’t be in great danger."

Lin Bai thought quickly.

The manor would often produce monsters below the Human Elixir Realm.

Presumably, unless someone as overpowering as Lin Bai ventures in, any Half-step Divine Pill Realm martial artists who enter will probably be killed.

Lin Bai said with a smile, "Let’s take a look at the Great Desolation Skill."

The First Princess gave a smile at his words, intrigued by the secret technique of the Desolate Sect.

The two of them sat together, memorizing the characters and sentences in the beast skin ancient book.

"It’s truly miraculous; it can seize the essence of heaven and earth." Lin Bai exclaimed surprisingly after finishing reading.

As the First Princess previously mentioned, the Great Desolation Skill could instantly draw out all the spiritual energy from within thousands of miles of mountains, rivers, forests, flowers, and rocks, greatly enhancing a martial artist’s strength.

The Desolate Sect had once stood at the peak of the Lingdong 700 States with this secret technique, and no one could topple them.

If it wasn’t for the sudden appearance of that monster within their mountain gate, the Peerless Sect would still be in the Dayue Kingdom, reigning supreme Under Heaven.

However, the Great Desolation Skill had a massive drawback—it could only be maintained for half an hour.

After half an hour, the Great Desolation Skill would lose its effect, and martial artists would enter a phase of weakness as a price for overusing their potential.

A martial artist experiencing this weakness would be powerless, and even a Xuanwu Realm martial artist could easily strike them down.

The First Princess said, "You have a duel with the King of Sheng Yue tomorrow. Once you learn this secret technique, it could be one of your trump cards."

Lin Bai laughed, "Let’s learn it together. It’s less tiring to share the work."

Without amusement, the First Princess glared at Lin Bai, "Be serious!"

Lin Bai gave a soft smile and started practicing Great Desolation Skill with the First Princess.

Despite the drawback of the weakness phase in Great Desolation Skill, both Lin Bai and the First Princess decided to learn it.

While they might not use it often, they could keep the Great Desolation Skill as a trump card.

If Lin Bai and the First Princess ever find themselves in a desperate situation where they have to fight tooth and nail, utilizing the Great Desolation Skill could potentially change the course of the battle.