Proud Sword Soaring Clouds

A series of harsh scraping sounds rang out, and the entire floor began to sink. Song Mingyue and Shangguan Yutong walked over to stand by Ling Xiao, both feeling a little tense.

After a moment, they had descended about twenty-odd meters. Then, to their utter astonishment, they found they had sunk into a seemingly endless hall!

It was impossible to tell how large the hall was; with no lights, the surroundings were pitch-black. But from the echoes, they could tell the space below was extremely open and had to be massive!

Once the platform came to a stop, a faint glow illuminated the surroundings. They could now see that the floor beneath their feet was paved with smooth, dark stone slabs. Inside the hall, a thick pillar stood every fifty-odd meters. These pillars stood there silently, telling tales of millennia past.

Someone lifted a leg, about to step down, but the Gu Family disciple frowned and suddenly called out, "Hold on..."

But he was a step too late. The Sword Emperor powerhouse from the Qin Family had already touched the tip of his foot to the smooth ground... TAP!

With a soft tap, the Qin Family's Sword Emperor powerhouse stepped firmly onto the stone slab, his back leg following. Then he turned his head, his glance indifferent and his face expressionless, but the disdain in his eyes was still obvious.

The Gu Family disciple had been about to say more, but he closed his mouth at the sight. 'I did warn you, so don't blame me when you die,' he thought. 'Does he really think a Sword Emperor powerhouse... is invincible? In the face of truly powerful ancient mechanisms, a Sword Emperor's strength... is a complete joke!'

The Gu Family disciple sneered inwardly, though his face remained completely blank. He lowered his head slightly and looked at the people around him.

TAP. TAP. TAP.

The Qin Family's Sword Emperor powerhouse took each step with extreme caution. While he knew nothing of Mechanical Skill, one who had reached the Sword Emperor realm had a much stronger sense of danger than any ordinary person.

After a dozen or so steps, the path ahead became a blurry darkness. The Sword Emperor powerhouse stopped. Suddenly, his expression changed. At that same instant, the stone slab beneath his feet abruptly dropped away. The Sword Emperor's body was left hanging in mid-air; he hadn't moved an inch. It was a long time before they heard an echo from the falling slab, and... it was the sound of it hitting water!

The Qin Family Sword Emperor's expression remained unchanged. To a powerhouse of his level, such a trap was mere child's play! But at that moment, the situation changed again. A giant net swooshed down from above him.

The Sword Emperor was likely trying to show off, as he made no move to dodge. Perhaps he had no real combat experience... With a furious roar, an immeasurably vast aura erupted from him. An ink-black treasured sword, sharp enough to cut iron like mud, suddenly appeared in his hand. Facing the giant net, he sent a blast of seemingly tangible black Sword Qi from his blade, slashing viciously toward it!

The move was absolutely magnificent, making everyone feel that a powerhouse of the Sword Emperor level truly deserved his reputation. He was just so powerful!

But what happened next left everyone staring, dumbfounded. After the Sword Emperor's powerful Sword Qi slashed across the massive net, a line of fire erupted along the slash! And... it was completely undamaged!

"Fall back!"

another Sword Emperor powerhouse from the Qin Family bellowed. But by then, the giant net had already fallen, trapping the Qin Family Sword Emperor inside. Immediately after, this powerful Martial Artist, a Middle-Tier Sword Emperor, let out several terrified screams.

"Help me! Quick, help me... This thing, fuck, it's corroding me... AHHH!"

To force a Sword Emperor powerhouse to lose his composure and scream in terror like that showed just how formidable the giant net was. Five or six Sword Emperor Level powerhouses from the Qin Family flew out at once, preparing to grab the net from all sides and rescue their man. But unexpectedly, before their hands even touched the giant net, they felt a terrifying force pulling them, trying to stick them to its surface.

Frightened, the Sword Emperor powerhouses instinctively yanked their hands back. One of them was a fraction too slow, and his hand got stuck. He cried out in terror, then jerked backward with all his might. Everyone was horrified to see that his left palm was already a bloody pulp!

Looking back at the Sword Emperor enveloped by the giant net, they heard him wailing loudly and ceaselessly. At first, he was still screaming for help, but then his cries turned to roars. "Kill me! Quick... Quick... Kill me!"

It was just that almost everyone was scared stiff. Before anyone could react, the Sword Emperor powerhouse in the net had been reduced to a skeleton. After another moment, not even a trace of the skeleton was left!

The net... went limp and fell flat.

The other Qin Family Sword Emperor powerhouses stood frozen in place, utterly terrified by the scene before them. Their mouths hung slightly open as they trembled.

In the mortal world, they were undisputed powerhouses. To them, ordinary people were as insignificant as ants! But they were still just men, not true gods!

Therefore, when faced with an unknown and unconquerable mystical power, they too would feel fear and shrink back!

"That net... is so fucking weird!"

The Gu Family disciple cowered in his spot, refusing to move a single step. 'It's too terrifying,' he thought. 'A formidably strong Sword Emperor powerhouse wasn't even able to resist... obliterated without even a speck of ash remaining!'

Ling Xiao's eyes, however, lit up. 'That's definitely a magic treasure!' he thought. 'The Cultivation Realm has similar net-shaped treasures. Once you're caught, unless your power reaches a certain level, you can't escape the fate of being refined—even if your own cultivation is higher than the person who cast the net!'

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