Chapter 815: Chapter 639: The Task from Many Years Ago_2

Slowly, even if unwilling, Higurashi Gushan could only bow his head, because the power that originally belonged to him was no longer under his control.

“This is indeed a genius idea, sealing the power within the weapon.” Nekomata sneered.

“Have you forgotten the contract you made with me back then?”

“Accepting my power is equivalent to accepting all the destiny I have arranged for you.”

“Your soul is the weight placed on the scale.”

“And they all belong to me!”

Higurashi Gushan let out a cry of pain, a pain not from the body, but from the complete enslavement of the soul.

The spiritual light in his eyes was gradually erased, the blood-red power shattered the surrounding ice, and his emaciated body was buried within the ice cave.

Not long after, a violent explosion was heard, the collapsed ice layers were breached, and a figure leapt into the air.

A pale face, a vacant expression, and eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuations.

At this moment, Higurashi Gushan had been completely stripped of the spirituality a human should have, turned into a puppet and a machine.

“Good, very good!”

Nekomata displayed a satisfied smile.

“Find this person and kill him!”

Information was transmitted, and within Higurashi Gushan’s consciousness appeared the image of Roger.

For a Transcendent of Nekomata’s level, identifying someone was beyond mere appearance and physique.

What mattered more was the aura of power.

“Right, there’s one more thing.” Nekomata seemed to remember something, “Complete your unfinished task, find that escapee.”

“That cunning guy!”

At this moment, the passage in front of Nekomata was slowly closing, and just as she withdrew her gaze, a figure from afar intruded into her view.

“Is it you?!”

Nekomata glared fiercely, looking at the just-arrived Roger.

“It’s him, kill him!”

“Kill him for me!”

At the moment the passage closed, Nekomata gave Higurashi Gushan the order.

Sizzle!

The passage completely closed, and sweeping over with his gaze, Roger noticed Higurashi Gushan floating in mid-air.

“Still a step too late.”

Roger was just about to probe Higurashi Gushan’s reaction, but the next moment a cold gleam flashed.

Swoosh!

Followed immediately by a thunderous roar.

In the place where he had just stood, two intersecting blade marks appeared, the ice shattered, and Higurashi Gushan held blades in both hands, slightly turning to look at Roger who had dodged his attack.

“So fast?”

Roger’s heart skipped a beat, knowing that Higurashi Gushan was on the same level as the Sword Master Cold Crow, an Extreme Path Sword Master.

Back when faced with the aggressive Master of Kurokawa, Higurashi Gushan easily forced him back, and many years ago he might have also once crossed swords with Sword Master Cold Crow.

Roger thought he had already overestimated the strength of an Extreme Path Sword Master, but truly becoming an enemy, Roger realized his previous thoughts were completely wrong.

Having determined his own path, becoming an Extreme Path Sword Master, even if his power was not on par with those ordinary Sword Masters who have immersed for years.

Yet the two are clearly not comparable.

Just a moment ago, as Higurashi Gushan launched his attack, Roger simultaneously released the Alder Sword Seal and exerted influence through the surrounding space.

But he found that the influence of the Alder Sword Seal was minimal, instead, the intense aura of slaughter from Higurashi Gushan’s body caused him to lose composure, his energy became agitated.

This is Higurashi Gushan’s Way of the Asura, an extremely aggressive attack method.

“Mr. Higurashi, I’m Roger, a friend of Senka, do you remember me?”

Roger tentatively asked.

But the answer he got was two sharp blades of light, this time Roger did not retreat, instead choosing to confront actively.

The Sword of Destiny blocked horizontally, in the blink of an eye the two had exchanged more than ten blows.

Being influenced by Nekomata did not mean Higurashi Gushan became a mindless machine; without Roger’s control, the Elder of Shadows attacked entirely based on instinct.

But Higurashi Gushan was much stronger.

Roger quickly felt the pressure.

“Master, let me help you!”

Uma’s voice came from beside his ear, but Roger firmly shook his head; the man in front of him was Senka’s father, who had also helped him before, even with the capability to defeat him, Roger could not bear to strike him down.

He was considering how to neutralize Nekomata’s influence on Higurashi Gushan.

Higurashi Gushan’s combat power already exceeded Roger, one side hesitant, the other could unleash his power without scruples, with the disparity growing, Roger was frequently thrown into crisis within just a few breaths.

At this time, not to mention helping Higurashi Gushan break free from control, even Roger himself found it hard to extricate from the opponent’s attacks.

“This isn’t the way, if this continues, you’ll definitely get hurt!”

In addition to his inherent power, Roger now had various methods, if he unrestrainedly exploded, he could absolutely withstand Higurashi Gushan’s attack in a short time.

But such an approach was meaningless in solving the problem, as Roger hesitated, from afar came two sounds of something tearing through the air.

He was shocked, a glance from the corner of his eyes caught Higurashi Senka and Yuan Guanghai.

“Don’t come over!” Roger shouted anxiously.

With the energy intensity between him and Higurashi Gushan at this moment, even being swept by the aftershocks of the attack was not something Yuan Guanghai and the two could withstand.

At this moment, Higurashi Gushan’s actions paused slightly, in the next moment his attacks became even more frenzied!

“Leave here!”

Roger shouted loudly.

Higurashi Senka was about to move forward, but was grabbed by Yuan Guanghai, then a red blade flash swept past, Roger blocked it just in time but still a small portion of power scattered out, directly towards Yuan Guanghai and the two.

Yuan Guanghai stepped on the ground, the Broad Sword in his hand stood up, but even the scattered power was not something he could withstand now.

With a muffled groan, his face turned pale, but he still barely maintained his figure’s stability, because behind him was the emotionally fluctuating Higurashi Senka.

“Retreat!”

Roger’s voice came again.

“Return to the Tower of Shadows!”

Yuan Guanghai no longer hesitated, the Shadow’s Power enveloping the two flickered, moments later, their bodies vanished from the original spot.

Under Higurashi Gushan’s constant pressure, Roger felt his understanding of the Alder Sword Seal soar rapidly, but at this moment Higurashi Gushan’s state was extremely peculiar, Roger dared not risk his life.

Seizing the opportunity, his figure retreated violently, escaping into the shadows, then vanished in the Land of Eternal Darkness.

Roger’s sudden departure made a hint of confusion appear on Higurashi Gushan’s ice-like face, but he only hesitated briefly, palm pushing flat, a red corridor appeared.

Higurashi Gushan stepped into it, when he appeared again, he had arrived at the Everworld, but at this moment the Everworld seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

The surrounding chaos however, was not much different from the Land of Eternal Darkness.

“Unfinished task…”

In Higurashi Gushan’s mind flashed an old face, a name blurted out.

“Sword Master Cold Crow!”

Mentioning this name, his body tensed abruptly, even without meeting felt like confronting a formidable enemy.

But soon the blood-red glow filled his eyes, he gripped the Twin Blades in his hands, looking towards a distant direction.

At this time, from the surrounding bushes suddenly emerged several sneaky figures, seeing Higurashi Gushan’s lack of reaction, the sound of wind being sliced was heard, a shadow flickered past, pouncing violently!

Sizzle!

He didn’t even need to raise his blade, the red glow surrounding Higurashi Gushan’s body flashed, and the pouncing shadow was sliced into several pieces, before they hit the ground, the flickering red glow greedily drained the Essence Blood from them!

While in the Everworld, Higurashi Gushan’s state was completely different from that in the Land of Eternal Darkness.

He seemed to become even more aggressive.

The red glow faintly formed a greedy ghostly face.

Meanwhile, on the picturesque Qinglu Mountain, an unexpected guest descended from the sky.

No formalities of a visit, no equal communication, it was pure tyrannical oppression!

“From today onwards, the Funiu Sword Pavilion need not exist!”