Chapter 921: Chapter 97 Goodbye_2

“Here we go,” Yan Yu said seriously, “True Obscure.”

“Then let’s go,” the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent paused for a moment, then suddenly said, “Yan Yu…”

“It’s an honor to know you.”

As the voice fell, sword light erupted!

Yan Yu once again transformed into the fierce sun, shooting directly towards the Head-falling Ba.

The latter immediately opened its mouth wide, spewing out a dark green saliva waterfall that turned into seven or eight flood dragon shapes in the air, writhing and fiercely shouting, simultaneously curling from all around the sword light with a momentum seemingly trying to utterly crush it.

Then, it shattered upon the intense intersection of the Sword Qi.

As the Sword Intent had said, in today’s world, all objects and spells, no matter how strong and domineering, when encountering True Obscure Sword Qi, are left with only one fate: to evaporate and extinguish, with no other possibilities!

The Sun Sword Qi was unstoppable, breaking through all saliva waterfalls. The Head-falling Ba finally realized the danger, planning to activate its Divine Skills to flee, but found that the space around it was severely twisted, sealed by the True Solar Fire of the Sword Qi!

It roared in terror and anger on the spot, the sound shaking thousands of miles, not only spreading across the entire Central South Peninsula but even reaching up to Jingnan, Lu Country, affecting tens of millions, with nearly a thousand cases of eardrum perforations bleeding on the spot.

The next second, the True Obscure Sword Qi finally penetrated the mouth of the Head-falling Ba!

Its body suddenly swelled a great deal, and first, from top to bottom, every pore began to emit light, then its face cracked and broke open, terrifying light and heat flames spurting from the splits, much like an erupting underground volcano.

The huge Head-falling Ba’s expression twisted in terror, resembling a giant firecracker filled with excessive amounts of explosives, soon torn apart by the internal True Solar Fire!

Shockwaves from the ground spread in all directions, completely leveling the trees corroded by the venom. Flames and black smoke rose up, forming a massive mushroom cloud in the air, almost completely breaking through the Earth’s atmosphere.

Yan Yu plummeted from the air, but Huang Tingjian was faster, arriving below him to catch him.

“Hmph.” Watching the distant fireball that was the Head-falling Ba, he said contemptuously, “So much for the Orochi plan.”

“Right, True Obscure?”

In the Sea of Consciousness, silence followed.

Yan Yu sighed in disenchantment, leisurely turning the sword light when he saw Li Minghu coming from a distance with Sword Control.

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The rampage of the Head-falling Ba had finally ended, but the aftermath of the event was still ongoing.

Over tens of thousands of square kilometers of the Southern Border were completely polluted, the surface riddled with marshes and underground water turned to venom, expected to take a hundred thousand years for natural self-repair.

After all, the venom of the Head-falling Ba wasn’t something that could be degraded by microorganisms or ultraviolet light.

The surface of these lands was perennially filled with severely toxic miasma, where people and animals would die within seconds of exposure. Without specialized detoxifying Magic Treasures or Spells, even Cultivators could hardly escape disaster.

Looking on the bright side, Lu Country no longer had to worry about problems from the Southern Border, as the sorcerers from the Southern Border could hardly traverse these contaminated lands easily. However, the miasma could be moved by the seasonal winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, even risking moving northward into Nanjiang in Lingyou, almost vexing Lu Country to death.

Yan Yu and Li Minghu returned to the base of Annan Army, confirming that half of the beheading squad had returned. The rest were still being searched for, but considering the reality that the Head-falling Ba had been killed, as long as they were still alive now, they should encounter no further life-threatening danger.

After a brief treatment in the medical room, Yan Yu received a call from Li Weiguo immediately:

“You worked hard.”

“It wasn’t hard,” Yan Yu said indifferently, “Ridding evil and protecting the path, it’s just the natural duty of a Cultivator.”

“Hmm,” Li Weiguo didn’t ask about the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent, only saying, “The team that went to the Pacific Ocean to find the True Obscurity Sun Sword itself still hasn’t had any results.”

“In the deep sea, to find an entrance to a Mysterious Realm isn’t that easy,” Yan Yu sighed, “But he mentioned to me before that the reason why he could sense the approximate location of the body was because someone disturbed its slumber.”

“The Yin Yang Bureau,” Li Weiguo pondered.

“If we start with the latest movements of the Yin Yang Bureau, perhaps we can trace the clues to the True Obscurity Sun Sword.” Yan Yu was not making baseless guesses; he had thought about this issue before, “I remember Liu Longtao once said that the Onmyoji are not entirely united, and some of them may be willing to cooperate with us.”

“We will have someone specialized handle this.” Li Weiguo said kindly, “You have just been through a big battle, don’t worry too much about it, go back to the base and rest well.”

Yan Yu wanted to say he wasn’t really tired, the main contribution was from the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent, but this thought made him somewhat depressed. Although the sword intent was haughty at first but respectful later, arrogant and foolish, he still missed it abruptly now that it was gone.

Forget it, let’s go back first.

After returning to the Wudang Mountain base, Yan Yu gathered the girls of the Zhenhai Team and loudly announced, “Your captain is back.”

“Captain, you’ve worked hard.” Lin Ning immediately expressed her support, “I’ll make something for you to eat, what do you want?”

“I want fried chicken legs,” Zhao Yuanzhen said.

“Okay, I’ll make fried chicken legs…” Lin Ning subconsciously turned to leave but suddenly realized, pouting, “Zhao, don’t interrupt! Let the captain say what he wants to eat first!”

“It’s okay,” Yan Yu waved his hand, “fried chicken legs are fine.”

Su Yun Jin looked at his expression and secretly telepathically advised everyone:

“Although the captain looks indifferent, he must be very upset now that the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent is gone. Everyone be mindful these next few days, take care of the captain’s mood, and don’t add fuel to the fire.”

“Yes, I can empathize,” Xie Ruoxi sighed, “I once raised a Rhode Island chicken when I was a child, since it hatched and for half a year. When it passed away, I was very sad.”

“How did it die?” Chen Lingyun suddenly asked.

“Uh, it was killed by a Calico cat owned by a neighbor,” Xie Ruoxi said sorrowfully, “By the time I got back, it was already in the pot. I could only eat while crying. I still remember the taste of that meal.”

“Cats are really an annoying kind of animal,” Chen Lingyun nodded, “Free and unruly, not listening to discipline, nothing good about them other than being cute.”

“That doesn’t sound right,” Zhao Yuanzhen suddenly asked, “I feel like your mom killed the chicken and lied to you that it was killed by the cat?”

“Definitely not,” Xie Ruoxi muttered, “That cat had a history. I had raised ducks, pigeons, and fish before, and they all were killed by it soon after growing up.”

“Why are you all suddenly quiet?” Yan Yu suddenly asked, “Are you secretly telepathically communicating behind my back?”

“Nothing, we were just discussing what to eat,” Su Yun Jin quickly explained, “Ningning is going to get vegetables from the canteen.”

“Hmph,” Yan Yu stood up discontentedly, feeling more irritated as he looked at them, “I am the one who returned from the battlefield, yet here you people uninvolved just enjoy the meal.”

“Where are you going, captain?” Lin Ning asked.

“Back to my room, call me when it’s ready.”

Yan Yu left without looking back. Lin Ning took down everyone’s orders and then headed to the base’s canteen.

The Wudang Mountain base has a canteen because not only Cultivators who practice Fasting work here but also many ordinary civilian staff and engineers.

The chefs in the kitchen also recognized her and came over to help the cultivator, diligently preparing the ingredients.

As Lin Ning picked up the spoon and poured oil into the pan, she suddenly heard the voice of Jing Zhongxian in her Sea of Consciousness:

“Why didn’t your captain bring you along this time for the battle in Nanjiang?”

“It’s not unusual,” Lin Ning subconsciously explained, “The Southern Border is already covered by the Annan Army and the Pingxi Army. Why would our Zhendong Army Cultivators go there? As for the captain, he is a Sword Holder of Lu Country, that’s why he went.”

“I see,” Jing Zhongxian realized, “So, your captain’s capabilities have widened to an insurmountable gap from yours. In the future, the tasks handed to you won’t need his presence due to the level of difficulty; but the tasks he handles are now beyond your capacity to accompany him.”

Lin Ning suddenly felt a suffocating sensation because Jing Zhongxian’s words struck her biggest worry.

Still, she stubbornly retorted:

“Who says? He’s not a Sword Holder anymore, it will still be based on our own strengths from now on. Wait till I achieve Core Formation, maybe I’ll catch up to him directly!”