"This..." Li Lin was stunned for a moment. It was false to say he was unmoved by this stunningly beautiful woman, secretly wondering if she was joking or serious.
"Alright, I won't make it difficult for you anymore," Cuiyu said softly. "Let's look for an exit and see if we can get out."
The two then started searching among the rubble, standing on the highest pile of debris. The plaza was truly vast, stretching out for tens of thousands of meters, with what appeared to be an ancient palace that hadn't completely collapsed in the distance.
"Let's go check out that place," Li Lin said, eyeing the ancient palace in front of them. With a flash of Qi under his feet, he dashed towards it.
"Lin'er, be careful," Cuiyu whispered.
Moments later, the two were standing outside the ancient palace. From a distance, the palace didn't seem large, but up close, Li Lin was surprised to find one of its walls stretching two to three hundred meters in length and tens of meters in height. The wall, cracked with huge fissures, exuded an ancient aura.
"This aura seems somewhat strange," Li Lin frowned, saying they hadn't even entered yet but already felt a bizarre energy fluctuating as if there was power pulsating within.
"This is the residual power of a strong attack, which hasn't dissipated into the world because it's inside this grand formation. Judging by its level, there must have been at least Martial Sovereign level experts battling here," Cuiyu said, furrowing her brows.
Li Lin looked around at the massive ruins, guessing it had been at least a thousand years since anyone had been here. The fact that the attack power hadn't dissipated after thousands of years suggested that only a Martial Sovereign, a top-tier terrifying expert, could possess such power.
"Let's go inside and take a look," Li Lin said lightly. Having come this far, it made no sense not to explore.
The palace was not too badly damaged, at least the front part where a large door still stood. Cuiyu, too, was clearly curious, and they both slowly entered through the palace doors.
With Qi circulating inside his body, Li Lin was vigilant, observing his surroundings. The interior of the grand palace was dim, supported by several huge stone pillars. The ceiling was cracked open in several places, letting in beams of light. It was very quiet, likely undisturbed for thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years.
"It looks like the strong ones from the Yunyang Sect haven't been here," Cuiyu observed softly.
"Be careful." Just then, Li Lin suddenly shouted, pulling Cuiyu back as they quickly retreated.
"Whoosh!"
Inside the grand hall, the previously quiet and calm space suddenly twisted violently, making a sound like flowing water. As this sound spread, the spatial fluctuations inside the hall became terrifyingly intense.
With the energy fluctuating, several half-meter-sized orbs of light appeared in the hall, bringing with them a terrifying aura and what seemed like a tremendous oppressive force.
As Li Lin retreated, he looked at the twisting space and the orbs of light within the bizarre fluctuations, feeling an extremely powerful energy fluctuation. This fluctuation was fierce, as if it was about to erupt due to being triggered.
"These are the residual attack powers of strong ones, concentrated here," Cuiyu quickly said.
"This residual attack power seems to have transformed into energy," Li Lin said as he stood at the palace doorway, watching the orbs of light floating inside. Though they were violently powerful, they no longer seemed like mere attack power but had transformed into streams of energy.
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"The residual attack powers of strong ones, after thousands or even tens of thousands of years, have not entirely dissipated but transformed into energy. These energies gathering together still have an attacking nature," Cuiyu whispered beside him. "So much residual attack power not dissipating and gathering here suggests this place is not simple. There might be treasures inside."
"Treasures?" Li Lin immediately became interested.
"In some sealed spaces, disconnected from heaven and earth, the attack powers of strong ones can remain undissipated for thousands of years. However, these undissipated powers do not usually gather together. Over time, they will eventually dissipate. But the energy within this grand hall is likely the result of many undissipated attack powers converging, indicating there must be some secrets inside," Cuiyu explained softly.
"I wonder what secrets there are," Li Lin raised an eyebrow. It seemed that the strong ones from the Yunyang Sect had not been here, making it possible that there could indeed be treasures inside.
"Whoosh!"
Inside the grand hall, the energy orbs made another series of bizarre sounds, and the space began to fluctuate again, seemingly sensing the presence of Li Lin and Cuiyu. The energy orbs slowly moved towards them.
"This is bad, the energy is attacking us," Cuiyu's face darkened.
Feeling the aura of the energy fluctuations, Li Lin frowned. This energy was undoubtedly terrifying.
"This energy is derived from attack power, undoubtedly either Qi or the energy of natural elements. I wonder if I can absorb this energy," Li Lin pondered, theorizing that his Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique might be able to absorb it.
"Ssshh…"
At that moment, the energy orbs charged towards them, ripping through the spatial ripples inside the grand hall.
"Be careful," Cuiyu shouted, raising her hand slowly and then suddenly clenching it, sending out a burst of energy.
"Let's test the power," Li Lin's expression darkened, and he launched a yellow palm print with his hands, striking the first energy orb with a powerful blow.
"Bang bang!"
The two massive energies collided, creating a huge muffled sound as the force rapidly spread.
"Thud thud." Li Lin staggered back a few steps, then stared at the orb of light before him, his face turning to shock.
"Do not attack these energy bodies," Cuiyu also shouted loudly, seeing that the energy body in front of her was absorbing the spiritual power she had attacked it with, as if sucking it in.
"How could this be?" Li Lin was also surprised, seeing his Thousand Hand Crack Seal attack being absorbed by the energy orb. These energy bodies could not only absorb Qi but also spiritual power.
"Whoosh!"
The surrounding energy orbs quickly converged, absorbing Li Lin's palm strike in a moment.
"These energy bodies will absorb our attack power and become even stronger. We can't use our attack power anymore," Cuiyu's face changed dramatically. The orb that absorbed her spiritual power seemed to have grown slightly stronger.
"These energy bodies are too strange," Li Lin's expression became grave as he slowly retreated. The initial strike had given him a sense of the energy bodies' strength, which seemed comparable to a seventh-level Martial Spirit, not too strong, but their ability to absorb was peculiar.
"Whoosh…"
After absorbing the attack power of Li Lin and Cuiyu, the energy bodies suddenly vibrated and then merged together, seven in total, combining into one. At that moment, the entire grand hall's space began to fluctuate violently again.
"Whoosh…" Inside the grand hall, more tiny energy bodies, like raindrops, appeared, seemingly hidden within the hall, and quickly merged with the seven orbs of energy.
A two-meter-sized energy body was now fully formed in front of them, its aura climbing significantly. The grand hall was filled with dense, raindrop-like energy bodies, now all merged into one.
"The aura has become much stronger," Li Lin frowned deeply. After merging all the energy bodies, the one before them had become volatile, its released aura nearly reaching the level of a ninth-level Martial Spirit or even a Martial General.
"What do we do? Although this energy body isn't too strong, we're not in a position to deal with it now, and we can't attack it," Cuiyu said nervously to Li Lin.
Li Lin watched the volatile energy body, his injuries not yet healed, and Cuiyu had not recovered much strength either. They were likely unable to handle this energy body. The most troublesome part was that the energy body could absorb both his Qi and Cuiyu's spiritual power, effectively feeding it energy if they attacked.
"Maybe I have a way, but I don't know if it will work," Li Lin frowned and said.
"Then let's try it. This energy body has already targeted us as food," Cuiyu observed the energy body in front of them.
"Hu hu…" This terrifying energy body, now directly charging at Li Lin and Cuiyu.
"You step back," Li Lin said to Cuiyu behind him. Meanwhile, his hand seals changed, and with a flash of Qi under his feet, he didn't retreat but advanced instead.
"Let's see if you can absorb me," Li Lin shouted deeply, pushing out a several meters large Qi vortex with both hands, a bizarre force piercing through.