Chapter 1306: You’re Still With Me

Chapter 1306: You’re Still With Me

Lin Nuo looked at the scene, feeling complex emotions.

He had suspected that Aike was hiding a trick up his sleeve, so he had mentally prepared himself for complications, but witnessing this still troubled him.

“Damn it, what new trick are you pulling now? I can’t waste my Demon Soul Power on you.”

Watching the four great Demon Beast souls merge with Aike, it was clear he was about to undergo a transformation into the ultimate big BOSS.

Lin Nuo thought, maybe that dragon soul in the sword could merge with him too; if everyone else was merging, he’d feel pretty embarrassed if he didn’t.

Besides those four great Demon Beast souls, the surrounding Demon Beast souls were also starting to be absorbed, Aike seemed to be gathering energy like collecting energy balls, a swarm of Demon Beasts sacrificing their lives to fuel him.

Lin Nuo sensed the overwhelming Demon Qi pushing toward him, much stronger than anything he had encountered in the Demon Realm.

Let’s test the waters first.

Lin Nuo concentrated energy into his right fist and swung powerfully toward Aike.

The result was obvious: it hit, but had no effect.

The souls of the four divine-class Demon Beasts granted Aike unprecedented power, and in his home ground, the Demon Realm, he truly felt like a dominant ruler.

“Let’s give him a taste of sword energy.”

Lin Nuo said to Su Kexin, suggesting that the protagonist take the lead. If she could break through, then Aike was just bluffing, a paper tiger that could be easily toppled.

Responding to the order, Su Kexin gathered her spirit energy and suddenly swung her sword, the sword energy taking on the form of a phoenix as it flew straight at Aike.

The sword energy was precise, hitting Aike directly.

However, it was swallowed by the powerful Demon Qi without a trace, completely ineffective.

“This guy’s gone a bit overboard.”

Lin Nuo shook his head; even Su Kexin’s sword energy had no impact on Aike, and things were likely about to take a turn for the worse for them.

“Senior Brother, where should we attack next?”

Su Kexin was unwilling to accept defeat, but kept the bigger picture in mind and listened to Lin Nuo’s commands without pushing back.

“Attack? Let’s just run away.”

Lin Nuo hurriedly led Su Kexin to flee, but she was unwilling. They had already teamed up to bring down the four great beasts; they were just one step away from victory, and now they were supposed to escape?

Unwilling, absolutely unwilling.

“Why? We’ve come this far. When will we have another chance if we run now? Senior Brother, let’s team up to kill him, and then we can go home and get married.”

“Quit thinking about marriage all the time. We need to get out while he’s still not fully formed; there will be another chance.”

“Are we really no match for him? Even if we run now, will we be able to defeat him later?”

Su Kexin was reluctant, muttering complaints, but ultimately decided to follow Lin Nuo’s words.

“Of course, everything should be according to Senior Brother’s advice. If Senior Brother says to go, then we’ll go.”

Honestly, Lin Nuo wasn’t sure where they could escape to.

But facing Aike head-on would definitely put them at a disadvantage. They needed to wait until he had recovered.

The barrier that Ling Meng had broken earlier had been repaired, but it was now weaker than before. He figured if Su Kexin could slash through it, there was a good chance of breaking through.

“Slash a way out.”

“Okay.”

Su Kexin’s sharp sword moved in a circle on the barrier, finally carving out an exit.

“Great, let’s go.”

Lin Nuo led Su Kexin out of the barrier, taking advantage of the fact that Aike was still merging with the four beast souls.

You take your time transforming; once you’re done, you can play by yourself.

This escape seemed smooth; they had broken through the barrier without any pursuers, getting out of Aike’s hunting range shouldn’t be a problem.

However…

Suddenly, several giant heavy swords fell from the sky, towering as high as half of Tianling Mountain, surrounding Lin Nuo and Su Kexin.

All the heavy swords were wrapped in chains, and numerous tombs could be seen appearing around them.

They seemed to be surrounded by graveyards, and they could even hear the wails of resentful spirits, the air heavy with the scent of death.

“Senior Brother, this…”

“We can’t run anymore.”

Lin Nuo realized that the linked chains had formed a new barrier, one even more solid and impenetrable than before.

Trapped, there was no escape.

“This isn’t your home; you can’t just leave whenever you want. Come on, continue to show off your strength, humans.”

Aike’s voice boomed, deeper than before, echoing ominously in their ears.

“Ugh, I hate this voice.”

Su Kexin was disgusted by the sound, covering her ears, but it cut right through her hand, leaving her unable to block it out.

Lin Nuo looked up to see Aike floating in the air, arms wide open like a malevolent cult leader overlooking the vast land.

His appearance hadn’t changed much, but the four beast souls were now floating beside him, each with blood-red eyes filled with fury, blood dripping from their mouths.

“Hey, if you have any tricks, just let them loose; I’m out of moves, so go ahead and blast me.”

Lin Nuo shouted at Aike above, claiming he was out of tricks, but in reality, his available options had little effect.

“Heh, don’t rush. Let me show you the power of the fusion of these four beast souls.”

Aike gathered his Demon Soul Power, preparing to strike, but Lin Nuo interjected loudly:

“I told you, you should’ve done this from the start. Was it necessary for my people to run? You’ve gotten a bit inflated.”

“Heh, you’ll be out of strength to talk soon enough.”

In an instant, the dragon soul and sparrow soul floating near Aike spat out magic orbs toward the sky. The two magic orbs collided, causing an explosion that scattered numerous fragments, showering down like a meteor rain.

These fragments were razor-sharp; Lin Nuo barely managed to protect himself with a shield, but he had to keep dodging, while Su Kexin’s holy shield could only withstand a few hits. Even so, she wasn’t Luo Xiaoxue, and in the end, it was Lin Nuo who had to help her dodge.

The shield couldn’t hold, and with the fragments raining down densely, there was no way to evade them. Su Kexin immediately swung her sword to retaliate; every time the sword energy transformed into phoenix twin souls, it could only push back a little before fading.

Su Kexin simply kept swinging her sword, hoping to last through the barrage until they ran out.

But Aike was relentless; he treated Lin Nuo and Su Kexin like captured prey, torturing them with the same moves over and over.

“This guy’s got a typical villain flaw.”

“What flaw, Senior Brother?”

“Why play when you could just kill them directly?”

Lin Nuo grumbled; logically, Aike could have ended it with a single devastating move, but he chose to drag it out.

Does he think he’s cool or something?

“What should we do, Senior Brother? Do we keep breaking through?”

“Can’t break through, we need to face his spirit technique. If it gets too intense, don’t force it; you still have me.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Su Kexin felt a warmth in her heart. 【You still have me】—nothing was more reassuring than that.

“Senior Brother, don’t push yourself either, because you still have me.”