Chapter 414 - 410: A Little Rusty

T/his chapter is updat/ed by nov(ê(l)biin.c/o/m

Chapter 414 - 410: A Little Rusty

The stiff air began to stir from Wei Wuyin’s rising aura. The bits and pieces of the cage swirled around him forming a glinting twister. The rising aura continued its ascent, causing the ground to rumble and the immediate surroundings to quake.

Those captives nearby were enshrouded by this aura, feeling their breaths caught in their throats as they disbelievingly watched Wei Wuyin’s tall backside, revealing his powerful broad shoulders and exquisite musculature from his flapping clothes.

The elderly man gawked, his heart racing a thousand beats a second. What was happening?! This youth, this seemingly naive young man, had suddenly released a spiritual aura so terrifying that he felt his own Astral Soul vibrate with fear. Fortunately, this spiritual aura wasn’t aggressive towards him, feeling safe and protected instead.

The guards nearby started, immediately readying their astral force as they erected wards. They had pensive expressions on their faces as they acted instinctively, pointing their withdrawn weapons towards Wei Wuyin. A guard shouted in questioning with a fierce, aggressive tone: "Halt! Any further actions will prompt us to use lethal force!"

The guard threatened, but it was in the elven language, causing Wei Wuyin to have absolutely no idea what was said, but it wouldn’t have mattered regardless. He inspected his hands, feeling the immense power swelling within him.

"Its been a while since I’ve fought. I hope I’m not too rusty," he laughingly commented with a grin. Since entering the Astral Core Realm, the number of fights he’d been a part of had been severely lacking. With his extraordinary status in the starfield, he was widely unchallenged and there was never a legitimate reason to unleash his might. The Grand Spirit Trials was the only opportunity, and the contestants were unwilling to offend him besides his own subordinate.

How laughable.

Recalling his bloody, violent days in the Scarlet Solaris Sect where he fought off forces from enemies, competitors, and false allies alike, he felt invigorated to the utmost.

"Surrender!" The courageous guard demanded with a fierce shout, but upon being ignored for a second later, he grasped his spear-like weapon in his hand and pounced. The spear thrust was frighteningly powerful, wading through Wei Wuyin’s spiritual aura with a slicing-air sound.

"Soul Idol?" Wei Wuyin realized this guard was a Soul Idol Phase expert, unleashing a spiritual aura that countered his own. While Wei Wuyin hadn’t unleashed a percentage of his spiritual might within this aura, it was still impressive for a Soul Idol Phase expert to attack unhindered.

The spear soon reached a few inches from his chest, threatening to puncture him thoroughly.

"Ah!" The elderly man exclaimed in panic, his mind circulating swiftly as he tried to act. Unfortunately, when he tried to circulate his cultivation base, he found himself restricted by the shackles. He violently cursed, watching as the spear that was about to touch Wei Wuyin’s clothes.

This was an instinctive reaction from him, drawing upon his innate instincts to protect a younger generation member of his race from enemies, and while valiant, it was fully unnecessary.

Bang!

Wei Wuyin’s hand was like lightning, intercepting the tip of the spear with incredible accuracy with his index finger, the very edge of it. The spear relentlessly stabbed at his finger, causing the air to explode. But after touching his fingertip, the spear was unable to venture a single iota of distance more.

The entire city’s foundation quaked intensely, several spider web-like cracks with the thickness of adult tree trunks formed beneath him, causing the earth to lift slightly. Wei Wuyin released a faint sound of surprise, "This earth is as powerful as one would expect. Incredible!"

As he said this, his stomping leg glowed with seven-colored light that flashed into the newly established cracks and crevices of the ground. It disappeared after a split second, whereby Wei Wuyin heard an explosive shout from a man.

"Who are you?!" The man was an elf, his skin a little dark yet still within the realm of white. He was middle-aged and had long grey hair despite his youthful skin. Dressed in an ash-colored uniform, he approached with explosive steps from a distance.

Wei Wuyin realized it was taking a little too long for experts to arrive, almost forgetting that mana was extremely restricted during this Season of Regression; they couldn’t fly. Using astral force for flight was possible, but moving at rapid speeds consumed an absurd amount of astral force.

They seemed ready for a fight, making conservation decisions already.

Wei Wuyin didn’t wait or answer, looking at the building as Ai Juling and her companions had now left, arriving at the scene as their spiritual sense investigated the situation.

A middle-aged elven woman standing beside Ai Juling, who seemed somewhat similar to her in appearance, exclaimed. "Soul Idol Phase?" The tone of her voice was marked with confusion, uncertainty, and a little relief.

Ai Juling immediately saw Wei Wuyin, shocked at his freed state. Her senses wildly inspected the surroundings to find the expert who freed him, yet found no other auras nearby. But then she saw Wei Wuyin’s figure blur suddenly, causing her to react as a surge of crisis emerged in her heart. She erected her protective astral ward and tried to withdraw her weapon, but Wei Wuyin was already in front of her in the blink of an eye.

"Ah!" The middle-aged woman yelped, immediately unleashing her cultivation in full! The immediate space started to ripple ceaselessly and torrential outflow of light erupted! She directly launched a palm at Wei Wuyin, attempting to force his retreat.

She was at the Light Reflection Phase! A cultivator at the Fifth Stage of the Astral Core Realm!

Wei Wuyin’s pupils constricted a little, briefly shocked before he used his arm to retaliate in defense.

Bang!

An explosive sound erupted as Ai Juling was sent back, smashing into the entrance of the building while the other companions spewed blood and were blown far away. Even Wei Wuyin was somewhat shocked by this woman’s cultivation base, finding it extremely high and refined.

His arm felt somewhat numb as light energies and spatial energies tried to invade and decimate its insides. With a slight clench of his fist, his astral force crushed the foreign power.

The woman’s expression changed, immediately pulling back her palm and launching another with even more power. She didn’t believe a Soul Idol Phase junior could resist her strength, attacking with her refined astral force.

Wei Wuyin found that the space surrounding him was congealing at an extremely rapid speed, causing his eyes to constrict slightly. "Spatial Prison!" He instantly realized this was going to be a tad bit more difficult than he originally assumed.

Ba-Dum! Ba-Dum! Ba-Dum!

His heart was thunderously pounding with explosive excitement.