Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

306 Journey to the East, Part 10

Shangguan Yun was extremely frustrated. What was going on? Lately, he had been running away all the time. When did he become so pathetic? This was something he had never done since he obtained the Heaven-Defying System.

I used to think that the Azure Dragon Venerable of Five Dragon Ridge was probably the strongest being in this realm. But today it seems that the old dragon's level is trash here. Where the hell am I? The ancient powerful beings are too unreliable. Did they create these places just to trick me?

Shangguan Yun was lost in thought the whole way, but he never stopped walking, leaving a long trail behind him with his Water Escape Technique.

At this moment, Shangguan Yun was also very frustrated, because he only had a low-grade wood spirit root, and these water-based spells were not particularly suitable for him.

So when you're on the run for your life, you always feel a sense of unease, like now when a group of strange fish behind you is clearly running faster than you and is about to catch up.

The middle-aged Taoist priest in the palace shook his head and sighed, "Your appearance this time has been a great help to me. Very well... I will lend you a hand today as well..."

As he spoke, he pointed with one hand, and a blue light pierced through the seven-colored barrier and headed straight for Shangguan Yun.

"Holy crap... What's going on..." Shangguan Yun was shocked. Before he could even react, a blue light entered his body.

Shangguan Yun frantically grabbed at his hands and feet, but to no avail. He felt the blue light enter his body and go directly into his dantian, emitting a blue mist that enveloped his wood spirit root. He actually felt a strange sense of comfort.

It felt like—when I was planting my spiritual root before, hmm? Shangguan Yun frowned slightly. Could this be…? Shangguan Yun suddenly looked up at the location of the palace within the barrier, as if someone was smiling and nodding at him.

Shangguan Yun, not entirely sure, used the Water Escape Technique again. "Whoosh... ah..." He actually escaped dozens of feet in one go, more than two or three times faster than before.

Shangguan Yun was overjoyed, "Haha..."

Then I felt the Kusanagi sword inside my body begin to stir.

Strangely, this time Kusanagi Ken felt a sense of familiarity with him and showed no signs of wanting to run away.

Shangguan Yun frowned, thinking that he was being chased by this group of strange fish. If he didn't deal with them, there was no way he could escape unscathed. This barrier was full of dangers, and the Golden Spirit Sword alone was no longer enough to protect him from the dangers here.

Since that's the case, we might as well try out the power of the Kusanagi Sword. After all, rumors are just rumors, and we can only know for sure by trying it ourselves.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yun gritted his teeth and made up his mind to communicate with the system, releasing the Kusanagi Sword from the spatial weapon slot, controlling the sword solely through the connection established by the previous blood oath.

"Wow..."

As soon as the Kusanagi Sword appeared, it let out a clear cry. Its previously listless expression vanished, and it released thousands of points of cold light, steaming up a white mist that startled the group of strange fish chasing Shangguan Yun behind it.

However, it was only temporary. These monsters had no thoughts at all, and then charged forward with strange howls.

Kusanagi Ken turned and glanced at Shangguan Yun, looking somewhat friendly, as if seeking Shangguan Yun's opinion. Shangguan Yun was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hand, telling him to do as he pleased.

Kusanagi Sword was overjoyed. With a clear cry, it turned and charged into the school of fish. Strange cries rose and fell, indicating that many fish had been killed. Kusanagi Sword, however, was like a fish in water, killing with great pleasure.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the following fish were killed. The other strange fish stopped in their tracks and dared not go any further, but just circled around from a distance.

Upon seeing this, Shangguan Yun burst into laughter. The fish, which had just looked evil and cruel, now only dared to let out weak growls and didn't even dare to approach.

This is understandable. All animals have the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. If you see your companion being instantly killed by the other party and then drained into a dried corpse, it would be strange if you weren't afraid.

At this moment, the middle-aged Taoist priest Meng Meng in the palace suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open.

"Qingping...it's you, it really is you...you've come looking for me...haha..."

Just as Kusanagi was engrossed in his battle, he suddenly sensed a powerful call coming from afar. Startled, he hurriedly fled to Shangguan Yun's side, circling around him and begging for protection.

Shangguan Yun also felt something was strange at this moment. He simply held the Kusanagi Sword in his hand and sensed the Kusanagi Sword's thoughts through the power of the bloodline that recognized its master.

It turned out someone had summoned him. Shangguan Yun immediately understood, but he wasn't stupid. In such a dangerous situation, how could he let the Kusanagi Sword leave? No matter who it was, he wouldn't back down.

So Shangguan Yun grabbed the Kusanagi Sword and wouldn't let go, then made a gesture as if he was on high alert.

The mysterious Taoist priest in the palace finally sighed, "Alas... it turns out you haven't regained your senses. If you hadn't sacrificed yourself to protect me and help me escape back then, I wouldn't be in this state. Since that's the case, I won't force you. You can stay with this boy for now, and I'll come looking for you later..."

At that moment, a furious roar came from the direction of the huge island.

"Roar……"

A pair of enormous eyes slowly opened, shooting out two beams of cold light from afar, clearly indicating that the King of the Strange Fish had awakened.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Taoist priest nodded. "Very well, little fellow... I'll see you off one more time..."

As he spoke, he took a white jade necklace from his neck, muttered some incantations, then tossed it into the air and shouted, "Rise..."

The white jade necklace suddenly burst forth with boundless light, which then condensed into nine black dragons. The nine dragons intertwined to form a black vortex that surged towards the seven-colored barrier.