759 Broken Curse (18)_1 759 Broken Curse (18)_1 “What is this thing?”
Facing this suddenly appearing, and even aggressive, strange “creature,” Chang Mo couldn’t help but feel inwardly alarmed.
The sword strike just now, albeit hasty, was certainly powerful, strong enough that an ordinary Middle Tier being hit by it would not come away so easily.
However, what he saw now was that the creature seemed unharmed.
“It’s hard to say, even harder to say if it’s even alive.”
As a Demigod, Fu Qian was also frowning and scrutinizing the creature at this moment.
At such a close distance, the creature’s body structure was crystal clear, truly not feeling like a flesh and blood organism, more like a child’s handicraft.
Yet the aggressiveness it displayed just now and at present was decidedly real.
Seeing the Crystal Worm-like entity curl up its body, ready to pounce, Fu Qian, while still observing, directly moved past Chang Mo and reached out to grab it.
The momentum of the Crystal Worm’s forward charge was instantly blocked by him and held in his hand.
Crack… Crack…
A sharp grating sound arose, Fu Qian applied pressure with his hand, and the Crystal Worm struggled even more fiercely in response.
Crash!
Realizing the creature’s exaggerated hardness, Fu Qian once again merged with his sword and struck at it.
This time it finally had an effect.
A spray of shiny crystal fragments flew out.
The severely injured Crystal Worm jerked violently and actually tumbled out of Fu Qian’s hands.
Clang!
Chang Mo, who had been paying attention to the situation here, almost acted at the same time.
His quick sword was like lightning, striking the target again, yet again leaving it unharmed.
And, using the force of the rebound, the Crystal Worm rolled away at an incredible speed towards the distance, disappearing behind the door at the end.
“How could this be?”
Chang Mo, who had exerted all his strength, was temporarily stunned, doubting his life in his self-talk.
“Unity of Human and Sword.”
Seeing him somewhat shell-shocked, Fu Qian raised his left hand and, with a complicated look in Chang Mo’s eyes, took the lead in chasing after the creature.
“Teacher.”
Ji Liushuang, on the other hand, didn’t abandon her guardian and promptly approached Chang Mo’s side.
“Let’s follow and see.”
Chang Mo gestured that he was alright and said through gritted teeth.
Although what just happened seemed completely unrelated to the troubles the Kamakura Family had encountered,
such an incomprehensible situation would likely keep him up at night if he didn’t get to the bottom of it.
…
“There’s a pool down here?”
The scene that appeared before Chang Mo and Ji Liushuang after they followed Fu Qian through the stone door caused both of them to exclaim in astonishment.
Different from the previous great halls, inside the door was clearly an excavated pool.
A not-too-large square, and fairly deep.
At a glance, densely packed stone pillars extended from the bottom of the pool to the ceiling.
And in the pool, one could faintly see a patch of extremely clear water, as well as the polished bottom of the pool.
Thousands of years seemed to have left not a speck of dust here.
“This…”
Chang Mo quickly snapped back to reality and quickly surveyed the stairs surrounding the pool.
Given the small area, one could see everything at a glance; however, a thorough look revealed no sign of the Crystal Worm.
“Did it jump in there?”
Chang Mo began to apply his not-so-extensive knowledge of physics.
“The thing is transparent; if it jumped into the water and stayed still, it would indeed be difficult to detect.”
The next moment she sighed and looked at Fu Qian.
“Although it’s quite peculiar, should we return first?”
“We can always come back here, but the Kamakura Family is not going to last much longer,”
“Theoretically, we can come back whenever we want only if they are gone,”
Yet Fu Qian shook his head and reached out to pull out Ji Liushuang’s sword directly.