Chapter 564: The Great Emperor Splitting the Sky (Part 2)
On the bank of the underground lake, Duke Silver Moon swam for about five hundred meters, and four quasi-sword masters also arrived at the shore.
The four of them looked at each other and jumped into the water without hesitation, swinging their hands and feet, and followed the Sword Master. However, the speed of the four of them was incomparable to that of the Sword Master, and they were even more incomparable to Sun Ran who was advancing on Lotus. They chased after him.
Over time, the distance between the two parties became farther and farther, and slowly turned into a faintly visible dot.
"Damn, this one-armed ghost is running so fast!" someone cursed.
"Your Majesty, the Duke, has been a bit reckless in chasing with all his strength." Some people were worried.
"Oops, no, there's something under the water!" A would-be sword master suddenly shouted, then he drew out his sword and dived into the bottom of the lake to fight the water monster lurking inside.
The water surface boiled for a while, and several rays of silver star power flashed, and then a large amount of blood spread in the water. After a while, a giant fish corpse about three meters long and full of sharp teeth floated up. Followed closely.
, the former quasi-sword master also surfaced, with a look of shock on his face.
"This lake is very dangerous. There must be more than one of these monsters under the water. One of them can handle it, but if there are many that follow the smell of blood, it will be bad."
"What should we do?"
"Your Majesty's order is for us to follow behind."
"The adults don't even know where they are chasing me."
The four people turned their heads, and sure enough, Duke Silveryue, who was just a small dot just now, was completely missing. This was not the fungus forest before, and could be easily traced. In this lake, any trace would disappear quickly.
Now, the four of them knew the specific location of Duke Silver Moon.
"Let's go quickly. It will be a disaster when these vicious fish gather here. Let's go ashore first and then we can make a long-term plan." The would-be sword masters who had killed the fish before urged.
The remaining three people looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, they all swam back to the shore in silence.
They follow the Sword Master to gain glory, not to risk their lives. Moreover, it is not that they are unwilling to follow, but that their abilities are limited. If they cannot follow, they can only return to the shore to discuss the matter in the long run.
As for the Sword Master, the four would-be Sword Masters glanced at each other secretly, but remained silent. However, they all had some secret thoughts in their hearts: 'Perhaps it would be better if the Sword Master died in the lake.'
As soon as the sword master dies, they can just go out and pay their respects. No one will blame them. If he didn't die but killed his opponent instead, then the four of them would suffer a lot when he comes back.
In the lake, the Sword Master also encountered the same troubles as the would-be Sword Masters. He also encountered a huge sharp-toothed fish, but he had high martial arts skills and abundant star power. When he encountered this fish, he didn't care about anything and just cut it with one sword.
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I swam all the way through, leaving countless fish carcasses behind.
However, although he was brave, he was still unable to catch up with Sun Ran. He always kept a distance of a hundred meters, neither long nor short, enough but out of reach. He could see and see, which was very confusing.
After about two thousand meters of swimming, the sword master felt a little tired. Compared with running on land, swimming in the water consumes many times more physical energy than running on land. In addition, there are strange fish interfering, which makes him burst out of star power from time to time. So
After chasing him all the way, even though he was a sword master, he couldn't hold on anymore.
After swimming for a while, the sword master looked back to see if any of his men had followed. When he saw this, his soul was filled with fear, and his heart was filled with chills.
Behind him, there was a dark water surface dotted with the green light of water lilies. It seemed endless as far as the eye could see, and the four quasi-sword masters were nowhere to be seen.
Human beings are creatures on land. In this dark and bottomless lake, our hearts are always uneasy, and the sword master is not immune to this. In this situation, the lightning ghost in front cannot catch up, and there is no one behind.
With no one to support him, his body was almost reaching its limit. Various reasons combined to make Duke Silveryue give up the chase and swim back towards the lake shore.
"Uncle, that big bad guy ran away again by digging in the water." Youye reported the battle situation faithfully.
Sun Ran estimated that the sword master would not be able to hold on anymore. Along the way, the star power he exploded was almost a hundred times his. Even for the sword master, he had almost reached his limit.
When the next lotus leaf fell, he turned around and chased after it.
While chasing, he said to disturb the enemy: "Your Majesty, you are swimming in the wrong direction. The lake shore is not on that side."
Duke Silveryue hesitated for a moment. In the lake, everything was the same on all sides, and he couldn't judge whether Sun Ran's words were true or false.
"You are still swimming in this direction. I just took you in a big circle, didn't you notice?" Sun Ran continued.
When swimming in the water, there was the sound of water around him. This was a dark underground lake. Duke Silveryue was really not sure whether he had walked in a straight line before.
But he was determined and snorted: "The lake is round. If I swim in one direction, I can always reach the shore."
Then he ignored it and swam in one direction, getting faster and faster. Sun Ran followed him, but his speed was only a little faster than him.
Before, it was the Duke who chased Sun Ran, but now it's reversed.
Duke Yinyue swam for more than ten minutes. When he looked up again, he saw the shore of the lake. He was determined and panted and said to Sun Ran: "If you have the ability, you can chase me all the way and land on the shore. See if I don't cut you into pieces."
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However, he didn't see the quasi-sword master's men on the shore, and he didn't know where those four guys were.
"Is it possible that he was eaten by the fish in the lake? It's possible. This Lightning Ghost is really insidious. I almost fell into his poisonous plan!" Sword Master guessed.
Sun Ran had already chased Duke Silver Moon fifty meters away. Hearing this, he smiled, drew out his sword, and swung towards the Sword Master in the lake.
‘Hiss~’ A dark blue arc rushed out and slashed towards Duke Silver Moon’s body.
Duke Silveryue was startled, and hurriedly exploded his star power, turned over to dodge, and then instinctively wanted to fight back. He succeeded, and a sword shadow appeared out of thin air in the air and shot towards Sun Ran.
This is Duke Silveryue's favorite combat skill: the Star Sword. In previous battles, he would fire several swords at once, easily killing his opponent with his sword. But today the situation was different. He only sent out one blow and felt the situation.
No, his body muscles and internal organs were burning with pain, and he was so forced that he couldn't deliver a second blow.
"Oops, you used too much force!" Duke Silveryue knew exactly what was going on.
As soon as this thought passed through his mind, he saw his opponent easily avoid the Star Power Sword, and then hit him with another arc of the sword, no, two... three arcs of the sword. They formed a network of vertical and horizontal lines and cut towards him.
A voice came over: "Your Majesty, taste my death net."
Duke Silveryue was shocked. If he were on the shore and if he had sufficient strength, it would not be a problem to dodge this attack. But it was not the case now. He was at an absolute disadvantage.
Helpless, he could only dive into the water with all his strength, hoping to use the water's blockage to weaken the power of this star combat technique.
The dark blue arc of the knife rushed into the lake. The water surface was still calm, but the dark blue was reflected by the arc of the knife.
After a moment, the arc of the knife seemed to hit something, maybe it was the mud at the bottom of the lake. Maybe it was the Duke of Silver Moon. The power contained in it completely exploded, and with a 'boom', a large water column rose up on the lake.
On the shore, the four quasi-sword masters were still there, but of course they did not stand outside carelessly, but hid behind the fungus trees.
They saw the battle in the lake, and they all looked at each other in shock.
"This lightning ghost is indeed about to become a saint. It can actually use such a terrifying attack."
"I don't know how my lord is doing."
The four of them looked at the lake. The water column had fallen back to the surface. The lake was returning to calm, but there was no sign of the sword master. He seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
Sun Ran couldn't stay on the lake, so he stepped on the lotus leaves and ran towards the lake shore.
As for the Silver Moon Sword Master, Sun Ran was sure. Even if he didn't die, his vitality would be severely damaged this time and he could no longer threaten him.
When he arrived at the shore, Sun Ran did not stop, and quickly jumped up on the umbrella cover of the fungus tree and ran away. Of course, Sun Ran could wait here, but the four quasi-sword masters were missing. If he waited here, there would be no chance.
He may be besieged. In half a year, he will truly become a saint, so there is no need to take risks.
lake surface.
About ten minutes later, a figure appeared on the lakeshore, it was Duke Silveryue.
He slowly climbed onto the shore. There was a deep scar on his body, extending from his left shoulder to his right waist. The flesh and blood were rolled up and looked extremely terrifying.
As soon as he reached the shore, Duke Silveryue fell to the ground, panting heavily, and his heart was full of frustration.
Five people went to hunt down a lightning ghost, and four of them disappeared. He was seriously injured and was about to die. It was really ridiculous. If word spread, people would definitely laugh their heads off.
While he was resting, he suddenly heard footsteps around him. He turned around and saw that they were four of his men who he thought had been eaten by the sharp-toothed fish in the lake.
These four people were so dry that they seemed to have never been in the lake. A surge of anger arose in Duke Silveryue's chest. He cursed in a deep voice: "You four, how dare you disobey my order!"
The four would-be sword masters looked at each other with shame on their faces.
"Sir, we arrived at the lake before. But we only chased you for a short distance, and you ran far away. There is no way to track you in the lake, and there are fish monsters, so we have no choice but to wait for you on the shore."
Duke Silveryue was in a bad mood and refused to listen to the explanation. He asked instead, "So, this is still my fault?"
"No, it's because our strength is too weak." A would-be swordsman lowered his head in shame.
"No need to explain. When you get back, you will be punished!" Duke Silveryue said harshly. He was already furious and felt that his serious injuries were entirely caused by these incompetent men.
After hearing his words, the four quasi-sword masters looked at each other secretly for a few times, and then one of them stepped forward and reached out to help Duke Silveryue: "Sir, let me help you get up."
Duke Silveryue was very weak and did not refuse. He was still scolding: "That ghost has reached the point of exhaustion. If you catch up, we will definitely kill him this time! The four of you will fail more than you succeed!
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"Sir, I think you have misunderstood. We are not your subordinates, but the helpers you recruited. In the situation just now, there is no need for us to risk our lives." The quasi-sword master argued.
"Huh? You're still talking back...uh~" Duke Silveryue suddenly felt a pain in his heart. When he looked down, he saw a bloody dagger poking out of his chest.
"You... you!?" Duke Silver Moon held on to the body of the quasi-sword master to prevent himself from falling. He didn't understand why this happened.
"Sir, we all know your character. We have made such a mistake. When you go back and recover from your injuries, you will definitely come to us and cause trouble, and you will probably kill us. We don't dare to take risks, so we can only be the first to do so.
I'll kill you to protect myself."
After saying that, he pulled out the dagger and Duke Silveryue fell to the ground.
"Throw the body and the sword into the lake. When we go back, we will say that the one-armed ghost has been sanctified and that he killed the Duke."
The other three people nodded silently.
With a soft sound of 'dong', Duke Silver Moon's body slid into the lake without any sound. After a while, the lake surface returned to calm, and the four quasi-sword masters quietly left. (To be continued...)
