Eternal Swordsman - 2
Chapter 44 - The Terrible Gap

The night quickly descended and stars were seen shining over the vast landmass of the Twin Provinces. Located inside was a black cliff that had many swirling vortexes at the base.

"Geez, this is weird. The entrance to the Dark Abyss had changed. Now anyone can enter without us opening it" Clan leader Lou Zen said as he looked at the many vortexes all over the place around the cliff.

"It seems so," said the leader of the Leveling Earth Sect with a frown.

Behind all the leaders of the major powers, members of the younger generation were seen standing. It was a known fact that those above Spirit Resurrection were unable to enter the Dark Abyss. If they tried to enter, the Backlash would damage their foundations, thus injuring and reducing their cultivation base.

For any cultivator or mage, having one's cultivation base fall from nature was worse than dying. In the past, a Martial King had tried to enter the Dark Abyss and upon entering, he was attacked by an unknown force that damaged his foundation, and finally, his entrance, he was reduced to a Spirit Awakening warrior for 400 years. Thus only Spirit Resurrection realm warriors could enter the Dark Gorge without facing the backlash from losing the cultivation base.

"Everything careful. Each one is protecting their own" a clan elder from the Lou Zen clan shouted to his junior members. His cultivation base was at the Martial King Realm and thus he could not enter and could only give this much advice to his people.

"Uncle Wu, will you come inside with us?" Lou Zen Tin turned to Lou Zen Wu and asked with a questioning facial expression.

Lou Zen Wu was at the old man in the level 4 Spirit Awakening realm, the same level as Tia Chen of the Earth Leveling Sect, who was Sun Meng's protector. So with his cultivation base being only that much, he had the chance to enter the Dark Abyss.

"I'm getting older, any treasure that will attract the attention of this old man is a longevity pill or a life-extending potion. So I will miss this one" Lou Zen Wu chuckled while closing his eyes and entering a mediating state. .

"I understand" Lou Zen Tin turned around. He looked at the swirling vortex and when he saw it, an image of a young man appeared in his mind. This young man had a blue Mist that came out from his eyes and mouth, even when injured, his combat power could still shake the sky. "Are you still alive" he murmured as his feet began to walk towards the vortex.

Wild Bear "Go Exio Ge" soars high in the sky. But his voice sounded within Exio Ge's ears like he was right beside him.

"Yes," Exio Ge stepped up and walked towards the vortex.

Not only him, but Bing Peng, Sun Meng, Yen Tin, Lightning Heng, Wun Fushen, and many others went inside. To their surprise, behind them, Puling and Suxian followed closely behind. Their talent was witnessed by many powers and thus, the Flying Sword Sect took the Puling while the Lou Zen clan decided to invest in Suxian.

The Dark Abyss was a treasure ground for young people. Before the restriction of the power of the cultivation base, in the past, many top powerhouses died within the dimension and their treasures were also lost within it. Many cultivators traveled with various cultivation methods and Jade slipped on their bodies, it was not strange to find a corps with such a powerful cultivation method stored on its person.

Not only that, but there could be found many strange creatures roaming inside the Dark Abyss. These creatures had skin as hard as metal and their bones could be used to make extremely powerful weapons, which if they could be obtained by these juniors. The Dark Abyss was also a place where these juniors could also sharpen their martial skills and temper desires while finding treasures.

But the associated dangers are also high. In the Lion Paw Empire, Dark Abyss had one of the highest death rates for a period of time of hundreds of years each person. It was also because of the high death rate, so there were so many treasures to be found within the dimension as well.

After everyone entered, many of the King realm experts found a location outside and began to rest. The wounded soldiers were sent back to heal themselves and only those with the strength to fight came to the Dark Abyss just in case another war broke out.

The Soul Creation realm experts returned to handle the affairs of their Sects, Clans, and Factions. They would not just be on guard in a dimension that only juniors could enter. After seeing that they did not need to open the dimension, they returned without a second thought.

"It's so Dark" Yen Tin took out a three-inch sword that shone with a bright light. This was a treasure sword given to him by his master in the Sect, this little sword could act as a disposable life-saving treasure in times of need. It could also be used to light up the path for him to see properly once he entered the Dark Abyss.

Behind Bing Peng, a purple fireball was seen hovering behind near his back. This flame illuminated an area of thirty meters, Exio Ge had a precious long spear that he found inside the temple strangely, subconsciously, this spear actually shone in the darkness when it was injected with a deep Qi.

The light was a signal that the spear was ready to strike at any moment. But in a place like this, this type of weapon was the best one to have. Lou Zen Tin had a lotus flower in his hand, this flower was blue and shone with a bright blue light all around him.

Everyone who entered the Dark Abyss had something to light up their path once inside. This is the basic requirement to enter the dimension. If one did not have the tools to light up their path, then there was a high chance that they would be the first to die in the terrifying place known as the Dark Abyss.

Back

After walking for several miles, there was suddenly a loud rumbling sound from the East. Yen Tin stopped, he took out a sword from his spatial ring and held it firmly in his hand. In the outermost area of the Dark Abyss, Demonic beasts would mostly be at the Saint Realm and the further in, one would fight against Earth Realm beasts and above.

"Let the hunt begin. I have to find my lucky chance within 48 hours and get out of here quickly. Otherwise, I might die here" muttered Yen Tin quietly.

Bang

The ground three meters in front of him exploded open and a python was seen shooting towards him. This python is jet black and moves very fast. If not for the Yen Tin having prepared in the first place, this python would probably have killed him with a sneak attack.

"Hhhh"

Yen Tin was cut with his sword, his mandate will also collapsed like a waterfall, and a dozen illusory swords came to Bing around his body. His sword pierced the forehead of the python snake and the illusionary sword also cut his body from all angles.

"Hah" Yen Tin was surprised.

Although this python was only at the Saint Realm, according to the human understanding, his sword attack should have killed him. But it only broke the flesh on the head of the python and could not pass through the muscles. Only after his sword mandate fell did the python get killed by him.

"Squeaky. It seemed like the ferocious beasts here had become much stronger for some reason"

Like this, Yen Tin slowly moved forward each step at a time. With each kill, he would gather the precious parts of the monsters. Many imperial young geniuses slowly moved deeper and deeper into the Dark Abyss, fighting all the monsters they faced.

"Yen Tin that's. Haha I'll have his body and then I'll kill him"

At this moment, Bing Peng had an evil smile on his face. His eyes blazed with purple flames as he fused his hands together and his body exploded into raging purple flames. He punched out and Fire roared, it enveloped the black python, burning it to ashes. After doing that, he turned towards the direction Yen Tin walked in, the purple flames behind his back shining even brighter.

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RAAAARRAhhhh

In the deeper parts of the Dark Abyss, loud roars echoed for miles. This roar did not come from a savage beast but a young man who was locked inside a glowing silver temple. The sound coming out of his mouth sounded similar to the roar of a dragon but it also mixed with the cries of humans.

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