Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 796: Everything is Ready

Chapter 796: Everything is Ready

Chapter 796: All Preparations Complete

"Truly worthy of Senior Chen. The Celestial Jade Marrow is about to descend, yet there's not a trace of nervousness on his face."

Wang Shouyi watched Chen Huaian, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, and swore inwardly that he too would become a great Cultivator like Senior Chen one day!

Little did he know, Chen Huaian's mind was currently reflecting on a map generated when the Sect Summoning Token was activated.

[Let's place Zhang Mengchu's drop point here.]

With his will, Chen Huaian positioned Zhang Mengchu's arrival point at the edge.

Chen Niu's use of Earth Veins to strengthen itself was indeed troublesome to deal with, but manipulating the Earth Veins itself was also an aspect of the Dao of Formations. As long as Chen Niu's feng shui was broken, its power would drop back to the level of its previous avatar. That would make it much easier for Lin Fan to handle Chen Niu.

And this required Zhang Mengchu's help to break the formation.

A playful smile tugged at the corner of Chen Huaian's mouth.

He was really looking forward to the expression on Chen Niu's face when a Lin Fan suddenly spawned right in front of it.

All preparations were complete, only the east wind was needed.

The moment midnight passed, the world suddenly fell into a profound stillness, as if even the wind had ceased to flow.

Immediately after, an indescribable tremor emanated from deep within the earth, heavy and muffled like the heartbeat of an ancient behemoth!

Boom—!

Centered on that cluster of strange crystalline clusters, the ground shook violently.

Even the runes on the surfaces of the four Demon Sealing Pagodas lit up one by one. Dark, flowing light circulated endlessly, as if activated by an invisible force. The pagodas themselves emitted a low, resonant hum, harmonizing with the pulse of the earth.

In the sky, the originally sparse stars suddenly became dazzlingly bright. Visible silver trails of Starlight Radiance converged like waterfalls, pouring down and injecting into the crystalline clusters.

The clusters seemed to come alive, frantically absorbing the Starlight Radiance and the energy from the Earth Veins. Their surfaces shimmered with flowing light and color, emitting crisp, crystalline chiming sounds.

The flower buds gestating within them visibly swelled and became transparent at a speed discernible to the naked eye. Inside, one could vaguely see a liquid, jade-like marrow containing vast, pure energy slowly circulating, emitting a mesmerizing halo and an Extraordinary Fragrance.

The Celestial Jade Marrow was about to descend!

Chen Niu opened its eyes from its feigned slumber. It appeared to be resting, but in reality, its Divine Sense had been enveloping the surroundings all along.

It had thought those variables would arrive early, but so far, among the crowd around the four Demon Sealing Pagodas, there was no trace of any variable's aura.

"Could it be that the formation I laid was too frightening? Did these variables see it and not dare to come?"

Chen Niu felt it shouldn't be that. Judging from the previous instances of the variable individuals taking action, these guys were arrogant and willing to take risks.

Even a little girl at the Nascent Soul stage dared to risk her life to snatch the premium Celestial Jade Marrow right under its and Hua Jin the True One's noses. Chen Niu didn't believe they wouldn't dare to come.

That left only one explanation—these variables had already arrived, they were just hidden in some corner, waiting for the situation to become most chaotic before revealing themselves.

While pondering this, the first piece of Celestial Jade Marrow was finally born.

However, it was not a premium Celestial Jade Marrow, but a medium-grade piece the size of a fist.

It emitted a faint bluish-green radiance, slowly descending from the crystalline branch-like structure under the influence of the heaven and earth's energy, like a freshly grown fruit.

Hua Jin the True One and Chen Niu both watched this scene with indifference.

As for medium-grade Celestial Jade Marrow, they had no interest.

They were, however, quite interested in the strength of the Sanctuary and Cain.

"Truly a fine treasure!" Cain stared at the Celestial Jade Marrow with shining eyes. Seeing Chen Huaian and Hua Jin not moving, although he hesitated a bit, he couldn't suppress the greed in his heart.

The two from the Sanctuary side were the same.

"Is this the Eden's Fruit foretold in prophecy? The energy contained within can indeed be used to contribute to the construction of my Lord's Divine Kingdom." The Knight Commander strode step by step towards the medium-grade Celestial Jade Marrow, carrying an invincible aura of believing himself peerless under heaven and earth.

He believed in the holy light, believed in the Lord's protection, thus he was so composed and confident, not placing anyone present, including Chen Niu, in his eyes.

The Pope did not follow the Knight Commander's steps. She remained standing in place, merely planting her holy staff on the ground, causing ripples of pale golden halos to spread out.

Those halos spread out like ripples on water. Any follower or bounty hunter behind her and the Knight Commander touched by those ripples had armor of light appear on their bodies, and their weapons were also imbued with holy light. Anyone could see the Pope was using some power to amplify the defense and strength of the surrounding warriors.

And this amplification was most obvious for the Knight Commander.

He seemed enveloped by ignited holy flames, a dazzling yet not scorching light soaring into the sky.

His already burly frame seemed even more majestic. A set of illusory, more ornate and thicker armor condensed from pure holy light covered his original armor. Faint patterns of angelic wings flowed on the armor.

The greatsword in his hand emitted a blazing light like the sun. The blade hummed, entwined with holy flames, the pressure it emitted distorting the surrounding air.

Boom! Boom! Boom—!

The Knight Commander's steps were heavy as he walked step by step to the Celestial Jade Marrow.

His gaze grew serious, alert to changes around him, while reaching out to grab the medium-grade Celestial Jade Marrow.

Right at that moment—

Whoosh!

A blood-red shadow shot forth at a speed difficult for the naked eye to follow, a sharp bone spike aiming straight for the Knight Commander's wrist!

It was the Blood Clan progenitor, Cain.

The Knight Commander's eyes narrowed, reacting extremely quickly. He changed from grabbing to chopping, the greatsword burning with holy flames sweeping towards the bone spike with the force of a thunderbolt.

Clang!!

A loud crash. The bone spike was easily cleaved apart. The holy flames even burned along the energy connection towards Cain, making him grunt in pain, green smoke rising from his arm.

In the initial clash, the Knight Commander, empowered by holy light, clearly had the upper hand in strength.

"Filthy vampire, you dare covet a holy relic?!" the Knight Commander roared, swinging his greatsword. Strikes of holy light assaulted Cain like a storm.

Cain was extremely fast, transforming into countless blood shadows to dodge, occasionally condensing blood energy to counterattack. But most of his attacks were blocked or purified by the Knight Commander's thick holy-light armor and powerful holy flame Sword Qi, making him appear quite flustered. He could only rely on speed to maneuver, unable to get close.

Seeing the Knight Commander about to touch the Celestial Jade Marrow again, a flash of ruthlessness and hesitation passed through Cain's eyes. Finally, he gritted his teeth—

"You really think I'm afraid of you?!"

He abruptly drew the gleaming, coldly radiant treasured sword gifted by Chen Huaian.

The moment the blade left its sheath, a clear, lofty sword cry actually temporarily suppressed the hum of the holy light. A sharp, peerless Sword Intent spread out.

Cain frantically channeled Blood Clan power into the sword. The treasured sword was instantly coated in a layer of eerie blood light, yet its sharpness did not diminish in the slightest.

He no longer dodged. Holding the flying sword, he met the Knight Commander's descending greatsword head-on.

"Holy Light Punishment!" The Knight Commander poured all his holy power into the greatsword, making its radiance reach its peak, like a small sun, and chopped down viciously.

Clang—Crack!!!

An even more deafening sound of metal clashing rang out.

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

The imagined scene of Cain being sent flying along with his sword did not appear.

Instead, the Knight Commander's greatsword, which had been tempered by holy light for who knows how many years and was considered indestructible, was actually cleaved with a huge notch the moment it collided with that seemingly delicate blood-colored treasured sword. The holy light flickered violently, emitting a pained wail.

"What?!" The Knight Commander's tiger-mouth split open, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

His holy sword... was actually damaged?!

Cain was also stunned for a moment, then wild joy surged in his heart! The power of this Eastern treasured sword far exceeded his imagination.

"Haha! The Sanctuary's scrap metal is nothing more than this!" Cain laughed triumphantly, not letting up while he had the advantage. The blood-colored treasured sword in his hand transformed into streams of cunning, vicious Sword light, attacking the Knight Commander like a sudden storm.

Shocked and furious, the Knight Commander could only wield his damaged greatsword to block with difficulty.

Clang! Crack!...

With each collision, the notch on the greatsword grew larger, cracks spreading like a spiderweb!

The holy light dimmed drastically!

Finally—

Bang!!!

In one full-power clash, the Knight Commander's greatsword could no longer withstand it and shattered with a boom!

Half of the blade spun through the air and embedded itself in the ground. The holy light on it completely extinguished, turning into ordinary iron.

The Knight Commander, holding the broken sword, staggered back. The holy-light armor on his body also flickered unsteadily due to the power Backlash. He looked at the broken sword in his hand, his face filled with shock and bewilderment.

Cain seized this opportunity. With a flash of his figure, he snatched that medium-grade Celestial Jade Marrow into his hand. Feeling the surging energy within, a greedy, satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Before the Knight Commander could use his trump card, he had already retreated, putting a safe distance between them.

But wanting him to spit out the Celestial Jade Marrow he had already obtained was clearly impossible now.

The atmosphere became somewhat strange for a moment.

Hua Jin the True One and Chen Niu both watched all this coldly from the sidelines, not intervening, as if watching a farce unrelated to them.

And Chen Huaian, taking advantage of the fight between the Knight Commander and Cain, had stealthily arrived at the entrance of one of the Demon Sealing Pagodas.

He was going to continue fulfilling his mission.

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