Chapter 128: The Moon is Dark and the Wind is High

  In a vast and endless gray ocean... A white light cluster floated.

  A mass of light twisted and turned, gradually taking shape as a hand, foot, and head emerged, unmistakably forming Xiao Chen's figure, but his soul was still not strong enough to reveal his facial features.

  Not far from the white light group, a black figure appeared and disappeared.

  "Master!" A black figure floated over.

  The white light cluster was Xiao Chen's soul, and with a casual movement, a white virtualized sword condensed in his hand.

  "Lao De, come and try out my new move."

  Xiao Chen used his soul to comprehend the technique, and it was much faster than his physical body. Because his soul was not bound by anything, it was completely virtual and could move freely as he wished.

  De Knox floated not far away, and he was now even more powerful than when he had just become Xiao Chen's servant. After this period of recovery, his soul had also gradually recovered, and his spiritual power had reached the level of a three-star mage.

  Xiao Chen shook that virtual white long sword, and instantly the sword light rotated, forming a wheel of white circular sword shadow, like a fierce sun.

  It was exactly the same as when he activated the Rotating Destruction Round Dance Slash - it was just that Xiao Chen's soul state made him execute the Rotating Destruction Round Dance Slash even more smoothly, comfortably, and effortlessly.

  Wow!

  That spinning silhouette struck at Denoix's soul.

  An invisible binding force was squeezing Denox's soul.

  A powerful attraction emanated from the simultaneously rotating light and shadow, pulling Denox's soul in, drawing him involuntarily towards that mass of light and shadow.

  "Huh? Denoix was shocked, he felt the strange suction power of this sword technique."

  The sword light flashed, Denox let out a loud drink, his body suddenly shook violently, a round black shield burst out and collided with the white circular sword light, and his body also suddenly broke free.

  Xiao Chen made this sword move.

  Stop and look at Denox, asking: "How is it, the power of this sword."

  "Not bad, but it can't be compared to the momentum you showed before." Denoix was naturally referring to the Instant and Eternal Sword that Xiao Chen had previously unleashed.

  "I'm well aware of that." Xiao Chen shook his head gloomily. At the very least, he would have to reach the Bone Forging Realm after a moment's pause before he could use it. As for the Eternal Moment, it was even more impossible. Without condensing the Stellar Core, rashly using it would absolutely cause his physical body to collapse.

  So for now he doesn't even dare to think about it.

  "This Whirlwind Round Dance Slash..." Xiao Chen felt a sense of enlightenment.

  He simply replicated the foundation of Carlkins' display, based on his own cultivation and experience in swordsmanship, which naturally couldn't be compared to Carlkins', so he felt that this Rotating Annihilation Round Dance Slash was not perfect and had a lot of room for improvement.

  "Seal off space, absorb..."

  Xiao Chen once again displayed that round-shaped seal mark.

  In the gray ocean of consciousness, Xiao Chen repeatedly demonstrated his sword skills, constantly comprehending and improving.

  "We're here! We're here!"

  The sound came into Xiao Chen's ears, he opened his eyes, and after the team walked up a gentle slope, looking down, a building appeared thousands of meters away.

  "We've arrived at Yak Town." The refugees cheered up.

  They escaped from the countless ferocious beasts of Unol, and after a long and arduous journey, crossing mountains and rivers - they finally arrived at a small human settlement.

  It can be imagined how excited they were.

  "Quick march." A group of people went down the slope and soon arrived outside a small town, which was surrounded by walls. The soldiers in the arrow tower at the town gate had already discovered them and sent out signals. Several cavalrymen came out from within the town.

  After inquiring whether this group of people were refugees who had escaped from Unol Castle - they were allowed to pass through and enter the town.

  As soon as they entered the town, it was clear that this ordinary-looking small town was actually on high alert everywhere. Along the way, cavalry could be seen patrolling, and there were also a lot of people in the town. Apparently, many people from Unol City had already escaped to here, bringing news of the city being attacked by fierce beasts.

  As they entered the town, Xiao Chen and Du Lin's group separated from the main force.

  "Go, first find a place to stay." Du Lin exclaimed excitedly.

  This obviously pampered guy has had a hard time escaping, now that he's arrived at a relatively safe place, he must be well-rested.

  Arrived at the largest and most luxurious inn in the center of town.

  Du Lin walked in and came to the counter, saying: "Give me five upstairs rooms."

  The attendant in uniform behind the counter glanced at him and remained silent.

  Du Lin was dissatisfied and slapped the counter: "Didn't you hear - come to the fifth upstairs room."

  "You didn't see it? It's full!" The waiter sneered and glanced at the small sign hanging on one side.

  "Full house." Dulin's eyes widened.

  He pulled out a crystal card from his pocket and threw it over: "Is it still fully booked now?"

  The waiter picked up the crystal card, saw the numbers on it clearly, and immediately put on a flattering expression...

  Money can make a ghost grind a mill, and soon the housing problem will be solved.

  "Xiao Chen brothers, let's go! We're going to get drunk!" Du Lin said with a calm tone and then walked over.

  Xiao Chen was also addicted to wine and had drunk all his wine on the way. He and Du Lin walked onto the street together.

  In the town of Yak, there were a lot of people, and the city of Wunuo was attacked by fierce beasts, causing the town to be overcrowded. Dulin and Xiao Chen came to an inn, spending money to buy a window seat.

  "Xiao Chen brothers, I respect you, thank you for saving my life several times on the way." Du Lin took out a wine jug and poured two cups of wine.

  Xiao Chen directly took over a wine jar, knocked off the mud seal and said: "Drinking like this is not pleasant - use this!"

  Du Lin almost bit his tongue off and smiled bitterly: "Xiao Gui... you..."

  Xiao Chen didn't say a word, picked up the wine jug and poured it into his own mouth.

  He took a big gulp - he drank more than half of the jar and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

  Dulin had never seen anyone drink like this before and couldn't help but stare at Xiao Chen with wide eyes.

  Xiao Chen, who was drinking wine, had a unique temperament, as if he was a free-spirited and unrestrained rogue. Du Lin thought of his own life over the past twenty years, although his status could be said to be unparalleled in prestige, but he was bound by countless invisible rules and regulations, an unbearable sense of internal oppression forced him to hide from everyone, sneaking out secretly.

  It's just this aimless wandering, constantly buying off maidservants, playing around everywhere, he also knows it's a kind of venting.

  It's impossible for him to truly relax in his heart, he knew clearly that he would inevitably return to where he belonged.

  Xiao Chen's state made him extremely envious. Wasn't this the very state he had once dreamed of and yearned for?

  With a sigh, he also picked up a wine jug and knocked off the mud seal.

  Learning from Xiao Chen's style, he tilted his head back and poured wine into his mouth.

  He was no match for Xiao Chen, and after drinking just a small portion of the wine, he was choked by the strong liquor and coughed repeatedly.

  Xiao Chen put down the wine jar and looked at him, bursting into loud laughter.

  Dulin coughed and laughed.

  "Great!"

  Two people - drinking wine, Du Lin soon couldn't take it anymore, his alcohol tolerance was no match for Xiao Chen's.

  As he drank, he sat alone at the table, still holding the wine jug and drinking silently. He liked this feeling, which reminded him of his past days of being a heroic figure, wandering the world with his sword.

  The hotel waiters next door were stunned, this table has already drunk over a dozen jars of wine.

  The sky gradually darkened.

  A new moon slowly rose from one side of the sky, Xiao Chen's gaze fell aimlessly on the street, suddenly, his eyes fixed.

  At one end of the street, two men in black slowly walked over.

  "It's really a matter of life and death...". Xiao Chen slowly took a sip of wine, watching the two black-clad men approach, coldly smiling. He was certain - these were the black-clad men who had ambushed him in the Night Color Forest.

  These black-clothed men, inexplicably targeting themselves, Xiao Chen naturally wanted to know the reason.

  However, in the dark forest, he never had a chance to catch up, and finally because of the sudden appearance of a large number of fierce beasts, he was unable to continue tracking.

  Unexpectedly, they appeared here again, and Lian Ran also escaped from the beast's pursuit.

  Two people, one of whom was a black-clad man with silver threads on his arm, looked extremely tired, their clothes tattered and stained with fresh blood, dust, and scars from countless battles.

  Xiao Chen was well aware of how difficult it was to emerge from the dark forest where ferocious beasts roamed on that day.

  These two men in black were able to escape, which was incredibly powerful.

  "This moonlight is really suitable for murder..." Xiao Chen muttered to himself, stood up, called the hotel attendant to settle the bill, and asked them to send someone to send the drunk Du Lin back to the inn. Xiao Chen held a wine jar and slowly walked down from the wine building.

  He quietly followed two men in black - through the crowd.

  Two men in black didn't realize they were being followed and walked into an inn.

  Xiao Chen circled around the inn, observed the terrain, then jumped onto the wall and climbed onto the roof of the inn. He retracted his breath and walked lightly on the rooftop.

  He had long been spiritually enveloping the entire inn, and every move of the two men in black was not escaped from his keen perception.

  Two men in black walked into the innermost room of the inn.

  Xiao Chen sat on the rooftop, sipping his wine while slowly waiting. The moon rose higher and higher, the more he drank, the clearer Xiao Chen's head became. He was like a sharp blade being constantly sharpened, accumulating bit by bit, waiting...

  When the moon rises to the zenith.

  He pulled out a dark and mysterious aura, his feet fiercely exerting force, rumbling, large pieces of tiles continuously falling down.

  Two men in black, extremely vigilant, woke up from their sleep and grabbed the sword by the bed. In an instant, they swung it out. Their speed was not slow, but there was still a slight time difference between waking up and drawing the sword. This slight time difference was enough for a strong person.

  Whoosh!

  Among the densely packed and fallen roof tiles, a transparent sword light suddenly burst open, lightly and easily sweeping across the throat of a man in black. Fresh blood splattered!

  The black-clad figure fell to the ground, halfway through his move. Another black-clad figure suddenly rose up with a blood-red aura, tearing apart the tiles in front of him. He grasped the shadow lurking in the darkness and ruthlessly chopped down at it.