C2504 Ominous Body

It was an aura that seemed to be flowing with mist. Although it was elusive and unpredictable, one could still sense that something was being carried by the mist and was approaching Tai Ah.

Almost at the same time when Lin Bai felt the cold sensation from his memories, Tai Ah's body also moved. The flying sword in his hand started to emit blazing sword beams, like countless meteors, they rushed towards his body in an attempt to protect him from the onslaught of the strange Qi.

However, at the same time as the sword light rushed out, streaks of blood-red light suddenly rose from the mine. As soon as the bloody light and the sword Qis came into contact, a sizzling sound was heard. It was as if concentrated acid had been poured onto metal, and was constantly melting.

Soon after, from within the blood-red light, a claw that was full of black hair and was covered with sharp nails suddenly extended out. It was like a huge hand of the devil seeking his own life as it grabbed towards Tai'e.

However, as far as Lin Bai could see, even though the claws were swift, they carried a sense of sluggishness, as if a person's arm was being held down by something, preventing the blood from flowing for a long time.

It had to be said that after experiencing the loss of an arm, Tai'e's calm demeanor had greatly improved. If it was an ordinary person seeing such a terrifying claw coming out from the blood mist, they would have been glad to not be scared to death. However, the moment the claw appeared, Tai Ah's fingertip moved and the flying sword flew toward the claw.

Sword light whistled through the air. As soon as it came into contact with the claw, it produced clanging sounds of metal clashing. There were even countless sparks that kept erupting outwards from the point of contact. It was as if the Taia Flying Sword did not slash at a claw formed from flesh and blood, but rather a hard object cast from gold and iron.

But even so, the flying sword in Tai'e's hand could not be underestimated. One had to know that Lin Bai had obtained this flying sword from the top of the Spirit Sword Mountain. Although it appeared to be rotten, it was rumored that this sword was once the sword of the Sword Pavilion's founder.

As sparks flickered, the power of the sword greatly increased. Like a spinning top, it followed the wrist of the claw and suddenly turned. After a series of cracking sounds, the sharp claws actually broke down.

The moment the sharp claws broke, not only did no blood spurt out from the spot where the claws met with the severed wrist, but instead countless amounts of gray fog spread out. The aura was so strange that even though Lin Bai was only using the remnants of his memories from Taia's Divine Sense to sense it, he still felt a wave of fear, as if he had died silently, lying on his back.

The power of death, the body of this claw, was actually completely formed from the power of death. How was this possible? Upon seeing this scene, Lin Bai's heart suddenly skipped a beat, as an expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.

From what he saw, the gray fog that the claws were emitting was clearly the purest of the power of the origin of death, and just by breaking the claws, it could release so much of the power of death. This meant that the main body of the claw was made entirely out of the essence of death. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many auras leaking out.

But what was the origin of death? It meant losing all life. In the theory of yin and yang, life was yang and death was yin. Solitary Yang was not long, not to mention Solitary Yin. However, the signs of the claws in front of him had greatly overturned what Lin Bai was thinking.

It was clearly the power of death, yet it had formed into a living being, possessing a strange life force. Lin Bai was certain that he had never seen such a situation before, not to mention himself.

"Chi!" Before Lin Bai could recover from his shock, the ominous feeling in the mine was broken off by the sharp claws. A miserable howl sounded out and a human-like figure suddenly rushed out from within the bloody light. Although the figure was almost the same as a person, every part of its body was covered in black fur. Furthermore, its entire body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, making it hard to see its appearance.

The moment this strange figure appeared, the aura in the entire mine suddenly became cold. Even though he was only using Tai'e's memories to perceive everything, Lin Bai still felt a heavy pressure. As far as he was concerned, this terrifying pressure was even greater than the power of the Immortal Dao seed, and it was even more terrifying than the Immortal Ascension of Jiang Wanli.

That terrifying pressure caused people's hearts to tremble. This was the ultimate threat of death, making people feel as though they were at the brink of death, unable to dodge.

Almost at the same time the figure appeared, Tai Ah, who was still in shock, also took action. Sword qi soared into the sky as thousands of blazing sword qi, like rainbow lights, swept towards the figure as if they wanted to swallow it up.

However, just as the sword light was about to reach the figure, countless strange dark auras were suddenly released from his body and condensed into various shapes in the air. They were like the hands of ghosts as they charged towards the sword aura.

Clang! Clang! Clang! As the two came into contact, the clashing sounds of metals rang out incessantly. The sound was piercing to the ear, causing one to feel as though their ear were about to bleed out. Not only that, but under the frenzied pinching of the ghost claws, the myriad of sword Qis Taia released, at this moment, was actually like a bright but incomparably weak crystal, shattering into pieces.

Sword light poured down like rain, splashing on the ground and turning it into dust, disappearing without a trace. However, after accomplishing all these, the Ghost Claw did not back off in the slightest. Instead, it moved with the movement of the figure and swiftly swept towards Tai'e.

Tens of thousands of ghost claws linked together, releasing streaks of black light that interweaved to form a cage of death. The dark black aura seemed to be cast from the divine iron of the underworld, it was incomparably sturdy, connecting together like a real purgatory.

In the face of this powerful aura, Tai Ah immediately understood that this kind of power was not something he could compete with. Without any hesitation, he turned around and rushed out of the cave in an attempt to avoid the attack.

After the previous battle at the Spirit Spring Sect, Taia's understanding of the way of the sword had reached an even higher level. He had even touched upon the true meaning of the way of the sword, and his cultivation had greatly increased. In the current situation, his speed could be said to have reached the extreme, but even though his speed was fast, the Ghost Claw's speed was even faster.

In just a few seconds, the sinister and terrifying ghost claws had already approached Tai'e's body and surrounded him. The aura of countless ghost claws spread out like numerous threads, enveloping Tai'e. The blazing source of death descended from above, strand by strand, it came into contact with his body. Immediately, a myriad of wounds appeared.

Not only that, even after the Ghost Claw turned into a thread and left numerous wounds on Tai'e's body, Lin Bai still saw that there wasn't a single trace of blood on Tai'e's body. The blood only spurted out from the wound and then disappeared without a trace, as if it had been devoured by something invisible.

It turned out that the injuries on Tai'e's body were caused by this! Upon seeing this, Lin Bai sucked in a breath of cold air, his heart trembling uncontrollably. Even he felt as if his soul and body had been annihilated when the ghost claw had covered the sky and pressed down upon him.

At this moment, he had some doubts in his heart. Just the terrifying killing intent released by the Ghost Claw already made him feel like he had been killed in body and spirit. He really did not know how Taia was able to escape this calamity.

However, it was as though this proved what Lin Bai was thinking in his heart. Ghost claws covered the skies, while countless sharp blades danced in the air around Tai Ah's body.

Even under this might, Tai Ah's aura became extremely weak, as if his soul would be destroyed by the ghost claws at any time.

Clang! However, at this critical moment, even though he was heavily injured, the rusty flying sword in Tai'e's hand suddenly emitted the sound of a sword being unsheathed. Endless rays of light shot out from the flying sword. The Sword Laws interweaved with the heavens and earth, cutting through the void. It was so clear that it was as if a sharp sword was slicing through the heavens!

This was an incomparably terrifying phenomenon; it was as if a sword immortal's true body had descended into the mortal world. Just a single glance at it would cause people to feel a sense of reverence from the depths of their souls, making them want to kneel down.

This aura was …? As he felt the aura emitted by the rusted mottled flying sword, Lin Bai's eyes turned cold as he suddenly felt that this aura was exceptionally familiar. Soon after, he immediately realized that this aura was the same aura he had sensed from the sword pavilion's ancestor at the peak of the Spirit Sword Mountain.

And now, he felt it. Tai'e, who was wielding the sword, encountered a perilous situation. That was why this aura was automatically released to protect Tai'e from the invasion of the Ghost Claw.

As if it was the ominous thing in the mine, it seemed to fear the Sword Pavilion Patriarch's aura as it was released by the flying sword. After this aura appeared, the Ghost Claw, which had been spreading throughout the world, suddenly returned, and after a moment of hesitation, it turned around and headed deeper into the cave. What was even more strange was that when his figure reached the end of the cave, he seemed to have vanished into thin air. His appearance could not be seen at all, as if nothing had ever happened to him.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tai Ah stumbled his way out of the cave, but as he fled, waves of death origin energy seeped out from the wounds all around him, causing Tai A's body to stagger and fall down. Even his spiritual will had started to become muddled, as if it was going to faint at any moment.

Taking advantage of the last bit of clarity in his soul, Tai Ah circulated his mana and transferred the spiritual will recorded in his memory into his dantian!