I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense - Chapter 880

Chapter 880: Chapter 881: A World of Ice and Fire
 

“Die!”

The Ice Essence Sword exerted all its strength, shattering the black qi on its body, and in the void, a little girl reappeared, wielding the Sword Intent to slash downward.

“Gurgle!”

The body of a small yellow chicken rolled to the ground, devoid of life.

The ancient sword of deep blue had its radiance dimmed to the utmost. The continuous expulsion of the Demon-Sealing Sword Evocation from its body drained a massive amount of its strength, gradually weakening it.

However, this time it did not vanish immediately but instead kept bursting forth strands of Sword Qi towards the “corpse” of the small yellow chicken, repeatedly “whipping the dead”.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it finally stopped the assault, having ascertained the chicken’s thorough death, and started to absorb the Frost Qi from the snow around it to recover its vitality.

Time passed second by second, and after two hours,

the small yellow chicken suddenly rolled over, then sprung up abruptly, slamming fiercely into the Ice Essence Sword. At the same time, a figure was cast out from the void, wielding a longsword, unleashing the Demon-Sealing Sword Evocation again with consecutive shockwaves of black Sword Qi sweeping madly. The already dim Ice Essence Sword was completely engulfed and overwhelmed by the black qi, falling to the ground, its power to even rise eroded away, weakened to the extreme.

“Dare to kill the true self, I’ll exhaust you to death!”

Ji Wuqing raised his arrogant head, looking down at the Ice Essence Sword lying on the ground as the victor.

“Hum!”

The Ice Essence Sword hummed softly, and thin tendrils of Sword Qi dispersed, quickly and briefly inscribing a line of small characters on the ground.

“Kid, I give up, stop the Divine Skills!”

“Would you follow me from now on?” Li Xiaobai asked cheerfully.

“Fine, but there must be three rules. First, you must not touch me. Second, you must not touch me. Third, you still must not touch me. As long as you can adhere to these, I’ll follow you!”

The Ice Essence Sword trembled, continuing to write and draw on the ground.

“No problem.”

Li Xiaobai retracted the Demon-Sealing Sword Evocation, casually lit a Huazi, and tossed it onto the blade of Ice Essence. The smoke swirled around, and instantly, the sword’s radiance flourished. A phantom little girl floated out, pinched the Huazi and took a puff, looking content.

“Follow me and work hard, Huazi for satisfaction, abundant supply of great treasured swords.”

Li Xiaobai said lightly.

“Hum!”

The Ice Essence Sword magnanimously inscribed four large characters in the snow: “Heroic Youth!”

Following the Ice Essence Sword, they stepped out of the Ice and Snow World, and a barren wasteland reappeared before them. Li Xiaobai roughly understood the layout within the Sword Tomb; each renowned sword possessed its own Sword Domain, while the slightly lesser ancient swords could only depend on these Sword Domains to exist.

But, the weaker ancient swords were often destroyed by the Sword Domains, losing their spirituality like those in the Ice and Snow World, facing an icy fate.

Whoosh!

A shooting star streaked across the void, a bronze ancient sword appeared before Li Xiaobai, circled round the Ice Essence Sword as if sizing up the other.

“The renowned Ice Essence, well-known!”

The Bronze Sword appreciated Ice Essence highly; both being famed swords within the Sword Tomb, they could recognize each other’s reputations even without direct interaction.

Yet Ice Essence appeared somewhat disdainful, keeping its distance deliberately avoiding the Bronze Sword which was not only battered and tattered but also filthy, an absolute nightmare for someone with a cleanliness fixation.

“You really are a born leader; I intended to warn you not to enter the Ice and Snow World, yet you were able to subdue even the renowned Ice Essence Sword, impressive!”

The Bronze Sword commended Li Xiaobai highly, being a stable and composed sword, its praise truly conveyed the astonishment in its heart.

“Little fellow, just moved by the radiance emanating from my perfect character, perhaps it’s simply the innate charisma of the strong.”

Li Xiaobai chuckled, lighting a Huazi and placing it on the bronze longsword.

“How are those disciples?”

“They were let out just when their wills were about to collapse.”

Surrounded by the smoke, the bronze longsword enjoyed it immensely, awkwardly etching on the ground’s surface. Unbeknownst to when, the Ice Essence, which originally kept its distance, had stealthily moved closer. They jointly inhaled the smoke emanating from the Huazi.

“Good, I’ll arrange for them to have a round later.”

Li Xiaobai nodded, spurring the golden chariot to continue forward.

The bronze longsword continued to write: “The Huo Yun Sword is just ahead, find it and bring it out.”

Li Xiaobai: “And then?”

Bronze longsword: “Take it down!”

“…”

Blunt and easy to understand.

Li Xiaobai, riding the golden chariot, had two swords floating and rotating around him, guarding and communicating as he moved, learning about the situation within the Sword Tomb.

The Ice Essence didn’t know much. It had never left its own Sword Domain, rarely interacting with other ancient swords. On the other hand, the bronze longsword knew much, obviously having explored the Sword Tomb extensively.

Within the Sword Tomb, apart from a few ancient swords forming Sword Domains, there were numerous divine weapons surviving within the Huo Yun Sword’s domain. This Huo Yun Sword differed from ordinary ancient swords as it liked to form gangs and gather followers, enjoying flattery, the more it was praised, the happier it became. Thus, its Sword Domain had recruited a multitude of ancient swords.

The bronze longsword had been mocked by it for its rust-stained appearance and harbored resentment from a resulting quarrel. Unfortunately, with its opponent having overwhelming numbers and support, it was no match.

Li Xiaobai was aware, as the bronze longsword’s information matched exactly what Ying Diao had provided. This was a vain ancient sword.

The chariot sped along, the earth’s yellow soil gradually changing into fiery red terrain, the air growing hotter, emitting a steaming quality, making every breath feel scorching.

[Attribute Points +3000…]

[Attribute Points +3000…]

[Attribute Points +3000…]

[…]

The numbers on the System panel fluctuated as the fiery aura here provided three thousand attribute points each time, three times higher than in the Ice and Snow World, its power unmatched. It wasn’t hard to imagine that the Huo Yun Sword’s power was the highest among the three swords.

“Icy hot extremes!”

Ji Wuqing popped out its small head, looking utterly drained, both icy and fiery, leaving it exhausted and feeling hollow. Staying in this scorching air for too long could skin it alive even if it didn’t kill it.

Ice Essence: “So hot, dislike.”

Bronze longsword: “We’ve arrived.”

The trio, a man and two swords, slowly moved forward, the ground’s fiery red soil subtly becoming molten.

“Clang!”

Several red flashes flickered in the void, and five fiery red longswords appeared before Li Xiaobai. Their bodies exhaled intense flames, appearing ready to attack.

These were probably the underlings of the Huo Yun Sword. Upon encountering outsiders in its Sword Domain, they would confront the invaders. Having low intelligence, they couldn’t communicate and could only express basic emotions. Yet, if placed outside, they would still be considered treasures by ordinary cultivators.

Li Xiaobai thought for a moment, then flicked his hand, throwing out a blob of black, ink-like flames that swiftly passed over the few swords. The five swords fell to the ground as if soulless, their glows dimmed, having had most of their Immortal Yuan devoured by the Hellfire in an instant, causing severe damage.

“All are good swords, can’t let them go to waste.”