Transmigrating Into a Fantasy World: Signing in During Pregnancy, Reaching the Summit with My Childhood Sweetheart

24: Chapter 24: Bloodbath Knocks on the DoorRumble, rumble, rumble!

Dozens of warhorses snorted thick white mist, their iron hooves trampling the cold flagstones of Black Stone Town, letting out a dull, thunderous roar that completely surrounded the small Suns Pharmacy. The leaping light of torches dispelled the darkness before the door, only to reveal even more hideous and terrifying faces, eyes flickering with greed and violence. A thick Evil Qi and the scent of blood, mixed with the stench of warhorses, hung heavily over the pharmacy like a leaden curtain.

At their head was a black-armored giant, Blood Butcher, seated atop an exceptionally robust black-maned horse. A green-faced, fanged ghost mask completely concealed his features, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed—cold, fierce, and devoid of human emotion, like the eyes of a Vicious Beast in the abyss peering at its prey. The Late Foundation Establishment Stage Spiritual Pressure radiating from him was more than a hundred times stronger than that of the likes of Wang Er! That Spiritual Pressure, like an invisible mountain range carrying a dense aura of blood and slaughter, crushed down ruthlessly upon the Profound Azure Barrier shimmering with profound runes outside the pharmacy!

On the surface of the barrier, the speed of the runes’ flow noticeably increased, emitting a faint but resilient hum as it stubbornly resisted this terrifying pressure.

Blood Butcher’s cold gaze swept over the wretched corpses of Wang Er and the others by the door. The frozen terror in Wang Er’s wide-open eyes was like a silent mockery. His gaze finally fixed on the seemingly thin yet indestructible azure barrier on the pharmacy door.

”blood fiend boundary breaking cone,” Blood Butcher spoke, his voice raspy like rubbing rusty iron plates, carrying a metallic coldness that pierced through the clamor of hooves and reached clearly inside the barrier.

Behind him, a burly man also clad in black armor with a fierce aura (Qi Refining Peak) immediately stepped forward. He dismounted and carefully took out a three-foot-long, dark red metal awl from a heavy pack on the side of his horse, looking as if it were forged from congealed blood! Countless twisted, pained faces of vengeful souls were engraved on its surface, emitting a blood-stench so thick it was nauseating, along with an extremely violent aura of destruction specifically targeting energy shields!

This was a notorious formation-breaking Magical Artifact, refined with the essence, blood, and souls of living beings, specifically designed to break through various types of Protective Aura and barriers!

”Rise!” the burly man holding the awl growled, his muscles bulging as his Qi Refining Peak spiritual power surged into the blood awl!

Buzz—! The dark red blood awl instantly erupted with a blinding scarlet light! At the tip, a point of blood-colored radiance condensed to the extreme flickered, emitting a sharp intent of destruction! The faces of the vengeful souls on the awl seemed to come alive, letting out silent, shrill wails that further intensified its sinister aura!

”Break!” Blood Butcher’s eyes beneath the mask remained unmoved as he coldly spat out a single word.

”Roar!” The burly man put all his strength into it, as if launching a siege crossbow, and hurled the Realm-Breaking Awl, radiating terrifying Blood Fiend Qi, fiercely at the Profound Azure Barrier at the pharmacy entrance!

Whoosh—! The blood awl tore through the air, letting out a shrill, ear-piercing whistle! Wherever it passed, the air seemed to be stained with a faint blood-red hue! The point of blood-colored radiance at the tip, carrying destructive power, struck with unerring precision at a relatively weak node in the barrier’s flowing runes!

Inside the barrier, Nangong Xuan stood with his hands behind his back at the door of the Woodshed, his Profound Azure robes fluttering slightly under the invisible pressure. His deep gaze pierced through the barrier, calmly watching the whistling blood fiend boundary breaking cone. His handsome face remained unruffled, yet deep within his eyes, a trace of solemnity quietly deepened.

He had just forced himself to help Lin Mo complete his Chaos Nirvana, and his own spiritual power was significantly depleted. This ”Profound Origin Defense” barrier, though hastily erected with a casual gesture, faced a sudden surge in pressure against this sinister artifact specifically designed to break energy defenses and driven by the orders of a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator!

Boom—Crack—!!!

The blood fiend boundary breaking cone slammed violently against the Profound Azure Barrier!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, but rather a tooth-grinding, ear-piercing sound like glass being crushed by a heavy weight! At the point of impact, a blinding turbulence of intertwined red and azure energy instantly exploded!

The Profound Azure Barrier dented inward violently! Countless fine cracks spread out several feet from the point of impact like a spiderweb! The runes on the barrier flickered wildly, glowing and dimming erratically, letting out a wail of being overwhelmed! The entire pharmacy trembled slightly under this terrifying impact, and dust fell from the roof!

The brilliance of the barrier instantly dimmed by thirty percent!

Inside the Woodshed, the newly born speck of Chaos Starlight on Lin Mo’s chest jolted violently, as if triggered by the external impact, its light becoming erratic. On Liu Qingxuan’s ashen face, her brows furrowed in pain. The ice-blue bone needle at Su Muxue’s brow suddenly intensified its humming, and wisps of pure cold Qi leaked out uncontrollably once more, condensing into tiny ice crystals around her.

Nangong Xuan’s fingers at his side curled slightly, and a wisp of Profound Azure light flashed from his fingertips, instantly sinking into the ground beneath his feet. The barrier, which had been fluctuating violently with spreading cracks, suddenly jolted, its azure light flaring brilliantly as it forcibly pushed the dent back! The spreading cracks also temporarily stopped expanding, but the area around the impact point was noticeably dimmer than elsewhere, and the flow of runes became sluggish.

”Hmph! It has some merit!” Outside the barrier, a cold snort came from beneath Blood Butcher’s mask. He was clearly surprised at failing to break the barrier in one blow, but more than that, his ferocity was piqued. ”I’ll see how many hits you can take! Continue!”

”Yes!” The Qi Refining Peak burly man’s face turned pale; evidently, driving this sinister weapon was a great burden for him. But he did not dare to hesitate, surging his spiritual power once more, forming hand seals, and chanting under his breath.

Buzz! The blood fiend boundary breaking cone, deeply embedded in the barrier’s energy layer and not yet fully repelled, erupted with scarlet blood-light again! The vengeful soul faces on the awl twisted and roared, and an even more violent power of destruction exploded from the tip, rotating and tearing at the damaged area of the barrier like a drill!

Screech—! The sound of ear-piercing friction and Cutting rang out! The cracked area of the Profound Azure Barrier that had just been forcibly stabilized began to fluctuate violently again! Like living things, the cracks began to extend outward slowly but firmly! The light of the barrier continued to dim at a rate visible to the naked eye!

Inside the pharmacy, the pressure surged! The air seemed to become viscous and heavy. Inside the Woodshed, the speck of Chaos Starlight on Lin Mo’s chest pulsed more rapidly, its faint light appearing as if it could go out at any moment. Su Muxue’s leaking cold Qi grew even stronger, and the straw beneath her was covered in a layer of thin frost. Liu Qingxuan’s body twitched unconsciously, and a trace of foul-smelling black blood seeped from the corner of her mouth—residual toxins triggered by the barrier’s vibration!

Nangong Xuan’s brows finally furrowed slightly. He glanced at the three people in critical condition inside the Woodshed, especially the extremely unstable newborn starlight on Lin Mo’s chest. It wouldn’t be difficult to forcibly strike out and crush the bandits outside, but it would inevitably interrupt Lin Mo’s fragile Nirvana process, and might even trigger the newly settled destructive power within him to explode in imbalance again! The consequences would be unthinkable!

Yet maintaining the barrier to withstand the assault was a massive drain, and the opponent clearly had more cards to play. Blood Butcher himself had not yet truly made a move!

In that moment of stalemate, Blood Butcher’s cold eyes through the mask seemed to catch Nangong Xuan’s fleeting hesitation within the barrier. He abruptly raised his hand, stopping his subordinate from continuing to drive the Realm-Breaking Awl.

”Listen well, those inside!” Blood Butcher’s raspy, metallic voice once again pierced the barrier, carrying a cruel, playful tone like a cat with a mouse. ”Hand over that little girl with the Profound Yin Cold Qi, and that strange infant with the needle in his chest! This seat might show mercy and leave you with whole corpses! Otherwise...”

He paused, his voice suddenly turning sharp, like a cold wind from the nine netherworlds: ”When I personally break this turtle shell, I will surely extract your souls and refine your spirits! I will leave no one alive in this Black Stone Town!”

”Leave no one alive! Leave no one alive!” The surrounding bandits, as if injected with chicken blood, brandished their blades and spears, roaring in unison, their voices shaking the heavens! Dense killing intent, like a physical tide, crashed wave after wave against the crumbling barrier!

Inside the barrier, there was a deathly silence.

Nangong Xuan’s gaze became incredibly deep. The opponent’s goal was indeed Su Muxue and Lin Mo! Especially Lin Mo; although the aura that erupted during his Chaos Nirvana was brief, it had clearly been keenly captured by Blood Butcher! This was no longer just a raid, but blatant covetousness!

He slowly raised his right hand, pressing his index and middle fingers together, as a speck of azure light, warm as jade yet containing an incomparable sharpness, condensed once more. This time, the light was even more concentrated, with the faint sound of a sword humming at his fingertips.

”Noisy.”

Nangong Xuan’s voice remained calm, but carried a determination that could sever anything. He ignored Blood Butcher’s threat, and pointed the speck of azure light at his fingertips toward the Realm-Breaking Awl outside the barrier, which was still fiercely tearing at it with surging blood-light.

”Sword name, Dustless.”

As he spoke, his fingertips moved slightly.

A thread of azure light, condensed to the extreme as if it could slice through space, silently pierced through the Profound Azure Barrier! The barrier, which was enough to withstand the frantic attacks of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, was as if non-existent before this thread!

The azure thread was faster than the limit of what Divine Sense could capture!

Pfft!

A very faint sound, like a needle piercing a water bag.

Outside the barrier, the blood fiend boundary breaking cone, which was rotating and tearing at the barrier, suddenly froze! The point of violent blood-colored radiance at its tip was instantly extinguished like a popped bubble! Immediately following, a fine yet incredibly clear crack spread from the tip all the way to the handle!

Crack! That notorious Realm-Breaking weapon, refined at the cost of the blood and souls of countless living beings, was actually split in two from the middle by this silent azure thread! The cut was as smooth as a mirror!

The scarlet blood-light suddenly dimmed and dissipated! The vengeful soul faces on the awl let out a silent wail of resentment and fear, then completely turned to ash!

”Pfft!” The Qi Refining Peak burly man driving the Realm-Breaking Awl felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He violently spat out a large mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning as pale as golden paper. He slumped to the ground, his breath faint! With his Magical Artifact destroyed, he had suffered a severe backlash!

Silence!

A silence even deeper than when Wang Er and the others died instantly enveloped all the bandits!

They looked in horror at the blood awl on the ground, broken in two and devoid of spiritual light, then at the slumped, blood-spitting leader whose life or death was unknown, and finally at the Profound Azure Barrier at the pharmacy entrance, which still shimmered with runes and only seemed to have dimmed slightly more. A chill originating from their very marrow instantly overwhelmed everyone!

For the first time, a violent tremor appeared in the eyes beneath Blood Butcher’s mask! It was no longer cold mockery, but had turned into intense shock and... a trace of unbelievable wariness!

Destroying a weapon through a barrier! So effortlessly!

Just who... was this person inside the barrier?!

Nangong Xuan slowly withdrew his finger, the azure light at his fingertip fading away. He didn’t even look at the shock and silence outside the barrier, his gaze falling back into the Woodshed.

The speck of Chaos Starlight on Lin Mo’s chest seemed to stabilize slightly the moment the Realm-Breaking Awl was destroyed and the external pressure abruptly decreased, its faint light stubbornly persisting. The black blood at the corner of Liu Qingxuan’s mouth stopped seeping out. Su Muxue’s leaking cold Qi also receded a little.

It seemed he had forcibly snatched back another moment of time.

But Nangong Xuan knew this was only a temporary peace. Blood Butcher’s ferocity had been completely triggered; what followed would surely be a thunderous and frantic retaliation!

He looked out beyond the barrier, at those cold and fierce ghost eyes that were now filled with wariness and rage.

The storm had only just begun.