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

46: Chapter 46: The Reappearance of the White Face and a Desperate GambleThe footsteps were slow and deliberate, yet they felt like they were treading directly on one’s heart. They echoed through the deathly silent corridor with a cat-and-mouse playfulness and a chilling sense of oppression, drawing closer and closer.

The light from the moonstones struggled to reach forward, barely outlining the silhouette of the newcomer.

He wore the same spotless white robes and a pure white, featureless mask, identical to the one they had encountered before, as if they were standard-issue equipment from the same mold. However, his aura was entirely different.

The previous White Mask’s aura had been more gloomy and sinister, specializing in Formations and Soul Banners. The one before them now possessed an aura that was sharper and colder, carrying the undisguised pressure of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator. It was like an unsheathed poisonous blade, its edge piercing straight into the Divine Soul. He held no Magical Artifact in his hands, simply walking with his hands casually behind his back; that composure was even more heart-stopping.

”You certainly kept me waiting...” A young and clear voice came from behind the mask, yet it was saturated with a cynical coldness. ”I didn’t expect you to actually escape from ’Earth’s Wrath’... and even manage to make off with the Profound Yin Immortal Body we were so determined to get?”

His gaze swept with great interest over the three people collapsed on the ground, whose breathing had yet to steady, finally settling on Su Muxue. That look seemed capable of piercing through flesh to glimpse their very Origin, carrying undisguised scrutiny and greed.

”Tsk tsk, Starlight baptism, the first bloom of the Profound Yin... truly a perfect masterpiece. Even better than expected.” He clapped lightly, his tone sounding as if he were admiring a work of art. ”Losing a few pieces of trash for her sake isn’t a bad trade at all.”

Nangong Xuan endured the agonizing pain churning in his internal organs and the trembling of his Divine Soul, struggling to stand. He shielded Su Muxue and Lin Mo behind him, holding the ”unyielding” sword across his chest. Though the tip of the blade trembled slightly, it remained pointed at the enemy.

”Who... exactly are you people? Why are you pursuing us so relentlessly?” His voice was raspy as he tried to buy time, even if it was just to recover a sliver of strength.

”Us?” The White Mask chuckled, as if he had heard a funny question. ”Who we are isn’t important. What matters is that she—” He pointed at Su Muxue, ”—is our important ’property’. As for you... especially that little thing in your arms...” His gaze turned toward Lin Mo, and his eyes behind the mask seemed to narrow slightly. ”That is an unexpected harvest. Come back with me obediently, and perhaps you’ll suffer less.”

Go back? If they fell into the hands of such evil Cultivators, their fate was easily imagined!

Nangong Xuan’s heart sank to the bottom. A Golden Core Cultivator! In his prime, he would naturally not fear him, but at this moment, his heavy injuries had yet to heal, and he couldn’t even exert ten percent of his power. How could he resist? Mu Xue had just completed her baptism and likely hadn’t even familiarized herself with or mastered her power. Although Lin Mo had strange methods, the gap in their Realms was too vast... A desperate situation! This was even more hopeless than facing the Earth Vein Dragon Soul! At least the Dragon Soul was a mindless force of regional destruction, whereas before them now was an intelligent hunter who had them precisely locked on and possessed overwhelming strength!

Coldness condensed in Su Muxue’s ice-blue eyes as she slowly stood up. The air temperature around her plummeted, and ice crystals began to form on her slender fingertips. Even if she had only just gained this power, she would never allow herself to be slaughtered at will!

Lin Mo’s chaos dao seed spun frantically, calculating every possibility. A head-on fight meant certain death! Escaping? In this narrow corridor, how could they outrun a Golden Core Cultivator? Negotiation? The other party was determined to have them; there was no room for compromise!

The only variable... perhaps... His intent suddenly locked onto the other’s phrase ”unexpected harvest” and that slight hint of curiosity and investigation when looking at him, which differed from the pure greed directed at Su Muxue!

These people seemed extremely interested in his chaos dao seed as well! They didn’t necessarily intend to kill him immediately!

An extremely risky plan instantly formed in his mind!

”Senior, Mu Xue,” Lin Mo’s intent transmitted to Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue simultaneously at a rapid pace. ”Trust me! Retreat with everything you have and attack the rock wall behind us! Create the maximum amount of Chaos! Do not hesitate!”

Both Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue were startled, but there was no time for second thoughts! In a desperate situation, trust was their only option!

”Do it!” Lin Mo’s intent rang out like a command!

Nangong Xuan roared, ignoring his injuries as he poured all his remaining Sword Essence into the ”unyielding” sword without reservation. He spun around and unleashed a brilliant Noble Sword Qi, slashing fiercely at the seemingly solid rock wall of the corridor behind them!

Su Muxue struck at almost the same time. The ice moon imprint on her forehead flared as she pushed both palms forward. A massive, unrefined Profound Yin Cold Tide surged out like a bursting dam. It wasn’t aimed at the White Mask, but followed the Sword Qi, slamming violently into the same section of the wall!

The White Mask clearly hadn’t expected them to destroy their own path of retreat instead of trying to break through or defend. His movements faltered for a moment, and a soft sound of surprise came from behind the mask.

RUMBLE—!!!

The combined force of Nangong Xuan’s full-power strike, Su Muxue’s massive cold tide, and Lin Mo’s secret use of Chaos Dao Qi to skillfully vibrate the rock structure slammed into the corridor wall!

It was unexpectedly fragile! That rock wall shattered upon impact, not collapsing inward but exploding outward! It revealed a massive, pitch-black vertical abyss of unknown depth behind it! An extremely cold wind carrying the scent of decay instantly rushed out from the depths of the cavern!

Hidden behind it was actually a massive underground cavity or fissure!

”Jump!” Lin Mo’s intent screamed!

Without the slightest hesitation, Nangong Xuan grabbed Su Muxue with one hand and scooped up Lin Mo with the other, leaping down into the pitch-black abyss that led to parts unknown!

”Trying to run?” The White Mask snorted coldly, seemingly deciding that this game of cat and mouse should end. He didn’t rush to give chase, but simply raised his hand and made a grasping motion!

A massive, translucent palm formed from pure mana instantly appeared at the opening. Carrying the powerful pressure and restrictive force of a Golden Core Cultivator, it lunged downward! He intended to easily pluck the three of them back like fish from a pond!

However, just as that mana palm was about to reach the three of them—

Lin Mo’s chaos dao seed erupted with light! He didn’t try to oppose the power of that giant palm, which would have been as futile as a mantis trying to stop a carriage. Instead, he concentrated all his power and all his intent onto that dormant Toxin Seed!

Not to detonate it, but for—sacrifice and amplification!

He poured a portion of the chaos dao seed’s Origin, along with some of the mixed energy he had previously absorbed and transformed, frantically into that Toxin Seed which represented ultimate ’deathly silence’ and ’erosion’. He instantly stimulated and amplified its characteristics ten-thousand-fold, and then—blasted it toward the lunging mana palm and the White Mask further behind!

A tiny, almost invisible, distorted gray-black current of air, emitting an aura of absolute misfortune and deathly silence, shot upward!

This current was so bizarre and concentrated that it didn’t attack the mana palm directly. Instead, as if possessed of a life of its own, it instantly ’polluted’ and ’eroded’ the mana structure of the palm itself!

Sizzle—!

The moment the condensed and powerful mana palm came into contact with the gray-black current, it was as if it had met its natural enemy. It rapidly became dim, decayed, and its structure collapsed! It was as if it had experienced ten thousand years of erosion in a single instant!

The Spell was broken, and the backlash struck!

The White Mask’s body jolted violently. He let out a muffled groan and staggered back half a step, his eyes showing unbelievable shock for the first time!

”Is this... Spirit-Eroding Poisonous Fiend?! No... it’s purer... more...” He subconsciously circulated his Cultivation Technique to dispel the bizarre aura of deathly silence that was trying to erode its way through his mana connection.

That brief moment of obstruction and shock was all they needed!

Nangong Xuan and the others had already plunged into the bottomless dark abyss, their figures instantly swallowed by the churning, thicker darkness and cold winds below!

The White Mask quickly dispelled the strange erosive force and stepped to the edge of the abyss. His gaze behind the mask was as dark as water as he looked down.

He extended his Divine Sense downward, but only felt that the area below was incredibly chaotic, filled with all sorts of distorted force fields and interference. He was actually unable to precisely lock onto the three’s positions or status, only vaguely sensing that they were falling rapidly.

He stood silently at the edge with his hands behind his back, his white robes flapping loudly in the cold wind.

After a long while, a soft chuckle with no discernible emotion came from behind the mask:

”Interesting... truly interesting... Not only does he possess Chaos, but he can even manipulate such pure Annihilation Power...”

”Very well, being down in this ’Burial Ancient Abyss’ saves me quite a bit of trouble. Even if the fall doesn’t kill you, the ’things’ down there... will certainly give you a warm welcome.”

”I will wait up here... patiently for the result.”

He did not choose to follow them and jump down, appearing to be extremely wary of the place called ”Burial Ancient Abyss.” He merely took one more deep look at the bottomless darkness before his figure blurred, vanishing into the shadows of the corridor like a ghost, as if he had never appeared.

Only the shattered opening remained, like the mouth of a giant beast, spewing out the cold and decaying breath of death.

The endless fall continued.