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

163: Chapter 163: A Spark of Soul Ignition and the Barrier Finally FormedThat wisp of high-level will originating from the Core of the ”shadow hunter imprint” was cold and deathly still, yet it carried an absolute majesty as if it could adjudicate the order of all things and decide life and death. It charged arrogantly into Su Muxue’s Sea of Consciousness along the bridge of Divine Thought!

This was not a simple energy impact, but a more fundamental suppression of status at the Law level!

Su Muxue felt her Divine Soul shake violently, as if it were about to be frozen, torn apart, and then rearranged according to some cold order! Her Taiyin Star Power appeared so fragile before this will; her Sea of Consciousness was instantly frozen, her thoughts almost came to a standstill, and that wisp of the connecting Divine Thought bridge flickered violently, about to snap completely in the next second!

Once the bridge snapped, not only would all previous efforts go to waste, but her own Divine Soul would also suffer a heavy blow! Even more terrifying, this backlash of will might directly pollute her Dao foundation!

”Mother!” Lin Mo was terrified. The chaos star core erupted with an unprecedented Chaos clear light, recklessly crashing into that invading will, attempting to use its ”Chaos” and ”disorderly” nature to interfere with and offset that cold ”order.” The clear light collided with the dark-gold will silently, but it caused Lin Mo’s consciousness to let out a painful groan. The light on the surface of the star Core dimmed a bit; clearly, the difference in Rank was too great to truly contend, and he could only manage a slight delay.

”Evil filth! How dare you harm people!” Right at this critical moment, the white-stone elder, who had been slumped on the ground, had his hair and beard flare out, and a resolute light suddenly erupted in his eyes! He actually burned the last remaining bits of his Divine Soul Origin and his lifelong cultivation, his hands forming an ancient and complex sword seal!

”Taibai Sword Sect, the will to protect the Dao is witnessed by Heaven and Earth! Using the Divine Soul as a guide, the sword heart as a cage—Seal!”

Hum!

A translucent white-gold small sword, condensed purely from Divine Soul will and residual Sword Intent, shot out from between his brows. It arrived later but struck first, instantly catching up with the dark-gold will invading Su Muxue’s Sea of Consciousness. It did not choose a head-on collision but instead transformed into a profound sword seal cage, abruptly enveloping and locking it inside!

The dark-gold will lunged left and right, causing the sword seal cage to tremble violently and instantly become covered in cracks; clearly, it could not be imprisoned for long. But it was this precious moment that had been fought for!

Su Muxue felt the pressure in her Sea of Consciousness lighten, and her frozen thoughts were instantly restored!

She did not hesitate for a moment, not even having time for lingering fear. Her strong will to survive and her belief in saving her Dao Companion allowed her to burst forth with unprecedented potential! Her Taiyin Star Power circulated frantically, forcibly stabilizing the Divine Thought bridge that was about to collapse. Ignoring the bursts of stinging pain from her Divine Soul, she once again guided that wisp of innate golden spirit qi with all her strength!

”Brother Xuan! Hold on!” Her thought was transmitted once again.

Deep in the stone forest, Nangong Xuan also felt something the moment that backlash will appeared. Thinking things were going poorly, he was about to forcibly interrupt the guidance to avoid involving Su Muxue, but he felt that the connection had not been severed; instead, it had stabilized again. He immediately focused his mind and cooperated fully!

That wisp of Sharp Metal Qi continued to weave, its speed even increasing a bit due to Su Muxue’s desperate outburst!

In the valley, the white-stone elder spat out a mouthful of Origin essence blood. His body withered visibly to the naked eye, his aura like a candle in the wind, but that sword seal cage held on stubbornly, buying the final moments for Su Muxue.

Lin Mo controlled the star Core, no longer trying to attack the temporarily trapped dark-gold will. Instead, he injected all the Chaos clear light into Su Muxue’s body to help her stabilize her Divine Soul and accelerate her recovery, while closely monitoring the progress of the barrier’s formation.

”Quick... quick...” The white-stone elder’s voice was weak, but his eyes were fixed on the sword seal cage that was constantly trembling and accumulating more cracks.

Finally!

At the very last moment before the sword seal cage was about to completely shatter—

Inside Nangong Xuan’s Dantian, that white-gold membrane woven from innate golden spirit qi completed its final closure, like a perfect eggshell, enveloping his nirvana golden core and main Meridians! Although extremely thin, it radiated an Innate and pure flawless light, firmly isolating that ”shadow hunter imprint” within!

Hum!

The moment the barrier formed, the speed at which the imprint absorbed Nangong Xuan’s power suddenly dropped to almost negligible! The coordinate fluctuations it emitted outward also seemed to be covered by a thick layer of gauze, becoming extremely weak and blurry, making it difficult to be clearly captured from a long distance again!

Success!

”Disperse!” Su Muxue felt the barrier was complete and immediately decisively cut off that wisp of Divine Thought bridge. At the same time, her Taiyin Star Power transformed into a cold tide, surging fiercely within her Sea of Consciousness, forcing the sword seal cage—already covered in cracks and about to break—along with the furious dark-gold will inside it, out of her Sea of Consciousness!

Pfft!

The sword seal cage exploded the moment it left Su Muxue’s Sea of Consciousness. That wisp of dark-gold will let out an unwilling silent shriek and dissipated into the world, unable to cause any more damage.

”It succeeded... cough cough...” Su Muxue slumped to the ground, gasping for air. Her Divine Soul stung in waves, her cultivation was heavily depleted, and her face was as pale as paper, but her eyes were filled with joy and hope.

”Senior!” She looked at the white stone nearby.

The elder, White Stone, was already at the end of his rope, his body almost transparent. However, a gratified and relieved smile was on his face: ”Good... good... the common people are fortunate... to have met... you, young lady... this old man... has not failed his ancestors...”

His voice grew lower and lower, finally turning into specks of white-gold light particles, slowly dissipating like fireflies, leaving behind only an ancient white jade token with sword marks and a Jade Slip recording information. This last mountain guardian of the Taibai Sword Sect, who had guarded this place for hundreds of years, finally dissipated completely, his Dao returning to the world.

”Mother!” Lin Mo’s consciousness carried a crying tone and worry.

”I’m fine... Moer.” Su Muxue forced herself to sit up and picked up the token and Jade Slip. The token felt warm in her hand; the front was engraved with the words ”Taibai,” and the back was a sword peak piercing the clouds, clearly representing some identity or Legacy. She didn’t have time to look closely, so she put them away, took a few Medicinal Pills, and urgently checked Nangong Xuan’s condition through the subtle connection between Dao Companions... In the rock crevice, Nangong Xuan slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath of turbid air containing dark-gold Impurities. Although his face was still pale and the injuries within his body from the previous confrontation and erosion remained, the suffocating feeling of his power being constantly devoured and his whereabouts being tracked at all times had greatly diminished!

That layer of Innate Sharp Metal Barrier worked perfectly, temporarily trapping the ”shadow hunter imprint.” Although he knew this was only a temporary measure—the imprint itself had not been eliminated, and once the barrier’s energy was exhausted or it encountered a stronger impact, it might fail again—at least it had won him a precious breathing space!

More importantly, the pursuers had lost their clearest signal source!

Sure enough, the tyrannical aura in the sky that had been locked onto his position and rapidly approaching suddenly became hesitant and confused, as if it had lost its clear target, and began to circle and search the nearby area like a headless fly!

An opportunity!

Nangong XuanA cold glint flashed in his eyes，Without the slightest hesitation，Immediately conceal all your aura，Like a stone blending into the shadows，Taking advantage of complex terrain，Silently moving in the opposite direction from Su Muxue’s location、We ventured deeper and into the more treacherous depths of the stone forest..

He now needed time to heal his wounds and familiarize himself with this newly formed barrier, and even more, to think about his next move.

However, neither Nangong Xuan, who had temporarily escaped danger, nor Su Muxue and Lin Mo, who had just caught their breath, noticed that deep within the taibai token Su Muxue had put away, a very faint rune that resonated with a distant unknown place flickered extremely slightly and then vanished.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away, deep within a floating mountain range shrouded year-round in sharp Sword Qi and Gengjin baleful winds, inside an ancient bronze hall, a white-robed elder who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, surrounded by countless tiny phantoms of Flying Swords, suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of surprise and suspicion flashing through them.

”Hmm? The ’Taibai Legacy Token’ that has been silent for hundreds of years... has been activated? And... it seems to be tainted with a wisp of... that disgusting aura of the Dark Court shadow hunter imprint?”

He calculated with his fingers, his brow furrowed: ”The heavenly secrets are chaotic, and the involvement is great... Never mind, I shall send a Disciple to investigate.”

A sword message was sent out silently.

New ripples were already quietly surging in the shadows.