Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 796: Everything is Ready

Chapter 796: Everything is Ready

Chapter 796: All Preparations Complete

"Senior Chen truly lives up to his reputation. With the Celestial Jade Marrow on the verge of appearing, he shows no sign of anxiety whatsoever."

Wang Shouyi gazed at Chen Huaian, seated in a cross-legged position with his eyes shut, and vowed silently to himself that someday he would rise to the ranks of a mighty Cultivator just like Senior Chen!

Unbeknownst to him, Chen Huaian's thoughts were presently focused on a map that had appeared upon activating the Sect Summoning Token.

[I'll set Zhang Mengchu's landing spot right here.]

Guided by his intent, Chen Huaian marked Zhang Mengchu's entry location along the border.

Chen Niu's exploitation of the Earth Veins to bolster its strength posed a real challenge, yet controlling those Earth Veins fell under the principles of the Dao of Formations as well. Once Chen Niu's feng shui layout got disrupted, its might would revert to that of its former avatar. Handling Chen Niu would then prove far simpler for Lin Fan.

This disruption would demand Zhang Mengchu's assistance in dismantling the formation.

[Position Lin Fan's drop right at the center, directly above Chen Niu's avatar!]

A sly grin crept across Chen Huaian's lips.

He eagerly anticipated the look on Chen Niu's face when Lin Fan materialized out of nowhere directly before it.

Every setup was in place; all that remained was the final spark.

As midnight ticked over, the entire world plunged into an eerie silence, as though the very winds had halted their whisper.

Right then, a mysterious vibration surged from the earth's depths, deep and subdued like the throb of some primordial giant!

Boom—!

The earth quaked fiercely around that bizarre array of crystalline formations.

The inscriptions on the four Demon Sealing Pagodas glowed sequentially. Ominous, swirling energies raced across their surfaces, stirred by some unseen power. The towers themselves let out a deep, vibrating drone, syncing with the ground's rhythm.

Overhead, the faint stars blazed into brilliance. Streaks of silvery Starlight Radiance streamed down like cascading falls, funneling into the crystalline clusters.

Those clusters pulsed with life, greedily devouring the Starlight Radiance alongside the Earth Veins' power. Ripples of light danced over their exteriors, accompanied by clear, tinkling chimes.

The buds nestled inside expanded noticeably and turned sheer to the unaided eye. Within, a jade-hued liquid marrow rich with immense, pristine energy swirled lazily, casting an enchanting glow and releasing a captivating aroma.

The Celestial Jade Marrow stood poised to emerge!

Chen Niu roused itself from its pretended sleep. Though it seemed at rest, its Divine Sense had in truth blanketed the area continuously.

It had expected those unknowns to show up ahead of time, yet so far, amid the gathering near the four Demon Sealing Pagodas, no hint of any unknown presence could be detected.

"Is my formation so intimidating that these unknowns spotted it and chickened out?"

Chen Niu dismissed that notion. Based on how those unknown figures had acted before, they were bold and reckless types.

A mere Nascent Soul little girl had boldly risked everything to steal a top-tier Celestial Jade Marrow from right under its nose and that of Hua Jin the True One. Chen Niu refused to think they'd back down now.

That pointed to just one possibility—these unknowns were already here, lurking in the shadows, biding their moment until chaos peaked to strike.

As these thoughts swirled, the inaugural Celestial Jade Marrow finally materialized.

Yet it wasn't a top-grade one, but rather a mid-tier specimen, fist-sized in scale.

A soft blue-green glow emanated from it, as it drifted downward from the crystal branch under the pull of heaven and earth's forces, resembling a newly ripened fruit.

Hua Jin the True One and Chen Niu observed the event with cool detachment.

They held zero desire for a mid-grade Celestial Jade Marrow.

Their focus, however, lay squarely on testing the prowess of the Sanctuary and Cain.

"What a magnificent treasure!" Cain's eyes gleamed as he fixed on the Celestial Jade Marrow. Noting that Chen Huaian and Hua Jin stayed put, he wavered briefly but couldn't quell the avarice burning inside.

The Sanctuary duo mirrored his impulse.

"Could this be the prophesied Eden's Fruit? Its inner energy would surely aid in forging my Lord's Divine Kingdom." The Knight Commander advanced steadily toward the mid-grade Celestial Jade Marrow, exuding an aura of supreme invincibility, as if no one beneath the heavens could match him.

His faith in the holy light and the Lord's safeguarding granted him such poise and assurance, ignoring everyone there, Chen Niu included.

The Pope held her ground, not trailing the Knight Commander. She simply thrust her holy staff into the earth, unleashing waves of pale golden auras that rippled outward.

These auras expanded like pond ripples. Any follower or bounty hunter in her and the Knight Commander's wake who brushed against them gained suits of luminous armor, their weapons infused with holy light. It was plain the Pope wielded some ability to boost the defenses and might of nearby fighters.

This boost shone brightest on the Knight Commander.

Holy flames seemed to engulf him, a brilliant yet mild light shooting skyward.

His robust build took on an even grander presence. An ethereal, more elaborate and robust armor of sheer holy light overlaid his own, adorned with subtle angelic wing motifs that shifted across it.

The massive sword he gripped blazed like the sun itself. Its edge sang with power, wrapped in sacred flames, the aura warping the air nearby.

Boom! Boom! Boom—!

Each of the Knight Commander's strides thudded heavily as he closed in on the Celestial Jade Marrow.

His stare sharpened with caution, scanning for threats, as his hand extended to seize the mid-grade Celestial Jade Marrow.

At that instant—

Whoosh!

A crimson blur streaked forward at blinding speed, a vicious bone spur targeting the Knight Commander's wrist!

It came from the Blood Clan ancestor, Cain.

The Knight Commander's eyes tightened, his response lightning-fast. He shifted from grasp to slash, his flame-wreathed greatsword arcing toward the bone spur with thunderous might.

Clang!!

A resounding clash echoed. The bone spur shattered effortlessly. The holy flames even raced back along the energy link to Cain, drawing a pained grunt from him as acrid smoke curled from his limb.

In this opening exchange, the Knight Commander, fortified by holy light, held a clear edge in raw power.

"You vile bloodsucker, how dare you eye a sacred artifact?!" the Knight Commander bellowed, his greatsword whirling. Bursts of holy light hammered at Cain in a relentless barrage.

Cain moved with blistering speed, dissolving into myriad blood phantoms to evade, now and then rallying blood essence for strikes. Yet most assaults bounced off or dissolved against the Knight Commander's dense holy-light armor and fierce holy flame Sword Qi, leaving him harried. He depended on agility to weave through, barred from closing in.

As the Knight Commander neared the Celestial Jade Marrow once more, a mix of ferocity and doubt flickered in Cain's gaze. At last, he clenched his jaw—

"You truly believe I fear you?!"

Suddenly, he unsheathed the radiant, icy treasured sword bestowed by Chen Huaian.

The instant the blade cleared its scabbard, a pure, soaring sword wail briefly overpowered the holy light's drone. An incisive, unmatched Sword Intent unfurled.

Cain poured Blood Clan essence into the sword with abandon. It swiftly gained a sinister crimson sheen, without losing any of its keen edge.

He ceased evading. Clutching the flying sword, he charged straight into the Knight Commander's plunging greatsword.

"Holy Light Punishment!" The Knight Commander funneled every ounce of holy energy into his greatsword, its glow peaking like a miniature sun, and brought it down with savage force.

Clang—Crack!!!

A far louder metallic ring reverberated.

But the outcome stunned all onlookers.

The expected sight of Cain hurtling back with his sword didn't unfold.

Instead, the Knight Commander's greatsword—forged and blessed by holy light through countless years, deemed unbreakable—suffered a massive gash upon impact with the apparently fragile blood-tinged treasured sword. The holy light spasmed wildly, issuing a tormented cry.

"What?!" The Knight Commander's grip tore open, his eyes wide with incredulity and alarm.

His sacred blade... had been marred?!

Cain paused in shock too, then ecstasy flooded him! This Eastern treasured sword's potency surpassed his wildest dreams.

"Haha! Your Sanctuary's junk iron amounts to no more than this!" Cain crowed in victory, pressing his edge. The blood-hued treasured sword in his grasp morphed into sly, lethal sword beams, assailing the Knight Commander like an abrupt tempest.

Stunned and enraged, the Knight Commander struggled to parry with his flawed greatsword.

Clang! Crack!...

Every impact widened the gash on the greatsword, fissures spiderwebbing outward!

The holy light faded sharply!

At length—

Bang!!!

In a desperate, all-out collision, the Knight Commander's greatsword finally buckled and exploded apart!

Half the blade whirled away and buried itself in the soil. Its holy light snuffed out entirely, reduced to mere scrap metal.

Gripping the shattered hilt, the Knight Commander reeled backward. The holy-light armor encasing him wavered from the rebounding force. He stared at the remnants in his hand, his features etched with astonishment and confusion.

Cain pounced on the lapse. In a blur, he claimed the mid-grade Celestial Jade Marrow. Sensing its teeming vitality, a covetous, pleased smirk lit his face.

Before the Knight Commander could unleash his hidden ace, Cain had withdrawn to a secure range.

Yet prying the Celestial Jade Marrow from his grasp now seemed utterly futile.

A peculiar tension hung in the air briefly.

Hua Jin the True One and Chen Niu regarded the spectacle with icy detachment from afar, uninvolved, as if it were a trivial sideshow.

Meanwhile, Chen Huaian, amid the clash between the Knight Commander and Cain, had slipped unnoticed to the doorway of a Demon Sealing Pagoda.

He intended to press on with his duty.

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