Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 798: The Variable Has Arrived

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"The variable ought to show up right about now!"

Chen Niu squinted his eyes, extending his Divine Sense across the area like an endless ocean. The heavy Demonic Energy, resembling a solid dark wave, dragged every being it encountered into utter gloom.

"What a sinister and frightening presence…" The Pope of the Sanctuary gazed at the coiled Chen Niu in the middle, treating him like a dire threat.

She had previously clashed with a mighty foe—the corrupted angel Lucifer. That grueling fight, spanning half a month, had secured her dominance over the European lands.

Still, even Lucifer couldn't match the sheer malevolence radiating from this dragon-like beast.

"Your Holiness, do we strike first to claim it?" Albert's face was stern.

Prior to Chen Niu unleashing his complete aura, Albert had already viewed him as a hassle. Now, confronting the fully powered Chen Niu, despite his creed of courage and no fear, Albert briefly felt the impulse to back away in that split second.

"What, getting cold feet?" The Pope gave a cold huff, replying steadily, "This wicked beast may be alarming, but it shows no signs of lunging first for the Celestial Jade Marrow."

Beneath her white veil, her light golden eyes glowed softly with sacred radiance, detecting Chen Niu's Divine Sense expanding everywhere.

"It looks like it's hunting for something… maybe scanning for a particular individual…"

"If our guess holds, these four towers plus the crystal formations in the middle spawning the prize are probably just lures it prepared…

It stirred up all this chaos solely to track down one specific person or bunch of them."

"So we can charge in and grab it first?!" Albert's eyes brightened. "That leaves us facing only that Eastern lady. She appears to head that group. With your aid, we could truly snag the treasure ahead."

The Pope stayed silent.

She wasn't nearly as hopeful as Albert.

Hua Jin the True One might seem less daunting than Chen Niu, yet she was no easy mark by any means.

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The instant that top-grade Celestial Jade Marrow finished forming and began easing away from the crystal cluster's peak—

"Go!"

Hua Jin the True One and Knight Commander Albert yelled out sharply, nearly in unison.

Hua Jin the True One whipped her horsetail whisk forward. Countless silver strands burst forth right away, morphing into a gleaming silver arc across the heavens, swiftly wrapping toward that top-grade Celestial Jade Marrow, swift as a bolt.

Even though the assault looked aggressive, she avoided drawing too near the Celestial Jade Marrow. She kept a cautious gap throughout, with a portion of her Divine Sense monitoring the area, on high alert.

Hua Jin's plan was straightforward: secure it if she could, pull back without harm if she couldn't.

Meanwhile, Albert took a bolder approach. Though his greatsword lay in pieces, after gaining the Pope's blessing anew, holy light surged around him, solidifying into a huge hammer of radiance charged with purifying and punishing intent. It hammered down hard at the silver arc, aiming to halt it and snatch the chance to take the marrow.

Two formidable powerhouses struck at once. The blast from their energies clashing warped the space itself.

But mere moments before their forces could reach that golden marrow fragment—

An abrupt shift happened!

Out of nowhere, the air right over the crystal cluster and the marrow churned wildly, like rippling waves.

Right then, a piercing white glow ripped open the emptiness, crafting a twisting portal through space.

A razor-sharp Sword Intent, potent enough to slice through all creation, burst out from it initially.

*Clang—!*

The blade's resonance boomed like thunder.

The Sword Qi streaked like a rainbow.

Next, a figure in white burst from the passage like a piercing blade, touching down firmly next to the crystal cluster.

The arrival stood upright and proud, dressed in pristine white garments, boasting striking looks paired with a haughty vibe that scorned the world.

In one hand, he gripped an old longsword. The blade remained in its scabbard, yet the surging Sword Intent already chilled the souls of all onlookers.

He scanned the surroundings, taking in the turmoil below and the golden marrow close by. A wild, thrilled grin tugged at his lips. "Heh heh, quite the spectacle! Demonic Energy piercing the skies, treasures luring folks in—right up my alley! Where's the ancestor? Lin Fan here to serve!"

This was none other than Lin Fan, called forth by Chen Huaian.

Even trapped within the Demon Sealing Pagoda, Chen Huaian could detect the subtle shifts in the outer world's energies.

Upon feeling the top-grade Celestial Jade Marrow emerge, he promptly dispatched Lin Fan early.

"The variable!! It's here at last!!!"

Chen Niu, who had kept his Divine Sense clamped over the whole zone, unleashed a roar that shook heavens and earth right then.

His enormous flood dragon form abruptly rose high. Those bull-like eyes blazed with the rage and Killing Intent built up across days.

"You brat! Foiling my schemes over and over! Today, I'll rip you apart for sure, paying off all grudges old and new!"

When foes meet, glares burn hotter.

Chen Niu paid no heed to the reachable Celestial Jade Marrow.

His talons, sheathed in dark blue-black scales, rose sharply. The Earth Vein forces across tens of miles trembled, rushing wildly into his claws.

In a flash, skies darkened and winds howled, the ground groaned in agony.

Behind Chen Niu, immense Demonic Energy blended with the Earth Vein's Killing Intent, forging a vivid, snarling blood-red flood dragon illusion.

The illusion released a crushing aura, evoking an ancient savage creature. Trailing Chen Niu's talons, it plunged savagely toward Lin Fan.

This blow harnessed the might of heaven and earth.

Even before the claw's gust hit, the dread force had already splintered the earth beneath bit by bit.

"Bring it on!"

Though Lin Fan noticed Chen Niu's strength had skyrocketed, his bold spirit wouldn't allow retreat.

He sneered at once, yanking the longsword free from its sheath.

"Slash!"

A tightly packed, brilliant Sword Light soared upward, clashing straight against the massive claw blotting the sky and the blood-red dragon illusion, with no frills.

*BOOM!!!!!!!!*

As if twin meteors smashed together.

A fearsome circular blast of energy surged outward fiercely.

Hua Jin the True One and Albert, nearest to it, took the full force.

Hua Jin the True One's face shifted. Her horsetail whisk pulled back instantly to guard ahead, silver strands forming a barrier. Still, the brutal shock rattled her, stirring her vital energies. She stumbled, hurled rearward. Barely regaining balance, her gaze brimmed with astonishment.

Albert, wounded already and propped by holy light alone, suffered worse. His shielding radiance crumbled like tissue in a moment.

Like getting rammed by a siege weapon, he vomited blood profusely while flying back, slamming hard into distant earth. He twitched a few times but couldn't rise right away, his features twisted in shock, fear, and hopelessness!—Just the spillover almost ended him?!

At the blast's heart, the Sword Light and claw illusion broke apart together.

Lin Fan's form reeled back three paces, each one carving a deep mark into the solid soil.

The cocky expression on his face dimmed a touch. His sword-gripping hand tingled faintly. For the first time, seriousness and astonishment flickered in his eyes.

"Such overwhelming might! This vile creature… why is it way more powerful than last time?!"

He distinctly sensed the enormous force in Chen Niu's attack differed vastly from before, like facing another beast entirely.

And this was merely an avatar!

An avatar alone pressured him.

What then of the ancestor's real body?

Lin Fan felt a surge of emotion, eyes misting.

Where's the calm era? It's the ancestor shouldering the load ahead.

The ancestor remains truly magnificent!

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At the same time, at a distant mountain base away from the four Demon Sealing Pagodas' main clash.

Another space distortion silently unfolded, and Zhang Mengchu emerged from it.

Upon landing, he didn't rush to eye the colossal battle afar. Instead, following instinct, he squinted, inspecting the nearby terrain.

A subtle shimmer danced in his eyes as his fingers swiftly ran through some divinations.

"Hmm… The Spiritual Energy here… wait, it's the world's energy laced with Demonic Energy, circulating in odd patterns."

He murmured, his sight tracing the Earth Veins' path. "The Earth Veins got twisted and rerouted by immense force… Tsk, bold move!

This setup… anchors the earth's energy with those four dark towers, then uses the core item as the hub, to forcefully build a… 'Gathering Killing Intent to Refine Demons Formation'?

Wait, it's blended with more…"

The deeper he probed, the more shocked he grew. His digits flew through calculations quicker. At last, his stare locked on the distant coiled Chen Niu. Feeling the huge power on it linking subtly to the whole land, realization dawned.

"Ah, got it! This serpent's got tricks!

Siphoning Earth Vein might to boost itself. Inside this array's scope, it can nearly wield a whole area's heaven-and-earth power in battle!

No surprise its aura ballooned… Tsk tsk."

Just then, Lin Fan's voice message, laced with urgency, echoed in his head—

[Old Ghost Zhang! Where've you vanished to? This Chen Niu's off! Its strength's burst! Something fishy's with this spot!]

Zhang Mengchu stayed unruffled upon hearing it. A knowing, superior smirk curved his lips as he responded casually, "Why the panic?

Crazy Lin, keep it occupied for a while. Taking a few hits won't kill you!

Let this elder work his arts, shatter the 'momentum' it's leeched, and watch how it struts then!

I'll have this serpent bare its original shape before long!"

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