gēn mò shā mú yàng yǒu xiē xiāng sì 。
跟墨杀模样有些相似。
The figure resembled Mo Shi somewhat.
zhǐ shì méi yǒu nà bān de shā qì tāo tiān ， ér shì gèng jiā yōu suì 、 shēn chén 。
只是没有那般的煞气滔天，而是更加幽邃、深沉。
However, it lacked the overwhelming煞气 (evil aura), instead exuding a deeper and more profound presence.
“ dòng shǒu ！”
“动手！”
"Act now!"
lǐ fán zài xīn zhōng hǎn dào ， tóng shí shǒu bù tíng xiē ， jiāng yì huà xuán tiān fēng líng zhèn chè dǐ kāi qǐ 。
李凡在心中喊道，同时手不停歇，将异化玄天封灵阵彻底开启。
Li Fan called out in his mind as he continued to activate the transformed Xuan Tian封灵阵 (Sealing Spirit Array). A mysterious force enveloped the black stone instantly.
yī gǔ xuán ào de lì liàng shà shí jiāng mò shí lóng zhào 。
一股玄奥的力量霎时将墨石笼罩。
The originally alert black stone, which had already sensed Lin Ling and Tian Yang's presence and was preparing to attack, suddenly stiffened. Then its form seemed to ripple like water, slightly trembling.
yuán běn yǐ jīng chá jué dào lín líng 、 tiān yáng èr rén de cún zài ， zhèng zhǔn bèi fā dòng gōng jī de mò shí ， shēn qū dǒu rán jiāng zhí 。
原本已经察觉到林灵、天阳二人的存在，正准备发动攻击的墨石，身躯陡然僵直。
It appeared as if a white cloth had been draped over it, causing its color to lighten slightly.
ér hòu shēn xíng rú shuǐ 、 wēi wēi huàng dòng 。
而后身形如水、微微晃动。
Just as the array affected Mo Shi, Lin Ling and Tian Yang's attacks arrived. Although Tian Yang was only at the化神 (Transcendence) realm, his combat instincts were superior to Lin Ling's.
chà nà jiān ， jiù xiàng shì bèi méng shàng le yī céng bái bù bān ， yán sè wēi wēi dàn le nà me yī xiē 。
刹那间，就像是被蒙上了一层白布般，颜色微微淡了那么一些。
Red and black flames formed a massive fist that struck Mo Shi with force, creating ripples.
jiù zài mò shí shòu dào zhèn fǎ yǐng xiǎng de shí hòu ， lín líng tā men de gōng jī yǐ zhì 。
就在墨石受到阵法影响的时候，林灵他们的攻击已至。
Lin Ling's green silk threads, resembling flying swords, followed closely behind, as if aiming to pierce Mo Shi with countless arrows.
suī rán tiān yáng zhǐ shì huà shén xiū wèi ， dàn zhàn dòu běn néng ， què yào shèng guò lín líng yī chóu 。
虽然天阳只是化神修为，但战斗本能，却要胜过林灵一筹。
Mo Shi merely looked at them coldly without dodging or retreating.
hóng hēi xiāng jiàn de huǒ yàn ， xíng chéng yí gè jù dà de quán tou ， hōng jī zài mò shí shēn shàng 。
红黑相间的火焰，形成一个巨大的拳头，轰击在墨石身上。
"Run!" Li Fan, who shared the same perspective and was observing from outside, noticed something amiss and shouted a warning.
dàng qǐ wēi wēi lián yī 。
荡起微微涟漪。
He then activated the array again, releasing another suppressive force.
lín líng de wàn qiān tiáo ， wǎn rú fēi jiàn de lǜ sè sī tāo ， jiē zhǒng ér zhì 。
林灵的万千条，宛如飞剑的绿色丝绦，接踵而至。
Lin Ling and Tian Yang trusted Li Fan completely. Upon receiving the warning, they immediately retreated.
shì yào jiāng mò shí dāng chǎng wàn jiàn chuān xīn 。
似要将墨石当场万箭穿心。
However, just as they escaped, space shattered without any prior indication, transforming into a void cave filled with black destruction aura, similar to its surroundings.
miàn duì èr rén lái shì xiōng xiōng de gōng jī ， mò shí zhǐ shì lěng mò de kàn le tā men yī yǎn 。
面对二人来势汹汹的攻击，墨石只是冷漠的看了他们一眼。
"Take cover!"
bù shǎn bù bì 。
不闪不避。
Li Fan remained calm and gave his orders.
“ táo ！” zài mò shí kàn xiàng lín líng èr rén de chà nà ， gòng xiǎng shì jiǎo 、 zài wài guān zhàn de lǐ fán jiù chá jué dào bù miào ， chū shēng tí xǐng dào 。
“逃！”在墨石看向林灵二人的刹那，共享视角、在外观战的李凡就察觉到不妙，出声提醒道。
His intuition was correct. After enduring the combined attack and retaliating, Mo Shi's form writhed before it entered an adjacent void cave.
tóng shí qū dòng zhèn fǎ ， zài dù duì mò shí shì fàng yī dào yā zhì 。
同时驱动阵法，再度对墨石释放一道压制。
In the next moment, countless holes in the ground extended black tentacles, attacking everything within their reach indiscriminately.
lín líng 、 tiān yáng duì lǐ fán jù shì jí dù xìn rèn 。
林灵、天阳对李凡俱是极度信任。
The sealing spirit array, which had been bound by this space, also suffered significant damage.
shōu dào tí xǐng de shùn jiān ， jiù gè zì dùn lí 。
收到提醒的瞬间，就各自遁离。
Fortunately, the End of Time Disentanglement Disc analyzed the weak points in the array promptly. Li Fan quickly intervened to reinforce and stabilize it, even as danger loomed.
ér jiù zài tā men táo kāi zhī hòu ， háo wú zhēng zhào dì ， kōng jiān suì liè kāi lái 。
而就在他们逃开之后，毫无征兆地，空间碎裂开来。
However, inside the array, Lin Ling and Tian Yang faced a more challenging situation.
biàn chéng le xiàng zhōu wéi nà bān ， mǎn shì hēi sè pò miè qì xī de xū kōng róng dòng 。
变成了像周围那般，满是黑色破灭气息的虚空溶洞。
Despite Li Fan's early warning, their attempts to dodge were nearly futile against such a wide-ranging attack.
“ duǒ ！”
“躲！”
They managed to reduce the frequency of attacks by constantly moving around.
lǐ fán bù huāng bù máng ， chén zhuó zhǐ huī dào 。
李凡不慌不忙，沉着指挥道。
The black tentacles had the power to destroy space. Even Tian Yang's sturdy puppet body vanished upon being hit.
tā de yù gǎn shì duì de 。
他的预感是对的。
In just a blink of an eye, his body was severely damaged.
shēng shēng chéng shòu le èr rén hé jī 、 bìng zào chéng fǎn jī zhī hòu ， mò shí shēn xíng yī zhèn rú dòng 、 jiù zuān rù le páng biān de xū kōng róng dòng lǐ 。
生生承受了二人合击、并造成反击之后，墨石身形一阵蠕动、就钻入了旁边的虚空溶洞里。
Tian Yang, trying to dodge, took out a black circular stone and squeezed it. The stone turned into liquid and merged with his body's holes, healing the damage.
xià yī kè ， cǐ chù dì xià lián mián kōng jiān ， nà xiē shù zhī bù jìn de kǒng dòng zhōng ， hè rán quán dōu shēn chū le hēi sè de chù shǒu 。
下一刻，此处地下连绵空间，那些数之不尽的孔洞中，赫然全都伸出了黑色的触手。
Lin Ling, on the other hand, faced less pressure since she was at the same合道 (Union with Dao) realm as Mo Shi, but her body wasn't her true form; it was an energy manifestation.
fēng kuáng de duì zhōu wéi yī qiè kě néng cún zài de shì wù ， jìn xíng wú chā bié gōng jī 。
疯狂的对周围一切可能存在的事物，进行无差别攻击。
Even though part of her body was damaged by the black tentacles, green light quickly restored her to her original state. After healing repeatedly, her aura remained stable without any decline.
jiù xiàng juǎn qǐ le jīng tāo hài làng ， kùn fù zhe zhè piàn kōng jiān de fēng líng zhèn ， yě shòu dào le jù dà de chōng jī 。
就像卷起了惊涛骇浪，困缚着这片空间的封灵阵，也受到了巨大的冲击。
"Persist. I've isolated him with my array, cutting off his connection to heaven and earth. Such a large-scale attack will surely fail soon."
jí jí kě wēi 。
岌岌可危。
"Exhaust him!" Li Fan said coldly.
hǎo zài yǒu zhōng mò jiě lí dié ， jí shí duì zhèn fǎ zhōng chū xiàn de bó ruò diǎn jìn xíng fēn xī 。
好在有终末解离碟，及时对阵法中出现的薄弱点进行分析。
However, Mo Shi's endurance exceeded Li Fan's expectations. The black energy in the underground space wreaked havoc, destroying everything within reach.
ér hòu yóu lǐ fán xùn sù chū shǒu mí bǔ 、 jiā gù 。
而后由李凡迅速出手弥补、加固。
The scale of destruction was alarming. If not for Li Fan's prior preparations and the ancient tree’s concealment, even this hidden location might have been detected by the cultivators of Qiling State.
suī rán xiǎn xiàng huán shēng ， dàn què shǐ zhōng láo ér bù pò 。
虽然险象环生，但却始终牢而不破。
If not for Li Fan's meticulous planning and ample supplies for Lin Ling and Tian Yang, they might have failed at this first challenge.
ér zài zhèn fǎ zhī zhōng ， gēn mò shí wò xuán de lín líng èr rén ， kě jiù bù nà me hǎo shòu le 。
而在阵法之中，跟墨石斡旋的林灵二人，可就不那么好受了。
"Mo Shi is truly worthy of his generation. He surpasses Chi Yan by far," Li Fan thought in awe.
jí biàn yǒu zhe lǐ fán tí qián chū shēng tí xǐng ， dàn zhè zhāo dà fàn wéi de shā zhāo ， yě jī hū ràng èr rén wú chǔ kě duǒ 。
即便有着李凡提前出声提醒，但这招大范围的杀招，也几乎让二人无处可躲。
During this stalemate, Li Fan, observing calmly, noticed some details.
zhǐ shì zài bù duàn chuān suō zhōng ， jǐn liàng jiǎn shǎo shòu dào gōng jī de pín lǜ 。
只是在不断穿梭中，尽量减少受到攻击的频率。
It seemed that Mo Shi had a duty to repair underground caves, which limited his full power.
nà xiē hēi sè de chù shǒu ， yě yǒu zhe fěn suì kōng jiān zhī néng 。
那些黑色的触手，也有着粉碎空间之能。
After the tentacles struck, the affected normal space only trembled momentarily before returning to normal.
lián tiān yáng nà jiān gù de kuǐ lěi shēn qū ， bèi qí jī zhòng zhī hòu ， yě shì zài shùn jiān zhí jiē xiāo shī 。
连天阳那坚固的傀儡身躯，被其击中之后，也是在瞬间直接消失。
"If he were not restricted, he could easily turn this entire area into a void," Li Fan mused. "But this contradicts his mission of destruction. Even when threatened with life, he cannot fully exert himself."
bù guò zhǎ yǎn de gōng fu ， tiān yáng shēn tǐ de biǎo miàn ， yǐ jīng shì cán quē bù kān 。
不过眨眼的功夫，天阳身体的表面，已经是残缺不堪。
This also highlighted Mo Shi's strength from another angle: beyond his formidable power, his duty was to destroy everything, making him reckless in action.
tiān yáng nǔ lì duǒ bì de tóng shí ， qǔ chū yī méi hēi sè yuán xíng shí tou 。
天阳努力躲避的同时，取出一枚黑色圆形石头。
Just as Li Fan pondered these thoughts, Mo Shi finally stopped attacking without giving Lin Ling and Tian Yang a chance to catch their breath. He changed his attack strategy instantly.
qīng qīng yī niē ， nà hēi shí jiù huà zuò yī tuán yè tǐ ， róng rù zì jǐ shēn shàng nà xiē kǒng dòng zhōng 。
轻轻一捏，那黑石就化作一团液体，溶入自己身上那些孔洞中。
The black tentacles that extended from the void cave broke apart into smaller individual Mo Shis. They moved swiftly towards Lin Ling and Tian Yang, forming a massive encircling formation that continuously contracted towards the center.
xiū fù zhe zì shēn shāng shì 。
修复着自身伤势。
"Break through!" Li Fan quickly made his decision.
ér lín líng nà biān ， yā lì jiù méi zhè me dà le 。
而林灵那边，压力就没这么大了。
Lin Ling and Tian Yang exchanged glances. Then, Lin Ling transformed into a layer of green light covering Tian Yang's body. The light burst forth, colliding with the rapidly approaching black outline.
bì jìng tóng wèi hé dào xiū wèi ， zhè jù shēn qū yě bú shì běn tǐ suǒ zài 。 bù guò shì néng liàng huà xíng 。
毕竟同为合道修为，这具身躯也不是本体所在。不过是能量化形。
The black and green lights clashed. There was no thunderous explosion, only the green light dimming quickly like a candle in the wind, as if it would extinguish at any moment.
jí biàn bèi hēi sè chù shǒu jī zhòng ， cán quē le yī bù fèn 。
即便被黑色触手击中，残缺了一部分。
However, the black encirclement remained unshaken, standing firm like a rock by the sea, merely trembling slightly.
lǜ guāng shǎn dòng zhōng ， lín líng hěn kuài jiù huī fù rú chū 。
绿光闪动中，林灵很快就恢复如初。
Unbreakable.
ér rú cǐ xiū fù le shù shí cì ， tā de qì xī dōu sī háo méi yǒu bō dòng 、 shuāi jiǎn 。
而如此修复了数十次，她的气息都丝毫没有波动、衰减。
Countless black stones gradually consumed Lin Ling and Tian Yang's remaining space. Seeing themselves slowly cornered with no fighting experience, Lin Ling grew panicked. Her aura plummeted, and she felt despair.
“ jiān chí zhù 。 tā bèi wǒ yòng zhèn fǎ gé jué le yǔ tiān dì de lián xì ， zhè me dà guī mó de zhāo shì ， dìng rán jiān chí bù liǎo duō jiǔ 。”
“坚持住。祂被我用阵法隔绝了与天地的联系，这么大规模的招式，定然坚持不了多久。”
She abandoned her defense, waiting to die on the spot.
“ huó huó hào sǐ tā ！” lǐ fán lěng shēng dào 。
“活活耗死祂！”李凡冷声道。
"Tian Yang lived a life of... "
rán ér mò shí de chí jiǔ ， què shì yǒu xiē chāo chū le lǐ fán de xiǎng xiàng 。
然而墨石的持久，却是有些超出了李凡的想象。
Just then, Tian Yang, who had remained silent since waking up in this world, finally spoke.
dì xià kōng jiān zhōng ， hēi sè néng liàng sì nüè 、 fān téng 。
地下空间中，黑色能量肆虐、翻腾。
Red light flickered in his eyes as he looked at Mo Shi without fear.
huǐ miè zhe kě yǐ chù jí de yī qiè 。
毁灭着可以触及的一切。
"Unmatched by humans!"
shēng shì hài rén ， rú guǒ bú shì lǐ fán tí qián bù zhì 、 jiā shàng dì mài gǔ shù shuāng chóng zhē yǎn 。
声势骇人，如果不是李凡提前布置、加上地脉古树双重遮掩。
A strange and angry roar erupted from within him. A massive energy burst from Tian Yang's body, causing his puppet form to expand hundreds of times, enveloping Lin Ling as it charged towards Mo Shi!
jí biàn cǐ chù shēn cáng yú dì dǐ ， kǒng pà yě yào bèi qí lǐng zhōu de xiū shì chá jué chū yì cháng 。
即便此处深藏于地底，恐怕也要被旗岭州的修士察觉出异常。
Even if this was a futile suicide attack, even if he dissolved in the void upon touching Mo Shi's defenses,
rú guǒ bú shì lǐ fán xiàng lái zuò shì wěn tuǒ ， wèi lín líng yǔ tiān yáng èr rén zhǔn bèi de bǔ jǐ zú gòu duō 。
如果不是李凡向来做事稳妥，为林灵与天阳二人准备的补给足够多。
Tian Yang did not hesitate.
kǒng pà zhè dì yī guān dōu yào jiān chí bú zhù ， zhí jiē bài xià zhèn lái 。
恐怕这第一关都要坚持不住，直接败下阵来。
He launched a desperate charge to certain death!
“ bù kuì shì mò zì bèi de ， bǐ qǐ chì yán yào qiáng tài duō le 。” lǐ fán bù yóu àn zì xīn jīng 。
“不愧是墨字辈的，比起赤炎要强太多了。”李凡不由暗自心惊。
Lin Ling seemed to be infected by Tian Yang's resolve and emitted unprecedented green vitality. She protected Tian Yang’s core, resisting Mo Shi's invasion.
rán zài zhè jiāng chí guò chéng zhōng ， lěng jìng páng guān de lǐ fán ， yě kàn chū le xiē xǔ duān ní 。
然在这僵持过程中，冷静旁观的李凡，也看出了些许端倪。
(End of Chapter)
The figure resembled Mo Shi somewhat.
However, it lacked the overwhelming煞气 (evil aura), instead exuding a deeper and more profound presence.
"Act now!"
Li Fan called out in his mind as he continued to activate the transformed Xuan Tian封灵阵 (Sealing Spirit Array). A mysterious force enveloped the black stone instantly.
The originally alert black stone, which had already sensed Lin Ling and Tian Yang's presence and was preparing to attack, suddenly stiffened. Then its form seemed to ripple like water, slightly trembling.
It appeared as if a white cloth had been draped over it, causing its color to lighten slightly.
Just as the array affected Mo Shi, Lin Ling and Tian Yang's attacks arrived. Although Tian Yang was only at the化神 (Transcendence) realm, his combat instincts were superior to Lin Ling's.
Red and black flames formed a massive fist that struck Mo Shi with force, creating ripples.
Lin Ling's green silk threads, resembling flying swords, followed closely behind, as if aiming to pierce Mo Shi with countless arrows.
Mo Shi merely looked at them coldly without dodging or retreating.
"Run!" Li Fan, who shared the same perspective and was observing from outside, noticed something amiss and shouted a warning.
He then activated the array again, releasing another suppressive force.
Lin Ling and Tian Yang trusted Li Fan completely. Upon receiving the warning, they immediately retreated.
However, just as they escaped, space shattered without any prior indication, transforming into a void cave filled with black destruction aura, similar to its surroundings.
"Take cover!"
Li Fan remained calm and gave his orders.
His intuition was correct. After enduring the combined attack and retaliating, Mo Shi's form writhed before it entered an adjacent void cave.
In the next moment, countless holes in the ground extended black tentacles, attacking everything within their reach indiscriminately.
The sealing spirit array, which had been bound by this space, also suffered significant damage.
Fortunately, the End of Time Disentanglement Disc analyzed the weak points in the array promptly. Li Fan quickly intervened to reinforce and stabilize it, even as danger loomed.
However, inside the array, Lin Ling and Tian Yang faced a more challenging situation.
Despite Li Fan's early warning, their attempts to dodge were nearly futile against such a wide-ranging attack.
They managed to reduce the frequency of attacks by constantly moving around.
The black tentacles had the power to destroy space. Even Tian Yang's sturdy puppet body vanished upon being hit.
In just a blink of an eye, his body was severely damaged.
Tian Yang, trying to dodge, took out a black circular stone and squeezed it. The stone turned into liquid and merged with his body's holes, healing the damage.
Lin Ling, on the other hand, faced less pressure since she was at the same合道 (Union with Dao) realm as Mo Shi, but her body wasn't her true form; it was an energy manifestation.
Even though part of her body was damaged by the black tentacles, green light quickly restored her to her original state. After healing repeatedly, her aura remained stable without any decline.
"Persist. I've isolated him with my array, cutting off his connection to heaven and earth. Such a large-scale attack will surely fail soon."
"Exhaust him!" Li Fan said coldly.
However, Mo Shi's endurance exceeded Li Fan's expectations. The black energy in the underground space wreaked havoc, destroying everything within reach.
The scale of destruction was alarming. If not for Li Fan's prior preparations and the ancient tree’s concealment, even this hidden location might have been detected by the cultivators of Qiling State.
If not for Li Fan's meticulous planning and ample supplies for Lin Ling and Tian Yang, they might have failed at this first challenge.
"Mo Shi is truly worthy of his generation. He surpasses Chi Yan by far," Li Fan thought in awe.
During this stalemate, Li Fan, observing calmly, noticed some details.
It seemed that Mo Shi had a duty to repair underground caves, which limited his full power.
After the tentacles struck, the affected normal space only trembled momentarily before returning to normal.
"If he were not restricted, he could easily turn this entire area into a void," Li Fan mused. "But this contradicts his mission of destruction. Even when threatened with life, he cannot fully exert himself."
This also highlighted Mo Shi's strength from another angle: beyond his formidable power, his duty was to destroy everything, making him reckless in action.
Just as Li Fan pondered these thoughts, Mo Shi finally stopped attacking without giving Lin Ling and Tian Yang a chance to catch their breath. He changed his attack strategy instantly.
The black tentacles that extended from the void cave broke apart into smaller individual Mo Shis. They moved swiftly towards Lin Ling and Tian Yang, forming a massive encircling formation that continuously contracted towards the center.
"Break through!" Li Fan quickly made his decision.
Lin Ling and Tian Yang exchanged glances. Then, Lin Ling transformed into a layer of green light covering Tian Yang's body. The light burst forth, colliding with the rapidly approaching black outline.
The black and green lights clashed. There was no thunderous explosion, only the green light dimming quickly like a candle in the wind, as if it would extinguish at any moment.
However, the black encirclement remained unshaken, standing firm like a rock by the sea, merely trembling slightly.
Unbreakable.
Countless black stones gradually consumed Lin Ling and Tian Yang's remaining space. Seeing themselves slowly cornered with no fighting experience, Lin Ling grew panicked. Her aura plummeted, and she felt despair.
She abandoned her defense, waiting to die on the spot.
"Tian Yang lived a life of... "
Just then, Tian Yang, who had remained silent since waking up in this world, finally spoke.
Red light flickered in his eyes as he looked at Mo Shi without fear.
"Unmatched by humans!"
A strange and angry roar erupted from within him. A massive energy burst from Tian Yang's body, causing his puppet form to expand hundreds of times, enveloping Lin Ling as it charged towards Mo Shi!
Even if this was a futile suicide attack, even if he dissolved in the void upon touching Mo Shi's defenses,
Tian Yang did not hesitate.
He launched a desperate charge to certain death!
Lin Ling seemed to be infected by Tian Yang's resolve and emitted unprecedented green vitality. She protected Tian Yang’s core, resisting Mo Shi's invasion.
(End of Chapter)