Chapter 278 - 258: Wind Dragon Unification, Attempting to Cross the Abyss! (Double - )
Calculating the time, Song Changming walked dozens more miles and arrived at a region of the abyss.
This place is, upon his numerous observations, the best location he has discovered so far.
Almost every three days, there’s a period of energy lull lasting about five to ten minutes.
Finding such a place and identifying the timing of the energy lull involved perseverance in repetitive searching as well as a bit of luck.
Just as Song Changming was waiting for those crucial minutes to arrive, a Gluttonous Beast suddenly crawled out of the abyss.
It had sturdy legs and four slender arms with a skeletal structure as white as bone, clad in flesh like armor, and a long bony tail that twisted like a snake.
The appearance of the Gluttonous Beast did not surprise Song Changming.
Monstrous Fog Beasts are abundant in the region of the abyss; he had grown accustomed to them during his exploration.
Raising his hand, he struck out with a palm, the boundless True Yang Qi transforming into a palm force that slammed directly into the Gluttonous Beast.
The armor-like skeleton of the beast shattered, but it was not annihilated, only sent flying back into the abyss.
The physical strength of this Gluttonous Beast was extremely high, and killing it head-on would take more time.
But Song Changming didn’t want to waste time entangled with the Gluttonous Beast and miss those crucial minutes.
Buzz!
Soon, at the center of the abyss, the torrent of energy abruptly came to a halt.
Under his spiritual perception, the energy flow noticeably slowed down, causing the magnetic field to change as well.
Without hesitation, Song Changming activated the eight Qi vortexes within him.
A contrary wind arose, Sword Intent emerged, and under the interference of the abyssal energy, eight Wind Dragon Blade Qi were formed.
The Wind Dragons lifted their heads, and softly hummed.
Then, under the control of Song Changming, the eight wind dragons merged into one, transforming into a highly condensed wind dragon!
Song Changming leapt onto the wind dragon, allowing it to lift him up, soaring towards the abyss!
Years ago, Nan Wuji, with unparalleled Sword Dao prowess and mastery of Inner Qi, condensed a single Sword Qi, enabling him to fly like an immortal.
Today, Song Changming, transforming Blade Qi into a dragon, achieved almost the same feat.
The strength of the condensed Wind Dragon Saber Qi was enough to lift him into the sky!
In fact, he could accomplish this as early as when he perfected two Blade Techniques and reached the Seventh Layer Realm in Qi Refining Cultivation.
Only, such a method of activating Sword Qi was indeed quite taxing for him.
Now, having reached the Eighth Layer Qi Refining Cultivation, performing this way felt notably more effortless.
In a blink, Song Changming found himself nearly a thousand meters in the air, with the ground beside the abyss growing ever-distant, his anxiety growing uncontrollably.
Even though he had attempted this many times, he couldn’t lessen the sense of unease within himself.
Looking down, he saw the bottomless abyss, eerily resembling a black hole.
When he focused his attention on this desolate scene, he felt as if his heart and spirit were being drawn in, deeper and deeper, creating the intense illusion of falling.
Simultaneously, influenced by the special magnetic field near the abyss, he felt as if he was bearing the weight of a mountain, overwhelmingly heavy.
At this moment, any minor mistake could indeed cause him to fall into the abyss.
What would transpire then, or if survival was possible, remained unknown.
His instincts urged him to avoid such an occurrence, firmly believing it would result in a near-death experience.
And as he approached the center of the abyss, the gravitational pull of the magnetic field became noticeably stronger, ever-increasing.
Fortunately, Song Changming’s Body Refining Cultivation was high, with his physical body’s strength allowing him to withstand the magnetic field’s gravitational pull, preventing his situation from becoming dire.
As he got closer to the abyss’s center, an inexplicable humming sound rose from below.
The sound was hollow and somewhat eerie, reminiscent of an uncanny underwater noise, which, when heard too often, made people uneasy.
Every time he heard this sound, Song Changming couldn’t help but wonder what lies beneath this abyss?
Of course, this eerie sound might also be emanating from a clan of Fog Beasts residing within the abyss.
Song Changming had heard it more than once before, with the gigantic Ice Heart in the Nether Sea silently emanating cold air, stabilizing his mental state and shielding him from these peculiar phenomena originating from the abyss.
One thousand meters, two thousand meters, three thousand meters...
The wind dragon roared, and Song Changming continuously poured Inner Qi to maintain the wind dragon’s stability, counteracting the increasingly heavy magnetic field.
Gradually, Song Changming could clearly see the opposite shore coming closer and closer.
He also felt torrents of energy erupting from below, sweeping over his body.
Initially, these torrents of energy were not as fierce as the gravitational pull of the magnetic field at the edge.
But as he got closer to the center of the abyss, the torrents grew increasingly terrifying, fiercely counteracting the gravitational pull of the magnetic field pressing down.
In their midst, he felt as if his flesh and blood body and the wind dragon beneath him were on the verge of being crushed by two invisible compressing walls.
Back then, Nan Wuji touched upon this area, almost succumbing to the challenge, narrowly avoiding falling into the abyss before retreating.
Song Changming, however, chose to press on.
His spirit body stable, he continually manipulated the Wind Attribute Blade Qi to support his body, reforming it instantaneously whenever a blade dissipated.
His flesh and blood body resembled unyielding heavy iron, struggling forward under the oppressive energy and gravitational pressure of the countercurrent.