Chapter 231: Critical Situation

Sword energies crisscrossed, forming a diagonal 'X' shape, seemingly intending to surround and kill Qin Sang.

Fortunately, Qin Sang had remained vigilant, secretly on guard. Sensing strong winds appearing on both sides of his body, a strong warning arose in his heart. His figure immediately retreated rapidly, narrowly passing through the two streams of sword energy.

Although not injured by the sword energy, Qin Sang had clearly felt its power.

It was definitely at the level of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Qin Sang's heart sank abruptly. The trial had just begun, yet he was already facing two Foundation Establishment-level Golden-Armored Divine Generals simultaneously. How terrifying would the subsequent trials be?

Swish! The Golden-Armored Divine General reacted incredibly fast. As soon as Qin Sang retreated, its figure suddenly vanished from its spot, reappearing in front of Qin Sang. Its longsword swept upwards, and two streams of sword energy relentlessly pursued, pressing close to Qin Sang's vital chest area, their power undiminished.

What a bizarre movement technique!

Qin Sang calmly retreated as a sword light flashed from between his eyebrows.

"Go!"

Qin Sang intended to test the Golden-Armored Divine Generals' abilities. He did not immediately deploy his sword formation, simply summoning his Ebony Sword. The spiritual sword unleashed a sword energy several zhang long, slashing horizontally, directly confronting the Golden-Armored Divine General.

Qin Sang was no longer the same as when he first entered Foundation Establishment. His crimson sword energy was as dense as blood, carrying terrifying killing intent. Under Qin Sang's control, it struck the weak points of the two streams of sword energy. Even fighting two against one, he was only slightly at a disadvantage.

The three streams of sword energy collided, then canceled each other out, their residual energy dissipating in mid-air.

The killing intent unleashed by the killing talisman was completely unleashed upon the two Golden-Armored Divine Generals. Yet they showed no reaction whatsoever; their movements didn't pause for a moment. Their eyes held only Qin Sang. Their sword shadows shifted, and they attacked again, their momentum like lightning. It seemed they wouldn't stop until Qin Sang was dead.

They truly are inanimate objects!

Qin Sang had anticipated this. He knew the killing talisman couldn't deter the Golden-Armored Divine Generals, and the ghostly threads from the Ten Directions Yama Formation might not be effective either. He could only overcome force with force.

Bang! Bang! There were several more collisions of sword energy, their echoes reverberating far down the passageway.

Qin Sang and the Golden-Armored Divine Generals moved like phantoms, transforming into streaks of golden light and illusions, momentarily converging then separating again in the narrow passageway.

Qin Sang weaved between the two Golden-Armored Divine Generals, seemingly in constant peril, yet the confidence on his face grew stronger.

In the blink of an eye, after several rounds of probing, Qin Sang had figured out the Golden-Armored Divine Generals' true capabilities. Although their movement techniques and sword energy power were at the level of Foundation Establishment cultivators, they only possessed a limited repertoire of moves, lacking the various tactics of true cultivators.

Moreover, they were inanimate objects after all, with only one goal: to kill intruders. In Qin Sang's eyes, these Golden-Armored Divine Generals were very clumsy and rigid, their true strength far inferior to that of genuine Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, Qin Sang did not underestimate them. This was merely the beginning of the trial path; the divine generals encountered later would undoubtedly grow stronger.

"Sword formation, open!"

Having figured out the Golden-Armored Divine Generals' true capabilities, Qin Sang naturally would not hold back any longer.

The sword energy rapidly split, and the Thousand Mechanisms Sword Formation unfolded. The disc-shaped sword formation surrounded the two Golden-Armored Divine Generals. To prevent them from using their bizarre movement technique to escape the formation again, Qin Sang did not hesitate, immediately activating the sword formation to unleash its power.

Boom!

The sword light was dazzling!

Empowered by the sword formation, the Ebony Sword's speed surged. The divine generals attempted to parry with their swords, but they couldn't keep up with the Ebony Sword's speed at all. All their strikes hit empty air, and the Ebony Sword, with a mere flicker, appeared before their chests.

The armor on the divine generals was not as tough as expected; it was easily pierced by the Ebony Sword. Several streaks of blood-colored light flashed as the Ebony Sword weaved back and forth, instantly riddling their armor with holes.

Unexpectedly, the Golden-Armored Divine Generals seemed completely unharmed. Afterward, they even ignored the Ebony Sword, leaping towards Qin Sang. Meanwhile, golden light shimmered on their armor, and the damaged areas were repairing at a visible pace.

"Where is the vital point?"

Qin Sang frowned deeply. Just now, the Ebony Sword had repeatedly pierced their chests, throats, and heads, yet failed to kill them. This showed that these Golden-Armored Divine Generals could not be judged by normal standards.

Just as Qin Sang was secretly pondering, a crisp 'ding' sound suddenly rang out.

The Ebony Sword's shadow flickered, appearing at the divine general's abdomen. Just as it was about to pierce through, the golden light on the divine general's body suddenly converged there like mad, forming a round shield that resembled a heart-guarding mirror.

The heart-guarding mirror formed, just in time to block the Ebony Sword's strike. This divine general was no longer as composed as before; it stopped in a flustered manner, desperately slashing its sword towards the Ebony Sword, attempting to force it back.

So the vital point was in the abdomen!

Qin Sang's eyes lit up. The spiritual energy within him circulated wildly, and he was about to fully unleash the Ebony Sword, intending to break through the golden light's blockade with one powerful surge and slay it.

Just then, the residual energy from the sword formation's burst scattered. Two streams of sword energy, before dissipating, touched the golden brick walls on either side of the passageway...

For some unknown reason, Qin Sang suddenly felt a sense of unease.

He glanced sideways and saw that when the sword energy touched the wall, the golden light on the golden brick wall seemed to come alive, opening a large maw and directly swallowing the sword energy whole.

After a moment of wriggling, two identical streams of sword energy suddenly shot out from the golden light, heading straight for Qin Sang, their speed twice as fast as before!

Fortunately, Qin Sang had been alerted early, his figure flickering repeatedly to evade the sword energy attack. But unexpectedly, that stream of sword energy clung to him like a maggot to bone, pursuing him relentlessly.

The sword energy was too fast, difficult to evade.

Qin Sang's gaze deepened slightly. He flipped his palm open, and a black longsword appeared in his grasp. It was precisely the spiritual sword he had obtained earlier from the black-robed elder, a top-grade spiritual artifact whose power was naturally not weak.

Whoosh! The longsword suddenly slashed out. A black sword shadow arced like a crescent moon, colliding head-on with the sword energy. Qin Sang's figure shook violently, and he couldn't help but take a step back.

After the sword energy was swallowed by the restriction on the wall, its power had also doubled!

After finally eliminating the two streams of sword energy, Qin Sang lightly swung another sword strike, thrusting it towards the wall. Sure enough, he was immediately met with a counterattack: the exact same move, but with double the power.

"So, as long as the restrictions on the wall are triggered, there will be a counterattack?"

Qin Sang had roughly figured out the rules of the passageway. As long as he restrained his spiritual energy and avoided touching the restrictions, it wouldn't be difficult.

But before he could relax for a moment, a shrill whistling sound suddenly came from deeper within the passageway. Two dazzling golden lights shot rapidly towards him, and strikingly, a sharp arrow was at the center of the golden light!

Qin Sang reacted incredibly fast, narrowly batting away the two sharp arrows. His gaze deepened slightly as he looked deeper into the passageway, and he couldn't help but gasp.

At this point, Qin Sang had ordered his corpse puppet to remain in place. However, the portraits ahead were still agitated. Two Golden-Armored Divine Generals, wielding longbows, had already appeared. Their longbows were raised high, golden arrows pointed distantly at Qin Sang, and two more arrows shot forth!

Further ahead, more portraits began to show abnormal fluctuations. If he waited any longer, more and more Golden-Armored Divine Generals would step down.

If he couldn't quickly deal with his opponents, he would inevitably be caught in a siege. Coupled with the restrictions, his situation would become extremely perilous!