After missing the first attack, Su Lie did not rush to attack. Instead, dark rays of light rose from his body. In this deep light, an even thicker layer of heavy armor, layered upon layer, which gave a sense of illusion, covered the original armor.
The chest, gauntlets, and helmet of this heavy armor were all emitting thin streams of dark red flames.
This is simply a dark version of "defense enhancement", and it is far better than Dou Zong's "defense enhancement". After all, when he was in the tomb, Su Lie relied on this double layer of armor to take a "thunderstorm" without any injury.
After putting on this illusory heavy armor, Su Lie raised Juque, locked onto Tianyang, and attacked.
The sword swept horizontally and chopped vertically one after another, all of which were the simplest moves. But these simple, even crude moves, when used by Su Lie, were incredibly powerful.
Whenever Su Lie swung his sword, he would release a black sword wave. Wherever the black sword wave passed, any object that stood in the way of the sword wave would be razed to the ground by the destructive energy in the sword wave.
Su Lie's attack was like a tidal wave, unending. The sword waves he released not only plowed a series of grooves on the ground of the small courtyard, but also spread the damage to the outside. The sword energy was like a tide, cutting the ground beside the lake. After a while, the lakeshore began to show signs of collapse. Large chunks of fallen rocks broke away from the lakeshore and fell into the lake, creating huge waves.
Yue Guang had already led the others out of the yard, and warned Tu Moshan's people not to interfere and to evacuate as soon as possible. At this time, she did not dare to hand Xiao Xitong over to others. The little thing was held tightly in her arms, and from time to time her long sword drew a crescent, offsetting the dark sword tide that was bursting out.
Moonlight was secretly frightened. When those dark sword waves came to her, they were already at the end of their strength, but it was still not easy for Moonlight to deal with them. Moreover, in those sword waves, Moonlight could not feel the breath of Xing Yun.
At this moment, Su Lie gave her the feeling that he was more like those high-class criminals in the opposite world, or even a lord!
Moonlight was so far away, and the pressure was even greater for Tianyang, who was near Su Lie. He kept circling around his father, using more agile and flexible movements to make most of Su Lie's attacks fall into the air. He couldn't dodge, so he used the "Ice Crack Wave" to resist, but the Ice Crack Wave couldn't completely stop the advance of the dark sword tide. They could only slightly stop it and then be swallowed up.
Facing Su Lie in this state, Tian Yang knew that the Ice Soul Blade would not be very useful, and only the 'Black Thunder' had enough power to compete with his father.
But he didn't have the time to go back to the collection room in Drifting Town to retrieve "Black Thunder". He had no choice but to use the coldness of the Ice Soul Sword to harass Su Lie and slow down his movements.
After dodging another sword attack, Tian Yang shouted, "Dad, stop hitting me! I know you are still in there, you haven't disappeared yet!"
"I'm Tianyang, can you hear my voice?"
Not sure if it was due to the chill of the Ice Soul Blade or because of Tian Yang's words, but Su Lie's movements became slow and hesitant, and the red light in his eyes dimmed.
Tian Yang continued to shout: "You are Su Lie! You are Su Lie!"
"Remember it quickly. Even though you can't remember me, you should remember your wife, right?"
"You have not forgotten her in your grave. You have thought of her almost every day of your journey! You even carved some little things for her out of wood. Do you remember?"
"Do you remember Nan Fei?"
Su Lie suddenly froze, his hands loosened, and Juque fell to the ground. He held his head and suddenly
He took off his mask and panted and whispered: "Tianyang... Su Lie... Nan Fei..."
"Nanfei..."
"Nanfei!"
He raised his head, and the red and black in his eyes faded away, revealing his black and white pupils. Su Lie looked at himself, at the small courtyard that had become a ruin, and at the lakeshore area that was cut into a grid by the dark sword tide.
His expression was as if he had just woken up from a deep nightmare.
Seeing his father regain his sanity, Tianyang breathed a sigh of relief and walked over and asked, "Dad, are you okay?"
"not good."
Su Lie shook his head: "It's bad, something happened to me. Tianyang, my Xing Yun... is gone."
Tian Yang was shocked: "What did you say? Your Xing Yun disappeared? How could Xing Yun disappear for no reason?"
Su Lie closed his eyes, as if he was feeling the presence of the star essence. After a long while, he smiled bitterly: "That's right, I can no longer feel the presence of the star essence in my body."
"They disappeared completely, as if someone had stolen them. Perhaps because of this, and the fact that I was sleeping just now, I was affected and controlled by the power of darkness."
"If I don't sleep, I should be able to keep my sanity. But if I fall asleep, next time, I may not wake up."
Tian Yang couldn't digest this shocking news immediately. He gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, it's okay. We can work together to find a solution."
"No, I can't stay here."
Su Lie shook his head decisively and said, "If I stay, I might lose control again once I fall asleep."
"I can't let you get hurt."
As he spoke, the 'cloak' behind Su Lie began to split in the middle. It rose up, and the quietly burning black flames turned into a pair of huge black wings.
"Tianyang, you may have to walk the rest of the way by yourself. But I believe you can do it well. Remember, if you hear that I'm out of control, do what you should do!"
Su Lie raised the corner of his mouth, stretched out his hand, and hugged Tianyang tightly: "Maybe, I will never see you again. However, I am very happy and satisfied to be able to travel with you."
"Goodbye, son."
Su Lie grabbed the giant on the ground and it jumped into his hand. Without giving Tianyang a chance to stop him, he flapped his two wings behind him, and with a whoosh, he soared into the sky. He paused in mid-air for a moment, then shot away, turning into a black meteor that flashed across the night sky.
"Dad..."
It was only then that Tian Yang reacted and yelled to Ye Kong: "Dad!"
Its daybreak.
Yueguang glanced at Tianyang who was sitting on the rocks not far away, sighed, and walked over holding Xiao Xitong.
Ever since Su Lie left, Tian Yang just sat there in despair. He still couldn't believe that Su Lie was gone like this.
At this moment, he heard a soft cry.
"Daddy..."
Tianyang raised his head and saw Xitong's face. The little girl's eyes were wet. She stretched out her two chubby little hands and covered Tianyang's face.
Feeling the soft touch and the little warmth in the palm of his hand, Tianyang's eyes gradually brightened.
He took Xitong from Yueguang's arms, leaned his head on the little guy, and said softly: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Tianyang raised his head, smiled at the little girl, held her soft little hand, put it to his mouth and blew a breath.
Xitong then started to chuckle.
"Uncle, he..." Yue Guang hesitated to speak and finally chose to remain silent.
Tian Yang looked at her and said, "Something happened to Dad. For a while, I mean a long time, he was wandering in the world of rebellion."
"So, he has changed a little bit. But it's not what he meant to do. He is still struggling and yearning for the light."
"But now, his 'light' is gone, his star essence has disappeared, so he has become like last night."
Moonlight was silent for a moment before he said, "Thank you for telling me this. Now, where is uncle going?"
Tianyang looked up at the clear sky: "He should go back to the fortress where we were born. He said that if he falls asleep again, he may never wake up again."
"So, I think, before he falls asleep next time, he's going to meet someone and kill someone."
"Then, if our uncle's star energy is restored, can he return to his original appearance?" Moonlight asked.
Tian Yang was startled, then continued: "But I don't know how to restore his star essence."
Moonlight turned around and left: "Someone should know."
"Who?" Tianyang picked up Xitong and asked.
"The Immortal Merchant." Moonlight stopped and turned back, "If it's that person, maybe there's a way."
Tian Yang suddenly remembered that when he saw the old man in the refugee camp, he was selling all kinds of strange things in his tent. Or maybe, among those things, there might be something that could help his father find Xing Yun!
At this time, a number of chariots appeared not far away. The chariots opened and rows of soldiers from Chizhou Fort came down from them.
General Li Junwei of Chizhou Fort, who had attended the banquet last night, jumped out of the car and strode towards the crowd.
He looked around and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. You destroyed our city, but since you helped us yesterday, the city lord means that we won't bother with you this time."
"But we need to ask everyone to leave, and we hope you can understand."
Tu Moshan smiled bitterly, nodded, looked at Tianyang and said, "Shall we go?"
Tianyang wanted to find the 'Immortal Merchant' and didn't want to stay in Chizhou Fort any longer, so he nodded in agreement. Everyone returned to their magnetic cars and left Chizhou Fort. The Ruby Caravan was about to continue its journey to the Western Continent. Tianyang and his companions had originally planned to part ways with the caravan here, so they simply separated at this time.
Inside the car of the Bai Yueguang Hunting Group, the space seems a bit cramped now that there are two more people in the cabin, Longdan and Hongxiu.
Hongxiu was accompanying Xiao Xitong in the car. Longdan simply moved to the window, looked at the scenery outside and said, "Yueguang, are you planning to go back to the midnight market?"
Moonlight, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked back, "What else? That's where we last saw the Undead Merchant. If we don't go there, where else can we find him?"
Long Dan looked at Tian Yang cautiously, and then said, "Don't blame me for pouring cold water on you. Although I also hope to find the old immortal there, we may be disappointed."
"As far as I know, you can only meet the old man occasionally, and I heard that unless he wants to see you, you can't see his tent even if it is right in front of you."