Supreme Star Card Master

Chapter 1026: Chapter 816: Encountering the Enemy

Inside the Earth Cave, Su Yuan scanned the area ahead.

"There’s a forked path on the left ahead, Ji Yuan, Tang Jiao, go have a look, be careful."

"Yes, Third Rank."

Ji Ye and Tang Jiao immediately dashed out towards the forked path to the left.

In Tang Jiao’s arms, she was also holding a Slime clone.

After entering the Earth Cave, the signal of Spirit Particles was severely blocked by the stone walls within.

So Su Yuan instructed Xia Xuan’s team of four to split into two pairs and had Soft split into two clones to follow both groups.

This could transmit critical information and adequately ensure the safety of several people.

Su Yuan explored at the very front by himself, while Xia Xuan and Ji Ye’s groups followed behind, checking for any oversights on both sides, while everyone connected through Slime Soft.

Although there were quite a few Star Beasts in the cave, Su Yuan and the others weren’t aiming to exterminate them; they only needed to map the route.

As for areas that seemed dangerous, they would either leave a mark or wait for Su Yuan to personally investigate.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed. On this day, as Su Yuan was moving forward alone, he suddenly felt something and continued on at his pace.

Mere seconds later, a shadow on the narrow pass’s stone wall ahead suddenly twisted and sprang up after Su Yuan passed, raising a short blade stealthily aiming at Su Yuan’s back.

However, just as the dagger was about to strike Su Yuan, it suddenly stopped, halted by the Infinite Barrier.

Su Yuan stopped and turned around, only to find a short-haired young man in a white uniform.

"The same uniform as Fidis, Qiguang?" Su Yuan squinted his eyes slightly.

The short-haired young man seemed quite surprised that his sneak attack was blocked. Seeing Su Yuan’s gaze, his body flickered with a dark light as he tried to retreat into the cave wall.

However, with a thought, Su Yuan placed Infinite Power behind him, blocking his retreat.

The short-haired young man had a look of shock and before he could react further, Su Yuan clenched the Demon Saber enveloped in a red glow and slashed down.

"Pfft!"

The strike cut him in two, yet it scattered into a shadow.

Su Yuan was not surprised by this: "A highly skilled Shadow Clone, both in terms of aura, expression, and strength level, it’s quite superior."

While Su Yuan was contemplating, shadows twisted on the stone walls from all directions of the cave, and many short-haired young men appeared.

Counting them carefully, there were nearly a hundred!

Silver light flowed in Su Yuan’s eyes as he scanned these Shadow Clones: "Even more impressive in number."

The next moment, all the Shadow Clones took out short blades and began to attack Su Yuan from all sides!

Su Yuan called softly, "Infinite."

The void trembled slightly, and the Infinite Barrier unfolded like a hemisphere centered on Su Yuan.

Then, all the shadow clones wielding short blades were completely blocked outside, densely packed, even obscuring Su Yuan’s view!

Su Yuan shook his longsword, with Sword Qi swirling around.

"Black Lotus Blossoms!"

The Infinite Barrier dissolved, and the Sword Qi Black Lotus bloomed, instantly slicing through nearly a hundred Shadow Clones.

The Shadow Clones didn’t even get close before their bodies were covered in sword marks and then, with "pfft pfft pfft", they all exploded!

Yet, though the Shadow Clones burst apart, plentiful Shadow Elements filled the entire field, creating a sticky Shadow Domain that obstructed Su Yuan’s sight and perception.

Outside the Shadow Domain, a short-haired young man concealed in the shadow looked over.

"Didn’t expect my Multiple Shadow Clones to be broken so easily... but he’s still trapped in the Shadow Domain~"

The short-haired young man chuckled softly, dark light surged around him, and after a slight charge, he wielded his short blade, stepping out as he transformed into a Shadow Dragon to launch his attack!

"Shadow Dragon Attack!"

The distance of several hundred meters was covered in the blink of an eye, yet the young man transformed into the Shadow Dragon didn’t hit Su Yuan as expected, instead halting in place!

In the Shadow Domain, Su Yuan raised his left hand, facing the young man. The powerful Infinite Power in his palm easily blocked the attack.

"Hm?!" The eyes of the Shadow Dragon, which the young man had transformed into, shrank.

Su Yuan’s expression remained unchanged. His eyes shone with Silver Light, and the Void shot out, hitting the Shadow Dragon.

"Ugh!"

Following a muffled hum, the Shadow Dragon winced and withdrew, its shadow trembling as it quickly reverted back to the short-haired young man.

The young man glanced down, noticing a bloody hole in his abdomen, with blood flowing continuously.

He rapidly performed seals to unleash the Shadow Healing Technique, covering his abdomen, and then raised his head to look at Su Yuan, his gaze both surprised and sullen.

"He actually repelled my ambush!"

Within the Shadow Domain, nearly all of his senses were blocked. Even both possessing the Chongyang Realm, the opponent still managed to react and block him with some mysterious power?

Su Yuan also observed the short-haired young man. With the All-Knowing Vision, coupled with the heightened perception of Perfect Breathing, it was not easy for the other party to completely block it out.

Though unfortunate, not having pierced his heart in one strike, the opponent’s reaction was quite swift.

"Since he’s with Qiguang, there’s no need for more words."

Su Yuan brandished his long sword, channeling Void Sword Qi, slashing out after a slight charge!

Sensing the sharpness of the Sword Qi, the short-haired young man’s expression changed slightly, knowing it wasn’t wise to confront it head on. He shimmered with dark light, executing a Shadow Jump onto the side wall, transforming into a shadow and sinking into it.

Void Sword Qi slashed onto the stone wall, cleanly cutting through a swath of rubble.

Seeing the young man vanish, Silver Light flowed in Su Yuan’s eyes as he fully activated All-Knowing Vision.

Soon, Su Yuan sensed an anomaly on the wall behind him and turned to slash with his sword!

The short-haired young man had just repositioned himself, preparing to launch a shadow ambush against Su Yuan from the rear wall.

But the moment he lifted his gaze, he saw the vigorous Sword Qi shooting forth, forcing him to quickly raise his short blade defensively.

"Clang!!"

The sword Qi resonated, and the short-haired youth was immediately knocked away.

"Such powerful Sword Qi, this person’s Star Power is formidable!"

The young man’s heart pounded with shock, realizing that in sheer power, this Sword Qi nearly approached the Three Suns Realm’s attack strength!

Yet looking at the opponent, he seemed quite at ease.

Before the young man could ponder more, Su Yuan had already Instant Teleported, slashing with his sword.

The young man hurriedly unleashed Shadow Power, swinging his short blade to face it.

Yet in the next moment, he was blasted away by the same terrifying force.

"Bang bang bang... boom!"

After a few brief exchanges, accompanied by a loud crash, the young man was heavily flung through a stone wall!

"Ugh!"

The young man spat a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, truly feeling the formidable strength of Su Yuan, and prepared to retreat into the shadows to avoid battle.

At that moment, several golden chains shot out from the void around him.

The young man’s pupils contracted; the opponent’s power was so strong that he hadn’t noticed the setup, and he was bound right there.

"Not good!"

The young man’s heart skipped a beat. He suddenly found his movements significantly restricted, quickly unleashing Shadow Power to try and break free.

As Sword Intent surged, Su Yuan, not far ahead, raised his hand and another Void Sword Qi was once again slashing over!

"I’ve messed up!"

The young man struggled frantically, trying to avoid his vital spots.

Just then, a flash of Golden Light erupted, and suddenly a razor-sharp Golden Arrow pierced through the side wall, striking the Void Sword Qi.

"Clang...!"

The sound of metal clashing, the Void Sword Qi and the Golden Arrow briefly stalled each other before shattering together!

Shortly thereafter, four more golden arrows dispersed and struck the Heavenly Lock binding the young man.

The Heavenly Lock trembled slightly, and its Spirit Light dimmed somewhat.

The young man’s eyes lit up with joy, seizing this opportunity to unleash full power and break free from the Heavenly Lock, then executed Shadow Jump to shift towards the broken section of the stone wall.

"Oh? Someone else?"

Su Yuan looked up and saw beyond the breached stone wall, a cool and flashy woman with a hot figure wielding an alloy longbow.

She, too, was clad in a white uniform.