This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 534 - 343: Deception (8000-word target achieved!)

Chapter 534: Chapter 343: Deception (8000-word target achieved!)

Beichuan Si continued to press forward.

And every time he vanquished an Earth Spirit, Ihui Nai Luo’s heart skipped a beat.

Something was whispering in her ear:

She couldn’t go on like this.

She couldn’t let him continue.

If this went on, the Divine Tree would fall into his hands...

The Divine Tree... The glory of the Ihui Main Family... The grand aspiration of the previous Great Heavenly Person could not be abandoned.

With such thoughts, Ihui Nai Luo lifted her eyes.

Calm, undisturbed, and then—

She suddenly reached out, pulled up Ihui Guangjiu who was following right behind Beichuan Si, and as a pale golden flow of energy burst open, she forced Beichuan Si, who was dealing with the Earth Spirit, back several steps.

She could do it!

Ihui Nai Luo’s eyes narrowed, madness gathering within them.

And while she harbored such thoughts—

Intense pain shot through her right foot.

It turned out that Beichuan Si had, unbeknownst to her, prepared a Death Aura trap beneath her foot.

Beichuan Si had been watching Ihui Nai Luo all along; naturally, he wouldn’t show mercy when she suddenly made her move!

The jet-black Death Aura Chain extending from his hand completely ensnared her right leg.

He managed to conjure a blast shield with one hand to ward off the Earth Spirit’s attack, while the other hand kept pulling her back?!

Under these circumstances, Ihui Nai Luo gritted her teeth!

A mournful howl escaped her lips.

Under Beichuan Si’s somewhat surprised gaze, she actually used her hand to chop her own Spiritual Body in half starting from the waist.

Her pale golden torso heavily fell to the ground.

This woman—

Had she actually surrendered half of her spiritual form?

Watching her fleeing silhouette as she took Ihui Guangjiu into the shadowy depths beneath the corridor, Beichuan Si distinctly sensed a madness akin to facing death without fear.

"Guangjiu!" Ihui Ju Xu’s complexion paled as she instinctively stretched out her hand towards her sister.

But Ihui Nai Luo’s speed was simply too fast for any reaction.

Under such circumstances, Beichuan Si could only focus on dealing with the Earth Spirit in front of him.

About ten seconds later, after the Earth Spirit was dealt with, Beichuan Si looked towards Ihui Ju Xu.

This time, he asked without any hesitation, "Does your Ihui Main Family still have a secret passage in this place?"

It was an obvious matter.

Ihui Nai Luo couldn’t survive beneath the corridor, let alone when she even had to drag along Ihui Guangjiu.

So the answer was clear.

A sort of secret passage lay hidden beneath the corridor.

Through some passage, Ihui Nai Luo could directly escape from there.

"Indeed... There exists a secret passage in the corridors beneath the Izumi Shrine. If one goes through that passage, one could reach a safer place, without having to... fight the Earth Spirits like now," Ihui Ju Xu hastened to speak.

Her own sister was taken away right in front of her.

Thinking of what she would face next, Ihui Ju Xu felt a chill creeping over her limbs.

There was only one reason why Ihui Nai Luo took Ihui Guangjiu with her.

To use Ihui Guangjiu as a live sacrifice to awaken the Divine Tree.

She wished she could set off immediately to look for them, but her personal abilities were of no use in the corridors beneath.

Just as Ihui Ju Xu was about to speak further—

"Wait a moment," Beichuan Si interjected.

Then, in the gaze of Ihui Ju Xu, Beichuan Si raised his hand.

The swirling black Death Aura erased the hidden benevolent thoughts of Ihui Nai Luo.

"That’s better. She shouldn’t be able to hear our conversation now."

After destroying the eavesdropping spell, Beichuan Si then signaled to Ihui Ju Xu to speak.

Once given permission, Ihui Ju Xu continued, "Actually, the straight line distance from these five trial rooms to the Divine Tree is much shorter compared to the secret passage."

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

Ihui Ju Xu affirmed, continuing her explanation based on the content she had read in her family’s archives: "Because the five great trial rooms actually lead directly to the Divine Tree. After all, the spiritual body of those who undergo the trials is extremely weak, and they can only become heavenly beings if they reach the Divine Tree immediately."

"But the secret passage is different; it only serves the purpose of the five great trials, so it makes sense that one can’t go directly to the Divine Tree after exiting the secret passage."

Now, the question was whether Beichuan Si could move faster or Ihui Nai Luo could.

Even though the direct distance was shorter, with obstacles like the Earth Spirits here, it seemed difficult to reach the Divine Tree before Ihui Nai Luo.

Ihui Ju Xu felt weak at the knees.

She looked to Beichuan Si, hoping he might say something to comfort her.

Under such a gaze, Beichuan Si spoke.

His words were straightforward:

"Keep walking."

After he said that, he put on his backpack and continued on.

His back was straight, his steps steady.

This unruffled demeanor seemed to infect Ihui Ju Xu as well.

She nodded vigorously, following behind Beichuan Si once more.

With deliberately quickened steps, Beichuan Si and Ihui Ju Xu soon left the corridor below and entered the next scene, the Waist Gate.

Instruments of torture smeared with dark blood stains, a battered door...

Under normal circumstances, Beichuan Si would definitely have examined these things carefully.

But not now.

Beichuan Si, along with Ihui Ju Xu, quickly entered the Waist Gate, advancing while also not forgetting to inquire about Ihui Nai Luo.

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