Elden Ring, but with Wind Spirit Moon Shadow

Chapter 255 Hefen Spire (5k)

Bai Shi looked at Xia Duo who had made up her mind and promised her seriously:

"Don't worry, there's no need to feel so hopeless about the road ahead."

"I will definitely resolve this smoothly and bring you back to the border of reality."

Bai Shi will never lose if the reputation of being a disciple of Fengling Yueying Sect is at stake!
Although Xia Duo still didn't believe that Bai Shi could do it, she still nodded happily.

This is the person she has been waiting for for two lifetimes.

At least now she did get to go with him.

Bai Shi turned his attention to the huge black tower standing beside them.

The tower is dull and rises high into the sky.

There are several spikes protruding outward on the tower, which correspond to the shape of the Hefen Spire Sword in Bai Shi's memory.

If that's the case, then this should be the real Hefen Spire that guides the dead in the spirit world.

Bai Shi approached the Spire of Hefen and looked up at the magnificent building from below.

Xia Duo stood next to Bai Shi and said:

"This spire is the Spire of Hefen."

"I have been to other Hefen Spire towers before and tried to explore ways to leave."

"But unfortunately, I couldn't defeat the powerful monsters guarding it, and I escaped with great difficulty."

"Then I realized that my body was already dead, so there was no point in going back, so I stopped exploring."

Bai Shi carefully looked at the tall tower in front of him. There was no door on the tower for people to pass through.

Not to mention a door, there isn't even a window.

The entire tower does not look like a tower, but rather like an architectural landmark.

"This tower doesn't look like it has a door. How do you get in?"

Xia Duo smiled and took two steps forward.

"it's actually really easy."

"Let me show you how."

Xia Duo walked forward and put her palm against the wall of the Hefen Spire.

Then, several branches of the spire each lit up with a faint light, and the next moment Xia Duo's figure disappeared from the spot, apparently having reached the inside of the spire.

Bai Shi seemed to be thinking about something, then he imitated Xia Duo's actions and successfully entered the Hefen Spire.

After the white consciousness entered, it was immediately surrounded by deep darkness.

The entire interior of the tower was pitch black and nothing could be seen. Even Xia Duo, who had just entered, had disappeared.

Bai Shi and Xia Duo entered the same location one after another. It would be bad if they were teleported to different places.

Bai Shi lit a flame in his hand, trying to illuminate the surroundings.

However, in the current situation, Bai Shi felt that there was indeed a flame in his hand, but there was no light at all.

It was as if all the light was swallowed up by the darkness.

Bai Shi frowned. What was going on?

At this moment, Xia Duo's laughter suddenly came from Bai Shi's side.

"Haha, you're surprised, right?"

"There's not even a little light in here. I was shocked when I first entered."

"I ran out the same way I came, and only went back after I found the fire."

Xia Duo's voice sounded very close to Bai Shi, and the position of the two was indeed the same place they had just entered.

A faint white light appeared in the pitch black darkness, then grew a little brighter.

This is the white spiritual fire light.

Xia Duo turned around, took Bai Shi's hand and walked forward.

As she walked, she said:
"This is a trick that uses the collected spiritual fire to burn part of humanity and make them glow."

"If you use spiritual fire to burn a complete soul, then a resentful soul will be produced."

"But if you just burn some humanity, there won't be such consequences, so you can use it with confidence."

"It's a bit wasteful to burn humanity like this, but light is essential when exploring these Hefen spires."

"If we don't do this, I'm afraid we won't be able to move forward."

Bai Shi felt helpless as he looked at the faint light that could only illuminate a two or three meter area around the two of them.

"It's going to be difficult to explore like this, can you light it up a little brighter?"

Xia Duo shook her head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Although I know this does look uncomfortable...but there is nothing I can do."

"The humanity in the monsters you killed earlier has been used to heal your wounds."

"Although I still have some humanity stored here, I have to consider the large-scale and long-term exploration I will need in the future, and I also need to keep some for possible treatment..."

"Considering these factors, we must save some humanity and not waste it."

"And in this case we can't explore too slowly."

Bai Shi nodded, understanding Xia Duo's concerns.

He was a newcomer and had not accumulated much humanity, which was almost all consumed in the treatment just now.

So now the two of them had to temporarily use the humanity that Xia Duo had accumulated to conduct exploration.

It seems that Xia Duo has not accumulated much humanity. If it is used up, then they will have no choice but to explore in the dark.

By then, let alone exploration, it may not even be certain whether we can get out.

I didn't expect that after coming to the spirit world, I would become a gigolo.

Speaking of which, the battle still depends on Ashimi, which makes him a double helper.
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Because the light in their hands was very weak, the two could only get very close to each other in order to explore.

During this period, Xia Duo held Bai Shi's hand tightly, worried that he would suddenly disappear into the darkness.

In this Hefen Spire, there is only one straight stone road forward, and on both sides are abysses where no light can penetrate.

With the faint light, the two quickly arrived at the center of the tower.

This is a circular platform. Because the light limits the vision, Bai Shi has no idea how big it is.

However, judging from the curvature of the edge, it should be a large platform.

The two continued walking forward, and suddenly a hand appeared on the ground in the middle of their sight.

Xia Duo stopped immediately, feeling a little nervous.

But after a few seconds, there was no movement from the owner of the hand.

Bai Shi prepared Ashimi for the battle and told Xia Duo not to worry and to continue moving forward.

Xia Duo nodded and walked forward.

However, as she took two more steps forward, the full appearance of the hand was revealed.

Xia Duo looked at the hand armor on the ground in front of her and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It turned out to be just a gauntlet. I was shocked."

Bai Shi looked at the hand armor on the ground and felt that there was something unusual, but he couldn't tell what it was.

Bai Shi originally planned to study it carefully, but Xia Duo urged him:
"Okay, let's keep going."

Bai Shi nodded, and was pulled by Xia Duo to continue their journey.

Over the next little while, the two of them found the matching breastplate and a leg armor in turn.

The shape of the armor is rather ordinary, there is nothing particularly special about it, and there is no emblem, so it is impossible to tell what force it belongs to.

This looks like an ordinary knight's armor, nothing unusual.

Finally, at the final point of the platform, Bai Shi and Xia Duo found the helmet of the armor.

The helmet was already in tatters and was stained with a dark, sticky liquid.

Xia Duo had seen other parts of the armor before and was no longer surprised.

She pulled Bai Shi over the helmet and saw a downward stone ramp behind the helmet.

Xia Duo was a little surprised.

"It's great that there is a direct road to go."

“I just don’t know if this road will be cut off somewhere down there.”

"Let's go quickly."

Bai Shi nodded and followed him.

Just as the two were about to step forward, a slight sound was heard from behind.

The sound was so faint that Xia Duo didn't notice it, but Bai Shi noticed it.

Bai Shi pinched Xia Duo's hand.

"Xia Duo, turn back."

Xia Duo turned around in some surprise and wanted to ask Bai Shi what happened.

However, she also discovered the abnormality without Bai Shi's reminder.

Behind them, the helmets that were in the light just now had disappeared. Xia Duo's face was not very good. She and Bai Shi had checked the armor just now and there was no problem.

But apparently, it fooled them.

Ashimi appeared out of nowhere beside Xia Duo and blocked the attack from behind for her.

Xia Duo turned around and saw the sword tip just a hair's breadth away from her. She stepped back repeatedly, obviously frightened.

The light in her hand revealed the attacker's true form.

It was a set of armor that was completely pieced together, and the hollow helmet was pitch black.

Judging from the style, it is the armor that was scattered on the ground just now.

In its hand, it held a broken sword, pressing down hard on Ashmi's sword.

However, its strength is slightly weaker than Ashimi's, so even if Ashimi attacks hastily, it will not be at a disadvantage.

Ashimi blocked its sword and then engaged it in formal combat, the swords in their hands constantly colliding with each other.

Bai Shishi walked past Ashimi and reached out for the armor.

As long as Bai Shi could catch him, he could kill him with the power of his soul.

The other party obviously does not intend to fight to the end.

When it saw Bai Shi's attack, it immediately retreated, using the deep darkness around it to hide, ready to prepare for the next attack.

In the darkness, the armor did not make any sound, and Bai Shi and Ashimi could not locate it by sound.

Ashimi did not pursue rashly, as she was unable to exert her strength in the deep darkness.

When the difference in strength is not too big, it is very likely that one will fall into a disadvantage due to environmental factors.

"Host, the opponent's strength is not weak."

Ashimi turned his back to Bai Shi and Xia Duo and spoke.

Bai Shi nodded, he had already seen it.

Although this hollow shell of armor was plain in appearance and had nothing out of the ordinary, it fooled the three men.

But its strength is very strong, only slightly weaker than Ashimi.

Ashimi's hard power can suppress the opponent, but it is difficult to defeat him quickly.

The opponent had the advantage of being in a dark environment, so the situation was not very favorable for them.

Bai Shi is ready to take action at any time, and even if his soul is damaged, he must be dealt with quickly, otherwise if it is delayed, the exploration will be greatly affected.

Upon seeing this, Xia Duo immediately burned the humanity in her hand violently, and the illuminated area expanded instantly.

But the armored figure appeared for a moment and then immediately retreated into deeper darkness.

Bai Shi shook his head and asked Xia Duo to turn the light back to its previous level.

It must be confined in darkness for a moment before its image can be photographed.

Bai Shi took out the soul-summoning bell that had not been used for a long time from the space disc, as well as the ashes of the "Headless Knight" Lutier that he had just obtained from the underground cemetery in the Spirit Temple Field.

Among the ashes that Bai Shi currently has in his hands, hers is the most suitable one.

Because of the conflicting positions, Bai Shi can only rely on the Soul Summoning Bell to force her to temporarily recognize him as her master, preventing her from exerting her full strength.

Forced summoning cannot bring out her strength, and those summoned are not even as capable as the other ashes who voluntarily follow Bai Shi.

But now Bai Shi is not interested in her strength.

The Headless Knight doesn't need to rely on her eyesight, and the darkness cannot affect her other senses. She only needs to assist in finding the position.

Bai Shi felt the resistance coming from Lutier's soul, but still summoned her out forcibly.

As the summoning bell took effect, her resistance gradually disappeared, leaving only silence.

The next moment, Lutier, the 'Headless Knight', appeared in front of Bai Shi, holding a large shield with a faded sun pattern and a spear.

During the time when the Soul Summoning Bell was in effect, she was just Bai Shi's puppet.

She indeed completely ignored the influence of the dark environment and locked onto the hidden enemy.

Lutier raised her spear and threw it towards a certain direction in the darkness.

She threw out a grey illusory spear from her hand. This was the Dullahan's fighting skill - the Phantom Spear.

A faint sound came from the darkness, proving that she had indeed hit the opponent.

Lutier released phantom guns one after another, then rushed out under Bai Shi's command and chased after him in the darkness.

Bai Shi ordered Lutier not to chase too far, but to try to lure the opponent to the edge of the light to fight.

Bai Shi sensed Lutier's condition through the summoning bell and the soul, and then looked at Xia Duo.

"When we find its location, I will remind you to increase the brightness and make sure the range is larger."

Xia Duo nodded, now is not the time to save.

Bai Shi sensed that Lutier had already started fighting with the armor, and immediately gave Xia Duo an order:
"It's now!"

The light in Xia Duo's hand instantly extended, expanding the distance by ten meters, illuminating the armor and Lutier who were fighting.

At this moment, Lutier had been cut by the armor, and there were obvious scars on her body.

When the armor saw the sudden light, it immediately repelled Lutier and tried to escape, but Ashmi and Baishi had already rushed over.

Ashmi stabbed at its helmet with a sword, and it was forced to block it with its sword.

This block made it lose the opportunity to escape back into the darkness.

Bai Shi's palm grabbed the head of the armor, and suddenly an unprecedented intense burning sensation came from his soul.

Bai Shi ignored the damage to its soul and crushed its head with force.

The next moment, all the weapons and armor turned into ashes and flowed through Bai Shi's fingers.

Bai Shi brushed off the dust on his hands and shook his head.

If the equipment could be kept, Bai Shi planned to wear it.

As long as he gets this kind of spiritual equipment, he will probably have the conditions to take action.

What limits Bai Shi now is that he has no means of attack, and can only use the soul firmly confined in the body to attack.

Sadly, the days of fighting with bare hands and injuries are not over yet.

Bai Shi summoned Lutier back.

At the border, ashes are used to form a body using magic, but this is not the case here.

Here, their souls are directly summoned to fight, so their injuries also need the help of white consciousness to recover or wait for slow self-healing.

She probably won't be able to fight in the next period of time.

Ashimi's strength isn't enough to hurt her too much, but it's best not to let her fight all the time.

She is now the team's highest output, so we need to allow her to retain some strength for a possible final battle.

Xia Duo came over and planned to heal Bai Shi’s injuries.

Bai Shi felt it and found that although the humanity given by killing the armored monster just now was much more than that of the skull before, if the soul was healed to full state, there would be nothing left.

Bai Shi thought about it and felt that the injury was not serious and there was no major impact.

The most urgent task now is to complete the exploration. There is no need to repair all the injuries to the soul. At worst, you can use some humanity to heal the wounds after you get out.

Bai Shi gave humanity to Xia Duo and asked her to keep it.

"Just use a small part for healing. The injury is not serious."

"The remaining humanity is still used for exploration."

Xia Duo nodded and took out a part of it to heal Bai Shi.

This part of humanity did not completely repair the damage to the white consciousness soul, but it was no longer a problem.

In addition, there is a huge dark soul. Bai Shi directly asked Xia Duo to purify it for him to use for strengthening.

Now that the two of them have a lot more humanity in their hands, the subsequent exploration will be a little easier.

Bai Shi and Xia Duo came to the downward stone slope again and looked down.

This time Bai Shi did not rush to go down, but asked Xia Duo to light up the humanity again and illuminate the surroundings.

When he was lighting it up just now, he discovered some problems.

The two stood here, and Xia Duo burned the humanity in her hand brighter and shorter, illuminating the area of several meters around them, allowing the two of them to see the surrounding environment.

Bai Shi looked up, but there was nothing above.

There was nothing above their heads, and the darkness was so deep that it seemed as if no light could shine in.

They clearly entered a tall tower, but there was no way up, only down?

Bai Shi looked down again, and under the wide-area illumination, he finally saw the true appearance below.

They were now roughly in the center of the Spire of Huffington, and the ramp spiraled outward, seemingly eventually touching the wall of the spire.

After Bai Shi and Xia Duo walked down a distance along the stairs, Bai Shi looked up again and actually saw stairs one by one.

What they previously thought was a stone ramp was actually the back side of this staircase.

And now they were at the back of the stairs, moving downwards.

Bai Shi was in deep thought.

"Is it the same upside-down design as the Kalia Study?"

Bai Shi and Xia Duo continued walking down the slope, their figures gradually disappearing into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)