Chapter 2156 Breaking The Dao Trace Source
With the partial form of the Burning Heart Sutra active, Lin Mu was able to perceive the faint traces of the Demonic Dao Traces within the Demonic Sentinel's body.
Since this was his first time doing this, the location wasn't accurate, but that didn't mean Lin Mu would just wait. ~BANG~BANG~BANG~
He struck wherever he felt the Dao Traces, in hopes of figuring out the exact position. 'It's certainly moving… or rather the Dao Traces have multiple pocket that they move around in.' Lin Mu determined.
~huu~
Taking a deep breath, Lin Mu focused on the sensation of the Demonic Dao Traces.
They were rather peculiar, and felt like a mix of both heat and cold at the same time. It was like when someone dipped their hand into scalding hot water, but felt it to be cold for a moment. Or the opposite when they dip into an icy lake, and don't find it cold at the start.
Going off this very feeling, Lin Mu tracked the Dao Traces down. They felt like twinkling stars and could only be perceived for a moment at a time. Thus, Lin Mu had to be quick in striking them. He did this for a couple of minutes, while his companions watched.
"The Demonic Sentinel… It's getting slower." Lady Kang realized from the movements of the statue.
"Whatever Daoist Mu Lin Is doing is working." Ziran nodded.
At first they had thought that he was striking the Demonic Sentinel at random places, but now they realized that there was a reason behind it.
'Is that demonic aura behind it?' Ziran wondered. 'Is it a skill or some item? I don't think I've seen anything like it before.' He thought to himself.
He made a note to ask Lin Mu about it later. Ziran reckoned that since Lin Mu had not used it before, it might not be something he was particularly inclined on using, unless absolutely needed. Which was true to some extent.
Five minutes passed in this, as Lin Mu continued to pummel the Demonic Sentinel. It had sustained hundreds of dents on its body by now, and it had started to bend to the left. Another one of its arms had been broken, or rather crumpled, while more eyes were dented so much that they were simply unrecognizable.
"The Demonic Sentinel hasn't used its Dao Skill, either. There have been no red beams ever since Daoist Mu Lin started his random attacks." Min Ju soon realized. "That's right." Elder Hu saw it too. "Is he striking its meridians to interrupt its skills too?" he wondered.
"It might be so," Ziran agreed.
"FOUND IT!" And just as he said that, Lin Mu exclaimed.
~SHING~
He drew out Ocean Raker once more and rapidly infused it with Metal Elemental Immortal Qi along with as much Sword Intent as he could at once. ~HUALA~
The sword glowed in a blue light, and hummed with power. But instead of slashing down, Lin Mu pulled the sword back while pointing it at the Demonic Sentinel.
~HUU~
Then taking a deep breath, Lin Mu started chanting again. But this time, his chants were audible to everyone, making their hearts feel cold. Everyone's eyes went dull for a moment, before they recovered.
"What in the…" Ziran and Lady Kang had no idea just what had Lin Mu done to affect them too.
Not only that, but his aura had changed once more.
"An aura as sharp as that… can only be obtained by Swordsmen who've cut apart millions of foes." Elder Hu muttered in a knowing tone.
He had been in thousands of battles and had met many talented cultivators. There were several among them that had an aura similar to what Lin Mu had at this moment. It was so sharp that merely looking at it would hurt one's eyes and their skin would feel prickly.
This was due to none other than the Severing Heart Sutra!
Lin Mu's eyes glowed in a fierce light as he thrust Ocean Raker at a specific spot on the Demonic Sentinel's body!
"BREAK!" The glowing sword pierced through the tough exterior of the Demonic Sentinel, cutting through it as if it were soft cheese. The Sword Intent and Metal Elemental Immortal Qi poured out of it in the form of countless tiny blades, that threatened to shred everything that was in their path.
This caused a shredding effect that tore through the Demonic Sentinel's body like a drill would through rock.
~WEENG~WEENG~WEENG~
The drilling effect excoriated more and more of the Demonic Sentinel's body before a large hole had been carved into its body!
And hidden behind this hole was none other than the Dantian of the Demonic Sentinel!
"So that's where it was…" Ziran muttered in surprise.
Unlike what one might think it to be, the Dantian of the Demonic Sentinel was located at the very base of its body, right where the legs attached. If one compared it to a human cultivator, their Dantian was at the navel, but in the case of this statue, it was at its sacral bone!
And with how long its body was, the positioning was also a bit awkward, making the attacks not hit the locations as often. The Demonic Sentinel was even using its hands to defend against the attacks that reached there, but it had been hard to notice at first due to the erratic movements of the hands.
But now it had all become clear.
"Huh… that's very similar to a Dao Essence Crystal." Lin Mu saw two objects in the body of the Demonic Sentinel.
First there was a translucent red orb, that was the statue's 'Dantian'.
And inside this Dantian, there was a crimson crystal. Lin Mu had seen familial crystals before, and with the Dao Traces that could be felt from it, he determined it to bet none other than a Dao Essence Crystal.
"If it's this, then breaking it is easy." Lin Mu directly blinked and appeared in front of the Demonic Sentinel before punching through it.
~SHATTER~