Kenji opened his hand in the air, two fireflies emerged from his hand as if he was holding them back in his fist, lighting the path ahead they fluttered in circles around Kenji.
Chao Xing gasped, "My Lord!"
Kenji turned towards Chao Xing, "What's wrong?"
Chao Xing stood six paces away as if her feet were planted to the ground. Shen frowned at her.
"What happened?" He asked.
"I can't move Shen. My lord, it is as if there is an invisible wall and something is planting my feet in this place." She said, panic clearly audible in her voice.
"What are you saying?" Shen said as he proceeded to give his hand to Chao Xing but he felt himself get pulled to her side by an invisible force.
Shen's eyes were reflecting confusion and shock.
"My lord!" He said confusingly.
Kenji stood there frowning, "What is this?" He blurted out.
Kenji took five paces towards Chao Xing and Shen and he felt himself walk towards them freely. He then went back five paces and he did not feel any force. Shen and Chao Xing were watching with their eyes wide open.
Kenji lifted his gaze towards Shen and Chao Xing.
"My lord, what is this? It seems like a gaurding talisman has been casted here which is permeable to you."
"I think-" Kenji was interrupted by strange sound of beads.
Shen and Chao Xing quickly straightened their hand in motion and their swords appeared in their hands, they stood in defense, their back facing each other with their weapon in their hand.
Kenji's gaze moved swiftly to the left side, that is where the noise was coming from. He swiftly motioned his right hand, lifting his index finger which had a band of hair wrapped around like an actual ring and it emerged into a black sword, the black blade of Kenji's sword facing the ground and his eyes gazing towards the specific direction.
Suddenly, Kenji felt the air become heavy and colder. The path to the ghost realm was always cold but this time it turned colder.
This time, the noise stopped. There was complete silence.
"My lord, should we proceed?" Shen asked.
"Check if you can proceed ?" Kenji asked.
Chao Xing and Shen took some steps ahead and they still felt and unknown force drag them backwards.
"Leave ! Wait for me at the hall of rest." Kenji ordered.
"But my lord-"
"It seems whoever is behind this is targeting me, whoever it is wants only me to be able to proceed. I refrain you two from insisting as I am capable of protecting myself and I believe you two are also capable of protecting yourselves, I would report this incident and your register would be compensated as this is not your fault. I will give you two the chance for another investigation. Leave!" Kenji ordered.
Chao Xing and Shen tried to hide their helpless expressions, "Yes, my lord!" They bowed.
Kenji moved forward with the sword in his hand, as he took fifteen steps ahead, he flicked his hand in one swift motion and flecks of flame emerged out of the black blade.
"Waaah! He is so cool! Right Shen?" Chao Xing blurted our as she watched Kenji walk ahead with a glinting black blade with flicks of pheonix flames emerging out it gripped tightly in his hand.
"I really wanted to accompany my lord Kenji in this investigation, but this damned talisman." Shen blurred out as he threw his fist ahead and felt himself thrown ten paces backwards.
Chao Xing palmed her mouth in shock.
As Kenji walked ahead, the path became darker and the two fireflies fluttered more wildly around him. He felt the air turn chilly.
Suddenly, the wide branches trees planted alongside the path of ghostly realm started making strange noise, as if they were on fire. These trees were planted by the Ghost Emperor I to monitor the entrance of the realm. Kenji stopped. In a blink the trees were caught up in white flames, the whole sky lit up with stars shooting down towards the ground of the ghostly realm.
"Shadow of Shooting Stars" Kenji instantly recognised.
Surprisingly, he was unharmed while the trees were caught up in white flames.
The sound of beads emerged and a double sided white blade glinting fiercely emerged in sight. From the rain of shooting stars emerged a tall figure. Dressed in night blue, hair flowing freely in air and a silver necklace with pheonix coloured beads dangling, it shone brighter at every glance. Kenji tightened his grip on the black blade and the blade sparked pheonix flames.
Kenji moved forward towards Liuxing in a swift pace and lifted the blade towards his neck, pushing him backwards to a tree, the blade still planted a grain away from Liuxing's neck and Kenji's eyes gazing up fiercely at Liuxing's face.
The tree was on flames but Liuxing and Kenji were untouched, unharmed.
Liuxing's lips curled into a smirk and the grip on his double sided deadly sword loosened, the sword fell down with a clash.
Kenji's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. He pushed the blade further and Liuxing's hand moved towards the blade and Kenji felt the blade being gripped tightly and his hand get twisted backwards as Liuxing pushed the blade at the back.
Liuxing gripped both of Kenji's wrist and twisted them at the back of Kenji's waist.
"My lord! How can the undefeated walking doom—Kenji Huang, let down his gaurd?" Liuxing's voice settled deep in Kenji's ears.
Liuxing loosened his grip over Kenji's blade and wrist. Kenji was unable to react, it was strange. It was strange how he felt as if he knows this voice,he has heard it somewhere. He felt as if Liuxing's grip was familiar. He felt as if he himself was tying his own hands by wondering all this when he has the perfect chance to end the existence of this demon, to seal this demon, his weapon lying on the ground and him standing infront of Kenji defense less or maybe he was not but wasn't this the perfect time to seal this demon into nothingness? Then why was Kenji troubling himself with these strange thoughts. He felt as if the sky would fall down if he took another step forward to end this demon, he felt it and he did not know why he felt it, he could not fathom why he wanted his feet to stay planted to the ground and why he did not wanted to even move an inch away from where he was right now.