Chapter 29: The Yao Yang Soul Beast

“You!”

When she saw Yang Dianfeng and Liu Ruyan running away faster than rabbits, Wang Min’s face became incredibly distorted!

“Die for me!”

She let out a violent roar. Her anger was overwhelming. In that moment, it seemed she unleashed every hidden method she possessed!

Boom!

The roar echoed once again. Countless birds and beasts in the mountain forest were startled: they trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground. Even the birds seemed to lose the courage to fly. However, her counterattack was ineffective. After the Nine-Tailed Fox phantom was pierced by the sword, it could no longer condense. The broken phantom’s combat power dropped sharply; it could not cause even a sliver of damage to Lu Jin!

Lu Jin’s Dragon Membrane defense remained a thin layer. It looked like it could be easily shattered, yet after a barrage of fruitless attacks, it only inspired deeper despair!

Buzz…

Suddenly, a low hum sounded. Wang Min retracted all her offensives. Her aura withdrew completely. She stood in the center of the field and abandoned all resistance!

“I have lost!”

She found the truth hard to accept, yet at this stage, she could only submit to her fate! Lu Jin’s longsword hovered above her head. It seemed it could dive down at any second to end her life. However, the flying sword did not strike: it remained in mid-air, and even its oppressive pressure dissipated.

“You are not going to kill me?”

Seeing Lu Jin stop his attack, Wang Min’s expression changed. She asked the question with a trace of doubt.

“What use is there in killing you?” Lu Jin spoke indifferently.

Hearing this, Wang Min snorted. Her eyes were full of resentment. “Since you won’t kill me, you must have some request! Speak. If I can do it, I will admit defeat willingly. But if you take advantage of my situation to make me do something against my will, I would rather die!”

Lu Jin frowned slightly. “Heh. There is no need to put on the act of a chaste woman. Besides, you are in no position to negotiate with me!”

These words left Wang Min completely speechless.

“Let me ask you. Are you a Blood Messenger?”

At the mention of those three words, Wang Min’s expression shifted! “Blood Messenger? Are you one?”

As she asked, Lu Jin clearly saw a flash of killing intent in her eyes.

“I am not.” Lu Jin shook his head and smiled. “And you… you shouldn’t be either.”

Wang Min suddenly gritted her teeth: “Of course I am not! Not only am I not one, but I want to kill every single Blood Messenger!”

“Oh?”

“The Blood Messengers killed my entire family! Since I do not know which one is the true culprit, I will kill them all!” Wang Min spoke with conviction, then looked at Lu Jin. “Why do you ask me this?”

Lu Jin smiled. “Just asking. By the way, I should remind you. Your Shizun, Elder Chi Yu, and your ‘good’ Junior Brother Yang Dianfeng: they are all part of the Blood Messenger alliance. They bear the Blood Moon Curse mark on their bodies.”

“However, not everyone with the Blood Moon Curse is a coward controlled by fate. There are those who would risk their lives to save the common people and seek vengeance. These warriors share a common identity: Apostles of the Holy Tabernacle.”

Hearing this, Wang Min’s brow knit together. After a long pause, she asked: “Why are you telling me this?”

“Because I saw the killing intent toward Blood Messengers in your eyes. That intent made me decide to let you live.”

Wang Min’s brow twitched. She said nothing. Although she doubted Lu Jin’s words, she wanted to find out the truth. Her Shizun and Junior Brother had never acted like Blood Messengers in her presence.

“You do not have a talent for mental power. So, you weren’t looking for the Soul-Breaking Fruit for yourself.”

Wang Min frowned and shook her head. She was indeed looking for it for Elder Chi Yu. He had told her that if she failed, a mark would be placed on her: a mark that would control her life forever.

Thinking of this, cold sweat began to form on her back. If Lu Jin was right, that mark was the Blood Moon Curse. She suddenly felt a great interest in Lu Jin. But given their current relationship, she didn’t ask. Instead, she said: “It was not for myself! But you would be better off not knowing too much. You cannot afford to offend the Blood Moon Holy Land!”

Lu Jin laughed. “So what if I can’t afford it? I, Lu Jin, fear nothing. I do not place a tiny Blood Moon Holy Land in my eyes!”

Wang Min’s view of him shifted slightly. Still, her voice remained cold: “You wanted to kill me before, yet now you tell me all this. What do you want?”

“I want nothing. Leave. If you wait any longer, you might not be able to go!”

Lu Jin looked toward the horizon. A terrifying aura was approaching fast. Wang Min didn’t understand his meaning, but she turned and walked into the forest.

The moment she vanished, a terrifying aura descended! It was not a human, but a burly great demon with no spiritual Qi fluctuations!

What is this? It has no cultivation?

“This is a Yao Yang Soul Beast. It is the guardian of the Soul-Breaking Fruit.” Empress Qinglian’s voice sounded.

“A guardian? It seems to be late.”

“Yes,” the Empress replied. “It is late because the fruit has been completely refined and absorbed by me.”

“It found this place, so it has some skill. Should I kill it?”

“Kill it? Fine. But before it dies, it can temper your mental willpower.”

Lu Jin hadn’t yet grasped her meaning when his body suddenly shuddered! A surge of mental power rushed into his mind. The invisible attack made his face pale instantly!

“Such strong mental power! I might not be able to take it!”

The beast stood still. The two horns on its head released whirlwind-like fluctuations: that was its mental attack!

Argh!

Lu Jin felt a splitting headache. He used his spiritual Qi to defend, but it was useless!

“Heaven Burial Coffin, devour it for me!”

He released the coffin. If it could devour mental power, he would be unstoppable! The moment it appeared, the mental power was sucked away instantly! When the strange energy was funneled back into him, his expression changed!