Chapter 131: Liu Ruyan, Begging for Mercy!

Buzz!

Inside the Heaven Burial Coffin, the power of devouring surged once more, instantly enveloping Liu Ruyan.

That violent, devouring aura caused Liu Ruyan’s eyes to shift drastically. She suddenly let out a heart-wrenching roar, but the voice had transformed back into the raspy, hoarse tone of the Fox Master!

“You cannot kill me! Heavenly Fox Nine Transformations!”

Boom!

A cloud of black energy suddenly exploded. Liu Ruyan’s body convulsed as the black mist whistled around her. Even her face began to change rapidly; nine tails sprouted from her back in a blur, and her entire body dropped to all fours.

Awoo!!!

A Great Demon appeared right before Lu Jin’s eyes!

Lu Jin was not particularly shocked. He had known for a long time that there was an old monster residing within Liu Ruyan. He simply had not expected this old monster to have merged so deeply with her, even remodeling her physical body into the form of a Nine-Tailed Fox.

“Finally showing your true form, are you?”

The Nine-Tailed Fox let out a roar. Her body was as massive as a mountain. Although the space within the Sanctuary Tower was vast, there was no separate sub-space on this fifth floor. This gargantuan creature suddenly made the area feel cramped and narrow.

Lu Jin met the Nine-Tailed Fox’s blood-red gaze and sneered.

“Liu Ruyan, look at yourself now. Neither human nor monster. Isn’t it pathetic?”

He felt no fear. His spiritual force had already spread out, clearly probing the opponent’s combat strength.

Even though this Nine-Tailed Fox had transformed, her power was only at the level of the 1st Transformation of the Purple Mansion Realm. In his eyes, she was nothing more than a lamb waiting for the slaughter!

However, a look of contempt surfaced in the Nine-Tailed Fox’s eyes.

“Lu Jin! My current cultivation is enough to rival a Purple Mansion powerhouse. You are dead!”

Swoosh!

With a roar, the Nine-Tailed Fox’s massive body struck first, lunging toward Lu Jin to kill him!

Her speed was incredible, and demonic Qi surged in all directions. If this were an ordinary Jindan Realm cultivator, even one at the 9th Layer Jindan, they would have been scared witless by such an aura and killed instantly!

But her opponent was Lu Jin!

“Hell-Suppressing Sinfire Swords, Swords Howl of the Nine Heavens!”

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The flaming swords swept out, hacking and stabbing at the Great Demon in a frenzied storm.

At the same time, the Trident in Lu Jin’s hand thrust forward!

With the long sword and the Trident attacking in tandem, one from the front and one from the back, that massive body was suddenly caught in a pincer attack. She had thought she could easily deal with Lu Jin, but she found she could not even dodge the killing moves of these two war weapons!

Puchi!

As the techniques were unleashed in succession, the Nine-Tailed Fox’s massive body finally failed to dodge. Blood sprayed from her form like a fountain!

This situation continued as the battle raged on. Liu Ruyan’s voice was filled with urgency, letting out cries of disbelief.

“Lu Jin! What kind of fortuitous encounter did you find! Where did you get these weapons!”

“What exactly did you obtain during those three years! Ahhh! You can’t kill me! I am a personal disciple under Elder Chi Yu! If you kill me, you will die too!”

Facing Liu Ruyan’s roars, Lu Jin had no intention of stopping. That massive body was constantly charging, desperately trying to avoid the attacks of the Hell-Suppressing Sinfire Swords and the Trident to kill him. The only reason he had not finished her off immediately was to torture her!

“Thank you for your concern, but that is not something you need to worry about.”

Lu Jin’s voice was indifferent as he smiled.

“Liu Ruyan, I told you I would return what you did to me tenfold, a hundredfold. So, enjoy yourself.”

Following a series of frantic slashes from the Hell-Suppressing Sinfire Swords, the Nine-Tailed Fox’s aura plummeted. Her combat strength was drastically reduced!

Suddenly, a violent fluctuation erupted from the Hell-Suppressing Sinfire Swords. It was a suppressive force, heavy as a mountain. It hovered above the Great Demon’s head, emitting a suppressive glow that forced the Nine-Tailed Fox’s massive body to its knees. She struggled frantically, but it was all in vain.

Buzz!

Eventually, Lu Jin even retracted the Trident.

The aura on the Trident was too strong; he was afraid he might accidentally kill her too quickly.

“Lu Jin! You can’t kill me! Let me go!”

At a certain point, Liu Ruyan’s urgent voice rang out. She was actually beginning to beg for mercy!

“Heh.”

Lu Jin watched this scene with cold eyes, his heart completely unmoved. He let out a chilling laugh.

“Lu Jin! You used to love me so much! I was wrong! I was wrong! I am willing to be your slave, just let me go! I don’t want to die…”

The light and shadows before him shifted. Lu Jin saw Liu Ruyan’s body flickering constantly between the Nine-Tailed Fox and her own human form. She was begging for mercy, but the Fox Master seemed to be trying to stop her from yielding.

“I’d like to see how long you can hold out.”

Form the first time, the Hell-Suppressing Sinfire Swords radiated a full suppressive power. While it suppressed her, streaks of sword light continuously blasted down from the blade. Blood poured from the Nine-Tailed Fox’s massive body like a river. The entire fifth floor was covered in blood!

At one point, the blood even began to flow out of the tower. The crimson liquid poured out recklessly, immediately causing a wave of shocked outcries from the crowd outside!

“Heavens! What is that? Why is there so much blood!”

“What is on the fifth floor? What on earth is happening?”

“How can there be so much blood? A human couldn’t possibly have that much! Is there a super Great Demon inside?”

“Who killed the Great Demon!”

The crowd discussed incessantly. At this moment, as Elder Chi Yu watched the scene, his expression shifted in a complex manner. He could actually sense a familiar fluctuation within that flowing blood!

Could it be that the thing inside Ruyan’s body is being killed?

Other than that, he could think of no other explanation.

“Elder Chi Yu, what happened?”

Elder Ding Huang, the First Elder of the Outer Sects of the Blood Moon Holy Land, and the others were also completely stunned by this sight!

“This is a grave matter. Report to the Sects Master immediately!”

He did not hesitate, instantly sending out a transmission talisman.

Very soon, the Outer Sects Master, Lu Xingdao, arrived outside the Sanctuary Tower in a flash of light.

“It’s Outer Sects Master Lu!”

“It’s truly lively today! Even the Outer Sects Master, who is usually never seen, has appeared!”

“I wonder what that Lu Jin is doing in there? Regardless, with this much blood, it definitely didn’t come from him. Did he kill a Great Demon inside the tower?”

“This isn’t something we can get involved in. Let’s just watch the show!”

When Lu Xingdao descended, Elder Chi Yu immediately walked over.

“Sects Master!”

“A fierce battle is raging inside. I fear everything was caused by that new disciple named Lu Jin!”

As soon as those words were spoken, the crowd fell into an uproar.

The meaning was clear. No matter what was happening inside—even the fluctuations on the ninth floor—it was all Lu Jin’s doing.

“How hateful! How can he say that!”

Hearing his words, Yan Mo’s expression changed. She clenched her pink fists, but she could only grit her teeth in secret.

“Shimei, don’t worry. If Lu Jin really did all this, that would be for the best! Think about it, if he can even enter the ninth floor, what does that signify?”

Beside her, Tang Liu spoke words of comfort.

“That… seems to make sense. But this Elder Chi Yu is clearly using a public office to settle a private grudge!”

Yan Mo said helplessly. However, no one knew what was actually happening inside the tower. They could only wait and see how things developed.

Footnotes: 

TN1: “Neither human nor monster” (人不人妖不妖): An idiom used to describe someone who has become a freakish hybrid or has lost their humanity through dark means.

Translator’s Note: Wow, Liu Ruyan really went full “monster mode” just to survive, only to end up begging for her life the second things got hairy. It’s hilarious how she tries to pull the “you used to love me” card after literally stealing his bones and trying to have him killed multiple times. And can we talk about the sheer amount of blood pouring out of the tower? Lu Jin is definitely not holding back on the “tenfold return” promise. Do you think the Outer Sects Master is going to try and stop the fight, or will he be too impressed by Lu Jin’s “demon-slaying” to care? Drop a comment, it genuinely keeps me going.