Chapter 132: Soul Scattered, No Reincarnation! This Despair, Returned to You!

“Lu Jin?”

Lu Xingdao, the Outer Sects Master, frowned as he waited for Elder Chi Yu to continue.

“Indeed! Among the new disciples who entered the Holy Land this time, there is one named Lu Jin. This boy is treacherous and cruel, with a heart full of darkness. Relying on his powerful cultivation, he forced his way into the Sanctuary Tower. I fear he has committed irreversible atrocities within, leading to such a bizarre disturbance in the tower!”

Elder Chi Yu pointed at the blood continuously gushing from the Sanctuary Tower, her teeth clenched in hatred.

“Elder Chi Yu, Elder Ding Huang, did you two not take any measures?” Lu Xingdao asked, his eyes gradually darkening.

“I already arranged for disciples Yang Dianfeng and Liu Ruyan to enter and investigate. I simply did not expect such a scene to occur. This matter is of great importance, which is why I invited the Sects Master here to preside over the situation.”

Elder Chi Yu’s words were seamless, but they sounded incredibly piercing to the ears of Yan Mo and the others.

“That wretched woman! This is too much! Senior Brother Lu Jin clearly wanted to challenge the Sanctuary Tower to enter the Inner Sects, yet she frames him like this!”

Yan Mo did not hide the volume of her voice. Tang Liu almost lunged over to cover her mouth.

But at that moment, a disciple standing nearby suddenly stepped forward, looking at her with a cold sneer. This was the very disciple who had led Lu Jin to the Sanctuary Tower earlier.

“Sects Master! Elder Chi Yu! There is a female disciple here slandering you! She is Lu Jin’s accomplice!”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s gaze shifted toward them. Yan Mo’s expression changed as she secretly ground her teeth. She looked around, but she couldn’t see any sign of the Guardian Dragon Guard experts.

Tang Liu sensed the atmosphere was wrong and immediately rushed forward, giving Yan Mo a sharp smack across the face.

“What nonsense are you talking! That is Elder Chi Yu! She is a senior we should respect! Quick, apologize to Elder Chi Yu!”

As he spoke, he used his eyes to signal Yan Mo to give in quickly. Otherwise, in a situation like this, Elder Chi Yu would likely never forgive an insignificant new disciple like her.

He continued speaking while bowing and scraping. “Sects Master, Elders, my Shimei has a bit of a temper. Please, great people do not remember the faults of small ones. I apologize to the Elder on her behalf!”

Seeing this, Elder Chi Yu’s brows shot up, her eyes cold. Before she could speak, the snitching disciple sneered.

“I heard it loud and clear! Elder Chi Yu, it’s one thing for that Lu Jin to be arrogant, but even they are this brazen. They simply don’t care for the rules of our Blood Moon Holy Land!”

Having said that, he took a step forward. “May I ask the Sects Master and Elders, how should they be handled?”

Lu Xingdao said nothing, looking instead at Elder Chi Yu. Form a Sects Master, such trivial matters were naturally not worth wasting a single moment on.

Elder Chi Yu’s gaze darkened. “Take them down first. Once Lu Jin is captured, they will be dealt with together!”

“Yes!”

The disciple finished speaking and immediately gathered several others to surround Yan Mo and Tang Liu. The two tried to resist, but the opponents were numerous, and most of the disciples who moved against them had higher cultivation. Without much of a struggle, they were captured alive.

Yan Mo had thought the Guardian Dragon Guards would appear, but she never expected to be captured just like that, bound by Qi chains and tossed to the side to await judgment.

To think that I, a dignified princess of a nation, would be treated like this. Blood Moon Holy Land, this grudge is officially settled. This princess will eventually trample this place where monsters and demons run rampant!

Where did that group of useless Guardian Dragon Guards go? They vanished at the critical moment. How hateful, truly hateful!

Senior Brother Lu Jin, hurry up and come out. Your Shimei has been captured. Come out and save me!

Yan Mo complained inwardly while Tang Liu, beside her, looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears left.

After capturing the two, Elder Chi Yu let out a cold laugh and turned her attention back to the Sanctuary Tower.

Boom!!!

At that moment, a violent roar suddenly erupted from the fifth floor. It was an unprecedented explosion that shook the entire tower. The wild fluctuations traveled from the Outer Sects to the Inner Sects; some disciples standing close were even hit by the shockwave, feeling dizzy and nearly fainting.

“What happened? Investigate immediately!”

“That is the aura of a Jindan exploding!”

Lu Xingdao’s expression changed drastically. The Sanctuary Tower had stood here for so many years, yet this was the first time such a massive disturbance had occurred. He was even afraid that the unknown monsters in the upper levels might be disturbed and escape.

But just as everyone intended to enter and investigate, a fluctuation surged out from the Sanctuary Tower. Using the momentum of the explosion’s shockwave, that fluctuation instantly shot out.

The movement was like a bolt of lightning, gone in a flash. However, it left a bizarre shadow on the retinas of many people.

“What was that? It looked like a phantom, the phantom of a nine-tailed beast!”

“A Nine-Tailed Fox! I think I saw a massive Nine-Tailed Fox, but it wasn’t physical; it was more like an ethereal soul body!”

“How could there be a Nine-Tailed Fox in the Sanctuary Tower?”

“Could it be that someone defeated the Nine-Tailed Fox and it fled the tower?”

“Who exactly was it? Even a Jindan exploded. Could it be Lu Jin? Or perhaps Liu Ruyan or Yang Dianfeng?”

Everyone was utterly bewildered. After seeing that shadow, Elder Chi Yu’s expression became even more stunned.

That aura… why is it so similar to the aura inside Ruyan’s body? Could it be… No! With Lu Jin’s methods, how could he defeat Liu Ruyan! Not only does she have that obscure aura within her, but she also has the secret key to control the fifth-floor arrays. If she can’t even resist with all that, what does it mean…

Thinking of this, Elder Chi Yu’s face grew even more somber.

“Everyone, follow me inside to investigate!”

With Lu Xingdao’s command, he led the crowd as they swarmed in.

Some Outer Sects disciples with low cultivation, who usually had no right to enter the Sanctuary Tower, took this opportunity to quickly follow. However, given the massive disturbance that had just occurred, everyone was cautious. Even Lu Xingdao himself activated his protective defenses and gripped his weapon, ready to strike at any moment.

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At this time, within the space of the fifth floor.

Lu Jin looked at Liu Ruyan, who had been blown into a mess of flesh and blood, leaving only a soul body behind. His voice was cold.

“Liu Ruyan, you didn’t expect your monster-spirit Shifu to betray you, did you? How does this feeling taste?”

Just moments ago, at the instant Lu Jin’s frenzied attacks had completely suppressed her, the Fox Master had not hesitated to blow up Liu Ruyan’s physical body and self-detonate her Jindan just so her own remnant soul could escape.

“Lu Jin! Don’t kill me! I will submit to you, please let me find a host…”

Liu Ruyan’s soul was bound by Lu Jin’s Qi, and she pleaded incessantly within it.

Lu Jin remained unmoved. “Stop struggling. From the day I returned, you were destined to have your soul scattered, never to enter reincarnation! This despair, I return it to you!”

As Lu Jin spoke, the pressure of his Qi rapidly increased, causing Liu Ruyan’s soul to vibrate violently in terror.

“Stop!”

Right at that moment, Elder Chi Yu and the others reached the fifth floor.

However, as her voice fell, Liu Ruyan’s remnant soul let out a muffled bang and completely dissipated into the world.

“You!”

Elder Chi Yu’s eyes were incredibly dark. “Lu Jin! You actually dared to kill my beloved disciple, a disciple of the Blood Moon Holy Land!”

With a roar from Elder Chi Yu, she instantly attacked. A burst of Qi erupted, forming a pillar of energy as thick as a tree trunk that blasted directly toward Lu Jin.

Boom!

Lu Jin didn’t dodge at all. With a wave of his hand, his Qi surged, directly blowing the energy pillar apart.

The Sanctuary Tower shook again. The disciples who had followed them up felt their hearts racing. A new disciple was actually this domineering, daring to fight Elder Chi Yu head-on. This bravery alone was shocking.

“Indeed. Liu Ruyan is dead, and I killed Yang Dianfeng too. You old bag of bones, do you want to go down and find them?”

Lu Jin’s words were indifferent. The current Elder Chi Yu was no longer his match. If she insisted on her course, he wouldn’t mind wiping her out as well.

As soon as Lu Jin said this, the fury in Elder Chi Yu’s heart felt like a volcano about to erupt, but she was stopped by Lu Xingdao.

“Elder Chi Yu, do not be enraged. This boy dares to kill disciples of our Blood Moon Holy Land and desecrate the dignity of an Elder. We shall capture him first and punish him severely according to the sect rules!”

As he spoke, several Law Enforcement Hall disciples from the Outer Sects instantly rushed out, intending to seize Lu Jin.

But at that very instant, from the space above the Sanctuary Tower, a voice like a clap of thunder descended.

“I want to see who dares to touch him!”

As that single sentence landed, everyone’s scalp went numb.

Footnotes: 

TN1: “Soul scattered, no reincarnation” (魂飞魄散，不入轮回): A common curse/threat in Xianxia meaning total annihilation of existence, preventing any chance of being reborn.

Translator’s Note:Man, Lu Jin is cold! He didn’t just kill Liu Ruyan; he waited until her “Shifu” literally used her as a human bomb before snuffing out her soul right in front of her actual master. Talk about maximum emotional damage. And Yan Mo being a princess who’s currently being tied up while her “bodyguards” are nowhere to be found is honestly a mood. Who do you think that voice at the end belongs to? My money is on the “true” Holy Lord finally making his move. Drop a comment — do you think Lu Jin should have let the Fox Master escape, or was he right to focus on finishing Liu Ruyan?