Chapter 83: You Cannot Kill This Seat!

The black Monster Qi billowed and spread with incredible speed; even Chu Tianxiong and the other high-ranking officials were enveloped within its reach!

Chu Tianxiong’s expression shifted instantly. “This technique is plundering spiritual Qi!” Sensing that eerie aura, his heart surged with alarm.

“What kind of wicked art has this Liu Ruyan practised? She intends to plunder the spiritual Qi of the entire Ten Thousand Swords Sect; she is taking their very lives!” Peak Master Li Yunhe’s face also turned pale with shock.

“This aura is wrong. It is not Liu Ruyan’s doing, but the work of that presence within her body!” Chu Tianxiong spoke with a darkened gaze.

“Sect Master, there truly is a monster hidden inside her! With so many disciples currently being plundered, we must strike her down immediately!”

Ah!

Right at that moment, a piteous howl echoed through the plaza, followed quickly by a chain reaction of screams rising and falling within the black mist.

“This is bad! A disciple’s spiritual Qi has been plundered entirely; his Dantian has been sucked dry!”

“What a bizarre method! What kind of evil manual did Liu Ruyan even cultivate!”

“This black Monster Qi is filled with malevolent spirits; we are trapped in a ghost wall!”

“Argh! My spiritual Qi is vanishing! It is being pulled away by a strange force!”

“I cannot control it! I cannot resist! What should we do?”

The black fog grew denser. Piteous wails drifted out from the gloom at intervals, making one’s scalp tingle with dread.

“There is no time to lose. Set the array and capture her!” Chu Tianxiong’s gaze darkened. He immediately went into action alongside Li Yunhe and the other officials.

As the high-ranking experts moved, a brilliant radiance erupted like a light tearing through the darkness, forcing open a clear space within the black Monster Qi.

“All disciples, enter the grand array!” Chu Tianxiong’s voice boomed like thunder. However, the disciples trapped in the black mist had already lost their sense of direction; they had no idea where the array was located.

At the same time, the Mo Family experts outside the Ten Thousand Swords Sect mountain gate watched with expressions of utter astonishment.

“What kind of method is this? How can there be such a dense aura of monsters and demons?”

“This energy is unfamiliar and eerie. That woman is hiding a massive secret!”

“Heh, this is actually quite good. It seems this woman is an enemy of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. If possible, I, Mo Tuojiang, shall save her. She might become a sharp weapon to use against them!”

“Move. Capture a few disciples first and find out what happened to Wan Helai!”

“Yes, Family Head!”

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Seeing Liu Ruyan’s aura shift so drastically that it threatened the lives of thousands of disciples, Lu Jin’s voice rang out, remaining as calm as still water.

“So this is your method? Forcibly plundering the belongings of others… it is no wonder Liu Ruyan stole my Supreme Bone!”

“However, I want to see just how strong your methods can be!”

Boom!

As Lu Jin’s words fell, he directly activated the devouring power of the Heaven Burial Coffin within the black mist. With the fog as a cover, he was not afraid of being discovered by others.

The moment the devouring force of the coffin whistled out, the Monster Qi in the surrounding void was drained away in the blink of an eye. The air turned clear instantly, revealing the figures of the disciples trapped within.

“The power is quite majestic; it makes for a fine cultivation resource!” After the coffin devoured the mist, it immediately backfed a stream of pure spiritual energy. Lu Jin nodded, his speed accelerating to the absolute limit.

If one were to look down from high above, one would see two factions within the black mist frantically devouring the fog. Where the mist was consumed, clear ground was revealed. The disciples and elders there looked solemn but did not retreat, instead using their methods to struggle against the ghostly shadows.

However, within these two factions, the smaller one contained many people yet devoured the mist slowly, as if crawling. The other faction’s clear area was expanding at a lightning pace as the black fog vanished; yet within that area, only Lu Jin was moving.

“What? How is this possible!”

Discovering that while her Monster Qi was plundering others, her own energy was being forcibly pulled away and dissipating rapidly, the Fox Master’s savage voice erupted from Liu Ruyan’s mouth. The strange tone caused the hearts of many to tighten. It sounded like the rasping roar of a demon!

Could the devouring power in this kid be even more fierce than my Great Plundering Demonic Art?

The Fox Master was stunned, yet she dared not linger in battle. Her current situation was perilous; if she did not take this chance to flee, she might never escape!

But just then, a flaming longsword shot through the mist like a bolt of lightning, coming to a steady halt exactly one foot from the tip of her nose.

“Liu Ruyan, accept your death!”

Lu Jin’s voice was freezing. In that moment, killing intent enveloped her, and the Hell-Prisoner Calamity Sword pierced through her chest in an instant!

To Lu Jin’s surprise, a series of hoarse sounds emerged from Liu Ruyan’s mouth in the next second. “You… cannot kill this Seat!”

Swish!

As the words fell, her figure transformed into a cloud of smoke, instantly merging with the surrounding black mist and vanishing.

“Thinking of running!” Lu Jin’s gaze shifted. His mental power expanded like a flash of lightning, accurately locking onto her position.

Puchi!

The Hell-Prisoner Calamity Sword was sent out again. Within that black mist, the blade pierced through Liu Ruyan’s heart from behind. With the power of two lethal strikes, he did not believe she could survive.

Yet under the vibration of the sword, her figure transformed into black mist once more, disappearing from before his eyes again. Lu Jin was utterly stunned.

What kind of monster art is this? It is so eerie!

His mental power covered a radius of a thousand yards, enveloping almost the entire black mist, yet he remained astonished. It seemed her aura had become entangled with the entire cloud of fog, leaving no primary target. By the time he finally discovered her aura condensing into a dense mass, her figure had already leapt into the void from a thousand yards away like a ghost, fleeing into the distance.

“I will kill you today!”

Lu Jin had no intention of leaving her alive. After discovering her trail, he waved his hand, and the Hell-Prisoner Calamity Sword soared into the sky in hot pursuit.

At that moment, as the Fox Master and Liu Ruyan collapsed and retreated, the black Monster Qi dissipated abruptly. When the crowd was exposed to the daylight once more, they all witnessed the flaming sword piercing through the air.

“Get lost!”

Right then, a figure appeared suddenly in the void ahead. Along with a sharp rebuke, the Hell-Prisoner Calamity Sword, which had been inches away from piercing Liu Ruyan again, was suddenly deflected. It shot backward toward Lu Jin’s position.

“Wait! Who is that!”

“What powerful methods! He deflected Senior Brother Lu Jin’s flying sword with just a flick of his finger!”

“The aura of those people is immense! It seems even more powerful than the Sect Master!”

“They saved Liu Ruyan; she has escaped!”

The members of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect were filled with shock. Lu Jin’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the group descending from the sky. He could already discern their strength: in a group of six, there were three Purple Mansion Realm experts.

The leader was unfathomable and even more terrifying.

The group landed, but they did not mention the fierce battle that had just occurred within the sect; it seemed such matters were beneath their notice.

“Wan Helai, Peak Master of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect’s Demon-Slaughtering Peak: where is he!”

A voice like crashing thunder echoed from the group. Hearing this, even Chu Tianxiong’s brow furrowed.

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NOTES

Zifu Realm (紫府境): The Purple Mansion Realm. This group appearing with three such experts signifies a massive power jump in the narrative.