Chapter 121: Chapter 112: A Waste?
"Damn it!"
Blocked by the single spear of a boy who was only sixteen or seventeen, King Ning was so furious his lungs felt ready to burst. He let out a long roar!
"There’s sothing strange about that kid. After him!"
King Tong was more level-headed than King Ning. Though he too was seething with anger, he was also secretly alard.
’That boy’s True Qi is impressively dense, but his actual cultivation level is too low. Even with a Royal Family’s Low-Grade long spear, the Cloud-Falling Spear, it should have been impossible for him to stop the two of us. And yet, not only did he manage to block us, but he also made a calm getaway. Sothing isn’t right!’
’Thinking back, that long spear seed to co alive in the boy’s hands. No matter what moves we used, he had a way to counter them. The tip of his spear always struck at the exact flaws in our techniques. It was as if we weren’t fighting a boy of sixteen or seventeen, but so old monster who’d lived for centuries!’
’How is that possible?’
’How could he possess such profound spearmanship?’
’No matter the cost, that boy must be killed!’
’He’s this formidable at the Mid-Stage Armor Realm. If he advances to the Qi Sect... forget about us, even an Early-Stage Ultimate Venerable powerhouse would struggle to kill him!’
’The Demon Race and the Human Race are enemies. For the sake of our race, a genius like him must be eliminated as soon as possible!’
King Tong made his decision in an instant.
"We need to hurry. If they get out and use a Talisman, we really will die in here!"
His resolve hardened. King Tong took a deep breath and, grabbing the still-roaring King Ning, plunged into the mist as well.
’I have the single-target attack Talisman, Mountain-Splitting Palm, that Feng Xiao brought. But we’re still inside this cave, so I can’t risk using it—we’d get caught in the blast too. Now that they’re getting away, we have to catch them, or we might actually get buried alive in here!’
"Yun’er, what are you doing carrying him?"
Before long, Nie Yun caught up to Luoqing City and the others. When Nie Xiaotian saw that his son was carrying the traitor, Feng Xiao, he couldn’t help but ask.
Nie Yun had completely sealed the power in Feng Xiao’s body, but his eyes were bloodshot, and he continued to struggle, letting out monstrous roars.
"The Demons used a special thod to bewitch his mind. It wasn’t his intention to betray us. He can still be saved!"
Nie Yun gave a faint smile.
’Saving Feng Xiao wasn’t so sudden act of rcy on the part of the Blood Prison Demon Venerable. It was because he is, after all, Patriarch Feng. If he dies here, the Feng Family will be left leaderless, and Luoshui City will likely fall into chaos again.’
’With the Demon Race invasion imminent, another round of internal strife in Luoshui City is the last thing we need.’
Hearing his son’s explanation, Nie Xiaotian nodded in understanding. Then, as if rembering sothing, he asked, "Yun’er, it’s as if you knew all along that Feng Xiao would betray us. You don’t seem surprised in the least."
Nie Yun had been far too composed earlier. Holding off two Peak Powerhouses of Qi Sect with a single spear... it was all simply unbelievable.
"When Feng Xiao gave the Demon Core to Yangg Yan and then just so happened to show up at the Yangg Mansion, I grew suspicious," Nie Yun admitted with a smile, not denying it. "I just didn’t expose him because I wanted to see what he was planning. I never expected him to snatch away that Phecda Sword. I really have no idea why that sword is enough to drive King Ning and King Tong into such a frenzy."
’Feng Xiao acted perfectly normal the entire ti, but that’s precisely what made him seem so abnormal.’
’In my past life, I spent a lifeti fighting Demons; I know their thods like the back of my hand. I could tell from Feng Xiao’s eyes that his mind had been bewitched by a Demon. If I couldn’t even spot that, I would’ve wasted the last few centuries of my life.’
’I didn’t expose him at the ti because I wanted to see what these Demons were up to. I just never imagined their primary target was the Phecda Sword.’
’But I still can’t see what’s so special about this Phecda Sword.’
As they spoke, the group reached the end of the Hall of Confusion and saw the Stone Gate through which they had entered.
"Let’s get out!"
With a shout, Nie Yun charged out first, dragging Feng Xiao with him. He plunged back into the pool, and monts later, they resurfaced in the canyon.
"It’s already daylight? To think we were down there all night!"
Nie Xiaotian and the others surfaced from the water one by one. A glance around revealed the sun already high in the sky. They hadn’t realized that their trip into the Luoo Qu Tomb had lasted the entire night.
"Nie Yun, quickly! Use a Talisman before those two Demons get out! If it goes off, they’ll die in there even if they’re Ultimate Venerable Realm powerhouses!" Luoo Zhanhao urged, the mont he found his footing on the bank.
"Use a Talisman? It’d be a waste to use it on just those two Demons. Besides, there are so things I want to ask them, so it’s better to keep one alive," Nie Yun replied with a faint smile.
’If I were going to use a Talisman, I should have done it right outside the Stone Gate. Now that we’re up here by the pool, its effect would be greatly diminished.’
"A waste? Those two Demons are at the Peak of Qi Sect! You might have held them off for a mont, but you’re definitely not their match in a prolonged fight! Besides, they have a Talisman too. What if we back them into a corner and they use it on us..." Luoo Zhanhao said anxiously.
After all, he was a Qi Sect Powerhouse; he had a good eye for these things.
Nie Yun had looked incredibly powerful when he’d blocked the two masters, King Ning and King Tong, with his spear, but Luoo Zhanhao knew that was only temporary. In a drawn-out battle, Nie Yun would certainly be the one at a disadvantage.
Furthermore, Feng Xiao took their most powerful single-target attack Talisman, and now King Tong has it. Even if we could defeat them in a straight fight, we can’t win against a Talisman!
"Don’t worry..." Nie Yun began to explain, but a loud SPLASH interrupted him as King Ning and King Tong leaped out of the water.
"You didn’t run? You actually waited for us? Haha, this might just be the most foolish decision you’ve ever made!"
King Ning and King Tong had expected Nie Yun’s group to have fled for their lives. Seeing them standing here waiting, they couldn’t help but laugh, their eyes glinting with murderous intent.
"We’ll see who the fool is."
Nie Yun gave a faint smile. With another flick of his long spear, he sent a vortex of Qi Force rushing toward the two of them.
"King Tong, you keep him busy! I’ll kill the rest of these people!"
Knowing how dangerous the boy’s spear was, King Ning didn’t engage him directly. Instead, he vaulted past Nie Yun, his demonic eyes fixed on Nie Xiaotian and the others, brimming with killing intent.
"Die!"
His Demonization complete, King Ning let out a piercing cry as his sinister claws shot straight toward Nie Xiaotian.
In his eyes, Early-Stage Qi Sect cultivators like Nie Xiaotian and Luoo Zhanhao were no different from ants he could crush at will.
BOOM!
By so unknown thod, despite having suffered greatly from the traps in the Luoo Qu Tomb, King Ning’s strength was completely undiminished. The mont he attacked, the entire valley filled with a sinister Demon Qi, its imnse power completely enveloping Nie Xiaotian and the others.
’I’ll kill them first, then we’ll see if you hand over the treasure...’
Seeing Nie Xiaotian and the others completely unable to dodge within his shroud of Demon Qi, King Ning’s blood-red eyes grew even more malevolent. He let out a sinister chuckle, and just as he was about to kill them all, he suddenly heard the sound of sothing whistling through the air behind him.
WHAP!
Before King Ning could even react to the sound, he was struck and sent flying sideways, crashing headfirst into a rock wall where he stuck, legs kicking uselessly in the air.
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