To this day, Luo Cheng no longer regards ordinary Awakening Vein Realm Third Layer experts as threats.
One cos, one dies; two co, two perish!
"Xue Yun!"
Elder Peng Shan was shocked and darted forward to catch Elder Xue Yun!
Cough!
Xue Yun coughed up a mouthful of blood filled with fragnts of her internal organs.
Her blood-drenched body looked as though it had suffered a thousand cuts—an unbearable sight. The tornting pain caused her to tremble uncontrollably.
"Move!"
She shoved Elder Peng Shan aside. Xue Yun’s eyes were locked on Luo Cheng with a deadly glare.
"How can your strength be this overwhelming?! It’s impossible!"
Xue Yun’s tone trembled, her expression maddened.
She was at the Awakening Vein Realm Third Layer, yet her full-force attack had been effortlessly crushed by Luo Cheng.
Being defeated was one thing, but to be gravely injured as well?!
What kind of power was this?!
Luo Cheng let out a cold laugh. "You’re shocked already? Even a month ago, I wouldn’t have taken you seriously, let alone now!"
Bang!
As he spoke, Luo Cheng stomped the ground, his figure slicing through the air with an ear-splitting roar.
His entire being resembled a dragon surging out of the abyss and a tiger leaping from a tripod. Suspended in midair, floating effortlessly, waves of Essence Energy surged from his body, causing the air to tremble in response!
In this mont, Luo Cheng unleashed the full force of his Early Stage of Awakening Vein Realm Second Layer cultivation. His eyes swept down at Elder Xue Yun and Elder Peng Shan like a blazing sun hanging high in the sky.
"Sky Crossing Void! This is..."
Elder Peng Shan’s pupils contracted violently. He nearly dropped his blade, exclaiming in disbelief.
"You! You! This is impossible!"
Xue Yun’s eyes were wide to the point of bursting, her previous arrogance completely wiped away. She stamred:
"Awakening Vein Realm Second Layer! How could you be at the Awakening Vein Realm Second Layer?! Did you seriously manage to break through from the Tongxuan Realm to this level in just a month?"
"Impossible! Even the peerless genius Hua Jingyang who awakened his Spirit Martial Soul couldn’t achieve this! No! Not even an Earth Level Martial Soul could accomplish such a feat!"
Xue Yun’s face was pale, her heart consud by terror and astonishnt.
Everything happening before her was utterly absurd.
To ascend from the Tongxuan Realm to the Awakening Vein Realm Second Layer within a month—how could such a horrifying feat exist?!
She hadn’t just never encountered such a thing; she’d never even heard of it—it was beyond belief!
"Junior Sister, run!"
Boom!
Peng Shan swung his blade toward Luo Cheng.
At that mont, Xue Yun finally snapped out of her daze. Without hesitation, she turned and fled.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Luo Cheng sneered, brandishing his Fla Trace Sword. Sword Energy annihilated Peng Shan’s attack, as Luo Cheng’s figure burst into action. In the blink of an eye, he released hundreds of shadow clones that spanned several miles, intercepting Xue Yun in her tracks.
"Ah!"
Xue Yun gasped, retreating frantically to stand beside Peng Shan.
"Mist Shadow Step—Perfection!"
Peng Shan’s face went pale with dread.
Step by step, Luo Cheng advanced toward the pair. "Should I make the move, or would you prefer to do it yourselves?"
Confronted by Luo Cheng’s icy gaze, Xue Yun suddenly awakened with a venomous hatred and spat out:
"Luo Cheng, you’re rely an Outer Disciple! How dare you kill sect elders? Do you know that such an act is punishable by death? And we’re mbers of the Crown Prince Hall—you will suffer an even greater penalty..."
"Shut up!"
Elder Peng Shan interrupted Xue Yun with an enraged bellow.
Xue Yun froze.
The two had entered Xuanyuan Sect together, cultivated side by side for so many years. Never once had Peng Shan spoken harshly to her—let alone scolded her in anger.
Peng Shan no longer looked at her but turned to Luo Cheng instead. He said, "Luo Cheng, do you really need to exterminate us completely? If you’re willing to spare us, we’ll destroy our own cultivation and leave the Great Yue Dynasty, never to return for eternity."
"Destroy our own cultivation? What are you talking about!"
Xue Yun scread furiously.
She had fought tooth and nail to acquire everything she now possessed—how could she possibly destroy it herself? With gritted teeth, she pointed at Luo Cheng and snarled:
"What are you afraid of? At worst, we’ll fight him to the death! He’s just at the Early Stage of Awakening Vein Realm Second Layer. If we join forces, the outco of this battle isn’t fixed yet!"
"Fight? What do we have to fight him with?"
Peng Shan let out a bitter laugh.
He himself was only at the Mid Stage of Awakening Vein Realm Third Layer—barely stronger than Xue Yun.
Without even summoning his Martial Soul, Luo Cheng had effortlessly gravely injured Xue Yun with one strike. Furthermore, he had mastered the Mist Shadow Step to Perfection Realm—it would be difficult to find an opponent capable of challenging him below the Middle Stage of Awakening Vein Realm. Calling him unrivaled wasn’t an exaggeration.
They had no qualifications to stand as his adversaries.
Luo Cheng’s face remained devoid of any emotion. "If people do not provoke , I do not provoke them. From the mont you harbored murderous intent toward , it was destined that you would die by my sword."
Peng Shan froze for a mont, then let out a helpless chuckle, saying nothing more.
In Luo Cheng’s position, he wouldn’t be rciful either, leaving no room for future trouble.
"Junior Sister..."
Turning back to look at Xue Yun one last ti, Peng Shan’s gaze was indescribable. He opened his mouth but eventually sighed:
"I’ll go ahead of you."
As his words fell, Peng Shan swung his blade.
Slash!
The blade shot into the sky before plunging into Peng Shan’s body, causing him to collapse lifelessly to the ground.
"Senior Brother!"
Xue Yun scread in despair at the sight of Peng Shan’s death. The collapse of his life left her bereft of support she hadn’t even realized she clung to.
Watching Luo Cheng steadily close in on her, Xue Yun trembled from head to toe, retreating step by step with tears streaming down her face.
"Luo Cheng, I was wrong! I was truly wrong. I was only following orders from the Eighth Prince Jin Min—he’s the mastermind behind all of this! Spare , and I’ll destroy my own cultivation. I’ll do anything you ask of !"
In this mont, wealth, status, and Spirit Pills no longer held any value in her eyes—they were aningless. Just as Peng Shan had said, a quiet, uneventful life didn’t seem so bad...
Luo Cheng shook his head. "You’re not admitting your faults; you’re rely acknowledging your impending death. Don’t worry—it won’t be long before I send Jin Min down to accompany you."
Xue Yun tried to speak again.
The next mont.
Slash!
A streak of dazzling sword light split the air.
Xue Yun’s eyes widened, witnessing only the sight of a headless corpse plumting downward, farther and farther away.
Clang!
Sword returned to its sheath. Luo Cheng’s figure flashed, appearing deep within the forest where the bodies of Xue Yun and Peng Shan lay.
Removing the Storage Spirit Realms from their hands, Luo Cheng imdiately began absorbing Martial Soul Essence.
His cultivation surged. Luo Cheng, now fully absorbing the Martial Soul Essence of two Awakening Vein Realm Third Layer experts, did so with ease and efficiency.
"Hmm! Soone’s coming!"
Just as he finished consuming the Martial Soul Essence, Luo Cheng sensed three formidable energies rapidly approaching. Upon closer investigation, he discovered that they were three Outer Elders from Xuanyuan Sect!
One of them had a deeply powerful aura—it was undoubtedly an expert at the Middle Stage of Awakening Vein Realm.
"They’re very likely from the Crown Prince Hall. I’ll leave before more trouble arises!"
Not wanting to complicate the situation further, Luo Cheng activated Mist Shadow Step. In a blink, he moved swiftly to escape, vanishing after a few leaps.
Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!
Monts after Luo Cheng left, three figures flew into view, their rapid speed trailing clear waves of air behind them.
"What?! Elder Xue Yun! Elder Peng Shan!"
"Soone dared to kill mbers of Xuanyuan Sect! Who could be responsible?!"
Discovering the bodies in the forest, the faces of the three figures turned grim as they halted.
The elder in dark robes carefully examined the bodies, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
"Elder Hu, what’s wrong?" the other two asked.
The dark-robed elder frowned and spoke: "Sothing’s odd. Though they’ve just died, their bodies are entirely drained of Essence Qi as if they’ve been dead for a long ti."
"What’s going on here?!"
The other two inspected the corpses and, finding the sa result, their expressions turned grave.
The dark-robed elder let out a deep breath, his gaze intense:
"After the Outer Sect competition, Elder Chen Xuan brought back news that the long-hidden Blood Nether Sect might be showing signs of revival. That sect has techniques capable of devouring Essence Qi in this eerie fashion!"
"Blood Nether Sect!"
"Could it be that the Blood Nether Sect has infiltrated our Great Yue Dynasty?!"
Their expressions changed dramatically.
"It’s possible..."
The dark-robed elder sighed: "If that’s true, upheaval is inevitable! Let’s return and report this at once. Additionally, order a halt to the search for Luo Cheng. After all this ti, it’s likely that he hasn’t survived..."
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