Chapter 530 - 161: Dao Heart Crumbles, Thoughts Obstructed, What the Devil
In the distance, Li Mubai and the others couldn’t help but groan inwardly as they listened.
Anyone with discerning eyes could tell that the woman hadn’t used her full strength in her previous sword strike and palm attack.
By repeatedly provoking her with words, wasn’t Chu Fan just forcing her to use a Killing Move?
But on second thought, they instantly understood Chu Fan’s intention.
He was using his own life to save theirs!
Forcibly drawing all of the woman’s attention onto himself!
At the same time, he was also stalling for time.
If he could drag it out long enough, perhaps the poisonous mist of the Bone-Eroding Pill in the air would take effect!
By their calculations, it should be about time...
But the woman’s power was too terrifying. They had no confidence in how effective the Bone-Eroding Pill would be.
All they could do now was pray—pray for more time, for the monster and the woman to inhale more of the poisonous mist!
Just as their hearts leaped into their throats—
"GHK... GHK..."
The Blood Shadow Sect Leader, who had been roaring and bellowing, suddenly froze, a meaningless gurgling sound escaping his throat.
Immediately after, black blood began to stream from his eyes, nostrils, ears, and the corners of his mouth... from all seven orifices at once!
His massive body trembled violently before he finally sank helplessly to his knees!
The potent poison of the Bone-Eroding Pill had finally taken effect!
A sharp glint flashed in the eyes of Nangong Yue, who was closest to him!
Without hesitation, her figure flashed like a streak of light, the aura of her longsword erupting to a length of three feet,
She intended to seize this opportunity and decapitate the Blood Shadow Sect Leader with a single strike!
However, a hundred zhang away, the masked woman abruptly flicked the sleeve of her left robe!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
A terrifying whirlwind materialized from thin air, letting out an eardrum-splitting shriek as it swept toward Nangong Yue like a great gray dragon!
Countless Wind Blades spun madly within the whirlwind!
Even a peak Acupoint Realm expert would be shredded to pieces if caught inside!
Moreover, the whirlwind’s area of effect was immense, covering almost the entire battle!
If Li Mubai and the others couldn’t dodge in time, they would all be torn to shreds!
Seeing this, Nangong Yue, Li Mubai, and the others had no choice but to give up on the finishing blow and retreat, flying backward resentfully!
But one attack was faster than them, faster even than the whirlwind!
SWISH!
A Black Kite Arrow, fired later but arriving first, curved around the edge of the whirlwind at a tricky angle. Its speed was even greater than the howling gale as it shot toward the Blood Shadow Sect Leader’s head!
At the critical moment—
The Blood Shadow Sect Leader suddenly spun around and once again caught the Black Kite Arrow!
Even in his frenzied state, his perception and combat instincts remained!
However...
"Ah!"
Just like before, the Blood Shadow Sect Leader screamed in agony the moment he gripped the arrow!
The Soul-splitting Force on the Black Kite Arrow tore at his soul once again!
Anyone else, having been fooled once, would never make the same mistake.
But he was lost in a mad frenzy, unable to distinguish friend from foe, and had his soul torn apart twice in a row!
And at that very moment—
Chu Fan formed a sword-finger with his right hand and gave a quick flick!
PFFT!
The Shadowless Needle, which had silently pursued the Blood Shadow Sect Leader after being freed earlier, pierced through the back of his head, with most of its length emerging from between his eyebrows!
The Blood Shadow Sect Leader, whom Li Mubai and the others had failed to kill despite their best efforts, collapsed to the ground. His massive body convulsed a few times and then went still. He died on the spot.
"This kid, he had another trick up his sleeve!"
"Is that the Shadowless Needle?"
"The treasure he snatched from Ye Chang’an actually came in handy at a time like this. What a kid!"
The Demon Suppression Captains were both shocked and delighted.
"You’re courting death!"
The masked woman was finally, utterly enraged!
She spun around abruptly, her inhumanly cold eyes locking dead onto Chu Fan!
In the next moment, her longsword slashed out again!
This strike lacked the world-destroying power of the last, but it was more condensed, more terrifying!
All of its power was focused into a single line, as if it could sever space and time itself!
But Chu Fan, who was already prepared, expertly dropped to the ground the instant she turned!
"Shenxiao Imperial Golden Shield!"
"Silent Extinction Quicksand Technique!"
On the outermost layer was a Quicksand Shield shimmering with a ghostly light.
Within that was a dazzlingly brilliant Imperial Golden Light Shield.
And inside the Golden Shield were nested layers of Five Elements Cauldrons, like a set of Russian dolls!
It was the same old recipe, the same old taste of despair...
And yet, within that despair was an inexpressible hint of absurdity!
BOOM—!
The terrifying Sword Qi descended without any finesse!
The ruins of Cold Crow Valley, already piled high with rubble, were split open again by this strike, forming a canyon even deeper and more monstrous than the last!
Li Mubai, Nangong Yue, and the others stared blankly at the scene, unsure for a moment whether to laugh or cry.
All of this was far beyond their comprehension!
Faced with such an expert, they, the Demon Suppression Captains, not only lacked the right to help, but even turning to flee had become an extravagant hope!
Everyone stared fixedly at the enormous canyon.
Within the canyon, there was a dead silence.
The earth at its edges was scorched black, and the rock had melted and then re-solidified, a testament to the ferocity of the previous battle!
The woman stood at the canyon’s edge, her face hidden by a cold mask, revealing only a pair of eyes like frosty stars.
Her gaze seemed as placid as an ancient well, but in her heart, a tempest was raging, giving rise to an inexpressible sense of absurdity.
’A mere brat at the Early Stage of the Divine Power Realm, only the Second Realm, had actually forced her, a master at the mid-stage of the Fourth Realm, to go to such lengths?’
’This was simply illogical, utterly inconceivable!’
’She suddenly felt a pang of regret, as if she had just lost a priceless treasure.’
’She should have been gentler just now...’
’If she could have captured him alive, taken him back for slow study, and figured out what secrets he held that allowed him to withstand her attacks with such insignificant Cultivation, wouldn’t that have been wonderful?’
’That would be far more interesting than simply killing a genius from the Demon Suppression Bureau!’
A trace of greed and vexation flashed in the woman’s eyes beneath her mask.
Slowly, she turned, her gaze locking onto the pale-faced Li Mubai.
’Your turn...’
The longsword in her hand, flowing with a ghostly light, rose once more. A devastating aura was released like a tangible tide, enveloping everything in all directions!