Chapter 857 - 290: Dao Path
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"Mr. Xiao, you’re joking. I just want to make a trade with you, that’s all."
Tu Yuan smiled slightly, "My storage bag is still with you, could you return it?"
"Oh?"
"Your spirit stones can..."
Before Lin Zheyu finished speaking, his body suddenly moved.
He wasn’t one for idle chatter.
Lin Zheyu could see that Tu Yuan was stalling for time; he had conversed with Tu Yuan just to probe the situation around him.
Swoosh!
In an instant, a brilliant blade light appeared, emitting terrifying knife energy from Lin Zheyu’s body, cleaving toward the right-front direction!
Tu Yuan watched the terrifying blade energy slashing toward him, showing no fear on his face.
Puff—
The sharp blade sliced through Tu Yuan, his whole body burst apart, transforming into a mass of earth-yellow light that merged into the ground beneath him.
Lin Zheyu saw this and wasn’t surprised at all.
From the moment the opponent appeared, he discovered that Tu Yuan was not his true form, but a technique similar to an elemental earth clone.
Lin Zheyu’s strike was not meant to kill Tu Yuan but rather to break the bondage of this world.
Buzz—
The blade light slashed across, hitting an invisible energy barrier, erupting in a terrifying hum in the sky.
The clash of terrifying energies created incredible ripples, spreading out in all directions.
"So sturdy!"
Lin Zheyu’s gaze sharpened, staring at the revealed phantom of the golden giant net.
"Friend, don’t bother."
"Return my storage bag and I assure you can leave here."
On his left, Tu Yuan, who just disappeared, reformed his figure, smiling at Lin Zheyu.
"Ha, you have good techniques."
"Since you’re here, why not all come out to meet, let me see who can set up such a formation."
Lin Zheyu sneered, looking toward the upper left direction.
Just now, when he used his long blade to slash at the confinement of this void, he detected a hidden presence from that direction.
The opponents were well concealed, utilizing unknown methods to completely integrate into the surrounding array.
Initially, Lin Zheyu didn’t realize it.
The resounding voice transmitted outward, but the opponent did not reveal themselves.
"Hmph, cowardly rats!"
Lin Zheyu snorted coldly: "The storage bag is with me, if you don’t want to offer three top-grade spirit stones, why not try taking it yourself."
"In that case, forgive me."
"Attack!"
Tu Yuan’s smile vanished in an instant, shouting coldly.
As soon as his words fell, the energies of the entire void began to surge, the air seemed to solidify, binding toward Lin Zheyu.
"Why, friend?"
"That storage bag was originally taken by you from me; we had a bond fighting shoulder to shoulder in the past."
"If possible, I wouldn’t want to kill you, friend."
Tu Yuan continued smilingly.
Around Lin Zheyu, eight phantoms gradually condensed, flooded with overwhelming spiritual power, collaborating with the hidden cultivators, urging array strength.
Under their control, Lin Zheyu felt as if he was sinking into a swamp, his power appearing to lose dependence and leverage.
"Is that so?"
"Actually, those words are what I wanted to say to you."
"I just want to cultivate well and live a peaceful life, why do you all force me?"
Lin Zheyu’s expression gradually cooled, murderous intent in his demeanor reached its peak.
At this moment, he radiated a strong sense of danger.
Tu Yuan feeling this aura, his face slightly changed.
He hadn’t acted initially due to a deep dread of Mr. Xiao.
Tu Yuan couldn’t read Mr. Xiao; the opponent was not only enigmatic but also incredibly powerful, possibly with unimaginable support behind him.
Thus, Tu Yuan initially thought of trading; if not, then resort to theft.
Killing and plundering were a last-resort tactic.
"Don’t hesitate, kill him!"
A cold voice sounded urgent, filled with urgency.
Hidden Tu Mingzhen was originally stronger than Tu Yuan, moreover blended into the array, with keen perception of dangers.
Just now, in an instant, Tu Mingzhen perceived an unprecedented crisis.
"Alright!"
Tu Yuan responded decisively via transmission.
He was reckless, notorious, earning the title of Earth Demon Rat, severely condemned and infamous.
Someone with such a reputation wouldn’t be indecisive.
As the two harbored murderous intentions, Lin Zheyu’s aura began skyrocketing.
Golden energy surged crazily within, flowing into golden glyphs.
The primal golden glow composed of golden glyphs, under Lin Zheyu’s control, emitted a hidden radiance, followed by muscles swelling and enlarging.
Crackling sounds continuously emanated.
Both shoulders emitted menacing bone spikes, densely grown tumors appeared quickly on his body, expanding to nearly five meters tall.
His body covered in hard tumors, with a central pitch-black hollow, constantly exhaling a wisp of wind.
These tumors, formed from the ephemeral wind Dao pattern inherent in the Pusa Scripture, merged with demonic pattern rules to create a unique shape.
Though the tumors seemed eerie, Lin Zheyu overall didn’t appear overly terrifying.
Instead, it bore a kind of strange fluidity and elegant beauty.