Chapter 212 - 192: Killing Le Mingcheng

Chapter 212: Chapter 192: Killing Le Mingcheng

However, Lu Zhao didn’t make a move just yet. He simply dispatched a single Divine Sense Thread to follow three hundred zhang behind him at a leisurely pace.

This distance far exceeded the Divine Sense limits of an ordinary Early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but it was still well within the maximum range of Lu Zhao’s Divine Sense Threads. It was a perfect balance, ensuring Le Mingcheng wouldn’t detect him while still leaving plenty of room to maneuver.

Le Mingcheng rode his Escape Light at a considerable speed, but his Heart Spirit remained taut with tension. Although he hadn’t detected the Divine Sense Thread shadowing him, a faint, persistent sense of crisis clung to him like a maggot on a bone, gnawing at his mind.

He glanced back several times, his Divine Sense repeatedly sweeping the empty space behind him. He found nothing but the howling mountain wind and drifting clouds. This, however, brought him no comfort; instead, it only fueled his anxiety. He subconsciously increased his Escape Speed, wanting only to get away from this area as fast as possible.

After Lu Zhao had followed Le Mingcheng for nearly a hundred li from the Le Family estate, he decided the distance was sufficient. Moreover, the surrounding terrain was treacherous and remote—a perfect place to make his move.

With a thought, four Corpse Puppets with dense, restrained auras of Evil Qi appeared silently, standing by for orders—three Strong Iron Ape Corpse Puppets and the Tier Two Lower Grade Strong Demon Ape Corpse Puppet.

Immediately after, Lu Zhao flipped his hands, and the Hundred Waters Magic Disc and the Black Jade Profound Light Shield appeared in them simultaneously.

’Thousand Waters Spirit Transformation Escape!’ Lu Zhao roared in his mind as the Liquid Magical Power of his Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation surged violently, pouring madly into the Hundred Waters Magic Disc. A deep blue light erupted from the Magic Disc, countless intricate water-patterned Runes flaring to life. In an instant, a mighty Water Element Power enveloped Lu Zhao’s entire body.

In a flash, Lu Zhao’s figure blurred, then transformed into a pale blue streak of water. It tore through the air with a sharp, sky-breaking shriek, its speed multiplying several times over as it shot straight toward the Escape Light ahead!

Under the full power of the Hundred Waters Magic Disc, the distance of two hundred zhang was covered in the blink of an eye!

At that moment, the unease in Le Mingcheng’s heart suddenly spiked to its absolute peak! He hadn’t detected the Divine Sense Threads, but this was a Cultivator’s instinctual warning of fatal danger! He whipped his head around, his pupils contracting violently!

Within his Divine Sense’s range, a pale blue figure had appeared out of thin air like a phantom, moving so fast his Divine Sense could barely track its trajectory! What terrified him to his very soul was that on the Magic Disc held in the man’s hand, an incredibly brilliant and condensed, almost tangible, deep blue Water Blade had already formed. Its tip pulsed with a heart-stopping, cold glint as it chopped down directly at him!

The Spiritual Power fluctuations emanating from that Water Blade were terrifyingly close to a strike from a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

’This is bad!’ Le Mingcheng’s scalp went numb as a wave of Cold Qi shot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head! He had no doubt that his Tier Two Lower Grade Water Jade Bell Magical Artifact stood no chance of blocking this terrifying strike! If it hit, he would surely die, his body and soul obliterated, with no chance of burial!

At this life-or-death moment, a flicker of pained reluctance crossed Le Mingcheng’s eyes, but his actions were as fast as lightning! He unhesitatingly slapped his Storage Bag, and a Talisman shimmering with Spirit Light and covered in complex, watery Runes appeared instantly in his hand—it was the Tier Two Lower Grade Water Escape Talisman he had treasured for years, his ultimate life-saving measure!

"Swift!" Le Mingcheng roared, frantically pouring Magical Power into the Talisman and activating it with a violent surge!

VMMMM!

The instant the Talisman shattered, a dense and pure surge of Water Element Spiritual Power erupted. It formed a soft yet incredibly swift halo of watery-blue light that instantly enveloped Le Mingcheng. The next moment, the halo, along with Le Mingcheng’s figure, vanished from the spot as if melting into a stream of water!

At almost the exact same instant he disappeared, Lu Zhao’s resplendent, deep blue Water Blade chopped down with the force to tear through anything!

BOOM!

The Water Blade slashed down on the empty space where Le Mingcheng had been hovering. The berserk Water Element Spiritual Power exploded, letting out a deafening roar!

The air was instantly sucked out, forming a temporary vacuum that was immediately filled by a surge of turbulent air. A cloud of dust and rubble was kicked up, and the hard mountain rock below was carved with a terrifying trench a zhang deep and several zhang long by the dissipated force!

But in the end, the strike had missed.

One hundred and fifty zhang away, a watery-blue halo flashed, and Le Mingcheng’s figure reappeared, staggering. His aura was in disarray; clearly, forcefully activating a Tier Two Escape Talisman without preparation had placed a heavy burden on him.

But he didn’t dare to linger for even a second. Without even glancing back at Lu Zhao, he desperately circulated the Magical Power in his body, transforming into an Escape Light and shooting off into the distance like a man fleeing for his life. He knew he was no match for this mysterious Foundation Establishment Cultivator!

’Trying to escape?’ A bloody light flashed in Lu Zhao’s eyes, his killing intent chilling. Without hesitation, he activated another Secret Technique!

’Blood Shadow Escape!’

SPURT!

A bloody light flared around Lu Zhao as the thick stench of blood filled the air. He transformed into what looked like a burning, blood-red meteor, his speed skyrocketing once again. In an instant, he crossed a hundred zhang, appearing just over a hundred zhang behind Le Mingcheng!

At such a close distance, Le Mingcheng instantly felt the almost tangible killing intent and immense Spiritual Pressure from behind! His soul screamed in terror; he knew that the Escape Speed he was so proud of was nothing before his opponent’s bizarre Blood Escape Secret Technique!

Although Lu Zhao was somewhat weakened from activating the Blood Shadow Escape, his hands didn’t pause for a moment. The Hundred Waters Magic Disc in his grasp once again glowed with a faint, dark light.

This time, it wasn’t a massive Water Blade that condensed at the center of the Magic Disc, but a "Water Arrow"—deep blue all over and condensed to the absolute limit!

Runes flowed along the arrow’s shaft, and its tip pulsed with a cold glint, exuding a piercing aura that was more restrained, yet far more deadly, than the previous Water Blade!