Chapter 190: Killing Aura (2)

[A/N: We are just a few more golden tickets away from reaching another milestone!!]

Chen Chuan’s figure swayed as he took half a step back, a faint white mark appearing on his fist.

Li Mu, on the other hand, felt his wrist go numb as his sword momentum stalled slightly, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.

His sword strike had actually been taken head-on by the opponent’s fist?

Moreover, that counter-shock force was incredibly vigorous!

"How can your Physical Body be so strong?" Li Mu was both shocked and enraged.

Chen Chuan shook his wrist, a mocking smile appearing on his face.

"Spirit Transformation Realm First Level, and this is all the strength you have?"

"Where did that arrogance go, the one that was shouting about killing me just now?"

"Being beaten by a Great Power Realm, Ninth Level until you can’t even hold your sword steady—don’t you feel ashamed?"

He continued to provoke Li Mu’s nerves with his words: "If I were you, I’d have pissed in a puddle and drowned myself in it long ago. Why come out and make a fool of yourself?"

"You’re looking for death!" Li Mu had never suffered such a great humiliation, especially from an Outer Sect Disciple he looked down upon.

Rage instantly clouded his reason. The Spiritual Energy in his body circulated frantically as he stopped holding back. His swordsmanship became increasingly frenzied and ruthless, every move aimed at Chen Chuan’s vital points.

However, his mind was already in chaos. Although his swordsmanship was fierce, it had lost its sense of order.

Relying on the exquisite movement of the Wind God Art, the powerful Physical Body of the Nine Revolutions Battle Scripture, and the enhancement of his bloodline, Chen Chuan moved with ease through the storm-like sword momentum.

At times he drifted like willow catkins, and at others he lunged like a cunning rabbit, always managing to avoid fatal attacks while occasionally striking back with a fist or a kick, causing Li Mu’s blood and Qi to churn and his protective Spiritual Energy to fluctuate violently.

The more they fought, the more alarmed Li Mu became.

He discovered that the Spiritual Energy and swordsmanship he was so proud of were actually unable to do anything to his opponent.

The opponent’s strength, speed, and defense far exceeded a normal Great Power Realm, Ninth Level, and were not even inferior to his own.

A sense of frustration and panic began to spread in his heart.

"Impossible! I am an Inner Sect Disciple with a Spirit Transformation Realm Cultivation. How could I lose to an Outer Sect waste like you!"

Li Mu acted as if he were insane, roaring as he poured all his Spiritual Energy into his longsword, unleashing the ultimate move of his Gale Sword Technique.

Wind Meteor Kill!

A streak of green Sword-gang, condensed to the extreme, was like lightning tearing through the sky. Carrying an Aura of indomitable destruction, it pierced straight toward Chen Chuan’s heart.

This sword was fast! Accurate! Ruthless!

It almost sealed off all space for Chen Chuan to dodge.

However, at this critical moment, a sharp light burst from Chen Chuan’s eyes.

What he had been waiting for was this exact moment when the old strength had just been spent and the new strength had yet to be born.

He no longer dodged. His left hand opened wide, and a wisp of dark flame emitting an Aura of corrosion and death quietly emerged.

Myriad Poison Heart-Corroding Flame!

At the same time, his right hand made a hollow grip, and a cluster of deep purple flame that seemed able to swallow light and burn the soul burned silently.

Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame!

"Go!"

Chen Chuan gave a low shout. The Myriad Poison Heart-Corroding Flame in his left hand turned into a dark current, taking the lead to meet that green Sword-gang.

When the poisonous fire and the Sword-gang touched, there was no earth-shattering explosion.

That sharp Sword-gang was like metal splashed with strong acid, making a sizzling sound as its light rapidly dimmed and its power greatly decreased.

And at the instant Li Mu’s mind was shaken because his Sword-gang was blocked, the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame in Chen Chuan’s right hand had already turned into an invisible soul strike.

Arriving later but striking first, it directly penetrated the Spiritual Energy defense on the surface of Li Mu’s body and sank into the Sea of Consciousness between his brows.

"Ah!"

Li Mu let out an extremely shrill scream that didn’t sound human at all.

He felt as if his soul were being thrown into the fires of purgatory to be burned. That kind of pain far exceeded the limits of what the Physical Body could endure.

At the same time, the weakened Sword-gang was smashed apart by Chen Chuan’s punch.

And that dark Myriad Poison Heart-Corroding Flame was like a maggot on a bone, following the Spiritual Energy connection to instantly spread upward and envelop his entire person.

"Ugh, ahhh! What kind of fire is this? My Spiritual Energy! My body!"

Li Mu struggled frantically. Under the corrosion of the poisonous fire, the Spiritual Energy on his body’s surface rapidly melted away. His skin began to fester, and his meridians felt as if they were being gnawed by billions of poisonous insects.

The heart-piercing pain and the agony of his soul being burned intertwined, causing him to instantly lose all combat capability. He collapsed to the ground, rolling and wailing incessantly.

His eyes were filled with endless terror and regret.

He could never have imagined that this Outer Sect Disciple would actually possess two such strange and terrifying Heaven and Earth Spiritual Flames.

"Save... save me..."

While his consciousness was blurred, Li Mu used the last of his strength to crush a distress jade talisman in his robes.

A blinding light shot into the sky and exploded at a high altitude, forming a unique mark of the Taiyi Holy Land that was clearly visible even in daylight.

Chen Chuan’s eyes turned cold.

He no longer held back. With a thought, the power of the Myriad Poison Heart-Corroding Flame and the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame suddenly intensified.

Li Mu’s screams stopped abruptly. His body quickly turned to charcoal under the poisonous fire, then crumbled into ashes.

His soul was also completely annihilated under the burning of the soul Devouring Flame.

In a moment, only a patch of scorched earth and a lonely Storage Ring remained on the spot; not even a trace of remains was left.

Chen Chuan quickly stepped forward, snatched Li Mu’s Storage Ring, and then disappeared into the depths of the dense forest after a few flickers, leaving no trace... A moment later, the sound of breaking through the air rang out repeatedly.

The nine figures, including Liu Qian, returned. Following the distress signal and Li Mu’s last Aura, they landed on this open space where the second battle had just ended.

When they saw the scene, everyone was stunned.

There was no scene of Li Mu standing proudly while holding Chen Chuan’s head as they had imagined, nor was there a scene of both sides being injured.

There was only a mess of scorched earth, with a strange burnt smell and heart-palpitating poisonous Aura and soul residue fluctuations permeating the air.

Li Mu was nowhere to be found.

"What’s going on?"

"Where is Senior Brother Li?"

"What a strange flame power."

"Could it be..."

A thought that was hard for them to believe surfaced in everyone’s minds.

On Liu Qian’s consistently cold and proud face, shock and disbelief appeared for the first time.

She crouched down, carefully sensing the residual energy on the ground, her elegant brows tightly furrowed.

"Li Mu is dead." She slowly stood up, her voice carrying a hint of imperceptible dryness. "No remains left, his scared out of one’s wits."

"What? How is that possible?"

"The Outer Sect kid did it? He’s just a Great Power Realm, Ninth Level. How could he possibly kill Li Mu?"

"That kid must have had helpers! Yes, it must be that! He had people lying in ambush here!"

The crowd was in an uproar, raising doubts one after another. They simply could not accept the fact that Li Mu had been killed by an Outer Sect Disciple alone.

Liu Qian’s sharp gaze swept across the surroundings as she analyzed calmly:

"There are only two kinds of unfamiliar residual flame energy at the scene. One is highly toxic, corroding Spiritual Energy and the Physical Body; the other specifically harms the soul, being sinister and overbearing."

"If there really were helpers with enough strength to kill Li Mu instantly, why would they wait until we left to act?"

Her words made everyone fall silent, but the shock and suspicion on their faces did not decrease in the slightest.

"But that kid is clearly only at the Great Power Realm, Ninth Level!" one Disciple still could not believe it.

Liu Qian’s eyes were icy as she looked toward the direction of the Taiyi Holy Land, her tone grim:

"No matter what schemes he used or what trump cards he hid, he killed an Inner Sect Disciple of our Taiyi Holy Land. This debt must be repaid."

"He is an Outer Sect Disciple with a Great Power Realm, Ninth Level Cultivation. He definitely won’t be unknown in the Outer Sect."

"After returning, immediately investigate all Outer Sect Disciples who meet the criteria. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find this person for me."

"And after we find him?" someone asked.

A cold light flashed in Liu Qian’s eyes, her Killing Intent chilling. "Kill him! Avenge Li Mu."

The nine people were all silent upon hearing this, but a shared rage was ignited in their eyes.

They all knew in their hearts that regardless of the process, the result was that one of their Inner Sect Disciples had fallen at the hands of an Outer Sect Disciple.

This was not just a loss, but a great humiliation!

It had to be washed away with blood!

In the forest, the atmosphere was solemn and murderous.

Chen Chuan did not know that he had completely offended this group of Inner Sect Disciples, and a storm targeted at him was quietly brewing in the Taiyi Holy Land Outer Sect.

Now that the blood lingzhi was in hand, the next step was to return to the Primordial Holy Land.