Chapter 517 - 524: The Rune Displays Its Might Again

"What, did I hit a nerve?"

"You’re destined to be a failure in this life. Hahaha—"

Song Wanning suddenly burst out laughing, and her provocative gaze made the Netherworld King and the others shut their eyes in despair.

’What good will it do her to provoke Mu Zixu like this?’

’The young are always so rash and arrogant, daring to disregard anything and everything.’

Over on the other side, Mu Zixu’s expression had already turned monstrous. A hint of red gleamed in his eyes, and the Heart Demon in the depths of his soul was stirred.

His figure flickered, and he shot toward Song Wanning, his mind consumed by the single thought of tearing her to shreds.

In his towering rage, he had no capacity for thought. He was completely enveloped by a dense, suffocating killing intent.

And that was exactly what Song Wanning wanted.

She suddenly looked up, and with a mere thought, a strange rune appeared.

Mu Zixu didn’t even try to dodge, crashing straight into the rune.

The next moment, the space around him shattered with a ROAR, and countless space storms swept toward him.

"Space storms?!"

The Netherworld King and the others felt their eyelids twitch. They scrambled to their feet and backed far away, not daring to get any closer.

The space storms within the Space Fragment that had appeared could easily tear them to shreds.

Not even an Immortal would dare to touch them casually. The slightest misstep would mean instant death, their Dao obliterated.

At that moment, they finally understood Song Wanning’s intention.

She had done all this just to make Mu Zixu charge forward recklessly. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the rune was, if Mu Zixu didn’t fall into the trap, she would have been helpless against him!

The looks they gave Song Wanning became incredibly complex, now mixed with a healthy dose of fear.

’A person like her could probably deal with us just as easily.’

At this point, Mu Zixu had finally sobered up, but it was too late. Trapped within the Space Fragment, he would have to wait for the rune to lose its effect before he could break free.

Until then, he had to find a way to dodge the space storms.

But the space storms were unpredictable, appearing and disappearing like ghosts. No matter how carefully he dodged, after a few seconds, a space storm sliced off one of his fingers.

The pain shot straight to his heart. Mu Zixu’s face twitched, and the killing intent he felt for Song Wanning nearly overwhelmed his senses once more.

’That woman... she actually schemed against me!’

But he didn’t even have a chance to curse Song Wanning before another space storm struck. He hastily scrambled to evade it, looking utterly pathetic.

Seeing this, Song Wanning deliberately took out a Memory Stone and began recording him.

Mu Zixu was completely bald now, and he looked ridiculous hopping and skipping about within the Space Fragment.

"Urgh—"

A trickle of blood escaped the corner of her mouth. Song Wanning wiped it away, her face growing even paler.

This rune had consumed too much of her spiritual power. Combined with her continuous summoning of Divine Thunder earlier, she was now extremely weak.

She was barely holding on, running on fumes.

Fortunately, she had Nourishing God Pills in her Storage Ring that could sustain her for now.

"Haha, is this the legendary Immortal? Look at him! The way he’s hopping around is just hilarious!"

"So this is all a great Immortal is capable of?"

"What a disappointment."

Song Wanning kept up her provocative taunts. Only when Mu Zixu lost his composure would he be more easily struck by the space storms.

The rune’s duration was limited; she had to make every second count.

Clutching their wounds, the Netherworld King and the others listened, a dark glint flashing in their eyes as they joined in the mockery.

"You’re right! An Immortal? Ptooey! What a bullshit Immortal!"

"Hahaha—"

"Later, we’ll release this recording and let everyone see what a so-called Immortal really looks like."

Their laughter was loud and their tone utterly unrestrained.

Already furious, Mu Zixu felt a wave of rage shoot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

But what came next was even more unbearable for him.

Song Wanning was heard saying with a sneer, "Tell me, if I were to show this Memory Stone to Daoqing, how do you think he’d react?"

To kill a snake, you strike its vital point. And Mu Zixu’s vital point was Daoqing.

As soon as she said this, what little reason Mu Zixu had left was completely consumed by rage. He began to counterattack frantically, trying to break free from the rune.

But this only led to him getting injured faster. In just a few breaths, one of his legs was nearly crippled.

The flesh had been completely shredded, leaving only a bare length of bone. It was a terrifying sight.

His face was monstrous, his bloodthirsty eyes locked onto Song Wanning. Soon, he was struck by another space storm.

"The rune won’t last more than a few breaths. In a moment, I’ll find a way to draw his attention. You all need to find a way to drive him off!"

Song Wanning knew the rune’s duration was limited, so she immediately began strategizing with the Netherworld King and the others.

The Netherworld King and the others exchanged a look, knowing they wouldn’t get through this without paying a price.

"Alright!"

Killing Mu Zixu was simply impossible.

Their only option was to find a way to drive him away and protect the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

BOOM—

The words had barely been spoken when the rune shattered with a roar. Mu Zixu flew out from the Space Fragment, a long black blade suddenly appearing in his hand as he slashed toward Song Wanning.

But unexpectedly, in the next instant, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder struck down again, swiftly engulfing him.

A chilling blade of light tore through the air. Song Wanning flew backward in retreat as another rune shot out, snapping the blade of light in half.

"Pfft!"

The drain on her spiritual power was too severe. She spat out a mouthful of blood and casually grabbed a handful of Elixir Pills, stuffing them into her mouth.

At the same time, her Dantian began to spin rapidly, absorbing the surrounding Yin Qi to quickly mend her Divine Soul.

The Netherworld King and the several Mahayana cultivators also began to form an array, quickly moving into their positions. In an instant, a sinister wind rose from all directions, nearly obscuring everyone’s vision.

Mu Zixu broke through the Divine Thunder only to slam head-on into the array, which instantly struck him in the heart.

A terrifying surge of Yin Qi flowed from the array and converged rapidly inside his body, swiftly conquering his meridians.

The Immortal Qi in Mu Zixu’s body was affected, its circulation thrown into chaos, and his aura destabilized.

Immediately, the Immortal Qi began to ferociously suppress the Yin Qi, trying to expel it from his body.

But with the array empowering it, more and more Yin Qi gathered inside him.

Mu Zixu’s expression finally changed. If he couldn’t use his Immortal Qi, wouldn’t he be a sitting duck?

In his desperation, he disregarded the danger of cultivation deviation and charged toward the Netherworld King’s group.

But in the next second, Song Wanning threw her Immortal Furnace over, maneuvering it to block his attacks.

After a flurry of activity, he hadn’t even managed to touch the hem of their clothes. Instead, he himself had fallen into greater danger.

’I have to expel this Yin Qi as soon as possible, or I might really suffer cultivation deviation... But I’m not willing to give up just like that.’

In his moment of hesitation, Song Wanning attacked again. Enduring the searing pain in her Divine Soul, she once more activated a Space Fragment rune and sent it flying toward Mu Zixu.

Mu Zixu’s face turned deathly pale, his eyes practically bulging out of his head with rage.

"You—"