Hun Qing stared blankly at me. Before his death, a trace of clarity finally returned to his crazed eyes, as though he still could not believe he would die here.
"My clan won't let you get away with this..."
Hun Qing murmured those words, and then, under the violent impact of energy, his body abruptly exploded, becoming a massive wave of residual energy.
I stared fixedly at the spot where he had exploded. Only after confirming that he was truly dead did I finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"He's finally dead."
I was about to turn away when a black orb suddenly appeared where Hun Qing had exploded, shaped like a strange rune.
What was this thing?
My expression changed in alarm. Without another word, I struck it with a bolt of lightning, but a rippling black barrier spread from the black rune and blocked the lightning.
"Hun Qing is dead... you killed him?"
A cold, hoarse voice came from within the black rune, as though it rose from the Nine Nether Hell, making anyone who heard it shudder and break into a sweat.
I could tell now, too. This seemed to be a secret technique someone else had left on Hun Qing, not Hun Qing coming back from the dead.
Filled with wariness, I ignored his question and demanded, "Who are you?"
"Hun Miesheng!"
That name drifted out from within the black rune.
My heart tightened. This man was actually the Soul Hall Master, Hun Miesheng?
Unfortunately, he had only left a secret technique on Hun Qing; he had not come in person. I could not judge his cultivation, only that he seemed stronger than me-at least a peak Second Level Dou Sheng.
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