Another Instant Kill—How Strange

"???"

In the shadows, everyone watching this scene was, for a moment, filled with question marks.

"This???"

"An illusion?"

"A Fourth Realm cultivator instantly counter-killed a Fifth Realm cultivator?"

Most of them had thought this band of 'early birds' would not amount to much, especially after being struck by lightning.

Yet they had also believed that, even if they could not take down the Moon Embracing Sect, they would at least leave it overwhelmed and scrambling.

At the very least, they should have suffered casualties!

After all, they were Fifth Realm cultivators.

But the result before their eyes made everyone's jaws drop.

"I, this, he???"

Liu Xun's mouth hung wide open. "Are Pointing Profound Realm cultivators really this weak?!"

He could not understand it.

You were a Fifth Realm cultivator, for heaven's sake—you had the support of the power of laws!

Even if lightning had struck you and left you injured, you should not have been counter-killed by a Fourth Realm cultivator, right? And under the circumstance that you had struck first, you were instantly killed???

He could not understand!

He truly could not understand.

If Liu Xun had ever played Landlord, he would definitely have said: You had four twos and two jokers in your hand, yet you still let the farmers pull off a spring reversal???

Just how terrible were you?!

In the arena, the Pointing Profound Realm cultivator's corpse had been torn into pieces.

Wu Xingyun stood with her sword in hand, not a speck of blood on her body.

Yet the bloody radiance on her sword had grown richer by an unknown measure.

"There's something wrong with that sword!"

"It should be some secret technique."

"She paid a tremendous price. Before killing her enemy, she first wounded herself, spitting out her essence blood. Who knows how long it will take her to recover it? At this moment, she probably does not have much strength left."

There were also quite a few knowledgeable people who saw through part of the truth.

"Still, this secret technique truly is astonishing. If all five elders of the Moon Embracing Sect know this technique..."

For a moment, quite a few people went numb.

The people who had come here could roughly be divided into two groups.

One group had come for Xiao Ling'er and Fan Jianqiang. Most of them were from major factions and sought 'prodigies.' An alchemy prodigy of this sort was a prized treasure in any faction.

Relatively speaking, they were not in such a hurry.

The other group consisted of scattered cultivators.

Some were heads of small clans or small sects, while others were lone cultivators.

They knew they were not qualified to possess an alchemy prodigy like Xiao Ling'er, nor had they ever entertained such thoughts. They simply wanted to get their hands on the Fifth Grade Pointing Profound Pills and that pill furnace.

Of course, if they could also loot the Moon Embracing Sect's treasure vault, that would naturally be even better.

But at this moment...

Those cultivators eyeing the Pointing Profound Pills began to hesitate.

The Fifth Grade Pointing Profound Pills were certainly good, but the Moon Embracing Sect did not seem to be as soft and rotten a persimmon as they had imagined.

One elder could instantly counter-kill a Fifth Realm First Layer cultivator. If the other four joined forces, along with the Sect Protecting Grand Formation and whatever little foundation the Moon Embracing Sect might still possess...

If they went in themselves, could they succeed?

When they searched their hearts, most of them felt they had no confidence.

The urge to retreat could not help but rise within them.

Still, no one left immediately. After all, they could keep watching.

Perhaps they might be able to fish in troubled waters?

"So it was this secret technique."

Liang Danxia was secretly shocked. "She is far too extreme."

"What secret technique?" Xiao Ling'er hurriedly asked.

"The Eight Character Blood Kill Sword Technique. It is divided into eight sword moves, each named with one character, hence the name Eight Character. However, this secret technique can also be used in combinations. For example, the Sky-Piercing Annihilation just now was Four Swords Combined."

And this secret art harmed oneself before harming others. Its offensive power was indeed astonishing, but the price of using it was one's own vital essence."

"It actually has to consume her own vital essence? Wouldn't that mean..."

"Exactly. It will damage her foundation. Perhaps that is why she has been unable to break through to the Pointing Profound Realm for so long? If she uses it too often, she may even fall in cultivation."

"Second Elder..."

Xiao Ling'er's heart clenched.

"Master, is there a pill formula that can restore the Second Elder?"

"..."

"The Second Elder's divine might is invincible!"

Gou Sheng and Fan Jianqiang were cheering.

Yet the four elders could not bring themselves to rejoice.

Lin Fan's expression remained unchanged.

Only, at some point, his fists behind his back had clenched tight.

"Strength."

"Time."

"I'm still too weak."

He murmured quietly, "Just give me a little more time..."

"Is there anyone else who wishes to make a move?"

Wu Xingyun did not retreat.

With her spirit sword in hand, killing intent surged around her. "Stop skulking in the shadows. Could it be that you vermin are afraid even of a mere woman of the Fourth Realm like me?"

Strike while the iron was hot; a second burst would weaken, a third would exhaust.

She intended to continue!

This sight shocked everyone anew.

Did she still have strength left?!

And in the face of such provocation and mockery, someone naturally could no longer sit still.

Crash!

Rain poured down in torrents.

Yet at some point, a figure had silently appeared not far in front of Wu Xingyun. "Step back."

"This old man has no desire to bully the young."

"With Xiao Ling'er's alchemical talent, the current Moon Embracing Sect cannot keep her."

"Hand her over to me, and we may yet forge a good bond."

The man lightly raised a hand, palm facing upward.

"Otherwise..."

As his words fell, he merely turned his palm over casually.

Boom!

A terrifying aura descended from the heavens in an instant, as heavy as an immortal mountain. Wu Xingyun's flesh and blood trembled violently beneath the immense pressure, nearly forcing her to her knees.

"Then let the Moon Embracing Sect be wiped out."

"Third level of the Pointing Profound Realm."

Bearing that immense pressure, Wu Xingyun parted her red lips and squeezed out several words through clenched teeth.

"Your secret art is indeed impressive, allowing you to fight above your realm. But I am not that useless trash. You have only one chance to choose."

Though he said this to Wu Xingyun, he was also saying it to the entire Moon Embracing Sect.

Su Xinghai slightly cupped his hands toward Lin Fan. Then, with a flash, he vanished from Moon Embracing Palace.

Tap.

A hand rested on Wu Xingyun's shoulder, and the burden as heavy as an immortal mountain immediately vanished.

Su Xinghai stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Wu Xingyun.

His hair and beard were completely white, yet at some point, a blood-red longsword had appeared in his hand as well. "To destroy my Moon Embracing Sect, you... are afraid you cannot manage it."

The other man's pupils instantly contracted.

Su Xinghai had clearly only just entered the Pointing Profound Realm. He had seen it perfectly clearly.

But that blood-red longsword made him feel pressure—though only pressure.

Still, he did not back down. Instead, he said coldly, "Did you consume the Pointing Profound Pill?"

He had come for Xiao Ling'er, but if he could gain another Fifth Grade Pointing Profound Pill, why not?

"That's right!"

Su Xinghai answered loudly.

These words were also meant for everyone else to hear.

When those cultivators who had come for the Pointing Profound Pill heard this and sensed that Su Xinghai truly bore the aura of someone who had only recently broken through to the Pointing Profound Realm, they immediately cursed their bad luck inwardly.

Could Xiao Ling'er be an idiot?

She had actually not kept such a pill for herself, instead taking it out and giving it to this old fossil???

Making us come all this way for nothing!

At this moment, they were utterly frustrated.

"Are you going to fight, or leave?"

Faced with Su Xinghai's pressing question, the other man snorted coldly.

"Courting death! You have secret techniques—do you think I don't?!"

He took out his spirit artifact and attacked.

Without another word, the First Elder immediately spat blood, then struck.

Boom!

The power of laws collided.

Thunderclaps exploded in their wake.

Yet just as the two were about to clash head-on, that Pointing Profound Realm third-layer cultivator suddenly paused for an instant.

When experts fought, victory and defeat were decided in a split second.

And that single instant cost him his life!

All the valuables on his person, along with his storage bag, fell into Su Xinghai's hands.

"Something's wrong!"

At this moment, even Liu Xun could see the problem.

"This man should be an elder of Cloud Heaven Valley, but why did he suddenly pause for an instant?"

"It was as though..."

"He suddenly froze there and let Su Xinghai kill him?"

He had seen it clearly, and his perception had been especially sharp.

If he had not paused for that instant, then even if this Cloud Heaven Valley elder had been temporarily at a disadvantage in their clash, he could have gradually tangled with his opponent. He absolutely should not have been instantly killed!

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