You Have Touched This Sovereign's Reverse Scale!

You have touched this Sovereign's reverse scale!

What should she do...

She could no longer hold back two Heavenly God Realm cultivators at the height of their strength...

Luo Ruying's heart had turned to ashes.

At this moment, the Miasma Toxin had nearly spread throughout her entire body. The agonizing pain in her organs left her without even the strength to raise the Immortal Sword in her hand.

Even if she wanted to stall for a little more time, she could no longer do so...

"This must be Luo Ruying, the daughter of the Immortal Realm specifically named by that great person from the upper realm."

"The immortal maiden's beauty truly is extraordinary..."

"Where is her child?"

Su Sheng looked toward Luo Ruying, a flash of amazement crossing his eyes. Seeing that she was alone, he could not help frowning slightly as he asked Ghost Husband.

The task that great person from the upper realm had given them was to bring Luo Ruying and Luo Hongye back.

That person had specifically instructed them to bring Luo Hongye back alive, which showed that she was far more important than Luo Ruying.

Being questioned by Su Sheng as though he were being interrogated, Ghost Husband felt greatly displeased. He raised a hand and pointed toward the forest behind Luo Ruying, saying impatiently,

"A mortal man took that little girl and fled into the forest."

"Not only did you nearly get killed by a woman in the Human-Celestial Realm, but you even let the child escape right before your eyes...?"

"It seems the legendary Corpse Puppet Ghost Venerable has been somewhat overrated."

Lu Jian cast Ghost Husband a cold glance, mocking him without the slightest restraint.

He was extremely dissatisfied that Ghost Husband had let the child get away.

"You...! Hmph!"

Ghost Husband choked with fury, but he could only snort coldly and swallow his anger.

He was badly injured now and absolutely did not dare provoke Su Sheng and Lu Jian.

"Deal with this woman first, then hurry and chase after that child!"

The spiritual sword at Lu Jian's waist flew from its sheath, and a sword radiance several zhang long slashed head-on toward Luo Ruying!

Luo Ruying watched helplessly as the sword radiance came at her. Yet the Immortal Sword in her hand could not be lifted, and she could only face death head-on...

Just as the sword radiance was about to touch her, a figure silently appeared before her without warning.

The person wore a black robe and had his back to her, making his features impossible to see.

The black-robed man merely extended a finger and lightly tapped the sword radiance. In an instant, it vanished into smoke and clouds!

Everyone present was utterly astonished by this sight.

A sword strike from a peak Heavenly God Realm cultivator had been so easily neutralized?!

Lu Jian frowned deeply.

He was praised throughout the world as the foremost Sword Immortal, with attainments in the sword path beyond compare.

Yet his attack had been caught with a single finger!

The pride in his heart would never allow him to lose face so thoroughly in public!

"Heavenly Sword: Gale's Demise!"

Lu Jian unleashed all the spiritual power in his body, his fierce aura shooting straight into the heavens like an invisible sword edge!

The spiritual sword in his hand thrust forth a sword beam dozens of zhang long, wrapped in raging winds!

Ning Yechen still merely raised a finger, lightly touching the sword beam with his fingernail. The sword beam dispersed like a passing breeze.

Everyone was once again shaken to the core.

Ghost Husband and Su Sheng both knew just how terrifying Lu Jian's strength was, yet before this person, he could not inflict the slightest harm!

Lu Jian could no longer maintain his calm and arrogant expression. His face was full of shock.

His full-powered sword strike, capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas, had been so effortlessly neutralized...?

"Y-you, who exactly are you?!"

Lu Jian demanded in disbelief.

Ning Yechen ignored him and instead turned to look at Luo Ruying.

He wore a vicious ghost mask with an ink-black face and fangs, so there was no need to worry about being recognized.

Seeing her dark green complexion and her face twitching faintly as she endured the searing agony of the Miasma Toxin's corrosion, his heart ached terribly.

Honestly...

She clearly could not hold on, yet she still insisted on putting up a brave front...

Ning Yechen flicked out a lustrous pill shimmering with spiritual power. It flew into Luo Ruying's hand as he spoke in a deep, aged voice.

"This pill can dispel the Miasma Toxin within your body and help you recover from your injuries. Take it quickly."

"Thank you, Senior...!"

Luo Ruying did not hesitate. She hurriedly swallowed the pill.

The rich spiritual and medicinal power nourished her entire body. The Miasma Toxin within her was swiftly eradicated, and the burning pain of corrosion no longer tormented her.

The pill's effects were unbelievably powerful!

Seeing that Luo Ruying's complexion had improved greatly and that her body was no longer in danger, Ning Yechen let out a slight sigh of relief. Then his gaze turned toward Ghost Husband and the others, killing intent fully revealed!

The terrifying killing intent made Ghost Husband and the others tremble in their hearts, their bodies utterly unable to move!

This was a fear they had almost never experienced before!

There was actually someone in this world whose killing intent could be so terrifying!

Who exactly was he?!

This question arose in all their hearts.

They had never heard of such a person in the world...!

Ning Yechen raised a hand toward Ghost Husband and gently twisted his palm.

The next instant, Ghost Husband's body and limbs began to twist and turn of their own accord. The crackling sounds of shattering bones rang out, while the violent tearing pain made Ghost Husband release a scream so miserable that heaven and earth seemed to weep!

"Aaaahhh!!!"

"S-Senior, spare... spare my life!"

"Splat!"

Ning Yechen did not stop at all. In moments, he twisted Ghost Husband into a twisted rope, leaving him to die a horrendous death!

Even his divine soul was twisted apart and scattered into nothingness!

This sight completely terrified Lu Jian and Su Sheng, their eyes wide with shock.

Ghost Husband, who stood on equal footing with them, had died just like that?!

Ning Yechen's gaze shifted to Lu Jian and Su Sheng. At once, a deathly chill swept through their entire bodies!

"S-Senior, wait!"

"Why are you attacking us? Have we offended you in any way?"

Su Sheng hurriedly raised a hand and shouted.

He had an extremely certain feeling that even if he and Lu Jian joined forces, they would still be no match for the person before them!

"This Sovereign's reason for killing you is simple: you have touched this Sovereign's reverse scale!"

Ning Yechen replied coldly.

"R-reverse scale...?"

Lu Jian and Su Sheng both looked utterly bewildered.

What had they done?

How had they touched his reverse scale?

This time, Ning Yechen could not be bothered to answer them. He brought his fingers together into a hand blade and slashed toward Lu Jian!

Lu Jian's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly raised his sword before him, but the invisible sword qi severed the spiritual sword in his hand and passed directly through his body!

"H-how can this be possible..."

Lu Jian remained in the posture of raising his sword, disbelief written across his face. Then a thin line appeared across his neck, blood spraying out as he fell straight from the sky!

A generation's Sword Immortal had fallen!

Even Lu Jian's divine soul failed to escape from his body, splitting in two along with it!

At this moment, Su Sheng's fear had reached its peak. When his eyes met Ning Yechen's, cold sweat streamed over his entire body. He swiftly threw out an immortal talisman.

The immortal talisman burst with light, and Su Sheng's figure vanished in an instant!

When he reappeared in the sky, Su Sheng was already a thousand miles away.

Yet he still did not dare pause for even a moment, continuing to transform into a divine rainbow and race into the distance.

His instincts told him that he had to flee at once! Otherwise, he would certainly die!

He should never have been seduced by that person from the upper realm in the first place, dreaming of ascending to the Immortal Realm!

Now, not only had that beautiful dream shattered, even the life he had painstakingly cultivated for hundreds of years could not be preserved!

Regret filled his heart, and only one thought remained in his mind:

Escape this place as quickly as possible!

For that, he had not hesitated to use his most life-preserving Thousand Mile Divine Escape Immortal Talisman!

Ning Yechen watched Su Sheng flee, but he was in no hurry to pursue him. Instead, he turned and walked before Luo Ruying, reaching out to press a hand against her forehead.

Only after confirming that she was unharmed did he finally feel at ease.

This intimate gesture startled Luo Ruying. She hurriedly stepped back to put some distance between them, then cupped her hands and thanked him.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving me!"

Seeing the black-robed man kill Ghost Husband and Lu Jian with utterly overwhelming strength, Luo Ruying knew that he was definitely not a cultivator of the Human Realm!

From his words about touching his reverse scale, she had already guessed his identity!