Netherworld Star Lord

Lu Siye's eyes were about to spew flames as he gritted his teeth, staring at the person hidden within the black mist in the distance.

He was identical to the person he'd seen in the longevity lock scenario.

Activating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, Lu Siye forcefully calmed the surging blood essence within his body, preventing his anger from clouding his judgment.

Lu Siye took a slight step, ready to unleash the Lingbo Microstep at any moment to avoid another surprise attack from the opponent.

"Beast? Hehehehe!" A chilling laugh echoed from within the black mist.

"I quite like that title. As a reward, I'll leave your corpse intact and turn you into a puppet."

As the voice faded, the black mist under the streetlamp gradually dispersed, revealing nothing within.

"As compensation for you destroying my Twin Ghost Infants," a chilling voice suddenly sounded from behind his ear.

Without hesitation, Lu Siye instantly used the Lingbo Microstep, dodging the greenish-black palm that attacked from within the black mist.

After dodging the strike, Lu Siye drew his blade and counter-attacked, aiming for the opponent's wrist.

His blade missed, but Lu Siye didn't retreat. Instead, he advanced, changing his move to a sweeping horizontal slash, landing a solid blow on the chest of the figure in the black mist.

Clang!

The sound of metal striking metal came from behind him. The figure in the black mist let out a cold snort, completely unprepared for the sheer force of the blow. He was sent flying backward.

Lu Siye retreated after his attack, not pressing his advantage.

He felt as though the blade hadn't struck flesh, but rather steel.

"Star Lord? Are you from the Net?" Lu Siye's brows furrowed as they created distance between each other.

He had learned about the Net, an evil organization, from Wang Wenjing and had subsequently looked up related information on the Town Watch APP.

The Net's cultivation tiers were different from those of the Town Demon Suppression Division. They only had three levels, named after the sun, moon, and stars.

The Sun Lord corresponded to the Town Demon Suppression Division's Grandmaster, the Moon Lord to the Day Wanderer Envoy, and the Star Lord to the Night Wanderer Envoy.

This meant that if the figure in the black mist wasn't bluffing, his cultivation level was that of a Night Wanderer Envoy, one tier higher than Lu Siye.

"Oh! You actually know about the Net. It seems you're not a cultivator from a small family. Are you from the Town Demon Suppression Division?"

The figure in the black mist stopped in the distance, the black mist around him churning, and his chilling voice emerged from within.

Whether it was due to the force of Lu Siye's previous strike or some other reason, he didn't immediately charge forward.

"So what if I am? So what if I'm not? A beast that refines ghost creatures using infants deserves to be executed by everyone."

Lu Siye couldn't help but recall the scene of the family of three, torn apart by that single blade light.

"You dare mention that again! It took me eight years and hundreds of infants to finally refine these two pairs of Twin Ghost Infants, and you destroyed one pair." The figure in the black mist let out a long roar and transformed into an afterimage, charging towards Lu Siye.

"You deserve to die!" Lu Siye's eyes widened in fury.

Hundreds of lives, not to mention the families of those infants, how could he still have the nerve to say that?

Facing the formidable enemy, Lu Siye didn't retreat but advanced. Gripping the Blazing Blood Blade, he slashed down at the figure in the black mist.

Clang!

Although the figure in the black mist raised his hand to block the strike, the immense impact forced him to halt his momentum.

Lu Siye pressed his advantage, unleashing one slash after another, sealing off all space around the opponent and forcing him to take the blows head-on.

The immense power boost from the Three Dragon Elephant Strength caused the figure in the black mist to retreat a few steps with each parry to dissipate the force.

Lu Siye used the Lingbo Microstep, staying close to the figure in the black mist, forcing him into a purely defensive position with no chance to counterattack.

The Soul Severing Blade Technique, mastered to its peak, emphasized ferocity, sharpness, and unwavering advance, requiring one to first temper their own courage before breaking the enemy's spirit.

Gradually, Lu Siye felt his blade technique becoming more fluid, his attack speed increasing, transitioning from a back-and-forth exchange to dominating the fight.

[Gao Song is shocked and enraged. Damn it! Is this thing a monster? Fear Points +123!]

Amidst the continuous barrage of blade light, the figure in the black mist grew increasingly alarmed. This human, who was merely at the strength of a Night Patrol Envoy, was like a zombie, possessing terrifying strength.

His Blood Essence had reached the peak for a Night Patrol Envoy, making him a quasi-Night Wanderer Envoy.

Furthermore, in his burst state, this human's strength was on par with a first-stage Night Wanderer Envoy.

If he hadn't fused with a Twin Ghost Infant half a year ago, making his body no longer entirely human, his palm would likely have been severed by now.

Even so, his palm was already covered in blade marks, with greenish-black flesh torn open.

The figure in the black mist's eyes were grim. He knew this couldn't continue!

Martial artists had astonishing stamina. While Lu Siye couldn't defeat him, if the fight dragged on until reinforcements from the Town Demon Suppression Division arrived, it would be disastrous.

A man with bulging muscles, resembling an iron tower, flashed through the figure in the black mist's mind, sending a shiver down his spine.

"Aaaargh!"

The figure in the black mist let out a long roar, sacrificing his chest to take another blow, and managed to break free from Lu Siye's blade range.

Swish~

Lu Siye's blade, unable to stop, plunged directly into the ground as he gasped for breath.

The extreme circulation of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill turned his body surface bright red, and the surrounding air appeared distorted due to the high temperature, with Blood Essence surging and boiling within him.

Almost!

Just a little more, and he would have exploded and died from being unable to control the boiling Blood Essence.

If it weren't for the Northern Darkness Divine Art being able to regulate Yin and Yang and help calm and stabilize his Blood Essence, he wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.

However, this was something he couldn't let the other party know, otherwise, he feared he would be finished today.

Pulling the Blazing Blood Blade from the ground, Lu Siye stood propped up by the blade, his expressionless face fixed on the Black Mist person.

The Black Mist person stood in the distance, unable to resist reaching out to touch the bone-deep knife wound on his chest. Strangely, even with a wound of this severity, the Black Mist person did not bleed a single drop.

Damn it! Since when did the Town Demon Suppression Division have a Night Patrol Envoy who could withstand a Night Wanderer Envoy?

On the street, the Black Mist person and Lu Siye regarded each other warily, and the situation immediately became a stalemate.

The Black Mist person looked up at the sky. The pitch-black water curtain that had completely isolated the outside had become somewhat translucent.

The Ghost Wall was set up by another Evil Ghost he controlled. During their earlier exchange, he had accidentally injured the pitch-black water curtain of the Ghost Wall a few times. It could probably only hold on for another ten minutes or so.

Once the Ghost Wall disappeared, his aura would no longer be isolated, and the strong practitioners of the Town Demon Suppression Division would be able to sense him. He couldn't delay any longer.

The Black Mist person let out a long roar, and black mist spread from his body like an avalanche, crushing towards Lu Siye.

Facing the black mist, Lu Siye held the Blazing Blood Blade upside down. The Northern Darkness Divine Art and the Lingbo Microstep were circulated to their limits as he charged directly into it.

"A mere Night Patrol Envoy dares to voluntarily enter this Star Lord's Resentful Ghost Mist? Are you that eager to die!"

The Black Mist person's voice came from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint his location.

Lu Siye did not reply. Instead, he stood his ground, maximizing his senses, and allowed the Resentful Ghost Mist to invade his body.

"Hahaha, with the Resentful Ghost Mist entering your body, no matter how strong your physical power is, you will be slowly eroded, eventually freezing into a statue, at the mercy of others."

"Noisy!" Lu Siye vigilantly scanned his surroundings, still making no move.

However, after waiting for a while, the Black Mist person did not launch an attack on Lu Siye, as if he was waiting for him to succumb to the Resentful Ghost Mist before emerging to deliver the killing blow.

What he didn't know, however, was that the Resentful Ghost Mist that had invaded Lu Siye's body had already been absorbed and transformed by the Northern Darkness Divine Art the moment it entered him.

Lu Siye had secretly absorbed some of the other party's black mist during their previous confrontation. Knowing that the Northern Darkness Divine Art could counter it, he had charged in.

While his heart was filled with anger, it didn't mean he had lost his reason.

The other party was buying time, but wasn't he also buying time?

The longer he delayed, the more Northern Darkness internal energy he would accumulate in his Dantian.

At that time, it was still uncertain who would emerge victorious!