Slaying a Spirit Soul Realm Middle Stage, Those Who Kill Shall Be Killed!

"Young Master Qing Luo, what fine methods you have!"

As Qing Luo's voice fell,

a cold laugh echoed through the Primeval Forest,

Whoosh—

Immediately afterward, a figure darted through the dense woods and appeared several dozen meters away from Qing Luo.

"Zhou Ye... Mu Region truly is generous, sending a Spirit Soul Realm expert to protect me!"

Qing Luo was not surprised by the appearance of Mu Region people,

but he had not expected

it to be Zhou Ye.

After all, Zhou Ye was one of Mu Region's only two Spirit Soul Realm experts. To send a Spirit Soul Realm expert to follow him in a place like the Black Nether Abyss—Mu Feng truly regarded him with great wariness!

"A seventeen-year-old Spirit Soul Realm expert... Young Master Qing Luo, you have truly opened my eyes!"

Zhou Ye said with a stiff, dry laugh, "Liu Region people probably never imagined that the one who killed Liu Mubai would be a Spirit Soul Realm expert!"

"I only broke through to the Spirit Soul Realm recently."

Qing Luo's tone was calm, as though he was not worried about the matter being exposed at all.

Zhou Ye frowned deeply at his words.

"Young Master Qing Luo, I do not understand. As a Spirit Soul Realm expert, why did you frame our Mu Region's Young Master?"

Zhou Ye asked.

"It cannot be called framing. It is merely sharing the danger. Mu Region will also benefit from eliminating Liu Mubai. Azure Domain does not have the strength to withstand Liu Region's retaliation, but Mu Region does."

Qing Luo said frankly, "I take action, and you take the blame!"

"What a fine way to share the danger. Young Master Qing Luo, do you not think this is going too far?"

Zhou Ye said coldly.

"What do you intend to do?"

Qing Luo asked.

"I must trouble Young Master Qing Luo to come with me and explain things clearly to Liu Region people!"

Zhou Ye said.

"And if I refuse?"

Qing Luo's tone turned chilling.

Zhou Ye's words showed that he had no regard whatsoever for the alliance between their two regions...

He appeared to be resolving the matter,

but in truth, he was pushing Qing Luo and Azure Domain into a dead end.

By then, Liu Region would turn its spearhead toward Azure Domain, and Qing Luo would have no time to plot for the Nine Nether Sparrow!

"Then it will not be up to you!"

Zhou Ye said in a low voice, "You may have broken through to the Spirit Soul Realm, but you have not yet refined a Spirit Beast Spirit, have you? There is an old saying: the wise submit to circumstances. Young Master Qing Luo, do not ruin yourself!"

"How hypocritical!"

"You speak of clearing things up, but you merely want to plot against the Nine Nether Sparrow. This Young Master is standing right here—if you have the ability, then make your move!"

Qing Luo gradually lost his patience, a dark, murderous aura surging around his Whole Body.

"You do not know the difference between life and death!"

Zhou Ye shouted.

Ancient, thick earth-yellow Spiritual Energy surged forth, shooting toward Qing Luo like a cannonball.

Facing Zhou Ye's attack, Qing Luo showed not the slightest fear.

A shimmering radiance washed over his Whole Body, strands of green energy winding around his palm. He raised his knee and swept out with a savage kick toward Zhou Ye's fist.

Boom—

Terrifying Spiritual Energy surged out like a tidal wave.

Zhou Ye's body flew backward, his face flushing red as blood and energy churned violently in his chest.

Looking at Qing Luo, who remained standing in place without yielding an inch, he was utterly shaken.

What terrifying Physical Power...

He was at the Spirit Soul Realm Middle Stage, and he had refined the Azure Rock Demon Rhinoceros, ranked ninety-sixth on the Earth Ranking of the Myriad Beast Record!

He already possessed an absolute advantage in strength and physical body.

He had thought he would crush Qing Luo, who had only just broken through to the Spirit Soul Realm.

Yet Qing Luo's Physical Power was this terrifying...

The other party must have cultivated some sort of body-tempering Cultivation Method. Although Azure Domain was at the bottom of the Nine Regions, its foundations were still formidable!

Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger!

As Zhou Ye was still in shock,

Spiritual Energy churned before him. An Ancient Giant Finger, ancient and profound, rippling with golden patterns,

was thrust forward by Qing Luo, descending to suppress him.

"A mere Spirit Soul Early Stage dares to turn the heavens upside down?"

God Slaying Hand!

A sinister expression crossed Zhou Ye's face.

As his voice fell, Golden Light rippled from his right palm, as though it had been cast from gold and stone.

It brimmed with an incomparably sharp, murderous intent

as it ruthlessly struck toward the Ancient Giant Finger!

God Slaying Hand!

It was a Spirit Grade Middle Rank Spirit Art that Zhou Ye had acquired by chance in his early years while battling alongside Mu Feng for supremacy.

It was known for its tyranny and ferocity.

With this Spirit Art, Zhou Ye had established Butcher Zhou's fearsome reputation.

Quite a few Spirit Soul Realm experts had died beneath this Spirit Art...

Boom—

The two Spirit Arts collided head-on.

Terrifying Spiritual Energy swept outward, instantly dispersing the mist that filled the surroundings.

Within dozens of miles, it was as though a vacuum had formed!

Amid the spreading Spiritual Energy, Zhou Ye's body shot toward the ground like a kite with a severed string.

He plowed a massive trench dozens of meters long through the earth

before his body finally came to a stop.

The sight was truly horrifying!

"How is this possible..."

"He is only at the Spirit Soul Early Stage and has not refined a Spirit Beast Spirit. How can he be this terrifying?!"

Ignoring the searing pain in his back, Zhou Ye stared in horror at the youth looking down upon him.

His physical body and Spirit Arts had been completely crushed.

Even this battle-hardened, experienced second-in-command of Mu Region was beginning to panic.

Azure Rock Demon Rhinoceros!

Zhou Ye roared, and a pale, sinister phantom of a demonic rhinoceros forged from stone appeared behind him.

As the Spirit Soul Zhou Ye had refined appeared,

a powerful, violent aura instantly enveloped Qing Luo. Even Qing Luo's expression changed slightly beneath that Pressure.

"Azure Domain brat, experience the true strength of the Spirit Soul Realm!"

Mountain Impact Charge!

Killing intent blazed in Zhou Ye's eyes.

As his voice fell, Zhou Ye bore the enormous demonic rhinoceros phantom on his back.

Each step was as heavy as a mountain. The instant his foot landed, terrifying cracks spread across the earth. Like a demonic rhinoceros descending upon the world, he charged straight at Qing Luo.

From the strength and schemes Qing Luo had displayed, Zhou Ye had already sensed an enormous threat.

Zhou Ye somewhat regretted his actions just now.

But since they had already become enemies, he could only suppress and kill him with thunderous means, leaving him no room to grow.

Otherwise, there would be endless future troubles!

Kirin Fist!

Facing Zhou Ye's use of Spirit Beast power,

Qing Luo advanced rather than retreating. The force of his fist was vast and boundless, terrifying beyond measure.

Accompanied by surging Purple Qi, it smashed fiercely toward the demonic rhinoceros.

Boom—

The instant they collided head-on,

the ground sank inch by inch, while the thick Primeval Forest around them snapped apart in unison.

Terrifying force swept through the area like a hurricane,

destroying everything around it.

Pfft—

Zhou Ye spat out a mouthful of blood. His ash-gray robe had already been stained crimson.

The way he looked at Qing Luo shifted from ruthlessness, to astonishment, and now to terror...

He could not imagine

how someone who had just broken through to the Spirit Soul Realm could be so terrifying, capable of overpowering the Azure Rock Demon Rhinoceros, ranked ninety-sixth on the Earth Ranking of the Myriad Beast Record, with Physical Power alone!

"Those who kill shall be killed!"

Qing Luo spoke indifferently.

The vast, ancient giant finger filled Zhou Ye's pupils.

He wanted to beg for mercy...

But the bones throughout his body had shattered, leaving him unable to make a sound.

Boom—

As the giant finger dispersed, Zhou Ye's corpse was pressed by Qing Luo deep into the underground swamp and swallowed by the endless mire.

"Young Master... are you all right?"

Qing Luo had just dealt with Zhou Ye

when Xu Mu returned from afar. Seeing the battlefield around them reduced to utter ruin, he asked in shock.

Qing Luo and Zhou Ye's exchange had seemed lengthy, but in truth, it had lasted only an instant.

It had been so brief

that Xu Mu had merely evaded those Spirit Devouring Insects and come to meet Qing Luo. He had not seen the battle at all,

only the occasional bubbles rising from the swamp beneath his feet...

"I am fine!"

Qing Luo said it lightly,

but Xu Mu felt lingering fear upon hearing it.

Though he had not witnessed Qing Luo's battle, the destruction wrought by Spiritual Energy around them was enough for him to imagine how perilous the clash had been.

"That is..."

"Liu Ming?!"

At that moment, Xu Mu noticed Liu Ming's corpse lying in the distance. "Young Master, you encountered Liu Region people..."

"Damn it! Liu Region may be strong, but if they dare bully Azure Domain like this, I, Xu Mu, will never accept it!"

Xu Mu said in a chilling tone.

He had clearly attributed the cause of the earlier battle to Liu Region.

Qing Luo

did not explain, nor was there any need to.

"Let us go. It seems the Black Nether Abyss has been too peaceful. It is time to make some trouble for them."

Qing Luo looked at the Black Flute in his hand, the corners of his lips curving upward slightly.