A Death Wish and a Sinister Smile

"Report the news? Too late!" the petite, strange figure gritted her teeth. She had already contacted her companions. In the distance, four of the five strange, burly men guarding the gate rose and rushed towards them!

"Senior Song, don't worry about me, go and deliver the message!" Soft Feather said in a deep voice, flicking her Butterfly Treasure Sword.

Song Shuhang gently shook his head. "Since they've already discovered us, there's no need for us to secretly report them anymore."

As he spoke, Shuhang his mouth and let out a roar.

Lion's Roar...

A voice like rolling thunder, its sound waves rippling outwards in all directions: [Enemy attack! Beware of poisonous fog in the center of the tribe's territory...]

Having a loud voice means you can do whatever you want; you can yell whenever you want, and you can yell as loudly as you want!

The echoes continued...

As the Lion's Roar ended, all the cultivators in the entire Chu Household Grounds heard it!

Next... let's see how well the cultivators from the Chu Household Grounds react.

To be honest, Song Shuhang didn't have high hopes for the Chu Household cultivators. Their average strength was rather weak... From the moment he entered the clan's territory until now, most of the cultivators Song Shuhang had seen were First-Grade Cultivator, and there weren't many Second-Grade cultivators either.

Even if all the disciples of the Chu Household Grounds rushed forward, dealing with these five strange, spiked men would be difficult. Furthermore, there was a mist surrounding the clan's territory; without the Turtle-Breathing Technique, how would the Chu Household possibly deal with the mist? Gas masks?

Song Shuhang's Lion's Roar was actually aimed at the seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group at Immortal Severing Platform. He didn't know if his Lion's Roar would attract their attention.

After all, the Chu Household Grounds is quite far from the 'Immortal Severing Platform'...

"You little bitch, you're asking for death!" The petite, strange figure clearly hadn't expected Song Shuhang to have the Lion's Roar. He angrily pounced down, two black thorns sprouting from his hands at the same time. The thorns were wreathed in demonic energy and true energy, exuding a murderous aura.

Yu Rou snorted coldly, took a small step forward, and blocked the petite figure.

"Take this!" Soft Feather shouted, pointing her Butterfly Treasure Sword. The sword light split into ten, enveloping her petite figure in a ball of sword light.

His first move was a display of unparalleled swordsmanship; the sword light was like a net, enveloping the petite black figure and leaving him nowhere to hide.

But that petite, strange figure showed no intention of hiding.

He crashed directly into Soft Feather's sword net.

"Round Dance Slash!" In the next moment, the strange figure began to spin, and countless spikes appeared out of thin air on his body, enveloping him completely. As his body spun, he transformed into a ball of spikes, and after sacrificing some broken spikes, he broke through Soft Feather's sword light net in an instant.

"No matter how much armor you wear, there will always be gaps. I'll crush you!" The petite, strange figure sneered, spinning faster and faster as the spiked ball rolled towards Soft Feather.

He spun around triumphantly... but failed to notice the Talisman Treasure he was holding in Soft Feather's other hand.

Just as he bumped into Soft Feather calmly reached out and stuck the Talisman Treasure onto his body.

As for the destructive power of the opponent's spinning spiked ball... Soft Feather ignored it.

The spiked ball spun continuously, striking Soft Feather's arm, but it was all blocked by a faint golden light. His attacks couldn't even break through Soft Feather's defenses.

The Talisman Treasure eventually stuck to the spiked ball.

"Boom!" Soft Feather uttered a soft cry.

Boom~~~~

A ball of flame shot into the sky, detonating the spiked ball and turning his body into a fireball.

"Aaaaaaahhhhh~~" The petite, eerie figure let out a series of screams.

The screams grew fainter and fainter... until they disappeared completely.

In less than a breath's time, only a petite figure, charred blackened, remained on the ground, half-dead. His eyes were wide open, staring at Soft Feather and Song Shuhang, filled with resentment.

"Damn it!" the eerie figure cried out with all its might.

He was an ordinary gamer who painstakingly leveled up by killing monsters and finally reached the Third-Grade rank.

Then one day, he had a PK battle with a player of similar skill level... The difference was that his opponent was a wealthy player who spent real money.

So, with just two ordinary basic attacks and a high-level item, he was defeated.

Oh, what a fuss! Just because you spend real money doesn't mean you're superior! Just because you have good gear doesn't mean you're superior!

"Can you tell what race he is?" Song Shuhang stepped forward and asked.

At the same time, he looked into the distance and saw four strange, burly men who, seeing their companion fall to the ground, roared and charged toward them.

"It's impossible to tell what his original race was... Perhaps he wasn't just a simple demon beast, but a hybrid of a demon beast and a human?" Soft Feather said.

Having said that, she turned to look at the four strange, burly men who were roaring and charging towards her, and said, "Senior Song, please be careful!"

Then, in her Valkyrie form, Soft Feather excitedly greeted the four strange, burly men.

"Kill me." On the ground, the petite, eerie figure cried out to Song Shuhang in anguish.

Song Shuhang shook his head decisively—he felt that this petite figure might be of great interest to the senior Medicine Master? It was said that the senior Medicine Master was in need of many experimental subjects.

"Aaaaaah!" The eerie figure suddenly let out a low shout, and suddenly, a sharp spike burst out of its chest and shot towards Song Shuhang!

However... perhaps it had exhausted its strength, as the spike was not moving very fast.

Song Shuhang subconsciously Overlord Shatter Saber, and severed the spikes in one strike.

The spike was severed in half, one piece falling to Song Shuhang's feet. The other piece... spun around and pierced the throat of the eerie figure.

"Coo coo coo..." The eerie figure let out a painful cry, and blood spurted out, some of it splashing onto Song Shuhang's body.

Then, the eerie figure glanced smugly at Song Shuhang and revealed a chilling smile.

Then, he breathed his last... his Body-and-Soul Annihilation.

"Suicide?" Song Shuhang frowned.

But the figure's final smile was somewhat eerie, as if a conspiracy had succeeded.

Is it some kind of death curse or something?

Song Shuhang subconsciously touched his chest, but the Spirit Ghost within his Heart Aperture remained calm. It seemed that if it were a curse, the Spirit Ghost would always react immediately.

Isn't it a curse?

Or perhaps it's because the Spirit Ghost is about to level up?

Never mind, whether it's a curse or not, we can just ask the seniors in the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group' to identify it.

Song Shuhang thought to himself.

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Meanwhile, ahead, Soft Feather and four strange, burly men were already locked in a fierce battle.

These four strange, burly men were also at the Peak Third-Grade, but they were slightly stronger than the strange figure who was killed by Soft Feather with a single Talisman Treasure.

Having witnessed their companion being killed by Soft Feather with a single Talisman Treasure, the four strange, burly men were extremely cautious when fighting Soft Feather.

They didn't know what race they were, and those sharp spikes kept growing from all parts of their bodies, endlessly.

This makes every part of their body a potential attack point, allowing them to launch a fierce attack from any spot.

However, the magnificent armor worn by Soft Feather has an exaggerated defensive capability. Despite the four strange, burly men's desperate attacks, they haven't been able to harm Soft Feather in the slightest.

On the contrary, Soft Feather's superb swordsmanship, combined with the Butterfly Treasure Sword in her hand, made it as easy as cutting bamboo to cut the spikes on their bodies. In just a few rounds, the four big men had many new wounds.

This feeling is absolutely infuriating.

Suddenly, the burly man who was fighting Soft Feather raised his head and looked in Song Shuhang's direction.

Then they saw Song Shuhang standing beside his companion's body, his body stained with his companion's blood.

The four burly men let out suppressed, beast-like roars from their throats. "Roar~~"

Their eyes were bloodshot, and their attack suddenly became fierce.

"I killed my comrade... Revenge! Revenge!"

Among them, another burly man quietly darted to the side, trying to get past Soft Feather and attack Song Shuhang.

"The rage state enhances attack power, somewhat similar to the effect of bloodlust," Soft Feather said softly. "However, I won't give you a chance to attack Senior Song!"

After speaking, Soft Feather swept her sword, and the burly man who tried to pass her was immediately engulfed in the sword light again.

The four burly men could only roar in frustration, but Soft Feather held them firmly in place.

"I've built up enough power, take this!" Soft Feather shouted, then gripped the hilt of her sword with both hands and thrust it forcefully into the ground!

Even without Talisman Treasure, she was still Peak Third-Grade cultivator, close to advancing through the Tribulation Lightning. Her strength was formidable!

"Boom!" Soft Feather didn't unleash any impressive sword techniques, only letting out a delicate shout.

The next moment, thousands of sword lights erupted from the ground!

These sword lights rose from below, incredibly dense, so dense that it was impossible to dodge them.

The four eerie giants let out a low growl, and sharp spikes continuously sprouted from their bodies, completely enveloping them.

"Round Dance Slash!" The four eerie giants used the same move that the petite figure had used before. Their bodies spun continuously, transforming into spiked balls.

This method was used to block the continuous stream of sword light shooting up from below.

Spikes clashed with the sword light, and were repeatedly severed.

However, these four strange, burly men could continuously generate spikes to replenish the severed parts.

With a flick of her Soft Feather, four Talisman Treasure appeared in her palm.

Just as she was about to go up and give each of the strange, burly men a Talisman Treasure... suddenly, she became Vigilance.

Without hesitation, Yu Rou swiftly drew the Butterfly Sword from the ground and held it in front of her.

Bite!

With a heavy thud, Soft Feather was thrown backward by the force of the impact. On the side of her Butterfly Sword, a silver spike was pressed against the blade, spinning continuously.

Soft Feather's gaze fell on the distance, to the location of the last strange, burly man in front of the ancestral hall.

This silver magic spike belonged to the last strange, burly man. It wasn't an ordinary launching technique, but rather a sword-controlling technique.

The last strange, burly man was Fourth-Grade Cultivation.

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