Severing an Arm in a Desperate Situation

Inside the tunnel, only the ragged breathing and footsteps of the six people echoed.

Lin Ye charged at the very front, his face pale, blood foam constantly spilling from the corners of his mouth.

The meridians in his left arm throbbed with unbearable pain, the entire limb numb, while several forces he had barely managed to balance were rampaging wildly through his meridians.

The violent will contained within the Earth Dragon crystal core was battering his consciousness.

"Haa... haa..."

"Brother Lin!" Chen Feng noticed his abnormal state and hurried forward to support him.

"Don't touch me!" Lin Ye growled, shaking off Chen Feng's hand. A flash of violence crossed his eyes, which he forcibly suppressed.

"I can manage. Keep moving!"

Su Muxue could see he was in terrible shape, and she was well aware of the danger posed by the pursuers behind them.

They had to put distance between them and the enemy as quickly as possible and find a safe place for him to suppress his injuries.

"Just hold on a little longer! There's a fork ahead!"

"Left!" Lin Ye pointed to the left tunnel almost without hesitation.

The group did not hesitate and immediately turned into the left tunnel.

Faint shouts from the gray-robed figures could be heard from behind.

"They're catching up! Faster!"

The group's hearts tightened as they sprinted forward with all their might.

After rounding a few more corners, the path ahead suddenly opened up, and they could faintly see a fissure with air currents flowing out.

"There! That might be an exit!" Su Muxue pointed toward the fissure.

The group felt a surge of hope and were about to rush over.

"Wait!" Lin Ye suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Lin Ye, what's wrong?" Su Muxue hurried forward.

"Energy... out of control... backlash..." Lin Ye squeezed the words through his teeth, his body beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

"He must treat his injuries and suppress it immediately!" Chen Feng's expression was grave.

"Senior Sister Su, you know medicine, is there any way?"

Su Muxue shook her head: "The energy in his body is too chaotic. Ordinary healing pills won't just be useless; they might even trigger an explosion."

"Then what do we do?"

"I'll do it myself." Lin Ye struggled to lift his head.

He remembered the jade bottles left behind by Daoist Xinghe, one of which was labeled "Heart-Clearing Pill."

"Pfft—"

A mouthful of black blood sprayed out, and the violent energy contained within it actually corroded several small pits into the hard ore floor.

"Lin Ye!" Su Muxue cried out.

Lin Ye's body slid down against the cave wall, only his chest still heaving violently as his aura rapidly weakened.

"I can't suppress it..." A sliver of despair rose in his heart.

"Kill... devour... become stronger... kill everything..."

Chaotic thoughts sprouted wildly.

"Heart-Clearing Pill..." He used his last bit of strength, trying to retrieve that jade bottle.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three sounds of wind being broken erupted from the tunnel entrance they had just come from!

Three gray figures formed a triangular formation, faintly surrounding the group.

They had actually caught up so quickly. The leader locked his gaze onto the slumped Lin Ye, a bloodthirsty arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"You didn't run slowly."

"Pity, this is where it ends. Your soul is quite special; you were actually able to interfere with the Blood Sacrifice Array earlier. It will serve perfectly as the first sacrifice for our Master's awakening."

"Don't even think about it!"

"A mantis trying to stop a chariot." The leader of the gray-robed figures sneered and gave a look to the two figures beside him.

The two gray-robed figures moved instantly, turning into two gray shadows that attacked Su Muxue and Chen Feng like lightning. Their strikes were ruthless, aiming straight for vital points.

It was clear they intended to finish off the two of them first before dealing with the defenseless Lin Ye.

The sound of metal clashing exploded suddenly. Su Muxue and Chen Feng were already injured and weaker than their opponents, falling into a disadvantageous position instantly and facing constant peril. The other two sect disciples tried to step forward to help, but were forced back step by step by the cold, sinister palm winds unleashed by the gray-robed figures, unable to even protect themselves.

The leader of the gray-robed figures stood to the side, his pitch-black eyes fixed intently on Lin Ye, whose pupils were now covered in dark red, as if he were staring at a masterpiece nearing completion.

"Yes, that's it. Release the desires in your heart and let the violence devour your reason. Becoming a weapon that knows only slaughter and consumption—that is your true destiny."

A hoarse voice rang out, carrying a strange mental fluctuation that constantly tempted Lin Ye to unleash the violence in his heart and fall completely into madness.

Lin Ye's body trembled violently, a beast-like growl squeezed from his throat as he gripped his chest so tightly that his fingernails nearly embedded into his flesh.

Dark red light and his remaining sanity intertwined frantically in his eyes, two forces locked in a fierce battle deep within his soul.

The leader's mental induction acted like a catalyst, completely detonating the violent will within him, causing the dark-gold, deformed seed in his dantian to shudder violently as cracks spread across its surface.

Once the seed was corrupted and shattered, he would become a mindless killing puppet, controlled by others.

He had lived a mediocre life in his past, and this life had been a difficult climb; having finally caught a glimpse of the path of martial arts, he absolutely could not sink here and become the monster he loathed most.

"Get out of my head!" A roar exploded from the depths of Lin Ye's throat.

He lifted his eyes abruptly, and at the edges of his dark-red pupils, two points of dark-gold light suddenly ignited—they were the manifestations of his undying will in this desperate situation.

The trembling seed in his dantian suddenly stilled, its core erupting with dark-gold light that forcefully repelled the encroaching aura.

The Star-Shattering Sword intent awakened, strangling the violent will; the Wind-Thunder True Qi surged, annihilating the chaotic energy.

Blood holes exploded across Lin Ye's body, forcibly purging the impurities of the Earth Dragon blood and demonic power.

Agonizing pain swept through his entire body, yet the dark red in his eyes faded rapidly, returning to calm.

"Oh?"

The playfulness on the face of the gray-robed leader vanished instantly, replaced by shock and suspicion.

"This is getting more and more interesting."

He had not expected Lin Ye to be able to forcibly suppress the backlash.

With such will and constitution, he was a perfect vessel; his master would surely be satisfied.

He no longer hesitated, his figure turning into a gray blur as he lunged at Lin Ye, his right hand condensing into five phantom claws that struck directly toward Lin Ye's crown.

He wanted to capture him completely while Lin Ye was at his weakest, having just suppressed the backlash.

"Lin Ye, watch out!" Su Muxue cried out, but she was pinned down by her own opponent. Chen Feng and the others were also struggling to protect themselves.

The phantom claws arrived in an instant, yet Lin Ye slowly raised his right hand and pressed it against his cracked left arm.

He looked at the lunging gray-robed leader, a curve forming at the corner of his mouth as he spoke indifferently:

"You want to devour me? You want to use me as a sacrifice?"

"Then let's see who devours whom—"

Before the words had even faded, his right hand, pressed against his left arm, suddenly gripped down with all its might!

"Riiip—"

A sound of forceful tearing rang out.

His left arm was actually ripped clean off by his own right hand!

There was no blood spraying from the stump, only strange, energy-pulsing liquid slowly dripping down!

"What?" The gray-robed leader, who was in the middle of his pounce, froze, his eyes filled with incredulous horror.

Severing his own arm?

What was this madman trying to do?

The people in the midst of the fierce battle were also stunned into stillness by this sudden scene.

However, things even more shocking, and perhaps even terrifying, were yet to come.

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