The Trump Card

As soon as he finished speaking, the misty mountain forest fell silent.

Tang Ruofu, who was standing in mid-air, did not answer immediately. A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes, as if he was considering the intention of the junior below.

Xu Yuan didn't urge the other party, and just waited quietly.

Gamble with your life

If he had a choice, he would never gamble his life against the trump card of this half-saint.

Unfortunately, he had no choice.

The current situation seems to favor him, but this advantage is more of an illusion.

The exchange just now had made Xu Yuan realize one thing deeply.

The gap between them and Tang Ruofu had widened to the point where their schemes were almost useless.

Tang Ruofu's strength was almost overwhelmingly powerful to them.

However, it was precisely because of this overwhelming power that Xu Yuan had some guesses about what Tang Ruofu wanted to do, based on his speculation about the identity that Tianyan had inherited.

Yuchu was the perfect candidate to be refined into the Charm God Tree Spirit.

Therefore, the two behemoths Heavenly Oversight Pavilion and Taiqing Dao Palace, would never allow the two of them to die here.

This information inevitably led the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion to put pressure on the Moon-Inviting Sect when they cooperated, issuing an absolute order not to kill them.

Of course, this is only the position of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion and does not represent the Moon-Inviting Sect.

Internal strife exists even within the same system, let alone the Moon-Inviting Sect, which is merely a cooperative entity.

Human greed is endless.

Compared to the safe bet of taking a slice of the pie, taking some risks to claim the entire spoils is undoubtedly more tempting.

Just as Xu Yuan had predicted,

The fact that the group from the Moon-Inviting Sect chose to come alone indicates that they had no intention of handing him and Tianyan over.

Thinking about it this way, what Tang Ruofu wanted to do became quite simple.

First, ensure that the Charm God Tree Seed is not destroyed by them when they have no other choice.

Second, find out why the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion and the Taiqing Dao Palace did not allow them to die.

To achieve both of these goals, they would need to be captured alive, but that's practically impossible, since both of them are powerful beings at the Origin Beginning.

Given the strength Tang Ruofu just displayed, he could most likely incapacitate either Tang Ruofu or Tianyan instantly, but the problem is that there are two of them.

If the wrong person is killed and the Charm God Tree Seed on someone else, and the other person sees the absolute difference in strength between them, if in despair the other person chooses to destroy the tree and commit suicide, then everything will be over.

Therefore, Tang Ruofu chose a more prudent approach.

He feigned weakness, used various means to disrupt Xu Yuan's judgment, gave him and Tianyan hope of defeating him, and finally used some unknown trump card to capture the two of them in an instant.

Unfortunately, plans often change.

Just as he hadn't expected a powerful figure like Tang Ruofu to accompany him, Tang Ruofu hadn't anticipated that they would possess such means to capture Mortal Shedding alive.

They all messed up.

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea passed in the blink of an eye, and finally Tang Ruofu's voice broke the silence in the white mist:

"Kid, I think I like you more now."

Xu Yuan smiled faintly upon hearing this:

"You like me? You like what about me? You like that I molested your dao companion?"

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After a moment of silence, Tang Ruofu stared at Xu Yuan's hand that was clutching Xia Qing's hair, noticing the flush on her face, and suddenly chuckled softly:

"I admire your methods. If it weren't for the pursuit by the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, you would have become a hero in your own right."

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Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes and pressed his hand on the middle acupoint of the young woman in front of him with slightly more force, causing her soft and delicate skin to sink slightly.

He wasn't idle while he was waiting.

As the Source Qi containing the Charm God Dao Rhyme continued to flow into Xia Qing's body, by this point, her meridians no longer had any ability to resist his energy.

His Source Qi could now freely enter and exit her body.

In this era without slave crests, the simplest way to control a person's life and death at will is to implant Source Qi bomb within their body.

Just like when he first came to this illusion, he did the same thing to Tianyan.

As the Source Qi continued to flow in.

He planted several Source Qi bombs in Xia Qing's Dantian, sea of consciousness, and various key acupoints.

In other words, he only needs a single thought to kill Xia Qing now.

After doing all this, Xu Yuan chuckled and casually tossed the alluring young woman he was carrying onto a nearby flowerbed.

Freed from her restraints, this gentle young woman, now Mortal Shedding, did not rise. At this moment, she was already succumbing to the Charm Poison, her long, voluptuous legs rubbing together, her full and enchanting body twisting and turning on the ground.

After glancing at it, Xu Yuan turned back and smiled:

"Isn't this the kind of thing a despicable person would do?"

Tang Ruofu gently shook his head, his tone tinged with a smile:

"A despicable person is the impotent rage of a mediocre man; winning by any means necessary is the way of a hero."

Hearing the other party's softened tone, Xu Yuan's vigilance rose inwardly, but he still replied with a smile:

"I don't object to your idea, but judging from your tone, it seems you're already preparing for it?"

Faced with this question, Tang Ruofu suddenly asked in return:

Do you want to know why they call me the Sword Maniac?

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ruofu's vital energy suddenly surged, and a series of explosions suddenly rang out from inside his body.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuan's confusion deepened.

In his perception, Tang Ruofu shattered almost all of his organs, including his meridians, except for his Dantian and sea of consciousness.

Everything fell silent.

The white mist drifted by, the waterfall remained, and the lake beneath the mist suddenly rippled with a dark, shadowy wave.

Pfft

Without any warning, a burst of brilliant crimson light suddenly appeared in Xu Yuan's field of vision, like raindrops.

Blood trickled from the corner of his lips, and Xu Yuan subconsciously looked down at his chest.

There, without any warning, a blade pierced through the wound.

Meanwhile, Tianyan, who was a hundred feet away, was also affected.

His black robes were soaked with crimson blood. Tianyan looked at the sudden injuries on his body, his dazzling golden eyes filled with confusion and astonishment.

She was completely unaware of Tang Ruofu's methods.

However, such a minor penetrating wound is far from fatal for Origin Beginning cultivator.

But soon,

An unusual flush gradually crept up her cheeks, as the Charm Poison within her body was completely drawn out by the wound.

Huh?

Charm God Dao Rhyme

Why does this attack contain the Charm God Dao Rhyme?

Tianyan subconsciously looked at Xu Yuan on the ground, and Xu Yuan was also looking at her.

Their eyes met for a moment, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

They had a pretty good idea of what the other side's trump card was.

The next moment,

Xu Yuan's figure suddenly vanished.

at the same time,

Another unhealable wound appeared on Tianyan's chest, followed by the complete shattering of all his organs, bones, and meridians.