Ma Hongjun's Body and Soul Were Destroyed; Bai Chenxiang Knelt and Begged to Become His Disciple to Escape Death

After the golden light dissipated, the remaining Evil Fire left by Ma Hongjun was also extinguished.

Bai Chenxiang stared at the empty space, her hands still trembling.

She had seen dead people before.

The Speed Clan has had a tough time these past few years; she has experienced fleeing, being hunted down, seeking refuge, and being looked down upon.

But she had never seen anything like Ma Hongjun, who was begging for mercy one moment and had his Martial Soul and soul wiped out the next.

That's too fast.

It happened so fast that she didn't even have time to regret her earlier plea.

Ye Lingling stood behind Shen Yichen, her face also pale, but her eyes were much more steady than before.

When Ma Hongjun died, she didn't feel a sense of relief to the point of wanting to laugh, nor was she so afraid that she couldn't speak.

She just felt cleaner.

The nauseating feeling that clung to the bone was finally washed away by a talismanic light.

"Master Celestial Master..."

Ye Lingling spoke softly, her fingers still gripping her sleeve.

"Is he really... dead?"

Shen Yichen glanced at the empty space, his tone indifferent.

"Both body and soul were destroyed."

Ye Lingling's shoulders trembled slightly.

That lingering fear in her heart resurfaced.

The phrase "body and soul annihilated" carries a heavy weight.

But when she thought of Ma Hongjun's gaze just now, the Evil Fire slowly creeping in, and his words that he wanted the two of them to go together, she suppressed that urge to soften.

We must not be soft-hearted.

If she's soft-hearted, what did she mean by being inside that ring of fire?

Bai Chenxiang lowered her eyes, her face still pale.

Shen Yichen didn't rush to leave.

He raised his hand and brushed it across his sleeve, causing the previously quiet forest to tremble slightly.

Bai Chenxiang's eyelid twitched.

She saw it.

A wisp of grayish-black material emerged from the spot where Ma Hongjun had disappeared.

The thing had no physical form, yet it carried an unsettling chill, like the lingering resentment after someone has been killed, or some kind of unseen debt.

It didn't pounce on Ye Lingling, nor on her, but instead swept straight towards Shen Yichen.

Bai Chenxiang felt a tightness in his throat.

"Master Celestial Master, be careful!"

She herself felt the words were absurd as soon as they left her mouth.

She actually warned Shen Yichen to be careful.

Someone capable of cleaving even Asura God would fear such a wisp of gray smoke.

But she still shouted.

The moment that thing appeared, a chill ran through the depths of her being, as if something was telling her that getting involved would be a huge problem.

Ye Lingling saw it too, and her expression immediately changed.

What is that?

Shen Yichen finally looked up.

Just as the dark gray Karmic Force was about to approach his Daoist robe, a faint Daoist aura began to circulate around him.

No thunder.

There was no sword.

There was only a slight movement at the cuff of his Daoist robe.

That Karmic Force seemed to have collided with a celestial law, and suddenly recoiled.

Shen Yichen snorted coldly.

"Roll."

As soon as the word was uttered, the gray-black Karmic Force was forced back several feet, and even the shape it had formed was half destroyed.

Bai Chenxiang's gaze made his scalp tingle.

She finally understood why Ma Hongjun couldn't even resist just now.

When Shen Yichen made his move, there were no Soul Skill used or Soul Ring surging.

He simply stood there, uttered a single word, and the heavens and earth did as he pleased.

How can we fight like this?

This isn't a question of whether it's strong or not.

You don't even have the right to stand in front of him; you have to ask heaven and earth if they will grant it.

But that Karmic Force, though forced back, did not disappear.

It circled in the air once, as if it couldn't find its way.

Bai Chenxiang had barely breathed a sigh of relief when her expression changed the next moment.

The dark gray aura suddenly changed direction and lunged towards her.

"I?"

Bai Chenxiang's mind went blank.

Why me?

I didn't kill Ma Hongjun.

I didn't kill anyone. I even saved Ye Lingling and shielded her from the Evil Fire. I almost died here!

Why is this thing attacking me?

She wanted to hide, but her body seemed to be nailed to the ground by fate, and she couldn't move an inch.

The moment the dark gray Karmic Force seeped into her brow, Bai Chenxiang froze on the spot, her fingertips turning ice-cold.

It doesn't hurt.

It's more terrifying than pain.

It was as if she had suddenly seen a lot of random, fragmented images.

A broken mountain road.

A blood-stained tribal flag.

A cold glint of light pierced through from behind.

There's also the image of someone lying in some unfamiliar place, their throat full of blood, unable to utter a single word.

Bai Chenxiang's face gradually paled.

It's over.

She didn't know if those images were real or fake, but the heavy sense of death deep within her destiny couldn't be faked.

She's an agility-based attacker, and she trusts her intuition most. Right now, her entire being is telling her one thing.

She's going to die.

Ye Lingling panicked and reached out to help her.

"Miss Bai! What's wrong?"

Bai Chenxiang's lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

She wanted to say she was fine, but those two words sounded too fake.

She could barely stand, and cold sweat poured from her palms.

Shen Yichen looked at her, his fingertips making a few quick calculations.

His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Ye Lingling's heart skipped a beat when she saw this action.

The Celestial Master frowned.

not good.

Anything that can make Shen Yichen frown is definitely not a trivial matter.

Bai Chenxiang saw it too. She had originally wanted to hold on, but at that moment, her legs went weak.

Shen Yichen spoke slowly.

"Because you just pleaded for him, the Karmic Force couldn't find me, so it followed that thread of cause and effect and entangled itself with you."

The last trace of color drained from Bai Chenxiang's face.

She understood.

My earlier statement, "The crime doesn't warrant death," has become a line in my destiny.

She thought it was just her soft heart, a word, a thought.

But when faced with cause and effect at this level, even a single statement counts.

This is so unfair!

But she couldn't protest her innocence, because she really did say those words.

Shen Yichen looked at her, his voice still calm.

Your future has been changed.

Bai Chenxiang's fingers clenched tightly.

Stop talking.

She suddenly felt a little afraid to listen any further.

But Shen Yichen still finished speaking.

"He will die a violent death within three days."

Bai Chenxiang heard a buzzing sound in her ear.

Three days.

He died a violent death.

These words were even more ruthless than Ma Hongjun's previous outburst of Evil Fire. When that Evil Fire finally struck, she at least knew how she was going to die.

But this sentence was different; it was like an invisible knife being plunged into every step of her future.

She didn't know when they would arrive, who would make the move, or where she would die.

This kind of waiting to die is even more painful than dying on the spot.

"No..."

Bai Chenxiang's throat went hoarse, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to her knees.

She no longer cared about her reputation or the pride of the Speed Clan.

Can pride save a life?

cannot.

All she wants now is to live.

"Master Celestial Master!"

Bai Chenxiang looked up at Shen Yichen, her eyes instantly reddening.

"Please save me! I don't want to die!"

She felt embarrassed after saying those words.

Well, so be it if I'm in a sorry state.

She dared to rush out to save Ye Lingling because she felt she could still run and fight.

Things are different now. If Shen Yichen said she would die within three days, then he definitely wasn't just trying to scare her.

She didn't want to die.

She still has her grandfather, her clansmen, and the road she hasn't finished walking.

The Speed Clan has already suffered enough; she cannot simply die inexplicably due to Karmic Force.

Ye Lingling panicked too.

"Celestial Master, Miss Bai got involved because she was trying to save me. Please save her!"

As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed Shen Yichen's sleeve, her eyes still red.

"Although she just pleaded for Ma Hongjun, she's not a bad person. She really isn't a bad person."

Ye Lingling spoke hastily, and her words were somewhat incoherent.

She knew Bai Chenxiang's plea was wrong, but she also knew that without Bai Chenxiang, she wouldn't have survived until Shen Yichen arrived.

This kindness cannot be denied.

Shen Yichen glanced down at the sleeve that Ye Lingling was holding, and the coldness in his eyes dissipated slightly.

What's the rush?

Ye Lingling was taken aback.

Bai Chenxiang also froze.

These three words didn't sound like a refusal.

Shen Yichen looked at Bai Chenxiang, his tone slowing down.

"You and I share a master-disciple relationship."

Bai Chenxiang was stunned.

Master and apprentice?

She couldn't quite grasp it at first.

She knelt here, begging Shen Yichen to save her life.

She had considered that Shen Yichen might make her pay a price, might require the Speed Clan to make a statement, or might even casually give her a talisman to tell her to get lost.

But she never expected that Shen Yichen would mention the bond between master and disciple.

This is none other than the Celestial Master of Taixu.

The person who could annihilate Ma Hongjun with a single thought, severely injure the Asura God from afar, and casually elevate Ye Lingling to the rank of Titled Douluo.

Would someone like that really take her as a disciple?

Bai Chenxiang opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Shen Yichen continued:

"If you are willing to become my disciple and return to the Taixu Temple with me to cultivate, I will help you resolve this calamity."

Bai Chenxiang's heart skipped a beat.

A way out.

This is the way out.

It wasn't a vague hope, nor was it casual comfort; it was a path personally offered by Shen Yichen.

To become an apprentice.

Return to Taixu Temple.

To avert a life-threatening crisis.

She had almost no room for hesitation. Because this path was too vast, so vast that she had never dared to even imagine it before.

The Speed Clan relies on speed for their livelihood, but in this situation where even gods are being punished, Celestial Master are sending betrothal gifts, and even destiny can be swallowed up, where can they go no matter how fast they are?

You can't outrun fate.

Perhaps becoming Shen Yichen's disciple could change one's fate.

Bai Chenxiang knelt on the ground, lowered her head, and banged her forehead heavily against the ground.

one time.

Two times.

Three times.

Each strike was very loud.

She didn't hesitate any longer, nor did she think about how the Speed Clan would view it.

You're about to lose your life, why think about so much?

Moreover, this is not a humiliation, but an incredible opportunity.

"Disciple Bai Chenxiang greets Master!"

As the words fell, the dark gray Karmic Force between her brows suddenly trembled.

It seemed like it was still trying to struggle.

Shen Yichen raised his hand and pointed, the Daoist aura descended, directly pressing that Karmic Force deep into the destiny, and then sealing it with layers of golden runes.

Bai Chenxiang felt a sense of lightness throughout her body, and the chill that had threatened to kill her within three days finally dissipated.

She almost collapsed, her forehead pressed against the ground, tears welling up in her eyes.

It's alive.

She really came back to life.

Shen Yichen nodded.

Get up.

He rolled up his sleeves, and golden light rose from beneath his feet.

Ye Lingling immediately stood beside him, and Bai Chenxiang followed. She took one last look at the empty space; Ma Hongjun had nothing left, not even the marks left by the Evil Fire had been smoothed over by the Daoist aura.

This person has never been here before.

The next instant, golden light shot into the sky, carrying the three of them away into the forest.