Cruel Slaughter

Chapter 40: Brutal Slaughter

Jiang Yue's face was so dark it looked as if it might drip water. He barked coldly, "You little mongrel! If you stop now, I can let bygones be bygones and spare your pathetic life! If you remain obsessed and unrepentant, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Heh, do you take me for a three-year-old child? I suggest you worry about yourself instead!"

Chen Lin sneered repeatedly, his expression cruel and merciless. Unmoved, he charged toward the woman, his voice harsh and resolute: "After I kill this woman, I will kill you too! Today, you must die!"

"Senior Brother Jiang Yue!"

Watching Chen Lin close in and feeling the arrival of the Grim Reaper, Lan Xin retreated while screaming in despair.

"Fine, fine! You little mongrel, you forced my hand!"

Suddenly, Jiang Yue calmed down. Trapped within the Illusion Formation, his eyes still burned with rage, but his tone turned as cold as the Nine Nether Abyss, radiating bone-chilling killing intent. "Although doing this will consume a massive amount of my soul power, taking months to recover, I have no choice but to use this soul secret technique to kill you."

Chen Lin felt a vague sense of unease upon hearing this, but instead of stopping, he increased his speed by two parts, lunging toward the retreating woman!

"Little mongrel! Prepare to die!"

Jiang Yue smiled coldly and closed his eyes.

"Hum~"

Suddenly, Chen Lin's expression shifted. He felt an invisible force ripple out from Jiang Yue as the center, like a pebble dropped into a calm pond, sending waves spreading outward!

"Thousand-Mile Soul Lock!"

The soul projected outward, reflecting the starry sky!

The rocky hills, the pervasive ghost mist, the lurking Yin Corpses, the desperately retreating Junior Sister Lan Xin, the cold and cruel Chen Lin, and Situ Kong and the others nearby, watching everything in stunned silence... every tiny detail was projected into Jiang Yue's mind like a slow-motion film, clear and inescapable!

"Oh no, it's a soul secret technique! He has branded his soul mark upon you. In his eyes, you have nowhere to hide; as long as you are within a certain range, he will be able to find you!"

Not far away, Situ Kong's expression shifted abruptly. He shouted to Chen Lin, "Chen Lin, judging by his state, he must have just stepped into the Sea Opening Realm and hasn't had time to master immortal arts and divine abilities. Otherwise, if he used a divine ability, you would surely perish! Your only chance to slay him is to engage in close-quarters combat!"

Chen Lin's sprinting figure faltered. He felt a strange force sweep over his body, as if he were being spied upon, and simultaneously, a sense of being locked onto emanated from the depths of his heart.

Situ Kong had also felt his soul being locked. He saw the situation clearly: he knew that once the enraged Jiang Yue killed Chen Lin, his unvented fury would inevitably pour onto him. He realized that if Jiang Yue did not die, he himself would not escape alive!

Nearby, Liu Han and Han Shuitong's expressions were equally uncertain. They, too, felt their souls being locked. Han Shuitong's eyes flickered, but she did not move. Liu Han's fingers twitched as if he wanted to act, but after a moment of hesitation, he also chose to wait and see.

"Little mongrel! Let's see where you can run!"

Suddenly, Jiang Yue opened his eyes, silver light flickering within them. He grinned hideously, his body moving like a silver arrow. He vanished from his spot in an instant, chasing fiercely after Chen Lin!

He had instantly shaken off the influence of the Illusion Formation!

While charging toward Chen Lin, Jiang Yue began to reveal his true form!

A hideous, vicious rhino head appeared, bearing a single silver horn. His body was covered in dark cyan scales, thick and menacing, with dozens of black bone spurs crossing his spine. His thick limbs ended in dragon-like claws, sharp as hooks, capable of piercing metal and shattering stone!

He was a bizarre Rhino Demon!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With every step of his limbs, the ground trembled. Jiang Yue crushed every obstacle in his path, roaring as he came! Rocks shattered and ghost mist vibrated; everything in his wake was destroyed, leaving a scene of utter devastation!

"Moo!!"

Suddenly, the Rhino Demon let out a savage roar. Though Chen Lin was still far away, he felt his head explode, his soul struck as if by a massive bell. His blood and qi churned violently, forcing him to stop in his tracks.

Seeing this, Lan Xin was overjoyed. She ran toward the direction Jiang Yue was charging from without hesitation, sneering viciously at Chen Lin: "You lowly little beast, let's see how much longer you can be arrogant. Later, I will peel your skin off with my own hands!"

As the Rhino Demon charged at Chen Lin, silver-white Sword Qi erupted from his horn, shooting toward Chen Lin faster than a thunderbolt!

"Swish!"

Suddenly, a whip shadow transformed into a sky full of afterimages, binding the Rhino Demon's true form. The enraged Jiang Yue was caught squarely by the whip.

It was Situ Kong who had struck with ferocity!

Seemingly knowing this could not hold Jiang Yue for long, a look of ruthlessness flashed across Situ Kong's face. He slapped his Storage Bag, and a blood-red pill appeared in his palm. He swallowed it without hesitation. Instantly, his face, which had turned pale from the battle with the Yin Corpses, flushed with an eerie red glow. At the same time, he began to reveal his true form.

The massive Fox Demon opened his eyes and let out a long howl toward the sky.

Countless starlight transformed into a cage, trapping the Rhino Demon in place!

The Rhino Demon roared in fury.

At the first breath, the Starlight Cage began to shatter!

"Brother Chen!"

Situ Kong trembled in agony and shouted loudly.

Chen Lin's body was shredded by the silver-white Sword Qi, the searing pain snapping him back to reality. Seeing Jiang Yue trapped in the cage, he knew this was his only chance. His entire body surged forward with the sound of thunder from the nine heavens, rushing toward Jiang Yue like a shooting star chasing the moon!

Second breath!

Blood tears streamed from Situ Kong's eyes, and his white fur began to fall out; he seemed to be overdrawing his life as the price.

Third breath!

Situ Kong let out a cry, his body withered, and he collapsed to the side. The Starlight Cage instantly collapsed.

At that very moment, Chen Lin finally reached Jiang Yue's side!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In an instant, Chen Lin's scythe, like the blade of the Grim Reaper, slashed out violently, and a deafening sound of metal clashing rang through the surroundings! The rhinoceros monster that Jiang Yue had transformed into let out a pained roar; its tough scales actually shattered, the shimmering green armor peeling away to reveal mangled flesh. With a heavy stomp of its thick hind legs, it was forced to retreat a step, overwhelmed by the pain.

What a formidable physical body!

A look of disbelief flashed through Jiang Yue's pupils. He had naturally not seen the powerful physique Chen Lin displayed when slaughtering the Yin Corpse, and he had suffered a major loss after just one exchange!

"You little bastard, do you think you can contend with me just by relying on a strong body? You are too arrogant. I will let you know the greatest difference between the Sea-Opening Realm and the Xiantian Realm: it is the crushing power of the soul! I can destroy your soul in an instant!"

The rhinoceros monster spoke in human tongue, and at the same time, an invisible force originating from its soul erupted from its head, surging toward Chen Lin.

Chen Lin only felt as if his mind had been pricked by a needle; although it was painful, he instantly regained his clarity.

"Is that all you've got!"

Chen Lin's two scythes slashed down fiercely once more!

"How is this possible? Your soul power is so strong!"

This time, Jiang Yue was truly horrified!

How could he know that Chen Lin's soul was a freakish fusion of two ferocious beast souls, compounded by the Nine-Nine Extreme Transformation and the Soul-Devouring Soul-Refining Scripture? His soul power was simply beyond anything Jiang Yue could imagine!

But Jiang Yue was, after all, a Sea-Opening Realm demon. After a brief moment of shock, he fearlessly engaged Chen Lin in close-quarters combat. His own body was equally formidable, and he could condense Sword Qi into supernatural abilities. For a time, silver-white Sword Qi slashed out in all directions. At such close range, Chen Lin groaned and cried out repeatedly as the sound of Sword Qi piercing his body echoed constantly, yet Chen Lin's eyes remained cold, and he did not retreat in the slightest!

"Squelch!"

At close range, the Sword Qi was even more lethal. Chen Lin barely dodged one strike, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right ribcage as the rhinoceros's following right claw tore away a chunk of flesh!

The rhinoceros monster's Sword Qi, like a barrage of arrows, exploded at the site of Chen Lin's wound, and blood gushed out in torrents. But at the same time, Jiang Yue let out a pained howl; it turned out that Chen Lin's scythe had also pierced deeply into his spine, and a powerful suction force began to pour madly from the wound—it was his innate ability, Blood Absorption Healing!

Just like that, both demons fought until their eyes were bloodshot. But clearly, Jiang Yue was worthy of being a Sea-Opening Realm demon cultivator; under the dual pressure of the Sword Qi and the physical onslaught, the wounds on Chen Lin's body continued to multiply, and his thrashing movements gradually slowed.

Before long, Chen Lin was at the end of his rope, ready to breathe his last at any moment!

Finally, the rhinoceros monster's dark green giant claw pierced into Chen Lin's abdomen like an iron hook and punched through to the other side. Chen Lin could no longer hold on; a large mouthful of blood sprayed out as he collapsed to the ground, twitching, unable to stand again.

But Jiang Yue was in no better shape; he was also nearing his limit. One of his bull eyes seemed on the verge of bursting, his scales were shattered, and half of his body had withered away in a grotesque manner due to Chen Lin's Blood Absorption Healing. The green scales had peeled off, and even several of the bone spurs on his spine had snapped.

"Heh heh... you little bastard... I have to admit, you are strong... but it is all over now..."

Jiang Yue's expression was ferocious as he stared fixedly at Chen Lin, who lay dying on the ground not far away. A cruel smile played on his face, yet within that smile, there remained a trace of deep apprehension.

Ruthless, vicious, bloodthirsty, and resolute!

The way Chen Lin had fought without regard for his own life just moments ago had sent a chill even into the depths of Jiang Yue's heart.

This demon was a madman!

"It's over..."

Not far away, Situ Kong smiled bleakly.

"Heh heh... heh heh..."

Suddenly, Chen Lin struggled to stand up, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood—it seemed as if he might even cough up his own internal organs. The ground beneath him was soaked in a deep, vibrant red, and his entire body looked as if it had been fished out of a pool of blood. At this moment, Chen Lin looked like a god of blood from the abyss!

"Yes... it is all over."

Chen Lin sneered, laboriously patting the Storage Bag at his waist. A bean, resembling a silkworm bean, lay quietly in his palm.

A Senzu Bean from the Dragon Ball world!