Some disciples present noticed a trace of blood lingering at the corner of Han Wujie's mouth!
Clearly, Chu Luo's Great Void Maitreya Palm had injured him!
All the disciples erupted in excitement.
Everyone knew that using their Forbidden Sect's secret arts came at the cost of their lifespan.
Here was someone willing to sacrifice his lifespan to win some dignity for their Forbidden Sect.
No matter how much the disciples present had disliked Chu Luo before, they now brimmed with respect!
"Boy, if your cultivation were a little higher, I probably wouldn't have been able to withstand that move!"
"But you've earned the right to face my full strength!"
Boom...
Fire blazed in Han Wujie's eyes, and murderous intent rose in his heart.
When had Han Wujie ever suffered such a crushing setback?
He immediately leaped into the air.
Then the flames enveloping Han Wujie surged skyward, piercing the clouds and burning the heavens!
Terrifying heat instantly spread throughout heaven and earth.
At the center of the battlefield, Chu Luo saw that even the scattered stones on the ground could not withstand the heat and melted into lava...
Chu Luo could not help growing serious.
Sure enough, not one of the monsters on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking was a pushover...
Hum, hum, hum...
Violent fluctuations emanated from Han Wujie as he hovered in the air.
Then an Endless Flame Domain manifested behind him.
Within the Endless Flame Domain, myriad flames scorched the heavens and burned through the universe.
A towering spectral manifestation wreathed in divine flames descended upon the world, its feet planted atop myriad fires!
In its hand, it held a Blazing Flame Spear imbued with divine fire!
"Hiss... what terrifying power... is... is this the strength of a ranked prodigy...?"
"Han Wujie possesses the Blazing Saint Physique! This is its power! Senior Brother Chu, hurry and surrender! You've already done incredibly well!"
"That's right, Senior Brother Chu! Surrender now! Don't stake your life against that fellow! He has a saint physique!"
"..."
As they watched the scene in the sky,
the disciples below began to worry about Chu Luo.
Off to one side, Flame Lord Ancient Sage's lips curled upward in a cold sneer.
He knew how this battle would end without even thinking about it.
Still, Flame Lord Ancient Sage prepared to intervene and save Chu Luo at any moment.
After all, this was the Forbidden Sect's territory.
If Han Wujie accidentally killed Chu Luo, they would surely face Yin Ya's frenzied retaliation!
"Boy, forcing me to unleash my saint physique is enough for you to be proud of!"
"Take this!"
"Blazing Flame God-Suppressing Spear!"
Boom...
Han Wujie roared in fury.
The manifestation behind him raised its divine spear and thrust it down toward the arena!
Chu Luo looked up, grinned, and roared toward the heavens:
"Bring it on! You think I'm afraid of you?"
"I told you, today I'm dragging you off your pedestal on the Heaven Ranking!"
"Break!"
Boom...
With a thought, Chu Luo secretly spent all his remaining apprentice-protection points to raise his cultivation!
Boom...
Under everyone's dumbstruck gazes,
Chu Luo's aura climbed higher and higher!
The Second Realm of the Beginningless Realm!
Third stage of the Beginningless Realm!
Sixth stage of the Beginningless Realm!
Chu Luo exhausted his remaining apprentice-protection points, and the system raised his cultivation by five minor stages!
His cultivation soared straight to the peak of the Beginningless Realm!
Everyone stared at Chu Luo as though he were a monster, shocked beyond words!
Breaking through five minor stages in one breath-was he even human?!
Even Han Wujie was stunned by the sight!
"Come fight!"
"Blood-Colored Pagoda Finger!"
"Nine Nether Cold Bone Finger!"
"Soul-Devouring Evil God Eye!"
Chu Luo leaped into the air and roared toward the heavens.
His resounding voice rang throughout the Forbidden Sect!
Under the shocked gazes of Lin Feng, the senior elders, and countless disciples, Chu Luo...
Chu Luo unleashed three of the sect's Forbidden Secret Arts in one continuous burst!
Boom...
Before countless watching eyes,
two powerful manifestations rose behind Chu Luo, one red and one white.
A dark vision also appeared behind him.
Within that vision, a pair of enormous blood-colored eyes shimmered with shifting patterns, looking utterly eerie.
A powerful wave of mental energy spread outward.
Chu Luo's eyes also transformed into the evil eyes behind him, lending him an exceptionally sinister allure!
Boom...
The red and white manifestations each extended a finger at the same time!
The two fingers, imbued with terrifying power, collided with the phantom flaming divine spear descending upon him.
The two tremendous forces instantly locked in a stalemate.
"What?!"
"How is this possible?!"
Han Wujie could hardly believe the scene before him!
An ant in the Beginningless Realm had actually blocked his attack!
He was a prodigy on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking!
He simply could not accept it!
"Damn it!"
"Die!"
"Hah!"
Han Wujie roared furiously and pushed his power to its absolute limit.
And at the very instant Han Wujie summoned his full strength,
Chu Luo's gaze sharpened!
The patterns within his blood-colored eyes shifted.
An astonishing force of soul energy, mingled with equally astonishing devouring power, shot forth.
Before Han Wujie noticed anything, his body suddenly shuddered!
His eyes also turned blood-red, becoming identical to the pair of blood-colored eyes behind Chu Luo.
Then excruciating pain swept through his entire body!
"Aaargh..."
Han Wujie screamed in agony and clutched his head, howling.
The power enveloping him instantly scattered!
Boom...
The manifestation holding the flaming divine spear behind him also vanished!
The red and white giant fingers, brimming with terrifying power, tore through the flames lingering in the air and hurtled straight toward Han Wujie as he began to fall!
"My disciple!"
Flame Lord Ancient Sage reacted immediately, consumed by boundless fury.
His figure flashed, and he appeared beside Han Wujie in an instant.
With a turn of his hand, he crushed both of Chu Luo's attacks!
And the instant Flame Lord Ancient Sage moved,
Yin Ya, Lin Feng, and the elders also vanished from their positions, appearing beside Chu Luo and shielding him behind them.
At that moment, the Forbidden Sect disciples watching the battle were utterly stunned!
They stared at Chu Luo, sheltered behind their sect master and elders, as though they were looking at a monster...
None of them could ever have imagined it.
The menace they had all wanted to beat up was terrifyingly powerful!
Even Han Wujie of the Divine Soul Realm had been defeated!
Recalling everything that had just happened, they felt it was utterly unreal, as though they were dreaming...
"Aaargh..."
Flame Lord Ancient Sage landed with Han Wujie in his arms.
Han Wujie clutched his head with both hands, letting out heart-rending screams.
"My disciple, what's wrong?!"
Frantic with worry, Flame Lord Ancient Sage placed a hand on Han Wujie's wrist!
The next moment, Flame Lord Ancient Sage's expression changed drastically.
He discovered that inside Han Wujie's body,
an exceedingly strange mental force was rapidly devouring his soul!
Flame Lord Ancient Sage immediately acted, attempting to purge that strange soul energy.
Yet he discovered that even his Ancient Sage cultivation could not remove it!
"This... what is going on?!"
Flame Lord Ancient Sage's expression turned exceedingly ugly. He looked at Chu Luo behind Lin Feng, a vicious gleam of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"Flame Lord Ancient Sage, your disciple has been struck by our sect's Forbidden Secret Arts, the Soul-Devouring Evil God Eye!"
"Even among the many Forbidden Secret Arts, this one defies the heavens to an extraordinary degree. Anyone struck by it will have their soul immediately torn apart and devoured, never to be reborn!"
"Fortunately, Chu Luo's cultivation is relatively low, so Han Wujie still has a slim chance of survival..."
Lin Feng explained with an impassive expression.
"Then how can he be saved? How can this strange power be removed?"
Flame Lord Ancient Sage pressed him.
Lin Feng shook his head slightly and said, "Flame Lord Ancient Sage, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed!"
"I don't know how to resolve it either."
"Because no one in the entire sect besides Chu Luo has managed to master these Forbidden Secret Arts..."
"Perhaps a Great Emperor could resolve it!"
Hearing this, Flame Lord Ancient Sage looked toward Yin Ya.
Yin Ya gave a sleazy grin and gloated, "Why are you looking at me?"
"What does it have to do with this emperor?"
"Hurry up and take your useless disciple back to your Crimson Flame Valley! Have those old fellows in your valley deal with it!"
"He wasn't as skilled as his opponent, yet he dared come challenge our Forbidden Sect. Who else can you blame?"
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