Lu Ren frowned as he listened to the Red-robed Woman. "You want me to kill these Condemned Fates? Impossible!"
"What did you say?"
The Red-robed Woman was stunned.
The other disciples of the Heavenly Corpse Immortal Sect were also dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.
Lu Ren had killed disciples of their sect. Let alone that Lu Ren was a mortal—even if he were an immortal, their Heavenly Corpse Immortal Sect would never spare him.
Now, they merely wanted Lu Ren to kill these Condemned Fates, yet he had actually refused.
Lu Ren's gaze was incomparably resolute. "I killed Xuan Gu to stop the Star Domain War precisely to protect these people. For the sake of clinging to life, you want me to kill them? Impossible!"
Displeasure appeared on the Red-robed Woman's face as she said coldly, "You are far too foolish. With your talent, if you entered the Heavenly Corpse Immortal Sect, your future would be boundless. If you choose to refuse, there is only a road to death!"
"So what if I die?"
Lu Ren said coldly, "I even dare slaughter immortals. Why should I fear death?"
The Red-robed Woman shook her head. "Stubbornly clinging to your delusions. What a pity—such a genius. Qing Huo, you kill him. We should not remain in the lower realm for too long!"
Qing Huo nodded and stared at Lu Ren. "You are too foolish. Since you are so eager to die, I will grant you your wish!"
As he spoke, a sliver of killing intent burst from Qing Huo's eyes. Azure flames instantly swept around him. With a grasp of his hand, an azure spear appeared, like a long rainbow piercing through the nine heavens as it shot toward Lu Ren.
Facing that incomparably powerful attack, astonishing battle intent erupted from