Smoke, dust, and gravel fell in a flurry, and the pungent smell of blood filled the night air.
"Hmph..."
Before Li Yingluo and the others could react, the old man on the ground gritted his teeth and propped himself up, enduring the excruciating pain.
A thick, dark mist emanated from its body, rapidly repairing the damage.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately...
With a sudden burst of Magic Power from his feet, Old Mo transformed into a blurry shadow, shooting desperately towards the distant horizon at a speed that seemed to burn his very life force!
Regret is consuming my heart!
Damn it! I shouldn't have tested this kid!
So focused on verifying whether this person had the ability to kill the Vajra Buddhist Disciple, they completely forgot whether they could escape alive if it were true!
After all, who could have imagined that a junior officer who came from a dangerous place could possess such combat power!
That devastating punch inside the mansion! So fast it was despair-inducing!!
He had intended to trade blows, but was horrified to discover that his all-out counterattack couldn't even budge the opponent's protective aura, which was shrouded in lotus-like Buddha Light!
The surging magical Magic Power comparable to the late stage of the Cosmic Birth Realm, the defensive enhancement of a top-tier Buddhist Treasure... If he hadn't desperately dodged at the last moment, that punch alone would have been enough to bring him to the brink of death!
However, even if one wanted to withdraw now, it would be extremely difficult.
Old Mo's speeding figure seemed to have crashed into an invisible iron wall, and he came to an abrupt stop!
His face was ashen, and he stared ahead in a mixture of shock and anger.
A bowl-shaped light curtain, barely visible to the naked eye, had already silently descended, completely sealing off the area surrounding Zhenyuan Mansion!
This brat... he actually set up this cage, isolating him from heaven and earth, before even stepping into the mansion! To cut off all his chances of survival!!
Truly ruthless!
Desperate criminals have nowhere to retreat.
Old Mo whirled around, his eyes flashing with the ferocity of a trapped beast! The remaining magical Magic Power within his body burned wildly and recklessly, and his withered hand pressed down fiercely with a desperate determination to destroy everything!
"Roar--!!!"
A deafening roar tore through the sky!
A hundred-foot-long bone dragon, pieced together from stark white bones and exuding an overwhelming aura of death, burst forth from the churning black mist!
The dragon's head was ferocious, and its somewhat empty eye sockets burned with a ghastly green soul fire!
If it weren't for the faint oppressive aura of Imperial Qi here, the overwhelming deathly intent emanating from this bone dragon alone would have been enough to annihilate the Divine Soul of cultivators in the nearby Great Void Realm!
Even so, the passage of the bone dragon caused large-scale voids in the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth!
The terrifying pressure, like a mountain collapsing, instantly enveloped the entire Zhenyuan Mansion, and even affected the streets outside the mansion!
Baiyue felt as if an invisible giant hand was squeezing her heart, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
In such a battle, her existence was akin to a sailboat in a tsunami, constantly at risk of being killed by the aftershocks!
Fortunately, before she could react, Ye Li had already raised his palm!
At that moment, a dark light filled with destructive intent leaped from those slender fingertips!
Myriad Calamity Annihilation Finger!
The next moment, he tapped his fingertip lightly.
A pure sense of annihilation instantly swept across the heavens and earth!
The flickering black light suddenly stretched, transforming into a pitch-black dividing line that tore through the Firmament!
In an instant, the hundred-foot-long bone dragon, baring its fangs and claws, was blasted apart, and the Magic Power defenses erected by the old man in the sky were also pierced through, its chest exploded, and its bones shattered!
He was then sent flying backward like a tattered sack, crashing heavily into the barrier of light with a dull thud that made your teeth ache!
[Severely injuring a renowned Venerable at the mid-stage of the Cosmic Birth Realm Fifth Level in public! Malice Points +!]
Both are fifth-level Venerables, but there is an unimaginable gap in their combat power!
The old man crashed heavily to the ground, the bloody hole in his chest filled with the aura of the Laws annihilation, and the death energy he had previously summoned was completely dispersed.
He struggled on the ground, his body on the verge of collapse, and terror gradually welled up in his eyes as he looked at Ye Li!
What a pointless test!
Such a powerful force is still lurking in a small Xianjing Continent. This person must be the mastermind behind the killing of Vajra Buddhist Disciple!
Ye Li's gaze swept over the horrified old man, his thoughts racing.
There was no Buddhist aura, no Sword Dao phenomena.
Aside from the faction of the Third Princess that he had just joined, he couldn't imagine where he could have offended a veteran Venerable of the Cosmic Birth Realm.
It's just that the level of artistic achievement is somewhat disappointing.
If it could be even stronger, that would be perfect.
He shook his head slightly, collected his thoughts, and casually asked Li Yingluo, who was being protected behind Baiyue and whose face was deathly pale:
Do you recognize this person?
A calm voice drifted through the deathly silent and blood-soaked courtyard, carrying an undeniable weight of pressure.
"This Empress..."
Li Yingluo was originally hiding behind Baiyue, felt a slight tightness in her heart upon hearing these words, and almost failed to realize the nature of their identities.
To be honest, judging from the current scene, you'd think she was the subordinate here!
But there's clearly no time to focus on that right now; no one would be foolish enough to care about such things at this critical juncture.
Li Yingluo immediately looked at the disheveled old man who was panting heavily. After trying to make out the bloody and mangled face and the undeniable Source Energy, she...
Her initial panic was instantly replaced by intense rage, and she exclaimed:
"Mo Qian?! He's the Venerable One whom Second Brother worships!!"
Upon hearing his identity exposed, Old Mo on the ground could no longer hold back and completely abandoned even the last shred of hope!
A strange, hoarse sound came from his throat as he screamed with his last ounce of strength, blood gushing from his mouth.
"General Ye! Spare me! It's a misunderstanding! This is a huge misunderstanding!!"
"I've only come on the Second Prince's orders to test you, to see if you are the hero who slew the Vajra Buddhist Disciple. I have absolutely no ill intentions whatsoever!"
"What if I killed him?" Ye Li's tone showed no anger, but rather a hint of amusement.
"Then... I'll help you claim credit..."
Mo Qian's voice was hoarse, so he could only come up with a less clumsy excuse.
We can't very well say outright that if it really were you, the Second Prince would know in the morning and then be sitting in the Great Brahma Palace reporting it to him in the afternoon, can we?!
However, before the words were finished—
A sharp sword light suddenly filled his entire field of vision! Following it was the boy's chilling declaration of death:
"Lie."
Suddenly, a pale sword aura, as sharp as tearing silk, shot into the sky!
The ground in front of the entire mansion trembled violently under the bombardment of this extraordinary Sword Intent, as if an earth dragon were turning over!
[Publicly slayed a royal venerable at the Cosmic Birth Realm Fifth Level! Malice Points +!!]
I heard the loud system notification sound in my ear.
Ye Li out a soft breath, and the jade sword pendant at his waist slowly dimmed its light.
It was a long time since I'd earned some extra money.
Without even glancing at the blood-red shadow in the deep pit, he turned and walked past the still-shaken Li Yingluo, succinctly giving her the order:
"Clean up and come in."