Click--!
The crisp sound of bones cracking was particularly jarring in the deathly silent open space.
The alluring young woman, Gu Rui, crossed her arms to protect her chest, bending them inward at an odd angle.
The white, broken bone pierced right through the flesh and was exposed to the air.
Her protective Demonic Power and defensive magic shattered instantly before that fist covered in ferocious black armor.
"Puff!"
Gu Rui was sent flying backwards.
While in mid-air, he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.
She crashed heavily onto a grayish-white rock dozens of feet away, and the rock shattered on the spot.
Excruciating pain!
The excruciating pain emanated from her arms and chest, but it paled in comparison to the bone-chilling cold that welled up within her.
We lost.
One move.
With just one move, he, a powerful Spirit Refinement at the Mystic Realm Third Level, was directly defeated by a martial artist at the Mystic Realm Second Stage who mainly cultivated his physical body!
Her prized illusions and mental attacks were child's play in front of her opponent.
However, the opponent's pure physical strength could crush all her defenses.
This is not a martial artist!
This is an ancient ferocious beast disguised in human skin!
Fear overwhelmed all greed and scheming.
Live on!
Gu Rui struggled to prop herself up from the pile of rubble, her broken arms hanging limply at her sides.
She endured the excruciating pain, using the last of her Demonic Power to bite her tongue.
A drop of pink natal blood essence was sprayed out, transforming into a blood-red rune in the air.
Blood Escape!
The runes exploded, turning into a thick cloud of pink blood mist that enveloped her body.
The next instant, the blood mist transformed into a streak of light, shooting recklessly towards a hidden crack in the mountain wall not far away.
That was the trap she had prepared for Su Yu —the entrance to that ruin!
Now, that place has become her only chance of survival.
Su Yu stood still, the dark red light on the Demonic Baleful Intent Vajra Armor slowly subsiding.
Want to escape?
Without the slightest hesitation, the lightning pattern on his ankle suddenly lit up.
Thunder Shadow Wandering Dragon Steps!
His figure transformed into a pale purple afterimage, instantly tearing through the air, and following closely behind the blood-red stream of light, he rushed into the crack in the mountain wall.
After passing through a short but deep tunnel, the view suddenly opened up before us.
A huge, dilapidated underground palace appeared before Su Yu.
The dome had collapsed, the massive stone pillars were leaning precariously, and an ancient, decaying aura emanated from the area.
The crimson light, exhausted in the center of the palace, revealed Gu Rui Rui's disheveled figure.
She leaned against a broken stone pillar, gasping for breath, each breath bringing up large amounts of bloody foam.
Using the Blood Escape Technique had exhausted her last bit of Demonic Power and even damaged her very essence.
She looked up and saw the figure in black armor slowly emerge from the tunnel, the last trace of color draining from his face.
"Ruins... the secret treasure here... the Thousand-Year Blood-Coagulating Yao Lotus..."
With her last ounce of strength, she spoke in a hoarse voice, trying to use her last bargaining chip to buy a glimmer of hope.
"If you spare my life... it's yours..."
Su Yu approached step by step.
His right foot, covered in menacing armor, stomped on the dusty stone bricks with a dull thud.
He gave the fox demon no further chance to speak.
With a flash, Su Yu appeared before Gu Rui like a ghost.
He didn't even throw a punch; he simply raised his right hand, covered in black armor, and with his fingers like knives, gently swung it down at Gu Rui's pretty face, which was contorted with fear.
A black afterimage streaked past.
All of Gu Rui's voices came to an abrupt halt.
A thin line of blood appeared on her neck, and then her head drooped limply, her life completely extinguished.
[Slayed a Mystic Realm Third Level, gaining 12,000 Slaughter Points!]
[ Slaughter Points: 12000]
A cold, impersonal system notification sounded in my mind.
Su Yu withdrew his hand, tore off the storage ring from her finger, and casually put the corpse inside as well.
His divine sense spread out like a tide, enveloping every corner of the entire underground palace.
A moment later, Su Yu withdrew his divine sense.
This place is just ruins.
Apart from the dilapidated stone pillars and thick dust, there was nothing else.
That so-called "Millennial Blood-Coagulating Yao Lotus " was a lie from beginning to end.
The palace was empty, and his last hope for the elixir vanished.
However, the Slaughter Points jumping on the panel were the biggest gain from this trip.
This chase was worthwhile.
His thoughts were instantly pulled back to the battlefield outside.
Lin Quan, Li Tie... and that old fox demon at the Mystic Realm Fifth Level Peak.
We must go back immediately.
Having made up his mind, Su Yu didn't linger and turned to walk back towards the tunnel entrance he had come from.
The black combat boots rustled softly on the gravel, their sound particularly clear in the deathly silent palace.
Deep within the palace lay an endless darkness, like the open throat of a colossal beast.
Su Yu didn't glance at it again; his only goal was the exit.
One step, two steps...
Just as his foot was about to step into the tunnel exit.
The air in the entire underground palace seemed to freeze.
An indescribable, ancient pressure emanated from the depths of darkness, so heavy that the air itself seemed to stand still.
A dry, broken syllable resounded directly in the depths of Su Yu's soul.
"Humanity..."
Su Yu's right foot, which was suspended in mid-air, froze.
The sound was unlike any human voice; it had a scraping quality, echoing through the empty ruins.
Su Yu slowly withdrew his foot, slightly turned his body, and coldly swept his gaze into the deepest darkness of the hall.
Buzz--!
A ghostly green flame suddenly ignited in the darkness without warning.
Immediately afterwards, a phantom, distorted human figure slowly rose from the ground.
The shadow was translucent, its face aged and blurry, but its eyes revealed a chilling greed and fanaticism.
"I have been suppressed here by that fox demon clan for three hundred years... Young man, you have killed that beast, and you are my benefactor."
The remnant soul's voice gradually became more urgent, carrying a certain seductive quality.
"Do you see the array's core beneath that stone base? If you shatter it, I will bestow upon you my entire extraordinary inheritance!"
As he spoke, an invisible wave of divine thought quietly spread out, attempting to penetrate Su Yu's brow.
Su Yu lowered his eyelids slightly, concealing the coldness in his eyes.
"A Heavenly Inheritance?"
His tone was flat, revealing neither joy nor anger, but he seemed to hesitate as he took a step toward the stone seat.
"That's right! I am an elder of the ancient ' Azure Thunder Sect.' Once you break free, let alone the Mystic Realm, I can help you reach even higher realms in one fell swoop!"
Seeing that Su Yu was "moved", the remnant soul's tone became even more amiable, even carrying a hint of seduction.
"Okay, I'll help you."
Su Yu uttered four words, slowly raising his right hand, seemingly about to gather power to bombard the so-called array eye.
However, deep within the sea of consciousness unseen by the remnant soul, Su Yu's powerful divine sense had already transformed into a great bell, completely enveloping the entire sea of consciousness.
The wisp of emerald-green divine thought that had infiltrated struck the bell wall, but didn't even cause a ripple.
As Su Yu approached, the remnant soul's illusory face contorted with excitement, ready to seize control of this perfect body the instant the seal shattered.
Closer... even closer!
Just as Su Yu's palm was about to touch the stone seat, a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"Since you are an elder of the Azure Thunder Sect, then this junior will use this method to send you on your way. I believe you will be very pleased."
The remnant soul was stunned. "What?"
The next moment, demonic energy surged around Su Yu, but it was instantly transformed by a violent force of lightning!
He formed a mudra with his hands, pointing towards the dilapidated dome.
" Firmament Lightning Descent Art - Fall!"
Boom--!!!
The palace roof, which had already collapsed by more than half, was instantly torn apart by the raging purple lightning.
Several bolts of lightning, as thick as buckets, carrying the majestic might of heaven, struck the area where the remnant soul was located with pinpoint accuracy, like a divine judgment!
"No!! You actually--ah!!!"
A piercing scream echoed throughout the underground palace.
Thunder is the most powerful and yang force in the universe, and it is the nemesis of such evil and remnant souls.
In the blinding lightning, the remnant soul was blasted to pieces, and the originally solid phantom instantly became as thin as smoke, as if it would completely dissipate at any moment.
Su Yu didn't even bother to look at the final fate of the remnant soul.
He knew perfectly well that this ancient monster, who had lived for hundreds of years, would not die so easily, but he dared not chase after it again.
He swayed, unleashing the Thunder Shadow Wandering Dragon Steps once more, transforming into a bolt of lightning as he plunged into the tunnel without looking back.
"These ruins are better off without."
A chilling voice echoed through the ruins, while Su Yu's figure had long since vanished into the darkness, leaving behind his heavily wounded remnant soul howling desperately in the lingering power of the lightning.
At this moment, Su Yu's killing intent was once again focused on the outside world.
There, real prey awaited him.