Qin Hao's pupils contracted sharply.
He tried to back away, but his legs felt incredibly heavy, and he nearly fell after taking only half a step.
Chu Yunfei!
"If you kill me, the sect 'Dao Mysterious Realm patriarch will never let you get away with it!"
The sound echoed through the underground palace, but no one responded.
Xiao Yihan looked at him in silence.
He and Qin Hao were both among the Seven Holy Sons, and they even competed side-by-side for rankings in the previous competition.
But now, Qin Hao has completely lost the demeanor of a holy son.
Driven to the brink of despair, he repeatedly invoked his sect, his teachers, and his identity, attempting to salvage a chance at survival in the face of death.
However, Chu Yunfei clearly wouldn't give him that chance.
Wu Changge crossed his arms, his brows furrowed.
He felt no sympathy for Qin Hao.
When the ancient ape went berserk, in order to protect the Heavenly Rank spear, Qin Hao did not hesitate to lure the demonic beast towards everyone.
If it weren't for Situ Shuang'er's intervention, Qin Hao would have already died under the ancient ape's palm.
Now he still wants to rely on the power of the Cangyun Sect to survive? Isn't that ridiculous?
Situ Shuang'er stood not far away, looking at Chu Yunfei with a pale face.
She lost.
Qin Hao is also about to die at Chu Yunfei's hands.
The situation is beyond repair.
She originally thought that by standing in front of Qin Hao, she could at least leave Chu Yunfei some room for maneuver.
But after they actually fought, she realized that Chu Yunfei didn't need anyone to plan his escape route.
He himself is the strongest escape route.
" Chu Yunfei, are you sure you've thought this through?"
Situ Shuang'er finally spoke.
Chu Yunfei didn't stop walking, but simply replied, "I have no interest in answering the same question repeatedly."
Situ Shuang'er clenched her hands tightly and ultimately remained silent.
She has already drawn her sword, and she has already been defeated.
Chu Yunfei owes her nothing.
If it weren't for Lin Wanyin's kindness, she might not even be standing here.
Thinking of this, Situ Shuang'er felt a tightness in her chest, but could only silently look away.
When Qin Hao saw that she was no longer stopping him, all the color drained from his face.
"You won't save me..."
"Great, very good!"
He turned abruptly and staggered toward the exit of the underground palace.
Azure spiritual energy exploded beneath his feet. Qin Hao had only run a few feet when a low rumble of thunder echoed from the corridor ahead.
Dark golden lightning streaked across the void.
Chu Yunfei landed in the middle of the corridor, blocking their path.
The Abyss-Devouring Sword slowly rose, its pitch-black blade pointing directly at Qin Hao's brow.
Where else do you want to go?
Qin Hao suddenly stopped.
The tip of the sword was only a few feet from his brow.
The sharp Sword Qi energy stung his skin, completely extinguishing his last bit of courage to resist.
He forced a smile.
" Chu Yunfei, let me explain."
"Today's ambush was all Nangong Wuhen and Yue Chenzhou's idea."
"I was just confused for a moment, I never thought I would really fight you to the death."
Chu Yunfei remained silent.
Qin Hao felt a chill run down his spine under his gaze, and his speech quickened.
"What happened at the Jingyuan Hall was my impulsive act."
" The Cangyun Sect elders' pursuit of you was not at my behest."
"If you let me leave, I can swear an oath to the heavens that I will never be your enemy again!"
At this point, Qin Hao suddenly remembered something and hurriedly took off his storage ring.
A flash of crimson light.
That top-grade Heavenly Rank ancient spear reappeared in his hand.
Qin Hao carefully placed the ancient spear and storage ring in his hands and presented them to Chu Yunfei.
These are all for you.
"The ring contains spirit stones, pills, cultivation techniques, and this ancient spear of superior Heaven-rank."
"They're all yours if you let me go."
The ancient spear was stained with blood that had not yet dried, and although the spirit patterns on the spear shaft were dim, it still exuded a sharp and fierce aura.
Not long ago, Qin Hao valued it more than his own life.
For this, he caused the deaths of his fellow disciples and implicated Rogue Cultivator. He even went so far as to lure the berserk ancient ape into the battlefield where the Blood-Scaled Crocodile was located.
Now facing death, he offered up the ancient spear without hesitation.
Chu Yunfei glanced at it, his expression unchanged.
"Kill you, and they'll all be mine."
Qin Hao's hands trembled.
"Take my spoils and buy your own life."
Chu Yunfei looked at him.
Don't you find it ridiculous?
Qin Hao's smile froze.
The crimson ancient spear trembled incessantly in his hand, its butt striking the ground with a series of chaotic thuds.
"That's not all!"
" The Cangyun Sect also possesses Heaven-Rank martial arts techniques and Grade Seven pills!"
"Whatever you want, I can get it for you!"
Chu Yunfei took a step forward.
Qin Hao instinctively stepped back, his back slamming heavily against the stone wall of the corridor.
There was no way to retreat.
"No need."
Qin Hao's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice had changed tone.
"So what do you want?"
Chu Yunfei raised the Abyss-Devouring Sword.
I'll take your life.
The sword slashed horizontally.
Qin Hao couldn't even see the sword light clearly; he only felt a chill on his neck.
His expression froze on his face.
Immediately afterwards, a head flew into the air.
Blood splattered on the stone walls of the corridor, leaving large patches of scarlet stains.
The headless body swayed twice and then fell forward.
The crimson ancient spear that Qin Hao had been desperately protecting all the way slipped from his grasp and crashed into the thin layer of blood on the ground with a muffled thud.
The Holy Son of the Cangyun Sect is dead!
The underground palace was quiet except for the faint sound of blood seeping into the cracks in the stone.
The surviving cultivators stared at Qin Hao's corpse, and for a long time no one dared to speak.
Nangong Wuhen, Yue Chenzhou, Yin Hanmei, Qin Hao.
These once high-ranking successors of the seven sects have now died one after another by the same sword.
If Zhou Heng of the Jade Firmament Sect is also included, Chu Yunfei has personally killed five top sect prodigies.
He simply flicked the blood off the Abyss-Devouring Sword and calmly sheathed it.
Situ Shuang'er looked at Qin Hao lying on the ground and loosened her clenched fingers.
From this moment on, there was no room for reconciliation between Chu Yunfei and the three major sects.
Cangyun Sect, Puppet Sect, Heavenly Sword Sect.
On the day the secret realm reopens, the wrath of the three sects will surely descend upon it simultaneously.
But she could no longer say that Chu Yunfei had done anything wrong.
Qin Hao used his fellow disciples as a shield for the ancient spear, and also joined forces with two other sects to besiege and kill Chu Yunfei.
His death is merely paying the price for the evil he sowed.
Situ Shuang'er truly couldn't understand was why Chu Yunfei dared to shoulder all the consequences.
Is it reckless behavior, or is there something else they're relying on?
Xiao Yihan remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking:
"Brother Chu, with the successive falls of the three sects' holy sons and daughters, the area outside the secret realm is likely in complete chaos."
Chu Yunfei raised his hand and pressed it against his chest.
The shockwave left by Dao Profound's palm print had not completely dissipated, and a sharp pain still lingered deep within his meridians.
Suppressing his surging emotions, he spoke calmly.
Let them do whatever they want.
"If anyone wants to avenge these people, I'll be waiting."
Xiao Yihan looked at him for a moment, then did not continue to persuade him.
He suddenly realized that he had never truly seen through Chu Yunfei.
From the moment he entered the Heavenly Mystic Secret Realm, this person seemed prepared to turn against all his enemies.
Wu Changge grinned.
"Brother Chu, that was a truly exhilarating battle!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly frowned.
Wu Changge twitched his nostrils slightly and looked down at his feet.
Hundreds of people died in the underground palace. Although the stone slabs were covered with bloodstains and a lot of thin blood, the amount was far from right.
Even more strangely, the blood was decreasing.
Drawn by some force, streaks of blood slowly seeped down the cracks in the stone.
There's something wrong with the blood here.
Wu Changge squatted down and dabbed a streak of blood with his finger.
"So many people have died, yet there's abnormally little blood on the ground."
"They're still flowing underground."
Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads.
Between the broken stone slabs, dark red lines of blood were slowly moving.
That wasn't ordinary seepage.
All the blood vessels were flowing in the same direction, as if something deep within the underground palace was devouring the blood.
Chu Yunfei's gaze darkened.
He had already noticed this anomaly.
After Qin Hao fell, several previously dim blood-red array patterns nearby lit up again.
Interspersed within it was a familiar, eerie fluctuation.
It was exactly the same as when Li Tianxing used the Devil-Suppressing Hand.
Heavenly Evil Devil Sect.
Whether the remnant soul of the Good Fortune Realm within the core of the secret realm was involved is still uncertain.
Chu Yunfei raised his hand and took the picture.
Qin Hao's storage ring and the crimson ancient spear fell into his palm and were casually put away.
As for Qin Hao's still-warm body, it was swept into the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate.
After doing all this, he endured the stinging pain in his meridians and spread his divine sense throughout the entire underground palace.
Broken stone pillars, collapsed stone platforms, and scattered corpses appeared one after another in his mind.
As Chu Yunfei's divine sense swept across the west side of the underground palace, his movements suddenly stopped.
That was the very spot where Yin Hanmei had just died.
The huge cracks left by the Sword Qi still remain on the stone wall, and tattered clothes are scattered on the ground.
But...
The body has disappeared!
The mangled body that should have been lying at the foot of the stone wall had vanished, leaving only a trail of blood.
Chu Yunfei turned around abruptly, his face extremely grim.
Where is Yin Hanmei's body?