Translator: CinderTL
Song Wen watched as a strand of Spiritual Power shot toward him. Several blood-colored tentacles extended from his back.
One of the tentacles shattered the strand of Spiritual Power, then joined the others as they surged toward Xue Cangqiong.
Xue Cangqiong narrowed his eyes slightly.
"This blood mist isn't an illusion—it's the result of Yin Shuo using the Blood Escape Technique. Yin Shuo actually knows the Blood Escape Technique!"
Xue Cangqiong was inwardly shocked, but his movements were swift.
He redirected the blood-colored evil spirit surrounding him, transforming it into a massive blood tiger, ten zhang tall, which pounced toward the incoming tentacles.
The blood tiger's attack was ferocious. The blood-colored tentacles were no match for its sharpness—some were bitten off by the tiger's fangs, while others were swatted away by its massive claws.
The tentacles had no chance of getting close to Xue Cangqiong.
Unable to break through the blood tiger's blockade, Song Wen's expression darkened.
Xue Cangqiong's expression was similarly grim.
Though he was injured and his Spiritual Power was nearly depleted, the blood-colored evil spirit he wielded was more than enough to deal with a Nascent Soul-stage cultivator. Yet, he was still struggling to subdue "Yin Shuo."
Meanwhile, Xue Cangqiong noticed that his control over the Scarlet Flying Sword was gradually slipping.
The connection between him and the sword was weakening.
Realizing this, Xue Cangqiong, fearing damage to the sword, no longer dared to continue pursuing Xue Mei. Instead, he channeled his Spiritual Power, causing the flying sword to unleash countless Sword Qi in an attempt to shred the black liquid clinging to it.
However, the black liquid was like a stubborn parasite, tightly adhering to the sword's surface, making it difficult to remove.
Xue Cangqiong had no choice but to recall the sword.
The sword hovered a zhang in front of him.
Xue Cangqiong formed several Sword Incantations, and the sword's red light intensified. The black liquid on the blade was gradually driven away by the red light, converging toward the hilt.
Just as Xue Cangqiong was about to gather his strength and completely expel the black liquid, it suddenly detached on its own and shot straight toward his face.
Seeing this, Xue Cangqiong was not alarmed but rather pleased—this was exactly what he had hoped for.
He swiftly retreated, simultaneously activating the shield in front of him, which materialized into a zhang-tall shield illusion to block the black liquid.
However, in the next moment, the joy on Xue Cangqiong's face froze.
The black liquid suddenly dispersed into hundreds of tiny black needles, densely shooting toward him.
The shield illusion only blocked a small portion of the black needles, while the majority bypassed it.
Xue Cangqiong hurriedly activated the shield again. It stood in front of him, materializing into a towering illusion dozens of zhang tall, forming a shield wall in front of him.
The black liquid was too bizarre, and Xue Cangqiong dared not let it touch him.
Suddenly, Xue Cangqiong sensed a flash of blood light behind him, followed by a rising cloud of blood mist.
"Could this be another illusion?" Xue Cangqiong wondered in alarm.
He glanced in Xue Mei's direction and saw that Xue Mei was still in place.
He then turned to look at Song Wen's location, only to find that Song Wen had disappeared, leaving behind a few blood-colored tentacles still entangled with the blood tiger.
"It's Yin Shuo! He can actually use the Blood Escape Technique twice in a row!"
This thought had just crossed Xue Cangqiong's mind when a three-zhang-tall Giant Corpse burst out of the blood mist behind him.
The Giant Corpse's hands—no, they were more like two twisted steel hooks—gleamed with an ominous cold light. With a sound that tore through the air, they lunged toward Xue Cangqiong's back.
At that moment, a thunderclap suddenly resounded from high above.
"Crack!"
A purple lightning bolt descended from the sky.
"The fourth of the Lei Family's Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secret Techniques—Purple Mansion Divine Thunder!"
Xue Cangqiong was utterly shocked. Xue Mei actually knew the Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secret Techniques!
With the bizarre black needles in front, the ferocious Giant Corpse behind, and the heavenly thunder above that countered him, Xue Cangqiong was truly surrounded on all sides.
Xue Cangqiong hastily activated his Scarlet Flying Sword, soaring into the sky to slash at the descending thunder.
At the same time, he channeled all his Spiritual Power into his palm and struck at the Giant Corpse behind him.
The shield wall blocked the black needles.
The flying sword extinguished the heavenly thunder.
He exchanged a close-range blow with the Giant Corpse but failed to gain the upper hand.
The Giant Corpse possessed immense strength, and its claws were as hard as Mystic Treasures.
When Xue Cangqiong's palm clashed with the Giant Corpse's claws, it felt as if he had collided with the blade of a high-grade Mystic Treasure.
The Spiritual Power he had gathered in his hand instantly dissipated, and a sharp claw energy pierced into his palm.
Half of his hand was severed, then ground into bloody pulp by the force carried by the claws.
Xue Cangqiong's expression changed drastically, and he quickly activated his movement technique, retreating rapidly.
At the same time, a large amount of Blood Qi surged from his body.
Song Wen, who had transformed into the Giant Corpse, saw this and his eyes slightly narrowed.
Blood Escape Technique!
Xue Cangqiong had also cultivated the Blood Escape Technique.
Song Wen immediately closed the distance.
However, as his claws slashed through the blood mist, they only stirred up waves of Blood Qi.
Tens of miles away, the blood mist suddenly appeared, and Xue Cangqiong's figure abruptly materialized.
At this moment, his face was unusually pale.
He was already injured, had half his hand severed by Song Wen, and had used the Blood Escape Technique, which severely depleted his vital essence.
He had no choice but to travel tens of miles before deactivating the Blood Escape Technique.
Xue Cangqiong shot a dark glance at Song Wen, then turned and flew into the distance.
"Where do you think you're escaping to?" Xue Mei shouted sharply.
With a gentle wave of her hand, the black needles suddenly changed direction, streaking like meteors toward Xue Cangqiong.
Facing the black needles roaring toward him from behind, Xue Cangqiong didn't even turn his head. He pointed toward the blood-colored evil spirit tiger in the distance, which transformed into a surging wave of blood-colored evil spirit, rushing toward the black needles.
The black needles were formed from black liquid, which could corrode Mystic Treasures, so the needles naturally could penetrate the blood-colored evil spirit.
However, the speed of the black needles was greatly affected, and they could no longer pose a threat to Xue Cangqiong.
Just as Xue Cangqiong thought he could escape smoothly, a blood mist suddenly appeared a hundred zhang ahead of him.
Xue Cangqiong's expression tightened.
"Another Blood Escape Technique? Who is using it? Xue Mei or Yin Shuo?"
Xue Cangqiong was utterly astonished.
Then, a three-zhang-tall Giant Corpse burst through the blood mist, lunging toward him.
"Yin Shuo again! How can he use the Blood Escape Technique three times in a row? How much vital essence does he have in his body?" Xue Cangqiong thought in shock.
Not only was Xue Cangqiong surprised, but even Gui Ni, who had been watching from afar, was equally astonished.
Song Wen had used the Blood Escape Technique three times in a row. Although he hadn't burned all his vital essence for each escape, being able to activate the Blood Escape Technique three times consecutively was something beyond the reach of ordinary people. This showed that his vital essence was far more abundant than that of an average person.
"His physical body must be incredibly strong."
Gui Ni stared at Song Wen's massive and terrifying figure, silently noting this in his mind.
(End of the Chapter)
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