How powerful is he?
Ming Qi's mind was now brooding on this question. He had bought him five breaths of time, and he had become so powerful. This was completely unrealistic.
The man in black wore a sinister grin, walked up to Qing Yuan, and pulled her to her feet.
"Remnant of the Celestial Witch? How dare a slut like you slander me?"
"You!"
Qing Yuan seemed to have forgotten the humiliation. Although completely naked, her eyes blazed with anger.
"You shall die!"
"Hahahaha!"
"I shall die?"
The man in black's eyes were filled with disdainful amusement. Suddenly, he stopped talking, his hands slid down to Qing Yuan's slender waist, and he thrust his body forward.
Seeing this, Ming Qi felt a little embarrassed to look down.
Are there any cultivators from the Bai Mansion watching?
To possess the body of a powerful innate master from the Jinchuan Bai Mansion so completely right before their eyes—what a profound irony!
At this point, Ming Qi finally understood why righteous cultivators held such a profound hatred for demons.
The demon's existence was like an invisible knife, constantly slicing at the hearts of the people of the world.
Watching the black-clad man's rampage, Ming Qi pulled his cloak down slightly and emerged from his hiding place.
Bang!
Just a few steps from his hiding place, Ming Qi saw a cloud of blood erupt in front of the black-clad man. The woman named Qing Yuan instantly disintegrated into a mass of flesh and blood.
Self-destruction of the body, burial of the soul.
Qing Yuan had only one choice, only one path to take.
However, her death was even more humiliating than that of the three innate cultivators.
Qing Yuan's self-destruction of the body and burial of the soul meant her soul had been shattered, leaving her without even the chance of reincarnation.
"Where's the magic weapon I want?"
Ming Qi stopped about a dozen steps away from the man in black and asked.
The man in black didn't answer, but turned and walked towards the remaining White Mansion cultivators.
The White Mansion's acquired-stage cultivators were already pale with fear, standing there trembling.
They couldn't even believe what they had witnessed.
"Only one of you can survive."
Facing the remaining White Mansion cultivators, the man in black said with a hint of amusement.
"You devil!"
One of the cultivators shouted. As he moved, he saw the man in black gently raise his right hand, and a black beam of light pierced the cultivator's heart. The move was so fast that even Ming Qi was stunned.
"Kill the others, and you can survive."
After instantly killing one, the man in black looked at the five acquired-stage cultivators as if they were toys.
After dealing with all the innate cultivators, the remaining ones posed no threat to him.
Five people remained. It was impossible for these five post-natal cultivators to defeat the man in black, and even escaping his control would be incredibly difficult.
And now, the man in black offered one person a chance to survive.
This was purely a game, a game played with lives.
After the man in black finished speaking, he quietly gazed at the five before him, as if waiting for the show to begin.
After a brief silence, one of the five cultivators attacked.
As soon as one person attacked, all of them attacked almost simultaneously.
Bang, bang, bang!
The sound of fists hitting flesh filled his ears, and Ming Qi was moved again.
He wondered in his heart, how deep can a person's limits be? When faced with death, do they still have limits?
The faces of the five post-natal cultivators were expressionless. The only thing that revealed their current emotions was their bloodshot eyes.
The life-and-death struggle quickly ended, with one person standing at the end.
Seeing this, the man in black smiled with satisfaction and waved his hand, saying, "You may go."
The man gritted his teeth, his eyes reddened. After a moment's hesitation, he finally turned and bolted.
"Haha, don't you think this is quite amusing?"
The man in black ignored him and turned to Ming Qi, smiling.
"Why did you let him go?"
Ming Qi asked coldly. Letting someone go would mean that everything that happened here today would be heard without reservation by the Bai Mansion, which would bring him enormous trouble.
But Ming Qi knew immediately that the man in black had done this on purpose.
As expected, the man's answer infuriated him.
"Such a rare and wonderful show, how could we keep it hidden from the Bai Mansion?"
The man in black approached Ming Qi with a sinister smile on his face.
"Where are the magic weapons?"
Knowing there was no point in arguing further on this issue, the man in black, having already let him go, would not kill him again. Similarly, he would not allow Ming Qi to kill him. So, although Ming Qi was furious, he held his ground.
Hearing Ming Qi mention the magic weapons, the man in black chuckled twice. He swept his right hand through the air in front of him, and several flashes of light appeared, revealing several different magic weapons lined up before him.
"They're all here, but you have to answer a question before you can take them."
The man in black had indeed gone back on his word.
Ming Qi couldn't help but feel a surge of regret. He had always been a thorough thinker, but he hadn't expected such a setback this time. He could only blame himself for the fact that the magic weapons were what he needed most. Perhaps it was for the magic weapons that he took the risk, and ended up being caught.
However, Ming Qi still patiently asked, "What's the problem?"
"Where did you get this magical weapon?"
The man in black pointed directly, and it was clearly the Great Destruction Battle Suit Ming Qi was wearing.
Sure enough!
When Ming Qi heard the man in black ask this, he immediately understood.
At first, Ming Qi had wondered how the man in black could so easily determine Ming Qi's location, but now it seemed it must be related to the Great Destruction Battle Suit.
"It's just killing people to steal treasure," Ming Qi said.
"What a killing spree! There are only a few people in the world who can recognize this magical weapon, but I happen to be one of them. Since I've encountered it today, I might as well try my hand at killing people and stealing treasure too!"
The man in black transformed instantly. With a flicker of his body, a long sword flashing with lightning flew out from among the dozens of magical weapons floating before him.
Swish!
Ming Qi reacted incredibly quickly. Almost the instant the man in black directed his lightning blade to fly, he tapped his foot and launched himself into the air, simultaneously activating his Vermillion Bird Divine Feathers to soar into the sky with lightning speed.
"You've truly concealed your strength!"
The man in black's eyes flashed with cold light. Before he could retract his lightning blade, another long sword suddenly shot up, a pool of green light.
"I never imagined that collaborating with the devil would truly be courting disaster."
Ming Qi spoke coldly while soaring through the air, his hands forming hand seals.
When attracting the cultivator from the Bai Mansion, he had indeed retained some of his strength. This was a backup plan he had in case the man in black changed his mind and attacked. He hadn't expected it to be used.
The Vermillion Bird Burning Heaven Scripture was a supremely powerful and incomparable technique. Although Ming Qi wasn't familiar with the techniques of innate cultivators, he had already fully grasped its terrifying power from the previous battle with the Bai Mansion cultivator.
Seeing the long sword and magical weapon hurtling through the air, Ming Qi thrust his hands, sending a giant crimson fireball swiftly flying out.
The man in black had once again employed the same tactics he had used to slay the innate cultivator from the Bai Mansion. His speed had reached extreme limits, making his movements impossible to detect with the naked eye.
However, Ming Qi was not surprised at all. His aura, amplified by the mysterious energy of the Supreme Mountain and Sea Map, had become incredibly clear. Covering an area of one mile in radius, he could determine the man in black's trajectory and his position at any moment without even needing to see.
Ming Qi soared and circulated through the sky, constantly monitoring the man in black's position.
The man in black moved swiftly, but Ming Qi, now in the air, could not rely on a simple sneak attack as he had previously used to kill the cultivator from the Bai Mansion.
However, Ming Qi could not remain in the air forever. After all, the aura enhancements from the Vermillion Bird Divine Wings and the Mountain and Sea Map were extremely energy-consuming.
If his energy was depleted to a point where he was immediately vulnerable, he would be in a passive position.
So, while in mid-air, Ming Qi wasn't simply dodging. He was observing the black-clad man's movements, or rather, their patterns.
The black-clad man moved rapidly, but with the aid of his amplified aura, Ming Qi could still see him clearly.
In just a few breaths, Ming Qi had discerned the black-clad man's general trajectory and the position his body maintained during the movement.
Whoosh!
After confirming this, Ming Qi suddenly retracted his Suzaku Divine Wings and descended rapidly.
His target was the ground.
With his Suzaku Divine Wings retracted, Ming Qi pressed his hands lightly, not attacking, but secretly gathering his energy.
Swish!
As he descended, Ming Qi sensed the black-clad man's speed increasing again, moving towards the spot where Ming Qi would land.
Aiming for a perfectly timed sneak attack?
Ming Qi sneered inwardly. He could now clearly see the black-clad man's movements, something the black-clad man had never expected. Seeing Ming Qi suddenly descend and land, he would surely choose a surprise attack.
And Ming Qi had to seize this very opportunity; he couldn't miss it, couldn't make a mistake!
If the black-clad man realized that Ming Qi had complete control of his movements, he would likely choose to leave. In this case, Ming Qi would have acted completely valiantly.
The wind whistled in his ears, and Ming Qi didn't dare to neglect even a single ounce of energy. He focused all his energy on a single point.
He was less than ten feet from the ground!
Using the Great Destruction Suit as a shield, Ming Qi quietly ignited a ball of flame between his fingers.
He landed, tapped his toes.
At the same time, the black-clad man's shadow instantly pounced behind Ming Qi, his fingers hooked and radiating a sinister demonic aura.
Knowing the Great Destruction Suit's extreme defense, the black-clad man's attack was extremely cunning and unpredictable.
But Ming Qi was a master of close combat, a Grandmaster, so how could he not be on guard?
But facing the imminent attack from the man in black, Ming Qi's face remained remarkably calm.
Of course, he couldn't remain calm at this moment; he was nervous, because he, too, was waiting for an opportunity!
The opportunity he was waiting for was the split second between the man in black's attack and Ming Qi's strike!