Chapter 53

"Who is this?" Li Hun's pupils suddenly shrank, and he subconsciously clenched the ink flute in his hand.

The Xuanshui Old Monster and Fu Haijun beside him also frowned the moment the young man appeared, obviously shocked by this sudden change.

This kid who suddenly appeared had actually reached the Heqi stage!

However, even though he was able to reach such a level at such a young age, which was truly shocking, in the eyes of the two of them, it was not enough to really shock them.

What really made the two of them wary and afraid to act rashly was the aura he exuded at the moment.

——Thick, gloomy, and with a violent desire to destroy the entire world.

Even though they had been immersed in the Tao for hundreds of years, they had never felt such pure destructive intent from any demon cultivator or even ancient demon!

Lin Wuya ignored their shock. The next moment, he put his five fingers together on the boy's shoulders and squeezed them down hard. Blood gushed out from the boy's shoulders like a spring!

However, there was no sign of pain on the young man's face. The moment Lin Wuya inserted his five fingers, several dark lines appeared on his face, twisting and intertwining, and finally formed a hideous insect mark!

Seeing this, Lin Wuya raised a strange smile at the corner of his mouth——

As a whistle sounded, the exact same lines appeared on his face!

Everyone present gasped at the same time when they saw this. However, before they could recover from this bizarre scene, the next moment, they saw the insect marks on the two men's faces suddenly began to surge, and then a dark tentacle "whoosh" emerged from Lin Wuya's face, and almost instantly, it fiercely pierced into the eyebrows of the young man next to him!

Then a dark force visible to the naked eye followed the tentacle and injected from Lin Wuya's body into Xiao Mi's body.

Xiao Mi's eyes were still empty, but his body began to tremble violently. The cold fire around him suddenly surged, and his cultivation level climbed at a speed visible to the naked eye - the peak of Qi Harmony, the early stage of Spirit Transformation, the peak of Spirit Transformation... and finally, until he returned to the void!

"Return to the Void Realm?!"

Li Hun and the two Jindan cultivators exclaimed almost at the same time, with disbelief in their eyes.

"We can't let him continue this evil magic!"

Fu Haijun was the first to react. Although he didn't know what tricks Lin Wuya was playing, seeing the young man's cultivation level skyrocketing, he roared and turned the compass in his palm. In an instant, a huge wave of water appeared and slammed towards Xiao Mi!

"Mysterious Dark Heavy Water—Break!"

When the wave approached the boy's side, it suddenly split into two, and then turned into two huge water dragons, biting down at the boy fiercely.

Yet, this blow, powerful enough to shatter mountains, melted silently upon contact with the pale flames surrounding Xiao Mi, like spring snow in the sun. Before the water dragon could even reach her, it was incinerated into wisps of green smoke and instantly annihilated.

Fu Haijun's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly changed his spells. Dense runes appeared on the compass, and he shouted, "Mysterious Heavy Water—Condition!"

As he finished speaking, thousands of pitch-black water droplets condensed in front of him, each drop was as heavy as a mountain, and then with a sound of breaking through the air, they pressed towards Xiao Mi!

However, the young man simply ignored the attack, raised his hand expressionlessly, and lightly tapped the air—

Then a gray line of fire suddenly appeared in the void, ignoring the heavy water curtains, and shot directly at Fu Haijun's eyebrows!

As strong as Fu Haijun was, who had practiced to the level of a spirit for two hundred years and traveled across three thousand continents, he could smell the strong breath of death from the line of fire in an instant!

He was shocked and subconsciously tried to dodge, but the speed of the fire was even faster than his intention to dodge.

Almost in the blink of an eye, it penetrated the space and shot into his head!

With a light "puff" sound, a blood hole as big as a bowl appeared between Fu Haijun's eyebrows.

"you......"

In disbelief, he reached out his hand to touch his brow, but before his palm reached it, he watched helplessly as his body, starting from his head, turned into ashes and dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye!

This scene fell into the eyes of the old monster Xuanshui standing nearby, which made him terrified. After letting out a strange cry, he turned around and ran away!

——He even burned his cultivation and used the great skill of moving, and in the blink of an eye he retreated dozens of feet away from the mountain gate!

He knew very well the strength of Fu Haijun. Even this old monster could be killed in an instant. If he faced him, he would surely have the same fate!

A hundred years of cultivation is not easy. A moving tree may bring death and a moving person may bring life. Wangjianglou has gotten into a big disaster this time, and he is not willing to lose his life for this!

After a few breaths, he felt that he had escaped a long distance. Looking back, he saw that Bo Deng Zong under his feet had become the size of a speck of dust. Only then did a trace of relief appear on his face.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, his expression suddenly froze—

A few miles away, the young man raised his hand and clenched it lightly, and the space around the old monster Xuanshui suddenly solidified. The next second, thick gray flames gushed out from his seven orifices, and this famous cultivator who had been in the state of incarnation for many years could not even let out a scream before he completely turned into ashes and scattered!

After a while, the scream in the sky passed through layers of clouds and finally reached the ground.

When this news reached Li Hun, who was still on top of the glazed tower, it immediately caused a huge wave of fear to surge in his heart.

What kind of monster is this boy?

The cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Stage were killed like chickens and dogs in front of him!

Boundless fear instantly gripped his heart, his face pale as paper, and he kept muttering, "Monster... Such power shouldn't even exist in this world."

Seeing the second strongest fighter of Wangjiang Tower being killed instantly by the "monster" summoned by Lin Wuya, he was on the verge of collapse. He subconsciously wanted to turn around and escape like the Xuanshui monster just now. However, he knew in his heart -

Today, he definitely won't be able to escape.

Even a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage could be dealt with in one move, so how could Li Hun be spared?

After a mournful laugh, he slowly turned his head and glanced at Lin Wuya's indifferent face. After seeing the enemy's appearance clearly, he slowly struggled out of his fear and regained some rationality.

It’s all that old man Lin Wuya’s fault!

When this young man first appeared, he was only at the He Qi level, and his aura was extremely weak, obviously having just broken through. However, after being touched by Lin Wuya's tentacles, his cultivation level soared all the way to the Return to Void realm!

I’m afraid there has never been such a strange thing in the history of the Three Thousand Continents!

——The problem is, Lin Wuya is just a useless Nascent Soul who can never break through to the out-of-body state in his lifetime. How can he perform such a heaven-defying magic?

At this moment, Li Hun couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

However, when he looked at the face of his enemy, the bloody fact of his only son's tragic death once again loomed over his mind, and the fear in his chest was finally replaced by overwhelming hatred.

Seeing his eyes were as red as blood, he roared at Lin Wuya: "Lin Wuya, no matter what, I will repay my son's life today!"

He roared and placed the ink flute across his lips. The sound of the flute was like the crying of thousands of ghosts. The bone-eating hatred turned into tangible black air along with the sound waves, and intertwined into dense underworld runes in the air.

Every sound of the flute distorted the surrounding space a little. The bricks and stones on the top of the glazed tower shattered into pieces at this moment, crushed into powder by the invisible sound waves.

"It turned out to be the forbidden music technique of Wangjiang Tower, 'Nine Netherworld Induction'."

In the distance, the pale-faced Lin Wuya saw this, a hint of interest in his eyes. "I can't believe that Sect Master Li would be willing to burn his entire life's cultivation and soul to push this forbidden technique to its peak just to deal with me. I... am deeply honored."

However, even though he knew the danger of this move, he did not intervene. Instead, he stood there quietly, waiting for the killer move to take shape.

As he finished speaking, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the black flute. Li Hun bled from all seven orifices, a horrific sight, yet he seemed oblivious. The next moment, the final note rang out like a death knell, and the entire black flute exploded. Instead of scattering, the fragments coalesced into a ferocious black dragon, its eyes ablaze with the fire of vengeance!

And at the moment when the dragon's body took shape, Li Hun's originally jet-black hair suddenly turned white, and his appearance suddenly became as haggard as a ghost.

"roar--!"

Amidst the earth-shaking dragon roar, the black dragon rushed towards Lin Wuya and the others with the momentum to destroy everything!

The black dragon wasn't a physical entity, but rather the purest form of the Law of Destruction. It carried the might of a peak-level Divine Transformation cultivator's attack! Wherever it passed, space collapsed like a mirror, revealing the pitch-black turbulence of the void behind it. Li Hun's attack, which had consumed his own life and cultivation, was so powerful that it almost touched the threshold of returning to the Void, powerful enough to shatter even space!

But facing this life-and-death attack that could burn everything, Xiao Mi, who was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, remained calm in her empty eyes. Seeing Lin Wuya's eyes move, he followed his instructions and slowly raised his hand. The pale cold flame swirled in his palm, and in an instant it turned into a slowly rotating double-petaled fire lotus.

Then, the pale lotus petals fluttered off, heading towards the roaring black dragon.

But after the two collided, no earth-shattering collision occurred.

As soon as the black dragon touched the seemingly fragile pale petals, its huge body suddenly froze, and then, starting from the dragon's head, it turned into a pale stone sculpture inch by inch at a speed visible to the naked eye. The soul fire burning in its eyes was also frozen in an instant, and it was fixed in a ferocious posture of killing. It stood stiffly in mid-air, and finally disintegrated into pale dust all over the sky under the breath of annihilation.

Lin Wuya brushed off the dust that had stuck to his body, looked up at Li Hun nonchalantly, and said indifferently, "Sect Master Li, you've already used this final killing move. Do you have any other unfulfilled wishes?"

Seeing this, Li Hun's eyes, already filled with madness, suddenly flashed with a strange light. He stared intently at Lin Wuya, who had been hiding behind the young man, and said softly, "I only hope... that you will die with me!"

——As he finished speaking, Lin Wuya was surprised to find that the ashes of the black dragon that had collapsed and scattered in mid-air were gathered together again by an inexplicable force. They then suddenly entangled and merged with each other, and the energy was compressed to the extreme, eventually turning into a dark thread that was so thin that it was almost imperceptible!

Afterwards, this silk thread bypassed the defense circle of the Silent Fire Lotus at a strange speed that exceeded the constraints of space, and pierced straight into Lin Wuya's sea of ​​consciousness between his eyebrows like a poisonous snake coming out of a cave!

——This is Li Hun’s real killer move!

He knew that the young man would stand in front of Lin Wuya and block the attack for him, so all the previous fanfare was just to cover up this fatal blow!

His target from the beginning to the end was Lin Wuya, who controlled everything!

Wherever the dark thread passed, time seemed to be swallowed up and frozen. The destructive power contained within it caused the insect mark on Lin Wuya's face to emit a sharp hissing sound even from a distance of several feet.

Lin Wuya seemed completely unprepared for Li Hun's ability to unleash such a vicious attack in such a desperate situation. He hurriedly made a hand gesture and retreated violently, attempting to pull Xiao Mi towards him.

However, the dark thread was too fast and too poisonous! In just a moment, it had already approached to within three inches of Lin Wuya's forehead!

At this critical moment, Lin Wuya slowly raised his head - to Li Hun's surprise, there was still no panic on his face at this time, but instead, a twisted arc quietly appeared on his lips at some point.

Then, his lips opened and closed as he silently chanted, "Move, Star, Change, Fight."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Mi, who was standing quietly in front, suddenly trembled like a puppet, and the laws of space around him were forcibly distorted - the next moment, his figure instantly switched places with the retreating Lin Wuya!

“Puff!”

There was a slight sound, like a sharp blade piercing through rotten leather.

The dark thread that condensed all of Li Hun's strength shot into Xiao Mi's eyebrows accurately and without any hindrance!

The pale flames around the young man swayed violently, his empty eyes still had no spirit, but his body shook slightly - the fatal blow that was enough to kill a peak-level spirit instantly, after entering his body, was like a drop in the ocean, and failed to destroy him immediately. Instead, the hideous insect mark on his forehead became even deeper and darker!

Lin Wuya, after stabilizing himself, watched the changes on the boy's face, and a chilling, cold smile of success slowly appeared on his face.

"Huh...huh..." Li Hun's desperate attack, all his might in the air, missed. His spirit and cultivation were completely consumed, leaving him with no strength left. He stared intently at the unharmed Lin Wuya, then at the young monster who had taken the fatal blow for him but remained standing. His eyes were filled with endless resentment, unwillingness, and disbelief.

He wanted to say something, but all that came out of his throat was a hoarse sound like a broken bellows.

"Good boy, you should thank Sect Master Li. He dedicated his entire life to cultivation and, before dying, gave you a great gift: allowing you to completely merge with the Myriad Insects Attractor. To repay this great favor... let's send him on his way."

As soon as Lin Wuya finished speaking, Xiao Mi raised her hand expressionlessly. A pale flame flashed at her fingertips, and Li Hun's body solidified along with the last curse he failed to utter. In the breeze, it turned into a pale stone statue, still maintaining its final posture of despair and resentment.

Then, a strong wind blew past, and the stone statue collapsed quietly, turning into pale dust all over the sky, fluttering and scattering between heaven and earth.

Xiao Mi stood still in the void, the hollow between his brows slowly closing, leaving only the faint glow of the insect mark. After taking Li Hun's desperate attack, the pale flames around him seemed to become more condensed than before, as if it had swallowed up and transformed his power...

And Lin Wuya's control over him has also reached a higher level.

Lin Wuya slowly flew to the side of the young man, looked at his empty eyes and the insect mark between his eyebrows, and a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He stretched out his hand and gently stroked the hideous insect mark, as if he were stroking a perfect work of art.

The top of the glazed tower fell into deathly silence for a moment, with only the howling of the wind.

At that moment, several stumbling figures finally struggled to reach the top of the tower. Led by Shen Qing, the elders of the Bodeng Sect were all wounded and weakened. They had just witnessed Li Hun's final transformation into ash in the flames of annihilation, and were all horrified by the sight before them.

——Could it be that the sect leader they are familiar with actually possesses such a terrifying trump card?

Lin Wuya paced slowly, his gaze sweeping over the stunned crowd who had just reached the summit. With undeniable intimidation, he spoke coldly, "Now that the external enemy has been eliminated, from today onwards, all forces within Kuizhou Wangjiang Tower will be taken over by our Bo Deng Sect! The Bo Deng Sect is no longer what it once was. Elders, please return to your respective territories and, after clearing out the remaining forces, we will convene in the main hall for further discussion."

"As for Elder Hong." After saying this, he slowly turned his head and his gaze fell on Su Hong, who was pale and seriously injured. His eyes instantly turned cold and he warned in a cold voice, "Considering your loyalty for decades, I will give you another chance today. Don't ask about Yi Bai's affairs anymore, otherwise... don't blame me for not remembering our friendship!"

Su Hong trembled all over, looking at the unfamiliar Lin Wuya in front of her, and then at the young man with a terrifying aura and empty eyes. She knew that she would never have any chance to negotiate with this familiar yet unfamiliar man in front of her, so the last glimmer of hope in her heart was finally completely shattered.

Her pale lips moved slightly, but she seemed to be about to speak but stopped herself.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the young man standing beside Lin Wuya suddenly trembled between his eyebrows. Then, a trace of clarity suddenly flashed in his empty eyes, and then an angry voice came out of his mouth, roaring at Lin Wuya -

"How could you know that I was inhabiting this child's body and had it implanted with this soul-controlling Gu?!...Who are you?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Wuya walked slowly up to him, expressionless. He then raised his hand to caress his cheek, his movements gentle yet eerily chilling. "You have me to thank for possessing him. If I hadn't secretly guided the egg possessed by your remnant soul out of the Forbidden Demon Sea and placed it within this profound Yin body... Your Highness the Demon Lord would probably still be hanging out with the rotten fish and shrimp underwater."

"Why are you so violent right now? You should be grateful."

"You!" Xiao Mi's whole body was shaking violently, and the flames of annihilation around her were surging crazily. She was about to kill him, but Lin Wuya saw this and just casually raised his hand and brushed it away in front of her -

The next second, the clarity in Xiao Mi's eyes quickly faded away, becoming empty and lifeless again.

Lin Wuya withdrew his hand, looked at the resistance that had completely disappeared from Xiao Mi's eyes, and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

After a light sigh, he slowly turned his head and looked in the direction of Yunshan behind him. After staring for a long time, he uttered an inexplicable, greedy and sticky murmur:

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is lacking."