Chapter 71: Phantom's Help
The Broken Soul Stream, brimming with the aura of death, roared dully before him. The water within was no ordinary river, but a deathly water as thick as ink, capable of swallowing all light and life. A biting cold wind howled up from the bottomless depths, carrying with it a sickening stench of decay. A dead end lay ahead, and death loomed behind him. Chu Yun, carrying his two now-fainted companions, slowly turned. He looked at the expressionless disciples of the Tianshi Mansion's Law Enforcement Hall emerging from the dense forest, and at Xuan Chenzi, who stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with a playful, cat-and-mouse expression. His face was devoid of fear and despair, only a calm, still water. He slowly and carefully placed Li Ge and Mo Li on his back, placing them on the edge of the cliff behind him. Then, using the long-lost Sword of Evil Suppression to support his nearly collapsed body, he slowly straightened his spine, which had never been bent before anyone. His body trembled violently, his bones groaning under the weight, but he stood erect. "Surrender," Xuan Chenzi said, his voice flat and emotionless, looking at the young man who still refused to give up his resistance. "Stop struggling in vain. It will only make your death more painful." Chu Yun didn't answer. Instead, he slowly channeled the last shred of his Taiyi Qi, the energy that sustained him, into the three fragments of the Evil-Suppressing Seal in his arms. He prepared to detonate them. Even if it meant death, he would never let the object of all hope fall into the hands of these sanctimonious hypocrites, nor would he and his companions become prisoners for them to seek credit and reward. He would use this final, heroic act to protect their last remaining dignity. "You're stubborn." Xuan Chenzi seemed to see through his intentions. A hint of genuine impatience finally flashed in his calm eyes. He slowly raised his hand again. This time, without reservation, the "Heavenly Dragnet" formation, covering an area of several miles, instantly erupted with a devastating pressure many times more terrifying than before! "Boom!" The entire cliff face of Broken Soul Gorge trembled violently under this terrifying pressure. Countless pieces of rubble and dust tumbled from the edge, plunging into the bottomless black water without even a splash. Chu Yun felt as if an invisible mountain had crushed him. His bones shattered, and his consciousness rapidly dissipated under the overwhelming force. He didn't even have a chance to detonate the fragments of the Evil-Suppressing Seal. It was over... this time, it was truly over... Just as Chu Yun was about to lose consciousness, crushed by the terrifying pressure...
Filled with the aura of death, the Broken Souls Gorge roared dully before my eyes. The water within was no ordinary river water, but a thick, inky water of death that swallowed up all light and life. A biting cold wind howled up from the bottomless depths of the gorge, carrying with it a sickening stench of decay.
There is a dead end in front of you and death behind you.
Chu Yun, carrying his two completely unconscious companions on his back, slowly turned around. He looked at the expressionless disciples of the Tianshi Mansion's Law Enforcement Hall emerging from the dense forest, and also at Xuan Chenzi, who stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with a playful, cat-and-mouse look. His face was free of fear and despair, only a still, calm expression.
He slowly and carefully placed Li Ge and Mo Li on the edge of the cliff behind him. He then used the long-lost Evil-Suppressing Sword to support his nearly collapsed body. Bit by bit, he straightened his spine, which had never bent before anyone. His body was shaking violently, his bones groaning under the weight, but he stood erect.
"Surrender." Xuan Chenzi looked at the young man who still refused to give up resistance, his voice flat and without a trace of emotion, "Don't struggle any more, it will only make your death more painful."
Chu Yun didn't answer. Instead, he slowly channeled the last shred of his Taiyi Qi, the very essence that sustained him, into the three fragments of the Evil-Suppressing Seal in his arms. He prepared to detonate them. Even if it meant death, he would never let the object carrying all his hopes fall into the hands of these sanctimonious hypocrites, nor would he and his companions become prisoners for them to seek credit and reward. He would use this final, heroic act to protect their last remaining dignity.
"Stubborn!" Xuan Chenzi seemed to see through his intentions. A hint of genuine impatience finally flashed in his calm eyes, and he slowly raised his hand again. This time, without reservation, the "Heavenly Dragnet" formation, covering an area of several miles, instantly erupted with a devastating pressure several times more terrifying than before!
"Boom!" The entire cliff of Broken Soul Gorge trembled violently under this terrifying pressure. Countless pieces of gravel and dust fell from the edge of the cliff and fell into the bottomless black water without even a splash.
Chu Yun felt as if an invisible mountain was bearing down on him, his bones shattering inch by inch, his consciousness rapidly dissipating under the overwhelming force. He didn't even have the chance to detonate the fragments of the Evil Suppression Seal.
It's over... This time it's really over...
Just when Chu Yun was about to completely lose consciousness and be crushed into a pulp by the terrifying pressure, a female voice full of laziness, charm, but with a hint of sarcasm, sounded without any warning on this cliff shrouded in death:
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... The dignified elder of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Tianshi Mansion actually brought so many of his disciples to bully a dying kid. If this gets out, will the Tianshi Mansion's 'reputation' that it has maintained for thousands of years be lost?"
The sound appeared so suddenly and so clearly that everyone present could hear it clearly.
"Who?!" Xuan Chenzi's face suddenly changed. His spiritual sense was like an invisible giant net, instantly covering an area of dozens of miles. However, he was horrified to find that he could not find the source of the sound at all, as if that person did not exist in this space at all!
And the moment Chu Yun heard this familiar voice, the spark of consciousness that was about to go out suddenly rekindled! It was her! The mysterious and powerful demon woman of unknown ally and foe whom he had met once in the Jichuan City Inn - Leng Mei!
Just as everyone was searching for the source of the sound in awe, space suddenly began to twist violently in an unremarkable corner in the southeast corner of Xuan Chenzi's massive "Heavenly Dragnet" formation, as if being violently kneaded, folded, and stretched by an invisible giant hand. Then, with a "swish" sound,
This indestructible magic circle, built by the might of heaven, was like a fragile piece of paper, forcibly cut open by a pair of invisible scissors. Although the opening was small, it was enough for a person to pass through.
The next second, a figure clad in a tight black leather jacket, with an incredibly fiery figure and a savage, deadly allure, slowly emerged from the ripped hole. She hovered in mid-air, oblivious to the surroundings. The all-suppressing "Heavenly Dragnet" formation beneath her feet seemed like a useless decoration to her.
Her narrow, fox-like, charming phoenix eyes, with a playful smile, looked at Xuan Chenzi, whose face was so gloomy that it seemed to be dripping with water, and also at Chu Yun, who was shocked.
"You... are a demon?!" Xuan Chenzi stared at this woman, radiating a primal, wild aura unlike any human, his eyes filled with disbelief. He couldn't understand why a demon would appear here, and even more so, how they could so easily tear through his proud "Heavenly Dragnet" formation—a formation specifically designed to suppress evil spirits and demons!
"Monster?" Leng Mei heard the word, and the corners of her lips, painted with bright red lipstick like blood, curled up slightly, forming an arc full of charm and danger. "Yes, I am the 'monster' that you humans call a killer. What's the matter? Elder Xuanchen, do you want to 'enforce the law' with me as well?"
As she spoke, she extended her long, slender fingers, as white as jade, and gently brushed them across her plump, sensual lips. This action was filled with the ultimate temptation that would make any man's blood boil.
But Xuan Chenzi felt a chill rising from the depths of his heart as he looked into her playful eyes. He sensed an unprecedented and deadly danger from this woman! This woman was ridiculously strong, perhaps even stronger than he was! How could this be possible? When did such a terrifying demon appear in the human world?
"What is your relationship with these three traitors from the Tianshi Mansion?" Xuan Chenzi suppressed the shock and murderous intent in his heart and asked in a calm tone, "If you leave now, I can pretend that nothing happened. The Tianshi Mansion will never pursue your offense today."
He chose to compromise. He knew that if a fight really came to a head, he wouldn't be sure of victory, and might even lose all the disciples he brought with him. It wasn't worth it to provoke such a terrifying enemy just for three doomed "traitors."
"Hehe..." Leng Mei's laughter, like a silver bell, echoed over the Broken Soul Gorge. "Elder Xuan Chen, it seems you've made a mistake."
She slowly turned her head and looked at Chu Yun, who was alert. "I didn't come here to save him. I just simply don't like you hypocritical 'righteous people'..."
After she finished speaking, her charming phoenix eyes narrowed slightly. The next second, the spatial crack in the southeast corner of the "Heavenly Dragnet" formation that she had torn apart suddenly twisted violently again, and in a strange way that completely violated the laws of space, it instantly appeared at the feet of Chu Yun and the other two!
Chu Yun only felt that his feet suddenly became empty, and an irresistible suction force came from the dark and deep space crack that was like a monster's mouth, sucking him and his two companions who had already fainted in mercilessly!
"How dare you!" Xuan Chenzi roared furiously. He had never imagined that this woman would dare to use such a strange method to rescue his "prey" right in front of him!
Without thinking, he pushed the power of the "Heavenly Net" formation to the extreme, and thick golden lightning bolts madly bombarded the space crack that was about to close!
But it was too late. The spatial rift closed instantly after swallowing Chu Yun and the other two. Xuan Chenzi's devastating lightning struck nothing but empty space, completely razing the already dilapidated cliff to the ground.
"Asshole!" Xuan Chenzi stared at the empty cliff, and for the first time, genuine anger flashed across his thin face. He had actually been cruelly toyed with by a "monster" he had never taken seriously!
He was about to order the pursuit of the spatial rift at all costs when the Leng Mei, suspended in mid-air, slowly spoke. Her voice was still lazy and charming, but with a hint of cold, unquestionable warning:
"Elder Xuanchen, I advise you not to act rashly. My 'little toy' has a bad temper. While it can't kill you, it can easily exile you and these lovely disciples to some godforsaken place filled with spatial turbulence for a thousand or eight hundred years."
After saying this, she no longer paid attention to Xuan Chenzi, whose expression looked extremely ugly, and her figure slowly merged into the shadows behind her, as if she had never appeared.
Elsewhere, Chu Yun felt himself trapped in a bizarre, dangerous spatial turbulence. Weightlessness, tearing, squeezing... countless nauseating sensations simultaneously assaulted him. His consciousness drifted off several times amidst the violent jolts and rips, only to be forcibly reawakened by the piercing pain.
After an unknown amount of time, the damned, sickening spin finally stopped. He and his companions were violently thrown out of the spatial rift and fell heavily onto the cold, hard ground.
“Cough… cough cough…” Chu Yun struggled to get up. Before he could see his surroundings clearly, that enchanting voice that made him hate and fear him sounded from behind him: “Awake?”
Chu Yun suddenly turned around and saw the mysterious demon woman Leng Mei, leaning against a huge stone pillar carved with strange runes that he could not understand at all. She had her usual playful smile on her face as she looked at his miserable appearance.
"What...exactly do you want to do?" Chu Yun tightly protected his still unconscious companion behind him, his voice filled with vigilance and alertness. "What good will it do you to save us?"
He didn't believe that there was any kindness in the world without reason, especially from such a powerful and mysterious demon.
"Benefits?" Leng Mei smiled. "Little guy, do you think there's something on you that's worth my coveting?"
She slowly stood up and walked towards Chu Yun step by step. Every step she took seemed to step on Chu Yun's heartbeat, bringing an unprecedented sense of oppression.
Finally, she stopped less than three steps away from Chu Yun, leaned down slightly, and put her breathtakingly beautiful face in front of him. Her phoenix eyes stared into his eyes, and she whispered word by word:
"I just want to see a more exciting 'show'. A 'good show' where you, a funny little fellow, completely tears off the hypocritical mask of the Tianshi Mansion and exposes their ugly faces to the entire human world..."
"The dogs at the Tianshi Mansion bite really hard. If you want to survive, go where they least expect you to."
After she finished speaking, her figure gradually merged into the endless darkness around her again, leaving only her last words echoing in Chu Yun's ears.
After enduring the double blow of physical and mental stress, Chu Yun's eyes went dark and he finally couldn't hold on any longer and passed out completely.
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