Chapter 221 As expected of his personally taught disciple
Upon hearing this, Feng Jin didn't even glance at him, as if he were nothing more than an unpleasant wisp of foul air.
He turned his head and said simply to Shen Yuepo, "Go and save him. I'll take care of him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Jin gently clenched his long, slender hand towards the void.
"Buzz!"
An invisible force emanated from him.
The scene inside the ward seemed to be detached from the real world, forming an independent space.
Even the sounds of the torrential rain and thunder outside vanished instantly, and the air was completely shut out.
Feng Jin sealed Yun Jingyan and himself into the dueling arena, while protecting the outside world from the aftershocks of a battle at their level.
In the instant the space was isolated, Shen Yuepo swiftly drew an intricate rune around Lu Zheng's hospital bed with his fingertips.
A barrier instantly rose up, completely enveloping the hospital bed and isolating it from the outside world.
After doing all this, Shen Yuepo did not immediately begin to break Lu Zheng's soul imprisonment. Instead, he turned around and looked at the empty outer reception area.
Her voice rang out clearly in the hospital room, where only she and the sleeping Lu Zheng remained, "After watching the show for so long, it's time to come out, isn't it?"
The ward was deathly silent, save for the rhythmic ticking of the medical equipment.
A few seconds later, at the doorway leading from the outer room to the inner room, the air distorted like ripples on water.
A figure slowly emerged, as if he had always been standing there, but no one had been able to see him before.
The smile that usually graced his face had vanished, replaced by a cold expression.
He looked at Shen Yuepo with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to analyze her thoroughly from the inside out.
"When did you start to doubt me?" Lu Jin asked, her voice still the same, but her tone was completely different, carrying a condescending interrogation.
Shen Yuepo stepped out of the barrier and met his gaze. Her beautiful face showed no surprise. "From the moment you met me, I just felt that the coincidence was too much and I had doubts."
She spoke calmly and methodically, “Until I saw Lu Zheng with my own eyes and confirmed that her soul was imprisoned by Yun Jingyan’s unique method.”
"She has only recently returned to China, and I can't think of anyone other than her close friends and family who would be most likely to target her."
Shen Yuepo's gaze suddenly became incredibly sharp, as if it could pierce through Lu Jin's skin and see right through him:
"Lu Jin is a kind and gentle person. The light in his eyes when he looks at his mother and sister is genuine. But you..."
“You acted very well, conveying worry, anxiety, trust, gratitude… with distinct layers. But in your eyes when you look at Lu Zheng, there is no warmth of a loved one, only the coldness of scrutinizing objects.”
"When you look at Lu's mother, her filial piety is superficial, and there is even a hint of impatience that is not easily detected."
"You and Yun Jingyan had countless opportunities to take Lu Zheng away directly, but you chose to go to great lengths to leave her in the hospital, just to lure me out, didn't you?"
She remained calm to see what other tricks Yun Jingyan had up his sleeve.
Lu Jin, or rather the entity occupying Lu Jin's body, chuckled softly upon hearing this, a laugh that sounded particularly sinister in the silent ward.
"Intelligent, no wonder he personally taught his disciple, even in reincarnation, his sharpness remains."
He took two steps forward, his posture composed, as if victory was assured:
"Unfortunately, so what if you guessed it? Tonight, both you and this woman will be taken away."
Shen Yuepo looked at him, took a few steps back in disgust, and said coldly:
"Stay away from me, you stink. You reek of an old, rotten demon, and even the most expensive cologne can't mask it!"
The smile on Lu Jin's face finally froze completely and slowly peeled away.
The eyes that belonged to Lu Jin, which had been relatively gentle, suddenly flashed with resentment and venom.
The temperature inside the ward plummeted to freezing.
Shen Yuepo's eyes suddenly turned cold. It would be a waste of breath to waste even a single word on such an evil creature that had usurped the place.
She ran her fingertip across the Reincarnation Ring, and the short sword she had previously taken from Lu Jin landed steadily in her palm.
The sword felt slightly heavy and cool to the touch, but the moment she infused it with her spiritual power, the patterns on the spine lit up one by one, and a sword intent that specifically warded off evil spirits emanated from the sword.
Shen Yuepo raised her hand to isolate the entire ward from the outside world.
His movements appeared slow but were actually swift, instantly closing the distance between him and "Lu Jin".
With a flick of her wrist, the short sword traced an arc in the air, its tip swiftly striking three major acupoints on "Lu Jin's" forehead, chest, and dantian.
The incantation he uttered was clear, melodious, and chilling:
"The mysterious light dispels the darkness, and the righteous energy becomes clear."
"Where the sword points, evil will be vanquished!"
"cut!"
With a final shout, the tip of the sword shone brightly with golden light.
Three evil-dispelling sword energies shot out from the blade, forming a triangular shape, aiming directly at the opponent's vital soul.
Wherever the sword energy passed, the lingering filth in the air melted away like snow meeting boiling water.
Lu Jin let out a strange laugh. Facing the sharp sword energy, he neither dodged nor avoided it. Instead, he twisted his body strangely, and his joints made a teeth-grinding "crackling" sound.
He folded his entire body at an angle that defied human logic, narrowly avoiding the two sword energies.
At the same time, his right hand suddenly turned pitch black, his nails grew out of shape, and with a piercing ghostly howl, he grabbed at the three sword energies.
"Netherworld Claws, Devouring Spirit Corrosion Technique!"
The pitch-black ghost claws collided with the clear, cold sword energy. There was no loud noise, only a chilling sound of energy annihilation.
The sword energy was sharp, instantly piercing through the ghost claw's palm, leaving a charred hole from which black, blood-like yin energy gushed out.
However, the filthy power contained in the ghost claw also entangled itself, attempting to erode the sword energy and spiritual light.
Shen Yuepo frowned slightly, realizing that this evil spirit was quite powerful and possessed strange and unorthodox magic.
She stepped back and spun around, her short sword circling to protect her front, while she chanted a low, clear, and rapid speech:
"The colossal beast subdued the five weapons. The five heavenly demons perished and were annihilated."
"Wherever he goes, all the gods will welcome him."
"Golden Light Divine Spell, break!"
The short sword hummed and vibrated, its blade radiating light as it transformed into a light sword formed from demon-slaying golden light.
Shen Yuepo spun around and advanced again, his sword momentum like a reversed Milky Way, sweeping across with a majestic and righteous force.
Where the golden light passed, the protective black aura that automatically rose around Lu Jin was torn apart like paper.
His expression changed slightly.
Didn't Mingye say before that this woman was nothing to fear?! Didn't he say that taking her down would be enough to threaten Fengjin?!
The evil spirit dared not take the attack head-on, its form blurring as it swiftly dodged, spewing out a thick, foul-smelling miasma of blood and gore in an attempt to block the golden light.
When the golden light and the ghostly miasma met, they emitted a hissing sound and whittled each other down.
However, at that moment, Lu Jin's dodging figure suddenly stumbled.
He suddenly clutched his chest tightly, his calm and sinister expression shattering instantly, replaced by pain and confusion.
He let out a roar that seemed to be a mixture of two conflicting thoughts, "Ah!!!"
Then, a chilling scene unfolded.
Lu Jin's face, like a melting wax figure, began to twist and change violently.
The hideous bluish-black of the evil spirit and the gentle features of Lu Jin flashed wildly, as if two faces were violently tearing at his skin.
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