Chapter 307 Chen Wanzhen's Reluctance
On the cliff, Gao Huohuo suddenly felt a palpitation.
The warning jade pendant on her waist exploded without any warning. This was the reaction that would only occur when faced with a life-or-death crisis.
The Seven-Step Lock on Zhong Hanshang's wrist suddenly tightened, and an astonishing heat came from it.
"Huohuo, hurry up!" Zhong Hanshang suddenly turned around and held her in his arms. "This aura... is the Soul Devouring Demon!"
Before Gao Huohuo could react, the entire cliff collapsed.
A huge black shadow rose into the sky, covering the sky and the moon.
The black shadow gradually solidified and turned into a man in a blood-red robe.
He had a handsome, almost weird face, with a blood-red vertical line between his eyebrows. Looking closely, he seemed somewhat similar to Zhong Hanshang.
Chen Wanzhen knelt on the ground, her voice trembling: "Welcome Your Majesty to come out of seclusion!"
The man didn't even look at her, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Gao Huohuo and the other two.
"It's you who repeatedly ruin my plans?"
He raised his hand lightly, and the spiritual energy within a hundred miles instantly solidified.
Gao Huohuo felt as if the spiritual power around him was stuck in a quagmire, and even his fingers could hardly move.
This is absolute power suppression—the domain power of a powerful being in the Tribulation Crossing Stage!
Zhong Hanshang suddenly groaned, and the mysterious power in his body surged again.
The golden lines between his eyebrows shone brightly, and he actually took a step forward under the pressure of the tribulation, protecting Gao Huohuo behind him.
"Huh?" The blood-robed man showed a playful expression, "Your bloodline? Interesting..."
At this critical moment, a clear sword sound suddenly came from the sky.
A ray of white light cut through the darkness like a meteor and headed straight for the man in the blood-stained robe!
"Xue Ming, stop being so arrogant!"
Li Qingde came riding on his sword, his clothes fluttering, and with one sword he forced back Xue Ming's pressure.
Gao Huohuo and Zhong Hanshang suddenly felt their bodies lighten and they could finally catch their breath for a moment.
However, when Li Qingde saw Xue Ming's face clearly, his pupils suddenly shrank——
"Xue Ming, why do you look like Jing Xuan?"
There was disbelief in his voice, and his eyes subconsciously swept towards Zhong Hanshang.
Gao Huohuo's heart tightened as he keenly caught this detail.
Could this guy named Jingxuan be related to Zhong Hanshang?
Xue Ming chuckled softly, his voice as hoarse as the friction of sand and gravel.
"What? You can't guess it's so obvious?"
He looked at Zhong Hanshang meaningfully, a hint of amusement flashing in his scarlet eyes.
Gao Huohuo understood instantly - Jingxuan was probably Zhong Hanshang's father!
Xue Ming suddenly turned to Gao Huohuo, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.
"Are you the Gao Huohuo who subdued the Ghost Blood Vine and brought together the demons and monsters to exterminate the Yin spirits?"
Before he finished speaking, a black shadow spurted out like a poisonous snake, instantly grabbed Gao Huohuo's neck and lifted her into the air!
"Fire!"
Zhong Hanshang's eyes were bloodshot, and the Seven-Step Lock broke with a sound.
Just as he was about to rush forward, he was stopped by Chen Wanzhen, who was possessed by evil spirit.
Chen Wanzhen's smile twisted, and demonic energy surged around her.
"Brother Han Shang, don't leave so quickly~ Let me play with you~"
Who would have thought that she, who usually has mediocre strength, could now briefly compete with Zhong Hanshang in the fusion stage!
"Sect Master, go put out the fire!"
Zhong Hanshang shouted urgently, and the Jinghong Sword slashed out several golden lights, but it was unable to break through Chen Wanzhen's entanglement for a while.
Chen Wanzhen felt very happy when she saw Gao Huohuo struggling in pain.
Witch! You deserve this day!
But the next moment, something unexpected happened, and Gao Huohuo took out the Evil-Breaking Sword from the storage ring.
This thing was obtained from the demon clan, and it must be able to restrain this monster.
A dazzling golden light burst out from Gao Huohuo's hand!
Xue Ming was struck by lightning, and suddenly let go of his hand and retreated several steps.
"Destroying evil?! How could you possibly have this thing?!"
Gao Huohuo stood in the air, with Poxie floating in her palm, emitting pure golden light.
He sneered, “Why can’t I have it?
I didn't expect that even a mighty soul-devouring demon wouldn't have any of his ghosts come to support you, and now you're the only one left without any support?"
Gao Huohuo deliberately poked him in the sore spot. Wouldn't that be able to control the evil spirits?
She killed all his evil spirits, let's see what else he can do?
Xue Ming's face was gloomy. "Even if you have the Evil Breaker, what does it matter? In your hands, it's just a decoration!"
"Decoration?" Gao Huohuo sneered, and the evil-breaking golden light became brighter.
"It's enough to make you dare not touch me!"
She flashed and instantly came to Zhong Hanshang's side, knocking Chen Wanzhen away with a palm!
"Chen Wanzhen, I didn't expect that instead of being a good human, you would choose to be a dog for the Soul Devourer."
Gao Huohuo looked coldly at the woman kneeling on the ground, and the golden light that could dispel evil reflected her miserable appearance.
"Puff——" Chen Wanzhen vomited blood and fell to the ground, glaring at Gao Huohuo with resentment.
Chen Wanzhen suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, staining her white clothes red.
She raised her head, the hatred in her eyes almost becoming tangible.
"How can someone like you who was born to be in the clouds understand my situation?"
Her fingers dug deep into the soil and her voice was hoarse.
"Fifty years ago, I was just a chores disciple in the Liuli Sect's dining hall.
I have to get up at yinshi every day to fetch water and chop firewood. Even the lowest-level Qi-inducing Pills have to be saved for three months before one can be purchased..."
In the cold winter, fourteen-year-old Chen Wanzhen was drawing water barefoot from the frozen well.
Her red, frozen fingers were rubbed by the well rope, leaving blood marks, but she didn't dare stop - if she failed to complete the task, she would be whipped again tonight.
"Look at that loser. He's been practicing for three years and is still stuck in the Qi Refining stage."
An outer disciple passing by deliberately poured dirty water into the bucket she had just filled.
In a dim corner of the dining hall, she curled up and ate a steamed bun as hard as a rock with cold water.
The stolen "Basic Mental Technique" in her arms is her only hope.
"I won't give up... I must stand out..."
"Later, I finally entered the outer sect, but found out that inner sect disciples can only receive ten spirit stones per month!"
Chen Wanzhen laughed hysterically, tears mixed with blood streaming down her face.
"And what about my direct disciples? The night-shining pearls they use are enough for me to practice for three years!"
In the crowd, a Liuli Sect disciple pointed at her tremblingly.
"So... So Senior Sister Lin went astray, and it was really you who replaced her elixir?"
"Hahaha..." Chen Wanzhen's laughter stopped abruptly, and her eyes suddenly became cold.
"That idiot, his talent is obviously mediocre, but he can be a direct disciple just because he is the daughter of an elder.
I just... put her back where she belongs."
Chen Wanzhen showed a ferocious smile, "And that deacon who always bullied me, I watched him burn to charcoal...
Thanks to Lord Xue Ming for giving me the Netherworld Fire..."
There were gasps all around.
Junior Sister Chen, who was once gentle and lovely, has now torn off her disguise, revealing her true face which has long been rotten inside.
Chen Wanzhen's nails dug deep into her palms, and blood dripped through her fingers.
She looked at the jade pendant passed down from generation to generation around Gao Huohuo's waist, and a twisted jealousy flashed in her eyes.
"You proud children...will never understand..."
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly jumped up and stabbed Gao Huohuo's heart with the poisoned dagger in her sleeve!
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