Chapter 154: Chapter 153: Four Experts_1
The Heavenly Shadow Poison entered Ling Chen’s body and immediately spread like countless black streams through his limbs and bones, as if he were being electrocuted.
Ling Chen felt his vitality rapidly draining away under the spread of this black flow.
A deathly aura began to pervade Ling Chen’s body.
At the same time, Ling Chen felt as if millions of ants were crawling on his body, tearing and biting; the itch was unbearable.
Ling Chen knelt on the ground, suffering immense pain. Even with his strong willpower, he was rolling on the ground, so agonized he wished for death.
"Is Ling Chen really the son of the Saintess?"
Behind the Demon Elder, a Blood-robed Man swallowed, an incredulous look in his eyes.
Who in the world would torment their own son like this? Even Demonic Path Followers like us have never heard of such a thing.
"A woman’s heart is the most venomous.’ What do you know? Since this kid refuses to join the Holy Church, keeping him alive is a future threat. If Liu Xiling could betray and kill Ling Tianyu, someone she spent fifteen years with, her son Ling Chen is surely no exception."
The speaker continued, "I’m no stranger to the infamous Heavenly Shadow Poison. Even I fear it greatly and dare not touch it. To be infected with this poison means almost certain death."
"Ling Chen!"
Xiao Muyu covered her mouth, her heart burning with anxiety. She wanted to go out but didn’t dare. All she could do was suppress her anxious feelings and hope that Liu Xiling and the others would leave soon.
Looking at the unbearably pained Ling Chen, Xia Ji felt a twinge of pity. Her gaze towards Liu Xiling was complex. If Liu Xiling really wanted to kill Ling Chen, why not do it quickly? Why inject the Heavenly Shadow Poison into his body to torture him like this?
"Hmph, as expected of the Demon Sect Enchantress. Utterly heartless, she doesn’t even spare her own son."
At this moment, a stern reprimand suddenly echoed from the forest outside the mountain gorge. Shortly after, a middle-aged man in a blue robe appeared, treading air as he arrived from the top of the forest. He hovered in mid-air, his gaze falling on Ling Chen with a hint of regret in his eyes.
This man was none other than Lu Youzhen, the Myriad Dao Sect Master, from one of the top factions in the Martial World.
He, like Heavenly Void Palace Master Xu Feihong, was once a competitor of Ling Tianyu. They all shared the same goal: the position of Martial Arts Supreme.
Unfortunately, there was only one Martial Arts Supreme, a title ultimately won by Ling Tianyu, earning him the name Supreme Sky Feather.
Lu Youzhen admired Ling Chen’s refusal to join the Demonic Path, even unto death. But alas, Ling Chen had been poisoned with the Heavenly Shadow Poison; it was incurable, and even Lu Youzhen could do nothing to help.
"Anyone who obstructs the Holy Church’s unification of the Martial World deserves to die," Liu Xiling stated calmly.
"As the saying goes, ’Even a tiger does not eat its cubs.’ I never expected Saintess Royal Highness to be so ruthless as to harm her own kin. I am truly impressed," the Demon Elder said sarcastically beside her, a smile not reaching his eyes.
"Enough nonsense. Demon Elder, since even the Myriad Dao Sect Master has come personally, perhaps we should give him a proper reception." Liu Xiling lifted her jade-white palm, and a vivid, blood-red talisman reappeared on it.
A thick, bloody odor spread, making one feel disoriented.
King-level Intermediate Martial Arts, the Great Witch Blood Seal.
"Indeed! If we can eliminate the Myriad Dao Sect Master, it would surely be a heavy blow to the so-called Righteous Martial World!"
The Demon Elder smirked. They had two Top Sky Apex Strong experts on their side. Although his strength wasn’t at its peak, if he joined forces with Liu Xiling, killing Lu Youzhen might not be impossible.
A vast black True Qi surged from him, coalescing into a pair of giant black light wings behind the Demon Elder. The wings spanned four to five meters, and with their flapping, the Demon Elder slowly ascended as if they were real.
His body soared directly to the peak of the mountain ravine, looking down from above.
This was the Demon Elder’s signature technique, the King-level Lower Martial Arts, Wings of the Demon.
In mid-air, dark clouds gathered, and Devil Qi spread, coalescing above them, drastically altering the sky.
Blood-red light and demonic shadows faintly appeared in the sky, emitting an aura that made people shudder.
Facing such overwhelming demonic might, Lu Youzhen appeared calm and composed. He stood motionless, yet it seemed as if myriad illusions manifested around him.
Within those illusions were bamboo forests and distant mountains, small bridges over flowing water, great rivers, and solitary, majestic peaks.
Myriad Images of the Forest, the signature martial art of the Myriad Dao Sect.
Xia Ji gazed at the fleeting illusions, a hint of gravity dawning in her beautiful eyes.
The Myriad Images of the Forest was a King-level Martial Art that only successive Sect Leaders of the Myriad Dao Sect could cultivate. Though a King-level Intermediate Martial Art, its unique nature made it no less inferior to King-level Upper-grade martial arts.
However, no matter how powerful Myriad Images of the Forest was, it was impossible for Lu Youzhen to simultaneously fight Liu Xiling and the Demon Elder alone.
Suddenly, a sharp phoenix cry echoed. A burst of fire erupted in the distant sky, and the next moment, a phoenix wreathed in flames emerged from above. It then disintegrated within the mountain ravine, transforming into waves of scorching heat.
The temperature in the mountain ravine seemed to rise considerably.
After the Fire Phoenix dissipated, an elderly man in red robes appeared, landing beside Lu Youzhen.
His entire being radiated an extremely hot and overbearing aura, like a god of fire; even the air he exhaled was scalding.
Another top figure from the Sky Apex Realm.
Xiao Muyu’s gaze fell upon the red-robed elder. She had seen his portrait; this was no ordinary man. He was Feng Chibai, the former Villa Owner of Chiyu Mountain Manor.
A majestic crimson True Qi above Feng Chibai’s head faintly formed a Fire Phoenix, echoing the Myriad Images of the Forest created by Lu Youzhen, and confronting the blood-red light and demonic shadows.
The aura of the heavens and earth swirled around these four supreme experts, who stood at the pinnacle of the Five Kingdoms’ Martial World, accelerating and stirring unending tempests. An earth-shattering battle was imminent.
"It seems we won’t gain any advantage today against these two pillars of the Righteous Path. Retreat!"
Liu Xiling’s eyes showed no emotion. She merely glanced at the half-dead Ling Chen from a distance, then summoned a Skywind Hawk, taking Xia Ji and the two Supreme Demonic Grandmasters with her as she withdrew.
"What a pity."
The Demon Elder’s gaze also fell on Ling Chen, his eyes flickering slightly. Back at Black Wind Ridge, he managed to block my attack and even counter-injure me. He must have some treasure on him, a treasure that would be of great use even to me.
But now, with Lu Youzhen and Feng Chibai, two Top Sky Apex Strong experts here, I have no chance to take Ling Chen away.
I’ll just take it next time I get the chance.
The Demon Elder dared not tarry. Liu Xiling had already departed. If he didn’t leave now and got entangled by Lu Youzhen and Feng Chibai, he might not be able to escape at all. He didn’t believe Liu Xiling would care whether he lived or died.
Flapping the Wings of the Demon behind him, the Demon Elder transformed into a black shadow and darted into the forest, quickly vanishing without a trace.