Chapter 81 - Instant Kill (1/2)

You Guiqi jumped in the air and performed a double hand sign.

A demonic face appeared, twisted in malice and pain.

“Hell Valley’s profound ranked martial art, Demonic Face Seal!” Jian Suifeng shouted, “This martial art is focused on striking at one’s soul, it is undefendable. Even Radiant Stage cultivators will find it hard to cope with such an attack. The lightest injury is dizziness, while the worse would be death.”

His words traveled to Zhuo Fan’s ears as a clear warning.

You Guiqi noticed this but laughed instead, “Damn runt, if you dodge, the Demonic Face Seal will kill the girl. If you try to take her, you won’t make it!”

“Big brother Zhuo, forget about me and leave. I can die in peace knowing you will save my family.” Xue Ningxiang urged.

Zhuo Fan looked back with a smile, then spoke coldly at You Guiqi, “She is mine. As long as I’m here, you can’t harm her.”

“Then I will kill you, ha-ha-ha-ha…”

You Guiqi pointed and the demonic face wailed on its way towards Zhuo Fan. Xue Ningxiang was nervous and was about to jump in front, but Zhuo Fan stopped her with his wing.

Boom!

The demonic face smashed on Zhuo Fan and thousands of gray tendrils of energy wrapped around him. The cries of lamentation, similar to that of a being starved for centuries and finally finding food, were heard all around.

Xie Tianyang turned towards Jian Suifeng in anxiety, but the latter only sighed.

Even a Profound Heaven expert was powerless in the face of such an attack, least of all a Bone Tempering cultivator.

Xue Ningxiang couldn’t hold back her tears.

“Hi-hi-hi, damn runt, lust is your downfall. A demonic cultivator should be ruthless, yet you let emotion cloud your judgment and make you weak.” You Guiqi cackled as he turned to Xue Ningxiang, “Wench, his death is on you.”

Xue Ningxiang watched Zhuo Fan become gray and her cries became heartrending.

If not for saving her, he could’ve lived.

“Big brother Zhuo, forgive me, it’s all my fault!” Xue Ningxiang sobbed.

“Ha-ha-ha, foolish girl, don’t let that old goat see you cry. You’re only bringing him satisfaction!”

Suddenly, Zhuo Fan’s voice came from within the ball of gray tendrils. The crowd was shocked.

[Wasn’t Zhuo Fan wreaked with pain inside there, how is he so calm?]

You Guiqi cried in fear, “This isn’t possible! His soul should have been swallowed whole!”

“Ha-ha-ha, you want to kill me with a parlor trick? Aren’t you a tad bit naive, Insidious Demon?”

An azure flame flashed from within the gray tendrils. The gray energy retreated every time the flame moved.

As the gray energy withdrew, Zhuo Fan was soon revealed before the crowd with an azure light coming from his forehead.

Zhuo Fan muttered, “Demon Transformation Art!”

Suddenly, the gray energy wailed as they were devoured by the azure flame. And Zhuo Fan felt his soul growing stronger as result.

Demon Transformation Art was originally used to absorb everything to promote one’s cultivation. The reason he couldn’t absorb souls so far was because his own wasn’t strong enough. It would only be a detriment if the result would’ve harmed him instead.

But since he refined his soul, it grew in power, akin to Radiant Stage cultivator’s level. And having the strange azure flame as a protector, this measly amount of vengeful ghosts were nothing more than a snack after the flame removed the waste.

Eying You Guiqi in the air, Zhuo Fan mocked, “Is that it? If you have no trick up your sleeve, guess I’ll have to get serious.”

“Get serious? He-he-he, stop showing off. Are you saying you’ve been playing around all this time?”

You Guiqi was both angry and startled. Startled that Zhuo Fan could dismiss such a strong attack and angry from his contempt.

But that was how Zhuo Fan treated him, with naked contempt.

Wasn’t he Insidious Demon of Hell Valley, their number one sage?

Despite all that, fear grew inside him. This was a foreign feeling to him since he always grasped his opponent’s weakness before striking them down.

But when he looked at Zhuo Fan, he only felt powerless despite everything he threw at the kid. Furthermore, he had a nagging feeling that all his moves were within Zhuo Fan’s calculations.

Zhuo Fan played him like a fiddle, leaving him without a shred of dignity. This fear he had was the worst he ever felt.

Chuckling, Zhuo Fan mocked again, “Seventh elder, I wonder, do you remember what you told me a few months back in the Allbeast Mountain Range? Against true power, all schemes are moot.”

You Guiqi’s eyes dilated, his heart sped up, and a bad feeling crept its way down his spine.

“Today, I throw this line right back at you!”

Grinning, Zhuo Fan pointed at the sky, “In just one move, I will have your head.”

“Bullshit!”