Chapter 412 - Chapter 412: Chapter 112: Fierce Battle Between Both Sides (2/2)

otherwise, that mysterious demon cultivator would have likely been defeated long ago.

after all, the two of them were in different stages, one at the golden core late stage and the other merely at the golden core mid stage.

the gap in their cultivations was vast, not so easily bridged.

however, the demon cultivator in front of them was particularly difficult to deal with, which is why the standoff had lasted for so long.

when the demonic mist suddenly appeared, hall master li instantly became vigilant, but upon hearing hall master zhao continuing to rage ferociously within the black fog, he refrained from rushing in directly.

even the young gang leader of the black shark gang was frowning at this moment.

even the motion of toying with the token in his hand had slowed down.

……

at this moment, lin jing found himself captivated by the two tokens in the hands of the black shark gang’s young gang leader.

lin jing recognized those tokens, they were the ones from the auction house that could control the life and death of li qingqing and another young girl.

to save li qingqing, he first had to seize those two tokens.

otherwise, with the tokens in hand, li qingqing would certainly meet her death with a mere thought from the black shark gang’s young gang leader.

at this time, by the side of the young gang leader of the black shark gang, the burly man in black still stood by his side.

for some reason, from beginning to end, this burly man hadn’t made a move.

he seemed uninterested in the ongoing battle, merely standing guard next to the young gang leader, which was quite odd.

previously, lin jing had observed the burly man in black several times. although something felt off, he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

now,

lin jing knew what was amiss.

there was something too peculiar about this burly man in black; he had stood by the side of the young gang leader from the start, impervious to any distraction.

it was almost as if he was a puppet.

puppet…

yes, that’s it, a puppet.

this burly man in black indeed gave off the impression of being a puppet.

although he looked no different from a normal person.

and on top of that, there was the fluctuation of cultivation at the golden core mid stage emanating from him.

but his reactions were not what one would expect from a cultivator.

it seemed this puppet was not to be trifled with.

lin jing then became secretly alert.

if he were to take action later, he would have to be wary of this puppet.

just as lin jing was contemplating these thoughts,

a “boom!” suddenly erupted from the midst of the dense demonic qi, followed by a massive explosion.

then, a scream:

“ah…”

next came a roar of anger:

“damn it, a forbidden artifact, and you only use it now.”

the one who made this sound was none other than hall master zhao.

his voice set both hall master li and the young gang leader of the black shark gang scowling.

it was at this moment that the demonic qi gradually dispersed, revealing the two men inside it.

both seemed to be in a dire predicament.

the mysterious demon cultivator bore numerous wounds so deep they revealed bone, with blood steadily dripping down.

at this time, the demonic qi around him had also grown much fainter.

taking advantage of the moment, he produced an elixir medicine from his body and hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth.

as for hall master zhao, he appeared even worse for wear.

apparently affected by the explosion of the forbidden artifact he had mentioned, his injuries were far more severe than those of the mysterious demon cultivator.

there were now several cracks on his circular formation magical treasure in front of him.

clearly, it had been this magical treasure that had shielded him from most of the forbidden artifact’s onslaught.

at this moment, hall master zhao’s eyes were ablaze with fury as he stared intensely at the demon cultivator.

the demon cultivator, in turn, showed no sign of weakness.

“it’s laughable that you think you can take me down,” he said.

his voice was hoarse, yet the contempt in it was unmistakable.

then, the demon cultivator addressed the young gang leader of the black shark gang:

“i said before, today you will die…”

hearing these words, the young gang leader’s eyes narrowed, a flicker of anger passing through them as he looked towards the mysterious demon cultivator and said,

“you think you can kill me?”

“hall master li, join the fight and take him down quickly.”

at that moment, hall master zhao spoke up:

“young gang leader, i can handle it on my own…”

however, the young gang leader of the black shark gang interrupted:

“uncle zhao, now is not the time for bravado.”

“uncle li, please go.”

hall master li nodded and replied to the young gang leader:

“yes, young gang leader.”

after speaking, he flew directly towards the action.

upon reaching hall master zhao, hall master li took out an elixir medicine and handed it to him,

then said:

“old zhao…”

“this is not the time to be stubborn. the black kite is still out there somewhere, waiting to strike at any moment.”

“we need to prioritize protecting the young gang leader.”

“if anything happens to him, we won’t be able to explain ourselves to the gang leader.”

after hearing this, hall master zhao paused for a moment, then nodded:

“i understand…”

with that, he swallowed the elixir medicine.

then, he began to meditate and regulate his breathing.