Chapter 166 (2/2)
Shortly, another dozen of Heartless Palace disciples had their blood consumed. Xiao Chen knew that the situation was becoming dire. If Huashang saw this after coming out of her closed-door meditation, she would likely put the blame on him out of anger. When that time came, they could forget about convincing her to return to the Jade Qing Sect.
Right then, he heard a strange voice saying, “B-blood…”
The voice didn’t originate from the Blood-thirsty Banner but the Blood Lotus Demon Blade inside his Divine Vessel. An idea hit him and he immediately summoned the blade.
The blood-red sword emanated a boundless demonic light. When Depraved Man focused his gaze on the weapon, his eyes gleamed as if he had seen a precious treasure. He laughed sinisterly. “Blood-thirsty Demonic Spirit is indeed a great tonic!” He manipulated the Blood-thirsty Banner to throw itself at the Blood Lotus Demon Blade in Xiao Chen’s hand.
Blood-thirsty Banner trembled nonstop as if it had seen a great tonic. The demonic hissing sound became even louder. In an instant, the banner appeared in front of Xiao Chen and wrapped itself around the Blood Lotus Demon Blade.
Right then, the Blood Lotus Demon Blade began shaking. The two objects seemed to be alive. Xiao Chen’s hand trembled, prompting him to hastily let go of the hilt. He retreated several meters backward.
A blinding blood-red light enveloped the area as the two demonic objects tremble nonstop in the air. Suddenly, a jeering sound reverberated as a small crack appeared on the Blood-thirsty Banner. This was followed by a screeching sound. The screech originated from the banner and sounded like the scream of a living being. Those who heard the sound felt their scalp go numb.
Depraved Man immediately turned pale. He hastily chanted a spell to summon the Blood-thirsty Banner. However, the moment the banner pulled away from the Blood Lotus Demon Blade, it struggled in the air as if it was bound by a mysterious force. The demonic hissing sound instantly turned mournful.
Then, something unexpected happened. The blood-red light of the Blood Lotus Demon Blade grew sharply while the Blood-thirsty Banner gradually became warped until it was entirely absorbed by the blade. There was nothing of the banner left.
Blood sprayed from Depraved Man’s mouth. The Blood-thirsty Banner was a magic treasure that he refined and now that it was absorbed, he was naturally suffering a massive counterattack. Right then, the Blood Lotus Demon Blade trembled and unexpectedly flew toward the Heartless Palace disciples on the ground, all of whom were heavily injured but not dead.
Xiao Chen was startled. Knowing what the blade wanted to do, he yelled, “Stop right there!” The Blood Lotus Demon Blade shook twice in midair to indicate its agreement as if it could understand his words. It then flew back into his hand.
With the blade in hand, Xiao Chen felt like tossing the weapon away. He had long realized the strangeness of the weapon but it had never acted as if it was alive. Moreover, it was emanating a demonic aura.
In the air, Depraved Man was seething. He abruptly attacked Xiao Chen with his palm. Li Muxue cried in alarm, “Watch out, Brother Xiao!”
Xiao Chen recovered his senses. Seeing the approaching Depraved Man, he instinctively thrust his blade upward. Unexpectedly, the moment he waved the blade, it tore into Depraved Man’s Body-protection Qi and cut off his arm.
“Argh!” Depraved Man screeched in great pain. He retreated while holding his bloodied shoulder. Blood had soaked half of his body. Right then, Xiao Chen moved forward and stabbed him in the chest.
Depraved Man’s face convulsed with fear and began to warp. Before long, all of his blood was absorbed by the Blood Lotus Demon Blade. He fell to the ground, now a dried corpse.
Closeby, Everlasting Spring Rogue and Old Monster of Mount Ding were grappling with shock. Depraved Man, a Blood-thirsty Method practitioner, had taken in the blood of countless people for decades. Today, however, his blood was absorbed until he was left a dried corpse. It was indeed shocking.
Xiao Chen himself was somewhat frightened. He didn’t kill the Depraved Man. His blade had acted on its own.
Everlasting Spring Rogue gave Old Monster of Mount Ding a look before whispering, “Old Monster Ding, Old Depraved is now dead. Do we continue?”
He had just started speaking when the Blood Lotus Demon Blade in Xiao Chen’s hand suddenly moved and produced an explosive strange and demonic red light. Old Monster of Mount Ding got such a bad fright that he hastily retreated, his eyes fixed on the strange blade.
“Why don’t we call it a day? We can come again when this kid is gone…”
Everlasting Spring Rogue nodded, finding his words to be reasonable. Just as he was about to turn around and flee, a sharp and mournful voice drifted from a faraway place. “Do you think you’ll be able to escape after killing a dozen of my disciples?”
Before the voice faded, a white light reached Everlasting Spring Rogue. Before he could turn around, the light struck him and reduced him into a bloody mist. Old Monster of Mount Ding went pale with fright. He turned into a blood-red light and dived underground.