Chapter 200 - 198: Speaking Makes You Die Faster

Chapter 200: Chapter 198: Speaking Makes You Die Faster

Slaying a Primordial Pill expert while at the Condensing Truth Realm was a rare sight.

But today, it had well and truly happened right before everyone’s eyes.

Though three had worked together, none of them were injured. Instead, they had cut down Wu Daoquan with overwhelming force. Such combat prowess was nothing short of terrifying.

It really wasn’t an exaggeration when Chen Yuan had said that Zhang Zhilan of the Shenxiao Sect wouldn’t even make the top twenty on this generation’s Hidden Dragon Rankings.

The young prodigies on this generation’s Hidden Dragon Rankings were truly powerful and terrifying; there were many who were astoundingly talented.

Chen Yuan was a given. Qin Suguang’s cultivation was incredibly solid, and his resilience was exceptional. The longer a fight dragged on, the more difficult he became to handle.

Gu Lichuan’s swordsmanship was also astonishing. He had comprehended Sword Intent back in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm and had mastered three powerful sword arts.

If they could make it out of the Heaven Returning Pavilion after this battle, their rankings on the Hidden Dragon Rankings would surely skyrocket.

The problem now, however, was how they were going to break out.

Though Wu Daoquan was dead, he was merely a dog that Su Mei had tamed.

When he was slain by Chen Yuan’s trio, Su Mei merely raised an eyebrow. She seemed slightly surprised, but showed no signs of panic.

Meanwhile, the giant red lotus above the Heaven Returning Pavilion had absorbed an immense amount of Qi and Blood Power, becoming so solid it looked tangible.

Especially after absorbing the Qi and Blood of a Martial Arts Grandmaster like Wu Daoquan, it glowed a deep, purplish-red, radiating an astonishingly powerful aura of Qi and Blood.

Chen Yuan’s expression grew solemn.

’If I had known,’ he thought, ’I should have used the Celestial Fire Power to incinerate Wu Daoquan’s Qi and Blood after killing him.’

Of course, even with the Celestial Fire Power, his speed at burning the Qi and Blood might not have matched the speed at which the red lotus absorbed it.

Just then, Su Mei looked at the lotus and chuckled. "That’s about enough. Wu Daoquan was a waste of space, but his Qi and Blood was quite abundant."

By now, six or seven hundred of the thousand-some Martial Artists attending the wedding banquet had been slaughtered.

The Qi and Blood gathered from so many, plus that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster like Wu Daoquan, was enough to meet Su Mei’s requirements.

Chen Yuan even suspected that Su Mei might have factored Wu Daoquan himself into her calculations from the very beginning.

"Stop her!"

Chen Yuan barked the order, charging toward Su Mei alongside Gu Lichuan and the others.

At the same time, several others, including Murong Li of the Murong Family, the Lu Family’s Martial Artists from Celestial Water City, and the Martial Monks of Vajra Prajna Temple, also sensed that something was amiss. They immediately broke free from their opponents and charged at Su Mei.

Su Mei let out a charming laugh as her slender, pale fingers danced, rapidly forming a seal.

The next moment, the red lotus, now brimming with immense Blood Qi, suddenly plummeted downward!

Everyone scattered, but some Martial Artists weren’t fast enough and were crushed into a mist of blood by the lotus.

The entire Heaven Returning Pavilion was reduced to ruins, but beneath it, a crimson, self-contained space was revealed, similar to the pocket dimensions of the Myriad Phenomena Ninefold Tower and the Sealed Demon Valley.

A powerful suction force emanated from the crimson space, pulling in anyone who got too close.

Su Mei formed a Seal Technique with her hands. The massive blood-red lotus erupted in a monstrous fog of blood, then rapidly compressed to the size of her palm and fell into her hand.

"I am going to retrieve the Sacred Artifact of the Blood Killing Realm. You will deal with them inside. If you hinder my progress, you will all burn yourselves alive as a sacrifice to the Holy Mother!"

A cold glint flashed in Su Mei’s eyes. More than a dozen elite Red Lotus Sect disciples at the Condensing Truth Realm immediately knelt and acknowledged her command.

At the same time, although the Blood Lotus had been compressed to the size of her palm, a vast mist of blood still billowed out from it.

Su Mei formed another Seal Technique. The blood mist surged into the bodies of the dozen or so Red Lotus Sect Martial Artists, causing their power and auras to skyrocket. Some even reached the level of the Half-Step Primordial Pill Realm.

The next moment, Su Mei stopped resisting the pull from the Blood Killing Realm and leaped directly into it.

The surrounding Red Lotus Sect disciples followed her in.

"Brother Chen, what do we do? Do we go in?"

Dazzling Buddha Light radiated from Qin Suguang’s body. He stood firm as a mountain, still able to resist the powerful suction.

The Seven Kills Stele Fragment should be down there in the Blood Killing Realm. Chen Yuan had come for it, so how could he not go in?

"Of course we’re going in. It’s useless to resist here. The outer Array is still active, so fighting the pull will only waste our Inner Strength True Qi. Those who try to escape will be the first to die."

Chen Yuan gestured around them. Some Martial Artists were burning their True Qi, desperately resisting the powerful suction and trying to escape the Heaven Returning Pavilion.

But the more they struggled, the stronger the pull from the Blood Killing Realm became.

And even though the Blood Lotus was gone, the Array’s True Qi-draining effect was still active.

Once those Martial Artists exhausted their True Qi, they could no longer hold their ground and were sucked into the Blood Killing Realm.

But the pull within the Blood Killing Realm was incredibly violent. Without True Qi to protect them, their bodies were torn to shreds the moment they fell in.

After witnessing this, some Martial Artists no longer dared to even try to escape. They could only shield themselves with their True Qi and voluntarily leap into the Blood Killing Realm.

Chen Yuan and his two companions exchanged a look, and they too leaped in.

Instantly, Chen Yuan felt a powerful tearing force assail him.

However, with his current physical fortitude, he wasn’t worried about being torn apart by this force, even without the protection of his True Qi.

After being violently spun and pulled for a good while, Chen Yuan finally landed abruptly.

When he looked up, Gu Lichuan and Qin Suguang were gone. He was alone in a world of blood-red.

The sky was a dark crimson, and the ground was littered with ghastly white bones, corpses, and all sorts of broken weapons, as if a great battle had been fought here.

Chen Yuan looked into the distance. He could see some ruined walls, suggesting the remains of a sect once stood here.

Just then, he heard the explosive sound of True Qi in the distance.

A Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist at the Condensing Truth Realm was hunting down a middle-aged man in his early fifties who had a Condensing Truth Realm Late Stage cultivation.

The Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist had been infused with Blood Qi by Su Mei earlier. Now, the dense Blood Qi radiating from him was oppressive, and his physical strength was immense. His opponent was completely outmatched.

But when the fleeing Martial Artist saw Chen Yuan, his eyes lit up. He immediately changed direction and ran straight for him.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, displeased.

’This guy is too clever for his own good,’ Chen Yuan thought. ’He’s trying to drag me into his mess.’

If the man had simply shouted for help, Chen Yuan would have intervened anyway; after all, he had to deal with the Red Lotus Sect members regardless.

But instead, he remained silent and chose to lead his pursuer straight to Chen Yuan, clearly intending to force his hand.

Only when he was about ten zhang from Chen Yuan did the Martial Artist finally shout, "Inspector Chen, save me! I am the Loose Cultivator from Qing Province, ’Wave Moon Sword’ Hou Jing! I’m a sworn brother to your direct superior, Feng Wushang, the Master of White Tiger Hall!

"If you save me today, I will be sure to put in a good word for you with Master Feng in the future!"

Hou Jing was probably not lying, as Feng Wushang had indeed started out as a Martial Artist in Qing Province in his youth.

Chen Yuan looked at Hou Jing with a smirk. "You’re really a friend of Master Feng?"

By this point, Hou Jing had been severely wounded by the Red Lotus Sect member. He had even lost his sword and was on the verge of death.

Hearing this, he nodded frantically. "Of course! Feng Wushang and I met when we were young. We adventured through the Jianghu together. We’ve been through life and death!

"Don’t just stand there! Quickly deal with that Red Lotus Sect scum and then get me some Healing Medicine.

"Rest assured, if you can escort me safely back to Qing Province, I’ll personally send a letter to Feng Wushang and have him reward you handsomely."

Hou Jing had started by pleading for help, but as he spoke, his tone grew urgent, even taking on a commanding air.

A smirk played on Chen Yuan’s lips.

"Since you’re truly a friend of Master Feng, then I suppose I really must ’take good care’ of you."

As the words fell, Killing Saber Intent condensed on the Celestial Blade in Chen Yuan’s hand. With a cold, whistling cry, the blade left its sheath.

Hou Jing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Yuan draw his blade. But in the next instant, he realized the strike wasn’t aimed at the Red Lotus Sect member behind him—it was aimed at him!

In his haste, Hou Jing desperately gathered his True Qi to defend himself, but it was futile.

Chen Yuan beheaded him with a single stroke, and his head instantly rolled to the ground.

If he hadn’t mentioned Feng Wushang, he might have lived.

Though Chen Yuan was disgusted by his petty tricks, he would have dealt with the Red Lotus Sect member first.

But he just had to bring up Feng Wushang. He was simply asking to die.

The Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist was also stunned.

He had subconsciously slowed down and held back his power upon seeing Chen Yuan.

After all, he had seen Chen Yuan’s trio slay Wu Daoquan, and he knew this man was not someone to be trifled with.

But he never expected Chen Yuan to kill one of his ’own’.

’What’s going on?’

’Could it be? Did the Holy Daughter somehow manage to tame this Chen Jiutian?’

While the man was still stunned, the image of a Blood River swirled around Chen Yuan’s Celestial Blade, unleashing a wave of boundless Blood Qi and Demon Flame as he slashed at the Red Lotus Sect member.

The Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist didn’t use a Weapon. Instead, he formed a Seal Technique, and the Red Lotus Sacred Fire suddenly enveloped him.

"Red Lotus Descent, Holy Fire Upon the Body!"

The Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist roared, and a surge of Red Lotus Willpower fused with the immense Qi and Blood surging around him.

Facing Chen Yuan’s blade, he actually met the sharp edge with his bare hands. The power of the Red Lotus Sacred Fire clashed with the Demon Flame as his hands clamped down on the blade. Even as the Celestial Blade’s edge sliced deep enough to reveal bone, he seemed to feel no pain.

The next moment, the sacred fire around him erupted, surging along the Celestial Blade straight toward Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan already knew of the power of this Red Lotus Sacred Fire. It wasn’t simple True Qi or the Power of Heaven and Earth, but Incense Fire Will Power.

This power was strange and esoteric, capable of bypassing most forms of True Qi.

Chen Yuan abruptly retracted his blade and retreated. Seeing this, the Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist immediately lunged at him.

But in the next instant, specks of firelight appeared around Chen Yuan. An ultimate Sword Intent condensed within them, transforming into countless crimson long swords that swirled around him.

As Chen Yuan pointed his fingers like a sword at the Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist, a countless number of Fiery Flame Sword Qi swept forward in an instant, like an apocalypse.

Heaven-Burning Destruction Sword Qi!

In a near instant, the Red Lotus Sect Martial Artist was completely submerged by the dense Sword Qi. The Red Lotus Sacred Fire was extinguished, and his body was turned to ash.