Chapter 505 - 181: Just Based on You! Just Based on Me!
Chapter 505: Chapter 181: Just Based on You! Just Based on Me!
“Here you are!”
Luo Cheng left Bixiu City without looking back. With his soul power scanning the surroundings, every movement behind him was under his control, and he immediately noticed Ren Kui following him.
Since it was inconvenient to act within Bixiu City, Luo Cheng had deliberately exposed his whereabouts.
To avoid alarming the enemy, Luo Cheng even utilized the Primordial Breath Technique, suppressing his cultivation to the Third Layer of the Awakening Vein Realm!
“Come on! I’ll make you suffer soon enough!”
With a faint smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth, Luo Cheng pulled his conical hat lower, picked up his pace, and sped toward a sparsely populated direction.
“Hah, still thinking you can sneak away? Do you think I wouldn’t recognize you just because you covered your face? Boy, you really underestimate the abilities of a Late Stage Awakening Vein Realm expert!”
Behind him, Ren Kui stared at Luo Cheng’s back, sneering in his heart.
The last time, he had conspired with Sun Yingyang to head for Qishan City to annihilate the Luo Family.
But the very next day, news spread that the Sun Family had been wiped out by the Blood Nether Sect. The entire Fierce Cloud Sect was shocked, and the matter was temporarily shelved.
Ren Kui had originally planned to visit Qishan City himself when he had time. He hadn’t expected to run into Luo Cheng here!
“Luo Cheng, you made me lose an arm! Today is the day you pay me back!”
Ren Kui’s face was sinister, but he didn’t immediately make a move.
To him, Luo Cheng was already as good as dead. He decided to lure him further away from Bixiu City before slowly killing him at his leisure, thoroughly venting his pent-up hatred!
Hidden among the clouds, Ren Kui trailed closely behind Luo Cheng, maintaining a distance of two to three kilometers between them.
With one leading and the other following, lightning fast, the two of them were several hundred li away from Bixiu City within moments.
Whoosh!
Without warning, Luo Cheng’s figure streaked down like a stream of light.
“This is far enough!”
Ren Kui’s eyes narrowed, and he pushed his speed to the limit, diving down after him.
Breaking through the clouds, Ren Kui was momentarily stunned.
Before him stood a precipitous mountain peak piercing the sky.
Luo Cheng was standing atop the mountain, at the edge of a cliff, looking at him with a faint smile.
“Elder Ren Kui, long time no see!”
Swish!
Ren Kui’s pupils contracted as he appeared atop the cliff, glaring coldly at Luo Cheng. “You knew I was following you? When did you figure it out?”
Ren Kui was confident he’d left no trace on the way here.
Luo Cheng said indifferently, “I knew from the very beginning. Not only that, but I also know about your plan with Sun Yingyang to destroy my Luo Family.”
“You knew about that! How—how is that possible?!”
Ren Kui’s expression immediately changed.
This matter should only have been known by him and Sun Yingyang!
In an instant, he thought of the Sun Family’s sudden extermination.
But no matter how much he considered it, it seemed impossible for Luo Cheng to be involved.
Luo Cheng couldn’t possibly have such strength.
“None of that matters now.”
Luo Cheng shook his head, his gaze turning icy. “Today, you won’t escape death. I’ve chosen this place as your burial ground.”
“Hahaha!”
Ren Kui burst into laughter, as though he’d just heard the funniest joke in the world, and said derisively, “You want to kill me? With just you?”
“That’s right, with just me!”
Luo Cheng chuckled coldly, and suddenly, his Essence Energy erupted with a roar. The Thunder Hidden Sword unsheathed, slicing forward in one swift motion.
Zip!
Sword Qi crackled like lightning, tearing through the mist with unstoppable force!
“Hmph, overestimating yourself!”
Ren Kui’s eyes glinted with disdain. Flame Essence Energy surged around his body, his right hand radiating a fiery glow of immense heat. Traces of burning flames rippled and surged as he reached directly toward the incoming Sword Qi.
Bang!
Piercing Sword Qi raced forth, its terrifying sharpness exploding into countless sparks, forcing Ren Kui to retreat uncontrollably.
“What! Die for me!”
Ren Kui’s face twisted in shock. He hastily poured all his Essence Energy into his hand, causing the fiery glow to intensify dramatically.
With a loud crash, the Sword Qi dissipated, but Ren Kui’s entire right hand was left bloodied, slashed with countless wounds!
“Sixth Layer of Awakening Vein! Impossible! How could a piece of trash advance so quickly! This defies all logic!”
The excruciating pain in his hand contorted Ren Kui’s expression further.
Yet the pain was secondary to his shock. Realizing Luo Cheng’s cultivation realm, Ren Kui was utterly dumbfounded, his eyes wide with disbelief.
In his eyes, Luo Cheng had always been a mere ant.
Even after earning first place at the Three Sects Martial Arts Competition, Luo Cheng was simply a larger ant—not worth mentioning.
But now, this ant had suddenly transformed into a colossal elephant!
Luo Cheng smirked coldly, his gaze piercing as he glared at Ren Kui, radiating sharp dominance. “The past is the past. Did you think I’d still be the helpless prey under your blade? The moment you set your sights on me, you sealed your fate to die under my sword!”
“Hah! Boy, you’re too arrogant! Do you really think I have no way to deal with you? Killing you is as easy as turning my hand! Die!”
Ren Kui roared with laughter. Though his cultivation had declined, he had clawed his way back up to the Late Stage of the Eighth Layer of Awakening Vein Realm. How could he possibly fear a mere Sixth Layer Awakening Vein cultivator?
Buzz!
A protective surge of blazing Flame Essence Energy erupted around Ren Kui, serpentine flames licking across his body as fiery winds danced chaotically. The intense heat ignited surrounding vegetation instantly!
“Burning Cloud Palm!”
With eyes ablaze, Ren Kui unleashed a palm strike.
A dazzling flaming handprint shot forth like an erupting volcano, roaring toward Luo Cheng with violent, crushing momentum.
“Star Sinking! Slash!”
Luo Cheng’s pupils contracted as a terrifying burst of blazing Sword Intent erupted to the skies. The Thunder Hidden Sword descended heavily, accompanied by a stellar radiance infused with murderous energy, slicing through the void as it plummeted.
Boom!
The two forces collided, exploding instantaneously. A shockwave obliterated everything within a hundred-meter radius, leveling the entire mountaintop to flat ground!
Blugh!
Ren Kui’s protective Essence Energy twisted violently as he was flung backward, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
In contrast, Luo Cheng merely slid back slightly.
“This is… seventy percent Sword Intent! And this Sword Intent contains a tremendous killing aura—it’s affecting my spirit! What kind of Sword Intent is this?!”
Ren Kui’s eyes filled with terror, all traces of his former composure erased.
He distinctly remembered that during the Three Sects Martial Arts Competition, Luo Cheng’s Sword Dao Realm had only reached High-level Sword Heart!
Could it be that within six short months, Luo Cheng’s Sword Dao Realm had leapt from High-level Sword Heart to seventy percent Sword Intent?!
What kind of monster-level Sword Dao talent was this?!
In comparison, the so-called first Sword Dao prodigy of the Outer Sect, Yan Qingshuang, seemed utterly insignificant!
Amid shock and disbelief, a horrifying, maddening thought took root in Ren Kui’s mind as he stared intently at Luo Cheng.
“Sun Yingyang… The Sun Family’s extermination—was that your doing?”
“A dead man doesn’t need to worry about such things!”
As his words fell, Luo Cheng’s sword flashed. Countless streaks of Sword Qi roared like thunder, engulfing Ren Kui entirely.
“Courting death! Whether you’re trash or a genius, today I will see you utterly annihilated!!”
Ren Kui snarled ferociously, pushing his strength to the peak. Behind him, a Seven-star Flame Martial Soul materialized, its fierce aura rippling outward, conjuring fiery cyclones as he swung a flaming palm strike.
Boom!
The Sword Qi scattered, and Luo Cheng was forced to retreat.
“Heh, foolish boy, your biggest mistake was showing up before me. Now you’re destined to die!”
Ren Kui cackled wildly, conjuring a blazing fireball in the palm of his hand and hurling it forth with a roar.
The fireball expanded as it surged forward, its explosive energy warping the surrounding void!
“You’re too confident! But sadly, your strength falls short!”
A cold glint flickered in Luo Cheng’s eyes. The roar of a dragon reverberated from within his body, his aura skyrocketing. A faint red glow emanated from his pupils, radiating menacing killing intent.
In that moment, the Xuanlong Technique and seventy percent Slaughter Sword Intent erupted in full force.
“Divine Wind Absolute Kill!”
Boom!
A towering Sword Qi Tornado, several meters thick, roared into existence, striking the fireball. The terrifying edges of Sword Qi layered upon themselves, slicing apart countless sparks!
Before Ren Kui could react, the fireball was pierced through. His protective Essence Energy shattered, and his right hand was utterly obliterated into shredded meat by the Sword Qi!