Chapter 098
Chapter 98: Taking Control
Su Chang Qing’s eyes were burned and damaged; he could no longer see.
After forcefully enduring Fairy Ling Bo’s blade-like sword energy, he relied solely on memory and leaped fiercely toward the Cold Pool before him.
If not for the Qilin blood raging within, Su Chang Qing’s martial prowess alone could have easily crushed these three people with a mere wave of his hand. But now, he could only endure and wait. Once he no longer needed to suppress the Qilin blood and fully absorbed its strength, he would grind these three into dust.
The extreme cold of the pool was exactly what he needed to speed up this absorption.
“Senior Fairy Ling Bo, we can’t let him enter the Cold Pool!” Han Mei Yan anxiously called out toward the sky.
Fairy Ling Bo, dressed in robes white as snow, immediately frowned, her aged, wrinkled face darkening in anger. In the next moment, she thrust out a green sword energy, more than a yard long, slashing toward Su Chang Qing as she coldly shouted, “Su Chang Qing, quickly spit out the Qilin blood. Otherwise, if I truly strike to kill, your death is certain.”
The sword Qi struck Su Chang Qing’s mangled body, leaving a gruesome gash on his chest. Both he and Zhang He, who clung tightly to him, were hurled violently away, crashing against a rock wall far from the Cold Pool.
“Old hag, if you push me further, I’ll detonate the Qilin blood and drag you down to the underworld with me!”
Su Chang Qing’s voice was icy as he surged upward again, simultaneously punching Zhang He behind him, denting his flesh deeply enough to leave a fist-sized crater. Yet, dark blood gleamed beneath Zhang He’s skin, and the wound healed swiftly, clearly visible to the naked eye.
At the same moment, Zhang He bit deeply into Su Chang Qing’s charred flesh, tearing off another chunk. Chewing ferociously before swallowing, he whispered maliciously, “You can’t kill me. But I can slowly devour you, bit by bit!”
Hearing this, Su Chang Qing ground his teeth, nearly overwhelmed by fury. Still, he forced himself to remain calm. Silently enduring the raging turmoil of the Qilin blood within, he continued his desperate charge toward the Cold Pool.
Seeing this, Han Mei Yan’s eyes flashed coldly, and she prepared to strike again. But suddenly, her expression changed sharply.
Li Mu Sheng appeared silently at Su Chang Qing’s side, moving with astonishing speed. The moment Su Chang Qing sensed Li Mu Sheng’s presence, fierce killing intent erupted within him.
Without hesitation, he threw a powerful punch at Li Mu Sheng. “Every stray dog dares to snatch my Qilin blood! Die!”
Yet, he quickly realized his punch had frozen abruptly mid-air. All the power drained from his body, leaving him utterly motionless.
Li Mu Sheng ignored him completely, speaking instead to Zhang He clinging to Su Chang Qing’s back, “Stop chewing already. If you keep eating, you’ll drain all the Qilin blood!”
Zhang He cast Li Mu Sheng a wary glance, then stubbornly ignored his warning. He could clearly feel his physique and Undying Blood Saint Art rapidly strengthening from consuming Su Chang Qing’s blood, saturated with the potent Qilin blood.
This Qilin blood felt incredibly compatible, drawing him irresistibly. He strongly sensed that if he devoured all of it, even Heavenly Union experts would become nothing before him.
A wild frenzy filled Zhang He’s eyes as he lunged toward Su Chang Qing’s neck once more.
But before he could bite down, an overpowering force crashed violently into his face, sending him flying. He slammed into the rock wall behind, leaving a deep, human-shaped crater.
“You still dare to bite? Have you no shame?”
Li Mu Sheng slightly knitted his brows, then turned his attention back to Su Chang Qing. After carefully examining him for a moment, he narrowed his eyes and said, “Will you spit out the Qilin blood yourself, or shall I do it for you?”
Su Chang Qing’s lips moved slightly as if to speak, but just then, a vast, deadly sword light tore through the sky, slicing down fiercely.
The sword Qi split space apart, humming with lethal intent as Fairy Ling Bo charged forward, her voice chilling, “Trying to take a share, boy? Did you think you could do so without my permission?”
Without turning his head, Li Mu Sheng simply pointed a finger forward.
Instantly, an invisible sword Qi shot out, erasing Fairy Ling Bo’s attack in the blink of an eye and appearing directly before her face.
Shock filled the old woman’s eyes. She hurriedly attempted to dodge using her Ripple Step technique, but she reacted just a moment too late. The sword Qi pierced straight through her forehead.
Her figure, just beginning to blur, instantly froze in place, her life quietly fading away.
Han Mei Yan, seeing this happen, instantly lowered her head in fear. She had previously considered confronting Li Mu Sheng but now had no such thoughts. Witnessing his terrifying strength firsthand, her only desire now was to flee as quickly as possible. Yet, with Li Mu Sheng still here, she didn’t dare move even an inch. Standing silently, she did her best to appear as if she held no interest in the Qilin blood at all.
Li Mu Sheng glanced briefly at Fairy Ling Bo’s fallen body and gently shook his head. Her previous strike had clearly been meant to take his life. If not for that, he wouldn’t have unleashed such a devastating counterattack. Although his strike wasn’t impossible to evade, her martial skill was unfortunately insufficient. Her death was simply fate.
Li Mu Sheng then cast a brief look toward Han Mei Yan, standing innocently aside without any intention to intervene. This demoness might seem flirtatious, but at least she knew her place and understood when to step back—and she had a rather appealing figure…
Hmm… He’d ignore her for now.
Turning his attention back to Su Chang Qing, Li Mu Sheng asked calmly, “Have you thought it through yet?”
Su Chang Qing’s expression changed repeatedly. He was fully aware of Li Mu Sheng’s overwhelming strength, but the idea of giving up the Qilin blood after all the torment he’d endured to claim it was utterly unbearable. Now, being forced to relinquish it was nearly impossible for him to accept.
“Forget it, I’ll handle it myself,” Li Mu Sheng sighed, frowning slightly at Su Chang Qing’s hesitation.
Although somewhat troublesome, he was tired of waiting.
In the next instant, Li Mu Sheng raised his hand, performing the Six Harmony Dragon Seizing Vein Sever technique upon Su Chang Qing!