Chapter 169

Chapter 169: Coughing Blood

They were scattered cultivators.

They were not fools.

In fact, because they struggled outside year after year, many scattered cultivators had far more life experience than sect disciples.

This little scheme of Fang Qing Yu’s could not fool anyone. Her targeting of Li Shuang was almost bubbling over.

Ye Qing Er stared at Ye Zhao Zhao with clear suspicion.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s expression shifted, and anger rose in her heart. [That annoying Ye Qing Er. What does this have to do with her? Why does she have to rush up and yap at me!]

She said with a wounded look: “I know Li Shuang saved you, so of course you stand with her. Even if we put aside the matter of killing too much, her sword art is so strange. Is there really no problem? I am not targeting anyone. I only want to figure things out.”

Shen Yue could not help saying: “Senior Sister Li, if it is not a Devil Path art, then give an explanation. Why let people misunderstand?”

He felt he had changed his temper and was far less impulsive than Sheng Yuan. He thought his words were fair.

Li Shuang gave him a calm glance and said: “If you misunderstand, that is your problem, not mine. I do not need to explain anything.”

Shen Yue’s face turned ugly at once. He felt he had been patient and neutral, yet Li Shuang still gave him no good face.

Li Shuang did not bother with the two of them. She lifted her eyes toward the distance, worry flashing in them. [Two fights are done. Only the last one is left.] [In this final fight, the rest of us cannot help. Luo Ming Yue must do it alone.] [The Copper Devil Guard is at Late Nascent Soul, and with that heart’s boost he is far stronger than a normal Late Nascent Soul.] [This underground place is his base.] [First Senior Sister, please be fine.]

Sui Jin said: “The battle is not over. Talking about messy things now is too early. Fellow Daoist Fang, how about we discuss later?”

After shedding that layer of fat, Sui Jin’s brows and eyes looked elegant and charming. When he glanced at her, Ye Zhao Zhao blushed and agreed.

In her heart she began to plan. Sui Jin was a Sui Clan Disciple with deep pockets. She had not liked his former appearance, not knowing it was only a disguise. Now he looked quite pleasing to her eye. Her body carried a hidden identity, but it did not have to be used. [If Sui Jin truly falls for me, I can find a way to join the Sword Sect again.]

Sui Jin’s lips curved slightly, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

As they talked, the ground under their feet began to tremble.

Then blood water sprayed up from below.

They grabbed the two Devil Guards and took to the air at once.

In the distance, Luo Ming Yue was wrapped in terrible flames, and sparks fell from her like rain. All the blood in the underground kingdom rolled and boiled.

Luo Ming Yue raised her sword and called out: “Heavenfire Meteors!”

Even fiercer flames fell like a shower of stars, slamming down wildly.

The red of fire and the red of blood mixed together, so it was hard to tell which red was brighter.

Soon the flames punched through the blood. The boiling blood was steamed away drop by drop, and the blood colored channels dried up.

As hiding places dwindled, the Copper Devil Guard showed a flaw.

“I found you,” Luo Ming Yue said with a cold smile. She swung her sword, and the sword light rose like a Blazing Sun Sword, as if it could crush every Malevolent Spirit.

The Copper Devil Guard had never imagined Luo Ming Yue would be this strong. He turned to flee.

But the sword light was faster than his escape.

Wrapped by a blazing sun, the Copper Devil Guard screamed as his body melted like snow and ice. Only the heart held out against the burning and shot free.

Its first instinct was to rush toward the two Devil Guards.

Luo Ming Yue cast a net of fire and snared the Devil Heart in an instant.

She burned it slowly with Heavenfire. The Devil Heart let out a piercing scream. Soon the sound faded to nothing.

The Devil Heart lost all vitality and became a stone in the shape of a heart.

“What is this even good for?” Luo Ming Yue frowned, then put the thing away.

When the Silver Devil Guard and the Gold Devil Guard saw this, grief and rage flashed in their eyes. They chose to self detonate.

The Heavenly Sovereign Society here was wiped out.

Looking at the ashes left by the two Devil Guards, Li Shuang frowned. [Something is wrong.] [They were already bound, yet they could still self detonate?] [This looks more like someone wanted to cut off all clues.]

“Did that Devil Heart really just die?” Ye Zhao Zhao asked the System.

The System looked doubtful. The Devil Heart did look lifeless, truly destroyed. But in its knowledge, a Devil Heart was not so easy to snuff out. After all, Luo Ming Yue relied only on brute force. [To deal with a Devil Heart, you usually need special methods.]

“Not yet sure,” the System answered.

Ye Zhao Zhao arched a brow and said: “Dead through and still not sure? Sword Cultivators really are capable.”

Desire flashed in her eyes. [I will train the sword in earnest. With my effort and the System’s help, this time I will stand on the peak.]

Luo Ming Yue dropped back to the group.

“First Senior Sister, is the Devil Heart removed?” Liu Jun Cheng asked.

Taking out the heart that had turned to stone, Luo Ming Yue said with a bright, proud look: “I handled it myself. What accident could there be?”

Staring at the stone, Li Shuang’s frown deepened. [Today had a few twists, but overall it felt too smooth.] [From what that heart said before, it knew a lot about us.] [I even felt it lured us here.] [And in the end, just this?]

Before she could speak, the underground kingdom shook even harder.

“Go. This place is about to collapse,” Luo Ming Yue said. “Leave first.”

They all shot up toward the surface.

Very soon, everyone returned to open ground.

A booming roar came from below, and a large section of the earth caved in.

The Heavenly Sovereign Society base was completely destroyed.

Luo Ming Yue chuckled and was about to say something.

Suddenly, behind her, Ye Qing Er coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Right after that, except for the Sword Sect members and Ye Zhao Zhao, the more than ten people they had rescued all spat blood. Pain twisted their faces, and they fell one after another.