115: Chapter 115 The advantage is yours, not mine?

Hearing Murong Qingyue's words, Lin Shen immediately sneered. "Murong Qingyue, oh Murong Qingyue, just now you still wanted to join forces with Qin Mang to kill me, but now that you see I am not so easy to deal with, you want to team up with me? That is simply wishful thinking!"

Facing Lin Shen's sneer, Murong Qingyue was unconcerned and only said calmly, "What I am stating is merely a fact. Your strength is indeed very strong, but I am not necessarily weaker than you either. Furthermore, you do not know what trump cards I have, and I do not know what trump cards you have. If we keep fighting like this, it will only result in mutual destruction. Instead of that, it would be better to cooperate sincerely and pluck this five-color spirit-nourishing green lotus sooner rather than later."

Murong Qingyue's words were merely stating a fact.

She knew that Lin Shen's strength was terrifying, and she knew that even if she and Qin Mang joined forces, it would be utterly impossible to kill him with ease.

Therefore, right now she could only try to win him over and form an alliance.

But this did not mean she was afraid of the Lin Shen before her.

Murong Qingyue simply did not want to waste effort, nor did she want both sides to suffer mutual destruction. If things dragged on for too long, the others would definitely not be able to resist the beast tide, and if they still wanted to obtain that five-color spirit-nourishing green lotus then, it would surely become even more difficult.

Murong Qingyue also believed that the Lin Shen before her was a smart person. If he considered the bigger picture and wanted to obtain such heavenly and earthly treasures as the five-color spirit-nourishing green lotus, he would definitely choose to join forces with her.

Hearing Murong Qingyue's words, however, Lin Shen shook his head slightly and cast his gaze toward Qin Mang on the ground, who had routed several of his evil ghosts.

Looking at Qin Mang, a flash of murderous intent flickered in Lin Shen's eyes. Suddenly, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said to Murong Qingyue, "What you said does make sense, but I am someone who has never been willing to suffer a loss. That Qin Mang damaged a few of my evil ghosts. If you are willing to join hands with me to kill him, I can also consider cooperating with you."

"Audacious! I haven't even looked for trouble with you yet, and you actually thought about killing me first!"

Down on the ground, upon hearing that Lin Shen wanted to join forces with Murong Qingyue to kill him, Qin Mang instantly flew into a rage.

The Qi and blood within his body violently erupted, and his body rapidly soared into the air. With raging fury emanating from his eyes, he said to Murong Qingyue, "Senior Sister Murong, do not listen to this person's words! This brat is definitely not a good person. With a soul-absorbing banner of such terrifying magnitude, goodness knows how many Foundation Establishment Cultivator level individuals he has harmed. This brat has long since fallen into the demonic path, and his intentions are definitely not upright. If we join forces with him, I'm afraid that at the slightest carelessness, this brat will definitely strike at us from behind!"

Having just been attacked by Lin Shen's soul-absorbing banner, Qin Mang had already felt the terror of the soul-absorbing banner in his hands.

Refining such a terrifying soul-absorbing banner was definitely not the work of a single day. He did not know how many Foundation Establishment and Qi Condensation Cultivators had died tragically at the hands of the Lin Shen before them.

Such a vicious and cruel person—let alone Lin Shen wanting to make a move against him—even if Lin Shen agreed to form an alliance with them, Qin Mang would definitely be the first one not to agree.

He would certainly not believe the words of such a demonic heretic, nor did he want to constantly be on guard against the Lin Shen before him.

After all, how could someone who refined such an evil soul-absorbing banner have any sense of morality or righteousness in their heart?

Perhaps at the slightest carelessness, the next moment the Lin Shen before them would stab them in the back and deliver the most fatal blow.

"Shut your mouth! Since when can someone be judged as a demonic heretic simply based on a Magical Artifact treasure?"

However, Murong Qingyue glared at Qin Mang, warning glinting in her eyes.

These words of hers were already against her true thoughts.

The main reason was still that she was wary of the Lin Shen before her. She did not want to waste precious time fighting him, nor did she want to maximize the danger.

The best outcome right now was naturally to join forces with each other. As long as she obtained the five-color spirit-nourishing green lotus, she could leave at any moment. What did the life or death of others have to do with her?

Glaring fiercely at Qin Mang, Murong Qingyue continued speaking to Lin Shen, "Fellow Daoist, grudges are better resolved than kept. Everyone who can enter this Secret Realm is a Disciple of the Five Great Sects. Although you have hidden your identity, we will see each other often in the future, so there is no need to fight to the death. It would be better to join forces instead. Rest assured, I absolutely trust your character, and Fellow Daoist surely doesn't want us to end up in a mutually destructive situation either. After all, right now it is two against one, so the advantage is with us, not you."

"The advantage is with you, not me?"

Hearing Murong Qingyue's words, Lin Shen immediately sneered derisively, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body.

"I gave you the chance. Since you won't join forces with me to kill Qin Mang, then... I'm sorry..."

"All of you, go die!"

With no more common language to share, Lin Shen had originally wanted to use Murong Qingyue to help him deal with Qin Mang first.

Now this woman was impervious to reason and solely obsessed with a compromising path and wanting a joint alliance, which had completely worn away his patience.

A terrifying aura erupted from his body, and streams of Qi and blood power permeated the air. Lin Shen waved the soul-absorbing banner in his hand, and in an instant, ghost Qi filled the sky.

Pitch-black ghost Qi swept toward Qin Mang and Murong Qingyue. Countless evil ghosts shrieked and roared within it, unleashing wave after wave of Soul-shaking attacks.

At the same time, the blood fiend flying knife transformed into a crimson beam of light, tracing a perfect arc in the air as it concealed itself within the pitch-black ghost Qi, turning into a hidden murderous intent in the dark.

"Fellow Daoist, do you really have to be like this? Could it be that you truly want to drag us down with you in mutual destruction? Do you really think your own strength can kill the likes of us?"

Facing Lin Shen's sudden attack, Murong Qingyue's expression turned icy. Ice lotus flowers blossomed in front of her, and then streams of ice spikes were fired outward.

"Senior Sister Murong, there is no need to speak any more nonsense. This brat is bloodthirsty and never had any intention of joining forces with you and me in the first place. It is better to take this opportunity to eliminate this hidden threat, and when the time comes, you and I will evenly split that five-color spirit-nourishing green lotus. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

A huge iron staff appeared in his palm. As Qin Mang waved the iron staff in his hand, it instantly transformed into a massive phantom in the air, fiercely smashing down toward the ghost-filled sky.

In a split second, this dense ghost Qi was directly smashed into two halves by Qin Mang's single strike, revealing Lin Shen's figure outside of the ghost Qi.

At the same time, Qin Mang waved his large hand, and black-armored Puppets appeared out of thin air. Holding long spears, they directly formed a military array, turning into a black torrent that charged and killed toward Lin Shen.

Seeing Lin Shen's figure, Murong Qingyue also acted swiftly. Condensing a spell formula in her hand, a massive ice spear tore through the air, carrying extreme cold Qi as it coordinated with Qin Mang to charge at Lin Shen.

The speed of these two attacks was extremely fast, especially the massive ice spear unleashed by Murong Qingyue, which arrived by Lin Shen's side in mere moments.

Facing such a terrifying speed, it was already too late for Lin Shen to dodge.

But he didn't plan on dodging either.

A heavy saber appeared in Lin Shen's hand. The terrifying Qi and blood power fused with the surrounding permeating ghost Qi, and a powerful force instantly erupted forth with a bang.