174: The holy body that brings disaster?

Facing the palm that Miao Kun slammed down, Xiao Zhuo merely raised his eyes slightly, and three ethereal blue Soul Blades suddenly appeared in Miao Kun's path.

The latter was horrified and hastily retracted his stance, but just as he narrowly avoided the first Soul Blade, the second one was already at his neck.

“Chh!”

The sharp Soul Blade sliced across his neck, instantly cutting Miao Kun's neck almost halfway through.

His skin, which was tougher than Profound Bone, couldn't even cause the slightest delay.

Hot blood spurted out like a fountain.

Miao Kun's body shook violently, immediately losing control, and was precisely pierced through the heart by the third Soul Blade.

His shattered Physical Body twitched as it crashed to the ground, kicking up a choking cloud of dust.

As soon as the demon infant appeared, Xiao Zhuo raised his hand and, with a gesture, firmly seized it into his palm.

It had no chance to escape.

“You!... Who exactly are you?” Miao Kun fully understood Xiao Zhuo's terror; an existence capable of effortlessly obliterating him must be at least in the Late Tribulation Crossing Stage!

How could Qiao Zimo have associated with such a powerful Senior?

Xiao Zhuo ignored him, and a pure Soul Power emanated from his body, and under the scrutiny of numerous Divine Senses, he brazenly performed Soul Refining!

“No! I am an Inner Sect Elder of Desolate God Dao, how dare you do this! You will...” Miao Kun was so scared that his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, but before he could finish speaking, a vast Soul Power had already poured into his Sea of Consciousness, accompanied by a powerful Divine Sense, rapidly sifting through his recent memories.

As for the other two Disciples of Desolate God Dao present, and the seven or eight fellow Disciples wearing light beast-skin armor who had just arrived, they dared not even breathe heavily as they watched Xiao Zhuo's actions.

Elder Miao, who was said to be able to contend with Undergoing Tribulation cultivators, was instantly killed by the opponent; going up there would be pure suicide.

They could only cast their pleading gazes towards Chu Xiao, who had just appeared.

Chu Xiao's face was also ashen; an Inner Sect Elder of Desolate God Dao being publicly subjected to Soul Refining on Soul Refining Sect's territory — if this matter spread, Desolate God Dao would certainly lose face, but wouldn't Soul Refining Sect's prestige also be implicated?

He was about to speak when he saw Xiao Zhuo casually crush Miao Kun's demon infant; the scattered essence was absorbed into Xiao Zhuo's body before it could dissipate, and his Qi seemed to subtly rise even further.

Xiao Zhuo then made a grasping motion towards Miao Kun's corpse again, and a large amount of vital blood was forcibly extracted and merged into his glabella.

This series of fluid movements made Chu Xiao freeze on the spot, caught between a rock and a hard place.

On the other side, Profound Bone, who was secretly observing, had basically concluded that Xiao Zhuo was the Third Holy Son, Blood Sea.

The ethereal blue Soul Weapon and the method of extracting vital blood were identical to Blood Sea's.

However, Xiao Zhuo paid no attention to these “flaws”; after completing everything, he slowly walked back to Qiao Zimo's side and extended a finger, pointing it towards his glabella.

A milky-white energy flowed into his body.

However, Qiao Zimo's injuries this time were extremely severe, and even with Xiao Zhuo's excellent healing methods, he could only stabilize the injuries for a while and could not recover quickly.

Xiao Zhuo's original intention was merely to recruit a Genius errand boy, but he didn't expect this child to be such a “magnet for trouble,” repeatedly needing him to resolve predicaments. Could he be the legendary Calamity-Attracting Sacred Body?

But on second thought, he had also brought quite a few Attribute Points, so it didn't seem like a loss.

Otherwise, he was not a bloodthirsty person and would not have casually massacred these people.

After stabilizing Qiao Zimo's injuries, Xiao Zhuo raised his hand and, with a grasp, a dark blue Storage Pouch from the waist of Miao Kun's shriveled corpse flew into his hand.

He casually broke the Restriction and placed it into his own Storage Pouch.

Then, as if no one else was present, he took out a brown Medicinal Pill and put it into Qiao Zimo's mouth.

He placed a palm on his shoulder, channeling magic power to help him refine the medicinal properties.

“Ugh!” The unconscious Qiao Zimo finally slowly regained consciousness.

He looked at Xiao Zhuo, his face full of shame: “Master! Your subordinate thanks Master for saving his life, and I have troubled you again!”

“No matter. You can look over there and see if there are any more of your enemies; I'll deal with them for you.” Xiao Zhuo waved his hand casually, pointing at the remaining Desolate God Dao Disciples.

As Xiao Zhuo pointed, the nerves of the Desolate God Dao members tensed, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Before Qiao Zimo could reply, a nine-foot tall burly man stepped forward and said in a deep voice: “Senior, Elder Miao's private grudge with Qiao Zimo has nothing to do with us. Your Excellency, please do not make a mistake. If you truly attack us, Desolate God Dao will definitely pursue you relentlessly!”

“Oh?” Xiao Zhuo's face held a half-smile, and his gaze lightly swept over the man.

“Master! This person is Chi Hao, the leader of Desolate God Dao's Inner Sect Disciples,” Qiao Zimo secretly transmitted.

Xiao Zhuo gave a soft “hmm” upon hearing this.

He then looked at Qiao Zimo with an inquiring gaze, which left the latter looking bewildered.

Why are you looking at me? Are you asking me to identify all of them as enemies?

Qiao Zimo was confused; he and top Inner Sect Disciples like Chi Hao had indeed had no interactions or grudges in the past.

Seeing that Qiao Zimo indeed had no enmity with the other party, Xiao Zhuo felt bored and waved his hand, saying: “Scram! If Desolate God Dao wants to seek revenge, this Seat awaits at any time!”

Upon hearing this, the Desolate God Dao Disciples, led by Chi Hao, felt a huge weight lifted from their hearts and slowly retreated. Only after exiting the courtyard did their figures flash repeatedly as they fled in a panic.

Xiao Zhuo turned to the embarrassed Chu Xiao and said indifferently: “Fellow Daoist of Soul Refining Sect, do you still have something to say?”

Chu Xiao gave a dry laugh, grumbling inwardly: “You've already killed someone, what else could I have to say? Even if I did, it would be useless!”

On his face, however, he forced a smile: “Fellow Daoist's cultivation is profound. My Soul Refining Sect naturally does not wish to be your enemy. But I also ask Fellow Daoist not to involve the innocent, otherwise, to maintain order in this city, my Sect may have to ask Fellow Daoist for an explanation.”

After speaking, Chu Xiao suddenly paused, then his expression turned polite: “Fellow Daoist! My Sect's Vice Sect Master has an invitation; I earnestly hope Fellow Daoist will honor us with your presence.”

He had clearly received another message from Profound Bone.

Xiao Zhuo also noticed the fluctuation of the Divine Sense transmission, pondered for a moment, then nodded: “Lead the way.”

“Please!” Chu Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, gesturing with his right hand to lead the way.

Qiao Zimo's injuries had stabilized slightly, and he struggled to get up, closely following Xiao Zhuo as they departed.

Numerous prying Divine Senses dispersed.

However, many had firmly remembered this ruthless Xiao Zhuo. At the same time, in an inn in the city, Old Demon Heaven Slaughter and Zou Yulang looked solemn, exchanged glances, and understood each other without words.

“It must be this person!” Zou Yulang spoke first.

Heaven Slaughter also nodded heavily.

Both of them had also guessed from the Divine Ability Xiao Zhuo displayed that he was very likely Blood Sea.

Although their Divine Sense could not penetrate ten feet around Xiao Zhuo, making it impossible to fully confirm, this was enough. They were originally ordered to execute the Third Holy Son, Blood Sea. Blood Sea had disappeared as soon as he arrived in Beilu Prefecture, and now such a suspicious person suddenly appeared, so it was better to be safe than sorry.

As for hitting a tough opponent? They were not worried at all. They could easily eliminate figures like Miao Kun, and they didn't believe that this seemingly very young person could be stronger than them, two veteran Undergoing Tribulation cultivators. Even if he really was Blood Sea and had Shadow Guards protecting him, they were confident in killing him.

For this assassination, they had made thorough preparations.

On the other side, on the top floor of the most luxurious restaurant in Qingsong City, Cao Yunqing leaned against the carved railing, a playful smile on his lips.

The effeminate man beside him asked with a smile: “Has Your Highness seen something?”

Cao Yunqing smiled faintly: “My Third Junior Brother's disguise Divine Ability is truly exquisite, but unfortunately... his Edge (sharpness) is too great.”

The effeminate man nodded: “Your Highness, do we still need to contact him?”

“Let's talk about it when we reach the Myriad Ages Evergreen Realm.”

“As you command.”

Cao Yunqing then glanced deeply in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion again, then turned and entered the inner room.