230: Chapter 230 Reversal

The old man then threw the Ma Family Elder's corpse beside the Blood Pool.

The Ma Family Elder's blood and Qi were absorbed by one stamen of an eerie flower in the Blood Pool, while his Divine Soul was taken by another stamen.

He was picked clean, leaving behind only an empty shell.

These shells would eventually be left to the Yougu Sect to become one of their Bone Puppets.

"Now, it's your turn."

Wu Lin's gaze fell upon Lin Ming and his group.

It was their turn next.

Zheng Chu, standing beside Wu Lin, clapped his hands three times, and a group of people rushed out from the surroundings.

They were the same people who had attacked Lin Ming earlier.

"Dispose of them. Keep Lin Ming and Yu Yaoqin alive; leave no one else."

Wu Lin said.

They had been kept alive before because the Formation had not yet been activated.

Now that the Formation was active, these excellent sacrifices could not be wasted; they had to fulfill their full purpose.

They had to be consumed entirely.

"Hmph, let's see if you have the ability to do so."

Sun Shuo said coldly as he looked at the people surrounding them.

Clearly, they no longer had a choice.

These people were clearly after their lives, and they couldn't just surrender without a fight.

They only had one path left to take.

Moreover, their True Monarch was still present. As someone at the Peak of the Bitter Sea Realm, Sun Shuo could faintly sense the battle high in the sky.

The True Monarchs' battlefield was likely high above.

As long as the Old Ancestors hadn't lost, they still had a chance.

Furthermore, his thoughts were the same as Sun Yiwen's.

Sun Shuo inadvertently glanced at Lin Ming.

Lin Ming naturally noticed Sun Shuo's gaze and guessed his thoughts.

In response, Lin Ming took a direct step back.

"Crack..."

Several Bone Puppets appeared and began walking toward Lin Ming and the others.

At the same time, a flying knife suddenly shot toward the group, cutting through the air.

Its target was Nie Wen.

"Bang..."

Nie Wen keenly sensed the incoming flying knife. A short blade appeared in his hand, and with a turn, he clashed with the knife.

Taking a step back, he sliced the flying knife in two.

Simultaneously, a burst of Yin Qi was released from the severed knife.

A chaotic battle was on the verge of erupting.

But this eruption came to an abrupt halt.

Several powerful auras appeared from above, forcing the impending melee to a standstill.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned toward the sky.

They saw a figure plummeting from the sky, landing right in front of them.

"True Monarch."

The expressions of Sun Yiwen and the members of the Sun Family beside him changed drastically.

The person who had fallen was indeed the True Monarch of their Sun Family.

True Monarch Sun Shu lay on the ground, completely devoid of life. A True Monarch of the Other Shore had fallen just like that—this was something they absolutely could not accept.

Sun Yiwen and the others rushed to True Monarch Sun Shu's side, but the lifeless corpse before them told them that True Monarch Sun Shu was truly dead.

The True Monarch of their Sun Family was truly dead.

In the next second, two figures quickly descended from the air, looking at True Monarch Sun Shu's corpse with slightly disheveled appearances and grim expressions.

They hadn't expected the enemy to have such means as to kill True Monarch Sun Shu directly.

In a three-on-two situation, they should have had the numerical advantage. They knew True Monarch Ma Zhan's strength, and while this unknown True Monarch of the Other Shore was indeed tricky, he wasn't unmanageable.

Yet, they hadn't expected True Monarch Sun Shu to fall for a dirty trick and be killed instantly.

Now, the situation had changed.

"A luotian great pill condensed from a True Monarch of the Other Shore can extend a Fellow Daoist's life by fifty years."

As the figures of Xu Jing and Ma Ce descended, Xu Jing spoke with a smile.

"Fifty years?"

Ma Ce frowned, clearly dissatisfied with this result.

This was different from what the Luotian Sect had originally promised him.

"True Monarch Sun Shu was too old."

Xu Jing said, shaking his head.

"But don't worry, Fellow Daoist. With everyone on Yanyun Mountain added, it will be enough."

Xu Jing smiled.

If one True Monarch of the Other Shore wasn't enough, then what about everyone on Yanyun Mountain?

As they chatted and laughed, a chill rose in everyone's hearts.

"Then what if we add him too?"

True Monarch Fang Xuan's voice rang in everyone's ears.

Only then did they notice that True Monarch Fang Xuan had appeared behind True Monarch Wu Tiankuo, his blood-red longsword piercing through True Monarch Wu Tiankuo's heart and Divine Soul simultaneously.

"You..."

This was completely unexpected for True Monarch Wu Tiankuo.

He had been guarding against Xu Jing and Ma Ce, not expecting much from True Monarch Fang Xuan, who was fighting alongside him.

He hadn't expected him to suddenly turn on him.

By the time he wanted to react, it was already too late.

The blood-red longsword piercing his body sealed both his physical form and his Divine Soul. Furthermore, True Monarch Fang Xuan's power held him firmly in place.

True Monarch Wu Tiankuo could do nothing but watch as his life force ebbed away.

"True Monarch!"

Seeing their True Monarch ambushed by True Monarch Fang Xuan, a member of the Wu Family immediately rushed toward him.

However, before the man could even touch True Monarch Fang Xuan, he was sent flying, crashing into a wall and losing consciousness.

"True Monarch, why would you do this?"

At that moment, Fang Xun arrived with a group from the Fang Family.

They were stunned to see True Monarch Fang Xuan attacking True Monarch Wu Tiankuo.

True Monarch Fang Xuan only spared a glance at Fang Xun and the others before bringing True Monarch Wu Tiankuo over to Xu Jing's side.

With a casual push, True Monarch Wu Tiankuo fell to his knees, his life force continuously fading.

"Senior Brother, you and your jinxing mouth."

Yu Yaoqin whispered to Lin Ming.

Her Stinky Senior Brother was actually right—the Fang Family's True Monarch was in league with the Demonic Path.

And it seemed only True Monarch Fang Xuan was involved; the rest of the Fang Family appeared ignorant of the matter.

At this point, the situation changed instantly.

True Monarch Sun Shu's death.

True Monarch Fang Xuan's betrayal.

True Monarch Wu Tiankuo was now practically dead.

This left Lin Ming's side without a single expert of the Other Shore Realm.

Facing three experts of the Other Shore Realm, they had no power to fight back.

"Brother Fang, you've worked hard."

Xu Jing said with a smile.

"Don't forget."

True Monarch Fang Xuan said expressionlessly.

"Naturally, we will not mistreat you, Brother Fang."

Xu Jing nodded.

Immediately after, the aura of a True Monarch of the Other Shore Realm emanated.

Everyone present was intimidated by this aura, finding it difficult to resist under the pressure of a True Monarch of the Other Shore.

"Yuanxu Mountain, don't even think about waiting for your reinforcements."

Xu Jing looked at Xu Chuan and smiled.

"You did this on purpose."

Xu Chuan seemed to realize something and said in a heavy voice.

He understood now that True Monarch Fang Xuan had intentionally leaked information about the Demonic Path to him, prompting him to use a Secret Technique to send a message out.

Judging by the enemy's appearance, they must have used some special method to neutralize his Secret Technique.

These people were clearly well-prepared.