42: The seats for side effects are full, Qingmei is a little miserable!

It was as if he was stuck in a quagmire, with an omnipresent 'potential' restricting Chu Ying's movements.

Chu Ying's expression was quite grim, but he wasn't stopped there.

The Demon Seed Sword appeared in his hand.

"Slaughtering Heaven Holy Intent, break for me!"

The 'potential' is a phased power mastered by Soul Palace Realm Cultivators, capable of mobilizing the power of heaven and earth more effectively than the Cave Heaven Realm, which is why Soul Palace Realm Cultivators can easily kill Cave Heaven Cultivators.

The Cave Heaven Realm is the most important foundational Realm, and each subsequent major Realm is an sublimation, only getting stronger and with greater disparities, varying from person to person.

Chu Ying hadn't expected that the person coming to hunt him down would be a Soul Palace Realm Cultivator.

Fortunately, the break out of Slaughtering Heaven Holy Intent allowed Chu Ying to avoid the threat of 'potential'; 'intent' comes after 'potential', and Chu Ying had obtained a Holy Intent!

After breaking through the 'potential' that had sealed him, Chu Ying was about to dart out when black-clad Cultivators, each radiating a chilling aura, appeared all around him—front, back, left, and right.

All these individuals wore masks and were all in the Soul Palace Realm.

"Where do you Fellow Daoists come from, and where are you going? Hehe, what a coincidence to meet here..."

Chu Ying gave an awkward smile, but no one responded to him; what greeted him was a fierce attack.

Chu Ying's expression changed as he cast the Azure Luan Treasure Technique, continuously striking out with the Demon Seed Sword.

Although his cultivation was only at the fourth layer of the Cave Heaven Realm, with six Cave Heavens, his combat strength could not be measured by his cultivation Realm alone.

However, Chu Ying had miscalculated.

Although his Sword Qi was sharp and the Demon Seed Sword could easily kill enemies, these people were suicidal, unafraid of death!

Their goal was simply to fulfill the instructions given by their master.

"Everyone, let's talk this out nicely. Leave a bit of leeway, so we can meet again later?"

"I'm just a small Cave Heaven Cultivator, why do you need so many people to fight me? How about we try a one-on-one?"

Chu Ying tentatively asked.

Still, only flashes of blades and swords, and chillingly murderous martial techniques, came his way.

"Damn it!"

"Are you taking advantage of me?"

"All of you, die!"

Chu Ying couldn't bear it anymore; he also saw the anomaly. These Cultivators attacked ruthlessly and decisively, willing to get injured to kill him, completely unafraid of his attacks.

These people were suicidal!

He didn't know who had sent these suicidal Cultivators to kill him, but Chu Ying guessed the most likely candidates were that Calamity Physique Du Mao, or perhaps the Netherworld First Grade Hall's Seven Fiend Star Envoys!

【Side Effect Designated Targets】: Suicidal Cultivator 1, Suicidal Cultivator 2, Suicidal Cultivator 3... Suicidal Cultivator 22, Du Mao, Yao Ruoxi, Ye Junfan

【Current Side Effect Target Count】: 25 (Current limit is 25)

"Taotie Treasure Technique!"

"Qiongqi Treasure Technique!"

"Demon Seed: Lutian One Sword!"

At that moment, Chu Ying unleashed his killing moves. Facing numerous martial techniques, he used the Taotie Treasure Technique with one hand to devour and absorb, then counter-attacked with the Qiongqi Treasure Technique, causing corrosive heart fire and soul-separating ice to suddenly appear in the void.

His final move was the Demon Seed Sword unleashing Slaughtering Heaven Holy Intent!

Twenty-three black-clad suicidal Cultivators were simultaneously heavily wounded and spat blood as Chu Ying attacked them. They suffered from all of Chu Ying's current side effect buffs and also faced Chu Ying's combo attacks.

Even masters in the Soul Palace Realm would find it hard to withstand, let alone these suicidal Cultivators who were only in the first three layers of the Soul Palace Realm.

The sudden shocking change stunned these suicidal Cultivators.

Looking again, Chu Ying had already broken through the blockade and fled!

Out of thirty black-clad suicidal Cultivators, twenty-three were heavily wounded!

After a moment of daze.

"Chase!"

One of the suicidal Cultivators uttered a voice devoid of emotion.

Thirty black figures then continued to pursue rapidly, though clearly only seven were running the fastest, while the remaining twenty-three lagged far behind, having to heal while pursuing.

—

"Well, now all twenty-five side effect slots are filled."

Chu Ying sighed inwardly. He had been a bit complacent seeing so many empty slots, but unexpectedly, they were all used up in a flash.

"Maybe it wasn't that Calamity Physique? That guy should also be heavily wounded by my side effects, shouldn't he be healing? Where would he get the time to find suicidal Cultivators to deal with me?"

"Mobilizing thirty Soul Palace Realm suicidal Cultivators at once is not something an ordinary person can do."

Chu Ying thought.

Could it be the Yaoguang Holy Son? Or perhaps the Luo Family Divine King Body?

Suicidal Cultivators were still pursuing him from afar, which kept him from relaxing.

"Damn it! Just you wait, when my cultivation rises and I unlock more side effect slots, I'll take all of you down one by one!"

Anger flashed across Chu Ying's brows as he continued his bitter escape.

—

Meanwhile, on that day, Yao Ruoxi was originally also heading to the Calamity Ancient City in the Black Mist Mountain Range to seek out the three great opportunities.

However, various injuries suddenly erupted within her body, causing her to suffer severe damage.

She initially thought she had been ambushed, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure out who had the ability to ambush her.

What was even more frustrating was that the injuries within her body kept cycling and recurring, each time more severe than the last, which greatly angered her.

"Damn it, could it be a curse? Who put a curse on me?!"

Yao Ruoxi was on the verge of going mad.

Unseen, formless, she was simply injured out of thin air, and could only guess it was a curse or similar method.

Even with her ninth-layer Cave Heaven Realm cultivation, she couldn't heal herself and was forced to turn back halfway, intending to seek help upon returning to the Holy Land.

However, when she noticed that many Quasi-Holy Daughters and Quasi-Saint Children of the Tai Xuan Holy Land were heading towards the Calamity Ancient City, she feared that if those Quasi-Holy Daughters saw her condition, they might ruthlessly try to kill her!

Even after becoming a Holy Daughter, there was still the possibility of being pulled down from the pedestal and assassinated.

This situation was most common in the Yaoguang Holy Land, which adopted a 'gu-raising' method of cultivating Disciples.

Left with no choice, to avoid the 'kick you when you're down' scenario, Yao Ruoxi chose to infiltrate the Endless Kingdom territory in the Southern Domain, planning to take a small path back to the Holy Land.

At first, she was fine; she could barely suppress her injuries and maintain a certain speed.

But not long after, a terrifying severe injury suddenly erupted within her body.

Her vital essence inexplicably depleted, and her life divine essence rapidly drained, causing her to suddenly become extremely weak.

"Damn it! Who is it?!"

Yao Ruoxi was furious, but had nowhere to vent. At that moment, two wills appeared in her mind.

Inner Demon:

【"You are afraid, you are terrified!"】

【"You still worry that choosing the Ancient Sacred Body was a mistake!"】

【"You cannot deny that Ye Junfan's defeat by Chu Ying greatly disappointed you!"】

【"This untraceable severe injury frightens you even more; you don't know who you've offended!"】

【"You are afraid..."】

"Pfft!"

Yao Ruoxi spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, splattering it on her pristine white robes, a truly shocking sight.

"Shut up!"

"Since I, Yao Ruoxi, have made my choice, how could I regret it?"

"My fate is in my own hands, not in heaven's!"

She looked up, swept her gaze across the mountain range ahead, and plunged into it.

She couldn't continue her journey; she had to stabilize her injuries first.

...

"Holy Son, aren't we going to the Calamity Ancient City to contend for the opportunities?"

A group of young Disciples in black and white robes walked through the towering mountains.

Looking at them, most were handsome and effeminate, with an unnaturally pale complexion and an air of debauchery.

"Contend for what?"

"With the prodigies of Tai Xuan, Yaoguang, and the Ancient Luo Family—three colossal powers—present, what can we contend with?"

"Not to mention the Seven Fiend Star Envoys of the Netherworld First Grade Hall, who are constantly hunting and subduing prodigies. If we run into them, how am I supposed to survive?"

Liu Qing, the Joyous Union Sect's Holy Son, glared at his confidant beside him.

"Our Joyous Union Sect is just a great sect, far from comparable to Holy Lands and Ancient Families. Who do you think you are?"