207: Chapter 207 Your murderous intentions are too complicated

“Poof—!”

Ruo Bai was sent flying as if struck by a heavy blow, crashing hard onto the ground and plowing a deep gash.

He looked down at his left arm, where a hair-thin wisp of black Qi was entwined. It didn't penetrate the flesh but clung like a persistent disease.

It emanated a stifling, unsettling aura of death that was actively grinding away and neutralizing the vast, vigorous, and life-filled War God Qi and blood within his body.

Though slow, the black Qi was indeed being worn down little by little.

Venerable Dry Bones, dead! But his dying counterattack had also severely wounded the invincible Battle Asura!

This sudden turn of events caused the entire battlefield to pause once more.

“Big Brother!” Xiaopang (Nickname for Wang Xiaopang) cried out in alarm from within the light cocoon, his heart leaping to his throat.

Fang Hanyu’s sword momentum faltered, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes as he looked toward Ruo Bai, but facing the frenzied Murong Qiu, he couldn't disengage immediately.

Ling Xi’s clear, cold gaze also flickered slightly as she looked at the wisp of Death Qi on Ruo Bai’s arm, which carried a faint holy aura. Her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

A searing pain shot through him, but instead of disheartening Ruo Bai, it made him throw his head back and let out a hearty, uninhibited laugh!

“Hahahaha! How exhilarating! Truly exhilarating!”

He felt the holy aura on his left arm clashing with his own War God blood, his eyes brimming with excitement.

“Old bones, to touch the threshold of a holy aura before your death, you haven’t lived these thousands of years in vain!

This kind of pure slaughter, this kind of life-and-death pressure, is the best nourishment for honing my War God Halberd Intent! This lingering holy aura is perfect for sharpening my blade!”

This injury wasn't fatal, nor even a severe wound, but the trace of a higher-level power it contained was like the best whetstone, allowing him to clearly perceive the operation and shortcomings of his own power.

This kind of enlightenment and tempering gained in extreme combat was far more valuable than easily crushing an opponent!

This was the first time he had been wounded in pure head-on combat since descending the mountain, and yet it was also the most satisfying battle he had ever fought!

“Big Brother! Are you alright?” Xiaopang (Nickname for Wang Xiaopang) in the light cocoon was relieved to see Ruo Bai laughing, but still couldn't help but call out.

Seeing this, Fang Hanyu felt a slight ease in his heart, knowing his Senior Brother was not in serious danger and had even gained something from it. He tightened his grip on the Primordial Sword, intensifying his suppression of Murong Qiu.

Ling Xi’s clear, cold gaze swept over the stubborn but slowly eroding black Qi on Ruo Bai’s left arm, and a flicker of understanding passed through her eyes.

Senior Brother’s War God Body was indeed profound; he could temper himself in this manner. This battle was of no small benefit to him.

And Shadowless, at this moment, seized this perfect opportunity!

The instant Ling Xi was distracted by Ruo Bai’s injury was the chance he had been waiting for!

His figure, like a completely melted shadow, vanished silently. The next moment, a killing intent, more concentrated and colder than any before, like a sharp prick from the Nine Nether, shot directly towards the back of Ling Xi’s heart!

This time, he used his true trump card, vowing to kill with a single strike!

However, facing this fatal blow, which was enough to make even a Peak Cultivator of the King Realm perish, Ling Xi’s clear, cold face showed no trace of panic. She didn't even turn around.

Just as that faint gray shadow was about to touch her green robes—

“Buzz!”

A faint hum, yet one that seemed to reach the very Origin of the Dao, quietly spread out from Ling Xi.

There seemed to be nothing around her, but the space in that area appeared to become viscous and distorted.

The flow of time also seemed to undergo a subtle change; the soul-piercing needle, which was as fast as lightning, seemed to slow down for a split second in the eyes of others.

It was in this split second that Ling Xi’s left hand, hanging at her side, elegantly flicked upwards with fingers like a blossoming flower.

There was no grand display, no dazzling light, only five hair-thin but intensely condensed streams of green Qi that emanated from her fingertips.

These five streams of Qi did not strike the shadow directly, but like living things, they traced five incredibly profound trajectories in the air, instantly weaving into a small net that appeared fragile but contained infinite sealing and dissolving power, lightly meeting the shadow condensed from killing intent.

“Chhh…”

A faint, almost inaudible, strange sound.

The soul-piercing needle, capable of penetrating the Divine Soul, upon touching the small green net, its terrifying killing intent, shadow Law, and Divine Soul impact, were like a clay ox entering the sea.

They were instantly decomposed and absorbed by an invisible, formless, yet utterly domineering devouring force, transforming into the most fundamental energy, silently dissipating, and even subtly feeding a trace of pure Soul Power back into Ling Xi herself.

The entire process was covert and efficient; to outsiders, it seemed as if the deadly strike had been effortlessly neutralized by an exquisitely subtle technique.

Shadowless’s true body, integrated into the shadow, was struck as if by lightning the moment his killing move was broken. He let out a muffled groan, stumbled back several steps, his face beneath the mask instantly turning ashen white, his eyes filled with incredulous shock and fear!

He could only feel that his strike, condensed with his lifelong cultivation, had vanished without a trace like a stone sinking into the sea, yet he couldn't discern how it had been broken. This unknown brought deeper despair.

“How is this possible?! My soul-piercing needle… was actually… erased so easily?! What kind of monster is she?!”

Ling Xi then slowly turned around, her clear gaze calmly falling upon the disoriented Shadowless. Her vermilion lips parted, and she spoke to him for the first time, her voice still clear and calm, yet carrying an undeniable judgment.

“The minor Dao of shadows, merely takes its form, but has not grasped its spirit. Your killing intent… is too muddled.”

These words, like a final judgment, heavily struck Shadowless’s heart, causing his Dao Heart to violently tremble, almost shattering!

“Poof—!”

Under the severe shock to his mind, Shadowless could no longer suppress the backlash of Qi and blood within his body from his broken killing move, and he violently spat out a mouthful of dark blood, his aura instantly weakening.

The look in his eyes towards Ling Xi had changed from shock to utter despair.

Escape! He must escape immediately! This thought spread through his entire body like wildfire!

Without any hesitation, Shadowless’s figure suddenly burst apart, transforming into dozens of shadows, difficult to distinguish between real and fake, like a startled school of fish, shooting out in all directions!

This was his ultimate escape secret technique, the Thousand Shadows Escape. Each shadow contained a trace of his Origin aura, making it extremely difficult to pinpoint. As long as one shadow escaped, he could reconstruct his Physical Body!

However, his speed was fast, but Ling Xi’s speed… was even faster!

So fast that it exceeded the perception limits of everyone present!

At the exact moment Shadowless’s figure burst apart, Ling Xi’s figure seemed to have never moved, yet also seemed to appear simultaneously in every direction. These were not afterimages, but an absolute speed that surpassed the ability of visual capture!

She didn't even use any weapon, merely pointing her fingers like a sword. Yet, upon those slender jade fingers, there now contained a domineering sharpness capable of severing Law and obliterating all things!

“Chhh! Chhh! Chhh! Chhh!”

A series of faint, yet grating, tearing sounds rang out almost simultaneously!

The dozens of shooting shadows, as if precisely struck by an invisible sharp blade, all paused in mid-air, then, like bubbles, instantly shattered and dissipated!

In less than one hundredth of a breath, all the escaping shadows were completely annihilated!