282: Chapter 282 Soul-Destroying Peril, Fallen Powerful Enemy

Ji Luanxi cheered and leaped for joy, her exquisite face filled with the excitement of her imminent escape. She quickened her pace, charging at full speed toward the faint light that symbolized the exit.

Just as she was about to step out of that deathly silent passage!

There was no warning of spiritual energy fluctuations, nor any whistling of the wind.

From the depths of the endless darkness, a pitch-black needle-like glow, as thin as a gossamer thread, shot out silently like a venomous snake hidden in the Nine Serenity Yellow Springs!

Its target was aimed directly at Ji Luanxi's Sea of Consciousness between her brows!

This strike was simply too fast and too well-hidden! It had completely merged into the surrounding Laws of darkness, not even disturbing the air in the slightest.

Gu Hongchen was walking in the middle of the group. By the time her sharp True Immortal Realm Divine Sense captured that extremely faint aura of destruction, the black needle-like glow was less than half a foot away from the back of Ji Luanxi's head!

"Sister Luanxi! Get out of the way!" Gu Hongchen's eyes nearly split from strain as she let out an incredibly sharp cry of alarm. She didn't even have time to draw her weapon and could only frantically circulate her True Immortal mana, wishing to rush forward and block it.

But it was too late!

The needle glow carried a terrifying Death Qi capable of instantly wiping out a Primordial Spirit. Let alone Ji Luanxi at the Peak of the Supreme Realm, even a true Great Emperor Realm expert would have their Divine Soul extinguished in an instant if struck, resulting in a total and irreversible death!

Hearing Gu Hongchen's cry, Ji Luanxi turned her head back in utter confusion.

When she clearly saw the black needle glow that was within arm's reach and radiating an aura of absolute death, her blood completely froze at that moment.

Despair and fear instantly submerged her like a tidal wave.

She couldn't dodge it! There was simply no way to dodge!

Ji Luanxi couldn't even manage the instinctive reaction to close her eyes; she could only watch helplessly as the black glow representing death pierced toward the space between her brows.

The Ice Spirit Snow Ape King behind them was scared out of his wits, his huge eyeballs nearly bulging out of his head as a despairing wail erupted from his gravelly throat: "It's over! If this young miss dies, the Great Immortal will definitely skin us alive!"

In that instant between life and death!

"You seek death!"

A cold, furious roar, like that of an ancient deity, boomed throughout the passage!

Ji Luanxi only felt a flash of golden light before her eyes.

A tall, imposing figure in white appeared out of thin air in front of her as if teleporting, shielding her firmly behind him.

Su Xuanchen's eyes were cold to the extreme as the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Primordial Demon Body within him began to operate with a roar.

He didn't even look at the terrifying needle glow that could kill a Great Emperor's Primordial Spirit; he simply raised his right hand with utter nonchalance, extending his slender index and middle fingers.

Snap!

A sharp, crisp crack sounded.

That black needle glow, which carried the power to destroy heaven and earth and was so fast that even a True Immortal would find it hard to track, was actually caught steadily and with extreme precision in mid-air by Su Xuanchen's two fingers!

It could not advance an inch!

The violent, destructive Death Qi raged frantically at Su Xuanchen's fingertips, attempting to corrode his Physical Body. However, the Protective Aura of the Immortal Demon, which shimmered with Chaotic Aurora, was simply indestructible. No matter how the Death Qi surged, it could not harm Su Xuanchen in the slightest.

The entire area fell into a dead silence!

Gu Hongchen maintained her forward-charging posture, frozen in place as if a binding spell had been cast on her. Her red lips were wide open as she stared in shock at Su Xuanchen's fingers, which were as steady as Mount Tai, her mind a complete blank.

"Catching a Soul-Extinguishing Needle with bare hands!" Gu Hongchen screamed inwardly. "That is a sinister hidden weapon that can pierce even a True Immortal's Protective Aura! He actually caught it with just two fingers?! What kind of monster-level Physical Body is this!"

The Ice Spirit Snow Ape King was even more terrified, collapsing onto his buttocks on the ground while his massive claws frantically rubbed his eyes, unable to believe the scene he was seeing.

"The Great Immortal's Divine Might! The Great Immortal is invincible!" The Snow Ape King trembled all over with excitement.

Only now did Ji Luanxi suddenly snap back to her senses.

"Ah!"

She let out a scream full of lingering fear, her legs going soft as she collapsed directly to the ground.

A cold blue figure flashed past with extreme speed. Chang Xiyue pulled the still-shaken Ji Luanxi tightly into her arms.

"It's alright, Sister Luanxi, don't be afraid, Husband is here." Chang Xiyue's voice trembled as she patted Ji Luanxi's back with great heartache, constantly soothing her.

Ji Luanxi clung tightly to Chang Xiyue's neck, her beautiful face devoid of color. The shadow of death from having half a foot in the gates of hell just now had completely overwhelmed her, leaving her physically exhausted and unable to utter a single word.

Su Xuanchen did not look back.

He stared fixedly at the black needle glow between his fingers. In his deep eyes, killing intent was frigid to the extreme, even causing frost to freeze the surrounding air.

"Such pure destructive Death Qi."

Su Xuanchen's voice was cold enough to shatter, recognizing the Origin of this needle glow at a glance.

"Methods of the Dark Immortal Great Realm? You pieces of trash hiding in the shadows actually dare to make a lethal move against my woman."

The moment his words fell.

Su Xuanchen's two fingers suddenly exerted force.

"Give it back!"

Whoosh!

Under the reinforcement of Su Xuanchen's terrifying physical strength, the black needle glow reversed direction, turning into a bolt of black lightning more than ten times faster than when it arrived, and was casually hurled toward a certain corner in the depths of the darkness!

Boom—!!!

A deafening, earth-shaking explosion!

The needle glow struck the indestructible stone wall of the passage with extreme precision. Those were Ancient Heavenly Court building Materials that even Gu Hongchen, a True Immortal Realm Expert, would find hard to leave a mark on even with her full power!

Now, however, a single thin needle casually thrown back by Su Xuanchen had blasted out a terrifying, bottomless crater dozens of zhang in diameter!

Broken stones flew everywhere like a meteor shower, and the entire world within the formation shook violently under this strike.

"Jie jie jie jie..."

A piercing, mocking cackle, like countless fingernails scratching against glass, drifted out from the swirling dust.

This laughter was incredibly eerie, penetrating everyone's eardrums and echoing deep within their Divine Souls, making their very Souls tremble.

"As expected of living beings who could break through the outer formations and make it all the way here. Such physical strength truly makes this seat salivate."

Accompanied by this nauseating voice.

A Fallen Creature slowly emerged from the shadows.

It had no fixed form, looking like a mass of writhing black sludge. Its surface was covered with densely packed, agonized human faces that refused to close their eyes even in death.

What was even more suffocating was that...

A thick layer of gray mist permeated around this monster. This mist was completely different from the blood aura on those dark Puppets from before; it had no bloody scent, only a type of coldness and terror that was pure to the extreme!

Wherever the gray mist passed, even the Void Realm emitted a corroding sound, as if this world was reaching its end under this aura.

The moment Gu Hongchen saw that gray mist, her beautiful face changed drastically, and her pupils shrunk to the size of pinpricks.

"Not good! It's the Fallen Origin Gray Mist!"

Gu Hongchen's voice was sharp, laced with extreme wariness and fear.

She knew well the danger of this mist! In the ancient records of the Gu Family, this gray mist was known as the 'Bane of Immortals and Gods.' It could not only corrode the Physical Body but also directly contaminate a Cultivator's Origin Dao! Once tainted by even a sliver, even a True Immortal Realm Expert would lose their cultivation in a very short time and eventually turn into a mindless fallen monster!

"Retreat! Quickly retreat!"

Gu Hongchen didn't even have time to think, immediately propping up a dazzling and incredibly thick green spiritual energy barrier.

She grabbed Chang Xiyue, who was holding Ji Luanxi, and her figure turned into a streak of light, decisively retreating toward the rear at high speed to avoid being tainted by even a bit of that lethal mist.

Looking at that disgusting mass of sludge, the Ice Spirit Snow Ape King's eyes turned crimson once again.

He was the overlord of this Extreme Cold Ice Domain. It was one thing to be attacked by a group of small fries earlier, but now an ugly freak had appeared to block the way.

"Roar! You piece of trash playing tricks! Take a punch from me!"

The Snow Ape King wanted to step forward and help, his massive body leaping up as he prepared to charge forward and smash the monster into a meat patty.

"Get back here!"

Just as the Snow Ape King was about to rush out of Su Xuanchen's protection range.

Su Xuanchen's extremely stern and domineering shout, which brooked no argument, suddenly rang out.

The Snow Ape King's massive body braked hard in mid-air, his huge eyes full of confusion.

"Shut up." Su Xuanchen didn't even turn his head, his eyes staring fixedly at the gray mist as he shouted a stern warning.

"This thing's strength is far beyond your imagination. If even a tiny bit of that gray mist on it touches you, it can turn your flesh and Divine Soul into pus."

Su Xuanchen stated the opponent's terror very bluntly.

"Take your subordinates and retreat immediately. At this level of combat, you're just going to your deaths if you go up. Don't get in my way here."

Hearing Su Xuanchen's merciless scolding, the Snow Ape King didn't feel the slightest bit of anger; instead, he was so startled that cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

He no longer dared to have any thoughts of showing off, and very nimbly led the other two Emperor Realm Snow Apes to scramble back behind Gu Hongchen's spiritual energy barrier, shivering.

Seeing everyone's look of facing a formidable enemy, that Fallen Creature let out another piercing, cold laugh.

"Jie jie jie... Retreat? Where can you retreat to?"

The densely packed human faces on the monster all opened their mouths at the same time, letting out extremely malicious mockery.

"Since you have stepped into this unsolvable Death Gate, today, you shall all become nourishment for this seat! None of you will leave alive!"

The words fell!

Rumble!

The Fallen Creature stopped wasting words and violently activated the terrifying Fallen Origin within its body.

The gray mist filling the sky was like a celestial river bursting its banks, surging out in an extremely violent, sky-blotting, and terrifying manner!

In the blink of an eye.

That gray mist, capable of corroding all things, instantly filled the entire passage like a physical substance! Up, down, left, and right, in all directions, there was nothing but despairing gloom.

Nowhere to hide! Nowhere to retreat!

Facing this kind of catastrophe that could make even a True Immortal despair.

Standing at the very front, Su Xuanchen's brow furrowed slightly.

He ignored the clamoring monster and instead turned his head with extreme calmness.

Su Xuanchen's deep gaze passed through the green spiritual energy barrier, glancing at Ji Luanxi, who was still shaken in Chang Xiyue's arms, and then at the solemn-faced Chang Xiyue.

Finally, his gaze fell with extreme precision on Gu Hongchen's beautiful and grave face.

Their gazes met.

There was no verbal communication.

But in this silent exchange during the instant between life and death, they already understood each other perfectly.

Gu Hongchen read the meaning in Su Xuanchen's eyes: Protect them, leave the rest to me.

And Su Xuanchen also saw the determination and pride belonging to a True Immortal Realm Expert in the depths of Gu Hongchen's eyes.

Gu Hongchen took a deep breath, her full chest heaving violently.

Clang—!!!

A heaven-shaking sword chime, piercing through metal and stone and carrying an endless intent of slaughter, suddenly exploded!

Gu Hongchen gripped the Mortal World Immortal Sword tightly, her True Immortal pressure sweeping out as she stood ready to face this terrifyingly powerful enemy alongside Su Xuanchen.