35: Chapter 35 Luo Fei Dies and Flees

A few breaths later.

The dust dissipated, revealing Baili Yunche's figure.

He stood in place, his robes fluttering slightly, completely unharmed.

Luo Fei's pupils constricted slightly.

"Good brat, you really do have some skills." He licked his lips and let out a ferocious laugh. "However, you are still going to die under my Fierce Wind Blade Technique!"

The Fierce Wind Blade Technique was the Luo Family's most Advanced Cultivation Technique, boasting a formidable reputation.

Entering the mountain this time, he had relied on this blade technique to kill seven or eight Foundation Establishment Yao Beasts in succession.

So what if a mere nobody could block the first wave of attacks?

"Dragon Eagle Step!"

Luo Fei gave a low shout, his footwork shifting as his figure instantly transformed into a blur!

This was the Luo Family's ultimate movement technique, executing as fast as lightning and catching people off guard.

His figure flashed, appearing three chi in front of Baili Yunche in the blink of an eye, the long black saber in his hand raised high.

"Go to hell!"

The blade body was as dark as ink, its blade qi flickering uncertainly. Carrying a fatal and terrifying aura, it slashed down directly toward Baili Yunche's head!

This slash was immensely powerful and as fast as rolling thunder!

Baili Yunche raised his eyes, looking at the descending black blade qi without the slightest ripple in his eyes.

He didn't even take a step back.

He simply raised the chiyang sword in his hand and gently lifted it.

"Setting Sun Sword Technique!"

A blood-red afterimage of the setting sun emerged at the tip of the sword.

The afterimage looked illusory, yet it carried a heaven-destroying sharpness, resembling a blood-colored lightning bolt that pierced straight toward Luo Fei's glabella!

Wherever the sword qi passed, Luo Fei's seemingly ferocious black blade qi was torn apart instantly as if made of paper.

"What—"

Luo Fei's pupils shrank abruptly, the ferocious grin on his face freezing into terror.

He tried his utmost to dodge, but that blood-colored sword qi was simply too fast—so fast that he had no time to react at all.

Pfft!

The sword qi directly pierced through his glabella!

A bloody hole abruptly appeared right in the middle of his forehead.

Luo Fei's body stiffened in place, the long black saber in his hand halting mid-air, unable to fall any further.

He widened his eyes, filled with disbelief.

How is this possible?

How could I die?

How could I die at the hands of a nobody?

His lips parted slightly, wanting to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Bang!

With a muffled sound,

Luo Fei's head suddenly exploded, brain matter splashing everywhere and fresh blood gushing forth!

The headless corpse swayed in place before crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Young Lord!"

Not far away, the woman in green let out a cry of alarm!

She stood frozen in place, her face turning as pale as paper instantly.

Luo Fei was dead?

Looking at the headless corpse, her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

She had been sent to protect Luo Fei, but now that Luo Fei was dead—how was she going to answer to Luo Fei's father?

That person was a Golden Core Realm expert!

When a Golden Core was enraged, rivers of blood would flow!

Countless terrifying images flashed through the green-robed woman's mind, chilling her to the bone.

But quickly, she snapped back to her senses, a frantic light bursting forth in her eyes.

The only way to make amends was to capture the murderer before her and bring him to Luo Fei's father!

"I want you to die!"

She gave a sharp cry, flicking her right hand, and a blue Flying Sword flew out from her sleeve!

The sword body was a deep blue, resembling autumn water and the vast sky.

She executed a hand incantation, and the Flying Sword instantly transformed into dozens of blue sword images, dense and overwhelming, shooting toward Baili Yunche's location!

Wherever the sword images passed, the air was sliced open with sharp whistling sounds!

Baili Yunche's expression changed, and his figure rapidly retreated.

He brandished the chiyang sword, deploying layers of sword curtains in front of him to block the sky-filling blue sword images.

The sword images collided with the sword curtains, erupting into a dense flurry of metallic clashing sounds and scattering sparks everywhere.

But the opponent was at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer!

Her Dharmic power was more than twice as thick as his, and the power of each sword image far surpassed his own.

Having barely blocked the first wave of attacks, his blood was already churning, and the web between his thumb and forefinger went numb.

"No good!"

Baili Yunche instantly made a judgment in his heart.

The successive battles just now had caused him to consume more than half of his Dharmic power.

In his current state, he was simply not strong enough to contend head-on with a Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Cultivator.

Moreover, the commotion made here was too great; the explosion and sword cries probably had already alerted Cultivators within a radius of dozens of miles.

If more people from the Luo Family arrived and he was surrounded, he truly wouldn't be able to escape.

He had to leave immediately!

Baili Yunche swiped his left hand across his waist, taking out an item from his Storage Pouch.

It was a fist-sized round bead, entirely crimson red, with faint firelight flowing across its surface.

The body of the bead was covered in fine cracks, from which a scorching aura seeped out, as if it could burst open at any moment.

thunder blazing fire bead.

A one-time Spiritual Artifact, this was a trump card he had purchased in Yunwu Market, not expecting it to come in handy so soon.

Once activated, the explosive power of this bead was comparable to the full-strength strike of a Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer expert.

Without the slightest hesitation, Baili Yunche injected Dharmic power into it and abruptly hurled it toward the green-robed woman!

Swish!

The thunder blazing fire bead pierced through the air, dragging a crimson tail flame as it shot straight at the green-robed woman!

The green-robed woman was fully urging the sword images, preparing for the next round of attacks.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the flying round bead, looking closely at it.

"thunder blazing fire bead?!"

Her expression changed drastically, scaring her so much that her face lost all color!

She naturally knew the great reputation of the thunder blazing fire bead, and not daring to be careless, she hurriedly dodged.

At the same time, she inwardly began to guess Baili Yunche's identity.

What was this person's background?

A one-time Spiritual Artifact like this was worth at least a thousand Spirit Stones; ordinary Loose Cultivators simply couldn't afford it!

He actually threw it out just like that?

In her panic, she couldn't care about continuing her attack, and with quick hand incantations, she propped up a blue protective barrier in front of her.

Rumble!

With a deafening roar, a massive burst of fire exploded, instantly enveloping a radius of three zhang.

Blazing flames burned fiercely within three zhang of the green-robed woman, devouring everything around her.

Amidst the firelight, the blue protective barrier could be vaguely seen trembling violently, on the verge of shattering.

A dozen breaths later.

The all-encompassing flames gradually dissipated, revealing the scene at the center of the explosion.

The ground was charred black and lay in ruins.

A giant crater a zhang deep was blown out at the center of the explosion. At the edge of the pit, a disheveled figure staggered to her feet.

The green-robed woman was charred all over, her dark hair burned into a mess, with some parts completely burned away.

Her face was covered in smoke and grime, her once flawless skin completely unrecognizable at the moment, and several large holes were burned into her green robes.

"Cough, cough, cough—"

She coughed violently, coughing up a mouthful of black smoke.

"Damned fellow… This thunder blazing fire bead actually has toxins!"

Feeling a trace of fire poison qi spreading inside her body, her expression turned ugly.

Although the fire poison that had seeped into her body wasn't fatal, it would take a massive amount of time to force it out.

She raised her head and looked around.

There was not a single soul.

Only the charred ground and the dense mountain forests in the distance remained.

He ran away?

She blankly stared at that patch of mountain forest, a look of despair appearing on her face.

It was over!

Everything was completely over!

Luo Fei was dead, the murderer had escaped, and she herself was injured…

Luo Fei's father's stern face and those cold eyes surfaced in her mind, causing her whole body to shudder with cold.

What kind of punishment would she receive?

Having her cultivation crippled? Being expelled from the Family? Or…

She didn't dare to think further.

She simply stood in place, her face ashen, gazing in the direction where Baili Yunche had disappeared, motionless for a long time.

...

Deep within the mountain forest.

Baili Yunche ran for dozens of miles in one breath, and only after confirming that no one was pursuing him from behind did he slow his pace.

He leaned against a large tree, panting heavily, fine beads of sweat seeping out from his forehead.

That battle just now had been extremely perilous.

If he hadn't decisively thrown out the thunder blazing fire bead, he likely would have met a grim fate by now.

"Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer…"

He muttered to himself, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

With his current strength, contending head-on against a Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer was still too forced; he needed to achieve a Breakthrough as soon as possible.

He took out the blazing sun flower and made up his mind: "First find a concealed place to refine the blazing sun flower. As long as I Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer, that woman won't be able to do anything to me."