74: Ling Kui

"It's over, the Sect Master has been defeated, we're all finished!"

"Isn't the Sect Master a member of the Su Family? Can we call the Su Family to come help?"

"These people's auras are so powerful; they've completely exceeded the scope of the Void Refining Stage. Could they be in the Body Integration Stage? No, this must be the Return to Origin Stage."

Panic-stricken voices rang out within the Falling Cloud Sect as the Disciples and Elders all trembled in fear.

Fortunately, these people were targeting the experts of the Falling Cloud Sect. The Jiyin Sect did not target those Disciples with ordinary strength, but the mere aftershocks had already caused nearly three hundred Disciples to perish.

Yang Leng slowly floated down from the air. At this moment, Su Yuze lay on the ground, his whole body in excruciating pain, lacking even the strength to move.

"Return to Origin Stage!"

"No, you're not in the Return to Origin Stage; you're at least at the Half-step Dao-Entry Realm."

"Why have you invaded my Falling Cloud Sect!"

Su Yuze roared hoarsely, his voice incredibly low, like a dying but furious lion.

Although he was backed by the Su Family, he never went looking for trouble, and the Falling Cloud Sect had always developed steadily.

He was certain that he had absolutely never provoked an expert of this level.

But why were they attacking the Falling Cloud Sect!

From the attitude of these people, they were clearly here with the intent to annihilate the Falling Cloud Sect.

Yang Leng sneered, "You are not yet qualified to know these things. Hurry and send word to your Su Family; only they might be able to save you."

"Send word to the Su Family!"

Hearing this, Su Yuze's expression changed.

These people were targeting the Su Family!?

Su Yuze used all his strength to remove the Su Family Jade Pendant from his waist, wanting to send word to the Su Family telling them not to come, lest they fall into a trap.

His life was forfeit, and the sons of the Su Family did not fear death.

But if he implicated the Su Family, he would be a sinner.

But just as he reacted, a sharp pain shot from his hand, nearly causing him to break down.

"Ah!"

A low cry of pain rang out. Su Yuze's eyes were bloodshot and his face was contorted in agony; his entire arm had been severed.

Although for a Void Refining Stage expert, a severed arm was not a fatal injury and could be regrown, the pain still existed.

Yang Leng directly sucked the token over and caught it in his hand, a smile on his lips. "It seems you've already contacted them, so there's no need for such trouble."

As he spoke, he slowly walked forward, a strange and evil smile appearing on his face.

"Now, the time for the feast has arrived!"

"What I love most is dismantling geniuses like you and then watching your terrified and panicked expressions, hahahaha."

"Geniuses? Bullshit geniuses. In my hands, you're nothing but pigs and dogs."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yuze suddenly lunged forward, shooting toward Yang Leng like a cannonball.

Faint purple stripes emerged on his face.

This was his Saint Physique, the Three Extremes Illusory Spirit Body!

Caught off guard, Yang Leng was knocked back over a hundred meters.

Su Yuze did not pursue. He tore through the Void Realm intending to escape, but found that the Void Realm had been directly sealed. In desperation, he could only flee into the distance.

But before he could get far, a giant hand suddenly clawed at him.

"Ant, I didn't expect you to possess such power."

Su Yuze's expression changed, and the purple patterns on his face shifted suddenly, becoming as black as ink.

At the same time, his body expanded by nearly thirty percent.

"Bang!"

Yang Leng's slap sent Su Yuze flying again, but this time Su Yuze didn't suffer particularly serious injuries; instead, he used the force to fly further away.

The patterns on his body returned to purple once more.

This was the ability of the Three Extremes Illusory Spirit Body.

It was divided into three types: purple patterns represented a surge in speed and strength, black represented defense and recovery, and the last was yellow, which increased the intensity of spiritual power and the Divine Soul.

With Su Yuze's current mastery of the Three Extremes Illusory Spirit Body, these boosts were at least sevenfold.

He could also activate two types of power simultaneously, or even all three, but this would reduce the boost of any single ability.

"What!"

Yang Leng's face was filled with disbelief. Although he had held back on that strike, it definitely had the strength of the Half-step Return to Origin Stage. After taking such a hit, he could still move?

His eyes were full of solemnity.

That first strike on Su Yuze was also at the level of Body Integration Perfection. At that time, Su Yuze could still speak, which had already surprised him.

Only now could Yang Leng be certain that Su Yuze definitely held some secret.

One must know that Su Yuze was only at the Half-step Body Integration Stage. To be able to block an attack at the level of Body Integration Perfection was already outrageous, let alone an attack at the Half-step Return to Origin Stage level.

It was a miracle he hadn't died instantly.

Yang Leng's eyes grew fervent. No wonder the Su Family was being targeted; they held a great secret.

To have strength comparable to the Half-step Return to Origin Stage while only at the Half-step Body Integration Stage—even within the Holy Lands, only those top-tier prodigies could achieve this.

Thinking this, the aura on his body suddenly erupted.

Within two breaths, Yang Leng caught up with Su Yuze and pinned him firmly to the ground.

Although Su Yuze's defensive power was comparable to the Half-step Return to Origin Stage, Yang Leng's strength was at the Half-step Dao-Entry Realm. There was simply no comparison between the two; no matter how much of a Genius one was, it was impossible to cross so many Realms.

Su Yuze struggled incessantly, which only made Yang Leng more excited.

"Such powerful strength, not even those at the Body Integration Stage Perfection can compare to you. Your Su Family has many secrets."

Yang Leng wore a wicked smile. "I can no longer bear to kill you directly. Such a powerful vessel—if I could refine it into a Spirit Puppet, that would be quite good."

"Spirit Puppet!"

Hearing this word, Su Yuze's pupils shrank suddenly, and his face showed an expression of terror.

He had heard of refining Spirit Puppets; it was a Formation developed by a Demonic Path Sect countless years ago. However, because it was too evil, that Sect had long since been exterminated.

A Spirit Puppet was not a true Puppet; it involved parasitizing a portion of one's own Divine Sense into another person and then using that portion of Divine Sense to control the other's body.

The Divine Soul of the body's owner would then be forced to watch their own actions, powerless to stop or change anything.

Such Spirit Puppets were generally used on geniuses, as they ensured the Puppet was obedient without losing its potential for growth, while still possessing a certain level of spirituality.

Su Yuze's expression was panicked. He wasn't afraid of death, but being refined into a Puppet was something he could not accept.

"You beast, kill me if you have the guts!"

Facing Su Yuze's futile rage, Yang Leng's face always bore a contemptuous smile. "Reverse psychology? Such petty tricks are useless against me."

As he spoke, Yang Leng began to circulate his Cultivation Technique, preparing to first perform a Soul Search on Su Yuze.

After all, whether this body could be preserved depended on that person's attitude, so he would search the other's Divine Soul first to obtain the Su Family's secrets.

Just as he was about to act, a series of loud booms echoed from the distance, accompanied by a terrifying pressure.

"Who dares to invade the Su Family's territory!"

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