405: Chapter 405 Hesitation to Throw a Blow at a Rat

[Without thinking further, he suddenly raised his hand and clawed at the air. The Primordial Spirit Power within him poured out like a flood—]

["Puff, puff, puff—!"]

[One, two, three... exactly ten Clones.]

[Vague figures split from his body one after another, like reflections on water, shooting out in all directions.]

[Each one carried a tenth of his power, flashing toward various outposts and settlements within the Liu Clan Territory!]

[As for his original body, he didn't hesitate for a second. His right hand formed a blade, slashing fiercely across a patch of the Void Realm ahead—]

["Rip—!"]

[Space was like a sheet of paper, torn open by him to create a thousand-foot-long rift.]

[A moment later, the ten shadows returned from various locations.]

[As each Clone returned, it pulled one or several spirit boats behind it.]

[The boats were packed with people, all members of the Liu Clan—]

[The elderly, the weak, women, children, and elite Disciples huddled on the decks, their faces blank with confusion as they looked down at the rotting land below.]

["The Liu Clan Territory has been eroded by the Demon Domain; we cannot stay here!"]

["Everyone, follow me!"]

[As soon as he finished speaking, his Clones merged back into his original body, preparing to sweep up all the spirit boats and escape into the Void Realm.]

[However—]

[With a flicker of your body, you stood before that void rift, facing Liu Suifeng from a distance.]

["Liu Suifeng."]

["Thinking of running?"]

[Your voice was soft, yet exceptionally clear:]

["Did you ask me first?"]

[As you spoke, you raised your hand and gave a casual wave—the void rift Liu Suifeng had torn open quickly closed, healing as if it had never been there.]

[Liu Suifeng's pupils constricted.]

[Just then—]

[A cold female voice rang out from the deck of one of the spirit boats:]

["So... it... is... you?"]

[The speaker was Liu Jinfeng.]

[She glared at you with a gaze that wished to skin you alive, squeezing each word through her gritted teeth:]

["It seems... the loss of the qingming mirror back then was also your doing, you thief?"]

[Piecing together all the scattered information, Liu Jinfeng immediately guessed that the loss of the qingming mirror must be related to you.]

[On another spirit boat, a Nascent Soul Cultivator in the form of a young boy jumped out, his small face flushed as he shrieked in agreement:]

["So it was you, kid! You're the reason I was grounded for three whole years!"]

[This boy was, of course, the Third Elder.]

[Hearing this, Liu Suifeng's brows shot up, and his gaze pierced toward you like a blade:]

["No wonder..."]

["I was wondering why the Demon Domain would waste a chaos demon seed for no reason to erode my Liu Clan Territory..."]

["It turns out that from beginning to end, you were the one pulling the strings behind the scenes!"]

[He paused, his voice tinged with confusion:]

["A mere Soul Transformation cultivator—who gave you the courage? Who gave you the confidence?"]

["To dare make an enemy of my Liu Clan Immortal Family?"]

[Behind him, the panic in the eyes of the Disciples crowded on the decks was quickly replaced by mockery.]

["Soul Transformation? That's it?"]

["Scared me to death. I thought it was a full-scale invasion by the Demon Domain, and some Demon Venerable had arrived..."]

["Turns out it's just a Spirit Transformation Cultivator who doesn't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth."]

["A mere Soul Transformation cultivator dares to block the entire Liu Clan? Ridiculous."]

["Causing me such a panic... later, I'll have to extract his soul and refine his spirit!"]

[Those who were initially panicked now calmed down. Since it wasn't a massive invasion from the Demon Domain or a calamity that would wipe out their clan—]

[Then why be in such a hurry to flee?]

[Could a mere Soul Transformation cultivator, even if he could stir up some trouble for a moment, truly contend with the entire Liu Clan Immortal Family?]

[Countless cold, contemptuous, and mocking gazes focused on you from all directions.]

[You stood suspended in the sky, facing a hundred boats alone. Enduring those thousands of cold gazes, you merely gave a faint smile.]

[In your eyes, these people were the best pawns to restrain Liu Suifeng.]

[Liu Suifeng wasted no more words.]

[He raised his hand and clenched his fingers toward your direction—]

["Void Devour."]

[Buzz—]

[Above the heavens, a hundred-zhang-wide void vortex suddenly took shape!]

[It wasn't pure black, but a kind of ethereal transparency, with its center being an absolute, deathly silent vacuum.]

[The vortex rotated slowly; wherever it passed, space wasn't "torn," but "erased."]

[You stared at that vortex—capable of swallowing you along with the Laws surrounding you—and with a thought, your figure flickered.]

[In the next instant,]

[You had landed on the deck of a spirit boat packed with Liu Clan members. Standing with your hands behind your back, you even gave a faint smile to a few young Disciples nearby.]

[Those Disciples froze in place, their faces deathly pale.]

[Liu Suifeng's pupils suddenly constricted!]

[He almost instinctively raised his hand to retract—]

[The void vortex, which had already expanded to a hundred zhang and was about to swallow both you and the entire spirit boat, abruptly dissipated.]

[Standing at the bow with your hands behind your back, a faint trace of a smile flickered in your eyes.]

[You understood—]

[That strike just now was not his true strength.]

[If a Void Refining Cultivator were to strike with full force under the shroud of Void Power, why would there be only a hundred-zhang vortex?]

[It wouldn't be impossible for it to be ten thousand or a hundred thousand zhang, turning everything within a radius of hundreds or thousands of miles into a dead zone that devours all.]

[But he didn't dare.]

[In every direction, the elderly, the weak, women, children, and a large number of Disciples were all members of his Liu Clan.]

[Although this was only a small portion of the Liu Clan, if they all died here, it would be a massive blow to the Liu Clan Immortal Family.]

[If Liu Suifeng dared to let loose and use his full power, the first to die would definitely not be you.]

[It would be these Liu Clan members.]

[That was exactly what you were betting on.]

[Furthermore, the longer time dragged on, the more the sealing inscriptions of Tianshu Pavilion would dim, and the Left Eye of the Torch Dragon, suppressed for ten thousand years, would struggle even more fiercely.]

[The more time passed, the more it favored you.]

[Liu Suifeng's face turned ashen.]

[He knew clearly in his heart that with the Sword Law surrounding you, ordinary means couldn't hurt you at all.]

[If he attacked here, even if he could kill you, the surrounding clan members would certainly not survive.]

[He glared at you, staring at the spirit boat beneath your feet that was packed with his kin.]

[For the first time, he felt—]

[Hampered and restrained.]

[Liu Jinfeng also saw where the problem lay.]

[She stepped out of the spirit boat, her spiritual light surging as she transformed into a hundred-zhang Dharma Image. Her dense spiritual power formed a barrier, protecting the dozens of other spirit boats and clan members behind her.]

[She glared at you and shouted sternly: "Father!"]

["Do not hold back any longer! I will protect the clan members!"]

[On the spirit boat beneath your feet, those Liu Clan members finally recovered from their initial shock.]

[The fear remained, but it was suppressed by another emotion—]

[Shame.]

[The dignified Liu Clan Immortal Family, with tens of thousands of members, was actually blocked in the sky by a single person, like a turtle caught in a jar.]

[And the Void Refining Elder they relied on didn't even dare to use his full power, for fear of hitting the vase while chasing the rat.]

[How could they possibly endure this?]