"Stay right there!"
Lin Changâsheng shouted, then sent a thunderous palm strike toward the spot Su Changkong was fleeing from.
Golden light flickered from the palm, the Palm Seal looming hugeânearly a hundred zhang wideâadorned with countless corpses and shattered bones, exuding a terrifying aura.
This move was none other than the Thousand Corpses Golden Buddha Seal.
BOOMâ
Just as the Palm Seal was about to smash down on Su Changkong, Ling Yun Ascendant, dragging his battered body, intervened at the last moment to shield Su Changkong from this lethal blow.
The immense power of the Palm Seal hurled Ling Yun Ascendant through the air, blood spurting violently from his mouth.
He hit the ground, mouth agape, as if trying to speak.
But before he could utter a word, he was already dead.
"Ancestorâ!"
Su Changkongâs eyes widened at the scene, but there was no time to grieveâhe kept running!
If he didnât flee now, Ling Yun Ascendantâs death would be in vain.
Buzzâ
In the next instant, Ling Yun Ascendantâs Nascent Soul flew out from between his brows. Lin Changâsheng immediately brought out the Myriad Soul Banner and collected it within.
But by the time he recovered, Su Changkong had already vanished beyond the horizon.
"Where do you think you can run?"
Lin Changâsheng swept his Divine Senseâat the Divinity Transformation Stageâacross a radius of seven thousand li.
No matter how fast Su Changkong ran, heâd never outrun that seven thousand li field.
Soon enough, Lin Changâsheng spotted Su Changkongâs trace.
"Hold everyone in place until I return!"
Lin Changâsheng ordered the Four Great Sects, then instantly set off in pursuit of Su Changkong.
If Su Changkong survived, heâd become a grave threat.
After all, the man possessed several Spirit Treasures.
...
Two thousand li away from the Liuyun Immortal Sect.
The Demon Dao group had already gone to ground here, observing every movement within the Liuyun Immortal Sect.
If Liuyun Immortal Sect made any moves, they could respond instantly.
But before anything stirred in the Liuyun Immortal Sect, they saw Lin Changâsheng chasing Su Changkong in their direction, sparking alarm in their hearts.
"Has Lin Changâsheng grown this powerful now? Even Su Changkong canât stand up to him?"
Jiang Yuyanâs heart trembledâfor their worst enemy was no longer Su Changkong, but Lin Changâsheng.
If they wanted to unite the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm, theyâd have to eliminate Lin Changâsheng, their greatest foe.
But if even Su Changkong and Ling Yun Ascendant were no match for Lin Changâsheng, could Jiang Yuyan and her sectâs ancestor have much confidence?
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Why not save Su Changkong, and make him serve us?"
Nearby, a raspy voice sounded from within a black cloakânone other than the ancestor of the Celestial Demon Sect.
If Su Changkong agreed to join, theyâd have three Late Stage Nascent Soul heavyweights. How could Lin Changâsheng stand against all three?
"Ancestor, wise words!"
Jiang Yuyan found the logic compelling.
And Su Changkong was in dire perilâif she saved him now, heâd have no other choice but to join them.
Jiang Yuyan bit her tongue, spit out several drops of blood, and conjured a blood-colored bird, no bigger than a fingernail, right in the air.
With a wave, Jiang Yuyan sent the blood-red bird speeding toward Su Changkong.
...
Lin Changâsheng chased Su Changkong for a thousand li before finally blocking his way.
Turns out, people really do have hidden reserves in the face of death.
"Never thought Iâd end up defeated by you!"
Su Changkong couldnât help but sigh.
Fate can be so cruel!
Lin Changâsheng had once been an ordinary disciple of his own Liuyun Immortal Sect, but now wielded the might to slay sect leaders and ancestors.
His cultivation potential was truly terrifying.
If Lin Changâsheng hadnât met Murong Tian, maybe things wouldnât have gone this far.
"Dying by my hand is no disgrace."
Lin Changâsheng had no intention to waste words. Every extra day Su Changkong lived only meant more unpredictable threats.
Only by killing him could all dangers end.
With those words, Lin Changâsheng activated his Spirit Treasure and swung his sword.
Su Changkong refused to go down easyâpreparing to gamble his life in a final showdown with Lin Changâsheng.
"Thousand Layered Sword Waves!"
Su Changkong unleashed his greatest killing moveâThousand Layered Sword Waves.
In an instant, sword-lights soared through the air like a celestial river, colliding with Lin Changâshengâs descending Blade Aura.
BANG BANG BANGâ
Blade Aura and Sword Waves crashed together midair, erupting in deafening booms.
Countless sword-shadows were smashed aside, scattering wildly.
The Blade Aura, as unstoppable as a charging spear, shredded the Sword Waves in an instant.
"If you want to liveâswallow the Blood Demon Bird!"
Just as the Blade Aura was about to cut down Su Changkong, a blood-red bird streaked through the sky from the distance.
Without hesitation, Su Changkong opened his mouth and swallowed the blood-colored bird whole.
In the next instant, his body began to rapidly break down, dissolving into countless droplets of blood.
Lin Changâshengâs Blade Aura fell, shattering the blood mist and scattering it everywhere.
"Blood Demon Disintegration Technique? Someone from the Demon Dao?"
Lin Changâsheng felt a shock at such a turn.
The Demon Dao had already snuck into the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm?
Only Demon Dao practitioners could use the Blood Demon Disintegration Technique, and with such easeâmost likely the various Demon Dao sect leaders had already infiltrated deep into the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm.
The Blood Demon Disintegration Technique was a life-saving trick for Demon Dao cultistsâit could dissolve their body into countless blood drops to escape, leaving those in pursuit with no way to hunt them down.
At this moment, even Lin Changâsheng didnât know how to stop Su Changkong, and could only watch helplessly as he scattered into blood droplets, fleeing in every direction.
Lin Changâsheng extended his Divine Sense, searching for Demon Dao traces, only to find nothing.
Either the opponent had a magical artifact to hide from his Divine Sense, or they were no longer in the area.