Chapter 727 - 722, The Worst is Actually the Smiling Person (First Update)

It’s gone.

All gone.

His months of hard work all destroyed in an instant.

Is He Nian crazy? Risking his life just to ensure my discomfort.

That was an opportunity to open the Fourth Meridian Gate, leading to Spirit Body Perfection and beyond.

At that moment, a voice suddenly sounded in He Nian’s ear.

"He Nian, why are you doing this?"

As the words fell, the sky inexplicably turned dark.

Clearly, there was no sun in this place, so how could there be night?

Long Ye suddenly saw someone appear out of the darkness in front of He Nian, as if crossing from another world. He grabbed He Nian’s shoulder with one hand, and pressed directly on He Nian’s burning meridian gate with the other.

"Seal!"

Bam!

With a crisp sound, He Nian’s third meridian gate was sealed, sinking into his chest and disappearing.

The second, first meridian gates were also sealed in succession.

This scene shocked Long Ye immensely; sealing meridian gates even within the same realm, how terrifying were the opponent’s methods?

He recognized this person as Tian Mu of Prince Longyang’s faction.

Yet, Tian Mu stood in the dark, and the gentle smile on his face was no more, as if it had never existed. It was replaced by cold indifference, akin to the surrounding darkness.

"Tian Mu, great job!" Long Ye praised, regardless of Tian Mu’s appearance, at least he spared the Demon Spirit Pool from destruction.

But Tian Mu ignored Long Ye, only coldly gazing at He Nian, "He Nian, aren’t you grateful I saved you?"

With his meridian gates sealed, He Nian hung like a helpless chick. He gave a bitter laugh, spat out blood threatening to overflow, "You couldn’t resist helping the Long Family, if the He Mansion knows, if Prince Longyang knows..."

Tian Mu interrupted He Nian, saying, "No, I’m helping you."

"Ridiculous!" He Nian sneered, "Do you know what happens to me if Long Ye succeeds? If the pool survives, living is worse than dying for me."

"I can’t reason with you, fine, let me speak in another capacity. How about the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower?" Tian Mu’s expression suddenly turned fierce.

He Nian and Long Ye were both stunned.

The Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower was taboo in Heaven-Gazing Gorge.

Many people dislike mentioning it because it represents evil too starkly.

At the same time, it represents no bottom line, no principles, and even no emotions.

In the battlefield, most of the enemies are from the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower, and no one likes engaging them, including Earth Unrestricted Experts.

"You’re from the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower!" Long Ye exclaimed, recalling his previous trust in Tian Mu, a chill ran down his spine.

"Yes, the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower controls everything." Tian Mu looked at He Nian again, fixedly on his dual eyes, "Follow me, how about it? Fight for your freedom, for your own life. Instead of like now, where the He Mansion treats you as a disposable pawn. Those people at the He Mansion, once they achieve their goals, don’t care what you think or what you’ve done, even your life is negligible."

"I..."

He Nian fell silent.

Yes, he felt disgruntled.

Yet ultimately, he succumbed to fate, choosing to walk the path where the He Mansion dictated life or death.

If those he pledged allegiance to don’t care about his life and what he’s accomplished, then what is the point of his loyalty?

Tian Mu seemed aware of what He Nian was thinking, hurriedly said, "This pool of demons can help us open the Fourth Meridian Gate. Follow me, and I’ll assist you in opening the Fourth Meridian Gate, how about it?"

"He Nian, the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower is our arch-enemy, how many of our friends have died at their hands? He’s deceiving you, don’t trust his words, clear your mind!" Long Ye immediately lunged towards Tian Mu.

Bam!

Unrivaled Killing Intent - Second Fury Realm, unleash!

A blood-red mist spread, Long Ye gathered the Giant Axe, leapt into the air, descending from heaven.

Tian Mu threw He Nian to the people behind him, suddenly merged into the darkness, reappearing in the sky above Long Ye.

"Dark Night Concealing the Heavens!"

Long Ye wasn’t encountering the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower’s School Vein Skill for the first time, immediately transformed the Blood Axe into a shield, turned to meet Tian Mu’s descending slash.

Boom!

Long Ye struck directly into the ground, but fortunately, the shield blocked and he suffered no injuries.

"Long Ye, since I’m already exposed, why not give you a chance too? Join the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower."

Tian Mu slowly descended, his long knife emitted thick black qi, looking exceptionally sinister.

"No wonder you love to appear at night, turns out you like dreaming!" With that, Long Ye attacked Tian Mu again.

Despite ten continuous moves, no matter how Long Ye tried, Tian Mu used the Dark Night Concealing the Heavens Tower’s School Vein Skill, Dark Night Concealing the Heavens, to leave Long Ye battered and bruised. Previous experiences battling Tower experts were useless.

Because Tian Mu traversed the darkness with such high frequency, he would shift with one or two moves, launching unexpected attacks.

In past battlefield encounters with Tower experts, none could accomplish this.

After a stick of incense, Long Ye stood there panting heavily, considering Tian Mu as seriously as the day he faced the Devouring Beast. Certainly, after enduring the Beast’s ordeal, no matter how strong Tian Mu was, it would not cause him to retreat.

Tian Mu stood in the darkness, laughed maliciously, "My Dark Night Concealing the Heavens has surpassed perfection, already evolved into a Secret Technique. How about you release the Third Fury Realm to collide with my Secret Technique?"

"I’ll satisfy you!"

Long Ye roared fiercely.

Unrivaled Killing Intent - Third Fury Realm, unleash!

Long Ye transformed again into the God of Slaughter, though without the Blood Axe in hand, the vein qi condensed Blood Axe still instilled fear.

The red halo at the end of the Blood Axe quivered rhythmically, similar to the time fighting the Devouring Beast.

From Long Ye’s heart, the ground began to battle, rippling outward like waves, extending over fifty meters.

"Come, let me see your Secret Technique!" Long Ye swung the Blood Axe, cold eyes fixed on Tian Mu.

Tian Mu chuckled and his body vanished into the night. Long Ye decisively struck the ground with his axe, causing stone pillars to rise like a forest from the ground around him, only to explode shortly thereafter.

"If you want to get close, you’ll have to come from above!"

Due to the effect of the Third Fury Realm, Long Ye needed not fear attacks from all sides. Even those indestructible Devouring Beasts couldn’t withstand the explosive force of the stone pillars, let alone the weak spirit bodies of the Zhetian Tower.

In a flash, a streak of black light sliced through the night sky.

It seemed to descend from the heavens, striking at Long Ye with the momentum of a thunderbolt.

Long Ye immediately prepared his Blood Axe to meet the attack!

"Dark Night Ten Consecutive!"

Tian Mu’s cold voice echoed from the darkness, sending chills through Long Ye’s heart.

As the Blood Axe clashed with Tian Mu’s first strike, Long Ye understood the source of his unease.

The Blood Axe was instantly disintegrated upon contact with the black light, though the black light vanished after the strike, this was just the first.

"If only my Blood Axe was intact!"

Long Ye quickly formed a Vein Qi Shield and donned the Mountain-Suppressing Armor.

The second strike arrived in an instant.

The black light swept past Long Ye’s back, tearing open a gaping hole in the Vein Qi Shield.

The third strike.

The fourth strike.

The fifth strike.

...

In a single breath, the black light completed ten consecutive attacks.

The Vein Qi Shield was shattered on the third strike, and the Mountain-Suppressing Armor was disintegrated on the fifth.

For the remaining five strikes, Long Ye relied solely on his Spirit Body to endure.

Though not as devastating in a single blow as the Devouring Beasts, Long Ye’s spirit body was now severely injured, blood dripping from the edges of his clothes, elbows, heels, and chin.

"Oh, you didn’t die after all."

Tian Mu emerged from the darkness, slightly surprised.

"That damned Dark Night Ten Consecutive, truly pathetic." Long Ye managed a faint smile, then ripped off the upper part of his clothes.

Blood had already dyed Long Ye’s body red.

Tian Mu asked with a grin, "I can still unleash the Dark Night Ten Consecutive once more; I wonder if you can withstand it."

"Wait, I have a question!"

"Hmm?"

Tian Mu paused his actions.

Long Ye asked, "Since you’re from Zhetian Tower, did you plan to kill me from the moment I entered the Demon Spirit Pool?"

"Why do you consider yourself so important... If not for He Nian, I wouldn’t have exposed my identity. Regarding the Demon Spirit Pool, you didn’t need me to kill you; you’ll die there regardless. You truly think you can absorb the demon spirit so easily. Not only will you fail to absorb it, but you’ll also become the pool’s nutrient. With your death, I can naturally take the Demon Spirit Pool without offending the Long Family or He Mansion."

Tian Mu had already regarded Long Ye as a dead man, so there was no urgency to kill him.

He relished this process.

Simultaneously, he enjoyed the results.

Nothing was more gratifying than letting a dying man understand the truth only to die unwillingly.

"But it’s a demon, do you really think it can tell you everything before it dies?" Tian Mu sneered lightly.

"Haha... come on!" Long Ye laughed twice, then activated his Meridian Gate, showing the same defiant attitude as He Nian earlier.

Shifeng couldn’t stand by any longer; Long Ye was his support.

Though Shifeng was ruthless at heart, he wasn’t so easily swayed to pledge allegiance to two masters in such a short time.

He wasn’t indecent!

"My lord, I’ll help you!"

Shifeng immediately transformed into his Demon Body, turning into a Five-tailed Fox to attack Tian Mu.

Just then, a thunderous roar came from a distance!

"Shifeng!"

A furious shout accompanied by a gust of wind swept through.

At the entrance, the Six-winged Vajra Falcon carried the great king Li Pass, charging into the Secret Realm.

Observing this scene from afar, Shifeng was filled with dread because his reliance, Long Ye, wasn’t a match for the opponent, yet now his elder brother Li Pass had arrived. His presence meant the entire Demon Race of Demon Emperor Lake was watching.

"Shifeng, I will kill you today without fail!"

Li Pass didn’t say a word, transforming into a Nine-headed Serpent and charging at Shifeng.

In Li Pass’s view, Shifeng was the one who brought the Human Race into the realm. Not only did Shifeng attempt to eliminate his sibling but also betray the Demon Race. These Humans could be dealt with by other means, but Shifeng had to be eliminated first.

Seeing Li Pass charging at him blindly, Shifeng truly wanted to curse the demon.

But now wasn’t the time for cursing; he could only face the attack, "My lord, take care; I’ll help once I’ve dealt with it."

...

Outside the great hall.

Huaikong stood outside, waiting for the arrival of the Demon Race army.

Suddenly, a black lightning bolt approached rapidly from the sky.

Huaikong immediately focused his gaze, and upon seeing who it was, he stood there stunned.

"Sect Leader Wen?"