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第三百三十四章 猎人与猎物

Lin Xuan's遁光 was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he had run several hundred feet away. However, with his powerful divine consciousness, he still heard Yuan Dahaibehind.

Lin Xuan’s heart tightened. He didn't dare to pay attention to what was behind him and suddenly increased his speed by drawing on more spiritual energy.

However, it wouldn’t be long before he noticed a tail far behind. From the yin qi fluctuations of the opponent, it should be some ghost king.

Lin Xuan's fleeing speed was already like a flash of lightning, but that guy still had an edge. The distance between them continued to shrink.

Lin Xuan turned several times and even used earth遁术, but he couldn’t shake off his opponent. After chasing for dozens of miles, Lin Xuan seemed to have given up hope and stopped in the sky.

"Why not run anymore?"

Just a few seconds later, the black clouds arrived before him. The fog dissipated, revealing a bald, naked man: "I am Gu Lian. I will die at your hands, but you can rest easy now. I will dig out your golden core and present it to the master."

"Gu Lian?" Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows with a hint of surprise. "Do ghost creatures also have names?"

Hearing Lin Xuan's words, the self-proclaimed Gu Lian ghost king showed an expression full of cruelty: "Humans can have names, why not us ghosts? Boy, your life is over."

After saying this, he stretched out his hand and grabbed something in mid-air. A huge ghost claw appeared and plunged towards Lin Xuan with a forceful wind.

Despite the threat, Lin Xuan showed no fear but instead gave an eerie cold laugh. He tapped his storage bag, taking out two treasures. In his left hand was a white ball about the size of a fist, while in his right hand was a three-foot-long ancient-looking sword.

Seeing the ghost claw coming at him, Lin Xuan's figure became blurry and successfully dodged it. Then he raised his left hand and threw the small white ball.

This仙捆球 was an ancient treasure that Lin Xuan had never used before; he wanted to see its power.

The attack missed, but the ghost king wasn't bothered. Just as he was about to use another technique, the small ball flashed and arrived in front of him. The treasure trembled a few times before spinning rapidly, decomposing into countless threads.

Those threads were semi-transparent and incredibly thin. At first, the ghost king didn’t pay much attention, but in an instant, they managed to bind him layer by layer.

"Idiot, I merely used illusory form. I don't have a real body. What use can your treasure be?" The ghost king sneered as he tried to break free from the threads.

But when the white threads of the仙捆球 trembled and golden light shone brightly, he realized that he couldn’t turn into mist anymore.

"Impossible, you… what kind of treasure is this?" The ghost king struggled with several changes but still couldn't escape. He was both shocked and angry.

Lin Xuan was overjoyed. This ancient treasure left by an upper-stage元婴 cultivator truly had incredible power. It could even bind a ghost without a body, far surpassing his expectations. He didn’t have time to argue; the distance between him and the Hundred Flowers Valley was already dozens of miles. The Heavenly Emperor Ghost would easily catch up if he wanted to.

In reality, it wasn't easy for Lin Xuan to escape from this bald-headed ghost king with his true fleeing speed. However, Mei'er’s injuries required his inner core.

Since the Seven Extremes Heaven were hidden among humans, after this incident, Lin Xuan naturally wouldn’t dare venture into any ghost valleys again. Therefore, killing this ghost king was the only choice.

During the chase, Lin Xuan tried to shake him off, but it was just for show. He carefully chose a location to attack from.

Theoretically, the closer to Ghost Net City, the better. However, he wasn’t sure if the other ghosts would continue pursuing after this. So, he decided to take the risk and act here.

Quickly deciding on his next move, Lin Xuan revealed all his ancient treasures. With his current abilities, it was no problem for him to defeat a ghost king of the same rank. However, the difficulty lay in not allowing any delay; otherwise, if the Heavenly Emperor Ghost caught up…

Fortunately, this guy underestimated him, giving Lin Xuan an opportunity. Seeing that he was bound by the仙捆球, how could Lin Xuan be polite? The Floating Cloud and Snowfall Sword in his right hand transformed into a streak of light, piercing through.

A scream followed as the illusory form became increasingly faint until it vanished completely.

Lin Xuan reached out with one hand, and a black-red inner core appeared before him.

Finally, this was in his hands. Lin Xuan took out an jade bottle and carefully stored it away. Then he retracted the two ancient treasures and flew off.

At the same time, inside the Hundred Flowers Valley, both Yuan Dahaibehind and the other cultivators had turned into corpses. The Heavenly Emperor Ghost looked at the golden core in his hand with a smug expression. But suddenly, his smile froze as he stared at Lin Xuan's direction of escape.

"Master, what happened?"

"The Gu Lian sent to chase that boy is dead," the Heavenly Emperor Ghost frowned and said with an ugly face.

"How could this be? That escaped boy was only a condensation core初期 cultivator. How can he possibly match up to Gu Lian?" Le Hai Peng couldn’t believe it.

"This matter is indeed suspicious. The boy fought with Gu Lian for just a moment, almost instantly killing him. Even if it were an advanced-stage cultivator, they wouldn't necessarily have such power!" The Heavenly Emperor Ghost muttered as he stroked his chin in thought.

He then shook his head: "Forget about it. He ran away anyway. With the inner cores of these people, it's enough for me to stabilize my realm. If I weren’t too cautious now, a mere condensation core cultivator wouldn't have escaped so easily."

"Master is right," Le Hai Peng agreed but then showed some concern: "But if that boy runs around and talks about the Seven Extremes Heaven, will anyone believe him?"

"Hmph, he will definitely spread it. Who let you get so arrogant as to expose our secrets?" The Heavenly Emperor Ghost grumbled.

"Master, I beg for your forgiveness. I did make a mistake, but I didn’t expect that boy to be so clever and escape from our net," Le Hai Peng sweat-dropped and quickly knelt to beg for mercy.

"Hmph, there's nothing impossible in this world. In the future, don't be so arrogant; even with full confidence, be careful. Get up, this time I'll forgive you, but if it happens again…" The Heavenly Emperor Ghost’s voice was stern as he spoke.

"Master, I will definitely learn from my mistakes," Le Hai Peng hurriedly performed a grand bow and then stood nervously. The Heavenly Emperor Ghost looked at him and consoled: "But don’t worry about this matter. Even if that boy talks about the Seven Extremes Heaven, no one will believe it."

"Nobody will believe it?" Le Hai Peng’s face showed confusion.

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