sī háo xuán niàn yě wú .
丝毫悬念也无.
No suspense remained.
shù wàn lǐ wài , yī dào hēi qì fēng chí diàn chè , hēi qì zhī zhōng , yǐn yǐn kě jiàn yī zhēng níng de miàn kǒng .
数万里外,一道黑气风驰电掣,黑气之中,隐隐可见一狰狞的面孔.
From several miles away, a black aura streaked across the sky with lightning speed. Within this aura, a sinister face could faintly be seen.
bú yòng shuō , zì rán shì nà duō zhì tiān mó .
不用说,自然是那多智天魔.
Needless to say, it was none other than Wits Demon Sovereign.
rú jīn tā de ròu shēn yǐ jīng yǔn luò , dàn shèng xià de mó hún zì rán bú huì yǒu fàng qì yī shuō , yī jiù quán lì bēn táo zhe .
如今他的肉身已经陨落,但剩下的魔魂自然不会有放弃一说,依旧全力奔逃着.
Now that his physical body had fallen, but the remaining demonic soul naturally wouldn't give up easily and continued to flee with all its might.
rán ér xīn , què yǐ jīng chén dào gǔ dǐ .
然而心,却已经沉到谷底.
However, his heart had sunk to the bottom.
yuán běn yǐ wéi , píng jiè ròu shēn de shí lì , duō shǎo yě néng tuō yán yī huì er gōng fu , méi xiǎng dào què shì zhǎ yǎn jiān jiù bèi duì fāng miè chú .
原本以为,凭借肉身的实力,多少也能拖延一会儿功夫,没想到却是眨眼间就被对方灭除.
He originally thought that with his physical strength, he could at least delay for a bit. But unexpectedly, it was extinguished in an instant by the opponent.
zhè xìng lín de jiā huo , shí lì zhī qiáng , yǐ zhí zhuī sān jiè zuì dǐng jí de rén wù , zì jǐ zhè yī cì , zhēn de néng gòu huà xiǎn wéi yí me ?
这姓林的家伙,实力之强,已直追三界最顶级的人物,自己这一次,真的能够化险为夷么?
This Lin fellow's power was already on par with the top-tier figures of the Three Realms. Could this really be the end for him?
tā xīn zhōng tǎn tè , xìn xīn , yě zài bù zhī bù jué zhōng kāi shǐ dòng yáo le .
他心中忐忑,信心,也在不知不觉中开始动摇了.
His heart was filled with anxiety and his confidence began to waver unconsciously.
dàn zhè ge niàn tou jǐn jǐn shì yī shǎn ér guò , suí hòu , mó hún jiù lù chū le yǎo yá qiè chǐ zhī sè , zhuàng zhì wèi chóu , zì jǐ zěn me kě yǐ zài zhè lǐ yǔn luò .
但这个念头仅仅是一闪而过,随后,魔魂就露出了咬牙切齿之色,壮志未酬,自己怎么可以在这里陨落.
But this thought flashed through his mind briefly before the demonic soul revealed a look of gritted teeth. With unfulfilled ambitions, how could he fall here!
kàn lái , zhǐ yǒu dòng yòng nà yī zhāo le .
看来,只有动用那一招了.
It seemed that only one move remained.
jiāng xū kōng sī pò .
将虚空撕破.
Tear apart the void.
zàn shí lí kāi zhè lǐ de jiè miàn zài zuò dìng duó .
暂时离开这里的界面再做定夺.
Temporarily leave this plane for further consideration.
zhè tīng qǐ lái shì yí gè hěn hǎo de xuǎn zé , dàn zhēn shí shī zǔ rǎo què fēi cháng duō .
这听起来是一个很好的选择,但真实施阻扰却非常多.
This sounded like a good choice, but there were many obstacles to overcome.
shǒu xiān , méi yǒu zhèn fǎ xiàng zhù .
首先,没有阵法相助.
Firstly, without an array to assist him, tearing through the void with bare hands was undoubtedly risky.
tú shǒu sī liè xū kōng wú yí shì yào mào hěn dà fēng xiǎn de .
徒手撕裂虚空无疑是要冒很大风险的.
Moreover, his physical body had already fallen. In its current state of a mere demonic soul, it was roughly on par with an infant spirit core.
hé kuàng tā rú jīn ròu shēn dōu yǐ jīng yǔn luò , qū qū yí gè mó hún de zhuàng tài yě jiù yǔ yuán yīng chà bu duō .
何况他如今肉身都已经陨落,区区一个魔魂的状态也就与元婴差不多.
Having been heavily injured before, breaking through the void would indeed be like adding insult to injury.
yuán běn jiù yǐ jīng bèi zhòng chuāng diào le , hái yào pò suì xū kōng , shuō xuě shàng jiā shuāng yě méi yǒu cuò .
原本就已经被重创掉了,还要破碎虚空,说雪上加霜也没有错.
The danger was obvious, but this was his only choice at present.
wēi xiǎn xìng bú yòng shuō , dàn zhè què shì tā mù qián wéi yī néng zuò de xuǎn zé .
危险性不用说,但这却是他目前唯一能做的选择.
...
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……
Thinking thus, the Wits Sovereign's heart was filled with indignation. He couldn't have imagined such a fate for himself in the end.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ , zhì zūn zhě de xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le huì nù zhī yì , zěn me yě xiǎng bú dào zì jǐ zuì hòu , huì luò de rú cǐ jié jú .
想到这里,智尊者的心中充满了恚怒之意,怎么也想不到自己最后,会落得如此结局.
But there was no time for hesitation; self-pity wouldn't solve the problem either.
dàn méi yǒu shí jiān yóu yù , zì yuàn zì yì yě jiě jué bù liǎo wèn tí .
但没有时间犹豫,自怨自艾也解决不了问题.
A rumbling sound entered his ears as the black aura churned and then slightly blurred. A ghostly claw materialized from it.
gū lū gū lū de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ , nà hēi qì yī zhèn fān yǒng , suí hòu lüè yī mó hú . jū rán huàn huà chū yī zhī guǐ zhǎo lái le .
咕噜咕噜的声音传入耳朵,那黑气一阵翻涌,随后略一模糊.居然幻化出一只鬼爪来了.
The nails were sharp, and as the five fingers trembled, a strange法则power seemed to emanate.
zhǐ jiǎ jiān lì .
指甲尖利.
Then, with a snap of those fingers, a grayish-white demonic flame spread around them, enveloping his entire arm before shooting forward.
wǔ zhǐ chàn dòng jiān , yǐn yǐn yǒu yī gǔ guǐ yì de fǎ zé zhī lì shì fàng chū lái .
五指颤动间,隐隐有一股诡异的法则之力释放出来.
Sizzle…
suí hòu wǔ zhǐ yī hé , yī tuán huī bái sè de mó huǒ zài zhǐ zhǎng jiān mí sàn ér chū , xùn sù jiāng zhěng tiáo shǒu bì bāo guǒ .
随后五指一合,一团灰白色的魔火在指掌间弥散而出,迅速将整条手臂包裹.
It was like tearing through cloth. A crack indeed appeared in the void.
jiē zhe cháo zhe qián fāng yī huà ér chū .
接着朝着前方一划而出.
Wooosh…
cī lā ……
刺啦……
A fierce gale blew out as the rule power spewed forth. Clearly, this plane's force was formidable, but at this moment, Wits Demon Sovereign had no time to consider it further. Lin Xuan's figure already emerged on the horizon; if he didn't leave now, he would regret it.
fǎng fú bù jǐn bèi sī pò . xū kōng zhōng guǒ rán fú xiàn chū yī tiáo liè fèng lái le .
仿佛布锦被撕破.虚空中果然浮现出一条裂缝来了.
This thought flashed through his mind, and a "puff" sound entered his ears as the ghostly claw reverted to its gaseous state.
gāng fēng sì shè . fǎ zé zhī lì yě pēn yǒng ér chū , xiǎn rán . zhè jiè miàn zhī lì fēi tóng xiǎo kě , dàn cǐ shí cǐ kè , duō zhì mó zūn yǐ guǎn bù liǎo zhè xǔ duō , lín xuān de shēn yǐng . yǐ zài tiān biān fú xiàn ér chū , zài bù zǒu , kě jiù huǐ zhī wǎn le .
罡风四射.法则之力也喷涌而出,显然.这界面之力非同小可,但此时此刻,多智魔尊已管不了这许多,林轩的身影.已在天边浮现而出,再不走,可就悔之晚了.
Demonic mist swirled as the ghost face opened its mouth and spat out a treasure.
zhè ge niàn tou zài nǎo hǎi zhōng zhuǎn guò ," pū " de yī shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ , què shì nà guǐ zhǎo chóng xīn huán yuán chéng qì huà de zhuàng tài .
这个念头在脑海中转过,"噗"的一声传入耳朵,却是那鬼爪重新还原成气化的状态.
It was a shield about the size of a palm. The surface was adorned with demonic runes that then burst open, transforming into a light curtain that enveloped the demonic soul before vanishing into the spatial rift.
mó wù fān yǒng , guǐ liǎn zhāng kǒu pēn chū yī jiàn bǎo wù .
魔雾翻涌,鬼脸张口喷出一件宝物.
...
shì yí miàn bā zhǎng dà xiǎo de dùn pái .
是一面巴掌大小的盾牌.
"Hmph, breaking through the void in such a state... this demon is truly bold and ruthless."
biǎo miàn mó wén yǐn xiàn , suí hòu què yī bào ér kāi . huà zuò yī tuán guāng mù , jiāng mó hún céng céng bāo guǒ , suí hòu yī shǎn jí shì de mò rù nà kōng jiān liè fèng bú jiàn le .
表面魔纹隐现,随后却一爆而开.化作一团光幕,将魔魂层层包裹,随后一闪即逝的没入那空间裂缝不见了.
Lin Xuan retracted his illusory light and muttered to himself. At this point, the spatial rift had calmed down, but Lin Xuan had seen everything clearly.
……
……
The other party's move was out of desperation; he didn't know whether to call it brave or reckless.
" hēng , pò suì xū kōng . zài shī qù shēn tǐ de zhuàng tài xià zhè me zuò , cǐ mó dào yě zhēn gòu guǒ gǎn hěn lì de ."
"哼,破碎虚空.在失去身体的状态下这么做,此魔倒也真够果敢狠厉的."
"Truly a fool, thinking that would allow him to escape. In such circumstances, there is an 80% chance of falling into the spatial vortex and even encountering a space storm. If at his full strength, this demon might have some chance of escaping, but now with just a mere demonic soul, he will almost certainly fall."
lín xuān jiāng dùn guāng yī liǎn , zì yán zì yǔ de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ .
林轩将遁光一敛,自言自语的声音传入耳朵.
Lin Xuan muttered to himself; he didn't plan on pursuing him further.
cǐ shí kōng jiān liè fèng yǐ jīng guī yú píng fù , dàn gāng cái nà yí mù , lín xuān kàn le gè qīng qīng chǔ chǔ .
此时空间裂缝已经归于平复,但刚才那一幕,林轩看了个清清楚楚.
The risks were too great. Considering everything, it was more practical to let him perish on his own.
duì fāng cǐ jǔ , shì wú nài de xuǎn zé , yě bù zhī dào gāi chēng hū tā wèi yǒng gǎn , hái shì mǎng zhuàng le .
对方此举,是无奈的选择,也不知道该称呼他为勇敢,还是莽撞了.
With that thought in mind, Lin Xuan no longer hesitated and the green light around him flared as he flew back along the same path.
" zhēn shì chǔn huò , yǐ wéi zhè yàng jiù néng pǎo dé diào me , zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng , shí yǒu ** huì zhuì rù kōng jiān xuán wō , shèn zhì zāo yù kōng jiān fēng bào de , ruò shì quán shèng zhī shí , cǐ mó huò xǔ hái yǒu jǐ fēn jī huì táo tuō , rú jīn zhǐ shèng qū qū yí gè mó hún ér yǐ , shí yǒu ** táo bù tuō yǔn luò de jié jú ."
"真是蠢货,以为这样就能跑得掉么,这种情况,十有**会坠入空间漩涡,甚至遭遇空间风暴的,若是全盛之时,此魔或许还有几分机会逃脱,如今只剩区区一个魔魂而已,十有**逃不脱陨落的结局."
...
lín xuān zì yán zì yǔ , tā bìng bù dǎ suàn zhuī xià qù .
林轩自言自语,他并不打算追下去.
Meanwhile,
nà yàng mào de fēng xiǎn yě tài dà le yī xiē , zōng hé kǎo lǜ , hái shì rèn tā zì shēng zì miè huá suàn yī xiē .
那样冒的风险也太大了一些,综合考虑,还是任他自生自灭划算一些.
A million miles away, the originally clear sky suddenly turned gloomy. A spatial rift appeared in the void, and a black object was thrown out from within.
niàn jí zhì cǐ , lín xuān bù zài yóu yù , hún shēn qīng máng dà qǐ , yuán lù fēi le huí qù .
念及至此,林轩不再犹豫,浑身青芒大起,原路飞了回去.
Boom!
……
……
A deep pit appeared on the ground.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí .
与此同时.
The sphere burst open, releasing a puff of demonic energy.
bǎi wàn lǐ wài , yuán běn qíng lǎng de tiān sè , tū rán mò míng qí miào de yīn chén le xià lái , xū kōng zhōng yī dào liè fèng fú xiàn , suí hòu yī tuán hēi hū hū de shì wù cóng lǐ miàn bèi rēng le chū lái .
百万里外,原本晴朗的天色,突然莫名其妙的阴沉了下来,虚空中一道裂缝浮现,随后一团黑乎乎的事物从里面被扔了出来.
Wits Demon Sovereign!
hōng ！
轰！
But at this moment, he looked rather disheveled.
dì biǎo yí gè shēn kēng chū xiàn .
地表一个深坑出现.
Thinking back to his experience just now, beads of cold sweat formed on his back.
nà qiú tǐ pò kāi , yī tuán mó qì cóng lǐ miàn fēi le chū lái .
那球体破开,一团魔气从里面飞了出来.
Breaking through the void in haste was indeed unwise. He almost got sucked into the spatial whirlpool.
duō zhì zūn zhě ！
多智尊者！
Fortunately, his luck had been good; he managed to escape alive.
zhǐ shì cǐ shí cǐ kè , tā mǎn shì láng bèi zhī sè .
只是此时此刻,他满是狼狈之色.
However, the price paid was significant—his soul energy had depleted by more than half, and with his physical body now fallen, he was in a critically injured state.
xiǎng xiǎng gāng cái de jīng lì , bèi hòu dōu lěng hàn lín lí .
想想刚才的经历,背后都冷汗淋漓.
Unless he could find an appropriate body soon for possession, there was no need for Lin Xuan to chase him. He wouldn't last long on his own.
cāng cù jiān pò suì xū kōng , guǒ rán bù kě qǔ .
仓促间破碎虚空,果然不可取.
Such a result was not what Wits Demon Sovereign wanted to see.
chà yì diǎn jiù bèi juǎn rù le kōng jiān luàn liú lǐ .
差一点就被卷入了空间乱流里.
But with so much soul energy depleted, finding a suitable host body was difficult. How could he expect to find one in such a short time?
hǎo zài zì jǐ yùn qì zhe shí bù cuò , zuì hòu hái shì táo chū shēng tiān diào le .
好在自己运气着实不错,最后还是逃出生天掉了.
His mood was extremely depressed.
dàn fù chū de dài jià yě fēi tóng xiǎo kě , hún lì kuī sǔn le yí bàn hái duō , zài jiā shàng ròu shēn yǔn luò , tā xiàn zài de zhuàng tài shuō zhòng shāng chuí sǐ yě méi yǒu cuò .
但付出的代价也非同小可,魂力亏损了一半还多,再加上肉身陨落,他现在的状态说重伤垂死也没有错.
Was this place his grave?
chú fēi néng gòu kuài diǎn zhǎo dào yī jù hé shì de shēn tǐ duó shě .
除非能够快点找到一具合适的身体夺舍.
However, before that thought could fully form, a black light streaked across the sky from the horizon.
fǒu zé bù yòng lín xuān zhuī shā , yòng bù liǎo duō jiǔ , tā zì jǐ jiù yào jiāo dài zài zhè lǐ le .
否则不用林轩追杀,用不了多久,他自己就要交代在这里了.
...
zhè yàng de jié guǒ , zì rán shì duō zhì tiān mó bù yuàn yì kàn dào de .
这样的结果,自然是多智天魔不愿意看到的.
It flew at lightning speed and seemed to be passing through here.
kě tā xiàn zài hún lì kuī sǔn tài duō , lián fēi xíng dōu yǒu xiē kùn nán le , hé shì de qū tǐ , yī shí piàn kè , yòu zěn me kě néng zhǎo de dào ne ?
可他现在魂力亏损太多,连飞行都有些困难了,合适的躯体,一时片刻,又怎么可能找得到呢?
Could it be Lin Xiaozi chasing after him?
xīn zhōng yù mèn yǐ jí .
心中郁闷以极.
No, that kid's illusory light wasn't this color.
nán dào shuō , zhè lǐ jiù shì zì jǐ de mù dì ?
难道说,这里就是自己的墓地?
With this realization, the demonic soul couldn't help but feel elated. Heaven doesn't abandon those who are in dire straits; the ancients didn't deceive me.
rán ér zhè ge niàn tou shàng wèi zhuǎn guò , tiān biān yī dào hēi guāng què fēi guò lái le .
然而这个念头尚未转过,天边一道黑光却飞过来了.
Thus, he carefully hid and prepared to possess at any moment.
fēng chí diàn chè , kàn fāng xiàng zhèng shì yào lù guò zhè lǐ de .
风驰电掣,看方向正是要路过这里的.
...
nán dào shì nà lín xiǎo .[,！] zi zhuī guò lái le ?
难道是那林小.[,！]子追过来了?
Meanwhile, Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 was not far from Pure Lotus Pool.
bú duì , nà xiǎo zi de dùn guāng , bú shì zhè ge yán sè .
不对,那小子的遁光,不是这个颜色.
Since he couldn't take on Lin Xuan for now, he would first target his disciple.
yǒu le zhè ge fā xiàn zhī hòu , mó hún bù yóu de xīn zhōng dà xǐ , tiān wú jué rén zhī lù , gǔ rén chéng bù qī wǒ .
有了这个发现之后,魔魂不由得心中大喜,天无绝人之路,古人诚不欺我.
Though it had a嫌疑of being dishonorable, at least it could avenge the wrong done to him.
yú shì tā xiǎo xīn qián fú , suí shí zhǔn bèi duó shě .
于是他小心潜伏,随时准备夺舍.
This thought lingered in his mind.
……
……
Requiter of others, reaper by others. Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 didn't know that while plotting against Lin Xuan, he himself had become someone else's prey.
zài shuō lìng yī biān , tiān xuán jiàn zūn jù lí jìng lián chí yǐ jīng bù yuǎn .
再说另一边,天璇剑尊距离净莲池已经不远.
"Eh? Is it an Exile Demon?"
jì rán zàn shí wú lì zhǎo lín xuān bào chóu , nà jiù xiān cóng tā de tú ér xià shǒu .
既然暂时无力找林轩报仇,那就先从他的徒儿下手.
Wits Sovereign recognized the target before him and showed a look of surprise on his face.
suī yǒu shèng zhī bù wǔ de xián yí , dàn zhì shǎo kě yǐ xiān chū zì jǐ yī kǒu è qì .
虽有胜之不武的嫌疑,但至少可以先出自己一口恶气.
But instead of being alarmed, he was delighted.
zhè ge niàn tou , zài tā de nǎo hǎi zhōng pái huái bù yǐ .
这个念头,在他的脑海中徘徊不已.
What if?
suàn rén zhě rén yì suàn zhī , tiān xuán jiàn zūn bìng bù qīng chǔ , tā zài suàn jì lín xuān de tóng shí , zì jǐ yì biàn chéng le bié rén yǎn zhōng de liè wù .
算人者人亦算之,天璇剑尊并不清楚,他在算计林轩的同时,自己亦变成了别人眼中的猎物.
He wouldn't have any soft spots. Because demonic energy didn't repel each other, the success rate for possession would be much higher. Truly, heaven doesn't abandon me.
" yí , shì yù wài tiān mó ?"
"咦,是域外天魔?"
At this moment, Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 had flown very close.
zhì zūn zhě jiāng yǎn qián de mù biāo kàn qīng chǔ , liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī chà yì zhī sè .
智尊者将眼前的目标看清楚,脸上露出一丝诧异之色.
The large pit below did not attract his attention; such terrain was common in the cultivation world.
dàn què bù jīng fǎn xǐ .
但却不惊反喜.
But just as he was a few miles away from the pit, "pop" sounded in his ears as an indistinct black light shot out from the bottom of the pit.
tóng wèi tiān mó yòu rú hé ?
同为天魔又如何?
His target was his forehead.
tā kě bù huì yǒu xīn ruǎn yī shuō , yīn wèi mó qì bú huì yǒu pái chì de xiào guǒ , duó shě de chéng gōng lǜ fǎn ér huì tí gāo xǔ duō , guǒ rán shì tiān bù jué wǒ .
他可不会有心软一说,因为魔气不会有排斥的效果,夺舍的成功率反而会提高许多,果然是天不绝我.
At such close range, Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 had no time to dodge.
cǐ shí tiān xuán jiàn zūn yǐ jīng fēi dé hěn jìn le .
此时天璇剑尊已经飞得很近了.
He勉强raised his hand, but it was useless. The demonic energy circled around his wrist and entered his forehead in one go.
xià fāng de dà kēng , bìng méi yǒu yǐn qǐ tā de zhù yì , zhè yàng de dì xíng , zài xiū xiān jiè yì diǎn yě bù xī qí .
下方的大坑,并没有引起他的注意,这样的地形,在修仙界一点也不稀奇.
Possession!
rán ér jiù zài tā jù lí dà kēng hái yǒu shù lǐ ," bō " de yī shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ , yī dào ràng rén wú fǎ kàn qīng de wū guāng cóng dà kēng dì bù jī shè ér chū .
然而就在他距离大坑还有数里,"啵"的一声传入耳朵,一道让人无法看清的乌光从大坑地步激射而出.
"Ahh!"
mù biāo shì tā de méi xīn zhī chù .
目标是他的眉心之处.
Disaster from heaven struck as Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇's illusory light suddenly stopped.
zhè me jìn de jù lí , tiān xuán jiàn zūn gēn běn lái bù jí duǒ bì .
这么近的距离,天璇剑尊根本来不及躲避.
A piercing scream came from his mouth as he clutched his head with both hands, his face contorted, rolling on the ground.
miǎn qiǎng jiāng shǒu tái qǐ , kě méi yǒu yòng chǔ , nà mó qì cóng tā de shǒu wàn chù yī rào ér guò , yī xià jiù mò rù tā de méi xīn le .
勉强将手抬起,可没有用处,那魔气从他的手腕处一绕而过,一下就没入他的眉心了.
Possession meant one soul devouring another; the process was undeniably painful. (Youli Shumang.)
No suspense remained.
Crash!
From several miles away, a black aura streaked across the sky with lightning speed. Within this aura, a sinister face could faintly be seen.
Needless to say, it was none other than Wits Demon Sovereign.
Now that his physical body had fallen, but the remaining demonic soul naturally wouldn't give up easily and continued to flee with all its might.
However, his heart had sunk to the bottom.
He originally thought that with his physical strength, he could at least delay for a bit. But unexpectedly, it was extinguished in an instant by the opponent.
This Lin fellow's power was already on par with the top-tier figures of the Three Realms. Could this really be the end for him?
His heart was filled with anxiety and his confidence began to waver unconsciously.
But this thought flashed through his mind briefly before the demonic soul revealed a look of gritted teeth. With unfulfilled ambitions, how could he fall here!
It seemed that only one move remained.
Tear apart the void.
Temporarily leave this plane for further consideration.
This sounded like a good choice, but there were many obstacles to overcome.
Firstly, without an array to assist him, tearing through the void with bare hands was undoubtedly risky.
Moreover, his physical body had already fallen. In its current state of a mere demonic soul, it was roughly on par with an infant spirit core.
Having been heavily injured before, breaking through the void would indeed be like adding insult to injury.
The danger was obvious, but this was his only choice at present.
...
Thinking thus, the Wits Sovereign's heart was filled with indignation. He couldn't have imagined such a fate for himself in the end.
But there was no time for hesitation; self-pity wouldn't solve the problem either.
A rumbling sound entered his ears as the black aura churned and then slightly blurred. A ghostly claw materialized from it.
The nails were sharp, and as the five fingers trembled, a strange法则power seemed to emanate.
Then, with a snap of those fingers, a grayish-white demonic flame spread around them, enveloping his entire arm before shooting forward.
Sizzle…
It was like tearing through cloth. A crack indeed appeared in the void.
Wooosh…
A fierce gale blew out as the rule power spewed forth. Clearly, this plane's force was formidable, but at this moment, Wits Demon Sovereign had no time to consider it further. Lin Xuan's figure already emerged on the horizon; if he didn't leave now, he would regret it.
This thought flashed through his mind, and a "puff" sound entered his ears as the ghostly claw reverted to its gaseous state.
...
Demonic mist swirled as the ghost face opened its mouth and spat out a treasure.
It was a shield about the size of a palm. The surface was adorned with demonic runes that then burst open, transforming into a light curtain that enveloped the demonic soul before vanishing into the spatial rift.
...
"Hmph, breaking through the void in such a state... this demon is truly bold and ruthless."
Lin Xuan retracted his illusory light and muttered to himself. At this point, the spatial rift had calmed down, but Lin Xuan had seen everything clearly.
The other party's move was out of desperation; he didn't know whether to call it brave or reckless.
"Truly a fool, thinking that would allow him to escape. In such circumstances, there is an 80% chance of falling into the spatial vortex and even encountering a space storm. If at his full strength, this demon might have some chance of escaping, but now with just a mere demonic soul, he will almost certainly fall."
Lin Xuan muttered to himself; he didn't plan on pursuing him further.
The risks were too great. Considering everything, it was more practical to let him perish on his own.
With that thought in mind, Lin Xuan no longer hesitated and the green light around him flared as he flew back along the same path.
...
Meanwhile,
A million miles away, the originally clear sky suddenly turned gloomy. A spatial rift appeared in the void, and a black object was thrown out from within.
Boom!
A deep pit appeared on the ground.
The sphere burst open, releasing a puff of demonic energy.
Wits Demon Sovereign!
But at this moment, he looked rather disheveled.
Thinking back to his experience just now, beads of cold sweat formed on his back.
Breaking through the void in haste was indeed unwise. He almost got sucked into the spatial whirlpool.
Fortunately, his luck had been good; he managed to escape alive.
However, the price paid was significant—his soul energy had depleted by more than half, and with his physical body now fallen, he was in a critically injured state.
Unless he could find an appropriate body soon for possession, there was no need for Lin Xuan to chase him. He wouldn't last long on his own.
Such a result was not what Wits Demon Sovereign wanted to see.
But with so much soul energy depleted, finding a suitable host body was difficult. How could he expect to find one in such a short time?
His mood was extremely depressed.
Was this place his grave?
However, before that thought could fully form, a black light streaked across the sky from the horizon.
...
It flew at lightning speed and seemed to be passing through here.
Could it be Lin Xiaozi chasing after him?
No, that kid's illusory light wasn't this color.
With this realization, the demonic soul couldn't help but feel elated. Heaven doesn't abandon those who are in dire straits; the ancients didn't deceive me.
Thus, he carefully hid and prepared to possess at any moment.
...
Meanwhile, Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 was not far from Pure Lotus Pool.
Since he couldn't take on Lin Xuan for now, he would first target his disciple.
Though it had a嫌疑of being dishonorable, at least it could avenge the wrong done to him.
This thought lingered in his mind.
Requiter of others, reaper by others. Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 didn't know that while plotting against Lin Xuan, he himself had become someone else's prey.
"Eh? Is it an Exile Demon?"
Wits Sovereign recognized the target before him and showed a look of surprise on his face.
But instead of being alarmed, he was delighted.
What if?
He wouldn't have any soft spots. Because demonic energy didn't repel each other, the success rate for possession would be much higher. Truly, heaven doesn't abandon me.
At this moment, Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 had flown very close.
The large pit below did not attract his attention; such terrain was common in the cultivation world.
But just as he was a few miles away from the pit, "pop" sounded in his ears as an indistinct black light shot out from the bottom of the pit.
His target was his forehead.
At such close range, Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇 had no time to dodge.
He勉强raised his hand, but it was useless. The demonic energy circled around his wrist and entered his forehead in one go.
Possession!
"Ahh!"
Disaster from heaven struck as Sword Sovereign of Heavenly璇's illusory light suddenly stopped.
A piercing scream came from his mouth as he clutched his head with both hands, his face contorted, rolling on the ground.
Possession meant one soul devouring another; the process was undeniably painful. (Youli Shumang.)