WebNovel Chapter 912: I've really had enough of living!
Chapter 912: I've really had enough of living!
The sudden ambush was like a bucket of ice water, completely chilling Li Qingran's heart.She finally understood her Master's words.
This Demon Island had been a cursed land since its establishment.
Anyone who set foot on this island had to pay the corresponding price.
All who came were enemies.
Mercy towards enemies was cruelty towards oneself.
The last ripple in her eyes settled into stillness, leaving only coldness and determination.
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Central area of Demon Island.
Li Qingran finally saw the teleportation array mentioned by that mysterious voice.
Over these three days, she cautiously advanced towards the island's center during the day, and rested at night with Chen Huaian setting up concealment arrays.
Relying on this composed strategy of conserving energy while waiting for the enemy, she had dealt with quite a few reckless ambushers along the way.
Even so, the number of souls collected in her soul tablets had barely reached sixty, still far from the target of ninety-nine.
On the black stone plaza in Demon Island's central area, the guides had been waiting quietly for some time.
They were thirteen Battle Masters wearing wide black robes and pale gray-white masks.
They stood silently there, emanating a viper-like, sinister aura, like a group of ghosts that had just crawled out of hell.
"Master, these guides are quite powerful," Li Qingran whispered in a low voice.
"Your Master knows," Chen Huaian replied, his gaze sweeping over these guides, their details already clear to him.
The weakest among them were 91st-level Peak Battle Masters, and there was even one 99th-level Legendary Battle Master.
If even the guides possessed such strength, then Demon Tower City likely had no shortage of similar experts.
This also indirectly indicated that Demon Tower City had inexhaustible resources.
Besides that...
Chen Huaian's gaze shifted to the surroundings. On the plaza, seven other figures stood sparsely scattered.
These seven people, without exception, were all powerhouses above level eighty!
Among them, two had auras as profound and vast as the abyss and the sea—they were unmistakably Peak Battle Masters above level ninety!
Their clothes were soaked in dark red, their killing intent almost solidified into substance, clearly having harvested countless lives over these three days.
While Li Qingran was sizing them up, they were also examining this seemingly delicate young girl and the indistinct white shadow behind her.
Killing these few should be enough to gather the ticket to enter Demon Tower City.
The same thought arose in everyone's heart, the smell of gunpowder in the air gradually intensifying.
"You lot, what are you still standing there for?"
The leading guide suddenly snorted coldly and stepped forward.
Boom!
A terrifying pressure belonging to a 99th-level Legendary Battle Master was unleashed without reservation, pressing down on the hearts of all the examinees present like a massive mountain.
"Don't you know the rules of our Demon Island? Without collecting ninety-nine soul tablets, you have no right to step onto this teleportation array!"
The voice was hoarse and grating, carrying undisguised mockery and urgency.
The expressions of everyone present changed.
Three days and nights of life-and-death struggle had already left them utterly exhausted. If they had a choice, they would prefer a peaceful resolution, even if it meant entering Demon Tower City together.
But clearly, these guides had no intention of letting them have their way.
The Battle Masters below level ninety exchanged glances.
Their instinct honed from years of living on the edge of a blade instantly led to a tacit understanding. They subtly drew closer together, forming a temporary offensive and defensive alliance.
The two Peak Battle Masters above level ninety each occupied a side, their expressions wary, guarding against each other as well as the temporary alliance.
One of them, a thin, sharp-eyed level 82 Battle Master, let his gaze sweep around the field before finally settling on Li Qingran.
He forced a smile and lowered his voice, "Little sister, I see you're all alone. How about we team up? At this final juncture, having one more person means one more source of support."
Li Qingran didn't even lift an eyelid, as if she hadn't heard his words at all, merely staring coldly ahead.
The Battle Master's friendly advance met with a cold shoulder, and a flash of anger and venom immediately appeared in his eyes.
"Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! You like pretending to be aloof, huh? When the fight starts, I'll slaughter you first!"
He cursed inwardly, his killing intent already set.
"You have half an incense stick's time left."
The guide's icy voice sounded again.
Roar——!
Before the words even faded, the strongest Legendary Battle Master present took the initiative to attack.
Without any probing, he went all out from the very first move!
Accompanied by an ear-splitting dragon's roar, the phantom of a hundred-meter-long thunder flood dragon materialized behind him.
Lightning illuminated the world, electric snakes danced wildly. Nine World Rings pulsated frantically beneath his feet as he instantly completed the Battle Soul True Form and Battle Soul Possession.
"Kill!"
He roared, transforming into a thunderstorm that surged towards the other level ninety Battle Master, carrying an aura of heaven-destroying, earth-shattering momentum.
Battle erupted instantly!
Multicolored lights of Battle Techniques exploded across the plaza. Deafening roars and shouts intertwined.
The few Battle Masters below level ninety, despite their alliance, were still sent staggering by the terrifying energy storm.
The fight between these two Battle Masters above level ninety was not something they could participate in.
They could only wait for them to finish and see if they could reap the spoils.
Amid the chaos, that level 82 Battle Master who had earlier tried to recruit Li Qingran flashed a fierce light in his eyes and gave his alliance members a meaningful look.
They understood instantly, immediately turning their spears and charging towards Li Qingran, who seemed the "weakest"!
In their eyes, this young girl had been completely unguarded all along, practically a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Removing one competitor was always good.
Especially one who didn't fit in.
"Die!"
The level 82 Battle Master charged at the forefront. A poison-coated dagger in his hand transformed into a streak of black light, stabbing straight for Li Qingran's throat.
However, at the very instant his attack was about to land.
The white-clothed swordsman who had been quietly floating behind the young girl suddenly turned his head.
Time seemed to pause for a moment.
"Really tired of living."
A cold snort, light and indifferent, yet it clearly exploded in everyone's ears.
Chen Huaian did not draw his sword.
He merely cast a cold glance.
Sword light burst from his eyes, faster than a shooting star!
Thud!
That level 82 Battle Master hadn't even realized what happened before an intense pain shot through his eyes, and two streams of blood instantly gushed forth!
"Ah! My eyes!!"
His shrill scream had just begun when Chen Huaian already raised his right hand, his wide sleeves billowing in the wind.
He lightly pushed a palm towards the empty air.
This palm strike was soundless and traceless, yet it contained a suffocating "Dao" charm.
Where the palm wind passed, space slightly distorted, actually gathering out of thin air into a vibrant, emerald-green lotus.
The green lotus rotated, seemingly slow yet actually fast, carrying an ethereal, tragic beauty as it lightly imprinted itself on the chest of the blinded Battle Master.
Bang!
With a dull explosive sound.
The body of that level 82 Battle Master stiffened, then exploded like fireworks, transforming into a mist of blood.
A one-hit kill of an eighty-level Battle Master!
This scene instantly made the other few who had been charging at Li Qingran feel their souls fleeing in terror. They forcibly halted their momentum, their eyes filled with horror.
Wrong!
This wasn't right!
This young girl only seemed frail; she was actually pretending to be weak to devour the strong!
But this wasn't over.
Chen Huaian's figure didn't move, yet he slowly rose three feet off the ground.
His white clothes fluttered without wind. He closed his eyes slightly, forming an ancient sword seal with one hand before his chest.
The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and softly uttered a single word:
"Annihilate."
Hum——!
Centered on Li Qingran and Chen Huaian, a visible silver-white Sword Qi ripple exploded outwards in a circular shape!
Wherever the Sword Qi passed, whether it was the rocky ground or the wildly flying Battle Techniques in the air, everything was cleanly severed.
Those few Battle Masters who had originally intended to gang up on Li Qingran didn't even have time to scream.
Amid this terrifying wave of Sword Qi, they, along with their Battle Souls and World Rings, were instantly ground into dust!
The Sword Qi swept across the plaza, destroying everything in its path like a withering wind, leaving not a blade of grass.
When the sword light faded,
on the plaza, aside from Li Qingran, those two Peak Battle Masters engaged in fierce battle far away, and those guides, there were no other living beings left.
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