Lying Low in the Martial World to Become a Saint

Chapter 424: Chapter 192: Exposed (Part 3)

It was the ultimate technique of Cold Jade Valley—the Profound Ice God-Sealing Finger!

HISSSSSS...!

The supremely cold and supremely evil Gang Qi clashed and corroded one another frantically, emitting a violent sound. The temperature within several dozen feet of the two plummeted.

How could He Yuzhou allow ’Heart Devourer’ to focus his attacks on one person?

His figure flashed like lightning as he cut into the fray. Pushing his Geng Metal True Gang to its peak, his fists, palms, and fingers all formed incomparably sharp killing blows, assailing ’Heart Devourer’s’ flank and back like a raging tempest.

The Vajra Armor-Breaking Fist Force tore through the air with a thunderous boom, forcing ’Heart Devourer’ to divide his attention to deal with it.

’Heart Devourer’ was fighting one against two, but with his formidable Demon Skill, he showed no signs of being defeated for the moment.

His Body Technique was as strange and unpredictable as smoke; he flickered in and out of sight, shrouded by his Black-Red True Astral. His Nine Nether Soul-Eroding Hand was even more cunning and vicious.

Upon the plaza, three figures moved in a blur of rapid-fire exchanges, weaving and dodging.

The clashing True Astrals, each completely different, collided madly, annihilating each other in explosive bursts. The dispersing Strong Qi tore deep gouges into the plaza grounds. The surrounding ruins fared even worse, continuously being shattered and blasted away.

BOOM!

One of He Yuzhou’s heavy punches was cleverly deflected by ’Heart Devourer’ and slammed into the ground, instantly blasting open a ten-foot-deep crater and sending dirt and stone flying.

KRAK-KRAK-KRAK!

Leng Qianqiu’s finger strike missed, tapping a broken half-pillar to the side. The hard stone pillar was instantly and completely frozen solid. It was then swept by a passing Black Death Palm Wind and exploded into countless motes of ice dust with a BANG!

The battle was incredibly intense and exceptionally dangerous!

Every exchange contained terrifying Power!

The distant crowd of spectators watched with pounding hearts, not daring to even breathe. They were truly witnessing the terrifying sight of a life-or-death battle between Yunlin Prefecture’s top combatants.

Chen Qing’s gaze was sharp as he stared intently at the battle.

He noticed that although ’Heart Devourer’ was formidable, he was gradually falling into a disadvantage under the siege of the two Sect Leaders, He and Leng, whose coordination was growing increasingly seamless. He was now defending more than attacking.

Firstly, although ’Heart Devourer’ had reached Astral Force Perfection through his Cultivation, his foundation wasn’t as solid as someone who had broken through on their own. Secondly, both He Yuzhou and Leng Qianqiu were profoundly powerful and also seemed to have reached the Realm of Perfection.

Chen Qing watched this unfold, pondering inwardly.

Sure enough, after several dozen exchanges, ’Heart Devourer’ failed to react in time and was struck on the side of his waist by one of He Yuzhou’s cunning side kicks.

Although his Protective Demon Astral blocked the blow, the incomparably sharp Geng Metal True Gang still tore through his defense. The robe at his waist was instantly shredded, leaving a shallow, bloody mark, and his body staggered.

Leng Qianqiu seized the opportunity, her Profound Ice God-Sealing Finger jabbing out swiftly, aiming straight for a vital point on his right shoulder!

’Heart Devourer’ hastily twisted his body to dodge. The Finger Wind grazed his shoulder, and the freezing Gang Qi instantly invaded his body. His entire right arm was immediately coated in a thin layer of ice, and his movements slowed for a fraction of a second!

"Now!"

The eyes of He Yuzhou and Leng Qianqiu turned fierce, their killing intent surging. They unleashed their True Astral without reservation, preparing to execute a finishing blow!

"Flee!"

’Heart Devourer’ viciously bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood!

The Essence Blood ignited upon meeting the air, transforming into a dense, black-red, evil mist that instantly merged into the Demon Astral surrounding his body.

The aura around him suddenly surged once more. The blood vessels on his skin bulged and twisted, his face became utterly ferocious, and his eyes turned as crimson as blood!

’Heart Devourer’ threw a punch, and the vast, blood-black Demon Astral actually managed to momentarily repel the joint assault of He Yuzhou and Leng Qianqiu.

But he did not linger to fight. Using the rebound force, his body transformed into a streak of blood-black light and fled frantically toward the sect gate at a speed far exceeding his previous pace!

’Heart Devourer’ knew he was no match for the two of them combined.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

How could He Yuzhou and Leng Qianqiu allow the main culprit who had plagued Yunlin Prefecture for so many years to escape?

The Momentum of the two instantly soared to its peak as they poured out their True Astral without reservation. Like two arrows loosed from a bow, they started later but arrived first, instantly cutting off the streak of blood-black light that was trying to escape!

He Yuzhou pushed his Geng Metal True Gang to the absolute limit. The sharp aura around him seemed capable of slicing heaven and earth. He joined his fingers like a sword and slashed through the air—it was not a fist or a palm, but an incomparably condensed golden Sword Astral that shot forth!

This Sword Astral was only about a foot long, yet it contained an ultimate, all-penetrating sharpness. It was the manifestation of a highly condensed Geng Metal True Gang. As fast as a thunderbolt, it slashed straight for "Heart Devourer’s" nape!

Leng Qianqiu attacked at almost the same moment. She pressed her palms forward through the air, and the temperature before her plummeted to an absolute freezing point. Countless fine ice crystals instantly appeared and condensed, forming a giant, seemingly tangible Cold Ice Palm Seal!

Moonlight and frosty air flowed and intertwined upon the Palm Seal. Carrying an intense cold, it bore down to suppress "Heart Devourer" from above!

"Heart Devourer" felt the two lethal attacks behind him and poured all the power gained from burning his Essence Blood into his Protective Demon Astral. The black-red energy flared, and he attempted to endure the blows head-on.

However, He Yuzhou’s Geng Metal Sword Astral was sharpened to the extreme. It was a full-power strike from his Perfect Outer Astral Realm cultivation, specialized in breaking all kinds of Protective Astral Qi.

With a RRRIP, the seemingly thick Black-Red Demon Astral was torn apart as easily as a hot knife through butter!

The Sword Astral passed through without any resistance!

Leng Qianqiu’s Profound Ice Demon-Suppressing Palm came crashing down at almost the same instant!

"PFFT—!"

A spray of blood erupted!

Zhou Nianchu’s madly fleeing figure suddenly froze. A head, its face locked in an expression of incredulous horror, soared into the sky. The stump of the neck had been frozen by the extreme cold, so no blood gushed out.

The headless body, meanwhile, was struck squarely by the Profound Ice Palm Seal that followed close behind.

"CRACK... BOOM!"

The sickening sound of shattering bones followed. The headless corpse was slammed viciously into the ground like a broken sack, sinking deep into it. Its surface was instantly covered in a thick layer of hard ice, frozen into a grotesque ice sculpture.

The flying head rolled across the ground. The crazed look on its face was frozen in place, its eyes wide open. It was the face of Zhou Nianchu.