Inside the Cultivation Room of the Red Lotus Cave Mansion.
Zheng Wei’s face was twisted into a savage grin, revealing a mixture of greed, excitement, and ecstasy.
He looked at her as if she were a priceless work of art.
He peeled off Xia Bingyue’s snowy outer robe, revealing her flawless, jade-like celestial body.
Shame washed over Xia Bingyue’s face, but her body was limp and powerless. A pink flush crept over her snow-white skin as an uncontrollable heat coursed through her.
And yet, lying on the Ice Heart Meditation Mat, she managed to maintain her Jade Maiden Bingxin, her mind remaining clear and calm.
’Heh! I’d gladly give up ten years of my life to enjoy a pure fairy like this.’
Zheng Wei licked his lips, a look of obsession on his face.
Best of all,
Xia Bingyue had a chance of being acknowledged by the Red Lotus Sword.
By conquering this woman, he might be able to obtain the wild and untamable Red Lotus Sword.
’Killing so many birds with one stone!’
Zheng Wei reached out to undo Xia Bingyue’s bustier, eager to grasp the snowy, jade-like peaks of her beautiful curves.
Suddenly!
A clear, resounding cry of a sword rang in his ears.
Hm?
Out of the corner of his eye, Zheng Wei caught a magnificent flash of Red Lotus light outside.
It was quite far away.
A wave of scorching heat washed over him.
Immediately after,
the entire Red Lotus Cave Mansion trembled faintly, and the magma deep underground began to churn.
The temperature inside the cave mansion skyrocketed.
"What’s going on? Could something have happened to the Red Lotus Sword?"
Zheng Wei was startled.
"Quick, go check it out!"
Zheng Wei said to the woman in pink outside.
He straightened his clothes, his gaze lingering reluctantly on Xia Bingyue’s beautiful celestial body before he finally looked away.
"Isn’t Dongmen Lin in the study? Could it be..."
the woman in pink cried out in alarm.
SWISH!
She blurred into a pink afterimage, rushing toward the study.
At this moment,
The Red Lotus radiance that had erupted within the study was now fading like a receding tide.
"Dongmen Lin? Is that you?"
the woman in pink called out.
She suspected Dongmen Lin had touched the Red Lotus Sword and triggered some kind of taboo.
After all, there were no sounds or signs of a struggle.
It never crossed her mind that someone could eliminate Dongmen Lin so silently.
Even Zheng Wei would have needed a proper fight to defeat Dongmen Lin.
Inside the study,
the magnificent light of the Red Mist Sword Lotus had completely receded, revealing a crystalline Treasure Sword etched with red lotus patterns. It emanated a magnificent yet murderous aura.
At this moment, Luo Tian had fully drawn the Red Lotus Sword, revealing the powerful Weapon of the Red Lotus Martial Venerable from Ancient Times.
"Red Lotus Sword, I will fulfill my promise to you,"
Luo Tian murmured, his expression sincere.
He had promised to improve the quality of the Red Lotus Sword in the future and to help find a successor worthy of the Red Lotus Martial Venerable’s legacy.
It was a distant promise.
Overall, Luo Tian had definitely come out ahead.
By the time he fulfilled that promise, he might have grown so powerful that he would no longer need to rely on the Red Lotus Sword.
Just then, Luo Tian heard the woman in pink calling from outside.
SHING!
He sheathed the Red Lotus Sword and stored it in his Space Ring.
With Luo Tian’s current Cultivation Foundation, activating a Divine Soldier like the Red Lotus Sword would consume an immense amount of his power.
The sword could be a trump card, but it was not something he could use conventionally.
"Luo... Tian?"
The woman in pink arrived, her seductive eyes narrowing as she saw the youth inside the study who had left such a deep impression on her.
She remembered him so clearly
because during the battle at the tower, she had been charging toward Luo Tian at the top, only to inexplicably slip and lose her footing.
She had injured her ankle in that battle and had only just recovered in the past two days.
The woman in pink had even suspected that she had been cursed by that Crow.
"Where is Dongmen Lin?"
The woman in pink demanded, her gaze turning cold.
There was no trace of the silver-haired youth in the study, and the Red Lotus Sword was gone as well.
"Haha! You’ll see him after you’re dead."
Luo Tian chuckled.
WHOOSH!
The Shadow Cloak on his back flared, and he closed in on the woman in pink with lightning speed.
’That kind of speed...’
The woman in pink’s face paled. Even she, who prided herself on her Body Technique, was outmatched.
At the same time, the meaning behind Luo Tian’s words made her heart pound.
’Dongmen Lin was killed by him? Without any sound of a struggle?’
Guiyuan Hand!
Luo Tian closed the distance, his palm condensing a massive, heavy, crystalline-yellow Palm Shadow. Billowing with Cold Mist, it struck out ferociously.
The force of this palm strike exerted a pressure on the woman in pink that was similar to what she felt from Zheng Wei.
Go!
The woman in pink flicked the colorful ribbon in her hand, sending out streamers of rainbow light that coiled like dragons and snakes, erupting with the power of a tidal wave.
BOOM!
The immense and heavy Palm Force, like a rolling boulder, shattered the bands of colorful light as the Cold Mist exploded outward.
BAM!
The woman in pink was sent flying back by the immense Palm Force, the color draining from her face.
"How is this possible! Your strength..."
A look of horror crossed the woman’s face as she struggled to swallow a mouthful of blood.
Her arm, the one that had wielded the ribbon, was numb with pain. Frost began to form on her dress as the Cold Power seeped into her body.
In a single exchange, Luo Tian had managed to inflict a minor injury on her.
Keep in mind, the woman in pink possessed strength comparable to the top-ranked expert on the Human List, and she had just worked with Zheng Wei to easily capture Xia Bingyue.
WHOOSH! BANG! BANG!
Having suppressed her with a single move, Luo Tian pressed his advantage, relentlessly closing in on the woman in pink to engage in a Close-Combat Kill.
Normally, the woman in pink wouldn’t fear a Close-Combat Kill.
Her Body Technique and Attacks were both unpredictable and bizarre, and she excelled at winning through unorthodox tactics.
However, empowered by the Shadow Cloak, Luo Tian was even faster than she was.
The powerful Palm Force he unleashed overwhelmed her with sheer might, and it almost seemed to contain a hint of True Intent Fur.
Combined with his Divine Vein Cold Power, he completely overwhelmed her.
PTOO! BAM!
The woman in pink was beaten back again and again, spitting out a mouthful of blood as her face turned deathly pale.
Her face was a mask of shock and disbelief.
It had only been a few days, yet Luo Tian now possessed the formidable strength to surpass the top-ranked expert on the Human List.
"Hahaha... The little thief actually delivered himself right to my doorstep!"
A long, thunderous roar echoed through the air.
Zheng Wei arrived in a flash, a golden shadow like a soaring roc.
"Young Master Zheng!"
A look of delight appeared on the woman’s face.
’With the two of us together,’ she thought, ’there’s no way Luo Tian can stop us. He’ll suffer the same fate as Xia Bingyue.’
"Luo Tian! I’m going to cripple you! Then, right in front of your eyes, I’ll make your fiancée, Xia Bingyue, moan beneath me!"
Zheng Wei’s face was a mask of savage, malicious glee.
"Xia Bingyue?"
Luo Tian’s expression turned grim. He had a terrible feeling.
He remembered that before Xia Bingyue left the Profound Spirit Hall, she had been shrouded in an aura of calamity.
Flying Dragon Claw!
Golden markings appeared on Zheng Wei’s palm, which now resembled the sharp talons of a Flood Dragon as it slashed through the air, leaving a massive, domineering streak of golden light.
Luo Tian immediately felt an immense, formless pressure.
This was the strongest opponent he had faced since entering the Royal Secret Garden.
Zheng Wei’s strength, without a doubt, surpassed that of the top-ranked expert on the Human List.
Celestial Star Sword Technique—Star River Technique!
Luo Tian unsheathed his Wind and Snow Sword, unleashing a brilliant Sword Qi Rainbow Light. Its cold gleam was profound, like a river of stars from ancient times.
"Perfect Sword Technique!"
Zheng Wei’s expression changed.
Moreover, the strike also incorporated a trace of the vast and boundless Great Trend of the Sword Way, similar to Xia Bingyue’s Sword Intent Fur.
SHIING! BOOM—
The cold tide of sword light, like a flowing Star River, instantly engulfed Zheng Wei.
The Sword Light and the golden claw marks collided, annihilating one another.
But the exploding remnants of Sword Qi and Cold Power forced Zheng Wei into a hasty retreat.
’This brat is even trickier than Xia Bingyue!’
Zheng Wei looked somewhat disheveled. A layer of fine, brownish-black lines appeared on his skin, yet he couldn’t completely neutralize the tyrannical Cold Power that was invading his body.
This scene sent a shock through the heart of the woman in pink, who had just been catching her breath.
’A once-unknown youth, one she’d regarded as no more than an ant, actually had the strength to surpass the top expert on the Human List.’
"Go!"
The woman in pink’s eyes glinted with a sinister light as she flicked her sleeve.
WHOOSH!
A mass of pink light, laced with a gray stream, shot toward Luo Tian from behind.
This time, she not only used her Peachy Drunken Immortal Fragrance but also mixed in a lethal poison.
If Luo Tian were tainted by even a little of it, he would be doomed beyond recovery.
"Flying Dragon in the Sky!"
Zheng Wei leaped into the air, striking out with a massive, shimmering golden claw shadow to pressure Luo Tian from the front.
Luo Tian’s Spiritual Sense immediately flared with a sense of crisis.
He didn’t know it, but this was the same coordinated attack that had brought down Xia Bingyue.
But Luo Tian understood that he was essentially facing two opponents on par with the top-ranked expert of the Human List, and he absolutely could not afford to hold back.
"Activate!"
Luo Tian’s Divine Vein erupted, and a ten-meter vortex of dark Cold Mist spread out from his body.
In an instant, the surrounding buildings, flowers, and grass were all coated in a layer of frost, as if the world had been plunged into the depths of winter.
GRMM!
From within the swirling, dark Cold Mist, it seemed as if a bottomless abyss had opened, and the faint, low growl of a Netherworld Divine Dragon could be heard.
FWOOM!
The mass of pink light exploded, turning into a cloud of pink mist and gray gas.
But the moment it touched the swirling Cold Mist, it froze solid and was swallowed and annihilated.
"What kind of Martial Vein Power is this?!"
Zheng Wei’s brow twitched.
"Celestial Star Seven Techniques—Star Shining Nine Heavens!"
Wrapped in the roaring vortex of Cold Mist, Luo Tian slashed out, unleashing a glorious, cold radiance of sword light as dazzling as the Star River.
This sword strike, infused with Sword Intent Fur, seemed to have been slashed from the cold depths of space itself, carrying with it a vast and magnificent aura.
As the sword descended, even one as powerful as Zheng Wei felt a sense of his own insignificance, a feeling that stemmed from being suppressed by a superior Martial Arts Realm and Divine Vein.
PFFT! BOOM!
Zheng Wei’s Flying Dragon in the Sky was forcefully shattered.
The blast from the massive wave of Cold Mist and the Sword Qi aftershocks forced Zheng Wei to beat a pathetic retreat.
"Damn it!"
Zheng Wei was utterly infuriated. His robes were torn, frost was crystallizing on his body, and his Defensive Treasure Armor flared with the light of golden scales.
The woman in pink, standing off to the side, was stunned into silence.
’The two of them working together, a force equivalent to two top-ranked experts on the Human List, were actually being suppressed by Luo Tian.’
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