Southern edge of the Sky Kingdom
Deep in the wild forest
The whole forest covered in black mist. No demonic beasts or other living creatures could be seen around.
Deep in the thick forest, two female figures stood there in sorry states. They both looked pale. Traces of blood could be seen around the corner of their mouths.
They are Ling Xue and Guang Meixiu.
Initially, they just wanted to find the evil cultivators from the Black fiend sect and eradicate them once and for all. They never expected a trap laid waiting for them.
At the moment, they were surrounded by 5 black clothed men. 4 of them had early stage nascent soul stage auras.
Ignoring Guang Meixiu's Qi condensation 9th stage, even If Ling Xue released her core formation 8th stage cultivation's full potential, she could never beat them.
If she goes all out, she may be able escape along with Guang Meixiu. But the problem is, the last black clothed man.
He too dressed similar to others but his temperament is different. Unlike other black clothed men, he look a lot more sinister.
His aura is so dangerous that both of them can barely move. Surprisingly, he has a half step soul severing stage! The huge gap of more than 1 stage made Ling Xue helpless.
The cultivation stages are: Body strengthening stage, Qi condensation stage, core formation stage, nascent soul stage, soul severing stage, void fragmentation stage, cross tribulation stage and finally Divine realm...
As the cultivation progresses, the requirements to advance to next stage increases exponentially. Similarly, it will become extremely hard to fight with higher stage cultivators.
At present, Until unless a sort of miracle happened, Ling Xue couldn't escape the encirclement.
Guang Miexiu expression is cold, she asked icily "Who are you? Black fiend sect is just a third rate evil sect. It doesn't have some one of your level".
The sinister black clothed man laughed arrogantly "Black fiend sect? Hehhe.. They are just some random dogs I chose and you want to know this lord's name? You aren't qualified." Hearing his words, though the other back clothed men were displeased, they didn't dare to talk.
Then, he turned his towards Ling Xue, inspected her for a while and spoke in a sinister tone " A unique girl ! Sigh~ What a pity. I just woke up from my slumber, need a lot of strong souls to recover my strength. Otherwise, I would have made you my new plaything."
Saying that he slowly raised his hand. Without any delay. He initiated a soul attack.
Soul reaper ||
Pitch black energies started circling around his arm. As the black energies intervened together, a 10 feet sinister scythe formed above his head. It looked like an excited devil ready to reap all the souls.
To which, though Muang Meixiu is afraid a little, she ultimately stood firmly holding Ling Xue's hand. She still looked heroic even in the face of death.
Unlike Guang Meixui, Ling Xue is totally indifferent. No fear, no panic, no emotions could be seen on her face. She is as always...expressionless even towards her own death. Not just her expression, even her inner self is just tranquil.
The sinister black clothed man waved his hand, the long scythe slowly descended.
Before it could be reach the girls, a figure appeared out of nowhere. With his back facing the scythe, he stood in front of the girls. His otherworldly face has a calm smile. His deep icy blue eyes are tranquil. His aura is ethereal.
Flashing a gentle smile towards Ling Xue, Li Wei spoke "Big sister, I won't let you die before me. I had always loved y-", he abruptly stopped.
The illusionary scythe passed through his body. His breathing stopped, his blue eyes became white. Like a motionless statue, he collapsed on the ground.
Ling Xue mind went blank. A huge wave of emptiness replaced her earlier tranquility.
Her heart became cold. Her face became cold. Her body became cold. Her jet black hair transformed into cold white. 10 miles of world around her chilled. All of the spiritual energy in forest rushed into her. Her consciousness turned dreamy.
Guang Meixiu stood aside motionless. The series events just occurred shocked her to the core. When she saw her supposed to be fiance died just like that, she felt a crushing pain in her heart. She stood there blankly.
All the black clothed men stunned by sudden appearance, even more shocked by Ling Xue's condition.
A bad premonition rose in the sinister black clothed man's heart. He realised the severity of the situation. Without delaying a second, he once again performed soul attack.
soul reaper||
But the scythe didn't move at all. He was startled, slowly turned his gaze towards the supposed to be 'dead' young man, he was shocked...
Seeing that he achieved the result he wanted, Li Wei slowly got up.
He glanced at the shocked Guang Meixui, lighly flickered on her forehead, spoke with a gentle smile "My dear 'husband'. Protect her for a while. I will explain everything. Your 'wife' has some cleaning up to do". Then, he turned around.
With the same gentle smile, he spoke "You are but a mere soul remnant of the a lesser devil, Dare to harm this lord's women? what gals!".
The gentle smile on his face terrified the black clothed men...