As the Death Eater moved towards the direction of those voices, the ground beneath its feet had once again started to shake as the gigantic beast ran through the forest.
Despite its enormous body, even without the augmentation of Liu Mei's 'Death Chant', the Death Eater's speed was definitely not inferior to an average peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and in just a few moments, Liu Mei had already arrived at the place where the origin of those voices was coming from.
At that moment, as the last tree that was blocking her vision disappeared, a shocking scene appeared in Liu Mei's eyes.
A gorgeous young woman dressed in green robes was standing at the edge of an 80m(260ft) waterfall, while 4 men dressed in different clothes had surrounded her from every direction, not willing to give her even a single chance to escape.
Liu Mei only needed a glance to recognize this young woman who was most likely related to the guild master of the Pale Moon guild in the Silver sword city as Xie Xingyi.
It was indeed the same kingdom toppling beauty that she and Shun Long had seen from afar before the first test of the Holy sect started.
This was also part of the reason why Liu Mei decided to take the risk and come to this place, despite having less than one hour left until the effects of the Blood Ignition pill wore off and the side effects to start kicking in.
After all, be it Xie Xingyi's facial features or her last name, she was definitely related to Xie Rong.
Although Liu Mei had already adopted this habit from Shun Long and would more often than not decide against putting herself into danger to help strangers, Xie Rong was an acquaintance and she had definitely showed some goodwill to Shun Long in the past.
However, contrary to the first time that Liu Mei had seen Xie Xingyi, the stunning young woman was in a much worse condition this time.
Blood had stained the corner of her lips red, while her qi was clearly almost entirely depleted, bringing her on the verge of death.
Even if she wanted to escape, it was very likely that Xie Xingyi didn't even have enough qi to even move, which was why she was placed in such a perilous condition.
Of course, the moment that Liu Mei appeared, Xie Xingyi and the 4 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators who had surrounded her, all turned their attention towards the white-robed Liu Mei on the Death Eater's back at the same time!
After all, how could the 5 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators not notice the commotion that the Death Eater had caused before arriving in this place?!
Originally, these people had thought that some kind of early rank 5 magic beast was living in this forest and was alerted by their fight, but the moment that they noticed the decaying aura of death around the Death Eater's body, serious expressions appeared on their faces.
Although none of these disciples knew the Death Eater's origins, they could sense that despite its cultivation being at the middle of rank 3 in the Nascent Soul, it was definitely not going to be an easy opponent for them.
As for the young woman that was riding on its back, she was most likely going to be troublesome as well.
A young man in luxurious purple robes was the first one to take a step forward as he looked at Liu Mei, before he shouted in an imposing voice
''No matter who you are or what you are doing here, I suggest that you mind your own business and move along. This woman is our prey, so unless you want to fight all of us at the same time, leave this place right now!''
How could this person not understand that Liu Mei had intentionally come to this place after hearing their voices?
She most likely overheard the matter of the Holy sect's token that is in Xie Rong's possession which immediately drew her attention!
However, with 4 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators in their midst, how could the purple-robed young man's group be afraid of a single middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator like Liu Mei?
Although he wanted to avoid fighting her if possible, considering that they knew nothing about Liu Mei including her combat strength or any possible trump cards that she may have, his group had no reason to be afraid of her either!
Looking at the purple-robed young man who had spoken just now, Liu Mei immediately recognized him barely a moment later.
This person's name was Hua Ping and he was ranked 17th in the Heaven's Dome city's House of Rankings.
Knowing that chatting with these people was useless, Liu Mei didn't waste any time as she had the Death Eater immediately lunge forward towards the 2 people that were the closest to her.
The enormous black beast had a sinister smile on its face as it jumped forward with its mouth open, ready to devour the 2 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage experts in front of it!
Shocked looks appeared on Hua Ping's and the other disciples' faces when they saw the enormous beast's sudden attack, before they all shouted at the same time with voices filled with anger and killing intent
''DIE!''
The 4 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators all unleashed their own attacks at the Death Eater without holding back, as their combined attacks shook the entire forest.
Sword and saber slashes, as well as powerful water arrows and wind blades all flew through the air, until they landed on the Death Eater's enormous body filling it with cuts and injuries!
And yet, the gigantic beast didn't seem daunted despite its injuries nor did it seem to feel any pain, as it continued forward towards the 2 men that were the closest to it with saliva dripping from its ugly mouth.
Horrified looks flashed through the 4 young men's eyes when they noticed that despite their combined attacks, the Death Eater didn't stop its advance, and instead, it actually seemed even hungrier than before.
The 2 young men that were the closest to it immediately jumped away from each other in fright, but the gigantic monster wasn't any slower than them either.
Unable to completely dodge the Death Eater's attack, the first young man was split in half, as his bottom half ended inside the Death Eater's mouth!
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Sounds of bones being chewed and gnawed on resounded in the silent forest, accompanied by the young man's terrified screams as he suddenly lost the bottom half of his body.
Barely a moment later, a green wisp of smoke left the young man's body, and without any hesitation, it flew in the distance as far away from the forest as possible!
Although he clearly knew that it was dangerous, the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul cultivator had still abandoned his body in the end, and flew away using his Nascent Soul alone.
In practically an instant, a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul cultivator had been forced to abandon his body and survive solely with his soul.
Hua Ping and the other 2 cultivators at the peak of rank 3 were left dumbfounded as they stared at the scene in front of them, not knowing what to do next.
They had clearly pushed Xie Xingyi to an inch of her life, expending a lot of their qi as well as their trump cards in the process, and yet someone else was coming here in the last moment to steal their spoils?
The hungry Death Eater however didn't give the 3 young men any time to think over their options, as it jumped forward, this time heading straight for Hua Ping.
A look of hate appeared on his face as Hua Ping stared at the gigantic monster that was moving towards him as well as the white-robed young woman that was sitting on its back, before he shouted in a decisive tone
''Retreat!''
Without waiting for a response from the other 2 people in his group, the purple-robed Hua Ping immediately turned around and fled directly, as he headed for the entrance of the forest.
The other 2 young men in his group had unwilling looks on their faces, but in the end, they still chose to retreat as well while undisguised looks of hate and killing intent were plastered on their faces.
Although they didn't want to retreat and would rather fight the gigantic black beast to the death, they had already expended more than 70 percent of their qi while they were chasing after and trapping Xie Xingyi.
At the same time, the enormous 'magic beast' seemed to be even stronger than what they had originally estimated, able to kill a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage expert almost instantly!
They knew that even if the 3 of them joined hands and decided to go all out, their chances of killing Liu Mei were definitely not any higher than 20 percent at most.
Watching these people leave with hateful looks in their eyes, Liu Mei didn't chase after them, and instead, she stopped the hungry Death Eater right in its tracks.
She could feel the hunger coming from the beast's soul as it was ready to devour the 3 remaining peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage experts, but she still used her soul sense to suppress the Death Eater's hunger before she turned her attention towards Xie Xingyi.
Liu Mei then stood up from her sitting position, as she slowly floated towards Xie Xingyi's direction.
The gorgeous young woman in green robes had a mesmerizing smile on her face as she looked at the white-robed young woman that was standing in front of her, before she bowed slightly with some difficulty. Then, taking out a small, golden token from her green robes that were stained with mud and blood, she handed it to Liu Mei before she said with that same smile on her face
''This is the Holy sect's token. I hope that you won't make it too difficult for me.''
As she handed the Holy sect's token to Liu Mei, Xie Xingyi closed her eyes and waited for death to come.
Although she knew that the 4 men from earlier would most likely not have the guts to rape her considering that this was the Holy sect's test and the sect was most likely monitoring the test, she still didn't want those people to obtain the token from her. This was even more so for the purple-robed Hua Ping whom she found utterly detestable.
As for Liu Mei, it didn't matter if she did it to obtain the Holy sect's token from her, in the end, she still nearly killed one of those people while forcing the other 3 of them to retreat
Of course, Xie Xingyi wasn't naive enough to think that whoever took the Holy sect's token from her would allow her to live.
After all, showing mercy to your enemy and letting them return to take revenge on you in the future, was no different than being cruel to yourself.
Taking the golden token in her hands Liu Mei examined it carefully before she actually placed it back in Xie Xingyi's own hands barely a moment later.
Then, with an equally mesmerizing smile on her face that could capture the hearts of both men and women alike, she lifted her white veil and looked at Xie Xingyi before she asked in a curious voice
''Are you related to madam Xie Rong?''
A stunned expression appeared on Xie Xingyi's face when she heard this question, while at the same time she involuntarily opened her previously closed eyes.
Seeing how Liu Mei had not taken the Holy sect's token from her and had instead asked her this question, caused tempestuous waves to rise in Xie Xingyi's heart.
At the same time, as she opened her eyes, Xie Xingyi was stunned when her eyes took in Liu Mei's peerlessly beautiful face, but suppressing the shock in her heart, she nodded her head in response before she asked in a tone that was obviously unable to hide her disbelief
''Do you know my elder sister?''
''Sister?''
This time it was Liu Mei's turn to be shocked when she heard Xie Xingyi addressing Xie Rong as her sister. After taking a more careful look at Xie Xingyi's facial features, Liu Mei actually nodded her head lightly.
Indeed, her blonde hair and her bright emerald eyes as well as her facial features, despite being different at the same time, they still greatly resembled Xie Rong's.
Although Liu Mei had originally guessed that Xie Xingyi just happened to be from the same 'Xie family' as Xie Rong, after a few moments of thought, she realized that it was very likely for the 2 of them to truly be blood-related sisters in the end.
After all, Xie Rong was a beauty as well.
Even if she paled ever-so-slightly in comparison to Liu Mei and Xie Xingyi, she was definitely a stunning beauty in her own right.
Finally, a few moments later, Liu Mei had a serious expression on her face as she seemed to have made up her mind as she kept staring at Xie Xingyi.
Knowing that she didn't have too much time until the effects of the 'Blood Ignition pill' wore off, which would place both her and Xie Xingyi in a passive position if they ended up in danger, Liu Mei closed her eyes for a moment, before she suddenly opened them again barely a moment later and said seriously
''Let's find a place to hide for now.
Otherwise, if any peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators find us, we will definitely be in a lot of trouble.''
Although she was stunned for a second, Xie Xingyi didn't refuse and simply nodded her head in response, before she saw Liu Mei holding her right arm and soaring in the sky, until they both sat on the enormous black beast's back.
The reason why she didn't refuse was because, not only did Liu Mei seem to know her elder sister somehow, but she also didn't seem to want to take her Holy sect's token from her.
Additionally, Xie Xingyi was in her most vulnerable state right now.
If Liu Mei really wanted to kill her, she would have no way to resist even if she went all out.
At the same time, Xie Xingyi didn't feel any hostile intentions from the peerlessly beautiful young woman in front of her either, finally lowering her final mental barrier and allowing Liu Mei to take her along with her.
15 minutes later, Liu Mei found a small, isolated cave inside the forest, covered by many tall trees and bushes.
Then, under Xie Xingyi's shocked eyes, she had the Death Eater spit out the complete corpses of the old man in black robes, the snake-eyed man, and the old woman in red armor, before she allowed the enormous undead monster to disappear.
A huge black hole that was exuding large amounts of death qi slowly appeared on the ground, before the gigantic Death Eaentered inside it and disappeared in front of Liu Mei and Xie XIngyi.
Without any hesitation, Liu Mei then threw the 3 corpses inside the cave, before she and Xie Xingyi also entered inside.
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At the same time that Liu Mei and Xie XIngyi had hidden themselves inside the cave, Shun Long had already arrived at the north of the city, staring at the colossal fight that was taking place between the golden-robed young man, 'Senior brother Qiong' and his group that was fighting against the black-robed young woman's group.
The moment that Shun Long arrived at the scene, he could feel 3 pairs of eyes that were suddenly focused in his direction, like 3 hungry magic beasts that were staring at a defenseless beast that had suddenly stepped into their territory.
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Shun Long didn't even need to look at them to understand, that these gazes were coming from 'senior brother Qiong' and the black-robed young woman that he was fighting against, as well as the old man in black robes who was looking at a chance to assassinate the golden-robed young man.
After all, how could the 3 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul experts allow anyone to step too close to their fight?
This was especially true for the golden-robed young man, 'senior brother Qiong'.
Although it was impossible for any cultivator to have their soul sense spread away from their bodies for an extended period of time, the golden-robed young man didn't have a choice this time.
The black-robed old man would more often than not disappear into the darkness, and would only occasionally leave his hiding place to try and launch a sneak attack on him.
Although it was extremely taxing to have his soul sense active for so long, 'senior brother Qiong' could do nothing but grit his teeth and endure it while keeping his soul sense active in a few meters around his body at all times, so that he wouldn't be assassinated by the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul old man while he fought with the black-robed young woman.
At the same time, Shun Long noticed that the entire northern part of the city had been leveled to the ground, while buildings had also started to melt under 'senior brother Qiong's' terrifying flames.
And yet, it was this same 'senior brother Qiong' who was forced in a passive position during his fight against the black-robed young woman, as the old man who continuously appeared and disappeared from the battlefield could take his life at any moment.
Seeing how everyone had suddenly turned their attention to him, Shun Long's lips quickly curved up into a smile as he took out a long, black-colored sword with strange patterns from the 'Stone of Time' and held it tightly with both hands.
The moment that they saw him taking out a weapon, 'senior brother Qiong', the young woman in black robes, as well as the old man who was also at the peak of rank 3 in the Nascent Soul, all had confused looks in their eyes as a single thought flashed through their minds at the same time
''Is this early rank 1 Nascent Soul brat going to join the fight?''
At that moment however, 'senior brother Qiong's' expression suddenly changed, while his eyes also narrowed as he looked at Shun Long.
''Early rank 1 Nascent Soul? Was that vortex that covered the entire city caused by his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul?''
The same thought flashed through the black-robed young woman's and the old man's minds barely a moment later, while their eyes stared at Shun Long with a deadly glint inside them.
After all, this small city spanned for more than 3 miles, and yet the Nascent Soul vortex that had appeared above Shun Long's head had covered it completely!
If it was really a Nascent Soul vortex that had caused this phenomenon, then the person in front of them was definitely a monster.
Even if such a person was only at the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul, his talent, the cultivation technique that he was training in, as well as the Dao that he had comprehended, all of them must definitely be extremely terrifying to produce such a result!
After all, even 'senior brother Qiong' who could be considered a genius as well, had only managed to create a Nascent Soul vortex with a radius of 11 meters during his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage back then.
No one of them had ever heard of such a terrifying Nascent Soul vortex!
Almost as if he hadn't noticed the expressions on the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage experts faces, Shun Long continued to stand there comfortably while he leisurely played with the black sword in his hand, almost as if he was a spectator watching a play.
At the same time, an angry look appeared on the black-robed old man's face as he stared at Shun Longbefore he suddenly disappeared on the spot, almost as if his body had blended into the darkness of the nigh without any warning.
Watching this scene, Shun Long didn't choose to move from the spot he was standing on, but his previously black eyes instantly turned golden, while the invisible figure of an hourglass expanded from his body at the same time.
The black-robed young woman stared at Shun Long with a mocking look in her eyes, almost as if she was waiting for his body to be cut in half at any moment.
Even the golden-robed young man, 'senior brother Qiong' shook his head when he saw that, before he turned his eyes towards the black-robed woman in front of him ready to continue the fight.
In his eyes, Shun Long who had clearly not spread his soul sense around him, was already dead.
There was no other way to avoid the old man's attack if you didn't know when or where it was going to hit you from.
Instead, now that the black-robed old man was going to kill Shun Long, 'senior brother Qiong' could take advantage of this to take care of the black-robed woman in front of him and obtain the Holy sect's token from her body!
Barely a moment later, the old man's body suddenly materialized behind Shun Long, while a sinister smile appeared in the old man's eyes as he stared at the 'prey' in front of him.
Without waiting for Shun Long to react, the old man held the 2 pitch-black daggers tightly with both hands, before he thrust them towards Shun Long's neck as well as his back at the same time.
This attack was practically invisible, and even the sound of the daggers slashing the air couldn't be heard no matter how much attention someone was paying at it.
In the old man's eyes, no matter what Shun Long did, it was impossible for him to avoid this attack.
With that same smile on his face, Shun Long didn't seem flustered at all, as if he had already foreseen this attack a long time ago.
A blue light suddenly covered his body, while his speed increased by many times as the second 'Monarch's Domain' forcibly changed the flow of time around him.
Inside his own domain, Shun Long was equivalent to a god!
Turning around, his body and his light blue-colored robes left afterimages behind them, as Shun Long infused his qi in the black sword in his hands and swung it towards the black-robed old man.
The old man's eyes suddenly widened when he realized how fast the young man in front of him was, but before he had enough time to stop his attack and retract his hands, Shun Long's black sword chopped at him without any warning.
Slash!
Under the black-robed young woman's horrified eyes, as well as 'senior brother Qiong's' gaze that was filled with disbelief, 2 hands that were holding 2 pitch-black daggers were chopped from their wrists, as blood started to spurt from the old man's wounds.
However, before the old man had enough time to back away, Shun Long suddenly blinked in front of him as he swung the star-rank sword sideways!
A head filled with an expression of fear as well as unwillingness was severed from its body, as the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul old man that was about to kill Shun Long immediately collapsed to the ground, his body losing all signs of life that it had left in the process.
Absolute silence filled the battlefield, as everyone turned their attention towards the early rank 1 Nascent Soul young man in blue robes who unhurriedly removed the old man's spatial ring, before he turned his attention towards the young woman in black robes in front of 'senior brother Qiong'.
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Seeing Shun Long leisurely staring at her with that same, light smile on his face, the young woman in black robes involuntarily took a few steps back in fear.
She couldn't understand how Shun Long had not only managed to avoid the old man's attack, but he had also counterattacked as well.
It was the same for the golden-robed young man, 'senior brother Qiong' who was staring at Shun Long with a shocked expression on his face.
He had already fought against the black-robed young woman who had joined hands with the old man in black robes, and he knew very clearly how terrifying the old man's assassination attacks really were.
If he hadn't been using his soul sense all this while to avoid the old man's attacks, he would have definitely died long ago and wouldn't have lasted for so long.
Of course, the 2 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators had no idea that Shun Long had never taken the old man's attacks to heart.
After all, how could Shun Long ever be assassinated when he was already expecting it? He had already foreseen this sneak attack thanks to his golden eyes and knew exactly when and where the old man would attack him from.
At the same time, after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, the effects of both of his 'Monarch's Domains' increased once again.
By activating both of the 'Monarch's Domains' at the same time, he had easily slowed down the old man's speed by 20 percent while augmenting his own speed at the same time.
Even with his cultivation at the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul, it was extremely easy for Shun Long to compete with the old man if it was purely in terms of speed.
Unless it was a cultivator who had comprehended the 'Dao of Wind', the 'Dao of Lightning' or some other peculiar Dao that could help them increase their speed by many times, even average peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators had no hope of competing with Shun Long when it came down to a match of speed.
Of course, if these cultivators had a Saint-grade movement technique then things would be completely different.
The unsuspected old man had never expected that not only had Shun Long already foreseen his attack, but he was also much faster than him as well.
Additionally, with his thoughts being slowed down due to Shun Long's 'Monarch's Domain', the black-robed old man wasn't fast enough to retreat when he realized the danger he was in, resulting in both his hands being cut off.
The mental impact that this scene created, caused the old man's thoughts to become muddled for a moment, unable to fully process the scene that had just happened.
Of course, Shun Long wouldn't miss this chance, especially when his enemy was in their most vulnerable state and didn't have a chance to retreat.
Using blink, he instantly appeared in front of the black-robed old man and swung the star-rank sword in his hand horizontally, beheading the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator with a single slash.
It was all of these factors together that had allowed Shun Long to instantly kill a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator with a single move, but the effect was simply astonishing.
Whether it was the black-robe young woman, the golden-robed young man, senior brother Qiong, or the 4 middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators that were fighting with each other, all of them stared at Shun Long with eyes filled with shock and incredulity.
After all, the old man was a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul cultivator!
Even if his strength was more suited towards assassination and sneak attacks instead of head-on fights, he still wasn't someone that an early rank 1 Nascent Soul stage cultivator like Shun Long should be capable of fighting against.
Of course, Shun Long didn't pay too much attention to these shocked gazes and instead, he continued to stare at the black-robed young woman who had an ugly look on her face.
Without the old man to support her, it wasn't even certain if she would be able to fight against the golden-robed young man head-on by herself.
If one included Shun Long's sudden arrival in this place, her chances of survival were almost zero!
Without any hesitation, the black-robed young woman spread her hands in the air, as a massive sandstorm erupted around her, instantly covering everyone on the battlefield.
It didn't matter if it was Shun Long, 'senior brother Qiong' or the 4 middle rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators, all of them were trapped inside the sandstorm in a single instant while their vision was completely blocked.
'Senior brother Qiong' snorted when he saw this scene, immediately understanding that the black-robed woman was trying to escape, before his body suddenly lit up with a bright red light.
This was his most powerful attack, a Saint low-grade martial skill that could burn everything around him to ashes.
Even peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage experts would be badly hurt if they were inside the radius of this martial skill.
If it wasn't because he was wary of the old man sneak attacking him the moment that he finished this skill, 'senior brother Qiong' would have long since used this skill to take care of the black-robed woman and obtain the Holy sect's token from her body.
In the blinding sandstorm that covered the entire battlefield, his body suddenly lit up like the sun in the sky attracting everyone's attention.
The grains of sand around him were being burned quickly, slowly turning into ash and dust.
It was obvious that it was just a matter of a few seconds until the golden-robed young man completely extracted himself from this sandstorm.
At the same time however, Shun Long actually smiled despite being trapped inside the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul woman's sandstorm while his golden eyes lit up with a bright blue light that slowly expanded and covered his entire body.
With his gaze focused in the distance ahead of him, Shun Long then mumbled in a low but domineering voice as if he was the king inside this place
''Eternal Banishment!''
The single ball of qi inside the 'Monarch's Hourglass' started to churn, as the blue light around his body started to become even brighter than before.
At that moment, Shun Long's gaze was like the gaze of a monarch, ready to judge the life and death of all things around him.
It didn't matter where his gaze landed, the moment that his eyes looked at the sandstorm around him, the grains of sands didn't even touch him before they were being erased from existence.
It was almost as if they were being banished in a different realm, completely unable to resist the might of the blue light coming from Shun Long for even a second.
As the sandstorm in Shun Long's eyes thinned out, he saw the figure of a black-robed young woman flying away from the battlefield at full speed.
Clutching the black sword in his right hand, Shun Long raised his left hand in the air, and with a focused look in his eyes he slashed the air in front of him, opening a medium-sized space tear.
At that moment, the black-robed young woman seemed to have sensed something, as her body suddenly shivered while a sense of lethal danger overcame her!
Turning her head around, she saw a black space tear appear behind her seemingly out of nowhere, before a handsome young man in blue robes walked out from it.
The pupils in the black-robed woman's eyes widened when she saw Shun Long casually tear space open and appear behind her, as she immediately turned around and tried to escape even further.
She couldn't understand how Shun Long had managed to escape from her sandstorm so easily, but she knew that she couldn't fight him head-on just yet!
Her qi had been severely depleted after creating that huge sandstorm, causing a trace of fear to flash through her eyes.
Her only choice was to try and lure Shun Long to the place where the other peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators were, before they all killed him together!
Knowing that she wasn't in a condition to fight him head-on, Shun Long wasn't going to give the black-robed woman any chances to escape.
Using blink for the second time, he instantly appeared behind her, and without giving her a second to flee, he slashed the black, star-rank sword towards her using both hands.
The moment that 'senior brother Qiong' managed to escape from the sandstorm, a scene that he was practically unable to believe appeared in his eyes.
As Shun Long slashed the black sword in his hands horizontally a rain of blood filled the air, before the black-robed woman's body was split in half in a single instant.
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'Senior brother Qiong' couldn't believe that 2 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul experts had died under the hands of an early rank 1 Nascent Soul stage rookie, let alone with both of them being completely incapable of even putting up a fight.
They didn't even have enough time to resist before they were both killed in an instant.
Even for a genius like 'senior brother Qiong' who was one of the 3 strongest people in this alliance of disciples that attacked this city, this was still a shocking scene that couldn't be explained.
Of course, although it was true that the black-robed old man had most likely underestimated Shun Long while the black-robed woman was actually fleeing, the result was that they both died in a head-on fight.
In the end, they weren't even able to struggle before they were killed.
This was especially so for the black-robed woman's death. Before 'senior brother Qiong' even had enough time to escape from her sandstorm, Shun Long had already taken her life.
For 'senior brother Qiong' who had already suffered under the 2 peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators combined attacks earlier, seeing them getting both killed by an early rank 1 Nascent Soul stage cultivator one after the other made him shiver in his heart.
And yet, this wasn't something that he could accept so easily.
No matter what, he himself was a genius who would certainly pass the Holy sect's test! He was a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator! How could he allow anyone else to obtain the Holy sect's token in front of his eyes? Let alone an early rank 1 Nascent Soul stage cultivator, he would even fight with other peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage geniuses if he had to.
Completely oblivious to the golden-robed young man's thoughts, Shun Long who was now standing in front of the black-robed old woman's body, waved his hand and removed her spatial ring.
However, after checking the ring's contents, he immediately turned his attention towards the black-robed woman's corpse in front of him that was split in 2 halves.
Aside from 10.000 middle-grade spirit stones and a few middle-grade rank 5 'Qi replenishing pills' as well as some healing and several 'anti toxin' pills, the black-robed woman's spatial ring didn't have anything else.
That meant that the Holy sect's token was either on her body or it was hidden somewhere else.
At that moment, Shun Long closed his eyes before his soul sense erupted like a volcano as it completely covered the woman's body.
As he opened his eyes, Shun Long stared at the bottom half of the black-robed woman's body as he mumbled to himself
''There is actually something hidden here!''
Waving his right hand, Shun Long used the black, star-rank sword, to slice open a small hole near the black-robed woman's butt as a palm-sized, golden-colored token with the character 'Holy' slowly revealed itself in front of Shun Long.
The moment that Shun Long was about to touch the Holy sect's token however, he could feel an intense feeling of danger sprouting in his heart, while his golden eyes lit up with a bright azure light.
Another scene appeared in his eyes, causing Shun Long to give up on picking up the Holy sect's token before he immediately dodged to the side without any hesitation.
Almost at the same time that he dodged, a huge flame pillar struck the spot that he was standing on, immediately enveloping the black-robed woman's corpse as well as the Holy sect's token.
As the flame pillar slowly dissipated, Shun Long saw the golden-robed young man, 'senior brother Qiong' standing a few meters away from him, staring at the Holy sect's token on the ground with a look of fervor in his eyes, before he slowly turned his attention back to Shun Long.
There was a serious look in the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage expert's eyes as he stared at Shun Long, looking like he was staring at another powerful peak rank 3 Nascent Soul cultivator instead of an early rank 1 Nascent Soul rookie.
Shaking his head, 'senior brother Qiong' took a deep breath before he said with a serious look in his eyes
''Don't try and touch that token again or the next time it won't just be a warning attack.''
Hearing 'senior brother Qiong's' words, Shun Long stared at the peak rank 3 Nascent Soul expert in front of him without any change in his emotions.
He had already expected that there was no way for the 'golden-robed young man' to give up on the Holy sect's token so easily!
Indeed, 'senior brother Qiong' stared at Shun Long with the same solemn look before he continued
''I admit that you are strong... at least strong enough for me to take you seriously, but the only reason that you managed to kill those 2 was thanks to me keeping that woman busy, as well as the old man not taking you seriously to begin with. If it wasn't because he underestimated your speed since you are still at the early rank 1 of the Nascent Soul, there was no way that you would have even managed to harm him, let alone kill him. However, I'm not going to do the same mistake.
I am warning you because you are strong enough to do so, but don't think that you can fight against me head-on!
I am sure that you are aware that I am not like those 2 scum that you just killed.
I suggest that you don't throw your life away for a single Holy sect's token. If we really start fighting, I will not spare your life.''
Shun Long slowly narrowed his eyes as he stared at the golden-robed man in front of him.
Although the man's words were laced with threats left and right, it was obvious that he didn't want to fight him head-on if he didn't have to.
However, it was also obvious that he wasn't going to give up the Holy sect's token either.
In 'senior brother Qiong's' eyes, Shun Long was a much easier target to deal with compared to the black-robed woman and the old man whom he was fighting against previously.
After all, no matter how strong Shun Long was, it was most likely only his speed that had reached the level of a peak rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivator!
Additionally, if it wasn't because the black-robed woman knew that she had no chance of fight against Shun Long and 'senior brother Qiong' at the same time, she wouldn't have resorted to fleeing in the first place.
Staring at the young man in front of him who was waiting for his answer, Shun Long ignored the 4 middle-rank 3 Nascent Soul stage cultivators who were previously fighting with each other and were now staring at the Holy sect's token on the ground like a pack of wolves ready to pounce at it, before he shook his head a moment later, and said in a firm tone
''You are indeed stronger than the old man and that woman, but you are wrong about something. Even if the old man was on his guard against me, he would still have died all the same.
At the same time, I would rather not kill someone I have no enmity with.
If you leave, you can still find another city and have a chance of obtaining another token to pass the third test. However, if we start fighting, don't expect to leave alive.''
Sigh
The moment that Shun Long finished his words, he saw the golden-robed man's expression slowly darken before he let out a sigh.
Then with a look of disappointment on his face, 'senior brother Qiong' stared at him before he said
''I don't have enough time to waste with you. Either turn around and leave... or DIE!''
Boundless killing intent suddenly erupted from the golden-robed man's body when he uttered the last word, before an enormous flame pillar started to condense itself in the air around him.
Seeing that the golden-robed man had no intentions of avoiding this fight, Shun Long nodded his head without saying another word.
At this point, arguing with each other was useless.
Holding the black, star-rank sword with both hands, he closed his eyes for a moment as he infused his qi inside it.
The strange and intertwining black runes and patterns on the sword's surface started to lit up, while sparks of lightning started to appear on the sword's surface at the same time.
With a serious look, Shun Long then stared at the enormous pillar of flames above 'senior brother Qiong's' head that seemed to have reached its peak, before he mumbled to himself
''Hopefully you won't die from this. Thundergod's slash!''