Chapter 142: He Cannot Use the Demon Armor Again So Soon
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shen Mo moved nimbly across the rooftops of the residences in White Stone City, weaving through them with ease.
Each time he landed, he would only stay for five breaths before the spot he had just touched was obliterated by Lu Xinyue and her pursuers.
Lu Xinyue and her group showed no regard for the city's residents, leaving a trail of devastation and corpses in their wake.
Many rogue cultivators watching from afar felt uncomfortable at the sight.
"Is this what the White River Sect, which claims to uphold justice and fairness, really stands for?"
Shen Mo maintained a constant distance from the White River Sect members, occasionally glancing back to mock them.
Lu Xinyue's chest heaved with fury, reflecting her inner rage.
They had been chasing this guy for a full incense stick of time.
Yet, all they had managed to do was follow behind, achieving nothing.
They hadn't even gotten close enough to touch a hair on his head.
The ancestor had come close to catching him a few times.
But each time, Shen Mo would swiftly use his movement technique to widen the gap.
Lu Xinyue's sharp intuition detected a potential weakness and she growled, "After he used that move, the arm guard returned to its dark purple color, which means he can't use it again in such a short time!"
"Take the Explosive Qi Pill! We need to limit his speed!"
"We can't let him escape!" Lu Xinyue gritted her silver teeth. "Use the Blood River Sect's Explosive Qi Pill!"
"Understood!"
The elders around her hesitated for a moment but quickly complied, swallowing the Explosive Qi Pills.
Although the Blood River Sect had been destroyed, many of their Explosive Qi Pills had made their way into the market, both openly and secretly.
The White River Sect had, of course, obtained a large supply of them.
After consuming the pills, the two elders suddenly became more energized, as if they had been injected with adrenaline.
With a single leap, they stomped through a residence, their speed increasing dramatically.
Meanwhile, the flame-masked man, Shen Mo, showed signs of injury in both legs, his speed gradually declining.
With the speed gap closing, in the blink of an eye, the two elders were less than ten meters behind Shen Mo.
At this distance, they were ready to strike!
"Attack! Don't let him get away!"
The two elders exchanged a glance and shouted simultaneously.
The elder on the left conjured a frigid spear and hurled it toward Shen Mo.
The elder on the right extended his hands, from which countless vines sprouted, aiming to entangle Shen Mo's legs.
Shen Mo smiled faintly.
He had deliberately slowed down just for this moment.
"Taking an Explosive Qi Pill, giving you limitless energy, makes you strong?"
"Not necessarily."
With a clench of his fist, Shen Mo crushed a second blood pouch.
Once again, the demonic armor transformed into the Ice Dragon Blood Demon Armor.
Seeing this, Lu Xinyue's heart sank.
She had miscalculated.
The devastating blow that had shattered her "Six Layers of Moonlight" was not his ultimate trump card, nor was it a move he could only use once.
At least for now, he could use it again!
Nearby, Liu Menghu and Yang Tianxing, who had been observing the battle, were also stunned.
He can still use it?
Does that technique not consume anything?
It doesn't seem like it, though...
Without hesitation, Shen Mo immediately used the Eight Directions Thunder Movement technique, turning swiftly.
In an instant, he appeared right in front of the two elders, intercepting their attack before it could even be launched.
The distance between Shen Mo's fist and the two elders was a mere three feet!
Their pupils contracted sharply.
Even if they were fools, they had now realized—
Shen Mo had been feigning injury and slowing down on purpose!
"Block it—"
The two roared in unison.
But before they could finish saying the word "block," the Ice Dragon Blood Demon Armor struck.
Boom!
One punch.
With just one punch, both of their bodies were blown apart in midair.
Their remains scattered through the sky like shattered debris.
In a single strike, Shen Mo had obliterated two Core Formation stage cultivators in their peak!
Liu Menghu gasped in shock. "To blow apart two Core Formation cultivators like that... how strong is his power?"
Yang Tianxing instinctively felt an overwhelming sense of danger.
This rogue cultivator was anything but ordinary!
"Master Lu, are you still planning to pursue me?"
Shen Mo hovered in midair, coldly staring at Lu Xinyue and the White River Sect's ancestor.
His icy gaze sent a chill down Lu Xinyue's spine.
She couldn't understand why someone with no prior enmity toward the White River Sect would harbor such deep hatred.
Unbeknownst to her, in the original trajectory of fate, the White River Sect had captured Shen Mo and subjected him to inhumane torture.
Even though the Qingxuan Sect eventually exchanged him back, the White River Sect had crippled his dantian, turning him into a ruined man.
Shen Mo, already aware of this predetermined fate, naturally held deep hostility toward the White River Sect and Lu Xinyue.
"This man has killed two of our White River Sect elders on the spot; we cannot let him go unpunished."
"If we don't kill him today, our sect's reputation will be in ruins!"
The elder approached Lu Xinyue, speaking in a deep voice, "I will chase him and limit his movements. You finish him off."
Lu Xinyue took a deep breath. "No, I still have one final move. Even if he can use that strange demon armor again, he won't be able to block this."
The elder hesitated. "No, if you use that technique, it will damage your constitution and greatly reduce your chances of forming a Nascent Soul."
Lu Xinyue's determination was unwavering. "As long as we remain loyal to the Tianshui Sect, the White River Sect can rise again at any time."
"I must obtain the Thousand Mile Fragrance, and more importantly, that strange arm guard of his."
The elder sighed. "Very well, you are the sect master, so I will follow your lead."
Their conversation was unheard by anyone else.
Liu Menghu and Yang Tianxing were speculating that Lu Xinyue might try to save face by saying something diplomatic, perhaps letting the rogue cultivator leave.
But instead of speaking, Lu Xinyue lightly tapped a rooftop and, like a bolt of lightning, accelerated rapidly toward Shen Mo.
Midway through, she began silently chanting something, and her pale face lost all traces of color.
At this moment, the crescent moon hung high in the sky.
As her chanting continued, her entire body seemed to be enveloped in a layer of shimmering moonlight.
In that instant, her aura skyrocketed!
Liu Menghu and Yang Tianxing's eyes widened in disbelief.
"That technique… she dares to use it?" Liu Menghu gasped.
Yang Tianxing frowned deeply. "Once she uses that technique, her foundation will be damaged, and her chances of forming a Nascent Soul will be greatly diminished. Lu Xinyue is truly sacrificing her future to capture that rogue cultivator."
On the ground and rooftops, the rogue cultivators began whispering among themselves.
Many of them had never seen this technique before.
But a few seasoned elders immediately recognized it.
One elder smirked proudly. "You don't know this move? It's the 'Moon Body Transformation'!"
"Old brother, quickly tell us, what exactly is this technique?"
The surrounding cultivators were eager to know, as if they were more anxious than at the moment of consummating a wedding.
The elder chuckled. "You know the Moon Path Through the Sky technique, right? It's the most profound martial art of the White River Sect."
"This Moon Body Transformation is the ultimate move, achievable only when one has mastered the ninth layer of the Moon Path Through the Sky. It's so powerful that it's rarely used unless in life-and-death situations."
"Why is it so rare? Does it damage the body, shorten lifespan?"
The elder laughed. "Naturally. But this move doesn't cost lifespan; it consumes one's foundation!"
"Using it once reduces the chances of forming a Nascent Soul by thirty percent."
"Using it twice means you can forget about ever reaching the Nascent Soul stage in this lifetime!"
After hearing this, the surrounding cultivators gasped in shock.
No wonder Lu Xinyue hadn't used this technique earlier.
Now that two White River Sect elders had died, she had no choice but to use it.
"How powerful is the Moon Body Transformation?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"You'll see very soon," the elder replied, gazing up at the sky.
There, the shimmering moonlight surrounding Lu Xinyue had swelled to a terrifying level in just a few breaths.
She now resembled a small moon!
"Prepare to die!"
From within the blinding light, Lu Xinyue's icy voice echoed.
Boom!
Lu Xinyue shot directly toward Shen Mo like a meteor.
For a moment, it seemed as if a miniature moon was crashing down on the rogue cultivator.
A moon! Majestic, unstoppable, and invincible!
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