The two felt their hair stand on end. The once loyal and righteous Du Kui had now become so unfamiliar and terrifying.
At this moment, Zhou Qing seemed to understand why Du Kui told him before their departure not to trust anyone, including his own words.
It turned out that he had already been preparing for today’s betrayal back then.
"Farewell, my two junior brothers!"
After Du Kui finished speaking, twisted figures filled with a strong sense of despair suddenly appeared in the darkness.
These figures, baring fangs and claws, let out horrifying screams as they fiercely charged at the two.
Yan Xiaohu was shocked and hurriedly shouted, "Fourth Brother, I’ll hold them off, you run!"
With that, as his Nascent Soul augmented, his aura suddenly surged to the mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm. He then swung the large knife in his hand and charged forward without hesitation.
Zhou Qing sighed deeply, looking at Yan Xiaohu’s retreating figure, and suddenly a letter appeared in his hand. For origınal chapters go to novel fire.net
"This world is not as beautiful as I imagined it to be!"
Lin Jin, a little-known elder of the Crimson Flame Sect, a minor sect in the Southern Domain of Lingyun Mansion, already possessed early-stage Divinity Transformation Realm cultivation!
The battle at Canglan Mountain caused endless sects in the Eastern Domain to suffer greatly, weakening day by day.
Such a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity, he, like others, naturally came to seize the moment.
A lean camel is still larger than a horse. He dared not lightly provoke the five prominent sects with profound foundations in the Eastern Domain.
But small sects like his Crimson Flame Sect, in this chaotic situation, became the most suitable "prey."
During that time, relying on his own methods and strength, he plundered resources everywhere, profiting greatly.
But there were too many people, some of whom he couldn’t provoke, and some sects’ Sect Protection Arrays were extremely troublesome.
Until one day, a young man suddenly found him and straightforwardly stated that he wanted to hire an outer realm person like him to kill someone, with an extremely enticing reward offered—three top-grade Spirit Stones.
At that time, his first reaction was to simply kill the young man and take the three top-grade Spirit Stones for himself.
After all, with the current chaos in the Eastern Domain, one more death wouldn’t attract any attention.
Seemingly sensing his killing intent, the young man took out a token of a core disciple of the Taiqing Sect.
After much thought, he had to abandon his killing intent. If he rashly attacked a core disciple, it would undoubtedly bring immense trouble to himself.
Ultimately, he agreed to the young man’s deal.
According to the agreement, the other party would notify him when it’s time to act.
But, to his surprise, this wait lasted nearly two years.
Until a month ago, Lin Jin once again received a message from Du Kui.
Especially when he learned that this mission was a fratricidal struggle between the same sect, a strong interest surged in his heart.
Moreover, if he secretly recorded it with an Imaging Stone, he might continuously use it as blackmail to obtain more resources in the future.
Thinking of this, he adjusted the Imaging Stone hidden cleverly on his shoulder, revealing a trace of a smug smile on his face.
Then he slowly took out a top-grade Spirit Stone that was used as a deposit, carefully inspecting it before letting out a sneer.
"After all, it’s a youngster, looking down on the experience of someone at the early-stage Divinity Transformation. I’ve eaten more salt in my life than you’ve walked paths, fortunately, I was cautious enough." Lin Jin muttered to himself.
The poison on it was extraordinary, and it wouldn’t act up in a short time. Generally, even those in the Divinity Transformation Realm wouldn’t notice it.
"This kid is truly ruthless. Getting someone to do a task and still wanting to silence them, acting cautiously, considering everything, upon reaching Divinity Transformation, his future is boundless.
After accepting the Spirit Stone, Lin Jin looked again at the black fog below, when suddenly, a deafening cry cut through the sky.
Following that, a gigantic Golden-winged Roc suddenly shot out from the fog of the realm below.
This Roc, surrounded by golden flames, emitted an intimidating sense of heat.
As its wings spread out, each feather resembled a sharp sword, glimmering with a metallic luster.
Mysterious runes flowed on the tips of the feathers, etched with the traces of time and power.
Its enormous eyes, like two burning suns, stared sharply at him.
This caused Lin Jin’s face to change drastically, freezing him on the spot.
Why did such a noble-blooded Golden-winged Roc suddenly appear below?
Could it be the Demon Emperor of the Spirit Severing Realm who had fallen at Spirit Skull Mountain?
Soon, he noticed the sharp claws of the Golden-winged Roc tightly clutching that round-faced, narrow-eyed early-stage Nascent Soul youth. With a sudden fling, it threw him directly out of the array.
And down below, as the dense black fog dispersed, Du Kui lay on the ground covered in blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Weren’t you poisoned? What kind of divine technique is this?" Du Kui shouted in terror.
Zhou Qing calmly shifted his gaze from Lin Jin to Du Kui.
Don’t forget, I am a first-level Array Master with advanced mastery, and such a small array cannot trap me.
Upon a glance, it was full of flaws.
And he had completely cultivated the Emperor’s Brilliance Scripture to Great Success using the Enlightenment Sticker back then.
The power is astonishing, capable of contending with a strong Divinity Transformation Realm practitioner.
Zhou Qing coldly watched Du Kui, then again let out a long cry to the sky, like a rolling thunderclap.
Then, with a flap of his wings, a gust of wind surged, like a golden torrent, pouncing fiercely towards Du Kui.