Chapter 1089: Evolution (Please Subscribe)_1
But even so, Duanmu Lian was her friend, and it wasn't easy to say much...
Especially matters like feelings were the most sensitive, and if pursued, their relationship would definitely be affected!
With that thought, she merely responded with a faint "Hmm..."
She showed no expression of displeasure...
Seeing this, Duanmu Lian seemed to feel that she did not hold much trust, and couldn't help biting her thin lips tightly...
Just one sentence saying she had no good feelings for Xu Sheng could resolve it all!
But she didn't want...
She didn't want to deny that she did have some extraordinary feelings for Xu Sheng!
Perhaps it was the last bit of jealousy in the depths of her heart causing trouble...
Immediately, she braved herself to change the subject, "Qingruo, we are about to arrive at the Duanmu Mansion!"
Zhou Qingruo simply glanced around before nodding her head...
After traveling for a few more minutes, Duanmu Lian and Zhou Qingruo arrived outside the Duanmu Mansion...
But the pungent smell of blood immediately caught their attention...
Duanmu Lian couldn't help exclaiming, "Why is there such a heavy smell of blood coming from inside the Duanmu Mansion!"
Her heart began to beat rapidly, instantly filled with apprehension...
Zhou Qingruo, standing beside her, was very solemn,
saying, "Not only is there a smell of blood in the Duanmu Mansion, but also... there are no spiritual power fluctuations from anyone; I'm afraid everyone has already..."
A likely possibility had already surfaced in her mind!
Hearing this, Duanmu Lian could no longer restrain herself and immediately rushed into the Duanmu Mansion...
But the next moment, the stomach-churning sight of mountains of corpses and seas of blood inside the Duanmu Mansion left her in a state of shock...
The ground was covered with the bodies of disciples of the Duanmu Clan, their blood having turned the floors into pools...
Even the Elders and the Family Head were no exception! Their deaths particularly gruesome!
Muttering, as if possessed, "How... how could this happen, everyone has been... all annihilated!"
Upon entering, Zhou Qingruo, seeing this scene before her, felt her amber-colored Beautiful Eyes suddenly tighten...
The Duanmu Clan had been annihilated in just a few short days!!
And there was not a single survivor!
One could imagine that the enemies who attacked the Duanmu Clan were numerous and that their methods were extremely brutal!
Sparing not a single soul...
Zhou Qingruo pursed her lips, fixing her gaze again on the bodies of Duanmu Shuo and Duanmu Xun, a complex feeling rising in her heart...
It seemed their wish for her to return to the Duanmu Clan remained unfulfilled until their deaths!
As for feeling sad about their deaths?
She hadn't reached that level yet, at most, it was a moment of self-reflection!
On the other side, Duanmu Lian, who had come back to her senses, was beginning to have tears well up in the corners of her eyes...
Following that, her whole body erupted with an intense chill, and her voice laced with a thick coldness, she said, "It must have been the other three major families who did this! I will have my revenge! Revenge!!"
Zhou Qingruo frowned in anger at the sight of Duanmu Lian's loss of reason and yelled, "Duanmu Lian, calm down! If they were capable of annihilating the Duanmu Clan, they surely aren't that simple!"
The Duanmu Clan had an Elder Family Head who was at the Half-Step Saint Realm, and even he had fallen in battle...
The opponent must have at least one person at the Half-Step Saint Realm or at the Saint Realm, far beyond what the two of them could contend with!
Jolted by the loud rebuke, Duanmu Lian instantly snapped awake...
Suppressing the intense murderous intent towards other families in her heart, she clenched her fist tightly and said, "Qingruo, what should we do now? Just watch the Duanmu Clan get annihilated and do nothing to avenge them?"
Zhou Qingruo took a deep breath, forcing herself to speak calmly, "As much as I hate to say it, even if Xu Sheng were still here, it would be certain death for just the three of us!"
"The only thing we can do now is to endure!"
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On the other hand, Xu Sheng had already been advancing along the route he had planned, when suddenly, a terrifying waterfall hundreds of meters high appeared before him!
The surging waves, like water dragons, roared down towards the base...
Xu Sheng's dark eyes suddenly narrowed, "Is this the place?"
If he remembered correctly, beneath this waterfall, there were creatures guarding the place! Not to be underestimated!!
Only by killing them would he be able to pass through this waterfall and reach the deepest part inside!
With this in mind, Xu Sheng took a deep breath and stealthily approached the waterfall, stepping into its midst...
The moment he almost stepped into the water, countless splashes erupted all around, and from beneath the surface surged numerous puppet-like creatures enveloped in an ominous dark green halo...
Yet, it didn't end there. The beautiful waterfall before him began to undergo intense changes, revealing its true nature—all the flowing water turned into a hideous scarlet color, like the Yellow Springs of hell!
It was filled with a pressure that made one's heart palpitate...
The eyes of these dark green creatures flickered with a few strange glimmers as they coldly exclaimed in a mechanical voice, "Intruders... die!!"
As the words fell, they began to condense a ball of dark green, foul-smelling liquid which incessantly made corrosive "sizzling" noises from their mouths...
The next second, it overwhelmed Xu Sheng, coming at him from all directions...
Xu Sheng immediately unleashed his Spiritual Power to form Gang Qi, which held back the intensely corrosive liquid...
What was shocking was that, although he successfully blocked the first wave of attack, the surrounding Gang Qi had also been corroded to the point that it looked dim and as if it would collapse with a single poke...
Clearly, a passive defense would only result in a waste of Spiritual Power!
Realizing this, Xu Sheng immediately shouted, "Celestial-grade Inferior Martial Technique, Inferno Sea of Flames!"
The moment the sound fell, the temperature in the entire space rose by several tens of degrees instantly, and the sky filled with groups of enchanting flames,
With a move of his will, these terribly hot flames targeted the creatures and scorched towards them...
In an instant, their bodies were ignited, emitting ghastly howls...
Unexpectedly, when these flames fell into the crimson water, they ignited it like wood, and in a moment, the entire waterfall was set ablaze...
To the naked eye, there was hot firelight everywhere...
However, the burning creatures, as if they had adapted to these fierce flames, absorbed and evolved from them!!
This scene stunned Xu Sheng, "They evolved after absorbing my Martial Technique!!"
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