Chapter 993: Scraping the Bone (Seeking Subscriptions)_1

Qin Yumo gradually recovered from the shock in front of her eyes, muttering darkly to herself, "Damn it! Even deadly poison is useless against her—why haven't those people taken action yet!"

By now, she realized that she truly didn't understand Zhou Qingruo at all, nor did she have any clue about the fortuitous encounters the latter had had over these years!

On the other hand, Qingruo was all too aware of everything about her, and from the very beginning, there had been no chance of victory!

With that thought, her enchanting Beautiful Eyes narrowed, and she became even more cautious…

Zhou Qingruo, noticing this, swept her a glance and said coldly, "What's wrong? Afraid of the person in front of you who feels like a stranger?"

Hearing these words, Qin Yumo quietly clenched her hands and retorted coldly, "Afraid? How could that be! Ever since I decided to seize the position of Sect Master of the Blood Lotus Sect, I had anticipated all of this."

After a few seconds of pause, she spoke again, "Moreover, you and I are both at the Immortal Monarch Realm now. Who will win and who will lose is still unknown!!"

Having long anticipated that she would one day face her master in combat, how could she possibly be afraid!!

Zhou Qingruo let out a rare chuckle, seemingly mocking the other's ignorance…

Then, calmly, she said, "Immortal Monarch Realm? True, both you and I are at the Immortal Monarch Realm, but don't forget, even within the same realm, there are differences in strength!!"

It seems that in all those years we've spent together, this is how little I've mattered to her?

Qin Yumo felt that if she continued to listen to Qingruo's seductive words, she would lose her confidence, so she interrupted coldly, "You can only talk tough now. Celestial-grade Inferior Martial Technique, Yi Sword Incarnation!"

No sooner had she spoken than the Spiritual Power within her body split in two, rapidly conjuring a clone beside her that emitted the same Spirit Force Fluctuations!

Unlike other clones, this one could exert one hundred percent of the original body's strength!

With a movement of her mind, Qin Yumo and her clone both tightly gripped their Personal Swords, locking onto Zhou Qingruo, and without any mercy, they slashed out…

On witnessing this, Qingruo immediately knew that this was not a technique of the Blood Lotus Sect…

Clearly, Qin Yumo knew that using the Sect's own Martial Techniques, she would never be able to defeat Qingruo and would instead expose her weaknesses!

Therefore, using a Martial Technique Qingruo had not seen before was much more effective!

Narrowing her eyes, she murmured, "Not a Martial Technique from the Blood Lotus Sect, huh? But... the outcome will be the same!"

Immediately after, she sharply exclaimed, "Lower-grade Immortal Technique, Grand Dream Immortal Decision!"

Instantly, the space where she was located trembled violently, and soon the whole area was bathed in dazzling white light, with daylight-like vague shadows swirling around!

A power that was both ephemeral and vast surged forth!

As Zhou Qingruo uttered an icy word, "Enter!" the wildly blooming white glare rushed into her delicate body, immensely amplifying the oppressive force she emanated!!

Having done this, she then firmly gripped the Blood-colored Pei Sword in her hand and swung it fiercely towards Qin Yumo and her clone…

The massive, more than ten meters wide blood-colored Sword Qi barreled towards Qin Yumo with the force of a desiccating gale...

Her Beautiful Eyes tightened a few degrees under the ferocity of the Martial Technique as she gritted her teeth and said, "So strong!!"

But it was too late to dodge now; she could only withstand it head-on!

With this in mind, she and her clone joined forces to strike at the Sword Qi…

Upon colliding, a "Boom!" rang out. Although they barely managed to resist the Sword Qi, they were still knocked back several meters…

Seizing the moment while she hadn't recovered, Zhou Qingruo's eyes hardened, showing no intention to pause, and her figure instantly vanished from the spot, approaching the other like a fast-moving flash of white light…

Qin Yumo felt a sense of alarm in her heart, "This is bad!!"

Forced to go on the defensive, but even in a two against one situation, Qin Yumo and her clone were completely overwhelmed and unable to fight back!!!

The absolute difference in strength was immediately apparent!

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Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, a few demon cultivators were silently chanting some incomprehensible words, continuously releasing spiritual power into the ground beneath them...

It was faintly visible that a large purple-black formation was radiating from beneath their feet, and even a casual probe would reveal the evil power hidden within!

One of the demon cultivators revealed a cruel smile, licking his tongue and saying, "The formation is ready! Once Zhou Qingruo is hit by our combined martial technique, she will surely be defeated without a doubt!"

Another demon cultivator also spoke with ill intent, "That's right! This is our most prized martial technique; there's no way she will have a chance to break through it, even if she has reached the Immortal Monarch Realm!"

"Zhou Qingruo should feel immensely honored to have us use this technique specifically to restrain her, even if it means her death!"

"Hahaha! We'll soon witness the spectacle of master and disciple turning on each other, how exciting!"

However, due to the obvious fluctuations of the released spiritual power, another person took notice!

It was none other than Xu Sheng!

With his gaze fixed on the duel between Zhou Qingruo and the other person, Xu Sheng suddenly sensed spiritual power fluctuations coming from a concealed direction...

Upon turning his head to look, he abruptly discovered those demon cultivators dressed in black robes...

Immediately, his ink-black eyes sharply narrowed, and without any hesitation, he crushed the message stone in his hand!

With a "crack", the message stone broke in half, shooting out an eerie message that was imperceptible to the naked eye...

Straight away, he thought to himself, "Earth-tier martial technique, Last Arrow Technique!!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the spiritual power in his body quickly condensed into several arrows emanating a piercing cold light, shooting towards the location of the demon cultivators...

The demon cultivators, sensing the incoming attack, cried out in alarm, "What's going on? Why would there be someone else here?"

"Could it be someone arranged by Zhou Qingruo?"

"Everyone, don't panic, it will disrupt the progression of the formation! This martial technique isn't very powerful!"

"Damn it! Who is that person who dares to interrupt such an important attack

As the formation was being cast, they couldn't dodge, and one or two of the demon cultivators were forcibly stripped of chunks of flesh!

But they had to endure the pain and suppress the killing intent within their hearts...

Seeing this, Xu Sheng exclaimed in surprise, "They actually chose not to dodge??"

These demon cultivators were almost too dedicated! To trap Zhou Qingruo in the formation, they didn't even plan to avoid the attack!

If that's the case! Then don't blame me!

After speaking, he used the same martial technique again, sending more concentrated and deadly sword qi slashing towards the demon cultivators...

This was a hard-earned opportunity, and to not shave their bones would have seemed wasteful!

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