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Xu Sheng glanced at the corpse on the ground and turned around unhurriedly, his dark eyes looking at the Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect in front of him!
In a calm voice he said, "Well? Is this the extent of your improved strength?"
The power of the Hollow Void Stage had reached the point where it could annihilate opponents below its cultivation level using only spiritual energy!
The Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect, closely observing Xu Sheng, struggled to suppress the rage in his heart and thought to himself, "How could this be? His cultivation level was clearly at the first level of the Mahayana Realm just now! Why can't I see through him anymore??"
Could it be that Xu Sheng's strength has always been more than just the first level of the Mahayana Realm, and that his injury was all an act!!
I was careless!
To actually believe so easily that he wasn't from "that place"!!
A growing fear of the unknown began to surface at the bottom of his heart…
When the Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect heard Xu Sheng's challenge, they stiffly retorted, "Xu… Xu Sheng, what are you proud of? Do you really think you can win just because you ambushed one of us?"
"Despicable scoundrel, it was just a sneak attack! What skill is that?"
"Exactly! To us, you at the first level of the Mahayana Realm are just a locust… that can be easily crushed to death!"
Xu Sheng smiled indifferently. He too would have liked to believe these guys…
But that would be predicated on them being able to stop their legs from trembling!
Such trembling was not something anyone could get enthusiastic about…
Xu Sheng silently sighed, and then his mind quietly stirred…
An immense pressure from the Hollow Void Stage instantly bombarded the space in front of him…
This caused the bodies of the Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect to feel a surge in pressure, forcing them to bend over, and their trembling legs were as if bound by a huge mountain, incapable of even the slightest movement…
Their faces immediately became unsightly, as they burst out with spiritual power trying to struggle free…
But the only outcome they got was one!
"I can't… can't move!!!"
Xu Sheng gave them a glance and waved his hand towards the space in front, seemingly at random…
"Thump!"
A clear, glass-like sound rang out, and the entire space immediately shattered, while the bodies of several Elders of the Evil Spirit Sect within were mercilessly torn into viscous masses of blood and flesh so blurry they were unrecognizable!
The stench of blood was nauseating…
The one most filled with fear was the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect, who was completely unable to gauge the level of Xu Sheng's strength!
The only thing he knew was that facing Xu Sheng, he had no chance of survival!!
Xu Sheng's gaze once more focused on the face of the Sect Master, and he said with a light smile, "Now, how do you wish to die, Sect Master?"
Having said this, he slowly approached step by step…
The Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect clenched his teeth and staggered back a few steps…
His face extremely solemn, he said, "Xu Sheng, if you let me go, we can write off all that has happened before, how about it?"
As long as I can survive, I can make a comeback!
Even rebuilding the Evil Spirit Sect isn't impossible!
When Xu Sheng heard this, his steps remained unfaltering as he gently said, "Let you go? Do you think you still have the right to negotiate?"
However, when he saw Shangguan Lin lying behind the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect, his dark eyes flickered a few times…
The Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect clenched his fists tightly and said angrily, "Xu Sheng, don't push people too far! Leave a line in all things! Otherwise, I won't let you off either!!"
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Xu Sheng suddenly paused in his steps…
At that moment, Shangguan Lin, who had been pretending to be unconscious, opened her beautiful eyes and saw the scattered remains of an Elder of the Evil Spirit Sect on the ground, turned into pieces of flesh. She quickly covered her lips with her hand…
But the churning in her stomach made her involuntarily retch...
It was this faint sound that made the eyes of the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect ahead gleam suddenly…
Without a second thought, he burst forth with terrifying speed towards Shangguan Lin!
He had almost forgotten! This woman was someone Xu Sheng valued greatly! As long as she was in his grasp...
Not only would they not dare to kill him! Perhaps they could even use her to restrain Xu Sheng! If the feelings were deep, it might even be possible to turn the tables and kill him!!!
Shangguan Lin, who had gradually stopped retching on the ground, opened her beautiful eyes again just to see the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect already in front of her, his bone claws reaching out towards her...
In shock, she exclaimed, "No...can it be, I'm this unlucky?"
The first time she opened her eyes, she saw something disgusting, and now, upon opening them a second time, she was about to be caught by the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect!
Xu Sheng, watching all this, said indifferently, "It's over!"
He had realized this possibility earlier on! Therefore, to avoid the messy situation that would follow, he had made preparations in advance!
Just as the bone claws of the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect were about to touch Shangguan Lin's body, he suddenly felt an intense pressure surrounding him, compressing him in the middle…
His pupils contracted, and his crimson eyes tightened as he started to scream loudly, "Aaaaaaaaa!!!"
Shangguan Lin swallowed nervously, her beautiful eyes observing the proximity of the man who couldn't advance any further, thinking to herself with a sense of relief, "Phew...that was terrifying."
Xu Sheng reappeared beside Shangguan Lin, stretching out his middle finger to flick her forehead and teasingly said, "Shangguan, you should be more careful. If you had been caught, things would have gotten much more troublesome!"
Of course, there was no spiritual power attached to the flick; otherwise, even this faint strike might have caused Shangguan Lin to drop dead on the spot!
Shangguan Lin looked towards Xu Sheng and blinked her enchanting beautiful eyes, "Isn't it because I trust you?"
Xu Sheng pursed his lips, not quite sure what to say...
Meanwhile, the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect, still enduring the pain of the spatial compression, roared, "Xu Sheng, release me! Otherwise, one day I will slaughter everyone close to you!!!"
As he spoke, the crimson in his eyes had already faded away...
Xu Sheng didn't even bother to look back at him and aimlessly waved his hand in the former's direction...
The released surge of spiritual power condensed into a sharp sword qi, decapitating him in the blink of an eye…
With a "thud," the head rolled onto the cold ground...
Xu Sheng then said indifferently, "Noisy!"
But at that moment, a sinister voice echoed in the space...
"Hehehe, Xu Sheng, I'll be taking your body without reservation!!!"
Immediately after, the head let out a very vague shadow, which rushed into Xu Sheng's body in an instant…
The latter merely paused briefly, then returned to normal...
Shangguan Lin, who hadn't seen clearly, asked with puzzlement, "Xu Sheng, what was that sound just now??"
Xu Sheng shook his head and said, "Nothing important, just some soul seeking death!"
All those hundreds of souls hadn't caused him any real harm, yet the Sect Master of the Evil Spirit Sect dared to use his own soul for soul possession!
Well, now...
Even his soul is completely gone!
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