Chapter 42: The Dark Shadows Take Shape, the Nail Head Takes Life
Boom!
A violent wail, accompanied by increasingly intense Spiritual Qi fluctuations, surged from mid-air. Ouyang Haoze's eyes were bloodshot, clearly having gone all out.
Seeing this, the other two Late Stage Qi Refining Disciples of Divine Martial Sect, Wu Zhichong and Duanmu Yuan, couldn't sit still.
"Senior Brother Ouyang!"
Wu Zhichong stepped forward first, looking at Ouyang Haoze's current disheveled state, feeling a bit fearful, and whispered, "The Heavenly Mirror is, after all, of great importance."
"I understand."
Ouyang Haoze looked back at Wu Zhichong, the anger in his bloodshot eyes quickly subsided, and he calmly said, "But that Demon head in this Formation is even more important! Young in age, yet proficient in Formation, and his cultivation is not weak. If he Breakthrough to Qi Refining Completion in the future, he might even be able to assault Foundation Establishment."
"If we can kill a Foundation Establishment seed of a Devil Sect, a Heavenly Mirror can be sacrificed!"
Buzz!
In mid-air, the Heavenly Mirror vibrated violently, seemingly expressing a different opinion.
However, Ouyang Haoze turned a deaf ear. It was just a Spirit Treasure. When it was useful, he called it "Lord Heavenly Mirror ," but when it was useless, what was it?
Seeing Ouyang Haoze's resolute demeanor, Wu Zhichong could only sigh and no longer dissuade him. After all, Ouyang Haoze, who was at Qi Refining Great Perfection, was the person in charge of Divine Martial Sect this time. Since he had made a decision, he would naturally bear the consequences, and Wu Zhichong had done his part by advising him.
At the same time, within the Market.
Lu Yang put away the Blood Sun Sword Pill, which was mostly destroyed by the explosion, and held the Innate One Qi Myriad Spirit Banner, gazing at Ouyang Haoze outside the Market with an unreadable expression.
"Junior Brother Lu, you're not dead?"
Fei Xia and Lu Yuanchun came closer. One's face was filled with pleasant surprise, while the other, besides being relieved after surviving the ordeal, was also wary of Lu Yang.
"Brother Lu is truly deeply hidden!"
Lu Yuanchun exclaimed loudly, "By repelling Ouyang Haoze this time, the Market is safe and sound, enough to hold out until the Primordial Sect receives the news and sends reinforcements!"
"Repelled? It's still too early for that."
Lu Yang shook his head.
"Indeed, looking at Ouyang Haoze's appearance, his Qi and blood are greatly depleted. It's not just repelling him, he's clearly severely injured. This can be considered a profound lesson for him!"
Fei Xia clapped her hands and laughed.
Lu Yuanchun also quickly chimed in agreement.
However, Lu Yang sneered at this, and said something astonishing, "Just repelling him, how can that be a permanent solution? I never like to leave future troubles."
"It's better to kill him, it's simple and straightforward!"
"Kill? Kill whom?"
Ouyang Haoze?
For a moment, Fei Xia and Lu Yuanchun were stunned, because even in their most optimistic imagination, such a scene had never appeared.
That was a Qi Refining Great Perfection, a Righteous Path True Disciple!
Who could kill him?
How to kill him?
The next second, Lu Yang took out the Mystic Womb Taiyin Treasure Jade that Lu Yuanchun had returned to him earlier, performed a hand seal, and placed it in his palm to circulate its power.
Immediately after, this treasure jade gradually melted under Lu Yang's control, finally transforming into a circular light, like a stark white and transparent precious mirror. Under the illumination of the circular light, numerous figures quickly appeared in Lu Yang's eyes, each figure corresponding to a lingering Qi.
Judging from others' reactions, it seemed only he could see them.
Fei Xia, Lu Yuanchun, Ouyang Haoze, Wu Zhichong, Duanmu Yuan. Everyone who had fought here had their lingering Qi here.
"This is the Mystic Yin Soul Grasping Great Art."
The second Divine Ability in the Taiyin Corpse Transformation and Form Alteration True Method, the only difficulty lay in external objects, so Lu Yang mastered it in an instant after obtaining the treasure jade!
"Let's test its power."
Lu Yang lowered his eyelids and quickly locked onto a lingering Qi, which belonged to Ouyang Haoze, and he grasped it through the Mystic Yin Soul Grasping Great Art.
"Mystic Yin Shadow Grasping."
Lu Yang activated the Divine Ability. The next second, the circular light transformed from the Mystic Womb Taiyin Treasure Jade swallowed Ouyang Haoze's Qi, and then reflected his figure.
"...Nail Head Seven Arrows!"
Immediately, Lu Yang pointed two fingers and slashed.
With a "crack!", the circular light split into two, and Ouyang Haoze's figure was also split in half from head to toe, left and right.
Just in case, Lu Yang cut vertically.
Almost simultaneously.
Outside the Market, Ouyang Haoze had just finished his conversation with Wu Zhichong, turned to look at the Market, and with a raise of his hand, threw the Heavenly Mirror into the Formation.
Although the Heavenly Mirror struggled violently, his mind was made up, and he was about to detonate it.
But the next second, Ouyang Haoze's actions abruptly stopped.
Immediately after, a strange slash appeared out of thin air on his head, and then quickly spread downwards, finally turning into splattering blood.
He split open.
His corpse fell in mid-air, with only half of his face still showing astonishment, his eyeballs slightly rolling, as if he hadn't yet realized what had happened.
"What happened? Am I… dead?"
His consciousness dissipated in confusion.
And after Ouyang Haoze's control was lost, the Heavenly Mirror, which had fallen into the Formation, also regained its calm. Lu Yang beckoned with his hand, and it flew over on its own.
...
Northern Frontier, Divine Martial Sect Main Altar.
Inside a bright main hall.
This place was called the Soul Lamp Hall, as its name suggested, it housed the soul lamps of many high-ranking members of Divine Martial Sect, including the Sect Master, Elders, and even True Disciples.
As an old established power in the Northern Frontier, Divine Martial Sect had ruled the Northern Frontier for over a thousand years, and its prestige in the Northern Frontier was deeply ingrained in people's hearts. High-ranking members rarely died, so the Disciples responsible for guarding this place were mostly lazy, viewing this position as a lucrative sinecure for receiving Sect subsidies.
Today was like any other day, the guarding Disciple routinely checked the soul lamps.
Upon entering, he swept his gaze across them.
Lit, lit, lit, lit, extinguished, lit, lit—
Hmm?
The guarding Disciple blinked, subconsciously turned his head to look, then rubbed his eyes again, his expression gradually changing from casual to terrified.
"Extinguished, Senior Brother Ouyang's soul lamp is extinguished!?"
The sound spread instantly.
The next second, a middle-aged Daoist priest appeared out of thin air in the main hall, his gaze falling on the extinguished soul lamp, his face a mixture of shock and fury.
How many years had it been? How many years had it been since a True Disciple of Divine Martial Sect had died?
"Ouyang… Skull Mountain!?"
The middle-aged Daoist priest's face turned ashen. He suddenly reached out and retrieved Ouyang Haoze's soul lamp, activating his magical power, and actually forcibly re-ignited the lamp flame!
Of course, the dead cannot be brought back to life.
This re-ignited lamp flame could not save Ouyang Haoze's life; at most, it could re-manifest the last scene he saw before his death.
Soon, the lamp flame reflected a scene.
The middle-aged Daoist priest recognized it at a glance as the Primordial Sect's Market on Skull Mountain. Inside the Market, a handsome and elegant young man was gazing into the distance.
It was him? He killed Ouyang Haoze?
Profound hatred emerged in the middle-aged Daoist priest's eyes.
Because Ouyang Haoze was not only a True Disciple of the Sect, but also the most outstanding young generation of his Ouyang family, a junior on whom he had placed high hopes!
This hatred, this enmity, would not end until one of them died!
"Hmm?"
Inside the Skull Mountain Market, Lu Yang, who had just put away the Heavenly Mirror that had voluntarily surrendered, suddenly frowned, looked up at the sky, and felt a chill in his heart.
He was very familiar with this feeling.
This was the feeling of one's Karma being manipulated by an external force. In his previous life, when the Mending Heaven Peak Lord calculated his Karma, he had also experienced a similar feeling.
Could it be that another Foundation Establishment Immortal Master was plotting against him!?