Boom!!
A terrifying sword intent soared straight into the clouds, causing the temperature between heaven and earth to plummet.
The sword in her hand slashed out in an instant, and the power of frost flooded in all directions!
In a breath, the sky filled with fluttering ice crystals. The terrifying sword radiance condensed its scattered aura, refining it to the absolute limit.
Boom!!
The man slowly extended his left hand, intending to catch the incoming sword radiance single-handedly.
Yet he never imagined that the strength of the woman before him far exceeded his expectations!
The sword light flashed past, severing his left hand along with his entire right arm in the blink of an eye!
Meng Wanshu clearly sensed the black-robed man falter in shock, but an even greater storm raged within her own heart!
She had never told anyone about what had happened in the Heaven-Slaughtering Sea.
Yet this black-robed man wearing a scarlet mask was clearly from the very same organization as the previous one!
Moreover, the other party did not seem to know that the man who had previously attempted to assassinate her had perished.
If he knew she possessed the means to instantly slay a Body Integration Realm mighty figure, he certainly would not have acted as he just did!
The mysterious figure instantly shot backward in retreat, leaving behind only a severed arm.
How could Meng Wanshu possibly let him get away so easily?
"Realm Seal!!"
Boom!!!
Her aura climbed to its peak. As the primal energy inside her rumbled, the gigantic illusory silhouette of an ice lotus suddenly materialized behind her!
In an instant, all things between heaven and earth were completely frozen.
The earth, the buildings, the cultivators, the spiritual energy...
Every single thing seemed to freeze in place, locked by a mysterious force.
The Xiao clan's entire domain was thoroughly frozen in ice, and the spatial rift was slammed shut in the same instant.
At the same time, Li Changqing rushed onto the scene, sword in hand, appearing right behind the mysterious man.
With an eruption of primal energy, several rays of sword light shot toward the man!
Without even turning his head, the man allowed the pitch-black primal energy behind him to coalesce into a massive hand that pulverized the incoming sword light.
The pitch-black palm struck down violently toward Li Changqing. Li Changqing cleaved through the terrifying palm print with a single sword slash, yet the man had already vanished from his sight!
Sensing this, a tremendously powerful aura abruptly erupted from within the old man.
His hands rapidly formed hand seals. In a flash, an enigmatic spiritual light spread across the void like growing tree trunks!
"Spirit Probe: Void Seal!!"
Boom!!!
A terrifying pressure squeezed heaven and earth, attempting to force the man to reveal himself!
The opponent's strength was exceedingly formidable, and that power of his... was thoroughly bizarre.
Fading into the void, the man's eyes flickered slightly. This was somewhat different from the intelligence he had received.
With a shift in his gaze, his left hand rapidly regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Immediately after, he formed a twisted hand seal with one hand. As black mist swirled, the severed arm lodged within the barrier suddenly seemed to melt.
Originally, the power of frost had sealed the arm within the barrier's walls.
Yet right now, inside the block of ice, that severed arm unexpectedly dissolved into a pool of bloody water...
Meng Wanshu's expression changed drastically at the sight. She hurriedly whipped her head toward the barrier sealing the Abyss Demon!
What she saw stunned her: the Abyss Demon's body had turned into a pool of liquid and was devouring the man's arm, actually breaking free from the seal!
Bang!!!
The ice shattered. With a wave of the man's hand, he drew the Abyss Demon into his black robe.
Forming a hand seal with one hand, black mist swirled from his palm as endless dark miasma abruptly manifested throughout the surrounding void.
The demonic energy condensed into countless chains and pitch-black walls, trapping both Meng Wanshu and Li Changqing within!
The blood-red barrier behind him twisted slightly before transforming into a curtain of pitch-black light that enveloped the man.
This all occurred far too quickly—so quickly that the moment Li Changqing broke through the wall of demonic energy, the man had already departed.
Before leaving, the eyes beneath the mask took a deep, lingering look at Meng Wanshu and Ye Feng within the barrier.
Hum!
Bang!!!
A flurry of sword light shot out in all directions, instantly shattering the bizarre black barrier.
Her chest heaving violently, Meng Wanshu wore an exceptionally grim expression.
Because that man had already escaped...
With her chest rising and falling slightly, she raised her hand and recalled the power freezing the domain.
Ye Feng rushed over carrying the severely wounded and unconscious Xiao Chen. With a dark expression, he asked in a low, heavy voice, "Sister-in-law, are you hiding something from me?"
Ye Feng was no fool. From Meng Wanshu's reaction, she had definitely encountered that mysterious figure before!
This matter... was likely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Meng Wanshu pondered for a moment before speaking in a grave tone.
"Spread word that someone in the Xiao clan was merely breaking through a realm and needed to seal the domain!"
"Not the slightest detail of what happened here is permitted to leak out!"
"Arrange for the lightly injured elders of the Xiao clan to oversee the situation."
Li Changqing nodded and immediately set off to arrange those matters.
That left Meng Wanshu and Ye Feng exchanging a glance. The woman said in a solemn voice, "Come, let's head to the Xiao clan's main hall first."
When the two reached the main hall, they discovered that every corner of it had suffered catastrophic destruction.
The roof was riddled with gaping holes, and saying that rivers of blood flowed through the hall was hardly an exaggeration...
Scattered haphazardly across the hall lay more than a dozen corpses.
Judging by appearances, none of these individuals were of low status; they were likely all mid-to-high-ranking figures of the Xiao clan.
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes, catching the distinct scent of conspiracy.
Surveying the surrounding environment, the two realized it was hardly a place to discuss matters, so they headed straight for Xiao Chen's private courtyard.
Though called a courtyard, it actually occupied an area nearly a thousand zhang across. Because the household servants were far from the main hall and the surrounding peaks, many had managed to survive by hiding in the cellars.
Without disturbing them, the two walked directly into Xiao Chen's personal cultivation chamber.
Only after sealing off the space and placing Xiao Chen onto an ice lotus condensed from primal energy did both of them finally breathe a sigh of relief.
They had done everything they could; the rest would depend on when Xiao Chen woke up.
Meng Wanshu sat on a chair to the side in silence.
Ye Feng leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, remaining quiet the entire time.
Seeing Ye Feng's posture, the woman spoke with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry. Elder Li didn't mean anything by it, so please don't take it to heart."
Ye Feng gave a self-deprecating smile and said in a calm voice, "It doesn't matter."
"I don't care at all what others think of this arm of mine."
"Because no matter what I become, Boss won't disdain me in the slightest."
"That... is enough."
With that, Ye Feng raised a hand to cut the subject short and said plainly, "Let's not talk about that anymore. I didn't take it to heart anyway, so don't dwell on it either, Sister-in-law."
"On the contrary, who on earth was that guy who just showed up?"
Ye Feng frowned and continued, "His strength was fathomless, and his methods were extraordinarily bizarre and endless."
"Could it be that you've crossed paths with him before, Sister-in-law?"
Just as his words fell, a scarlet mask flew over.
Ye Feng caught it in his hand, his heart jolting violently!
"This is... wait... we didn't manage to keep that person behind just now."
"Then this mask... could it be!"
Meng Wanshu nodded, her expression solemn. "Back when I was in the Heaven-Slaughtering Sea, I suffered an assassination attempt by this very organization!"
"And the person who attempted to assassinate me was a Body Integration Realm mighty figure!"
"As for the reason... I have no idea either."
Hearing this, Ye Feng frowned slightly. Looking down at the mask in his hand, he channeled a wisp of primal energy into it.
Hum!!!
A beam of bloody light suddenly manifested from within the mask!
Immediately after, the bloody light along the inner lining gathered at the side to form two small characters!
"Sha, Xuan-Shang!"
Ye Feng's eyes narrowed instantly, and he murmured, "Sha... could that be the name of this organization?"
"Xuan-Shang... With the four ranks of Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang, a Body Integration Realm mighty figure is merely at the Xuan-Shang rank!"
Holding the mask, Ye Feng drew in a sharp breath of cold air. If things were truly as he surmised...
The sheer power of this organization was utterly terrifying!
Chapter 601