Chapter 462: Escape (Fourth Update)

Crimson flames burned all around her, reflecting in her eyes as a sea of dancing firelight.

Her pace was neither fast nor slow, yet every step felt as if it were treading upon the hearts of the crowd.

Jian Fengchi and Elder Ye, who had originally intended to rush forward to help her, stopped involuntarily.

Qi Han, on the other hand, clenched his fists tightly, exerting all his strength to restrain the tempestuous waves of shock rising in his heart.

His Highness is truly His Highness!

Even when placed at a disadvantage, he can always find a way to survive against all odds!

One had to ask, in all this world, how many people could achieve such a feat!?

He couldn't help but glance back at Rong Xiu, only to see that there was no trace of shock on the man's face. Instead, a faint smile played on his lips, as if he had anticipated all of this long ago.

This Prince Li seemed even more mysterious and powerful than expected...

Situ Xingchen's cold and ferocious gaze suddenly cracked, leaking a sliver of shock and panic.

For some reason, she felt an intense sense of threat emanating from Chu Liuyue!

She was merely a third-stage martial artist... where on earth did this pressure and aura come from!?

Chu Liuyue finally came to a halt and raised her eyes to stare fixedly at Situ Xingchen.

Then, she raised her hand.

A mass of crimson flame suddenly condensed in her palm!

A terrifying pressure slowly radiated outward from that fireball!

Situ Xingchen felt increasingly uneasy, and her throat grew incredibly dry.

Chu Liuyue stared at her, the corners of her lips suddenly curling into a smile, yet it was utterly freezing.

She spoke, word by word

"I hate it most when people steal my things."

It was true before, and it was even more true now!

Situ Xingchen's heart sank heavily; her instinct told her to retreat!

Chu Liuyue remained standing in place. Immediately following, she swung her arm.

"Go!"

That fireball, no larger than a fist, instantly flew toward Situ Xingchen!

Wherever it passed, a deep furrow appeared in the shattered ground!

Situ Xingchen was fast, but it was faster!

The crowd saw only a streak of fire flying through the air!

In the next moment, the fireball had already slammed into the space in front of Situ Xingchen!

With no way to avoid it, Situ Xingchen simply stopped and struck out through gritted teeth!

At the end of the day, Chu Liuyue was only a third-stage martial artist; how strong could she really be?

She refused to believe that she couldn't even withstand this single strike from Chu Liuyue!

With this thought, Situ Xingchen rapidly gathered the primal force within her body, transforming it into a blood-colored light blade shaped like a scythe, which flew forward!

*Ssh!*

The blood-colored light blade instantly split the fireball in two!

Situ Xingchen snorted coldly

"Is that all—"

Before she could finish, the expression on her face suddenly froze!

Chu Liuyue's smile deepened.

"I originally intended to do it myself, but I didn't expect you to be so proactive. It actually saves me some effort."

Except for Situ Xingchen, no one else could see that hidden in the center of that crimson fireball was a mass of transparent flame!

Chu Liuyue had fused the two forces to deliver a fatal blow!

The moment Situ Xingchen saw that transparent flame, her eyes widened in horror!

That was—

*Sizzle!*

The two masses of flame swept inward!

Before Situ Xingchen could even react, she felt a violent, searing pain erupt from her chest!

She slowly looked down and saw that a blood-filled hole, the size of a fist, had been punched through her lower abdomen!

Though called a blood-filled hole, no blood actually flowed out.

Because of the terrifyingly high temperature of the flames, the flesh around the wound had been instantly charred, making the entire wound look gruesome.

However, more importantly—the Primal Core was located right in the lower abdomen!

When her abdomen was pierced, the Primal Core within was also completely shattered!

Situ Xingchen stared at the wound on her body, stunned for a long time.

It wasn't until she sensed the primal force within her body beginning to scatter uncontrollably that she finally reacted.

"You! You destroyed this body!?"

She snapped her head up, her eyes nearly bursting with rage!

This was the opportunity she had waited so hard for!

The time she had successfully possessed this body was not even fifteen minutes!

Chu Liuyue said with a beaming smile

"This body is not worthy of you. Don't mention it."

Situ Xingchen was driven to the brink of madness!

She had waited for many years and exerted immense effort, only to have it destroyed so easily by Chu Liuyue in the end!

"You... are... seeking... death!"

A sharp, resentful howl erupted from Situ Xingchen's throat!

However, since the Primal Core was shattered, she was fundamentally unable to condense primal force using this body!

The more urgently she tried to recover, the worse the situation became.

It was as if the more she tried to grasp the sand in her hand, the faster it slipped away.

She tried several times, but with the Primal Core destroyed, there was no way to undo it.

Facing Situ Xingchen's overwhelming, surging killing intent, Chu Liuyue remained unbothered, looking quite relaxed.

"Every possession consumes a massive amount of power and might even damage one's own essence. I imagine you won't be able to perform a second possession now, right?"

Chu Liuyue asked with a faint smile.

Situ Xingchen's face turned pale with rage.

Because what Chu Liuyue said was the truth!

Under these circumstances, wanting to possess another body to counter-kill Chu Liuyue was nothing more than a pipe dream!

Her expression shifted, and a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes.

*Boom!*

Situ Xingchen's body actually exploded violently!

"Xingchen!"

Elder Zong Ye's face turned pale in an instant!

He watched this scene in disbelief, feeling the world spin. His steps faltered, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

Situ Xingchen had been at the Bright Moon Heavenly Mountain for many years, and he had always doted on her, treating her almost as his own child.

Seeing this scene so suddenly was, without a doubt, a massive blow to him.

His eyes instantly reddened, and his hatred for Chu Liuyue reached its peak!

"Chu Liuyue! Give me your life!"

Before he could rush forward, Elder Ye blocked his path once again!

Elder Zong Ye was nearly driven mad

"Ye Zhiting! Chu Liuyue killed Xingchen; this debt will never be settled!"

Elder Ye laughed out of sheer exasperation.

"Situ Xingchen died long ago when she was possessed. If you want to blame someone, you should blame the one who possessed her. Why blame my disciple?"

If they did it, they would take responsibility; if they didn't, they would never take the fall!

"The reason Situ Xingchen was possessed was clearly because she was frantically devouring the power of that bronze vat until she summoned that soul entity! She brought this upon herself! Had she known this would happen, why would she have done it in the first place!?"

Elder Zong Ye's face flushed and paled repeatedly, the veins on his forehead and neck bulging as if he were on the verge of a breakdown.

Yet, he could not find any words to refute this.

Because deep down, he knew that everything Ye Zhiting said was correct!

But asking him to just accept it was absolutely impossible!

"...This was all forced by Chu Liuyue! If it weren't for her, Xingchen would never have ended up like this!"

As he spoke, he shouted furiously at Chu Liuyue

"Chu Liuyue! Life for a life! I, Zong Ye, and the entire Xingluo will never let you go!"

Chu Liuyue, however, did not even spare him a glance. After Situ Xingchen's body exploded, she saw a crimson streak of light darting away rapidly!

This person actually intended to escape!