"Nightmare Master."

He softly said, "Chen Qing has already discovered you. Come out."

In Yan Wu's blood-red eyes, a pale middle-aged man was eerily reflected.

"Zicheng, long time no see. You've done well."

He spoke calmly, "But it's still not enough!"

The moment Lu Zicheng saw him, his gaze turned murderous, sharp and cold as a blade.

At that instant, Yan Wu's body began to expand inch by inch, his flesh seemingly proliferating madly.

Muscles bulged, bones emitted cracking sounds, and his entire form turned a shade of iron blue.

From his back, insect-like jointed limbs burst forth, his body gradually hardening!

"Night... Nightmare Master!"

Yan Wu exclaimed angrily and fearfully, "What have you done!"

From within his body came an eerie laughter:

"Don't be so shocked. I merely hid the Blood Demon Gu inside your body when you took the secret medicine."

Yan Wu was horrified, his pupils contracted violently, but were gradually invaded by an ominous black hue.

His body began losing control.

His mind seemed to descend into darkness.

As a mutated Divine Servant, he had been temporarily overtaken!

At that moment, a bald parrot suddenly flew by, releasing a piercing cry!

Boom!

A horrifying sonic wave exploded forth.

The overwhelming shockwave erupted like a tsunami, causing Yan Wu's mutated body to burst apart, spraying foul, viscous fluids everywhere!

Lu Zicheng stared at his opponent, took a deep breath, and injected all the secret medicine into himself, turning his eyes blood red. He drew out a Tang Blade once more.

At the same moment, he glanced back.

Near the Lamborghini in the distance, Chen Qing watched him silently.

The wind carried away her tightly-coiled hair, making her appear tragically beautiful like a delicate poppy flower swaying.

"Let's go."

Lu Zicheng softly said.

He understood this was his last chance. In that instant, countless images seemed to flash through his mind, memories surging like a storm, finally freezing on that night of relentless tide and waves.

The one he loved most had died before his very eyes.

Grief. Despair.

The Tang Blade roared.

Qi boiled, running wild.

Lu Zicheng suddenly transformed into a streak of black lightning, diving forth. The blade hummed fiercely, its icy glint cruel and fleeting.

Boom!

Yan Wu roared skyward once more, and the crumbling domain around him unexpectedly solidified again, becoming as immovable as a mountain, blocking the way ahead, impassable!

The blade edge vibrated furiously, but was firmly obstructed by this Qi Realm.

Pouring in his full strength, he couldn't move an inch forward.

Something's wrong.

--If Yan Wu's body really contained the Blood Demon Gu, then the toxin should've worked moments ago. Why is this happening?

Lu Zicheng roared in fury, his Qi surging violently outward, unleashing every ounce into one final strike. A glimmering flash of cold light suddenly descended!

A crisp sound rang out!

The Qi Realm was forcibly torn apart, the blade trembling wildly.

The Nightmare Master stood motionless, seemingly about to be beheaded by the blade's glow.

In the final instant, the Tang Blade couldn't withstand the pressure of the Qi Realm and shattered with a resounding crack!

"Zicheng, you've indeed grown, but you underestimated me."

The Nightmare Master chuckled softly, "Who told you I ever intended to use the Blood Demon Gu?"

Boom!

Though unwilling, Lu Zicheng was still swept away by a violent surge of Qi, like a blood-soaked hawk falling in the midst of a tempest!

At that moment, a shattering sound echoed from within his body.

He seemed to be carried by the wind, drenched in the storm, his pupils reflecting the pouring rain, as if he would be completely submerged by it.

A muffled thud rang aloud.

Suddenly, someone dove down, catching him steadily with a broad and sturdy chest!

"Hey, still able to fight? Don't give up, brother of the association!"

A strong, unpretentious voice resounded, tinged with admiration: "Boss, kill that bastard!"

Clang!

A Guqin unleashed an explosive thunder, shattering the Void itself!

A petite, graceful girl appeared amidst the storm, seemingly out of nowhere, plucking the strings of a black Guqin!

Meanwhile, from a corner emerged a monstrous figure with horns atop its head and scales like a serpent covering its body.

Its eerie vertical pupils were filled with madness.

"--Obey the Supreme's decree!"

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