Chapter 381: Wu Chou

"Profound Yin Demonic Qi!"

The two Elders, Miao and Gu, seemed to recognize the origin of this black Qi and cried out in terror.

The two of them hurriedly split to the left and right as if they had seen a venomous scorpion, instantly flying away to both sides.

Those black mists had no intention of pursuing them relentlessly; like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, they retracted back to the surface of the sea and condensed into a ball of black whirlwind beside the ice-sculpted Infant Carp Beast.

The black wind gradually ceased, and on one side of the Infant Carp Beast, the figures of one man and two women appeared.

The man was short and withered, his face covered in black pockmarks, while the women were plump and gorgeous, wearing sleeveless short skirts. All three were filled with a cold, evil Qi.

The two women were fine, only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but Han Li could not discern the depth of the cultivation of the strangely ugly, withered youth; he was actually a Core Formation stage cultivator.

"Wu Chou! What is the meaning of this? Do you intend to go to war with our Six Paths Hall?"

Elder Miao clearly recognized the man among them and, losing his composure, shouted in anger.

"War? This Young Master has no interest in that! It is just that my Ancestor is about to emerge from seclusion beneath the sea, so let this Infant Carp Beast's demon core serve as a congratulatory gift from me!" the withered youth said arrogantly, his eyes looking toward the sky.

"Ancestor Ji Yin is emerging from seclusion?"

The youth's words gave the two Six Paths Hall Elders a great shock, and they looked at each other in dismay.

Nearby, the cultivator Qing Yun Suan Yuan and others heard these words, and in a flash, their faces turned bloodless! Even the middle-aged Confucian scholar, who had been arrogant and overbearing, had his body tremble slightly, revealing a look of panic.

Seeing all this, Han Li was secretly shocked! Could this "Ancestor Ji Yin" have such a great reputation?

What he found even stranger was that he felt a faint, familiar sense of déjà vu regarding the black evil Qi on the youth, which made him extremely curious.

But after a moment of thought, Han Li remembered that although he did not know the power of this black Qi, it seemed somewhat similar to the aura of the "Blood Refining Divine Light" practiced by the Yue Emperor and Qu Hun. He couldn't help but think of the "Profound Yin Scripture" mentioned in that gray-white jade slip.

"Could this 'Profound Yin Demonic Qi' be related to that item?" Han Li became suspicious.

But before Han Li could think further, Elder Miao couldn't help but shout loudly first.

"Wu Chou, what big talk are you spouting! Who doesn't know that your Ancestor entered a life-or-death seclusion over a hundred years ago? Unless his cultivation makes another breakthrough, he would never emerge for any reason, no matter how great. Don't tell me your Ancestor has cultivated to the mid-Nascent Soul stage in just over a hundred years."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chou threw his head back and laughed wildly.

"Haha, you Six Paths Hall people are truly ignorant! Who told you my Ancestor went into seclusion to enter the mid-Nascent Soul stage? My Ancestor was actually cultivating a peerlessly powerful demonic art, and now that the technique is complete, he is naturally emerging," Wu Chou said triumphantly.

Hearing this, Miao and Gu were stunned, not knowing if what the other party said was true or false.

"Since you know my Ancestor's prestige, this Young Master will accept this Infant Carp Beast. Surely your Six Paths Hall wouldn't dare not give our Profound Yin Island this much face!" Wu Chou said sinisterly upon seeing their expressions.

Hearing such arrogant words from the other party, Elder Miao's face turned somewhat pale, while Elder Gu's eyes flickered as he thought about something. For a moment, neither of them spoke.

As for Qing Yun Suan Yuan and the others who had been invited to assist, they couldn't help but retreat a few steps, looking as if they didn't want to get involved.

Seeing this, Feng Feng San Niang frowned, also finding herself helpless for the moment.

After all, Qu Hun and the others had only agreed to deal with the demon beast; they were not subordinates of the Six Paths Hall.

As for the current situation, the people of the Six Paths Hall were truly at a disadvantage!

Although the Six Paths Hall had two early Core Formation stage cultivators, Miao and Gu, they had already suffered great damage to their vitality in order to drive the two borrowed prehistoric treasures, the "Heaven-Drying Halberds." And although the youth named Wu Chou was also an early Core Formation stage cultivator, he practiced the "Profound Yin Technique," a top-tier demonic art of the Chaotic Star Sea, which was far beyond what ordinary Core Formation cultivators could compare to!

Not to mention the Ancestor Ji Yin behind him, who was a demonic titan known to everyone in the Chaotic Star Sea; who would dare to provoke him lightly!

But if they let Wu Chou take the Infant Carp Beast away right before their eyes, the Six Paths Hall would lose all its face!

Not only would all their previous efforts be in vain, but it would also give people the impression that they were weak and easy to bully, which would be absolutely detrimental to the future development of the Six Paths Hall.

At this moment, Elder Gu, with his disheveled hair, moved his lips slightly and secretly conversed with Elder Miao. As the two discussed something, their expressions appeared uncertain.

Wu Chou snorted coldly and walked arrogantly to the side of the Infant Carp Beast at his feet. A black light flashed in his hand, and a demonic blade as black as ink appeared.

He raised his blade and brought it down, chopping off the demon beast's strange head, and began searching inside the skull without any courtesy. The two women, meanwhile, watched Miao and Gu in the sky vigilantly.

Seeing this scene, Feng Feng San Niang's face turned extremely ugly!

However, since the two guest Elders, Miao and Gu, did not speak, she dared not act rashly.

Han Li and the others watched all this in silence, none of them daring to say a word, fearing they might bring disaster upon themselves.

After a short while, Wu Chou pulled a translucent blue round bead from the Infant Carp Beast's skull, his ugly face revealing a look of great joy.

Then he raised his head and looked at the crab claws and other strange items on the four strange hands, a look of greed flashing across his face.

But just as he raised the demonic blade again, Elder Gu shouted in a deep voice to stop his actions.

"Young Island Master, for the sake of your Ancestor and our Hall Master being old acquaintances, you may take everything else from this Infant Carp Beast. But the demon core is something our Six Paths Hall must have; it must be left behind. Otherwise, the two of us will have no way to answer to the Hall Master." Elder Gu's voice was flat, devoid of any emotion.

But Wu Chou sneered upon hearing this. Ignoring them completely, he still brought his blade down, grabbing the demon beast's severed wrist and the tightly gripped blue coral into his hand.

Seeing this, Elder Gu first showed a look of anger, but then sighed. He helplessly sent a sound transmission to Wu Chou.

As soon as these transmitted words entered Wu Chou's ears, the demonic blade he had already raised stopped in mid-air, his face revealing an expression of unbelievable shock.

Then he lowered the demonic blade and, unable to believe it, moved his lips as if asking about something.

Elder Gu then said one or two more sentences with an expressionless face.

This bizarre scene left Han Li and the others completely confused, feeling it was inexplicable.

Elder Miao, meanwhile, floated blankly in the air, as if he saw none of this.

"I don't believe it, unless you produce evidence to prove your identities!" Wu Chou suddenly shook his head and shouted in a cold, harsh voice.

Whether this sentence was intentional or unintentional, he did not use sound transmission and just said it out loud.

This allowed Han Li, Feng Feng San Niang, and the others to hear it clearly, and they couldn't help but be extremely suspicious.

The expressions of Gu and Miao changed drastically, and after looking at each other, they simultaneously revealed looks of annoyance.

"Take this, this should be enough to prove our identities!" Elder Gu, his face as cold as frost, raised his hand, and a black light flew out.

Wu Chou caught it in his hand without any effort.

Han Li's heart stirred, and he focused his gaze. Relying on the strength of his spiritual sense, he saw the object clearly: it was a token engraved with a ferocious ghost head, the entire body emitting a faint black Qi. Wu Chou was carefully examining it, flipping it back and forth.

Han Li's heart skipped a beat, and he had a faint, ominous premonition.

He hurriedly turned his head to look left and right, his heart tightening.

The others were fine, also watching the every move of the three Core Formation stage cultivators with suspicion, but Qing Yun Suan Yuan's face was extremely pale, and he had begun to retreat silently with his hands clenched, exiting a distance of twenty or thirty zhang in the blink of an eye.

When he saw Han Li looking at him, he was startled at first, then revealed an extremely ugly, bitter smile, and without another word, suddenly transformed into a green rainbow and fled for his life.

Seeing this, Han Li's heart sank!

Without a second thought, he slapped his storage pouch, rapidly released the Spirit Wind Boat, pulled Qu Hun onto the magic tool, and then transformed into a white light, fleeing urgently toward the direction of the nameless small island.

This extremely bizarre behavior of Qing Yun Suan Yuan and Han Li left Feng Feng San Niang, the middle-aged Confucian scholar, and the others, who had just noticed it, stunned and feeling completely confused.

Below, Gu and Miao also noticed this scene, their expressions turning cold simultaneously, and Elder Gu said sinisterly:

"The two of us are responsible for beheading the two who are fleeing; the people left here will be left to Brother Wu to silence!"

After saying this, regardless of whether Wu Chou agreed or not, he and Elder Miao immediately transformed into two startling rainbows, chasing after Han Li and Qing Yun Suan Yuan in different directions, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Wu Chou snorted coldly, and although his face was full of reluctance, he still looked at the bewildered Feng Feng San Niang and the others with murderous intent.

"Hmph! Consider yourselves unlucky for hearing things you shouldn't have! Offer your Primordial Spirits to this Young Master!"

After saying this, Wu Chou spread his arms!

A sky-covering black evil wind instantly surged from his body, rolling toward Feng Feng San Niang and the others with an astonishing momentum that blotted out the sky.

===== CHAPTER 382 =====