Chapter 402: Source of the Plague? Tianlian Zhenren Falls Victim

Heh heh heh, you can't kill me, Yu Xuzi, I am an immortal body.

Countless worms flew toward the Rat Demon, and the worms that had been cut off grew back again.

They became thicker, more ferocious, and more terrifying.

Its body swelled; after fighting this long, it instead gradually increased, from size to strength and all aspects of ability, including resistance to blows and combat experience, all rose a level.

In contrast, Yu Xuzi began to bleed; black qi appeared in those wounds, and upon close look, worms could be seen inside the wounds. Those small worms took root in flesh and blood, devouring Yu Xuzi's true qi and vital flesh, gradually multiplying. Yu Xuzi paid no heed to them, causing the wounds to worsen.

The pus-filled wounds were disgusting and ugly, oozing foul-smelling liquid.

Yu Xuzi lowered his head, his face grim, his true qi mostly spent, yet he could not kill the monster before him. The monster was terribly frightening, with strong regenerative ability, and could continually absorb the black qi and poisonous worms within Baihu Cheng to replenish itself; all humans in Baihu Cheng were its food, making up for its losses.

"Cough cough cough."

Yu Xuzi coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood; his face grew even uglier, and within the blood appeared a worm. Though only one worm, it was loathsome, his brows knotted tightly, a single worm signifying that his body had more or less collapsed.

He didn't need to examine his condition; Yu Xuzi knew the specifics. To survive he had to leave this place, but the monster before him would not let him go—he had to kill it, however……

Yu Xuzi had no confidence in killing it; the monster grew stronger the more they fought, something Yu Xuzi had never seen before, having departed from the category of demonic beasts—even the records of the Heavenly Heart Sect contained no such strange and terrifying existence.

"If I don't kill it, it won't let me leave Baihu Cheng alive."

"Damn it, I was careless; this time I might capsize here. I don't know when Martial Uncle Tianlian will arrive. Cough cough cough."

He coughed again, Yu Xuzi spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, then once more gathered fire; his hands wielded unmatched fire technique.

Flames engulfed him, erupting from his dantian and burning himself.

"Ha!"

Flames shot into the sky; this time, before he could even go to Longshe Cheng to investigate, he would meet his end here.

He was unwilling.

Seeing this, the Rat Demon bared all the worms on its body, grinding its teeth.

Its mouth full of fangs, like a black hole, was disgustingly eerie.

"Heh heh heh, Yu Xuzi, you are my food; eating you will surely let me evolve again, at which point I will become…… an invincible existence."

Baihu Cheng alone gave it its accomplishment.

The more humans it devoured, the more terrifying its growth became.

Until the day it truly became invincible in this world.

"Die, Yu Xuzi."

"Boom—"

Ferocious giant mouths tore at the earth, blasting countless pits; Yu Xuzi dodged quickly, throwing fire punches—his fists condensed from fire, all formed from his Pill Fire, blended with special flames into crimson fire of high temperature, incinerating anything they touched instantly.

When fire met the worms, the worms were burned to ash, but in the next moment they grew back.

Endless.

No matter how, they could not be killed completely.

Yu Xuzi walked around five or six times and found a flaw.

"Fire Technique, Heavenly Heart Dragon."

He pressed his palms together, one of the fire divine abilities.

Heavenly Heart Dragon, a fiery giant dragon, ravaged all.

The Rat Demon shouted angrily, its aura surging; strand after strand of hair swelled, merging into a gigantic worm that opened a blood‑filled maw and devoured that fire dragon.

"Divine Ability, Boundless Abyss."

"Devour."

The fire dragon and the worm collided, causing heaven and earth to lose color.

"Boom—"

Half of the fire dragon was swallowed, and Yu Xuzi detonated the fire dragon.

The worms were submerged in fire.

The Rat Demon was also submerged in fire.

Immediately afterward, Yu Xuzi leapt into midair, hoping to seize the chance to leave Baihu Cheng.

This place is not to linger; if he stayed longer, only a dead end awaited.

Taking advantage of the shockwave from the fire explosion breaking through the black qi in the sky, he saw an opportunity.

The Rat Demon emitted a sharp sound, like a divine ability, targeting the soul.

"Squeak squeak."

The sound shook the soul; Yu Xuzi's body shuddered and he hovered in midair.

The Rat Demon lifted its head, its blood‑red eyes fixed tightly on Yu Xuzi.

"Yu Xuzi, don't think of escaping; I won't let you leave alive, you are my food."

"Eat you, eat you, and I can complete my evolution."

"Divine Ability, Plague."

All the black‑qi worms in Baihu Cheng, at this moment, heeded the call and gathered above Yu Xuzi.

Having reacted, Yu Xuzi's soul was wounded; his face turned deathly pale, and countless worms swarmed toward him from above, layer upon layer.

In an instant, Yu Xuzi was wrapped in worms, layer inside, layer outside.

"Heh heh heh, rest in peace and die, Yu Xuzi."

"I will savor you well."

Several kilometers outside Baihu Cheng, Tianlian Zhenren raised his head and saw flames shooting into the sky.

In an instant, the flames were shrouded by black qi.

His expression turned grim, and his speed increased.

Yu Xuzi's divine ability, damn it, he cannot die here.

Before her eyes, a figure appeared, intercepting her.

Tianlian Zhenren said coldly and ruthlessly: "Get lost."

The sword-swinging Tianlian Zhenren didn't even look at the figure before her.

The sword blade tore the sky, the black qi instantly shattered.

The figure before her raised its right hand and grasped this sword.

"What?"

Tianlian Zhenren looked in surprise at the figure before her; her sword was grasped with one hand by this person.

Within the sealed world, no one could achieve this step—not even her senior brother would dare act so recklessly.

"Hehe, Heavenly Heart Sect's Tianlian Zhenren, I didn't expect it to be you who came."

"The Heavenly Heart Sect truly thinks highly of this seat, actually sending you here; I don't know who else besides you has come."

The Heavenly Heart Sect's Tianlian Zhenren is nonetheless one of the sect's top combat powers.

Mu Longhao stood in the sky, not even regarding Tianlian Zhenren.

It can't even defeat Chen Chuyang; a mere Tianlian Zhenren, it still doesn't take to heart.

The strong ones of the sealed world are nothing more than this.

"Hmph, this seat alone is sufficient."

Tianlian Zhenren burst forth with sword technique; the sword blade trembled, breaking free from Mu Longhao's palm.

Sword technique crisscrossed; Tianlian Zhenren drew her sword again.

"Mud."

The sword was like mud, covering Mu Longhao.

This is one of her divine abilities, and also one of her attacking sword techniques.

This sword, like mud, covers you, entangles you, and then lets you die within it.

Unknowingly dying, with no strength to resist at all.

Countless sword techniques envelop the surroundings, forcing Mu Longhao to die against his will.