Chapter 142: True Heartbeat

"Run!"

"Hahaha, where are you guys running to!"

Layer 15 of the Underground Cellar Secret Realm, a group of aliens were chasing and killing the students.

Although the Underground City had been taken, the Secret Realm Core had also been reset, but there were still many aliens inside.

Among this group of aliens, there was a Fourth Realm alien.

Among the students being chased, the strongest was at most Late Third Realm.

In a one-on-one situation, this Late Third Realm student might not be unable to fight against the Fourth Realm alien.

The problem is that this Late Third Realm student is injured.

The number of aliens is also extremely large.

Several hundred aliens surrounded this group of students, their eyes full of excitement and cruelty.

Since they were locked up here, they have always been the humans' prey.

Now, it's finally their turn to hunt these damned humans.

"Charge, turn them into corpses!"

The leading Fourth Realm alien gave an order.

The aliens swarmed forward to kill.

They didn't intend to leave any survivors; instead, they wanted to turn these students into corpses to conveniently pack them into things like spatial bags and carry them away.

As for the spatial bags, they obtained them from human cultivators when they seized the secret realm.

"Let's fight them!"

The Late Third Realm student disregarded his injuries and fought with all his strength.

"Pfft!"

The Fourth Realm alien crippled him with a single blow.

"Die."

The Fourth Realm alien laughed sinisterly, about to finish him off.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

More than ten flying swords formed a tight sword net, sweeping toward him.

"Oh no!"

The Fourth Realm alien sensed danger, his face changed drastically, and he was about to flee.

But for some reason the surrounding space wouldn't let him break out, even after charging for a while.

The next second, the flying swords arrived.

"Break it for me!"

He went on a frenzied offensive, trying to block the flying swords.

"Ah..."

However, after this wave of upgrades, Lu Xun's flying swords were not so easy to block.

To end the battle faster, he directly coated his flying swords with Phoenix True Flame; as soon as the Fourth Realm alien touched it, he screamed in agony from the burns.

Moments later, the Fourth Realm alien's corpse collapsed heavily to the ground.

"It's a human Fourth Realm!"

"Lord Ju Ge is dead, run!"

With the death of the Fourth Realm alien, the other aliens were terrified and scattered in all directions.

"Boom~"

Aodaili waved her wand, unleashing bolt after bolt of thunder magic, killing these aliens one after another.

After her proficiency in thunder magic broke through to the Fourth Realm, she finally gained a powerful means of attack, and her attacks became more numerous.

In fact, when traveling together with Lu Xun, she always tried to act first, wanting to suppress him in points.

Although she gave her virginity to Lu Xun, that doesn't mean she became his vassal from then on.

In fact, in her view, this was still to obtain Barbara's help.

It was merely a transaction.

However, Aodaili herself hadn't realized that her attitude toward Lu Xun had already changed from before.

"Rumble rumble rumble~"

Aodaili's speed in killing aliens was still not as fast as Lu Xun's.

Lu Xun's fireballs combined with his flying swords made killing aliens as smooth as cutting wheat.

Not long after, all the aliens were wiped out.

"So impressive."

"It's Lu Xun, he saved us!"

"Brother Xun, you are my god!"

After the students were rescued, they cheered.

Lu Xun didn't linger long, leaving together with Aodaili, flying swiftly upward.

He first needed to find Murong Wan before anything else.

As for Chu Youqing, she was still in that underground cellar, grappling with the fire snake; for her, that place was actually the safest.

【Murong Wan's Thousand Trace Steps breakthrough to Third Stage, you gain forty times Murong Wan's harvest.】

At this moment, the return from Murong Wan arrived.

Her Thousand Trace Steps broke through.

Lu Xun's Divine Trace Steps also became more powerful.

"Martial skills don't just breakthrough for no reason; she likely encountered alien people again, we need to hurry."

Thinking of this, Lu Xun's flight speed increased further.

"He's in such a hurry; could he be going to save his little lover?"

Aodaili closely followed him.

Her sacrifice is so great that she cannot be lost; without obtaining what she wants from Babala, she will not leave Lu Xun.

"Damn it, why are you always following me!"

In the fourteenth layer of the secret realm, Liu Xinghe was very troubled.

A fourth-realm alien set its sights on him and pursued him relentlessly.

The Star River Holy Body's combat power indeed exceeded limits; Liu Xinghe, at the second realm, killed many third-realm aliens.

Among them were even a mid-third-realm and a late-third-realm.

Although he used his trump card to kill that late-third-realm, it was a genuine kill.

But against a fourth-realm, he truly couldn't handle it.

That fourth-realm alien had pursued him for a long time, driving him all the way to the fourteenth layer of the secret realm, and still wouldn't let him go.

Liu Xinghe had already used many trump cards to preserve his life.

"We can only use a fifth-grade spirit talisman."

Seeing the enemy still relentlessly pursuing, Liu Xinghe prepared to use a fifth-grade spirit talisman to counter-kill.

The fourth-realm's speed is too fast; to kill it, one must find the right moment to strike a fatal blow.

Just as he was about to strike, suddenly a figure flew up from the ground.

The place where it appeared happened to be beside the alien.

"Huh?"

That figure let out a soft 'huh', then raised a hand, and a sky-covering attack fell upon the alien that had chased him for most of the night.

The poor alien hadn't even reacted before Lu Xun blasted it to pieces.

"Lu, don't you think that's too fast?"

After Aodaili flew out from the underground passage, she couldn't help but complain.

Lu Xun killed fourth-realm beings faster and faster.

Along the way, to save time, when encountering some fourth-realm beings, Lu Xun directly used Babala's spell.

First immobilize the opponent, then unleash a full combo.

These fourth-realm aliens had no life-saving means like spirit talismans; nobody could withstand such a barrage.

After Aodaili finished complaining, she hurried to catch up with Lu Xun.

Because Lu Xun would fly away immediately after killing a fourth-realm alien, he didn't even have time to say a word to Liu Xinghe.

"It's him!"

Liu Xinghe naturally recognized Lu Xun.

His eyes instantly showed surprise, and his heart suddenly felt extremely uneasy.

He felt no joy at escaping the fourth-realm pursuit.

Because Lu Xun is too strong.

A fourth-realm alien was actually instant-killed by Lu Xun.

Although Lu Xun seemed to have used some means, regardless of what means, being able to kill a fourth-realm is already proof.

Even if Liu Xinghe held a fifth-grade attack spirit talisman, he still lacked full confidence.

"Xinghe, I finally found you."

After a few hours, Liu Changfeng successfully found Liu Xinghe.

The two are closely related by blood; the Liu family has some secret arts that can sense bloodline within a certain range.

"What, Lu Xun won the ultimate grand prize?"

Then Liu Xinghe received the news that gave him ten thousand points of critical hit.

Lu Xun killed the Blood Demon that had almost wiped out Liu Changfeng and ten other fourth-realm beings, winning the ultimate grand prize!

This news almost made Liu Xinghe's legs go weak.

He felt as if all his strength had been drained, his whole body a little unsteady.

Lu Xun killing fourth-realm beings before his eyes already gave him a huge shock.

In the face of this new news, however, it hardly counts at all.

"Wow, Sister Wan, you're really amazing."

On another side, in the thirteenth layer of the secret realm, Murong Wan together with some students wiped out a group of aliens.

Her martial arts progress was forced out by those aliens.

Among the aliens there were many third-realm beings, making this battle quite difficult for the students.

Until Murong Wan's Thousand Trace Steps broke through, her combat power rose another level, and with the Thousand Trace Steps she successfully killed a late-third-realm alien, turning the tide.

This made the other students unable to help but admire her.

"She's over there!"

"That's the owner of the Exquisite Treasure Body; capture her and we can negotiate with humanity!"

At that moment, several fourth-realm aliens led a large group of aliens in an assault.

Upon seeing Murong Wan, each of those aliens' eyes lit up.

They learned through some captured students that each school had its top geniuses.

For example, Liu Xinghe, who possesses the Starry River Holy Body, and Murong Wan, who possesses the Luminous Jade Body.

These were all instructed by Blood Nether; they are top geniuses that must be captured.

Because Blood Nether plans to use these top geniuses to negotiate with humans in exchange for its own freedom.

This is also why that alien fourth-realm is relentlessly pursuing Liu Xinghe.

And after learning through some means about the changes in the underground city, these few alien fourth-realms sensed that doom was imminent.

They became even more frenzied.

Students like Murong Wan have become the key to their survival.

"Wan Sis, it seems they're coming for you—run!"

A third-year student who had opened his ear aperture and awakened wind-following ear heard the aliens' words and quickly urged Murong Wan to flee.

Murong Wan hesitated not, activating a god-walk talisman and fleeing far away.

"Where are you fleeing to?"

But she never expected that those few alien fourth-realms also had talismans seized from the students, and they came after her one by one, surrounding her completely.

"This lass isn't bad-looking; catch her, play with her a bit, shatter her Dao heart, then use her to bargain for freedom."

A demon fourth-realm licked his lips, revealing a hint of greed.

This guy actually harbored designs on Murong Wan.

His behavior wasn't purely out of lust; he had a more malicious intent.

That was to destroy Murong Wan's Dao heart; even with her Luminous Jade Body, her future growth would be limited.

"Attack."

Several fourth-realms all charged at Murong Wan together.

Murong Wan hesitated not, directly activating a fourth-grade defensive talisman.

But under the fourth-realms' attack, her fourth-grade talisman held for only a dozen seconds before shattering with a boom.

Then she activated a second one.

"See how many you have left."

The demon fourth-realm's face was full of a savage grin.

"Boom!"

The second defensive talisman was shattered.

But immediately, Murong Wan activated a third, then a fourth and fifth in quick succession.

"So many?"

The demon fourth-realm raised an eyebrow, wondering if Murong Wan had perhaps too many talismans.

But they're just talismans; no matter how many, they can't hold out for long.

"Boom boom boom~"

Suddenly, Murong Wan flung out a large stack of attack talismans.

A large number of fourth-grade talismans erupted in power, forcing even the fourth-realms to avoid their sharp edge.

Seizing the opportunity, Murong Wan activated another god-walk talisman and fled in haste.

"Want to run?"

"Chase!"

Several fourth-realms flew into a rage and chased madly.

The fastest among them was a winged-tribe fourth-realm with wings on his back.

His speed burst forth, able to keep up even with a fourth-grade god-walk talisman.

With a flap of his wings, he surged ahead of Murong Wan, cutting off her path.

This brief delay allowed the other fourth-realms to catch up, surrounding Murong Wan once again.

"Wan Sis..."

The other students worried terribly, but had no recourse.

A late-stage third-realm student tried to rush forward, but was sent flying by a single blow from an alien fourth-realm.

"Don't kill them; defile her in front of them, and her Dao heart will surely break!"

The earlier demon fourth-realm came up with an even more vicious plan.

Murong Wan's pretty face turned pale.

With so many fourth-realms, she saw no chance of escape.

Mainly, these guys had scavenged a lot of good stuff from some human students.

Especially, the students of Myriad Willows Academy had dropped plenty of items for them.

Otherwise, Murong Wan might still have escaped by relying on her god-walk talisman.

Murong Wan felt a stack of attack talismans in her hand, but she did not intend to attack the fourth-realms; she meant to use them for suicide.

"You want to commit suicide?!"

The demon fourth-realm's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and Murong Wan felt a terrifying will pressing down on her.

Her body froze.

Taking the opportunity, the demon fourth-realm lunged at Murong Wan.

Just as he was about to seize Murong Wan, suddenly a dense barrage of flying swords rained down like raindrops.

The demon fourth-realm sensed the danger, about to retreat, but was shocked to discover he couldn't move at all.

The next second, the flying swords pierced him through, turning him into a sieve.

There are four realms.

It's him!

Several other fourth realm 【people】 saw the attackers; among them, two's faces drastically changed.

They are two of the several fourth realm 【people】 who attacked the camp at night.

Run!

These two fourth realm 【people】 had already been frightened out of their wits by Lu Xun; without a word, they were about to flee.

But, it was already too late.

Aodaili waved her wand, dragging them.

Lu Xun went all out, wildly unleashing his power on these fourth realm 【people】.

He no longer used the immobilization spell.

The spell's consumption is too great; using it repeatedly in a short time, each additional use doubles the consumption.

Even so, with Lu Xun's current combat power, assisted by Aodaili's spatial magic, killing fourth realm 【people】 is just as swift.

That's Lu Xun!

I swear to my ancestors, I didn't see wrong—did he kill the fourth realm?

This... this is impossible... is he still human!

You're right, this isn't a person, it's a god!

Hiss~~~

In the distance, all the students were stunned.

Murong Wan stared blankly at Lu Xun, his figure reflected in her eyes, her heart pounding like a drum.

At this moment, Lu Xun, in her eyes, was practically more dazzling than the rosy clouds on the horizon.

He tore through the air, his robes flying, divine radiance seeming to swirl around him, like the legendary hero who rides seven-colored auspicious clouds.

At this moment, Murong Wan clearly felt her own heartbeat, understood her own feelings.

She... truly felt moved for Lu Xun.