Chapter 214: Blood-Stained Cloth Garments

Xu Qing's killing intent had been suppressed for a long time.

From the moment he learned of the assassination of Master Bai, it felt as if a sharp blade were frantically roaming within his body, wanting to break out, wanting to slaughter everyone.

Yet he could not; he could only forcibly suppress this monstrous killing intent, forcing himself to calm down, to proceed to the Purple Earth with a cool head, where he had to be even more cautious, unable to kill the culprit even if he caught them.

He could only torture them slowly, to dig the mastermind out from their mouth.

After struggling until now, he finally found a clue, and the killing intent in his heart could no longer be suppressed; in this eruption, Xu Qing's body lunged out, his speed so fast that he arrived before a Starfish Clan cultivator in an instant.

This cultivator was a female, and as Xu Qing approached, the two Life Fires within her body shook violently; just as they were about to extinguish, Xu Qing's right hand had already reached out, carrying immense hatred, astonishing madness, and a terrifying aura, instantly piercing through the woman's stomach and reaching directly inside.

He grabbed her Life Fire and squeezed it fiercely!

With a boom, a harrowing, inhuman scream of agony erupted from the Starfish Clan female cultivator; this was a pain she had never endured in her life, the torture of having her Life Fire pinched out alive.

It was not over; after one squeeze, Xu Qing swung his hand violently, grabbing the other Life Fire as well, dragging both out entirely. Amidst the dripping blood, as the Life Fires collapsed, all the magic apertures within the Starfish Clan female cultivator's body shattered with a bang at this moment.

An even more shrill scream rang out, and she rapidly weakened.

All of this caused blood to flow from her seven orifices, but Xu Qing's slaughter did not end; he slammed his head directly into the woman's forehead, and in an instant, the woman's face, which had been quite beautiful, exploded like a smashed fruit.

Covered in blood, Xu Qing turned his head with a gloomy expression to look at the remaining two Starfish Clan members, especially the Starfish Clan princess.

Behind him, the Jin Wu hissed and took a fierce breath toward the headless corpse to the side, but it sucked nothing out, so it tilted its head and looked viciously at the Starfish Clan princess.

Under the moonlight, Xu Qing's entire body was permeated with baleful aura, like a fierce god, and the Jin Wu beside him was like a peerless ferocious beast, its momentum earth-shaking.

"Xu Qing, this matter..."

The Starfish Clan princess's face turned pale, terror appearing in her eyes. Just as she opened her mouth, the last Starfish Clan guardian cultivator beside her let out a roar and lunged out violently.

"Princess, flee quickly!"

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As he spoke, the Starfish Clan cultivator's entire body shone with light, his Life Fires burned, and all his magic apertures erupted; an aura of self-detonation spread within his body, and as he formed seals, he triggered the three discs arranged in the surroundings.

Those three discs emitted an astonishing aura, turning into bolts of lightning that formed a large net in mid-air, suppressing and binding Xu Qing.

Seeing this, the Starfish Clan princess gritted her teeth, turned abruptly, and headed straight for the sea; she knew she could not return to Seven Blood Eyes and had to leave as quickly as possible.

But just as she was about to rush into the sea, a giant sea turtle suddenly lunged out from beneath the water, its eyes filled with terror and despair; somehow, it let out a cackling sound and bit toward her.

At the same time, a black iron skewer shot out from Xu Qing's side, forming streaks of black lightning in mid-air as it headed straight for the Starfish Clan princess.

In an instant, the sea turtle collided with the Starfish Clan princess, and the power of the black iron skewer arrived, causing a roaring explosion.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing's killing intent surged, not diminishing in the slightest. The moment the lightning net formed by the three discs descended to shroud and bind him, the power of his Jin Wu Refines Ten Thousand Spirits erupted within him.

He raised his head abruptly, and the Jin Wu behind him roared at the sky, charging straight upward; its massive body, phoenix tail, and black flames arched like a bow at this moment, heading straight for the firmament.

It collided directly with the lightning net; the next instant, the net collapsed and tore apart, and amidst cracking sounds, the three surrounding discs also shattered with a bang, breaking into pieces and collapsing.

It was impossible to block!

It was simply that the power Xu Qing erupted with at this moment was comparable to that of a four-fire cultivator; a mere two-fire cultivator, even with magic tools, could not possibly stir up any waves.

The next instant, Xu Qing's body vanished and appeared directly before the Starfish Clan cultivator who had lunged over to delay him with a self-detonation. As he raised his right hand and pressed his palm against the man's forehead, Xu Qing inhaled fiercely amidst the indescribable terror and despair in the Starfish Clan cultivator's eyes.

Baleful fire erupted, and the man's soul was forcibly sucked out. The pain of having one's soul extracted alive caused the Starfish Clan cultivator to scream sharply, his body trembling violently, while the Jin Wu Refines Ten Thousand Spirits erupted again, taking another breath in mid-air.

Immediately, as the cultivator's body trembled, a massive amount of vital energy and blood erupted from his seven orifices and rose into the sky. Both soul and vitality were being extracted; in the span of just two breaths, the Starfish Clan cultivator turned into a dried corpse, collapsed to the ground, and shattered into fly ash.

At the same time, the Starfish Clan princess, blocked by the sea turtle and intercepted by the black iron skewer, turned pale to the extreme.

She watched her clansman die in such a short time, and watched Xu Qing turn around and walk toward her with endless baleful aura; the terror in her eyes made her mind on the verge of collapse.

She recalled the scene she had seen that day of Xu Qing fighting the black-clad girl from Venerable Dongyou Island, she thought of the reason for the name "Fierce" of the Case Investigation Department that had spread within Seven Blood Eyes during this time, and she even thought of the beautiful face the other party had shown during her previous visits.

All of this intertwined, creating a sense of unreality and an unspeakable fear. She retreated rapidly, but it was too late; the loss of her mental composure allowed the Jin Gang Sect ancestor to seize the opportunity, lunging forward to pierce through her stomach and then flying back through it again in a flash.

As screams erupted from the Starfish Clan princess, the sea turtle to the side opened its massive mouth and bit down on the princess's arm; with a snap, it bit it clean off.

While chewing, a look of madness appeared on its face, yet in its eyes, there was deep fear and a hint of pleading.

This sea turtle was none other than the Ghostly Nether Clan cultivator; after the starfish he had inhabited died, he was resurrected in a sea turtle on the seabed. Just as he was about to flee, he quickly discovered that his body had suddenly lost all control.

He was familiar with this feeling, so terror and horror erupted from his mind; he could do nothing but watch in despair as the sea turtle he inhabited turned around happily and swam toward the shore.

At this moment, on the shore, the Starfish Clan princess, her abdomen pierced repeatedly and her mind nearly collapsed, wore a pitiful expression, her eyes filled with pleading, her body trembling as she wept toward Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, I had my reasons for this, I also..."

Before she could finish, Xu Qing had already arrived before her and slapped her across the face. With a boom, the girl's right cheek instantly swelled, and as her teeth shattered, her skull also cracked, seemingly affecting her nerves and causing her limbs to twitch uncontrollably a few times.

The Life Fires within her body were directly extinguished by this slap from Xu Qing.

Before she could recover, Xu Qing walked over again and slapped her once more.

Amidst the roar, the girl let out a shrill scream, her left cheek swelling just as high, all the teeth in her mouth spraying out covered in blood, and her entire skull seemed about to collapse at this moment.

The last Life Fire in her body also exploded, and the next instant, Xu Qing approached and landed a fierce kick on the wound in the girl's abdomen.

The girl's blood gushed out again, her body was thrown into the air, and all the magic apertures in her body shattered with a bang under this great force, completely crippling her cultivation.

This intense, piercing pain made her want to faint, but immediately after, an elixir was stuffed into her mouth by Xu Qing, prolonging her vitality while preventing her from losing consciousness.

Thus, she could only scream shrilly amidst the intense pain in her body, her expression twisting; there was no longer despair in her eyes, but a mixture of madness and malice. Just as she was about to speak, Xu Qing punched her in the mouth, causing her mouth to collapse and become a bloody mess.

Then, Xu Qing looked at the woman coldly, took a deep breath, and with a wave of his hand, the Azure Dragon opened its mouth and swallowed the sea turtle whole, then floated in mid-air, while Xu Qing dragged the Starfish Clan princess by her right foot and walked forward.

The sand and gravel on the beach, like sharp blades, rapidly abraded the Starfish Clan princess's flesh, causing her source of pain to be not only the collapse of her magic apertures but also the thousand-cut torture of her physical body and the continuous mental torment.

Thus, amidst this cruel friction, her screams were no longer even human.

Just like this, Xu Qing walked all the way, and behind him, a shocking trail of blood was formed.

This trail of blood spread, growing longer and longer, and the screams grew weaker and weaker, until shortly after, Xu Qing walked into the range of the Seven Blood Eyes formation and saw the majestic city in the distance; he spoke with an expressionless face.

"Seven Blood Eyes Sequence, Head of the Seventh Peak Case Investigation Department, Xu Qing, reports to the sect: the Starfish Clan has rebelled. I request the sect formation to suppress all Starfish Clan members within Seven Blood Eyes; do not let them teleport away, do not let them transmit messages to the outside, suppress them on the spot!"

As soon as his words fell, the Seven Blood Eyes formation roared, seemingly identifying the situation rapidly. The next instant, an aged voice from the Sixth Peak, accompanied by hurried breathing, spread in all directions.

"Granted!"

As the words echoed, the Seven Blood Eyes sect formation started abruptly, and the suppression began. At the same time, figures flew out from Seven Blood Eyes, heading straight for Xu Qing.

The fastest was the Sixth Master, who had walked out from the Sixth Peak; with almost a single step, he crossed the distance and arrived before Xu Qing. His Nascent Soul cultivation made him like a sun, radiating heat and madness, distorting everything in the surroundings.

"Xu Qing, what did you find!"

Xu Qing took a deep breath, enduring the discomfort of being so close to a Nascent Soul cultivator, and cupped his fists, speaking in a low voice.

"Sixth Master, search her soul and you will know!"

As he spoke, Xu Qing waved his hand, throwing the princess behind him in front of the Sixth Master. The Sixth Master's breathing was hurried; if it were any other Peak Master, they might not have truly searched her soul just because of Xu Qing's words, but he was different.

At this moment, the Sixth Master did not hesitate at all; he raised his right hand and pressed it firmly onto the Starfish Clan princess's forehead, beginning to search her soul!

It did not take long before the Captain and others also flew over. Seeing this scene, they all wore solemn expressions and came to Xu Qing's side, waiting silently. The Captain looked at the screaming Starfish Clan princess, then looked at the expressionless but still balefully intense Xu Qing, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Little Ah Qing, this matter, Senior Brother will carry it with you!"