Chapter 241: Blood of the Sealed Nether

At this moment, the sky was past noon, not yet dusk. The firmament was originally cloudless, but with the arrival of the white-clothed woman, clouds and mist suddenly rose in the sky above her head, a black mass, faintly containing flashes of lightning within.

Especially this ferocious ghost face formed by the dark clouds, looking down at this moment, revealed a cruel intent, as if with just one thought from that woman, this fierce ghost would rush onto the Criminal Division and pounce on Xu Qing.

And there were originally few people in front of the Criminal Division on weekdays, but now there was absolutely no one left.

The disciples of the Criminal Division had been arranged by Xu Qing to disperse at the first moment after receiving the intelligence.

So now, inside the Criminal Division, only Xu Qing existed.

He sat in the reception hall, behind him was the picture of evil ghosts fighting for food. At this moment, hearing the words, he raised his head, his calm gaze falling on the white-clothed woman outside the gate across the courtyard.

The cloud-mist evil ghost above the other party's head, Xu Qing did not pay attention to. The black-ball ghost faces behind this woman, Xu Qing did not focus on.

His gaze was like electricity, gazing at this woman standing at the door, as if he could see through her essence.

"A clone?"

A ripple appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. He was toying with a jade slip in his hand; this was the item sent by the Intelligence Division the moment the other party stepped into the Seven Blood Children.

It detailed the origin and background of this woman.

"The orthodox cultivation of the Hunters of the Strange is based on bloodlines, with cultivation techniques as a supplement. This sect worships four great bloodline sources, which can be transplanted into the bodies of disciples. Each bloodline has its own wonders and has miraculous effects on strange things. As for their origins, opinions differ."

"Among them, the bloodline transplanted by the Prince Sima surname is called the Blood of the Sealed Nether, which has astonishing aspects in sealing strange things. However, although these four great bloodlines are strong, they are weaker than the mysterious clan in the legendary Eastern Wanggu Continent, the Strange-Companion Clan."

"This Prince Sima Ru has extraordinary talent. After transplanting the Sealed Nether bloodline, her compatibility was astonishing, and she stood out from the crowd. She was a Sequence Palace descendant of the Hunters of the Strange many years ago. Although she was not the first, among the few people ranked above her who reached the Golden Core, she had also suppressed the disciples of the four veins of her sect for several years during the Foundation Establishment Realm, and then broke through to step into the Heavenly Palace Golden Core."

"Her true body is now in seclusion, so what came is a clone she refined using her own bones when she was at the peak of Foundation Establishment. This clone has sealed multiple strange things, and its combat power exceeds four fires, but it has not reached five fires; it should be at the level of four and a half fires."

When the content of the jade slip appeared in Xu Qing's mind, the white-clothed woman Prince Sima Ru outside the door looked at the reception hall where Xu Qing was and spoke softly and very politely.

"My brother is unruly and has caused you trouble."

"I apologize to you on his behalf for the wrong things he has done."

Prince Sima Ru's voice was cold. At this moment, after she finished speaking, wherever her black hair reaching the ground passed, the ground became alive and formed a large number of black-ball ghost faces. As they jumped and jumped, they also learned from Prince Sima Ru and emitted noisy sounds.

"Apologize, apologize."

"Trouble, trouble."

The sounds were dense, as if countless children were competing to speak, revealing strangeness. At the same time, the numerous faces appearing on the umbrella Prince Sima Ru was holding also emitted sounds of crying and laughing.

This scene caused the heaven-gifted talents of the Seven Sect Alliance in the distance to gasp. In reality, the Hunters of the Strange were extremely mysterious within the Seven Sects, and other sects did not like to deal with them on weekdays.

Xu Qing gazed at Prince Sima Ru from afar.

This was his first contact with the other party, and he did not know her style. But at this moment, this Prince Sima Ru had been very polite since her arrival. She neither forced her way in nor did she directly attack without reason. Her opening was even to apologize on behalf of her brother.

It was far from Prince Sima Ling's overbearing manner.

Facing this posture, it was difficult for Xu Qing to raise too much hostility. However, his vigilance would not decrease because of the other party's posture, so he transmitted his words calmly.

"This matter needs to be reported to the sect by Xu. You can wait for a few days."

The white-clothed woman nodded gently upon hearing this. Her expression was elegant, looking at Xu Qing, and her cold voice spoke softly.

"Waiting for a few days is fine. However, I apologize to you on behalf of my brother for his wrongdoings."

"Then, how should you apologize for the fact that you beat him?"

"My brother likes to collect eyes, so take one of your eyes as an apology."

The white-clothed woman's expression was polite and courteous from beginning to end. Even as she said these three sentences at this moment, her expression remained the same, without any sign of anger, as if in her heart, everything was supposed to be like this.

Hearing these three sentences, Xu Qing remained silent, withdrew his gaze, and dismissed the idea of releasing Prince Sima Ling.

At the same time, following her words, the white-clothed woman Prince Sima Ru's body drifted forward slowly, drifted into the Criminal Division's gate, and entered the courtyard. And with her arrival, the clouds and mist above her head roared, rolling forward directly, covering the Criminal Division within.

At the same time, those black-ball ghost faces also scrambled to jump in through the gate. While jumping, they kept repeating Prince Sima Ru's words.

"Apologize, apologize."

"Apologize, apolo... ah." Among the numerous sounds, one black-ball ghost face, while jumping, fell into a dark place. The moment its whole body landed, it was as if it had fallen into an abyss, instantly disappearing, and the sound also came to an abrupt end.

Almost the moment that black-ball ghost face disappeared, the magic array inside the Criminal Division erupted. While isolating the outside world, this magic array also sealed this place, making it impossible for outsiders to investigate or perceive.

There was even a power of suppression descending.

But as the white-clothed woman took out a white token from her bosom, this power of suppression instantly stagnated. Clearly, this token was extraordinary, thoroughly embodying the status and nobility of her upper sect.

Although the power of isolation still existed, the suppression of the Seven Blood Children against the outer sect was completely ineffective against her.

The dignified guardian magic array of the Seven Blood Children was actually rendered ineffective by an outer sect with a wave of her hand.

This feeling was as if your own things could be used by others with permission, and perhaps the permission even exceeded yours. Whether in secret or in front of you, they could play with it at will, yet you had nothing to say, because on the surface, it really belonged to the other party.

This made Xu Qing sigh in his heart. He suddenly understood why the sect ancestors and others had arranged various secrets and had grand plans.

No matter who it was, they did not want to be passively controlled by others forever. With one word from the other party, they could rotate their disciples; with one token from the other party, they could make the magic array that guarded the safety of their entire sect lose its effect.

Especially in this chaotic world, where there were tigers, leopards, wolves, and jackals, they were even less willing to live inferior to others.

Xu Qing even felt that it was very likely that if the high-level officials of the Seven Sect Alliance arrived, the magic array of the Seven Blood Children would, in all likelihood... become an object to suppress the Seven Blood Children with a wave of their hands.

"You used this magic array to drive my brother's guardian and protector out of the battlefield, right?" The white-clothed woman Prince Sima Ru, who was drifting toward Xu Qing, spoke softly.

At this moment, she had drifted across the courtyard and arrived outside the reception hall. Without any pause, she drifted directly into the reception hall. But the moment her words echoed and her body drifted in, Xu Qing moved.

He stood up and took a step, arriving directly in front of Prince Sima Ru. With no expression on his face, he threw a punch directly.

This punch caused the wind and clouds to change, earth-shaking, and the power of the eruption was incomparably fierce, forming towering thunder, roaring in all directions.

And the moment Xu Qing made his move, the shadows on the ground in the courtyard rose suddenly, turning into eyes, becoming big mouths, and pouncing fiercely on those black-ball ghost faces.

At the same time, a black lightning bolt also rushed out from the hiding place on the side, heading straight for the cloud-mist ghost face that was about to pounce down from the sky.

In an instant, earth-shaking sounds erupted, deafening.

The white-clothed woman Prince Sima Ru's body shook suddenly. Under Xu Qing's punch, her body retreated instantly, flying directly out of the reception hall and retreating into the courtyard.

Her originally composed expression showed a change for the first time. All the strange faces on the umbrella she was holding widened their eyes, looking not at Xu Qing, but at the ground of the courtyard.

On the ground, all the black balls were gone.

All of this made Prince Sima Ru's eyes reveal a gloomy light, and she looked up at the person walking out from the reception hall's gate at this moment.

Inside the reception hall's gate, flames rose, spreading violently toward the outside along the gate, manifesting into the shape of a Jin Wu, covering the front, its momentum like a rainbow.

Within these flames, faintly, a youth figure was walking out step by step.

Outside this youth's body, the Jin Wu hissed. He was like the master of flames. The Jin Wu's tail flames turned into an imperial robe, adding to his body, making him incomparably noble. At the same time, the youth's long hair scattered, and the sea of fire became his cloak.

As he walked out, this flame cloak spread out even more behind him, shaking all directions. At the same time, the Jin Wu bowed its head and landed, its head rising from the youth's head, like an imperial crown.

Matching his peerless appearance, at this moment, Xu Qing was like a dragon and a tiger, his spirit like a rainbow, like a young ancient emperor walking into the human world.

"Jin Wu Refines Ten Thousand Spirits!" The white-clothed woman Prince Sima Ru stared at Xu Qing, speaking word by word. At the same time, her body blurred, and instantly, her speed erupted. She suddenly appeared in front of Xu Qing, raised her right hand, and clawed fiercely at his eyes.

Xu Qing's expression was as usual. He lowered his head fiercely, using his own head to slam hard against the hand the woman was grabbing with.

This fighting style made Prince Sima Ru's heart shake. The next instant, with a bang, Prince Sima Ru's right hand collapsed, a touch of shock appeared in her expression, and her body retreated rapidly.

Xu Qing rushed forward fiercely. His speed was so fast that it actually exceeded Prince Sima Ru's. After catching up in an instant, he raised his right hand, grabbed the other party's hair, and smashed it fiercely toward the ground!

The ground roared, shattering and collapsing.

Prince Sima Ru's body suddenly turned into a large amount of mist and scattered from Xu Qing's hand. A shrill sound erupted at this moment. These mists formed a large number of strange shadows, rushing toward Xu Qing from all eight directions.

Even above Xu Qing's head, Prince Sima Ru's ghost umbrella manifested, suppressing Xu Qing suddenly.

But a mere ghost umbrella, how could it be worthy of suppressing the Jin Wu!

The next instant, the Jin Wu that had formed the imperial crown raised its head suddenly, a touch of contempt appearing in its eyes, and it rushed up suddenly. ===== CHAPTER 242 =====