Chapter 935: Xuan Che's Change

At that time, he was still an Eighth-Order Will Stage Cultivator, having only recently ascended to become the First Core Disciple of the Jade Cauldron Sect.

At that time, he dominated his peers, rising with astonishing speed and surpassing one long-renowned genius after another.

Merely at the Eighth-Order Will Stage, he was already able to suppress numerous Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivators, revealing an invincible posture.

However, a trip to the Alchemy Emperor Secret Realm became the beginning of his nightmare.

There, he encountered two bastards.

Two bastards who, even after they had fallen, he could not let go of.

One was named Wang Daniu.

This person's background was unknown, their name unknown; because of their style of conduct, they were called the Demoness.

Among the top three people he hated most to this day, Wan Guiyuan occupied one spot, and these two occupied the other two.

Among the three.

Although Wang Daniu and Wan Guiyuan were strong, they were still within his range of understanding.

But the Demoness's strength was strong to a degree that made one unable to comprehend.

Among all the people he had seen to this day, let alone being able to rival her, there was not a single person who could even approach her.

This unparalleled strength had almost formed a shadow in his heart.

The Demoness's cultivation far exceeded that of a Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivator; she simultaneously comprehended both the Artistic Conception of Life and Death, and also mastered a peculiar and terrifying clone technique, capable of unleashing ice-attribute power, wind-attribute power, and lightning-attribute power.

And Lu Xiu, although her cultivation was not as good as the Demoness's, it also exceeded the boundary of the Ninth-Order Will Stage; she likewise comprehended the Death Intent and could also unleash ice-attribute power.

This similarity made him think of the Demoness at the first moment—that Monster who remained fresh in his memory to this day.

An astonishing guess could not help but rise in his heart.

Could it be...

The Demoness is not dead?

Impossible!

Immediately following, he instantly denied this guess.

The Demoness and Wang Daniu were attacked by Yaoguang at the same time and were blasted into nothingness before his eyes.

There could not possibly be any chance of survival.

Moreover...

Although Lu Xiu was strong and gave him a strong sense of oppression, compared to the Demoness's despair-inducing strength, she was still far inferior.

At most, she was just a weakened version of the Demoness.

Thinking of this, the panic and unease in his heart instantly faded, and his expression became calm once again.

While Xuan Che's thoughts were shifting in his heart.

On the other side.

Qingshui felt a wave of unwillingness in his heart.

Just a little bit more.

If he could have controlled Lu Xiu for just one more breath of time, Lu Xiu would certainly not have been unscathed in their previous attack.

This Lu Xiu was actually able to break free from his Pupil Technique control!

His Pupil Technique had always been invincible.

He did not expect that after coming to this Outer Realm Battlefield, he would suffer setbacks one after another.

First, he was ignored by Wan Guiyuan, and now he was actually broken by this Lu Xiu, Wan Guiyuan's Junior Sister!

He was the strongest Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator in Tongzhou.

In Tongzhou, he was an invincible existence within the Nascent Soul realm.

When had he ever suffered a loss at the hands of a cultivator in the same realm?

Let alone suffering losses twice in a row?

His pride did not allow him to swallow this insult just like that!

A gloomy look flashed across his eyes.

He gritted his teeth fiercely.

Then, he decisively burned his essence blood.

Spirit Light shone once again in his eyes as he looked at Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu's figure stalled, and her movements stopped once again.

Taking this opportunity, he said coldly to Xuan Che and Cao Tian, "The two of you, attack while you have the chance!"

Seeing Qingshui burn his essence blood to forcibly increase his strength and deploy his Pupil Technique again.

Xuan Che and Cao Tian's eyes brightened at the same time.

It seems this guy has been pushed into a corner.

That is fine too.

With Qingshui taking the initiative, they were happy to take it easy.

The two did not have the slightest hesitation in their movements; the moment Qingshui's voice rang out, they charged out instantly.

However, the moment after the two charged out.

Xuan Che suddenly slowed his speed without a sound, a look of suspicion and uncertainty flashing in his eyes.

Just now, Lu Xiu was controlled by Qingshui's Pupil Technique, and they were only a hair's breadth away from succeeding.

This time.

Qingshui is burning essence blood, so the power of the Pupil Technique must be even stronger.

Since Lu Xiu was affected last time, this time, the duration of her control must be even longer.

At this time, it should have been enough for them to succeed.

But for some reason, he always felt a sense of unease in his heart.

Moreover, he always felt that Lu Xiu's gaze was somewhat off.

Unlike Qingshui and Cao Tian, he had already crossed paths with Lu Xiu several times during the Spirit Ranking Battle.

He had a fair understanding of this Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu was Wan Guiyuan's Junior Sister; it could be said that she was cut from the same cloth as that bastard Wan Guiyuan.

Treacherous, utterly without a bottom line, not a good thing at all.

Therefore, when facing Lu Xiu, he always maintained a shred of vigilance in his heart.

At the moment of attacking, he had been observing Lu Xiu carefully.

It was precisely because of this caution that he noticed something amiss.

After Qingshui unleashed his Pupil Technique, Lu Xiu's gaze did indeed become peaceful as before, and the Spiritual Power fluctuations on her body also became gentle.

It was as if she had given up all resistance.

But for some reason, he always felt that deep within Lu Xiu's gaze, there seemed to be a flicker of imperceptible mockery.

His expression shifted for a moment.

Seeing that he was already close to Lu Xiu, and Cao Tian beside him had even begun to gather power to launch an attack.

Xuan Che's constantly flickering gaze finally steadied.

He chose to follow his heart.

His figure paused.

Immediately after...

Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and flew backward at high speed.

Sensing Xuan Che's movement.

Qingshui's expression froze, a look of bewilderment appearing on his face.

Xuan Che was stunned, his attack even faltering for a moment.

The two did not understand, what kind of madness had taken hold of this Xuan Che?

He was perfectly fine just a moment ago.

Why did he suddenly flee?

Could it be...

Did he see something?

The two realized it belatedly.

They hurriedly looked at Lu Xiu.

They then discovered that Lu Xiu, whose gaze had been peaceful, power stable, and who seemed to have given up all resistance, had "woken up" at some point.

That gaze, which had become peaceful under Qingshui's control, was now filled with mockery and coldness.

That Spiritual Power, which had already returned to a calm and gentle state, was now poised and ready to strike.

"We've been tricked!"

"She wasn't affected by the Pupil Technique at all!"

The two reacted instantly.

However, just as the two subconsciously wanted to retreat.

Lu Xiu's palm had already reached out.

Rolling black mist surged out like a deluge.

Cao Tian, who had already rushed in front of Mu Lingxi, bore the brunt and was swallowed by the mist that symbolized the Death Force.

Qingshui was further away and, exerting all his strength, managed to dodge it in a sorry state, not being enveloped by the mist.

Within the dense black mist, the terrifying Death Force drilled into Cao Tian's body as if it could permeate anything.

Wherever it passed, the vitality of his physical body was extinguished instantly, as if encountering a natural enemy.

Intense pain swept through him.

Cao Tian let out a miserable scream and fell toward the ground.

Mu Lingxi looked at Cao Tian, then looked at the lingeringly fearful Qingshui.

Finally, her gaze landed on Xuan Che, who had already retreated far away, "Xuan Che, you have become much more cautious compared to the Spirit Ranking Battle."

"If you had had this much vigilance back then, perhaps you wouldn't have been so wretched, and Fairy Kong wouldn't have been implicated by you so many times."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Che could not help but recall the humiliation he suffered in the Spirit Ranking Battle and the suppression Yu'er had encountered.

His face turned ashen.