Chapter 708

"So it was all just a misunderstanding—I knew it! Why did you attack me the moment you saw me?"

Zuo Tian Yi Yun said with great helplessness.

"When I first saw all of you arrive here and sensed the energy emanating from you, which resembled that of the corpses, I suspected you were the killers. I also noticed you were searching for something, so I assumed..."

Luo En said.

"Of course we were searching for him. When we first sensed those corpses, we rushed here immediately, trying to find traces of them—we assumed they must have been created by him. We never expected to end up fighting you."

The man said angrily.

"You bunch of fools think you can kill me? What nonsense. But I'll give you a gift—you'll surely love it."

Zuo Tian Yi Yun and Luo En had already taken combat stances; Taiyilang and Nainai stood aside, still intending to interfere from the periphery—they too had now entered battle readiness.

The man looked at everyone, his face always wearing a smile.

"I never expected you'd finally caught up to me—but clearly, you're too late. In fact, I've already brought the Ten Thousand Souls Art to its peak. It's a pity I didn't kill those people in the cathedral, but it doesn't matter—whether I kill them or not is irrelevant now. My power has reached its peak; I have enough souls to unleash my final attack."

As he spoke, he suddenly extended his hand, thick smoke continuously pouring from it. Luo En shouted loudly.

"Be careful—this smoke contains countless vengeful spirits; they'll unleash devastating attacks."

Zuo Tian Yi Yun nodded and immediately released his energy, rapidly transforming into countless afterimages to resist the smoke. Within the smoke, endless vengeful spirits writhed desperately, screaming shrilly.

Then the smoke rapidly converged onto the ground; the vengeful spirits seemed redeemed, scrambling swiftly across the earth and charging furiously toward Luo En and the others.

The vengeful spirits' power had become immensely strong—Luo En could feel it was utterly different from before. Indeed, the man's Ten Thousand Souls Art had reached a new realm, making the spirits he released even more terrifying.

Luo En swiftly attacked the vengeful spirits, pouring out his energy with all his might. The spirits could not withstand his energy and were instantly torn apart.

But they quickly reborn within the smoke—endless, inexhaustible. Luo En knew that unless he killed the one releasing the spirits soon, these spirits would never cease.

Luo En said to Zuo Tian Yi Yun.

"I'll hold him off—you use your speed to get close to him and subdue him. But remember, don't kill him."

Zuo Tian Yi Yun said in confusion.

"Why not kill him? This bastard deserves to die. Only by killing him can we end this once and for all."

At this moment, anger surged through him. Luo En didn't understand why he was so furious—perhaps some of those he killed were people he cared about. Luo En said:

"Though I agree with you that he should die, in reality, we cannot. He has cultivated Phoenix Rebirth—if you kill him, he'll grow even stronger. He is truly immortal."

Zuo Tian Yi Yun stared at Luo En in utter confusion—he had never heard of such a technique, nor had he ever heard of anyone achieving true immortality.

Yet under these circumstances, he still deeply trusted Luo En, and he surged forward at once—his speed now at its absolute limit; in that instant, countless versions of him seemed to rush toward the man simultaneously.