Chapter 33: Host, Please Repel the Heavenly Punishment!

Outside the Luoyun Secret Realm.

Drip-drop, blood fell from Mo Tianming's chest, soaking the dark cyan jacket he wore, setting off his already pale face, making his complexion look even more ghastly and incredulous.

He painfully gripped the sword hilt with one hand, kneeling in front of Feng Wuyou in a wretched state; the moment he opened his mouth, blood flowed out along with his words.

Yet Mo Tianming was still staring fixedly at Feng Wuyou, his mouth opening and closing, his eyes full of the resentment of being betrayed and disbelief.

"Wh... why..."

His mouth full of blood foam, he questioned hoarsely.

Why did she suddenly want to kill him?

Had Feng Wuyou gone mad?

Where had he exposed himself?

No, even if he had been exposed, so what? He hadn't done anything at all!

But he was destined never to get that answer.

Mo Tianming's cultivation was not high, and before he could rise to prominence, his heart was pierced by a sword; at this moment, there was simply no saving him.

Under the eyes of the crowd, his life force gradually drained away, and in no time at all, he collapsed to the ground. And Feng Wuyou didn't even give him an answer, leaving Mo Tianming to die with his eyes wide open in resentment!

This sudden incident was something no one had anticipated! Only Feng Wuyou stared at that gradually cooling body with an unpredictable gaze, her red lips curling up slightly to reveal a smile of relief and release.

Mo Tianming was finally dead! The thing that threatened her was dead; now she finally didn't have to live in fear!

However.

Lu Ren had wanted to intervene the moment Feng Wuyou made her move.

But Feng Wuyou's hand was too fast, so fast that no one present was prepared, and they could only watch helplessly as Feng Wuyou stabbed through Mo Tianming's heart with one sword strike.

However... after realizing that Mo Tianming did not belong to any of the factions present, no one stepped in to stop it either.

And so, Mo Tianming died just like that...

In the eyes of those present, only Lu Ren was so shocked he almost lost his composure.

He was incredulous, calling out to the Villain System in his heart with extreme astonishment.

"System, why was my sworn sister able to kill Mo Tianming?"

The system's reply was also extremely fast.

【Firstly, the host suppressed the Qi Luck Value of the Child of Luck, Mo Tianming, to seven hundred thousand, nearing a ninety percent plunder.】

Lu Ren shook his head inwardly; even if it was nearing ninety percent, it was still not ninety percent.

Mo Tianming had a total of 3.6 million in Qi Luck Value, and now he still had 700,000; only by suppressing the Qi Luck Value he possessed to 360,000 could one kill him without consequence, and before that, all fatal crises targeting him had a very high probability of being neutralized.

If there was a first reason, there must be a second; that was the true reason for Mo Tianming's death.

Sure enough, following Lu Ren's thoughts, the system continued to speak.

【Secondly, Mo Tianming was already an abandoned pawn, forsaken by the Heavenly Dao, without the protection of the Heavenly Dao; thus, Mo Tianming had no ability to avoid the crisis, and thus, he died with his eyes wide open in resentment.】

【Additionally, Feng Wuyou killed the Child of Luck, Mo Tianming, in violation of the rules, breaking free from Fate, and has already been detected by the Heavenly Dao!】

Lu Ren had not yet had time to ponder the phrase "breaking free from Fate" when he heard the system's unfinished words.

It was at this very moment that the clouds above the entrance to the Luoyun Secret Realm of the Qingyun Sect suddenly gathered into a pitch-black Tribulation Cloud, as if the Heavenly Dao were enraged, pressing down heavily on everyone's chest.

Those with higher cultivation could feel it all the more intensely.

Almost all the experts of the Qingyun Sect who were not in secluded meditation were forced to come out, gathering together, watching the angry clouds in the firmament with panic-stricken eyes, their hearts pounding with fear! This scene, resembling the end of the world, cast a shadow over everyone's heart.

"What is this... what has happened?"

"Why has a Heavenly Punishment appeared? Damn it, could someone be intentionally harming my Qingyun Sect?" "Who is it? Who provoked this Heavenly Punishment? What incredible audacity!"

"Damn it, we must drag that person out; we cannot let it implicate our Qingyun Sect!"

One voice after another, the panic and anger were palpable.

The most suspicious ones were these cultivators who had just come out of the Luoyun Secret Realm; the experts of the Qingyun Sect flew over immediately, their eyes like sharp gyrfalcons, scanning the circle, their pressure forcing down!

"Who caused such a huge incident? Step out at once!"

This Qingyun Sect ancestor who had suddenly appeared actually possessed strength reaching the Seventh Layer of the Supreme Saint realm! He was dressed simply, his face like that of an ordinary middle-aged man, only those eyes were extremely sharp; those he looked at couldn't help but feel as if they were being stripped bare, unable to stop themselves from shivering.

This person must be a practitioner of ocular arts.

However, amidst the rumbling of the Tribulation Cloud, the one most sensitive to it was Feng Wuyou.

She was in a much more wretched state than the others; almost in an instant, her spine was forced down by two inches! The unbearable creaking sound came from the bones of her spine, and bean-sized beads of sweat hung precariously on her face.

Feng Wuyou could feel that after she killed Mo Tianming, the Heavenly Dao's Tribulation Cloud and Heavenly Punishment had instantly locked onto her, with an intent brewing to make her die in the Heavenly Punishment.

She had to do something! This thought flashed through Feng Wuyou's mind, but she was already finding it difficult even to breathe; her red clothes were soaked through with sweat, and she couldn't even lift a single finger.

It was at this moment that flowing cloud patterns shimmering with bright silver streaked before her eyes, drifting like flowing water, followed by Lu Ren's calm voice.

His voice was extremely flat, yet carried a reassuring sense of conviction and reliability.

He stood like a mountain, blocking the path in front of Feng Wuyou.

She heard him say softly and firmly with his back to her: "Don't be afraid, your sworn brother is here; I will keep you safe."

Feng Wuyou's eyes instantly turned red! Lu Ren stood in front of Feng Wuyou, looking up at the even more enraged Tribulation Cloud of the Heavenly Punishment; far from being afraid, the smile on his lips grew even deeper.

What was there to be afraid of?

Lu Ren scoffed inwardly as the thought passed.

He had long been prepared to confront the Heavenly Dao; now, it was merely the first step.

"System, is it possible to use my Qi Luck Value to erase Feng Wuyou's Heavenly Punishment?"

Lu Ren asked in his heart, though he was already prepared for it not to work.

If it didn't work...

A fierce light flashed in his eyes.

It was merely a Heavenly Punishment; he would just have to fight it out, and it wasn't as if he had no chance of winning!

However, things were far from the worst-case scenario; the moment Lu Ren asked this question, the system answered immediately.

【Mo Tianming's Qi Luck Value is 700,000, requiring a reduction of 340,000. The host possesses a total of 500,000 Qi Luck Value. Will you pay?】

"It's only 340,000, take it."

Hearing what the system said, Lu Ren immediately set his heart at ease, feeling no attachment to the loss of Qi Luck Value; out with the old, in with the new. He had already exchanged for what he wanted most, and for these 500,000 to be put to such use was not a waste! Watching the 500,000 Qi Luck Value on the system panel plummet directly to 160,000, Lu Ren felt no heartache.

His gaze seemed able to pierce through the clouds to see the Heavenly Dao hidden behind the Tribulation Cloud, and he could already imagine the look of exasperation the Heavenly Dao would soon have.

But! Lu Ren had not expected that after the system deducted the Qi Luck Value, it did not immediately settle the Heavenly Punishment, but instead materialized a talisman in Lu Ren's hand.

"This is..."

For the first time, Lu Ren was stunned.

The system's cold voice rang out in his mind.

【Twelve-tier Spirit Talisman has been redeemed. Please tear the spirit talisman to repel the Heavenly Punishment!】

(End of chapter)