Chapter 904: 904. Chapter 902: It Turns Out to Be a Blinding Technique

904. Chapter 902: It Turns Out to Be a Blinding Technique

Furthermore, from the means he displayed, it is clearly the secret art that only the most monstrous geniuses of the top sects, as rumored, can master.

Such secret arts usually possess tremendous power; once unleashed, they often allow one to challenge opponents of a higher rank.

At this very moment, Jiang Tian actually deployed such means, genuinely causing him to feel terrified.

Boom! The giant cauldron came crashing down, landing squarely and solidly on Lu Yuan's chest, erupting with a heaven-shaking roar.

"Ah……"

Amidst his miserable scream, Lu Yuan's whole body flew backward like a meteorite falling to the ground.

In the air he traced a long afterimage, then stumbled down the cliff, crashing to the ground over ten zhang away, leaving a pool of blood!

"Hmph! I warned you long ago—since you chose to be my enemy, you are destined to pay the price; do you still dare to act arrogantly?"

Jiang Tian gave a cold shout, raised his hand, and the Crimson Snow Sword Marrow tore through the air and fell back into his palm.

Whoosh! He lightly tapped his foot, lunged toward the forward Lu Yuan, his right arm trembling slightly as a blinding white light instantly engulfed Lu Yuan's body.

"Huh?"

Jiang Tian's eyebrows twitched sharply, and an inexplicable strange feeling arose in his heart.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Jiang Tian frowned, let out a sigh, and immediately ceased his actions.

Yet, several hundred zhang behind him, Lu Yuan's body abruptly vanished into thin air!

"Not good!"

Jiang Tian's face changed, and he keenly felt that something was amiss.

But before he could react, a cluster of dazzling purple light suddenly rose from the ground below!

"Hahahaha!"

A burst of arrogant laughter echoed through the void, and the purple light instantly flared, condensing into a huge phantom of a purple-red disk several zhang tall.

"Huh?" Jiang Tian's eyelid twitched slightly, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.

Only then did he finally realize that Lu Yuan was not dead at all.

"It turns out to be a blinding technique!"

Jiang Tian shook his head, sighed, and slowly exhaled a stifled breath.

In this clash he completely held the upper hand, even nearly annihilating his opponent in one fell swoop, yet the opponent escaped using a strange method—truly a regrettable matter.

However, this situation is not really a bad thing.

After all, in their previous exchanges he had already figured out Lu Yuan's true level.

In other words, the actual strength of this Cangyun Sect heavenly pride disciple is merely that of an ordinary quasi‑novice.

"Hiss! This kid is too uncanny!"

"How exactly did he manage that?"

"Good heavens! He actually forced Senior Brother Lu to unleash the Bloodline Phenomenon?"

"Is this the strength a disciple of our Cangyun Sect ought to have?"

"Hmph! A disciple of the Cangyun Sect? Don't forget, this is the territory of the Cangjing Royal Family, and the Lu surname belongs to a proper second‑rank aristocratic heir—do you really think his strength would be weak?"

The crowd frowned and rebuked, their faces filled with apprehension.

Upon hearing the crowd's words, Lu Yuan became even more furious out of shame and anger, shouting, "You don't know shit!"

His furious roar rolled and spread through the valley, making everyone's hearts tremble! Jiang Tian's eyes flashed with cold light as he waved his right hand in the air—Bang! The phantom of the giant cauldron spun rapidly once more, fiercely striking the purple‑red disk phantom hovering in midair.

Boom‑rumble! The purple‑red disk shuddered violently, cracks like ferocious beasts appearing on its surface—clearly it could not hold much longer.

Just then, Lu Yuan's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth and began to curse.

"Surname Jiang, don't get cocky—I admit your talent and strength are extraordinarily heaven‑defying."

"But I advise you to be honest; otherwise, even if I today happen to survive, I will ask my father to tear you apart into ten thousand pieces." "Oh?"

Jiang Tian gave a cold smile, his eyes full of contempt.

He had never intended to kill Lu Yuan; even if the latter repeatedly provoked him and even tried to harm his life, he merely repaid in kind.

But now he could no longer endure.

"Lu Yuan! Do you think I'll still let you push me around as before? Humph!"

With a cold snort, Jiang Tian's whole body blazed with purple light, turning into an extremely piercing purple ray that directly pierced Lu Yuan's remaining flesh.

Boom‑rumble! Lu Yuan's body instantly collapsed and disintegrated, turning into scattered streams of light that flew everywhere.

Pop‑pop‑pop! Jiang Tian waved his right hand in the air, successively grasping blood‑colored blades that shredded the drifting blood mist remnants.

Although Lu Yuan's body was destroyed, he knew these things were far from ordinary and might have special uses for him.

Indeed, when Jiang Tian collected these items into his storage bag, he suddenly sensed a strange fluctuation emanating from his storage ring.

"Indeed so!"

Jiang Tian's eye corner twitched, and a gleam burst forth in his eyes.

This strange fluctuation came precisely from that purple‑red crystal core just now.

"Could this be some kind of bloodline spirit pill?"

Jiang Tian's eye corner twitched sharply, his thoughts churning, but he immediately shook his head to reject that speculation.

If it truly were a bloodline spirit pill, with his knowledge he would surely have heard of it—this is obviously impossible.

Moreover, judging from the earlier signs, this crystal core likely harbors some other secret.

After a brief pondering, Jiang Tian simply examined the purple‑red crystal core and carefully probed its peculiar aura.

This crystal core is about the size of a palm; aside from its somewhat unusual color, it appears otherwise unremarkable.

Yet, when his soul touched it, he faintly sensed a strange power fluctuation!

Huh? This is……

Jiang Tian's gaze narrowed slightly; after a moment of pondering, his eyes suddenly flashed with sharp light! This power, like the power contained in the Blood Vein Spirit Pill, bore a similarity!

Could it be…… that this is something similar to a Blood Vein Spirit Pill?

Jiang Tian muttered to himself, his gaze gradually becoming fiery.

If this truly is a treasure similar to a Blood Vein Spirit Pill, then he'd have struck it rich! After all, Blood Vein Spirit Pills are indispensable resources for martial cultivators, and to him now, such a treasure is nothing short of the most precious thing.

If he could obtain it, his cultivation path would undoubtedly be smooth and unobstructed.

No! Jiang Tian suddenly furrowed his brows.

A mere genius of the Azure Cloud Sect—how could he possess a treasure like a Blood Vein Spirit Pill? And even if he did, he would absolutely never discard it and give it to an outsider like you!

Jiang Tian muttered to himself, his thoughts racing like lightning.

In that case, there are only two possibilities!

Jiang Tian took a deep breath, gazing at the dimly glowing purple-red crystal core hovering in midair, his eyes gradually growing deep.

First, this thing, like the Blood Vein Spirit Pill, is condensed from the inner core of a powerful demon beast or other heavenly treasures; second, it is likely related to the Holy Nether Palace!

If it's truly the latter, I'm afraid I'll get into trouble.

Jiang Tian's eyebrows slightly lifted, his gaze becoming ever more cautious.

If this truly is a secret involving the Holy Nether Palace, then even with the protection of the Long clan's Family Head, he would hardly escape unscathed.

Upon thinking this, he dared not hesitate any further.

Whoosh! He pointed a finger, and hundreds of high-grade spirit stones instantly shattered.

Rich spirit qi filled the void, transforming into layers of white spirit mist that enveloped the illusory purple-red crystal, wrapping him within and rapidly refining it. (End of chapter)