94: Chapter 94 Go ask the King of Hell, he will tell you.

In front of the stone platform, sword light crisscrossed, and spiritual light exploded.

Xiao Yuan steadied his figure, his face livid.

The sword strike he had just unleashed was with all his might, yet he hadn't even touched a corner of Lu Jinghan's clothes.

The Nascent Soul Perfection cultivation base, paired with that strange ice-blue long sword, actually made him feel a sense of powerlessness, as if he had no way to parry.

"Bai Yue, use that move!"

Xiao Yuan let out a low shout, holding his red flame sword horizontally in front of him. The crimson flames on the sword suddenly surged, transforming into a ten-foot-long fiery Dragon that lunged toward Lu Jinghan with bared fangs and brandished claws.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yue held her jade flute horizontally. The flute music overflowing from her lips suddenly rose, sharp enough to seem as if it would tear through eardrums.

Spiritual light flashed wildly around her body, and a cyan sound wave shot out from the flute's holes.

In the air, it transformed into a phantom of a cyan phoenix, its wings spread wide, carrying sharp wind blades, flanking Lu Jinghan from the left and right alongside Xiao Yuan's fiery Dragon.

The fiery Dragon roared, the cyan phoenix screeched; before the two attacks even reached him, the air in the stone cave was torn apart, making a rustling sound.

Lu Jinghan's gaze turned cold; instead of retreating, he advanced.

The Jinghan Sword traced a profound arc in his hand, and ice-blue sword light surged out like a tide, condensing into a giant ice crystal shield in front of him.

"Boom—!"

The ice shield trembled violently, countless cracks appearing on its surface, yet it did not shatter.

Lu Jinghan was forced back two steps by the impact, but his expression remained as calm as an abyss.

"It's my turn."

He whispered, then swung the Jinghan Sword fiercely. The ice shield shattered with a roar, transforming into countless ice crystal fragments that shot toward Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue like a rainstorm.

Their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly activated their protective spiritual light to block the ice crystal fragments outside their bodies.

But the fragments were too dense. Bai Yue's protective spiritual light was pierced in several places, and the ice crystals grazed her arms and cheeks, leaving several bloody marks.

"Jinghan Sword Strike!"

Lu Jinghan did not give them a chance to catch their breath.

He swung the Jinghan Sword, and a condensed, ice-blue Sword Qi shot through the air, heading straight for Bai Yue's heart.

This sword strike was fast to the extreme.

Bai Yue's pupils constricted, and she instinctively held the jade flute horizontally in front of her. A cyan light curtain surged from the flute's body, enveloping her within it.

"Crack—!"

The ice-blue Sword Qi collided with the cyan light curtain, and the curtain only lasted for a single breath before shattering with a roar.

Bai Yue was sent flying backward, slamming heavily against the rock wall of the stone cave, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Bai Yue!"

Xiao Yuan's eyes were filled with rage, and he swung the red flame sword frantically, unleashing waves of fiery Sword Qi that poured toward Lu Jinghan like a rainstorm.

Lu Jinghan dodged sideways, swinging the Jinghan Sword repeatedly to shatter those fiery Sword Qi one by one.

Then, his figure left an afterimage in the Void Realm, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Xiao Yuan.

He swung the Jinghan Sword horizontally, aiming straight for Xiao Yuan's throat.

Xiao Yuan's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly blocked with the red flame sword.

"Clang—!"

The two swords clashed, and Xiao Yuan was forced back several steps, blood dripping down the hilt of his sword.

He was a branch member of the Xiao Family; although he was not valued, thanks to years of fighting outside, his Cultivation Technique, Magic Treasure, and Divine Ability were not bad.

Yet, facing Lu Jinghan, he felt a sense of being unable to parry.

"When on earth did I provoke this person!"

This thought flashed through Xiao Yuan's mind, but he had no time to think it through.

Lu Jinghan's sword had already thrust toward him again, and the ice-blue light on the blade was even more intense than before.

"Late Twilight."

Lu Jinghan let out a low shout and swung the Jinghan Sword.

This sword strike was plain and unremarkable, yet it made Xiao Yuan's pupils constrict violently.

An unprecedented, deathly chill surged from his feet straight to his skull. He instinctively wanted to dodge, but found his body seemed to be bound by an invisible force.

"Blood Escape!"

Xiao Yuan bit his tongue tip and spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which transformed into a blood mist that enveloped him.

His figure suddenly disappeared within the blood mist, and when he reappeared, he was already at the other end of the stone cave.

"Pfft—!"

The Late Twilight sword energy missed, striking the spot where Xiao Yuan had originally stood, silently splitting a ten-foot-long crack in the bluestone floor.

Xiao Yuan knelt on one knee, panting heavily, his face as pale as paper.

Although that sword strike hadn't hit him, he had forcibly activated the Blood Escape, causing great damage to his essence blood, and his aura had weakened significantly.

"Go!"

Xiao Yuan gritted his teeth and let out a low roar, struggling to stand up and dashing toward Bai Yue.

Bai Yue struggled to get up from the ground, and the two looked at each other, both seeing the same decision in the other's eyes—escape.

Although this Immortal Cave only had one entrance, as long as they escaped, with the concealment Magic Treasures on them, they might not be unable to get away.

The two hesitated no longer, joining forces to activate a secret technique. Their figures transformed into two streaks of light, shooting toward the direction of the stone cave entrance.

Qin Muchuan and Su Fuguang were standing at the entrance. Seeing the two rushing over, they were about to step in to intercept, but Lu Jinghan's voice already sounded in their ears: "Move aside."

The two hurriedly stepped aside, clearing the path.

Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue swept past them and rushed into the stone staircase passage. Their speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had reached the end of the passage.

Xiao Yuan slapped the stone slab at the cave entrance, and the slab opened in response, revealing the night scene outside.

His heart filled with joy, and just as he was about to rush out, his body collided with an invisible wall.

"Bang—!"

Xiao Yuan was sent flying backward by the impact, slamming heavily onto the stone steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Bai Yue followed closely behind, and was similarly bounced back by that invisible wall, falling and sitting beside Xiao Yuan, her face deathly pale.

"Formation?"

Xiao Yuan widened his eyes, looking at the distorted space at the cave entrance, a sense of despair surging in his heart.

"When?"

Lu Jinghan's figure walked from the depths of the stone cave. He stood still in front of Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue, looking down at the two from a height.

"I said, you will not leave this Immortal Cave today."

Xiao Yuan raised his head, staring fixedly at Lu Jinghan, his eyes filled with unwillingness and anger.

"Lu Jinghan, I have no grievances with you in the past, nor any enmity in the present. Why do you want to kill me?"

His voice was hoarse and low, carrying irrepressible anger.

"You and I are total strangers. Today you followed us here, and your strikes were lethal, without even a word of explanation! You tell me, why?"

Bai Yue also raised her head, looking at Lu Jinghan with a complex gaze.

She also did not understand why this person she had never met held such deep killing intent toward them.

Lu Jinghan looked at Xiao Yuan's distorted face and was silent for a moment.

In his past life, in the Immortal Secret Realm, he had asked the same question.

"Xiao Yuan, we are friends of life and death, why do you want to kill me?"

How did Xiao Yuan answer at that time?

"Lu Jinghan, blame only your luck for being too good, and for obtaining too many treasures. If you don't die, how can we take them?"

That sword strike pierced in from his back, penetrating his heart.

He did not understand until his death why the friend he had treated with all his heart would deal him such a vicious blow.

Lu Jinghan withdrew his thoughts, his gaze falling on Xiao Yuan.

"Go ask King Yama, he will tell you."

As his voice fell, the Jinghan Sword swung out.

The Late Twilight sword energy surged silently from the blade, slashing toward Xiao Yuan and Bai Yue.