102: Chapter 102 Easily Annihilated

Inside the valley, there was a deathly silence.

The wild laughter and excitement on the faces of the remaining dozen or so Black Fiend Alliance Cultivators had not yet completely faded before they froze entirely.

They were like people under a binding curse, each one frozen in place!

One must know, their leader, Scarface!

He was a Nascent Soul Fourth Layer powerhouse!

Within this Liyang Cave Heaven, he was an existence capable of running rampant!

But now, right before their eyes, someone had crushed his head as casually as squashing an ant.

During the entire process, they hadn't even seen clearly how the opponent had made his move!

At this moment, they only felt their hearts skip a beat!

The hands holding their Magic Treasures were trembling!

However, Chu Xiao didn't even bother to spare them a glance.

His gaze fell upon the woman bound by black chains not far away.

Then, he slightly raised his hand, making a grasping motion toward Lin Yueru's direction from dozens of yards away.

An invisible, massive force instantly enveloped Lin Yueru!

"Crack! Crack!"

Those few binding Spiritual Artifacts forged from profound iron shattered with a bang, turning into a floor full of iron shavings!

Lin Yueru only felt her whole body loosen, followed by an irresistible suction force!

It pulled her weakened body directly off the ground.

Uncontrollably, she flew toward Chu Xiao.

She was already severely injured, and the Spiritual Qi in her body was in chaos!

Suddenly breaking free and being pulled by this force, she stumbled and crashed firmly into a solid, warm embrace.

Lin Yueru's mind went blank.

A faint fragrance reached her nose, without the slightest impurity.

Through the thin fabric, she could clearly feel the heartbeat coming from his chest!

An unprecedented sense of security instantly enveloped her.

This was the first time in her life she had such intimate contact with a man.

Her pretty face turned red from her cheeks to her ears in an instant, burning amazingly hot.

She subconsciously wanted to struggle, only to find her whole body weak and limp, unable to muster any strength.

As for Chu Xiao, he seemed completely oblivious to the soft, fragrant beauty in his arms.

He only looked down once to confirm this was the Senior Sister Yan Xiaoyao had mentioned, then released his hand, letting her lean against him to stand steady.

At that moment, Yan Xiaoyao finally came running down from the cliff, scrambling and crawling.

"Senior Sister! Are you okay?"

She rushed to the scene and immediately saw her Senior Sister blushing furiously, leaning shyly in Chu Xiao's arms, causing her eyes to light up.

"Wow! Senior Brother Chu really is amazing! Senior Sister, don't you also think Senior Brother Chu's embrace feels especially secure?"

Yan Xiaoyao's innocent words were like adding fuel to the fire, making Lin Yueru's cheeks burn even hotter.

Ashamed and anxious, she hurriedly used all her strength to push Chu Xiao away, lowering her head and speaking in a voice as faint as a mosquito: "Th... thank you, Senior Brother Chu, for saving my life..."

Chu Xiao paid no mind to the girlish sentiments of the two sisters.

He then turned his head, his gaze finally landing on the group of Black Fiend Alliance Cultivators who were as quiet as cicadas in winter.

"Hand over the golden fragrant fruits, then get out."

"Otherwise, die."

The simple few words contained an unquestionable dominance and killing intent.

The members of the Black Fiend Alliance shuddered, their survival instincts making them want to immediately drop everything and flee.

However, when their gazes simultaneously flickered toward an inconspicuous cave deep in the valley.

A trace of hesitation and struggle appeared on their faces.

Lin Yueru was clever and immediately noticed something was wrong.

She followed their gazes, and her face instantly turned as pale as paper.

"Senior Brother Chu, leave quickly!"

Forgetting her shyness, she urgently said to Chu Xiao: "They have more people! It's the Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance, Xu Chenglong! He... he is at the Nascent Soul Peak cultivation! Right now, he is in seclusion in that cave, refining the golden fragrant fruits!"

"We are no match for him, quickly take my Junior Sister and leave this place!"

Lin Yueru's heart sank to the bottom.

Nascent Soul and Nascent Soul Peak were completely different concepts.

The gap between each minor Realm was like a natural chasm.

Although Chu Xiao could kill Scarface in an instant and even take down a Prodigy like Savage Ape.

Facing a Late Stage Nascent Soul powerhouse, he would likely...

Hearing Lin Yueru's words, a Disciple of the Black Fiend Alliance seemed to have found his backbone, and a hideous sneer resurfaced on his fearful face.

"Hahaha! Want to leave? Too late!"

He roared with false bravado: "Our Vice Leader Xu is about to finish his seclusion! Once he refines the golden fragrant fruits and his strength increases greatly, none of you will escape!"

"Especially you, you bitch!"

He pointed venomously at Lin Yueru: "You were originally the Cauldron prepared for the Vice Leader. Now that you've found someone to kill the Alliance Leader and ruined the Vice Leader's plans, after he comes out, he will definitely make you wish for death!"

"And you, pretty boy, you're dead!"

The Disciple became more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see the scene of Xu Chenglong coming out and tearing Chu Xiao into ten thousand pieces.

However, his wild laughter came to an abrupt halt.

Chu Xiao didn't even look at him, merely flicking his finger impatiently.

"Swish!"

An almost imperceptible Sword Qi shot through the air.

That Sword Qi was extremely fast, instantly piercing through the Disciple's brow.

"Thud."

Another corpse fell straight down.

The hideous smile on his face was frozen forever.

The entire valley fell back into a dead silence.

If the first instant kill brought shock and fear to everyone.

Then this time, this calm and casual flick of a finger, treating human life like grass, brought them utter despair!

The remaining members of the Black Fiend Alliance no longer dared to have any thoughts of luck.

The way they looked at Chu Xiao was like looking at a god of slaughter.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Not knowing who started it, all the Black Fiend Alliance Cultivators threw away the Magic Treasures and Storage Pouches in their hands, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed frantically.

"Senior, spare us! Senior, spare our lives!"

"We don't want the golden fragrant fruits anymore! We'll give them all to you! We beg Senior to spare our lives!"

Lin Yueru and Yan Xiaoyao were also completely shocked.

They stared blankly at Chu Xiao's back, a tumultuous wave rising in their hearts.

Decisive in slaughter, matchless in dominance!

Is this a true Prodigy?

Treating so-called Nascent Soul powerhouses as nothing, and at the slightest disagreement, directly moving to erase them!

Yan Xiaoyao's large eyes were already full of worshipful little stars.

In her view, the current Chu Xiao was more majestic and handsome than any peerless hero described in storybooks.

Lin Yueru's thoughts were more complex.

Looking at that upright back, besides the reassuring strength, she also felt a trace of fear.

This man was too cold, so cold he seemed to have no emotions.

Just as the atmosphere in the valley reached its Peak of oppression.

"Who dares to make a clamor outside the valley and disturb my quiet cultivation?"

A cold questioning voice, like a clap of thunder, rolled out from that deep cave!

Accompanying the voice, a terrifying aura so powerful it made the air freeze exploded forth!

This aura was several times stronger than the previous Scarface!

A man wearing black robes with a sinister and pale face walked slowly out of the cave.

As his eyes opened and closed, a faint golden light flowed within them; clearly, he had just refined a golden fragrant fruit.

His cultivation had progressed significantly.

He was indeed the Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance, Xu Chenglong!

As soon as Xu Chenglong emerged, he saw his subordinates kneeling all over the ground and those two corpses with eyes still open in death, and his brows instantly furrowed tightly.

His gaze swept over the scene, finally fixing on Chu Xiao and Lin Yueru behind him.

When he saw Lin Yueru was safe and sound, and even her bindings had been removed, a flash of surprise crossed Xu Chenglong's eyes!

"So my Cauldron ran away and even found a helper who isn't afraid of death."

He sized up Chu Xiao, his gaze contemptuous, as if looking at a dead man.

"Kid, you've got guts, daring to touch someone I, Xu Chenglong, have set my sights on?"

Xu Chenglong's gaze slowly swept over Chu Xiao.

When he saw the group of subordinates kneeling and begging for mercy, scared out of their wits!

Disdain and disgust flashed in his eyes.

"A bunch of useless trash."

He snorted coldly, feeling angry at the incompetence of these subordinates.

A mere kid who appeared out of nowhere could scare them like this?

Then, his gaze fell back onto Chu Xiao.

He couldn't see through him.

This kid's aura was ordinary, as if he were just a common Cultivator!

But the more it was like this, the more vigilant Xu Chenglong became.

He only assumed the opponent had practiced some high-level breath-concealing technique.

However, vigilance was one thing; he didn't believe the opponent could pose any threat to him.

After all, he was at the Nascent Soul Peak!

Having just refined a golden fragrant fruit, his cultivation was only one step away from the Soul Transformation Realm!

Within this Liyang Cave Heaven, besides those few Prodigies from top-tier forces, who could be his match?

His gaze passed over Chu Xiao and landed on Lin Yueru's pale but still undeniably beautiful face.

A lewd light flashed through his eyes.

"My Cauldron actually dared to find a helper."

Xu Chenglong curled his lip: "Kid, which Sect are you from? State your name; I, Xu Chenglong, do not kill nameless ghosts."

In his view, this was merely a routine inquiry!

However, facing his questioning, Chu Xiao's face remained expressionless.

He just glanced at the ancient tree laden with fruit.

"The fruits on the tree, and everything you have on you—hand them over."

Chu Xiao paused, seemingly thinking of his wording, then added a sentence.

"Then, I can let you die quickly."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Black Fiend Alliance Cultivators kneeling on the ground trembled even more violently.

They had no doubt that this white-robed god of slaughter would do exactly what he said.

As for Xu Chenglong, he was first stunned, then he acted as if he had heard a joke.

He let out a burst of piercing, wild laughter.

"Hahahaha! Good! What big talk! Let me die quickly? Kid, do you know who you are talking to?"

The laughter echoed in the valley, filled with arrogance and disdain.

Lin Yueru and Yan Xiaoyao's hearts instantly sank to the bottom.

The thing they worried about most had happened.

Chu Xiao's strength was unquestionable, but his style of doing things was too domineering and too direct!

Facing a Nascent Soul Peak powerhouse, not only did he not yield in the slightest!

He had provoked Xu Chenglong!

Sure enough, Xu Chenglong's laughter came to an abrupt halt!

On that sinister face, a cruel killing intent emerged.

"Originally, I only wanted this woman's body. But now, I've changed my mind."

He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

His gaze swept back and forth across the terrified faces of Lin Yueru and Yan Xiaoyao.

"I will first crush every bone in your body, inch by inch! Then I'll let you watch with your own eyes how I enjoy this pair of delicate Senior and Junior Sisters!"

"I'll make them wail in front of you, to let you know how foolish it is to offend me, Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance!"

These incredibly vicious words made Lin Yueru tremble with rage, her face turning pale.

Yan Xiaoyao was even more frightened, hiding behind her, not even daring to cry out loud.

"Seeking death."

Chu Xiao finally spared him a glance, softly uttering two words.

"Little animal! Die for me!"

Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance was completely enraged, letting out a violent roar.

The mana within his body gushed out without reservation!

"Overwhelming Black Fiend!"

Boom!

A surge of pitch-black Evil Qi soared into the sky from within him; the Evil Qi was thick and foul-smelling, filled with a corrosive aura!

Visibly to the naked eye, that aura condensed in mid-air into a venomous snake several dozen feet in size.

With a sharp whistle that tore through the air, it struck down towards Chu Xiao's head!

This strike was his famous ultimate technique, an Earth-Grade High Grade Cultivation Technique!

Its power was enough to split mountains and shatter rocks; if an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator were touched by even a sliver, the Evil Qi would enter their body and turn them into a pool of bloody pus!

Wherever the venomous snake passed, the vegetation on the ground withered instantly, and even the rocks sizzled as they were corroded.

The temperature within the valley seemed to drop by several degrees.

Lin Yueru's heart went completely cold.

This level of power was more than ten times stronger than before!

This was the true strength of a Nascent Soul Peak expert!

Can Senior Brother Chu... block it?

Just when everyone thought Chu Xiao would temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack or sacrifice a Magic Treasure to resist with all his might.

Chu Xiao, however, still stood in place, motionless.

Facing the venomous snake that erupted with an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth, he raised his right hand.

He held his fingers together like a sword.

Pressing his index and middle fingers together, he made a light downward stroke towards the whistling venomous snake.

However, in the next moment.

A scene occurred that made everyone's eyes nearly pop out of their sockets.

That imposing and ferociously overwhelming black venomous snake suddenly stalled when it was still three feet away from the top of Chu Xiao's head.

As if blocked by an invisible wall, it could no longer advance even half an inch.

Immediately after, a faint, almost imperceptible white line emerged from the top of the venomous snake.

And with a speed difficult for the naked eye to capture, it instantly pierced through the entire snake!

Chila—

The sound of cloth being torn rang out.

That venomous snake, condensed from pure Evil Qi.

Was actually split neatly into two halves from the middle!

Then it exploded with a bang, turning into a sky full of black mist and dissipating into nothingness.

The cruel grin on Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance's face completely froze.

His pupils suddenly constricted!

"How... how is this possible?!"

His strike was just... broken like that?

Broken by the opponent with such an understated movement?

A chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head, making the blood in his entire body feel as if it were about to freeze.

He stared fixedly at Chu Xiao's finger, his entire being already numb!

Impossible!

This is absolutely impossible!

That strike just now was the Black Fiend Alliance's Sect-protecting ultimate skill, a Divine Ability of no small power that he had mastered after stepping into the Nascent Soul Peak!

Let alone a Nascent Soul Cultivator, even a Soul Transformation expert who had just entered the Realm would be thrown into a panic if caught off guard!

It was absolutely impossible to break it so casually with a simple stroke!

Just who is this guy?!

After all, he had only just arrived when the Liyang Cave Heaven opened!

Therefore, he did not know about Chu Xiao defeating the Savage Ape with a single punch.

This resulted in him being unable to find any information on this person, no matter how much he searched his brain!

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But the more it was like this, the more terrifying it became!

One must know, he had Cultivated for hundreds of years, and the blood on his hands was countless!

He had long ago forged a heart of stone!

But at this moment, he felt as if he had returned to being that helpless youth from years ago who had just entered the cultivation world.

Trembling in the face of a powerful Yao Beast.

Escape! I must escape immediately!

This thought, like rapidly growing weeds!

Instantly occupied his entire mind.

He no longer had any thought of resisting; golden fragrant fruits, exquisite Cauldrons—in the face of death, they all became worthless.

"Great Blood Escape Technique!"

Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance bit the tip of his tongue hard, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood mixed with Origin power!

Visibly to the naked eye, his entire person instantly transformed into a streak of piercing blood-light, shooting towards the outside of the valley at an unimaginable speed!

This was his trump card life-saving secret technique, exchanging an instant burst of extreme speed at the cost of burning his Lifespan and Origin!

Once performed, even a Soul Transformation expert would find it difficult to catch up.

He believed that as long as he could escape this valley, escape the sight of this Bane!

The world is vast, and there would surely be a place for him to hide!

However, while he was fast, Chu Xiao was even faster.

The moment that blood-light lit up, Chu Xiao's figure actually arrived first despite starting later; as if teleporting, he appeared directly in front of the blood-light, blocking his path.

"What?!"

Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance's eyes were about to pop out!

The horror in his heart could no longer be described in words.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Hearing this, Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance's soul nearly left his body; he forcibly stopped his figure, the blood and Qi in his body churning, nearly causing him to fall from mid-air on the spot.

Looking at the white-clothed figure before him, which was as insurmountable as a great chasm, his mental state began to collapse.

"Senior! Senior, have mercy!"

He no longer cared about the dignity of a Nascent Soul Peak expert, kneeling directly in mid-air and kowtowing repeatedly to Chu Xiao, his voice shrill.

"It was I who failed to recognize your greatness! I deserve to die! I beg Senior to have mercy on my dog's life for the sake of my difficult cultivation! I am willing to offer all my treasures, I am willing to serve Senior like an ox or a horse, I only ask Senior to grant me a way to live!"

Below the valley, those members of the Black Fiend Alliance kneeling on the ground saw that even the Vice Alliance Leader, whom they considered invincible, was kneeling and begging for mercy so humbly; their last shred of hope completely shattered.

Meanwhile, Lin Yueru and the sisters Yan Xiaoyao were completely stunned.

They stood with their mouths agape, staring blankly at the white-clothed figure in mid-air.

Nascent Soul Peak, in their understanding, was already a high and mighty existence!

But now, such an expert was kneeling and begging for mercy before Chu Xiao, as humble as a dog.

This scene completely overturned their worldview.

Especially Lin Yueru; looking at that tall and straight back, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

She suddenly realized how laughable her previous worries were.

The powerful enemy she imagined was perhaps no different from a stray dog on the side of the road in Chu Xiao's eyes.

They were simply not from the same world.

Towards Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance's plea for mercy, there was not the slightest flicker in Chu Xiao's gaze.

Serve like an ox or a horse?

What use is there in keeping a venomous snake that could bite back at any time?

He didn't bother to say any more nonsense and just slowly raised his right hand.

With his index finger pointing at Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance kneeling in mid-air, he tapped lightly.

"No—!"

Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance felt the aura of death locking onto him and let out a desperate howl.

He frantically channeled the remaining mana in his body, manifesting one defensive Magic Treasure after another.

His protective spiritual light was pushed to the absolute limit.

However, all of this was in vain.

Pu.

A soft sound.

A small bloody hole appeared in the exact center of Vice Leader of Black Fiend Alliance's forehead.

All his movements and sounds came to an abrupt halt.

The light in his eyes dissipated rapidly like a receding tide.

That face, distorted by fear, was frozen forever.

In the next second, his corpse, like a kite with a broken string, fell powerlessly from mid-air, crashing heavily in front of his subordinates.

A dull "thud" rang out.

It was as if it had struck everyone's hearts.

Within the valley, a deathly silence fell once again.

The remaining Black Fiend Alliance members looked at the corpses of the two leaders; every one of them was ashen-faced, trembling like sieves, unable to even speak words of mercy.

Chu Xiao's figure slowly descended from mid-air.

His gaze swept over this group of trembling Loose Cultivators.

Thump! Thump!

This group could no longer withstand the pressure; one by one, they collapsed to the ground, foul-smelling liquid flowing from between their legs, pooling together.

Chu Xiao's brow furrowed slightly, a flash of disgust in his eyes.

He didn't strike again, only saying indifferently: "Hand over everything you have on you."

"Yes! Yes! Senior!"

These people felt as if they had been granted a grand amnesty; how could they dare to hesitate for even a moment!

They scrambled to throw their Storage Pouches and Magic Treasures all onto the ground!

Fearing that if they were a step slower, they would meet the same end as the two leaders.

Soon, a small mountain composed of various Storage Pouches and Magic Treasures piled up in front of Chu Xiao.

With a sweep of his Divine Thought, Chu Xiao collected everything into his Storage Ring.

Having done all this, he didn't spare a single glance at the group.

He turned and walked towards that golden fragrant fruit tree.

Seeing that Chu Xiao didn't seem to intend to kill them.

The Black Fiend Alliance members immediately felt as if they had been granted a grand amnesty, scrambling and crawling to flee out of the valley, wishing their parents had given them two more legs.

"Senior Brother, are you just letting them go like that?"

Yan Xiaoyao asked somewhat puzzledly as she watched their pathetic figures fleeing.

In her view, these people were all villains and should all be killed.

Chu Xiao didn't look back, only raising his hand.

Sword Qi condensed instantly!

In the next moment, Sword Qi erupted from his fingertips, shooting towards those who were fleeing.

"Ah—!"

"Help!"

Outside the valley, a series of shrill screams suddenly rang out.

The screams rose one after another but quickly came to an abrupt halt.

As if they had been forcibly choked off by something.

Lin Yueru and Yan Xiaoyao turned pale; following the sound, they saw that at the entrance of the valley, those Black Fiend Alliance members hadn't even lasted a single breath before being pierced through by Blood Threads!

They turned into shriveled corpses and collapsed to the ground.