As Xing Rui's voice faded, all the cultivators turned their gazes toward Luo Xiu, their eyes full of mockery.
The scene fell into a deathly silence, so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
Amidst the silence, Luo Xiu suddenly chuckled.
Xing Rui looked at Luo Xiu, his sword-like eyebrows furrowing slightly. "Mortal Realm lowlife, what's so funny?"
SMACK!
Luo Xiu suddenly lashed out, slapping Xing Rui across the face. He looked at Xing Rui with a half-smile, saying, "Whether my performance is good or not is unimportant. What matters is that your performance wasn't good enough."
Xing Rui, covering his face, gaped at Luo Xiu in disbelief. He could never have imagined that this Mortal Realm lowlife would dare to strike him, let alone slap him.
"Lowlife, you've got quite the nerve!"
In his mind, it was only because he hadn't taken this Mortal Realm lowlife seriously and had let his guard down that the boy's sneak attack had succeeded.
But no matter what, being slapped in the face by a Mortal Realm lowlife in public was an imnse humiliation!
Suddenly, a powerful aura erupted from his body. Seeing this, the other cultivators looked at Luo Xiu with pity in their eyes.
"This Mortal Realm lowlife really doesn't know his place. By angering Lord Xing Rui, even ten lives wouldn't be enough!"
"Alas, he's a dead man walking. Why waste words?"
Luo Xiu, however, remained unfazed. Looking at Xing Rui as if he were an imbecile, he said with a faint smile, "Being slapped by is an honor for you. I think you should kneel to thank and beg to grant you a swift death."
"Lowlife, you're courting death!" Xing Rui roared furiously and swung his fist. "Seven Extres Fist of Death!"
SMACK!
Yet, Luo Xiu moved as fast as lightning, even faster than Xing Rui. He smacked him again with a crisp slap that sent him spinning backward. At the sa ti, Luo Xiu's body flickered with electric light. By then, his Thunder Path Physique had been fully activated, forming a strange force field around his body that paralyzed Xing Rui and made his movents sluggish.
After catching up and delivering several more slaps, Luo Xiu kicked Xing Rui away as if he were a dead dog.
As Xing Rui was sent flying, breaking his connection to the golden cage, Luo Xian, who stood behind Luo Xiu, seized the opportunity. Gathering her remaining strength, she soared into the sky. She took out a mysterious Magical Treasure and, in an instant, pulled both Luo Qingxian and the golden cage inside it.
Thus, Xing Rui lost the only leverage he had to threaten Luo Xiu, leaving Luo Xiu free from any concerns.
"Taoist friend, it's up to you now!"
Luo Xiu nodded lightly, silently admiring how tacitly he and Princess Luo coordinated. With a re thought, a large swarm of Thunder Dao Creatures erged from his body, imdiately throwing the area into chaos.
On the tenth layer, all cultivators could only exhibit the strength of the Mahayana Realm, but these Thunder Dao Creatures were not restricted by the Law. In just a mont, the cultivators were rcilessly slaughtered by the Thunderfish and Thunder Bugs.
Xing Rui, however, had so skill. Using unique Cultivation Techniques and defensive Magical Treasures, he managed to dodge the attacks of the Thunderfish and Thunder Bugs several tis.
Luo Xiu flashed forward and kicked Xing Rui to the ground. The Thunderfish and Thunder Bugs seed to understand their master's intent and imdiately combined into an electric net, enveloping and immobilizing Xing Rui.
Luo Xiu looked down on Xing Rui from above and said with a faint smile, "Heavenly Realm Mutt, it was this hand you patted with just now, wasn't it? As a reward, I'll chop off both your hands."
Xing Rui gritted his teeth, glaring at Luo Xiu with rage. "rely a Mortal Realm lowlife! If we weren't on the tenth layer, I could kill you as easily as slaughtering a dog!"
Luo Xiu kicked Xing Rui in the face again. He then reached out, and the Aura of the Dead condensed into a sword in his hand. He ruthlessly swung it down at Xing Rui's right arm.
CRACK!
However, Luo Xiu's fierce strike did not sever the arm; it only chopped halfway through.
"Truly worthy of being a dog of the Heavenly Realm. I wonder what kind of crap you ate growing up to have such hard bones," Luo Xiu comnded with sincere admiration. He promptly stepped on Xing Rui's shoulder, raised the sword, and struck again.
If one strike wasn't enough, another would follow. If the second still wasn't enough, he would keep chopping until the limb was severed. This was Luo Xiu's Sword Dao: to chop forward, relentlessly.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! Luo Xiu swung his sword again and again.
Immobilized by the electric net, Xing Rui let out hysterical screams, his eyes bloodshot. At that mont, all he hoped was that Luo Xiu would just sever his arm quickly, ending it swiftly to spare him from the indescribable pain. But he felt as though Luo Xiu was deliberately failing to cut it off, deliberately torturing him! It wasn't just physical pain; the Aura of the Dead was devouring his life force.
After more than a dozen strikes, Luo Xiu finally severed Xing Rui's right hand.
Nearby, Luo Xian watched Luo Xiu's back, her brow furrowed, a chill running down her spine. She had never expected that this normally polite and well-mannered youth could have such a ruthless side.
"Mortal Realm lowlife, I will kill you!" Xing Rui shrieked.
Luo Xiu grew impatient. "Alright, alright, I know."
BANG!
Suddenly, a strange sound erupted from Xing Rui's body. Luo Xiu's gaze locked on him, and he instantly realized that Xing Rui intended to self-destruct rather than suffer this humiliation. Without a mont's hesitation, Luo Xiu flashed backward, grabbed Luo Xian's slender waist, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and sped into the distance.
In the past, it was always Luo Xiu controlling the Body of the Dark Land to self-destruct and kill others. Now, he was finally getting a taste of being on the receiving end.
As he flew at high speed, his left eye flickered with light as he attempted to open a spatial entrance to the Land of Lawlessness. But he quickly discovered that he couldn't open one here.
Xiao Yu's voice sounded in his mind, "In the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven, aside from Storage Magical Treasures, all of a cultivator's space-related abilities are restricted."
Damn it! Luo Xiu cursed inwardly and decided to turn back and use the fourth technique of Luo Tian Yu Xuan to stop Xing Rui's self-destruction. But just then, Luo Xian, whom he was carrying on his shoulder, took out a palm-sized jade lotus and instantly pulled him inside it.
Luo Xiu found himself on solid ground. He looked around and saw that the place wasn't large, only a few hundred square ters across. However, the furnishings were exquisite and had a feminine style, like a young woman's boudoir.
"This is my Magical Treasure, the Jade Lotus Minor Realm," Luo Xian explained. "Even if an Emperor Realm Expert were to self-destruct outside, they couldn't harm this place."
"I see. Pretty nice."
"Taoist Ao, you can put down now."
"Uh..." Only then did Luo Xiu react, quickly letting go of her slender waist and setting her down. But with her legs giving out, Luo Xian lost her balance and stumbled to the ground.
Luo Xiu hastily made a gesture as if to support her. "Sorry, Princess Luo, I didn't an..."
Luo Xian sighed, shook her head, and gave him an annoyed glare before pushing herself up. "It's okay, no harm done."
At that mont, Xiao Yu's voice echoed in Luo Xiu's mind. "Taoist friend Ao Debiao, Xiao Yu reminds you that next ti, you must promptly store your spoils of war in the Access Space. That way, even if others harbor ill intentions, they won't be able to take them. Even if they kill you, they still won't be able to seize your possessions."
"Mhm, got it. Thanks for the reminder."
「A short while later.」
After Xing Rui's self-destruction ended, Luo Xiu and Luo Xian left the Jade Lotus Minor Realm. The spatial integrity and material strength within the Divine Oracle Cave Heaven were far superior to the real world, so even the blast hadn't caused much damage to the surroundings. The corpse of the Fla Demon Scorpion had rely been thrown back several dozen ters.
Suddenly, a vibrant red flower erged from the Void ahead.
Luo Xiu's gaze sharpened. "What's that?"
Xiao Yu said, "That's the Life-Forfeiture Flower. It can take a fatal blow for its owner, saving their life once. In other words, having one is like having an extra life."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu's eyes flashed with eagerness, and he leaped forward, intending to seize it. The Life-Forfeiture Flower was one of the items he was searching for on this journey.
However, in the next mont, the flower rged back into the Void and disappeared.
Luo Xiu could only give up. "No wonder that bastard dared to self-destruct so casually. He had a life-saving charm up his sleeve. Fine, I'll spare you this ti. But if we et again, I'll kill you and the master behind you."
Listening to Luo Xiu's monologue, Luo Xian wore a peculiar expression. She truly found it hard to imagine what a youth of only seventeen or eighteen could have experienced to possess such a ruthless nature. Is this really the disposition a young man should have?
"Taoist Ao, could you please help save Xiu Ling?"
At her words, Luo Xiu turned and saw that Luo Xian had released the golden cage from one of her Magical Treasures. Luo Qingxian, who was trapped inside, had already succumbed to the poison and fallen into a coma.
Luo Xian ford a mysterious spell with her jade-like hands and suddenly struck out with her palm. "Myriad Laws Seal, BREAK!"
The golden cage imdiately shattered. Luo Xian caught Luo Qingxian and carried her over to Luo Xiu. "I must trouble you again!"
Without hesitation, Luo Xiu quickly took out a Silver Needle. "Princess Luo, lay her flat on the ground... and, like before, remove her clothes."
"Taoist Ao, let's take her to the Jade Lotus Minor Realm first."
"Alright."
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