The crimson threads sliced through the air like razor wire, aimed directly at the back of Li Chen’s neck and heart. Yet, a fraction of a second before impact, the threads struck an invisible wall of dark Qi and shattered into glowing red dust.
Li Chen did not even turn around.
— I expected nothing less from a spider of the Soul-Refining Sect, — Li Chen said, his voice terrifyingly calm.
A shadowy phantom separated from his back—a Shadow Clone forged from his dark Qi. The real Li Chen was already behind Scarlet-Weaver, his hand locked like an iron vice around her slender throat, lifting her off her feet before she could even activate her movement technique.
— You... how?! — Scarlet-Weaver gasped, her golden eyes wide with sheer panic as her crimson silk collapsed around her.
— You mistook my tolerance for foolishness, — Li Chen whispered, his scarlet-violet eyes gleaming inches from her face. — You thought I was too distracted by Sun-Piercer to notice your greed.
Sovereign Iron-Hide and Ghost-Blade drew their weapons in a panic, taking three steps back. They watched in horror as Li Chen’s fingers dug deeper into Scarlet-Weaver’s neck, black mist seeping directly through her skin and into her meridians. Find the original chapter at novelping(.)com.
— Master Li, wait— — Scarlet-Weaver choked out, her face turning pale as her Core Formation essence began to drain out of her at a terrifying speed.
— Your soul will make an excellent sacrifice to break the Sovereign’s seal, — Li Chen said coldly.
He clenched his fist. A sickening sound echoed through the silent sanctuary as Scarlet-Weaver’s life force was completely harvested by the Dark Dan. Her withered body dropped limply onto the cold stone floor, turning into grey dust moments later.
Li Chen turned his gaze back toward Grand Elder Sun-Piercer, who was struggling to stand by the altar, clutching his chest where the dark frost continued to freeze his meridians. The remaining Sun-Veil disciples were trembling, their weapons shaking uncontrollably.
— Iron-Hide, Ghost-Blade, — Li Chen called out softly without looking at them. — Clean up the remaining Sun-Veil dogs. If a single one escapes this tomb, I will refine your factions next.
— Y-Yes, Master Li! — Iron-Hide roared nervously, eager to prove his loyalty after witnessing Scarlet-Weaver’s instant death.
As Iron-Hide and Ghost-Blade led their men to slaughter the panicked Sun-Veil disciples, Li Chen walked steadily toward Grand Elder Sun-Piercer. He reached out, his hand hovering over the altar where the glowing orb of the Abyssal Sovereign’s Remnant Soul and the Abyssal Source Water floated. Find the original chapter at novelping(.)com.
Sun-Piercer spat out a mouthful of dark blood, looking up at Li Chen with pure hatred.
— You think you have won, demon... — Sun-Piercer wheezed, his eyes bloodshot. — The Grand Ancestor of the Sun-Veil Sect... will never let you leave this continent alive...
— Then I shall refine him as well, — Li Chen replied, driving his shadow blade cleanly through Sun-Piercer’s chest, extinguishing the old man's life once and for all.
Li Chen plunged his hands directly into the altar’s barrier. The Dark Dan in his Dantian roared with ancient triumph as it began to drink in the Abyssal Source Water and absorb the power of the Abyssal Sovereign.