One-hit kill - Asura Slash!

Feeling the death threat from the Demon-Breaking Saber, the two hurriedly unleashed their best martial arts. A massive amount of Spiritual Power frantically surged from their bodies, filling the entire passage with the brilliance of Spiritual Power, amidst which flickered an unmistakably bright saber light.

Boom!

The ground beneath He Yichao's feet shook violently. Without having a chance to understand why an earthquake suddenly occurred, he felt a massive wave of fierce Spiritual Power rush out from the passage ahead. Instinctively, he summoned his protective Spiritual Armor, exerting all his might to withstand the aftermath of this wild attack.

After a while, the aftershocks of Spiritual Power in the passage dissipated, expanding it by a circle and revealing fresh soil layers, the stripes of which were incredibly consistent, all pointing towards the third layer.

When the aftershocks settled, He Yichao's internal Spiritual Power had already been depleted by more than half, leaving him somewhat disheveled.

He said in slight confusion, "What just happened?"

A Qi Sea Realm cultivator familiar with the two below said, "It was Wang Feng and Jiang Lianming's ultimate martial art technique. Did they encounter a formidable foe?"

"A formidable foe?" He Yichao shook his head and thought of the Black Iron Masked Man who had been following Lu Yu, a Qi Sea Realm seventh-level cultivator. His expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "No!"

"We misestimated Lu Yu's strength. He has a Qi Sea Realm seventh-level Guardian with him. Quickly, go down and support them."

The group hurriedly accelerated downward. He Yichao found it hard to understand; his subordinates said Lu Yu came alone, so why did a Guardian appear?

Could it be that the Guardian hid in the shadows and only emerged when Lu Yu was in danger?

That's possible. A Qi Sea Realm seventh-level Martial Cultivator trying to hide their tracks couldn't possibly be detected by those scouts, and the Guardian might even notice them monitoring Lu Yu.

Thus, it makes sense for Lu Yu to avoid the third layer and head to the fourth layer.

The Guardian must have warned Lu Yu of the danger on the third layer, prompting Lu Yu to choose the fourth layer. But unexpectedly, even he didn't know the fourth layer had purple-black flames; Lu Yu somehow knew.

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A flurry of thoughts crossed He Yichao's mind.

The Qi Sea Realm seventh-level Martial Cultivator warning Lu Yu to avoid the third layer indicated that they also believed they weren't a match for us. This calmed He Yichao's heart.

Capturing Lu Yu this time posed a huge risk, not only from within the He family but also from forces backing Lu Yu.

If they failed and Lu Yu's backing found out, it would likely retaliate against the He family.

A force capable of assigning a Qi Sea Realm seventh-level Guardian to a Qi Sea Realm disciple must be very strong.

At least when He Yichao reached Lu Yu's level of strength, he didn't have such strong protection—not even a Qi Sea Realm expert to protect closely.

After all, Qi Sea Realm experts were already at the level of a consecrated elder in the He family. He could mobilize Qi Sea Realm experts, but having them protect closely was beyond his reach.

When he showed the potential to inherit the position of the next Patriarch, he gained many loyal Qi Sea Realm experts, who would follow him to protect him on outings.

But they usually stayed and cultivated, enjoying themselves.

The fastest Qi Sea Realm reached the scene of the battle and found two injured Qi Sea Realm experts in the crater blasted out in the passage.

Their physical injuries weren't severe; it was the shock to their heads and the attack from Lu Yu's Shocking God Stab on their spirits that made their consciousness a bit unclear.

He Yichao approached and saw Wang Feng and Jiang Lianming sitting on the ground recovering, "Where's the person?"

Wang Feng suppressed the excruciating pain in his head and replied, "Lu Yu hid his strength. He's a Qi Sea Realm Martial Cultivator, ambushing the two of us and escaped."

"Qi Sea Realm?" He Yichao glanced at the Martial Cultivator who had fought Lu Yu before, signaling a question with his eyes.

The person looked at the two resting nearby, uncertain whether his prior perception was correct. If Lu Yu weren't Qi Sea Realm or hiding strength, he couldn't have injured two Qi Sea Realm Martial Cultivators.

Lu Yu had the strength to deal with two Qi Sea Realm Martial Cultivators yet pretended to be a Qi Control Realm. Such cunning is terrifying.

Without clear information from the person, He Yichao assumed Lu Yu was a Qi Sea Realm Martial Cultivator, taking advantage when the two were careless to ambush them.

If so, Lu Yu's strength is terrifying. He looks younger than I am, yet could injure two Qi Sea Realm Level Three experts.

He Yichao scanned the surroundings and asked, "Where's Wang Zhuangming? Where did he go?"

"Elder Wang went after Lu Yu. Amid the battle, Lu Yu must have not escaped unscathed, and Elder Wang pursued him. Young Master, be careful of Lu Yu; he possesses secret techniques that can attack the spirit and flames that burn the soul," Wang Feng warned.

Master Long's pupils shrank, and he exclaimed, "Impossible! This area has already been sealed by me. He can't use secret techniques. If he could, he would've used earth escape to flee long ago."

"Makes sense." He Yichao agreed with Master Long's statement.

Master Long squinted his eyes, stroked his beard, and asserted, "Something capable of attacking the spirit might be a certain Spiritual Treasure; it definitely can't be a Secret Technique."

He Yichao felt a bit disappointed upon hearing this. He had hoped it would be a Secret Technique, so that after capturing Lu Yu, he could obtain that Spiritual Secret Technique.

However, a Spiritual Treasure that can attack the spirit isn't bad either.

As for the flame that burns the soul, He Yichao didn't mind. He had already learned from Lin Tao that Lu Yu possessed this ability.

He had experienced the power of Purple Flame Demon Fire for himself on the third floor. Back then, curious about the mysterious nature of the Purple Flame Demon Fire that Lu Yu wanted to refine, he riskily touched a bit of it.

That unforgettable taste of agony is something He Yichao will never forget his entire life.

Boom! A sound came from the fourth floor, snapping He Yichao back to reality, prompting him to shout urgently, "Quick, go support Wang Zhuangming, definitely don't let Lu Yu escape, and be careful, there might be a Qi Sea Realm seventh level expert lurking around him."

Speaking of which, He Yichao felt uneasy. If he were to face a Qi Sea Realm seventh level expert alone, he estimated he couldn't withstand even a single move.

Taking a glance at Wang Feng and Jiang Lianming, who were recovering from injuries on the ground, he said, "You guys stay here and recover. If Lu Yu escapes in this direction, hold him off."

After saying this, he hurriedly ran toward the others, not wanting to end up alone and be caught by the Black Iron Masked Man at Qi Sea Realm seventh level.

Lu Yu's figure tumbled repeatedly, coming to a halt after crashing into a few stone pillars, using a broken pillar to stand up. Looking at the Qi Sea Realm expert pursuing him ahead, Lu Yu felt a bit helpless.

After leaving the range of the Ten Directions Absolute Spirit Array, when Lu Yu tried to use earth escape to leave, he was chased down by this person, restrained by the Spiritual Power pressure, unable to use earth escape.

The key is, this guy is even tougher to deal with than the previous two.

Earlier, Lu Yu took advantage of their underestimation, ambushing them with his strongest Asura Slash, but still failed to kill those two.

At the instant of attack collision, Lu Yu knew he couldn't kill them, so he used Shocking God Stab and Purple Flame Demon Fire to exploit vulnerabilities, attacking their spirit and soul.

This wounded their Spiritual Power, creating an opportunity to escape.

"Spiritual Power pressure is really troublesome!" Lu Yu complained, wiping the blood left on his arm.

Originally, his blood was like mercury, automatically coagulating into a mass without scattering. But during the attack, the blood flowing out was damaged by raging Spiritual Power, losing its auto-coagulation property, unable to be reabsorbed into the body.

The ring on Lu Yu's right hand flashed slightly, and the figure of the Liang Family Ancestor appeared beside him. Immediately upon emerging, Liang Family Ancestor expanded his aura field, pushing away the Spiritual Power pressure bearing down on Lu Yu, allowing Lu Yu's Spiritual Power within his body to resume flowing.

Wang Zhuangming was shocked seeing Liang Family Ancestor suddenly appear, sensing Liang Family Ancestor's strength; the opponent was a Qi Sea Realm seventh level expert, beyond his capability.

Following that, he sensed seven or eight breaths rapidly approaching from behind, and Wang Zhuangming understood clearly that he only needed to delay the opponent for a short time.

Lu Yu had already taken out the Spirit Pearl, starting to perform earth escape. But before that, he needed to fly to the top of the fourth floor, so he could directly escape after earth escaping.

He definitely couldn't escape toward the unknown fifth floor!

Having just flown up more than ten meters, beast roars echoed successively on the fourth floor, causing Lu Yu's figure to freeze.

Roar~~~

Listening to the continuous beast roars on the fourth floor, He Yichao felt a bit frightened, despite being surrounded by a group of Qi Sea Realm cultivators. The fourth floor was home to numerous Spirit Monster realm monsters and Demon Core realm monsters.

With so many monsters rioting, everyone was doomed.

Beast roars kept echoing, but strangely, these sounds seemed to be moving away from here. He Yichao heaved a sigh of relief, just as he intended to move forward.

A terrifying aura swept in, engulfing all the Qi Sea Realm cultivators, making them feel as if their Qi Blood were about to freeze.

Lu Yu stiffly turned his neck, looking toward the direction the aura was coming from, seeing a figure appear in his line of sight.

The figure was flying mid-air, its aura already blurring the surrounding air, leaving Lu Yu unable to make out its face.

With each step, monsters screamed, losing their lives, their Qi Blood and Spiritual Qi being entirely consumed by that silhouette. The bodies of those monsters rapidly dried up, becoming skeletons wrapped in a layer of skin.

The terrifying figure drew closer to Lu Yu and the others.

Liang Family Ancestor stood in front of Lu Yu, warily watching the figure, feeling a sense of familiarity. When alive, he had encountered such power.

Wang Zhuangming swallowed hard, questioning why pursuing a mere Qi Control Realm cultivator led to such developments?

First, the Qi Control Realm turned into a Qi Sea Realm, then a sudden appearance of a Qi Sea Realm seventh level expert, and finally, an immensely powerful being of unclear strength emerged.

This day's experiences are more thrilling than the past decades combined.