Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

"How could I not know that the Wind Demon Technique is a technique used to harm disciples?"

"Do you think I don't know that the strong in the Wind Demon Technique can absorb the vital energy of the weak and use it for their own purposes?"

"Hehe, Master, why don't you use your brain? Do you think I'm that kind of stupid person? Since I dared to save you, I know how to prevent you from getting away with this. Otherwise, why would I dare to negotiate with a tiger for its skin!"

Zhang Shicheng looked at the Holy Lord with a smile, his words piercing to the heart, as if mocking the Holy Lord's stupidity and incompetence.

"No, impossible, impossible! Since you've already seen through all of this, why don't you say it? Why don't you say it!"

The Holy Lord looked at Zhang Shicheng and said, "Since you've seen through everything, why did you still agree to leave your back to me?"

Seeing the Holy Lord like this, Zhang Shicheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master, you are really pathetic. Can't you even understand this simple thing?"

"The fact that I dare to treat you this way means that I must have a way to retaliate. So you think you are the one manipulating me and leading me into a trap step by step, but you don't know that you are the prey, the one being played with."

"No, impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"You're lying to me, aren't you? You're lying to me, aren't you?"

The Holy Lord had been confident his whole life, and he had always been the one to manipulate others. He had never been manipulated like this before. Therefore, at this moment, he frantically denied everything before him. He did not believe it. He did not believe what was happening before him.

Looking at the Holy Lord's expression, Zhang Shicheng said, "Master, you are truly pathetic. Why don't you believe such an obvious thing?"

The Holy Lord then took a deep breath and said, "Zhang Shicheng, hehe, you almost fooled me and threw me off balance. You really are cunning!"

Zhang Shicheng frowned and said, "I lied to you? What did I lie to you about?"

"Although you're spouting flowery words, I'm the one holding you by the neck right now. I don't know how you're preventing me from absorbing your Qi, but I have the upper hand. Even if you insist, how long can you hold out? If you relax even slightly, I can suck out your Qi in the next moment and turn you into a dried-up corpse instantly."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shicheng laughed and said, "Master, what's the point of deceiving yourself at this point? You should have already sensed it, shouldn't you?"

"Hahaha, that's right. Not only can you not absorb my Qi now, but I'm already absorbing yours."

As Zhang Shicheng spoke, his gaze sharpened, and then he saw the Holy Lord's expression suddenly change drastically. He stared at Zhang Shicheng with wide eyes in disbelief and said, "You, you... how is this possible!"

As the Holy Lord spoke, the next moment he was seen trembling all over, shaking like a leaf. At this moment, his body, which had already reached the state of no leakage, was like a sieve, frantically filling Zhang Shicheng's body with his vital energy.

At this moment, Zhang Shicheng's internal energy grew even stronger, while the Holy Lord's face was filled with terror—a terror that came from the depths of his soul. He looked at Zhang Shicheng and roared, "Stop! Stop! Don't inhale anymore! Don't inhale anymore, you idiot..."

"It's no use struggling, Master. Just obediently become my nourishment."

Zhang Shicheng had a look of enjoyment on his face. He felt an infinite amount of highly pure Qi of the same kind being poured into his body at an extremely fast speed, and the power within his body was also rising accordingly.

This was still Zhang Shicheng frantically absorbing the power, the Nine Li Demon Art was running wildly, and in front of the Nine Li Demon Art, the powerful Wind Demon Technique was like an obedient younger brother.

He does whatever you tell him to do, without ever struggling.

Thus, the Nine Li Demon Art absorbed the Holy Lord's internal energy at an extremely rapid pace. At this moment, the Holy Lord's face turned pale and he roared angrily, "Zhang Shicheng, stop! Stop!"

Zhang Shicheng seemed not to hear him, continuing to smoke frantically, saying, "Master, people say that a candle burns until it's ash, and you taught me so much, and in the end, you burned yourself to make me who I am. You are truly a great person, hahaha..."

"Zhang, Zhang Shicheng, you bastard! You've betrayed your master and ancestors! You've committed heinous crimes! You'll die a horrible death!"

The Holy Lord roared, and Zhang Shicheng replied, "Isn't this all your fault? You wanted to eat me, but now you can't, so I've eaten you instead. What are you complaining about? What are you complaining about?"

"The law of the jungle prevails, it's the natural order, what's wrong with that? What's wrong with that?"

Zhang Shicheng laughed loudly and said, "Is this what you've been pursuing? We treat you the way you treat others. You ate me first, so I ate you first. How come you've become food now and know how to respect your teachers and talk about teacher-student relationships?"

"It's too late. Besides, what do you, a Japanese, know about Chinese culture? Isn't it common for you to kill your teachers? Isn't it common for you Koga people to kill your teachers? You must know how you got your position as Holy Lord, right?"

Zhang Shicheng continued to accuse, but the suction force did not weaken at all; by this time, the Holy Lord was almost completely drained.

The Holy Lord realized that this situation was unacceptable; if things continued, he would truly face certain death. He did not want to die, especially after experiencing wealth and glory.

At this moment, he looked at his right hand, which was being tightly controlled by Zhang Shicheng's neck, his gaze sharpened, and the next moment he opened his mouth and spat out a razor blade.

brush!
With the enhancement of powerful internal energy, the blade transformed into an indestructible divine weapon, severing his right arm completely in one fell swoop.

With a swish, it was incredibly smooth; this was the Holy Lord cutting off his arm to save his life.

"Ah~"

The Holy Lord screamed in agony, not daring to react in any other way. At this moment, he took out a smoke pellet from his body with his left hand and smashed it hard on the ground. With a bang, smoke billowed up and instantly engulfed the surroundings.

At this moment, the Holy Lord took advantage of the smoke and immediately fled.

At this moment, Zhang Shicheng frowned. He did not expect the Holy Lord to be so decisive, cutting off his arm to save his life.

Snapped!
Zhang Shicheng removed the severed hand that was holding his neck. At this moment, the severed hand, having been absorbed by the Nine Li Demon Art, had completely turned into a zombie hand, dry and devoid of any life.

Zhang Shicheng threw the useless hand on the ground, passed through the mist, and saw that the entire forest was empty; the Holy Lord had vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Zhang Shicheng frowned. He didn't believe that the Holy Lord could run out of the forest in such a short time, because even in his prime, the Holy Lord might not have been able to do so. So he hadn't run out of the forest, but now he couldn't find him.

what happened?

"Ninjutsu!"

Zhang Shicheng said with a mocking expression, "It's just a inferior technology created by a group of people who learned a little bit of the Five Elements Escape Technique from China."

"Using special props to conceal oneself, such as using color to disguise oneself as a large tree, making it difficult for people to see for a while, thus achieving the purpose of invisibility and escape."

"Hehe, Master, do you think what I said is right or wrong?"

Zhang Shicheng stood in the woods and shouted mockingly, his voice echoing throughout the entire forest.

Meanwhile, the Holy Lord, hiding somewhere, gritted his teeth and dared not utter a single word. He was as frightened as a stray dog, truly pitiful, pathetic, and laughable.

"Hehe... still won't come out, Master? Then I'll go looking for you! I loved playing hide-and-seek when I was little, so please don't let me find you!"

Zhang Shicheng's voice echoed throughout the forest. At that moment, the Holy Lord held his breath, feeling his heart pounding.

Zhang Shicheng was still walking lightly on the ground, his eyes looking around carefully, searching for any clues. Since he was hiding, he couldn't possibly leave no trace.

"Master, please don't let me catch you, or you'll be in big trouble!"

Zhang Shicheng's voice was very penetrating, making the entire forest rustle. However, his ninjutsu was undeniably impressive. After a cursory search, Zhang Shicheng couldn't find the exact location, which annoyed him.

The internal energy he had just absorbed was incredibly refreshing; he was almost there enough to break through to the fourth level of the Fusion God realm. He was just one step away when the Holy Lord forcibly cut off his arm to save his life, stopping him at that moment.

At this point, Zhang Shicheng could no longer restrain himself; his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a monster ready to devour its prey.

Zhang Shicheng then glanced around, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and said, "Heh, you're not coming out, are you? You're not coming out, are you!"

As he spoke, Zhang Shicheng suddenly drew the Tiger Soul Sword from his back. The sword was drawn, its cold light illuminating the entire forest. The next moment, Zhang Shicheng swung the sword, and a sword aura shot out.

With a whoosh, a large number of trees collapsed and crashed to the ground.

At the same time, the scorching blade light ignited these large trees, causing them to burst into flames.

The scorching air rose, and Zhang Shicheng scanned the area around him, finding that all the trees in the fan-shaped area he had just struck had fallen, but the Holy Lord was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, Zhang Shicheng said, "Hide? I'll show you how to hide!"

The next moment, Zhang Shicheng, holding the Tiger Soul Blade, immediately followed up with a circular slash. With a whoosh, the Tiger Soul Blade in his hand spun around and felled all the surrounding trees.

bang bang bang~
The huge tree canopy fell down, instantly creating a cloud of dust on the ground.

Zhang Shicheng scanned the surroundings but couldn't find a single tree standing. He felled them all, and as the trees crashed to the ground amidst billowing dust, Zhang Shicheng's eyes narrowed, and he shouted, "I've found you!"

The Holy Lord was hiding and holding his breath when he heard Zhang Shicheng say that he had found him. He was startled, but he was not stupid. How could he not know that Zhang Shicheng might be bluffing him?

Thinking this, he saw the Holy Lord hold his breath, making no sound at all, and stealthily move without making any reaction.

Jumping out at this point would only throw you off balance, and you might even find yourself being scammed by Zhang Shicheng.

Therefore, the Holy Lord is not foolish and will not voluntarily expose himself.

Seeing this, Zhang Shicheng coldly shouted, "Heh... you thought I was bluffing you, Master? I'm really sorry, I've really found you. I'm sorry to disappoint you!"

After Zhang Shicheng finished speaking, he didn't waste any more words. He raised his hand and swung his knife straight at a piece of land.

Ow...

The Tiger Soul Blade instantly unleashed a roaring tiger engulfed in flames, which then charged directly towards the patch of land.

Zhang Shicheng just discovered that piece of land; when all the tree canopies fell, the dust on the ground was blown up, but this piece of land was completely calm.

So if there's no problem here, there could be a problem there.

At this moment, the Tiger Soul Blade struck suddenly. Upon seeing this attack, the Holy Lord, who was hiding under the bionic cloth, jumped up and transformed into a streak of red light to escape.

This bionic cloth that helped him become invisible was also the most prized possession of the Koga school. It was made of five-colored deer hide and, in the terms of the Central Plains, would be considered a martial arts treasure. It should be of the same level as Chen Jie's storage ring, mask, and other items.

At this moment, the Holy Lord transformed into a streak of red light and fled at high speed. Upon seeing this, Zhang Shicheng's eyes narrowed, and he immediately chased after him with his sword.

"Master, please wait for your disciple!"

Zhang Shicheng gave chase, and the Holy Lord, seeing this, roared angrily, "Zhang Shicheng, you traitorous disciple, spare my life!"

Zhang Shicheng chuckled and said, "Master, what you taught me is either not to do it at all, or to do it thoroughly. Today, it's either you who dies, or I who perish!"

As he spoke, Zhang Shicheng arrived in front of the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord was first seriously injured, and then Zhang Shicheng absorbed more than half of his internal energy. At this point, he was at his last gasp.

Seeing Zhang Shicheng arrive, the Holy Lord knew he was doomed to die today. He roared, "Zhang Shicheng, you treacherous bastard! Even if I die today, I will not let you succeed! Wind Demon Technique, Earthquake!"

Boom! Rumble!

With a roar, the Holy Lord unleashed his full power of wind-attribute energy, and then launched a powerful attack directly at Zhang Shicheng.

In an instant, a gust of wind, like a sharp knife, pierced straight at Zhang Shicheng, wanting to perish together with him.

Seeing this, Zhang Shicheng didn't waste any words. He raised his Tiger Soul Blade and unleashed a full-force strike: [Tiger Soul Slash!]

boom!
A violent explosion leveled the entire forest. Amidst the blast, Zhang Shicheng had already charged forward. Upon seeing this, the Holy Lord roared, "I'll fight you to the death! Wind Demon Explosion!"

goooo...

With a roar, the Holy Lord's entire body began to swell up like a balloon, as if he was preparing to self-destruct and perish together with Zhang Shicheng.

The Holy Lord was decisive and directly used this move of mutual destruction.

When Zhang Shicheng saw this, he didn't dodge or avoid it at all, but rushed forward directly. "You want to self-destruct? Absolutely not. Your body is my nourishment. How could you self-destruct without my permission!"

With a furious roar, Zhang Shicheng had already charged forward. At this moment, the Holy Lord's eyes were filled with madness. "Die!"

Zhang Shicheng slapped the Holy Lord's body with his palm and said, "Nine Li Demonic Art, Demonic Essence Assimilation!"

吸！
woohoo...

As Zhang Shicheng unleashed the Nine Li Demon Art, reaching its ninth level, the Assimilation of Demonic Energy, the Holy Lord was horrified to discover that he was like a deflated balloon, his entire strength being frantically drained by Zhang Shicheng, and even the power to self-destruct no longer existed.

At this moment, he stared wide-eyed at Zhang Shicheng: "This, how is this possible?"

Zhang Shicheng chuckled coldly, "The Wind Demon Technique is the nourishment for my Nine Li Demon Art. Without my permission, you can't possibly die. Come here, Master, give me all your power!"

"Ah...no!" (End of Chapter)