I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

Compared to her, Gu Qici could only barely resist some of the aftershocks with her cold air.

Moreover, the powerful aftershocks also dispersed much of the chill around her, and it would definitely take him some time to regroup it.

However, she couldn't care less about that now, because this moment was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him, the best chance to severely injure the woman in white.

Finally, the figure of the woman in white came into view.

High above the Demon Extermination Sect camp, the bald elder battles against Huang Quan.

Countless dead insects slowly fell from the sky, like a rain of insects. Fortunately, most of these insects were already dead, so they did not have much impact on the people below.

However, unlike the other two close battles, Huang Quan fought exceptionally easily. This was probably because the bald elder was the weakest of the three, and Huang Quan happened to be able to counter him. So far, Huang Quan had been in the lead.

The disciples below were also filled with worry as they watched the battle, after all, what disciple wouldn't want their elder to win!

Perhaps unsure what those suddenly falling insects were, the disciples watching from below, in order to avoid being affected, some held up oil-paper umbrellas, some hid behind rocks, and some stood under big trees, trying their best to keep the insects away and prevent them from getting close.

But they soon stopped doing so, and even gradually lowered their guard, because they found that the insects, whether dead or alive, did not cause any changes even if they landed on them, just like an insignificant pebble falling from the sky, having no effect whatsoever. So gradually, their attention was subconsciously drawn to the increasingly fierce battle in the sky, and they ignored the insects.

At that moment, under a large tree somewhere, a disciple named A, gazing at the sky, suddenly said, "The elder seems to be getting more and more frustrated in the fight!"

“Yes! It seems like I can’t seem to muster any strength. What’s wrong with the elder?” asked the disciple standing next to him.

"What's wrong? Can't you see? After the battle with that woman in red, the elder is obviously exhausted!" said another disciple, C. But this disciple was a little different from the previous two. He was one of the elite disciples who had surrounded Gu Qici earlier, so he knew the situation in the sky better than the outer disciples.

Disciple A was startled and exclaimed in astonishment, "No way! Elder is at the early stage of the Transformation Realm! How could he be defeated by that woman in red..."

"So there's a reason why you outer disciples can't advance!" Before disciple A could finish speaking, the elite disciple interrupted sarcastically, "Don't you know that in battles between experts, the most important thing isn't realm, but overall strength?"

"Overall strength?" They didn't seem to care about the elite disciple's sarcasm. Or rather, as outer disciples, they were used to being ridiculed by those arrogant elite disciples. So at this moment, they only had a slight doubt about what the elite disciple had said.

The elite disciple seemed to enjoy the sense of accomplishment from answering the question, so after a moment's pause, he said softly, "It's very simple! Although that young man only has ordinary strength, his profound arts and secret techniques are of a high level. Therefore, to a large extent, he has made up for his weakness in cultivation level, which is why he has the ability to fight against a Transcendent Realm expert. And..."

However, these disciples were unaware that while their attention was focused on the battle in the sky, and while they were studying matters unrelated to them, the countless white spirit-eating insects that had fallen from the sky to the ground and seemed to have died completely suddenly had their eyes light up red and began to crawl silently toward these people.

Meanwhile, the sky above was filled with constant roars. After the bald giant barely managed to block Huang Quan's attack of ten thousand insects with his barrier, he immediately retreated, seemingly trying to get away from Huang Quan and engage in a protracted battle, using the gaps to recover his strength as much as possible. However, Huang Quan was not that stupid. How could he give him time to recover? So as the guy retreated, Huang Quan chased after him relentlessly, keeping a close and unyielding grip on him.

From below, it looked as if two beams of light, one black and one white, were flying rapidly across the sky, one in front of the other, appearing to have a strange kind of tacit understanding. But only they knew that the battle had reached a fever pitch, and if either of them made a mistake, the outcome of the battle would be reversed dramatically.

"Damn it! This vicious insect is relentlessly pursuing me! Damn it! Damn it!!" The bald man glanced at Huang Quan behind him out of the corner of his eye, frowning as he thought, "No! I need more time, I need enough time. My strength has only recovered to forty percent, I can't use that move yet. That move requires at least fifty percent..."

"Tch! If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have used that move directly to kill that kid. Even if I couldn't kill him, I would have at least seriously injured him. That way, there wouldn't be so much trouble..."

"Forget it! Thinking about it now is useless. I can only remind myself not to make this kind of mistake again. No matter how strong or weak the opponent is, no matter who the opponent is, I must end the battle as quickly as possible and never procrastinate!"

Through this series of events, the bald elder has made up his mind to change himself.

But all of that is for the future. Right now, his most important task is to defeat Huang Quan. Otherwise, he will not have any chance to change things. Of course, he knows this himself, so he came up with a strategy shortly after the tug-of-war began.

"All superior disciples below who are at least at the Transcendent Realm, come quickly and help this elder hold off this insect for a moment. Once this matter is over, this elder will reward you handsomely!"

At this moment, the bald elder's eyes flickered, and he finally stopped hesitating and directly transmitted his voice to the disciples below.

Based on his past personality, he would never ask others for help when facing his own battles. You know, for a high-ranking expert in the Transcendent Realm to need the help of some disciples is simply a great disgrace.

If word gets out, he'll be laughed at by his peers.

But now he is facing a life-or-death situation. If he continues to care about his pride, then... his only fate will probably be death.

At that moment, the ordinary cultivators below were stunned. Not one of them moved, and their expressions seemed strange. As disciples of the bald elder, they had an almost absolute understanding of their elder's personality. So when they heard the bald elder's words, they did not believe that their elder had said them.

Perhaps that's why they didn't rush forward immediately, but instead showed a hint of suspicion. The bald elder naturally noticed this, so the next moment, he gritted his teeth and angrily transmitted his voice again: "If you don't make a move now, I will definitely make you suffer a lot in the future. Think it over carefully!"

Is Chapter 143 finally over?

Upon hearing this, the ordinary bodies jolted, then reacted completely. Without a word, they resolutely rushed towards the battle in the sky. It was clear that they wanted to disrupt the battle between the two and give the bald elder a chance to recover his strength.

Huang Quan felt a sense of trouble upon seeing the arrival of the ordinary disciples. He was well aware of the bald elder's intentions, but he had no way to deal with them. After all, he was alone and could not attend to both sides. However, he was not flustered because he already had a sure-fire way to win. It was just that, like the bald elder, he was still lacking some time.

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The deepest abyss in the center.

"Aren't you tempted? Of course you are, after all, you want physical intimacy too! I don't know why you're with that ordinary guy, but I think he must have promised you something, which is why you're staying by his side..."

"So don't worry, what he can do, I can do too, and I can even do it better, because I have the Demon Extermination Sect behind me, which controls half of the resources of the Imperial Demon Island! That kid has nothing. Based on that alone, I think you should choose to cooperate with me."

The old man in black stared at the mysterious person in front of him and continued to coax him.

But at this moment, the mysterious man couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, which made the old man in black pause slightly, as if he was surprised.

Meanwhile, the mysterious man said, "I am indeed moved by your words, but I... have no right to choose, because my existence is nothing more than..."

Upon hearing this, the old man in black's eyes flickered slightly, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to twitch gently. He didn't want to fight a meaningless battle. If he could persuade the avatar of the sword in front of him, he could preserve his strength to help the bald elder and the woman in white outside, thus ending everything.

Furthermore, what he said was sincere. As long as the mysterious man nodded, he would help him find a physical body. This was a promise he made as a Transcendent Realm expert, and he would never easily break it. Unfortunately, the mysterious man still chose to refuse. Although this refusal was within his expectations, he was still somewhat disappointed.

So after feeling the mysterious man's chill, he sighed, realizing that there was no possibility of the battle ending; only one of them could stand until the end.

"In that case, it seems I can only stop you by completely defeating you!" the old man in black said with a solemn expression.

But the mysterious man had no intention of wasting any more words with him. With a cold gaze, he gripped the Crimson Peak Sword tightly in his left hand and slashed fiercely towards the location of the old man in black!

With a single slash, a white sword light appeared, rushing towards the black-clad elder with the force of tearing through the air, causing the surrounding space to distort. It is evident that although the power of this slash is not as strong as the previous one, it is by no means to be underestimated!

"Night Barrier!" The old man in black narrowed his eyes and murmured under the threat of danger. As he spoke, bursts of black light appeared and immediately formed a black barrier in front of him, blocking the white sword light.

Upon contact, a deafening roar erupted once more, and the black barrier shattered into countless fragments that scattered into the air and vanished into nothingness. Although the white sword light still possessed some remaining power, it did not inflict much damage on the old man in black.

The old man in black was not the kind of person who would not fight back when attacked. After blocking the white sword light, he let out a muffled shout, made a hand seal with his left hand, and directly controlled the surrounding black light to quickly surge into his body. In the blink of an eye, his skin, his eyes, and even his teeth and tongue all slowly turned black.

"Hmm?" Upon seeing this, the mysterious man felt a growing sense of unease and doubt. Perhaps to prevent anything bad from happening, he calmed himself down and launched another attack without hesitation.

White light swirled around the Crimson Peak Sword, and a righteous aura slowly spread out. The mysterious man's expression tightened slightly, and powerful sword intents swirled around him before quickly merging into the Crimson Peak Sword. In that instant, his eyes lit up, and he raised the sword, striking down at the black-clad elder with the speed of lightning!

"Saint Luo Jin!" he murmured, and the sword danced around, seemingly another incredibly powerful white sword beam. But upon closer inspection, it could be seen that this white sword beam was extremely thin, just like an ordinary line, and it also carried a trace of ice-blue light that was difficult to see with the naked eye, adding a faint sense of mystery to it.

The slash immediately sliced ​​through the space it passed through, creating a shallow spatial rift. This showed that the slash was extraordinary. However, the black-clad old man, whose entire body had turned black, did not use spiritual magic to block the slash as he had before. Instead, he revealed a row of neat, dark teeth and suddenly shouted with a slightly ferocious expression, "Nightfall!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the already dark bottom of the central abyss became even darker. From within this darkness, a hand suddenly reached out—an ordinary hand, a hand covered in black. As soon as it appeared, it swiftly reached out to grab the slash.

However, the moment the black hand touched the slash, it was easily sliced ​​in two, as if it had no effect whatsoever, and quickly disappeared back into the darkness. But this was not the end. After the black hand was destroyed, another black hand quickly appeared in an instant.

This time, however, it was no longer just one black hand, but two, three, four, ten, a hundred, a thousand... until they were countless. These black hands, like a vast expanse of rushing black shadows, rushed toward the slash in an instant, seemingly trying to stop it from continuing forward. This caused the mysterious man who witnessed this to frown.

The slash continued forward, and the black hands disintegrated one after another in the white light. In the blink of an eye, about half of them disappeared. However, as the black hands continued to block, the power of the slash did indeed decrease!

Although this attack was still extremely fierce, it was no longer as powerful as it had been initially. If it continued like this, the result of this attack would probably be no different from the previous battle, and it still wouldn't be able to hurt the old man in black.

More importantly, shortly after those black hands disappeared, new black hands materialized and appeared from the darkness. These reappearing black hands no longer defended against the attacks, but instead rushed madly towards the mysterious man, clearly intending to launch a counterattack.

"Hehehe!" Seeing this, the old man in black sneered and thought to himself, "Although the power of heaven and earth that I comprehend is not darkness, I can still create darkness. And as long as I have darkness, I can use the power of the night infinitely. You can't win against this infinity, so you can't win against me! You should regret it! You gave up your own chance to live!"

With a thought, the mysterious man's previous slash was completely neutralized by the black hands, and the black hands that were attacking him were only about ten meters away from him, as if they could reach the mysterious man in an instant!

Although the mysterious man didn't know what would happen after he was touched by these black hands, he could guess without much thought that it wouldn't be a good thing. So he didn't think too much about it, but gritted his teeth and moved quickly, rapidly increasing the distance between himself and the black hands.

"Hmph! Kid! Running away is useless. As long as there is darkness here, you will never escape!" The old man in black said without changing his expression. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be certain that he would win this battle.

In reality, it wasn't the mysterious person who lured him to this deep abyss, but rather he who lured the mysterious person there, with the aim of enhancing his own power in the darkness.

However, after engaging in battle with the mysterious man, he realized that the mysterious man was no ordinary incarnation. If they were to fight seriously, even if he won in the end, he would likely be seriously injured. That's why he came up with a series of ideas to end the battle in the simplest way possible.

But he hadn't expected the mysterious man to be so troublesome, so with no other option, he had to unleash his true power.

Of course, the so-called infinite power of darkness is just a bluff. Nothing in this world is infinite, not even darkness. He used the darkness of this place to unleash the power of night, which actually put a certain strain on his body. However, he felt that he would win the battle before his body could not withstand it, so he did not care too much.

"One hour! I can only maintain this state for a maximum of one hour..." While manipulating his black hand to grab the mysterious man, the old man in black thought to himself, "But that's enough. This kid is strong, but in the end, he's just an avatar..."

"Having fought me for so long, he has probably expended a lot of his strength. Since he doesn't have a physical body, there's no possibility of him recovering. Judging from his condition, I determine that he can only unleash two more powerful slashes at most. After those two strikes, he will be unable to fight anymore, and then I will be the victor on the battlefield..."

"But I can't be careless either, otherwise I might accidentally capsize in the gutter, which would be terrible. If possible, I want to win this battle before he uses his remaining two swords, that would be the best outcome for me." With this thought in mind, the old man in black stretched out his hands and, while constantly making hand seals, he obviously increased the speed of those black hands.

A whooshing sound echoed in mid-air, the sound of the mysterious figure moving quickly. However, no matter how fast he moved, he was still in the darkness. So, even after the black hand sped up, he was still slightly touched by a black hand that suddenly attacked him, touching the left sleeve of the white robe he had transformed into. And at that moment, something strange happened.

The sleeve touched by the black hand suddenly turned black and began to infect the mysterious man's robes. In the blink of an eye, the entire robe on the mysterious man's left hand was affected, as if the white had been dyed black. This immediately caused the mysterious man's expression to change drastically, and his sense of crisis intensified.

Fortunately, his reaction time was also quick. In the blink of an eye, he unhesitatingly tore off the robes that had been infected and turned black, and threw them at the pursuing black hands.

But before the robes could even get close to the black hands, they turned completely black, eventually blending into the surrounding darkness. This scene was witnessed by the mysterious man, who was visibly surprised. But he also finally understood the consequences of being grabbed by the black hands: ...

"Assimilation...?" The mysterious man frowned and muttered to himself as he continued to dodge the attacks from the black hand. Although he only asked a question, the certainty it implied was undisguised. In other words, he was already certain, but he asked the question out of fear.

"That's right! It's assimilation!" Upon hearing the mysterious man's voice, the old man in black said directly, "This is my strongest night technique. As long as you are in the darkness, as long as you are caught by the darkness, you will definitely be assimilated by the darkness, just like day falling and night rising, light receding and darkness appearing. This is a power of law that you absolutely cannot resist, so you might as well die in peace!"

As he finished speaking, the already terrifying face of the old man in black seemed even more terrifying. But he was right; this was indeed a kind of law, the law of light and darkness. When the sun sets and night falls, what one experiences is merely the final twilight. Although the sunset is beautiful, it is of no use whatsoever.

But the mysterious man wouldn't listen to the old man in black, because this wasn't over yet. He was just at a disadvantage, but that didn't mean he had no chance of winning. You see, at this moment, while he was constantly fleeing, he was actually gathering his last bit of strength. And from the old man in black's words, he seemed to have found a way to defeat him.

"Darkness... Night... Light... Day..." the mysterious man murmured to himself, the glint in his eyes growing ever stronger.

However, the mysterious man was careless, because under the pursuit of the old man in black, he did not realize that he had come to a dead end set up by the old man in black. Except for the front, almost all directions were blocked by a black stone wall!

The stone wall is not unbreakable, it just takes some time, but unfortunately, facing the attacks of those dark forces, the mysterious man no longer has that time.

"Oh no!" The mysterious man immediately realized his predicament and exclaimed in surprise.

"Success!" The old man in black paid no attention to the mysterious man's expression and took advantage of the opening to launch a final attack on him.

Countless dark hands surged into the dead end like a tidal wave, grabbing at the mysterious man inside as if trying to assimilate him quickly. It was clear that if the mysterious man couldn't resist, his defeat was inevitable.

For a moment, the mysterious man's expression turned solemn as he stared at the black hand that had filled his vision, gripping the Crimson Peak Sword in his hand even tighter.

Finally, a tremendous roar resounded, and countless black rays of light burst forth from the dead end, causing the space to tremble and the surrounding rocks to turn into dust. This seemed to make the bottom of the central abyss even wider and the darkness even thicker.

The old man in black, watching this scene from the other side, smiled slightly. Although there were still some ash and power fluctuations at the mysterious man's location, making it impossible for him to sense the specific situation, he was certain that the mysterious man had become one with the darkness, because this was the result his dark hand had told him.

"It's finally over! That guy was really something! But..."

But just as the old man in black praised the mysterious man and thought he had won the battle, a sudden change occurred.

A blindingly bright light suddenly burst forth, illuminating a large portion of the darkness and startling the old man in black, who even instinctively took a step back.

"How could this be?" The old man in black's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, from within this light, the mysterious man's ethereal body slowly appeared before the old man in black. As if nothing had happened, his gaze was resolute, his left hand gripping a sword, exuding an imposing aura as he stared fiercely at the old man in black.

Chapter 144 Annihilated in Nothingness

A blindingly bright light suddenly burst forth from the mysterious man's position, illuminating a large portion of the darkness. This startled the old man in black, who even instinctively took a step back.

"How could this be?" The old man in black's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, from within this light, the mysterious man's ethereal body slowly appeared before the old man in black. As if nothing had happened, his gaze was resolute, his left hand gripping a sword, exuding an imposing aura as he stared fiercely at the old man in black.