Chapter 253: A Different Tong Lin! Instantly Killing a Fellow Cultivator

Chapter 253: A Different Tong Lin! Instantly Killing a Fellow Cultivator

"You're back?"

The voice from outside the grand hall startled everyone, including the Blood Slaughter Lord, who all showed expressions of delighted surprise.

They turned their heads simultaneously, their gazes falling on the figure outside the hall.

There stood a boy with a cold demeanor, surrounded by an incredibly profound darkness. He approached with slow, deliberate steps.

For some unknown reason, the moment they laid eyes on this boy, everyone present felt a sense of crisis rising within them unconsciously.

The feeling was akin to a mouse encountering a cat, facing its natural enemy.

"This Tong Lin seems different somehow?"

The sudden sensation caught everyone off guard.

"Are you... Lord Tong?"

Upon seeing Tong Lin enter the hall, Jun Yu's face was filled with disbelief.

He walked forward slowly, his eyes filled with doubt and testing, staring intently at Tong Lin.

But the next moment, Tong Lin's eyes flashed with dark light, and a cruel smirk lifted the corners of his mouth.

He grabbed Jun Yu by the hair and forcefully pulled him in front of himself.

"Jun Yu, how dare you look at me like that? Are you tired of living?"

At this sight, not even the Blood Slaughter Lord, let alone the others, showed any surprise.

Jun Yu might have had an impressive status in the outside world.

But in this Darkness Restricted Zone, he was merely a novice who had just undergone transformation.

On the other hand, Tong Lin was an unparalleled genius who had returned from cultivating in the Outer Domain.

Even the Blood Slaughter Lord would give him face, let alone Jun Yu?

"L-Lord Tong, Jun Yu knows he was wrong!"

Seeing the all-too-familiar cruelty in Tong Lin's eyes, Jun Yu's eyes revealed a hint of fear.

He could sense that the Tong Lin before him seemed somewhat different from before.

Yet, he couldn't quite put his finger on that strange feeling.

"Lord, how... how did you escape?"

Jun Yu suppressed the fear in his heart and asked hastily.

His words were respectful, but deep within his eyes, doubt and testing lingered.

"Hmph!"

Tong Lin let out a cold snort and gave Jun Yu a hard kick, sending him flying.

"You worthless coward, running for your life and leaving me behind."

"As for how I escaped..."

His voice trailed off, and Tong Lin's body was enveloped in an incredibly dense dark light.

"I possess the Undying Intent. Who in this realm can kill me?"

Jun Yu endured the intense pain in his body, but his eyes still showed hesitation.

Indeed, he hadn't seen the end, but could it be that Tong Lin had truly escaped from Su Changqing's grasp?

"Enough, Tong Lin is fine. No need to test him further."

At this moment, the Blood Slaughter Lord, who had been observing with cold eyes, spoke up.

"Tong Lin's Fate Flame shows no abnormalities. It can't be wrong."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the burning dark flame in the Blood Slaughter Lord's hand.

Indeed, the flame burned calmly, identical to the aura emanating from Tong Lin's body.

"Hahaha, I knew that Lord Tong Lin, who had cultivated in the Outer Domain, wouldn't die at the hands of a fellow cultivator."

"Hey, this Jun Yu is truly a coward. He must have been scared witless by that human."

"Unfounded worries. With the Fate Flame intact, how could it be fake?"

The people in the hall discussed animatedly, dismissing their suspicions of Jun Yu.

In their eyes, Tong Lin, who had undergone a 70% darkness transformation, couldn't possibly be killed by a fellow cultivator.

In this world, there was no such thing that could completely eradicate the Dark Prime Source.

"This was the most dangerous hurdle, and it's safe to say it's over."

As they discussed, none of them noticed the slight relaxation in Tong Lin's eyes.

The person before them was Su Changqing, or rather, Shang Yan in disguise.

Using the Tian Gang Technique, he transformed his appearance into Tong Lin's, and with the 'Crescent Moon' in his body, the world transformed into darkness.

Shang Yan's true form was originally condensed from Tong Lin's Dark Prime Source.

Additionally, the Destruction Intent was extremely similar to the dark aura.

At this moment, Su Changqing was indistinguishable from Tong Lin, even to those close to him.

"Indeed, the Blood Slaughter Restricted Zone also nurtures Black Jade."

"But... how do we get close to that place?"

After ensuring his safety, Su Changqing's gaze casually glanced at a spot not far from the Blood Slaughter Lord.

The moment he stepped into the hall, he had felt a unique fluctuation there.

It was the same as the aura of destruction within Shang Yan's body.

His current task was to figure out how to approach that place and retrieve the Black Jade under everyone's watchful eyes.

The location of that place was quite sensitive, which gave him a headache.

But just then, the Blood Slaughter Lord above spoke with a smile on his face. "Tong Lin, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

He then proceeded to explain about the Seal of Veneration, the Outer Domain inheritance token, and the pure Dark Prime Source.

Su Changqing's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, but his heart skipped a beat.

Inheritance token?

Where could he find such a thing?

Tong Lin's consciousness had been completely erased, leaving only a clump of prime source. How could he possibly produce it?

"Tong Lin!"

Seeing that Su Changqing wasn't speaking, the Blood Slaughter Lord thought he was refusing, and his tone turned cold.

"You may have entered the Outer Domain and received an inheritance, but don't forget who nurtured you from the start!"

"It's just an inheritance. Do you want the Blood Slaughter Restricted Zone to be destroyed because of this?"

"Of course, if you have connections in the Yuan Wai realm and can obtain a pure source of darkness, I will reject that person's request!"

Su Changqing's mind raced with thoughts, considering a way to break the stalemate.

From the words of the Xue Sha Zhi Zhu, he could only gather one piece of information.

That was, the other party was not familiar with the Yuan Wai realm and might even be less knowledgeable than Tong Lin!

Otherwise, Xue Sha would not have said, "If you have connections in the Yuan Wai realm..."

Su Changqing's eyes flashed slightly, and he smiled, "My lord, you jest."

"This concerns the safety of our Blood Demon Taboo Zone. How could I possibly be unwilling to part with a mere inheritance?"

"But my lord, please be extremely cautious. There are countless cases of betrayal in Yuan Wai."

"Furthermore, pure sources of darkness are extremely rare. Are you certain that they possess such an item?"

Upon hearing these words, Xue Sha's expression turned solemn.

He did not doubt Tong Lin's words.

Within the darkness camp, there were essentially no good people; it was filled with endless desires.

More importantly, he truly had no way to confirm whether the other party had a pure source of darkness.

Between Yuan Wai and Cangyan Continent, there seemed to be only one barrier.

However, under the watchful eye of the Heavenly Dao, genuine demons and overly powerful beings were unable to enter the continent.

This also meant that their mutual transactions lacked any foundation of trust.

"This..."

Xue Sha Zhi Zhu fell into deep thought for a moment before speaking, "Let me confirm with that person."

As he spoke, Xue Sha's fingertips formed a seal, and he began chanting.

Soon, at the very front of the grand hall, a black hole the size of a fist appeared.

Xue Sha gathered a strange sound transmission array, seemingly conversing with someone.

The people present seemed to have become accustomed to such occurrences.

Only Su Changqing's eyes flashed with a peculiar light as he stared intently at the direction of the black hole.

In his line of sight, a strange black jade stone hovered within the depths of the black hole, absorbing endless darkness and nurturing itself.

"Are you worried about the security of the transaction?"

"Xue Sha, when did you become so timid?"

"Hmph, wait in the Taboo Zone. I'll send my disciple to deliver it."

A chilling laugh that sent shivers down one's spine echoed.

Soon, the black hole, which was only the size of a fist, suddenly expanded to a massive size of several dozen zhang.

A sinister and evil aura of darkness continued to surge forth.

A young man with black lines on his eyebrows and an arrogant demeanor appeared at the center of the black hole.

He did not step out of the black hole but instead scanned the area with disdain. Only when he saw Su Changqing did his eyes light up.

"Hahaha, Tong Lin, did you not expect it to be me?"

The young man burst into unrestrained laughter, "I said it before, I would definitely obtain the Black Serpent Totem!"

"Even if you are unwilling, what can you do? You still had to hand it over willingly, didn't you?"

An acquaintance?

Su Changqing's heart stirred, and he maintained a somber expression as he spoke, "Cut the chatter, where is the item?"

"Hehe."

Upon hearing this, the young man's expression turned cold, and he said with a half-smile, "It seems that I didn't hit hard enough back then."

"You think that just because you've entered your own Taboo Zone, you can be so bold with me?"

Su Changqing narrowed his eyes and said, "Old grudges, settle them today. Do you dare to come out and fight?"

(This chapter is complete)

Compared to Tong Lin, who had only transformed seven-tenths of his power, the other's combat strength was likely far superior.

And since it was a battle they were bound to lose, Xue Sha naturally wanted to stop it.

After all, Tong Lin was a member of the Blood Demon Taboo Zone, and if he lost, it would be embarrassing for everyone present.

Moreover, Mu Sa's position was quite tricky.

If a powerful being were to intervene, causing a void tremor, the Yuan Wai space nexus would instantly sever.

In that case, the transaction would likely be impossible.

However, before Xue Sha could finish speaking, Su Changqing's eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly:

"Bring it on!"

As his voice fell, Su Changqing took a heavy step forward, rushing straight into the depths of the black hole.

Mu Sa's invitation had indeed helped him tremendously.

Firstly, he could enter the black hole naturally and quietly obtain the black jade.

Secondly, the darkness source in the opponent's hand would also fall into his grasp! The previous Tong Lin might have been severely suppressed by the opponent.

But that was in the past! Fighting an opponent of the same realm? Su Changqing had never feared anyone! Even if his current identity prevented him from using all his means.

But he was confident that even if he could only unleash a fraction of his power, with Shang Yan's terrifying destructive force, it would still be enough to defeat the opponent! "Tong Lin, you..."

Xue Sha's eyebrows furrowed slightly, just as he was about to stop Tong Lin.

But Su Changqing didn't even turn back as he shouted, "Rest assured, this is a personal grudge between him and me!"

"Even if I lose, it won't hinder your matters."

Hearing these words, Xue Sha wanted to say something but stopped. However, he shook his head again, no longer interfering.

One was a nine-tenths darkness-converted, and the other was only seven-tenths; there was no comparison.

But if Tong Lin insisted on asking for trouble, he didn't bother to intervene further.

If he lost, he lost; it was just a matter of losing face. As long as Tong Lin didn't hinder important matters, that was fine.

With this thought, the Blood Demon Lord and the others present watched with ease.

Inside the black hole space.

Su Changqing seemed to be rushing over with anger on his face.

But as he passed the black jade in the black hole, he flicked his sleeves and directly collected the black jade.

Boom!

Just like before, an incredibly terrifying aura of destruction erupted from within his body.

Su Changqing had been suppressing Shang Yan's consciousness.

But at this moment, as the black jade entered his body, Shang Yan instantly took control of his body.

Su Changqing's eyes turned cold, and his icy, indifferent gaze seemed unaffected by anything.

Within his inner world, the Crescent Moon instantly devoured the newly entered black jade, and a terrifying aura of destruction surged through his body.

"Hahaha, you actually dare to come."

Mu Sa's disdainful laughter echoed.

He approached Su Changqing with slow steps, his posture proud and elegant, and he smiled faintly, saying, "How do you want to die this time?"

"Do you want to be torn apart by my hands like last time, or do you want me to crush your head like the first time?"

Hearing Mu Sa's words, Xue Sha and the others couldn't help but shake their heads in exasperation.

They hadn't expected Tong Lin to be so miserable in the Yuan Wai.

"Knowing it would bring humiliation, Tong Lin still insists on rushing there."

"Now, in front of everyone, Tong Lin..."

A powerful being from the Taboo Zone spoke disdainfully, about to say something.

But before he and Mu Sa could finish speaking, inside the black hole space nexus, Su Changqing was enveloped in black light, and his cold eyes turned towards Mu Sa.

"Shut up!"

Boom!

An overwhelming aura of destruction erupted, and Su Changqing appeared before Mu Sa in the blink of an eye, at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

The surging aura of destruction within his body gathered in his palm.

He easily tore through Mu Sa's protective spiritual light and grabbed his neck.

"You..."

Mu Sa, who had been arrogant, hadn't even recovered from the shock.

He hadn't even uttered a complete sentence when his entire head exploded.

"..."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly fell silent for a moment.

Everyone looked at the youth in the center of the black hole, his body surging with darkness, with stunned expressions.

With just one strike, Mu Sa, who had transformed nine-tenths into darkness, was instantly crushed! Moreover, they were of the same realm.

"Isn't Tong Lin being bullied miserably in the Yuan Wai?"

After a while, a powerful being from the Taboo Zone asked in a dazed tone.

"Yes, that person was quite arrogant, and it didn't seem like he was lying."

Another powerful being from the Taboo Zone muttered in a dazed voice.

"Not lying? Miserable?"

Jun Yu looked at Mu Sa, who had been instantly killed in the black hole space, and then turned to look at 'Tong Lin,' whose expression was calm and cold.

He couldn't help but twitch his lips as he muttered,

"Are you sure this is about the same person?"

(End of Chapter)

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