Free Web NovelChapter 49: Chapter 49: Battle 2
Lu Sangjiu nodded. "That makes sense. But why are you the only one? I recall the Beast Taming Sect has two Supreme Elders in the Body Integration Realm, right?"
The old man sneered contemptuously. "To deal with you... I alone am more than enough!"
With that, the elder blew his Bone Flute, and the roar of a tiger grew from a distant echo to a nearby presence.
A White Tiger with a pair of silver wings appeared, galloping to the elder’s side.
This White Tiger... actually had the cultivation of the Early-stage Integration realm!
Lu Sangjiu couldn’t help but sneer. "No wonder you’re so full of yourself. So you don’t need human help because you’re using a tiger to make up the numbers."
Even so, Lu Sangjiu showed not a hint of fear. With a flick of her wrist, the Demon Blade Dominator appeared in her hand.
This was a true Demon Blade, on par with an Immortal Artifact.
The moment Dominator appeared, the very heavens and earth seemed to change color.
When two Integration Stage Cultivators clashed, even with the Beast Taming Sect’s Great Array activated, the sect itself would likely suffer devastating damage.
Lu Sangjiu was fearless, but the elder had his reservations. His gaze flickered, and he suddenly looked toward Bai Sheng.
"Bai Sheng, the Beast Taming Sect has treated you well. Are you just going to stand by and watch this demon run rampant here?"
"If you have even a shred of conscience, you should be standing with the sect right now. Come here!"
Lu Sangjiu was rendered speechless by the man’s shamelessness, but she said nothing, merely watching Bai Sheng and waiting for her answer.
Even as a friend, she had no right to make this decision for her.
If Bai Sheng chose the sect at this moment, she wouldn’t say a single word to persuade her otherwise. She would simply turn and leave.
Bai Sheng seemed to have just snapped back to reality from the collapse of the death row cells.
She didn’t look at Lu Sangjiu. Instead, she lifted her head, her gaze filled with grief as she looked at the elder.
"Why did you destroy the death row cells? Don’t you know there were still living people inside!"
The elder’s face filled with displeasure. "You show no respect for your elders. Are you questioning me?"
Bai Sheng, who had always been gentle, did not back down an inch at this moment. "Answer me!"
Whether it was because she was borrowing Lu Sangjiu’s momentum or because her own need for an answer was so intense, the elder actually felt a faint sense of pressure.
He grew impatient. "Why so many questions? The people on death row were meant to die anyway. So what if it was destroyed? It just sent them to Hell a bit early!"
"’Meant to die?’ Heh... Then do you know that there were many people in there like me, still awaiting their final judgment!"
"Their crimes hadn’t even been determined yet! What if some of them were innocent?!"
"Or are you saying that in your eyes, we disciples of the Beast Taming Sect are nothing more than ants you can crush at will?!"
The reason for Bai Sheng’s profound grief was that two junior disciples, a brother and a sister she was close with, had been implicated and taken to the death row cells as well, simply for speaking up for her.
How innocent were they?!
At this moment, she suddenly felt as if she didn’t know the elder before her at all. This was the man she had idolized since childhood, and yet... ’Is this who he truly is?’
The elder’s expression turned ugly under her barrage of questions. "If they were innocent, why would they be sent to death row? Stop your sophistry!"
"Besides, if they have anyone to blame, it should be this demon! If she hadn’t forced her way into the Beast Taming Sect, why would I have resorted to such drastic measures?"
Bai Sheng gave a bitter laugh. "You keep calling her a demon, but I’ve never once seen her do anything cruel or unjust... Compared to her, you’re the one who seems more like a demon!"
"Insolence!"
The elder was thoroughly enraged. No longer caring if he damaged the sect, he struck out at Bai Sheng with his palm.
He held nothing back in that strike. Bai Sheng was only a Nascent Soul Cultivator; if that blow landed, she would undoubtedly die!
Of course, Lu Sangjiu wasn’t about to watch Bai Sheng die before her very eyes. Just as the force of the palm strike was about to land on Bai Sheng, she swung Dominator, unleashing an incomparably powerful wave of Demonic Qi that instantly disintegrated the attack!
Lu Sangjiu shot forward. "You old bastard, your opponent is me!"
The Demon Blade Dominator, in Lu Sangjiu’s hands, unleashed its full power. Brimming with boundless battle intent, it surged forward relentlessly.
Seeing this, the elder didn’t face her head-on, instead immediately commanding the White Tiger to join the fight.
He was a Late-stage Integration cultivator, slightly weaker than Lu Sangjiu. However, with the White Tiger, a Contracted Beast that worked in perfect sync with him, he had no fear of her when they fought together.
But once a battle like this broke out, the Beast Taming Sect was bound to suffer.
Although the disciples within the sect had long since evacuated to safety, the buildings could not be moved. In an instant, they were caught in the crossfire and riddled with holes.
Just then, a man’s voice called out, "Junior Sister!"
Hearing this call, Bai Sheng’s eyes lit up, a flicker of hope igniting within her. "Senior Brother, you’re back!"
The speaker was none other than Bai Sheng’s senior brother, Luo Ming. Bai Sheng hadn’t expected him to have returned already and was overjoyed. freёweɓnovel.com
However, his next words were, "Turn back. Don’t be so stubborn!"
The smile on Bai Sheng’s face froze.
She looked at Luo Ming in disbelief. "Senior Brother... you don’t believe me either?"
She cried out emotionally, "I didn’t kill Master! It was Jin Ling’er! She’s the one practicing an Evil Technique... Why won’t any of you believe me?!"
Luo Ming frowned, hesitating for a moment before continuing, "It’s simple for me to believe you. Kill that demon right now and draw a clear line between you and her!"
Bai Sheng stared intently at Luo Ming, as if seeing him for the first time.
’Why... why does it seem like overnight, everyone she had ever trusted has changed completely?’
In that instant, Bai Sheng’s heart died completely.
"A Jiu... stop fighting!" she suddenly called out.
Lu Sangjiu’s brow furrowed, but out of trust for her friend, she still retreated to Bai Sheng’s side.
The elder let out a huge sigh of relief. He truly hadn’t expected this Demon Cultivator to be so powerful. If the fight had continued, he feared he would have been on the losing end.
Luo Ming, on the other hand, was delighted, thinking that Bai Sheng had taken his words to heart and was about to attack the Demon Cultivator.
However, a massive amount of Spiritual Energy suddenly began to gush out of Bai Sheng’s body!
In just a few moments, she had completely dispersed her Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.
Her body went limp, and she would have collapsed if Lu Sangjiu hadn’t caught her in time.
Though utterly weakened, Bai Sheng still spoke, each word clear and audible, "Heaven be my witness... Today, I, Bai Sheng, shall disperse my own cultivation and withdraw from the Beast Taming Sect."
"And... I am breaking my engagement to Luo Ming. From this day forward, we have nothing to do with each other!"
Disbelief spread across Luo Ming’s face, his tone filled with disappointment. "Junior Sister, are you determined to follow this wrong path to the very end? Is this how you repay Master?!"
At this moment, Jin Ling’er suddenly appeared. She took Luo Ming’s arm and said in a cloyingly sweet voice, "Senior Brother, to each their own. Since Senior Sister has already made her choice, why should we try to force her?"
Seeing those two standing together, a change flashed in Lu Sangjiu’s eyes, and a wave of vicious anger rose in her heart.
Unable to hold back, she suddenly swung Dominator, aiming straight for their heads!
