Chapter 1738: Illusion Saint Master
After the teleportation formation was activated, the vast majority of Kunlun Realm cultivators left Tianluo Dojo, with only a few remaining behind.
Among them was the new hall master of the Eastern Domain Black Market First Class Hall, Ye Honglei, who was also one of the seven star envoys, "Red Desire Star Envoy," beside the former Black Market young master Di Yi.
With Di Yi dead, Murong Yue in seclusion, and the other star envoys killed off cleanly by Zhang Ruochen, the new generation of the Eastern Domain Black Market had no other talents besides Ye Honglei.
Having reached the Half-Saint King realm, Ye Honglei naturally became the supreme authority of the Eastern Domain Black Market.
Earlier, after taking the Great Dragon God Marrow Pill, Ye Honglei had already broken through to the Saint King realm.
A Black Market evil path saint was somewhat displeased and said, "Why do they get to go to Xumi Dojo to kill enemies and earn merits, while we have to stay and guard Tianluo Dojo?"
Ye Honglei was originally a seductive enchantress who could charm people to death without compensation. Now that her cultivation had greatly advanced, both her temperament and charm techniques far surpassed before.
She merely glanced at that evil path saint, and the man immediately felt his heart race wildly, his face turning red, as if his soul was about to leave his body.
"Hehe, going to attack Xumi Dojo isn't necessarily about killing enemies and earning merits. This battle is filled with many uncertain factors; it's possible they will suffer heavy casualties. Staying at Tianluo Dojo might not be a bad thing."
Ye Honglei's face was full of endless charm.
"What Hall Master Ye says... is true."
That evil path saint lowered his head, not daring to continue looking at her.
He knew that this Hall Master Ye was not just beautiful and skilled at using charm techniques to confuse minds. Her strength was formidable, her methods tough, and she had overthrown many powerful figures to attain her current status and position. She was definitely a female overlord of the evil path.
Not to be trifled with.
"We cannot let our guard down either; we must remain vigilant at all times."
Ye Honglei couldn't quite explain it, but she had been feeling uneasy, always sensing danger approaching. Perhaps it was because, after years of scheming with a group of cunning evil path titans in the Black Market, her alertness far exceeded that of ordinary cultivators.
The other few saints left to guard the dojo, however, showed no sign of vigilance, casually responding before preparing to withdraw...
"Hua—"
On the horizon, a patch of blood-red light appeared, casting the continuous snowy mountains into red.
"Careful, activate the protective formation immediately."
Ye Honglei's pretty face changed slightly, and she quickly released her spiritual power and saint qi, condensing it into a beam of light that struck into the ground.
"Boom."
Instantly, the entire Tianluo Dojo was covered in densely packed formation light patterns.
Amidst the blood-red light in the sky, a blade over a thousand zhang long flew out, unleashing the power of Six Yao Perfection, slashing downward.
The not-yet-fully-activated protective formation shattered with a "bang," and the formation inscriptions within Tianluo Dojo broke apart inch by inch. Apart from Ye Honglei, the other few saints all fell into pools of blood, some dead, some severely injured.
That blade strike just now was terrifying; had it not been blocked by the protective formation, no one in the dojo would have survived.
Ye Honglei's right arm was bleeding, and she looked up at the massive blade suspended in midair, like a blood moon, its emitted force pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe.
"Withdraw."
Wang Xu, the leader of the Ruiya Realm, reached out and grabbed the void, causing the thousand-zhang blood blade to rapidly shrink and fly into his hand.
"Let's go. Leave no living being in Tianluo Dojo."
Led by Wang Xu, over a dozen black-robed cultivators from Ruiya Realm strode into the shattered dojo, like a group of death gods arriving.
"You... who are you people..."
A saint from Kunlun Realm lay in a pool of blood, struggling to get up.
"Puchi."
A black-robed cultivator standing behind Wang Xu thrust a spear into his brow.
With a twist of his wrist, the skull made a "kala" sound, and the Kunlun Realm saint's head shattered into pieces, like a smashed watermelon.
Red Desire Star Envoy stared at the Ruiya Realm cultivators approaching step by step, feeling that each of their auras was extremely powerful, with four or five of them having cultivation realms far surpassing hers.
Wang Xu toyed with the Void Moon Blade, sneering coldly, "Kunlun Realm left only a few stray cats and dogs to guard Tianluo Dojo—how disappointing... Eh, there's actually such a beautiful female saint king."
The Ruiya Realm cultivators' gazes all locked onto the only surviving Kunlun Realm cultivator, Ye Honglei.
Knowing she was no match for these black-robed cultivators, Ye Honglei clasped her hands together and bowed toward the center of the dojo: "Ancient gods of Kunlun Realm, I beg you to use the divine power left in the dojo to activate the Equality of All Beings."
At the center of the dojo, a brilliant divine light radiated out.
An invisible oppressive force fell upon Wang Xu and the others, suppressing their cultivation to the same level as Ye Honglei.
One-Step Saint King realm!
Wang Xu did not stop Ye Honglei, a faint smile always lingering at the corner of his mouth. "Your cultivation is decent, and your appearance is extremely beautiful. It would be a pity to kill you. Join Ruiya Realm, submit to me, and you won't only save your life but also gain endless benefits in the future."
Ye Honglei said, "Unfortunately, I don't want to be anyone's slave."
"You don't seem like a foolish woman. Don't you know that I can capture you, destroy your spiritual will, and in the end, you'll still have to submit to me? But a woman whose spiritual will has been destroyed is no different from a walking corpse—I don't like that at all," Wang Xu said.
While thinking of a way to escape, Ye Honglei said, "You've broken into Kunlun Realm's dojo and killed people here—aren't you afraid of being punished by the Truth Divine Temple?"
"As long as you submit to me and don't tell anyone what you've seen and heard, who will know it was us who did the killing?" Wang Xu laughed.
Suddenly, Ye Honglei activated a swift movement technique and dashed toward the space teleportation formation.
Only by using the space teleportation formation could she possibly escape.
Wang Xu did not give chase; he extended a hand and waved lightly. "Capture her. I want her alive."
"Rest assured, Young Master Wang Xu. Dealing with a mere One-Step Saint King is as easy as turning over a hand."
Two black shadows flew out from behind Wang Xu.
Both shadows had cultivation far surpassing Red Desire Star Envoy, and even suppressed to the One-Step Saint King realm, their burst speed was incredibly fast.
"Interesting. Her speed is actually a bit faster than the Qu brothers."
Wang Xu flicked his finger, and the Void Moon Blade spun out.
"Chi chi."
With the support of flowing light rules, the Void Moon Blade instantly caught up to Ye Honglei, spinning around her delicate body, enveloping her in countless blade energies.
By the time Ye Honglei broke through the blade energy, the Qu brothers had already blocked her path.
Qu Feng grinned fiercely and said, "You can't possibly be our match. Give up!"
"We don't want to make a move either, lest we injure you and incur Young Master Wang Xu's wrath," Qu Shan said coldly.
On Ye Honglei's snow-white neck was a shallow ring of blood.
That was the mark left by Wang Xu's Void Moon Blade just now.
Wang Xu hadn't killed her, only to intimidate her.
It was telling Ye Honglei that even at the same cultivation level, he had enough strength to cut off her head with one strike.
"How can there be such a terrifying person in the world?"
Ye Honglei's heart sank to the bottom, her hands and feet icy cold. She glanced at Wang Xu, who was walking step by step toward her, realizing that with this man present, it would be extremely difficult to escape today.
Ye Honglei had great ambitions and was unwilling to submit to any being. That was why she had allied with Zhang Ruochen to kill Di Yi and become the biggest winner.
The Qu brothers were sneering, thinking Ye Honglei was like a lamb surrounded by wolves, sure to submit to them.
Just then, Ye Honglei's eyes turned blood-red, and she softly chanted, "Fear Illusion Realm."
Centered on her, hundreds of zhang around were covered in thin red threads, weaving into an illusion world.
Only the spiritual eye of a spiritual power saint king could see those red threads.
The Qu brothers seemed to see something terrifying; their smiles vanished, replaced by expressions of fear. They knelt on one knee before Ye Honglei, trembling in terror: "Greetings, ancestor... Ancestor, why have you come to Truth Heaven Domain..."
Seeing the Qu brothers suddenly kneel, the Ruiya Realm cultivators were all shocked.
Wang Xu had entered the illusion realm but was unaffected, instead showing a delighted expression: "An illusion saint master? What a treasure I've found!"
Illusion techniques were extremely difficult to cultivate.
An illusion saint master was exceedingly rare and could sometimes be of great use.
Although Ye Honglei was only at the One-Step Saint King realm, with the identity of an illusion saint master, even Four-Step and Five-Step Saint Kings would have to be cautious when facing her.
Wang Xu activated his flowing light speed and charged toward Ye Honglei, intending to subdue her as quickly as possible.
Ye Honglei discovered that Wang Xu was unaffected by the Fear Illusion Realm and was greatly alarmed. She quickly took out an ancient crystal stone, held it in both hands, and chanted: "Illusion Ten Heavens, Fourth Heaven, Thousand Enchantress Illusions."
That ancient crystal stone was no ordinary item; it had a great origin in Kunlun Realm, said to be a supreme treasure left by the Illusion God of the medieval period.
Suddenly, a thousand figures of Ye Honglei appeared before Wang Xu, dancing gracefully, beautiful and dazzling, making it impossible to discern which was her true body.
Wang Xu was not flustered. Calm and composed, he mobilized the sacred power of a treasure within his qi sea, concentrating it into his eyes.
When he saw through the illusion, Ye Honglei's sword thrust was already at his brow.
"Bang."
Wang Xu's pupils released two bolts of lightning, striking Ye Honglei's body, sending her flying backward. She crashed heavily to the ground, sacred blood continuously flowing from her red lips, looking exceptionally delicate and tragic.
"How is this possible? You could see through my Thousand Enchantress Illusions."
Ye Honglei had never encountered such a terrifying enemy. Even at the same cultivation level, she was unafraid of the several realm sons trained by the imperial court. But this man before her was too terrifying, utterly undefeatable, crushing her confidence and plunging her into despair.
Wang Xu was also shocked, still feeling a lingering fear. "Kunlun Realm truly is a stubborn corpse that refuses to die, hiding dragons and crouching tigers. A random cultivator popping up almost managed to injure me."
He took out a Saint-Binding Lock and walked toward Ye Honglei.
"Hua!"
Just then, a sharp sound of breaking wind rang out above Tianluo Dojo.
A beam like a meteor flew from the horizon, crashing down with a roar not far from Wang Xu and Ye Honglei, creating a huge crater.
A large amount of dust billowed out from the pit.
Then, Zhang Ruochen's outstanding figure emerged from the pit, looking at Wang Xu and Ye Honglei, slightly surprised: "Interesting. All old acquaintances!"