Chapter 691 - 691: Killing Shot

"Die? You're the one who's going to die!"

Chu Qingyun suddenly shot forward, dodging the strike from the giant hand of Primordial Power.

Then, as he leaped into the air, he twisted his body around to face Sheng Yuande, who was hovering above the forest.

At that moment, a long black arrow had appeared in Chu Qingyun's hand, emanating an unsettling aura.

'Black Arrow Martial Soul!'

'Thorny Black Arrow!'

With a silent shout, Chu Qingyun unleashed his Thorny Black Arrow Soul Technique. The long black arrow in his hand shot toward Sheng Yuande in the sky like a bolt of black lightning.

Now that it was Tier Four, the Thorny Black Arrow's power and piercing ability had increased dramatically.

Before the Black Arrow even reached him, its piercing aura sent a shiver down Sheng Yuande's spine.

Sheng Yuande, however, remained completely unfazed. With a gentle flap of the Black Wings on his back, he shot sideways over ten meters in the blink of an eye, dodging the piercing arrow.

"Trying to shoot me with an arrow? How naive..."

Sheng Yuande sneered.

But a second later, the smile froze on his face.

The black arrow, after he had dodged it, had actually changed direction and locked onto him once more!

The Thorny Black Arrow was incredibly fast. Sheng Yuande had completely missed his chance to dodge.

"Damn it..."

With no other choice, Sheng Yuande folded his wings in front of him to form a shield.

THUMP!

With the muffled sound of flesh being pierced, the long black arrow easily penetrated the two wings and plunged cleanly into Sheng Yuande's chest, embedding itself there.

"How can this be...?"

The massive impact shattered Sheng Yuande's sternum, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Sheng Yuande and his two companions had long known that Chu Qingyun's Martial Soul was a Control Type, so he couldn't understand why that arrow had changed direction on its own!

It wasn't an ordinary arrow at all, but a Soul Technique.

Once the Thorny Black Arrow Soul Technique locks onto a target, it has a one-hundred-percent chance of hitting.

Only a Martial Soul could bestow such a miraculous ability.

'Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine!'

The moment the arrow left his hand, Chu Qingyun immediately unleashed his Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul.

A Martial Soul Illusion materialized, and ten vines sprouted with incredible speed, lashing out like lightning toward Sheng Yuande in the air.

With his wings pinned to his body and a grievous wound from the arrow, Sheng Yuande could no longer even maintain flight, let alone evade the assault of the ten vines.

The ten vines easily ensnared Sheng Yuande and dragged him over to Chu Qingyun.

"Hmph. A Flying Martial Soul... Is that supposed to be impressive?"

Chu Qingyun sneered, looking at Sheng Yuande, who was trussed up like a mummy.

After being chased and relentlessly bombarded, he was understandably a little incensed.

"Kid, you'd better let me go. When my brothers get here, I can put in a good word for you. Make your death a little less painful!"

Sheng Yuande said, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He was grievously wounded and completely bound by the ten vines, leaving him with no strength to resist.

All he could do was make threats.

"Still talking tough at death's door!"

'Devouring Power!'

Chu Qingyun sneered. The Devouring Power surged from his body, traveled up the ten vines, and instantly enveloped Sheng Yuande.

Soon, Sheng Yuande's entire body, along with his Primordial Power, flesh, and blood, was consumed by the Devouring Power, leaving behind nothing but a pile of ash and bone fragments.

Afterward, using the power of his Devouring Martial Soul, Chu Qingyun dispersed the vines. He could see a black, winged Martial Soul left floating in the air before him.

This was Sheng Yuande's Flying Martial Soul!

Including this one, Chu Qingyun had only ever seen two Flying Martial Souls: one belonging to Xia He, and the other to Sheng Yuande.

Xia He's Martial Soul was the Tier Four Wind Feather Crane. Strictly speaking, it was a Beast Martial Soul whose Soul Technique just happened to grant wings that enabled flight.

Sheng Yuande's Black Wing Martial Soul, on the other hand, was itself a pair of wings.

In other words, the Tier Four Martial Soul itself enabled flight without needing a Soul Technique, and it still came with an additional one.

Of course, Chu Qingyun wasn't going to pass up such a rare Martial Soul.

He immediately summoned his Devouring Martial Soul and had it swallow the Black Wing Martial Soul.

Tier Four Martial Soul, Black Wing, with the Soul Technique: Shadow Wing Saber!

Chu Qingyun's Devouring Martial Soul was also currently Tier Four, so it couldn't instantly devour the Black Wing Martial Soul, which was of the same tier.

Chu Qingyun estimated that it would take over a day to completely devour the Black Wing Martial Soul.

Not long after he began devouring the Black Wing Martial Soul, Tu Guang rushed over, radiating killing intent.

Seeing Chu Qingyun standing there alone, Tu Guang's eyes widened in fury.

"Chu Qingyun, where's Sheng Yuande!?"

Tu Guang demanded harshly. He had clearly seen Chu Qingyun shoot Sheng Yuande down and drag him over.

"Dead," Chu Qingyun said.

Hearing this, Tu Guang's rage skyrocketed. Not only had Chu Qingyun killed his only son, but he had now killed his sworn brother. This was simply unforgivable!

"Chu Qingyun, die!"

Tu Guang roared and raised his battle saber. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Power converged, and a gray arc of Saber Qi, a hundred meters long, erupted and slashed down at Chu Qingyun.

'Saber Qi...'

Chu Qingyun couldn't help but shake his head.

'To have the power of the City Earth King Realm, yet still be stuck in the Qi Realm... You'd almost never see someone like that in the Inner Sect of the Saint Extreme Sect.'

Among the Inner Sect disciples of the Earth King Realm in the more powerful sects, few had grasped the true Intention Realm, but almost all of them had at least reached the Entry Level.

'Blood Flame!'

'Lightning Sword!'

With a soft cry, Chu Qingyun also drew upon the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power, unleashing his Lightning Sword to meet Tu Guang's attack.

BOOM!

The bright purple Sword Aura and the gray Saber Qi clashed violently in midair.

Chu Qingyun was immediately struck by an immense force. His entire body shuddered, and he was knocked back several steps as his Qi and blood roiled within him.

His opponent was a Level Four expert of the King Realm, possessing a massive advantage in both Primordial Power and physical strength.

In a direct clash like this, even when using his Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Secret Technique, Chu Qingyun was still at an absolute disadvantage.

Tu Guang, however, also looked shocked.

After knocking Chu Qingyun back, his massive, hundred-meter-long saber aura actually began to crack at the point of impact with the Sword Aura. In the blink of an eye, it shattered with a BANG.

He held the absolute advantage in terms of Primordial Power and raw strength.

But his Saber Qi was far too inferior compared to the Lightning Sword!

"Damn it! Just die!"

Tu Guang bellowed and thrust his hand toward the sky.

Wind whipped up out of nowhere in a large area around him, and surging Primordial Power gathered above him like a tidal wave.