Chapter 653 - 662: Mysterious People from the Celestial Profound Sect

BOOM!

A cloud of dust billowed out, instantly obscuring everyone’s vision. It felt as if their very hearts trembled along with the violently shaking earth.

Before the dust had even begun to settle.

Wen Qingye landed lightly on the ground. He walked in front of Tu Bai and Sima Feng, his eyes fixed on Qing Yue and Qing Yun in the distance. A sliver of shattering killing intent emerged from his gaze.

"An incense stick’s time has passed. Leave the rest to me."

Wen Qingye’s words were firm and resolute, echoing across the vast, desolate ruins.

Upon hearing Wen Qingye’s words, Tu Bai and Sima Feng both let out a small sigh of relief. An instant later, a wave of overwhelming exhaustion washed over them. They exchanged a smile, then felt their eyelids growing heavier and heavier.

The killing intent in Wen Qingye’s eyes was now completely undisguised, so potent it felt as if it could pierce through heaven and earth.

Fusing the two Seal Techniques was far beyond what his current cultivation could handle. But seeing Tu Bai and Sima Feng on the brink of death, he had no choice but to unleash the move, even knowing he would suffer the backlash.

When Qing Yue and Qing Yun saw the cold glint in Wen Qingye’s eyes, they trembled to their core. It was as if they were being targeted by an apex predator from the Primordial Chaos.

’Is that truly a look a human can possess?’

WHOOSH!

Just then, a strong gust of wind swept through, causing the dust to thin slightly. Everyone instinctively turned their gaze toward the center of the blast.

A deep crater had appeared before them. Amidst the freshly turned earth and rising steam, lay a body. It was Qing Xing. There wasn’t a single wound on his corpse, and his clothes were perfectly intact, but his eyes were now closed.

"Qing... Qing Xing, what’s wrong with him? Why isn’t he getting up?"

"How is his body completely unharmed after such a powerful impact?"

"Could it be... he’s dead?"

In that moment, all these thoughts flashed through everyone’s minds like lightning.

Qing Yue rushed to Qing Xing’s side in a few large strides. He reached down to check for a pulse, then violently snatched his hand back, his expression twisting into a hideous mask.

"Wen Qingye, I’m going to kill you!"

A hoarse roar erupted from Qing Yue’s throat. His eyes had turned crimson. If looks could kill, Qing Yue’s gaze would have slain Wen Qingye a thousand times over.

From Qing Yue’s reaction, everyone knew: Qing Xing was dead.

At this thought, everyone who looked at Wen Qingye’s back couldn’t help but gasp.

The way Qing Xing died was too bizarre. His body was perfectly intact, yet he was dead. How on earth did he die?

Of course, they didn’t know that Wen Qingye’s Seal Technique had contained the power of the Vibration Law. With that single strike, eight waves of Dark Force had instantly pulverized the unprepared Qing Xing’s internal organs.

Meanwhile, the battle between Yue Mingzhu and Tian Youwei had reached a fever pitch. Both combatants were covered in wounds of all kinds.

The sounds of panting and explosions echoed continuously.

As for the battle raging higher up, it was beyond their sight. The fight was completely obscured by the clouds. Only the periodic roars of a dragon could be heard, echoing from above, accompanied by a scattering of falling ice crystals.

Qing Yue glared at Wen Qingye and roared, "Qing Yun, let’s team up and kill Wen Qingye to avenge Qing Xing! Today, either he dies, or we do!"

"Alright."

Qing Yun nodded without the slightest hesitation. Avenging Qing Xing was one thing, but he had to kill Wen Qingye regardless to carry out Huangfu Yiye’s orders. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to face him on his return.

Anyone could feel an icy killing intent coalescing around the two of them.

At this, all eyes turned to focus on them.

Everyone knew this was the most critical moment, a true battle of life and death. If Wen Qingye won, he would live, and so would they. If Wen Qingye lost, they would all die.

Wen Qingye watched as Qing Yun and Qing Yue slowly closed in. He took a slow breath, his hand moving toward the hilt of his One Thought Sword. At a critical moment like this, every single advantage had to be seized.

Victory or defeat could hinge on the smallest of details.

Wen Qingye knew that if he were fighting just one of them, he would surely win, albeit with heavy injuries. But against two opponents, the outcome of this battle was hard to predict.

Wen Qingye couldn’t help but tighten his grip on his sword. At that moment, he felt his very blood begin to burn.

For this battle, he would hold nothing back.

"Your time has come, Wen Qingye!"

With a ferocious expression on his face, Qing Yue unleashed waves of cold energy from his body. The ambient temperature plummeted. The entire Heaven-Burying Sect headquarters began to be covered by spreading layers of ice, which rushed toward Wen Qingye like a torrent of frigid energy.

The battle was about to erupt.

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「Meanwhile.」

In the southeastern part of the Eastern Profound Domain, where countless kingdoms stood, lay Asura City within the Asura Kingdom.

This was the territory of the Asura Sect, from which the city and kingdom took their names.

The Asura Sect had never been a minor sect in the Eastern Profound Domain. In recent years, with the backing of the Taiyi Pavilion and the Thousand Nether Valley turning a blind eye, their power had grown unchecked. This had allowed the Asura Sect to rise to the verge of becoming the second great power in the southeastern part of the Eastern Profound Domain, their influence at its peak.

But now, Asura City had become a living purgatory. The landscape was a scene of devastation, filled with collapsed pavilions and houses. Endless dust and smoke howled through the air, refusing to settle.

In addition, countless bodies lay buried beneath the heavy soil, and blood stained the earth red.

High up in the azure sky, several figures were scattered, crisscrossing the airspace.

Judging by their attire, they were all masters from the Celestial Profound Sect. A few were recognizable as experts from Life Peak, but the others had never been seen within the Celestial Profound Sect before. Nevertheless, they were all wearing the Sect’s uniform.

This raised a question: it was common knowledge that the most powerful masters in the entire Celestial Profound Sect were the old monsters of Life Peak. And while there were indeed people from Life Peak present, the majority were not.

Two figures stood at the forefront. One was a man in white robes with a tall, straight posture, but his face was hidden behind a bronze mask, obscuring his features.

Beside him stood an elder whose face was a mass of wrinkles. His eyes were cloudy, and he looked so ancient it seemed as if he might be consumed by the passage of time at any moment.

The man in the bronze mask gazed down, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

Below them stood a group of people from the Asura Sect. Each one of them was like a candle flickering in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment. The despair in their eyes was palpable.

Most of these Asura Sect members were from the younger generation—the future pillars and foundation of their sect. The crowd of Asura Sect disciples parted, and a middle-aged man staggered out from the center. His face was pale, his meridians had been shattered, and his body was soaked through with his own blood.

Anyone present would have recognized him. He was none other than the Asura Sect’s top expert, Supreme Elder Qiu Mo, a super-master with a cultivation at the Life and Death Realm Eighth Layer Heaven, ranked forty-first on the Immortal Ascension List.

At this moment, this super-master ranked forty-first on the Immortal Ascension List raised his head to look at the members of the Celestial Profound Sect above. In a voice thick with pleading, he said, "Seniors of the Celestial Profound Sect, can you not leave the Asura Sect a path to survival? Please spare the younger disciples. They are still young, they are innocent. It was our Sect Leader who acted on his own to ally with the Taiyi Pavilion and oppose the Upper Sect. He has already been slain by the Upper Sect’s people for his transgression. I beg you, allow our thousand-year lineage to continue. Do not sever the very foundation of my Asura Sect."