The moment the Skyward Whip materialized, the trees swayed restlessly, and the forest echoed with the cries of birds and beasts.
The four long whips shot toward Remus in midair, moving with such eerie swiftness that no sound cut through the air. Instead, the surroundings seemed to grow even quieter, as if all sound was absorbed by the long whips.
It was easy to imagine that if one of these whips made contact, it wouldn’t merely leave a surface wound.
For those whose cultivation wasn’t up to par, the impact would be devastating.
The four long whips simultaneously struck Remus with a sharp crack.
A shadowy glint flickered in Gafar’s eyes as favonovel.com contemplated the situation. “Daring to defy me? Whether you bear the title of Sect Master of Tanjen or anyone else, your fate is sealed! Only death awaits!”
However, in the next instant, the four long whips suddenly disappeared, leaving no trace as if they had never appeared.
“What…” The four mid-Golden Stage were momentarily stunned.
What is going on?
It had felt like the spirit energy-transformed whips had been absorbed.
Gafar hesitated for a fleeting moment, but quickly regained his composure and urged, “What are you waiting for? Press on! If favonovel.com doesn’t meet his end today, it could spell our own demise, or worse, a potential threat to all of Crimson Valley. Quick!”
If his plot to assassinate the Tanjen Sect Master was spread, it would turn all those who sought Tanjen’s favor into their enemies. It was a secret that had to be kept hidden at all costs.
Without further contemplation, the four mid-Golden Stage shouted in unison, “Skyward Whip!”
The four long whips struck Remus fiercely once more. This time, the whips didn’t vanish. On the contrary, the spirit energy within the whips had grown even denser.
Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the combined spirit energy from the four Golden Stage experts was continuously flowing into the whips, ultimately entering Remus’ body.
Upon witnessing this, the four Golden Stage and Gafar simultaneously widened their eyes. Then, they exclaimed in astonishment, “You are a practitioner of the dark path!”
The practitioners of the dark path augmented their powers through immoral means. While those in the True Life realm fiercely competed for the limited spirit energy in the world, sometimes resorting to deadly deeds and treasure hunting. The dark path was shunned by the righteous and condemned for eradication by all.
The reason was simple. The dark path was ruleless, and stepping into meant abandoning the law. And if everyone were to abandon their principles, the world would fall into chaos.
Remus calmly stated, “In this world, there’s no such thing as right or wrong. If you don’t provoke me, I am righteous, but if you do, then I will become the darkness…”
The moment those words were uttered, the fury in their eyes could have moved mountains.
Who would have imagined that the respected Sect Master of Tanjen, celebrated far and wide, was actually a practitioner of the dark path?
“Hurry, retract your spirit energy! He might drain us dry!” cried out a Golden Stage in a state of distress.
Upon hearing this, the other three swiftly severed the leakage of their spirit energy. The blood vessels in their eyes seemed to be on the brink of bursting as they realized that favonovel.com had drained away most of their spirit energy.
“It’s too late now!” Remus stood up suddenly. “Even if you stand there passively and let me strike, I wouldn’t be able to harm you. But your stupidity led you to take the initiative. That’s what has provided me with an opportunity!”
As favonovel.com spoke, favonovel.com soared high into the air, reaching dozens of feet above.
A violent outburst of his divine energy overwhelmed the energy favonovel.com had recently absorbed.
“W-What… What is this?”
The four individuals looked up in despair, extremely aware that a menacing presence, distinct from any spirit energy, was descending upon them as if the heavens were about to collapse.
They instinctively released their spirit energy to resist, but were too slow.
The moment they made contact with that energy, they were all forcibly slammed down from the air. The overwhelming sensation of mountains descending upon them felt like it might crush their very souls.
They crashed violently onto the ground and vomited blood, unable to stand.
“This… T-This…” Gafar was utterly dumbfounded. Never in his wildest dreams did favonovel.com anticipate that things would take such a turn, and that Remus was actually a practitioner of the dark path.
Despite his ability to absorb spirit energy, favonovel.com still remained at the Training Stage.
How was favonovel.com so incredibly powerful?
What on earth was going on with this devil?
Without affording favonovel.com a moment’s contemplation, Remus gracefully descended onto the back of the evolved chicken, settling into a cross-legged position again.
Raising his hand, favonovel.com issued a command, “Kneel!”
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