Chapter 151 – Now, It’s My Turn

After releasing the death energy entanglement, Lu Yuan immediately felt the vast difference between himself and the dark cloud opposite him.

When death energy entanglement reached level 5, it was theoretically on par with the death energy controlled by a Powerful Divine Servant of the Crow Deity sect.

However, a rough calculation showed that the amount of death energy needed to form that dark cloud was at least ten times what Lu Yuan could muster.

It was clearly an opponent of a different level.

“Luckily, I’m not entirely dependent on the methods of the Death Messenger (extraordinary)… martial arts are my foundation.”

Lu Yuan stood on a green stone, surrounded by death energy, and did not take the initiative to attack.

In his field of vision, the dark cloud rapidly approached.

Then the entire dark cloud collapsed inward and flowed back.

Countless crows flapped their wings, surrounding the huge vortex of death energy, cawing as they flew.

Soon, a figure slowly emerged from the vortex.

Dressed in a pure black robe that looked like it was made of expensive silk.

The robe’s wide hem draped down, hiding his feet, making it impossible to tell his height.

His hair was wine-red, and he wore a black crow mask that covered only the upper half of his face.

The mask had beautiful silver patterns.

His nose was exceptionally high, his chin was white and delicate, and even his pupils were dark blue.

It was clear he was not from the Xia State.

Lu Yuan was not surprised, as the name Karofis already suggested he was not local.

What did surprise him, however, was that the exposed parts of this man’s body showed no signs of being mutated by death energy.

Moreover…

He wasn’t using the crow flock.

He was flying solely by controlling his own death energy and some unknown technique?!

This greatly exceeded Lu Yuan’s expectations.

The red-haired man, surrounded by death energy and crows, walked towards Lu Yuan step by step, treading on air.

Looking down from above, those deep blue eyes projected nothing but coldness, disdain, and loathing.

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered as he lowered his voice, producing a rough, hoarse sound like the scraping of rusty blades.

“@￥%………”

He spoke to the man in the Ancient Spirit Language he had just recently learned, his tone filled with a strong sense of condemnation.

“Karofis, the great King of Black Crows has seen through your despicable betrayal. Your actions have caused immense and irreparable damage to the Crow Deity sect. Kneel. Offer your head and soul, and perhaps I will consider, on behalf of the great Crow Deity, pardoning your sins…”

“Uh…”

The red-haired man, suspended in mid-air, was momentarily stunned.

A noticeable flicker passed through his eyes.

Immediately, he raised his hand sharply, his voice chillingly cold.

“￥%@！”

[Wretched scoundrel!]

In an instant, Lu Yuan felt an intense sense of danger welling up from deep within.

Already in the level 3 state of absolute concentration, his martial arts instincts were at their peak.

Almost without thinking, he moved his foot and darted to the side.

Just as he dodged, a half-moon-shaped black death energy blade, brimming with killing intent, suddenly appeared above the green stone.

It shot down fiercely, slashing the stone.

“Boom!”

The ancient stone, which had rested in the forest for countless years, was instantly shattered into fragments.

“So strong!”

Lu Yuan’s heart tightened. With no time to think, his body instinctively started moving again.

“Boom!”

“Boom boom!”

He moved like a deer, leaping and dodging between stones and ancient trees.

Almost every spot he passed was struck by a black Moon Blade of death energy, smashing into his landing position.

Rocks exploded, and thick ancient trees creaked under the strain.

Wood chips, leaves, and stone fragments flew everywhere like rain.

Gritting his teeth, Lu Yuan’s mind raced, thoughts tumbling over each other.

Damn, this Powerful Divine Servant of the Crow Deity sect was even fiercer than he had anticipated.

Practically like a bomber.

No wonder he dared to come so brazenly and openly seeking revenge.

He needed a plan… to bring him down to fight.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan accelerated, dodging the death energy Moon Blade’s attack.

Then he swiftly grabbed a massive, moss-covered boulder the size of a millstone in front of him.

Lifting the boulder, the insects and ants hidden beneath scattered in panic.

Lu Yuan’s arms suddenly bulged, veins popping out. He aimed at the expressionless Red-haired Man in mid-air and roared, throwing the boulder with all his might!

“@￥%………”

[Are you just going to fart around up there?… I, on behalf of the Crow Deity, despise you!]

…

“Boom!”

A massive boulder shot out from the forest like a cannonball, flying high into the air, heading straight for the Red-haired Man in the Black Robe.

But the latter merely raised his hand slightly, and a black aura appeared out of thin air, shattering the menacing boulder to pieces.

Standing on the shuttle, the three of them watched the scene with solemn expressions.

“It doesn’t look like a battle between Divine Messengers… The one fighting this Crow Deity sect’s envoy is only at the Divine Servant level. They’re not even on the same playing field.”

The Crew-cut Man spoke in a deep voice, with blue light emanating from one of his eyes. “This appears to be an internal enforcement action within the Crow Deity sect, but…”

The blue light in the Crew-cut Man’s eye seemed to process data rapidly, a puzzled expression on his rugged face.

“From the translated dialogue between them… it seems like the suppressed Powerful Divine Servant is actually in the right, and this Crow Deity sect envoy came specifically to silence him?”

He turned to look at Gao Qing and the other person beside her.

Gao Qing shook her head and replied, “It’s hard to say.

The Evil Deity Sect is full of schemes and lies; the truth isn’t really important to us…”

“Indeed.”

The Long-haired Man agreed, “The process of this fight is what really matters to us.

It’s valuable for studying the high-level combat capabilities and techniques of the Crow Deity sect.

Once we extract the memory content back home, we might even earn some extra merit…”

“When is the reinforcement arriving?”

The usually silent Gao Qing suddenly spoke up.

The Crew-cut Man replied, “A Red Bear is already on the way; it shouldn’t take long… Do you think this Crow Deity sect’s Powerful Divine Servant can hold out until then?

If the envoy finishes him off quickly and then turns on us… what should we do?”

The other two remained silent.

After a while, the Long-haired Man sighed deeply, “Let’s hope… he can hold out a bit longer.”

Lu Yuan wasn’t surprised to see the boulder being blocked.

His eyes flickered for a moment, then he suddenly shouted again, “@￥￥%……”

[Karofis! Your vile and rotten soul has been seen through by the Crow Deity. I have obtained evidence of your crimes. Prepare to meet your end as your flesh is devoured by the crow flock!]

With that, Lu Yuan turned and ran headlong into the dense forest behind him.

You know, with just a few lines of trash talk, his Ancient Language Expert and Ancient Spirit Language experience points had shot up dramatically.

Indeed, practical application is the fastest way to improve.

Seeing Lu Yuan flee, the Red-haired Man frowned slightly.

He focused his mind, controlling the death energy to launch even more frequent and fierce attacks.

But this little Powerful Divine Servant was as agile as a flea, always managing to evade his attacks.

Although the Crow Deity’s Covenant allowed him to sense Lu Yuan’s exact location at any time, preventing his escape, they were still in the Xia State.

Dragging this out any longer could very well attract stronger members of the enforcement team.

Thinking of this, the Red-haired Man instinctively glanced at a certain silver-gray shuttle in the distance, then muttered under his breath.

“Annoying insects!”

His eyes gleamed with a cold light as his body suddenly swooped down quickly.

Propelled by the massive death energy, the Red-haired Man began to chase Lu Yuan’s fleeing figure along the forest’s surface.

His mind was churning, releasing an invisible Mental Power.

The dense trees below, acting like barriers, parted to the sides as he directed his gaze.

But as he delved deeper, the terrain below became more challenging. Simply parting the surface obstacles of the forest made it difficult to lock onto the fleeing figure.

There were more and more obstructions.

Besides the annoying trees, there were also some naturally formed stone pillars and cliff protrusions.

The Red-haired Man had to lower his body further, as thousands of crows fluttered chaotically around him, darting between the dense forest and the sky.

…

40 meters.

35 meters.

30 meters.

…

Lu Yuan kept his head down as he fled, his face set in a grim expression.

He spread out his Mental Power, silently calculating the straight-line distance between himself and the Red-haired Man.

Closer…

Getting closer.

A bit closer…

A massive black tentacle of death energy shot past Lu Yuan like a giant serpent, smashing into a tree just ahead on his right.

With a loud boom, the trunk of the pine tree, thick enough to encircle with one person’s arms, was blasted open, leaving a gaping hole. The entire tree shook violently, pine needles raining down.

Then it started to creak and slowly tipped to one side.

This tentacle-like attack of death energy was vastly different from what Lu Yuan had previously encountered from other Powerful Divine Servants.

The Red-haired Man had greater range and significantly more destructive power, comparable to a rocket launch.

“25 meters! Close enough… Now’s the time!”

Under the crow mask, Lu Yuan’s eyes sparkled with fierce determination.

His body, originally bent in a sprint, abruptly pivoted.

His right hand opened wide, and the blade-like edge of Seize the Moon on his fingertips slid smoothly along the falling pine trunk, leaving a deep gash.

“Boom! Crack—”

Lu Yuan kicked the pine tree fiercely, the explosive power from his legs causing the thick trunk to cave in and snap.

Using the momentum, he launched himself like a cannonball into the air, shooting straight at the Red-haired Man in mid-air.

“The Crow Deity says… you must die!”

The fierce wind whipped Lu Yuan’s short hair as his already burly frame expanded even more during his ascent.

The Effect of Lv3 Special Exertion was pushed to its limits.

His muscles bulged like twisted tree roots, and he was enveloped in a thick death energy, resembling a massive, ferocious crane soaring swiftly upwards.

The Red-haired Man seemed to have anticipated Lu Yuan’s sudden counterattack.

He let out a light, disdainful snort, a cold sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

As he ascended, he nonchalantly extended a hand, manipulating the death energy around him to unfurl like petals.

In an instant, dozens of thick black tentacles and numerous palm-sized black Moon Blades formed.

With a flick of his finger, they spread out like a net, enveloping Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan’s eyes reflected this unprecedented death energy attack.

There was a slight tremor, but he remained composed.

Just as he was about to collide with the dense death energy Moon Blades and tentacles,

the black death energy around Lu Yuan suddenly converged to his back.

At his spine,

it formed a pair of indistinct, roughly shaped black wings, resembling those of a crow.

He flapped them down forcefully…

Using this momentum, Lu Yuan’s upward surge suddenly accelerated.

His lower body narrowly avoided the surrounding death energy Moon Blades, and before the black death energy tentacles could chase after him,

he flapped the black “wings” on his back again.

This time with such force that the entire pair of wings nearly disintegrated.

Taking advantage of this, Lu Yuan closed the distance between himself and the Red-haired Man completely.

With his arms, wielding Seize the Moon, thrown wide open,

his burly, blue-black body resembled a drawn bow.

In a bear-hug-like motion, Lu Yuan lunged at the Red-haired Man.

The Red-haired Man’s deep blue pupils contracted sharply.

Caught off guard.

The two of them, wrapped in swirling death energy, plummeted rapidly toward the ground below.

“Next… it’s my turn.”

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