Chapter 884: Unexpected Events

“Run away.”

“Kuimo Cliff?”

“Run, flee for your lives…”

The entire Yufeng City was plunged into terror. Although the two leaders of Kuimo Cliff had descended with overwhelming might, the suppression of the Five Sacred Realms’ rules was too severe. From a distance, ordinary experts couldn’t even see clearly what was happening. But the city lord’s amplified voice, transmitted through the formation, echoed everywhere, making everyone aware.

Kuimo Cliff’s reputation was far too notorious.

Amidst the countless fleeing cultivators, Dongbo Xueying stood on a street merely ten thousand miles away from the two Kuimo Cliff leaders, bathed in the golden light soaring from the city. His gaze fixed on the foremost figure—the ‘Black Kuimo.’ With a thought, the Dark World descended from the void, completely enveloping the Black Kuimo.

…

Neither the Black Kuimo nor Qi Hujun paid any attention to the others in Yufeng City. Their target was singular—the city lord of Yufeng.

“Escaping through the void?” The formation enveloping the entire city activated, causing spatial tremors and chaotic energy. The city lord seized the moment to flee through the void. Yet Qi Hujun sneered coldly. As someone capable of tearing open spatial passages even at the Unity Realm, tracking the city lord would be effortless. Moreover, they had prepared a treasure specifically for this operation.

Though they had been speaking earlier, the two had already used the treasure to mark the city lord. No matter how the city lord fled, they would inevitably catch him.

“The Stone Mirror must be obtained.”

“Pursue.”

The Black Kuimo and Qi Hujun immediately prepared to act.

But suddenly—

*Hum!*

The surroundings fell silent. A dark world descended from the void into reality, enveloping the Black Kuimo! The membrane of this dark world consisted of six hundred layers. The sheer number of overlapping dark realms began to distort the local laws. Both the Black Kuimo and Qi Hujun were stunned. The Black Kuimo’s crimson eyes flickered with hesitation.

*Boom—*

The six hundred layers of the dark world collapsed, and the Black Kuimo bore the full brunt of the terrifying force.

“Him?” Qi Hujun had already scanned the surroundings, his gaze instantly locking onto the white-robed youth standing on the street ten thousand miles away. Dongbo Xueying met his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips. “I’ve long heard of the formidable strength of Kuimo Cliff’s two leaders, renowned for countless slaughters. Today, I shall test your mettle—and incidentally, send you both to your deaths!”

Amidst the deafening roar, the Black Kuimo’s body was half-destroyed, his armor shattered. Yet his flesh rapidly regenerated, his head reforming first. His crimson eyes glared at Dongbo Xueying, filled with dread. “Careless… far too careless! A few more attacks like that, and I’d be dead.”

“Hmm? Still alive?” Dongbo Xueying frowned slightly. To ensure the enemy couldn’t evade, he hadn’t used the Heaven’s Wrath Blades but instead employed the multi-layered Dark World—a technique that instantly enveloped the target, leaving no room for escape. The Heaven’s Wrath Blades, though more powerful and capable of manifesting three simultaneously, could still be blocked or dodged.

By his estimation, the multi-layered Dark World should have annihilated the Black Kuimo in one strike. Yet, the enemy’s physical resilience was slightly stronger than anticipated.

“Second Brother, join forces!” The Black Kuimo was now fully enraged.

“Kill him!” Qi Hujun’s eyes brimmed with killing intent. Neither was in a hurry to pursue the city lord, as the mark they’d placed ensured they could track him later. Their priority now was eliminating the man before them.

Countless translucent threads erupted from Qi Hujun’s body, lashing toward Dongbo Xueying. Meanwhile, the Black Kuimo summoned a massive blade and charged furiously. His body, capable of withstanding six hundred layers of the Dark World, made his close-quarters combat terrifyingly potent. Combined with Qi Hujun’s domain…

Even experts at the fifth level of the Star Tower would struggle to survive.

*Humph.*

Dongbo Xueying snorted coldly from afar. The incoming threads were all repelled. In terms of domain techniques, Qi Hujun relied on ancient cultivation methods, while Dongbo Xueying had mastered the *Panbo Diagram*. The latter’s power slightly surpassed the former.

The Black Kuimo froze. “How is this possible?”

Normally, his brother’s domain would dominate the battlefield. Yet now, it was being suppressed?

*Boom—*

The endless waves of energy not only blocked the threads but also pressed down on the Black Kuimo, trapping him as if in quicksand.

“Black Kuimo, it’s time to die.” Dongbo Xueying’s gaze was icy.

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Three vast illusory worlds dissipated, transforming into three dazzling blades. As these blades manifested into reality, the fluctuations of heaven and earth’s energy formed violent vortices. Yet the moment the blades fully materialized, the surroundings fell eerily silent—all energy in space came to a standstill.

The countless threads controlled by Qi Hujun were suppressed even further.

**Heaven’s Wrath Blades!**

Three blades slashed toward the Black Kuimo from different directions simultaneously. His face paled, and even Qi Hujun shuddered. Both sensed the lethal threat of the blades. Evading them would be nearly impossible, and surviving a direct strike was even more unlikely.

“My body won’t withstand this.” The Black Kuimo realized this instantly. Without hesitation, he gritted his teeth and activated his life-saving treasure.

*Hum—*

A hazy white light enveloped him.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Three Heaven’s Wrath Blades struck the Black Kuimo in succession. The white light around him rippled slightly before stabilizing. He stood unharmed in midair, without a single scratch. Yet there was no joy in his eyes—only fury and unwillingness.

“Finally exposed…” The Black Kuimo sighed inwardly.

“What?”

Dongbo Xueying, who had been standing confidently on the street, couldn’t conceal his shock. If the ‘Dark Bubbles’ were meant for containment, the ‘Heaven’s Wrath Blades’ were purely offensive—their destructive power even slightly surpassed the fireballs from the Black Gourd! Three simultaneous strikes… Even if he had cultivated the Voidwalker technique to the fortieth layer and relied on the Virtual World for survival, being hit by three blades would still mean certain death.

Yet the enemy had withstood them?

Staring at the white light shrouding the Black Kuimo, Dongbo Xueying’s mind reeled. “A protective treasure?”

He possessed one himself—a life-saving token bestowed upon him as an inner hall elder of the Taixu Tian Palace, personally forged by Patriarch Tianyu. Once activated, it could withstand even a Chaos Realm giant for a period, buying time for reinforcements. Such treasures were exceedingly rare, often costing two to three thousand Source World Stones!

Most experts at the fifth level of the Star Tower couldn’t afford them. Those who owned them usually had the backing of major factions.

“The Black Kuimo isn’t a disciple of the World Ancestor,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “On the surface, he isn’t affiliated with any major power.”

Two possibilities arose:

First, the Black Kuimo had stumbled upon the treasure by sheer luck—or spent an exorbitant sum to acquire it.

Second, he had secretly pledged allegiance to a major faction, receiving the treasure as a covert reward. Such secrecy usually pointed to one of the two great cults.

Thus…

The Three Sacred Realms would immediately dispatch experts to investigate such individuals, probing their souls for marks of allegiance. If none were found, the matter would be dropped. But if evidence of cult affiliation surfaced—execution was inevitable.