Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2540 Not Over Yet
The giant axe unleashed tremendous power and slashed down at the human face.

What's really amazing is that although the pressure from the Dao Stele is powerful and omnipresent, it also somehow encompasses its aura.

It still has that feeling of fish and water. The water pressure is extremely high, but it does not affect the joy of the fish swimming, nor does it restrict the movement of their fins.

"No..." A faint wail came from the face, clearly indicating an attempt to speed up the escape.

Unfortunately, it was not a swimming fish, and the pressure released by the Dao Stele was unusually strong, with an exceptionally powerful obstructive effect.

The giant axe slid smoothly toward it, and with a single blow, the face disintegrated, but under the immense pressure, only seven or eight fragments remained.

Logically, when the soul is shattered, one should try to piece it back together as much as possible in order to effectively reduce the damage and enhance the power of the counterattack.

However, the faces already knew what they were facing, so they decisively scattered and fled, never attempting to merge and recombine.

In this situation, as many as can escape, that's good enough; if they don't all perish, that's a win.

However, the giant axe was not about to let him go. Suddenly, a surge of power swept out, pulling the fragments of the soul towards itself.

The imposing aura of the Dao Stele remained unfazed, and even increased the pressure on the two puppets somewhat.

The changes in pressure were not significant, but the consequences were extremely alarming.

Amidst the violent tremors and twisting, the two puppets also began to crack.

After the black longsword emitted three blade beams, it did not release any more, seemingly believing that this was enough!
Indeed, that was the case. The three black blades forced the figure to defend himself, unable to run far, yet unable to stay still.

Seeing that he was still struggling in vain, Qu Jianlei finally slowly opened his left eye.

He was now certain that the ritual artifact and the Dao stele shared a certain tacit understanding, so he naturally needed to speed things up and eliminate his opponent as soon as possible.

He has now clearly observed that the space he is in should still be within the Realm of Virtue.

There are scattered meteorites in the surrounding area, covering a very wide area, which is a fairly large uninhabited space.

Qu Jianlei was not surprised by this. He had been fairly certain that the other side had chosen to ambush them here because it was probably an uninhabited area.

But the concept of no man's land is relative. There may be no one nearby, but what about in the distance?

Qu Jianlei, in particular, would think of the Observation Mirror's abnormally powerful investigative abilities.

Therefore, it's best to end this battle as soon as possible.

Qu Jianlei used the Time Technique on the shadowy figure, causing the figure to pause slightly.

It's perfectly normal for people who haven't adapted to accelerated time to react this way.

Among the combat resources prepared by the shadowy figure were actually methods to temporarily resist the power of time.

Unfortunately, he lost the initiative and was chased around by the blade's edge while also having to contend with the oppressive power of the Dao Stele.

In this situation, he couldn't even be distracted from maintaining the appropriate means.

However, it had been activated before, so it could barely hold on for a while, but it was still... really barely.

The loss of lifespan isn't very noticeable, but it will inevitably affect mobility to some extent.

The shadowy figure paused only slightly before three black blades of light swept in like lightning.

A chilling and wild sword intent, along with an endless aura of bloodlust and destruction, locked onto the shadowy figure.

"Explode!" Although the shadowy figure was shrouded in the ravages of time, he had made ample preparations before setting the trap.

Besides having numerous backup plans to deal with changes, he was also mentally prepared, and when he saw that he was outmatched, he decisively chose to surrender.

Even if it were just a clone, or even the original body, it would still explode if it was supposed to.

Since you've chosen this profession, you must be prepared for the consequences.

However, this has little to do with professional ethics. The main reason is that he knows very well that if he fails and is captured, even death will be a luxury.

His target was a True Venerable, and a powerful True Venerable that ordinary True Venerables could not handle!
Such an entity would not tolerate the survival of those who plot against it.

But before that, they will do everything they can to find out who instigated it.

In this process, the ruthless methods that Qiang Zhenzun could use were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Even if the mastermind is uncovered, the person who plotted the attack might not be executed outright; it's quite normal for cruel tortures like "refining the soul for ten thousand years" to occur.

It's not that a powerful True Venerable is necessarily abnormal, but rather that without such tactics, it would be insufficient to deter villains!
The dark figure spoke with great decisiveness and resolve, and moved with astonishing speed.

Those who frequently report their own bombings know that reporting bombings also takes time.

However, the black shadow exploded too quickly, and the three black blades that came one after another missed their target!

"Tch, you're smart enough to know your place," Qu Jianlei scoffed. With the Dao Stele suppressing him, the other party's self-report couldn't harm him in the slightest.

As for the difficulty in identifying the mastermind behind the murder, that's not a problem for him at all.

The truth is, those who have seen the Daoist stele should die as quickly as possible to prevent the news from spreading.

It's a little disappointing that this guy's self-introduction was a bit of a waste of the resources he was carrying!
Qu Jianlei could easily guess that the other party had prepared a considerable number of methods; otherwise, they would be underestimating him.

It's always a little heartbreaking to see so many resources go to waste.

Immediately afterwards, the two puppets also exploded, leaving only fragments of human faces.

The giant axe's aura enveloped the fragments, but it didn't seem to absorb them; it simply held them captive.

Qu Jianlei was a little confused. What did this mean?
However, the black longsword rushed towards them, seemingly eager to try, yet still hesitant to approach.

It suffered from the loss caused by the lack of proper ritual objects. Although it has now been repaired, the original ritual objects are still not much different.

With a thought, Qu Jianlei returned the giant axe to his cave.

The next moment, the blade energy crisscrossed the space, directly slicing the face into nothingness.

Just then, the violent obsession resurfaced, sending out a message.

Li Qi's intuition told him that although the purplish-blue face had gone astray, it was not an absolutely evil path of cultivation.

The giant axe can be used to punish, but it cannot be regarded as a sacrifice, and as a ritual object of the human race, it is not convenient to destroy it.

The black longsword, however, is specifically designed to kill all kinds of evil and monsters; it is extremely bloodthirsty and has a strong sense of initiative.

However, what the irritable obsession wanted to say was not just this; he wanted to tell Qu Jianlei that the ambush master's true form was still there!

The ritual weapon only slays the main soul of the body that has left its body; its attack power in terms of the soul is actually extremely strong.

Unfortunately, he ran into an unreasonable entity like the Dao Stele, so he deserved his bad luck.

Deep within this person's main body lies a wisp of a divided soul. If it is not eliminated in time to prevent future troubles, it may cause problems in the future.

The irritable obsession suggests that the ritual object can help trace the original body, but could you please ask that Dao stele to step aside?
Qu Jianlei was not surprised by this request, because he himself could feel that ritual objects and Daoist tablets were always doing their own thing.

When facing certain opponents, both sides share the same values ​​and can avoid interfering with each other.

However, unless faced with a strong offense, the Daobei (a local historical site) generally has no interest in eradicating evil completely.

Qu Jianlei had another thought, and he put the Dao Stele into his cave. Then he made a series of hand gestures to eliminate the surrounding aura.

The battle was very short, but extremely dangerous; he was truly ambushed.

To be fair, he hasn't suffered this kind of loss in many years.

But you really can't blame him for this, because he wasn't particularly able to relax when he was in the state of Efeng No. 5 at the time.

He was secretly learning about the attack on the unworthy True Venerable, and not wanting to be misunderstood, he naturally couldn't act recklessly.

Fortunately, he had enough tricks up his sleeve and strong enough trump cards, so he didn't suffer a complete disaster.

Because the Dao Stele and the Ritual Artifact are so powerful, they have reduced or eliminated much of the surrounding aura.

But that's not enough. He needs to clean things up thoroughly as soon as possible. This battle caused quite a stir, and the key is that the Dao Stele has officially appeared.

The battle affected a considerable area, so it needs to be thoroughly cleaned up. The various beings associated with Houde are not so easily fooled.

At the same time, he raised his hand to calculate where the guy's true form was.

There is still a lingering aura of the other party before us, indicating that the conditions for divination are met.

Unsurprisingly, he couldn't find the other party's true location, likely due to the use of a concealment technique.

However, he didn't even take out the tree root tortoise shell, as that would be a bit of a delay, and besides, what if the other party had a backup plan?
He summoned the giant axe again and performed the ritual.

This time, the giant axe hovered in the air, not releasing a wild pressure, but instead exuding a sense of grace and dignity in addition to its fierceness.

If one ignores the tiny nick on the giant axe, it does indeed possess a certain solemnity and majesty unique to ritual implements.

After releasing a burst of pressure, the giant axe began to tremble slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a violent obsession transmitted its divine sense: "The thing that is obscuring the secrets of heaven is quite strong. It is trying to forcefully break through, and there may be a cause and effect of the world."

Qu Jianlei was taken aback. In his memory, even when the giant axe was broken, once he decided to take action, he would not hesitate.

Ritual vessels are used to being worshipped and don't usually respond to trivial requests, which is normal. However, once a decision is made, they will not back down.

There's actually a tendency to complain now; is this a way of hoping for some kind of relief?

Qu Jianlei felt that ritual objects shouldn't be so mercenary, then suddenly realized, "What is the cause and effect of this world on me?"

“Of course,” the hot-tempered obsession answered without hesitation, “it is unyielding, but we persuaded it to stop because of you.”

"I was also saying that I have some guardian rules in hand, and I'm worried about how to make offerings to them," Qu Jianlei said with a wry smile.

Over the years, he has gained some guardianship rules in this other world—the tapir race is not entirely useless.

However, the ritual object has been almost repaired, but because there is still a small gap, it will no longer accept the guardian rules without reason.

This is not because it developed sentience and deliberately opposed things, but because there is a cause and effect in the dark.

Qu Jianlei was also helpless about this, but since they had been together all along, and now that he had left his body, it was best to let things take their course.

Then, a thought struck him: "Since you told me this, surely you have something to teach me?"

“Don’t you have a compass?” the hot-tempered senior said. “It’s perfect for guidance.”

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