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Chapter 1104 Fatal Embrace
When Lu Li arrived at this place, he looked up at the sky and saw that the sky had suddenly been cut off, leaving only a sliver of light, like a pale crack embedded in the towering cliff.

The two peaks stand steeply opposite each other, threateningly squeezing out all the flat and wide scenery in front of us. Looking up at the top, the rock face is like a hanging, ferocious face, with countless deep cracks crisscrossing and spreading out strange and complex patterns, like a natural script that has been broken apart.

The rocks have been brutally torn apart by the hand of time, and the wind and frost have gnawed at them again and again like blunt knives, revealing the angular and twisted bluish-black facial bones. Some parts seem to have been completely peeled away, exposing the pale and ferocious teeth and bones inside.

Occasionally, rocks would break free and tumble down, colliding violently with each other, smashing through the wind and smoke, their sharp, mournful cries tearing through the silence of the deep valley.

"The Martial Soul Canyon lives up to its name."

Lu Li sighed, while Lu Xueqing beside her frowned slightly as she looked at the surroundings.

"It is said that this place was created by the battle between two peerless experts. The valley contains unique Dao principles that not only block people's perception abilities but also restrict their ability to fly. Only those who are at the True Self Realm level can cross it."

Lu Xueqing said, "This is an excellent ambush site, and it also marks the boundary between the inside and outside of Wushen Mountain. Once you enter the canyon, you will have left Wushen Mountain."

"What, you're scared too?"

Lu Li teased.

Lu Xueqing wasn't angry. "You know that's not what I meant. I was asking why you knowingly walked into this place when you knew something was wrong?"

Previously, they had failed to find the mastermind using Lu Li's root abilities, but they had some other clues. By eliminating the rogue cultivators causing trouble within the territory, they followed the route to find the middleman and arrived at this canyon.

Because of the unique characteristics of Martial Soul Canyon, rogue cultivators and evil cultivators who have committed crimes often wander here to avoid trouble. After all, it is difficult to extend one's senses here, making it a good place for people to hide.

Over time, black markets have sprung up in the canyon, where many shady underground transactions take place.

This place is located between the Soul Devouring Sect and the Martial Soul Mountain forces. The two sects certainly have the strength to sweep the Martial Soul Canyon clean. However, this place has not changed over the years, and there are naturally some reasons that are difficult to talk about.

After all, let's not even talk about the Soul Devouring Sect. They are an evil sect that often comes to the Martial Soul Canyon to trade. Martial God Mountain also has its uses here. In addition, the people here dare not cause trouble in the two extreme immortal sects. Since both sides have benefited, they naturally turn a blind eye.

They have now found that the person who posted the harassment missions within the territory of Martial God Mountain is in Martial Soul Canyon. Lu Li said he would come and investigate, but Lu Xueqing felt it was not appropriate.

"Don't you know that you can't catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's den?"

Lu Li said with a smile that he had actually consulted Aizen about this matter remotely. Aizen said helplessly at the time, "Brother Lu, even if you are not in the same world as me, can't you still use your brain to think properly?"

Lu Li didn't feel embarrassed at all. There were some things he hadn't figured out, so to be on the safe side, he naturally wanted to ask a smart person.

"Although we are both at the same level and our combat strength is unparalleled, you should know that this is the Divine Martial Continent. Outside, there are many powerful people."

Lu Xueqing reminded them that although she was proud and arrogant, she was also aware that any True Self Realm expert on this continent could easily kill the two of them.

"Hey, you don't understand, do you? To be honest, this mission has a wide-ranging impact, and it's simply beyond the capabilities of just the two of us. But think about why the Grand Elder sent us?"

Lu Li said with a smile, feeling a sense of exhilaration as if he were in complete control.

Lu Xueqing looked at Lu Li with some displeasure. "Speak quickly if you have something to say."

"Because of our special status, and the fact that I have contraband on me, the Grand Elder wants to see whether those who dare to harass Martial God Mountain are targeting Martial God Mountain or us."

Lu Li said.

"Does it make any difference?"

Lu Xueqing was taken aback. She wasn't actually stupid; it's just that she had always been able to use her unparalleled combat power to break through in mission worlds, so she wasn't very good at scheming and trickery.

"The difference is that if we enter here today without any incident, then this is a major event targeting Martial God Mountain, because we are just small fish, so the big shots on the other side will not make a move until the big fish take the bait."

Lu Li said, "If we are attacked, it is likely an attack targeting me or you. The other side is taking a chance to see if we will come out. If we leave the territory of Martial God Mountain alone, the other side will immediately take action."

After listening, Lu Xueqing seemed to understand something, and gave Lu Li a strange look, "I didn't realize you were so smart."

"That's right. Don't you know who I am? I'm a friend of Sousuke. Do you think I'm an idiot?"

Lu Li proudly raised his chin.

As he had analyzed before, anyone who dared to target Martial God Mountain was definitely not some nobody; at the very least, they would have to be a peak True Self Realm expert.

Since it's a grand conspiracy targeting the Extreme Immortal Sect, killing a few young disciples can't be considered a success. If you want to shake the foundation of a behemoth like Martial God Mountain, you'd have to kill at least one or two elders to be considered a significant achievement.

Therefore, in order not to alert the enemy, someone like him, a nobody, would not provoke a major figure to take direct action.

However, if someone in the space wants to cause trouble for him, or if he is a rule-breaker, they will definitely not be able to resist seeing him alone.

"But you've forgotten, while your reasoning is correct, what should we do if a True Self Realm expert makes a move?"

Lu Xueqing pondered, "We can't just..."

"What else?"

Lu Li asked, puzzled.

"nothing."

Lu Xueqing was speechless, realizing how terrifying her thought had been just moments before.

"Oh, don't worry, if I can figure it out, how could the Grand Elder not understand? We're guests who came with invitations, do you think he'd just send us away like that?"

Lu Li said, "If I'm not mistaken, there are definitely people following us."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xueqing turned her head and looked around, but unfortunately they had already entered the Martial Soul Canyon, and their senses were severely blocked, so they couldn't see anyone in their field of vision.

"If we find it, we're doomed. I'm going back to the mountain right now."

Seeing this, Lu Li laughed and said, "The fact that we can't see them means that the people who came are strong enough." Lu Xueqing blushed for a moment upon hearing this, inwardly cursing herself for being so slow-witted today, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's find out who's behind this."

Lu Li nodded, then naturally took Lu Xueqing's hand, causing Lu Xueqing's body to tremble and goosebumps to rise.

"you do……"

Lu Xueqing was about to break free and angrily curse Lu Li when she saw that Lu Li's expression was very serious.

"coming."

Lu Li only said two words, and at the same time, a large amount of black substance surged out of his hand and was transmitted through the acupoints on Lu Xueqing's hand.

Lu Xueqing was startled. She hadn't expected Lu Li's senses to be even sharper than hers. She clearly hadn't sensed any enemies, but she also knew that Lu Li wouldn't joke about something like this. She then secretly gathered the power of the Secret Blood Origin in her hand and exchanged it with Lu Li.

The two of them had just analyzed the situation. Theoretically, someone should be secretly following them, but they couldn't really put all their hopes on the person following them. What if the other party was unreliable and slow to act? Wouldn't they be doomed?

So at that moment, the two were surprisingly in sync. Lu Li didn't explain in detail, and Lu Xueqing began to exchange their origins with Lu Li. Their power surged like an underground abyss, but on the surface, there was nothing unusual.

The next instant, the canyon ahead trembled, and rocks fell from the cliff face as if an invisible force had swept across it, causing stone dust to peel off the cliff.

At the same time, Lu Li and Lu Xueqing exerted their strength simultaneously, one throwing a left punch and the other a right punch, striking forward at the same moment.

In the instant their power erupted, both Lu Li and Lu Xueqi activated their strongest forms. Lu Li was engulfed in pinkish-purple flames, while Lu Xueqi was surrounded by dark red mist and had intricate magical runes adorning her face.

With their origins swapped, they gained extraordinary explosive power in that instant, temporarily boosting their attributes to 315 points each. No one in the entire Divine Martial Continent could achieve such explosive power at this level.

Even with their combined strength, their punches were instantly shattered.

What pressed down from the front was a wisp of soul intent, which solidified into the shape of a palm upon approaching. In just an instant, it crushed the fists of Lu Li and Lu Xueqing, and then struck down towards the two of them.

boom--

A terrifying roar suddenly erupted from the once silent valley, and Lu Li and Lu Xueqing's bodies exploded instantly, drifting backward as a cloud of blood mist.

But they did not die. Two true spirits rushed out from the blood mist. They were still holding hands. Both sides used extremely skillful methods to deflect the force. Even so, the two true spirits were full of cracks, and fragments of true spirits were constantly peeling off. That was the residual force of the opponent's soul attack.

If they hadn't been holding hands and constantly exchanging their essence to fight against the disintegrating force with a restorative power, they would probably be dead by now.

Lu Li's expression was serious, while the Valkyrie's true spirit frowned slightly, her eyes filled with a hint of shock and anger.

As Lu Li predicted, since the newcomer's attack was aimed directly at the two of them, and the fact that a powerful person would resort to a sneak attack shows that he is definitely a spatial being and has no sense of martial ethics.

The opponent's goal was to kill her with one blow and then flee, not even wanting to reveal their true form. Unfortunately, she and Lu Li temporarily boosted their attributes and exchanged their origins to deflect the force together, thus surviving this extremely powerful attack.

The person who made the move clearly hadn't expected this. He was only surprised for a moment before emerging from the valley and attacking Lu Li and Lu Xueqing again.

"Leave the end!"

Lu Li shouted out the other party's name, and at the same time used the power in the Valkyrie's body to quickly build up his physical body. Unfortunately, his repair speed seemed to be unable to keep up with the speed of the red-clothed man's attack.

Just now, it wasn't that his perception was stronger than the Valkyrie's, but rather that Li Zhong had entered his Pioneer Hunting Radar. Normally, Pioneers or Arbiters wouldn't receive missions to hunt down violators whose strength far exceeds their own.

He guessed that the reason he had this mission was mainly because he possessed the End Seed in the World, whereas the Valkyrie would not have this mission when she entered the world.

Li Zhong had just approached them, entering within a 500-kilometer radius, so Lu Li's radar went off. He naturally knew that the violators were trying to kill him, which is why he calmly grabbed the Valkyrie's hand.

Unfortunately, the Valkyrie didn't react immediately and even made him explain. Upon seeing this, the violator realized he had been exposed and immediately attacked.

Originally, Lu Li intended to strengthen himself while retreating and trying to call for reinforcements.

At this moment, his and the Valkyrie's true spirits were on the verge of shattering, and their physical bodies had not yet had time to reassemble. Faced with Li Zhong's palm strike, the two of them were truly unable to withstand it.

The Valkyrie also used her reconnaissance ability to see the attributes of the red-clad man who attacked her. His attributes were 320, which was the limit before the True Self Realm.

The sinister killing intent emanating from the other party showed no hesitation whatsoever; clearly, they had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and there was absolutely no room for negotiation.

So she could only grit her teeth and force out more power, while simultaneously releasing her grip and drawing her sword at the same time as Lu Li, unleashing her sword intent to block the opponent's attack.

However, Lu Li and the Valkyrie's sword intent were also shattered in an instant. The opponent's soul intent was extremely domineering, and its basic realm was much higher than theirs, making it impossible to resist.

Seeing that his sword technique had been broken and his true spirit was in imminent danger, Lu Li knew that he could not withstand this palm strike. For a moment, he sighed inwardly that he had been too arrogant. Although Sosuke's analysis was always reliable, he should have thought of an escape route in advance.

Right now, he and Lu Xueqing are almost beaten to death, and no one from Martial God Mountain has made a move. Either they didn't come, or they're just weaklings!
In a split second, Lu Li couldn't think of anything else. He instinctively turned to the side and grabbed Lu Xueqing's arm again. Then, he activated the Martial Scripture with all his might to raise his defense to the highest level. At the same time, to Lu Xueqing's surprise, he pulled her into his arms.

"Land from!"

Lu Xueqing instantly understood Lu Li's intention and shouted, but her voice was too slow; everything had already happened.

boom--

Amidst the deafening roar, Lu Li, who was bracing for a fatal blow, suddenly discovered that his true spirit had not shattered.

"you……"

Lu Xueqing looked at Lu Li with a complicated expression.

Seeing this, Lu Li quickly let go, "I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that the situation was urgent. After all, I was the one who suggested going into the valley, and I don't want you to call me a liar."

Lu Xueqing's true spirit was still peeling away fragments. The places where Lu Li had wrapped her arms were still slightly dented due to the strength of his arms, but she was completely unaware of it. She just stared at Lu Li with her eyes, unable to say a word.

She knew, of course, that Lu Li hadn't simply wanted to hug her, but rather to shield her from the attack with his body. Although the result might still be that they both perished, Lu Li's split-second decision moved her.

(End of this chapter)