Seven Mysterious Spaces: My Rise to Power in the Cultivation World

Li Hei's attacks were like a storm, each move ruthless, forcing Zhuang Yu to retreat repeatedly.

Each collision generated a shockwave, causing the surrounding trees to tremble and leaves to fall.

Zhuang Yu felt a tightness in his chest and his blood surging within him, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, desperately searching for an opportunity to counterattack.

"Is that all you've got? What a disappointment!" Li Hei laughed wildly, his tone filled with disdain and mockery. "Today, I'll show you what true power is!"

Before he finished speaking, the black longsword in Li Hei's hand transformed into a black lightning bolt once again, heading straight for Zhuang Yu's chest.

The attack was powerful and fast, like a thunderbolt. Zhuang Yu had no time to dodge and could only watch helplessly as the black lightning bolt grew larger and larger before his eyes.

"Pfft!"

With a muffled thud, the black longsword pierced Zhuang Yu's left shoulder without any resistance, and blood instantly stained his clothes.

The intense pain caused Zhuang Yu to groan involuntarily, and he staggered backward.

"Young Master!" Wang Yao exclaimed anxiously, her beautiful eyes filled with worry and heartache.

Hearing Wang Yao's call, Zhuang Yu felt a warmth in his heart, and a strong desire to protect her arose spontaneously.

He endured the excruciating pain, covered his wound with his hand, stared coldly at Li Hei, and suddenly a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"You've angered me..." Zhuang Yu's voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from the deepest hell, sending chills down one's spine.

Li Hei was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Provoke me? You think you are? Who do you think you are?"

"You'll find out..." Zhuang Yu ignored Li Hei's sarcasm, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and he seemed to have become a completely different person, exuding a powerful aura.

"What do you want to do?" A bad feeling suddenly rose in Li Hei's heart, and he subconsciously took a step back.

However, it's too late...

Zhuang Yu suddenly abandoned his resistance and rushed towards the direction behind Li Hei!

"Huh?" Li Hei was taken aback at first, then his expression changed drastically as if he had realized something, and he exclaimed, "Oh no, we've been tricked!"

Instead of continuing to fight Li Hei head-on, Zhuang Yu suddenly turned around and ran wildly into the depths of the forest.

Seeing this, Li Hei assumed that Zhuang Yu was scared and wanted to run away, and immediately laughed triumphantly: "Hahaha, now you want to run away? Too late!"

Without hesitation, he chased after them, his black longsword flashing as sharp sword energies pierced the air, felling the surrounding trees and sending branches flying.

However, Li Hei soon discovered that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

Zhuang Yu appeared to be panicking and running aimlessly, but in reality, he cleverly used the surrounding terrain to quickly traverse through the woods.

He would sometimes leap onto towering tree branches, and sometimes lurk in the dense grass, always managing to avoid Li Hei's attacks one step ahead.

What alarmed Li Hei even more was that every time he chased after the enemy for a certain distance, he would trigger some hidden traps and mechanisms.

Some of these traps spew out raging flames, some shoot out sharp poison arrows, and others release suffocating poisonous fog, making them impossible to defend against.

"Damn it!" Li Hei roared in exasperation. He never expected that this seemingly weak boy would be so cunning, setting up so many traps on his own turf.

While desperately dodging the traps, he chased after Zhuang Yu with gritted teeth, his hatred for Zhuang Yu reaching an unbearable level.

Meanwhile, Ah Da and Ah Er, who had been observing everything from the shadows, were terrified, their faces ashen and trembling with fear.

They never expected that the trap their boss had meticulously set up would not only fail to trap Zhuang Yu, but would instead put their boss in a predicament.

"Just who is this kid?" Ah Da swallowed hard, his voice trembling as he asked.

“I…how would I know…” Ah Er’s voice trembled as well, his eyes filled with fear.

They looked at each other and saw deep regret in each other's eyes.

If they had known this boy was so powerful, they would never have followed Li Hei to provoke him.

At this moment, Zhuang Yu had already led Li Hei to a spacious valley.

"Kid, you can't escape!" Li Hei looked at Zhuang Yu, who he had cornered, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face. "Today is your death day!"

Zhuang Yu stopped and turned to look at Li Hei, a strange smile suddenly curving his lips: "Is that so?"

Li Hei felt a chill run down his spine, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

"You..." Li Hei was about to ask a question when he suddenly felt a powerful pressure emanating from Zhuang Yu, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Who...who exactly are you?" Li Hei asked in terror.

Zhuang Yu did not answer, but slowly raised his right hand and pointed to the sky.

"boom!"

A thunderclap boomed, and the once clear sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, a strong wind arose, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

“You…you actually…” Li Hei’s eyes widened, his expression filled with disbelief.

Ignoring Li Hei's shock, Zhuang Yu slowly spoke, his voice as cold as frost: "Li Hei, your end has come..."

Dark clouds rolled in, lightning flashed and thunder roared, as if the heavens were playing a tragic war song for this decisive battle.

Bathed in lightning, Zhuang Yu resembled a god descending to earth, radiating a powerful and awe-inspiring aura that sent chills down one's spine.

His eyes flashed with a sharp light as he coldly stared at the terrified Li Hei before him, his right hand slowly clenching as if he held the power of life and death over everything in the world.

"Li Hei, you have committed countless evils, today is your death day!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhuang Yu's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Li Hei, moving at an astonishing speed.

Before Li Hei could even react to what was happening, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw that Zhuang Yu's fist was deeply embedded in his chest.

"you……"

Li Hei managed to utter a single word, his eyes filled with resentment and despair.

He never imagined that he would be defeated by a young upstart he had always looked down on, and that he would be defeated so thoroughly and so decisively!

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, Li Hei's body collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud, lifeless.

"The boss is dead! Run!"

Upon seeing this, Ah Da and Ah Er were terrified and scrambled away to escape into the distance.

However, before they could run more than a few steps, they were killed by several sharp sword energies, turning into a cloud of blood mist and dissipating into the air.

Thus, this decisive battle finally came to an end.

Zhuang Yu slowly withdrew his fist, looked down at Li Hei's corpse at his feet, his eyes filled with no pity, only deep disgust.

"Evil people will be punished by Heaven. Rest in peace."

Wang Yao rushed over from afar and threw herself into Zhuang Yu's arms, her beautiful eyes filled with worry and heartache.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Zhuang Yu gently patted Wang Yao's back and comforted her softly, "It's all over."

Wang Yao raised her head and looked at Zhuang Yu's resolute face, her heart filled with admiration and love.

"Young master, you are truly amazing!"

Zhuang Yu smiled slightly, said nothing, and gently stroked Wang Yao's hair.

At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sun shone on the earth again, as if foreshadowing the beginning of a new life.

However, at this moment, Zhuang Yu suddenly frowned, looked into the distance, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

"What's wrong, young master?" Wang Yao noticed Zhuang Yu's unusual behavior and asked in confusion.

Zhuang Yu did not answer, but simply said, "Someone is coming."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yao was startled. Following Zhuang Yu's gaze, she saw several streaks of light flying towards them at an extremely fast speed in the distant sky...