Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 589: Chapter 588: The Ruthless Sect Master

It was clear that the python’s strength far surpassed Su Yang’s.

Devouring the Heavens absorbed these powers, and all the pressure was transferred to Su Yang, causing his complexion to turn crimson with strain.

At a distance, the Sect Master was still caught in terror; he simply could not comprehend what was happening. The Formation Spirit, which had always been invincible, had actually been broken by Su Yang?

At this moment, Su Yang was ascending step by step, staring intently at the Sect Master from afar.

”Now, it’s your turn to taste my sword!”

Su Yang’s eyes were ice-cold, and with his right hand, he formed a sword-finger gesture and fiercely lunged at the Sect Master.

A black longsword took shape and burst forth, like a celestial sword slicing through the air, swiftly aiming for the Sect Master. The powerful strike sent the surrounding black mist retreating rapidly, and the piercing sound it tore through the air caused one’s heart to skip a beat!

This was the power that Su Yang had absorbed through Devouring the Heavens. He couldn’t control it and had to release it all at once.

This move, he had learned it from Ye Jiansheng before. In the way of the sword, Ye Jiansheng’s techniques indeed had their unique aspects, and the power of this particular sword strike was certainly impressive.

The Sect Master’s face changed drastically; he could naturally feel just how terrifying the power of this sword strike was. If it hit him, he wouldn’t have to think about living anymore.

At this point, he could no longer care about anything else and roared, ”Return!”

He grasped the River God Jade firmly with both hands and swung it violently.

With this motion, the surrounding black mist responded and rushed towards the Sect Master.

The crowd at the scene was originally outside the reach of the black mist—this was the safe area the Sect Master had left for those people.

But now, as the Sect Master consolidated the black mist, it naturally spiraled out of control. The black mist swiftly passed through the grand hall, and almost everyone inside was engulfed by it, resulting in a cacophony of cries and screams.

Even Zhao Wunian and Zhao Wuyuan, the siblings, could not escape this disaster; the black mist surged past them, engulfing them completely. After the mist had passed, they were unrecognizable, their skin almost entirely decayed, and they were covered in blood.

”Ah!” Zhao Wuyuan screamed the loudest, covering her face with her hands, tremblingly said, ”It hurts! It hurts so much! Brother, save me, save me... My face hurts so much, am I disfigured, am I disfigured...”

Zhao Wunian wasn’t faring much better. As he turned to look, Zhao Wuyuan’s facial skin was already rotting away and falling off in chunks, revealing the bloody flesh beneath, a sight that was utterly disturbing.

”Brother, why aren’t you speaking? Why aren’t you speaking?” Zhao Wuyuan shouted loudly in panic, ”Am I disfigured? Am I... Am I ugly now? Brother, save me... save me...”

Zhao Wunian was nearly going mad as well, for he realized his own facial skin was rotting away, and his condition was not much better than Zhao Wuyuan’s.

In fact, it wasn’t just them—almost everyone present was amid such screams of horror.

The only ones who escaped the catastrophe were Jeang Zier, Lin Zhenshan, Lin Qing, shielded by the Azure Dragon Jade; the black mist couldn’t harm them at all.

However, looking at the situation around them, they were also truly terrified from the depths of their hearts. Just being passed through by the black energy had transformed these people into this state; how horrifying must this black energy be?

At this moment, the Sect Master had also successfully condensed the black energy into a giant Formation Spirit that stood before him. It had the body of a snake and the shell of a tortoise, shielding the Sect Master.

Su Yang’s Longsword charged forward, but it was just blocked by the tortoise shell, still to no effect, unable to harm the Sect Master in the slightest.

”Hahaha...” the Sect Master laughed arrogantly, ”Su, that strike of yours, you can’t use it many times, can you? But you know what? As long as the black energy doesn’t dissipate, the Formation Spirit can reappear endlessly. That means, I can launch attacks thousands, tens of thousands of times, while you—how many times can you withstand?”

Su Yang’s brow furrowed tightly, he too had seen the crux of the problem. This great formation absorbed nature’s spiritual energy for its own use. Unless Su Yang could cut off nature’s spiritual energy or completely destroy this great formation, he had no hope of breaking it.

Just as the Sect Master had said, having used Devouring the Heavens once to consume the power of the Formation Spirit, Su Yang was already barely hanging on. If he used it a second or third time, Su Yang truly didn’t have the capability.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yang said coldly, ”Humph, you look around, look at your followers, your so-called devout followers? They held you up like a god, and now, you’ve personally brought them to this state, how can you justify this to them?”

The Sect Master didn’t even glance at the people around him and scoffed, ”Humph, a bunch of useless creatures. What does their death matter? As long as I can kill you, even if it means sacrificing all their lives, it would be worth it!”

Su Yang’s frown deepened, and turning to the people around, he said coldly, ”Did you hear that? This is the River God Sect you worship, this is the Sect Master you serve with all your heart. Does such a man deserve your worship?”

There was no more talking at the scene; everyone fell into a deathly silence.

Even Feng Wenchuan, Zhao Wunian, and others were silent now. How could they have imagined that the River God Sect would treat them this way?

”Sect Master...” Zhao Wuyuan cried and crawled up, her voice trembling, ”Save me, save me, I... I am still young, please save me, I don’t want to die, I... I don’t want to be disfigured...”

”Sect Master, our Zhao Family has always been loyal to the River God Sect. Please, for the sake of the Zhao Family, save us!” Zhao Wunian also pleaded with a trembling voice.

”Shut up!” the Sect Master shouted angrily, and with a casual slap, he sent Zhao Wunian flying.

Zhao Wunian fell directly into the black energy, and with a series of piercing screams, he thrashed wildly within the black energy. But before long, he stopped thrashing and was completely devoid of life. Even his body began to slowly decay and dissolve, about to completely turn into a pool of blood.

Everyone present was extremely frightened. The Zhao Family, after all, was the most loyal to the River God Sect. If even the Zhao Family ended up this way, what could others dare to say?

”Brother, brother...” Zhao Wuyuan cried out loud, but at this moment, she was helpless.

She suddenly regretted it, wondering why she had been so loyal to the River God Sect. Was such loyalty even worth it?

In fact, she now didn’t wish for the River God Sect Master to kill Su Yang; instead, she wanted Su Yang to kill the River God Sect Master, to avenge her brother and her.

But in Su Yang’s eyes, what did she count for?

”Su, there’s no need for you to stir discord here!” the Sect Master said coldly: ”If these followers are gone, I can always summon others. Once I kill you, my name will become renowned throughout the world. By then, people will line up to worship at the River God Sect. What do these deaths matter? If it allows the River God Sect to prosper and grow, their sacrifice is also worthwhile!”