Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 243: Chapter 186: Xiahou Hong’s Pain

The next instant, he transformed into a blurry shadow and shot toward the secret room’s exit.

But the Evil Soul’s figure reappeared, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, its expression ferocious as it lunged to kill.

“Dammit!”

Xiahou Kun’s expression was utterly grim.

He didn’t dare use too much of his Magical Power right now.

He had a faint sense that the more he used, the deeper the poison would corrode him!

“Li Fan, must you insist on mutual destruction?”

Xiahou Kun roared.

Li Chang’an replied coolly.

“Daoist Xia, I’m afraid you think too highly of yourself.”

“Fine, fine, fine! Since you insist on forcing my hand…”

Xiahou Kun was seething with uncontrollable rage. His eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and the aura around him suddenly surged.

He had just used a magic technique that burned his own lifespan!

And not only that.

He also swallowed several Elixir Pills that had immense side effects but could grant a temporary burst of power.

Paying any price, he squeezed out his own life force and potential. He gave up on escaping the secret room and instead turned to kill Li Chang’an.

As long as he could kill Li Chang’an, he still had a hope of survival!

However, it was all in vain.

Before he could even get close, another Tier Two Main Soul appeared before him.

“Two Tier Two Main Souls!”

Xiahou Kun’s face went deathly pale, and a sense of despair began to rise in his heart.

He looked at Li Chang’an and saw that he was still perfectly composed, as if he had even more tricks up his sleeve.

But he had already exhausted all his options.

’Who the hell is this Li Fan?’

Xiahou Kun couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.

If he had listened to Mu Che’s advice earlier and the four of them had shared this fortunate opportunity, perhaps things wouldn’t have come to this!

But now, it was too late for regrets.

“Daoist Li, how about you spare me? I am willing to sign a Servant Spirit Contract and follow your every command.”

Having run out of options, Xiahou Kun could only sue for peace again.

This time, there wasn’t the slightest hint of a threat in his words. His posture was already incredibly low; he was practically on the verge of kneeling.

Mu Che also looked at Li Chang’an, his heart pounding with anxiety.

’If Xiahou Kun becomes Li Chang’an’s servant, then I’ll be the servant of a servant. My status would become even more pathetic, but at least I would survive.’

But Li Chang’an’s expression was cold, and he had no intention of stopping.

At the Foundation Establishment Ceremony not long ago, Xiahou Hong had descended from the sky and, casting aside all face, publicly oppressed him, a mere junior.

Li Chang’an couldn’t defeat Xiahou Hong right now, but dealing with his son was no problem at all.

With a single thought, the two Main Souls’ attacks grew even more frenzied.

A dozen or so breaths later,

Xiahou Kun could finally no longer suppress the poison in his body. With a PTHOO, he spat out a mouthful of dark purple blood.

Not only that, but his eyes, nose, and ears all began to stream with the same dark purple, poisonous blood, creating an especially gruesome sight.

“Li Fan!”

Xiahou Kun roared, struggling with the last of his strength.

“I am the son of Xiahou Hong, a Core Formation Master of Yellow Crane Immortal City! If you dare kill me, my father will hunt you to the ends of the earth and never rest until you are dead!”

At this point, his own strength was useless.

He finally played his last card: his family name.

He was trying to use the prestige of Yellow Crane Mountain and his father’s Fake Pill status to intimidate Li Chang’an.

But Li Chang’an remained unmoved.

“So much nonsense!”

With a wave of his hand, a thick black mist surged forward and completely engulfed Xiahou Kun’s body.

The next instant, a bloodcurdling scream was heard.

Despair etched on his face, Xiahou Kun slowly sank to his knees.

In the center of his chest was a large, gory hole. The heart that should have been beating there was gone.

The vicious-looking Evil Soul stood before him, a purplish-red heart clutched in its terrifying claws.

SQUELCH!

Its claws suddenly closed, crushing the heart to a pulp!

…

「Meanwhile.」

On Yellow Crane Mountain Peak, outside the main hall.

Xiahou Hong sat beneath a yellow locust tree, the delicate aroma of tea wafting before him.

Across from him sat Sima Rui.

Sima Rui was still uneasy about what had happened at the banquet earlier.

“Second Senior Brother, are we just going to let Li Chang’an off like that?”

“What is there to be afraid of?”

Xiahou Hong smiled nonchalantly.

“You are in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, while that Li Chang’an is merely in the Early Stage. Even in a direct fight, he is no match for you. Besides, isn’t he just a coward who only knows how to hide inside his Arrays?”

“Well…”

Sima Rui was at a loss for words.

It seemed true that Li Chang’an had never taken the initiative to attack, always hiding behind his Arrays and other people.

’How is a personality like that any different from a coward’s?’

There was no need to worry at all.

“What’s more, his talent is dreadful—just a Low Grade Spirit Root. So what if he reached Foundation Establishment? He’ll be lucky to even reach the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment in this lifetime. In terms of personal potential and cultivation speed, he is far inferior to you!”

Xiahou Hong was perfectly composed as he casually took a sip of tea.

A Fake Pill Great Power like him had no reason to even give Li Chang’an a second thought. The only reason he had intervened and applied pressure before was because he had accepted Sima Rui’s request.

If Li Chang’an had really signed that Spirit Contract, Sima Rui would have been able to rest easy.

But because Chen Huilan of the Cyan Cloud Sect intervened, the matter did not succeed.

Xiahou Hong held his teacup, his voice leisurely.

“Sixth Junior Brother, you must remember, you are a Cultivator under a Golden Core master. Why bother with such an insignificant person…”

Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.

It was as if he had lost something incredibly important.

Xiahou Hong’s expression changed drastically. He immediately took out two dark-red Jade Tokens from his Storage Pouch.

At this moment, one of the Jade Tokens was shattered!

“Kun’er!”

Xiahou Hong’s voice was hoarse, his heart twisting in agony.

This was a rare Life Soul Jade Token. Once it shattered, it meant its owner was dead!

“Who?! Who killed my son?!”

In his grief and fury, Xiahou Hong let out a heart-wrenching roar. The terrifying aura of his Core Formation cultivation shook the entirety of Yellow Crane Mountain.

Even the vast Yellow Crane Immortal City could feel this astonishing wave of rage and sorrow.