Chapter 201 – Heart of the Law!

“Ahhhhhh!!!”

A piercing scream tore through the sky!

Flocks of birds scattered in panic.

“What’s going on?!”

Several nearby Star Warriors turned toward the source of the sound.

Beside the mountain of corpses.

The middle-aged man in the Zhongshan suit from earlier was clutching his throat, veins bulging, kneeling on the ground in agony. The longsword in his hand clattered to the ground.

“Huff… huff…”

The scream turned into low hisses as the middle-aged man bowed his head, covering his face. Muffled sobs escaped through his fingers.

Carried by the foul mountain wind, the scene grew even more eerie, like mountain ghosts haunting the wilderness…

“Hey! What’s wrong! Are you okay?”

His companions quickly rushed over, gathering around the middle-aged man to check his condition.

The moment they touched him, they knew something was wrong.

His body was scalding hot, like touching a branding iron. Wisps of white steam rose as if all the blood in his body was burning fiercely.

“Why is he so hot?”

A companion froze, exchanging bewildered glances with the others. After a silent exchange of signals, he took out a walkie-talkie, preparing to report to headquarters.

However.

The next moment!

Squelch!

The man in the Zhongshan suit moved like lightning, his hand piercing straight through the chest of the nearest companion!

Fingertips tore open the chest, penetrated ribs, and clenched the heart within the ribcage.

“…Old Yang?”

The companion facing away from him stared blankly at the hand protruding from his chest, pupils contracting sharply. In an instant, his heart was brutally ripped out.

Death came too suddenly!

There was no time to react!

“Blood…”

The middle-aged man grasped the warm heart, holding it up to the dawn light beyond the city wall, then crushed it outright, letting threads of blood seep into his throat.

Sweet and fresh!

Blood trickled from the corners of his mouth, like a demon crawled up from hell.

“Have you gone mad!!!”

The other companions’ expressions changed drastically. They instinctively released Star Power to suppress him, but before they could react, the man effortlessly targeted their hearts.

An entire squad of Star Warriors—annihilated!

Gulp—

Under the city wall, horrifying chewing sounds emerged.

As heart after heart was swallowed, the flesh on the middle-aged man’s face churned like boiling water. He aged rapidly, his bones shrank abruptly, and his black hair slowly turned white.

In just a few breaths.

He had transformed into an unfamiliar old man, shrouded in blood mist.

Boom!

Blood energy surged into the sky!

The terrifying power of the Blood Law activated. Within several meters, the blood of Star Beasts and human corpses reversed its flow, converging toward him as if in pilgrimage.

The old man gazed toward the urban area, killing intent blazing in his eyes, guiding the blood within his body to temper his flesh.

“Die… all of you must die…”

………

On the border city wall,

Several squads of Star Martial Police Department members passed by, holding mops and carefully cleaning the bloodstains from the brick seams along the edge of the wall.

After last night’s great battle, the entire wall was stained with the foul stench of Beast Blood.

But…

Just then.

A tiny drop of blood dripped down, as if possessing a life of its own, winding and rolling along the wall, slowly moving toward the outside of the city.

“What’s this?”

Lin Mofeng bent down, pressing his hand against the drop of blood. His nostrils twitched slightly, and his face suddenly changed dramatically. He turned to look in the direction of the Great Li Mountains.

“Blood attraction phenomenon—it’s the Blood Soul Demon Art of that Beast God Sect!!!”

As his words fell,

The nearby crowd erupted into chaos!

“That old demon hasn’t died yet?!”

“Now that even the Sword God has sacrificed himself, how could we possibly kill him?”

“It’s over! A Supreme Realm Demonkin is simply beyond our ability to resist!”

“…”For a moment, chaos erupted on the city wall, and fear rapidly spread among the crowd.

The reason they had managed to slay the Heretical Cultists last night was entirely thanks to the intervention of the Jianghai Sword God.

But now he was gone.

Their own cultivation realms were mediocre at best…

How could they possibly resist a Venerable?

A leaderless mob!

“Everyone, calm down!”

At that moment, Elder Li, leaning on his sword, hunched over as he stepped forward to reassure the crowd, “Right now, that Demonkin is just outside the city wall… We mustn’t lose our composure. We need to figure out how to face the enemy first! Everyone, stay calm!”

As his words fell,

The clamor of voices quieted.

But the tension on their faces remained hard to conceal.

“Everyone, the teacher is right!”

Lin Mofeng nodded in agreement, adding, “That Heretical Cultist has already been severely wounded by Sword God Senior. He can’t possibly be at his peak condition. We still have a chance to defeat him… And besides…”

As he spoke, he turned to look toward the Jianghai City district.

“Sword God Senior is no longer here. If we retreat as well, I’m afraid the entire Jianghai City will become a playground for these Star Beasts…”

“Those willing to fight for Jianghai, follow me. As for those unwilling… I won’t force you. Just stay where you are and focus on recovering from your injuries.”

After speaking,

Lin Mofeng activated his Star Power and flew away from the blood-concealed spot on the city wall.

Seeing this, the others exchanged glances. With Jianghai in peril and the Sword God having just departed, they couldn’t possibly let him down.

With this thought,

More Star Warriors rallied their companions and closely followed behind Lin Mofeng.

……

……

In the mountain forest.

On the ground, countless streams of blood converged,

The area was littered with desiccated corpses of humans and beasts. Threads of blood flowed like a spider’s web, all gathering toward a single point.

“Pah, this tastes awful!!”

The Venerable sat cross-legged on the ground, guiding the bloodlines into his body’s energy channels, then suddenly spat to the side, “Once the side effects of this ‘Blood Body Transference’ pass, I’ll go enjoy a proper meal!”

‘Blood Body Transference’ was a reverse-life technique derived from the Blood Law, with a tremendous activation cost.

It defied the Heavenly Law.

Even as an Earth Venerable Realm cultivator, he could only use it once.

But fortunately!

That one time was enough to evade the great calamity!

“Hmph, what kind of bullshit Sword God is that?”

“Still too inexperienced!”

“Didn’t expect that I could be reborn from a single drop of blood, did you?!”

The Venerable turned his gaze toward the city wall, a cold smirk curling his lips, “Once I recover, I’ll slaughter every last person in that city.”

The ancient city wall stood tall, the clamor of voices unceasing.

That was an even richer gathering place for blood energy…

The Venerable licked his lips.

Just then.

Whoosh—

A fierce wind swept through!!

Several streams of Star Power descended around him.

Sealing off the nearby area, mysterious formation lines appeared, constructing a ring of starlight ribbons.

Lin Mofeng arrived with the Star Warriors!

“Everyone, be careful! Although this Demonkin has just revived, don’t let your guard down!”

Lin Mofeng shouted loudly, directing the nearby Star Warriors to scatter in all directions, encircling the Venerable from above.

The fierce wind howled through the mountain forest.

Killing intent ran rampant!

“Heh, a bunch of ants dares to act recklessly?!”

The Beast God Sect Venerable sensed their auras, dusted off the dirt on his buttocks, and leisurely rose to his feet: “You don’t actually think… just because I’ve recently undergone body transference, that you stand a chance against me, do you?”

“How naive.”As the words fell.

Boom!

A mountain-like beast phantom materialized behind him!

The pressure of the Supreme Realm descended upon everyone.

“Everyone, be careful!”

Li Daoming hovered in the west, his fingertips weaving an Array Formation as he pulled on the formation threads, attempting to forcibly block the Venerable’s direction.

But it was useless!!!

The beast phantom broke free from the Star Power chains, effortlessly tearing through the blockade as it rose and swept toward the surrounding Star Warriors.

Boom!!!

Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, the gap became apparent. The phantom lifted its limb and swept across, scattering all the besiegers and sending them crashing below the city wall.

Thud! Thud!

Everyone fell to the ground.

Dust filled the air…

“One, two, three…”

The Venerable raised a finger, counting the people present, a cruel smile curling at the corners of his mouth. “You are all excellent supplements. I was just worried about having no one to nourish me, and you’ve come at the perfect time!”

As he spoke.

He raised his hand and summoned the power of the Blood Law.

The next moment.

Hum!

Everyone’s faces turned pale, the blood in their bodies boiling, on the verge of being drawn out.

Suddenly!

A light as dazzling as the sun streaked across the sky…

Heading straight for the Venerable.

Residual heat churned the air, and in an instant, the mountain forest was engulfed in roaring flames.

“What is this?”

The Venerable shuddered, looking up at the sky.

The blinding white light was scorching.

“Impossible…”

The high temperatures burned.

His consciousness faded…

“I won’t die… How could I…”

Boom!

The blazing light devoured everything…

White light flooded everyone’s vision. Elder Li covered his eyes to avoid being harmed by the radiance, and the others similarly shielded their eyes.

A few breaths passed.

Until they felt the temperature around them drop.

Only then did everyone open their eyes to look. A Golden Arrow was embedded in the Venerable’s forehead, melting everything around it before slowly dissipating…

“He’s dead?!”

Elder Li, still shaken, looked up at the spot where the arrow had vanished, finding it hard to believe.

He died just like that?

Although this Beast God Sect Supreme had been severely injured, he shouldn’t have been so easily eliminated…

Yet someone had killed him with a single arrow?!

“Such intense Law Power fluctuations—it’s the mark of a divine weapon’s strike.”

Lin Mofeng stepped forward upon hearing this, crouching beside the Venerable’s corpse and carefully examining his injuries. The more he looked, the more shocked he became.

Soul and spirit annihilated.

The person who had struck earlier.

Had directly erased the foundation of this Demonkin!

Now, forget resurrection.

Not even a speck of dust remained!!

“What a terrifying arrow! Who could it be?”

The Commander turned to the surrounding warriors and asked, “Does anyone have any idea?”

Everyone shook their heads.

“Very well. To possess such means is truly a great blessing for our Jianghai. I never expected there to be such an expert in the city!”

Elder Li stroked his white beard, shaking his head with a sigh. “To annihilate a Supreme Realm expert with a single arrow—such strength is no weaker than Sword God Senior…”

As his words fell.

The others fell into a somber silence, expressions of sorrow on their faces.

“Teacher…”

Hearing Elder Li’s words, Li Zixuan’s eyes dimmed. She touched her arm, a wave of sadness slowly spreading in her heart, her face filled with grief.

“Teacher, have you truly fallen?

…

…

Fuhai Villa District.

The dawn light was faint.

On the balcony.

Residual heat raged.

Qin Yang closed one eye, his fingers resting on the Sun-Shooting Bow, aimed directly at the city gate.

“Dead, dead!!!”Xiaobai ran out of the house excitedly, holding her Phone, and rubbed against Qin Yang’s arm: “Master, you really shot that Demonkin dead!”

“I know…”

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang put down the Sun-Shooting Bow in his hand, slowly let out a breath, and his anxious heart finally settled.

Another danger had been eliminated!

Just then.

The system’s voice rang out again.

“Holy crap? Host, you actually killed a Supreme Realm expert for the second time?”

“Eliminating the root of the problem, Host, you’re just too ruthless!!”

“Congratulations, Host, reward: Law Heart…”

(End of Chapter)