As the Old Hag saw her Scorpion Tail severed, she let out a piercing wail, instantly losing her balance and plummeting from the air. I followed closely behind, lifting my foot and ruthlessly kicking her in the abdomen, driving her down to the ground.
Upon landing, the Old Hag screamed again, yellow-green liquid spilling from her mouth. "Please, please spare me, I just wanted to..." She attempted to plead for mercy, but before she could finish, she choked on the excessive liquid pouring from her mouth, coughing violently.
"Spare you? Did you ever think about sparing those people while you were doing these things?! Now, I want you to truly experience how those harmed by your Gu Poison felt in their final moments..." With that, I raised my Jiang Ling. In the dim moonlight, the dark blade of Jiang Ling still shimmered ominously.
"Don't, don't kill me! I still have things to say to you... Don't you want to save your friend?! If you spare me, I can save your friend!" She lay on the ground, clutching my leg and pleading desperately.
"Oh? Is that so? Thank you very much..." A smile crept onto my face as a flash of cold light appeared; I swiftly severed one of the Old Hag's arms.
The Old Hag froze for a moment before writhing in pain, clutching her severed limb and emitting a series of unbearable screams from her hoarse throat.
At that moment, she resembled a wild boar driven to desperation—having nowhere left to retreat. Suddenly, she seemed to go mad, grabbing my foot and attempting to bite me.
Seeing this, I lifted my foot and delivered a sharp kick to her chin. A series of crisp cracking sounds followed; it seemed my force had shattered her teeth and jawbone completely.
"Who’s being too arrogant now?" I frowned and looked disdainfully at the nearly lifeless Old Hag beneath me.
Yet at that moment, for some reason, she burst into loud laughter and said, "I will make you regret this; you will definitely regret it..."
Just as her words fell, I suddenly felt a powerful Killing Intent spreading from behind me—a deep-seated hatred that sent chills down my spine.
However, knowing that my strength was overwhelming at this point, I felt no fear. I simply lifted the leg that the Old Hag had grabbed and kicked her away before turning around to see what was happening.
As I turned back, I was met with an incredibly blinding blue light flashing behind me. The light was so intense it almost appeared white, bright enough that I could barely open my eyes.
"What's wrong? Do you also wish to be my enemy?" At that moment, I clearly recognized the person before me as Yao Long, yet I felt no emotions, only a firm belief: everyone within my sight was an enemy, and since they were enemies, there was no reason not to kill them.
Before I could react, I saw the dazzling arrow in Yao Long's hand silently released. I remained calm, slowly swinging Jiang Ling in my hand, and a pitch-black Slash Mark emerged, flying straight toward the blue arrow.
In an instant, the two beams of light—one blue and one black—collided. At that moment, the black Slash Mark unleashed waves of dark lightning upon contact with the blue arrow, while Yao Long's blue arrow radiated an even more brilliant light.
"Can you actually contend with me?" I said calmly. But just as I finished speaking, I noticed the light emitted by Yao Long's arrow gradually dimming, consumed entirely by my Slash Mark.
After a moment, the arrow flickered twice and released its last glimmer of light before being completely devoured by the Slash Mark. "It seems I may have overestimated him..." I stood still, coldly watching as the Slash Mark continued toward Yao Long without losing any power.
Meanwhile, Yao Long in the distance appeared dazed, as if under some control. Even so, I felt no pity in my heart.
"Those who are cursed will ultimately meet their end..." With that thought, I turned away from Yao Long and directed my attention to the Old Hag I had kicked away. "Now it's your turn..."
Before I could finish my sentence, a piercing scream echoed from afar: "Shen Xu! Save me!"
Upon hearing that cry, something stirred within me. The humanity that had been overshadowed by Hatred was gradually pulled back by Yao Long's plea.
Inside me, humanity and soul were locked in fierce conflict, causing me immense pain as I struggled and pounded my chest.
But just as I was wrestling with myself, the Slash Mark was about to strike Yao Long, who remained frozen in place. "Yao! Yao Long! Get out of the way!" I shouted desperately.
Yet he seemed oblivious to my cries and stood still. My heart tightened at the sight; I could no longer hesitate. Saving him took precedence.
However, with most of Hatred's power suppressed within me and only a small amount of Void Spirit energy remaining, I had no choice but to channel what little strength I had left into my legs. Leaning forward, I moved at incredible speed to shield Yao Long from the impending attack.
Just then, as the Slash Mark was about to hit me, the Void Spirit suddenly shouted from within me, "You'll die like this! Let me take over!"
Hearing his words, I was momentarily stunned. Taking advantage of my distraction, the Void Spirit quickly seized control of my body and concentrated all remaining power into Jiang Ling, then casually plunged Jiang Ling into the ground.
In an instant, all the power of the Void Spirit within me was exhausted. I stood rigidly in place, controlled by the Void Spirit. At that moment, the Slash Mark drew near, and with a loud boom, my powerful Slash Mark exploded right in front of me, sending both me and Yao Long flying.
Yao Long and I crashed against the wall of a house behind us before finally coming to a stop. At that moment, I felt a heaviness in my chest, and a warm, slightly sweet liquid suddenly surged from my mouth.
Then my legs went weak, and I collapsed to the ground...
"How does it feel to be hit by your own attack?" A pair of feet appeared before me, accompanied by a large black claw that swung back and forth in front of me.
"Thank you for letting me experience despair just now; now... it's your turn!" The voice suddenly turned vicious, and an old, ferocious face appeared right in front of me...
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