The Immortal Wife Is Like A Cloud

Chapter 458: Nether Step

“I’ve heard that Su Jingzhen is quite formidable and can even unleash power equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage.

Be careful, everyone; don’t let your guard down.”

Shen Yifeng and Zhou Tong were already engaged in battle.

The other members of the Zhou family were naturally not idle either.

Their gazes were all fixed on Su Jingzhen.

However, many of them hadn’t yet gathered their full momentum; killing Su Jingzhen wasn’t their responsibility yet.

“I know you’re strong, but unfortunately, your cultivation level is still somewhat lacking.

Today, you’re destined to be buried here.”

At this moment, a middle-aged man from the Zhou family, who was at the late stage of Nascent Soul, stepped forward.

He looked at Su Jingzhen with a gaze filled with even deeper hatred.

This man resembled Zhou Xian, who was beaten to death with a brick last night.

Su Jingzhen suddenly realized.

A smile appeared on his lips.

“Zhou Xian, is he your son?”

Before the fight began, Su Jingzhen didn’t mind clarifying these relationships.

In his view, everyone from the Zhou family would die today.

As soon as he spoke, the middle-aged man’s face was twisted with rage, and there was also a hint of sorrow in his eyes.

Not only was Zhou Xian his son, but he was also his most beloved and most hoped-for son.

If the other members of the Zhou family, including Zhou Tong, had deeper motives for dealing with the Evil Moon Sect Linjiang Branch, then this middle-aged man was driven entirely by hatred.

“I am Zhou Li, the current head of the Zhou family!

Zhou Xian, whom you killed, was my son!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Li’s face contorted with fury, his expression almost insane.

With a gesture, a purple, ethereal sword of light shot towards Su Jingzhen!

This was a fairly strong Spirit Sword technique.

Moreover, it seemed to include the Zhou family’s secret techniques.

Its power was even more formidable, definitely at the late Nascent Soul stage.

Su Jingzhen did not dare to be careless.

Although he was currently at the second stage of the Flesh Body Nascent Embryo, equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage of a Qi Refining practitioner, he was still at the early stage.

And the opponent had obviously been immersed in this realm for countless years.

He needed to show the respect this situation demanded.

Of course, from the beginning, he hadn’t planned to directly confront these Nascent Soul experts head-on.

Just like in a game, you start with the easier tasks first.

After eliminating the enemy’s excess fighting strength, there are always ways to deal with the remaining powerful opponents.

The immense blood vitality in his Surging Spring acupoint surged instantly.

Following the route of the Netherworld Ghost Technique, Su Jingzhen stepped forward from his original position.

In the void, three afterimages appeared in quick succession.

Meanwhile, Su Jingzhen himself had already charged into the crowd of dozens of Golden Core cultivators from the Zhou family, wielding a brick.

The Spirit Sword attack previously unleashed by Zhou Li had shattered one of Su Jingzhen’s afterimages.

“Bang!”

At the same time, Su Jingzhen’s black brick landed on the head of a Zhou family Golden Core cultivator at the late stage.

A muffled thud echoed.

Red and white splatters erupted in the air.

A headless corpse then fell from the rooftop where the cultivator had been standing.

“Ah! Damn it!”

Su Jingzhen was now splattered with red and white substances.

He looked extremely bloody.

But he didn’t care at all.

With a swift step, he charged towards another Golden Core cultivator.

According to the Zhou family’s original plan, these dozens of Golden Core cultivators were meant for other uses.

They had never intended to deal with Su Jingzhen themselves.

The original plan was for Zhou Li to personally kill Su Jingzhen as quickly as possible.

Then, the dozens of Golden Core cultivators and five Nascent Soul experts would use the Zhou family’s secret techniques to form a grand array to assist Zhou Tong in killing Shen Yifeng.

Everything was planned beautifully.

But as soon as Su Jingzhen made his move, he directly disrupted their carefully laid plans.

While Zhou Li was furious, a sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart.

The combat power Su Jingzhen was displaying was clearly even more formidable than the rumors suggested.

Moreover, according to their information, Su Jingzhen did not have such swift movements.

This speed was even beyond what Zhou Li, at the late Nascent Soul stage, could match.

What a mess!

Zhou Li’s aura as a late-stage Nascent Soul surged again.

A finely crafted autumn water longsword appeared in Zhou Li’s hand.

He locked onto Su Jingzhen with his aura and unleashed a series of powerful sword energies.

“The only invincible skill in the world is speed; it truly doesn’t disappoint me!”

Su Jingzhen channeled his blood vitality into his feet once more.

A gust of wind sprang from beneath him, and afterimages repeatedly appeared in the Zhou family’s view.

Zhou Li’s several sword strikes did indeed hit Su Jingzhen, but they only struck his afterimages. 

Even the afterimages just formed had become nearly identical to his true self, except for their lack of offensive capability.

For a moment, Zhou Li and the Zhou family members were unable to discern which was Su Jingzhen’s real body.

Meanwhile, with each step Su Jingzhen took, another Zhou family Golden Core cultivator’s head exploded.

For Su Jingzhen, this battle was not only a grand fight but also an important opportunity to establish his reputation!

Naturally, he intended to shock and awe with the most intimidating display possible.

“It’s a pity that starting today, I might have to bear the title of a true devil,”

Su Jingzhen mused as he shattered three more heads with the most brutal force.

Previously, though he was a high-ranking elder of the demonic sect, he had still been somewhat protective of his reputation.

He had always tried to leave his victims intact and maintained an appearance of not being too bloodthirsty.

Now, however, he was actively becoming the kind of person he previously found distasteful.

It was indeed a bit melancholic to dirty the feathers he had painstakingly preserved for months.

Yet that moment of melancholy lasted only seconds for Su Jingzhen.

He soon became immersed in the pleasure of this slaughter.

“Perhaps being a devil has its own benefits.

At least I can act without restraint, and soon I won’t have to care about the world’s opinion.

So satisfying!”

This immersive killing seemed to bring Su Jingzhen a strange pleasure.

His blood vitality surged, and his steps seemed to quicken.

Afterimages continued to appear, and the sounds of exploding heads were constant.

In his violent and bloodthirsty state, Su Jingzhen’s movements carried an oddly harmonious grace, as if he were using the heads of the Zhou family’s Golden Core cultivators to compose a magnificent symphony.

His figure became increasingly elusive.

Finally, in that instant, Su Jingzhen’s steps left four afterimages on the spot.

His Netherworld Ghost Technique actually achieved a breakthrough at this moment.

He had reached the second level: ‘Nether Step’!