Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 52: The Ghostly Thing Appears Again

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Ghostly Thing Appears Again

Moon City was once again in an uproar!

The lofty Yin Yang Envoys of the Skywind Sect, the Law Enforcers who controlled life and death, were dead!

And the one who killed them was the youth who had suddenly emerged these past few days, slaughtering the Hai Family’s stableman, a Second-stage Refiner of the Skywind Sect, exterminating all of the Hai Family’s martial artists, and slaying the Hai Family Patriarch Hai Batian. Now, he had also killed the Yin Yang Envoys of the Skywind Sect—it was as if he was a God of Slaughter.

In just a matter of days, this young youth managed to turn the entire Moon City upside down.

People stared from a distance at the young figure standing atop the ruins, feeling a chill that wasn’t caused by the cold.

There were originally four disciples from the Skywind Sect at the Martial Master Peak who followed the Yin Yang Envoys to Moon City. Shi Feng had killed one of them with a single move, and the remaining three had earlier watched in awe as the Yin Yang Envoys exerted their power atop a statue. In their hearts, the Envoys were invincible beings in this small city. But now, from a distance, they saw the powerful Envoys meeting their demise at the hands of a young man, their bodies drying into mummies held in the youth’s hands. The three disciples immediately scampered away in a sorry state.

At this moment, the citizens of Moon City also suddenly realized the gravity of the situation. Two Law Envoys of the Skywind Sect had died in Moon City! This was undoubtedly a disaster of epic proportions for Moon City.

"Run, why aren’t you running? Stay here for what!" someone shouted. "Three from the Skywind Sect have died in our Moon City. We can’t stay here any longer. Sooner or later, the Skywind Sect will send people to slaughter the city!"

"Run quickly, it’s better to leave our homes than to be mercilessly slaughtered by their swords. If we stay in Moon City, the Skywind Sect will not let us off!"

"Damn it! My fields, my property in Moon City, all the efforts of so many years, all gone."

"A thousand-year-old ancient city, soon after, will become a Ghost City, alas!"

Suddenly, the whole Moon City erupted into chaos.

Shi Feng still stood atop the huge rock amidst the ruins, stretching out his hands to strip the storage rings from the two mummified corpses, depositing them into his own Storage Ring. Then, with a flick of his wrists, he tossed the two worthless bodies away like trash. At this moment, the Power of Death, blood, soul, and two Beast Fires of the corpses had all been thoroughly absorbed by Shi Feng and the Sacred Flame, leaving nothing of value behind.

The Soul Power, blood, and Soul Power of the two Nine-star Martial Spirits, plus the two Beast Fires engulfed by the Sacred Flame, allowed Shi Feng to advance by two stars, stepping into the realm of the Three-star Martial Spirit.

Looking at the chaos in Moon City and listening to the clamor within, Shi Feng seemed oblivious, casting his gaze toward a mountain ridge outside the city, the place where Long Chen was.

"Your Highness, it seems like he’s noticed us," Zhao Long said. "But how strange, wasn’t he completely drained of Primordial Power and seriously injured? Why does he seem unscathed, and I even feel his aura is stronger than before?"

Long Chen shook his head and said, "We can’t judge such a freak by normal standards. Let’s go, by the look of him, he seems to have business with me again."

As he spoke, Long Chen turned and walked down the mountain. Zhao Long cast another puzzled glance at Shi Feng before following Long Chen.

As Long Chen’s figure disappeared from Shi Feng’s line of sight, Shi Feng looked up slightly and called out in a low voice, "Come out now! You didn’t dare to make your move just now, but you have no chance anymore!"

"How insolent!" Suddenly, a harsh, scraping, grating, and unpleasant roar reverberated through the air. Just where Shi Feng had been looking earlier, a figure materialized—Li Ru, holding a dark, pig-killing knife.

Following that, Li Ru brandished her pig-killing knife and chopped it down towards Shi Feng, as a huge Sword Energy descended from the sky, aiming straight for him.

Watching the enormous Sword Energy coming at him, Shi Feng felt that this strike was much more powerful than the one from the night before last; it was at least equivalent to the blow of a Seven-star Martial Spirit. However, Shi Feng now was no longer the same as he was that night.

Once more, the Blood Sword appeared in his hand, and Shi Feng thrust into the air, sending a fierce Sword Qi soaring high and shattering the looming giant Sword Energy.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Feng saw Li Ru’s body hanging upside down in midair, her hands gripping the pig-killing knife tightly, diving down at an angle with the speed of an eagle striking the sky. The blade’s tip, shimmering with a ghostly cold light, was aimed straight at his heart.

"Good, killing you will avenge Dark Evil!" Shi Feng roared, left hand forming a sealing gesture, with pale white Runes fluttering around his whole body, all converging on the Blood Sword. The sword radiated with white light, as Shi Feng deployed the Nine Nether Sword Technique once again, stabbing toward the swiftly descending Li Ru.

"Hm? The same move again!" As soon as Shi Feng thrust his sword, he instantly realized that he had lost his target—Li Ru’s figure had vanished, employing the same strange movement technique she had used that night.

"Playing this game again!" Shi Feng shouted, feeling a surge of killing intent behind him. He spun around and saw a dense barrage of Sword Energy sweeping towards him like a storm.

"Break for me!" Shi Feng thundered, the long sword glowing with a pale white light as he thrust again, and the dense Sword Energy sweeping towards him dissipated into the air in an instant.

Li Ru’s figure emerged in front of him, her hands tightly holding the pig-killing knife, her face twisted in a vicious snarl as she stared at Shi Feng: "I didn’t expect your power to have increased so much. It seems I have underestimated you."

"No matter what you are, today I’m going to chop you down!" Shi Feng declared, kicking off the ground with his right foot, his body shooting forward like a missile, his sword thrusting fiercely towards Li Ru.

"Kek kek kek! You think you can kill me? Just with you?" Li Ru sneered, her figure suddenly vanishing again, causing Shi Feng’s sword to jab at empty air.

"Such a strange movement technique, coming and going without a trace, really like a ghost... How can I break it?" Shi Feng landed on his feet, attentively sensing his surroundings. His opponent’s peculiar movement technique made her virtually invincible, as she could disappear right as he was about to strike her. It was a pity that his Soul Power was still not strong enough to capture her.

"Kek kek kek!" Suddenly, a sharp and ear-piercing sinister laugh echoed between heaven and earth.

"There!" Under the sinister laughter, Shi Feng immediately sensed the presence of that thing, leaping up and slashing towards the Void with his sword.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng’s sword once again slashed through empty space, as the direction of the sensed presence shifted yet again.

"Kek kek kek! You’re called Shi Feng, right? I’ll remember you! Your flesh and blood, in no time at all, I’ll personally devour them." The sharp, ear-piercing laughter echoed once more, and this time, Shi Feng felt that thing moving swiftly into the distance.

It seems to have fled!

"Damn it! What kind of ghostly thing is this!" Its escape was swift, and Shi Feng felt that with his current movement technique, he had no hope of catching up.

Unfortunately, he hadn’t been able to avenge Dark Evil himself.

"It seems this thing has set its sights on me., This won’t do—I must further enhance my Soul Power. Once my Soul Power reaches the Third Stage, I will make sure this ghostly thing has nowhere to hide!"