Primordial Emperor
Chapter 157: Disciples Turn Against Each Other

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Disciples Turn Against Each Other

"No, this guy is truly sinister; we can’t clash head-on with him."

Seeing Lin Chen charging towards him, Li Chu felt a surge of cowardice in his heart and dared not to confront Lin Chen directly. Now that the Black Evil Puppet was destroyed, Li Chu no longer dared to linger and immediately turned to flee.

Upon seeing Li Chu escape, Zhao Ye and the other Black Cloud Sect disciples gritted their teeth and also turned to flee in quick succession.

Mu Qingxue looked deeply at Lin Chen, her fists clenched tightly, overwhelmed with regret. How wonderful it would have been if she had not betrayed Lin Chen and stayed by his side.

But she knew that it was all impossible now, and she too turned to follow Li Chu and leave.

"Kill!"

Under the loud commands of Wang Yilin and Xu Lianyu, the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect charged after Zhao Ye and the others.

"Little Junior Brother, how are you? You absorbed so much Yin Sha Qi, do you feel unwell?"

Xu Lianyu approached Lin Chen, and upon seeing him standing motionless, her brows furrowed in concern.

The Jade Cauldron Sect disciples pursuing the Black Cloud Sect members also paused in their chase. In reality, they were just going through the motions; the battle earlier had left them more or less injured and their Spiritual Power nearly depleted, leaving them without any combat strength. Seeing that Lin Chen was not continuing the pursuit, they naturally wouldn’t push themselves too hard.

At this moment, the Spiritual Power within Lin Chen was in great turmoil, the Yin Sha Force from the Yin Sha Bead was simply too overpowering. Lin Chen had to quickly refine the Yin Sha Qi inside his body.

"Kill!"

However, just then, Huang Liang and the other Jade Cauldron Sect disciples who had retreated from the front lines suddenly came rushing back, yelling battle cries.

The other disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect sneered upon seeing those fellows return; Huang Liang and the others had fled very quickly when they retreated, but now, seeing that they had repelled the Black Cloud Sect, they came back, clearly after the spoils of battle, hoping to get a share of the prize.

"Stop, a bunch of cowards, shrinking back when facing the enemy, and now you return thinking you can claim a share of the spoils."

Bi Futian and Gong Xinghui immediately blocked Huang Liang and the others’ path, having seen through their intentions and not about to let them take a share of their spoils.

More than fifty Black Cloud Sect disciples were slain, and they certainly carried ample Cultivation Resources with them. There was hardly enough for their own people, let alone for Huang Liang and those who had fled the battle.

"Hmph, we also contributed to the annihilation of the Black Cloud Sect members. You wanting to monopolize the battle spoils, isn’t your appetite a bit too big?" Huang Liang countered without hiding his intentions.

"Shameless! You were cowardly in the face of the enemy and now you swoop in for a share of the spoils. Where in the world does such a good thing happen? Get lost."

"Once we return to the Sect, I will report to Grandfather your desertion from battle and abandonment of your fellow disciples, leaving them in peril. I will see to it that you receive punishment and will never be able to become a True Disciple."

Xu Lianyu was truly disgusted by Huang Liang and the others’ actions and stepped forward to reproach them directly.

Hearing Xu Lianyu’s words, Huang Liang and the others’ faces instantly changed, and they couldn’t help but clench their fists tightly.

They had not really left earlier but had been silently observing from a distance the fight between Lin Chen’s group and the Black Cloud Sect members, also intending to swoop in for a profit after both sides were worn down from the battle.

But what they hadn’t expected was that Lin Chen actually repelled the people of the Black Cloud Sect.

Huang Liang was very curious about what treasures Lin Chen possessed that allowed him to unleash such formidable combat power.

The streak of light that had previously shattered the Black Evil Puppet must have come from some kind of treasure, and Huang Liang suddenly harbored covetous thoughts.

If he could get that treasure, his strength would surely soar, and becoming a True Disciple would be all but secured. Moreover, by killing so many of the Black Cloud Sect Disciples and thwarting the Black Cloud Sect’s puppet refining, returning to the sect would undoubtedly be a great contribution.

Although none of this was their doing; in fact, they had even fled the battlefield.

But if Lin Chen and the others were to die, wouldn’t that credit be theirs?

With these contributions, upon returning to the sect, maybe each of them could become a True Disciple.

Hearing Xu Lianyu say that she planned to report back on their behavior made them all the more terrified.

Looking at Lin Chen who was seated cross-legged on the ground, Huang Liang clenched his fist and made a decision.

"Since it’s like this, don’t blame us for being heartless, kill!"

Huang Liang bellowed toward the others behind him. The disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect understood Huang Liang’s meaning and instantly grabbed their weapons, unleashing their Spiritual Power and launching an attack on Lin Chen and his companions.

Bi Futian, Gong Xinghui, and others couldn’t have imagined that Huang Liang would dare to commit such an act of killing their fellow sect members. Many disciples were caught completely off guard, and after the fierce battle with the Black Cloud Sect Disciples, they had hardly any Spiritual Power left. Under the assault of their own sect members, they had no power to resist and more than ten disciples were slaughtered in an instant.

"How dare you attack and kill your own sect members, everyone quickly form a defensive formation!"

Xu Lianyu had never imagined that Huang Liang could be so viciously insane that he would not spare even his own sect members for some spoils of war. She immediately called out for everyone to form a defensive formation.

Watching Huang Liang and the others charging over like madmen, everyone simply had no time to form a formation.

In not much time, only a dozen or so people remained on Bi Futian’s side.

Zheng Yulan, Li Caixia, and other female disciples were retreating step by step, about to be overwhelmed by Huang Liang and his followers, facing death by their swords.

A betrayer with blond hair showed an evil grin as he slowly approached Zheng Yulan, his eyes unabashedly radiating an intent to violate.

At this moment, Zheng Yulan had no more Spiritual Power left to resist. She looked at the sharp sword in her hand and was about to resolve to take her own life; even in death, she would not allow herself to be defiled by the enemy.

"Thinking of killing yourself? Such a beautiful woman, even if you die, I won’t let you go,"

said the blond man with a lecherous smile, words that plunged Zheng Yulan into utter despair.

After he spoke, he pounced toward Zheng Yulan.

Sssshhhh—

However, just as Zheng Yulan was about to commit suicide, a warm hand caught her, and at the same time, swiftly slew the blond man who had lunged at her.