The Demon Eye of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 25 The Cicada Awaits

"That makes sense."

A sudden voice rang out, instantly breaking the standoff between the two.

Han Li and Xuan Le's expressions instantly hardened, their spiritual energy suddenly tensed, and they both turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

Before the two could react, Xuan Le suddenly clutched her head tightly, letting out a painful howl. It felt as if she had been struck hard by a heavy hammer in her mind, causing unbearable pain and violent convulsions, making it impossible for her to move at all.

Immediately afterwards, several immobilization talismans, shimmering with pale blue light, flew over with lightning speed and accurately stuck to Xuan Le, completely freezing him in place, making it impossible for him to even speak.

Han Li recognized Mu Chunfeng's voice, but he remained vigilant. Since arriving at the spirit stone mine, the group had been secretly fighting and harboring their own ulterior motives. Although he had guessed that Mu Chunfeng might also be here, he was unsure whether Mu Chunfeng was also plotting to kill and steal the treasure. After all, since entering the cave, these people had acted as if they had discovered some treasure, fighting amongst themselves the whole time.

As a series of steady footsteps sounded, Mu Chunfeng slowly emerged from the shadows. The double pupils in his eyes had already subsided, and his expression was calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

Han Li looked at Mu Chunfeng, cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Mu, I didn't expect you to be here all along."

Seeing Han Li's wary expression, Mu Chunfeng couldn't help but smile and said, "Junior Brother Han, I arrived here long ago, but seeing you dealing with Lü Tianmeng and Xuan Le, I didn't dare to show myself. I must say, the fight between the three of you just now was quite a spectacle."

Mu Chunfeng slowly walked up to Xuan Le, his back to Han Li. He activated his double pupils again, and a faint purple light quietly appeared. An invisible divine sense attack, like a tide, continuously impacted Xuan Le's already damaged sea of ​​consciousness—he wanted to take the opportunity to completely weaken Xuan Le's soul, and then use the Soul Binding Technique to extract and obliterate her soul.

After all, Xuan Le's ice spirit root aptitude is excellent. If she can obtain the Profound Yin Technique of Emperor Yue in the future, she can refine this physical body into an external avatar for her own use.

Han Li stood still. Although he couldn't see exactly what Mu Chunfeng was doing, he could feel the faint yet penetrating fluctuations of divine sense in the air. He sighed softly and became wary of the strange methods Mu Chunfeng had used twice.

Han Li sighed to Mu Chunfeng, "Alas, now that the demonic path has invaded and the Yue Kingdom is in chaos, the seven sects of cultivators should be united in their hatred of the enemy and fight against the demonic path together. Who would have thought that those two would harbor such ulterior motives and scheme against each other, determined to kill the other? It is truly chilling."

"The treasures here are enough to make people's hearts flutter, so it is not surprising that they became greedy and killed each other."

Without turning his head, Mu Chunfeng continued his spiritual attack, and then a flash of light appeared at his fingertips as he used the Soul-Binding Technique to completely obliterate the last remnant of Xuan Le's soul.

He withdrew his double pupils, turned around, looked at Han Li, and smiled: "Junior Brother Han, would you like to know what treasures are hidden deep within this cave?"

Han Li was slightly taken aback when he saw Mu Chunfeng use the Soul-Binding Technique, but after hearing Mu Chunfeng's words, he pondered for a moment before slowly shaking his head and saying calmly, "Wealth can be tempting, but even the finest treasures require life to acquire and enjoy. Junior brother would never dare to compete with senior brother for the treasures here; I only hope to escape safely."

"Oh?"

Mu Chunfeng raised an eyebrow slightly, a playful smile playing on her lips. "I hope you won't regret it when you see the treasure later."

Just then, the Blood Jade Spider, buried under the boulder, suddenly let out a sharp hiss and struggled violently. The boulder pressing down on it rolled away, and it broke free of its restraints once again. Covered in wounds, it was still ferocious and bloodthirsty, and with its red eyes, it pounced on the two of them.

Mu Chunfeng's expression hardened, and he said to Han Li, "Junior Brother Han, now is not the time for idle chatter. Let's deal with this beast together first, and then make further plans."

"it is good."

Han Li nodded, immediately gripped his magic weapon, and prepared for battle.

Then, Mu Chunfeng made a hand seal with one hand and shouted in a low voice. A Li Huo Sword burning with raging flames flew out of the storage bag, transformed into a streak of crimson light, and pierced through the air, heading straight for the head of the Blood Jade Spider.

Han Li then controlled the Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blade, and the eight child blades shot towards the Blood Jade Spider's limbs with a sharp whistling sound.

Mu Chunfeng caught a glimpse of this out of the corner of his eye and felt a sense of helplessness in his heart—Han Li was holding back again, not using his full strength at all.

Without further thought, he focused all his energy on controlling the Blazing Sword and slashed fiercely at the Blood Jade Spider's shell.

With a sharp "sizzle," it only left a shallow wound on its hard outer shell, unable to penetrate its body.

Han Li's Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blade, when it landed on the Blood Jade Spider, was like a tickle, having no effect whatsoever.

Seeing this, Mu Chunfeng no longer hesitated. He patted his storage bag, took out five mid-level talismans, and with a flash of spiritual light at his fingertips, activated all the talismans. Five violent beams of spiritual light shot towards the Blood Jade Spider at the same time.

"Boom—Boom—" Several loud explosions followed as the talismans exploded on the Blood Jade Spider, flames soaring into the sky and shockwaves sweeping in all directions.

The Blood Jade Spider let out a painful hiss as a bloody, mangled wound was blasted open on its body, dripping crimson blood continuously. Its breath weakened, but it was still not fatally injured; instead, its ferocity intensified.

Seeing this, Mu Chunfeng took out the Azure Dragon Banner again and poured spiritual power into it continuously. The blue spiritual light shone brightly, and the Azure Dragon Banner transformed into a solid dragon phantom in the air, baring its fangs and claws, and with a majestic aura, it pounced fiercely towards the Blood Jade Spider.

The Blood Jade Spider was under continuous attack and was in great pain, roaring incessantly, but it was still extremely ferocious and managed to withstand the impact of the dragon phantom. It was clear that it was not yet at its limit.

"This level four demon beast's strength is indeed well-deserved; it's so tenacious," Mu Chunfeng thought to himself.

At this moment, the Blood Jade Spider maintained its berserk form, moving like the wind, and pounced straight at Mu Chunfeng.

Mu Chunfeng didn't dare to hesitate. He quickly took out a flying talisman and slapped it on his body. His figure suddenly rose into the air and quickly dodged.

He turned to Han Li and shouted, "Junior Brother Han, stop holding back! If you keep hiding your strength, we'll both be finished here today!"

Mu Chunfeng was not incapable of dealing with the Blood Jade Spider on his own, but with his current methods, he would need to consume a large amount of talismans and spiritual power, which would be a losing proposition.

Now that no other magical artifacts can effectively break through its defenses, the only hope is that Han Li will go all out to restrain the Blood Jade Spider so that he can take the opportunity to unleash his ultimate move and kill it in one fell swoop.

Han Li was still launching weak attacks on the Blood Jade Spider from the side. Seeing that Mu Chunfeng had used all his methods but still failed to kill the Blood Jade Spider, he realized that he could no longer hold back.

Without further hesitation, he immediately took out the Black Dragon Spear from his storage bag and poured all his magical power into it. The Black Dragon Spear transformed into a dazzling blue light, moving with lightning speed, and pierced straight into the Blood Jade Spider's back—which was currently its weakest point in its defenses.

The Blood Jade Spider, in pain, let out a mournful hiss, abruptly turned its head, abandoned its pursuit of Mu Chunfeng, and pounced on Han Li like a madman.

Han Li was startled and thought to himself: I only hit him once, why are they staring at me so intently?

Seeing that Han Li was finally willing to make a move, Mu Chunfeng didn't delay any longer. He quickly formed hand seals, and his mana was consumed rapidly. A huge cyan sword shadow slowly condensed above his head. The sword energy was sharp and unstoppable—it was the Greatsword Technique.

He shouted loudly at Han Li, "Junior Brother Han, lure it here!"

Han Li turned his head and saw that Mu Chunfeng had already condensed the giant sword into shape. Without hesitation, he used the Luo Yan Step with all his might. His Cloud-Stepping Boots flashed with spiritual light, and his figure flashed like a ghost, dodging the Blood Jade Spider's fatal attack. Then he changed direction and rushed towards Mu Chunfeng.

The Blood Jade Spider grew increasingly enraged, its eyes turning bloodshot. It relentlessly pursued Han Li at an astonishing speed.

When Han Li reached a short distance in front of Mu Chunfeng, he suddenly turned to the left, skillfully avoiding the Blood Jade Spider's attack.

The Blood Jade Spider, unable to stop its momentum, continued charging forward. Before it could react, a cold glint flashed in Mu Chunfeng's eyes, and he uttered a low shout: "Go!"

The enormous azure sword shadow overhead, carrying a world-destroying aura, crashed down, piercing the Blood Jade Spider's head with a single strike, causing crimson blood to gush out.

The Blood Jade Spider's body stiffened abruptly, then it collapsed to the ground with a thud, its limbs twitching a few times before it finally stopped breathing.