Chapter 15 Ruthless
Lu Li gripped the great saber, which was even taller than himself, and advanced rapidly.
He did not conceal his killing intent; instead, he was like a specter draped in blood, his steps steady and his gaze ice-cold.
The children fighting around them all looked over.
"Who is that? Has he gone mad?"
"He's holding a giant saber… he looks unapproachable…"
Those who had intended to surround and hunt him quickly gave way, as if instinctively sensing something amiss spreading from him—not Spiritual Qi, but Evil Qi.
In the distance, Stone Wasteland, who was sweeping the entire field, also paused his silver spear.
He turned his head to look at the slender but intensely murderous figure, a rare glint of interest appearing in his eyes.
He could tell that the young man's Qi was newly formed, making him the second person after himself to Awaken Spiritual Qi in the trial.
Even though he only possessed a Yellow Bone, he had still managed to reach this point.
Stone Wasteland smiled faintly, twirling his silver spear between his fingers, his Battle Intent… surging.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The male child who had previously ambushed Lu Li was already beneath the saber's edge, scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.
He had been attacking another target when he saw the young man with the great saber walking towards him, and he almost collapsed to the ground:
"No, impossible… Aren't you dead?!"
Lu Li did not reply.
He merely raised the giant saber in his hand, and in the next instant, a cold light broke through the wind!
"Bang—!"
The long saber fell directly, and with a loud crash, the male child, along with his sword, was split into two sections!
Blood poured down like a waterfall, splashing everywhere!
The children on the sidelines screamed and fled; for a moment, no one dared to approach.
"He… he's not dead?" Lin Yue's pupils sharply contracted as she stared intently at the figure stepping through the blood.
She recognized this person—Lu Li, the "dead man" who had been stabbed through by Wang Meng's saber and whom she had personally finished off.
Yet now, he walked out of a pile of corpses as if nothing had happened, wielding a saber and killing, as cold as an Asura!
A hint of chill quietly surfaced in her heart, but as vicious as she was, she quickly reacted.
Seeing Lu Li rush forward with his saber again, she pushed Wang Meng out with a backhand, her voice sharp:
"Wang Meng! Didn't you want to team up with me? Block him for me!"
Wang Meng was pushed forward, her face full of terror:
"No! Big Brother Lu Li… I'm sorry, I… I really know I was wrong…"
Her face showed terror, regret, and despair.
But in Lu Li's eyes, there were only those hypocritical faces reflected in the saber's edge.
No hesitation.
No emotion.
"Swish—!"
The saber light flashed, and blood splattered everywhere!
Wang Meng didn't even have time to finish her scream before she was split into two by the saber, falling to the ground lifeless.
The body on the ground twitched twice, then finally became still.
Lu Li slowly retracted his saber, his expression unchanged, and turned towards Lin Yue.
Only one thought remained in his eyes:
There is still one more.
—
Lu Li's gaze was sinister, his steps unceasing, the great saber dragging on the ground, leaving a trail of blood.
In his eyes, Lin Yue was no longer an enemy, but rather—a target that must be killed.
Just then, a seductive, cold female voice came from his Sea of Consciousness:
"…You have achieved Fusion with the strange bone, something I could never do."
Fairy Qiuyue's voice still carried a certain languor, as if she had crawled out of a pool of blood, but this time… there was an irrepressible excitement.
"This bone… is extremely mystic and unfathomably unpredictable. From what I can perceive, it seems to possess the power of devouring."
"You can try it, with those two corpses just now—"
"No need to be obvious, there are people of the Second Realm observing from outside the arena. You only need to pretend to search the corpses for treasure, and take the opportunity to comprehend…"
Her tone was like a whispering temptation.
However, Lu Li ignored her completely.
He sneered, his voice deep as iron:
"If I'm to comprehend, I must first kill her."
"This woman saw me resurrect from the dead; if she doesn't die, there will be endless trouble."
His steps did not falter, his Qi abruptly condensed, and he flipped the great saber to grip it tightly, its edge pointing directly at Lin Yue.
—This battle, he must cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!
Lin Yue finally realized something was wrong.
She watched Lu Li, walking step by step, the young man covered in blood, his eyes brimming with killing intent, without a trace of pity, without a single pause.
She retreated in terror, stammering:
"Lu Li! Spare me! I will absolutely not reveal your resurrection! Really, I swear!"
Lu Li didn't even glance at her, merely sneered softly, accelerating his pace:
"Do you think you still have the right to bargain?"
"Swish—!"
The great saber whistled down, and Lin Yue quickly dodged, stumbling, her clothing torn by the Saber Qi, a burning pain searing her.
"Madman… this madman has truly gone mad!" she shrieked in terror.
"You can't kill me! I have an Immortal Talisman protecting me!"
Lin Yue frantically pulled out a jade talisman from her bosom, shimmering with crystal light.
Lu Li's expression remained unchanged; he merely uttered a single sentence:
"Then let's see which is harder—your Immortal Talisman—"
"Or this saber of mine."
Lin Yue's face turned pale, and a deep fear finally surged in her heart.
She finally understood how foolish her decision had been to push this young man to his death earlier.
The two, one chasing and one fleeing, no one dared to approach.
"Swish—!"
Lu Li's saber came down, and Lin Yue had no time to dodge; she could only clench her teeth fiercely and crush the jade talisman!
"Boom!!"
A golden light shot up into the sky, and a protective barrier instantly enveloped her, the shield like a bell, unbreakable.
Lu Li's saber strike was fiercely repelled, sending him stumbling back three steps.
But he did not stop.
He did not hesitate.
Nor was he angry.
He merely raised his saber again, charged forward expressionlessly, striking one saber blow after another!
"Bang—!"
"Bang—!"
"Bang—!!"
Each saber strike heavily slammed against the golden bell, making the air reverberate.
The protective shield hummed, and Lin Yue watched the madman outside from within the golden light, terrified.
He was covered in blood, his eyes devoid of any humanity, simply swinging his saber like the God of Death.
The golden light dimmed inch by inch.
She finally broke down, crying out:
"Stop hacking! You can't kill me! You're just a Yellow Bone! I… I have Immortal protection—"
She hadn't finished shouting.
"Boom—!!"
The final saber strike landed heavily!
The protective shield shattered inch by inch, and the jade talisman's Spiritual light exploded!
Lin Yue's face was ashen; she had no time to dodge, watching helplessly as the bloody giant saber cleaved towards her brow!
"No!!—"
"Pfft—!"
Blood splattered!
Lin Yue's eyes widened, a hoarse whimper escaping her throat, and her body was diagonally split open from the middle, falling to the ground lifeless.
Even in death, she couldn't believe—that this Yellow Bone youth had truly killed her.
Lu Li stood before the corpse, his breathing heavy.
He held the great saber, silent, his gaze utterly cold.
In his Sea of Consciousness, Qiuyue was silent for a long time before finally letting out a soft laugh:
"…This is truly impressive."
"Killing intent, ruthlessness, obsession, action—nothing is lacking."
"You are indeed a good seedling for cultivating Immortality."
Lin Yue's corpse still retained some warmth.
Lu Li held the great saber, stepping on her broken sternum, blood dripping from the saber's tip, landing in her unseeing eyes.
This was his third enemy in this trial, and also his third prey.
He slowly squatted down, expressionless, and began to search her pockets, plundering the corpse for treasures.
But to the onlookers on the sidelines—
This was a bloody young Devil Head, killing for treasure, not even sparing the corpse.
Especially when Lin Yue, even with her golden Immortal Talisman, couldn't save her life, and Lu Li bent down to fumble, several noble children dressed in brocade robes, clearly of high birth, all changed their expressions drastically!
"Even an Immortal Talisman couldn't withstand this madman?"
"Don't get close to him… he's crazy, he really dares to kill!"
Some noble scions even immediately changed direction, staying far away, their faces varied, their expressions wary.
This was the first person in this trial to be killed while protected by a defensive Immortal Talisman.
And Lu Li—remained completely unfazed.
In his Sea of Consciousness, Qiuyue softly chuckled:
"Now… you can try the mysteries of the strange bone, right?"
Lu Li did not answer, merely raised his hand and pressed it against Lin Yue's still-warm chest.
In his palm, a trace of heat arose from within his body, and the strange bone, like a living thing, began to resonate.
A scorching aura flowed along his meridians to his fingertips, adhering to his palm, subtly creating a certain resonance with Lin Yue's corpse.
The next moment—
"Buzz—"
Lin Yue's body actually trembled slightly!
Lu Li suddenly noticed that a strange aura was being slowly drawn out.
It was not spiritual power, not blood, not soul.
It was an indescribable "Origin essence"—faint, thin, yet extremely pure.
He looked inward—
He saw that Lin Yue's originally clear Yellow Bone was rapidly becoming gray and dim at a visible speed, until it was completely devoid of light!
At the same time, a very faint golden light pattern actually appeared on the surface of the Yellow Bone within Lu Li's body!
It was as faint as morning mist, appearing and disappearing, yet truly present!
His pupils sharply contracted, and his heart was greatly shaken!
"This… this is impossible!"
Fairy Qiuyue's voice suddenly rose, her irrepressible shock and tremor echoing in his Sea of Consciousness:
"You… you are absorbing her Spiritual Bone Origin!"
"You are… devouring her Spiritual Bone power, and using it to transform your original Fourth-Grade Yellow Bone!?"
Her tone was more urgent than ever, even terrified:
"This is no longer ordinary Qi absorption, Soul Refining, or parasitism—this is an invasion and transformation at the Spiritual Bone level!"
"You are… forcibly completing the 'metamorphosis' of a Spiritual Bone!"
Lu Li's pupils slightly contracted, feeling the faint golden trace within his body.
Fairy Qiuyue's voice became calmer, yet contained a surge of madness:
"If… if you can absorb enough…!"
"Can your Yellow Bone evolve into a Mystic Bone, an Earth Bone… or even a Heavenly Bone?"
"Or even—an unknown bone that surpasses the Heavenly Bone!?"
Lu Li did not respond.
He merely stood up quietly, retracting his palm, the corpse at his feet no longer possessing the Spiritual Bone radiance, only a husk remaining.