The total reward from the Ancient Profound Association was quite generous. However, Chen Zong was not very excited. After all, he had quite a number of Earth Essence Pills in his Spatial Ring.
What really made Chen Zong happy was that he had absorbed a large amount of baleful aura in the secret place, causing his Asura clone, Chen Xiu, to raise his cultivation from the early First Heaven Saint Rudiment Stage to the late First Heaven Saint Rudiment Stage. His strength had also increased.
It could be said that in the secret place, Chen Zong was the one who had gained the most out of the five prodigies on the Netherworld Ranking. As for the Profound Sky Sword Lin Yi, although he had obtained a peak Saint Rudiment Stage corpse, he had to hand it over to the higher-ups of the Ancient Profound Association and obtain some rewards.
He believed that the rewards he would receive would be even more generous than Chen Zong and the other three. After all, he was a prodigy that the Ancient Profound Association had focused on nurturing.
If Chen Zong and the other three chose to join the Ancient Profound Association, they would naturally receive the corresponding treatment.
After receiving the reward from the Ancient Profound Association, the four of them left the Ancient Profound Building one after another and walked towards the Mysterious Nether Courtyard.
Number 93 Mysterious Nether Courtyard was the one Chen Zong was currently living in.
After Chen Zong opened the protection of Number 93 Mysterious Nether Courtyard, he pushed open the door and walked in. The moment he closed the door, a shadow seemed to travel through the void and flashed by like an illusion.
After two breaths, Chen Zong's footsteps did not stop. His speed did not change, but a trace of sharpness flashed in his eyes.
The moment he opened the door and walked in, he had a bad feeling. It spread from the deepest part of his heart and turned into an extremely strong sense of danger that swept through his entire body, straight to his mind and soul.
Chen Zong knew that danger was approaching. It was in this Mysterious Nether Courtyard.
It was just that it was difficult to make an accurate judgment on where the danger was coming from.
However, Chen Zong did not reveal the slightest bit of abnormality. He continued to walk as if he did not know anything.
The strong sense of danger became more and more obvious.
Just as Chen Zong pushed open the door and walked in, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed, as if the day had turned into night in an instant. Even though Chen Zong had excellent eyesight, he could not see anything, as if his vision had been temporarily deprived.
Immediately after, a slight and sharp sound rang out, as if a sharp blade had quietly torn through the sky, piercing Chen Zong's heart from the back, killing him instantly.
Quick!
Suddenly!
Precision!
Ruthless!
He had used all of his strength in this attack without holding back. He only wanted to kill Chen Zong.
It had to be said that the person who attacked was very decisive and very experienced. He could be called a super assassin.
If Chen Zong hadn't been aware of it or prepared for it, the attack might have succeeded.
However, Chen Zong had already sensed it, but he was not sure where the other party would attack from, so he pretended not to know and waited for the other party to attack first.
As soon as the light dimmed, Chen Zong activated his Heart Domain and released it to cover a radius of five meters.
Although his eyes were restricted by the darkness and could not see anything, his Heart Domain was not affected at all. When the other party entered the five-meter radius, his lightning-like speed seemed to have decreased significantly, allowing Chen Zong to have a better grasp of the situation.
However, the person's cultivation base was at the Intermediate Second Heaven Saint Rudiment Stage. Moreover, he excelled in speed and explosive strength. The speed he unleashed in an instant was close to the Third Heaven Saint Rudiment Stage.
With such strength and a sneak attack, even a prodigy on the Netherworld Ranking would find it difficult to dodge.
Unfortunately, Chen Zong was not an ordinary prodigy on the Netherworld Ranking. He was a prodigy with a powerful trump card.
With the help of his Heart Domain, Chen Zong caught the other party's fatal attack and attacked with lightning speed. It was too fast. Even with his Heart Domain, Chen Zong could not react in time to dodge it. Even his Heart Domain showed signs of collapsing.
The Triple Dragonrhino Armor on his body was only a high-grade half-Saint Artifact. It could withstand the attack of a high-grade half-Saint Artifact, but it could not withstand the attack of a Second Heaven Saint Rudiment Stage cultivator with a second-grade Saint Artifact.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Zong had already done his best to react. However, his reaction speed, which he was usually proud of, seemed to have failed at this moment. He could only rely on his superb perception to sense the sharp black light shooting in his Heart Domain as if it was going to penetrate his Heart Domain.
Since Chen Zong's cultivation base had broken through to the low-grade half-Saint Stage, the range of his Heart Domain had not increased, but its stability had increased a lot. Otherwise, his Heart Domain would not have been able to withstand such an attack and would have collapsed in an instant. Now, it could barely hold on for a few breaths.
A few breaths sounded short, but in fact, it was enough to determine life and death.
If the original body could not react in time and his strength could not keep up, he could naturally use the strength of his doppelganger.
Innate Ferocious Force Field!
In an instant, there seemed to be a buzzing sound in the air. An extremely terrifying Ferocious Qi rushed out like a volcanic eruption and swept over like a raging tsunami. It instantly made the black-robed man, who had launched an attack, pause for a moment. His dark and deep eyes revealed a touch of horror.
The Ferocious Qi was boundless, and bones were floating up and down. It was as if those who had been killed by him in the past had turned into resentful souls and came to take revenge. Even though he was ruthless, he still felt frightened in an instant. The killing blow he had launched trembled slightly.
The strength in his body was slightly disrupted.
"Oh no." In an instant, he immediately reacted. He was afraid that he had fallen into an illusion and had to concentrate part of his mind to resist the illusion brought about by the Ferocious Qi's invasion. He was unconsciously distracted, so he could not fully exert his strength and had lost 20% of it.
Immediately, a figure appeared beside Chen Zong, and the Ferocious Qi more than doubled in an instant. It was like a mountain torrent had erupted in an instant, causing the black-robed man's mind to tremble.
The resentful souls became more and more terrifying, and the impact on the black-robed man's mind became more obvious. The black-robed man had to divert more of his attention to resist, causing his control of his strength to weaken further.
30%!
With the appearance of Chen Zong's Asura Doppelganger, Chen Xiu, the Heavenly Fiend Force Field's power became even more tyrannical, immediately causing the black-robed man's strength to drop by 30%. On the other hand, Chen Xiu's strength increased by 40% because of the Heavenly Fiend Force Field.
If the black-robed man's cultivation was an ordinary First Layer Saint Realm, the weakening effect would be even more obvious.
Of course, the degree of weakening was not only related to one's cultivation, but also the strength of one's mind and will.
This black-robed man had killed many people and was extremely ruthless, but his mind was also very tenacious. Otherwise, the effects of the Heavenly Fiend Force Field would be even more obvious.
Although the black-robed man's cultivation method was also a Saint Grade Cultivation Method, it was only a Mid-Grade Saint Grade Cultivation Method. On the other hand, Chen Xiu's cultivation method was a Top-Grade Saint Grade Cultivation Method, so there was a huge gap between the two.
Moreover, Chen Xiu had cultivated the Blazing Asura Technique to the eleventh level after a period of bitter cultivation. His Holy Fiend Force was incomparably pure and powerful.
The elite Grade Three Saint Artifact, the Frost Fiend Cold Sword, contained astonishing power. With the sword in his hand, a frigid aura spread out, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet rapidly. Specks of frost spread out as if it wanted to freeze everything.
With the Frost Fiend Cold Sword in hand, Chen Xiu's cultivation had reached the late-First Heaven Saint Realm. Once he made a move, he could even contend with an early-First Heaven Saint Realm cultivator.
As the black-robed man's sword slashed out, a cold and bright sword light suffused with a terrifying baleful aura and chilling intent pierced through the sky at an astonishing speed, like a bolt of lightning.
When the black-robed man's sword collided with the black-robed dagger, a terrifying force surged out, causing the dagger to be sent flying. Traces of chilling intent spread out, as if it wanted to freeze the dagger.
The baleful aura was like a dragon!
When the first move of the Blazing Asura Sword Technique was executed, the terrifying baleful aura transformed into a dragon's roar. It let out an extremely shocking roar and attacked the black-robed man's mind. The black-robed man's mind, which was already under the constant assault of the Heavenly Fiend Force Field, was shaken in an instant. It was as if a hole had been breached in a city wall, causing the black-robed man to instantly lose his guard.
In a life and death crisis, such a loss of guard was extremely fatal. No matter how fast the black-robed man's reaction was, it was too late.
The flood dragon that seemed to be condensed from frost and baleful aura was suffused with an extremely shocking tyranny and sharpness as it tore through the air. It flashed through the darkness where one couldn't even see one's own fingers, leaving behind an ancient trace.
Kill!
The Frost Fiend Flood Dragon disappeared, but the black-robed man stood in the same spot in a daze. He did not move at all, as if he had been immobilized.
The darkness that had spread out for a few meters instantly retreated and disappeared without a trace. Only the black-robed man stood, directly exposed to the light of day.
The moment the darkness disappeared, Chen Xiu also disappeared. He once again entered Chen Zong's sea of consciousness and continued to cultivate.
As a clone, he had a complete and brilliant inheritance. He also had no cultivation bottlenecks. Naturally, he had to cultivate wholeheartedly. Not only did he have to cultivate the Blazing Asura Technique to raise his cultivation, he also had to cultivate the Blazing Asura Sword Technique to raise his strength. The Illusory Net Nine Transformation Technique could not be left behind.
In addition, the Heavenly Fiend Force Field also needed to be cultivated. It was extremely useful.
The black-robed man, who stood motionless as if he had been immobilized, had his chest pierced, leaving behind a shocking sword hole. Frost spread out from the edges, completely freezing the blood.
Killed in one strike!
From the moment the black-robed man attacked Chen Zong to the moment he was killed, the entire process was extremely short. It was only a breath's time, but victory and death had been decided.
It was too fast.
When experts fought, it was only a breath's time. A breath's difference was unpredictable.
The battle was extremely short. Chen Zong had also activated the defenses of the Xuanming Institute. As a result, the aura fluctuations here did not spread and did not attract the attention of others.
The black-robed man fell to the ground dead. Chen Zong took a step forward and first checked the other party's background.
The mark on the back of the other party's left hand made Chen Zong's pupils shrink instantly.
"The Black Fiend Mark!"
Chen Zong was shocked, and his hair stood on end.
The Black Fiend was the number one dark force in the Xuanming Territory. It had existed for many years, and even the righteous forces could not do anything to it. It was obvious how terrifying it was.
Could it be that he was targeted by the Black Fiend again?
Immediately, Chen Zong calmed down and thought carefully.
Being targeted by the Black Fiend again was one possibility. There was another possibility, and that was revenge.
Whose revenge?
As his thoughts turned rapidly, Chen Zong thought of Li Xilang, and then of the Skywolf Sect.
The Skywolf Sect did have a motive to take revenge on him. However, as a righteous force, the Skywolf Sect should not collude with the Black Fiend, right?
However, Chen Zong was not a greenhorn. Many experiences had already honed Chen Zong to maturity.
In this world, there was light and darkness. There were gentlemen and villains. Some people looked like gentlemen on the surface, but were no different from villains in secret.
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