Chapter 293
The disciples of the Prime Devil Sect soon disappeared into the shadows . Everyone else dispersed to pack their belonging and flee from this place .
Shangyang Jiuli and her followers stayed put . She organized the plan for any next steps before walking toward the next destination .
They went through the opening, then turned a corner and returned to the plaza . Shangyang Jiuli could vaguely hear the roars and screams of the devils fighting .
"The devil army has broken through! Everyone, get ready!" Her expression darkened as she waved her hand .
Everyone went on high alert .
"Crap, the elder's team is still behind us!" someone shouted .
Shangyang Jiuli's face sunk . She had led the Shangyang Family's elites to break through the blockade . The weaker men were left behind to protect the survivors while they evacuated the city . If they were caught by the devil army, the situation would be dire .
But now there was nothing she could do . She wouldn't be able to reach them in time . They were on their own now .
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" she yelled .
Everyone sped up, charging into the tunnel that led out of the Prime Devil Sect .
But, oddly, no matter how much they sped up, the voice of the devil army was still in front them . They couldn't even see the shadows of any devils .
Dead bodies of devils occasionally appeared on the ground, with black and red blood sprayed everywhere . But strangely, there wasn't a single one alive . All the devils left behind only bodies, and aside from a few that had lost their head, the rest looked like they died randomly . If it weren't for the body already starting to turn gray, they could be mistaken to be alive .
Shangyang Jiuli was the first to notice, so she slowed down and took a careful look at the bodies .
"Spike Devil? This is a spike devil!??" Her whole body shook after seeing one of the devils' headless body .
This was a black humanoid body that was covered in spikes like a porcupine . Both of its eyes were bulged out, taking up over half of its face . It held a giant hammer in its hand, still wearing a pitch-black armor covered in spikes .
This was a Spike Devil at least at the Six Vein level, but somehow, it died here without making a sound .
"Scarlet Devil! Scarlet Star Devil!!!?" Another disciple realized that something was wrong .
Even many Scarlet Star Devils, which were infamously hard to kill among the devil army, had died here .
Shangyang Jiuli hurried over, and was shocked herself .
Many bodies of devils were stuffed inside of a dent on the side of a rock . At the first glance, there seemed to be at least 30 of them, with the most obvious of them being the 4 Scarlet Star Devils, which were each wearing scarlet red demonic armor .
"What happened! What could have…?!" Shangyang Jiuli's heart was racing, but she still forced her expression to remain calm .
"Keep going! Be on high alert!"
"As you wish!" The crowd slowed down, but continued on .
They walked forward a while longer, and reached the end of the tunnel . Shangyang Jiuli finally saw the battle going on in front of her .
Lu Sheng had changed into all black clothes, casually walking through the horde of devils from the devil army . Everywhere he went, the soldiers instantly froze like husks without souls, and would fall without a sound .
He Xiangzi and the rest just stood in the back with strange expressions . All of the devils had been dying this strange death ever since Lu Sheng started to lead them .
Even if this was the devil army, everyone still felt cold in their heart . They had no idea how Lu Sheng was able to kill devils simply by walking near them . If they were the ones being targeted, the result would probably be the same .
Even though He Xiangzi had often heard her master mention Lu Sheng's astounding talent, she never had a clear understanding of it . Only now was she able to see what this "astounding talent" looked like .
Even the few devils that gave her an extremely dangerous feeling couldn't resist Lu Sheng's power . She finally understood the disparity between the two of them .
Fortunately, Lu Sheng was already considered extremely powerful even before joining the sect, which made this feat still seem reasonable .
"This looks like… the secret art Master once demonstrated, Absorbing Sound and Stealing Life…" He Xiangzi suddenly remembered the source of Lu Sheng's power . "But doesn't that require cultivating the Ghost Face Mantra to its final stage??"
Karmaless, Ghost Face, Phantom Path, and Devil Heart . These were the steps of the Phantom Listening School's secret arts . The final stage was the Devil Heart Dao's completion, and formation of the Phantom Listening Devil Body . But how much time did Lu Sheng have to spend to cultivate it? It was impossible for him to have reached the final stage of the Ghost Face Mantra .
"Whoosh!"
The last horse-faced devil in scarlet armor was thrown aside by Lu Sheng, losing all signs of life quietly .
He Xiangzi finally couldn't bear it any longer, so she asked Lu Sheng loudly, "Senior Apprentice Brother Lu! Did you… complete the cultivation of Ghost Face Mantra??" Her voice was shaky as she asked her question .
She was only at the final stage of the Karmaless Skill, still miles away from the Ghost Face Mantra . She would need at least 10 more years to reach the final stage of the Ghost Face Mantra .
To completely cultivate the Ghost Face Mantra, it would require at least 30 years of hard work for a normal disciple . Even if the disciple had an above-average talent, at least 20 years should be required . But Lu Sheng only joined the sect a year ago .
When she asked her question, not only her, but Umbrella Girl, Zhan Kongning, Zhan Hongsheng, and everyone else all stopped to listen to the answer .
Especially Zhan Kongning . He had been planning on working with Lu Sheng to break through the blockade, but he'd never thought that Lu Sheng would be so fierce and cruel, killing everything on sight .
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