Way of the Devil Chapter 246

'I'll look at it when I get back . Right now, I'd better clean up the scene . ' He kept the ring, took one step to his left and vanished in the blink of an eye . When he reappeared, he was behind a collapsed carriage .

He slapped it once with his palm .

The entire carriage immediately fell apart in pieces, revealing a person hiding within .

He had two spears strapped to his back and his face was as pale as paper . Rolling around on the ground a few times, he struggled to get up . It was Fang Tan, who had fled earlier .

He had thought that he could get away . Little did he expect that a layer of incredibly hard material blocked his path, isolating the area within the silver border from the rest of the world . Left with no other recourse, he could only hide in a horse carriage . The last thing he could have imagined was the scene which he had just witnessed .

"Don't . . . don't kill me!!" Blood was still gushing out of Fang Tan's mouth as he screamed .

"Splat!"

Lu Sheng's palm pierced into his eye, then was pulled out again .

In that instant, massive volumes of Devil Qi gushed into Fang Tan's body . His body froze and rapidly shriveled up .

"Hoo . . . " Before long, the corpse was reduced to charred ashes, dispersing in the wind . The ashes were even more charred than when produced by the Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill .

Lu Sheng faintly felt a strand of pure Devil Qi enter his body .

"Eh? This is . . . ?" None of the records had mentioned that when one killed an opponent using Devil Qi, one would receive more Devil Qi in return .

The books did, however, mention that only true Devils possessed such a characteristic .

Lu Sheng paused in surprise . But now was not the time to contemplate this . He lifted up his head and turned his gaze towards another direction .

"NO!! Don't kill me! DON'T!!!!" Zhan Hongsheng scrambled her butt out from behind a cargo carriage, looking as if she had just seen ghost .

Lu Sheng did not know whether to laugh or cry . A wet patch was forming and enlarging on her white mini skirt .

Zhan Hongsheng actually pissed her skirt .

He had killed Fang Tan because he had seen his secret . So he killed him to ensure that word would never get out .

But now . . . the other witness was Zhan Hongsheng . Now things were troublesome . . .

After all, Zhang Hongsheng was Zhan Kongning's sister . He had a pretty good impression of Zhan Kongning . Moreover, this Zhan Hongsheng seemed to have wanted to alert him when he'd encountered the python demon in disguise earlier .

Lu Sheng's five senses were extraordinarily acute . Naturally, nothing in the surroundings escaped his detection .

He had his own principles about killing; he did not kill for the sake of killing .

After some thought, Lu Sheng waved Zhan Hongsheng over .

"Come here," he said calmly .

Looks like he had to use Yin Crane Web .

In the past period of time, Yin Crane Web seemed to have evolved quite a bit . Zhan Hongsheng made for a good lab rat . Anyway, as long as it did not kill her, he would have repaid Zhan Kongning's favor .

Moreover, now that he possessed a black membrane, things would not take as ugly a turn even if he were to be exposed . At the very worst, others would think that he had been hiding his strength . But his enemies would know a little more about his true power, which was a little troublesome .

***

In Fine Garden Sect's carriage team . . .

Liu Shanzi and Madam Qing Kong stood side by side, gazing in the direction of the blast . Behind them, their disciples did likewise .

The billowing column on smoke was quickly arrested, diminishing in size .

"What happened?" While Madam Qing Kong's name included the term of address "Madam", she looked like a wealthy lady in her forties . She wore an off-shoulder duck yellow long dress with a train and a corsette of the same color that exhibited her slender waist . Not a hint of white could be found in her black hair, nor a wrinkle on her face . Only her overall look seemed slightly mature, but was masked by her gentle charisma .

"We just received news that there was an ambush . A Holy Weapon was used . Those in the upper three grades have got it analyzed . The speed of the ambush was very quick . . . it all happened in a few seconds . A few Founding Elders of the upper three grades believe a time-extending Holy Weapon was used," Liu Shanzi replied .

"Time-extending . . . the most common one should be the Time-Freezing Axe . " Madam Qing Kong nodded .

"Many Noble Families have got Time-Freezing Axes . That makes identifying the culprit challenging . " Liu Shanzi frowned .

As the two of them spoke, more disciples arrived . They were Zhan Kongning, Zhan Hongsheng, as well as Lu Sheng .

"Greetings, Teacher . "

"Greetings, Master . "

The three of them greeted the two of them .

"What took you so long?" Liu Shanzi glanced at the tattered clothes on Lu Sheng .

"In reply to Teacher, we were blocked by the silver border and unable to move across it . We had to make a detour . . . but we've encountered other trouble along the way," Lu Sheng swiftly replied .

Zhan Hongsheng paused, cast a furtive glance at Lu Sheng, then stammered in reply,

"Me too . . . but thankfully, in the end I met Lu . . . Senior Apprentice Brother Lu . " After the snake demon had died, the silver border faded away and the carriage team returned to normal . Zhan Hongsheng specially changed into a new outfit of long robes and pants . The patch of urine stain on her was simply too embarrassing .

"I heard Teacher mention the Holy Weapon Time-Freezing Axe? What's that?" Lu Sheng asked .

Regarding Lu Sheng so highly and with such great satisfaction, Liu Shanzi naturally was willing to answer all his questions .

"While those of the upper three grades are still handling the trouble out there, let me explain to you the function of the Time-Freezing Axe . " He gestured for He Xiangzi to come over and listen as well .

Now and then, more disciples from other sects would join them as well . It was a good thing that the Prime Devil Sect had only two disciples . They did not have to worry about more disciples being in danger out there .

"Time-Freezing Axe is a type of Holy Weapon . Its function is to generate a unique field undetectable by most . It casts the illusion that I'm very very far away from you—even when I'm standing right in front of you .

The effect of this field is to slow down time . Two hours might have passed in the outside world, but only a few seconds would have transpired within the field . " Liu Shanzi was very detailed .

"There's such a Holy Weapon?" Lu Sheng was alarmed . "Doesn't that mean that one can use it to do things in crowded places and no one would even notice? You said it's undetectable by most . . . does that include the Noble Families?"

Liu Shanzi and Madam Qing Kong smiled .

"Of course it doesn't include them . Some sects and Noble Families with certain special secret arts can detect the power of Time-Freezing Aze .

Moreover, the effect of Time-Freezing Axe lasts only a day once activated . And after that, it takes several years at least to cool down before it can be used again . "

"So many restrictions?" a female disciple in Fine Garden Sect exclaimed .

"Many indeed . But among the auxiliary Holy Weapons, Time-Freezing Axe is already considered very useful if we don't look at its strength per se but at special abilities instead," Madam Qing Kong responded with a smile .

"Oh yes, where's Fang Tan?" Madam Qing Kong suddenly sensed something was amiss . "Hongsheng, wasn't Fang Tan with you earlier? Why don't we see him here?"

A red flag shot up in Zhan Hongsheng's mind . This was what she had been afraid of . If her lie earlier was exposed, then he . . .

She glanced at Lu Sheng secretly, bowed down and took several deep breaths before she composed a reply .

"Brother Fang went back very early . I . . . I haven't seen him, either . "

"Is that so?" Madam Qing Kong naturally could tell that Zhan Hongsheng was behaving unnaturally . In fact, not only her, but many others noticed Zhan Hongsheng's awkwardness .

"It's alright . It's just a man, isn't it? Senior Apprentice Sister here will introduce many more to you in the future . Little Hong, given you looks and strength, are you still scared you won't find a good match?" a female disciple in Fine Garden Sect consoled her .

At that, realization dawned on everyone's faces . Looks like Fang Tan had dumped Zhan Hongsheng .

Zhan Hongsheng did not speak in reply and seemed to have conceded it silently . But she would glance sneakily at Lu Sheng every few seconds, deepening the misunderstanding .

Many female disciples in Fine Garden Sect noticed it .

Zhan Kongning sighed helplessly . If his sister was truly interested in Brother Lu Sheng, then perhaps he could help make it happen . But . . . he's got to draw the line with Fang Tan .

He was good pals with Fang Tan and had not intended to bring relationships into the picture . But one day, Fang Tan had happened to catch sight of Zhan Hongsheng who had joined their gathering . He was lovestruck and started dropping many hints to Zhan Kongning .

Zhan Hongsheng seemed to admire Fang Tan as well . The two of them were almost together . Who would have thought that this would happen?

Zhan Hongsheng's actions misled those around them into thinking that she had fallen for Lu Sheng .

Compared to Fang Tan's snobbish high and mighty attitude, more people in the Fine Garden Sect preferred Prime Devil Sect's Lu Sheng .

Although Lu Sheng was not quite the social butterfly, he did not put on any airs or act high and mighty .

When they noticed it, Liu Shanzi exchanged glances with Madam Qing Kong . Subtly, they smiled . They were happy to help make things happen between their disciples .

After being with the carriage team for a while, sounds of the blast seemed to have died down as well .

"Bad news! Many horses are found dead here as well . . . carriages are toppled and broken into pieces . And there're signs of a fight here!" a disciple of Fine Garden Sect yelled .

Lu Sheng glanced at Zhan Hongsheng, but did not speak . Judging based on the direction of the disciple's voice, it was probably the site where he had fought the python demon .

He took the initiative to ask, "Teacher, should we go and take a look?"

"Might as well take a look!" Liu Shanzi said seriously . He had thought that there was only one ambush site—the location of the blast . But now it seemed like the enemy had lots of resources .

The company quickly arrived at Lu Sheng's previous battle site .

It was a scene of wreckage . At least a dozen horse carriages had been destroyed . The oxen and horses used to pull the carriages were dead, with blood flowing out of their facial orifices . After an inspection, they found that they had been shocked dead by massive energy . Moreover, many pits and holes were left on the ground .

After a superficial inspection, Liu Shanzi stopped everyone from tampering with the scene . They would wait for the investigators from the upper three grades to arrive .

After a cup of tea's duration, a team of men and women clad in white robes and sporting round white hats approached them .

The leaders among them exchanged greetings with Madam Qing Kong and Liu Shanzi before beginning to inspect the wreckage .

"It's effects of Time-Freezing Axe again . But only its effect remains, not the axe itself," the leader explained, then asked the sect masters to lead their people away from the site . They then departed themselves .

After some discussion between Liu Shanzi, Madam Qing Kong, and the sect master of the Jade Sound Clan, they decided to continue on their journey separately from the main group .

They believed that this assault was mainly targeted at the upper and middle three grades . Opponents of this caliber were not something that the lower three grades could mess with .

Moreover, they had subsequently heard news that a great commotion broke out where Hundred Temperings Sect was . There were extremely powerful traces of Holy Weapon radiation .

Before leaving, Lu Sheng suggested going to take a look at the traces left behind by the Holy Weapon . He was very curious how powerful a complete Holy Weapon was, even if this Time-Freezing Axe was only an auxiliary Holy Weapon .

Liu Shanzi agreed after some slight hesitation .

Because the site of the traces left behind by the Holy Weapon was now manned by the most powerful experts among all the teams, nothing bad should happen there .

Demons have Mental Energy items too? Lu Sheng grabbed at the air and the ring immediately flew into his palm . Ill look at it when I get back . Right now, Id better clean up the scene . He kept the ring, took one step to his left and vanished in the blink of an eye . When he reappeared, he was behind a collapsed carriage . He slapped it once with his palm . The entire carriage immediately fell apart in pieces, revealing a person hiding within . He had two spears strapped to his back and his face was as pale as paper . Rolling around on the ground a few times, he struggled to get up . It was Fang Tan, who had fled earlier . He had thought that he could get away . Little did he expect that a layer of incredibly hard material blocked his path, isolating the area within the silver border from the rest of the world . Left with no other recourse, he could only hide in a horse carriage . The last thing he could have imagined was the scene which he had just witnessed . Dont . dont kill me!! Blood was still gushing out of Fang Tans mouth as he screamed . Splat! Lu Shengs palm pierced into his eye, then was pulled out again . In that instant, massive volumes of Devil Qi gushed into Fang Tans body . His body froze and rapidly shriveled up . Hoo . Before long, the corpse was reduced to charred ashes, dispersing in the wind . The ashes were even more charred than when produced by the Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill . Lu Sheng faintly felt a strand of pure Devil Qi enter his body . Eh? This is . ? None of the records had mentioned that when one killed an opponent using Devil Qi, one would receive more Devil Qi in return . The books did, however, mention that only true Devils possessed such a characteristic . Lu Sheng paused in surprise . But now was not the time to contemplate this . He lifted up his head and turned his gaze towards another direction . NO!! Dont kill me! DONT!!!! Zhan Hongsheng scrambled her butt out from behind a cargo carriage, looking as if she had just seen ghost . Lu Sheng did not know whether to laugh or cry . A wet patch was forming and enlarging on her white mini skirt . Zhan Hongsheng actually pissed her skirt . He had killed Fang Tan because he had seen his secret . So he killed him to ensure that word would never get out . But now . the other witness was Zhan Hongsheng . Now things were troublesome . After all, Zhang Hongsheng was Zhan Kongnings sister . He had a pretty good impression of Zhan Kongning . Moreover, this Zhan Hongsheng seemed to have wanted to alert him when hed encountered the python demon in disguise earlier . Lu Shengs five senses were extraordinarily acute . Naturally, nothing in the surroundings escaped his detection . He had his own principles about killing; he did not kill for the sake of killing . After some thought, Lu Sheng waved Zhan Hongsheng over . Come here, he said calmly . Looks like he had to use Yin Crane Web . In the past period of time, Yin Crane Web seemed to have evolved quite a bit . Zhan Hongsheng made for a good lab rat . Anyway, as long as it did not kill her, he would have repaid Zhan Kongnings favor . Moreover, now that he possessed a black membrane, things would not take as ugly a turn even if he were to be exposed . At the very worst, others would think that he had been hiding his strength . But his enemies would know a little more about his true power, which was a little troublesome . *** In Fine Garden Sects carriage team . Liu Shanzi and Madam Qing Kong stood side by side, gazing in the direction of the blast . Behind them, their disciples did likewise . The billowing column on smoke was quickly arrested, diminishing in size . What happened? While Madam Qing Kongs name included the term of address Madam, she looked like a wealthy lady in her forties . She wore an off-shoulder duck yellow long dress with a train and a corsette of the same color that exhibited her slender waist . Not a hint of white could be found in her black hair, nor a wrinkle on her face . Only her overall look seemed slightly mature, but was masked by her gentle charisma . We just received news that there was an ambush . A Holy Weapon was used . Those in the upper three grades have got it analyzed . The speed of the ambush was very quick . it all happened in a few seconds . A few Founding Elders of the upper three grades believe a time-extending Holy Weapon was used, Liu Shanzi replied . Time-extending . the most common one should be the Time-Freezing Axe . Madam Qing Kong nodded . Many Noble Families have got Time-Freezing Axes . That makes identifying the culprit challenging . Liu Shanzi frowned . As the two of them spoke, more disciples arrived . They were Zhan Kongning, Zhan Hongsheng, as well as Lu Sheng . Greetings, Teacher . Greetings, Master . The three of them greeted the two of them . What took you so long? Liu Shanzi glanced at the tattered clothes on Lu Sheng . In reply to Teacher, we were blocked by the silver border and unable to move across it . We had to make a detour . but weve encountered other trouble along the way, Lu Sheng swiftly replied . Zhan Hongsheng paused, cast a furtive glance at Lu Sheng, then stammered in reply, Me too . but thankfully, in the end I met Lu . Senior Apprentice Brother Lu . After the snake demon had died, the silver border faded away and the carriage team returned to normal . Zhan Hongsheng specially changed into a new outfit of long robes and pants . The patch of urine stain on her was simply too embarrassing . I heard Teacher mention the Holy Weapon Time-Freezing Axe? Whats that? Lu Sheng asked . Regarding Lu Sheng so highly and with such great satisfaction, Liu Shanzi naturally was willing to answer all his questions . While those of the upper three grades are still handling the trouble out there, let me explain to you the function of the Time-Freezing Axe . He gestured for He Xiangzi to come over and listen as well . Now and then, more disciples from other sects would join them as well . It was a good thing that the Prime Devil Sect had only two disciples . They did not have to worry about more disciples being in danger out there . Time-Freezing Axe is a type of Holy Weapon . Its function is to generate a unique field undetectable by most . It casts the illusion that Im very very far away from you—even when Im standing right in front of you . The effect of this field is to slow down time . Two hours might have passed in the outside world, but only a few seconds would have transpired within the field . Liu Shanzi was very detailed . Theres such a Holy Weapon? Lu Sheng was alarmed . Doesnt that mean that one can use it to do things in crowded places and no one would even notice? You said its undetectable by most . does that include the Noble Families? Liu Shanzi and Madam Qing Kong smiled . Of course it doesnt include them . Some sects and Noble Families with certain special secret arts can detect the power of Time-Freezing Aze . Moreover, the effect of Time-Freezing Axe lasts only a day once activated . And after that, it takes several years at least to cool down before it can be used again . So many restrictions? a female disciple in Fine Garden Sect exclaimed . Many indeed . But among the auxiliary Holy Weapons, Time-Freezing Axe is already considered very useful if we dont look at its strength per se but at special abilities instead, Madam Qing Kong responded with a smile . Oh yes, wheres Fang Tan? Madam Qing Kong suddenly sensed something was amiss . Hongsheng, wasnt Fang Tan with you earlier? Why dont we see him here? A red flag shot up in Zhan Hongshengs mind . This was what she had been afraid of . If her lie earlier was exposed, then he . She glanced at Lu Sheng secretly, bowed down and took several deep breaths before she composed a reply . Brother Fang went back very early . I . I havent seen him, either . Is that so? Madam Qing Kong naturally could tell that Zhan Hongsheng was behaving unnaturally . In fact, not only her, but many others noticed Zhan Hongshengs awkwardness . Its alright . Its just a man, isnt it? Senior Apprentice Sister here will introduce many more to you in the future . Little Hong, given you looks and strength, are you still scared you wont find a good match? a female disciple in Fine Garden Sect consoled her . At that, realization dawned on everyones faces . Looks like Fang Tan had dumped Zhan Hongsheng . Zhan Hongsheng did not speak in reply and seemed to have conceded it silently . But she would glance sneakily at Lu Sheng every few seconds, deepening the misunderstanding . Many female disciples in Fine Garden Sect noticed it . Zhan Kongning sighed helplessly . If his sister was truly interested in Brother Lu Sheng, then perhaps he could help make it happen . But . hes got to draw the line with Fang Tan . He was good pals with Fang Tan and had not intended to bring relationships into the picture . But one day, Fang Tan had happened to catch sight of Zhan Hongsheng who had joined their gathering . He was lovestruck and started dropping many hints to Zhan Kongning . Zhan Hongsheng seemed to admire Fang Tan as well . The two of them were almost together . Who would have thought that this would happen? Zhan Hongshengs actions misled those around them into thinking that she had fallen for Lu Sheng . Compared to Fang Tans snobbish high and mighty attitude, more people in the Fine Garden Sect preferred Prime Devil Sects Lu Sheng . Although Lu Sheng was not quite the social butterfly, he did not put on any airs or act high and mighty . When they noticed it, Liu Shanzi exchanged glances with Madam Qing Kong . Subtly, they smiled . They were happy to help make things happen between their disciples . After being with the carriage team for a while, sounds of the blast seemed to have died down as well . Bad news! Many horses are found dead here as well . carriages are toppled and broken into pieces . And therere signs of a fight here! a disciple of Fine Garden Sect yelled . Lu Sheng glanced at Zhan Hongsheng, but did not speak . Judging based on the direction of the disciples voice, it was probably the site where he had fought the python demon . He took the initiative to ask, Teacher, should we go and take a look? Might as well take a look! Liu Shanzi said seriously . He had thought that there was only one ambush site—the location of the blast . But now it seemed like the enemy had lots of resources . The company quickly arrived at Lu Shengs previous battle site . It was a scene of wreckage . At least a dozen horse carriages had been destroyed . The oxen and horses used to pull the carriages were dead, with blood flowing out of their facial orifices . After an inspection, they found that they had been shocked dead by massive energy . Moreover, many pits and holes were left on the ground . After a superficial inspection, Liu Shanzi stopped everyone from tampering with the scene . They would wait for the investigators from the upper three grades to arrive . After a cup of teas duration, a team of men and women clad in white robes and sporting round white hats approached them . The leaders among them exchanged greetings with Madam Qing Kong and Liu Shanzi before beginning to inspect the wreckage . Its effects of Time-Freezing Axe again . But only its effect remains, not the axe itself, the leader explained, then asked the sect masters to lead their people away from the site . They then departed themselves . After some discussion between Liu Shanzi, Madam Qing Kong, and the sect master of the Jade Sound Clan, they decided to continue on their journey separately from the main group . They believed that this assault was mainly targeted at the upper and middle three grades . Opponents of this caliber were not something that the lower three grades could mess with . Moreover, they had subsequently heard news that a great commotion broke out where Hundred Temperings Sect was . There were extremely powerful traces of Holy Weapon radiation . Before leaving, Lu Sheng suggested going to take a look at the traces left behind by the Holy Weapon . He was very curious how powerful a complete Holy Weapon was, even if this Time-Freezing Axe was only an auxiliary Holy Weapon . Liu Shanzi agreed after some slight hesitation . Because the site of the traces left behind by the Holy Weapon was now manned by the most powerful experts among all the teams, nothing bad should happen there .

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