As soon as the disciples who had just been together saw each other, they were suddenly attacked. The other cultivators paled, activating their colorful shields and defensive treasures one after another, staring at Du Dong tightly without daring to move.
For a while, no one dared to make a move lightly.
After the woman surnamed Mu's expression changed drastically, she distanced herself from Du Dong and released her own ribbon-shaped magical treasure to protect her whole body.
As for Sun Huo, as soon as the scholar appeared, he quietly took a few steps back, his gaze shifting constantly between the scholar and Du Dong, his expression extremely unsightly.
Han Li silently moved to a corner of the quiet room, his gaze flickering as he watched everything, his thoughts unknown.
Just then, Du Dong's aura suddenly surged, his entire body enveloped in black light, with faint black runes appearing on his face and neck. Then, amidst the radiance, his figure suddenly grew, transforming into a giant over two zhang tall, with a ferocious face and azure eyes, his cultivation soaring to the mid Foundation Establishment stage.
"Good! When it comes to concealing and transforming techniques, the Thousand Illusions Sect ranks second only to the Southern Heaven. The Great Luo Thousand Illusions Technique is truly well-deserved of its reputation as the sect's foundational technique," the cultivator surnamed Bai exclaimed with delight upon seeing Du Dong's astonishing transformation.
"Hmph!" The giant form that Du Dong had transformed into snorted coldly, not saying anything, but instead, after sweeping a sinister gaze over the others, landed back on Han Li, a hint of severity flashing across his face.
"Whoosh" and "thump" - two consecutive sounds.
The cultivators in the room only saw the giant figure flicker, and after a gust of wind, he had appeared next to Han Li, who was protected by a light barrier. Then, without any hesitation, he raised his hand, instantly shattering the barrier, and with lightning-like speed, thrust his hand into Han Li's chest, pulling out a bloody heart.
Han Li's body slumped to the ground.
"Ah!"
The other disciples let out angry and horrified murmurs at this bloody scene, thinking that the opponent was finally going to go on a killing spree, and each of them trembled with fear.
"Huh!" Despite easily killing his opponent, the giant form displayed a trace of strangeness, as if he couldn't quite believe that the other person had died so easily. Frowning, he looked at the heart in his hand, which still had some warmth. Indeed, he had undoubtedly killed his opponent.
"What are you doing? These disciples are not to be killed at will. Some of them have quite a background. Among them, one is the direct descendant of the Heavenly Resentment Old Monster. Don't act recklessly!" The scholar, seeing Du Dong suddenly attack, was shocked and angrily reprimanded.
"Hmph, if you can kill someone, why can't I? Besides, this kid is a bit strange. Naturally, I had to strike first. The descendant of the Heavenly Resentment Old Monster? It couldn't be him. This person is just like me, a newly entered disciple," Du Dong said indifferently, then threw away what was in his hand.
"As long as you're aware! Although I don't know if the descendant of the Heavenly Resentment Old Monster is male or female, or which sect they belong to. But the Heavenly Resentment Old Monster was extremely powerful. The three sects would definitely allow his descendants to be among the top ten disciples, giving them the opportunity for a clear-eyed cleansing. If we really hurt this person by mistake, it will be troublesome. As for the person I killed, I'm familiar with their background, and they are definitely not the descendant of the old monster," the scholar said with some relief.
"Alright. I won't easily make a move against the others. However, of course, I can't let them cause trouble freely. Let them lie down for a while!" Du Dong said, then suddenly spun around on the spot, and black light suddenly spewed out from his body, covering the entire quiet room.
The other cultivators heard their conversation just now and relaxed, but they were instantly enveloped by the black light. Suddenly, each of them felt dizzy and unconscious.
Seeing all the disciples in the room unconscious, the scholar nodded with satisfaction, a hint of satisfaction on his face.
"Let's go. We can't delay any longer."
"Understood."
With a brief exchange, the two immediately strode out of the room.
However, when Du Dong reached the door, he felt a little uneasy and couldn't help but glance back at the body he had just mutilated. Seeing Han Li lying motionless in a pool of blood, already dead beyond death, he couldn't help but smile wryly, feeling that he had been overly suspicious, and then left with the scholar.
Once they left, the quiet room fell silent again.
But just a moment later, the melodious voice of a young woman suddenly sounded in the room.
"Han Brother, is my Heavenly Fox Enchantment Technique better than the Great Luo Thousand Illusions Technique? That person's cultivation is not weak, but he doesn't even know if he killed a real person, which is really funny!"
With the woman's words, the body of Han Li, who had been lying in a pool of blood, emitted a faint white light, and then condensed into a small white fox about a foot in size, shaking its head and speaking in a bewildered manner.
"It's indeed not bad. But you, clearly a descendant of the Silver Wolf clan, unexpectedly proficient in fox clan spells, this is really unusual! However, this is also because their cultivations are not too high. If they had reached the later stages of Foundation Establishment, it would probably not be so easy to deceive them. Moreover, the Great Luo Thousand Illusions Technique is truly extraordinary. At least when this person concealed his cultivation, even I couldn't determine his true level," Han Li's voice came from a few feet behind the white fox, on the wall.
Then, with a flash of yellow light, he held the wolf-headed jade scepter, appearing from the stone wall.
Unknowingly, Han Li had quietly entered the wall. The Han Li left in the quiet room was actually a substitute formed by Silver Moon borrowing the body of the white fox. Although this shapeshifting technique couldn't last long, dealing with two Foundation Establishment cultivators who were not too high in cultivation was not difficult.
"Is this technique really that powerful? Didn't Han Brother notice that something was wrong at a glance?" The Silver Fox still seemed somewhat unconvinced, muttering.
"I have cultivated the Great Yan Technique. In terms of spiritual sense alone, I am not much different from a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage. If that's the case, and I still couldn't detect anything wrong with him, then this technique is not just the number one in concealing and transforming, but the number one in the world." Han Li said indifferently.
After hearing this, the White Fox stopped arguing.
Han Li took a few steps to the middle of the room, his eyes scanning the unconscious figures of the other people. But after a moment of contemplation, his eyes settled on the still body of Han Li. With a flicker of determination, he approached and examined the corpse closely. Despite the grim scene before him, his expression remained composed as he inspected Han Li's wounds and the surrounding area for clues.
After a thorough examination, Han Li's lips curled into a knowing smile. "It seems there's more to this than meets the eye," he murmured to himself.
With a swift motion, he retrieved a small jade token from his robes and pressed it against Han Li's forehead. Instantly, a stream of spiritual energy surged from the token, enveloping Han Li's body in a soft glow.
As the energy flowed, Han Li's features began to shift and contort, his body morphing into that of a completely different person—a disguise that had been meticulously crafted to deceive even the keenest of observers.
With a satisfied nod, Han Li stood up, his gaze now filled with determination. "This was just the beginning," he thought to himself. "But now, the real game begins."
Leaving the quiet room behind, Han Li vanished into the shadows, his mind already racing with plans and strategies for the challenges that lay ahead.
