Back on the Planar Battlefield, Jun Changxiao had used the Stone Statue’s power once. Although he defeated the Phantom of the Heaven-tier Battlefield, he also beat up the Purple Scale Demon King.
This thing was toxic!
It easily eroded one’s mind and caused irrational actions.
Therefore, Jun Changxiao repeatedly emphasized that unless absolutely necessary, he would absolutely never use it lightly.
Trapped in the Absolute Domain, with accelerated spiritual energy consumption and restricted by the Heaven and Earth Talisman, this met the ‘absolutely necessary’ standard, so Jun Changxiao could only activate it!
Become a servant?
Absolutely impossible!
I, Jun Changxiao, would rather risk being corrupted than step on this woman beneath my feet.
What’s more, this was a plane that had once invaded the Xingyun Continent, enemies were everywhere—so what if he turned it upside down!
The treasure from the Planar Battlefield was truly awesome. With the Stone Statue’s power enhancement, Jun Changxiao not only savagely crushed the Rose Empress, but also broke through her proud Absolute Domain.
Completely shattered it.
Especially when he casually struck down a Soul Clan powerhouse comparable to the Wusheng level, the Rose Empress’s mentality also exploded.
The Soul Clan Continent itself had withered spiritual energy and relied on invading other planes to painstakingly cultivate powerhouses—losing even one was a massive loss!
However, before Jun Changxiao used the Stone Statue’s power, if she had yielded, the problem wouldn’t have been too serious. But now she had lost her qualification to negotiate terms, because the opponent had already been corrupted.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
A violent yet sinister aura howled forth, making the healing space even more menacing.
Jun Changxiao dragged the Rose Empress along, his body covered in eerie patterns and his eyes glowing crimson red, looking like a gargoyle that had walked out from hell.
“Wake up!”
“Wake up!”
The System kept shouting in his mind, hoping the host would stick to his true heart and not be controlled by the sinister aura, thus degenerating into a Dark Demon King devoid of any emotion.
Don’t you know it.
There was some effect.
Deep in Jun Changxiao’s heart, he was resisting the surging power. Occasionally, brief moments of clarity would flash in his crimson eyes. Because of this unyielding resistance, his face gradually became more and more ferocious.
“Swish!”
As his thoughts slowly lost control, he lifted the Rose Empress up. Violent spiritual energy madly surged forth and completely enveloped her, beginning to squeeze with force.
“It’s over, it’s over.”
The System collapsed and said: “The host’s mind is now filled with nothing but the desire to kill!”
“Crack crack crack!”
The squeezing force continuously eroded, and the battle armor the Rose Empress wore began to shatter over a large area. Fortunately, she was wearing clothes underneath, so there was no risk of exposure.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Just then, dozens of Soul Clan powerhouses had already rushed over. They gathered various martial technique energies and bombarded Jun Changxiao’s back, yet none could shake him in the slightest.
“Annoying flies!”
“Die!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Jun Changxiao raised his hand. With spiritual energy gathering, he directly swept dozens of Soul Clan powerhouses away, sending them tumbling to the ground spraying blood wildly.
“Crack crack crack!”
The force in his hand continued to increase. The Rose Empress’s defensive battle armor had completely shattered, her body sinking into the spiritual energy. Her entire body transmitted intense pain, as if she was about to be crushed to pieces at any moment.
“Swish!”
Just then, Jun Changxiao suddenly released his grip and involuntarily stepped back several paces, clutching his head and screaming in agony. His eyes also rapidly switched between crimson red and clarity.
“There’s still hope!” The System said joyfully.
The host’s unyielding will was still resisting the force controlling his soul inside his body, still fighting for control over his body!
“Wah!”
The Rose Empress fell to the ground and opened her mouth to spit blood.
At this moment, she was already exhausted, heavily injured, and could only lie weakly on the ground, watching that guy scream in agony.
“Ahhh!”
“Ahhhhh!”
The force controlling his soul continued to surge madly, and the pain it brought made Jun Changxiao’s face ferocious to the extreme.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
To vent his pain, he clenched his fists and seemed to lose all reason as he repeatedly bombarded the void. The pitiful space couldn’t withstand the destruction and immediately showed large-scale shattering.
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
The Soul Clan powerhouses endured their injuries. Taking advantage of Jun Changxiao resisting the Stone Statue’s power, they desperately flew to the Empress’s side and brought her to a relatively safe area.
“Withdraw…”
The Rose Empress said with extreme weakness.
The Soul Clan powerhouses didn’t dare provoke the berserk Jun Changxiao either and were about to take the Empress away, when they saw the latter, after bombarding, directly fall to the ground with a ‘thud’, and then never got back up.
“Empress!”
One powerhouse said: “That guy has fallen!”
Jun Changxiao had not only fallen, the Stone Statue’s power that eroded souls also receded like a tide, and his entire stone-transformed body was gradually returning to its original state.
The System said: “Forcibly repelling the soul-controlling power, the host’s willpower is truly strong.”
“However…”
It pessimistically said again: “This ordeal has been endured, but how will the other danger be crossed?”
Jun Changxiao, who hadn’t been completely corrupted, was now in a state of severe coma. Although the Soul Clan Empress was injured, her subordinates were still there, and from the look of things, they didn’t seem to plan on withdrawing anymore!
Damn it!
Couldn’t you have held on a bit longer!
…
“Empress, that brat seems to have passed out!”
The Soul Clan powerhouses who had originally planned to take the Rose Empress away saw Jun Changxiao lying motionless on the ground, and joy immediately appeared on their faces.
This Xingyun Continent warrior dared to come to their own territory, heavily injured the Empress, and brutally killed their comrades. Now that he had fallen into a coma, wasn’t he just waiting to be slaughtered?
“Oh no!”
“The Empress has also passed out!”
The Rose Empress’s injuries were also serious. Even after being rescued by her subordinates from Jun Changxiao’s rampage zone, she couldn’t hold on and passed out.
“What do we do?”
“What else can we do? We definitely need to kill this guy to eliminate future troubles!”
“Let’s go, let’s go together!”
The Soul Clan powerhouses worried that Jun Changxiao was faking it, so they didn’t dare approach individually, but instead collectively moved closer while temporarily maintaining their distance.
“It’s over, it’s over!”
The System collapsed and said: “This is the rhythm of doom!”
Although Jun Changxiao had resisted the Stone Statue’s power, after falling into a coma, his various functions had severely declined. Forget a group of powerhouses comparable to Wusheng—even if an ordinary person hit him with a brick, it would be game over.
“This guy is indeed unconscious!”
“And from his breathing frequency, he should be seriously injured!”
“Everyone, attack together! Chop him into mincemeat!”
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
The Soul Clan powerhouses swarmed forward, their powerful energies erupting in full force.
Don’t think that just because they were shocked and injured earlier, their deployed martial techniques were greatly weakened—killing someone in a state of severe unconsciousness was still easy as pie!
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Dozens of energy attacks pressed down from all directions.
Jun Changxiao, who remained unconscious and had no defense whatsoever, could be said to be in imminent danger.
At this moment, who could save him?
No one.
Because he came to the Soul Clan Continent alone, with no disciples and no companions. From the perspective of ten thousand years ago, every single Soul Clan member in this plane could be considered his enemy.
“Sigh.”
Just then, the System sighed and said: “The situation no longer allows me to keep hiding.”
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Just as various energies were pressing down, a magnificent aura surged around Jun Changxiao’s body and instantly enveloped him.
“Whoosh!”
As explosive BGM sounded, a large hand lightly swept across the camera lens. A white cape swished loudly, with a large character ‘Xi’ carved on it. A seemingly real yet illusory body appeared in front of Jun Changxiao.
Due to the angle and swirling clouds and mist, it was difficult to see the true face clearly.
“Swoosh—”
The Unstoppable Blade stuck in the ground in the distance suddenly flew over, then was caught by the mysterious person, who lightly swung out a sword qi that shattered all the incoming energies.
“That guy has backup!”
“Retreat, retreat, retreat!”
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Seeing their various techniques easily broken, the Soul Clan powerhouses didn’t think twice and hastily fled with the unconscious Rose Empress.
The mysterious person didn’t pursue. Holding the Unstoppable Blade, standing in place with an extremely reassuring back, he shielded Jun Changxiao who had already passed out.
“Ding! System assistance violation detected, punishment required…”
“Ding! System entering shutdown countdown 10… 9… 8… 7…”
“Host.”
“I’m a bit tired and can’t accompany you for now.”
The mysterious person turned his head, looking at Jun Changxiao whom he had assisted from weakness to strength. A smile could faintly be seen at the corner of his mouth, and then he gradually became illusory.
“…1.”
“Ding! System assistance shut down.”
“Ding! Strongest Sect System’s various functions suspended. Main quest, side quests, and other tasks will continue to operate normally…”
Jun Changxiao couldn’t hear or see everything happening before his eyes and the unfamiliar system prompts ringing in his ears, because at this moment not only was he unconscious, but the Heaven and Earth Talisman’s duration and the Unstoppable Blade’s amplification effect had also ended.
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