The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 463 I am truly not good at killing (6k)

"puff!"

The blood mist exploded in the air.

Before Zhou Qing could catch his breath, Liu Hanchuan's palm strike had already torn through space and arrived.

The speed of a Supreme Realm expert surpasses comprehension; although he managed to turn to the side at his limit, the right half of his body was still struck head-on by the violent torrent of spiritual energy.

"Crack!"

The crisp crack of breaking ribs mingled with the muffled sound of muscles tearing.

His right shoulder and entire arm instantly turned into a bloody mess, the stark white bone fragments piercing through the remaining flesh, and fragments of his lung gushing out of his mouth along with the blood.

"Ugh—!"

Excruciating pain swept through his body like a tidal wave, and Zhou Qing's vision was immediately stained with blood.

His body flew out like a kite with a broken string.

The shadow of death is close at hand!

however--

Just as consciousness was about to dissipate, deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, the quietly suspended four-colored Dao flower suddenly began to spin wildly!

hum!
Golden petals burst forth with dazzling light, and the blood and spiritual energy sealed within them surged into every part of the body like a bursting dam!
Zhou Qing's previously unfocused pupils suddenly contracted, his mental energy was forcibly replenished, and his consciousness, which was about to fall into darkness, was forcibly pulled back!

Immediately afterwards, "The Golden Bone of Subduing Demons" also started operating on its own.

"boom--"

A majestic phantom of Buddha rose from the ground behind him, with seven golden wheels of merit radiating from the back of his head.

The sound of chanting filled the heavens and earth, and the broken bones seemed to writhe and piece themselves back together as if they were alive, with the broken parts gleaming with a golden luster.

The flesh and blood vessels, like golden threads, intertwine and regenerate at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Crack, crack.
Amidst the chilling sound of bones reforming, Zhou Qing's mutilated half of his body was completely restored within three breaths!

The newborn skin shimmered with a pale golden luster, and faint Sanskrit characters flowed beneath the skin, as if this body had been forged into a Buddhist golden body!

"The Demon-Subduing Golden Bone from Jiyuan Temple?!"

Liu Hanchuan's pupils dilated sharply, his face filled with disbelief.

I've heard that very few people in this temple have ever successfully mastered this technique, let alone an outsider.

Where did he learn that from?
Zhou Qing merely sneered, casually wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze sweeping over the four-colored spirit-gathering array.

The array patterns were already showing signs of dimming. After all, this was the first time this ultimate weapon had refined two Supreme Realm experts, and the energy required was absolutely enormous.

Without hesitation, he waved his hand and threw a large number of top-grade spirit stones into the formation.

"I've been cultivating for so long, but I've never truly fought against a Supreme Realm expert."

After doing all this, Zhou Qing slowly raised his head, a wildly arrogant smile curving his blood-stained lips.

"Patriarch Liu, losing your composure at this moment could be fatal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly formed an ancient hand seal with his hands—

"The Blood Curtain of a Hundred Calamities, rise!"

"Wow—!"

A phoenix cry that pierced through gold and shattered stone resounded through the heavens!

The void behind him suddenly cracked open, and a blood-red phoenix with a wingspan of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) emerged!

Every feather was burning with scarlet flames, and its eyes were like two blood moons, its fierce aura sweeping in all directions!

Even more terrifying, countless blood-red runes appeared all over Zhou Qing's body, each one exuding a savage aura from the ancient primordial era!
"This is the second inscription-level divine ability you've mastered?!"

Liu Hanchuan was horrified, his heart almost stopping.

He didn't go to the Shen family that time, but the ancestor who returned described in detail the two inscription-level divine abilities that Zhou Qing used.

Moreover, everything has happened too fast since the start of the battle. In just a few breaths, the two supreme beings have disappeared one after the other!
He was the only one left on this battlefield.

For a moment, even though his cultivation level far surpassed Zhou Qing's, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

But more than anything, it was a hint of greed!
A blood-red phoenix and a golden seal—for the first time in my life, I witnessed the unleashing of two inscription-level divine abilities.

If it were wielded by someone at the Supreme Realm level, its power would undoubtedly be even greater!

He immediately went on guard, staring intently at the ancient bronze mirror floating beside Zhou Qing, his voice hoarse:
"What is that thing?! Where did our ancestor go?!"

"You'd better take care of yourself first!"

Zhou Qing smiled coldly and slowly raised his right index finger.

The five life feathers on the Blood Phoenix's chest suddenly fell off, turning into five streaks of blood rainbow that disappeared into his fingertips.

"Try this!"

With a single finger, the wind and clouds changed color!

The blood-red phoenix that blotted out the sky let out a long roar and charged forward with overwhelming ferocity!

Wherever it passed, space twisted and cracked, and the ground was plowed with scorched marks hundreds of feet long!

"Mysterious Heavenly Shield!"

Liu Hanchuan dared not be careless. He hastily made a hand seal, and nine ancient bronze shields flew out from his sleeve. The dragon patterns on the shields shone with a dazzling blue light.

"boom--!!!"

Blood and fire clashed with green light, creating a monstrous wave of energy!

"Ugh!"

Liu Hanchuan grunted and retreated seven steps, each step leaving a spiderweb-like deep pit in the ground.

The outermost three ancient shields had been melted into molten iron, and the remaining six were also covered with cracks!

He looked down at his mangled hand, blood dripping from his wrist, and a storm raged within him—

Is this the power of an inscription-level divine ability?!
A mere Spirit Severing Realm cultivator could actually injure a Supreme Being!
"Suppress the demon!"

Zhou Qing's face suddenly turned deathly pale, clearly indicating that the successive use of such supernatural powers had nearly exhausted his spiritual energy.

But at this moment, his eyes flashed with a crazy light, his hands formed a seal again, his ten fingers changed rapidly, and the remaining spiritual power in his body burned wildly!

"Great Luo Demon-Sealing Seal!"

boom!
Above the sky, the ancient golden mark once again materialized out of thin air and crashed down like a divine punishment!
The mark was covered with dense sealing runes, and wherever it passed, even the air was suppressed and solidified!

"locking?!"

Liu Hanchuan's expression changed drastically, after all, he had personally witnessed this seal suppressing the ancestor.

His figure flickered several times, but he found that no matter how he moved, the golden mark followed him like a shadow.

It was as if the will of Heaven was pulling him from the shadows, completely sealing off his escape route!
There is no way to avoid it; only war remains!
"Judging from your appearance, you probably won't last much longer!" He grinned maliciously at Zhou Qing's pale face.

With a furious shout, he clasped his hands together and unleashed the supreme power within his body without reservation!
"Heavenly Gang Breaks Boundary!"

A dazzling cyan beam of light shot up from the top of his head, transforming into a hundred-foot-long giant sword that fiercely slashed towards the golden seal!

Boom——! ! !
The moment the two forces collided, it seemed as if space itself was torn apart!

Golden runes and cyan sword energy intertwined wildly, and the resulting energy storm nearly destroyed the four-colored restrictions that Zhou Qing had activated, leaving them cracked and on the verge of collapse.

but--

The power of the supreme being is ultimately terrifying!
Moreover, Zhou Qing's meridians were depleted of spiritual energy, so the power of this second "Demon Suppression Seal" was significantly reduced compared to the previous one.

The surface of the golden seal began to crack, and it looked like it was about to be cleaved in two by a sword!

It's now!

A fierce glint flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes. He bit his tongue hard and spat out another mouthful of blood onto the suspended [Mirror of Infernal Karma]!

"Crash-!"

The mirror trembled violently, and dozens of chains burning with pitch-black karmic fire burst forth, taking advantage of the moment when Liu Hanchuan was restrained by the seal, they coiled around his limbs like venomous snakes!
"what?!"

Liu Hanchuan was filled with shock and anger. Just as he was about to break free, he was horrified to discover—

These chains are actually devouring his supreme power!

"Let me in!"

Zhou Qing roared and activated the treasure mirror with all his might.

Ripples spread across the mirror's surface, and the Taotie pattern opened its blood-red eyes once more, unleashing a terrifying suction force!

"Do not!!!"

Liu Hanchuan struggled frantically, but could only watch helplessly as he was dragged inch by inch into the world in the mirror.

Finally, with a roar of resentment, his figure completely disappeared into the ancient bronze mirror!

pat.

Zhou Qing staggered to his knees, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

He trembled as he took out two top-grade wood-attribute spirit stones and frantically absorbed their spiritual power.

He had already used up most of the spirit stones in the Four-Colored Spirit Gathering Array, but he didn't care about the cost and invested a large number of top-grade spirit stones again.

The array patterns lit up again, and spiritual energy surged into the ancient realm like a tide.

"Three Supreme Beings"

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the floating bronze mirror.

The original plan was to seal away two people, but by a twist of fate, three supreme beings have been suppressed.

but--

Ultimate weapons never disappoint.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Qing sat cross-legged, preparing to immerse his mind in the [Mirror of Infernal Karmic Fire].

What follows is the real life-or-death struggle!
boom! boom! boom!
But the next moment, a deafening bombardment suddenly came from outside the four-colored barrier that was recovering on its own!
"Hmm?" He frowned and scanned the area with his divine sense.

Outside the barrier, four powerful cultivators at the Spirit Severing Realm were frantically attacking the formation barrier.

Clearly, the fluctuations from the battle with the Supreme One had finally alerted them.

"One from the Liu family and three from the Xiao family, what a nuisance."

Looking at their clothing and insignia, Zhou Qing had no time to pay attention to the outside world.

The most urgent task right now is to deal with the three people suppressed inside the [Mirror of Infernal Fire].

He took a deep breath, holding several top-grade wood-attribute spirit stones in each hand, and activated the Yin-Yang Technique at full power, allowing the pure spiritual energy within the spirit stones to flow into his body like a torrent.

Click!Click!
One, two, three... In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen spirit stones turned to ashes in his hands.

The light of the Four-Colored Spirit Gathering Array dimmed again, and he didn't hesitate to throw in hundreds of top-grade spirit stones to ensure a continuous supply of spiritual energy.

"It's time to close the net."

With his eyes closed, his mind completely sank into the [Mirror of Infernal Fire]...

……

A world of karmic fire!

This is a boundless, chaotic space, devoid of heaven and earth, without direction, where only the fire of sin burns eternally.

"Ahhhh——!"

A piercing scream echoed through the void.

Liu Hanchuan and Xiao Juechen were engulfed in karmic flames and struggled in agony.

The flames do not burn the physical body, but directly incinerate the soul!

The more they resisted, the more fiercely the karmic fire burned, as if it were trying to settle all the sins they had committed in their lives!
And on the other side-

"Zhou Qing!!!"

Liu Xuancang roared, his supreme power surging wildly, forcibly creating a vacuum zone in the sea of ​​fire.

However, the karmic fire, like a malignant sore, continued to erode his protective aura, burning with a hissing sound.

At this moment, Zhou Qing's figure slowly emerged in the void, coldly surveying the three. Here, he was the master of this space!

With a wave of his hand, the three were instantly separated into different spaces, completely severing any possibility of them joining forces.

Liu Xuancang suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with murderous intent!
"You little beast! You think you can trap this old man like this?!"

He laughed in anger, and a blood-red talisman suddenly appeared in his palm, which he slammed against his forehead!

"Burning Blood Breaking Boundary Technique!"

boom!
In an instant, his blood surged, and his supreme essence blood burned wildly, which briefly suppressed the erosion of the karmic fire!

"kill!"

He took a step forward, his figure approaching Zhou Qing like a ghost, his withered hand transforming into sharp claws, aiming straight for his throat!
"court death."

Zhou Qing smiled coldly, and suddenly a strange phenomenon of four flowers gathering at the top of his head appeared!

—A silver moon hangs in the sky, crimson flames surge, the blue sea roars, and golden clouds fill the sky!
In the center of the four-colored Dao flower, a golden Dao seed floats up and down, radiating a pressure that suppresses all ages!

"seal up!"

With a single shout, the void froze!

The entire mirror world seemed to be paused, even the raging karmic fire paused for a moment.

Liu Xuancang's figure suddenly froze in mid-air, his wrinkled old face still bearing a ferocious expression.

The burning blood energy around him was forcibly suppressed by an invisible force, like a flying insect frozen in amber, unable to even move its eyes.

"Four flowers gathering at the top... That's impossible!" he forced out a hoarse voice. "That was clearly just a rumor fabricated by the Holy Martial Dynasty, how could it possibly be true?"

The raging fire suddenly erupted!

The once still black sea of ​​fire suddenly surged into towering waves, and countless chains burning with sinful flames tore through the air, instantly piercing through Liu Xuancang's limbs and bones.

Even more terrifying, these chains began to frantically drain the supreme essence blood from his body, and with each drop drawn away, the karmic fire grew stronger!
"Ahhhh——!"

This veteran supreme being, who had dominated Nanhuang Prefecture for thousands of years, let out an unprecedentedly shrill scream.

He could clearly feel his primordial spirit being burned inch by inch by karmic fire, and the sins he had committed throughout his life flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.

Every wronged soul, every blood debt, at this moment, has turned into the most painful punishment, turning back on oneself!
"Zhou Qing," Liu Xuancang spat out black blood from his seven orifices, his voice suddenly turning cold, "Your control of such a weapon must be incredibly taxing on your mind. I can see you're nearing your limit."

His skeletal hand suddenly gripped a chain, refusing to let go despite the scorching flames.

"Once I'm free, I'll definitely extract your soul and refine your spirit, making you taste the full flavor of the world!"

Before he could finish his harsh words, even more intense karmic fire completely engulfed him.

"Noisy."

Zhou Qing coldly uttered two words, his right hand suddenly clenching.

Click!Click!Click!
Three shackles formed from pure karmic fire emerged from the void, with blood-red sinful runes flowing on the black chains, respectively binding Liu Xuancang's neck, dantian, and brow!

The moment the chains tightened, spiderweb-like blood-red patterns appeared beneath the opponent's withered skin—a sign that their primordial spirit had been locked up!
"Zhou is not good at killing."

He walked on the flames of karma, his pupils reflecting Liu Xuancang's distorted face, his voice chillingly calm:

"But once something is done, it leaves no room for future problems, so you've missed your chance!"

"May the Liu family patriarch rest in peace!"

With a slight lift of his fingertip, the world in the mirror suddenly trembled violently!
boom!
Countless crimson runes emerged from the void, pouring down like a torrential rain, each rune precisely imprinted on Liu Xuancang's primordial spirit!
With each incantation that entered his body, his primordial spirit dimmed a little more—this was true refining!

"No...no!!!"

Liu Xuancang's roar abruptly stopped.

His body began to become transparent, and his vast supreme essence was forcibly extracted and refined into the purest energy flow in the karmic fire!

"Bloodwing Phantom, solidify!"

Suddenly, a pair of blood-red wings that stretched across the sky and earth unfurled from Zhou Qing's back. As the wings closed, they completely enveloped Liu Xuancang, who was undergoing the refining process, forming a giant crimson cocoon.

Phew——!
The clear, melodious cry of the phoenix resounded throughout the world reflected in the mirror.

When the wings unfolded again, a Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystal the size of a human head floated in the air.

Inside the crystal flowed liquid-like supreme essence blood, and on the surface floated lingering karmic fire!

"Finally, it's done..."

Zhou Qing's face was deathly pale, but he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

Without hesitation, he pressed his palm against the tribulation crystal, and instantly, a surge of energy flowed into his body through his arm!

boom!
The previously dry meridians were instantly filled, and even the sound of rushing rivers could be heard.

After all, he had given all the Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystals to his father-in-law, and now he urgently needed to recover.

"not enough…"

Zhou Qing's gaze turned cold, his figure suddenly blurred, and when he reappeared, he was standing on a boiling sea of ​​blood.

Below, Liu Hanchuan was still screaming in agony.

Looking at the other person's disheveled appearance, Zhou Qing's eyes were full of disdain.

"It's laughable that someone like this can break through to the Supreme Realm!" With that, the four-colored flowers above his head condensed once more, and then directly suppressed everything below...

……

boom! boom! boom!
The four powerful spiritual energies exploded simultaneously, and the four-colored restrictions set up by Zhou Qing could no longer hold, collapsing as fragile as glass.

The shattered fragments of the array refracted eerie colored light in the air, turning into spiritual ash and dissipating before even hitting the ground.

"Charge in!" The leader of the Liu family, a Spirit Severing Realm expert, shouted, and the four of them shot into the core of the restriction like arrows.

But what awaited them was a gray fog that was even more turbulent and boiling than the outside.

The intense, almost tangible, obsession caused countless distorted faces to appear and disappear in the mist, while sharp roars pierced directly into the sea of ​​consciousness.

The protective aura around the four individuals trembled violently, yet their minds remained unstable due to the erosion caused by this malevolent energy.

"boom!"

Before they could even lock onto their target, several black columns of air, thicker than the sea of ​​fog, shot into the sky!

That's not spiritual energy, but rather resentment and malevolence condensed to the extreme!

Just from being brushed by it, the four felt a stinging pain in their primordial spirits, and their Dao hearts almost collapsed!
Moreover, the area of ​​obsession formed when a Spirit Slayer falls could originally be explored using divine sense.

But at this moment, when their divine senses reached out, it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, stuck and unable to move forward!
"Something's not right. This is... a domain of resentment that only forms when a Supreme Realm expert falls!"

One of the Xiao family members, a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator, exclaimed in disbelief.

Upon hearing this, the other three felt a sudden chill in their hearts, an unprecedented coldness washing over them!
"Patriarch! Ancestor!"

The Spirit Severing Realm cultivator from the Liu family was greatly shocked and immediately rushed downwards based on his memory of this area of ​​the family!

Seeing this, the other three dared not fall behind and immediately followed suit!

however--

"Are you looking for me?"

A voice as cold as ice suddenly rang in the ear of the last member of the Xiao family to reach the Spirit Severing Realm!

"...?!"

The middle-aged man from the Xiao family felt his blood freeze instantly, and even his heartbeat stopped for a moment!
He could clearly feel the other person's warm breath spraying onto the back of his neck!

——Pfft!
A long spear wrapped in purple-gold lightning bolts pierced through his chest without warning!

Blood dripped from the tip of the gun. His pupils contracted sharply as he looked down at the blood-stained gun barrel, letting out a hoarse "hoarse" sound.

"seal up."

Before he could struggle, a cold hand was already pressed against the back of his head!

The immense sealing power instantly suppressed his primordial spirit, solidifying it within his body, making it unable to even self-destruct!

"boom!"

His body was casually tossed into a storage bag, while Zhou Qing's figure had already disappeared back into the swirling gray mist, his gaze sharp as a knife, locking onto the remaining three.

And they were completely unaware that one person had already disappeared...

……

Outside the Liu family residence!
As dusk deepened, the three figures hidden in the shadows grew increasingly restless.

"Father, Third Uncle, shall we force our way in and take a look?" Shen Yunzhou clutched the communication jade slip that had been silent all along, his eyes anxiously fixed on the two of them.

Shen Lieyang remained silent, handing the decision over to his fourth brother beside him.

In terms of cultivation and strategy, he was ashamed of his inferiority, but if the fourth brother asked, he would definitely go through fire and water for him.

Shen Juefeng stared intently at the main gate of the Liu family, his brows furrowed deeply.

He was more anxious than anyone else, but he was also more aware that acting rashly might disrupt Zhou Qing's plans.

At this crucial moment—

"Something's not right!" Shen Juefeng suddenly exclaimed.

The guards of the Liu family seemed to have received some news and suddenly became agitated.

Immediately afterwards, a thick gray fog shot into the sky from inside the Liu family's residence.

The mist surged violently, instantly engulfing the entire protective formation.

"Contact your brother-in-law immediately!" Shen Juefeng's voice suddenly rose, his usually calm tone revealing a rare hint of urgency.

Shen Yunzhou's fingertips trembled, and he hurriedly activated his spiritual power to write rapidly on the jade slip.

As soon as the message was sent, he couldn't wait to look up in the direction of the Liu family.

"Fourth Brother" Shen Lieyang felt his throat was extremely dry and couldn't help but swallow. "This battle must have wiped out several Spirit Severing Realm cultivators in an instant."

Shen Juefeng remained silent, his gaze fixed on the churning gray mist.

……

At this moment, the thick fog inside the Liu family's courtyard was as sticky as a physical substance.

Zhou Qing's figure appeared and disappeared in the mist, his eyes flashing with a cold light, ready to strike at any moment.

Suddenly, the storage bag at his waist vibrated, interrupting his movements.

"Snapped!"

The jade slip appeared instantly, and a message of spiritual light appeared before them:

Brother-in-law, Dad, Uncle, and I are outside the Liu family's house. Are you alright?

Zhou Qing was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized.

He glanced up at the three people still frantically searching in the thick fog, then disappeared back into the shadows.

"I forgot."

He muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping over the mess on the floor.

The Liu family patriarch, the Liu family head, and the Xiao family patriarch have all been killed by him and turned into several Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystals.

The remaining three deserve to vent their anger.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing lightly tapped the jade slip to reply to the message, and at the same time took out the storage bag of the Liu family patriarch. With a light twist of his wrist, the entire clan protection formation collapsed.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Almost at the same instant the great formation dissipated, three sharp figures broke through the fog and arrived.

"who?!"

The cultivators from the Liu and Xiao families at the Spirit Severing Realm changed their expressions drastically and retreated hastily.

However, before they could form a defensive formation, an immense and unfathomable supreme pressure descended like a mountain.
Just a few days later, the entire Southern Phoenix Prefecture was shaken – the Liu family, which had just risen to fifth place among the eight great families, was wiped out overnight.

The news spread instantly through a special channel, causing an uproar among various forces.

The Eight Great Families were behemoths that had dominated Nanhuang Prefecture for thousands of years, yet two of them had been wiped out in just five years.

This horrifying event caused widespread panic among all the major powers, and the topic of conversation was everywhere—in the streets, alleys, teahouses, and taverns…

Is the fate of Nanhuang Prefecture truly about to change?
(End of this chapter)