Heaven rewards diligence, but there are always fairies plotting against me.

"boom!!!"

Xu Shuang and Lin Ruoxue simultaneously unleashed formidable power.

A deafening roar echoed through the canyon, and the violent shockwave sent rocks flying several meters into the air.

Song Qing felt an overwhelming force strike him, as if he had been hit hard. His attack was instantly shattered, and he tumbled several times in the air before finally landing with difficulty. He staggered back more than ten steps, leaving a series of deep footprints on the ground.

His blood surged, and he was horrified. He suddenly looked up and glanced to both sides.

On the left, a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in white, with an expression as cold as ice, stood on a boulder. In her hand, a long, icy blue sword gleamed coldly. It was none other than Lin Ruoxue, a prominent figure in the sect!

On the treetop of the ancient tree to the right, Xu Shuang of the Law Enforcement Hall, dressed in a black outfit, stood with his arms crossed, looking down at him with a gaze as if he were looking at a dead man, a mocking sneer on his lips.

"What? Lin Ruoxue... Xu Shuang... you, how did you get here?!"

Upon seeing the two women, Song Qing was struck dumb, unable to believe her eyes.

He rubbed his eyes hard, even wondering if he was under some kind of illusion.

These two are a renowned aloof and cold figure within the sect, and a ruthless enforcer in the Enforcement Hall who acts decisively and efficiently!

How could they all appear in this desolate wilderness at this time, and even join forces to protect Chu Chang?

"I naturally invited these two senior sisters."

Chu Chang stood on the edge of the cliff, leisurely patting non-existent dust off his sleeves, and smiled slightly, saying, "Young Master Song, as I've said before, I never fight a battle I'm not sure I can win."

"You...you plotted against me?!" Song Qing gritted her teeth, staring intently at Chu Chang, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Trying to scheme against you? That's called being prepared for a rainy day."

Chu Chang gave a disdainful sneer:

"Ever since you threatened me in public, I knew that a petty and spoiled brat like you would never let this go. Since I was on guard against you, I naturally had to make some preparations. Senior Sister Xu Shuang is usually the most fair and just, so I asked her to keep an eye on things for me. Sure enough, you can't change your ways, and you actually secretly investigated my mission whereabouts."

After Senior Sister Xu Shuang noticed your suspicious actions, she and I devised this plan to lure you out. I deliberately went out on a mission to draw you out of the sect, while the two senior sisters were already waiting here. Song Qing, you think you're the hunter, but little do you know, you're just prey that willingly walked into the trap!

Upon hearing this, Song Qing's face flushed red and then turned pale, becoming extremely grim. He never imagined that his supposedly flawless ambush plan would be so full of loopholes in Chu Chang's eyes, even turning into a deadly trap aimed at him!

"Hahaha! Well done, Chu Chang! What a masterstroke of using someone else to do your dirty work!"

Song Qing, enraged, laughed coldly, his face contorted as he pointed at Lin Ruoxue and Xu Shuang, and began to hurl insults:

"Lin Ruoxue! Xu Shuang! Have you two bitches gone mad?! My master is an inner sect elder! If you dare to lay a finger on me today, my master will grind you to dust! Are you going to make enemies of the Song family for such a mere outer sect apprentice?! If you know what's good for you, get out of my way right now, or you won't be able to withstand the sect rules and the wrath of the inner sect elder!"

Lin Ruoxue listened to Song Qing's filthy words, a flash of disgust crossing her eyes. Her voice was as cold as unyielding ice: "Even on the verge of death, you still dare to use your father to intimidate others. Song Qing, the evidence against you for secretly colluding with Huang Shigui and harming your fellow disciples is irrefutable. Your execution here today is in accordance with the sect's laws. Even your father can't protect you!"

"Pah! Nonsense!" Song Qing spat, shouting wildly, "Evidence? What evidence? In this desolate wilderness, if I kill you all, who will know it was me?!"

Xu Shuang, standing to the side, snorted coldly, cracking his knuckles. "Enough nonsense. Dead men tell no tales. Let's do it!"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Shuang made the first move!

Her figure moved like a black lightning bolt, instantly tearing through the void.

His powerful cultivation at the late stage of Qi Refining Realm erupted, and with a single punch, the violent crimson fist light, like a meteor, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, headed straight for Song Qing's chest.

At the same time, Lin Ruoxue also moved.

She was dressed in flowing white robes, like a celestial maiden descended to earth, but every move she made was deadly.

With his ice-blue longsword, he drew a giant ice lotus in the air. The ice lotus petals transformed into countless incomparably sharp sword energies, which covered the sky and blocked all of Song Qing's escape routes.

"Damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"

Faced with the combined attack of two female prodigies of the same level, or even stronger than himself, Song Qing felt the threat of death.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he bit his tongue hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood onto the greatsword.

"Blood Fiend Sword Technique!"

Buzz!

As the essence blood merged with it, the superior-grade spiritual sword in Song Qing's hand erupted with a monstrous blood-red light, from which the faint wails of wronged souls could be heard.

Countless blood-red sword shadows intertwined to form a blood curtain, colliding violently with Xu Shuang's fist energy and Lin Ruoxue's ice lotus sword energy.

"Bang bang bang bang!!"

The canyon was instantly engulfed in a surge of energy.

Strong winds raged, snapping large swathes of ancient trees and causing rocks to collapse.

Song Qing desperately squeezed out the spiritual power in his body. Relying on the brutality of the Blood Path Technique and the high-grade spiritual weapon in his hand, he actually managed to withstand several rounds of attacks from the two women.

But he knew very well that this was just a short-sighted solution, and if he dragged it out any longer, he would surely die!

"Chu Chang! Die!"

Song Qing keenly noticed that during the battle between the three, Chu Chang, the "instigator," had been standing not far away without making a move.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. Despite taking a heavy punch from Xu Shuang in the back and spitting out blood, he used the force of the impact to tear a gap in the encirclement of the two women like a vengeful ghost. Holding the blood sword, he madly stabbed at Chu Chang!

He wants to drag Chu Chang down with him!

As long as this culprit is killed, his death will be worthwhile!

"Watch out!" Lin Ruoxue's pretty face changed, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"Dream on!" Xu Shuang shouted angrily, wanting to turn around to help, but the two were too far apart and it was too late.

However, when faced with Song Qing, who was charging towards him with endless killing intent and seemed to be in a frenzy, Chu Chang's lips curled up slightly.

"Song Qing, do you really think I'm an easy target?"

Chu Chang wiped his right hand across the storage bag.

A short blade, entirely black and radiating an eerie, ghostly green light, with liquid seemingly writhing on its edge, instantly appeared in his hand!

It is the blade of corrosion.

"cut!"

At this moment, Chu Chang's true essence and physical strength erupted without reservation.

He shifted his feet, his figure flashing like a ghost as he dodged Song Qing's deadly sword strike. At the same time, the corrosive blade in his right hand transformed into a green lightning bolt, drawing a strange arc in the air.

"Rip!!"

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh was clearly audible.

The corrosive blade sliced ​​across Song Qing's right arm joint with extreme precision.

"ah!!"

A heart-wrenching scream instantly echoed throughout the entire canyon.

On Song Qing's slashed right arm, instead of bleeding, large patches of dark green pus quickly appeared, accompanied by a pungent, foul-smelling white smoke. Flesh, blood, veins, and even bones were melting and rotting at a visible speed!

"My hand! My hand!!!"

Song Qing's face was contorted in pain, and cold sweat poured down his face.

The terrifying corrosive power spread wildly from his arm to his shoulder and internal organs. No matter how much he mobilized his spiritual power to resist, he could not stop the blackish-green toxin from devouring him.

"This is the end you deserve."

Chu Chang's eyes were icy cold, giving the other party no chance to breathe.

He swept forward like the Grim Reaper, the corrosive blade in his hand flashing a cold, eerie green light that rapidly magnified in Song Qing's eyes, which were filled with fear and despair.

"Pfft!"

The short blade pierced Song Qing's heart.

"Glug... Glug..."

Rotten black blood gushed from Song Qing's mouth and chest. His life force was completely devoured within two breaths by the eerie power of the corrosive blade.

Even his corpse was rapidly melting into a pool of foul-smelling black water, leaving only a broken skeleton and a high-grade spirit sword that had lost its spiritual light and fallen to the ground.

The wind howled, and the canyon gradually returned to its deathly silence.

Lin Ruoxue and Xu Shuang landed, looking at the pool of black water on the ground and the black short blade that Chu Chang had already put away. A deep sense of fear flashed in both of their eyes.

They knew Chu Changqiang, but they never expected him to be this strong.

"Thank you both for your help."

Chu Chang turned around, his face already back to its usual gentle and calm expression, as if the ruthless person who had just delivered a fatal blow was not him at all.

He bent down and picked up Song Qing's storage bag and spirit sword, which she had left behind, and threw them to the two women.