But within that crater, a faint heartbeat echoed, as a heart—half crimson, half ethereal blue—gently pulsed.

During the pulsing, blood vessels and flesh grew forth, as if a new body were to regenerate centered around this heart!

Wind Sun Moon had not died. His mid-grade Demon Monster Immortal Body indeed possessed terrifying life force. Wind Sun Moon knew that being wounded by Su Changkong’s Blade Intent could damage his spirit, and being killed on a spiritual level would be far worse than placing his faith in his Immortal Body to perform such a mutually destructive move.

Though it would cause his body to disintegrate, he still had a chance to survive.

Wind Sun Moon’s gamble paid off. Although his body vaporized into ash at the moment of the demonic power’s detonation, his heart remained intact. With time, flesh began to painfully regrow from the heart as its center.

“It’s… It’s me who’s won…”

Wind Sun Moon regrew bones and muscles, and although his fearsome face devoid of skin was filled with excitement and joy, this was the difference between the human race and Monster Warriors!

“Pfft!”

But suddenly, Wind Sun Moon’s pupils constricted as a long blade pierced him from behind, running through his heart and protruding from his chest. A Blade Intent that could sever the spirit tore his Sea of Consciousness apart.

“How could… it be… like this…”

Muscles on Wind Sun Moon’s face twitched in resentment, but his body slumped to the ground, devoid of life.

“Huff huff huff…”

Behind Wind Sun Moon, Su Changkong, drenched in blood, gasped for air.

At this moment, Su Changkong himself was gravely injured. Wind Sun Moon had self-destructed; though Su Changkong had retreated rapidly and used Turtle Breathing Qi Armor to protect his body, he was still shaken to the point that his bones fractured and his organs bled, nearly causing him to faint on the spot.

Fortunately, with mastery over the Heaven Silkworm Technique, Su Changkong’s life force was terrifyingly strong. As long as his head remained undamaged, he could recover. He quickly used Heaven Silkworm True Qi to stitch his ruptured organs, realign and connect his broken bones, and, struggling, approached the severely wounded Wind Sun Moon, who was slowly regenerating.

Focusing his Blade Intent, Su Changkong delivered a thrust that pierced his heart!

“It’s me who’s won…”

Su Changkong coughed up several mouthfuls of blood harshly. Wiping the corner of his mouth, he looked at the body on the ground.

This battle had not been easy to win. The main issue was that Wind Sun Moon, having merged with a mid-grade Demon Monster’s Crystal Core, was indeed not comparable to the likes of Zhong Yue. Despite being completely overpowered, he had still had a mutual destruction trick up his sleeve.

It was lucky that Su Changkong’s Turtle Breathing Qi Armor had absorbed most of the damage, and combined with the life force from the Heaven Silkworm Technique, the severely injured Su Changkong quickly regained composure and managed to kill the similarly weak and wounded Wind Sun Moon.

He was the one who had the last laugh! Both enemies, who had posed a great threat to him in Chi Dragon Hall, had now fallen to his blade!

“It’s a pity… I still don’t know if Hong Zhenxiang is dead or alive.”

Su Changkong sighed inwardly. According to Wind Sun Moon, Hong Zhenxiang had been taken away by an envoy from the headquarters of the Life Extinguishing Association. Not only was Su Changkong unaware of the whereabouts of that headquarters, but he could also imagine that the very top Monster Warriors would be stationed there.

Not just his current self, but even a real Five-Qi Grandmaster attempting to infiltrate would probably face life-threatening danger. For now, he had no choice but to let it go.

At least, having killed two of his enemies, Wind Sun Moon and Zhong Yue, the trip wasn’t in vain.

“Clean up… and leave quickly.”

Although this place was hundreds, if not a thousand miles away from Central South Valley and was seldom frequented by others, the commotion just now had been too great. It could potentially attract unwanted attention, so cleaning up the battlefield and leaving was the right course of action.

Su Changkong swiftly cleaned up the battlefield, and his gains were not insignificant. First and foremost were the Demon Monster Crystal Cores, a total of three, including two lower-grade and the mid-grade Demon Monster Crystal Core condensed after Wind Sun Moon’s death.

It was a Crystal Core, half red and half ethereal blue, indeed far more wondrous than the lower-grade Demon Monster Crystal Cores!

Beyond that, there were also three strands of Innate Qi, which Su Changkong effortlessly extracted from the corpses using the Turtle Breath Technique.

“Let’s leave…”

After dealing with the three corpses, Su Changkong, dragging his exhausted and wounded body, quickly left the area.

All was calm again, with only a nearly one-mile-diameter crater in the snow, a testament to the fierce battle that had taken place there.

Su Changkong moved far away from Central South Valley and returned near Feiyun City. Along the way, he occasionally stopped to rest, healing his injured body with the Heaven Silkworm Technique.

Several days later, when he neared Feiyun City, Su Changkong’s injuries had mostly healed. He had not forgotten Cui Xin, whom he had buried in the wilderness.

Cui Xin, truly a Demon Monster, was buried underground with severed veins, yet still clung to a breath of life. Previously, Cui Xin had intentionally given false information, essentially deceiving Su Changkong, but Su Changkong didn’t bother to take it personally. He mercifully ended Cui Xin’s life and in return gained another strand of Innate Qi and a Demon Monster Crystal Core.

One could imagine that the death of Wind Sun Moon, a cadre-level figure of the Life Extinguishing Association, would even alarm the headquarters. This was no small matter for the association, which would investigate the murderer with full force.

Su Changkong decided he needed to keep a low profile and be cautious in the near future and continue to improve his strength to face any unforeseen changes and dangers!

“Let’s go to Cangyun Pavilion.”

Su Changkong had not forgotten about his intention to purchase Spirit Pills and recipes from Cangyun Pavilion. Having encountered Cui Xin had merely changed his plans. Now, it was time to revisit Cangyun Pavilion.

At Cangyun Pavilion, the arrival of Su Changkong naturally led to Tang Ming, the manager, receiving him personally.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Madara Web Novel