C43 I Can't Leave You with a Complete Corpse!
"Kid, you're asking for it!"
The Cardioverter Ancestor was truly enraged. He felt as if this insignificant mortal was mocking him.
How could a mere mortal remain unharmed under his immense pressure?
Even more, the mortal had used that very pressure to advance to a new level of power!
This was an utter humiliation!
"Xiantian or not, you're nothing but an ant to me. I'll rip out your heart!" The Cardioverter Ancestor lashed out, his hand transforming into a claw of condensed Spiritual Energy, lunging for Lu Yu.
This was it!
Surely, this mortal was doomed!
Meng Zhuyun closed her eyes, convinced that the mortal before her was as good as dead.
The Cardioverter Ancestor had once obliterated a Celestial Gate in the Middle Land.
Previously, he had spared the mortal by chance, but now with murderous intent, how could the mortal possibly survive?
Just then, a cold voice echoed from the cave, "Keep shouting, and death will be the least of your worries." Lu Yu's voice was icy.
What!?
Meng Zhuyun's eyes snapped open, staring at Lu Yu in disbelief.
Even the Cardioverter Ancestor paused, taken aback. He had been through countless experiences in his years of cultivation.
Yet this Houtian ant before him was unnervingly composed!
"Is the Profound Zhou Academy really sending a mortal to his death? Skulking in the shadows and yet claiming to be a paragon of virtue? Show yourself, coward!" The Cardioverter Ancestor bellowed.
The cave shook with his roar, stones tumbling down around them.
"You've got it all wrong," Lu Yu said calmly, gesturing towards Meng Zhuyun caught in the grand formation, "I'm not her fellow disciple. I came here on my own."
What?!
The Cardioverter Ancestor was dumbfounded. Was this kid out of his mind?
He had slain innumerable foes, his very presence exuding a fearsome aura of death. Even seasoned cultivators quaked in his presence, none daring to meet his gaze.
Was this mortal youth truly unafraid of dying?
"What's the point of your bravado? He's a Heavenly Talisman Realm powerhouse. Not even an entire nation of mortal warriors could stand against him! You fool, you should be running for your life!" Meng Zhuyun cried out suddenly.
Meng Zhuyun was truly in a state of urgency.
At the Profound Zhou Academy, where the cultivation of saintly methods was paramount, the emphasis was on self-sacrifice for the greater good. Meng had resolved in her heart that she would rather die than disrupt the dragon-pulse and fail to protect the citizens of this mortal realm.
Yet, this mortal youth had acted with such impetuosity!
Cardioverter was no ordinary adversary; even Meng knew to approach him with utmost caution.
"Hehe, you almost had me fooled," Cardioverter chuckled darkly. "I'm not going to waste words with you. Did you really think you could distract me with a mortal and rescue Meng Zhuyun?"
"You're mistaken," Lu Yu interjected sharply. "I'm not here to save that woman. To be honest, I find it tedious to even engage with a Demonic Cultivator like you."
"I could overlook your killing elsewhere, but not here."
"This Feng Shui Grand Formation, drawing Yin Qi from the dragon-pulse, is tolerable for now, limited to this mountain range. But in ten years, the dragon-pulse will be eroded by the Yin Qi, leaving the entire Mortal Kingdom barren, plagued by endless famines. That is your first sin!"
"The people you've slaughtered are citizens of my Daliang. My father, Mu Shou, has dedicated his life to ensuring the peace and prosperity of Great Liang. Your indiscriminate killing of Daliang's people is your second sin!"
"And your formation—why place it directly facing Longjing, and right at my doorstep no less? That is your third sin!"
As Lu Yu concluded, Cardioverter burst into a scornful laugh. "Excellent, excellent! This is the first time a mortal has dared to lecture me. What does it matter if I exterminate this entire mortal nation?"
Lu Yu responded calmly, "Your transgressions are too numerous. Today, I fear I won't be able to leave your body whole."
