Almost simultaneously, it wasn't just the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect who felt the shock.

Even more astonished were the other powerful experts hidden around and Xiu Ju from the Dark Department.

Enshrouded in the shadows, Xiu Ju, releasing her Divine Sense and failing to locate Shen Qiang, excitedly murmured, "A genius! Truly worthy of being the man who slept with me. He has just entered the Nascent Soul Stage, and yet, after just one battle, he has already discovered the secret of light and shadow."

"The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow it casts."

"Only under the brilliance of electric light can the perfect hiding spot be created, good, very good!"

Boom!

At this moment, the Tiger Demon Fubo had already sent the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect flying back with a thunderous punch.

And almost at the same time, the Sect Leader of the Happiness Sect, the Crane Spirit, the Black Bear Spirit Xiong Zhenghui, the Octopus Monster Baoyu the Third, the Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing, the Golden Cicada, and Jing Xiangwei of the Jing Family, who possessed a thousand-year-old Flower Demon, had started to besiege the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect.

Meanwhile, Shen Qiang, who stood calmly in his original spot, had activated his invisibility through the Star Moon Protection, bathed in moonlight, and was shockingly aware of something.

Xiu Ju, who had disappeared, was hiding behind a massive puppet enshrouded in flames.

In that instant, Shen Qiang immediately understood the principle behind her disappearance.

The flames rising from the huge puppet were like a bright lamp in the dark night.

Everyone could see it.

And this was the case even for those using their Divine Sense to observe.

In such a situation, it created a scenario akin to "darkness under the lamplight."

Xiu Ju, lying hidden behind the puppet, became invisible to the onlookers.

Because the puppet and the flames were right there.

Such a discovery delighted Shen Qiang, and he felt a vague sense of enlightenment in his heart.

Boom!

As the loud noise erupted, the ferocious Gang Wind jolted Shen Qiang back to reality.

Because the scene unfolding before him was not what Shen Qiang had anticipated.

According to Shen Qiang's expectations,

by now, the Mixed Element Realm experts and the Sect Leader of the Long Yan Sword Sect should have already perished, and even the Great Elder—who stood at the peak of the Mixed Element Realm—couldn't possibly survive the siege of the crowd.

Thus Shen Qiang, who had successfully concealed his aura and remained invisible on the side, felt very secure.

But what surprised Shen Qiang at this moment was,

the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect—who had already been infected with the botulinum toxin—had not only drawn his sword but was also invincible amidst the onslaught of the crowd.

Boom!

Xiong Zhenghui was once again injured and fell back.

A gap appeared in the encirclement of the group.

Danger!

Under the observation of his Divine Sense, Shen Qiang instinctively realized that the next strike from the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect was sure to target Jing Xiangwei, who was nearby. Since she only had the false power of the Mixed Element Realm, she could die from this strike!

Boom!

The electric light violently burst forth.

In the instant Shen Qiang revealed his figure,

The Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect, who had injured the Black Bear Spirit, charged towards Shen Qiang, roaring, "Youngster, meet your death!"

But Shen Qiang smiled.

It's true that Divine Sense needed time to react,

But all it took was anticipation, to predict his attack beforehand. And what then, even if he was a being standing at the peak of the Mixed Element Realm?

Amidst the crackling static electricity!

As his Fury-infused True Yuan was about to pierce Shen Qiang, it shattered his figure, which had turned into a burst of electric light.

And almost in the very next instant, Shen Qiang, radiant in a blaze of light, had already appeared a hundred meters away.

The Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect raged, "Only good at running away, youngster, if you're brave enough, face this old man in a fair fight!"

Shen Qiang, like a luminous beacon in the dark of night.

His eyes had already lost their golden hue.

Tufts of hair on his forehead flitted about in the wind.

The upturned corners of his mouth, confident and yet haughty.

"To not even catch up with a junior, it seems you have wasted your entire life in vain."

Upon hearing Shen Qiang's merciless mockery.

The Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect paid no heed to the people surrounding him, attacking relentlessly, and chased after Shen Qiang as if he had gone mad.

In the moment that scene was observed.

The many strong onlookers hiding afar couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"Shen Qiang clearly possesses the rare thunder attribute of a gold element cultivator. Gold element cultivators are characterised by the fastest speed and the strongest attack power. At the same time, their greatest weakness is poor resilience to blows; almost every gold element cultivator has such an issue."

"But this Shen Qiang is an anomaly. He boasts a demon-like physique with frighteningly high resistance to blows. Now, he even possesses a speed that far surpasses the Nascent Soul Stage, somewhere between the Yang God Realm and Mixed Element Realm powerhouses. Blindly pursuing him is simply a waste of time."

"Alas... pursuing a thunder attribute cultivator is unwise, as their speed is too fast. Ordinary sword flight is simply incapable of catching up to them."

"The Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect has acted impulsively. If Shen Qiang hadn't reached the Nascent Soul Stage and had no Divine Sense, it would be as easy as flipping one's hand to kill Shen Qiang with the Great Elder's peak Mixed Element Realm strength. But now, Shen Qiang possesses Divine Sense, and it seems he has also grasped the basics of using it. With his strong resilience, swift speed, and if Shen Qiang doesn't foolishly engage in a head-on fight, the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect dreams of killing him before his True Yuan runs out."

"Such Shen Qiang has already risen. Without reaching Dao Fruit Stage, killing him would be as hard as reaching the heavens!"

As the onlookers sighed,

The Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect bellowed, "Shameless youngster, you have killed countless of my sect members, today I must slay you!"

Shen Qiang's figure flashed, appearing a hundred meters away. Although his forehead was sweaty and his True Yuan consumption was great, thanks to the vast storage of his superior Qi Sea, these expenses were not a burden at all.

As long as Shen Qiang intended to escape, before his True Yuan was exhausted, it was highly unlikely for the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect to kill Shen Qiang.

Therefore, Shen Qiang was overjoyed, and more so because the time the Great Elder had been infected with botulinum toxin had exceeded one minute and forty seconds.

This meant that he was now at a point where the toxin could take effect at any time.

And the reason Shen Qiang was being pursued closer and closer by the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect was that Shen Qiang knew he had to create the illusion that it was possible for the Elder to catch up. Otherwise, once the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect realized he could not catch Shen Qiang,

He would definitely strike at others. With his peak Mixed Element Realm strength, it might still be difficult to kill others, but to kill Jing Xiangwei or Jiang Hanyang would be as easy as flipping one's hand.

Boom!

The Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect stood about fifty meters in front of Shen Qiang.

The arm holding the sword trembled eerily.

Then, forming a sword technique with his hand, he roared, "I have a sword named Immortal Slayer!"

Boom!

Nature's spiritual energy surged wildly, forming behind him into a giant sword that appeared almost larger than the Dinghao Hotel itself. The scatter of the Gang Wind was like blades, instantly shredding the surrounding trees and cliffs in a moment.

"Run quickly!"

The numerous strong onlookers, seeing the fearsome sword soaring sky-high, trembled with fear.

"This is the peak power of the Mixed Element Realm, the peak of Long Yan Sword, without the power of Dao Fruit Stage, there is simply no way to counter it!"

"If we don't hide now, even Mixed Element Realm cultivators are doomed!"

But just as the giant sword, wrapped in furious True Yuan as if to tear the skies, targeted Shen Qiang.

Everybody watched in horror as Shen Qiang turned into a streak of light rushing towards the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect.

"Fool!" Xiu Ju's eyes widened.

"Stupid!" The anxious crowd of onlookers exclaimed.

But just then,

Splat!

Blood accompanied by a flying head soared through the air.

Then to everyone's shock, they saw Shen Qiang, standing arrogantly next to the headless corpse of the Great Elder of the Long Yan Sword Sect, a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth, a silver flashing surgical knife rapidly spinning between his fingers.

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