Chapter 650 - Encountering Snowmen

Chapter 650 - Encountering Snowmen

No one expected it to be a trap. This was a sly design, a meticulously crafted trap by Liu Wuxie to lure them in, and it was too late by the time they realized what was happening.

Liu Wuxie had long calculated every step and movement in his predictions. After all, he had mastered the strongest martial techniques of the ten major sects, allowing him to hold a decisive advantage over his foes.

"Liu Wuxie, you demon!" Peng Bin roared moments before Liu Wuxie decapitated his head.

There were fifteen people a breath ago, but only five remained standing now, their faces pale with terror. As for the other ten disciples, their corpses lay on the ground.

The surviving five disciples took a deep breath as the sight before them was too horrifying to comprehend. They couldn't fathom how things developed in this manner.

"Y-You've been hiding your true strength!" stammered a disciple in the pinnacle of the Astral River Realm. He finally realized that Liu Wuxie had been playing the fool by concealing his strength.

"Don't you think it's too late to realize that now?" Liu Wuxie said and charged at the five, performing True Strike, Soul Spears, Frost Finger, Earth-Binding Chains, and the Demonic Purgatory Chains.

The five were caught by surprise, and they didn't know how to put up a resistance against Liu Wuxie. When they managed to block the True Strike, they would be assaulted by the Frost Finger. When they evaded the Frost Finger, the Soul Spear would come assaulting.

By the time they managed to avoid that, they were bound by the Earth-Binding Chains. This was a one-sided massacre, and the five didn't even know how they died. They couldn't fathom how Liu Wuxie mastered many techniques, each executed with unrivaled precision. The Demonic Purgatory Chains, in particular, left them utterly helpless and bound in place.

After they were all killed, Liu Wuxie cleared the battlefield and vanished with fifteen interspatial rings.

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A few hundred people gathered on the frozen lake. Aside from the Heavenly Origin Sect, Azure Crimson Gate, and Indigo Cloud Gate, disciples of the Transcendent Plume Gate, Sky Rift Valley, and Misty Sect were also present.

With so many people searching for Liu Wuxie, escape seemed impossible. But who would've thought that Liu Wuxie had already left shortly before they had arrived?

"Where's Liu Wuxie?" demanded Deng Yong of the Indigo Cloud Gate as soon as he arrived, questioning the disciples from the other sects.

Everyone shook their heads as they had just arrived and hadn't seen any trace of Liu Wuxie.

It didn't take long before Bai Yuan arrived with his team, who went to ask the other disciples of the Heavenly Origin Sect. However, no one found any trace of Liu Wuxie anywhere.

"This is strange. Where are the disciples who reported his location?" someone muttered, his voice tinged with unease. Something was clearly amiss. The news had come from Miao Shi, but the Heavenly Origin Sect disciples couldn’t establish contact with him.

Similarly, the Azure Crimson Gate disciples failed to reach Jia Fengmao and his team. Even the Indigo Cloud Gate couldn't find the disciples who had sent a message to them.

All communications had been cut off once the disciples had reached the frozen lake, and those who notified the sects had vanished. Vanished, along with Liu Wuxie.

"Could it be that Liu Wuxie killed them?" murmured one of the Divine Sun Palace disciples, and that was the only plausible explanation.

"That's impossible! How can he possibly kill forty to fifty experts all at once?" questioned someone from the Dugu Clan. Even if Liu Wuxie was skilled, how could he possibly kill so many people?

As the Misty Sect was known for being peaceful, its disciples remained in safe zones after entering the barrier. They cared little for their rankings and only wanted to leave this place safely while honing their skills in this unique environment.

"Just the Heavenly Origin Sect won't be able to control the Misty Sect. Let's notify the others as well," Bai Yuan said as he walked forward. Though the Misty Sect's ranking wasn't high, their strength couldn't be underestimated.

The Heavenly Origin Sect couldn't capture them by themselves, and they had to borrow the strength of the Indigo Cloud Gate and Azure Crimson Gate.

"I'll have it done immediately!" Ye Feng volunteered for the mission and dashed toward the Azure Crimson Gate's direction to relay the plan.

When the Azure Crimson Gate heard of the plan, they agreed without hesitation and notified the Indigo Cloud Gate, who hesitated. After all, if their actions were revealed, it would tarnish their reputation and standing.

However, the Indigo Cloud Gate ultimately agreed because they all guessed that Liu Wuxie had killed their fellow disciples, and it would be worth it if they could kill Liu Wuxie, regardless of the cost.

......

Meanwhile, after leaving the frozen lake, Liu Wuxie was heading to the towering peak. This area had fewer people, making it ideal for him to rest for a few days to digest what had happened in the past two days.

After slaying so many people and devouring their energies from their corpses, he needed time to consolidate himself.

"Run! The snowman is coming!" When Liu Wuxie wanted to rest, two Sky Rift Valley disciples ran over from the left.

Behind the two disciples loomed a colossal snowman, reaching over sixteen meters and looking like a massive fortress. It was clear that someone had ventured too far up the peak and alarmed the snowmen.

In mere moments, the snowman was only a few dozen meters away from Liu Wuxie, and similar scenes had unfolded in multiple regions. Snowmen had appeared, hunting humans.

As the snowman pursuing the two Sky Rift Valley disciples drew closer, a gigantic palm descended and shattered the ground. Despite the two disciples' desperate efforts, they were no match for the snowman in terms of speed.

In the snowy terrain, the snowman appeared to glide effortlessly, as though hovering above the ground while it moved.

When the two Sky Rift Valley disciples saw Liu Wuxie, their eyes flickered with hope. They didn't want to die—not at the hands of a snowman.

Liu Wuxie had plenty of time to intervene and save them, but saving them would mean fighting the snowman, making him his new target. He was weighing if it was worth the risk.

He could have easily abandoned the two Sky Rift Valley disciples to their fate, but a memory resurfaced—how the Sky Rift Valley elder had once stood up for him in Serene Sea City, resolving Li Hongda's coercion. That act of kindness had left a debt of gratitude unpaid.

Liu Wuxie believed in repaying kindness tenfold—and he applied the same principle to those who sought to harm him.

"Roll to the left!" Liu Wuxie yelled.

The two disciples didn't dare disobey, as they had no better options and could only trust Liu Wuxie. They rolled to the side, but the snowman's palm was too massive, making it impossible for them to avoid it.

However, Liu Wuxie's intention wasn't for them to evade the palm but to create space for him to attack, as he might risk injuring them if they remained on the same path.