The squad leader turned and instantly saw Su Xi, disguised as a passerby, in front of him. Around her, others lay motionless on the ground, clearly dead.
"What are you doing?" the squad leader asked, his eyes full of anger towards Su Xi, displeased with her actions.
He knew that his team wasn't peaceful and that there were many internal struggles. The people in front of him might have been teammates that morning and would ruthlessly kill someone by night.
This was the rule of Tian Zhi Hen, and also an tacitly understood regulation.
However, the squad leader's current anger wasn't because Su Xi had killed, but because she had done it so inappropriately.
The Heavenly Pool Insect Mother was already in turmoil, yet Su Xi was still thinking about fighting, and if time was wasted, none of them could bear the consequences.
"Isn't it obvious? You're still asking me what I want to do?" Su Xi pointed at the corpses around them, not worried.
She had already scanned with her supercomputer and knew that the squad leader in front of her was only at the Golden Core stage. Dealing with him wouldn't be too difficult.
The reason she hadn't acted just now was simply because many of her methods hadn't been unleashed yet. Now that she could use them, she naturally had no need to worry.
In this hidden room, she believed no one could detect her magical fluctuations. Killing someone was not a problem.
Hearing Su Xi's tone and seeing her figure subtly blocking the exit, the squad leader already knew what she was planning.
Understanding Su Xi's intentions, the squad leader suddenly couldn't help but laugh.
It was normal for everyone to have ideals and ambitions, but day-dreaming constantly was not good. One wrong step could easily lead to self-harm.
He knew very well the strength of the squad he led.
There wasn't a single capable fighter, and now she even thought of acting against him, it was simply courting death.
"Since you're actively seeking death, don't blame me for being ruthless." The squad leader's clothes instantly billowed without wind, and a powerful aura of black energy began to rapidly sweep towards Su Xi.
He had allied himself with the demons for hundreds of years, and all his magical power had been converted into demonic energy. In this place so rich in demonic energy, he was like a fish in water.
Moreover, as the squad leader, he had refined the vital blood of each member of his team. Every time they fought, he had an oppressive advantage over these people, a natural combat superiority.
The demonic energy on his body quickly condensed in the air into a forty-meter-long great saber, cleaving towards Su Xi's head.
Before the great saber had fully descended, a strong storm instantly erupted around them. In the storm, Su Xi was blown back several steps, her entire body seemingly immobilized as if struck by a binding spell.
The great saber glinted, and before it even fell, a powerful pressure emanated from it, seeming to possess the might to split the heavens and earth.
If she were to be struck, Su Xi had no doubt she would be cleaved in two.
Victory in sight, the squad leader laughed heartily, "You still want to usurp the throne? Let's see if you can dodge my attack under my bloodline suppression."
His move was not only immensely powerful but also utilized the power of his bloodline.
As a demon squad leader, his bloodline had undergone an evolution. For Su Xi, who had not evolved, there was no comparison.
The gap between them was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Su Xi didn't expect the squad leader to have such formidable strength and was secretly a little surprised. However, although the squad leader's attack was powerful, she didn't feel much pressure.
The squad leader's attack had a suppressive effect on demons, but unfortunately, she wasn't a demon at all.
The squad leader's attack was merely somewhat powerful to her, but it did not suppress her with bloodline power. Her strength was not inhibited.
"Soul Ferry."
Su Xi roared, and black energy instantly began to emanate from her body.
However, the black energy on her body carried no trace of malevolence. Instead, it possessed a cold and aloof distance, like a lonely night rejecting the moon's embrace.
With the appearance of the black light, the power that had originally restrained Su Xi began to dissolve inch by inch.
Before the squad leader knew what was happening, he instantly felt a tremor from the depths of his soul, and then his entire body's muscles seemed to stiffen.
"???"
The squad leader couldn't understand why his body was reacting this way, but he could feel his soul being drawn out of his body inch by inch.
As his soul dissipated, the magical power he had condensed in the sky also began to disappear.
Before it could even approach Su Xi, it had vanished completely.
Seeing this, the squad leader finally panicked.
Who was this person in front of him? Why did she possess such powerful magic, and why wasn't she afraid of his bloodline suppression?
Demons liked to temper their bodies, unlike human cultivators who preferred to study spells to increase their combat power.
After a split second of thought, the squad leader instantly realized.
Su Xi was not a demon, but a human.
Possessing such powerful magic, it was clear that Su Xi was from one of the Five Great Immortal Mountains.
Thinking that someone from the Five Great Immortal Mountains had infiltrated, the squad leader's surprise deepened. He had never expected to be caught off guard in his own territory.
In his haste, he wanted to send a signal to notify others outside.
Their plan had reached a critical juncture, and Su Xi absolutely could not be allowed to disrupt it.
But although he desperately wanted to relay the news from here, his soul was being drawn out bit by bit, making him unable to move, let alone send a signal.
In the face of absolute strength, all other techniques were merely flashy.
He could only watch helplessly as his soul was extracted inch by inch, feeling utterly powerless.
"Collect!"
Su Xi uttered a soft incantation, completely yanking the squad leader's soul from his body.
As his soul was pulled out, the squad leader's body lost its source of power and slowly collapsed to the ground, motionless.
After finishing this, Su Xi turned her gaze to the others who were bound.
The external conflicts were resolved, and the remaining ones were internal.
While these people weren't particularly powerful, having more helpers would save her some effort. As long as the remaining lingering worries could be resolved, other matters would not be a problem.