He couldn't understand.
His long sword had clearly pierced Chen Nan's body.
But not a single drop of blood had splashed.
Instead, he was the one who was injured.
Such a bizarre and strange method was unheard of, let alone personally experienced.
Fortunately, these three injuries were not fatal.
With a thought, the three long swords turned in the air and attacked Chen Nan again.
And this time.
He circulated the Yin energy within his body to envelop himself.
Prepared to resist.
Puchi!
Puchi!
Puchi!
The three long swords pierced Chen Nan's chest one after another.
Perhaps it was because he was prepared for defense.
This time.
Ji Tian did not suffer any attacks.
But behind him came three shrill screams.
He suddenly turned around.
Three disciples of the Bai Shan Sect had fatal sword wounds on their chests.
They fell to the ground, their bodies twitching continuously.
Finally, they lost their breath.
"Who exactly are you?" Ji Tian's eyes were bloodshot, his pupils filled with rage.
The disciples of the Bai Shan Sect were also terrified to the point of their scalps tingling.
All of them were stunned by Chen Nan's methods.
A mere ant at the first level of the Soul Gathering Realm.
How could he possess such terrifying means?
Was he even human?
Chen Nan: "Me?"
"I'm just an ordinary person!"
"A weakling who has been bullied and hunted by your Bai Shan Sect!"
He didn't like to kill them all.
But the Bai Shan Sect had intercepted and attacked him on the road.
He couldn't tolerate this insult.
When forbearance is no longer possible.
There is no need to endure any further.
"I refuse to believe I can't kill you!"
Ji Tian let out a thunderous roar.
He formed hand seals with both hands.
His entire body transformed into a black bear about five meters tall.
A terrifying aura of ferocity erupted from his entire body.
Experts in the Transformation Realm could transform into other forms.
This was Ji Tian's strongest form. He charged towards Chen Nan.
The earth trembled.
"You might not necessarily be able to kill me." Chen Nan's lips curled into a sneer.
He then snapped his fingers crisply.
Buzz!
A buzzing sound echoed through the void.
The next second.
Chen Nan suddenly held a dripping, bloody,
and still beating heart in his hand.
Thump thump thump!
The sound of the heart beating was not loud.
But to everyone's ears, it was like thunder.
Making their hair stand on end.
At the same time.
Ji Tian also stopped abruptly.
He looked at his chest in terror, feeling as if there was nothing there.
Then he slowly raised his head to look at Chen Nan.
His voice trembled, weak: "Why... why is my heart... in your hands? What did you do to me?"
Chen Nan ignored him completely, turned around, and looked at the beast behind him. "Brother, have some appetizer first!" With that, he flicked his right hand gently, and the heart flew towards the riverbank.
The monster's eyes glowed with a fervent light, and it opened its monstrous maw, swallowing Ji Tian's heart.
Puchi!
The moment it began to chew.
A gush of crimson blood exploded in its mouth.
It experienced the sensation of bursting juice.
"No..."
At the same time.
Ji Tian, whose heart was being chewed, let out a heart-wrenching scream.
He instantly reverted to his human form.
He fell to the ground,
having lost his breath.
Only cultivators who reach the Body Seizing Realm can possess others.
Even if their physical bodies are destroyed, they can continue to live in another body.
But before the Body Seizing Realm.
No matter who it is, as long as they suffer a fatal injury, they will die just like ordinary people.
"Elder Ji Tian is dead?"
The disciples of the Bai Shan Sect were stunned as if struck by lightning.
Ji Tian was a strong cultivator in the Transformation Realm.
Even witnessing it with their own eyes.
They couldn't believe that Ji Tian would die at the hands of a cultivator in the Soul Gathering Realm.
"You all die too!"
Chen Nan snapped his fingers.
Instantly.
Those disciples of the Bai Shan Sect all met a tragic end.
Controlled by Chen Nan, they appeared before the monster.
Having them appear before the monster after their death was Chen Nan's last act of mercy, so they wouldn't feel fear.
Because when the Bai Shan Sect people were chasing him.
It was already decided that they would not survive.
Chen Nan landed on his horse and cupped his hands towards the monster by the river. "Brother, please enjoy your meal. This junior has matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now!"
The monster paid Chen Nan no mind.
It began to savor the dinner that had been served.
Seeing this, Chen Nan urged his white horse and quickly galloped away.
He was truly afraid that the monster would hold a grudge and want to eat him too.
If that were the case.
He would be in serious trouble.
The fine horse galloped towards Black Mountain.
Looking at Black Mountain, which was close at hand.
Chen Nan also breathed a sigh of relief.
There were many cultivators on Black Mountain.
Even if the monster pursued him, he would have a plan.
Even if he couldn't win.
He could lure the monster to a densely populated area.
Although it might be considered unkind.
But everyone looks out for themselves.
"My current strength, if I were to face a Transformation Realm expert and fight desperately, I could still win."
"But if I were to encounter a Soul Devouring Realm expert."
"I would have almost no chance of winning."
Chen Nan's face turned pale.
Although he had defeated Ji Tian just now.
He had consumed a great deal of soul power.
He now felt a splitting headache.
Enduring the pain, he arrived at the foot of Black Mountain.
Chen Nan found a secluded spot and sat cross-legged to recover his soul power.
"The spatial domain is indeed powerful, but it consumes a lot."
"And the side effects are very obvious."
"Although I refined some pills to enhance soul power before."
"Their effects were not significant."
The night wind was gentle.
Chen Nan sat quietly at the foot of Black Mountain.
His soul power was like a depleted spring, slowly recovering.
At this rate.
It would take at least two hours to fully recover to his peak condition.
Just as Chen Nan was recovering his mental energy.
A surprised cry came from afar: "Look quickly, it's the horse of the person who injured us earlier!"
Qi Feng said weakly: "Why is that person's horse here?"
Murong Lan couldn't help but exclaim: "Could it be that the person who injured us is also here?"
Then, a loud voice rang out: "That person can't be here. I've already sent a message to Elder Ji Tian, asking him to intercept that young man at the foot of the mountain."
"It's possible that the young man has already been killed, and his horse ran here."
The speaker was named Murong Qing.
Nearly fifty years old.
He was Murong Lan's father.
The sect leader of the Bai Shan Sect.
He possessed the peak cultivation of the Soul Devouring Realm.
Hearing the discussions from afar.
Chen Nan immediately panicked.
He was currently in a weakened state.
And the other party had arrived at this location.
If he were discovered.
In his current condition, he wouldn't even be able to run, let alone fight.
Without further thought.
He concealed his aura and hid behind a large rock.
At this moment.
The only thing he could do was hide.
Prevent the other party from discovering his presence.
Otherwise.
He would surely face a great disaster today.
Murong Qing: "Let's rest here for now and wait for Elder Ji Tian to return!"
"Yes!"
The disciples of the Bai Shan Sect complied.
Chen Nan was burning with anxiety.
He never expected these people to decide to rest on the spot.
This gave him an ominous feeling.
Because the place they chose to rest was only about twenty meters away from him.
At this point.
He could only comfort himself: "My luck has always been quite good, I probably won't be discovered, right?"
But just then.
He saw Murong Lan appear directly opposite him not far away.
Facing him, she lifted her skirt and squatted down.
The moment their eyes met!
A heart-wrenching scream tore through the night sky...