Chapter 95: The Sect Master of Cloud-Splitting Ridge!

“Ha, you may not be able to kill me after all.”

Once he saw that Shi Yuan and the others had safely departed, Bai Feiyu no longer panicked. Instead, he looked at the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect with a cold smile.

At this point, he wanted nothing more than to kill this old fellow and then clean up the scene.

Before, with Yang Fan and the others still here, Bai Feiyu had still harbored a few misgivings. But now that they were gone, he no longer had any restraint at all.

Though this old fellow was formidable in battle, he was not invincible.

As things stood, it was impossible for him to kill Bai Feiyu. In terms of combat strength, Bai Feiyu was not far behind him.

Even so, Bai Feiyu could clearly feel that he was not far from another breakthrough.

Whoosh.

In an instant, Bai Feiyu’s aura surged upward, and his cultivation broke straight through to the ninth level of the Haoqi Realm.

At that sight, the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect was utterly horrified.

What was going on with this boy? He could actually break through in the middle of battle?

Could it be that this youngster had already been forced to his limit before?

The eighth level of the Haoqi Realm had already been troublesome enough. Now, even better, this youngster had broken through directly to the ninth level.

Would he not be even harder to deal with now?

But when he thought of Bai Feiyu’s fighting prowess, the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect instantly understood.

Right now, the most important thing was no longer to tangle with this youngster, but to flee at once.

If the boy had been so difficult to handle at the eighth level of the Haoqi Realm, then after breaking through, would he not be even more impossible to deal with?

Besides, everything he had was already gone. It was useless to dwell on any of that now.

Staying alive was what mattered most.

With that thought, the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect immediately burst forth with his cultivation and tried to flee.

But how could Bai Feiyu possibly give him that chance?

This old fellow had to die. Otherwise, he would have failed the many disciples who had perished, and failed himself all the more for having been driven to such a desperate pass.

At that, Bai Feiyu launched a fierce offensive. His spear techniques turned razor-sharp, leaving the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect unable to evade in time.

“Ah, you brat, you deserve to die!”

The Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect was filled with bitter unwillingness, but what could he do?

With a prodigy like Bai Feiyu, it was likely that before the old man could ever grow strong enough, the boy would already have risen far beyond him. Bai Feiyu would probably be hoping that one day the old man would come seeking revenge.

Now, he could only swallow all this hatred and flee as quickly as possible.

But with Bai Feiyu blocking his way, even escape had become difficult.

“Old thing, go die!”

In an instant, Bai Feiyu unleashed Extinguishing Sun. A small sun began to rise slowly from within his body, and the surrounding temperature shot up at once.

Now that he had broken through to the ninth level of the Haoqi Realm, Bai Feiyu finally possessed the strength to kill this old fellow.

“Young friend, please spare this old man’s life! I was wrong, I truly was wrong!”

The Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect roared, hoping Bai Feiyu would let him live. But Bai Feiyu had absolutely no intention of sparing him, just as this man would never have spared Bai Feiyu.

“Hmm? Now that it’s your turn, you start begging for mercy?”

“Before, I clearly gave you a chance. I told you to let us go, but you refused. Now it’s too late. You have no more chances.”

Bai Feiyu said coldly, his whole demeanor carrying an air of triumphant ease.

The truth was that he had been crushed too harshly by this man before. The old fellow had completely overpowered him, and that feeling of hovering between life and death had been unbearable.

Now it was his turn. There was no way he would let him off so easily.

“Hmph, boy, don’t think you have everything in the bag just because things are going your way now. Let me tell you, I still have a trump card.”

“If you remain obstinate, then I will use that trump card and perish together with you.”

“I admit it: you are indeed extraordinary. With your talent, you will certainly achieve great things in the future. There is no need to waste your life here fighting this old man to the death!”

Seeing that Bai Feiyu still refused to let him go, the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect finally spoke.

“Then show it to me.”

Bai Feiyu gave a cold laugh. At a moment like this, the old fellow was still so spineless that he was trying to scare him with empty threats.

To be honest, the fact that he had devoured so many lives already counted as the strongest trump card he could possibly have. There was no way he still had another.

After all, how could a small sect like the Cloud Ridge Sect have so many hidden cards?

Even an elder of the Return to the Void Sect would likely not possess such a foundation. This man was plainly at the end of his rope, trying to frighten him into backing down.

“Then this old man will truly use it!”

The Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect said as if he meant it. The next instant, his face turned livid, and he was nearly driven mad with rage.

This brat was impervious to both coaxing and threats; there was no way to bluff him at all.

So was he truly going to die at this boy’s hands? Even after the blood-sacrifice array had been activated, was it still unable to stop him?

Bang.

At that moment, Bai Feiyu accelerated, launching a furious assault in a single breath.

In the end, under Bai Feiyu’s relentless attacks, the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect was reduced to dust and died here.

Phew.

After defeating the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect, Bai Feiyu let out a long breath and collapsed there as though all his strength had been drained away.

Indeed, within the Shackles Realm, every minor level made a tremendous difference. Even being one realm apart was like being different people altogether.

Bai Feiyu sat there resting for a long while.

At this time, he did not choose to contact Qian Shuang and the others with a communication jade slip, because he understood that doing so now might make Yang Fan and the others think it was a scheme set by the Sect Master of the Cloud Ridge Sect.

For the moment, he could only walk back on foot to find them.

Sigh.

Bai Feiyu glanced around, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.

Although the Cloud Ridge Sect was not a great sect, it still had the foundation of a sect.

If he were to claim all of it for himself, that would naturally be impossible; the elders of the sect would certainly object.

But if he brought everything back first and then secretly hid away a portion, no one would be able to discover it.

After all, he had just saved the Sect Master’s daughter, Qian Shuang, and had also stayed behind to escort the others to safety. By any measure, that was a righteous and honorable deed.

Who would dare search his person after they returned?

By then, no matter how much he secretly kept for himself, would it not all belong to him?

At that thought, Bai Feiyu made up his mind and quietly moved toward the sect’s treasury.

In this lifetime, the thing he lacked least of all was storage pouches. He had gathered quite a few before, and on top of that, when he had still been in the sect, Bai Feiyu had deliberately bought many more. His purpose was simple: once the chance came, he would search for treasures and make them his own.