hotmtlnovel Chapter 5 - "One Leaf Obscures the Eye! Eternal Darkness!"
Chapter 5 - "One Leaf Obscures the Eye! Eternal Darkness!"
Chapter 5: “One Leaf Obscures the Eye! Eternal Darkness!”
Xiao Yu fixed his gaze on the one-eyed man before him, his expression heavy with caution.
The man stood tall and broad, clad in black, his hulking frame reminiscent of a bear’s. His empty eye socket was an abyss of darkness, and though he held no weapon, his very presence radiated menace. Xiao Yu had no doubt—this man’s cultivation was beyond ordinary.
“What? Even Senior Brother can’t sense his cultivation level?” Fu Qu gasped, visibly shaken.
As a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, Xiao Yu’s inability to discern their opponent’s strength could only mean one thing: the man was a Golden Core expert.
“So, you’re Fu Qu? Hansu’s daughter?” The man’s lone eye gleamed coldly. “I’ve been waiting for you.”
Without warning, Wu Laoda flicked his fingers, sending a barrage of black streaks tearing through the air. Each streak emitted a sharp hiss as it shot straight toward Fu Qu, brimming with lethal energy.
“Watch out!” Xiao Yu shouted, swiftly pulling Fu Qu out of harm’s way as he soared on his sword, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Boom!
The black streaks slammed into the cliffside, corroding the rock as though drenched in acid, and leaving behind jagged craters.
Fu Qu stared at the destruction in wide-eyed horror. If not for Xiao Yu’s quick action, she would have suffered the same fate as the cliff.
“A dignified Golden Core cultivator lowering himself to bully juniors like us—don’t you think that’s beneath you? Aren’t you ashamed?” Xiao Yu demanded, his sharp eyes fixed on Wu Laoda.
Based on the man’s power, Xiao Yu was certain he was a Golden Core master. If he were any stronger, like a Nascent Soul cultivator, he wouldn’t have needed to lift a finger—merely a thought would have spelled Fu Qu’s end.
The fire shield shattered instantly under Wu Laoda’s grip, but it gave Fu Qu just enough time to leap onto her flying sword and retreat to the sky.
“Trying to flee? Do you think you can escape me?” Wu Laoda sneered, his voice dripping with malice.
Hovering in midair, Wu Laoda’s single eye began to change. It expanded rapidly, turning a sinister shade of crimson. Within moments, his eye had grown to the size of a bowl, glowing with an eerie, otherworldly light.
“Crimson Demon Eye...” Xiao Yu murmured, his heart sinking.
From below, Mad Dog Daoist cheered excitedly. “That’s Wu Senior’s signature move! Those righteous brats are doomed now!”
“What kind of sorcery is this?!” Fu Qu exclaimed in alarm as she and Xiao Yu watched the grotesque transformation of Wu Laoda’s eye.
Boom!
A beam of red light burst forth from Wu Laoda’s eye, hurtling toward Fu Qu at breakneck speed. It ignored spatial distance, closing in on her like a crimson bolt of lightning.
“One Leaf Obscures the Eye!”
In a moment of desperation, Fu Qu yanked the green leaf pendant from her neck and activated it. The leaf expanded rapidly, growing to the size of a mat. The crimson beam struck it, but the pendant absorbed the attack without sustaining so much as a scratch.
“As expected of a high-grade artifact,” Xiao Yu sighed in relief.
Wu Laoda, undeterred, fired several more beams from his Crimson Demon Eye, each one repelled by the green leaf. Fu Qu and Xiao Yu remained unscathed.
“Mad Dog, it’s your turn,” Wu Laoda commanded coldly.