In the church.

Before the tripod.

The blue-robed young man watched Luo Xiu slowly ascend the steps, his expression pensive.

Suddenly, he said, "How about this, Luo Xiu. I'll give you two choices."

"First, join us and become a great Holy Boi Religion Cultist."

"Second, I'll send you to meet Su Shenyun. If you hurry, you might see her one last time on the Naihe Bridge."

Luo Xiu's face darkened. "So she's dead?"

The young man in the blue robe smiled faintly. "Anyone who opposes the Holy Boi Religion has only one path: a dead end."

Luo Xiu took the final step onto the high platform, looking indifferently at the blue-robed young man.

"If she's dead, every single one of you is going down to be buried with her."

Hearing this, the blue-robed young man sneered, no longer willing to waste his breath. He waved at the two old men in black robes. "What a waste of time. Kill him."

As his voice fell, one of the black-robed old men flashed forward, his movements like lightning as he struck with a lethal blow!

BOOM!

But in the next instant, a deafening explosion ripped through the air!

The black-robed old man was frozen in front of Luo Xiu, his attacking posture held rigid as if he'd been turned to stone.

His eyes trembled as he slowly lowered his head to stare in disbelief at the transparent, gaping hole in his chest.

I don't understand what just happened. This kid was clearly standing right here without moving, so how did I…

But his rapidly fading life force didn't allow him much time to think.

Filled with resentment and confusion, he stared at Luo Xiu with wide eyes before collapsing to the ground with a heavy thud.

The other black-robed old man finally snapped back to his senses. Enraged, he roared and charged at Luo Xiu.

But Luo Xiu didn't even spare him a glance, simply starting to walk toward the blue-robed young man.

The moment the black-robed old man reached him, Luo Xiu casually threw a punch that connected with his face.

Strangely, the terrifying force of the punch didn't send the old man flying; it only sent his head flying off.

The severed head shot out like a cannonball, smashing into a distant wall with another thunderous BOOM and spiderwebbing it with cracks!

From a distance, the crimson splash on the wall looked like a squashed mosquito.

A dead, deathly quiet fell over the area.

Everyone stared at the scene, completely dumbfounded.

Two Martial Way masters of the Gathering Spirit Realm, killed by Luo Xiu so casually, just like that? What kind of terrifying strength is this?

Su Hongli stared at Luo Xiu's back, her beautiful eyes trembling. "Is… is this guy even human?"

Xu Wei swallowed hard. "That's not a human. That's a monster!"

At this point, the blue-robed young man had lost all of his earlier composure.

He couldn't believe his two personal guards, both at the Gathering Spirit Realm, had been so utterly fragile!

His eyes turned red as he spun toward the Green-robed Cultists, bellowing, "All of you, attack! Kill him for me!"

However, the legs of the Green-robed Cultists had all turned to jelly. They didn't dare take a single step forward.

The fear of death had triumphed over the great faith in their hearts.

The blue-robed young man was livid. "Worthless! You're all a bunch of worthless trash! So many of you can't even handle one person! What use do I have for any of you?!"

SMACK!

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped across the face.

It was Luo Xiu, who had already appeared before him.

Luo Xiu kicked him, sending him flying back into his chair. He then strode over, planted a foot on the man's chest, grabbed his hair, and slammed his head against the chairback.

"You have no real power, yet you spend all day putting on airs like you're some mastermind. I can't stand people like you."

He slapped the man's face again, speaking in a cold voice, "You think you're so great? Fucking try me!"

Seeing Luo Xiu humiliate the blue-robed youth, the nearby Green-robed Cultists actually felt a sense of vindication.

That's right! If you're so fucking great, get up there yourself! All you know is how to boss us around!

"Spare... spare my life... this has nothing to do with me!"

The blue-robed youth suddenly seemed like a different person as he pleaded pitifully with Luo Xiu.

"Mister Luo, we can discuss this calmly. Violence won't solve the problem. How does that sound?"

"Violence doesn't solve problems, that's true..." Luo Xiu nodded in agreement. He then suddenly swung his hand and slapped the man across the face. "But it sure is satisfying!"

This slap had considerable force behind it. The blue-robed youth shrieked like a pig at the slaughter as blood gushed from his nose and mouth, several teeth flying out.

Luo Xiu looked at him with an indifferent expression. "I said it before: if Su Shenyun is dead, all of you are going down to be buried with her."

"No… she's not dead yet!"

Luo Xiu asked, "Where is she?"

Fearing another slap if he was too slow, the blue-robed youth blurted out, "Su Shenyun escaped a few days ago. Black Mandala is hunting her. I know their approximate location! Spare my life, and I'll tell you!"

"I don't know if Black Mandala has caught her yet, but if you don't go save her now, she will definitely die at Black Mandala's hands!"

At that moment, Su Hongli hurried over. "I've heard of Black Mandala. She's an assassin. Shenyun is in grave danger."

Luo Xiu stared at the blue-robed youth. "You should be able to contact this Mandala. Do it now and get her current position."

"Yes, yes, I'll contact her right now."

The blue-robed youth took out his phone and dialed a number.

Luo Xiu released him and turned to walk out of the hall.

Su Hongli followed behind him, saying softly, "I think there's something wrong with this Envoy."

Luo Xiu asked, "Because he suddenly became a different person?"

Su Hongli nodded slightly. "Someone who can serve as an Envoy for the Holy Boi Religion shouldn't be so afraid of death. Even though you were terrifying just now, it shouldn't be enough to scare one of their envoys this badly."

"That's not important," Luo Xiu replied.

"You're right. Shenyun's safety is the most important thing right now." Su Hongli then looked at Luo Xiu with a strange expression. "But I really didn't expect… you actually possess this kind of strength. Why did you never tell me? And here I was, worried about you."

Luo Xiu said, "You never asked."

Su Hongli asked the question she was most curious about: "What realm are you in, exactly?"

Luo Xiu shook his head. "I don't know. Ever since I came down the mountain, it doesn't matter who I fight; the result is always the same."

Su Hongli: "..."

Just then, Xu Wei came over, dragging the bloodied, blue-robed youth behind him.

"Brother Luo, this kid just contacted Black Mandala. She's currently in Santo City, so Su Shenyun is probably there too."

"The good news is, Black Mandala hasn't succeeded yet, which means Su Shenyun is still alive."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu breathed a silent sigh of relief. He turned to Xu Wei and said, "I need to borrow your helicopter. We're leaving immediately."

"Right, I'll get the chopper here immediately!"

Afterward, Luo Xiu looked at the blue-robed youth kneeling on the ground. Recalling Su Hongli's earlier words, he asked, "Who are you, really?"

The blue-robed youth lowered his head, nervously twisting the cuffs of his sleeves. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "My name is Wu Bingwen. I'm just an ordinary person."

Su Hongli questioned, "An ordinary person can be an Envoy for the Holy Boi Religion?"

Wu Bingwen gave a miserable smile. "I'm not the Envoy. I'm just his puppet, or you could say, his body double."

"Because I look a lot like him, he found me and locked me in a secret room. Every day, he stuffed worms into my head, making life a living hell. He also forced me to learn all sorts of things so I could imitate him, replace him, and act as his body double to the outside world."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu frowned as he suddenly thought of a terrifying type of insect. "The Soul-devouring Worm."

At his words, Su Hongli's eyes widened in shock. She stared at Luo Xiu and exclaimed, "That's a vicious insect used in a type of evil sorcery! It's planted in a person's brain to control them."

Not long after, the helicopter Xu Wei had summoned landed steadily in the church courtyard.

Luo Xiu said to Xu Wei, "This Envoy is still useful. Take him back with you."

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