The deep blue bead, upon being unleashed, transformed into a dazzling, earth-shattering beam of light.
"Boom!"
The giant net of light and dark energy that shrouded the sky was directly torn open by the treasure bead, dissipating into wisps of smoke.
Huang De, worthy of his reputation as a top expert in the Chu Domain, unleashed his most powerful natal magic treasure at the critical moment, protecting himself from significant harm.
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"Oh, how interesting. To condense the source of a great river into a magic treasure is quite ingenious. As expected of a veteran Nascent Soul stage cultivator."
"A pity, you ran into us sisters..."
The Nangong sisters, Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing, still wore expressions of utter disdain.
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"Damn it, you two cursed women, die for me!"
The disdain on the faces of Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing stung Huang De, igniting boundless rage within him.
Having roamed the Chu Domain for many years, Huang De possessed his own pride. He could not tolerate being so disregarded by mere juniors.
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The other three early Nascent Soul stage cultivators exchanged glances before channeling their spiritual energy into Huang De's body.
Now, infused with ample spiritual energy, Huang De was more than twice as powerful as before.
With a surge of power, "Myriad Streams Return to the River," a great river, vast as the Milky Way in the starry sky, rushed towards the Nangong sisters.
Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing faced the surging, boundless river, akin to a galaxy, with not a trace of fear.
Flashes of light and dark, mystical and enigmatic, pulsed with an infinite killing intent.
What was a river as vast as the galaxy compared to the Yin-Yang energy born from the fusion of light and darkness...
There is light and darkness, hence there is the world!
And in the end, even the true starry river was but a part of this world.
"Hmph!" A muffled groan.
Huang De's face flickered between red and white, as if blood was surging upwards. The other three early Nascent Soul stage cultivators fared no better.
Having suffered defeat twice, Huang De immediately felt the urge to retreat.
He knew he was different from Chu Le, Chu Xiong, and the others of the Chu family.
If Chu Le and Chu Xiong did not fight, they would still be dealt with by Wu Tao.
But their Huang family had options. They still had many ways to retreat.
With the thought of retreating, Huang De slapped his storage bag, produced several magic treasures, and hurled them directly at the Nangong sisters.
Having done so, he did not hesitate further, leading the three early Nascent Soul stage cultivators in a swift retreat.
Since it was clear they were outmatched, further combat would only lead to humiliation and ridicule.
The vengeance of cultivators could wait far longer than that of mortals.
By retreating now and preserving their lives, there would be an opportunity to return.
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"Huang De is fleeing!"
Hidden observers among the surrounding Nascent Soul stage powerhouses sighed.
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"Huang De was defeated so easily, it's unbelievable!"
"These two girls, truly befitting of the Twin Divine Body. Disciples of a late Nascent Soul stage cultivator, their divine abilities are truly unfathomable."
Another Nascent Soul stage expert sighed.
The identities of the Nangong sisters and those behind them were not unknown. Huang De had also guessed them.
But no one would voice it, for doing so would only lead to a worse fate.
"Huang De, and the three of you, it's too late to escape now!"
Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing could indeed hear the sighs of the many hidden powerhouses below.
However, since they intended to establish their authority, they had to eliminate all threats, thus deterring others lurking in the shadows.
The Nangong sisters exchanged a glance, formed a hand seal, and shouted in unison: "Set! Condense! Reveal! Strike!"
Each sound resonated like the voice of heaven and earth, imbued with unparalleled divine abilities and profound truths of the Great Dao.
Light and darkness as one, akin to how the world has both day and night, at this moment, power nearing the level of law displayed its might.
The power of light and darkness erupted, bathing the heavens and earth in hundreds of thousands of feet of radiance. The spiritual energy of the world froze.
"No!"
Facing such terrifying power, Huang De's eyes widened. In a flash, he pushed the three early Nascent Soul stage cultivators beside him forward, to block the attack.
The light and dark energy dissipated, and the figures of the three early Nascent Soul stage cultivators vanished along with it.
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Upon witnessing this, the disdain in the eyes of the Nangong sisters deepened, and they spoke with chilling voices.
"Huang De, we told you, you will die today!"
As these words were spoken, light and darkness reappeared, manifesting the scene of the Candle Dragon Dao convergence!
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"No, how could I die here!"
Huang De cried out, his face a mixture of shock, fear, and other complex emotions.
Years of experience told him that his death today was certain.
Thinking of this, his eyes instantly turned red.
Drops of Heavenly Origin Immortal Water, layer upon layer, rippled outwards, enveloping Huang De like a barrier, blocking the life-threatening light and darkness.
"One of the Immortal Waters, Heavenly Origin Immortal Water!"
The Nangong sisters smiled. They had been waiting for Huang De's final life-saving trump card.
As the head of a second-rate aristocratic family, how could Huang De not have a life-saving trump card?
Where there is water in the world, there is its essence. By refining a great river, or even an ocean, one could obtain an Immortal Water called Heavenly Origin Immortal Water.
Indeed, with the appearance of the Heavenly Origin Immortal Water, the power of light and darkness was held at bay.
Each drop of Heavenly Origin Immortal Water formed a water curtain, blocking the onslaught of light and darkness.
Simultaneously, Huang De, without hesitation, transformed into a beam of light and fled into the distance.
"Huang De, is this your final gambit? Hahahaha, amusing, amusing..."
"But alas, you are destined to fall here today!"
The clothes of the Nangong sisters rustled, their long hair flying, like two celestial maidens descending to the mortal realm.
One black and one white, two immortal swords appeared in the hands of the Nangong sisters.
Hearing the voices and turning back, Huang De suddenly remembered that throughout their engagement, these two had not even used their natal magic treasures.
With a mouthful of blood, Huang De executed a technique called "Blood Escape Ground Escape Art," increasing his speed of flight.
The Nangong sisters looked in the direction of Huang De's escape, a hint of mockery on their lips.
Did he think he could escape from them?
The two immortal swords let out a resonant hum and, with lightning speed, pierced through Huang De's chest.
"Ah!" A scream of agony erupted from Huang De's mouth, a chilling sound that shook the heavens.
The many powerhouses observing from the shadows were deeply shaken. To kill an enemy hundreds of miles away in an instant – what a display of power!
At this moment, Huang De perished!
A smile flickered across the lips of the Nangong sisters.
This battle had finally concluded perfectly!
After occupying Black Blood City, Nangong Nan and Nangong Xing smoothly absorbed the existing powers within.
The other factions in Black Blood City accepted the rule of the Nangong sisters. Order gradually returned to normalcy.
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A few days later.
"Hey, brother, have you heard any news..."
A Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, living in Black Blood City and engaged in illicit trade, asked.
"Heard what?"
A fellow cultivator in the same trade asked.
"Heh, you guys are too slow. You only know now? Truly useless."
One of the companions, clearly in the know, said smugly.
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"What's there to be smug about? I know too!"
"Didn't those two great figures resolve the Huang family issue and send out word to recruit subordinates?"
A scarred cultivator beside him retorted, unconvinced.
"You guys don't know, but the recruitment stations are now packed, with thousands of people, densely packed."
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"Is that so? No wonder Black Blood City is so quiet now. So that's why..."
A less informed cultivator scratched his head, realizing with sudden understanding.
Many cultivators around, upon hearing this conversation, rushed towards the recruitment locations.
Beneath a big tree, one can enjoy the shade. Who would let such a good opportunity pass by?
Although most cultivators in Black Blood City were unruly individuals, after years of fighting and killing, a significant portion of them had grown weary of their precarious, blood-soaked lives.
However, their hands were stained with too much blood, and few major powers were willing to accept them.
As for smaller factions, they disdained them, hence they continued their way of life.
Now that a major power had finally extended an offer of acceptance, they were naturally filled with excitement.
After all, such opportunities were not always available.
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In a tall building in the northern district of Black Blood City, the open space in front had already gathered a considerable number of people.
These were the individuals attracted by the recruitment notice from the Nangong sisters.
The reason the Nangong sisters had issued this notice was their need for a large number of subordinates to carry out tasks for them.
Wu Tao's mission for the Nangong sisters this time was to annihilate the Huang family, unify Black Blood City, and shake the ground to awe the various dark forces.
The first mission, the Nangong sisters had already completed outstandingly.
The remaining tasks, however, could not be accomplished in a day or two.
Engaging in political maneuvering with these forces dwelling in darkness was a troublesome affair.
Therefore, the Nangong sisters were recruiting a large number of subordinates through such means.
While the Nangong sisters were overwhelmed with work, Wu Tao was also not idle.
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