Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 492

Lu Tianming didn’t feel a shred of sympathy for this woman’s plight. To him, if it weren’t for Bao Nishuang’s reckless decision-making, he wouldn’t be ridiculed as the “short little man” by the outside world.

That stupid woman got what she deserved!

Suddenly, the communication ring in his arms buzzed loudly.

Lu Tianming took it out to see a message from his subordinate.

“Lu Daozi, we’ve received new intel from the spies we placed throughout various locations.”

“Oh? Did we finally find that shameless woman Luo Qingwu?”

Lu Tianming’s gaze flashed with cold light.

“Well, not exactly, but one of our spies spotted her disciple in墨云城!” his subordinate reported.

“Her disciple?”

Lu Tianming raised an eyebrow.

He knew all too well that this master-disciple pair was inseparable, so if there was a disciple around, Luo Qingwu must be nearby.

So, heading to墨云城 was definitely the right call!

“I understand, keep monitoring!”

“Yes, Lu Daozi!”

I have to say, Void Truth View, being the top power in the青天大域, had spies spread all over. They were exceptional at gathering intelligence.

And Lu Tianming, eager for revenge against Luo Qingwu, secretly ordered his subordinates to track her whereabouts.

Now that he had a clear lead, Lu Tianming couldn’t wait to rush over immediately.

In terms of strength, he knew he wasn’t a match for Luo Qingwu, but this time he had the Peach Blossom Immortal Sovereign’s legacy martial arts techniques, giving him absolute confidence in capturing her.

“You shameless woman, once I catch you, I’ll make sure to torture you and let you experience the feeling of being worse than dead!”

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and a flicker of resentment crossed his eyes.

Then, he vanished from the loft, fueled by the flames of vengeance on his way to his destination.

In the room, there remained only the faint, fragile whispers, “Tianming gege… Tianming gege… don’t leave me behind…”

墨云城.

A young girl in a green silk dress, her skin smooth and snowy white, wandered the streets in a dejected mood.

At this point, Tang Yaoyao still didn’t want to return to the inn and was aimlessly wandering around outside.

Just thinking about how she accidentally stumbled upon the relationship between her master and Senior Ye made her mind a jumbled mess.

Especially that day when she stood outside the door, hearing all sorts of suggestive sounds from within, she felt incredibly embarrassed.

“Master is way too much! Sneaking around with Senior Ye without considering how I, as a disciple, would feel?”

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have gone upstairs to find them!”

Tang Yaoyao felt quite regretful.

As she walked, she spotted a couple ahead of her laughing and chatting together.

They looked like a couple; the guy was quite handsome and the girl was vibrant and youthful.

The charming guy occasionally teased the girl, making her smile coyly.

Seeing this beautiful scene lifted Tang Yaoyao’s spirits quite a bit.

She even started to imagine how happy she would be if Senior Ye could treat her like that.

However, as she passed a side alley, a dark purple hand suddenly shot out, grabbing the couple and then withdrawing at an incredible speed.

The sudden change left Tang Yaoyao frozen, her brain momentarily crashing.

What on earth?!

Tang Yaoyao sensed something was off and hastily employed her sect’s high-level evasion technique, concealing her aura as she sneaked closer.

The temperature in the alley was chillingly cold, raising the hair on her arms.

All she could see was the couple had already collapsed in a pool of blood, their faces expressing clear terror, their eyes wide open in pain, unable to close for death.

Two eerie cloaked figures stood nearby, seemingly munching on something with great intensity.

Tang Yaoyao focused her gaze, and her scalp went numb.

Because she noticed that the couple’s chests each had a bloody hole, their hearts ripped out.

It hit her in an instant: those cloaked figures were eating hearts!

“Lady, how does your heart taste?”

At that moment, a rugged and deep male voice rang out, coming from the cloaked man on the left.

“No doubt, for a young lady like you, your heart is quite tender, but sadly it lacks a bit of toughness,” the female voice beside him was sharp, much like an aristocrat critiquing cuisine.

“Oh well, if our cravings hadn’t kicked in, we could have sat down to savor it slowly,” the man said, wolfing down the bloody heart as if it were a fine feast, revealing a look of lingering desire. “This just isn’t enough!”

“Not enough? No problem,” the woman cheered after finishing her heart, suddenly insightful, “since there are fresh ones around.”

As her words fell, Tang Yaoyao’s inner alarm bells blared as she began to retreat, but that familiar female voice rang out behind her, dripping with mocking intent,

“This lady, since you’re here, don’t leave. We could just have a grand feast together.”

Boom!

With palms colliding, an immense force erupted.

“Pfft~”

Tang Yaoyao felt as if she had been struck by lightning, spewing blood, and then her neck was seized by a hand, lifting her effortlessly.

“Who are you…”

In just a brief encounter, Tang Yaoyao felt an enormous gap in strength.

She knew her cultivation level was at the top-tier Immortal King level, and the only kind of person who could subdue her with a single move was an Immortal Emperor!

“Hehe, have you ever heard of the Heart-Eating Twin Ghosts?” the cloaked woman sneered.

Under the brim of her hat was a fiery red lip, round and luscious, with an alluring expression, her eyes seemed enchanting enough to steal one’s soul.

“The Heart-Eating Twin Ghosts?!”

Tang Yaoyao felt like she was plummeting into an abyss, chills running down her spine.

The Heart-Eating Twin Ghosts were notorious evil cultivators in the青天大域.

For countless years, they committed countless heinous crimes, leaving countless cultivators dead from having their hearts ripped out. Coupled with their profound cultivation levels, they could unleash a unique combined technique, making them terrifyingly powerful.

After all, Immortal Emperors were already rare, and these two were both outstanding representatives of the Immortal Emperor realm, plus they had a combined technique, which led to their fighting power skyrocketing.

Many renowned figures couldn’t handle them and even held a degree of fear towards the Heart-Eating Twin Ghosts, often trying to avoid them.

Once feared to the peak, the mere mention of the Heart-Eating Twin Ghosts would cause anyone to instinctively clutch their chest, fearing their heart might get snatched away in the next moment.

It showed just how impactful they were in青天大域!

Tang Yaoyao never expected this pair of terrifying duo would show up in墨云城.

At this moment, she wept without tears, lamenting, “Why am I so unlucky…”

“Damn it, our luck is incredible to catch an Immortal King level cultivator who just walked right into our trap,” Xu Chunlian’s beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement as she fixed her gaze on Tang Yaoyao’s chest, her tongue darting out to lick the blood on her lips.

Zhou Dalang grinned cruelly, “This girl, with her profound cultivation level, her heart must be even more delicious than those two!”

In the eyes of the world, they were monsters who loved to eat hearts, but only they knew why they had become this way.

Years ago, their unique dual-cultivation technique had massively increased their cultivation, but it came with a strong side effect: an intense craving for the fresh hearts of the human race.

If they went a while without feasting, they would endure excruciating pain, and in severe cases, their qi and blood would reverse, leading to a violent death.

Furthermore, from their perspective, the higher the realm of their target, the greater the benefits gained from devouring their heart. This meant they could last longer without needing to hunt every few hours.

So, seeing an Immortal King level cultivator like Tang Yaoyao willingly walking right into their trap brought them immense joy.

It was like sleep being delivered with a pillow—unbelievably coincidental!

“Lady, we’ll split your heart right down the middle!” Zhou Dalang swallowed hard with eagerness dripping from his face.

“Why the rush? I’m about to dig her heart out myself!” Xu Chunlian raised her other hand, fingers curling like eagle claws, ready to pierce through Tang Yaoyao’s chest.

Struggling against the grip around her neck, Tang Yaoyao’s face turned red, and in a desperate instinct for survival, she hoarsely shouted, “Let me go! I’m a disciple of the Eternal Immortal Sect! My master is Luo Qingwu!”

In an instant.

The hand that was mere millimeters from her chest pulled back like it had been struck by lightning.

Xu Chunlian looked surprised, disbelief etched on her face, “Y-you said what? Luo Qingwu is your master?”