Qin Chuan stared at the woman. This was the first time he had ever seen a woman so ruthless, cruel, and heartless.
The former Yuan Su and the former Mo Ren paled in comparison. Even Mo Ren hadn't directly tried to kill Qin Chuan.
Although there were two chances to live out of three people, and she was taking one, it was still a significant blow to Qin Chuan's life. But this woman—Qin Chuan had just saved her, and instead of repaying the favor, she stabbed him in the back.
A fatal one at that.
Qin Chuan studied the demonic energy within his body while watching the woman. His face was pale, but his expression remained calm.
"Father, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..." His dark eyes were now streaked with tears.
Qin Chuan's importance to her was self-evident; he had repeatedly shown her kindness that she could never repay. She owed Qin Chuan far too much.
She was Qin Chuan's adopted daughter, yet she had never helped him in any way, instead repeatedly hurting him.
Although it was unintentional, she was in great pain, a pain worse than death.
"Little girl, why are you crying?" Qin Chuan said gently with a smile.
Mo Mou's eyes were red and swollen. She clung to Qin Chuan's arm, ready to fight anyone who dared to harm him
. No matter who it was, even her sister, she wouldn't let her hurt Qin Chuan.
At this moment, she was confused and torn, caught between two options. On one side was her father, someone even closer than her own father, and on the other was another relative who had saved her life.
He had risked his life to let her leave, leaving her in a terrible predicament. She had never faced such a situation before, and now she could only stand with Qin Chuan.
If her sister made a move, she would die in her father's place.
She had no choice; she was even in despair. But then Qin Chuan spoke, his voice light and gentle, without blaming her. She looked at him, puzzled.
"Father, I'm sorry, it's my fault, it's all my fault," Mo Mou said, like a helpless child.
"Don't cry. You haven't done anything wrong to me. You called me 'Father,' and I'll protect you. You're my daughter. No matter what you do, whether intentionally or unintentionally, I won't blame you. But you must be strong, you must be strong." Qin Chuan gently rubbed her head and smiled.
"Looks like you can't do it yourself. I'll do it!" The Black Demon Palace Master grinned.
At this moment, no one was more pleased than the Black Demon Palace Master. He had just walked through the gates of hell and was terrified, but unexpectedly, things had taken a turn for the better, and he was in this situation.
So he couldn't wait any longer. Delay would only lead to complications. Now he wanted to get things settled and make Qin Chuan die. Only when Qin Chuan was dead could he feel at ease.
The woman didn't speak, but frowned slightly because she suddenly felt that her spiritual demonic energy was gone...
At this moment, Mo Mou didn't say sorry again. She didn't know how many times she had said it before, but even so, she still felt that she couldn't express her emotions.
Just then, the Black Demon Palace Master made his move, a deadly strike. This time, he had learned his lesson and dared not be careless again, even though Qin Chuan was extremely weak.
However, Qin Chuan had just absorbed the demonic energy he had obtained. Although his strength hadn't increased, it was a natal spiritual energy of a demon among demons.
Qin Chuan's body had naturally fully recovered. Not only that, but after absorbing the demonic energy, the divine dragon energy, divine essence energy, Buddhist energy, and yin-yang power within Qin Chuan's body all rose to a new level.
Could this be considered a blessing in disguise?
It's said that fortune favors the bold. Qin Chuan's previous situation was extremely dangerous. If the woman had attacked first and then joined forces with the Black Demon Palace Master, Qin Chuan would have been in grave danger.
Whether he could have escaped with Mo Mou was uncertain.
However, despite their caution, they had become complacent, especially the Black Demon Palace Master, who acted as if he had just faced death.
Now that the tide had turned and the situation reversed, and I was now the one in control, I naturally wanted to show off my superiority. However, I never expected Qin Chuan to be even more terrifying than before.
The woman sensed something; her beautiful brows furrowed. She wasn't sure, but her innate demonic energy had vanished.
This didn't matter to her, because using this ability would inevitably cause the demonic energy to disappear, though it would slowly recover over time.
Seeing the Black Demon Palace Master charging towards him, Qin Chuan remained unmoved. In many people's eyes, this meant he had resigned himself to his fate and given up resistance.
Mo Mou stood before Qin Chuan, her eyes fixed on the Black Demon Palace Master, resolute in her determination to die. She was prepared to fight to the death.
Black Demon Limitless!
This was one of the Black Demon Palace Master's trump cards—invisible and shadowless, though not truly invisible, relatively speaking.
If one's cultivation level and strength were insufficient, there was no way to withstand this attack. At this moment, Qin Chuan was severely injured, and in the Black Demon Palace Master's eyes, severely injured.
Therefore, the Black Demon Palace Master used this move. If Qin Chuan hadn't been injured, he wouldn't have dared to use it so easily.
Generally, the stronger a martial art is, the greater its drawbacks; this is a balance. Of course, as one's realm and strength increase, the drawbacks will gradually decrease, but they won't disappear.
Mo Mou couldn't block this move; she couldn't even see it, but she could feel it, and she was helpless, yet she didn't move.
She knew this was a trump card; if she blocked it, the opponent wouldn't be able to use it again for a short time, and her father wouldn't have to face such a trump card anymore.
She knew that only death could stop it. She closed her eyes slightly, feeling a sense of relief.
Because she felt that only in this way could she calm her heart, only in this way could she feel she could face her father.
Just then, Mo Mou felt her body lighten, and when she opened her eyes, she found Qin Chuan standing in front of her.
"Father!"
"Silly girl, I said if you call me father, I will protect you for life. They are not worthy to kill me."
*Poof! *
After Qin Chuan finished speaking, he casually struck out with one hand.
Yin Yang Blade!
Qin Chuan casually tilted one hand out, unleashing a gray blade shadow. It was a slightly larger hand, about the size of an adult.
Simple and unadorned, it exuded a sense of yin and yang, as if a person stood on the boundary between them,
unsure which was yin and which was yang.
The Yin-Yang Blade, a single strike severing life and death.
The Black Demon Palace Master felt a suffocating danger once more, even more terrifying than before. His scalp tingled, as if he were falling into an abyss.
But it was too late. Qin Chuan's current strength, combined with the prevailing forces, made this attack too terrifying.
For a certain period of time, the effects of the "Great Power of the World" hadn't dissipated, and the accumulated attacks from before remained, so this strike could directly kill the Black Demon Palace Master.
This time, Qin Chuan's Yin-Yang Blade technique represented a newly attained realm. He had previously teetered on the brink of death, not only because of the Black Eyes, but also because
of the absorption of demonic energy. Thus, he instantly grasped the true essence of the Yin-Yang Blade.
Although it was his first time using it, it was a fusion of his previous Yin and Yang Blades, a complete integration, directly reaching the realm of true essence. Combined with the "Great Power of the World," Qin Chuan's own strength, and the amplification from the Yin-Yang Great Dao and the Yin-Yang Diagram, it was
a one-hit kill!