"Cackle!"

The purple-black Blood Demon turned its head, its blood-red gaze swept over Xiao Mu and the others.

Apart from Xiao Mu, who seemed unaffected, Chen Yanli, Zhu Zhenping, the triangle-eyed middle-aged woman, and the Bone Forger Realm martial artist were all trembling in fear.

Even Chen Ruoyu, who was far stronger than them, was killed by the purple-black Blood Demon. What ability did they have to escape from it?

"Crunch! Crunch!"

The purple-black Blood Demon paid no attention to Chen Yanli and the others, its sharp claws grasping the bodies of Chen Ruoyu and the mutant, eagerly devouring them.

To the Evil Ghost, the bodies of the mutated beings were the great supplement, the stronger the mutated beings, the more energy their bodies could provide. After devouring it, the more significant the enhancement of the Evil Ghost's strength.

Before long, the bodies of Chen Ruoyu and the mutant were entirely devoured.

"Spare me!"

The triangle-eyed middle-aged woman suddenly knelt before the purple-black Blood Demon, crying out, "Lord Hei, spare me. I'll do whatever you want as long as you spare my life. I beg you, spare me!"

She cried desperately, kowtowing with her forehead hitting the hard ground. Blood soon oozed out, but she didn't care, continuing to kowtow and beg the purple-black Blood Demon for mercy.

"Heh, heh!"

The purple-black Blood Demon gave a cold, cruel, and indescribably eerie smile, "To me, the greatest profit is to eat you."

Its sharp claw abruptly shot out.

Pff!

The black, ghost-infused sharp claw pierced the head of the triangle-eyed middle-aged woman on the spot. Black blood mixed with brain matter oozed from the five dark holes. Vile black blood flowed from her seven orifices, her eyes bulging out, dead but unwilling to close.

She probably hadn't expected that the purple-black Blood Demon would act so decisively, giving her no chance whatsoever.

"Ah~"

The Bone Forger Realm martial artist, frightened, fell backward. His limbs had turned to jelly with fear.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

"Crunch! Crunch!"

The purple-black Blood Demon ignored him, coldly and didn't even glance at him, already considering him dead. It moved the body of the middle-aged woman and began to feed greedily.

"Mr. Luo, how about letting me go?"

Zhu Zhenping forced himself to remain calm, negotiating with Luo Junping and making a promise, "I guarantee that after I leave, I won't breathe a word about what happened here. Furthermore, I have some Energy Crystals and a Martial Arts Secret Script at home. I'm willing to give all of them to you, Mr. Luo, in return for sparing me."

"Heh heh!"

Luo Junming laughed with a hint of mockery in his expression. "Let you go? Do you think I am that stupid? Once you're out, who guarantees you won't betray me? Who can assure me that you will keep your promise and give me the Energy Crystal and the secret script?"

"I can swear."

Zhu Zhenping looked serious. "I swear on the name of my late father."

"Swear? Sorry, I've never believed in that. So, it's safer for you to be dead."

Luo Junming refused outright, his face cold and unmoved.

"Sigh!"

Zhu Zhenping sighed deeply, glanced at Xiao Mu with regret and said, "Mr. Xiao, I really should have listened to you before. When you suggested that those of us who were less powerful should leave. How good it would have been if I had left then! Sigh!"

Having said that, he sighed once more.

If he had listened to Xiao Mu's advice back then and left, he wouldn't be facing such a danger now.

He regretted it deeply, but under these circumstances, it was clearly too late for regret.

"I regret it too. If only I had listened to Mr. Xiao."

Chen Yanli had a look of despair on her face.

Chen Ruoyu was already dead. With their strength, they were naturally no match for the purple-black Blood Demon. At this point, she had completely given up hope of surviving.

"Haha!"

Luo Junming suddenly laughed aloud, looking at Chen Yanli and Zhu Zhenping with a sneer, "Leaving early? How ridiculous! You regret not listening to this 'Mr. Xiao', but did this 'Mr. Xiao' himself leave early?"

"Advising others, but ending up sacrificing himself, how hilarious!"

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Mu, with an even more mocking expression on his face.

To him, Xiao Mu advising others to leave but not leaving himself seemed incredibly foolish.

"Mr. Xiao! Sigh..."

Chen Yanli sighed, looking at Xiao Mu with a sense of loss, "Mr. Xiao, since you detected danger, why didn't you leave in advance? Why did you come in with us?"

"Yes, Mr. Xiao, Chen Yanli is right. You really shouldn't have risked this with us."

Zhu Zhenping's expression was full of regret.

In his view, Xiao Mu was truly wronged. Despite recognizing the danger, he had still entered the ruins and ultimately sent himself to his doom.

"This is a typical example of greed leading to peril."

Luo Junming looked at Xiao Mu and sighed with regret. "It's strange. Xiao Mu had already guessed that this powerful existence like a purple-black Blood Demon might be lurking in the Taoist Temple Ruins. Why then did he venture in to his death?"

"Was his guess merely meant to scare others? Mr. Xiao, can you answer me?"

Although he asked, the mockery in his speech was greater than the actual question.

Xiao Mu's gaze stayed fixed on the purple-black Blood Demon, watching for changes in its body.

Suddenly, his expression changed, and an uncontrollable joy showed on his face. The seed inside the purple-black Blood Demon had fully matured.

Turning his head, he decided not to hide anymore.

His gaze swept past the purple-black Blood Demon and landed on Luo Junming, his tone calm and composed, "Scaring them? No, not really. I came in to kill this purple-black Blood Demon."

"What?"

"What?"

For a moment, everyone was stupefied, seemingly unable to believe their own ears.

"Haha!"

Luo Junming and He Wei were surprised, then burst into arrogant laughter, "Did I hear wrongly? You're here to kill Lord Hei? Haha! Old He, you sure I didn't get it wrong? This 'Mr. Xiao', haha, he said his purpose for coming in was to kill Lord Hei?"

"Haha! Old Luo, you heard right. I also heard it. This is blatant boasting! Who does he think he is?"

Luo He, the two of them, mocked Xiao Mu mercilessly. They thought he was bragging.

Then, the expression on Luo Junming's face suddenly darkened as he said coldly, "I think you're eager to die faster!"

"Mr. Xiao, why provoke them under such circumstances?"

Zhu Zhenping tried to defuse the situation, clearly fearing Luo He's anger.

"Yes, Mr. Xiao, why provoke them in this situation?"

Chen Yanli shared the same sentiment.

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