Chapter 294 – Fourth Rank Aberration, Return to Gemhill County - Part 1
Blood flowed in torrents, not across the ground, but in great currents suspended in mid‑air.
Rivers of thick, crimson liquid converged from every direction and poured into a single, uncanny black‑and‑white longsword.
Like a bottomless sponge, the sword drank it all, its edge gleaming ever brighter.
The white‑robed woman who wielded it stood immaculate, her expression frigid. Not a single drop had marred the hem of her gently swaying robe.
The battle was already over.
Whether a faction possessed a fourth rank powerhouse or not made all the difference in the world.
The moment Peng Mi fell, the outcome was sealed.
The Black Lotus Cult’s incursion had failed.
Besides Peng Mi, a Red Lotus Cult’s fifth rank martial artist had also perished under Gu Xuejian’s sword.
The Lotus Cult was never numerous; today’s counter‑attack left them badly mauled.
Suspended high above the field, Gu Xuejian watched the last crimson threads whip through the air and vanish into the sword, as though it were slurping down the very last noodle.
Those threads carried the blood of friend and foe alike.