Chapter 201: Chapter 200: Bloody Battle (Part 2)
"That’s right, the Nine Saints Demon Gate is about to be annihilated. That little ghost surnamed Li doesn’t even dare to make a peep; who knows where he’s run off to hide. Hmph, if he dared to show his face, Brother Sheng Tian would kill him in a single move!" There was no shortage of sycophants.
Of course, many of the Princes and Sect Leaders looked down on such opportunistic fence-sitters. However, they had to admit that with the support of Takong Mountain and the Qingxuan Ancient Country, the Holy Heaven Sect was indeed flourishing like the midday sun.
BOOM! Just then, Chi Yun was finally overpowered by Wansheng Jian. He was sent flying by a single move, coughing up a mouthful of blood. Wansheng Jian sneered and gave chase.
"KILL—!" At this, the Holy Heaven Sect’s disciples surged forward with unstoppable momentum and soaring morale. In contrast, the disciples of the Nine Saints Demon Gate fell back again and again. With so many dead and wounded, their desperate situation seemed irreversible.
"Heh, the Nine Saints Demon Gate is finished. Making an enemy of the Holy Heaven Sect and the Qingxuan Ancient Country never ends well." Seeing the remaining Nine Saints Demon Gate disciples backed into a corner, some cultivators laughed with schadenfreude.
The cultivators from sects hoping to curry favor with the Holy Heaven Sect and the Qingxuan Ancient Country were even more vicious, hurling cold taunts and derisive laughter.
Of course, many of the great figures present disdained such behavior. Still, they couldn’t help but sigh softly. With the backing of both Takong Mountain and the Qingxuan Ancient Country, the Holy Heaven Sect’s rise seemed preordained and unstoppable.
In truth, not everyone wished to see the Holy Heaven Sect’s ascension. But it was now a foregone conclusion, an inevitable reality. The Holy Heaven Sect’s Elder Ancestor had been a War General under the Ta Kong Immortal Emperor, so Takong Mountain’s support was guaranteed. Now that the sect had also managed to attach itself to the Qingxuan Ancient Country, its dominance was assured. Perhaps, in this generation, the Holy Heaven Sect could even become a true Upper Country.
"Hahaha! Wasn’t that little ghost surnamed Li so outrageously arrogant, looking down on everyone? Where has he run off to now? The Nine Saints Demon Gate is done for, and those brats from the Xiyan Ancient Sect are next! Hahaha, I bet that little ghost Li is scared out of his mind! He’s probably hiding under his mother’s skirt, too afraid to come out—" A young, talented cultivator laughed heartily, feeling a great sense of release.
BANG! However, the moment the words left the young cultivator’s mouth, a shadow slammed into him at an unbelievable speed. He was instantly knocked high into the air, blood erupting from his body in a spectacular fountain. A sickening CRACK echoed, the sound of his bones shattering so clearly that everyone present heard it.
When his body hit the ground, he was already dead, killed instantly by the impact.
"The Qingxuan Ancient Country? Who the hell are they? You think a piddling little sect like that can scare your grandpa?" A calm, unhurried voice rang out as Li Qiye strode forward. His expression was full of life as he swept a cold gaze across the crowd.
"Li Qiye! That brat from the Xiyan Ancient Sect!" Seeing his sudden appearance, everyone was stunned. Regardless of the depth of Li Qiye’s Dao Practice, the Emperor’s Treasure in his possession was enough to make anyone fearful.
"LI QIYE—!" The moment Li Qiye appeared, the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist let out a furious roar. It was a sound filled with rage and fury. With another savage cry, the might of a Great Sage erupted from him, and in that same instant, all of his Blood Qi surged toward the heavens.
The Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist wanted nothing more than to drink Li Qiye’s blood, eat his flesh, and flay his skin. This was a humiliation that could only be washed away with blood! Thus, the moment Li Qiye appeared, he roared and unhesitatingly unleashed his Great Sage Treasure. He wanted to slay Li Qiye in a single strike, before he had a chance to bring out his Emperor’s Treasure!
"The Xiyan Ancient Sect is in decline! What’s a mere Emperor’s Treasure?" As the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist charged, Ji Kongjian also let out a great shout. He abandoned the disciples he was fighting, raised the Stone Inkstone in his hand, and unleashed a torrent of Emperor’s Power.
The Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist and Ji Kongjian had a tacit understanding. They attacked simultaneously, aiming to deliver a fatal blow before Li Qiye could even summon his Emperor’s Treasure.
"Get lost!" Before the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist’s treasure could land, space itself seemed to shift as yin and yang were sundered and the six paths fractured. WENG! A sword shot across the sky. CLANG! With a single strike, it knocked the Great Sage Treasure back.
The sword hummed as it seemed to pull at the very sky, descending like a celestial waterfall. As the humming intensified, six waterfalls of sword energy formed an array, instantly trapping the charging Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist within.
"Oppose my Holy Heaven Sect, and your Nine Saints Demon Gate will be annihilated!" the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist roared, catching his Great Sage Treasure. With the treasure hovering above his head, his aura surged to the heavens.
Li Shuangyan, of course, would not allow the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist and Ji Kongjian to surround Li Qiye. With the Six Paths Sword in hand, she charged directly at the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist.
"You’re just someone I’ve already defeated. Hardly worth mentioning," Li Shuangyan said coldly, her aura as aloof and domineering as a winter plum standing proud in the snow.
"KILL—!" Enraged at being so belittled by Li Shuangyan, the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist roared and unleashed his Great Sage Treasure. Li Shuangyan let out a cold cry. Her Six Paths Sword filled the air, its array trapping heaven and earth, sundering yin and yang. Amidst the ringing CLANG of steel, the Six Paths of Reincarnation manifested, ready to slay all in its path.
Li Shuangyan wielded the Six Paths Sword, her aura dominating the heavens as her Sword Array swept across the battlefield. Even with a Great Sage Treasure, the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist was at a disadvantage. One had to know that the Six Paths Sword was even stronger than a Great Sage Treasure!
BOOM! In that instant, the Stone Inkstone in Ji Kongjian’s hand erupted with Emperor’s Power. The ink within it formed the character for "Vanquish," instantly striking out with the force of an Immortal Emperor wielding an Emperor’s Spear.
An attack from an Immortal Emperor. Heaven and earth trembled, the very firmament paled, and all of creation seemed to bow in submission. The stars themselves dimmed in the sky.
ZING! The sound of a guqin string being plucked echoed. Li Qiye had drawn his instrument, and a torrent of Emperor Essence erupted from it, forming into a Celestial Sword. Formless, it hung suspended in the Nine Heavens. One slash could extinguish the six paths; a second could shatter yin and yang.
BOOM! With a deafening explosion, the entire Celestial Ancient City trembled. The clash of the sword and the spear sent shockwaves across a million miles of land. The resulting sparks were more dazzling than the midday sun, like a series of suns exploding one after another.
Emperor’s Power rampaged through the Celestial Ancient City. Countless people felt their legs give out, and they collapsed to the ground. In the face of such power, even True Masters couldn’t help but tremble.
"Again!" His first strike having failed, the proud Ji Kongjian roared and pushed his Stone Inkstone to its limit. All the ink inside instantly formed the character for "Vanquish," and every last drop of his Emperor Essence and Immortal Power was poured into this one attack.
ZING! Li Qiye strummed his guqin, holding nothing back. The music shot to the heavens as all of his Emperor Essence erupted. ZING! It coalesced into a Celestial Sword.
BOOM! The Battle Spear and the Celestial Sword clashed violently above the Nine Heavens. With that single exchange, the spear snapped and the sword shattered. The impact caused stars to crumble one by one. As the rampant Emperor’s Power rained down on the Ancient Heavenly Corpse City, countless cultivators couldn’t even stay on their feet. The blow had reached beyond the firmament, but the mere wisps of power that fell back down were still unimaginably frightening.
CRACK! The sound of the Stone Inkstone splitting apart rang out. SNAP! Three strings on Li Qiye’s guqin broke as well.
Both sides had poured all of their Emperor Essence into that single, final clash. With their essence depleted, the once-invincible Emperor’s Treasures were now just ordinary objects, devoid of their peerless Emperor’s Power.
’This is a true Emperor Immortal Gate,’ the onlookers thought, stunned. Both combatants were so ferocious, immediately resorting to a full-power clash between Emperor’s Treasures, as if they placed no value on such priceless artifacts. ’Casually pitting Emperor’s Treasures against each other without a second thought... Only the disciples of an Emperor Immortal Gate could possess such audacity and luxury.’
"KILL!" By now, Chen Baojiao, Shi Gandang, and Niu Fen had all joined the battlefield. Chen Baojiao charged forward to relieve the beleaguered disciples of the Xiyan Ancient Sect. Shi Gandang let out a great roar, his True Qi surging as he made a beeline for an elder of the Holy Heaven Sect.
Niu Fen struck, immediately saving the endangered Chi Yun. Then, with a sweep of his tentacles, he ensnared several dozen Holy Heaven Sect disciples and swallowed them whole. This ferocious display made the other Holy Heaven Sect disciples’ blood run cold. Their legs began to tremble, and none dared to go near him.
"Brat, die!" Having lost his Emperor’s Treasure and still failing to kill Li Qiye was an intolerable humiliation for the proud Ji Kongjian. He roared, his body clad in armor, and transformed one hand into an Emperor’s Hand. Like a divine claw descending upon a dragon, he brought it down on Li Qiye.
"You’re courting death." Li Qiye smiled. ’Fighting me hand-to-hand? He’s completely underestimating my Prison Suppressing Divine Body.’
Li Qiye used no techniques, no fancy moves. With a flash, a deafening RUMBLE shook the air as he simply charged forward, using his body as the ultimate weapon, like a savage beast.
BANG! Not even an Emperor Technique could withstand the force of the Prison Suppressing Divine Body. Li Qiye’s shoulder slammed into Ji Kongjian. CRACK! The Divine Armor on Ji Kongjian’s body shattered instantly, followed by the sickening sound of breaking bones. He was sent flying, spraying a mouthful of blood through the air.
Pressing his advantage, Li Qiye gave him no quarter. He leaped into the air and descended upon the flying Ji Kongjian like tens of millions of crashing Divine Peaks.
"Treasure Casket, open!" At the brink of life and death, Ji Kongjian roared. As he shouted, a long casket appeared on his person. It flew open, and a throwing knife shot out.
The knife’s speed was peerless. As it shot forth, it resembled a sliver of cold moonlight in the night sky—alluring and deadly.
BOOM! Li Qiye’s descending strike met the oncoming knife. With a massive explosion, blood spattered through the air. The knife had struck Li Qiye, carving a gash so deep into his incredibly tough body that bone was visible.
This throwing knife clearly had an astonishing origin, but the Prison Suppressing Divine Body was no pushover. CLANG! Even though it was injured, the Divine Body still managed to knock the knife away. After taking a direct hit from the Prison Suppressing Divine Body, even this knife of incredible origin dimmed and lost its luster!
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