Chapter 204: Chapter 203: I Am Arrogant and Domineering (Part 1)
Qingxuan Yuanhe, who had been unceremoniously thrown, was both shocked and enraged by the sight. This was something he had never even imagined!
The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle was indeed not a treasure of the Qingxuan Ancient Country; it had been an offering from the Holy Heaven Sect. The Elders of the Qingxuan Ancient Country knew the chariot was once a supreme treasure of the Xiyan Ancient Sect, but after obtaining it, they had studied it for a long time without ever deciphering its profound mysteries.
Eventually, Qingxuan Yuanhe requested and obtained the chariot. The Elders of the Qingxuan Ancient Country agreed that if he could unravel the secrets of the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle, it would be his to keep.
However, despite studying it for a very long time, Qingxuan Yuanhe couldn’t grasp the vehicle’s mysteries. Finally, out of options, he had to resort to inlaying the Copper Vehicle with Essence Jades and using them to power it.
The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle had been in his possession for so long, yet he had never witnessed a scene like this. He had always assumed the four copper horses were nothing more than artifacts refined from Divine Gold. But now, it was clear that wasn’t the case. These four Copper Horses seemed to have a life of their own! They were like living steeds.
"Little Ghost, give me back my Treasure Vehicle—" Qingxuan Yuanhe roared, both shocked and furious. He strode through the air as a bridge of Holy Qi materialized, extending down from the Celestial Vault. He advanced step by step, his Ancient Saint aura immense. Behind him, Holy Qi surged like a Vast Ocean; if it were to pour down, it could drown everything.
As a Heaven Repairing Saint, Qingxuan Yuanhe’s reputation was no empty boast. He was capable of slaying even a Great Saint!
Only then did Li Qiye deign to glance at Qingxuan Yuanhe. Even facing a Heaven Repairing Saint from the Qingxuan Ancient Country, he remained perfectly calm and composed. He smiled. "Your Treasure Vehicle? You have no shame. The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle is a supreme treasure of my Xiyan Ancient Sect. It is only right and proper that it returns to my sect today!"
At Li Qiye’s words, the various great personages watching the battle exchanged glances. None of them had expected such an inside story. Now that he had explained, it was no longer strange that Li Qiye could so easily seize Qingxuan Yuanhe’s vehicle. It was, after all, a supreme treasure of the Xiyan Ancient Sect. Clearly, Qingxuan Yuanhe had failed to master its secrets!
"AH—" At that moment, a bloodcurdling scream tore through the air. Blood splattered across the azure sky as Niu Fen shattered Wansheng Jian’s skull on the spot. His lifeless body plummeted from above.
Witnessing this, many people couldn’t help but gasp. Wansheng Jian! A Great Saint of the Holy Heaven Sect, a disciple of their Elder Ancestor! And yet, he had been killed just like that. How audacious! To dare kill a direct disciple of the Holy Heaven Sect’s Elder Ancestor was a direct challenge to the Elder Ancestor himself!
Qingxuan Yuanhe was in no mood to rescue Wansheng Jian. He stared icily at Li Qiye, a cold glint in his eyes, and said, "Little Ghost, hand over the War Chariot, and my Qingxuan Ancient Country can choose not to pursue this matter."
Li Qiye shot Qingxuan Yuanhe a lazy glance. "Not pursue it? You think too highly of yourself, and you think far too highly of the Qingxuan Ancient Country. Even if you want to let this go, I’m not done with you."
Li Qiye’s words left many people staring at each other in stunned silence. ’This kid is unbelievably arrogant,’ they thought. ’To say something like that, isn’t he afraid of biting his own tongue?’
"Little Ghost, you die!" Qingxuan Yuanhe roared in fury. As he spoke, his Five Palaces erupted into a Domain, transforming into a vast territory that blotted out the sky above Li Qiye. It instantly swept down, attempting to engulf him.
"Get lost—" Li Qiye didn’t even bother to spare him a glance. With a deep shout, he slapped the side of the War Chariot.
"NEIGH—" With a sharp whinny, the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle shot forward. The four Copper Horses leaped into the air, their hooves stomping down hard upon the encroaching domain.
"BOOM—" A deafening crash erupted. The unbelievable happened. The horses trampled the domain, and the domain shattered. With a loud crack, huge fissures spread across the sweeping Five Palaces Domain. Qingxuan Yuanhe coughed up a mouthful of blood as the four Copper Horses sent him flying with a kick.
Everyone gasped at the sight. A Heaven Repairing Saint, sent flying by four horses! It was the kind of thing no one would believe if they heard it, yet it had just happened right before their very eyes.
After being kicked by the Copper Horses and spitting blood, Qingxuan Yuanhe’s face drained of color. Without a moment’s hesitation, he turned to flee.
"Where do you think you’re going—" Li Qiye didn’t move to pursue, but Niu Fen, eager to prove his worth, acted. He no longer concealed his power. With a great shudder, he transformed, and a gigantic snail appeared before everyone’s eyes—a snail even larger than the one Li Qiye usually rode!
It was a colossal snail, so large its head touched the stars and its feet trod upon mountains and rivers. Runes of True Understanding manifested all around it, each one flowing like a Celestial Waterfall, each one powerful enough to shatter the Celestial Universe!
"SMACK!" A thunderous noise shook the entire Celestial Ancient City. The gigantic snail extended two massive appendages and, as if swatting a fly, clapped them together with tremendous force. Qingxuan Yuanhe, who hadn’t gotten far, was caught between them like a bug. In that instant, blood filled the air, and the sickening crunch of shattering bones made everyone’s skin crawl.
When Qingxuan Yuanhe was dragged back, he was covered in blood and barely breathing, completely unable to escape.
Everyone’s face paled at the sight. Many knew that Li Qiye rode a snail, but no one had ever imagined that snail was so Defying Heaven. A Heavenly Repair Marquis, swatted to the brink of death like a common fly!
"Twelve Solutions to Divinity!" Niu Fen grinned with excitement as he reverted to his skinny old man form, dragging Qingxuan Yuanhe with him. ’Li Qiye passing the True Understandings to me... it’s let me truly feel the terrifying power of our Celestial Bull Ancestral Calamity lineage’s Eighteen Understandings!’ There was a legend in his lineage: once the Eighteen Understandings were perfected, one could even achieve Godslayer! At this moment, he truly felt that so-called god-slaying power coursing through him.
"Brat, I am of the Ancient Country’s Imperial Race! If you dare to kill me, you won’t leave Celestial Ancient City alive!" Even on the brink of death, Qingxuan Yuanhe’s aura was still imposing. Truly worthy of his Imperial Race lineage, he remained imperious to the very end.
Qingxuan Yuanhe’s words gave many onlookers pause. This was no idle threat. The Qingxuan Ancient Country absolutely had the power to back it up.
Standing atop the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle, Li Qiye merely glanced at him coldly before speaking in a slow, deliberate voice. "The Qingxuan Ancient Country? To be honest, I haven’t even given you a second thought."
"Heh, Young Master, let me tear him apart," Niu Fen said with a wide, cheerful grin. He knew that with a single word from Li Qiye, he would rip Qingxuan Yuanhe to shreds.
"You wouldn’t dare—" Qingxuan Yuanhe’s face went deathly pale. In that moment, he realized he had run into a Little Demon King. This brat before him feared nothing in heaven or earth!
"There’s nothing I wouldn’t dare to do," Li Qiye said with a slight smile. Then, not bothering to look at Qingxuan Yuanhe again, he gave a faint, dismissive wave of his hand.
"NO—" In that instant, Qingxuan Yuanhe knew his end had come. A horrifying scream followed as Niu Fen ripped him clean in two. In a flash, his life was extinguished. A Heavenly Repair Marquis of his generation, torn apart alive just like that.
Watching this unfold, everyone gasped. The visual impact was simply too shocking. A Heavenly Repair Marquis of his generation, killed just like that. This was a powerhouse from the Qingxuan Ancient Country, the blood brother of the Qingxuan Human Emperor, and yet he had been torn apart alive!
To publicly execute a member of the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s Imperial Race—what terrifying dominance! This was tantamount to declaring eternal enmity with the Qingxuan Ancient Country. It was an act that not even a True Ancient Saint, perhaps not even a Saint Emperor hailed as Wudi in this age, would dare to commit.
And yet, such an astoundingly bold act had been carried out by a boy of fifteen or sixteen. At that moment, people began to wonder: ’Has the Xiyan Ancient Sect truly declined?’
Ripping Qingxuan Yuanhe apart alive completely shattered the morale of the Holy Heaven Sect’s disciples. This was a Heaven Repairing Saint, a lofty existence who was virtually unbeatable unless a Saint Venerable personally intervened. And yet, he had been torn to pieces. The Holy Heaven Sect’s confidence instantly collapsed, and their will to fight plummeted.
"KILL—" At this moment, the experts of the Nine Saints Demon Gate launched a counterattack. Their morale surged, and they forced the disciples of the Holy Heaven Sect into a steady retreat. Such a dramatic reversal of fortune stunned all who watched.
Niu Fen now stood by Li Qiye’s side, no longer making a move.
Li Qiye’s gaze, however, fell upon the battle between Li Shuangyan and the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist. The Daoist was being steadily forced back. Although Li Shuangyan’s assault was ferocious, the Great Sage Treasure suspended above the Daoist’s head continuously released flowing Treasure Texts, blocking wave after wave of her attacks.
"Heaven and Earth Root—" Facing Li Shuangyan’s fiercest assault, the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist unleashed his strongest trump card, blocking the most powerful strike born from her Dao Bone.
With a great roar from the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist, the Great Sage Treasure above his head instantly sent down a line of True Words. As they descended, the world blurred into a vast expanse, like the dawn of creation. The three characters of the True Words formed an indestructible celestial wall, blocking Li Shuangyan’s relentlessly domineering sword strike.
"That’s not just any Great Sage Treasure—it’s one made from Seven-Character Treasure Gold! And what’s even more terrifying is that three of its characters form a line of True Words! A seven-character, three-word Great Sage Treasure... incredible!" someone murmured, gasping in awe at the sight of the three-character phrase.
Treasure Artifacts are refined from one of two things: either Celestial Beast Dao Bones or Dao Treasure Gold. Dao Treasure Gold is naturally formed with Treasure Texts inscribed upon it! The more texts a piece of Treasure Gold possesses, the more precious it becomes.
If the Treasure Texts on a piece of Treasure Gold can form phrases or sentences, the power of any artifact refined from it is multiplied. And if the texts can form universal True Words, that is even more incredible—it could undoubtedly suppress any other Treasure Artifact of the same level!
The Great Sage Treasure wielded by the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist was truly remarkable. It had been refined by a legendary Great Sage ancestor of the Holy Heaven Sect. The artifact was forged from Seven-Character Treasure Gold, and what made it even more precious was that of the gold’s seven natural texts, three of them formed a line of True Words.
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