Chapter 106: Chapter 104: Yin Yang Two Principles
Silence fell. Everyone stared blankly at the scene, finding it utterly unbelievable.
They couldn’t believe Jiang Jichen possessed such terrifying combat prowess, much less that he had decapitated the Prince with a single stroke of his sword.
This was a Prince of the Celestial Pearl Country, the number one expert of the younger generation! Yet, Jiang Jichen had killed him without a second thought. Even when his opponent begged for mercy and declared his status, Jiang Jichen’s sword fell without hesitation, severing Prince Wuling’s head before he could even finish his sentence.
From this day forward, Jiang Jichen was not just an enemy to all the sects—he was an enemy of the entire nation.
"This... can’t be real, can it?"
Many people muttered to themselves in a stupor. They truly couldn’t fathom how someone so audacious and reckless could exist in this world.
At that moment, everyone was so stunned by the sight of Jiang Jichen forcefully decapitating the Prince that no one noticed what was happening half a meter behind him. The Little Skeleton’s gray Soul Fire pulsed gently, silently absorbing the Soul Power scattered in the air.
The Soul Power of eight Innate Third Layer cultivators, three Fourth Layer Initial Stage cultivators, and Prince Wuling were all devoured and refined by the Little Skeleton. The color of its gray Soul Fire remained unchanged, but it was now a little brighter than before.
This was to be expected. After all, even devouring the soul of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator had only managed to double the brightness of its Soul Fire without allowing it to advance a level.
The Little Gray Skeleton was an existence that was easily overlooked and underestimated. But if anyone had witnessed its coordination with Jiang Jichen in the Moon God Ancient Hall, they would never dare to think so again.
Just then, many people finally snapped out of their shock.
A nation’s Prince had been beheaded. This was an absolutely earth-shattering event. No matter what, Jiang Jichen was a dead man.
At that moment, the first to leap out and condemn Jiang Jichen was, surprisingly, Second Elder Jiang Qingyun of the Jiang Mansion. His voice, filled with grief and indignation, echoed across the venue. "Jiang Jichen is a traitor who has committed a monstrous crime! My Second Mansion of the Jiang Family swears to be his mortal enemy, and this will not end until one of us is dead!"
Grand Elder Jiang Qingshan of the Jiang Mansion immediately followed suit. "On behalf of the Jiang Family, I hereby expel Jiang Jichen! From this day on, the Jiang Family has no relation to this person. He is our mortal enemy, and his name will be stricken from the Five Mansions!"
As he spoke, Grand Elder Jiang Qingshan thought to himself, ’Everything I am doing is for the sake of the Jiang Mansion!’
In that instant, the various Noble Families all stepped forward to declare their stance, severing all ties with Jiang Jichen.
The Patriarch of the Hex Family appeared, his voice booming for all to hear. "As you all know, my Hex Family annulled its marriage engagement with Jiang Jichen some time ago! We have no connection to him whatsoever. Furthermore, from this day forward, Jiang Jichen is now an enemy the Hex Family is sworn to kill!"
Afterward, members of the Mun, Luuo, and Bai Families also stepped forward, disavowing any connection to Jiang Jichen. They pledged to hunt him down at any cost, expressing their loyalty to the Celestial Pearl Royal Family.
However, before the heads of these Noble Families could finish speaking, Jiang Jichen suddenly exploded into action, brandishing his Red Copper Sword and charging the Feng Family’s Young Master!
People had seen fierce fighters before, but never one this ferocious.
He had just decapitated the Prince, and now, without a single word, he was raising his sword to kill the Young Master of the Feng Family.
’Has Jiang Jichen gone mad?’
Feng Tianxing, the Young Master of the Feng Family, was an expert at the Innate Sixth Layer! No matter how heaven-defying Jiang Jichen’s combat prowess was, killing the Prince, who was at the Innate Fourth Realm Perfect Realm, must have been his absolute limit, right?
’Isn’t he just committing suicide?’
"Jiang Jichen must know he’s a dead man. This is just a desperate, final gambit!"
"It’s a futile effort. The Young Master of the Feng Family could crush Jiang Jichen with a single wave of his hand."
"He’s probably been driven mad and lost his senses."
...
The surrounding crowd had already retreated to a safe distance. The younger disciples had witnessed the intensity of the previous battle and knew it was far beyond what those at their Mortal Realm of Cultivation could handle. They could only watch from afar and speculate aloud.
Just then, the Red Copper Spirit Sword in Jiang Jichen’s hand erupted with streams of Sword Aura as he slashed forward.
Grasping the rust-spotted Red Copper Sword, Jiang Jichen could feel a monstrous Undying Sword Intent raging within it. However, it seemed to be contained by some mysterious power, unable to break free. As a result, he couldn’t unleash the Red Copper Sword’s full potential.
However, as Jiang Jichen’s golden Spiritual Power flowed over the Red Copper Sword, a few flecks of rust fell away. A portion of the sealed Undying Sword Intent within seemed to find an opening and surged out frantically.
In that instant, a heaven-shaking Sword Intent shot straight toward Feng Tianxing!
The opening was too small, so only a limited amount of Undying Sword Intent could escape, but it was still enough to elevate the Red Copper Sword to the level of a Mid-grade Profound-level Spiritual Artifact!
Seeing Jiang Jichen charge, Feng Tianxing still didn’t make a move. Instead, two figures suddenly shot out from behind him.
"Don’t get cocky, boy! We brothers will take your miserable life!"
They were two identical-looking middle-aged men, each wielding a massive, blood-red saber. They let out a cold shout and charged.
They were twin brothers, and their Cultivation was at the Mid-stage Innate Fifth Layer!
Feng Tianxing stood behind them and snorted coldly. "A mere ant. What makes you think you’re worthy of my attention?"
Seeing this, the crowd was filled with dread, gaining a deeper understanding of the terrifying power held by an Upper-level Spiritual Cultivation Family.
Sword Light and Blade Aura clashed. The mastery of the Saber Dao shown by the twin brothers at the Mid-stage Innate Fifth Layer was truly extraordinary; they effortlessly shattered all of Jiang Jichen’s Sword Auras.
When the fight began, everyone had created distance between them, standing over ten meters apart. But now, Jiang Jichen had taken another three steps forward. He was now only five meters from the Feng Family’s Young Master, with the twin brothers standing between them.
"Our turn, boy!"
"Blood Shadow Mad Saber!"
The two roared in unison. Their sabers moved like the wind, and a crimson blade light shot toward the sky before surging down at Jiang Jichen!
The Saber Dao attack from two Mid-stage Innate Fifth Layer experts was terrifyingly powerful. If Qingyun Tower hadn’t been reinforced by a Mysterious Array, it would have already been demolished. Even so, the attack caused cracks to appear in the Array, making it look as though it might shatter at any moment.
Jiang Jichen and the Little Skeleton were instantly engulfed by the crimson blade light.
Everyone felt that in the face of such an attack, there was no chance of victory for Jiang Jichen, only defeat; no chance of survival, only death!
However, the thought had barely formed in their minds when a calm voice rang out.
"Yin Yang Two Principles!"
As the words fell, two streaks of Sword Light—one black, one white—shot out. They tore through the crimson blade light like two black-and-white Yin-Yang fish, seemingly splitting heaven and earth as they carved out the principles of Yin and Yang!
PFFT! PFFT!
The two twin, middle-aged Saber Masters—both at the Mid-stage Innate Fifth Layer—were sliced in half at the waist by a streak of Sword Light, dying instantly!
But two deep gashes had also appeared on Jiang Jichen’s shoulders, gaping wounds that cut down to the bone. Blood gushed from them, and his face was deathly pale.
Yet, his aura didn’t diminish; on the contrary, it surged. The powerful presence he exuded was like a monstrous tidal wave sweeping across the land, and his will to fight erupted like a volcano, shooting straight into the heavens!
Jiang Jichen’s gaze was as sharp as an eagle’s and as fierce as a wolf’s, fixed squarely on Feng Tianxing. Without a moment’s hesitation, the full power of his Cultivation finally, completely, erupted.
The Red Copper Spirit Sword in his hand traced a breathtakingly brilliant arc as he thrust it fearlessly toward Feng Tianxing.
Only then did someone cry out in alarm, "This is bad! Jiang Jichen was hiding his Cultivation!"
On the ninth floor of the tower, the expressions of the Old Emperor and the black-clad elder changed drastically. In the same instant, their figures blurred as they shot down toward the eighth floor.
