Chapter 317: Chapter 315: A Wedding Banquet Filled with Slaughter
The whole thing would take a long time to tell, but in reality, it all happened in an instant. Almost no one could have predicted that events would spiral out of control from the very beginning. The patriarchs of these major powers, as if on stimulants, launched a frenzied assault on the Cui Family!
Meanwhile, Qin Li showed no mercy. He didn’t spare a single person from the families that had previously insulted the Qin Family or bullied Leng Yao.
These families had no Venerables!
They had all believed that Qin Li, a Martial Artist at the Celestial Integration Realm, had only killed the Venerable Cui Leng by a stroke of luck. They thought that if enough people surrounded him, they could definitely kill him!
But they never expected that right here in the banquet hall, Qin Li’s performance would be countless times more eye-catching than those old geezers at the Shattered Void realm!
For Martial Artists who had reached the Shattered Void realm, it wasn’t easy to determine a victor quickly. Moreover, while the banquet hall was spacious, it was hardly an ideal place for a battle.
So, at the start of the fight, they had all spontaneously smashed through the banquet hall’s ceiling and shot into the sky, beginning their duel in mid-air!
Qin Li’s battle, however, was far simpler and more effective than theirs!
With the Blood-Drinking Sword in hand, almost no one could withstand a single exchange with him!
What does it mean to rule the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, where Only I am Venerable? What truly defines a Divine-level Combat Skill?
Whether it was technique, power, Sword Intent, Spiritual Power, or physical strength, Qin Li was the strongest among Martial Artists of the same level!
Bar none!
Qin Li had already broken through to the Venerable Realm. He didn’t even know if his current strength was at the level of a Human Venerable or an Earth Venerable!
So, with his current power, killing these Martial Artists from various families and Sects who were below the Venerable Realm was simply bullying!
"Qin Li, you demon! I won’t let you go, even as a ghost!"
"Qin Li, you beast! You’ll get what’s coming to you!"
"Please spare me! I’m on my knees! I was wrong..."
The people being slaughtered by Qin Li roared hysterically, trying in vain to distract themselves from the fear and regret in their hearts.
But it was useless.
There was not a single trace of mercy on Qin Li’s icy face!
’These scumbags, these beasts, this trash that kicks a man when he’s down! What’s the point of letting them live in this world?’ Qin Li didn’t take pleasure in killing, but when he did kill, he was absolutely ruthless!
He hadn’t been soft in his last life, and he certainly wouldn’t be in this one!
’Today, right here, I’m going to wipe out the Cui Family’s elites!’
’The Land of the Far West? The Purple Eyes? That’s all too far away!’
’Anyone who wants to deal with me will have to face my retribution!’
’If I didn’t have this kind of strength today, I would be the one on the ground right now! My friends, my family... everyone connected to me would suffer the same fate!’
’So when I kill you, I will show no mercy!’
The members of the Cui Family were utterly horrified. Cui Buping and the other Venerable Realm Martial Artists had already torn off all pretenses of civility. They each found an opponent and began to retreat while fighting.
To be honest, the Cui Family was just unlucky. But if they hadn’t been so ambitious, things might not have escalated to this irreversible point!
In some matters, a win-win situation is actually far better than oppression and slaughter. Unfortunately, many people gradually lose their way in the process of self-aggrandizement.
Leng Yao’s eyes were fixed on the Cui Family’s Seventeenth Elder, Cui Buqun. And Cui Buqun, in turn, was also watching Leng Yao!
In Cui Buqun’s eyes, Leng Yao was undoubtedly Qin Li’s woman. And nine times out of ten, today’s events were related to Qin Li. As long as he captured this woman, it would be the same as controlling Qin Li!
Cui Buqun was extremely confident in his own strength! With his Venerable Realm cultivation, if he couldn’t even capture a woman like Leng Yao whose power was far inferior to his, then he might as well just die.
A savage smile spread across Cui Buqun’s lips. He wasn’t actually afraid of the current situation. Yes, it looked like the Cui Family was in danger of being completely wiped out, but in reality, if they were determined to escape, how many people could possibly stop them? Even if those three Venerables died, wasn’t there still one more in the Cui Family? ’As long as that Venerable lives and sends a message back to the Sect for powerful reinforcements, how could these families on Profound Island possibly stand against them?’
Cui Buqun’s figure blurred, leaving an afterimage in the air as he charged straight for Leng Yao!
The fingers of his remaining right arm were just about to grab Leng Yao’s collar. Cui Buqun was incredibly excited, for he had just realized how breathtakingly beautiful this woman was! ’If I could just drag a woman like this back to the Cui Family and have my way with her, the experience would surely be ecstatic.’
Suddenly, an extremely dazzling light flashed before Cui Buqun’s eyes. His pupils... constricted abruptly! Immediately after, he felt a heart-piercing pain in his right arm and couldn’t help but let out a blood-curdling scream.
"AH! My arm!" Amid his screams, Cui Buqun felt his fingers go completely limp. In that split second, he saw his right arm get sliced clean off!
"Idiot!"
Those casual words from the young man standing beside Leng Yao completely shattered all of Cui Buqun’s convictions!
"You think you’re so great just because you’re a Venerable? You’re not even as good as Cui Leng!"
As Qin Li spoke, he struck like lightning, his sword piercing Cui Buqun’s Dantian and puncturing the Pill Core that had just begun to swell!
"Want to die? You’d have to be given the chance!" The Blood-Drinking Sword plunged into Cui Buqun’s mouth. With a flick of his wrist, Qin Li shattered all of Cui Buqun’s teeth, making even biting his own tongue to commit suicide an impossible dream!
"He’s all yours." Qin Li gently patted Leng Yao’s shoulder and looked out at the chaotic banquet hall. His gaze suddenly landed on the woman dressed in a bride’s splendid attire, and the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
It turned out that woman in the magnificent dress was currently in a fierce, evenly matched fight with a Cui Family Martial Artist, her azure Treasure Sword a blur of motion. Meanwhile, that fellow Shen Le was standing off to the side, cheering her on.
"Honey, go for his eyes!"
"Honey, stab his Dantian!"
"Oh, you almost had him! Honey, stab him in the butt!"
In the middle of her fight, Leng Fangfei glanced over and glared at Shen Le. "Stab my ass! Get over here and help!"
"Just waiting for your orders, Honey!" Shen Le grinned, drawing his Treasure Sword. His entire demeanor changed in an instant as he lunged at the Cui Family member.
’What a pair of clowns,’ Qin Li thought.
He hadn’t quite expected today’s scene. Although he had told Shen Chong about the Purple Eyes, he couldn’t be sure that Shen Chong would actually help him.
’A promise is one thing, but these days, there are plenty of people who don’t take promises seriously. What can you do about it?’
’After all, the era when the Purple Eyes ran rampant was too long ago, and for thousands of years, Profound Island had been peaceful. So, even if Shen Chong had refused him, I would have had nothing to say. I would have just had to do my best to escape the Cui Family’s pursuit with my people, since I hadn’t expected the Cui Family to be so bold as to show up uninvited.’
’But I truly hadn’t expected these major powers to spontaneously stand against the Cui Family. Their unity is... almost unbelievable.’
’Still, this is a good thing for me!’
After killing all those who had insulted and slandered the Qin Family and Leng Yao in one go, and then subduing that old degenerate, Cui Buqun, the Cui Family’s Seventeenth Elder, Qin Li planned to catch his breath. Leng Yao’s emotional state seemed unstable, and he needed to ensure she was completely safe from any danger.
Just then, the Snake Woman suddenly drifted in from outside, stopping beside Qin Li. She whispered in his ear, "I knew something felt off. It turns out he was here!"
The Snake Woman’s expression was strange; it was impossible to tell if she was happy, disappointed, or something else entirely.
"Hmm? Who was here?" Qin Li frowned, looking at the Snake Woman.
The Snake Woman’s lips moved slightly, and then she sighed softly. "If he wants you to know, he will naturally meet you. Since he hasn’t, I can’t tell you either. But you can rest assured. Today, this Cui Family... is finished!"
At that moment, thunderous booms echoed continuously from the sky outside. Clearly, those experts at the Shattered Void realm were now fighting with lethal intent.
Leng Yao narrowed her eyes, looking at Cui Buqun who was lying on the ground, his eyes filled with terror. She gritted her teeth and said, "Do you admit what you did back then?"
Cui Buqun’s face was covered in blood. With his teeth shattered by Qin Li, his speech was slurred. "What... I don’t know what you’re talking about. What did I do?"
"You led the men who killed several thousand members of the Leng Family in a single night. I bet you never imagined that one would get away, did you?" Leng Yao’s eyes were red-rimmed, her beautiful pupils now filled with a towering hatred!
"Hehe. Since you already know, why are you even asking? That’s right, I killed them!" Cui Buqun, on the other hand, seemed quite brazen, the fear in his eyes gradually fading.
"You pack of animals! If you wanted the Leng Family’s Pill Formulas and wealth, you could have just taken them! Why did you have to murder so many innocent people?" Leng Yao’s tears finally fell, unable to hold them back. She could never forget the feeling of seeing her parents for the last time.
The agony was so great she wished for death!
"Hehe, we killed them to silence them, of course. Ask Qin Li. If you had the chance to topple the Cui Family this time, would you leave any of them alive?" Cui Buqun looked at Leng Yao with contempt, spat out a mouthful of blood, and continued, "The victor is king, the loser is a bandit. It’s been this way since ancient times. What’s there to say? So, whether you want to kill me or torture me, do as you please!"
Just then, Shen Longxing’s voice, seething with hatred, came from beside Qin Li. "Nephew Qin Li, could you leave this beast to me?"
The moment Cui Buqun saw Shen Longxing, terror finally appeared in his eyes. He knew that if there was anyone in this world who hated him to the very core of their being, Shen Longxing... would absolutely be number one!
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