Chapter 318: Chapter 316: Pursuit
Leng Yao stared stubbornly at Shen Longxing and shook her head. "No. I must kill this beast with my own hands! He killed my entire family—thousands of people! Sect Leader Shen, is your hatred truly greater than mine?"
Shen Longxing’s stance was just as firm. Upon hearing Leng Yao’s words, he seemed to recall the past, and the rims of his eyes instantly reddened. The torment his sister had suffered at this beast’s hands was simply unspeakable—delicate matters a young woman could never voice. According to what Shen Longxing’s wife had told him after preparing Shen Longmei’s body for burial, Shen Longmei had endured this perverted beast’s inhuman torture the entire time she was with the Cui Family.
"Miss Leng Yao, how about this? You can deliver the final blow to this beast. But I absolutely cannot let him die so easily. I’m going to make him experience everything my sister went through! When that time comes, you’ll understand just how much I hate him!"
Leng Yao was taken aback for a moment. Then, as if she’d thought of something, a bit of color returned to her pale face. She said, "In that case, I will leave it to Sect Leader Shen to handle!"
Shen Longxing bowed solemnly to Leng Yao and Qin Li. "Miss Leng, Nephew Qin, words cannot express my gratitude! I will be sure to repay this debt in the future!"
Qin Li smiled faintly and said nothing, watching as Shen Longxing grabbed Cui Buqun by the foot and began dragging him away. Then he turned to Leng Yao and said, "Immediately gather all the Qin Family disciples and tell them not to make any rash moves. Little Snake, let’s go kill."
The Snake Woman nodded gravely. "Alright!"
The man and woman, like tigers descending a mountain, pounced into the fray, immediately putting immense pressure on the Cui Family’s Martial Artists.
The Cui Family Master, Cui Buping, let out a grief-stricken, furious roar. "Flee!"
"Flee? And where would you run?" The voice of Ice Edge’s mysterious Sect Leader was cold and incredibly piercing. "All Supreme Elders of Ice Edge, hear my command! Form pairs of two and ensure every last one of these Cui Family members is intercepted and killed!"
"Elders of the Lin Family’s Venerable Realm, hear my command! The people of the Cui Family are to be shown no mercy!"
"Supreme Elders of Sword Concealment Manor, hear my command! Fight to the bitter end! Show the Cui Family no mercy!"
"The Wang Family..."
"The Xiao Family..."
"The Thousand Mechanism Sect..."
The leaders of every great family issued the same command at almost the exact same moment. Although they didn’t understand why their own Shattered Void realm ancestors wanted them to spare no effort in annihilating the Cui Family, they would carry out their ancestors’ commands with all their might!
For it was precisely this profound foundation that made these super-powers so formidable!
The wedding of the Thousand Mechanism Sect’s Young Master should never have drawn the attention of so many supreme experts. However, the Cui Family’s relentless aggression had finally provoked the ire of every major power on Profound Island.
That was the reason for the grand spectacle today!
In the sky, the battle between the Shattered Void realm Martial Artists continued to rage.
The Cui Family had a total of three Shattered Void realm Martial Artists. On the opposing side were the Thousand Mechanism Sect, Sword Concealment Manor, the Lin Family, the Xiao Family, the Wang Family, Ice Edge... and one other that no one had anticipated: the Qian Family!
A total of seven Shattered Void realm Martial Artists!
If not for the sublime mastery of combat techniques displayed by Ma Wuchang and the grim-faced old man, their three Shattered Void realm Martial Artists would have fallen long ago.
Ma Wuchang, however, was having terrible luck. He had previously tried to tear through space to escape, only to be wounded by a sneak attack from the Snake Woman. The injury wasn’t severe at first, but now, under siege by so many other Shattered Void realm Martial Artists, he had no chance to recover. His wound was gradually getting worse.
Ma Wuchang’s expression grew increasingly grim. He had truly never imagined that there would be so many Shattered Void Martial Artists on Profound Island.
Only now was he beginning to feel a sense of regret. ’It seems I’ve truly underestimated the people here!’
The battle between these ten individuals was so intense it seemed to plunge the world into darkness. What had been a clear blue sky and bright sunlight was now a scene of chaos, with vast swathes of space continuously collapsing around them. The sky had grown so dim and lightless that it looked like night.
Yet beyond the range of their battle, the sun shone as brightly as ever. This bizarre sight left all who witnessed it utterly petrified, their minds going blank in sheer disbelief.
It was... simply terrifying!
As for the cultured elder with Ma Wuchang, while his strength hadn’t reached the Shattered Void realm, he was at the peak of the Celestial Venerable realm. He didn’t join the battle against the Shattered Void Martial Artists. Instead, among the crowd of Venerables, he was... almost invincible!
It took a group of three or four Venerable realm Martial Artists just to barely fend off the cultured elder’s powerful attacks.
But when the Snake Woman charged into the battle, the cultured elder’s eyes first lit up, only for a flicker of fear to instantly replace the light. He had just personally witnessed this woman in black force his "big brother" out of hiding with a single move!
’That useless Third Brother said this woman in black was a Martial Artist on his level,’ he thought. ’What complete nonsense! This woman’s power has definitely reached the Shattered Void realm!’
Seeing her charge toward him, the cultured elder didn’t hesitate. He shot backward in a hasty retreat, and as he did, the immense Primordial Power radiating from his body pulverized everything around him!
Even the thick walls of the banquet hall couldn’t withstand the Primordial Power of a peak Celestial Venerable realm Martial Artist and came crashing down.
The cultured elder shot the Black-clothed Snake Woman one last deep look, then turned and fled. He had no intention of dying here! ’I have to get back to the Cui Family as fast as possible, grab Third Brother, and hurry back to our master. That’s the real priority!’
They had been away for over a hundred years. Their original plan was to handle this matter perfectly before returning to their sect to report their success. Who would have thought that after a century of effort, it would all... end in complete failure!
’If we don’t return to our sect and ask for help soon, this century of blood and sweat will be for nothing!’
As he thought, the cultured elder’s hatred for Qin Li became uncontainable. ’If it weren’t for this damned young man, the Cui Family’s progress in the Mortal Realm wouldn’t have been so slow! If it weren’t for him, how could the Cui Family’s grand ambitions on Profound Island have met with such fierce resistance?’
’Therefore, this man is their greatest enemy!’
As this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt a fluctuation in the space beside him. The cultured elder’s hand trembled. He knew instantly what it was—a feat only a Shattered Void realm Martial Artist could accomplish. The woman in black had clearly caught up.
The target he had wanted to use for Absorption was actually a Shattered Void Martial Artist. The cultured elder was so frustrated he felt like he could vomit blood.
"Old thing, why run? Just leave your life behind!" Qin Li’s clear voice suddenly rang out from behind the cultured elder.
A chill shot straight up the cultured elder’s spine, reaching the base of his skull.
"How can it be you?" the cultured elder asked in horror.
"Were you looking for me?" From another direction, a sweet, feminine voice spoke, nearly scaring the cultured elder to death. He didn’t slow down one bit; in fact, he started running even faster.
Unfortunately for him, he was facing a Super Spirit Beast that had just broken through to the Shattered Void realm, and... a man who possessed a miraculous Cultivation Technique!
Therefore, it was destined that the cultured elder would be unable to escape the grasp of Qin Li and the Snake Woman.
The battle in the sky grew ever more intense, but the Snake Woman paid it no mind. With her current strength, she wasn’t quite strong enough to participate. After all, she had only just broken through to that realm. Compared to those old monsters who had made their breakthroughs centuries or even millennia ago, there was still a significant gap.
But as for dealing with a peak Celestial Venerable realm Martial Artist? She could handle that with ease, even on her own. And that wasn’t even counting a prodigy like Qin Li!
The Blood-Drinking Sword in Qin Li’s hand let out an excited hum. Clearly, the aura of a Celestial Venerable realm expert had stimulated Blood Drinking!
"Old man, stop running! Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, we won’t let you go," Qin Li said from behind in an unhurried tone. "You might as well face us and fight. At least then, you might have a dignified death!"
"Hmph! Little brat, don’t think your clever words will save you. If you kill me today, it won’t be long before all of you... join me in death!"
"Heh, and why is that?" Qin Li’s tone was light, a smile playing on his lips. "If you tell us your secrets, perhaps we could even cooperate! After all, there doesn’t seem to be... such a deep-seated grudge between us, right? I didn’t even know who you were before today. And from the looks of it, you’re not one of the Cui Family either!"
It had to be said, Qin Li’s proposal was genuinely tempting to the cultured elder. ’Come to think of it,’ he mused, ’we originally approached the Cui Family, gave them some benefits, and planned to control them to get certain things done. But most of our plans were ruined at Qin Li’s hands. If we entrusted these matters to Qin Li instead, would the outcome be completely different?’
But that was just a fleeting thought. It was far too late to consider such things now.
"Brat, give up on that idea! Whether you kill me today or not, you’re a dead man!" the cultured elder sneered as he fled.
In the time it took for them to speak, the three had already covered several miles.
Qin Li’s Innate Purple Qi sensed no other auras in the vicinity. He sneered, "Old man, are the descendants of Purple Eyes really so impressive? And so what about the Land of the Far West? Do you really think that sect of yours is some kind of trump card?"
WHOOSH!
The cultured elder’s frantic escape came to an abrupt halt. He whipped around, staring at Qin Li in utter horror. "Who... who in the world are you? How could you possibly know about that?"
His answer was a long streak of purple light, accompanied by a full-power strike from the Snake Woman!
"Go ask your ancestors in hell!"
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