Chapter 1007: Chapter 106: Imperial City Bloodbath Kills in Four Directions (Part 1)_1
"Damn it!"
The Bright Light Sword Emperor howled in pain.
An arm was extremely important to any martial artist, and even more so for swordsmen. Now that his left arm was disabled, his strength had declined by a significant fraction.
After all, unless using some special sword moves, body imbalance would greatly affect the power of the sword technique.
Having severely wounded the Bright Light Sword Emperor with one strike, Shi Xiaole didn’t stop there; he took advantage of the momentum to rush to the side of another Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor, grasping his sword in both hands and slicing down with the speed of thunder.
"Mysterious Piercing Divine Rope!"
The Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor nearly failed to react in time. Faced with the crisis, he hastily condensed Vigorous Air into a hundred-zhang iron chain. The chain linked together, with wisps of light circulating above it.
Clang.
The long sword was much quicker than the iron chain, and after slicing through a section, Shi Xiaole directed it as if it were an extension of his arm. The sword edge grazed the chain, and another section of it struck toward the third Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor who was trying to come to the aid.
"You won’t get your way, Xuantian Thunderstrike!"
The burly man wielding a bronze hammer charged forward, sending arcs of thunder with his arms.
Shi Xiaole’s sword move was unchanging, as if he had anticipated this. He extended his left hand casually and flicked backwards, sending a gust of Wind Sword Qi to block the twisted lightning.
At the same time, a top-quality low-grade spirit sword flew out from his scabbard, lightly grazing the void and striking with boundless force toward the fifth Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor.
The last remaining sixth Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor, however, struck Shi Xiaole’s afterimage left in his original place.
"No!"
The Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor who used the iron chain roared.
In his eyes, Shi Xiaole’s series of counteractions, showing effortless skill in the face of the siege, appeared almost mystical. He had never seen such a thing in anyone else, not even heard of it.
As the long sword drew nearer, no matter how hard he tried to retreat, it was in vain. A sense of intense pain shot up, and half of his shoulder was sheared off.
Only at this moment did the attacks from the other four Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors converge, barely touching each other. Shi Xiaole had long since changed his position, taking the opportunity to break free from the encirclement.
"How can there be such a person?"
The horse-faced elder from the royal family, who had once exchanged moves with Shi Xiaole, was dazzled by this series of actions. He hadn’t seen clearly at all, only knowing that Shi Xiaole was very powerful. How powerful? Indescribably so.
A year ago, he had been able to barely hold his own against Shi Xiaole, but now he could only look up to him. The horse-faced elder gazed at the figure in the green shirt in the distance, feeling as if he was witnessing an endless shadow enveloping the Martial World starting to rise.
"Stand aside, I’ll handle this!"
A heaven-shaking bellow erupted like a thunderclap on a clear day, nearly causing the lesser Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors to bleed from all orifices. Even the slightly stronger ones felt their eardrums vibrate and their hearts tremble with fear.
A dusky yellow blade light descended from the sky, aiming for Shi Xiaole. This strike had no sharpness, no technique, only extreme oppression, like an ant facing a mountain, unable to move, resist, and only able to close its eyes and await death.
"It’s Min Yunxiong from the Min Family Triumvirate!"
The royal experts whispered in their hearts.
The Ancestral Temple camp had never lacked astonishingly talented individuals throughout the generations, and this trend had even intensified in the modern era. With Min Yunshu, the leader of the Ancestral Temple, at the forefront, his clan brothers Min Yuntian and Min Yunxiong were no less excellent, each being an outstanding talent of the current age and jointly known as the Min Family Triumvirate.
Although Min Yunxiong was the youngest of the Triumvirate, he had reached the rank of a Heavenly Realm Martial Emperor a hundred years ago, standing among the top five experts of the Min clan. With one chop issued, who among those present, except for a very few, could stand against him?
"What prodigy? I’ll make it so that your record becomes your swan song," Min Yunxiong, a broad-faced middle-aged man with thick eyebrows joined in a single line, exerted force, concentrating the blade light into a beam that cleaved toward Shi Xiaole.
To any force, a Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor was like a cornerstone; therefore, seeing Shi Xiaole successively injure two people, Min Yunxiong could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and acted out of fury.
Who cares about bullying the weak?
"Die."
The third Great Witch Servant glared with wide eyes.
He admitted that Shi Xiaole was a tough opponent, but that was as far as it went; the other side couldn’t possibly catch a killing move from the Heaven Realm Martial Emperor.
The other Great Witch Servants, as well as the numerous Witch Heavenly Guards, also watched this scene without blinking, certain there would be no more surprises—this kid was finally going to die.
Pan Eunuch’s eyes were bloodshot with urgency, but he was stopped by Min Yuntian and couldn’t offer any help. Just then, his gaze briefly stilled.
An incredibly profound array system power suddenly converged from afar and formed an invisible barrier around Shi Xiaole. The blade light struck it, sinking in continuously, yet it kept weakening until it dissipated into nothingness.
"Impossible!"
"What on earth is going on?"
The four Great Witch Servants were stunned.
The Witch Heavenly Guard was stunned.
Everyone was shocked, almost at a loss for words.
The array system power that protected Shi Xiaole came from Daxia Palace and the Witch Queen’s Temple—what this implied was understood by everyone, yet they were reluctant to admit it, for it was too horrifying and ludicrous.
How could an outsider control the ultimate array systems of Daxia Palace and the Witch Queen’s Temple? That was a privilege and power only a Great Witch Servant should possess!
Naturally, the most shocked at the moment was the Great Witch Servant. His old face turned green, then pale, and finally red. This was happening just as the power of the Witch Ancestor’s blood was being pulled back by Shi Xiaole’s interference, reaching a critical point.
There was a loud bang!
The Witch Soul Upheaval Array was shattered by Uncle Wang with a strike of his staff, and like a tiger breaking out of its cage, he laughed uproariously amid bloodshed, his killing intent enveloping every corner of the imperial city.
The Great Witch Servant’s face darkened as his hands moved rapidly, pulling at the forces of the array system.
To control the ultimate array system required a mental exertion beyond imagination, which is why the Great Witch Servant had refrained from using it until now. With the battle array broken, there was no other choice.
But just as the array system’s power began to condense, it was instantly dispersed by another force’s mental interference, and after several attempts, he failed to control it successfully.
The Great Witch Servant looked at Shi Xiaole with tremendous shock and rage: "You brat, I hate you so much!"
It must have been the opportunities behind the stone door that let Shi Xiaole learn the principles of the Witch Queen’s Temple’s ultimate array system. He thought that even if he never knew the Witch Queen’s great secret in his life, he would have killed Shi Xiaole with a slap.
"Burn my soul, borrow the strength of heaven."
Feeling the initiative slipping away, the Great Witch Servant bit his lip and deployed a spiritual secret technique that he had never used before. In an instant, his mental strength surged, and in the struggle for control of the array system, he was finally not completely on the defensive.
By this time Uncle Wang, freed from his restraints, finally began to display the might of a legendary killer. Under his staff technique, one after another of the Witch Heavenly Guard was either smashed away or struck into bloody pulp. As his staff shadow swept through the void like a pole batting away large birds, they crumbled in groups, and the cries of agony never ceased.
The Great Witch Servant became the prime target, and within dozens of moves, he was battered and bloody, his old face splattered with drops of blood.
The four Great Witch Servants wanted to intervene, but Shi Xiaole shouted, "I order you not to move, do not forget your oaths."
The four Great Witch Servants were so furious, their faces turned iron blue.
They had indeed established Shi Xiaole’s status on par with the Great Witch Servant, neither superior nor inferior, and they really didn’t dare to make a move. It was laughable that at this moment, they were actually relieved not to have to obey orders to besiege the Great Witch Servant.
The Witch Heavenly Guard couldn’t interfere, the masters from the Ancestral Temple and the royal family moved, several Heaven Realm Martial Emperors charged at Uncle Wang, which somewhat alleviated the crisis for the Great Witch Servant.
Though Shi Xiaole had the upper hand in controlling the array system, it still impacted him, and he couldn’t fully aid Uncle Wang. Moreover, he had many opponents in front of him, including Min Yunxiong, and more than a dozen second-rate Earthly Realm Martial Emperors, even first-rate Earthly Realm Martial Emperors!
