Chapter 1008: Chapter 1007: Imperial City Bloodbath Kills in Four Directions (Part 2)_1
Facing the siege of a Heaven Realm Martial Emperor and a dozen second-rate Earthly Realm Martial Emperors and first-rate Earthly Realm Martial Emperors, Shi Xiaole fought while retreating, occasionally manipulating the Array System to block in front of him.
"Should we take action?"
Thirteen elders stood in the distance, exchanging glances.
The royal family had sixteen Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors, the very sixteen elders who had tested Shi Xiaole that day. Aside from the three who had thrown themselves at Uncle Wang, the rest had not yet moved.
The one who asked the question was an old man with a horse face.
An old man with a withered face said, "After all, we belong to the Witch Queen’s lineage; both sentimentally and rationally, we cannot sit by and watch the Great Witch Servant be persecuted. Moreover, the relationship between the Kirin and the crazy old man indeed needs to be reconsidered."
"But the Kirin is recommended by our royal family, how can we..."
"Don’t be foolish, nowadays anyone involved with Outer Heaven Demons won’t end well. The Kirin is simply at fault for his improper associations. Or perhaps, he has been related to the Outer Heaven Demons all along. In short, we from the Daxia royal family must not get involved and must sever any ties with him!"
The old man with the horse face and several others who had good intentions towards Shi Xiaole all fell silent.
Indeed, they had wanted to be on good terms with the Kirin, but the fact of his relationship with the Yan family was also true. If they couldn’t distinguish what was more important at this moment, it would spell disaster for the royal family sooner or later, a responsibility they could not bear.
"Act now!"
The old man with the withered face, known as the Angry River Martial Emperor, was a first-rate Earthly Realm fighter. He was the first to transform into a water figure, wielding a water sword to strike at Shi Xiaole.
Seeing this, the others joined in. The old man with the horse face and the others sighed inwardly. The overwhelming trend left them no room to back down. Sorry, Kirin!
All of a sudden, nearly thirty Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors surrounded Shi Xiaole. Among them was one Heaven Realm Martial Emperor, nine first-rate Earthly Realm Martial Emperors, and the rest were second-rate Earthly Realm Martial Emperors, Human Realm Martial Emperors, and so on. The attackers formed inner and outer circles, sealing off any escape route completely.
"Major Stars Fall!"
Min Yunxiong, who had mastered the art of stellar bladesmanship, unleashed attacks that were not known for their speed or fierceness, but rather like compressed stars. Once he struck, even the void seemed to collapse, making it difficult for his opponent to move under the blade’s light.
Shi Xiaole pushed out a palm, and immediately, the power of the Array System lashed out towards Min Yunxiong. At the critical moment, this force was greatly diluted, only enough to knock Min Yunxiong flying.
Shi Xiaole looked at the Great Witch Servant, who was showing a cold and cruel smile.
"Once this boy is done for, today’s battle will be set."
Without Shi Xiaole, the crazy old man would not be able to break through the array, and if it weren’t for Shi Xiaole’s use of the Array System, the old man would have no way of resisting the siege of so many masters.
Everything was because of Shi Xiaole, this man he could have crushed with one hand! As he watched his psychic energy being continuously burned and overdrawn, the Great Witch Servant’s eyes flickered with violent and overwhelming intent to kill.
Psychic energy is too important to a martial artist. Even losing a little bit can only be compensated by two methods. First, practice the Stone Touching Skill. However, warriors cannot simultaneously cultivate martial arts and the Stone Touching Skill, so this path is unfeasible.
Second, possess an exceptional treasure of heaven and earth, but such treasures are hard to come by. Furthermore, considering the Great Witch Servant’s current expenditure, a complete recovery would require a massive amount of such treasures.
So no matter how one looks at it, after this battle, the Great Witch Servant will definitely be greatly weakened. But he didn’t care anymore, silently swearing in his heart that today he would first eliminate Shi Xiaole and the crazy old man. After that, he would personally head to the Flying Horse Dynasty and eradicate everyone related to Shi Xiaole!
As for his oath, he was of equal status to Shi Xiaole; loyalty didn’t apply to him, it was only effective for other Witch Heavenly Guards.
Bang bang pound.
Under the siege of nearly thirty Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors, Shi Xiaole was struggling to keep up. This was still under the premise that he had used the Array System to hinder Min Yunxiong; otherwise, he would have been slashed to death long ago.
"You all are attacking me as well?"
Shi Xiaole looked at the royal experts.
Some showed shame on their faces, some diverted their eyes, and some sneered coldly, "Kirin, you have the nerve to say that? I think from the beginning when you pretended to get close to His Majesty, you harbored ill intentions, wanting to drag our royal family down with you. Today we certainly won’t spare you!"
"Well said! Kirin, just surrender quietly, and we might leave your corpse intact. Otherwise, not only you, but anyone related to you will be implicated."
A loud threat came from a high-ranking official from the Ancestral Temple, the corner of his mouth curling up with a cruel smile.
Min Tianliang was also among the attackers, but he did not speak, simply attacking relentlessly, as if he wanted to eradicate this shadow that brought him despair.
"It seems you all have made your choices, which is good. It’ll make it easier for me to kill you without any qualms," Shi Xiaole said as he continued to retreat.
From start to finish, he had not used his true strength. On one hand, he was distracted by controlling the Array System, but more importantly, he wanted to test the attitudes of some people.
Now that he had his answer, there was no longer anything to hesitate about.
"It’s utterly ridiculous. Who do you think you are, spouting such arrogant words at the brink of death? Lie down for me, Thunderous Downpour!"
The burly man wielding a golden mallet chuckled disdainfully, capitalizing on the moment Shi Xiaole was off-balance to evade, summoning all his Vigorous Air, and smashed toward his head with full force.
Crackle crackle.
Huge bolts of lightning like numerous silver snakes twisted and enveloped Shi Xiaole.
"Cross Stream Slash!"
"Destruction Fist!"
"Mirror Flower Water Moon!"
"..."
The man with the mallet wasn’t the only one attacking; there were also Min Tianliang and sixteen other Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors. The others, who had not regained their strength yet, were desperately gathering momentum, preparing to launch a second wave of fatal attacks.
They intended to end it all in one fell swoop, to slay the Kirin who had created a miracle right then and there!
"This time, there can be no accidents!"
The four Great Witch Servants held their breath.
The Witch Heavenly Guards didn’t blink, eager to witness the moment of Shi Xiaole’s body being torn asunder.
The Great Witch Servant let out a sinister howl. While besieging Uncle Wang with other Heaven Realm Martial Emperors, he didn’t forget to vie with Shi Xiaole for the control of the Array System, attempting to disturb him to the utmost.
Time seemed to stand still at this moment.
With the myriad Vigorous Air illuminating each other, the void resembled a piece of white paper that had been crinkled with numerous folds. It was fortunate that the palace’s grand array suppressed it; otherwise, the commotion here would have been enough to destroy half of Daxia City.
Clang.
The top-tier, low-grade spiritual sword that had flown out earlier returned to its sheath.
Shi Xiaole held the Spring Fury Sword, steady as a mountain. In his view, the surrounding Vigorous Air surged wave after wave, about to engulf him shortly. If it were anyone else in this situation, there would be nothing but death as no one else had sufficient spiritual power to control everything and respond in time.
But Shi Xiaole was, after all, Shi Xiaole.
In one-thousandth of a breath’s time, he had identified the optimal position. Spring Fury Sword slashed forward, and amidst the hissing sound, he burst through a sizeable gap, with the surrounding Vigorous Air desperately squeezing in, yet blocked by a layer of aura that had appeared at some unknown time.
Whoosh.
This aura propelled Shi Xiaole at a speed far surpassing before, rushing towards the big fellow holding the bronze gold hammer, the distance between them precisely a hundred zhang, not an inch more, not an inch less.
"Die."
Shi Xiaole muttered softly, and the aura around him instantly transformed, as if the air itself gained supremely sharp edges. In this moment, many Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors present felt as if they were seeing Sword Qi as radiant as the Sun all over the heavens and earth, omnipresent and all-pervasive.
Following the command from the young man in green named Shi Xiaole, countless Sword Qi burst forth, shaking heaven and earth, and making ghosts and gods weep!
The big man holding the bronze gold hammer turned deathly pale with fright, instinctively channeled his full strength, crossing the hammers in front of him as thunderbolts formed a protective net.
The Sword Qi impacted the net, causing infinite ripples, each ripple containing both sword intent and thunder, stirring up the firmament.
Crack!
A crisp snap mingled with the booming sound filled the air as the sky full of Sword Qi seemed to find a breakthrough, piercing the thunder net and rolling towards the big man like a landslide, oppressive and direct.
"Save..."
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Hiss...
Like a cleaver slicing through meat, each sound corresponded to a spray of blood, the big man was struck and sent flying repeatedly, the blood barely appearing before being ground into nothing by the Sword Qi.
In the end, even the bronze gold hammer he wielded, of the pinnacle low-grade spiritual weapon level, was pierced into a sieve by the Sword Qi, turned into a pile of scrap metal, crashing to the ground.
The big man was left without a corpse.
Silence.
The silence of death.
Even the sounds of the Sword Qi striking and the Vigorous Air exploding were isolated by everyone’s emotions; the world was mute.
The Eunuch and Min Yuntian both looked over in this direction.
Even those who were fighting fiercely, like Uncle Wang, the Great Witch Servant, and Min Yunshu, couldn’t help but pause in their actions.
The strength of the Thunder Hammer Martial Emperor approached that of a top-tier Earthly Realm level, and even for a top-tier Earthly Realm Martial Emperor, it would not be possible to kill an opponent instantly in a one-on-one situation, at most they could kill easily.
Doesn’t this imply that Shi Xiaole’s strength had reached the Heavenly Realm level?
Of course not.
Everyone could see clearly that the burst of Sword Qi was strong, but it was only within the range of a top-tier Earthly Realm, and its shocking effect came from the surprise attack and its overwhelming speed, which was too fast for the Thunder Hammer Martial Emperor to exert his full force.
But what truly shocked those Heaven Realm Martial Emperors and others was that the power of Shi Xiaole’s sword technique just now clearly reached the level of an Earth-listed killer move, even ranking not low among those moves.
Was this a legacy of premier martial arts or a self-created killer move?
If it had been earlier, no one would have thought of the latter, but the Kirin had created miracles time and time again, making any impossibility seem like a joke with him.
Who would dare to assert that the sword technique displayed just now was not the first Earth-listed killer move he had created in a moment of enlightenment?
"This move is called the Body-Breaking Invisible Sword Qi, created by Guan Qi," Shi Xiaole said calmly, seemingly without intention, yet resolving everyone’s confusion.
"Who is Guan Qi?"
From the royal faction, the Angry River Martial Emperor asked.
"A formidable being, you don’t need to know. I just want you to understand that you’re dying to a supreme move of theirs," Shi Xiaole said, and as his voice fell, the aura spread out in all directions, and once again, he employed the Body-Breaking Invisible Sword Qi. This time, three Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors were enveloped by the Sword Qi, and their protective Vigorous Air immediately showed numerous holes.
Since Shi Xiaole had decided to strike, he would not show mercy. To him who respects me by an inch, I respect by a foot; to him who wrongs or offends me, I certainly must return it.
