Chapter 1010: 109
Under Shi Xiaole’s control, Array Systems congealed into barriers around them, delaying everyone’s speed despite being quickly dissolved by the Great Witch Servant.
"Heavenly Guard, by doing this, you’re cutting off your own path to survival, move aside quickly!"
The Angry River Martial Emperor’s face turned pale. Without hesitation, he raised his hand and struck a palm towards the Witch Heavenly Guard opposite him. The Witch Heavenly Guard had also come to his senses by then, receiving orders from the Great Witch Servant not to worry about divine punishment and immediately stepped aside without a second thought.
However, that brief delay was enough for Shi Xiaole.
Sword Qi gathered within the Spring Fury Sword, and Shi Xiaole thrust out with a seemingly slow but actually swift strike.
"Angry River Torrents, get out of my way!"
Sensing the sharpness behind him, the Angry River Martial Emperor was so frightened his hairs stood on end. He grabbed a blue water sphere in each hand and hurled them violently behind him.
Bang, bang.
The blue water spheres burst open one after another, seemingly slowing Shi Xiaole’s pace, but a dense and intricate net of Sword Qi descended from the sky, blocking the escape path of the Angry River Martial Emperor.
"Top-level martial arts, this is top-level martial arts!"
The Angry River Martial Emperor exclaimed in horror.
Many moves from top-level martial arts could become deathblows on the assassination list, but the two are different. A deathblow is unique, while top-level martial arts can take on different forms.
Clearly, the Sword Qi that Shi Xiaole was using was a type of top-level martial arts. However, what was truly unbelievable was how someone, who had been in the Void Origin Realm for at most a year or even less, managed to master a top-level martial art to such an extent?
This was madness!
Move after move, Shi Xiaole seemed determined to take down the Angry River Martial Emperor, relentlessly pursuing him. While other fleeing Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors found their way out, few came forward to help.
A joke, for the Kirin had become a killing god, a lunatic—avoiding him was the only thought in everyone’s mind. Who would willingly provoke him?
"Shi... Ten Sword Emperor, could you possibly show magnanimity and, for the sake of Her Majesty, spare the Angry River Martial Emperor’s life?"
The horse-faced elder finally couldn’t help but speak up, his voice trembling with unease.
"Did you consider Xia Xiaonine’s presence when you acted just now?"
Shi Xiaole continued his movements.
"This..."
The horse-faced elder was at a loss for words.
Objectively speaking, it was they who had been unkind first, yet the Angry River Martial Emperor was an important expert from the royal side. Could they really just watch him die?
But the thought of attacking Shi Xiaole never crossed the horse-faced elder’s mind, nor the minds of other royal experts. Rushing in would likely be futile and instead might fully enrage the Kirin, bringing greater disaster upon them.
"Ten Sword Emperor, it’s true that Angry River and the others are to blame first, but please believe in the goodwill of our royal family towards you. Show mercy and after this, I will have an explanation," came a psychic transmission from the Divine Light Emperor who was entangled with Uncle Wang.
But just after three moves, accompanied by a roar filled with unwillingness and resentment, Shi Xiaole’s sword pierced through the Angry River Martial Emperor’s throat.
"Such a decisive person, not leaving any room for himself, is he prepared to completely sever ties with our Daxia Royal Family?"
Another Heavenly Realm Martial Emperor attacking Uncle Wang coldly snorted, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
He was Emperor Mingtong Saber, one of the three Heaven Realm Martial Emperors of the royal family, his strength only half a tier below the Divine Light Emperor.
"Only a mindset like this can forge such a character."
The Divine Light Emperor sighed softly, his tone becoming bland, no longer concerning himself with Shi Xiaole’s situation.
By this point, of the nearly thirty Void Origin Realm Martial Emperors besieging Shi Xiaole, ten were killed on the spot, and the remaining fifteen, some fled, some were injured, each scattered. Only Min Yunxiong felt the most stifled, with astonishing power at his disposal, he could only watch helplessly.
At this moment, the Great Witch Servant’s secret method of burning spiritual essence also reached its limit, he instantly fell from the sky to the ground, the remaining spiritual force not even half of what it usually was.
Shi Xiaole seized the opportunity, maneuvering the forces of various Array Systems towards the Heavenly Realm Martial Emperors attacking Uncle Wang, immediately dispersing them.
"Great Stick All-Heaven Break!"
Uncle Wang laughed heartily, the long shadow of the stick seemingly poking beyond the skies. As it swept across the heavens, darkness fell upon the world, with endless killing intent swirling and surging.
Boom...
"Pfft!"
The Great Witch Servant’s mouth and nose oozed blood, his chest caved in slightly, and a series of crackling sounds rang out as he retreated a kilometer away before he could stop with difficulty.
"Brother Shi, your performance today has truly been an eye-opener for me, exhilarating, exhilarating, hahaha..."
Uncle Wang gave Shi Xiaole a thumbs-up, despite being skinny and covered in blood, even with a left arm missing, his spirit remained unyielding, utterly undaunted by the predicament before him.
"It is Uncle Wang who I admire. With a stick in hand, you sweep away the riffraff."
Shi Xiaole said sincerely, his gaze falling on the other’s severed left shoulder, and he took a sharp breath.
"Riffraff? Hahaha, Brother Shi, that’s a good word. Without you, I wouldn’t have been so impressive; I might already be dead at the hands of these clowns, that was close, very close."
"Uncle Wang, can your body still hold up? Since it has come to this, let’s not stop halfway. You and I might as well make a clean sweep and destroy this place."
Shi Xiaole’s tone was light, but the madness and willfulness contained in his words made everyone’s eyelids twitch uncontrollably, a chill running from their tailbones to the crowns of their heads.
This was the Daxia Imperial Palace, where Witch Heavenly Guard, Ancestral Temple, and the royal family’s experts gathered. Not to mention destroying this place, there were few in this world who could even forcefully enter it.
Kirin, a mere youngster who had just entered the Void Origin Realm, what right, what confidence did he have to make such a statement?
But the subconscious reactions of their bodies told everyone that Kirin truly had the right, the confidence. With his control over the palace’s Array Systems, he was inherently invincible, not to mention his own strength. Besides the Heaven Realm Martial Emperors present, who could oppose him?
Moreover, with that crazed old man who, despite being injured, seemed not to care and remained valiant, who knows what unpredictable situations could arise today!
"Kirin, you dare! You received the great secret of the Witch Queen, blessed by her legacy, how dare you commit an act of disrespect? If the heavens have eyes, they will not spare you either!"
Protected by the four Great Witch Servants, the Great Witch Servant kept coughing up blood, his complexion paler than paper.
Having depleted nearly half his spiritual power, the Great Witch Servant was exceptionally weak, now perhaps unable to exert even a fifth of his usual strength.
That’s why he feared Shi Xiaole might act recklessly even more. If that were to happen, even if they could stop him, his side would pay a very painful price.
Min Yunshu, the Divine Light Emperor, and others were also unsettled, their complexions shifting.
But upon hearing this, Uncle Wang laughed wildly, his murderous aura growing even stronger as he proclaimed loudly, "What Brother Shi said is exactly to my liking. I’ve long found this place disagreeable. Rest assured, although my skills are modest, I can hold off these vermin for you."
Seeing that the two of them were truly set on making a disturbance, everyone present grew anxious, each one looking worse than the last.
