Chapter 1049: Chapter 1048 A Ray of Heavenly Light_1
Before using "Heavenly Heart Tribulation," Shi Xiaole couldn’t be sure of its actual power and could only estimate a rough idea, believing that even if he were surrounded by three top-notch Heaven Realm Martial Emperors, he would be able to escape in the quickest manner possible.
Seeing how he had successfully inflicted heavy damage on the Flame Sun Great Emperor, Shi Xiaole knew he had underestimated "Heavenly Heart Tribulation," or rather, he should say he had underestimated the power boost from the Great Achieved Heart Sword.
After all, this was a realm that surpassed most of the Heavenly Realm Sword Emperors—how could it be taken lightly?
Without any hesitation, Shi Xiaole seized the opportunity to press his attack, not giving the Flame Sun Great Emperor a moment to catch his breath, and killed toward him once again with boundless sword momentum.
"Relying on a petty surprise attack, how dare you act so ferociously, young one!"
The Flame Sun Great Emperor’s face changed from pale to white to red; previously, he had spoken in front of everyone about capturing the Kirin as though it was as easy as reaching into a bag, yet now, in the blink of an eye, he’d been seriously wounded by the very junior he’d spoken of.
Humiliation.
This was an immense humiliation!
The red fireball shrank to thirty feet and merged with the Flame Sun Great Emperor. This layer of fireball could not only isolate Vigorous Air, but also block out mental power. Under the Flame Sun Great Emperor’s control, it collided with Shi Xiaole like a comet.
The greatest function of "Heavenly Heart Tribulation" was still disruption, but with this move, he cast aside his own pain, believing it was beyond his control, convinced it would kill Shi Xiaole.
However, by doing so, it also meant that the Flame Sun Great Emperor had given up the chance to fight for a superior Spiritual Weapon. If he didn’t kill Shi Xiaole, he couldn’t free himself to do anything else, not to mention that a demon of the mind would remain; obtaining a superior Spiritual Weapon would be meaningless.
As the fireball approached, the corners of Shi Xiaole’s mouth curled into a mocking smile, as he silently activated "Shocking Eye Tribulation" and "Heavenly Palace Illusion."
Whoosh!
The red fireball suddenly paused in midair, leaving the Flame Sun Great Emperor with a ghastly expression, almost popping his eyeballs out of their sockets.
Why, why could his "Red Flame Sun Domain" not block this young man’s mental power—could it be that this young man’s mental power had already surpassed the level of the Heavenly Realm?
Thinking of a possibility, the Flame Sun Great Emperor was horrified.
In a mere instant, his mental power was greatly disturbed, causing the "Red Flame Sun Domain" to function poorly. A giant azure sword once again cut through, finding the flaw in the red fireball, and sliced it open as effortlessly as a scalpel.
A spurt!
A severed arm dropped from the sky and was shredded into pieces by the remaining Sword Qi.
The Flame Sun Great Emperor’s agonized screams reverberated across ten thousand meters. His hair disheveled, covered in blood, and his face was filled with terror. In his eyes, the always indifferent Shi Xiaole seemed like a devil—composed, calm, and cruel.
He never knew such people existed; no, he refused to believe such monsters were real!
The Flame Sun Great Emperor continued to yell, while others in the vicinity had been rendered speechless, standing stunned as if petrified.
They believed what the Flame Sun Great Emperor said earlier was true, so they were even more astonished by Shi Xiaole’s rate of improvement. In just a short time, he had caught up and defeated an opponent who he had not been able to beat before.
Those from the Martial World, who had only heard of but never seen him, finally realized that the rumors had never exaggerated the splendor of the Kirin; instead, they had been downplaying it.
How could mere words describe the aura of the Kirin?
"Good, impressive,"
Tang Mei struggled to articulate three words, with her eyes shadowed in purple, full of ripples of admiring colors.
She, a prodigy of the heavens, had never lost her composure to anyone before, yet today she had to admit that she was almost subdued by Shi Xiaole.
Even the Ice Emperor and Thunderbolt Emperor felt an unparalleled sense of terror at this moment.
The strength of the Flame Sun Great Emperor was not much less than theirs, although Shi Xiaole used Spiritual Path methods, which could be avoided simply by keeping a distance, it only further proved how terrifying Shi Xiaole was.
Before this incident, had there ever been a person who could manage both the Spiritual Path and martial cultivation, and cultivate them to extremely high realms, not to mention this person was only in his forties, which for a Void Origin Realm Martial Emperor, meant life was just beginning.
"I am an Elder of the Great Heaven Divine Palace of Bei Liang, if you dare kill me, you will be pursued by the Great Heaven Divine Palace for generations..."
Desperate, the Flame Sun Great Emperor fled with all his might, but he was gravely injured, and from time to time, his speed was greatly reduced by the interference of the Holy Heart Tribulation. Soon, Shi Xiaole chopped off his right hand. His shoulder, chest, abdomen, and back were also wounded in multiple places, turning him into a bloody man.
Shi Xiaole seemed as if he heard nothing.
"Ice Emperor, Thunderbolt Emperor, save me."
Seeing that Shi Xiaole would not be swayed, the Flame Sun Great Emperor turned to the other two for help.
The Ice Emperor, having gotten the thirteen-section iron mace, lingered his gaze on Shi Xiaole for a moment but ultimately did not take action.
He was not foolish, taking action would not have stopped Shi Xiaole, and would instead offend him. Such an enemy even he had to weigh carefully.
As for the Thunderbolt Emperor, it was even more straightforward. Holding the long saber, he laughed heartily, "It’s better to depend on oneself than others, this is the style of the number one talent of the Flying Horse Dynasty. Flame Sun Great Emperor, have you witnessed it?"
The Flame Sun Great Emperor was nearly driven mad with rage, his eyes bloodshot, as he resisted while alternating between furious roars and pleading with Shi Xiaole: "The Great Heaven Divine Palace is not something you can deal with, the powerhouses inside could squash you with a flick of their fingers... Kirin, if you let go, I’ll give you an opportunity..."
Whoosh!
A streak of Sword Qi passed by, and the head of the Flame Sun Great Emperor soared high, bearing an expression of disbelief until death.
In Shi Xiaole’s eyes, the opponent’s threats and temptations were meaningless. On the contrary, reflecting on the process of this battle was more important. Speaking of which, Shi Xiaole’s key to victory was nothing more than the element of surprise.
If the Flame Sun Great Emperor had not been greedy for the superior Spiritual Weapon, thus becoming careless, Shi Xiaole would not have been able to kill him, let alone severely injure him.
After all, his martial cultivation had not yet reached the top level of the Heavenly Realm. Of course, even a top-level Heaven Realm Martial Emperor would not dare to underestimate the current Shi Xiaole.
Turning his head, he looked at the superior Spiritual Weapons in the hands of the Ice Emperor and Thunderbolt Emperor. Shi Xiaole would be lying if he said he was not envious. The power of a superior Spiritual Weapon was several times stronger than that of a medium-grade one, and even if it wasn’t a sword, it could greatly enhance his strength.
However, a gentleman does not take what others hold dear, and even if he wanted to rob them, he couldn’t. He nodded and turned to fly away rapidly, soon vanishing without a trace.
"He really does come and go alone."
The Ice Emperor narrowed his eyes.
The Thunderbolt Emperor said with a bitter smile, "It’s more like he is wary of us."
With a superior Spiritual Weapon coupled with his own strength, the Thunderbolt Emperor was confident he could defeat Shi Xiaole, but certainly not kill him. He breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, thankful that he hadn’t agreed to the Flame Sun Great Emperor’s request at the beginning. Otherwise, provoking such a person, he wouldn’t know how to explain it to the Tang Sect.
...
As the one-year deadline approached, the time left for Shi Xiaole grew less and less, but he had yet to find the Three-Life Flower, not to mention the Three-life Subordinate Fate Flower.
However, his own martial cultivation strength was progressively improving day by day, constantly narrowing the gap to the top level of the Heavenly Realm.
There was a month and a half left until the one-year deadline.
That day, Shi Xiaole, unaffected by the Heavenly Desire Origin, suddenly saw a heavenly light surging in the distance. This heavenly light contained an unimaginable amount of natural spiritual energy.
