Chapter 952: Chapter 952: Killing You Is Like Killing an Ant
As Liu Zixuan’s voice fell, the Patriarch of the Zhong Family immediately displayed a look of disdain.
"You think you can kill me? And even my family’s ancestor?"
"That’s right, just me!" Liu Zixuan slowly released the shoulder of the Zhong Family Patriarch: "Originally, I wanted to kill you with one strike, but after all, I’m here to destroy the Zhong Family. I ought to give you a chance to fight back, otherwise, it would make your sub-branch look too worthless!"
"We are both of the Emperor Realm cultivation, who gave you the courage to be so arrogant?"
As he spoke, the face of the Zhong Family Patriarch changed, and suddenly two sharp daggers appeared in his hands, assuming an attack stance.
"Before you die, I will tell you who gave me the courage!"
Liu Zixuan smiled slightly and slowly raised his right hand, waving it twice at the Zhong Family Patriarch: "Come on, I’ll give you a chance to attack first!"
"You will pay for your arrogance with your life!"
As the Patriarch of the Zhong Family’s voice fell, he charged directly with the daggers in both hands.
Previously, he didn’t really dare to confront Liu Zixuan, but just a few days ago, the ancestor of the Zhong Family helped him obtain an elixir and cultivation technique from a Relic Pearl, allowing him to step into the Acquired Emperor Realm from the Half-Step Emperor Realm!
In the Patriarch’s mind, Acquired Emperor Realm or Innate Emperor Realm, it’s just a fancy name, there is essentially no difference.
He had remembered one thing only, under the Emperor Realm, all are ants.
And now that he and Liu Zixuan were at the same realm, and he had unique cultivation techniques from the ancestor, it might be challenging to kill Liu Zixuan, but defeating him would be quite easy.
If Liu Zixuan had taken the opportunity to severely injure him just now, the Zhong Family Patriarch might have had no choice but to admit defeat, but now Liu Zixuan foolishly gave him a chance.
In the eyes of the Zhong Family Patriarch, Liu Zixuan was a complete arrogant fool, so he would pay a heavy price for his arrogance.
While he and Liu Zixuan were fighting, Zhao Yi’s side had already reached a fever pitch.
Even wielding the saber with one arm, although alone, he did not fall behind at all. The powerful aura of the Acquired Emperor Realm, plus the unique saber intent of the Celestial Spirit Saber, swept through the crowd, and even though there were two Half-Step Emperor Realm martial artists assisting, they couldn’t gain any advantage from Zhao Yi.
Instead, as time passed, fewer of their people remained standing, while more fell!
"Liu Zixuan, draw your sword, or else you won’t have a chance to use that sword in your lifetime!"
Amidst the fierce attacks from the Zhong Family Patriarch, Liu Zixuan never used a weapon, only defending. In his eyes, this further confirmed his previous thoughts that even as an Innate Emperor Realm, Liu Zixuan was still no match for him, hence his words carried an even stronger tone of mockery!
Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow: "Sorry, you’re not worthy of dying under the Nameless Sword!"
Suddenly, Liu Zixuan’s aura surged, and his figure became eerie. In a flash, he was right in front of the Zhong Family Patriarch.
After dodging two consecutive dagger attacks, he grabbed the Zhong Family Patriarch by the neck!
"You...you clearly couldn’t attack just now, how did you resolve my attack so quickly?" the Zhong Family Patriarch asked in astonishment.
"I’ll answer that question for you first."
Liu Zixuan sneered: "The reason I was only defending and not attacking earlier wasn’t because I couldn’t beat you, but I wanted to see how strong the cultivation techniques your ancestor obtained from the Relic Pearl really were."
"Now it seems they’re not bad indeed, so I’ve decided that once I’ve eliminated the Celestial Dao Alliance, I’ll use those cultivation techniques to train my own people."
"Then..." The face of the Zhong Family Patriarch turned ashen, realizing that all this time he wasn’t undefeated but being humiliated...
"I know, you still want to ask who gave me the courage to be so arrogant, right?" Liu Zixuan taunted with a smile.
With a face like death, the Zhong Family Patriarch realized that asking at this moment was meaningless, as Liu Zixuan could take his life with just a slight increase of pressure from his palm.
This was Liu Zixuan’s capital, his courage to be arrogant!
Liu Zixuan smiled slightly: "I said earlier, I would tell you in the moment before you die, listen well; within the Emperor Realm, there are three realms, namely Half-Step Emperor Realm, Acquired Emperor Realm, and Innate Emperor Realm."
"Indeed, you and I are both in the Emperor Realm, but these three realms within the Emperor Realm are worlds apart. A mere Acquired Emperor Realm is like an ant in front of my Innate First Heaven!"
Upon saying this, Liu Zixuan suddenly changed his tone, his grip on the Zhong Family Patriarch’s neck tightened, and as he drew his last breath, Liu Zixuan said: "So, killing you is as simple as killing an ant, this is the capital of my arrogance!"
Just as Liu Zixuan said, the realms within the Emperor Realm are worlds apart.
Except for the special situations mentioned by Elder Qing in the past, all Acquired Emperor Realm martial artists are like ants before the Innate Emperor Realm.
Even the so-called great ancestor of the Wei Family who perished in Lingxiu Village had spent decades in the Acquired Emperor Realm. Arguably, his understanding of the realm and the application of cultivation techniques had reached Perfection.
He could achieve invincibility within the same realm, and even defeat opponents of higher realms.
But that was not the case. Under the Emperor Realm, such as the Peak of King Realm defeating an expert at the early stage of the Imperial Realm, within the Emperor Realm, there’s no such concept.
A Half-Step Emperor Realm may injure an Acquired Emperor Realm warrior, but certainly cannot kill them.
An Acquired Emperor Realm warrior can injure an Innate, but likewise cannot kill them.
Of course, this is not absolute; if one possesses a heaven-defying trump card or a martial artist with special power as Elder Qing stated, it can be done!
Unfortunately, neither the Wei Family ancestor then nor the Zhong Family Patriarch now possessed special power or had a heaven-defying trump card, so they could only become the souls beneath Liu Zixuan’s feet!
Once he dealt with the Zhong Family Patriarch, Zhao Yi’s battle had also ended.
Picking up a piece of cloth from the ground, Zhao Yi wiped the blood from the blade and then sheathed the Celestial Spirit Saber.
He laughed heartily: "It’s been a long time since I’ve had such an exhilarating battle, but I still wish to try at the Celestial Dao Alliance Headquarters, after all, battles of this level just can’t fully exert my strength!"
Hearing his words and seeing how Liu Zixuan effortlessly dealt with the Zhong Family Patriarch, Shi Ke, standing on the side, fell into a state of shocked silence.
Two men, single-handedly taking on the Zhong Family sub-branch of the Celestial Dao Alliance, without a scratch, yet they still found the fight unsatisfying... No wonder the Shi Family ancestor had the Shi Family secretly ally with Liu Zixuan.
In terms of current strength, the Shi Family was absolutely inferior to the Zhong Family here. At this rate, if they didn’t collaborate with Liu Zixuan, the Shi Family might already be filled with the dead!
