Free Web NovelChapter 180: Chapter 179: Slaying a Genius (Part 1)
As the battle-ax came cleaving through the air, Li Qiye didn’t even bat an eye. He simply raised a leg and stomped down.
BANG! The battle-ax instantly shattered beneath his foot. It couldn’t withstand the destructive force of the Prison Suppressing Divine Body; even King’s Weapons would break all the same. His foot descended from the sky, and like a celestial steed treading upon a swallow, he stomped the leaping Saint Child Qishan out of mid-air.
BOOM! A deafening crash. No matter that Saint Child Qishan unleashed the Ten Thousand Techniques and exhausted his repertoire of Combat Killing Techniques, Li Qiye’s foot still descended. All Laws crumbled beneath it. No Cultivation Technique, however powerful, could withstand the suppression of the world’s heaviest physique! Saint Child Qishan was viciously stomped from the sky into the ground.
The sound of CRACKING bones echoed as blood dyed the soil red. It was impossible to tell how many of Saint Child Qishan’s bones had been shattered by that single stomp as blood gushed from his lips.
The jarring sound of breaking bones was enough to make anyone’s skin crawl, their scalp tingling in horror.
"Brat, you dare!" Seeing their Young Master trampled underfoot, the three Princes bellowed. With a furious roar, they opened their mouths and spat out three Ancient Saint Treasures, which shot through the air to kill Li Qiye.
"Kill them all," Li Qiye said coolly, giving the three Princes a passing glance.
In that instant, Li Shuangyan moved. With her Pure Body, she was immune to all techniques and phenomena. A Supreme Holy Lotus bloomed in full glory as she took a single step forward. The three Ancient Saint Treasures slid right past her, like a torrent against slick stone or a tidal wave against a reef. They were either repelled or diverted, utterly unable to strike her.
For Li Shuangyan, with her accomplished Pure Body, Ancient Saint Treasures were simply too weak.
SWOOSH! As the sword emerged, yin and yang stirred. In an instant, Li Shuangyan unleashed her Six Paths Sword. One sword became the Six Paths; a Six Paths Array that filled the Nine Heavens. With a single slash, her Unrivaled Sword Formation manifested, a Yin Yang Transformation Array that seemed to melt heaven and earth. The Six Paths separated and merged as Yin and Yang shifted and transformed. Beneath this single stroke, brilliant light soared to the heavens while darkness chained the earth. Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang—two utterly incompatible Sword Intents—twisted together as one.
Before this sword, heaven and earth were subject to Refinement, forcing even the gods to retreat! A single sword strike that was also an array—this was a truly terrifying blow.
This was the Six Paths Yin Yang Array Sword, a Supreme Slaughter Skill that Li Shuangyan had created through her comprehension of what lay Within the Six Paths Sword.
"Urk—" The three Princes were instantly silenced, their eyes wide. Then, blood sprayed from their throats as their heads fell to the ground, rolling far, far away. Slaying three Princes with a single sword stroke—Li Shuangyan made it look utterly effortless!
Back on Demon’s Back Ridge, Li Shuangyan had held her own against multiple Princes by herself. Today, her Pure Body was far stronger, to say nothing of the Six Paths Sword in her hand—a treasure that would make even gods retreat in defeat. Slaying three Princes with a single slash was a simple task for her.
For a moment, the entire scene fell silent. All the Cultivators present couldn’t help but gasp. The young prodigies who had been speaking so grandly just moments before were now terrified, their bodies drenched in cold sweat.
Slaying three Princes with a single sword strike—such a feat was absolutely Heaven-Defying among the younger generation. The so-called number one genius of the Middle Grand Realm was nothing more than this.
Li Qiye kept his foot planted on Saint Child Qishan’s chest. By now, the Saint Child’s chest was caved in, and his entire body was drenched in blood.
Li Qiye looked down at him. "How would you like to die?"
"You... you... My... My Qishan Holy Land will never let you get away with this!" Terrified out of his wits, the Saint Child Qishan screamed, his voice a failed attempt at bravado.
"Qishan Holy Land? Who the hell are they? Never heard of them," Li Qiye said calmly. As he spoke, the foot on the Saint Child’s chest began to press down slowly. CRACK! The sound of bones shattering rang out again as the Saint Child’s remaining bones began to give way.
Saint Child Qishan let out a bloodcurdling scream. "Brother Sheng Tian, save me—!"
"Li Qiye, curb your arrogance!" Just then, a cold shout rang out. A sword sliced through the air, aimed straight for Li Qiye. It was a strike that seemed to split the heavens, its Sword Intent crashing down like a Celestial Waterfall, powerful enough to cleave Li Qiye in two!
Li Qiye didn’t even spare it a glance. Li Shuangyan instantly sidestepped, unleashing the Six Paths Sword. CLANG! The incoming sword was no match for the Six Paths Sword and was sent flying.
"Hmph—" A cold snort boomed like a thunderclap as Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist strode forward, his presence immense. He was accompanied by numerous young prodigies, all Saint Heirs and Princes from the various Holy Land Territories of the Middle Grand Realm.
"The peerless genius of the Middle Grand Realm? So-so at best. More than a year has passed, and you’re still just a Broken Destiny Marquis!" Li Shuangyan’s aura was overwhelming, her gaze peerless, her demeanor as proud and cold as a winter plum.
Broken Destiny Marquis! Hearing this rank, countless Cultivators gasped in shock. Even members of the older generation couldn’t help but be astonished.
Those who could be enfeoffed as a Prince were in the Profound Fate Realm. Cultivators at this realm were commonly known as Princes. This realm had four levels, with each level referred to as one of the four Marquis ranks, from lowest to highest: New Marquis, Imperial Marquis, Rebel Marquis, and Broken Destiny Marquis.
In the present day, even with the Tough Dao Era long past, reaching the rank of Broken Destiny Marquis at such a young age was an absolutely sensational achievement. If one who reached such a realm at his age couldn’t be called a genius, then the word had no meaning.
And yet, Li Shuangyan showed such disdain for Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist, a Broken Destiny Marquis. This was truly an act of supreme arrogance.
"Long Xiangtian, you despicable cur!" Chen Baojiao snapped the moment she saw the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist. By now, even an idiot could tell that the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist was the one fanning the flames behind the scenes.
The moment he saw Chen Baojiao, Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist’s expression turned cold. He snorted heavily, a frigid light flickering in his eyes.
"Well now, Brother Sheng Tian, isn’t that the woman who once wanted to marry you?" a young prodigy beside the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist said in a jeering tone, trying to curry favor.
"Just a shameless woman I cast aside," Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist said, his expression frigid and merciless. ’She was the woman I liked, my fiancée, yet she chose to betray her sect and follow some nameless punk rather than marry me.’ Internally, a monstrous killing intent surged within him. The flames of jealousy raged in his heart; he wanted nothing more than to kill the wretched pair!
The prodigy immediately chimed in with a sneer. "You did well to cast her off, Brother Sheng Tian! A shameless woman like that is completely beneath you. Hmph, that kind of woman is only good for seducing some backwater boor..."
"Kill him," Li Qiye said coldly.
SHING! Before the words had even left Li Qiye’s mouth, a sword flashed. A head flew into the air. The mouth on the airborne head was still open, as if about to speak. Its eyes saw its own headless body and tried to scream, but no sound could escape. Only after the head rolled far across the ground did blood erupt from the neck as the body fell stiffly to the ground.
"You—!" Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist’s expression changed drastically. It had all happened too fast; even he hadn’t been able to intervene in time.
"Brother... Brother Sheng Tian, save me..." Saint Child Qishan, still pinned beneath Li Qiye’s foot, was on his last breath as he cried out.
"Brat from the Li Family, let him go, and I’ll spare your life!" Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist stepped forward. A wild wave of Emperor’s Qi instantly erupted from him, powerful as a Qilin’s stomp, causing the very Ancient Street to tremble.
"You think you’re worthy?" Li Shuangyan’s aura was imperious. She took a single step, blocking the Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist’s path. She stood with her sword cradled in her arms, her very presence seeming to split the sky, her demeanor as proud and cold as a winter plum.
Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist’s expression turned incomparably grim. Staring at Li Qiye, he said coldly, "Brat from the Li Family, if you’re a man, come out and fight me. Don’t hide behind a woman."
"Fight you?" Li Qiye chuckled, then stomped his foot down. CRACK! Saint Child Qishan’s skull was crushed. He didn’t even have time to scream.
"You—!" Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist was enraged. His eyes narrowed, instantly transforming into two killing swords that slashed toward Li Qiye. Li Shuangyan swept her long sword horizontally and, with a CLANG, shattered the two beams of Sword Radiance.
"Li Shuangyan, do you want to fight me?" Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist’s face was pale with rage. BOOM! In that instant, the might of a Great Sage erupted from his body. As the Great Sage’s aura swept through the entire Ancient Street, many of the watching Cultivators were visibly shaken.
At this moment, all the Cultivators present realized that Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist possessed a Great Sage Treasure. Whether it was a True Artifact or a Treasure Artifact, they couldn’t tell. No wonder he was so confident.
"And what if I do?" Li Shuangyan’s imperious aura was undiminished. Even if Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist had a Great Sage Treasure, she was fearless. The Six Paths Sword in her hand was countless times stronger than any Great Sage Treasure!
The two squared off against each other, leaving many of the onlooking Cultivators holding their breath. A clash between geniuses was truly a domineering spectacle.
"Junior Sister, do not speak so lightly of war." At this moment, Leng Chengfeng appeared from out of nowhere. He said in a grave voice, "Our Nine Saints Demon Gate has no feud with the Holy Heaven Sect! You must not destroy the harmony between our sects. If you do so for the sake of some brat, you will not be able to bear the consequences when the Elders deliver their judgment."
"I don’t need your advice on my affairs, Senior Brother Leng," Li Shuangyan replied coldly, her patience with Leng Chengfeng clearly worn thin.
Li Shuangyan’s words caused Leng Chengfeng’s expression to darken. The flames of jealousy roared in his heart, and he immediately shot a furious glare at Li Qiye.
"Hmph!" Just then, a cold snort like a thunderclap echoed as an old man strode into their midst. It was none other than Lei She of the Nine Saints Demon Gate.
Lei She’s appearance stunned many of the onlooking Cultivators. Someone even whispered in awe, "A Supreme Elder of the Nine Saints Demon Gate, an Eight-star Ancient Saint!"
Seeing Lei She, Sheng Tian Heaven Daoist sneered. "Elder Lei," he said, "this is not a case of my Holy Heaven Sect wishing to make an enemy of the Nine Saints Demon Gate! Rather, it is your Nine Saints Demon Gate that has disrespected my Holy Heaven Sect. If my Holy Heaven Sect declares war on yours, don’t blame me for not giving you a warning!"
"Shuangyan, stand down at once! What is the meaning of this?!" Lei She shouted coldly. "Matters of the sect are not for a junior like you to decide! If you ruin important sect affairs, you will be held accountable. As for today’s incident, you will apologize to Sheng Tian Daoist!"
The climax is finally coming, everyone! Let’s charge into it together!!!!!!!!!!
