My Swordsmanship Has No Upper Limit

Chapter 246: Chapter 137: Evil God Cultist, Also Instantly Killed

Luo Qinzh’s words were like poisoned icicles, piercing straight to the heart.

Hearing her threat, Luo Heng’s heart sank, and panic washed over his face. On the other side, the Youtan Celestial Chief Priest’s pupils contracted, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. It was clear they both recognized the gravity of the situation.

The situation they faced was far more dire than that of the six major sects.

The latter were not mortal enemies of Prince Qinghe’s Mansion. They were here because Prince Qinghe, sensing a crisis, intended to open his Treasure Vault, recruit talented individuals, and ally with the surrounding powers.

This aligned with the interests of the six major sects as well. They simply wanted a larger piece of the pie, which was why the martial competitions in Qinghe Prefecture City were being held.

But both sides knew full well that their greatest enemies were not each other. Therefore, they wouldn’t have a complete falling out, much less would any of their supreme experts personally enter the fray. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

To leave room for future negotiations, the main combatants in the Qinghe Prefecture City competitions were all from the younger generation. This was also why Zhong Ming had been able to display such dominance.

Of course, he had openly sided with Prince Qinghe. If he were to crush the True Disciples of the six major sects, Prince Qinghe would gain a significant psychological advantage over the others, and the share of resources he would have to offer would be greatly reduced.

This was a trove of resources worth at least a million, an amount of wealth the major sects could not ignore. Though the major sects were powerful and deeply rooted, they had countless disciples to support in order to maintain that vast power.

Therefore, the major sects were bound to try and suppress Zhong Ming. This was why Qin Hongyu had said that the more Zhong Ming won, the more dangerous his situation would become.

Regardless, their conflict was ultimately a struggle over the distribution of benefits, not yet a life-or-death battle.

But Youtan Heaven was different. Theirs was a truly hostile relationship.

His own Princess Consort had been forcibly converted into a follower of Youtan Heaven, and those people were now reaching for Ji Qinglian and Ji Qinghui. It was impossible for the Prince to have not noticed this, let alone sit by and do nothing. In fact, the origin of this entire spectacle might well be that he had detected Youtan Heaven’s infiltration of the Qinghe Commandery Mansion and orchestrated this event specifically in response.

Yet, despite knowing this, Prince Qinghe had not acted rashly. The main reason was that Youtan Heaven truly had a Divine Spirit. He was wary of their power and also wanted to leave himself a path of retreat amidst this impending catastrophe, which was why he hadn’t dared to do more.

But all of this was predicated on the assumption that Youtan Heaven and their Divine Spirit were truly powerful. If he were to discover that Youtan Heaven was not strong, or that they were unable to project more power into the mortal realm, then everything would change.

’The moment we show any weakness, Prince Qinghe will bare his fangs and purge us under the banner of an Evil Cult!’

In an instant, both Luo Heng and the Youtan Celestial Chief Priest understood this point.

However, unlike Luo Heng, the Youtan Celestial Chief Priest felt little fear or panic after this realization.

They truly had a Divine Spirit, and they believed unshakably in their Spirit’s great power.

Therefore, facing Luo Qinzh’s provocative words, the Chief Priest’s expression was indifferent, his tone as casual as if stating a trivial matter. "I understand your request. Zhong Ming will be defeated by the hands of my Youtan Heaven’s followers."

"You need only open your eyes and watch. Beneath the divine radiance of Youtan Heaven, everything you have ever witnessed is as insignificant as an ant, not even worth mentioning!"

After this response, the order to attack was quickly delivered to Mingya.

And at that moment, Mingya was being taunted by the disciples of the Void Moon Sect.

Zhong Ming’s victory had startled the people from the Void Moon Sect, but that shock soon gave way to joy that echoed in their hearts.

Just as Zhu Junfeng had planned, if the Void Moon Sect had been the only one to lose to Zhong Ming, they would have become a laughingstock.

But if the True Disciples of all six major sects were defeated, it wouldn’t mean they were too weak, but that Zhong Ming was monstrously strong!

Thus, even though they knew it was wrong, many of them were still beaming with joy after seeing Zhong Ming defeat Di Yun.

At the same time, looking at Zhong Ming, who controlled the wind and rain like a Dragon Monarch, they also felt a sense of fear. They believed that such a man would be impossible to defeat.

But since they couldn’t defeat him themselves, they recalled the earlier boasts of the Youtan Sect Members. This led the Void Moon Sect disciples to turn their heads and begin taunting them.

"I seem to recall someone saying Zhong Ming wasn’t worth mentioning? Now that he has displayed his power, isn’t it your turn to make good on your big talk?"

"Come on, don’t make things so hard for them. Anyone can talk big—even a few useless cowards can shout a line or two. But if you actually make them go up there, aren’t you just sending them to their deaths?"

"HAHAHA..."

The crowd’s unbridled laughter and mocking gazes caused the Youtan Celestial Cultists to radiate a dangerous and terrifying aura. The looks they gave the Void Moon Sect were filled with malevolence.

If not for Ji Qinghui stepping in to hold them back, the two sides might have come to blows right then and there.

And Ji Qinghui, too, was leaning toward the Void Moon Sect’s side.

Not only was he a cultivator of the Void Moon Sect himself, but the ominous and dangerous aura emanating from the Youtan Celestial Cultists alone made him unable to trust them completely.

Therefore, though he appeared neutral, he also spoke up to provoke the Youtan Celestial Cultists into fighting.

"All of you, be quiet! I believe the fellow cultivators my cousin brought are by no means cowards who would shrink from a fight."

Ji Qinghui’s words, along with the jeering looks from the Void Moon Sect members, made the Youtan Celestial Cultists realize they had no choice but to fight.

If they backed down now, they would be looked down upon for the rest of their lives.