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Chapter 357: Slaying A Saint!
"The Nine Nether Blood Fiend Formation?"
Yang Yi was utterly confused. He had never heard of those words before; this was clearly beyond the scope of his knowledge.
For more than the first twenty years of his life, he had devoted himself to studying Confucian classics.
As for the cultivation world, he had only heard occasional rumors and knew very little about it. It was only after Li Xun gifted him several cultivation techniques that he truly stepped onto the path of cultivation.
One could say that, even now, he only had a half-baked understanding of many matters within the cultivation world.
As for the ancient Emperors, he knew even less.
The era of the Nine Nether Emperor was simply too ancient.
Not only Yang Yi—even many powerful experts outside would likely struggle to recall him immediately, much less connect a mere formation to the Nine Nether Emperor.
After all, the only similarity between the two was probably the words "Nine Nether."
"There's no time to explain."
Chu Lingyue's expression was filled with urgency as she spoke rapidly:
"I ask that the Literary Marquis take me away from here at once and bring me to Benefactor Li Xun. If we delay even a little longer, it may already be too late!"
"Understood!" Yang Yi nodded.
He did not ask further questions.
From Chu Lingyue's expression alone, it was not difficult for him to infer that the current Great Chu Divine Emperor might not be as simple as he had imagined.
Perhaps everything happening today was merely part of a larger scheme.
But as for the purpose behind this scheme, he still could not determine it.
In any case, there was no way the Great Chu Divine Emperor would bury a dynasty that had lasted hundreds of thousands of years for no reason at all.
…
Outside.
The battle had already reached its fiercest stage.
Whether in the skies or upon the earth, everything within sight had been utterly destroyed.
The once incomparably prosperous imperial city had become nothing more than ruins and shattered walls.
Every inch of land was soaked in crimson blood. The baleful aura of bloodshed had grown so dense it reached terrifying levels, and countless living beings had perished here.
From Saints above to ordinary mortals below, no one could escape calamity.
Beneath the ground, unnoticed by anyone, lines of crimson patterns gradually began to glow with a faint radiance.
They continuously absorbed the essence blood of the fallen, along with the cultivation they had accumulated over their lifetimes.
Among the cultivators who had died within the imperial city, the majority were only Body Refinement Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, or Spirit Meridian Realm cultivators.
Individually, their cultivation might amount to nothing.
But when those numbers accumulated into hundreds of thousands… millions… or even nearly ten million…
A quantitative change would produce a qualitative transformation.
Their insignificant cultivation, gathered together, unleashed an energy so terrifying that even Saints would change expression upon sensing it!
"Li Xun, die!" The Otherworldly Demon bearing the appearance of the Champion Marquis roared from the heavens.
He stretched out a massive hand that pierced through the clouds and seized toward Li Xun below.
At this stage of the battle, all of them had already expended enormous amounts of power.
No one would continue holding back.
Because at a moment like this, preserving strength was equivalent to disregarding one's own life.
BOOM!
Mountains collapsed, oceans overturned, and the heavens themselves seemed to cave in.
The black palm carried an overwhelmingly tyrannical aura, as though an endless sea had exploded, its monstrous waves sweeping across the boundless void.
At this moment, all living beings were like ants beneath its might, utterly submerged and trembling uncontrollably.
Countless people still locked in combat instantly dropped to their knees.
Faced with this overwhelming Saintly pressure, they possessed not the slightest strength to resist.
Clearly, this was no ordinary Saint.
At the very least, he was a mid-stage or late-stage Saint.
Combined with his identity as an Otherworldly Demon, his power had already reached a level so horrifying that it inspired despair.
At the side, the zither-playing Saint of the Great Chu Dynasty and a black-robed Saint simultaneously unleashed deadly divine techniques from two different directions.
They sealed off every possible path of escape around Li Xun, leaving him no choice but to confront the attack head-on.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, Li Xun did not choose to defend.
Instead, he charged directly forward.
The Azure Dragon Halberd in his hand released a dragon's roar as it pierced across the heavens.
"Pfft!"
The black hand, formed from terrifying energy and nearly indestructible in nature, was something even late-stage Saints would not dare underestimate.
Yet beneath Li Xun's strike, it was pierced straight through and instantly dissolved into black mist, rapidly collapsing beneath the sky.
"Die!"
After shattering the black palm, Li Xun transformed into a rainbow-like streak.
The great halberd in his hand traced a profound and mysterious arc as it slashed toward the zither-playing Saint in the distance.
The black Azure Dragon Halberd stretched endlessly like a mountain range, spanning over a thousand li across the heavens and radiating an overwhelming pressure.
Even though the opponent was a Saint, at this moment, he could not help but feel his soul nearly leave his body in terror.
Why is it me again?!
The zither-playing Saint retreated through the air, raising the ancient zither in his hands before himself as it collided head-on with the Azure Dragon Halberd.
In an instant, sparks exploded everywhere, while the deafening metallic clash shook the heavens.
Some of the weaker cultivators felt as though even their souls were about to be shattered apart.
Centered around the point where the two clashed, an endless storm of energy erupted outward, surging in all directions without end.
"Pfft!"
Crimson blood blossomed through the air.
The zither-playing Saint's arms were destroyed once again.
Before he even had time to feel anguish over the damage, a scene that filled him with utter despair appeared before his eyes.
Buzz!
A bone within Li Xun's chest suddenly began to glow brilliantly.
It intertwined with countless laws, while innumerable chains of divine metal burst forth, causing even the sun, moon, and stars to tremble.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Each divine chain was wrapped in chaotic energy, every single one as massive as a mountain peak.
They radiated endless divine light, piercing the heavens until they were riddled with holes.
"No—!!!" The zither-playing Saint cried out in despair.
He was truly shocked.
He had already believed Li Xun to be terrifyingly powerful—capable of suppressing all three of them despite fighting alone.
But he never could have imagined that Li Xun still possessed another trump card.
That looked like a Supreme Bone!
Where had he obtained it from?
For nearly a thousand years, he had remained in secluded cultivation and rarely paid attention to outside affairs.
He had no idea that Li Xun possessed two peerless talents.
Because of that negligence, he suffered a catastrophic loss in an instant.
BOOM!
Countless divine metal chains wrapped around the zither-playing Saint and tightened violently.
His entire body exploded directly into a cloud of blood mist.
Just as he attempted to reconstruct his body, the Azure Dragon Halberd erupted with boundless radiance.
Like a galaxy crashing down from the heavens, vast and limitless, it descended amidst blazing crimson flames.
This time, Li Xun gave him no opportunity whatsoever.
Using his innate divine ability, he directly burned away the Saint's essence blood into ashes.
Not even the man's soul was spared.
Thus, a Saint whose name had once shaken the ages vanished completely from existence.
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Note:
Cultivation Realm so far:
1, Body Refinement
2, Qi Condensation
3, Spirit Meridian
4, Profound Elixir
5, Divine Power
6, Life and Death
7, Divine Palace
8, Half-Saint
9, Saint
10, Saint King
11, Great Saint
12, Quasi-Emperor
13, Emperor
Treasure Level so far:
1, Mortal Weapon
2, Magical Treasure
3, Spiritual Treasure
4, Dao Weapon
5, Sacred Weapon
6, Sacred King Weapon
7, Imperial Weapon