Yan Buzhou looked only about fifty years old, and his strength must be at its peak. As a long-established Martial Saint, he was renowned throughout Xilan Province, a powerful figure at the pinnacle of the realm.
"What brings you two to Guangling City?"
Although Yan Buzhou could sense the intense murderous intent and overwhelming power fluctuations from the other party, as the Yan family's strongest, he absolutely could not retreat in such a situation.
"Yan Dongliu destroyed my sect and killed my disciples. Today is the day your Yan family will be annihilated."
Ming Qi made no effort to conceal his murderous intent. Although Yan Buzhou was powerful, in Ming Qi's eyes, he was little more than a corpse.
"You! You dare!"
Yan Buzhou's face suddenly changed upon hearing this. He knew Yan Dongliu had joined forces with the various forces of Xilan to destroy the Liuli Holy Land. However, he had initially learned from Yan Dongliu that the Liuli Holy Land's leader was merely a cultivator who had just entered the Martial King realm and posed no threat. This was why he had acquiesced to Yan Dongliu's actions. But who could have imagined that today, two Martial Emperors would come seeking revenge!
"I dare? Hahaha!"
Ming Qi suddenly burst into laughter. He extended a finger, pointed it at Yan Buzhou, and sneered, "You'll soon know whether I dare or not!"
With a flick of his finger, a streak of starlight streaked across the sky.
With a casual flick of his finger, Ming Qi unleashed the Nine Heavens Attracting Star Art, the Soul-Slaying Heavenly Immortal Technique.
This single finger had compressed the dense star power to its utmost. Even Yan Buzhou couldn't sense the threat imbued within this silvery-white ray. He simply stared in amazement as the incomprehensible silver-white beam rushed towards him, then abruptly vanished the moment it made contact with his body.
Yan Buzhou suddenly felt his body lighten, his eyes filled with fear. An incredibly powerful burst of energy suddenly erupted from behind him. All of his martial spirits immediately emerged, rapidly condensing within the space, attempting to escape from his body.
However, before he could fully condense, a slight explosion echoed through the air, and his half-condensed spirit suddenly shattered and vanished completely.
Yan Buzhou's body, lifeless, plummeted downwards.
Ming Qi's fury didn't diminish after annihilating a Martial Saint-level warrior with a single move. Barely a glance at the falling corpse, he stepped through the air to the core of the Chi Mansion complex, then activated the Nirvana Divine King Technique. The surrounding fire elements immediately surged toward him like a tide.
"Venerable, please show mercy!"
Amidst the cascading flames that flew like dragons and snakes, Ming Qi saw another figure flying out of the Chi Mansion. This figure was slightly older than Yan Buzhou, a bit smaller, but significantly more powerful.
Following him, flew out none other than Yan Dongliu, someone Ming Qi knew.
In Tianhuang, "Venerable" was a respectful title for the powerful. This Yan family expert didn't mention Yan Buzhou's murder, but instead pleaded for mercy, which surprised Ming Qi somewhat.
But it was just a surprise; Ming Qi didn't stop his actions.
While frantically gathering fire elements, he pointed at Yan Dongliu and said to Xingyun, "Bring that man to me. Also, any cultivator in this city who attempts to escape will be killed."
Xingyun dodged past, and Mingqi ignored the Yan family's powerful presence. In a moment, he raised his hands, and a massive fire cloud, a kilometer in radius, appeared in the sky. The fire was as thick as blood, and countless fiery red lightning crisscrossed within it.
"Everyone of Guangling City, listen up! Your misfortune today is entirely due to the Yan family. For killing a disciple of my Liuli Holy Land, I will take the entire city of Guangling with you!"
Mingqi's voice was soft, but as soon as it came out, it instantly spread like rolling thunder to every corner of Guangling City, and the sound never faded. Even from the farthest corner of Guangling City, Mingqi's thunderous voice could be clearly heard.
I will take the entire city of Guangling with me!
All the cultivators in Guangling City heard these words and were instantly shocked.
Guangling City is a major city in Xilan Province, with a population approaching one million and over ten thousand cultivators alone. These cultivators vary in strength, but one thing they all have in common: most have family members in Guangling City!
How arrogant! He actually wants to massacre the entire city!
Ming Qi's words sent the cultivators throughout Guangling City into a frenzy, especially those in the Chi Mansion.
The Yan family of the Chi Mansion has its roots in Guangling City. If Guangling City were destroyed, it would be tantamount to wiping out the Yan family from Xilan Province, a devastating disaster for the Yan family.
Yan Liuyun, the Martial Saint of the Yan family, who was floating in the air, felt his eyes twitch a few times, and his expression darkened.
Yan Liuyun looked up at the raging fire clouds in the sky and said, "Your Excellency, why would you so utterly devastate so many lives? Even if my Yan family had offended you before, Your Excellency wouldn't resort to massacre."
Hearing Yan Liuyun's words, Ming Qi sneered and said, "You don't think so?"
At this moment, Xing Yun had already captured Yan Dongliu.
Pointing at Yan Dongliu, he said, "I must congratulate your Yan family for producing such a talented person. Yan Dongliu can challenge me time and again, but can't I even visit your Guangling City?"
At this point, Ming Qi's voice suddenly rose: "To tell you the truth, from now on, I will fight your Yan family to the death!"
To the death!
Hearing these four words, Yan Liuyun finally realized that nothing he said would matter. He was the strongest member of the Yan family, and in this situation, he was the only one who could possibly fight. But what would that do? The other party was two Emperor Realm powerhouses!
"Since you've said so much, I, Yan, will depart first. However, I offer a word of warning: the Divine Realm will not sit idly by while the Guangling massacre unfolds. You must decide for yourself what is more important!"
With these words, Yan Liuyun suddenly transformed into a brilliant ray of light, channeling all his energy and charging towards Ming Qi without any fuss.
Ming Qi didn't hesitate, raising his hand and pointing.
With this soul-killing finger, anyone weaker than Ming Qi would be mortally wounded, including Yan Liuyun. Even within a few hundred meters of Ming Qi, Yan Liuyun lost all hope and plummeted to the ground.
"Even if you destroy Guangling City, the Archon will not let you go, and the Divine Realm will intervene!"
Yan Dongliu was now firmly imprisoned by Xingyun's true energy, unable to move, but he could still speak. Having witnessed the instant slaying of two of his family's most powerful members, he no longer held out any hope. Guangling's destruction was a foregone conclusion. He pinned his hopes for revenge on the others who had besieged the Liuli Holy Land that day.
Ming Qi glanced at the flaming clouds slowly descending from the sky and said to Yan Dongliu, "Don't worry, Guangling is just the beginning. I will traverse all of Xilan and wipe out all cultivators from Xilan Province!"
"You!"
Yan Dongliu was terrified. He could clearly sense the endless murderous intent emanating from Ming Qi. From that thick murderous intent, he knew Ming Qi wasn't joking!
Five Xilan Cultivators!
"Alright, Guangling City is baptized in fire. Lord Yan, enjoy this moment!"
Ming Qi pressed his hands into the air, and a massive cloud of fire suddenly and rapidly descended from the sky, instantly engulfing the vast city of Guangling!