Chapter 232: Cannot Kill
How tragic…
After a full year had passed, almost everyone believed he was dead!
"Dragon Sage Mode!"
Li Jiexuan transformed into his Flood Dragon Sage form. The aura of the highest-ranking curse mark wielder appeared, and the Heaven Curse Mark on the Mist jōnin's neck suddenly ignited, emitting a strange glow…
Li Jiexuan grabbed the Mist jōnin by the throat. "Do you believe it now?"
"It really is Lord Li Jiexuan?"
What a disastrous misunderstanding… The Mist jōnin silently groaned in misery. Who could have imagined that a dead man would come back to life? He had really run into bad luck this time!
"Why steal Yuya's corpse?" Li Jiexuan frowned in confusion. "And even launch such a frenzied attack on Konoha? At this rate, Orochimaru will expose himself!"
"It's because of that eye!" The Mist jōnin lowered his head, his voice tinged with emotion. "Lord Orochimaru said that eye was given to Yuya by you—not to the Uchiha clan!"
"That guy Orochimaru…" Li Jiexuan shook his head helplessly. He'd only been gone for a year—was there really a need to get this dramatic?
"I'll be taking Yuya's corpse!" Li Jiexuan frowned. He had been completely disconnected from the main world for an entire year; there were still many things he needed to understand again.
But just then…
"Hold it!"
A cold voice suddenly came from above. Scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan eyes pierced through space, locking tightly onto Li Jiexuan's face. "No matter who you are, you're not taking that corpse!"
"And you are?"
"Uchiha Xinyan!"
Hearing the name, Li Jiexuan couldn't help but curl his lip. The name carried no reputation at all—clearly just cannon fodder…
Seeing that Li Jiexuan didn't take him seriously, Uchiha Xinyan gritted his teeth and roared, "Uchiha Police Force, arrest all of them!"
At his command, more than a dozen Uchiha clan members sneered as they surrounded them…
"Police Force?"
Li Jiexuan frowned. He hadn't expected that within just a year, the Uchiha had established a police force. This undoubtedly meant that Konoha's higher-ups had completely lost trust in them!
The wheels of history had already veered far off course…
"I am Li Jiexuan. Yuya was my teammate, and I will take his body." Li Jiexuan sneered as he stored Yuya's corpse into his space. "If any of you want to die, come at me!"
"Li Jiexuan!"
At the mention of his name, the Uchiha clan members stirred uneasily. Setting aside the rumor that Li Jiexuan had killed Uchiha Menwei and his grandson, even Uchiha Yuya's death was closely tied to him!
"Hmph, that brat Li Jiexuan has been dead for a long time."
Uchiha Xinyan scoffed. "Even if he were alive, daring to steal the bloodline limit of the Uchiha clan would still be a death sentence!"
Murderous intent radiated from Uchiha Xinyan, as if he had come specifically to kill Li Jiexuan…
The intense killing intent filled the air, and Li Jiexuan's expression turned cold. "So, it seems you came for me?"
"Seeking death!"
"Eight Gates—Gate of Injury!"
A surge of violent power flooded his body. With one punch, Li Jiexuan shattered Uchiha Xinyan's Earth-Style wall, then grabbed his throat in one swift motion. "Tell me, do you still want to kill me now?"
"Ugh…"
Even with his throat seized, Uchiha Xinyan refused to yield. He sneered viciously. "Kid, if you've got the guts, then kill me! I'm an elder of the Uchiha clan—if you dare, the entire Uchiha clan will never let you go!"
"You're asking for death!"
Just as Li Jiexuan was about to act, two groups arrived at the same time.
"Brother Jiexuan, spare Elder Xinyan!" Uchiha Zhenxiong shouted urgently, surrounded by a group of Uchiha clansmen.
The other group was led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who widened his eyes and shouted, "Jiexuan, you can't kill him!"
"Can't kill him?"
Li Jiexuan sneered. "This man is so eager to die—I will grant his wish!"
The hand gripping Uchiha Xinyan's neck tightened violently. With a single squeeze, Xinyan's entire head exploded, leaving him unquestionably dead.