Ancient Godly Monarch - Chapter 925

Chapter 925: Underworld Mountains

 

With a beauty to accompany him, Qin Wentian spent a long period of time in that tranquil area within the mountains and its waterfall. Although life was simple and quiet, it wasn’t lonely.

As before, Qing`er wasn’t fond of speaking too much. However, when Qin Wentian occasionally cracked a joke and teased her, the expressions on that perpetually calm and cold face would change slightly. That could also be considered a lively part of his life and hence, he didn’t feel lonely at all.

Roughly half a year had passed since that battle. Qin Wentian had completely recovered and his cultivation had also advanced a step, breaking through to the eighth-level of Celestial Phenomenon. Now, he was only one step away from the ninth-level, and could faintly see the barrier to the immortal foundation realm.

In the evening, the cool wind blew. Qin Wentian stood in front of the waterfall, and was attempting to achieve a deeper comprehension of his innate techniques. And at this very moment, the sound of the wind whistled as a grey-colored silhouette flashed by him. Qin Wentian’s eyes flickered and he stopped his cultivation; by his side, Little Rascal instantly shot through the air, as though it too had discovered something.

“Is someone there?” Qin Wentian soared into the air, his movements as swift as a wind roc, darting towards the distance. A while later, he noticed a white-robed figure standing on a gigantic rock ahead.

This caused a strange expression to appear on Qin Wentian’s face. Was this Nanfeng Yunxi?

“No, she has absolutely no aura at all.” Qin Wentian suddenly realized that he had no way to sense this person’s aura.

“Who might you be?” Qin Wentian asked.

“Bzz!” He saw the female’s silhouette flicker, shifting into a pale, ghostly phantom that continued to fly ahead, leaving behind faint shadowy images of her movements.

‘How quick,’ Qin Wentian silently mused. Little Rascal began to bark, and it followed after the woman.

Qin Wentian looked puzzled, then he followed after them as well. Behind him, a flawlessly beautiful figure appeared and upon seeing both Little Rascal and Qin Wentian pursuing someone, spatial energy manifested and surrounded her as Qing`er also vanished on the spot.

Not too long after, Qin Wentian and Little Rascal halted. That female they saw earlier was simply too fast, she was like an apparition.

“Underworld Mountains.” Qing`er caught up to them. And upon staring at the path ahead of them, her countenance changed.

“Qing`er, what sort of place are the Underworld Mountains?” Qin Wentian asked curiously.

“A forbidden ground in the City of Ancient Emperors. There were many geniuses who entered in the past, but none have ever exited. Right in front is the entrance to the Underworld Mountains.” Qing`er pointed ahead, and when Qin Wentian looked carefully, he could see a mountain in the shape of an arch, radiating an aura of extreme coldness. It felt as though that arch separated the forbidden ground from the rest of the outside world.

“Did that female enter the Underground Mountains?” Qin Wentian mumbled.

“Whine~…” Little Rascal let out a low whimper. Qin Wentian stared at it and asked, “Little Rascal, what’s wrong?”

“Summon, I can feel the aura of something summoning me,” Little Rascal’s voice grew solemn, causing Qin Wentian’s expression to freeze. Little Rascal felt something calling out to it?

“Then let’s go in and take a look,” Qin Wentian spoke. After that he turned to Qing`er, “Qing`er, you go back and wait for me, alright?”

Qing`er simply stared at Qin Wentian, and Qin Wentian couldn’t help but smile at her expression. “Okay, let’s go in together. But let’s try to be cautious.”

Before he’d even finished speaking, Little Rascal’s body had already darted through the air; Qin Wentian and Qing`er followed after it.

“There’s a rumor of an inheritance left behind in this place by an ancient emperor. However, the methods of this ancient emperor were extremely cruel, and up till now, it’s unknown how many geniuses have perished within. Also, no one knows the exact identity of that ancient emperor. In spite of this, many people still wish to enter the Underworld Mountains,” Qing`er explained, as if to caution Qin Wentian.

The entrance only had a single pathway. The atmosphere was chilly and sinister, causing everyone to feel a cold.

Little Rascal’s speed became slower, and even its body was trembling slightly as though from fear. This was the first time Qin Wentian saw Little Rascal in such a state. It could sense the aura of a summons, yet it seemed to be very afraid.

What type of energy did that summoning have exactly?

“ROAR!” A low roar sounded from Little Rascal, and its speed quickened once again as it dived into a canyon.

“Little Rascal!” Qin Wentian could sense the nervous beat of Little Rascal’s heart. There seemed to be a mysterious power guiding it.

“It’s very dangerous in there,” Qing`er warned when she saw Qin Wentian moving forth.

“Qing`er, you return first,” Qin Wentian said again as his countenance turned solemn.

Since the Underworld Mountains was a forbidden ground of the City of Ancient Emperors, there would surely be extreme danger found inside. However, he couldn’t ignore Little Rascal, but he also couldn’t allow Qing`er to come to danger.

“My spatial power can bring you away at a critical moment. And there’s a protective strand of immortal sense in my body.” Qing`er shook her head, stubbornly refusing the order. Given her personality, there was no way Qin Wentian could persuade her.

“Very well, but if we run into any danger, you have to leave at the earliest opportunity,” prompted Qin Wentian solemnly.

“Okay,” Qing`er replied. After that, she followed after Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian could sense the direction Little Rascal moved, and soon they were swiftly diving into the canyon. The mountains were shaped bizarrely here, and every one of the mountain peaks were so tall that they reached the heavens. In addition, the atmosphere seemed to grow increasingly sinister the deeper they proceeded.

“Little Rascal!” Qin Wentian continued ahead, lifting his head and staring at an isolated peak in the distance. And there, Little Rascal stood. The night was extremely dark, and its silhouette on the mountain peak seemed to resemble a lonely wolf, desperately looking around for something.

“Bzz!” A wind shuddered past as a white-robed figure appeared on the isolated peak. Qin Wentian stiffened; he could tell that this was none other than the mysterious female they had chasing earlier.

A sudden mist enveloped the mountains in this area, intensifying by the moment.

“What’s going on?” Qin Wentian discovered that, despite his strong vision, he couldn’t see through the mist. There seemed to be a mysterious sort of barrier blocking his sight. But a while later after the mist dissipated, Qin Wentian’s countenance changed.

The scene before them had transformed completely, although they were still in the mountains, the darkness seemed deeper here. And the mountains around them were no longer the same mountains as before. It was as if they had been instantly transported into another location, yet they clearly knew they hadn’t moved a single inch from where they stood.

“The Underground Mountains,” Qing`er spoke in a low voice.

“Are these the true Underground Mountains?” Qin Wentian murmured. Qing`er might have known that the Underground Mountains were forbidden grounds in the City of Ancient Emperors, but she didn’t really know much about them beyond that. Who would have thought that the moment night fell, another mountain range would appear: the true Underworld Mountains.

“That’s…?” Suddenly, Qin Wentian froze. He stared at the foot of a mountain before staring at his surroundings. He’d spotted the bones of many geniuses scattered around.

The chill in the air grew stronger and stronger, as though affected by a special energy. Qin Wentian’s aura began to slip out, as though something was pulling it out bit by bit, draining it away.

“What’s going on?” Qin Wentian stretched his arms out. The Underworld Mountains could forcibly sap the strength of one’s physical body. And when he glanced at Qing`er, he could tell that she was experiencing the same thing.

“Woooooof~” Little Rascal let out a long whistle as its body expanded. It was actually devouring the special energy in the atmosphere, and wasn’t at all affected by the mysterious force sapping their strength away.

“Little Rascal…” Qin Wentian stared at the puppy. But at this moment, a white-robed figure flashed by, directly appearing before Little Rascal. Qin Wentian’s countenance changed as he instantly dashed towards it.

“Who are you exactly?” Qin Wentian icily asked. He saw the white-robed figure tilt her head and stare at him. A face of such beauty it left one breathless, yet there was something demonic about her features. This kind of beauty lacked any kind of charm, and her eyes seemed devoid of emotion. They only seemed to contain a fearsome stateliness as though she was a peerless expert. There was no aura emanating from her at all—it felt like she wasn’t even a living person.

Similar to Little Rascal, she wasn’t under the influence of the strange phenomenon here in the Underworld Mountains. With no aura, her strength naturally remained unaffected.

“Are you a human or a ghost?” This was the first time Qin Wentian encountered an existence completely lacking in any aura.Even for someone like the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, who could retract his aura, the faint wisp of humanity would always be there. However, this person in front of Qin Wentian had no presence nor aura at all. If he hadn’t been looking at her personally with his own two eyes, he’d have no way to sense her existence.

The woman’s eyes shifted away, landing onto Little Rascal. After which, she started moving towards the puppy. Qin Wentian’s eyes widened in shock at the scene; her current form didn’t seem to be corporeal, and she was now attempting to fuse with Little Rascal’s body.

“ROAR!” Little Rascal let out a roar of pain and agony, as its body trembled violently.

“SCRAM!” Qin Wentian brandished his immortal-ranked spear, and immediately lunged towards the white-robed female. However, the spear passed directly through her body, and didn’t seem to affect her at all.

“An apparition!” Qin Wentian face twisted in alarm. Little Rascal continued to howl incessantly as its trembling grew even more intense.

“BOOM!” The entirety of Little Rascal’s energy instantly erupted, and the woman’s form suddenly shuddered as a look of uneasiness crossed her face.

“This thing is afraid of the flames in your bloodline!” Little Rascal called out. Qin Wentian’s blood started thrumming, giving rise to a terrifying white flame which he then infused into Little Rascal’s body. Swish~ a raging wind blew past as the apparition immediately recoiled from Little Rascal. She turned her cold eyes onto Qin Wentian.

From a young age, Little Rascal had been raised with Qin Wentian’s blood as nourishment. There were traces of Qin Wentian’s blood in its veins, and earlier when its entire energy erupted forth, it was that very blood which caused the apparition to be fearful.

The female apparition glanced coldly at Qin Wentian before abruptly rushing towards Qing`er. In an instant, her form was about to fuse with Qing`er’s.

“QING`ER!” Qin Wentian’s countenance drastically changed, and he instantly pressed out with his fingers, channeling his white flames into her as well. He saw the apparition being expelled out once more.

The white-robed female then re-appeared without warning in front of them, glaring at them with cold fury in her eyes.

Chapter 926: Encountering Danger

 

“A soul form?” Qing`er stared at the white-robed figure. She had once heard her master mentioning it before: a female emperor from the western regions of the immortal realms, one who was proficient in soul-related powers. Could it be that this beautiful demonic woman was related to that female emperor?

A look of puzzlement appeared on Qin Wentian’s face. Apparently, Qing`er knew something about this.

The figure of the white-robed woman flickered before vanishing from sight. Little Rascal stared off into the distance before turning to Qin Wentian, “I can feel the summoning getting stronger. You guys can return first.”

Qin Wentian and Qing`er’s expressions flickered. Their bodies were being sapped of strength bit by bit, and there was no doubt it would be dangerous to remain. But the mountains were now so bizarre, it wouldn’t be easy for them to leave, even if they tried.

“That mysterious woman is dangerous,” Qin Wentian told Little Rascal. How could he not worry about it?

-Bzz!- Suddenly, Little Rascal sprinted off in a certain direction. It dove through a gap between ancient peaks, beyond which seemed to be a completely different world. Blood runes were carved onto the walls on both sides of the gap, exuding a sinister aura.

That ‘apparition’ earlier had appeared as well. She stared at the gap Little Rascal dove into and tried to rush in, but the runes on the walls shone brilliantly as a terrifying force blasted onto her, causing her to bounce back.

Qin Wentian stared at the blood runes, sensing how powerful the inscriptions were. The moment his eyes made contact, he felt a roaring boom in his mind as a towering pressure pressed down with enough force to kill him.

“Retreat!” Qin Wentian pulled Qing`er along as he took a few steps back. This place was extremely dangerous, but Qin Wentian saw how easily Little Rascal had entered. When the light from the runes shone on it, there was no effect at all.

“This…” Qin Wentian watched on as Little Rascal proceeded forward. It moved forward without stopping, though its pace was slow. This further proved that something was summoning it.

That mysterious female glanced coldly at Qin Wentian and Qing`er, radiating feelings of vengeance. Her silhouette flickered and vanished from sight. She had no way to enter that place.

“We should return as well,” Qing`er spoke. Qin Wentian nodded in agreement, “Mhm, Little Rascal seems to have met with a bout of good fortune. Let’s go and search for the exit.”

The Underworld Mountains appeared to be covered by an aurora. It was filled with a mysterious energy as though it were a separate dimension unto itself. No visible exits could be seen.

However, Qing`er didn’t seem to be fazed at all. She took out a treasure shaped like a leaf that shimmered with an intense spatial energy. With a wave of her hand, the leaf expanded and Qing`er motioned for Qin Wentian to stand on it together. Within moments, a brilliant light radiated from the leaf and enveloped them both.

“This is a life-saving treasure my master gave me. The Underground Mountains seems to be detached from the rest of the world. But we should be able to leave it by using spatial-type treasures,” Qing`er stated. The brilliant light flashed, and they both disappeared from the area.

Qin Wentian closed his eyes, holding onto Qing`er’s hand. Qing`er’s hand felt extremely soft and the instant his hand came into contact with hers, she trembled a little but still allowed him to hold on.

Qin Wentian felt himself shuttling through space. The spatial power contained within this treasure was just too unnerving, and he was left feeling uncomfortable. They gripped each other’s hands as intense tremors rocked the leaf. A moment later, they stopped moving and opened their eyes. To Qin Wentian’s surprise, they had already reached the central city region of the City of Ancient Emperors.

‘We’re out… what a powerful treasure.’ Qin Wentian silently mused. This sort of treasure was much more useful for people trapped in locations like the Underground Mountains. Below them, many people stared up at the pair who had suddenly appeared, as strange looks flashed on their faces. The majority were all focused on Qing`er.

“Spatial energy? Could it be that she’s the #5-ranked on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, Princess Qing`er?” someone mumbled in a low voice. The battle of half a year ago had spread rumors that Princess Qing`er and Qin Wentian might be lovers. And now, there was a couple holding hands before their very eyes, with a high possibility that they might be Qin Wentian and Qing`er.

Qing`er wanted to retract her hand, but Qin Wentian held on tight. She blinked before staring at Qin Wentian, “You’re not letting go yet?”

“Oh.” Qin Wentian smiled gingerly, before loosening his grip with some reluctance. But as he retracted his hand, he couldn’t help but pinch her hand lightly, causing Qing`er to stare at him. However, Qin Wentian acted like nothing out of the ordinary had happened as he spoke, “The Underground Mountains are truly mysterious. I wonder what that place was exactly.”

Upon seeing Qin Wentian shifting topics, Qing`er could only turn her gaze away, looking indifferent.

“It has been half a year. I wonder how Mengchen and Qingxuan are faring,” Qin Wentian added in a low voice.

“Excuse me, are you Qin Wentian?” The people below heard Qin Wentian’s words, and couldn’t help but turn to ask.

“It is I, Qin.” Qin Wentian nodded.

“Are you talking about your junior brother and sister, Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan? They’re in dire straits now; those from the Twin Stars Alliance are hunting them down. And they might have been captured at one point, if not for a stroke of luck,” replied the person. Qin Wentian’s expression turned somber, his eyes flashing with coldness. “Sir, do you know their current location?”

“If I knew it, then those of the Twin Stars Alliance would know it as well. But I can tell you that they’re currently hiding in a secret location. The current Twin Stars Alliance is different from before, and they’re now known as the number one power in the City of Ancient Emperors today,” the person continued. Qin Wentian was somewhat bewildered, “Didn’t the battle half a year ago weaken their strength? Why are they the number one power now?”

“Didn’t you know? Back when you unleashed that sword attack of pure destruction, you paid a heavy price too right? The power of the Twin Stars Alliance did diminish, and the Xiao Sect was crumbling from within. But at that moment, Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue decided to form an alliance. The ones ranked #4 and #6 of the Immortal Ascension Rankings established a joint power and declared themselves the new twin stars, causing many geniuses to express interest in joining them. Hence, they’re stronger and much more formidable compared to the past.”

The person continued to explain. Qin Wentian began to worry for Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan. The Twin Stars Alliance and Xiao Sect had initially been known as the third strongest power in the City of Ancient Emperors. Now after allying themselves, their strength should have only grown more terrifying.

“And the Twin Stars Alliance has even offered a reward for information on you or your junior apprentice siblings. I’m afraid there are already people on their way to claim that reward now.” Another person laughed.

“I, Qin Wentian, can offer a reward as well. If you guys can give me information on the location of my junior apprentice siblings, I shall give away five immortal-ranked weapons,” Qin Wentian’s voice rang out.

“Really?” exclaimed the person who’d spoken earlier, and a meaningful look entered his eyes. Qin Wentian nodded, “Naturally, my words are trustworthy.”

“Fine. Take out five immortal-ranked weapons now, and I will tell you where your friends are,” the person replied. Qin Wentian’s eyes gleamed with sharpness, and he stared at the man. “Do you truly know their whereabouts?”

“You and Princess Qing`er dared to kill Xuan Xing and heavily injure Xuan Yang. How would I dare to cheat you?” The person laughed. However, there was a sinister smile on his face. “Qin Wentian, I urge you to hurry. If not, and then something unfortunate were to happen to them…”

-Bzz!-

With a wave of his hand, five immortal-ranked weapons flew towards the man. Qin Wentian knew that this man intended to fleece as much as he could from him with the information he had on Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan. Even so, there were no weaklings here in the City of Ancient Emperors and everyone was a disciple or descendant of immortal kings or emperors. It was only normal that the people would seek to profit from each other.

“Very well, very straightforward indeed.” The man put away the immortal-ranked weapons before pointing to a direction. “Go this way and continue heading forward. When you come across a pagoda-shaped building, you will see traces of a recent battle. I hope you will be in time to save your friends.”

“Qing`er, let’s leave.” Qin Wentian took out the wind roc runebone, instantly manifesting a gust of wind that shrouded them. They flew forward at an insane speed in the direction pointed out by that person earlier. Since there were traces of battle there already, it was possible that Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan’s location had already been exposed.

“You guys must hold on until I arrive!” Qin Wentian’s face was filled with worry.

…

That person hadn’t lied to Qin Wentian. There was indeed a pagoda before them where many geniuses gathered around, as though spectating a battle. Five geniuses were surrounding two people, and the fight must have lasted for quite some time. The two targets were clearly weaker in power. The female was at the eighth-level of Celestial Phenomenon and seemed to have only broken through recently, and as for the exquisite-looking young man beside her, he was only at the seventh-level. Not only that, both were obviously injured.

As for the five geniuses surrounding them, three of them were at the eighth-level, and two were at the ninth-level. One of the ninth-level ascendants was even ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings. His name was Tu Teng, and he was extremely powerful with a ranking around #300+.

One must know that for those who were ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, none of them were weak.

Tu Teng was three meters tall and extremely bulky looking. He was bare to the waist, with bronze-colored skin that radiated strength and vigor. Right now, his title was that of a war general in the new Twin Stars Alliance.

“What a futile struggle,” Tu Teng coldly spoke when he saw Zi Qingxuan transforming into a fearsome divine falcon. The divine falcon shot out a menacing light that split into eight directions, and she was fighting desperately against the other ninth-level ascendant. Tu Teng slowly stepped out, unleashing his constellation which was in the form of many gigantic heaven-cleaving great axes.

With a wave, a golden heaven-cleaving great axe materialized in his hand as he violently swung down. Instantly, the force of millions of axes slashed out, powerful enough to cleave apart the heavens and earth, and wreak destruction on everything.

“Tu Teng’s master’s Sky Opening Axe Technique. When this is cultivated to its highest level, it can even split apart the heavens and earth and open up a new piece of the sky.” The experts in the surroundings knew that it was impossible for their two targets to carry on the moment Tu Teng unleashed his axe attack. Tu Teng initially thought the other four would be able to easily subdue these two. However, their targets had actually persisted for such a long time, making it so that he had no choice but to act directly.

Zi Qingxuan’s expression turned incomparably unsightly when she saw this scene. Such a mighty attack power caused her heart to tremble. With a sharp sound whistling through the air, the countless number of falcons she manifested were ripped to pieces. Finally, she caused a gigantic golden flame divine falcon to appear in front of the gigantic axe, intending to block it. But she saw that Tu Teng’s constellation was glowing even brighter—the axe continued cleaving downwards, effortlessly lacerating her divine falcon into two.

“Chi…” Zi Qingxuan instantly turned pale and coughed out a mouthful of blood. Her body was slammed unceremoniously onto the ground, her aura dimming significantly.

“SENIOR SISTER!” Jun Mengchen roared in rage. However, with three eighth-level ascendants besieging him, he couldn’t even take care of himself. How was he supposed to aid Zi Qingxuan?!

Chapter 927: Release Her

 

Jun Mengchen was completely enraged. He enveloped himself in king’s armor, invoking his Clear Skies Worldly Diagram. His strikes were deadly, each imbued with the aura of a king. However, when facing up against a group attack by three eighth-level ascendants, he still fell short of the mark. They were all disciples or descendants of immortal kings or emperors. Their innate techniques and cultivation arts were all of the supreme tier—it was already a difficult feat to jump levels to win against others, let alone facing off against three opponents at the same time. Jun Mengchen fought valiantly, but he had no way to break through the encirclement. Not only that, the ninth-level ascendant who’d fought with Zi Qingxuan earlier was now waiting by the side, as though preparing to land in a sneak attack at any moment.

Tu Teng slowly approached the injured Zi Qingxuan. Every step he took caused the ground to tremble, but he observed that Zi Qingxuan’s eyes still reflected an unwavering ferocity. He couldn’t help but remark coldly, “You shouldn’t be so quick to take out an immortal-ranked weapon. I won’t kill you; I only want to capture you. But if you choose to arm yourself, I can’t guarantee what happens next.”

Zi Qingxuan’s beautiful eyes flashed, her face twisting with distaste as she retreated a few steps back.

“You and your friend are quite strong, and it must have been difficult to resist this long. Sadly, there’s no point in struggling, so just leave here with me. Given how beautiful you are, we won’t torture you.” Tu Teng’s silhouette flickered, moving closer to Zi Qingxuan. Her body continued to glow, as though rejecting Tu Teng’s offer. And upon seeing this, Tu Teng snorted coldly before blasting out his palms in attack, his strikes as sharp as the gigantic axe. His palm imprint ripped through Zi Qingxuan’s defenses, with one hit successfully seizing her.

“If you still wish to resist, then don’t blame me for treating a woman without mercy,” Tu Teng said coldly. He glanced at Jun Mengchen and spoke to the ninth-level ascendant who was watching on the side, “Quickly take him down.”

“Five against two, and both of them with lower cultivation bases? Do you even know shame?” A distant voice cut the air, spoken from among the spectators.

“Who the hell are you? You’d best not interfere in our matters.” Tu Teng turned to the person who spoke. It was a lanky young man with handsome-looking features. He had a calm expression on his face, but his eyes gave off a sense of strangeness. For some reason, Tu Teng felt that the young man’s eyes were almost hypnotic, like a whirling vortex trapping one’s gaze.

Zi Qingxuan was captured by Tu Teng. She stared at the newcomer as recognition flashed in her eyes. She actually knew this person! And to think, he was speaking up for them at this moment.

In response to Tu Teng’s words, the silhouette of the young man flickered as he whistled through the air, joining Jun Mengchen’s battle. His eyes gleamed with a terrifying light, emanating a peculiar sensation. They were like samsara eyes; when he gazed at them, the three eighth-level ascendants surrounding Jun Mengchen all felt countless scenes appearing in their minds, causing their attacks to turn sluggish.

“Be careful of his eyes!” Tu Teng roared. The three of them instantly closed their eyes, their hearts trembling. Yet despite doing this, the scenes in their minds continued to play out, and they sank deep into an illusion-scape.

This newcomer was none other than Hua Taixu.

-BOOM!- Jun Mengchen saw his opportunity and unleashed a chaotic world king fist, sending one of the enemies flying through the air. He rushed at Tu Teng with a roar, “RELEASE MY SENIOR SISTER!”

Tu Teng glanced at Jun Mengchen and then Hua Taixu. Hua Taixu’s eyes were now extremely eerie to look at; the remaining eighth-level ascendants both turned quiet after he’d looked at them, standing fixed and unmoving.

“Tu Teng, what’s going on? Why have you not captured them yet?” Several figures had flown over. The man leading the group was none other than a very powerful expert from the previous Xiao Sect, Xia Qianhan, who was ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

“There’s only one more target left,” Tu Teng stared at Jun Mengchen as he replied. He then continued, “What’s the point of a futile struggle? The gap between us is too large, and even your helper is only at the eighth-level of Celestial Phenomenon, his strength isn’t enough for me to feel dread.”

“Release her.” Another icy voice cut through the air. Tu Teng furrowed his brows, and after a moment, he saw two figures wrapped in wind in the distance, moving swiftly towards them at an alarming speed.

“SENIOR BROTHER!” Jun Mengchen shouted. Tu Teng and Xia Qianhan, and the other members of the new Twin Stars Alliances immediately looked grim when they realized who the two figures were. Qin Wentian and Princess Qing`er had both appeared. This matter had just become very troublesome. Qing`er is ranked #5 in the Immortal Ascension Rankings and had managed to defeat Xiao Lengyue before. They knew they couldn’t win against her.

“I said, release her.” Qin Wentian stared at Tu Teng.

Seeing Qin Wentian’s piercing stare, Tu Teng’s eyes shone with a reckless light. “Qin Wentian, I heard you’ve comprehended the God’s Hand. I wish to fight against you, will you accept?”

“I will grant your wish.”

As Qin Wentian’s voice faded, rumbling sounds rang out as his body expanded. His entire body flowed with a resplendent runic glow as his palms shimmered with a dazzling light. As the God’s Hand was assembled, a brutal aura of invincibility radiated out from him in waves. As to why Qin Wentian chose to grow larger in size, it was to achieve better synergy of the God’s Hand.

“Help guard her.” Tu Teng passed Zi Qingxuan to Xia Qianhan and the rest. A sharp sword appeared and then placed on Zi Qingxuan’s neck while Xia Qianhan spoke to Tu Teng, “We should retreat now.”

“No. How can I leave without first experiencing the power of the God’s Hand?” Tu Teng’s constellation appeared, and a gigantic great axe materialized in his hand. Stepping forward, he stared straight at Qin Wentian.

-BOOM!- Tu Teng moved, and as he unleashed his Sky Opening Axe Technique, a beam of light descended from the heavens, splitting apart the earth and sky. Boundless axe light arced towards Qin Wentian, on the verge of cleaving him into two.

Qin Wentian’s palm suddenly blasted outwards. The terrifying gigantic palm slammed towards the Open Sky Great Axe, exploding loudly upon impact, and the entire beam of axe light was snuffed out. Qin Wentian dashed forth with the speed of a wind roc, his palm shimmering with runic light as he swiped it across the air. The pressure generated was so great that a single strike was enough to destroy Tu Teng’s earlier confidence.

Tu Teng turned ashen, the astral light from his constellation quickly covered him in a protective layer, He spun into a spiral and blasted out with his palms, trying to negate Qin Wentian’s attack. A deafening sound erupted out, and Tu Teng felt close to imploding—who knew how many bones he had broken in that clash?

Qin Wentian appeared in front of him, stabbing him with a finger imbued with the power of the God’s Hand. This sword finger attack was tyrannical to the extreme, directly piercing into Tu Teng’s bulky body. At that moment, Tu Teng felt the overpowering sword qi invading his body, and with a scream of agony, he fell from the air instantly, slamming savagely onto the ground. He was somehow still alive, but his inner organs were wrecked, his aura fluctuating weakly.

“What a powerful secret art. Qin Wentian’s strength has significantly improved with his ascension into the eighth-level of Celestial Phenomenon. Although Tu Teng is also ranked on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, he couldn’t withstand a single attack.” The experts present were in awe, the battle had been too overwhelming. With a simple strike, Qin Wentian had shorn away half of Tu Teng’s health. Evidently, Qin Wentian was angered at seeing Tu Teng manhandling Zi Qingxuan.

In this case, Tu Teng clearly needed to spend at least a year recovering from today’s injuries.

“God’s Hand, a lost secret art.” There weren’t many witnesses to the battle between Qin Wentian and Xuan Yang. To see how domineering the God’s Hand could be, it was impossible not to covet such a technique. Who didn’t want to have such a powerful secret art?

Hua Taixu was also somewhat taken aback; he had a strange expression on his face as he stared at Qin Wentian and Qing`er. These two had also come from his particle world,but they had gone through a meteoric rise in power in the City of Ancient Emperors.

Qin Wentian’s attacks had always been formidable, but with the God’s Hand, his strikes were more devastating than before.

Qin Wentian stared at Xia Qianhan, his eyes gleaming with sharpness as he icily spoke, “Release her.”

“If you want to rescue her, then I’m afraid you’ll have to accompany us on a little trip to the Twin Stars Alliance,” Xia Qianhan replied, still gripping onto Zi Qingxuan. He was displeased to see Qin Wentian’s strength. When Qin Wentian initially joined the Xiao Sect, he’d been filled with disdain for the newbie. But with the God’s Hand, Qin Wentian’s strength now far surpassed his own.

“If you don’t release her immediately, you won’t be going anywhere,” Qin Wentian retorted.

“Does her life mean so little to you?” Xia Qianhan remarked, eyeing Qing`er.

“If you touch her, I will take your life.” Qin Wentian stepped forward. Terrifying spatial energy fluctuated around Qing`er as the two of them moved towards Xia Qianhan and his cronies. With each step closer, Xia Qianhan and the others felt their hearts clench with trepidation.

“Release them. I can guarantee your safe withdrawal. I’ve already revealed myself, so Xuan Yang is welcome to find me at any time. If your Twin Stars Alliance insists on using this method, I won’t be held responsible for killing all of you without mercy,” Qin Wentian coldly spoke. No one doubted his words; this was a man who had dared to publicly kill Xuan Xing after all. Qin Wentian had already proven that he was capable of madness.

-BOOM!- Taking another step forward, Qin Wentian and Qing`er walked side by side, weighing down Xia Qianhan with a tremendous amount of pressure. To let go or not to let go?

“Do you not care whether she lives or dies?” The sharp edge of the sword left a trail of blood on Zi Qingxuan’s throat.

“Is this how the geniuses of the Twin Stars Alliance conducts themselves?” Qin Wentian coldly asked. “If I let you take my junior apprentice sister back to your Twin Stars Alliance, who knows what will happen? I will definitely not agree to this. If you persist, and this ends up as a situation where all the fishes perish and the net breaks, then by all means, carry on. I guarantee your lives will be traded in for her death.”

Xia Lenghan had completely tensed, his aura gushing out as Qin Wentian and Qing`er continued to draw closer. Qin Wentian’s palms shimmered with a lethal light as he activated the God’s Hand, and Qing`er was enveloped by a fearsome spatial energy.

“Qingxuan, if they kill you, I swear I will bury all of them together with you.” A pair of golden wings formed behind Qin Wentian and he soared into the air, preparing to commence a battle to the death.

Zi Qingxuan stared at Qin Wentian and calmly replied, “Do it.”

Xia Qianhan trembled at her words.

“Wait…I will release her!” Xia Qianhan turned ashen. The moment he saw Qin Wentian preparing to attack with the God’s Hand, he immediately decided to relent. “But you must dissipate the energy of the God’s Hand first.”

“I agree,” Qin Wentian spoke, instantly complying. Upon seeing Qin Wentian’s palms return to normal, Xia Qianhan released Zi Qingxuan, not daring to test Qin Wentian’s words.

Qin Wentian’s whereabouts were exposed. If Xuan Yang wanted revenge, there was nothing to stop him from doing so. Although Xia Qianhan wasn’t well-disposed towards Qin Wentian, he wasn’t about to gamble his life away!

Chapter 928: Attacking the Xiao Sect

 

Zi Qingxuan shook herself free and walked towards Qin Wentian. She didn’t say anything, but there was a different look in her eyes when she stared at Qin Wentian.

“Are you alright?” Qin Wentian asked.

“Just a little injured, but nothing too major.” Zi Qingxuan shook her head. She glanced at Qing`er before standing at Qin Wentian’s side.

Qin Wentian turned his eyes towards Xia Qianhan and the others. His gaze gleamed sharply as he coldly spoke, “Scram.”

Xia Qianhan and the others shook with frustration, their eyes flashing with coldness—they wanted nothing more than to fight it out with Qin Wentian right there and then. Although they didn’t have any confidence of winning if Qin Wentian used the God’s Hand, he had already dissipated its energy, and it was unknown if he still had the ability to condense it once more in such a short time. Previously, he’d managed to assemble it just the one time; after the Xuan Emperor had destroyed it, he was unable to reassemble the God’s Hand a second time.

However, Qin Wentian wasn’t the only one present. Princess Qing`er, the #5-ranked on the Immortal Ascension Rankings was here as well. She wasn’t someone Xia Qianhan and the others could defeat.

“Bring Tu Teng along, we’re leaving now,” Xia Qianhan coldly commanded. Tu Teng was hauled away, and the people of the Twin Stars Alliance swiftly departed the scene. They could only return to inform Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue before making any decisions. After all, they were the only two strong enough to fight against Qin Wentian and Princess Qing`er.

Xuan Yang was the #4-ranked, and naturally, he could fight against Princess Qing`er. And Xiao Lengyue should also be able to fight against Qin Wentian despite him possessing the God’s Hand. Not only that, their Twin Stars Alliance had many other powerful characters, and since Qin Wentian had revealed himself, there was no hurry at all. Unless Qin Wentian didn’t mind using high-risk methods—like injuring himself every time—the battle was in the bag. Seeing how long it had taken for him to reappear after using that self-inflicting injury technique, he shouldn’t be able to withstand such damage for more than a few times.

Naturally, the biggest surprise was Qin Wentian’s rise in cultivation base—he’d managed to break through to the eighth-level of Celestial Phenomenon.

After those from the Twin Stars Alliance left, there were still many spectators who remained. Qin Wentian and Princess Qing`er seemed to be sticking closely together, standing not more than an inch apart. There was no need to doubt their relationship any longer—they must be lovers.

“Senior Brother, luckily you arrived in time,” Jun Mengchen spoke. Qin Wentian shook his head, “If it weren’t for me, Xuan Yang wouldn’t have acted against you two at all.”

“Why should you take the blame? Fellow sect members should share their fortune and woe together. The Xuan brothers were the ones who took things too far, and you made the right decision to kill Xuan Xing back then. I would have done the same thing if I was in your shoes. And now that Xuan Yang is trying to hunt us down, I can only blame myself for being weaker. But when I break through in the future, I will definitely make them regret their actions.” Jun Mengchen was infuriated. His cultivation was at the seventh-level, yet he couldn’t even hold his own against those supreme geniuses at the peak of the Twin Stars Alliance.

After all, the Twin Stars Alliance had too many experts within their ranks. Most were ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, and like Tu Teng, any one of them could defeat Zi Qingxuan with ease.

“Oh yes,” Jun Mengchen turned to Hua Taixu, “I haven’t thanked you yet. We were opponents back at the Eastern Sage Immortal Sect—I didn’t think you would reach out to help us today.”

Qin Wentian turned to Hua Taixu; he too hadn’t expected Hua Taixu to act. Although the grudge between them had long been settled, since Hua Taixu had voluntarily given his aid, they now owed him a favor.

“Many thanks,” Qin Wentian also stated.

“You would have helped me if I was in trouble, no?” Hua Taixu casually brushed their thanks aside. Qin Wentian felt surprised, but given the current relationship between him and Hua Taixu, he knew he would have helped Hua Taixu if he were to end up in a similar situation. He only realized this after Hua Taixu brought it up.

“We have five people now, and Sister-in-Law is also the #5-ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings. Why don’t we establish a power ourselves and fight against the Twin Stars Alliance?” Jun Mengchen’s eyes gleamed with a look of excitement as he stared at Qin Wentian and Hua Taixu.

“Sister-in-Law?” Qin Wentian was stunned for a moment. But after that, he only saw Jun Mengchen rubbing the back of his head sheepishly while glancing at Qing`er.

Qing`er blinked, but her expression remained cool and collected, as though she hadn’t heard Jun Mengchen’s remark.

“Senior Brother, how about it? Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue have already allied themselves and formed a new Twin Stars Alliance. You and Sister-in-Law aren’t weaker than them. If we formed our own power, then other experts might join us, and we might eventually surpass the Twin Stars Alliance in terms of strength. I’d like to see if they can still treat us arrogantly then,” Jun Mengchen glumly finished.

“This is actually an excellent suggestion. I heard that there are many ancient ruins in the City of Ancient Emperors. If we have a group of experts working together, the chance of obtaining an inheritance would surely be higher than before.” What made Qin Wentian astonished was that Hua Taixu was actually agreeable to this.

“Qingxuan, do you feel this way as well?” Qin Wentian asked Zi Qingxuan.

“I think there’s no harm in trying it out. Even if no one joins us, we still have a total of five members. And once we break through to the ninth-level, we should be strong enough to claim one of the top few spots in the City of Ancient Emperors,” Zi Qingxuan replied. Right now, Princess Qing`er was at the ninth-level; Qin Wentian, herself and Hua Taixu were at the eighth level; and Jun Mengchen was at the seventh-level.

They had to stay in the City of Ancient Emperors for a long period of time, and might even establish their immortal foundations there. Sooner or later, they would eventually break through to the ninth-level. And at that time, their strength would be completely different.

“Qing`er, are you okay with this?” Qin Wentian turned to Qing`er, seeking her opinion.

“Just make the decision, I’m okay with anything you decide,” Qing`er calmly stated, causing Jun Mengchen to smile. “Since Sister-in-Law has already said it like that, let’s not hesitate any longer, Senior Brother.”

“Fine, then let the five of us establish a power. However, what name should we use?” Qin Wentian looked at the other four.

“Me and Senior Sister will listen to Senior Brother. Sister-in-Law will definitely support you as well. Why don’t we name the new power as the Qin Sect? There’s no need for some flowery name, so it’s fine to keep things simple. Senior Brother shall be our sect leader. Hua Taixu, what do you think?” Jun Mengchen laughed happily.

“I’ve no objections.” Hua Taixu nodded.

“Then it’s agreed, our power will be named Qin Sect. It’s time for us to source out a location for our headquarters. How about the place the God Extermination Palace is located in?” A teasing look appeared in Jun Mengchen’s eyes. When they’d first arrived, the God Extermination Palace wanted to bully them. But now they would show them who’s the boss.

“There’s no longer any meaning in squashing the God Extermination Palace. Mengchen, now that the Xiao Sect and the Twin Stars Alliance have merged together, what about the locations of their old headquarters?” Qin Wentian asked.

“They are still separated, with Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue each taking command of one. But comparatively, there are fewer people stationed at the previous Xiao Sect’s headquarters,” Jun Mengchen replied.

“In that case, let’s choose the Xiao Sect as our target,” Qin Wentian spoke, his words causing a gleam of sharpness to flicker in Jun Mengchen’s eyes. Attacking the Xiao Sect directly?

“Right.” Jun Mengchen nodded. “Let’s do it.”

The five of them talked as they moved, flying towards the Xiao Sect’s headquarters. The surrounding experts all had sharpness flashing through their eyes, were these five crazy? No matter how strong they were, they intended to launch a direct assault on the Xiao Sect?

Although there were fewer people stationed at the Xiao Sect’s headquarters, they still had dozens of geniuses included among them. Could the five of them even succeed?

And despite Princess Qing`er being ranked #5, she shouldn’t be so overpowered, right?

“Let’s go and take a look. If they can really pull this off, I wouldn’t mind joining the Qin Sect in their fight against the Twin Stars Alliance.”

“Mhm, and the Qin Sect also happens to have two beauties. Not to mention, Qin Wentian himself, so they’re not losing out to Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue at all.” The other spectators all followed after as the news started to circulate. As time passed, more and more people headed over to the Xiao Sect.

Despite their partnership with the Twin Stars Alliance, the Xiao Sect’s headquarters were still actively occupied, and were now considered a branch of the Twin Stars Alliance. Greedwolf was the person in charge of that particular branch which currently housed a few dozen geniuses.

At this moment, Greedwolf was currently sitting cross-legged on the cultivation grounds. The rankings on the Immortal Ascension Rankings were often refreshed, and even though he was ranked somewhat near the top, he still had to constantly elevate his strength levels so as to enter the immortal foundation realm as early as possible.

The sound of the wind whistling past could be heard. Greedwolf opened his eyes only to see a person appearing before him. “Greedwolf, Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan have been spotted. I’ve heard that Lengyue sent out people from their side to hunt them down. Should we go and take a look?”

“There’s no need to bother about such small matters. Lengyue would naturally have her own methods of settling it. We don’t need to bother ourselves with this matter,” Greedwolf replied. That person nodded but at this very moment, a raging wind gusted forth from afar. That person turned his gaze over, a frown forming on his face. There were five figures in the distance and none of them were from their Xiao Sect.

“Mhm?” He took a good look at the five approaching figures, his expression abruptly changing, “Greedwolf, they’re here.”

“Who? Lengyue?” Greedwolf asked.

“Qin Wentian and his companions,” that person mumbled. A moment later, Greedwolf’s silhouette flickered as he soared up the sky, and upon seeing Qin Wentian, he called out in a loud voice, “Some old friends have come to visit, everyone come out to welcome them!”

His voice rang out loud and clear, resonating throughout the Xiao Sect’s headquarters. Several figures appeared in the blink of an eye, all facing the five approaching figures.

Qin Wentian and the others halted outside the Xiao Sect, staring at the geniuses who had come out to ‘welcome’ them. Greedwolf stepped out, “Qin Wentian, do you intend to rejoin the Xiao Sect?”

“End the battle fast. Qing`er, I will be the main attacker while you be my protector. Taixu, act as my support. Mengchen and Qingxuan, finish off anyone we injure, keep them from crawling back up,” Qin Wentian immediately commanded. He activated the God’s Hand and a terrifying rumble echoed out as his form expanded by over ten meters in size. The tyrannical runic light flashed, containing untold power.

-BOOM, BOOM, BOOM- Qin Wentian wasted no time in attacking them, and all the geniuses at the Xiao Sect reacted instantly by releasing their constellations. In just an instant, many terrifying auras swept through the entire space.

“Left side,” Qin Wentian commanded. An intense spatial energy fluctuation enveloped all five of them. A brilliant light flashed as they vanished from sight, reappearing before two geniuses from the Xiao Branch on the left-most side. Hua Taixu stood in front, unleashing his samsara eyes, instantly drawing the two into an illusion-scape.

Chapter 929: Tyrannical Sweep

 

Hua Taixu’s samsara eyes instantly caused two of their opponents to sink into an illusion-scape. The two opponents swiftly tried to focus their thoughts and guard their minds with their powerful wills, attempting to break free. Yet Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand immediately slammed into one of them. The terrifying God’s Hand exuded a tyrannical strength, directly blasting the poor guy through the air.

As for the other one, he’d explosively retreated, and the other geniuses present moved to provide him with reinforcements. However, Qing`er waved a hand from where she stood, manifesting a wall of space to separate them completely.

“BREAK IT!” Greedwolf roared in rage, and the geniuses from the Xiao Sect simultaneously launched their attacks to break apart the wall of space. A terrifying spatial energy fluctuation surrounded Qing`er and as she stretched her hand out, the Immortal Slaying Diagram appeared. It expanded at a rapid pace, shooting forward and neutralizing all their attacks.

Qin Wentian’s God’s Hand blasted towards the other target. The opponent found himself facing a Star-Seizing Palm Imprint powered by the God’s Hand, and he had no way of defending himself from its onslaught. At the instant the palm imprint blasted out, the pressure generated was already so overwhelming that the poor guy was left completely suppressed. And with a thunderous boom, he was ruthlessly slammed onto the ground, fainting into unconsciousness.

“How tyrannical. Even Tu Teng, a ranker on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, couldn’t stand up to a single strike. I’m sure these geniuses are the same as well.” From afar, the spectators could see how Qin Wentian’s group had instantly wiped out two of their opponents and couldn’t help but tremble in their hearts. Qin Wentian was the main attacker, aided by Princess Qing`er and her control in spatial energy. These two, who were already supremely powerful in their own right, were even more of a nightmare when they joined forces.

Hua Taixu took the lead, influencing everyone with his terrifying illusions as his constellation was unleashed to its limits. His samsara eyes seemed omnipresent—their opponents could feel themselves sinking into an illusion-scape, and each time they managed to break out, they felt themselves entering a brand new illusion all over again.

-RUMBLE- Qin Wentian’s body expanded once more, growing to a hundred meters in size. Stepping out, his God’s Hand blasted forth as an incomparably huge, golden-violet ancient bell fell down from the sky. The bell resonated with a vast, calamitous might, spreading out ruthlessly in all eight directions, causing the wills and souls of their opponents to tremble.

-Bang- Another palm imprint smashed down as an expert was knocked flying away. He wasn’t capable of resisting the attack at all. Qin Wentian was like an ancient war divinity, standing tall at the center of heaven and earth.

In addition, he could attack without a care. All the energy launched from his attacks would instantly be relocated by Qing`er, and combining that with Hua Taixu’s illusion arts, they basically swept over everything unchallenged. In front of them, the geniuses from the Xiao Branch were nothing but weaklings, and although they were also disciples and descendants of immortal kings and emperors, they were nothing but an existence akin to ants in that moment.

Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan were the ones cleaning up after them. After Qin Wentian injured a target, they would immediately follow up with their own attacks, intensifying the degree of injuries their opponents sustained, and directly causing them to lose all strength for combat. At the same time, both Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan would conveniently take away the interspatial rings of these Xiao Branch’s geniuses, completing the deed without a trace of politeness.

In a short amount of time, over ten geniuses had been defeated. At the sight of this, the spectators couldn’t help but feel their hearts quake with fear.

Greedwolf watched as his companions fell, one after another, his expression turning grim. His eyes flickered with a destructive coldness as he unleashed his constellation to the limits. In the air, an incomparably cold Hell-Sky Wolf appeared. Its body was covered with the flames of hell as its eyes flickered with a terrifying blood-colored light. The Hell-Sky Wolf turned gigantic and looked more fearsome than Qin Wentian’s own giant physique.

“KILL!” Greedwolf roared. The Hell-Sky Wolf spat out balls of hellfire, burning everything in its path as it lunged towards Qin Wentian. The spatial energy around Qing`er intensified as an incomparably resplendent golden screen of light appeared, blocking out the Hell-Sky Wolf as it tried to suck it into the void.

“ROAR!” A heaven-shaking roar sounded out. Greedwolf stood in the air, merging with his constellation. He punched out with both fists, aiming for the golden light screen—a horrendous rumble sounded out and the golden light screen shattered into pieces. As #12 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, Greedwolf was also a very powerful individual.

The other experts saw that Greedwolf was going all out in his attacks, rousing their fighting spirits. They must definitely not allow Qin Wentian and his companions to seize the initiative.

“Qing`er, ignore defense. Let’s attack together,” said Qin Wentian. More rumbling echoed as he grew even larger, reaching eight hundred meters in height.

Qing`er retracted the energy she’d used to defend. Qin Wentian blasted out a humongous palm imprint that blotted out the skies, capable of destroying everything. At the same time, his gigantic body moved forward and directed a palm attack towards Greedwolf, who stood in the sky. Qing`er’s silhouette flickered, vanishing from sight, teleporting right in front of a genius from the Xiao Sect.

Upon seeing Qing`er appear before him, the genius began madly attacking. However, he only saw a mysterious spatial energy enveloping Qing`er as she effortlessly avoided his attacks, before throwing out a single punch that ripped everything into pieces. With an explosive bang, that genius’s defenses collapsed, his blood spraying out. He basically had no way to defend against Qing`er’s strength.

Qin Wentian showed the God’s Hand directly at Greedwolf. His palm caused numerous wind rocs to manifest, shooting straight at the Hell-Sky Wolf.

“I’m #12 on the Immortal Ascension Rankings, and with the Hell-Sky Wolf to protect me, how could I lose to an eighth-level ascendent like him?” Greedwolf’s countenance was ice-cold. He stepped forth as the Hell-Sky Wolf roared its hunger at the sky. Greedwolf then punched out with his fist, causing the Hell-Sky Wolf to manifest many more incarnations of itself, all rushing towards Qin Wentian to rip him to shreds. It was unknown how merciless this attack would be.

Qin Wentian’s palms shimmered with a bloody demonic light as he activated his third level immortal battle art. His God’s Hand blasted out another suppressive star-seizing palm strike, the resulting omnipotent pressure bearing down on everything nearby. Traces of law energy could be sensed in the runic glow of the God’s Hand, crushing the Hell-Sky Wolves one-by-one.

The entire area shuddered from the impact. Qin Wentian’s palm techniques had already undergone refinement through his comprehension of the Ten Thousand Law Records. It had been incomparably tyrannical right from the start, but now it had been amplified by the third level battle arts and the God’s Hand—one could very well imagine how fearsome his attacks had become. With just a strike, it felt like the heavens would collapse around them.

-BOOM- A formidably suppressive might slammed into Greedwolf, causing him to groan with misery. A moment later, he was blasted through the air, unable to endure the power of Qin Wentian’s attack.

Qin Wentian swiped out—manifesting a great roc’s gigantic talons—and seized Greedwolf. He then mercilessly smashed Greedwolf again and again into the ground, causing a huge crater to form, and then unceremoniously tossed Greedwolf into it.

While Qin Wentian was defeating Greedwolf, Qing`er was finishing up her battle with two other geniuses. Although Qin Wentian told her to attack and to stop defending him, she would occasionally still flit back to Qin Wentian’s side, blocking the other geniuses from attacking him. After all, given Qin Wentian’s current giant state, he was an easy target.

After suppressing Greedwolf, Qin Wentian’s body returned to its normal size. A golden pair of roc wings appeared behind his back as he flickered, and rushed towards another genius.

“RETREAT!” That person howled. Regardless of who their opponents were, be it Qing`er or Qin Wentian, they had completely no way to fight back. With their staggering strength, they could easily crush them all. One cannot overturn the outcome of such a fight with mere numbers.

-RUMBLE- Golden figures of suppression manifested, descending from the sky, generating pressure that completely overpowered everything within the area. A golden spear materialized from the God’s Hand and immediately hurled at their opponents. The spear didn’t pierce through their skin directly, but the surrounding force of the throw tunneled through their bodies, fracturing bones and injuring their internal organs, effectively immobilizing them from further combat.

“RUN!” The other geniuses immediately retreated with explosive speed; there was no need to continue this battle. Qin Wentian was ruthless in his attacks, and although he didn’t act to kill, those who fought him ended up with heavy injuries. And with Jun Mengchen and Zi Qingxuan cleaning up, all the geniuses from the Xiao Branch were in extremely miserable straits.

Qing`er stared at Qin Wentian, and heard him say, “Let them leave.”

“A complete victory.”

The spectators watching from afar felt their hearts trembling. Qin Wentian was currently ranked #100 in the Immortal Ascension Rankings. After this battle, his ranking would surely advance. By activating the God’s Hand, he had easily defeated Greedwolf. The only question was whether he could disintegrate and reassemble the God’s Hand at will.

If he could, that would become a unique strength that belonged completely to him. And Qin Wentian’s ranking had a possibility of being within the top ten.

“Although the Qin Sect only has five people, they have monstrous potential. With just Princess Qing`er and Qin Wentian at the helm, this would already be an extremely terrifying power. Hua Taixu and the other two show great promise too. If they break through to the ninth-level of Celestial Phenomenon, they’ll only grow even more terrifying than they are now.

“Senior Brother, how do we deal with the wounded?” Jun Mengchen gathered together the injured geniuses from the Xiao Branch. Qin Wentian glanced at them as he replied, “Toss them out.”

“Sure.” Jun Mengchen laughed. One-by-one, he hauled the whole group out of the ex-headquarters of the Xiao Branch, much like one would toss out the garbage. The spectators felt shaken at the sight; how ruthless was the Qin Sect? Not only did they drastically wound their opponents, but they’d also seized all their interspatial rings.

As for those poor fellows who were tossed out like trash, their faces were bleached completely of color. What a humiliation—their face and prestige had completely been tarnished with this one battle!

Chapter 930: Brahma Heavenly Emperor

 

Qin Wentian and his companions had taken over the Xiao Sect’s headquarters and acquired all their opponents’ interspatial rings, tyrannically sweeping over the dozens of geniuses who stood in their way.

After the battle, Qin Wentian headed to the courtyard that had previously belonged to him. Sitting down cross-legged, he drew in astral energy and condensed it into divine energy. Defeating Greedwolf and his cronies had been an insignificant matter. After the new Twin Stars Alliance was formed, not only did they have the #4 and #6 rankers of the Immortal Ascension Rankings, there were many other rankers who had joined their sect as well. They were all extremely powerful, so at the very least it was currently impossible for them to stand against the Twin Stars Alliance with the strength of only five.

Jun Mengchen was injured, but the damage wasn’t heavy. While Qin Wentian was cultivating, he went to change the words engraved at the perimeter of the property, amending it from ‘Xiao’ to ‘Qin’, and announcing it as the headquarters of the Qin Sect. This left the spectators outside speechless. After establishing a power, the five even wanted to set up their headquarters here?

How could the Twin Stars Alliance possibly let them off? It probably wouldn’t be long before the Twin Stars Alliance slaughtered their way over here.

Hence, the spectators didn’t leave. In fact, there were even more people gathering here. They knew that a gigantic clash between the Qin Sect and the Twin Stars Alliance was inevitable.

Back then, many of the spectators hadn’t been lucky enough to witness the battle between Qin Wentian and Xuan Xing. They didn’t get to see how powerful the God’s Hand was. And with Qin Wentian’s reappearance, this meant that the God’s Hand had resurfaced. How could they miss the chance to see it personally? Wouldn’t it be a pity otherwise?

Today, it was incredibly lively outside the Qin Sect. Many geniuses flooded the area outside, and even those ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings were present.

“Is she…?” At this moment, the gazes of the crowd were focused on a female silhouette exuding pride and coldness. This young woman quietly stood there, but it felt as though the entire world revolved around her, easily snatching away the attention of all who were present.

“It’s Nanfeng Yunxi. How interesting, this coming battle will already involve those ranked at #4, #5 and #6, Now, even the #3-ranked Nanfeng Yunxi has appeared. If Xiao Lengyue were to appear, that would mean all three supreme beauties in the City of Ancient Emperors have gathered here,” someone mused in a low voice.

After that day when Qin Wentian, Xuan Xing, Xiao Lengyue exited the Ancient Emperor Yi’s palace, Nanfeng Yunxi had also paid a visit there to observe the blood runes. However, they were beyond her ability to comprehend, and eventually the words of the chant dissipated from her memory. Afterwards, she’d heard someone say that there was this newbie who’d comprehended and managed to cultivate the true God’s Hand. She couldn’t help but feel curiosity seizing her heart. A secret art which she had no way to comprehend, it had actually been mastered by a seventh-level ascendant?

Hence, with Qin Wentian’s reappearance, she had come by to take a look. She wanted to see how strong the lost secret art of the Ancient Emperor really was.

“With the appearance of the God’s Hand, a storm has risen in the City of Ancient Emperors, leading to the battle of the three powerful rankers in the top ten. The main character of this saga was none other than Qin Wentian. And now, with the current news circulating around the City of Ancient Emperors, I’m sure that yet another wild and violent storm is about to ensue.” Among the crowd, an expert spoke in a low voice, his words causing many people in the surroundings to turn to him and ask, “What news are you talking about?”

“You guys have never heard of it?” the expert asked, staring at those surrounding him.

“Could this news even trump the resurfacing of the God’s Hand?” someone asked, his eyes glowing like embers.

“There are already quite a few who know of this, and it’s still circulating around. I believe that soon, everyone in the City of Ancient Emperors will know of this as well. Then, let me tell you all: there’s news that the forbidden ground, the Underworld Mountains, actually contains an inheritance left behind by an ancient emperor!” the expert spoke excitedly.

When they heard his words, the crowd was actually disappointed. One among the crowd shook his head and replied, “People have speculated about that for quite a while now, is there anything surprising about it?”

“What do you know? This time…it’s different,” the expert rebutted, snorting coldly. “Do you all know which ancient emperor’s inheritance it is?”

“Who?” The expressions on everyone’s faces froze when they heard that, many of them turning their attention back to this expert.

“The Brahma Heavenly Emperor!” That person stated. And as the sound of his voice faded, everyone stiffened; only the sound of their heartbeats could be heard.

“Is this really true?” After some time, someone in the crowd asked, with a slight tremor in his voice.

Brahma Heavenly Emperor. It was actually the Brahma Heavenly Emperor?

Naturally, all of them had heard of the name Brahma Heavenly Emperor. There were some who termed him as an immortal emperor—there were also some who said he was a devil emperor, and also…a demon emperor.

There were simply too many legends about the Brahma Heavenly Emperor, with the most widespread rumor saying that his original body was that of a demonic beast. But there had never been any conclusive evidence to prove that he was a demon emperor. The origins of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor had always been shrouded in mist.

Although the Brahma Heavenly Emperor had never unified the immortal realms, his might wasn’t any weaker compared to those who had. At his peak, he had killed off several supremely powerful immortal emperors in quick succession, absorbing their power as his own. In fact, he was much more adept at using the powers he absorbed, more so than their original users.

He was so powerful that the majority of immortal emperors in the immortal realms had feared him, ultimately deciding to hunt him down. Eventually, the Brahma Heavenly Emperor had been cornered by a total of eight peak-tier immortal emperors at Unaging Peak, and a grand battle had taken place, one that shook the heavens and earth.

During that battle, all eight peak-tier Immortal Emperors died. None of them survived.

As for the Brahma Heavenly Emperor, he had disappeared completely, and had never been seen in the immortal realms since that fateful day. Nobody knew where he’d gone, and it was still a mystery to this day. This powerful ancient emperor—whose name once shook the entire immortal realms—had simply disappeared, along with his heaven-shaking secret art, the Great Brahma Art.

Nobody knew what the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s secret art entailed. They only knew that the Emperor had depended on the art to kill several peak-tier immortal emperors—he’d absorbed the power of his opponents’ secret arts, and then turned their power against themselves, even stronger than before. By right, all the secret arts had different types of energy attributes. Yet, this Brahma Heavenly Emperor was able to unleash the power from any secret art he absorbed to an even more terrifying extent. The mysterious secret art he used was surely something unique; it must be something that no one had ever used before.

With his disappearance, the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s heaven-shaking secret art—the Great Brahma Art—disappeared as well, lost in the rivers of time.

Right now in the City of Ancient Emperors, someone was claiming that the Underworld Mountains were the resting place for the Brahma Heavenly Emperor’s inheritance. How could this piece of news not cause the hearts of all the geniuses to tremble?

The forbidden ground, the Underworld Mountains, actually contained the legacy of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor? In that case, even if that place was off-limits, the inheritance would be worth risking their lives.

“Of course it’s true, this information is already well-known. And I have no need to hide anything at all. Otherwise, why would I still tell you guys? I would simply go alone,” said the expert, but as his voice trailed off, a flawlessly beautiful silhouette appeared in front of him. The expert couldn’t help but feel stunned as he stared dumbfoundedly at the beautiful face before him.

“Nanfeng Yunxi…” mumbled the expert. The lady before him was truly Nanfeng Yunxi herself.

“Where did you get this information? Do the Underworld Mountains truly hold the inheritance of the Brahma Heavenly Emperor?” Nanfeng Yunxi asked. Evidently, there was no one who wouldn’t be moved by the prospect of gaining an inheritance from an ancient emperor.

From ancient times till now, the immortal realms have experienced the passing of countless eras. In this incomparably long river of time, those who could leave their names behind consisted of merely a few ancient emperors. Just the mention of any of them would shake anyone’s heart, let alone the powerful and mysterious Brahma Heavenly Emperor.

“I have no idea where this originated from. But in any case, it has already been circulated around the City of Ancient Emperors. I feel that someone intentionally leaked the news out and as for how true it is, I can’t be certain. The Underworld Mountains are a forbidden ground and I’ve never set foot inside it. Without seeing the ancient ruins themselves, who would dare confirm whether the legacy is really there or not?” the person replied, his words causing Nanfeng Yunxi’s beautiful eyes to flicker.

It would seem that she still needed to determine the truth of this rumor.

Her silhouette flickered, and Nanfeng Yunxi then returned to her original location, leaving the expert she questioned with a faint twinge of disappointment. Widening his nostrils, he did his best to inhale her lingering fragrance, feeling a strong reluctance in his heart. To be so close to a supreme beauty like Nanfeng Yunxi, it was truly a matter that gladdened the heart.

The news about the Brahma Heavenly Emperor swiftly spread through the crowd. In fact, there were even some geniuses who immediately formed an alliance, intent on exploring the Underworld Mountains. Since the news was being spread they felt that they mustn’t miss this opportunity.

After a period of time, a powerful aura gushed forth from afar. Several in the crowd turned their gazes over only to see a large group of experts advancing in this direction.

There were over a hundred experts, an incredibly grand-looking group. Two people led the way, both exuding an innate aura of magnificence. They were none other than the two current leaders of the new Twin Stars Alliance, Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue.

Glancing over, they instantly noticed that outside the perimeter of the Xiao Sect’s ex-headquarters, the name ‘Xiao’ had already been replaced with the name ‘Qin’. In addition, many geniuses of their sect were still lying helplessly on the ground; some were unconscious, while others were so badly injured that they couldn’t even move. When Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue saw this, their complexions turned ashen. A moment later, they gave out the command, “Carry them home to recuperate.”

Behind them, even the geniuses flew downwards and carried away Greedwolf and the others. The Qin Sect had injured the members of their Twin Star Alliance, leaving them all to lie in a heap outside. It was simply humiliating.

“GET THE FUCK OUT!” Xuan Yang roared, his voice thundering through the heavens, and he flew with rapid speed towards the Qin Sect. Everyone could feel the palpable waves of anger rolling off him.

“Qin Wentian.” The beautiful Xiao Lengyue was extremely icy, filled with killing intent. Previously, she’d narrowly escaped from death when she fought Qing`er. It was her father’s immortal sense who brought her away. This itself, was the greatest humiliation of all, causing her to lose face as well her prestige in the City of Ancient Emperors. Right now, Qin Wentian only had five people on his team, yet he dared to destroy her Xiao Sect, injuring her sect members, and tossing them out like garbage.

Currently, inside the former headquarters of the Xiao Sect, a figure floated in the air. This was naturally none other than Qin Wentian. Qing`er stood beside him; she was dazzling beyond compare, as pure and beautiful as a snow lotus.

Many in the crowd assessed Qing`er, before turning to look at Xiao Lengyue and Nanfeng Yunxi. All three supreme beauties in the City of Ancient Emperors were now gathered here. Truly, they were a treat for the eyes, with each one possessing a different kind of beauty.

Nanfeng Yunxi was also surveying Qin Wentian and Qing`er. This Qin Wentian seemed somewhat familiar to her; she had met him once, before he headed to the underground palace. However, she paid no attention to him back then. Who would have thought that he’d eventually be the one to comprehend the God’s Hand? At that time, he’d been nothing more than a member of Xiao Lengyue’s sect. But to think that he would cause a commotion of tsunami-level proportions in such a short period of time!

Chapter 931: Showdown of the Strong

 

Qin Wentian and Qing`er soared into the air. One after another, Hua Taixu, Zi Qingxuan and Jun Mengchen appeared, staring at the people flying towards them. Jun Mengchen then spoke, “What’s the problem? Those old members of the Xiao Branch are just too weak, and yet the Twin Stars Alliance is planning to move the strength of their entire sect against us five?

“Qin Wentian, you guys are too impudent.” Xiao Lengyue’s face was filled with frost. Previously, she’d wanted to seize the God’s Hand from Qin Wentian, and hadn’t hesitated to use her beauty to achieve her aims. Now seeing Qing`er beside him, she immediately understood that her actions back then were nothing but a joke to this man. Qin Wentian had never once wanted her in ‘that’ way. He and the daughter of the Evergreen Immortal Emperor had been lovers from the start.

“So you can harm my junior apprentice brother and sister, but I’m not allowed to do the same to those in the Xiao Branch?” Qin Wentian stared at Xiao Lengyue, his countenance as cold as hers. He then continued, “In addition, there were only five of us against the dozens of geniuses from your Xiao Branch. It was a fair fight in all respects, and since their skills couldn’t measure up to ours, what else is there to say? Actually, Xiao Lengyue, I’m the one who may have overestimated you. You actually sent people to hunt down my junior brother and sister. So the supreme beauty, ranked #6 in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, amounts to nothing more than this.”

“Shut your mouth.” A terrifying cold intent gushed forth from Xiao Lengyue. “Back then you guys pitifully joined my Xiao Sect, and we protected you from danger. But who would have thought that you’d have such a small heart, instantly forsaking my sect after you obtained the God’s Hand. I, Xiao Lengyue, must have been blind.”

“You truly have no shame.” Zi Qingxuan couldn’t bear to listen any longer. This Xiao Lengyue wasn’t willing to accept the harsh lesson that Qing`er taught her back then, and even sought to console herself.

“There’s no need to argue over who’s right or wrong. There’s no meaning to it.” Qin Wentian stepped out and continued, “Xiao Lengyue, the grudge between us hasn’t escalated to the point where only one of us can live. If you have the backbone to prove it, how about we fight one-on-one to settle this once and for all?”

“Do you think we even need to fight one-on-one against you?” Killing intent flooded the area, emanating from Xuan Yang. Because of Xuan Xing’s death, the hatred between him and Qin Wentian had already become a death grudge. He would never spare Qin Wentian, and at any given opportunity, he would kill Qin Wentian for sure.

“You want all the members of your Twin Stars Alliance to attack us?” Qin Wentian glanced at Xuan Yang as he laughed coldly, “How ridiculous. Do you think I will play with you under such terms? With Qing`er’s spatial treasure, who can possibly stop us if I choose to leave right now? We stayed here precisely because we were waiting for your arrival. Xuan Yang, you and Xiao Lengyue are both ranked at the top in the Immortal Ascension Rankings. If you are a man, fight two-on-two with Qing`er and me.”

The hearts of the spectators all trembled when they heard Qin Wentian’s words. When they thought about Qing`er’s mastery over the power of space, they couldn’t help but nod in agreement. Qin Wentian and his companions hadn’t risked anything by waiting here.

If the entire Twin Stars Alliance, with its hundreds of geniuses and those powerfully ranked in the Immortal Ascension Rankings, were to move against them together, how could Qin Wentian and his four other companions even hold their own?

It was pointless. Qin Wentian had waited here because he wanted to settle things with Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue. He wanted a fair battle with two against two.

The eyes of all the spectators turned to Xuan Yang. If he refused and continued to use his overwhelming numbers, Qin Wentian would leave immediately, and this would all be meaningless. And afterward, Xuan Yang would be labeled a coward. After all, he was ranked #4, and Xiao Lengyue was ranked #6. Qing`er was only ranked #5, lower than him. And as for Qin Wentian, he was only ranked #100.

And even if it was two against two, he and Xiao Lengyue should have the absolute advantage. There was no reason for him to dodge this battle.

Qin Wentian had proposed a fight which Xuan Yang had no grounds to reject. Since Xuan Yang wanted to avenge Xuan Xing, he should do it with his own strength. It would be a fair match for them both if they didn’t use immortal-ranked weapons. If they were to use their immortal weapons, then it would end just like it did before; Qin Wentian would risk his life with that technique and both would end up grievously injured. And again, Qing`er would bring Qin Wentian to safety again.

Xuan Yang considered this and turned to Xiao Lengyue. Previously, Xiao Lengyue had fought against Qing`er, and in the end, she’d been defeated. This time around, if they had to fight, he had to be the one fighting against Qing`er. And despite Qin Wentian’s cultivation base advancing up to the eighth-level, it was obvious that both Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue’s probability of winning was still higher. Qin Wentian’s only advantage was that he had comprehended the secret art of Ancient Emperor Yi, the God’s Hand.

Xiao Lengyue nodded reassuringly to Xuan Yang. After that, both turned to look at Qin Wentian and Qing`er, as they stepped out together, walking towards their opponents.

When Qin Wentian saw that, he and Qing`er also moved forward.

Four heaven’s chosen fighting against each other. They all soared into the air, emanating an aura unexcelled in this world. All four were supreme geniuses at the peak.

“I will deal with Qing`er. Kill Qin Wentian for me, and show no mercy,” Xuan Yang transmitted his voice to Xiao Lengyue. He was ranked #4, a rank higher than Qing`er, while Xiao Lengyue had lost to Qing`er before. He decided to go with his initial plan—to fight Qing`er while Xiao Lengyue dealt with Qin Wentian.

“Understood,” Xiao Lengyue replied. From the position the four were standing in, all the spectators soon understood Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue’s intentions.

Using someone stronger against the weak. The higher-ranked Xuan Yang against Qing`er, and Xiao Lengyue should be able to win against Qin Wentian. In that case, they held a marked advantage in this battle, and the ending was clear for all to see.

The four of them released their respective constellations and aura. All the spectators could feel a sense of invincibility as they looked at Xuan Yang; his constellation was a gigantic ancient mirror that hung suspended in the air. His Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art could reflect all attacks, it was practically impossible to defeat him.

The spectators all focused on this battle, including Nanfeng Yunxi. The three top rankers below her were now battling each other. It was rare to see a battle with this many top-tier experts taking place in the City of Ancient Emperors.

“Princess Qing`er’s constellation is extremely powerful as well. It’s a space diagram that contains a vast amount of spatial energy. She can use the powerful spatial energy to cloak herself within, shielded and invincible.”

“It’s the God’s Hand!” The spectators once again saw Qin Wentian activating the God’s Hand. His palm shimmered with resplendent runic light, transforming it into an incomparably imposing hand of a god.

The wings of a wind roc appeared behind him and his gigantic frame circulated with layers of fiendgod light. His terrifying bloodline power seethed and surged through his veins.

-BOOM!- Xiao Lengyue acted. She blasted out with a palm, instantly manifesting a surge of absolute freeze energy. Instantly, a large portion of space was frozen solid, and the cold also threatened to freeze Qin Wentian and Qing`er.

Qing`er threw out a golden void fist that tore everything apart, shredding through the surge of absolute freeze energy. Qin Wentian materialized a fearsome long spear within his hand, using the runic components of the God’s Hand. And when Qin Wentian stabbed out with it, a formless, fearsome energy—akin to a tempest—began to ravage everything.

Xuan Yang also acted. He took out a long spear and lunged towards Qing`er with lightning-speed. The astral light from his constellation cascaded onto him, its ever-increasing pressure boring down on Qing`er.

Xiao Lengyue stepped out the instant Qin Wentian attacked. Her Frozen Extermination Finger Technique stabbed out towards Qin Wentian. And instantly, Qin Wentian felt a chilling freeze gushing towards him, capable of freezing him from the inside out.

Qing`er unleashed her own finger attacks at Xuan Yang’s spear, as beams of golden swords materialized, shooting at Xuan Yang. Qin Wentian’s long spear continued its path—this spear had been created using the God’s Hand, containing such incredible power that it managed to extinguish the freezing energy. Xiao Lengyue could sense an unparalleled supreme force surging towards her.

“God’s Hand.” Nanfeng Yunxi’s beautiful eyes were fully focused on Qin Wentian’s attack. The eruption of power was simply shocking, and in addition to Qin Wentian’s proficiency in spear arts, the power of his attacks had already reached the same level as someone at the peak of the ninth level of Celestial Phenomenon. Should his cultivation base truly break through to the ninth level, he would be even more tyrannical than he was at present in activating the God’s Hand.

Tendrils of frost shot out, and the coldness around Xiao Lengyue further intensified, directly encasing the spear in ice. In fact, she even intended to freeze the runic components which made up the God’s Hand. A terrifying coldness beyond compare gushed into Qin Wentian’s body, and in just an instant, half his body was frozen solid.

“Xiao Lengyue has comprehended the law energy of freezing. This law of immortality is still in its embryonic form, and she’s only comprehended traces of it, but it’s sufficient enough for her to easily slaughter people at the Celestial Phenomenon level who have not yet comprehended any types of law energy,” Nanfeng Yunxi quietly mused when she saw this scene. Even though Qin Wentian’s normal attacks had grown so strong to the point where he could fight equally against Xiao Lengyue’s normal attacks, there was still no way for him to resist the corrosion effect of Xiao Lengyue’s freezing power of law energy.

Xiao Lengyue’s eyes flashed with coldness, her gaze was so sharp it seemed she could pierce through Qin Wentian. But in that moment, the spectators saw Qin Wentian’s entire body begin to resonate, and suddenly a supreme unparalleled energy gushed forth from him. The ice which had encased half his body, instantly shattered apart. His God’s Hand continued to blast forth, containing boundless killing might, capable of destroying Xiao Lengyue with a single strike.

“How can this be? He comprehended it??”

The beautiful eyes of Xiao Lengyue flashed with bewilderment. She was completely shocked; she understood how difficult it was to comprehend this type of energy.

However, it was evident that a powerful force was radiating from Qin Wentian. If it was not that type of energy, what could it be?

Qin Wentian’s cultivation was only at the eighth level of Celestial Phenomenon. He shouldn’t have come into contact with this kind of energy before. It shouldn’t belong to Qin Wentian.

“Let’s try this one more time.” Coldness flickered in Xiao Lengyue’s eyes. And when she saw Qin Wentian’s long spear stabbing out again, she immediately created a statue of ice, a striking trace of law energy circulating around it.

“Chi!” The resplendent spear lunged forward and directly penetrated the ice statue, causing cracks to appear. Xiao Lengyue’s expression drastically changed. She had confirmed her earlier suspicions, Qin Wentian had also comprehended a trace of immortal law energy!

Chapter 932: Complete Domination of Xiao Lengyue

 

Xiao Lengyue was thrown backward. The wings behind Qin Wentian flickered, as he shot towards her like a golden bolt of lightning.

“KILL!” Qin Wentian stabbed out with another spear. But then, a white light flashed, manifesting an ancient mirror right as Qin Wentian’s spear stabbed through. The impact shattered the mirror instantly, but the force of the rebound caused Qin Wentian’s hand to tremble. The power of his spear had been neutralized. That flash of white light had been caused by Xuan Yang, who was fighting beside Xiao Lengyue.

How could Xiao Lengyue miss this opportunity? She had screamed the moment Qin Wentian’s spear energy neutralized her own. Her long hair fluttered in the wind, and frost covered her entire figure. Rumbling sounds rang out as the ice statue shattered completely. Xiao Lengyue punched out in rage, imbued by the power she obtained from her ice statue’s self-destruction. If an ordinary genius were to be hit by a blow of this magnitude, their body would suffer the same fate as the ice statue—shattered into pieces.

For fights between experts, victory and defeat could be decided in an instant. Qin Wentian had been blocked by Xuan Yang, giving Xiao Lengyue the opportunity to strike. Another surge of extreme frost funneled into his body as his inner organs were about to turn to ice. When Xiao Lengyue punched out, Qin Wentian had the faint sense that his entire body was transforming into countless particles that were about to be torn apart. It was an alarming sensation.

At this moment, the runic glow circulating around Qin Wentian maximized in intensity. A surge of invincible suppressive pressure bore down from the sky. His constellation radiated an intense light as the God’s Hand was activated once more. This pressure broke apart all the ice as he stabbed out with another annihilative spear strike towards Xiao Lengyue, and the two sources of power collided frenziedly against each other.

“GO!” The long spear in Qin Wentian’s hand expanded. A spear that shocked the heavens, breaking all that obstructed it. His spear shot out from his hands while Xiao Lengyue struggled, and she sought to freeze her surroundings again and again. Everything in her vicinity was frozen completely.

But right at this very moment, a flood of spatial energy tunneled through, revealing a fist of golden light that broke apart the frozen space. This happened the instant Qin Wentian launched his attack towards Xiao Lengyue, whose face turned ashen at the sight.

-Bzz!- Xuan Yang instantly turned and attacked Qing`er when he noticed this. But he saw Qin Wentian retaliating in kind, blasting out a Star-Seizing Palm Imprint aimed directly at him. This Star-Seizing palm strike was powered by the God’s Hand, and it contained an annihilative might that was capable of destroying all that wanted to block it.

Xuan Yang howled—numerous mirrors appeared in the air as he activated his Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art to its limits. Qin Wentian’s attack blasted into the mirrors, and a terrifying rebound force struck back, causing Qin Wentian’s arms to turn numb from the impact. Immediately after, Xuan Yang launched his own surprise attack with a spear erupting forth from within his mirror constellation.

“Amazing, no wonder Xuan Yang is ranked #4 in the Immortal Ascension Rankings. His reputation is the real deal for sure. It’s simply too difficult to break his Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art. In truth, Xuan Yang’s attacks are not that terrifying, but because of how marvelous the mirror art’s abilities are, he can turn all attacks against his opponents themselves. Only a person that’s leagues above him in strength could break his Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art, but evidently, Qin Wentian has yet to attain that level. Hence, Xuan Yang holds an invincible position.”

The audience quietly mused as they spectated the battle. It was too difficult a challenge to defeat Xuan Yang.

However, this wasn’t simply a one-on-one battle. It was a team fight. Qin Wentian naturally understood that it wouldn’t be easy for him to break Xuan Yang’s mirror art. Right now, Qin Wentian was akin to a wind roc, shuttling rapidly backward as he chose to retreat. A powerful spatial diagram appeared in front of him, spinning about madly as Xuan Yang’s spear slammed right into it. That spear was completely absorbed into the spatial diagram and transported into the void, thereby nullifying it completely.

It could be said that there was perfect coordination between Qin Wentian and Qing`er. Qing`er helped Qin Wentian block the strike, and Qin Wentian instantly attacked Xiao Lengyue after he successfully retreated. Xiao Lengyue initially wanted to kill Qin Wentian and then join Xuan Yang in dealing with Qing`er together, but she was interrupted because of the attack Qin Wentian blasted her way. She and Xuan Yang were completely separated; with Qing`er and Qin Wentian between them; they had no way to coordinate their attacks.

“Princess Qing`er and Qin Wentian are in no way inferior to Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue. If they really can win this battle, the prestige of the Twin Stars Alliance will collapse to the ground,” the spectators mused. Right now, the new Twin Stars Alliance was a union between the old alliance and the Xiao Sect, with the new twin stars now being Xuan Yang and Xiao Lengyue. If they were defeated here, the reputation of this so-called number one power in the City of Ancient Emperors, would surely be tarnished.

The spectators could see that the battle between the four was growing more and more intense. Qin Wentian and Xiao Lengyue traded attack for attack, while Princess Qing`er opted to go for the softer method and neutralized Xuan Yang’s attacks instead. Because of the high difficulty in shattering Xuan Yang’s mirror, she adopted a defensive stance. She would also occasionally switch positions with Qin Wentian and ambush Xiao Lengyue.

Princess Qing`er fully utilized her advantage of spatial energy to its limits. And given that Qin Wentian’s speed was originally faster than Xiao Lengyue’s, Xiao Lengyue’s situation only grew worse and worse as time flowed by.

“Qin Wentian, you’re truly despicable. As a man, you depend on the help of a woman to do battle.” Xiao Lengyue coldly spat. She unleashed all the skills she was capable of, yet she had no way to destroy the God’s Hand to defeat Qin Wentian. There was already a hint of impatience in her heart, so she intentionally tried to provoke him into losing his temper.

However, Xiao Lengyue only saw Qin Wentian laughing coldly in response. This laughter seemed to mock her. And as Qin Wentian continued his attacks, he replied, “Xiao Lengyue, what’s laughable is that as the #6 ranker of the Immortal Ascension Rankings, you only possess this measly bit of strength. Now, it’s about time for our battle to end. I shall show you the true strength of the God’s Hand.”

As the sound of his voice faded, boundless light shimmered from his palm, incomparably resplendent. The countless runes circulated madly, and who knew what terrifying calamity that palm was capable of. It felt like the entirety of energy condensed within was close to erupting all at once.

Xiao Lengyue stared in shock at Qin Wentian’s palm. She saw the wildly circulating runes blend together, then spinning rapidly into a vortex that frenziedly devoured all energy from the surroundings. A terrifying destructive storm manifested in front of the palm, so powerful that Xiao Lengyue’s heart involuntarily shuddered.

“Back when your God’s Hand was destroyed, you weren’t able to reassemble a second one. You’re basically overdrafting the power of the God’s Hand.” Xiao Lengyue stared at Qin Wentian.

“You’re right. But what of it? The God’s Hand can sustain its peak battle state for a very long time. After the battle ends, I can dissipate the energy within. But the God’s Hand has another name—the hand of divinity. It has another special characteristic; it can unleash might belonging on the divinity level, becoming a true combat-type God’s Hand,” said Qin Wentian. After which, his silhouette dashed forward, lifting his palm and blasting it out towards Xiao Lengyue.

In the next instant, an incomparably gigantic palm of divinity fell from the sky, containing an unexcelled might that had the power to destroy everything. This kind of power made Xiao Lengyue feel completely helpless. She threw her head back and let out a heaven-shattering scream as boundless frost all surged forth, transforming into numerous ice mountains, wanting to block the power of that gigantic palm of divinity.

However, a fearsome deafening sound rocked the air, and all the ice mountains were shattered to pieces. Not only that, the palm of divinity moved as fast as light, destroying everything in its way.

-BOOM!- A thunderous sound rang out. Xiao Lengyue collided with the monstrous palm. The spectators then saw a deep crater in the shape of a gigantic palm appearing on the ground below her. The next moment, Xiao Lengyue was flung backward and mercilessly slammed into the ground, causing all present to stare dumbfoundedly at the crater created. Even Qing`er and Xuan Yang paused their fight, both glancing over their direction.

The crater was frozen solid, coated with ice. A chilly energy permeated the atmosphere and an instant later, the sound of coughing rang out. With apparent difficulty, a figure slowly climbed out from the deep crater as fresh blood unceasingly flowed from the corners of her lips. Xiao Lengyue inclined her head, staring at Qin Wentian standing mid-air, a look of despair in her eyes.

Followed by her defeat from Qing`er, who was a rank above her at that time, she had now been defeated in such a domineering fashion by Qin Wentian. This young man who had once recruited by her into her Xiao Sect, it had all been for the purpose of allowing her to gain access to the ancient palace of Emperor Yi as she wanted to find the legacy of the God’s Hand. They’d found the legacy alright, but out of all of them, it was only Qin Wentian who eventually managed to comprehend it. She’d received no other benefits at all. And today, half a year later, Qin Wentian depended on that very secret art she recruited him to search for—the God’s Hand—to defeat her in such an overwhelming manner. What irony was this?

“Xiao Lengyue was actually defeated by Qin Wentian!” The countenances of all the spectators froze. Qin Wentian, who obtained the God’s Hand, was already destined to experience a meteoric rise in the City of Ancient Emperors.

The radiance around his palm gradually dimmed. Although his God’s Hand was still active, it wasn’t as resplendent as before. Xuan Yang’s countenance turned ice-cold. His silhouette flickered, directly rushing at Qin Wentian. Without the God’s Hand, how could Qin Wentian still withstand his attacks? Even though his partner had been defeated, this didn’t mean that the battle had come to an end.

However, Qing`er teleported and appeared directly before Xuan Yang, blocking his path. Her spatial energy was extremely powerful, and she blocked Xuan Yang with ease. Although she had no way to break Xuan Yang’s mirror art, Xuan Yang couldn’t defeat her as well. When the spectators watched the battle between them, they all felt that there was virtually no difference between the ones ranked #4 and #5 in the Immortal Ascension Rankings.

Supported by his Heavenly Mystic Mirror Art, Xuan Yang couldn’t be defeated. However, his attacks weren’t enough to overpower Qing`er, either.

Qin Wentian had foreseen that this would happen; he had fought with Xuan Yang once before and hence, he was clear of Xuan Yang’s strengths and weaknesses. Right now, he was making his way towards Xuan Yang, but at this moment, several experts of the Twin Stars Alliance started rushing towards him, as though they could no longer continue watching passively.

“What? You can’t afford to lose?” Qin Wentian swept his eyes over the members of Twin Stars Alliance as he coldly spoke, causing them to halt in their steps. They stared icily at Qin Wentian, and several of them drew closer to Xiao Lengyue, preparing to take care of her.

“What just happened?” At this moment, a voice descended from the sky. A figure could be seen soaring through the air, exuding an incomparable magnificence. An unexplainable demeanor emanated from him, and his aura was neither sharp nor tyrannical. However, his presence alone made everyone feel inferior to him. He spoke in a casual manner, but his voice managed to contain an unquestionable thread of authority!