313: Chapter 313 Making a killing! Underlings are lining up to report!

With a dull "thump," Dao Monarch Yun Xing fell stiffly to the ground. Black blood continued to bubble from his mouth, and the rise and fall of his chest was so faint it was nearly invisible.

Blood Bone Old Demon looked at the unconscious Dao Monarch Yun Xing, then at Su Changge, who stood opposite them looking calm and composed. He was so terrified he trembled all over. He wanted to turn and flee, but his cultivation was completely gone. He couldn't even defeat a minor Qi Refining Stage Cultivator who had just started. His legs felt as weak as noodles; after only two steps, he collapsed onto the ground, unable to even crawl back up.

“You... you devil! You actually crippled our cultivation! I'll fight you to the death!” Blood Bone Old Demon shouted like a madman, snarling as he crawled toward Su Changge. However, he didn't have a shred of strength left. After crawling for a long time, he had only moved less than half a meter, looking both comical and ridiculous.

Su Changge looked down at him, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

[Fight me? You can't even beat the square-dancing aunties downstairs from my house right now. Fight me my ass.]

Halfway through his crawl, Blood Bone Old Demon suddenly clutched his chest and let out a painful roar. A dense web of cracks appeared at the center of his brow, looking like shattered glass.

Throughout his life, he had relied on devouring the essence blood of Cultivators to Cultivate. His Dao Heart was supported entirely by endless killing intent. Now that his Cultivation Technique had been severed and his cultivation crippled, the Foundation supporting his Dao Heart had simply vanished.

“My Dao... my Dao is gone...”

“I Cultivated for a hundred thousand years... killed a hundred thousand Cultivators... finally reached the Tribulation Transcendence Stage with great difficulty... and just like that, it's gone...”

“I'm not reconciled...”

Blood Bone Old Demon's voice was filled with despair. His Dao Heart was shattering at a speed visible to the naked eye. The cracks at his brow multiplied, slowly spreading across his entire face.

Standing behind Su Changge, Zhao Tian watched this scene, his back drenched in a cold sweat. He had never seen such a terrifying attack.

Without moving a blade or sword, and without releasing any world-destroying Divine Ability, a single, ordinary-looking sword light had crippled two Tribulation Transcendence Stage old demons and directly shattered their Dao Hearts.

With such methods, even if the legendary Ancient War God were resurrected, he might not be able to achieve this, right?

Zhao Tian looked at Su Changge's back, his eyes overflowing with adoration. Even if he were to die now, he would never betray Su Changge. Following such a powerful boss, achieving Immortal Ascension and attaining the Dao wouldn't be a problem in the future. Forget the mere Shattered Star Ancient Ruins; he could walk sideways through the entire Qingming Domain.

Su Changge looked at the twitching Blood Bone Old Demon on the ground, his expression unchanged. He slowly took two steps forward, stepping onto the ground where the Star Realm Cage had originally been set up.

Now, not even a trace of the star runes could be found there. It was as smooth as if it had just been polished, as if Dao Monarch Yun Xing had never laid that Formation here at all.

He then stepped on the ground that had been the core of the Blood Bone Great Array. The soil there had returned to its original grayish-brown color, without a single bloodstain, as if the corpses of a hundred thousand Cultivators had never been buried there.

[Oho, this Taishang Wuji Sword Scripture is really useful. It can actually erase these things from their very source. If anyone looks for trouble in the future, I'll use this move. It's both flashy and effective.]

Su Changge was delighted, feeling that he had made a huge profit this time.

At that moment, the previously unconscious Dao Monarch Yun Xing suddenly woke up. He stared at Su Changge with bloodshot eyes filled with malice. Exhausting his last ounce of strength, he pulled a black bead from his robes and threw it at Su Changge.

“Even if I die, I'll take you down with me!”

That black bead was Dao Monarch Yun Xing's trump card, a Self-Detonation Bead. It contained half of his cultivation sealed inside. Once it exploded, its power would be enough to destroy half of the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins. Even a True Immortal caught in the blast would be severely injured.

Zhao Tian's face paled in terror. He wanted to jump in front of Su Changge, but it was too late. The bead had already reached Su Changge and was even beginning to glow faintly, on the verge of exploding.

Su Changge indifferently raised his eyes and lightly flicked the bead with his finger.

The seemingly all-powerful Self-Detonation Bead vanished instantly, as if it had never existed, leaving behind not even a trace of an explosion.

Dao Monarch Yun Xing watched this, his eyes bulging in disbelief. His final killing move, prepared with everything he had, was actually flicked away into nothingness by Su Changge so casually?

“You... you actually...”

Before Dao Monarch Yun Xing could finish his sentence, he spat out another mouthful of blood mixed with organ fragments. The cracks at his brow instantly spread across his entire face, and his Dao Heart shattered completely.

His eyes instantly lost all luster, becoming murky and dull. Drool leaked from the corner of his mouth as he sat on the ground, giggling incessantly and muttering nonsense to himself. He had turned into a complete idiot.

Blood Bone Old Demon was in no better state. After his Dao Heart shattered, his cultivation began to regress frantically.

Tribulation Transcendence Stage.

Body Integration Stage.

Soul Transformation Stage.

Nascent Soul Stage.

Golden Core Stage.

Foundation Establishment Stage.

Finally, he dropped straight to the Qi Refining First Layer. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted, becoming a total cripple. Even if he woke up, he could only live like an ordinary person from now on, never able to Cultivate again.

Two Tribulation Transcendence Stage old demons who had lived for a hundred thousand years were crippled by Su Changge in a single move, without even the slightest chance to resist.

Su Changge clapped his hands as if he had only performed a trivial task.

[Done. These two troubles are finally resolved. Next, I can go get the Shattering Star Art and the stone slab.]

Zhao Tian looked at the two cripples on the ground, then at the calm Su Changge. With a "thump," he knelt down and performed the most respectful prostration toward Su Changge, shouting out a sentence.

“Your subordinate, Zhao Tian, pays respects to Master! I am willing to go through fire and water for Master, without hesitation!”

Zhao Tian's voice was filled with fanatical worship. He was now completely won over. Even if Su Changge ordered him to die right now, he wouldn't even blink.

Su Changge looked down at him, gave a slight nod, and reached out to help him up.

[Not bad, not bad. I've gained another loyal lackey. I'll leave the errands and chores to him in the future to save myself the effort.]

“Rise. Follow me from now on, and you won't lack for benefits.” Su Changge's voice was calm, but to Zhao Tian's ears, it sounded like heavenly music. He trembled with excitement and nodded repeatedly.

“Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! Your subordinate will surely give his all and never fail Master's trust!”

At that moment, the Cultivators who had been waiting outside the City Lord's Manor, as well as other Loose Cultivators in the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins, had all sensed the commotion. When the Star Realm Cage and the Blood Bone Great Array were activated earlier, the entire Shattered Star Ancient Ruins could feel that terrifying aura. Later, when that Dao-Grade sword light appeared, all the Cultivators were scared out of their wits and rushed over to investigate.

As a result, upon entering the City Lord's Manor, they saw the two cripples slumped on the ground, Su Changge standing calmly in the middle, and Zhao Tian kneeling before him.

Everyone was stunned, standing frozen in place, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Aren't those two slumped figures Dao Monarch Yun Xing and Blood Bone Old Demon?

Those are two Tribulation Transcendence Stage big shots! They had acted with impunity in the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins for a hundred thousand years, and no one dared to provoke them. Previously, many Mahayana Stage Cultivators had teamed up to find trouble with them, only to be devoured until not even their bones remained. How did they end up like this?

One had become a drooling idiot, and the other a Qi Refining First Layer cripple?

Everyone gasped, their eyes filled with extreme terror as they looked at Su Changge.

They had heard before that a super big shot had arrived at the City Lord's Manor and that Dao Monarch Yun Xing and Blood Bone Old Demon were competing to be his dogs. They hadn't believed it, thinking it was just a rumor. Looking at it now, this wasn't just being a dog; these two old demons weren't even worthy of carrying the big shot's shoes!

Someone finally reacted, kneeling with a "thump" and kowtowing vigorously to Su Changge.

“Greetings, Senior! Senior's Divine Might is boundless! It was our ignorance that failed to recognize Mount Tai. We beg for Senior's forgiveness!”

With a first, there was a second. All the arriving Cultivators knelt one after another, filling the ground in a dense crowd. Their heads hit the floor with loud thuds, their voices filled with awe and worship, fearing that Su Changge might be displeased and cripple them as well.

Su Changge looked at the Cultivators kneeling all over the ground. His expression remained unchanged, but he was secretly delighted.

[Oho, so many people? This is a huge profit.]

He waved his hand indifferently. His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

“All of you, rise.”

Everyone stood up obediently, not daring to even raise their heads. They stood there trembling, not even daring to breathe too loudly for fear of upsetting Su Changge.

“From today on, the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins are under my jurisdiction. If anyone dares to cause trouble, burn, kill, or loot here, don't blame me for being unkind.” Su Changge's voice was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable authority.

“Yes! We respectfully obey Senior's decree!” everyone responded in unison, their voices loud enough to shake the roof.

Su Changge nodded in satisfaction and turned toward the secret room. Zhao Tian quickly followed behind him like a loyal bodyguard, watching the surrounding people warily, afraid someone might be blind enough to offend Su Changge.

The surrounding Cultivators automatically made a path, lowering their heads and not daring to breathe until Su Changge's figure disappeared into the secret room entrance. Only then did they dare to look up at each other, seeing extreme shock in one another's eyes.

“My god! What is that big shot's background? He actually crippled two Tribulation Transcendence Stage old demons in one move? In all my years, I've never seen someone so powerful!”

“I heard people saying he was the lord of the great dao before, and I didn't believe it. Now it seems he definitely is the lord of the great dao! Otherwise, how could he have such immense power? Severing Karma and shattering Dao Hearts with a wave of his hand—this is simply not something an ordinary Cultivator can do!”

“Our Shattered Star Ancient Ruins will have a backer now! We don't have to fear people from other Dao Domains coming to bully us anymore! Those people from Western Liang used to come every day to steal our star cores. If they come again, the big shot can crush them with a single finger!”

Everyone was talking at once, looking toward the secret room with eyes full of worship and awe.

This news quickly spread throughout the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins and then reached every corner of the Lingxu Wasteland at extreme speed.

All the powers in the Lingxu Wasteland were shaken. Various Sects, clans, and Loose Cultivator factions all prepared generous gifts and arranged for their most core Disciples to be sent to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins to curry favor with Su Changge.

Everyone knew that by following such a super big shot who could casually cripple two Tribulation Transcendence Stage old demons, they could walk sideways in the Lingxu Wasteland. They might even receive guidance from the big shot, making Breakthroughs in their Realm no longer a problem.

Su Changge naturally knew nothing of the outside world. He had already entered the secret room, where the Ancient War God Remnant Soul was waiting for him. Upon seeing him enter, the Remnant Soul knelt directly before him, holding a cool jade box in both hands and offering it to Su Changge.

“Master, this is the complete volume of the 'Shattering Star Art' left by the Ancient War God, as well as a Ten-thousand-year star core. Please accept them, Master.”

Su Changge took the jade box and opened it. Inside was indeed a scroll of ancient animal skin Cultivation Technique and a star core emitting a soft silver light. The quality was excellent; it was clearly a top-tier treasure.

[Not bad, not bad. I got the Shattering Star Art. Although my cultivation can't improve, it's good for showing off. If anyone looks for trouble in the future, I'll say I'm the successor of the Shattering Star Art. That'll definitely be more impressive.]

Su Changge nodded in satisfaction and put the jade box away.

Then his gaze fell upon the stone slab in the center of the secret room. That stone slab recorded the ancient secrets of the Lingxu Wasteland. It was covered in cracks and carved with dense ancient characters that even old Cultivators who had lived for tens of thousands of years might not recognize.

Su Changge walked up to the stone slab. Just as he was about to reach out and touch it, the slumped Blood Bone Old Demon happened to wake up. He looked at Su Changge's back, his eyes filled with awe, and muttered to himself.

“lord of the great dao... You are the lord of the great dao...”

Beside him, although Dao Monarch Yun Xing had become an idiot, he heard the title 'lord of the great dao' and began giggling, repeatedly muttering those words.

Su Changge ignored them and pressed his hand against the cool stone slab.

The moment his fingertips touched the stone slab, he felt a burning heat emanating from it. The ancient characters on its surface actually began to light up, emitting a dazzling golden glow.