443: crushed to death

"Your Excellency, who exactly are you? Which sect or faction do you hail from? Why did you kill our Di Kun Sect Elder and seize our sect's precious treasure?" Tan Hansha's voice was low, attempting a final probe. If the opponent came from one of the Emperor Dynasty's top powers or a Holy Land, this matter would need to be discussed at length.

Xiao Zhuo heard this, a faint, unreadable smile playing on his lips, his gaze as indifferent as if looking at ants: "Noisy. If you want to fight, then fight. Why so much nonsense? As for who I am... those about to die need not know."

Such a contemptuous attitude instantly enraged the Di Kun Sect Cultivators.

"Arrogant!"

"Vice Sect Leader, why bother with him! Take him down, and we'll know after Divine Soul searching!"

"A young man who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

Tan Hansha's face completely darkened, his last shred of hope vanishing.

No matter what background the opponent had, things had come to this; they could only take him down first!

"Form the array! Kill!" he roared, no longer hesitating.

Dozens of Di Kun Sect Cultivators responded, their magic power intertwining, instantly forming a formidable battle array. Their Qi surged, and the pressure increased dramatically, like dark clouds pressing down, enveloping Xiao Zhuo!

Ten Nascent Soul Cultivators moved around the periphery, while three Soul Transformation Cultivators and Tan Hansha, a Void Refining Realm expert, were at the core of the array, their killing moves poised to strike!

The battle array condensed a massive, profound black millstone phantom, carrying the power to crush mountains and rivers, rumbling down towards Xiao Zhuo!

This was the Di Kun Sect's protective battle array, the "Kun Yuan Mill Annihilation Array," incredibly powerful, capable of trapping and killing strong enemies beyond their cultivation level!

Facing such a terrifying offensive, Xiao Zhuo merely shook his head slightly, a hint of boredom flashing in his eyes.

"All show and no substance."

He didn't even move an inch, simply slowly raised his right hand, fingers slightly splayed.

"Boom crack—!"

The world suddenly brightened!

It wasn't sunlight, but countless wild and unparalleled purple Thunder Intents that appeared out of thin air, like tens of thousands of thunder snake Yao Beasts dancing madly in the sky, instantly filling the sky for hundreds of feet around!

A vast, majestic, and destructive Concept of terror suddenly descended!

The seemingly mighty and unrivaled profound black millstone phantom, upon contact with the sky-filling purple thunder, was like ice and snow under the scorching sun. It couldn't even hold on for a moment before letting out a mournful wail of unbearable strain, shattering inch by inch, collapsing and dissipating!

"Pfft!"

"Ugh ah!"

The array was forcibly broken, and the dozens of Di Kun Sect Cultivators forming the array all suffered backlash. The weaker Golden Core Cultivators instantly exploded and died, while the Nascent Soul Cultivators also spat out blood and fell weakly.

Even the three Soul Transformation Cultivators and Tan Hansha trembled violently, their faces paling. Their respective Cultivated Concepts were as fragile as paper in front of this pure Thunder Intent, instantly torn apart and suppressed!

"Concept... Concept materialization?! How is this possible!" a Soul Transformation Cultivator exclaimed in shock, his eyes filled with horror. The opponent's understanding and control of Concept far exceeded their imagination!

Tan Hansha's heart pounded, and he finally realized he had poked a hornet's nest.

This young man was definitely not an ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivator! He roared loudly: "Don't hold back! Use your Magic Treasures! Blast him to death!"

As he spoke, he was the first to unleash a yellowish mountain-like great seal, which grew with the wind, transforming into a hundred-zhang giant peak, carrying the heavy power to suppress everything, and smashed towards Xiao Zhuo!

This was precisely his Lifebound Treasure, the high-grade profound rank "Kun Yuan Peak"!

The other three Soul Transformation Cultivators also suppressed their injuries and successively unleashed their ultimate Magic Treasures.

A flaming Flying Sword, a cold ice chain, and a set of golden flashing flying needles, all of Medium Grade profound rank, transformed into various colored streams of light, overwhelmingly blasting towards Xiao Zhuo!

For a time, treasure light illuminated the night, and magic power surged, the momentum utterly terrifying.

Countless Cultivators in Nanfeng City were awakened, looking in horror at the apocalyptic scene in the sky outside the city.

At the City Lord's Mansion, on a towering stargazing platform.

The City Lord of South Wind City stood with his hands behind his back, expressionlessly gazing at the fierce battle in the distance.

An old man who looked like a secretary beside him whispered: "City Lord, it's the Di Kun Sect people. The commotion is too great. Should we..."

The City Lord raised his hand to interrupt, his eyes deep, and said indifferently: "No need. The Di Kun Sect is backed by that important figure in Wind Capital. It's not convenient for us to interfere in their affairs. Keep the city guard in check; no one is to intervene."

"But... if that young man really is..." The secretary was a little worried.

"No matter who he is, being an enemy of the Di Kun Sect and taking things he shouldn't have taken means he has offended that important figure. It's already a dead end," the City Lord said coldly. "If the Di Kun Sect can handle it cleanly, that's naturally for the best. If not... I'm afraid we'll have to clean up their mess."

In the sky, facing the powerful Magic Treasures blasting from all directions, Xiao Zhuo finally moved.

He flicked his sleeve, and a pair of crystal-clear, cold-light-emitting twin moon wheels spun out, meeting the sky-filling attack of treasure light.

"A firefly's light, dares to contend with the bright moon?"

Under the surprised gazes of Tan Hansha and the others, that pair of seemingly small twin moon wheels suddenly erupted with a chillingly sharp Qi!

"Clang clang clang clang—!"

The first to be met was the set of golden flying needles. A dense, crisp sound like rain hitting banana leaves rang out, and those hundreds of Medium Grade profound rank golden needles, upon contact with the twin moon wheels' sharpness, were easily shredded and broken like fragile glass! Turning into a sky full of golden fragments!

The Soul Transformation Cultivator controlling the golden needles immediately suffered a blow to his Divine Soul, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Immediately after, the flaming Flying Sword struck. The twin moon wheels did not dodge, crossing and cutting through!

"Hiss!"

The blazing flaming sword light was torn apart from the middle like a piece of cloth. The Flying Sword, having lost much of its spirituality, let out a mournful cry and flew back, with two deep notches clearly visible on its blade!

The cold ice chain wrapped around, attempting to bind the twin moon wheels, but the twin moon wheels spun at high speed, their sharp blades fiercely rubbing against the chain, erupting with ear-piercing sonic booms and countless sparks.

After only half a breath, the chain made of profound ice was forcibly sawn off and shredded!

Almost in the blink of an eye, the Magic Treasures that the three Soul Transformation Cultivators were so proud of were all destroyed or severely damaged!

And at this moment, Tan Hansha's most powerful Kun Yuan Peak finally crashed down!

Xiao Zhuo's eyes slightly lifted, and with a thought.

The pair of twin moon wheels suddenly merged into one, transforming into an incomparably brilliant and icy moon arc, rising against the heavens, directly and unpretentiously slashing towards the hundred-zhang mountain!

"Suppress him!" Tan Hansha poured all his strength, his face ferocious, as he activated his magic art.

However—

"Crack!!!"

A clear, teeth-gritting sound of shattering echoed through the night sky!

Under the seemingly subtle slash of that moon arc, the massive Kun Yuan Peak was actually split in two, starting from the base of the peak, by an icy thin line, directly divided into two!

The core Restrictions within instantly collapsed, and Spiritual Qi frantically leaked out!

"No!!!" Tan Hansha let out a desperate roar. With his Lifebound Treasure destroyed, he suffered unprecedented heavy injuries, and blood gushed from his seven orifices as if it were free.

The twin moon wheels continued their momentum, like the scythe of death, drawing two elegant yet fatal arcs in the air.

"Puff puff puff!"

The three Soul Transformation Cultivators, whose Magic Treasures were destroyed and whose Divine Souls were in turmoil, had no time to make any effective defense. Their protective spiritual light, along with their Physical Bodies, was easily cut open. Their Nascent Souls had just escaped when they were shredded by the sharp edge that followed closely behind, their forms and spirits utterly annihilated!

The remaining Nascent Soul and Golden Core Cultivators were like lambs to the slaughter. The twin moon wheels swept past, bringing forth sprays of blood mist, life harvested like weeds.

Tan Hansha was scared out of his wits, burning his vital blood to try and escape.

But a purple thunderbolt arrived first, striking precisely in front of him, forcing him to a halt.

The next moment, the pair of icy cold twin moon wheels, stained with the blood of countless fellow sect members, were already hovering before his glabella and Dantian, their sharp chill making his Divine Soul tremble.

"Spare..." He had just uttered one word.

The twin moon wheels flashed past, crossing.

Tan Hansha, the Vice Sect Leader of the Di Kun Sect, a Void Refining Realm expert, had his body instantly cut into several pieces. Along with his panic-stricken escaping Nascent Soul, they were all shredded by the sharp edge of the twin moon wheels, turning into a sky full of blood rain.

The battle began suddenly and ended even more swiftly.

In just a dozen breaths, the dozens of elite Cultivators from the Di Kun Sect who came seeking revenge, including one Void Refining Realm, three Soul Transformation Realm, ten Nascent Soul, and many Golden Core Cultivators, were completely wiped out, with no one surviving!

Xiao Zhuo stood in the air, his clothes unblemished by blood, his expression as indifferent as before.

He raised his hand and made a grabbing motion. Spiritual Roots of various colors and abundant Spiritual Qi were forcibly extracted from the remains and disappeared into his sleeve.

Dozens of Storage Pouches and a few storage rings also flew over and were collected into his possession.

Having done all this, he glanced indifferently in the direction of the City Lord of South Wind City's mansion, as if he could penetrate space and see that cold observer.

On the stargazing platform of the City Lord's mansion, the City Lord of South Wind City's body suddenly stiffened, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, feeling as if he had been targeted by some primordial Vicious Beast. Cold sweat instantly drenched his back.

Fortunately, that gaze merely swept past.

The next moment, the profound black figure in the sky had already vanished.