126: One man's strength overwhelms the Central Plains!
"No... no... this is absolutely impossible!"
Li Wangchen stared at the Flying Sword pointing at his glabella, completely numb.
He couldn't accept it!
And he wouldn't!
"Damn it! This must be a Demonic Technique! An illusion!"
For a moment, he roared like a madman.
High above, Heavenly Sword Ancestor's expression also turned extremely grim.
But unlike Li Wangchen's madness, her eyes, besides shock, held an unconcealed greed.
At this moment, she stared intently at the golden mark that had already receded into Chen Xu's glabella.
Her breathing became rapid!
Immortal Artifact fragment!
Two Immortal Artifact fragments!
If... if she could obtain it!
Not to mention merely reaching Soul Transformation Stage... even Ascension to the Immortal Realm, eternal life!
It might not be impossible!
At this moment, Heavenly Sword Ancestor's heart grew even hotter.
The greed in her eyes was so thick it seemed to overflow!
She looked at Chen Xu as if he were an supreme treasure within easy reach!
Chen Xu, of course, also saw her gaze. He slowly raised his head, meeting Heavenly Sword Ancestor's greedy eyes, the mockery on his face growing stronger.
"Old hag."
The next moment, Chen Xu spoke again, his voice clearly reaching the ears of every Cultivator present: "Now, it's this Imperial Tutor's turn to ask you."
"Are the swords of your Heavenly Sword Sect still enough?"
As his voice fell, the entire scene fell silent again.
Li Wangchen's elegant face was now completely twisted and deformed from excessive anger.
Enough?
It was more than just not enough!
The Heavenly Sword Sect's proud mountain-protecting formation, capable of slaying Soul Transformation Cultivators, now hung over his head like a blade of execution!
The tens of thousands of Flying Swords, each once a companion connected by their heart and blood, now pointed their tips inward, revealing their Killing Intent.
They had become the sharpest blades in the enemy's hands!
What an irony!
What an absurdity!
"Insolent junior!!!"
Li Wangchen's eyes were bloodshot, like a madman.
He couldn't accept it!
How could he, the Sect Leader of the Central Continent's number one School, a half-step Soul Transformation mighty figure, fall to such a ridiculous state!
His dignity, his face, the Sect's ten thousand years of glory... at this moment, they were trampled underfoot by that young man in green, crushed to dust!
"Kill him! Old Ancestor! Kill him!!!"
Li Wangchen let out a roar.
At this point, there was no turning back!
If Chen Xu wasn't killed today, his Heavenly Sword Sect would surely become the laughingstock of the entire cultivation world, doomed to eternal damnation!
Boom! His Nascent Soul burned frantically at this moment!
Completely disregarding any damage to his Foundation.
He directly squeezed out the Peak power of his life, transforming into a streak of light that tore through the sky, not retreating but advancing, charging fiercely towards Chen Xu!
"Madman! Take your life!"
"Die!"
Beside him, Heavenly Sword Ancestor's aged voice also rang out!
The next moment... the ordinary wooden staff in her hand erupted with a golden light of ten thousand zhang!
Ang—!!!
A Dragon's roar that shook the Nine Heavens rang out!
The staff actually transformed into a thousand-zhang long, scaly, terrifying Golden Dragon!
The Golden Dragon roared, opening its bloody maw, and lunged straight for Chen Xu's face!
Two half-step Soul Transformation powerhouses struck at the same time at this moment!
They aimed to utterly annihilate this madman who dared to challenge the Heavenly Sword Sect's authority with a thunderous assault!
On the square, all the Central Continent Cultivators watching the battle were scared out of their wits by these two world-destroying pressures, retreating frantically!
Terrifying!
It was truly terrifying!
Beside them, Murong Zhuyun's pretty face turned pale.
She wanted to rush forward but was firmly blocked behind by an invisible Qi wall formed by the Imperial Dragon Qi, unable to get even a single inch closer.
She could only watch helplessly as the two killing Divine Abilities, from two directions, directly attacked Chen Xu.
However, facing such an exaggerated offensive, Chen Xu's face showed no trace of tension.
He raised his eyes, looked at the crazed Li Wangchen and the terrifying Golden Dragon, then gently shook his head.
"A speck of light dares to contend with the bright moon?"
A cold snort escaped his lips.
The next second, Chen Xu's mind stirred.
"Slay."
A single word, like a Divine Edict from the Nine Heavens, suddenly descended!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The tens of thousands of Flying Swords suspended in the sky, now turned against them, simultaneously let out an incredibly high-pitched Sword cry at this instant!
Immediately after!
They transformed into streaks of terrifying light, like a metal storm sweeping across heaven and earth, crashing down upon their original masters!
Battle?
No!
This was a complete slaughter!
"No!!!"
Technique Imparting Elder Qian Feng watched his own life-bound Flying Sword, which had accompanied him for over a thousand years, shoot towards his glabella with fierce Killing Intent.
He roared in anger.
At this moment, he wanted to hide... to flee, to resist!
However, under the suppression of that supreme Imperial Dragon Qi, the spiritual power in his body solidified like iron.
Even moving a finger became a luxury!
He could only watch helplessly as that familiar Sword light grew larger and larger in his pupils!
Pfft!
Accompanied by a soft sound of flesh being pierced, the look of terror on Qian Feng's face... completely froze.
His Nascent Soul, along with his Primordial Spirit, was instantly shredded by his own life-bound Flying Sword... annihilated into nothingness!
The same scene unfolded simultaneously in various corners of the square!
"Ah—! My sword! You can't..."
"Sect Master, save me! Old Ancestor, save me!"
"Mercy! Imperial Tutor Chen, mercy!"
Screams, pleas for mercy, and desperate roars rose and fell!
Those Nascent Soul Elders, who were usually high and mighty, holding the power of life and death, were now like lambs to the slaughter.
Under the merciless attack of their own Flying Swords, one by one they were pierced through their bodies and their Nascent Souls were annihilated!
Blood stained the white jade plaza at the top of Heavenly Sword Peak.
Broken limbs flew everywhere!
In just a few breaths of time, the Heavenly Sword Sect's dozen or so Nascent Soul Elders were completely wiped out!
This scene... directly crushed the hearts and minds of Li Wangchen and Heavenly Sword Ancestor!
They watched helplessly as the mainstays of their Sect were slaughtered, their eyes splitting with rage!
However, their own attacks had already reached Chen Xu!
"Die, old man!"
Li Wangchen, burning his Nascent Soul, unleashed the strongest strike of his life!
However, his Divine Ability, before it could even get close to Chen Xu, was forcibly weakened by ninety percent by an invisible Imperial Dragon Qi!
The remaining power posed no threat to Chen Xu whatsoever.
"Too weak."
Chen Xu looked at him and gently shook his head.
He didn't even bother to use the immortal slaying sword tip... he just held the myriad ages azure cloud sword.
And casually waved it forward.
Just such a simple wave!
Chila~!
A seemingly ordinary green Sword Qi swept out!
Li Wangchen's ultimate Divine Ability, fueled by his burning Nascent Soul, shattered instantly before this Sword Qi, like paper!
The Sword Qi's momentum remained unchecked, sweeping directly across his body!
"Uh..."
Li Wangchen's body suddenly stiffened.
He lowered his head, horrified to see that his right arm, along with more than half of his body, was neatly separated from his torso!
Puff—!
Blood gushed out like a fountain!
The intense pain instantly left him stunned!
... And on the other side!
The Golden Dragon, into which Heavenly Sword Ancestor had transformed, had also roared and charged before Chen Xu!
That terrifying pressure belonging to a half-step Soul Transformation Cultivator... was enough to shatter mountains and rivers, and dim the heavens and earth!
However, Chen Xu merely glanced at it coldly.
The next second, he lightly tossed the immortal slaying sword tip in his hand.
Om—!
A purple-gray Sword light, tearing through heaven and earth, flashed and disappeared!
That supreme Killing Intent, originating from the ancient Immortal Court, born specifically to slaughter Immortals and Heavenly Gods, erupted with a roar!
Ang—!!!
The arrogant Golden Dragon, upon contact with this Aura, let out a mournful wail!
Its massive body, composed of spiritual power, rapidly dissolved at a visible speed!
In just an instant, the thousand-zhang Golden Dragon was completely shredded by that purple-gray Sword light, turning into nothingness!
The Sword light's momentum remained unchecked, and it even followed the subtle connection, directly invading Heavenly Sword Ancestor's body!
"Pfft—!"
Heavenly Sword Ancestor's aged face instantly lost all color!
She violently spewed out a large mouthful of fresh blood.
Her entire Aura rapidly decayed at an alarming speed!
Her aged body... began to show terrifying cracks, as if it would completely collapse the next second!
"Damn... damn it, how could this be!!!!"
The next moment, Heavenly Sword Ancestor let out a desperate scream!
She couldn't understand... she was a half-step Soul Transformation Cultivator, and she had even forcibly elevated herself to infinitely close to Soul Transformation by relying on the "Heaven-Deceiving Secret Art."
How could she... be defeated so easily by the other party?
But obviously... at this moment, her thoughts were meaningless.
Her pseudo-god body, under the erosion of the immortal slaying sword tip's Killing Intent, crumbled instantly like paper!
Crack~!
Her flesh and bones, and even her Nascent Soul, shattered inch by inch and turned into ashes under that supreme Killing Intent!
"This old woman is unwilling... so unwilling..."
In boundless regret and despair, this Heavenly Sword Sect Old Ancestor, who had lived for thousands of years and vainly attempted to defy fate, perished in both body and spirit right before everyone's eyes!
... In the blink of an eye, over a dozen Nascent Soul Elders fell!
A half-step Soul Transformation Grand Old Ancestor who had lived for thousands of years died and his Dao dissipated!
Only Li Wangchen remained, having lost an arm and a leg, lying in a pool of blood like a dead dog, barely clinging to life!
He looked at the empty surroundings... at the corpses strewn across the ground, his once elegant face filled with fear and bewilderment.
At this moment, he even wondered if he was dreaming.
Why?
Why did things turn out this way?
Shouldn't this native from South Spirit Prefecture have been directly killed by them, and all the Opportunities in his hands fallen into theirs?
How did it turn out like this!
The Heavenly Sword Sect, their number one School in the Central Continent... just like that... it was over.
The entire scene was silent!
The Sect Leader of Badao Sect's hand, gripping the hilt of his saber, trembled violently.
Cold sweat streamed down his forehead.
The beautiful Sect Master of Illusory Sound Immortal Sect was even more pale, her delicate body trembling slightly.
Her gaze towards Chen Xu was filled with fear.
And those powerhouses from various major Sects in the Central Continent were all petrified on the spot, their minds blank!
What did they see?
One person, one seal!
While chatting and laughing... he almost slaughtered all the high-ranking members of the Central Continent's number one School!
One person, one sword!
With a flick of his finger, he reduced a Half-Step Soul Transformation Old Ancestor, who had lived for thousands of years, to ashes!
This Imperial Tutor of Great Feng, who came from South Spirit Prefecture... just how terrifying was his strength?!
At this moment... no one dared to treat him as some lucky country bumpkin anymore.
But Chen Xu remained indifferent to all of this.
He slowly retracted the immortal slaying sword tip and myriad ages azure cloud sword.
The incomparably noble golden mark between his brows... also disappeared with it.
He ignored the horrified gazes around him, and he didn't even look at Li Wangchen, who was lying on the ground, completely terrified.
He just took a step.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
His footsteps suddenly echoed, traversing mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Stepping over the widespread devastation.
Unhurriedly, he walked towards the very front of the plaza, to the Alliance Leader's Throne, which symbolized supreme power.
For a moment, the entire Heavenly Sword Peak summit fell completely silent.
A thousand top experts from various major Sects in Central Prefecture.
All of them were frozen in place at this moment.
Not daring to even breathe.
They could only hear the unhurried footsteps.
On the other side!
At this moment, Li Wangchen's eyes were bloodshot and filled with rage!
As Chen Xu advanced, the Heavenly Sword Sect's ten-thousand-year glory flashed through his mind.
The proud and ambitious moment when he ascended to the position of Sect Leader flashed through his mind.
The ambitious gaze of Old Ancestor Heavenly Sword Ancestor before she went into seclusion flashed through his mind.
They had planned everything.
Under the guise of a Righteous Path Alliance, they intended to kill people and seize treasures.
They had calculated human nature, calculated the situation... even going so far as to activate the mountain-protecting array and invite the Old Ancestor who had been in seclusion for a thousand years.
In their view, this should have been a hunt without any suspense.
That country bumpkin from South Spirit Prefecture... was merely the last stepping stone for their Heavenly Sword Sect to reach the pinnacle of ten thousand generations.
But the result was... he looked at the ground strewn with corpses; those were the Heavenly Sword Sect's Elders, the pillars of the Sect!
In his ears, the unwilling voice of Old Ancestor Heavenly Sword Ancestor, as her body and spirit were annihilated by the purple-gray Sword Qi, constantly echoed.
Regret!
Endless regret instantly engulfed Li Wangchen!
He regretted it! He truly regretted it!
But unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.
Under Li Wangchen's gaze, filled with regret and fear.
Chen Xu walked through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
He walked through the widespread devastation.
Finally, he stopped at the very front of the plaza, before the Alliance Leader's Throne, which symbolized the supreme power of the Central Prefecture's Righteous Path.
Murong Zhuyun stood in the distance, her Phoenix eyes gleaming with brilliance.
She looked at that solitary back and felt her heart rate accelerate.
This man had once again redefined her understanding of power.
What Central Prefecture's number one Sect.
What Half-Step Soul Transformation.
In front of him, they were all like chickens and dogs, utterly vulnerable!
In the plaza, the beautiful Sect Master of Illusory Sound Immortal Sect, her delicate body trembled slightly.
She looked at Chen Xu before the throne... in her beautiful eyes, only deep reverence and fear remained.
The Badao Sect Sect Leader's eyes were the same!
He could feel that his domineering Saber Intent... was no match for that man!
Under the gaze of thousands of eyes throughout the entire venue.
Chen Xu slowly raised his hand and flicked his sleeve.
Then, on the Alliance Leader's Throne, which still carried Li Wangchen's Aura and was imbued with the Heavenly Sword Sect's ten-thousand-year prestige.
He slowly sat down.
Boom—!!!
The moment Chen Xu sat down!
The golden mark that had disappeared between his brows.
Suddenly erupted with ten thousand beams of golden light!
The light soared into the sky, instantly enveloping the entire Heavenly Sword Peak!
Roar—!!!
A Dragon's roar, imbued with supreme majesty, suddenly resounded through heaven and earth!
An Emperor's majesty, one that overlooked all living beings, ruling the world and controlling the Human Race's Luck, emanated from Chen Xu as its center.
Like a tsunami, it instantly swept across the entire plaza!
In the face of this pressure.
Everyone present, whether they were unruly Sect Masters.
Or Old Ancestors who had lived for thousands of years.
All felt their Primordial Spirits tremble madly!
Their Nascent Souls trembled!
Their blood quivered!
As a result, their so-called Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, their so-called Sect Master's prestige, all vanished.
At this moment, in their eyes... they seemed to see not a young Cultivator.
But an ancient Human Emperor, wearing a flat heaven crown, dressed in a twelve-chapter patterned imperial robe, controlling the Human Race's Luck, and whose words were law!
Imperial might was vast, and divine grace was like a prison!
Chen Xu sat calmly on the throne, his expression still indifferent.
His calm eyes slowly swept across the entire venue.
Wherever his gaze fell... no one dared to meet his eyes.
His gaze swept across the Badao Sect Sect Leader's face, which had turned purple-red like a pig's liver.
The Badao Sect Sect Leader felt an irresistible force pressing down on his shoulders.
Making his burly body begin to bend slightly.
His gaze swept across the Illusory Sound Immortal Sect Sect Master's beautiful face, which had lost its color.
The beautiful Sect Master's delicate body trembled, and she subconsciously lowered her head.
Not daring to look into those eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
His gaze swept across the Myriad Beast Valley Valley Master, swept across the Twelve Upper Sects, the Thirty-Six Immortal Caves... swept across every Sect representative present.
Finally, his voice slowly rang out: "From today onwards."
"I am the Alliance Leader of the Righteous Path."
As his words fell, the atmosphere in the entire plaza became extremely oppressive.
Everyone held their breath.
Their hearts almost leaping out of their throats.
Chen Xu paused, seemingly giving them time to digest the information.
Then, he spoke again.
Asking the question that made everyone present tremble with fear.
"Everyone."
"Does anyone have any objections?"
Objections?
When these two words exploded in everyone's minds.
Everyone's minds went blank!
Objections?
Who would dare to object?!
Who would dare to say "no"?!
The Heavenly Sword Sect's bones were not yet cold!
The tragic fate of those dozen or so Nascent Soul Elders, pierced through by ten thousand swords from their own Flying Swords, was still vivid in their minds!
The scene of those two arrogant, self-proclaimed Half-Step Soul Transformation experts who thought they had calculated everything.
One with a shattered Dao Heart, reduced to a cripple, and the other with his body and spirit annihilated, turned to ashes.
It was still before their eyes!
At this moment, anyone who dared to utter a single word of objection.
Their fate would be imaginable!
It would definitely be a hundred times more tragic than the Heavenly Sword Sect!
Dead silence! A deathly silence!
In this suffocating silence, the first to react was the beautiful Sect Master of Illusory Sound Immortal Sect.
She was indeed worthy of leading a Sect, a person of deep cunning.
She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the shock and fear in her heart, and forced a smile onto her face!
The next second.
She gracefully bowed deeply to Chen Xu on the throne.
Her enchanting figure curved into a captivating arc.
"Illusory Sound Immortal Sect, Liu Ruyan..."
"Greets the Alliance Leader!"
Her bow instantly influenced everyone!
Where there was one, there would be a second!
The Badao Sect Sect Leader!
This man, known for his robust Physical Body and fiery temper.
At this moment, the expression on his face changed repeatedly.
He looked at the indifferent young man on the throne, then at the scattered corpses on the ground, and at the Old Ancestor of Tyrant Body Mountain, who had been crippled by a single move and was still unconscious not far away.
Finally, the struggle and unwillingness in his eyes turned into deep fear and reverence.
Clang!
He let go of the door-sized saber that never left his side.
Allowing the Spirit Treasure-grade blood-colored saber to fall to the ground.
"Badao Sect, greets the Alliance Leader!"
Immediately after.
The Myriad Beast Valley Valley Master firmly pressed the golden lion king beside him, which was comparable to a Middle Nascent Soul Stage, to the ground.
And knelt on one knee as well!
"Myriad Beast Valley, greets the Alliance Leader!"
The Twelve Upper Sects!
The Thirty-Six Immortal Caves!
...Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
On the plaza, the sounds of kneeling rose and fell in succession!
Those Sect Masters and Old Ancestors who were usually high and mighty, wielding power over life and death in their respective domains.
At this moment, all stood up.
Then, facing the green-robed figure on the cold jade throne, they either bowed respectfully or knelt on one knee!
They abandoned their dignity and pride.
After all, in the Cultivation world, strength was paramount!
Whoever had the hardest fist, their words were the truth!
Finally, the mountain-tsunami-like shouts converged into a rolling torrent, resounding throughout the entire Heavenly Sword Peak.
Spreading across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers!
"We, greet the Alliance Leader!"
"We, greet the Alliance Leader!!"
The sound was filled with reverence, fear, and submission!
At this moment, Central Prefecture changed hands!
An era belonging to the Heavenly Sword Sect, today, in this manner! Came to a crashing end!
And a new era, belonging to Chen Xu, belonging to this overlord of South Spirit Prefecture, was declared to have arrived!
Murong Zhuyun looked at the shocking scene of ten thousand Sects coming to pay homage before her.
Her beautiful eyes... were filled with adoration and fanaticism.
With his power alone, he forced the entire Central Prefecture to bow its head!
What kind of domineering power was this!
What kind of might!
And she was fortunate enough to be able to follow such a person.
To witness this historic moment!
On the throne.
Chen Xu looked down at the vast crowd, all of whom had submitted.
His expression remained unchanged.
As if all of this was only natural.
He knew that this was merely a conquest by force.
These people were currently only afraid of his strength.
To truly win their hearts and make them serve him.
More methods would be needed.
However, no rush.
He had plenty of time.
The immediate priority was to completely integrate the forces of Central Prefecture to deal with the true catastrophe that could descend at any time!
His gaze swept past the submissive crowd below.
Finally, it landed on Li Wangchen, who was in a pool of blood in the distance, already on his last breath, his eyes unfocused.
Chen Xu slowly raised his hand and gently beckoned towards Li Wangchen.
An invisible force instantly swept up Li Wangchen's broken body, throwing him directly before the throne like a dead dog.
"Ugh..."
Li Wangchen let out a muffled groan, his entire body curled up on the ground, trembling violently.
Chen Xu looked down at him from above, his eyes indifferent, without a trace of pity.
He slowly spoke, his voice cold and devoid of emotion.
"Now."
"Tell me about your so-called Heaven-Defying method."