53: Inventory the spoils! This time, I'm going to have a good slaughter!!

"Jin Wushi is dead!"

A piercing howl echoed throughout Tianyun City!

"He killed Jin Wushi! The Nether Moon Sect will surely hold us accountable. We can't let him escape! Catch him!"

"Catch him! Only his life can prevent the Nether Moon Sect from holding us accountable!"

"Kill!"

Jin Wushi was actually dead!

And he died just like that, cut down by this Human Race youth with a single saber strike!

This was beyond everyone's expectations!

And it filled everyone with shock and fury!

Everyone had thought that Shen Tianxing would surely be the one to die!

Alas, there were no 'ifs'.

Their guesses were completely wrong!

Jin Wushi was dead. To avoid being held responsible by the Nether Moon Sect, the only way was to offer Shen Tianxing's life in exchange!

"Brothers, we cannot let them succeed! Join this general and stop them!"

Shen Tianxing's intervention invigorated everyone!

The City Patrol Department guards and Cultivators of various sects within Tianyun City were now seething with fighting spirit!

For a time, they actually pushed back their opponents, especially the major criminals attempting to flee, who suffered heavy casualties!

Shen Tianxing had long anticipated the reactions of these Demon, Monster, and Ghost Cultivators.

When he fought Jin Wushi, regardless of victory or defeat, he would face the outcome of being surrounded.

But they were thinking too much!

Even Jin Wushi was not his opponent. Who among these people could withstand his saber?

Ching!

Shen Tianxing, now unhindered, soared into the sky!

Those in the Zizai Realm could temporarily fly. He stepped on the long sky, charging towards the overwhelming tide of Demons and Ghost Path Cultivators!

What did it matter if endless Cultivators surrounded him?

Whoosh—

Shen Tianxing's saber light bloomed across the city, striking terror and shattering the minds of the Ghost Path Cultivators and Demons!

He did not entangle himself; he killed whenever he could!

The situation in Tianyun City had already reversed due to his appearance!

The strongest, Jin Wushi, had been slain by him, and over a hundred Demon, Monster, and Ghost Cultivators above the Sixth Level Vajra Realm had died!

Such a heavy blow was enough for the experts of the City Patrol Department to turn the tide of battle!

While fighting, Shen Tianxing returned to the dilapidated tavern and found Old Man Su's remains.

Fortunately, he had taken some precautions when he left, otherwise his battle with Jin Wushi might have affected them.

"By order of the Empress, all Demons and Ghost Path Cultivators who cause chaos in our dynasty shall be executed without mercy!"

"The ringleader has been punished. The rest are now up to you!"

Shen Tianxing broke free from the encirclement, carrying Su Mingyue and Old Man Su's remains, and rushed out of Tianyun City.

His voice echoed through the city, serving to declare his identity.

"So it's a Prodigy of our dynasty! Rest assured, we will not fail Your Majesty's imperial edict!"

"Brothers, follow me! Slay the Demons and Ghost Path Cultivators, and severely punish the fugitives!"

"Kill!"

Fervent shouts of battle pierced the clouds!

Throughout the city, terrifying Qi fluctuations were everywhere, and explosions of light continuously roared, with the flames growing stronger!

The common folk who could run had already fled; those who couldn't had already died.

The entire Tianyun City was a battlefield; there was no need for further restraint!

"It's over, this mission has failed!"

"If not for that Human Race Prodigy, how could we have suffered such great losses, with even Jin Wushi dying here!"

"Killing our Demon and Ghost Path Cultivators cannot be forgiven!"

"Send word to all sects to jointly hunt down the Human Race Prodigy, Shen Tianxing!"

"Good! Follow him, we cannot let him escape!"

In an instant, many experts from the Demon and Ghost Path left the battlefield, chasing in the direction Shen Tianxing had departed.

The earth trembled. The bodies of the Demons were too large, and the larger their bodies, the stronger their power, possessing an invulnerability to blades and spears that made them impossible to stop!

As for the Ghost Path Cultivators, their movement techniques were ghostly, appearing and disappearing without a trace, making them even harder to guard against!

These departing Cultivators were all above the Eighth Level Vajra Realm. Their mission was to pursue and kill Shen Tianxing, to hold him back, and await the arrival of experts from various sects!

With the departure of these great Demons and Ghost Path Cultivators, the battle in Tianyun City became a one-sided affair!

Everywhere there was blood, everywhere there were corpses!

The losses were heavy, but thanks to Shen Tianxing's intervention, it became one of the few cities where the Demon and Ghost Path's plans failed!

...On the horizon, a golden ray slowly rose.

It was dawn!

Shen Tianxing, carrying the unconscious Su Mingyue and Old Man Su's remains, easily shook off the pursuing Demons and Ghost Path experts.

In a vast, endless mountain range, Shen Tianxing found a hidden cave and entered it.

A night of running, a night of killing, even for him, who had already stepped into the Third Level of the Zizai Realm, he felt somewhat fatigued.

The main reason was the excessive consumption of his Divine Soul.

While the Impermanence Saber Technique was powerful, Shen Tianxing knew it wouldn't be enough to kill an expert at the Fifth Level of the Freedom Realm like Jin Wushi.

However, this saber technique was naturally a bane to Ghost Path Cultivators, making it the most suitable for dealing with Jin Wushi.

Therefore, Shen Tianxing infused his Divine Soul into his Saber Intent!

It was by wielding Saber Intent with his Divine Soul that he managed to cut down Jin Wushi with a single strike!

The immense consumption necessitated a period of rest.

"My strength is still insufficient. If I could advance further, killing Jin Wushi wouldn't require manipulating Saber Intent with the power of my Divine Soul."

Shen Tianxing settled Su Mingyue and Old Man Su's remains, then sat down cross-legged.

During this rest, he intended to further elevate his cultivation!

The battle in Tianyun City yielded immense rewards!

The experience gained from over a hundred experts above the Vajra Realm reached an astonishing level!

Plus Jin Wushi!

He hadn't even had time to check how much experience he had gained!

Shen Tianxing entered the soul slaying platform and collected all the rewards!

Seeing the rewards he received, his eyes widened!

"Over 5.66 million experience points!"

"And countless Cultivation Techniques, Medicinal Pills, weapons, and Spirit Medicine!"

Even with Shen Tianxing's extensive experience, seeing such generous rewards for the first time made him gasp!

Indeed, nothing yielded as much reward as carrying out an execution!

If he had to go to a Mass Grave himself or Cultivate on the second floor of the Purgatory Division, who knew when he would achieve the equivalent of this harvest!

"Your Majesty, I truly have to thank you this time!"

Shen Tianxing smiled happily.

Without the Empress's imperial edict, he would never have received so many benefits!

"This time, I'm going to kill to my heart's content!"