110: Chapter 110 Another Nascent Soul Slayer!

"Nine Nether Soul Claw!"

Elder Lihun roared and pushed both palms forward violently.

Countless black runes fused instantly.

Transforming into a pitch-black ghost claw a hundred zhang in size!

Thick black qi swirled around the ghost claw!

Countless vengeful souls seemed to be shrieking and roaring within!

Just a single glance caused one's Divine Soul to ache and a chill to rise in the heart.

This was one of the Jiuyou Sect's ultimate techniques, an Earth-Grade High Grade Divine Ability, infinitely powerful and incredibly sinister.

Under this claw, let alone a Physical Body, even a Divine Soul would be torn apart on the spot, becoming nourishment for the ghost claw.

"It's the Nine Nether Soul Claw! Elder Lihun is getting serious!"

"Against this move, ordinary Peak Nascent Soul Cultivators die if they're grazed and perish if they're touched! That Chu Xiao is dead for sure!"

The Cultivators in the distance all changed expression and retreated in horror!

Terrified of being caught in the aftermath of that horrific ghost claw.

Xiao Zhen and Li Xiaoyao in the crowd also took on solemn expressions.

They asked themselves: if they faced this move, even if they could withstand it, they would definitely have to use all their trump cards and end up in a pathetic state.

How would that Chu Xiao respond?

What he had shown before...

Seemed to be only that unpredictable physical strength.

But no matter how strong the Physical Body was!

How could it possibly contend with such a sinister Divine Ability?

The massive ghost claw blotted out the sun, carrying the momentum to tear everything apart as it clawed down fiercely toward Chu Xiao and the Tianyan Sect Disciples below.

"No!"

Elder Lingyun's eyes nearly split from rage.

Without a second thought, he dragged his heavily injured body, intending to shield Chu Xiao.

Even if he died, he would fight to secure a chance of survival for the Sect's Genius.

However, just as his body moved, a palm was lightly pressed onto his shoulder.

An irresistible force surged through, preventing him from advancing even a fraction of an inch.

"Elder, just watch in peace."

Chu Xiao's voice rang in his ear.

He gently pushed Elder Lingyun back, protecting him behind himself.

Then, he looked up, facing the descending pitch-black ghost claw alone.

Under the tense, horrified, or gleeful gazes of everyone.

Chu Xiao slowly raised his right fist.

Toward the sky, facing that hundred-zhang ghost claw, he threw a punch.

"Foolish!"

Seeing this, Elder Lihun in mid-air revealed a cruel sneer.

Trying to hard-counter his Nine Nether Soul Claw with a bare fist?

This was simply the most ridiculous way to die in the world!

He could almost see the bloody scene in the next second, where Chu Xiao and his arm would be crushed into meat paste by the ghost claw.

However, in the next moment.

Within everyone's constricted pupils.

That fist collided violently with the sun-blotting ghost claw.

Time seemed to freeze for an instant.

Immediately after.

"BOOM!"

An earth-shattering explosion abruptly rang out above the Ascension Platform.

The hideous, hundred-zhang ghost claw shattered with a bang!

Turning into black qi that filled the sky and dissipated into nothingness.

And the force of Chu Xiao's punch!

After shattering the ghost claw, its momentum remained undiminished, transforming into an invisible shockwave!

It struck later but arrived first, slamming fiercely into Elder Lihun in mid-air.

"Pfft—!"

The sneer on Elder Lihun's face instantly froze.

He only felt a terrifyingly massive force collide with his chest.

His protective Magic Treasure, a High Grade Spiritual Artifact-level black robe!

Failed to emit even a flicker of light before instantly turning to ash.

His proud Nascent Soul body was as fragile as paper before that power.

He violently spat out a large mouthful of blood!

His entire body was sent flying backward.

Boom!

With a loud crash, Elder Lihun's body slammed heavily into a tall pavilion in the distance.

The entire pavilion, built of special materials, shook violently; the spot where he hit collapsed, kicking up clouds of dust.

As for Elder Lihun himself, he slid down from the ruins like a pile of mud, his life or death unknown.

The entire area fell into a deathly silence.

One could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stared blankly at this scene, at the dust filling the air.

Looking at the youth who was slowly withdrawing his fist!

Their brains had completely lost the ability to think.

One punch. Just one punch.

A Peak Nascent Soul powerhouse had unleashed his ultimate Divine Ability!

And just like that... he was defeated?

And defeated so... effortlessly.

Chapter 131

On the edge of the Ascension Platform, Xiao Zhen's pupils suddenly constricted!

He had imagined Chu Xiao was strong, even deducing in his mind how he would deal with Elder Lihun's Nine Nether Soul Claw.

He was seventy percent sure he could take it, but he would definitely have to use all his trump cards and might even suffer minor injuries.

But like Chu Xiao, calmly raising a hand and throwing a punch!

To blow up both the person and the Divine Ability together...

He couldn't do it.

For the first time, fear toward a peer arose in Xiao Zhen's heart.

Beside him, the signature elegant smile on Li Xiaoyao's face had long since vanished.

Replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

The hand holding his sword hilt was already drenched in cold sweat.

Those who found this fact most unacceptable were the people from the Tianyan Sect.

The wild joy on the faces of those young Disciples hadn't even faded!

Before it was replaced by shock!

Each one of them had their mouths wide open!

Amidst this deathly silence, Chu Xiao moved.

He ignored the gazes of everyone around him and stepped forward!

Walking unhurriedly toward the ruins of the collapsed pavilion.

What does he want to do?

Is he actually going to finish him off?

Killing an ally brought by a Soul Transformation powerhouse right in front of him?

"Cough... cough cough..."

A series of violent coughs came from within the ruins.

Elder Lihun struggled to crawl out of the pile of rubble; his current appearance was wretched in the extreme!

His entire chest had caved in, and who knew how many bones in his body were broken.

His black Sect robes had long since become rags, soaked through with blood.

His entire cultivation had been shaken into disarray by that punch, leaving him unable to even stand steadily.

He looked up, watching Chu Xiao approach step by step.

His eyes were filled with malice and fear.

He couldn't understand how he had lost.

How could he have lost so completely?

Scrambling and crawling toward the other side of the ruins, he wailed in a hoarse voice: "Elder Guigu! Save me! Kill him! Kill him quickly!"

Finally, that withered figure moved.

Elder Guigu slowly drifted down from the top of the ruins!

He didn't spare a single glance for Elder Lihun on the ground!

The green ghost-fires deep within his sunken eye sockets sized up Chu Xiao with interest.

"Quite interesting."

His raspy voice rang out: "A Physical Body strong to this extent is comparable to an Ancient Great Demon. No wonder you dare to be so arrogant."

As his words fell, a terrifying pressure belonging to the Soul Transformation Realm, far surpassing Elder Lihun's, swept violently across the entire God King Ascension Platform.

Heaven and earth seemed to become viscous at this moment.

The air solidified, and Spiritual Qi stagnated.

The hundreds of Cultivators present only felt an invisible divine mountain suddenly press down upon their Divine Souls.

Those with weaker strength groaned on the spot, falling to their knees with blood seeping from their seven orifices.

Even top-tier Prodigies like Xiao Zhen and Li Xiaoyao had to circulate their full Spiritual Qi just to barely stay standing, their faces turning pale.

The Tianyan Sect members, whose cage had been broken, were even more suffocated by this pressure!

One by one, they slumped to the ground.

This was the Divine Might of Soul Transformation.

Just the aura alone was enough to suppress the entire field!

"Kid, you're quite good."

Elder Guigu looked at Chu Xiao, who remained unfazed in the center of the pressure; the ghost-fires in his eyes flickered with approval: "To be able to heavily injure a waste like Lihun with a single punch at the Nascent Soul Realm, you have reason to be proud."

"Unfortunately, you should never, ever have killed an ally of my Heavenly Demon Sect in front of this old man."

He extended a withered finger and pointed at Chu Xiao: "Now, kneel, cripple your own cultivation, and hand over all the secrets on your person. I might consider leaving you an intact corpse."

Hearing this, Elder Lihun on the ground immediately showed a look of hideous gratification, struggling to shout: "Elder! You can't let him off so easily!"

"I want to extract his soul and refine his spirit, making him suffer the agony of Ten Thousand Souls Biting him!"

Elder Guigu glanced at him, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes: "Trash, shut up."

Elder Lihun's smile froze, but he didn't dare say more.

In everyone's eyes, this was already a foregone conclusion.

Even the most monstrous Nascent Soul, when facing a true Soul Transformation powerhouse, has no choice but to be crushed!

There would be no second outcome.

However, Chu Xiao's reaction once again exceeded everyone's expectations.

He didn't look at Elder Guigu; his gaze remained on Elder Lihun on the ground.

"I said it just now."

Chu Xiao spoke indifferently: "Today, not a single Disciple of the Jiuyou Sect or the Heavenly Demon Sect here will be left alive."

As his words fell, he raised his right hand.

With a thought.

Buzz—!

A clear, loud dragon roar suddenly resounded through heaven and earth!

A slender, magnificent longsword appeared in his palm.

On the blade, mysterious crimson-gold patterns flowed incessantly.

At the hilt, a gem that seemed to be condensed from the core of the sun emitted a terrifying aura that made the entire Ascension Platform tremble.

Burning Heaven Golden Sun Sword!

The moment this sword appeared, a vast Sword Intent capable of burning the sky and boiling the sea soared into the heavens!

Elder Guigu's Soul Transformation pressure that blanketed the field was instantly torn to shreds before this Sword Intent!

The dark clouds in the sky were stirred by the Sword Qi, turning into a massive vortex of fire.

The white jade-paved ground of the Ascension Platform actually began to make "sizzling" sounds under this scorching Sword Intent, showing signs of melting!

"This... this is..."

The playful mockery on Elder Guigu's face instantly froze the moment he saw this sword.

The green ghost-fires deep within his sunken eye sockets flickered and constricted frantically!

"Heaven-Grade Spiritual Artifact!"

"This is definitely a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Artifact!"

"And it's the kind with the most top-tier killing power among Heaven-Grade Spiritual Artifacts!"

"A treasure of this grade, let alone someone like him at the mere Early Stage of Soul Transformation!"

"Even the Grand Elders of their Heavenly Demon Sect, those old monsters at the Peak of Soul Transformation, might not necessarily possess one!"

"A Nascent Soul Cultivator actually holding a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Artifact in his hand?"

"How is this possible!"

"Who exactly is he?"

"Which hidden Holy Land's direct-line Saint is he?"

"Or is he the Personal Disciple of some old monster in the Undergoing Tribulation stage?"

Thoughts exploded in his mind one by one like thunderclaps.

Elder Guigu only felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head!

His entire skeleton felt cold.

He understood instantly.

What traps, what ambushes—it was all a joke from start to finish!

The guy wasn't here to die at all; he was here to kill!

He himself was the prey that had charged headlong into the trap!

"Elder... what are you waiting for? Quick... kill him already!"

Elder Lihun on the ground clearly hadn't realized the severity of the situation yet.

Seeing Elder Guigu hesitate to act, he was still urging him with all his might.

This urge was like lighting a powder keg.

"Kill your mother!"

Elder Guigu whipped his head around, his eyes flickering with ghost-fire as he glared fixedly at Elder Lihun!

Then, under the jaw-dropping gazes of everyone present...

This overbearing Soul Transformation powerhouse suddenly raised his withered palm!

Without the slightest hesitation, he slapped Elder Lihun across the face!

*Slap!*

A crisp, loud slap echoed across the deathly silent God King Ascension Platform.

Everyone was stunned.

Xiao Zhen, Li Xiaoyao, and the hundreds of Cultivators in the distance all widened their eyes!

Watching this scene, which was absurd to the extreme.

A Soul Transformation powerhouse, Elder Guigu of the Heavenly Demon Sect, had actually slapped his own ally, Elder Lihun of the Jiuyou Sect, across the face.

Elder Lihun was completely dazed by the slap.

The ferocity and urgency on his face froze instantly, replaced by a blank look of bewilderment.

Clutching his rapidly swelling cheek, he looked at Elder Guigu in disbelief.

Why?

Why did Elder Guigu hit him?

Wasn't he supposed to strike and crush this reckless little brat before them into ashes?

"Elder... you..."

Just as he was about to question him, he was met with Elder Guigu's explosive rage.

"You what?! You useless trash! You idiot!"

Elder Guigu's voice was sharp and filled with panic.

Like a madman, his withered palms blurred into afterimages.

He rained blows down upon Elder Lihun's head and face.

*Slap! Bang! Crack!*

Slaps, fists, and palm prints landed mercilessly on Elder Lihun's body.

"Who told you to provoke him? Who gave you the audacity to touch the people of his Sect?"

"If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

Elder Guigu roared even as he beat him.

His strikes were extremely heavy, each one infused with Dharmic power.

He beat Elder Lihun until he had no strength to fight back.

The crisp sound of bones breaking was clearly audible.

Elder Lihun's screams changed from initial shock and confusion into wails of agony.

Elder Guigu kicked him in the chest, causing his already collapsed chest to cave in further!

He flew out like a tattered sack and slammed heavily onto the ground.

This scene caused the brains of all the Cultivators present to stop functioning.

What on earth was going on?

The two Elders from the demonic Sects, who were so formidable a moment ago and intent on killing Chu Xiao, had suddenly turned on each other?

Moreover, it was Elder Guigu, a Soul Transformation powerhouse, unilaterally beating Elder Lihun, who was only at the Nascent Soul stage.

This reversal came too fast and too suddenly, exceeding everyone's understanding.

However, an even more eye-popping scene occurred.

After beating Elder Lihun until he had only half a breath left, Elder Guigu didn't spare him another glance.

He whipped around to face Chu Xiao, who stood there holding his sword.

*Thump!*

His knees slammed heavily onto the ground.

He knelt.

He had actually knelt down just like that.

The entire God King Ascension Platform fell into a deathly silence.

One could hear a pin drop.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and everyone's breath hitched.

They looked at that withered figure kneeling on the ground.

Feeling their worldview being ruthlessly overturned and crushed.

Soul Transformation!

That was a Soul Transformation powerhouse!

An existence standing at the pinnacle of this world!

Usually mysterious and elusive, their every word and action could decide the life and death of countless people.

But now, such an existence...

Was prostrating himself and begging for mercy from a Nascent Soul Junior!

"Se... Senior, spare my life!"

Elder Guigu's body trembled violently.

It wasn't from anger, but from fear.

"This Junior was blind and failed to recognize your greatness! It was that idiot Elder Lihun who sought his own death and offended Senior! None of this has anything to do with my Heavenly Demon Sect! I beg Senior to spare my miserable life for the sake of our Sect's Grand Elder!"

His voice carried a sob, filled with humility.

A Heaven-Grade Spiritual Artifact!

That was definitely a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Artifact! And a killing weapon of extremely high quality!

The moment Chu Xiao brought out that sword, Elder Guigu was scared out of his wits.

A supreme treasure of this level was not something an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator could possess.

He could understand the meaning behind this even with his heels.

This was definitely the Personal Disciple of some hidden Holy Land or an old monster at the Undergoing Tribulation stage.

Someone who had come out to play in the mortal world!

What was he?

A mere Elder at the Early Stage of Soul Transformation was probably not even an ant in their eyes.

Kill him?

Make him kneel and cripple his own cultivation?

Recalling what he had just said, Elder Guigu felt a chill throughout his body.

He wished he could give himself a few more slaps.

His kneel was like the first domino falling.

On the other side of the ruins, those who had originally survived...

The Heavenly Demon Sect Disciples who were just watching the excitement...

Their brains went "buzz" and turned blank.

The next moment, they reacted, the color draining from their faces as they were scared to death.

*Thump! Thump! Thump!*

Without the slightest hesitation, the remaining dozen or so Heavenly Demon Sect Disciples scrambled to kneel!

They kowtowed frantically in Chu Xiao's direction.

"Senior, spare our lives!"

"We were wrong! We won't dare do it again!"

The sounds of begging and kowtowing merged into one.

This incredibly spectacular and absurd scene...

Completely awed everyone present.

At the edge of the platform, Xiao Zhen's face was pale, his lips trembling, unable to say a word.

Beside him, Li Xiaoyao's elegant and handsome face was filled with bitterness and lingering fear.

Yu Chouxue stood at the back of the crowd, her cool eyes filled with shock.

She looked at that white-clad back, and the absurd thought in her heart had now become reality.

The one who should feel fear was never him.

It was everyone in this world who made an enemy of him.

"Guigu... you... you're crazy..."

Amidst the ruins, Elder Lihun, who had been beaten to within an inch of his life, struggled to raise his head, looking at the kneeling Elder Guigu with eyes full of confusion and despair.

He didn't understand why things had turned out like this.

It was clearly a sure-win situation, a certain death trap!

Why had the high-and-mighty hunters turned into tail-wagging dogs in the blink of an eye?

He couldn't figure it out.

However, Chu Xiao already no longer intended to give him time to figure it out.

Chu Xiao's gaze did not linger on Elder Guigu.

Instead, it fell upon Elder Lihun.

He waved his hand casually.

A crimson-gold Sword Qi erupted from the tip of the Burning Heaven Golden Sun Sword and vanished in a flash.

*Slash.*

The expression on Elder Lihun's face was frozen forever at that moment.

A thin line of blood appeared at the center of his brow.

Then, the blood line expanded!

His body was split in two from the middle, blood and internal organs spilling all over the ground.

Primordial Spirit, extinguished.

Until his death, he never understood!

Just what kind of existence he had provoked.

Having killed Elder Lihun with a casual strike, Chu Xiao finally turned his gaze toward the one kneeling on the ground!

Elder Guigu, whose body was shaking like a sieve.

"I said it just now."

Chu Xiao's voice was flat, yet it made Elder Guigu's very bones turn cold.

"Today, not a single Disciple of the Jiuyou Sect or the Heavenly Demon Sect here shall be left alive."

Hearing this, Elder Guigu was scared out of his wits.

He kowtowed even harder, his forehead bleeding from the impact.

"Senior! Senior, spare my life! This Junior is willing to be your slave or servant! I will serve Senior for the rest of my life! I only beg Senior to give this Junior a chance! Give the Heavenly Demon Sect a chance!"

He abandoned his dignity as a Soul Transformation powerhouse, begging for his master's mercy like a dog.

"A chance?"

A cold sneer appeared on Chu Xiao's face.

"Fine, I'll give you a chance."

He looked at Elder Guigu and said indifferently, "Take one strike from my sword. If you can survive it, I will let you and all the Heavenly Demon Sect Disciples go."

Hearing this, Elder Guigu's body stiffened.

A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.

One strike?

Although the opponent held a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Artifact, he was, after all, a Soul Transformation powerhouse with all his trump cards!

If he took one strike head-on, maybe... maybe there was still a slim chance of survival!

However, this thought had just arisen...

...when it was crushed into powder by Chu Xiao's next move.

Chu Xiao did not strike him immediately!

Instead, he turned his gaze toward the Jiuyou Sect Disciples in the distance, who were in a daze.

He waved his hand casually once more.

Another crimson-gold Sword Qi.

This Sword Qi was much larger than the previous one!

Like a crescent moon, it swept out.

"No!"

Those Jiuyou Sect Disciples reacted instantly, fear appearing on their faces!

They all brought out their Magic Treasures and performed Divine Abilities, trying to resist.

However, before the Sword Qi of the Burning Heaven Golden Sun Sword!

All their resistance seemed so pale and weak.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, all Magic Treasures and shields shattered instantly like they were made of paper.

*Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!*

A series of sounds of flesh being sliced rang out.

Those dozen or so Jiuyou Sect Disciples didn't even have time to scream!

Their bodies were cut in half at the waist.

Blood stained the white jade platform red.

With one strike, over a dozen Jiuyou Sect elite Disciples were wiped out.

Having done all this, Chu Xiao's gaze fell back onto Elder Guigu.

"Now, it's your turn."

Elder Guigu looked at the severed limbs and broken bodies scattered everywhere.

Feeling the still sharp and scorching Sword Intent in the air!

The sliver of hope that had just arisen instantly turned into endless despair.

Take one strike from him?

How? With what?

He had seen that strike clearly just now; the opponent hadn't used his full strength at all!

It was just a casual wave!

But even such a casual strike, its power!

It was already enough to make his heart tremble with fear.

He had no doubt that if he faced that strike, his end would be no better than those Jiuyou Sect Disciples.

The so-called chance was no chance at all!

"No! Senior! I was wrong! I won't take it! I don't dare take it!"

Elder Guigu completely broke down, abandoning that so-called chance.

He began to kowtow frantically again, with tears and snot flowing.

"This Junior is a pig, a dog! This Junior is trash! I beg Senior to show mercy and just let this Junior go like a fart!"

Looking at his unsightly state, a flash of disgust crossed Chu Xiao's eyes.

He said no more; he hadn't come here to listen to someone beg for mercy.

In the next moment, he raised the Burning Heaven Golden Sun Sword high in his hand.