186: Chapter 186 Today, only one of us can leave this place alive!

"This is..."

Qin Tian's eyes suddenly widened, filled with disbelief.

He watched as Zhou Yuxuan executed a sword technique.

The surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged toward Zhou Yuxuan's location like it had gone mad.

Above his head, a massive golden sword had already coalesced.

Then, as Zhou Yuxuan pointed at Qin Tian,

the massive golden sword lunged toward him.

"Damn it! To think someone is actually practicing an Emperor Sutra. Is this person the illegitimate son of some Great Emperor?"

Qin Tian cursed inwardly.

Most ordinary Emperor Sutras were edited and modified before being passed down within a Family. Therefore, the versions practiced by the disciples of most families with Emperor Sutras were incomplete.

Only descendants with the Bloodline of a Great Emperor flowing through them could practice a complete Emperor Sutra.

Qin Tian was, after all, from a great Family, and ages ago, he had been an invincible Prodigy of his era.

Naturally, he had practiced an Emperor Sutra, and it was a complete True Emperor Sutra.

Thus, he could naturally sense that the Emperor Sutra Zhou Yuxuan was using was complete and flawless.

However, what he hadn't expected was that right after appearing, before he could make a name for himself or recover his cultivation, he would encounter such a powerful opponent. This left him feeling extremely stifled.

Seeing the massive golden sword about to pierce his body,

Qin Tian immediately circulated his Emperor Sutra.

Instantly, mysterious runes emerged around him and quickly gathered before his right palm.

"Great Desolate Heaven-Suppressing Palm! Kill!!!"

Qin Tian struck out, and a massive purple palm appeared instantly, colliding directly with the golden sword.

BOOM!!!

"Oh? Interesting!" Seeing that his strike hadn't succeeded, Zhou Yuxuan's interest was piqued.

How long had it been? He didn't know how long it had been.

Among the opponents he had faced below the Saint Realm, none had ever been able to withstand one of his strikes and retreat unscathed.

Now, one had finally appeared.

Right then, a System notification sounded in Zhou Yuxuan's mind.

[Ding! The host has successfully altered the plot. The Luck Protagonist, Yang Tian, was injured and knocked unconscious by the aftershocks of the battle, falling into the East Sea with his fate unknown. Reward: Cultivation Realm increased by one level!]

Hearing the System's notification, Zhou Yuxuan was somewhat puzzled.

"Something happened to Yang Tian?"

While Zhou Yuxuan was wondering, the thick smoke in front of him was suddenly blown away by a gust of wind.

What came into view was Qin Tian, holding a tattered piece of clothing.

"Oh? Where did Your Excellency's friend go? Could it be that he abandoned Your Excellency and left?"

Zhou Yuxuan spoke with a hint of mockery.

Hearing this, Qin Tian frowned.

The shockwaves from the battle just now indeed had no effect on him, but what he hadn't expected was that Yang Tian, who was following behind him,

had suddenly turned and run the moment he circulated his Emperor Sutra to defend.

As a result, just as he stepped outside the range of protection, Yang Tian was very unluckily knocked unconscious by a wave of combat Qi.

He didn't have time to grab Yang Tian, only catching a piece of cloth as Yang Tian fell into the East Sea, fate unknown.

However, Qin Tian had no time to worry about his 'second brother' at the moment.

The person in front of him was a much more troublesome and difficult matter.

"Hmph! Boy, my business is none of your concern!"

Qin Tian said coldly. Then, he raised a finger and leaped up suddenly.

"Great Desolate God-Slaying Finger!" Qin Tian shouted loudly.

This was unexpectedly another Great Emperor Cultivation Technique.

As Qin Tian executed the move, countless strands of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi converged toward his position.

The bright sky began to darken as a massive finger tore through space, slowly extending from the outer void to strike down at Zhou Yuxuan.

"Haha! Did you think this Prince only knew one Emperor Sutra?"

Zhou Yuxuan was not to be outdone. He circulated the Emperor Sutra of Calamity with all his might.

The terrifying Calamity Poison emerged from the surrounding Dao and laws.

Qin Tian, who was still greedily absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly stopped his technique and the absorption of Spiritual Qi.

"You... you... you laid poison here?" Qin Tian said, full of rage.

He didn't think in the direction of a Great Emperor's scripture.

After all, throughout history, no one who practiced such unorthodox paths had ever successfully attained the Dao; therefore, an unorthodox Emperor Sutra should not exist.

Thus, upon finding countless inexplicable poisons flooding into his body, he only suspected that Zhou Yuxuan had already set up a poison array here to lure them in.

"Poison? Yes, this Prince did indeed use poison. Well, how does it feel?" Zhou Yuxuan said with a smile.

"You... despicable!" Qin Tian said through gritted teeth.

He found this poison to be extremely strange; as long as his cultivation remained in his body, these toxins would continuously regenerate.

It was as if the Spiritual Qi, essence, and blood within him were the very source of this bizarre poison.

"You call this Prince despicable? When we fight to the death, it's either you or me. Naturally, one must use every means to win. Now, it seems this Prince has won!"

Zhou Yuxuan walked toward Qin Tian.

"You!" Qin Tian did not dare to use his magic power and could only rely on his physical strength, frantically retreating step by step.

"Damn it! What kind of poison is this? Why have I never seen it before!"

"This poison is truly strange. Does it require me to cripple my own cultivation to get rid of these toxins? But my years of hard cultivation cannot be wasted like this; my plan has not yet been executed."

Qin Tian muttered to himself. Then, looking at Zhou Yuxuan, who was approaching with eyes full of murderous intent, he made a proposal.

"Brother, wait, this is all a misunderstanding!"

"As long as you give me the antidote, I will leave immediately and not interfere in the grievances between you and my second brother. How about it?"

Hearing Qin Tian's words, Zhou Yuxuan shook his head and said, "Not interested!"

Zhou Yuxuan looked at Qin Tian with utter contempt.

Just a moment ago, he was calling him 'boy' and being completely unreasonable. Now, seeing that his strength was inferior, he called him 'brother'.

Such a person deserved to die!

"You... young... Brother, the Great Era is about to descend, and countless sealed-away Prodigies will emerge. We have no real grievances; why don't we both take a step back?"

Qin Tian continued to speak, still unwilling to give up.

If it weren't for some important plans he had yet to complete, even if he had to self-detonate his Physical Body, he would have made this bastard pay the price.

Unfortunately, that plan was too important. If he lost his cultivation and had to start over, he would have to spend a lot of time re-arranging various grand schemes.

It was a very unworthy trade-off, and he wouldn't choose that path unless it was the absolute last resort.

Zhou Yuxuan looked at Qin Tian and said calmly, "No! Today, only one of us will leave this place alive!"