NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 100: "We Greet Senior Brother Li Xun!"
“The Emperor’s Nation-Stabilizing Fist?”
Hearing the Beast Taming Sect disciple’s exclamation, many present—especially those well-versed in various martial techniques—reacted.
A disciple from the Profound Sun Sect muttered, “Isn’t that a divine technique from the Great Chu Dynasty? How could it appear here? Could it be that one of the princes of the Great Chu Dynasty has entered this Phoenix Origin Secret Realm?”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a figure clad in green appeared in the sky.
With one hand clenched into a fist, he struck downward from midair. His movements carried the weight of an emperor surveying the world, as if his mere gestures could annihilate mountains, rivers, and entire races.
Boom!
The fist imprint collided with the slaughter formation, producing a deafening roar.
The entire formation trembled violently, and the infinite sword light within dimmed significantly. Many trapped geniuses managed to escape in the commotion.
Even so, their appearances were far from composed.
Even Cheng Shi from the Giant Elephant Sect bore a deep wound on his chest, the gash nearly exposing bone—clear evidence that he had encountered significant trouble within the formation.
“Break!”
The green-clad man shouted, raining down punch after punch like meteors falling from the heavens. Each strike carried unstoppable might, crashing into the formation with terrifying power.
Boom!
Before long, the massive slaughter formation was broken, a large gap torn open. The once-imposing formation that enveloped the entire mountain now had a fatal flaw.
“This…”
Many onlookers were left speechless.
The sight was beyond belief—how could a formation that had just trapped seven top-tier geniuses now be shattered by a few punches from this green-clad man? It was nothing short of extraordinary.
“So this is the power of a prince from the Great Chu Dynasty?”
The realization dawned on many. Given his royal background, the prince’s access to resources and techniques from birth far exceeded that of ordinary cultivators.
His opening move—a High-grade Heaven Divine Technique —was already proof of his exceptional abilities.
A disciple from the Beast Taming Sect couldn’t contain his excitement and shouted, “Your Highness, is Senior Brother Ning Cheng on his way?”
In his mind, their sect’s senior brother, Ning Cheng, must have already arrived and was merely waiting in the shadows for the right moment to make a grand entrance.
To his surprise, his words were met with utter silence.
The green-clad man didn’t even spare him a glance and walked straight into the slaughter formation.
“Uh…”
The Beast Taming Sect disciple awkwardly rubbed his nose, his expression turning embarrassed.
Just as he was about to assume that no one would respond to him, one of the two followers behind the green-clad man stepped forward, walking through the air.
One of them glanced down with a cold smirk and casually remarked, “Your Senior Brother Ning Cheng has already been killed by Li Xun.”
“What???”
The previously smug Beast Taming Sect disciple froze in place.
“What did you say? Senior Brother Ning Cheng is dead?”
The words seemed inconceivable.
Not only was the Beast Taming Sect disciple shocked, but everyone else was just as dumbfounded.
After all, this same disciple had just bragged that Ning Cheng had obtained a drop of ancient Qiongqi blood, greatly enhancing his strength.
Logically speaking, even if Ning Cheng couldn’t defeat Li Xun, he should at least have been able to escape.
How could he have been killed by Li Xun?
“Impossible! This can’t be true! Senior Brother Ning is a peerless genius. How could he have fallen to Li Xun? You must be lying!”
The disciple’s voice turned hoarse as he roared in disbelief.
Behind him, several other Beast Taming Sect disciples looked equally devastated, their faces ashen as if the sky had collapsed.
The death of Ning Cheng within the Phoenix Origin Secret Realm was an unimaginable blow to them.
Without Ning Cheng, they were nothing more than soft targets, vulnerable to being crushed by others.
The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were more inclined to believe that the man was lying to them. Yet, upon careful thought, they realized he had no reason to deceive them.
After all, if Ning Cheng were still alive but falsely rumored to be dead, he would undoubtedly exact revenge later. No one with any sense would randomly make enemies like this.
If the man wasn’t lying, then the possibility became chillingly real: Ning Cheng might truly be dead!
“Senior Brother, this is just hearsay for now. Ning Cheng might still be alive…” one of the Beast Taming Sect disciples said bitterly.
Before he could finish his sentence, a loud rumble erupted.
Boom!
From the distance, a streak of violet light tore through the sky like a shooting star, quickly growing larger in everyone’s eyes.
As it neared, they could finally see it clearly.
It was a warship—entirely cast in violet-gold metal, about thirty meters long. A massive flag fluttered at its prow, inscribed with a bold, flamboyant “Li” character.
Beneath the flag stood two figures, one in purple and the other in blue.
Behind them was Jiang Jue, an inner disciple of the Profound Sun Sect, but his presence was completely ignored by the crowd.
At that moment, every gaze fixated on Li Xun.
Moments ago, someone had claimed Li Xun had killed Ning Cheng. Now, Li Xun had appeared, but Ning Cheng was nowhere in sight.
Unless there was some unforeseen explanation…
The claim was likely true.
Li Xun had indeed killed Ning Cheng.
“We greet Senior Brother Li Xun!”
Seven or eight Profound Sun Sect disciples, overjoyed to see Li Xun, greeted him with utmost respect and reverence.
“Rise,” Li Xun said with a slight nod.
In stark contrast, the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect wore expressions of extreme dread.
The leader among them gripped a black long blade tightly, its edge glinting coldly. His crimson eyes were fixed on Li Xun with unrelenting intensity.
More than once, he had the urge to strike out.
But in the end, he suppressed it.
He understood that he and the others were no match for Li Xun. Their strongest among them was merely at the late Spirit Meridian Realm; to provoke Li Xun recklessly would be suicidal.
Even so, a faint killing intent still seeped from him, lingering around like an ominous shadow.
The moment this killing intent spread outward, a sharp “clang” echoed.
In a flash of sword light, the Beast Taming Sect leader couldn’t even react before his head was separated from his body.
His massive head tumbled to the ground and rolled several meters away, leaving a gruesome trail of blood.
The sight was unbearably shocking.
“Senior Brother?”
The remaining Beast Taming Sect disciples gasped in horror, their faces ashen as they stared upward in disbelief.
What they saw was Yao Feng, standing beside Li Xun, his face devoid of emotion. Slowly retracting his sword finger, Yao Feng spoke coldly,
“Harboring killing intent against Brother Li—did you think no one would notice?”
These words sent chills through everyone present.
The surviving Beast Taming Sect disciples lowered their heads immediately, not daring to show the slightest resentment.
They couldn’t understand why Yao Feng, from the Spirit Sword Valley, would kill one of them for Li Xun’s sake.
Yao Feng had no enmity or grievances with the Beast Taming Sect, and yet, he acted in Li Xun’s defense.
What baffled them even more was that Yao Feng—a leading figure from the Spirit Sword Valley—appeared to be acting as Li Xun’s subordinate.
From the surface, it seemed as though Yao Feng had merely killed a Beast Taming Sect disciple for Li Xun.
But outside this secret realm, the implications were much deeper.
This act signified an alliance between Spirit Sword Valley and the Profound Sun Sect.
If the Beast Taming Sect dared to retaliate, they would face not just one sect but the combined forces of both Spirit Sword Valley and the Profound Sun Sect.