"I …"
Blargh!
Struggling to get up from the ground, Bound Star was about to speak when he felt a pain in his chest and vomited another mouthful of blood, his mind a jumbled mess.
What the heck?
Jiang He?
Rank-six pinnacle?
Wasn't he bait?
Weren't all his feats nonsensical?
So why did he not block that palm?
Even if Bound Star blanked out for a split second when he realized that it was Jiang He, he reacted when Jiang He struck, instantly condensing layers of defense in front of his chest.
Earth-type Awakened were adept at defense in the first place!
Not even a full-powered strike from an elite of the same tier could hurt him, and yet a rank-six like Jiang He could make him vomit blood with a single palm and shift his innards …
Feeling like he was going mad, Bound Star growled and instantly charged his superpower. Obscure earthen-yellow radiance gathered around his body, and with a nonchalant point of his finger, the ground beneath Jiang He's feet split open.
Jiang He was exceedingly quick. Blind Princess's Eight Practices was a little frightening, and he disappeared in a flash, evading Bound Star's attack.
And yet, just as he appeared, another earth spike shot out from beneath his feet with a whoosh.
"What the hell!"
Jiang He's eyes went red.
It hurts.
The earth spike was formed from an earth-type Awakened's superpower. It was extremely sharp, and it instantly pierced the sole of Bound Star's shoe, leaving him with a searing pain.
"…"
And yet, Bound Star was even more shocked.
'Are you kidding me?'
His Boulder Spike could pierce through a rank-eight, let alone a rank-six. And yet, it broke right after it struck Jiang He's shoe …
Casting his superpowers, he kept manipulating the earth to crack, rock spikes, and earthen walls to stop Jiang He, even using the dust kicked up by Jiang He to materialize a meteor to attack Jiang He while he retreated as fast as he could.
Jiang He was even more violent.
He activated Indestructible Vajra, and Connate Stellar Qi shielded his body, shattering any attack from Bound Star with a single palm strike.
Behind him, the black panther was left dumbstruck.
It looked up to find streaks of golden dragon silhouettes flying out of Jiang He's palm, dazzling and tyrannical.
That was when a gust howled, and the Third Elder of the Sky Demon Cult darted toward them.
Guilty Star Venerable followed closely behind.
At first, they did not think much of a Peak Level Six Martial Artist and a Level Seven Ferocious Beast, but when they sensed the commotion of the battle outside, they were shocked and immediately rushed over. Apart from them, the idle martial artists and Extraordinary Awakened who were resting in the temporary imperial residence were also alarmed and appeared one after another, standing in the distance and looking over.
"Third Elder, Guilty Star!"
Bound Star's eyes were almost tearing up. Help had finally arrived, and he might not have been able to escape unscathed if they had come a minute later. Hence, he quickly went up to stand beside Guilty Star and Third Elder, saying somberly, "It's Jiang He, Third Elder. That brat is a little weird, and his combat ability would not lose out to a top rank-eight elite!"
Guilty Star's eyes tightened. He was less than thirty meters away from Jiang He, and naturally recognized him. Even Third Elder was slightly taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "He's Jiang He?"
All three of them turned to look at Jiang He in disbelief.
Could it be …
The five Immortal Generals, two Venerables, and the Sixth Elder of the Holy Church were killed by this brat, right?
"Sky Demon Cultists?"
Jiang He frowned.
When he heard the names' Third Elder 'and' Guilty Venerable ', he already knew the identity of the three people before him.
Unable to hold back the rage burning in his heart, he coldly said, "You Sky Demon Cultists are really persistent. It's not easy for me to come out for a stroll, and yet you're still going to ambush me? Do you have nothing better to do, stalking me every day?"
With that …
With a turn of his hand, a pepper appeared, and he gulped it down with a few crunches.
There were too many of them, so he had to 'take a potion'!
And yet, the side effects immediately showed after he swallowed the pepper. Jiang He realized that …
The three burly men in front of him had actually become more handsome.
"Oh no …"
"I have to end this quickly. The pepper's side effects wouldn't work if I kill them quickly!" With that thought, Jiang He's aura abruptly burst out. His Dragon-Slaying Saber appeared in his hand, and he charged forward without a word.
At first, he had been prepared to have a good fight with the Sky Demon Cultists, but now it seemed that he had no choice but to fight!
"Allow me!"
Guilty Star growled, reaching out to draw the alloy combat axe slung over his back and striding forward to meet Jiang He. Instantly, he lunged at Jiang He, and even so, Guilty Star was at a disadvantage in just a few moves.
His axe technique was bold and unrestrained, and it was all about 'overwhelming the opponent with force'.
His cultivation focused on brute force as well, and he would usually meet force with force in a head-on fight. But now …
He could not win!
He was fierce, but Jiang He was even fiercer!
Slash after slash, each blade was accompanied by sparks of lightning. His explosive power was not much stronger than that of Guilty Revered, who was at the pinnacle of the Eighth Level, but the key was that the Ninefold Thunder Blade Secret Manual was faster than the previous one, and each blade carried the power of lightning!
The power of thunder clashed with Guilty Venerable's alloy battle-ax, transmitting into Guilty Venerable's body, causing his body to feel numb and his movements to slow down quite a bit.
And that was even with Guilty Star's abundant True Qi suppressing part of the thunderbolt energy.
"He has yet to grasp the Boundary of Wills, and yet he could invoke the might of thunder with his blade technique. This blade technique does not pale in comparison to the Sky Sage Arcanum!" Third Elder's eyes tightened, his mind immeasurably shocked!
A rank-six pinnacle who could match Guilty Star in power … such combat ability was definitely among the best among rank-eights!
Still …
That bit of ability was not enough to kill Sixth Elder, who had grasped blade will. Could the brat … still have a trump card?
"Bound Star!"
Third Elder growled, and Bound Star responded to his call to attack.
He did not join the fray, and instead aided Guilty Star through his control over the earth. The ground would crack and spike would shoot out from time to time, leaving Jiang He flustered just then.
"Damn it!"
Jiang He's face dropped.
Just a moment ago, a rock spike shot out from the ground and stabbed between his legs. If it wasn't for the Innate Gang Qi protecting his body, he would probably … be done for for his entire life!
On the other hand, Guilty Star seized the opportunity to close in and slash his axe across his waist …
Pow!
His Nature Qi was torn apart by the axe, and the razor-sharp greataxe landed heavily on Jiang He's body … and yet, the scene of him being cut in two did not happen as he imagined. All Guilty Star heard was the hum of a sword resounding beside his ears, and in the next split second, a white sword flash appeared before him.
He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.
Snikt.
Pierced between his brows, Guilty Star dropped stiffly to the ground.
That was when Jiang He landed on the ground.
Flipping to his feet, Jiang He withdrew his luminous sword and could not help inhaling sharply when he looked at his waist that had been cut —
"That was close!"
"If it wasn't for the recent improvement in my Body Protection Technique, I'm afraid that this chop wouldn't have just torn my clothes and left a red and swollen wound. Instead, it would have killed me!"
Jiang He's expression turned somber, and a dark golden flash flashed over his body as his Dark Golden Combat Armor covered his entire body.
"I've been careless!"
"My recent accomplishments might have inflated my ego, and I actually wanted to hold back …"
"This is a fight to the death. What's holding back?"
Jiang He took a deep breath, a thought flashing through his mind as he somberly asked, "Gentlemen, who's going to die next?"
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