"Get him! He ruined the Flying Leaf Sect’s opportunity! Kill him!" the Third Elder roared. Instantly, a group of disciples from the Flying Leaf Sect drew their weapons. They were merely leaves, ordinary and emerald-green, yet when enveloped in Spiritual Power, they became as deadly as divine blades.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
A storm of leaf-like blades shot furiously toward Wu Tian. The sky was blotted out by green leaves. Most of these disciples were above the Fifth Grade of the Tongxuan Realm; a five-star power was truly something to behold. As the leaves flew toward him, a potent Killing Intent locked onto Wu Tian, leaving him no room to dodge.
The scene made Qin Yuhan cry out in worry. She looked at the Great Heavenly King of Dogs and asked, "Can he win?"
The Great Heavenly King of Dogs nodded, his confidence in his master unwavering. Defeating a stronger opponent despite being weaker was nothing new for the Wu Tian of the past, let alone the Wu Tian of today.
Any ordinary cultivator at the Ninth Grade of the Tongxuan Realm would have undoubtedly perished in such a predicament. Wu Tian’s Immortal Spiritual Power was also merely at the Ninth Grade of the Tongxuan Realm. However, his former level of insight remained, and his physical body was invincible. He simply stood there, motionless, as the sky-blotting storm of leaf blades descended upon him.
Seeing this, the Third Elder sneered, "He slaughtered my disciples. He deserves this fate."
Sect Master Tang Yi, the Great Elder, and the Second Elder all nodded in agreement. Since Wu Tian wasn’t dodging, he was doomed. In their eyes, he was already a dead man.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The green leaf blades finally struck Wu Tian, but his body remained completely unharmed.
"What?"
"How is this possible?"
The Third Elder and the others’ eyes widened in sheer horror. How could Wu Tian be unscathed? It was completely illogical!
"Now, is it my turn?" Wu Tian said with a cold smile. He raised his fist and threw a light punch that didn’t seem to hold much power. However, this fist technique had a renowned name: the Red Emperor Rising Dragon Punch!
This was one of the Five Directions Fist techniques. While the Black Emperor Soul Extinguisher Fist could annihilate a person’s Soul, the Red Emperor Rising Dragon Punch, with a single strike, could gather the power of all the beasts in the vicinity!
With that single punch, the disciples’ bodies exploded before they could even scream. One after another, their bodies burst apart in a continuous chain reaction, splattering blood and viscera across the ground in a truly terrifying spectacle. In an instant, rivers of blood flowed through the Flying Leaf Sect, and the stench of gore filled the air. No one could have imagined that a single punch could create such a horrifying and cruel scene. Sect Master Tang Yi, the Great Elder, the Second Elder, and the Third Elder all shivered involuntarily.
"That fist technique... it seems like the hereditary fist of the Red Emperor Family."
"Impossible. How could he know it?"
"Could he be a member of the Red Emperor Family?"
At this thought, the corners of their mouths twitched, their faces revealing their dread as the area fell into a dead silence. As they considered this potential identity, their gazes toward Wu Tian filled with fear. The Red Emperor Family was far, far stronger than their Flying Leaf Sect. However, the Red Emperor Family had a strict rule: its members were never to venture out into the world. So how could a clansman be out here? No matter how hard they thought, they couldn’t make sense of it.
Wu Tian stared at them, his lips curling into a chilly smile. "Now it’s your turn to die. Any objections?"
How arrogant. How imperious. To command them to die and then ask if they had objections?
Damn him! Wu Tian’s unbelievably audacious words made Tang Yi and the others gnash their teeth, wanting nothing more than to rush forward and fight him to the death.
However, Wu Tian simply took a step, and the phenomenon "Golden Crow Burning the Firmament" manifested. A Golden Crow cried out from behind him as True Sun Fire began to spread from his back. At that moment, Tang Yi and the others felt their scalps tingle with fear.
"This phenomenon..."
"It’s terrifying."
Tang Yi and the others swallowed hard, barely able to speak.
Golden Crow Burning the Firmament. According to legend, only one person had ever possessed such a phenomenon—a being whose title could not be uttered lightly. And Wu Tian possessed it? Did this mean his potential was comparable to that supreme being’s?
My God, how can this be? The thought of having antagonized such an individual sent cold sweat trickling down their foreheads.
Wu Tian advanced, his steps ethereal. The Golden Crow screeched behind him, its oppressive might suffocating the area as the True Sun Fire began to scorch the very air. "You all deserve to die," Wu Tian declared. "The Flying Leaf Sect is finished. And this mountain you reside on will vanish from the world today!"
He was going to wipe the Flying Leaf Sect from existence, leaving not a single trace behind.
Watching this unfold, Qin Yuhan finally understood something. Wu Tian noticed the change in her expression and smiled faintly.
She finally gets it. If it takes ten thousand lives, a hundred thousand, even a million lives for her to understand this point, then it’s worth it!
His gaze turned icy cold as he prepared to unleash the full power of his phenomenon.
"We can’t let him unleash it!" Tang Yi exclaimed in alarm. For an ordinary person, a phenomenon was merely an illusion, a phantasm. But for an extraordinary individual, a phenomenon was a tangible entity possessing immense power—the kind of power that allowed one to kill across cultivation ranks. How could Tang Yi not be terrified?
He immediately exchanged a look with the Great Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder. They had to take Wu Tian’s life in the brief moment before his phenomenon fully activated. Regardless of Wu Tian’s background, he intended to kill them, meaning their deaths were certain. If they didn’t die by his hand, they would die by the hand of someone connected to him. Since death was inevitable, they might as well try to drag him down to hell with them.
"Liufang Sword Technique!" they roared in unison.
Each of them unsheathed their sword, unleashing a low-grade, Earth-rank Martial Arts Technique. A hundred-meter-long beam of sword energy shot forth, cleaving the very earth and mountains in two along its path! Its power was overwhelming and seemingly unstoppable. The creatures of the forest scattered in terror. Then, the immense sword beam struck Wu Tian directly.
"No!" Qin Yuhan cried out in despair, just as a faint smile began to grace the corners of Tang Yi’s lips.
However...
CLANG!
A shower of sparks left everyone utterly stunned. They watched as the beam of sword energy slammed into Wu Tian’s body and was simply stopped, sending sparks flying. It was as if the blade hadn’t struck flesh, but Xuan Iron from Ancient Times that bore the Mark of the Gods.
"This..." Tang Yi and the others were dumbfounded, their eyes nearly popping from their sockets, their faces masks of sheer disbelief. They knew their combined attack was powerful enough to slice through anything. Logically, Wu Tian should have been cut into pieces. But now, the sword beam had simply collided with his skin and dissipated. They couldn’t understand it. His Spiritual Power was clearly only at the Ninth Grade of the Tongxuan Realm. How could he be so formidable? It made no sense!
Wu Tian’s cold eyes swept over the four men as his lips curled into a grim sneer. "Is that all you’ve got? Then go to hell."
The phenomenon, Golden Crow Burning the Firmament, fully activated. The True Sun Fire coalesced into a Three-legged Golden Crow and roared as it lunged forward.
"No!"
Tang Yi and the others tried to flee, but the Three-legged Golden Crow relentlessly pursued them. The fiery crow crashed into their bodies.
BOOM!
A torrential sea of fire erupted. Within the True Sun Fire, their flesh, bones, and even their very Souls were annihilated. In that moment, it was as if the Red Lotus Hell itself had descended upon the world.