Chapter 11

Chapter 10: Killing Without Hesitation (Part 2)

The news of Li Qiyi challenging Du Yuanguang quickly spread to many disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect due to the deliberate promotion by those around Du Yuanguang.

"Challenging Du Yuanguang?" Du Yuanguang was already well-known within the Nine Holy Demon Sect. After five years of joining, he had already reached the Palace Opening realm, indeed qualifying him as a minor prodigy. Such talent, if placed in the Ancient Wash Face Sect, would be a true prodigy disciple!

Even the senior disciples who joined earlier were surprised upon hearing this news, saying, "Du Yuanguang is a disciple favored by Guardian Xu. Although his Golden Wolf Constitution is an acquired one, it is a fierce constitution. What realm is this chief disciple of the Ancient Wash Face Sect?"

Some senior disciples who had just emerged from seclusion and hadn't heard about Li Qiyi couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Ha, Senior Brother Sheng, you're overthinking it. Not to mention that a sect like the Ancient Wash Face Sect can't produce any great experts. Moreover, you don't know that this chief disciple of the Ancient Wash Face Sect is a waste. He has a mortal body, mortal wheel, and mortal fate. He has only been in the Ancient Wash Face Sect for two days, and it's said that he has only practiced martial techniques, not even the most basic Dao techniques," a disciple said with a laugh.

Hearing this, the senior disciples who were unaware of Li Qiyi's situation found it unbelievable. A martial artist challenging a cultivator? Isn't he tired of living?

"Ignorance is bliss, truly pitiful." Hearing such words, a senior brother shook his head, not even interested in watching. This was a no-brainer; Du Yuanguang could kill a martial artist with one sword!

As for some disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect who were around Du Yuanguang's age, they were excited and happy. A disciple laughed and said, "Let's go watch Senior Brother Du slaughter a chicken! The people of the Ancient Wash Face Sect are reckless, a bunch of country bumpkins who don't know their place, daring to provoke our Nine Holy Demon Sect. They must be tired of living!"

Such news also quickly reached the ears of some hall masters and guardians of the Nine Holy Demon Sect. A hall master and guardian shook his head and said, "This is nonsense!"

Another guardian, with ulterior motives, said indifferently, "Perhaps this is a good thing. Killing a waste is meaningless, but the ignorant junior of the Ancient Wash Face Sect provoking our Nine Holy Demon Sect is an insult. If this gets out of hand, they will have to ransom and apologize!"

Such words made some hall masters and guardians exchange glances. The Ancient Wash Face Sect had declined, but it was still a celestial sect with imperial lineage. It was said that the Ancient Wash Face Sect still possessed celestial techniques and imperial arts. Many people coveted the inheritance of the Benevolent Immortal Emperor, and there were already those who were eyeing it hungrily!

For today's Nine Holy Demon Sect, even a guardian might be able to snatch the imperial arts from the Ancient Wash Face Sect. However, the Demon Emperor of the Nine Holy Demon Sect had never expressed an opinion on the matter, and the elders in the sect remained silent. Otherwise, at the Demon Emperor's command, someone might have already moved to seize the imperial arts of the Ancient Wash Face Sect, let alone the marriage alliance!

While the middle and upper echelons of the Nine Holy Demon Sect had their own thoughts, Li Qiyi was already standing in the arena, and many young disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect rushed over to join the commotion.

For the young disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, slaughtering a waste like Li Qiyi was a foregone conclusion. Many young disciples only wanted to see how Du Yuanguang would brutally kill a waste like Li Qiyi.

When Du Yuanguang stepped into the arena, a disciple of the Nine Holy Demon Sect shouted, "Senior Brother Du, cut off his head with one sword!"

Another disciple shouted, "Cutting off his head with one sword is too lenient. For insulting Senior Sister Li and our Nine Holy Demon Sect, he should be sliced piece by piece."

Especially the admirers of Li Yanshuang, a descendant of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, were furious upon hearing that Li Qiyi had insulted Li Yanshuang, wishing to cut him into a thousand pieces!

"Those who offend our Nine Holy Demon Sect must be punished. Junior Brother Du, don't kill him immediately. Cut off his hands and feet first, and let the Ancient Wash Face Sect ransom him! Let the Central Domain and the entire Imperial Territory know that opposing our Nine Holy Demon Sect has no good end!" another senior brother said.

For a moment, the disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect were shouting. In their eyes, Li Qiyi was just meat on a chopping board, to be slaughtered by Du Yuanguang.

In the arena, Li Qiyi glanced at Du Yuanguang and said, "Are the disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect all silver-tipped spears? Only good at shouting?"

"Ignorant little beast, my first sword will pin you to the ground!" Du Yuanguang's face turned cold, and he said menacingly.

Li Qiyi didn't take it seriously and said leisurely, "If you want to act, do it quickly. Don't waste my time." As he spoke, he held a short blade in his left hand, pointing it at Du Yuanguang, and said, "Make your move."

"Die!" Li Qiyi's contempt made Du Yuanguang tremble with anger. He was a minor prodigy, and today he was being looked down upon by a martial artist? In a fit of rage, he thrust his sword through the air, the sword like a bolt of lightning, fierce and domineering, straight for Li Qiyi's heart, filled with Du Yuanguang's anger!

Li Qiyi didn't retreat but advanced, stepping forward. His left blade, like a venomous snake, instantly wrapped around and slightly deflected Du Yuanguang's long sword.

With a "pu" sound, in a flash, the sword didn't pierce Li Qiyi's heart but instantly pierced his left shoulder.

"Ant—" Du Yuanguang sneered, but his voice suddenly stopped. The moment the sword pierced Li Qiyi's left shoulder, Li Qiyi's right wrist moved silently, and in a flash, Du Yuanguang didn't even see Li Qiyi's right blade come out!

"Good—" The blade was too fast, mysterious and incomprehensible, the blade path invisible! The disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect cheered when they saw Du Yuanguang's sword pierce Li Qiyi's left shoulder.

At that moment, a trickle of blood appeared on Du Yuanguang's throat, and his body fell backward. However, Li Qiyi was ruthless, and in an instant, two strange blades flew out of his hands.

"Stop the killing—" When Du Yuanguang's sword pierced Li Qiyi's left shoulder, Nan Huairen finally brought Guardian Mo. Guardian Mo saw Li Qiyi's left shoulder pierced and shouted!

"pu—pu—" However, in the moment Du Yuanguang's body hit the ground, the two short blades, with incomprehensible movements, instantly cut through his body. When Du Yuanguang's body fell to the ground, it was already cut into five pieces, blood splattering everywhere.

"Show mercy—" Guardian Mo rushed to save, but upon reaching the arena, his words died in his throat.

Du Yuanguang's eyes were wide open; he never knew how he died. How could he know that Li Qiyi's "Strange Gate Blade" was a technique once refined by the Benevolent Immortal Emperor? Even a casual refinement was incomparably terrifying. A technique refined by an Immortal Emperor, how terrifying it was! Even if it couldn't compare to imperial arts, it was far beyond ordinary Dao techniques!

More terrifying was that Li Qiyi had comprehended the ultimate secret of this blade technique. Throughout the ages, besides the Benevolent Immortal Emperor, only Li Qiyi knew the ultimate secret of this blade technique! If this blade technique were refined to perfection, it could slay kings and dukes!

Du Yuanguang, who underestimated Li Qiyi, couldn't avoid this incomparably mysterious blade technique! One fatal strike, this was what Li Qiyi exchanged for a shoulder wound.

For a moment, the entire arena was silent, all the mocking voices abruptly stopping, everyone looking at the scene in disbelief!

Nan Huairen's mouth was wide open. He had brought reinforcements to save Li Qiyi's life, but he never expected Li Qiyi to cut Du Yuanguang into pieces with one blade. A martial artist killing a cultivator was absolutely impossible unless Li Qiyi was an expert, but Li Qiyi was not an expert! This was simply impossible.

At this moment, Li Qiyi was slowly pulling out the divine sword that had pierced his shoulder. The sound of the blade scraping against bone was unbearable, but Li Qiyi didn't even flinch. He had endured far worse pain; this was nothing!

Pulling out the divine sword, blood spurted out. Li Qiyi casually threw it away, looked at everyone, and said regretfully, "It seems my blade technique still needs some refinement. One sword for a lesson!"

Nan Huairen's mouth was wide enough to fit a goose egg, unable to close for a long time. Cutting Du Yuanguang into pieces and still feeling regretful, this was simply impossible! This exceeded his common sense.

As for the disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect present, their brains were momentarily short-circuited, unable to recover. Du Yuanguang was a minor prodigy among the outer disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, a Palace Opening realm expert, and he was cut into pieces by the other party. Such a visual impact left them unable to recover.

Guardian Mo was the first to recover. He immediately acted, stopping Li Qiyi's bleeding, and then said solemnly, "Let's go!" He carried Li Qiyi and turned to leave.

Nan Huairen, recovering, didn't dare to stay long and immediately followed his master.

When Guardian Mo brought Li Qiyi back to the small courtyard, he didn't say a word, sitting in a chair, lost in thought. At this moment, he had no heart to think about how Li Qiyi killed Du Yuanguang. Killing a disciple of the Nine Holy Demon Sect was already a major disaster!

Nan Huairen, recovering, immediately applied golden wound medicine to Li Qiyi and bandaged his wound.

"This, this, this is impossible. The Strange Gate Blade is just an ordinary martial technique. How could it kill a Palace Opening realm expert?" After bandaging Li Qiyi's wound, Nan Huairen was still puzzled by what had happened.

In fact, Nan Huairen had seen the "Strange Gate Blade" before, but it was just a martial technique, and he had never bothered to practice it.

"That's just because you haven't comprehended it." Li Qiyi lay on the master chair, comfortable and relaxed. Of course, the "Strange Gate Blade" secret manual of the Ancient Wash Face Sect was incomplete, but the complete blade technique and all its secrets were now in his mind.

If Li Qiyi had said this before, Nan Huairen would have thought Li Qiyi was crazy, spouting nonsense.