Chapter 19

Chapter 18: The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor (Part 2)

Yuhe, of course, did not recognize the Snake-Beating Staff. Throughout the ages, very few people had truly seen such an item. If it weren't for Li Qiyi's millennia-long life, his countless forays into dangerous places, and his knowledge of countless shocking secrets, he wouldn't have known the secret of the Snake-Beating Staff.

Those who didn't know the secret of the Snake-Beating Staff would only see it as an ordinary wooden stick.

"I'll kill you—" Xu Hui, despite being beaten to a bloody pulp, remained fierce. Unable to get up, he roared and suddenly two incredibly sharp claws emerged from his armpits, fiercely clawing at Li Qiyi's chest! These claws could easily tear through Li Qiyi's chest!

Xu Hui had the body of a golden eagle, as his father was a golden eagle cultivator. He had a pair of incredibly sharp golden eagle claws hidden within him, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

"Bang—" The Snake-Beating Staff easily struck the golden eagle claws. When hit by the Snake-Beating Staff, it was like a snake being struck at its vital point; the incredibly sharp golden eagle claws instantly became weak and painful!

"Seeking death on your own!" Li Qiyi's gaze turned cold. With a "zing," two short blades instantly pierced Xu Hui's shoulders, pinning him to the ground, rendering him immobile.

"Trying to kill me, today I'll beat you severely!" Li Qiyi said coldly, holding the Snake-Beating Staff.

"Enough!" At this moment, Xu Hufa could no longer bear to watch and leaped into the arena, shouting fiercely.

Li Qiyi just glanced at him and said calmly, "What? The young one can't win, so the old one personally steps in."

"Young whelp, don't be arrogant!" Xu Hufa's gaze could kill, and he said coldly, "Release him, or today I will personally execute you!"

Hearing this, Li Qiyi slowly looked at Xu Hufa, extremely calm, and said, "If earlier I could have spared his life, now that you're threatening me, I'll kill him!" As he spoke, he instantly gripped the short blades.

"Ah—" Xu Hui screamed as the short blades in his shoulders crossed, instantly slicing his body into five pieces, blood splattering the ground!

"Hui'er—" Xu Hufa shouted fiercely, never having imagined that Li Qiyi would kill so recklessly, even with him present, he still killed his disciple.

"Little beast, die!" Xu Hufa roared, blood surging to the sky. In that instant, a ten-thousand-foot divine sword descended, aiming straight for Li Qiyi's head!

At this moment, Mo Hufa was terrified, and with his strength, it was too late to save Li Qiyi.

"Boom—" Just as the sword split the sky, a giant foot stomped down. Under the giant foot, no one could resist. Whether you were a hero or a noble, even a True Saint Emperor, under this foot, you were like an ant.

"No—" Xu Hufa screamed, being instantly crushed to a pulp, his body turned into a pool of flesh.

At this moment, everyone was stunned. The one who stomped down was not Li Qiyi, but one of the four enormous stone statues standing in the arena. This stone statue stomped down, and Xu Hufa, with the strength of a hero and a noble, was instantly killed.

"Impossible—" Yuhe, the chief protector, was shocked. His blood surged to the sky, and he attacked the stone statue, trying to save Xu Hufa.

However, at this moment, the stone statue that had stomped Xu Hufa kicked out, and with a "bang," even Yuhe, a powerful noble, was kicked away, crashing into the main peak, blood gushing out.

"Stop being arrogant!" A thunderous voice echoed, and instantly, a waterfall of laws swept across the sky, divine light filling the heavens. A person appeared in the sky, with boundless divine light behind him, capable of boiling the sea and overturning rivers with a single gesture.

"Great Elder—" Everyone in the Nine Saints Demon Sect was shocked by this sudden move. The Great Elder, with a seal in hand, suppressed the eight directions, using his supreme divine posture to suppress the stone statue!

"Bang—" However, the stone statue raised its hand and fiercely struck down. With one palm, the treasure seal was shattered, and the Great Elder of the Nine Saints Demon Sect, who was terrifyingly powerful, was bloodied and sent flying. Even the Great Elder couldn't withstand the palm of the stone statue!

This scene shocked everyone. The Great Elder was sent flying! In that instant, everyone in the Nine Saints Demon Sect was stunned, whether they were protectors or elders!

The stone statues in the Nine Saints Demon Sect's arena suddenly attacked, stomping Xu Hufa to death, kicking Yuhe away, and sending the Great Elder flying. This was too terrifying.

After sending the Great Elder flying, the stone statue returned to its original position as if nothing had happened.

"I said, if the Nine Saints Demon Sect doesn't play by the rules, I don't mind tearing it down and starting over." Li Qiyi, standing in the arena, remained calm, as if nothing had happened.

Mo Hufa and Nan Huairen were terrified. They had never imagined that a stone statue could suddenly become so terrifying, and even more terrifying was that the stone statue of the Nine Saints Demon Sect had attacked its own elders, completely breaking their common sense!

"Boom—" The Great Elder, injured and blood surging, instantly stood in the sky. He took a step, and the sky changed, ready to fight the stone statue again. In fact, as the Great Elder, he was also terrified. A stone statue of the Nine Saints Demon Sect had actually attacked them!

"Elder, don't be impulsive, this is our Nine Saints Demon Sect's guardian deity!" At this moment, a majestic voice echoed from the depths of the Nine Saints Demon Sect.

"Master—" Hearing this voice, everyone in the Nine Saints Demon Sect knew who it was: the Master of the Nine Saints Demon Sect, the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor, a generation of unparalleled talent!

The Great Elder forcibly stopped his steps, staring at the stone statue, his expression uncertain.

In fact, hearing the Master's words, all the disciples of the Nine Saints Demon Sect were uncertain, even the high-ranking elders were incredulous. They had never heard of a guardian deity of the Nine Saints Demon Sect, and even more terrifying was that their guardian deity had attacked them.

"Elder, Protector Yuhe, please invite Mr. Li to the Heavenly Hall for a discussion. What does Mr. Li think?" The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor's majestic voice echoed again.

Hearing the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor's words, Li Qiyi remained calm, his lips curling into a smile. "Since there's someone who recognizes the value, why not have a chat?"

Finally, the chief protector Yuhe came forward to invite Li Qiyi. At this moment, he couldn't help but shiver, feeling that the thirteen-year-old boy in front of him was too eerie!

The Heavenly Hall was a crucial place in the Nine Saints Demon Sect. All major decisions were made here, and only elders had the right to attend!

Mo Hufa and Nan Huairen didn't have the right to enter the Heavenly Hall. Moreover, the Heavenly Hall floated in the deepest part of the Nine Saints Demon Sect's territory. Li Qiyi, of course, couldn't fly, but today, a powerful noble like Yuhe personally crouched down to carry Li Qiyi.

In the Heavenly Hall, all the elders of the Nine Saints Demon Sect were present, including the Great Elder. Each elder emitted divine light, their auras ebbing and flowing, the laws around them evolving like a world. These were not nobles, but True Saints!

A single noble could destroy the Ancient Yan Sect, and a True Saint was even more terrifying! The Nine Saints Demon Sect's strength was terrifying, no wonder they could rule the Ancient Ox Border Kingdom. Such strength was something the Ancient Yan Sect could never compete with. A single True Saint of the Nine Saints Demon Sect could easily suppress the Ancient Yan Sect.

Even with so many True Saints present, Li Qiyi remained calm and sat leisurely in the Heavenly Hall.

"Throughout the ages, no one has ever communicated with our Nine Saints Demon Sect's guardian deity!" The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor's voice echoed again, but he was not present.

Li Qiyi shook his head and said, "I don't talk to cowards who hide!"

These words made the elders of the Nine Saints Demon Sect frown. If Mo Hufa were here, he would be terrified. The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor was a terrifying existence. Even all the elders of the Ancient Yan Sect would tremble before him, but Li Qiyi didn't take it seriously at all.

"It's not that I don't want to meet Mr. Li, but I am currently in seclusion and cannot meet you." The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor, who ruled the entire Ancient Ox Border Kingdom, did not get angry but explained.

"Fine, I won't make it difficult for you. At least I'm reasonable." Li Qiyi smiled and nodded.

Li Qiyi's arrogant attitude made all the elders of the Nine Saints Demon Sect seethe with anger. Their Demon Emperor was a supreme ruler, and many nobles and even True Saints in the Ancient Ox Border Kingdom would not dare to be disrespectful in his presence. Yet, a thirteen-year-old boy dared to be so arrogant before their Demon Emperor.

"I want to hear how Mr. Li communicated with our Nine Saints Demon Sect's guardian deity." The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor said.

At this moment, all the elders of the Nine Saints Demon Sect were uncertain, as they had never heard of a guardian deity. As elders, they had never known that the Nine Saints Demon Sect had a guardian deity.

The Sun Wheel Demon Emperor explained, "Our Nine Saints Demon Sect has four guardian deities, the four stone statues in the arena. They were personally invited by our ancestors to protect the Nine Saints Demon Sect. Beneath the arena lies the earth's vital energy, guarded by the guardian deities! However, since the founding of the Nine Saints Demon Sect, the four guardian deities have never displayed their powers, except today!" Even the Sun Wheel Demon Emperor's voice became solemn at this point.

At this moment, all the elders looked at Li Qiyi, unable to believe that the guardian deities, who had never displayed their powers throughout the ages, had acted on Li Qiyi's behalf. This was too unbelievable!