Chapter 44

This sword strike illuminated several layers of mountains!

This sword strike stirred the stars across the sky!

This sword strike filled countless living beings with despair!

After the sword light appeared, it did not pause for a moment, and with one strike, it cleaved a thousand-meter-high mountain in two!

From the top to the base, the entire mountain shook violently due to the cleaving, causing the nearby land and city to tremble slightly.

The deafening explosion echoed for over a hundred kilometers!

In the mountains, dust flew up, and several powerful figures were sent straight to the afterlife by Ye Xiao's unreasonable sword strike!

Thud....

Not long after, a half-dead body fell heavily in front of Ye Xiao.

"Phew—!"

He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his face pale and terrifyingly weak.

Even though the other party was only half a body, Ye Xiao could still see that the other's strength was that of a Xiantian Grandmaster!

No wonder, in the face of his terrifying sword strike, the other could still survive by a stroke of luck, only being cut in half at the waist instead of being annihilated with the others.

"I didn't expect that Jianghai City would have such a powerful existence. We were too careless!"

But soon, he laughed sinisterly again.

"But, it's easy for you to kill us, but what about all the infected star beasts and tiger clones in this forest? Can you kill them all? Just a few escaping will be enough to devastate the surrounding cities, hahaha... cough, cough, cough...?"

In the forest, rustling sounds continued, as the star beasts and tiger clones fled aimlessly in all directions.

Ye Xiao's face remained cold, and he did not speak.

At that moment, a faint golden blade aura formed beside him, followed by a second, third, fourth... until the entire mountain was bathed in the golden glow of Ye Xiao's blade auras.

Then, one blade aura flew out, two blade auras flew out, three blade auras flew out... until a hundred thousand blade auras were all released.

"Ah—!"

"Roar~!"

The forest immediately echoed with heart-wrenching screams.

These were the final roars of living beings as they died, uncontrollable in their last moments.

A moment later, the entire forest fell silent!

Even the sound of a leaf falling to the ground could be heard clearly.

The crippled Grandmaster was stunned, looking at Ye Xiao in disbelief, filled with shock!

Gone!

Together, the countless tiger clones and star beasts, numbering in the tens of thousands, were all wiped out like this?

Did it take a minute?

Even a Great Grandmaster could destroy this forest in a few moves, but they would still leave a lot of traces and could not possibly annihilate all the life forms.

Because they were too scattered!

A Great Grandmaster did not have the power to fully perceive and target all the life forms fleeing in all directions!

But the one in front of him had truly done it!

How vast must his mental power be? How powerful must his combat strength be?

His cultivation was rare in the world. At least, the crippled Grandmaster had never seen such an existence in his entire life!

No, no, something's wrong!

The other party's age looked too young, his face as youthful as a popular young actor on TV, looking no more than twenty years old!

And he possessed such great strength....

The crippled Grandmaster absolutely did not believe that Ye Xiao was really twenty years old. There was only one explanation...

According to legend, when one's cultivation reached the Divine Grandmaster level, they could achieve a return to simplicity and eternal youth.

The one in front of him... so young and so powerful, oh my God, he was actually a Divine Grandmaster!

Divine Grandmaster!

Jianghai City actually had a Divine Grandmaster in residence!

They had actually provoked a Divine Grandmaster!

While his mind was racing with these thoughts, a distant tree suddenly made a cracking sound and fell to the ground, snapping him out of his shock.

Crack... thud... boom—!

The tree fell with a loud crash, like the last straw that completely shattered his already taut mental state.

"No—!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes wide open, his physical and mental blood vessels ruptured, and he was actually scared to death by Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao's eyebrows slightly raised, and the Supreme Heavenly Gang activated, locking onto his soul.

A look of confusion appeared in the other's eyes, which then turned to shock and despair.

"You... you can even lock onto the soul?"

Before he could react, Ye Xiao's mental power had already invaded his soul, searching through his memories.

A moment later, Ye Xiao's brows furrowed, and his expression became serious.

"It's actually him!"

At that moment, light and sounds were coming from the distant mountain top.

"Over here, come quickly!"

Ye Xiao knew it was the reinforcements from the Jianghai City Guard.

He looked at Gu Hai and the others lying on the ground, his eyes softening, and with a light step, he silently disappeared from the spot.

...

Back in the city, Ye Xiao's phone lit up again.

It showed several missed calls and a message, from Qin Yuyan and Ning Yuheng.

Ye Xiao first called Ning Yuheng back.

"Did you just call me?"

Ning Yuheng's soft voice came through the phone quickly.

"Manager Ye, the library was just burglarized, and it was severely damaged. Many colleagues died."

Ye Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.

So soon, they moved?

"Where's Manager Yang? Is he still at the library?"

"I saw him a while ago; he seemed to have a minor injury. I can't see him now. Should I help you find him?"

"No need. Just be careful and don't run around recklessly."

"Okay, I understand."

Just as Ye Xiao hung up, Qin Yuyan's call came through. Ye Xiao answered it.

Before he could speak, Qin Yuyan said,

"Thank goodness, you finally answered my call. I and Wanwan were so worried. There's no news from Gu Hai, and now the library is in trouble."

"Sorry, I was busy just now."

"It's fine. With such a big incident at the library, you must have been busy. It's good that you're safe."

"Thanks for your concern."

"You're being too formal, I feel a bit awkward. You go ahead and busy yourself."

"Okay."

They hung up, and Ye Xiao used the Supreme Heavenly Gang to scan the area but found nothing he was looking for. He sighed and decided to go home.

Huan Liuli was sleeping soundly, lying on the sofa, drooling a little, her small body sprawled out in a 'big' shape. The pink Hello Kitty blanket had been kicked to the floor. Ye Xiao shook his head, bent down to pick it up, and just as he was about to cover her, he heard Huan Liuli mumble in her sleep.

"Hehehe... Ye Xiao, stop resisting and obediently be my pet! Raise your butt, I'm going to spank it hard!"