The Sun-Turning Demon Emperor (Part 1)

Chapter 17: Sun-Turning Demon Emperor (Part 1)

In the dueling arena, Xu Hui stared at Li Qiye with immense malice. At this moment, he wished he could tear Li Qiye into a million pieces, skin him alive, and rip out his tendons.

For this martial duel, Yu He and the others were present, and everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the two of them.

At this time, Protector Mo and Nan Huairen didn't believe Li Qiye could defeat Xu Hui. After all, Xu Hui was a powerhouse of the True Fate Realm, and even more terrifyingly, he had cultivated a Great Sage-level technique! Li Qiye had only joined the Washing Yan Ancient Sect a few days ago and hadn't even cultivated any Dao laws. Defeating Xu Hui was completely impossible.

"Can he really defeat Senior Brother Xu?" Li Qiye had passed through the fourteenth level of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest in one go, and now the disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate were starting to doubt themselves.

A senior brother shook his head and said, "Impossible! For a mortal to defeat a cultivator, it's absolutely impossible. Nothing like this has ever happened in all of history! Unless he possesses an Immortal Emperor's true artifact! But even that's impossible. Even if he had an Immortal Emperor's true artifact, he wouldn't have the powerful blood energy to activate it!"

"Yeah, someone who hasn't even cultivated Dao laws can't possibly activate an Immortal Emperor's true artifact, even if he really had one! Senior Brother Xu's 'Fierce Slaughter Sword Art' is incredibly terrifying, profound, and fierce. If he were to fight desperately, within our Nine Sacred Demon Gate, unless it was the Princess or the Senior Disciple himself, no one could defeat him!" A senior brother who had sparred with Xu Hui before nodded in agreement.

Other disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate also didn't believe that a mortal like Li Qiye could defeat Xu Hui. They said, "Although Senior Brother Xu's Golden Eagle Physique is considered an acquired physique, his constitution is incredibly swift and fierce. In terms of speed and attack, Senior Brother Xu is renowned among our fellow disciples."

Cultivators placed great importance on physique. Physiques were divided into innate and acquired, and ranked from lowest to highest: Mortal Physique, Acquired Physique, Innate Physique, Emperor Physique, Sage Physique, Immortal Physique!

Mortal Physiques were the most common in the world. The vast majority of ordinary people were of the Mortal Physique! Li Qiye, for example, was of the Mortal Physique! The Mortal Physique was the weakest in terms of both blood energy and constitution!

"Zheng—Zheng—Zheng—" Xu Hui let out a long roar, and instantly, sword energies surged from around his body. These sword energies formed a vast sword domain, and like divine swords, they circulated around him! His defenses were incredibly formidable, like an impenetrable divine fortress!

"Open—" At this moment, Xu Hui opened his mouth and spat out a divine sword. This divine sword transformed instantly into eight divine swords that floated and sank. Each divine sword was a hundred zhang tall, and each seemed capable of cleaving the earth.

"Fierce Slaughter Sword Art, Blazing Gold Divine Sword!" some disciples exclaimed with envy. "Senior Brother Xu's true artifact is forged from a Blazing Gold Divine Stone with complete Dao patterns. The Blazing Gold Divine Sword focuses on offense, while the Fierce Slaughter Sword Art focuses on defense. Within our Nine Sacred Demon Gate, besides Senior Disciple and the others, I'm afraid few others could easily defeat Senior Brother Xu."

The treasures of cultivators were divided into true artifacts and fate artifacts. True artifacts referred to artifacts of the True Fate Realm, while fate artifacts referred to ordinary fate artifacts. True artifacts were more powerful than fate artifacts!

Seeing this scene, Protector Mo fell silent, and Nan Huairen sighed softly. With such cultivation, such techniques, and such true artifacts, Li Qiye had no hope!

Given Xu Hui's condition, let alone Nan Huairen, even Protector Mo himself couldn't break through Xu Hui's defenses in a few moves. If his defenses couldn't be breached from the start, he would then have to endure the storm of attacks from the Great Sage-level technique, which would be even more terrifying!

"Come on, you little beast. Today, I'm going to tear you to shreds!" Xu Hui roared, pointing his sword at Li Qiye.

"Ptooey, ptooey." Li Qiye spat into his palm and rubbed it. This action was completely different from his usual relaxed demeanor; it was incredibly crude.

"Tear me to shreds?" Li Qiye said leisurely, "You're not good enough for that. I'll beat you into a pig's head so badly that your parents won't recognize you!" As he spoke, he slowly drew out the Snake-Beating Cudgel!

Seeing Li Qiye draw out the Snake-Beating Cudgel, Nan Huairen almost fainted. Wasn't this the firewood stick from their Washing Yan Ancient Sect's ancestral hall? He had been hoping Li Qiye would use the Mystic Gate Saber, or perhaps the miraculous Mystic Gate Saber could still give Li Qiye a chance to turn the tide of this battle, perhaps even create a miracle.

But Li Qiye actually used this firewood stick instead of the Mystic Gate Saber! This, this, wasn't he courting death? With a mere light swipe from Xu Hui's Blazing Gold Divine Sword, this firewood stick would be snapped in two!

As for Protector Mo, he was even more speechless. Li Qiye had no hope at all. His only plan now was to save Li Qiye no matter what if his life was truly in danger!

"The Washing Yan Ancient Sect has truly declined. Daring to clash with Senior Brother Xu's Blazing Gold Divine Sword with a broken wooden stick!" a disciple from the Nine Sacred Demon Gate said disdainfully.

Because Li Qiye had passed through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, Yu He was deeply impressed. He narrowed his eyes and activated his Heavenly Eye, carefully examining Li Qiye's wooden stick. He was genuinely concerned that Li Qiye's wooden stick might be a treasure refined by an Immortal Emperor.

However, no matter how he looked, it was just a wooden stick. It hadn't been refined by Dao laws, nor had it been augmented by techniques. It was just an ordinary wooden stick.

At this moment, Yu He couldn't help but wonder, daring to contend with a true artifact of the True Fate Realm with a wooden stick? This was ignorance and courting death!

Protector Xu let out a cold smile. Li Qiye was courting death. His disciple could kill Li Qiye with a single sword strike!

"Kid, come here. Let this grandpa beat your backside until your skin splits and your flesh rots!" Li Qiye said leisurely and arrogantly, pointing the Snake-Beating Cudgel directly at Xu Hui.

"You're seeking death!" Xu Hui roared, and the eight divine swords instantly merged into one. With a "Zheng" sound, the sword's hum pierced the sky. The divine sword slashed down, carrying countless blazing flames. In this vast dueling arena, the flames seemed ready to burn it down!

"It's over—" Seeing this sword strike, Nan Huairen couldn't bear to watch. With this strike, Li Qiye's bones would likely turn to dust. Xu Hui intended to kill Li Qiye with a single sword!

"Good—" Li Qiye, however, was completely unfazed. He let out a strange cry and charged forward, casually swinging the Snake-Beating Cudgel in his hand without any regard.

"Senior Brother Xu, kill him!" Seeing Li Qiye courting death, the disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate couldn't help but get excited. If Xu Hui killed Li Qiye with one sword, it would be enough to wash away their shame with his blood!

"Bang—" However, it wasn't as tragic as everyone imagined. It wasn't like everyone expected, with a single sword strike, Li Qiye's bones would turn to dust.

As Li Qiye's Snake-Beating Cudgel was swung, it unexpectedly struck the weakest point of the Blazing Gold Divine Sword, hitting its spine. With a "clang," Xu Hui's Blazing Gold Divine Sword was knocked to the ground. It was like a venomous snake being struck at its seven inches, collapsing limply on the ground.

"Kid, I'll beat you into a pig's head!" Xu Hui couldn't believe it, but at this moment, Li Qiye charged forward, casually swinging the Snake-Beating Cudgel at Xu Hui!

"Kill—" Xu Hui roared and didn't retreat. The sword energies around his body instantly transformed into a sea of swords, crushing towards Li Qiye. He simply refused to believe it!

"Bang," however, even his Great Sage-level 'Fierce Slaughter Sword Art' was useless. The Snake-Beating Cudgel struck down, piercing the flaw in the 'Fierce Slaughter Sword Art,' and ruthlessly hit Xu Hui's face. With one strike, Xu Hui's face was splattered with blood! Xu Hui was dazed, seeing stars!

"Bang, bang, bang…" In the blink of an eye, Li Qiye swung more than a dozen times. Each strike hit Xu Hui's most vulnerable spot. Xu Hui was instantly rendered unable to fight back, like a snake with its bones removed. His blood energy faltered, his techniques scattered, and his bones softened! In the blink of an eye, Xu Hui was beaten to the ground, his face taking several more blows, covered in blood.

The Snake-Beating Cudgel was not a treasure, nor was it a divine artifact; it was just a wooden stick! It strikes the vital points, specifically targeting a person's weaknesses and vital spots, breaking through all flaws! Unless one reached the Heavenly Origin Realm, very few people could dodge this cudgel! The Snake-Beating Cudgel could be said to be the nemesis of ordinary cultivators.

The three-foot Snake-Beating Cudgel was extremely rare in the world. In the early years of the various emperors, Li Qiye, who had transformed into a Shadow Crow, had also entered the Ten Thousand Ancient Fiend Lands and spent considerable effort in the Ghost Forest to obtain this three-foot Snake-Beating Cudgel!

Let alone the mere Xu Hui, even Immortal Emperor Mingren, before he became an Immortal Emperor, had suffered greatly under this Snake-Beating Cudgel. The invincible generals under Immortal Emperor Mingren in their youth had been beaten until their skin split and flesh rotted, crying out in agony by this Snake-Beating Cudgel!

Dodging this Snake-Beating Cudgel was not difficult. As long as one broke through to the Heavenly Origin Realm, it would be much easier to dodge this cudgel. If one had not yet reached the Heavenly Origin Realm, they could only endure beatings in front of the Snake-Beating Cudgel.

The Snake-Beating Cudgel was not a treasure, nor was it a divine artifact. It was made from a small tree that had grown in the Ten Thousand Ancient Fiend Lands for countless years!

Although even those in the Heavenly Origin Realm could be beaten until their skin split and flesh rotted by the Snake-Beating Cudgel, the Snake-Beating Cudgel would not kill anyone! It was precisely because of this that Li Qiye, who had transformed into a Shadow Crow back then, managed to obtain this Snake-Beating Cudgel from the Ten Thousand Ancient Fiend Lands and the Ghost Forest to properly teach Immortal Emperor Mingren and his gang a lesson!

"Bang—Bang—Bang—" In the blink of an eye, Xu Hui was beaten to the ground. Li Qiye also showed no mercy, fiercely swinging the Snake-Beating Cudgel at Xu Hui. For a time, Xu Hui was beaten until his skin was broken and flesh was torn, covered in wounds, unable to even crawl up from the ground!

This scene stunned everyone! Yu He was shocked and immediately used his Heavenly Eye to examine the Snake-Beating Cudgel, but it still appeared to be just a wooden stick. There were no divine power fluctuations, no circulation of laws, and no forbidden techniques sealed within. It was just an ordinary wooden stick.

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