The Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth was dead. The chunks of shattered stone vanished one after another, and the energy returned to the secret realm.
Xia Wuji stood proudly alone with his sword, staring at Chu Jue and the others, who were consumed by hatred and madness.
"Xia! Wu! Ji!" Chu Jue roared, boundless killing intent boiling within him.
"I was just looking for you!"
"And you actually delivered yourself to my door!"
"You even stole my points!"
"I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"
Chu Jue's eyes were bloodshot.
"Seize him!" an angry shout rang out.
Su Guang, whose cultivation had reached the third level of the Primal Energy Realm, charged out first. With a top-grade sword in hand, he unleashed a fierce sword technique. His icy blade slashed toward Xia Wuji's chest.
Xia Wuji's expression was indifferent. With a light flick of the Jinghong Sword in his hand, he knocked aside the blade Su Guang had brought down.
Su Guang's sword move was broken in the blink of an eye. Unease immediately rose in his heart, and he tried to retreat.
But it was already too late!
A sword beam had already burst from Xia Wuji's Jinghong Sword.
Su Guang's pupils constricted.
The next instant, blood splashed three feet into the air!
Before he could even cry out, his head shot skyward. He was dead beyond dead!
Seeing Su Guang's body separated into two parts, Chu Jue's expression suddenly tightened, while the other noble heirs were shaken to their cores.
Su Guang was no weakling. He had cultivated to the third level of the Primal Energy Realm, possessed rather exquisite swordsmanship, and had fairly rich combat experience. Yet Xia Wuji had killed him with a single sword strike!
"I did underestimate you. I didn't expect you to possess such combat strength. But if you oppose this Imperial Prince, you won't meet a good end!" Chu Jue said coldly.
In an instant, he formed a hand seal. The ring that had restrained the Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth moments ago began spinning rapidly and appeared above Xia Wuji.
The ring was about to descend.
But Sword Essence suddenly erupted from Xia Wuji's body. It was as though countless invisible sharp swords surrounded him, preventing the ring from descending any farther.
"He's already being held back by this Imperial Prince. What are you waiting for?" Chu Jue shouted angrily.
The other noble heirs had all witnessed the ring's might. It was a first-grade low-grade spiritual artifact, powerful enough to restrain even the Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth.
Thus, the fear in their hearts vanished.
Immediately afterward, the woman at the second level of the Primal Energy Realm struck out with both hands. Two talismans fluttered into the air, transforming into wind blades that slashed toward Xia Wuji!
The others charged toward Xia Wuji right behind the wind blades.
"A bunch of useless trash!"
Xia Wuji let out a cold shout. The Sword Essence aura around him erupted once more. The ring above his body was instantly sent flying.
"Whoosh!"
The Jinghong Sword swept upward at an angle!
"Clang!"
A crisp explosion rang out.
Chu Jue's first-grade low-grade spiritual artifact, the ring, was directly cleaved in two by Xia Wuji's sword!
"All of you can die!"
Xia Wuji's aura soared as he swept his sword horizontally.
Overlapping Waves Sword Art, Third Wave!
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, three layers of sword light surged forth, vast and mighty, carrying unparalleled force.
The wind blades formed from the two talismans were struck by the sword light and annihilated outright!
The noble heirs who had charged toward Xia Wuji behind the talismans were all sent flying by the fierce, cutting sword light. Their bodies were like kites with severed strings. Before they could crash to the ground, they had already lost their lives in midair!
The might of a single move was terrifying beyond words!
In the blink of an eye, only the woman skilled in talismans remained beside Chu Jue.
The woman's face was as pale as paper, and her entire body trembled.
The Twelfth Prince, Chu Jue, was hardly any better. A layer of cold sweat had appeared on his forehead.
"Trying to kill me? Do you think you're worthy?" Xia Wuji's cold voice rang out.
A look of resolve suddenly surfaced on Chu Jue's face. He instantly took out a pill and tossed it into his mouth.
The pill slid into his stomach.
A layer of blood-colored flames suddenly appeared over Chu Jue's body.
This was the sign of burning qi and blood!
The pill he had taken was a first-grade low-grade spiritual pill—the Life-Burning Pill!
When fighting for one's life, taking the Life-Burning Pill burned one's vitality and overdraw one's potential in exchange for a brief burst of overwhelming strength!
Chu Jue had already been at the fifth level of the Primal Energy Realm. After swallowing the Life-Burning Pill, his strength surged dramatically, and the panic in his heart vanished.
"Empower me with a talisman!" Chu Jue growled.
The woman beside him hurriedly slapped out a talisman and pressed it against Chu Jue's body.
Wind and waves churned around Chu Jue, and his aura grew even stronger.
He raised the long saber in his hand, a first-grade low-grade spiritual artifact. Pointing its edge straight at Xia Wuji, he said, "Xia Wuji, you truly are formidable to have forced this Imperial Prince into such a state."
"But this is where it ends!"
"On this day next year, it will be your death anniversary!"
Xia Wuji's expression was indifferent. "If you have any other tricks, use them all. They're nothing but a dying struggle. I'll let you struggle to your heart's content."
"You still dare to boast so shamelessly? With my current strength, killing you will be more than easy!" As Chu Jue's voice fell, the ground beneath his feet exploded with a boom. His body shot toward Xia Wuji like an arrow loosed from a bow.
"Chaotic Gale Saber Art!" A beast-like roar came from Chu Jue's throat.
This saber art was a secret art of the Great Chu Imperial Family, a lower-grade Profound Rank inheritance. In an instant, the blade in Chu Jue's hand whirled wildly, and streams of saber light poured forth like a raging torrent.
Facing such an assault, a spark of flame bloomed from Xia Wuji's Jinghong Sword.
True Sun Swordplay!
The current True Sun Swordplay was worlds apart from before.
This was not merely because Xia Wuji's cultivation had risen greatly. It was also related to the flame within his body.
Previously, the flame had been nothing more than Beast Fire, ungraded and ordinary. But now, after absorbing a wisp of Earth Core Fire's aura, the flame had advanced to a first-grade low-grade spiritual fire.
With the enhancement of the first-grade low-grade spiritual fire, the might of the True Sun Swordplay soared. At the tip of the Jinghong Sword, it seemed as if a great sun were suspended there.
The flames swept outward, and scorching waves of heat rolled and churned.
The streams of saber light unleashed by Chu Jue's Chaotic Gale Saber Art shattered one after another!
Xia Wuji took a step forward and activated the Cloud Soaring Steps. His figure dragged out overlapping afterimages, and in an instant, he had already charged in front of Chu Jue!
His sword suddenly expanded in might!
Chu Jue raised his saber to block!
"Clang!"
His first-grade low-grade spiritual artifact long saber broke in two!
Chu Jue's body flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground!
Xia Wuji strode forward at astonishing speed and brought down another sword strike!
Chu Jue growled and suddenly raised both arms. His palms overlapped, and a jade pendant in the centers of his palms radiated a sheet of spiritual light, blocking Xia Wuji's sword.
But countless cracks appeared across that spiritual light as well.
Chu Jue's knees slammed directly onto the ground!
"Blegh!"
He spat out a great mouthful of blood!
"Xia Wuji, I am the Twelfth Prince of the Great Chu Dynasty. If you don't stop—" Chu Jue hurriedly shouted.
"Whoosh!"
Xia Wuji brought down another sword strike!
"Crack!"
The jade pendant held up by Chu Jue's palms shattered!
The layer of protective spiritual light disintegrated along with it!
The Jinghong Sword, wreathed in flames, descended and cleaved apart Chu Jue's overlapped palms!
"Ah!"
Chu Jue let out a heart-wrenching scream!
"Xia Wuji... if you kill me... my Sixth Brother will never let you off... and our Great Chu Imperial Family will never let this go!"
"Anyone who wants revenge, anyone who wants to continue this, I'll see it through to the end. But you must die!" Xia Wuji shouted coldly.
If others did not offend him, he would not offend them.
But Chu Jue had wanted his life, so he would never let Chu Jue continue living!
Xia Wuji's blade was about to descend once more!
Suddenly, a voice filled with authority rang out.
"Stop!"
A hazy phantom actually emerged from Chu Jue's body. Vaguely, it could be seen to resemble an old man.
"Little fellow, not just anyone can kill a member of my Great Chu Imperial Family. If you stop, I guarantee that all previous offenses will be forgotten."
"But if you truly dare to kill him, I will remember you. Even if you eventually enter the Azure Star Academy, the power of our Great Chu Imperial Family can still make every step you take difficult, leaving you nowhere to stand. In the end... blood debts must be paid in blood!"
"I want his dog life. No one can stop me! You're merely a lingering image of spiritual power—what are you supposed to be?" Xia Wuji's spiritual power surged out in an instant and shattered the old man's spiritual projection!
"Whoosh!"
Another sword descended!
The Twelfth Prince of the Great Chu Imperial Family, Chu Jue, had his head rolling across the ground, his eyes wide open in death!
Xia Wuji's expression was cold and emotionless, resembling a god of slaughter who had emerged from hell. He turned to look at the woman who had used a talisman and tried to flee.
The woman's face was deathly pale. "Young Master Xia, I..."
"You deserve to die too."
A sword swept upward, sword energy howling as another head fell to the ground!
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