Seeing the Heaven Tier sword in his hand shatter into fragments, Sima Chusheng's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly circulated his divine ability, trying to dodge Lu Chen's earth-shaking strike.
However, at that moment, Sima Chusheng felt as though he had been bound by an inexhaustible force. His body stiffened in place, completely unable to move.
Swish...
The next moment, the terrifying Heaven-Slaying Sword Light pierced straight through Sima Chusheng's chest.
With a pfft, Sima Chusheng fell backward. In that instant, he hurriedly took out a Healing Sacred Medicine and swallowed it, struggling to keep himself alive.
Sima Chusheng collapsed to the ground with a thud, barely breathing. Lu Chen stood where he was, holding a sword in one hand and its scabbard in the other.
The entire scene fell deathly silent, not even a crow could be heard.
"Th-this, how is this possible..."
Everyone present saw that Lu Chen, a six-year-old child, had nearly instantly killed a Ninth-Heaven Emperor Realm expert with a single strike. Their bodies stiffened one after another, as though they had witnessed some great terror.
"My son Lu Chen possesses the bearing of a Supreme!"
Seeing his six-year-old biological son nearly instantly kill Sima Chusheng, a Ninth-Heaven Emperor Realm expert, with one sword, the Azure Emperor clenched his fists and spoke instinctively.
"Hm, you actually survived a single sword strike. I suppose you swallowed your medicine quickly enough."
Seeing that Sima Chusheng was still breathing on the ground, Lu Chen shook his head regretfully. Then, holding the Sky-Shaking Wandering Dragon Sword, he slowly approached Sima Chusheng.
"Y-you want to kill me!"
As Lu Chen drew closer and Sima Chusheng sensed the killing intent radiating from him, a terrified look appeared on his face. He shook his head repeatedly.
"You dare kill me? You can't kill me. I'm from the Guixu Holy Land. If you kill me, then even if you're the Azure Emperor's son, the Guixu Holy Land won't let you off. The Guixu Holy Land will definitely avenge me."
Sima Chusheng shook his head repeatedly.
"Brat, how dare you!"
Just as Lu Chen was about to end Sima Chusheng's life with one sword, the Sima Family's patriarch, Sima Chusheng's father, Sima Qing, flushed crimson. He hurried forward, trying to stop Lu Chen.
However, behind them, the Azure Emperor merely snorted coldly upon seeing this.
In an instant, the terrifying pressure of the Heavenly Human Realm directly bound Sima Qing in place, rendering him completely immobile.
"Your Majesty, please spare my son's life. He is a member of the Guixu Holy Land. If you kill him, Your Majesty and the Eleventh Prince will likely face immense trouble as well."
How could Sima Qing, a Ninth-Heaven Heavenly Phenomenon Realm expert, possibly be a match for the Azure Emperor, who was in the Heavenly Human Realm?
Bound in place by the Azure Emperor, Sima Qing practically roared as he spoke.
For the Sima Family, Sima Chusheng's joining the Guixu Holy Land was essentially the hope of the family's rise.
"Grudges between the younger generation should be resolved by the younger generation."
The Azure Emperor snorted coldly as he spoke upon seeing this.
At this moment, Lu Chen walked up to Sima Chusheng. Looking at Sima Chusheng's pale face as he begged repeatedly, a trace of coldness appeared on Lu Chen's face.
"Dead-mother beast, how do you want to die?"
"No, you don't dare kill me. If you kill me, the Guixu Holy Land will definitely kill you."
Facing the threat of death, Sima Chusheng shook his head repeatedly and spoke in a trembling voice.
Hearing this, Lu Chen nodded, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Then he turned around and walked away.
Seeing this, Sima Chusheng and Sima Qing both let out a sigh of relief.
His life had been spared.
However, just then, Lu Chen suddenly turned around.
The next moment, Lu Chen suddenly extended his palm and pressed it downward through the air toward Sima Chusheng.
In an instant, terrifying power gathered above Sima Chusheng's head.
This terrifying force seemed to come from primordial antiquity, yet also from the future. It was profound beyond measure.
The terrifying, mysterious power condensed into the phantom of a palm.
It slammed down heavily toward Sima Chusheng.
In an instant, before Sima Chusheng could even scream, he directly transformed into a mist of blood.
"What are you thinking? I only wanted to try out the Great Desolation Heaven Covering Hand."
Lu Chen muttered to himself.
"Chusheng!"
Seeing this scene, Sima Qing cried out in utter grief.
At this moment, everyone present was completely silent, each of them stunned into silence.
"A six-year-old Emperor Realm expert!"
Ling Xuntian stared fixedly at Lu Chen and murmured in terror.
What did a six-year-old Emperor Realm expert signify?
It was simply beyond horrifying.
Even if one began cultivating from the womb, six years would still be insufficient to reach the Ninth Heaven of the Emperor Realm.
However, at the instant Sima Chusheng died—
In the far west of the Eastern Cang Region stood a terrifying plateau that rose tens of thousands of meters into the sky.
At the highest point of this plateau stood a terrifying complex of buildings spanning ten thousand li.
In this region, all living beings bowed their heads, and even heaven and earth fell silent.
This was precisely the location of one of the Eastern Cang Region's two great holy lands—the Guixu Holy Land.
Inside an ancient, simple hall in the Guixu Holy Land—
Countless jade pendants were arranged on layer upon layer of wooden racks.
At that moment, one of the jade pendants suddenly shattered. Instantly, a bell rang out within the great hall.
At that moment, in the center of the Guixu Holy Land stood a terrifying mountain peak. In a cave halfway up the mountain, an old man radiating a terrifying aura, as though he wielded the might of heaven and earth, suddenly opened his eyes.
At that instant, his eyes seemed to contain boundless stars and the transformations of the cosmos.
"One of our Guixu disciples has suffered casualties. Go to the Land of Death and investigate!"
The old man slowly spoke, his voice echoing throughout the entire Guixu Holy Land.
"Yes, Elder!"
Within the Guixu Holy Land, a male disciple and a female disciple nodded, then vanished from where they stood.
Congratulations, you killed a member of one of the Four Great Families and completed the Reversal Mission.
Mission reward: Growth-type Heaven Tier Top-Grade Supreme Treasure: Myriad Souls Banner!
At that moment, in the Great Qian Divine Dynasty's imperial capital, inside the Imperial Brother's Tianyuan Hall, the reward for completing the Reversal Mission appeared before Lu Chen after he killed Sima Chusheng.
Seeing the words on the Semi-transparent Panel, a smile appeared on Lu Chen's face.
The mission was complete.
Then Lu Chen looked at everyone around him.
He discovered that everyone present, including the Azure Emperor, was looking at him with complicated expressions—some shocked, some unable to believe it, and some delighted.
"What's wrong with all of you? I only accidentally killed someone. Did I do something wrong?"
At that moment, relying on his age, Lu Chen had become addicted to pretending to be a pig while eating a tiger.
He put on an innocent expression, scratched his head, and spoke.
"Wow, Brother Lu Chen is amazing!"
At this moment, Luo Li suddenly waved her hands repeatedly from the side, gazing at Lu Chen with a face full of admiration.
"You killed my son! My son is a member of the Guixu Holy Land. The Guixu Holy Land definitely won't let this go. You're doomed!"
At this moment, Sima Qing suddenly looked at Lu Chen in utter grief and roared hysterically.
"Hmph!"
However, the Azure Emperor merely snorted coldly. In an instant, Sima Qing suddenly spat out blood with a pfft.
"Who killed my Guixu disciple!"
Just then, a terrifying Spatial Vortex suddenly appeared inside Tianyuan Hall.
From within the Spatial Vortex came a long, resonant voice.
Hearing this voice, Sima Qing, his face pale and blood staining the corner of his mouth, suddenly burst into loud laughter.
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