Mayfly Sees the Blue Sky, Heavenly Tribulation Approaches

At this moment.

The Evil King's voice abruptly stopped, and he lost control of his body, plummeting completely from the sky.

Bang!

After the Evil King died, his body reverted to its withered and thin state. Thus, the sound of him hitting the ground was not loud, yet at this moment, it was incomparably piercing.

Dead silence!

Between heaven and earth, there was utter silence!

Everyone was still dumbfounded.

Other than the Purple Robe Elder, who had witnessed Ren Xiaoyao use Radiant Sun Celestial Venerable to kill the Evil King with one palm strike, everyone else only felt that they had just opened their eyes when the Evil King's corpse had already fallen to the ground.

High in the sky.

Ren Xiaoyao still stood suspended in midair. Though he wore a mask, his expression was neither sorrowful nor joyful, because to Ren Xiaoyao, killing an Evil King was no more difficult than lifting a hand.

However.

The power Ren Xiaoyao had used was not excessively heaven-defying.

After all, Ren Xiaoyao did not wish to reveal too much of his strength.

The level of power he had used.

Was roughly equal to that of the Evil King.

It was within the Transcendent Realm.

It was merely that Radiant Sun Celestial Venerable was an Ultimate Martial Skill.

That was why it had instantly killed the Evil King.

At this time.

Sword Demon and the other nine Martial Saint Realm experts finally widened their eyes, staring fixedly at the Evil King's corpse on the ground. Their voices trembled.

"Dead? The Evil King is dead! That was a Martial Artist of the Transcendent Realm!"

"How is that possible? How could this be possible?!"

"Radiant Sun Celestial Venerable is practically a method of immortals and gods! If this person could create such a terrifying martial skill, what level of the Martial Dao had he reached?!"

Sword Demon and the other nine Martial Saint Realm experts.

Their mindsets naturally collapsed completely.

Who could have imagined it?

The one instantly killed was not Ren Xiaoyao.

But the Evil King of the Transcendent Realm!

At this time, when Sword Demon and the other nine Martial Saint Realm experts looked at Ren Xiaoyao again, they only felt their legs turn weak. Never in their lives had they experienced such fear.

Not to mention Sword Demon and the others.

Even Luo Mengxian, who came from Qianqiu Pavilion and had witnessed all manner of heaven-defying martial skills and Divine Abilities, felt her mind go completely blank at this moment!

"Radiant Sun Celestial Venerable!"

"This Radiant Sun Celestial Venerable may well be comparable to the most supreme martial skills within my Qianqiu Pavilion!"

Luo Mengxian muttered.

There was no relief from surviving the aftermath of disaster in her heart, only endless shock. Luo Mengxian had never expected the masked figure before her to be powerful to such an extent!

The Empress was even less able to cope.

There was only fear in her heart now.

Endless fear.

She looked at the great hall behind her, which had already collapsed into ruins.

Her entire body trembled.

Martial Dao!

Could the Martial Dao truly be powerful to such a degree?!

And Phoenix, the commander of the Shadow Guards, trembled without cease.

Earlier, when Ren Xiaoyao had contended against the Purple Robe Elder.

As Phoenix watched Ren Xiaoyao.

She had been like a frog at the bottom of a well peering at the moon in the sky.

But now.

When Phoenix looked at Ren Xiaoyao again.

She only felt herself to be a mayfly speck, gazing up at the blue sky.

What kind of existence was this?!

At this time.

Ren Xiaoyao's gaze fell upon the Purple Robe Elder.

When the Purple Robe Elder sensed Ren Xiaoyao's gaze, he naturally trembled all over. Without the slightest hesitation, he activated his Lightness Skill and attempted to flee from this place.

Ren Xiaoyao did not waste any words.

He struck with one palm through the air.

In an instant.

Spiritual energy transformed into an incomparably enormous palm imprint.

It blasted into the Purple Robe Elder's body.

How could one merely in the Through Profound Realm withstand a palm strike from Ren Xiaoyao?

The Purple Robe Elder immediately turned into a bloody mist.

He completely scattered between heaven and earth.

The pungent bloody scent entered the Empress's nasal cavity.

She trembled even more violently.

She did not dare breathe loudly.

After all.

With one palm strike.

He had killed an expert of the Through Profound Realm.

How could the Empress dare show any emotion?

At this time.

Sword Demon and the other nine Martial Saint Realm experts also came back to their senses.

They fled frantically in nine different directions.

They knew clearly in their hearts.

The mysterious man before them.

Would absolutely not spare them.

When Ren Xiaoyao saw this, he Shook His Head. Did they think they could escape merely by fleeing in nine different directions?

Then.

With a thought from Ren Xiaoyao.

The swords worn by Sword Demon and the other nine Martial Saint Realm experts.

Instantly flew out of their sheaths.

Sword Control Technique!

Before Sword Demon and the other nine Martial Saint Realm experts could react, a chill came from their necks. Then, all their heads went rolling down to the ground, and all life left them.

"What kind of figure was this?!"

Phoenix and Liu Ruyan looked at the corpses of Sword Demon and the other nine Martial Saint Realm experts on the ground, and their entire bodies turned ice-cold.

To them.

The Through Profound Realm and the Transcendent Realm were both far too distant.

They could not even imagine how powerful the Through Profound Realm and the Transcendent Realm truly were.

Only the Martial Saint Realm was a myth they could touch.

Yet such myths.

Ren Xiaoyao had killed nine of them with a casual wave of his hand!

How could they not be terrified?!

At this time.

Within Ren Xiaoyao's Spiritual Sense, there were no longer any existences above the Martial Saint Realm in the vast Imperial Palace. This meant that Luo Mengxian had completely escaped her Life and Death Crisis.

Only then did Ren Xiaoyao descend to the ground.

Luo Mengxian hurried forward and clasped her fists.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving my life! I will never dare forget this immense favor for all eternity! Once I return to Qianqiu Pavilion, if Senior desires any reward, I am willing to provide it!"

Ren Xiaoyao Shook His Head.

Elder Sister, the Three Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones you gave me have already made me a fortune!

However, Ren Xiaoyao naturally could not reveal his identity. He said, "There is no need to thank me. If you wish to thank someone, thank your Elder Sister Luo Mengshen. This was all karma she left behind."

Afterward.

Ren Xiaoyao swept his gaze over the Empress again.

The Empress's body naturally stiffened.

A chill ran through her entire body.

Ren Xiaoyao said calmly, "Empress, you need not be overly alarmed. I will not kill you today. I will let you live a while longer."

After hearing Ren Xiaoyao's words.

The Empress's heart skipped a beat.

The meaning behind Ren Xiaoyao's words was obvious.

Sooner or later.

The Empress would still die by his hand.

"This..."

For a moment, the Empress felt as if she stood on the brink of an abyss.

Unprecedented despair and fear arose in her heart.

Yet when she looked at Ren Xiaoyao, she could not utter even half a word.

Because Ren Xiaoyao's power.

Had already surpassed the limit the Empress could endure.

[You chose to spare the Empress's life and simultaneously gained the Empress's fear. The Empress's current fear of you is four stars. You may draw upon the Empress's fortune to contend against Heavenly Tribulation Power.]

[You successfully saved Luo Mengxian and obtained One Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.]

The two lines of information that appeared before Ren Xiaoyao's eyes.

Made him laugh heartily.

Then he rode the wind away.

Naturally, he would not linger here.

With Three Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones in hand.

He needed to swiftly return to the Imperial Observatory.

Absorb spiritual energy.

And attain Dao Realm Sixth Heaven.

After the Empress saw Ren Xiaoyao's figure completely depart, she also breathed a sigh of relief. Though Ren Xiaoyao was an enormous threat to her, at least he had left the Imperial Palace.

But at this time.

Luo Mengxian's Cold Laugh reached the Empress's ears. She chuckled and said.

"Martial Emperor, do you think this matter is simply over? That Senior spared you, but I have no intention of sparing you!"

Then, Luo Mengxian looked at Liu Ruyan and said, "Ruyan, beat her for me! She actually dared collude with the Huangfu Family to plot against me. Beat her hard for me!"

After Time of One Incense Stick.

Luo Mengxian and Liu Ruyan also left the Imperial Palace.

The Empress, however, stared with gritted teeth at her face, swollen like a pig's head.

"You humiliate me! All of you humiliate me! Just wait, every last one of you! One day, I will step all you Martial Artists beneath my feet! Damn it! You all deserve to die!"

Afterward.

The Empress looked at Phoenix again and said, "Phoenix, not even a trace of today's events may be leaked. Otherwise, I will hold only you accountable!"

Phoenix did not dare raise her head to look at the Empress.

She could only kneel and obey, though Phoenix's heart was bitter. Today's disturbance had been far too great, nearly affecting the entire Capital City. Even if she wished to suppress the news, it would be absolutely impossible.

But given the Empress's current state.

Phoenix naturally could not disobey the Empress in the slightest.

Then, a trace of determination appeared in the Empress's eyes as she said.

"The Transcendent Realm of the Martial Dao? You Martial Artists can reach it, and through the Blood Pill Method, I can reach it as well!"

"Phoenix, notify Taiping and tell her to act without restraint. I want the greatest amount of Blood Pills in the shortest possible time. If there are any consequences, I will bear them all myself!"

When Phoenix heard the Empress's words.

She could not help trembling.

A chill rose from the bottom of her heart.

She knew the Empress had gone completely mad!

If she wanted to forcibly forge a Blood Pill of the Transcendent Realm,

the common people who would have to be buried

would number in the hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions!

The next day.

Ying Huai brought Fang Yuan to the Imperial Observatory.

He met Li Chunfeng.

He told him about the commotion in the Capital City last night.

After all, several thousand Imperial Guards had witnessed the great battle between Ren Xiaoyao and the Evil King. No matter how much Phoenix wanted to suppress it, the news still spread.

"Heavenly Human Realm, Martial Saint Realm, Through Profound Realm, Transcendent Realm!"

Ying Huai sighed with boundless emotion.

"I once thought the Heavenly Human Realm was the limit of Martial Dao. Who would have known that before true Martial Dao powerhouses, True Persons were like ants! No wonder Qianqiu Pavilion could control the rise and fall of dynasties. If there were top-tier martial artists within it, overturning a dynasty would not be difficult."

"Transcendent Realm!"

When Li Chunfeng heard of this realm,

he could not help but feel shaken to the core.

He only felt that the Martial Dao of this world

was becoming more and more unfamiliar.

"Yet even the Evil King of the Transcendent Realm was ultimately killed. Just what kind of terrifying existence was the one who acted?"

Ying Huai spoke with yearning.

"This existence has appeared several times already, wearing a mysterious Ghost Face Mask. No one knows his true face. Your name, Li Chunfeng, was once renowned, but before this man in the Ghost Face Mask, you have now fallen completely silent."

Smack!

Li Chunfeng had originally been holding a teacup.

But when he heard the words Ghost Face Mask,

his right hand trembled.

The teacup in his hand fell to the floor with a crash.

"Ha ha, Old Li, so there is a day when you get frightened too!"

Seeing this, Ying Huai slapped Li Chunfeng on the shoulder and burst into laughter.

He thought the news he had brought about the Transcendent Realm martial artist was simply too shocking.

It had frightened Li Chunfeng so badly that he could not even hold his teacup steady.

"I... I merely let my hand slip... What great storms and towering waves have I, Li Chunfeng, not seen? How... how could I possibly be frightened?"

Li Chunfeng argued, his face red.

But his voice trembled somewhat.

He said no more.

His gaze merely drifted, seemingly by accident, toward the direction of Ren Xiaoyao's room.

When he raised his teacup again,

his hand was still trembling violently.

Ren Xiaoyao remained in his room.

He had not shown himself once.

He planned to strike while the iron was hot.

He would absorb all the spiritual power from the Three Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

And enter the Dao Realm Sixth Heaven.

However,

one had to eat rice one mouthful at a time.

To absorb Three Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones,

even with Ren Xiaoyao absorbing them day and night without rest,

it took him a full ten days

before he drained every last trace of spiritual energy from the Three Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

At this very moment,

the power within Ren Xiaoyao's body had reached the critical threshold for a breakthrough.

Outside the Imperial Observatory, above Fulong Mountain, rolling Dark Clouds gathered as well. Thunder rumbled faintly within them, as though it wished to extinguish the world.

He was about to break through!

Ren Xiaoyao's heart was filled with anticipation.

Back at the Dao Realm Fifth Heaven,

he had already been equivalent to the Human Immortal Realm.

He had surpassed the strongest person in Qianqiu Pavilion,

so then,

if he entered the Dao Realm Sixth Heaven,

what realm would he be equivalent to?