The One I Beat Is an Emperor's Direct Disciple

With the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox leading the way, Xiao Yao successfully made his way out of the place with the seven-colored auspicious clouds.

Yet even with his feet on the ground at the summit, he showed not the slightest trace of happiness.

There was no other reason: if Qingshan Gou Di discovered he had slipped away, Xiao Yao would still be a turtle trapped in a jar, since he had yet to leave the Giant Spirit Secret Realm.

"Look! Xiao Yao's appeared!"

"It feels like less than half an hour has passed. How could he be so fast?"

"Maybe becoming an immortal is just that fast?"

Compared to the climb all the way up to the summit, the walk all the way down was a breeze.

With the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox in his arms, he occasionally stroked its fluffy body and tail, savoring the cool breeze against his skin. It was truly blissful.

Especially after descending three hundred steps, seeing the cultivators drenched in sweat, panting, and wearing pained expressions made the experience all the more refreshing!

Soon, Xiao Yao walked out of the stone stele, and his Spiritual Sense spread outward.

He discovered that both Dai Tianwei and Zhuo Dongxuan were injured and looked troubled.

Besides that, Xiao Xueyu and the clan members she had brought with her were nowhere to be seen!

What had happened?

Xiao Yao's expression darkened. He knew something bad had happened.

Whoosh!

Whoosh, whoosh!

As fierce winds swept past, Xiao Yao reached the two women. Without wasting a word, he asked, "What happened?"

"Brother Xiao Yao, after you reached the summit, a cultivator claiming to be Great Emperor Yuanxu's Direct Disciple arrived. When he learned that Sister Xueyu was your clanswoman, he forcibly took her away. He also had his subordinates take your other clansmen."

As she spoke, Dai Tianwei's face filled with self-reproach. Her voice caught in her throat, and she could no longer speak.

Seeing this, Zhuo Dongxuan quickly continued, "Dai Tianwei and I fought with all our might, but he wounded us with a single move. By the time we came to our senses, Sister Xueyu and your clansmen had all disappeared."

"However, he left a message, saying you should go find him on the western side of Rainbowglow Peak, where there's no pressure, once you came down."

He had swaggered off with Xiao Yao's clansmen and injured the Divine Maiden of the Shocking Heaven Tower and the Saintess of the Mysterious Moon Society.

Did being an emperor's Direct Disciple mean you could act this arrogantly?

Xiao Yao was seething with rage. He was determined to make that man understand exactly what it meant to offend him.

[ Beep! Sensing that the host's clansmen and friends have suffered injustice, a mission has been issued: teach that Great Emperor's disciple a lesson. A very substantial reward will be granted upon completion. ]

"Whether there's a reward or not doesn't matter. The important thing is that I want to teach him a lesson and show him the price of acting arrogant and causing trouble," Xiao Yao thought.

Now, with three top-tier phenomena, the Quasi-Immortal tier spell No-Self, and a cultivation base at the peak of the seventh level of the Sea Opening Realm, he no longer feared any opponent within the Sea Opening Realm—not even an emperor's Direct Disciple.

"You two stay here and tend to your wounds. I'll go deal with that guy."

Just as Xiao Yao was about to leave, Dai Tianwei grabbed the hem of his robe and hurriedly urged him, "He's Great Emperor Yuanxu's Direct Disciple. He's very strong!"

Great Emperor Yuanxu was an Emperor Tier powerhouse ranked fifteenth on the Great Emperor Ranking and sixth on the Male Emperor Ranking.

Compared with his master, the Lotus Sword Emperor, he was a pile of garbage.

"I know! But for my clansmen, I have to make this trip," Xiao Yao said, his mind made up.

Su Tanmeng, transformed into a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, narrowed her eyes slightly, a fierce glint in them.

Hmph!

You dared to capture the clansmen of my future quasi-Direct Disciple? Great Emperor Yuanxu, you're finished!

At that moment, Great Emperor Yuanxu was drinking Enlightenment Tea when a chill ran down his spine. He looked around, but after finding nothing amiss, he opened his mouth in confusion. "Since I attained the Dao and became an emperor, I've never felt anything like this. So why am I feeling it now?"

While Great Emperor Yuanxu was still utterly bewildered, Zhuo Dongxuan hurriedly urged Xiao Yao, "Xiao Yao, don't act on impulse!"

"So what if he's an emperor's Direct Disciple? The one I beat is an emperor's Direct Disciple!" Xiao Yao's face was full of arrogance.

Zhuo Dongxuan had been about to continue persuading him, but at the sight of his expression, she remembered what had happened the last time Xiao Yao had looked like this.

Maybe Xiao Yao really could defeat Great Emperor Yuanxu's Direct Disciple?

So she parted her lips and said, "All right! You can go, but Dai Tianwei and I have to come with you. If we die, we die together!"

Feeling the absolute resolve in Zhuo Dongxuan and Dai Tianwei's gazes, Xiao Yao knew there was no way to talk them out of it.

Then, remembering that the sword of Qingshan Gou Di was still hanging over his head, he nodded, unwilling to waste any more time. "Mm, no problem."

They flew west, and soon left the area under Rainbowglow Peak's pressure. By extending his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Yao had already spotted Xiao Xueyu and the other Xiao Clan members.

Near them were thirteen cultivators dressed in ink-wash Daoist robes, along with a young woman in a light green dress with a graceful figure.

After observing them for a while, Xiao Yao realized that this young woman was Great Emperor Yuanxu's Direct Disciple.

His opponent was a woman, and a stunningly beautiful young one at that, but he absolutely would not hold back.

Whoosh!

Whoosh, whoosh!

Brilliant, multicolored sword lights descended from the sky. Xiao Yao landed on the ground, kicking up clouds of dust in a scene that looked both dashing and impressive.

Zhuo Dongxuan and Dai Tianwei landed behind Xiao Yao, looking cool and every bit as bold as any man.

"Heh! Xiao Yao, you sure got here fast!" A trace of surprise showed in the young woman's eyes.

If Zhuo Dongxuan and Dai Tianwei hadn't been with him, she would never have imagined that the one who could reach the summit and cause her fiancé, Ximen Zhenghao, to die suddenly was a green young boy at the peak of the seventh level of the Sea Opening Realm.

"I'll give you two choices. First, release my clansmen and pay reasonable compensation. Then we can pretend none of this ever happened," Xiao Yao said arrogantly.

Wen Fei and her thirteen subordinates were all baffled. The advantage clearly wasn't on the boy's side, yet he dared to speak like that. Wasn't he being an idiot?

"Heh, heh, heh!" After a soft laugh, Wen Fei's gaze turned sharp. "And what's the second choice?"

Xiao Yao smiled faintly. "The second choice? I go on a killing spree and leave every one of you dead here."

"Do you think you can?" Wen Fei's face was full of disdain.

All thirteen of her subordinates were at the peak of the ninth level of the Sea Opening Realm, and every one of them could defeat an ordinary cultivator at the first level of the Initial Dao Realm.

As for her, she could even defeat cultivators at the third level of the Initial Dao Realm.

Xiao Yao didn't want to waste words, so he spoke in an even more oppressive, stern voice. "Choose one or two."

"Two. All of you, attack together! I'll make this brat understand the price of arrogance." A vicious look crossed Wen Fei's face. She had never imagined there could be anyone in this world more arrogant than her.

Zzzzt!

Xiao Yao activated the Quasi-Immortal tier spell No-Self!

Sss!

Amid the sound of skin being pierced and silver-white flashes streaking across their vision,

Wen Fei's thirteen subordinates all died on their way toward Xiao Yao. Most terrifying of all, they didn't even scream. Their bodies were obliterated, and their souls were wiped out as well.

Wen Fei froze. She hadn't expected all thirteen of her subordinates to die so quickly!

Xiao Yao's gaze fell on her.

Wen Fei shuddered all over and hurriedly said, "I'm Great Emperor Yuanxu's Direct Disciple. If you kill me, Great Emperor Yuanxu won't let you get away with it!"

Xiao Yao spat a wad of phlegm onto the ground and sneered. "Great Emperor Yuanxu is nothing. In front of my master, he'd die in one move."

Xiao Yao wasn't bragging. Back then, his master, the Lotus Sword Emperor Dongfang Xuetong, had killed Empress Shangyuan, who was ranked even higher than her, in a single move.

Qingshan Gou Di, Su Tanmeng, furrowed her brow slightly. She felt that the situation was getting tricky.

After all, anyone capable of killing Great Emperor Yuanxu in a single move had to be an Emperor Tier cultivator in the top five of the Great Emperor Ranking.

Fortunately, she was ranked first, so she wasn't all that afraid.

Wen Fei stared at Xiao Yao. If she wanted to survive, she could only use that move—but it was one she absolutely did not want to use.

"Can I choose the first option now?"

Xiao Yao gave a cold laugh. "Do you think I'd give you a second chance to choose?"

"Xiao Yao, you forced me into this!" Wen Fei stopped hesitating and activated the Yuanxu Imperial Art, which burned her lifespan to boost her strength.

The aura around her rapidly climbed, as if she would soon be able to fight Xiao Yao.

"Shhk!"

The sound of something being pierced rang out clearly.