"You refuse to see the times!"
Qin Shaofeng's expression suddenly darkened.
As he spoke, Ghost Three Slashes had already leapt naturally into his palm, drawn by the power of his qi and blood.
Back when he was at the Earth Star Position, he had already dared to challenge Heavenly Venerate Realm experts under certain circumstances.
At this very moment,
Li Er, a mere First Grade Heavenly Venerate Realm cultivator, was no more than an ant before him.
If not for the fact that the team blocking their way had a Seventh-tier Heavenly Venerate Realm expert whom Yang Zhen and the others could not handle, he could not be bothered to act personally.
He struck without warning.
He did not use any martial skill.
Not even the slightest fluctuation of cultivation aura emerged from him.
The instant he saw Li Er's attack, his feet shifted. In what seemed like a blink, the Ghost Three Slashes saber in his hand had already cut down across Li Er's path.
Simple and direct, clean and decisive.
From the moment he struck to the moment it ended, that slash had taken no more than an instant.
By the time he sheathed his saber, Li Er still had no idea what had happened. He only felt as though he had brushed past his target, after which the world before his eyes began to spin in wild confusion.
As something struck the ground beside him, he knew nothing more.
Li Er's consciousness faded simply enough.
But the others blocking the road wore horrified expressions.
As one of the strongest major sect forces under the Carefree Gate, their sect naturally had no shortage of experts. Yet this was a team composed of their mid- and upper-level members.
Even people like Li Er, the weakest among them, held no