One Palm to Kill

"Burning Heaven Sword Body?" Xuanyuan Che toyed with the hair crown, smirking. "Might as well call it Stove Burning Sword Body—at least it can cook a meal."

"You brat, how dare you!"

A thunderous roar exploded like a clap of thunder, shaking the entire Sword Testing Platform with a resonant hum. Aboard the Gilded Warship, a figure shot into the sky, wrapped in raging flames, and slammed down toward Xuanyuan Che like a falling star.

The newcomer was an elder clad in a Crimson Gold Robe, his hair and beard bristling, his face twisted in fury, his eyes blazing with searing fire as if to incinerate everything in sight.

Several Flame Dragons coiled around the elder, each over a hundred zhang long, radiating terrifying heat that warped and distorted the surrounding air.

"Nangong Lie! The Ninth Elder of the Nangong Family!"

"A Saint Realm expert! They say he once burned an entire city of hundreds of thousands to ashes single-handedly!"

"This is bad. With Nangong Lie making a move himself, even the academy elders might not sit still!"

Gasps and cries erupted from the spectator stands, and gazes fixed on Xuanyuan Che were filled with worry.

"Nangong Lie, how dare you!"

A sharp shout rang out from the depths of the Eastern Xuan Academy.

In the next instant, a cyan Sword Light streaked across the sky, slashing straight at Nangong Lie's hand.

The Sword Light was fierce and unmatched, carrying a terrifying Sword Intent that forced Nangong Lie's hand back half an inch.

A beautiful woman in a Cyan Palace Dress appeared on the Sword Testing Platform. Her features were elegant, her brows carrying a trace of authority—she was Mu Qingxue's master, the Frost Sword Master, one of the four Supreme Elders of the Eastern Xuan Academy!

"That's Mu Qingxue's master, the 'Ice Soul Fairy' Ling Shuanghua, one of our academy's four Supreme Elders!"

"Elder Ling is also a Saint Realm expert. I hear she's walked far in the Saint Realm, just a step away from the Saint Lord Realm!"

"Two Saint Realm experts going head-to-head—a sight we might only see once in a lifetime!"

The spectator stands erupted again, the crowd torn between excitement and anxiety!

"Nangong Lie, bullying the weak is beneath you," the Frost Sword Master said coldly.

"Hmph! Frost, this is a private matter between the Nangong and Mu families. The Eastern Xuan Academy had best stay out of it!" Nangong Lie's face darkened.

"Mu Qingxue is my disciple, and this boy is also an academy disciple. Their affairs are the Eastern Xuan Academy's affairs!" the Frost Sword Master declared, yielding not an inch. "As long as I'm here today, no one lays a finger on them!"

"Fine! Fine! Fine!" Nangong Lie laughed in fury. "Since that's the case, don't blame me for being rude!"

He formed hand seals, and profound runes gathered before him.

"Sky Burning Domain!"

Nangong Lie roared, and within a hundred zhang radius centered on him, the space instantly transformed into a sea of fire.

Burning Heaven Purple Fire blazed fiercely, its momentum overwhelming, as if it would burn everything to ash!

"Frost Sword Master, today I'll show you the might of my Nangong Family's Sky Burning Domain," Nangong Lie sneered.

"Sky Burning Domain, open!"

The moment the words fell, over a hundred Crimson Gold Chains thrust out from the void, not to bind anyone, but to twist the entire sky and earth into a furnace.

Where the chains passed, the air took on a crimson gold hue.

"Ten steps burn the soul, a hundred steps end the path."

The Frost Sword Master's expression turned grave. She knew the power of the Sky Burning Domain and dared not take it lightly.

With a flick of her wrist, a Cyan Longsword materialized in her hand.

"Frost Sword Art!"

The Frost Sword Master let out a clear cry, swinging her sword. Cyan Sword Qi crisscrossed, weaving into nets of blades that shielded Xuany Che within.

"Is this all you've got?" Nangong Lie bellowed, his hands forming seals at lightning speed, sending out Blazing Fire Divine Markings!

The ice wall gradually cracked, then shattered with a boom, and the Flame Greatsword continued its slash toward Xuany Che!

"No!" Mu Qingxue cried out, moving to help, but an invisible force locked her in place, unable to move.

"Mu Qingxue, your opponent is me!" Nangong Yan laughed contemptuously, blocking her path.

"Get out of my way!" Mu Qingxue roared, drawing all her Wuchen Swords at once and unleashing a barrage of sharp Sword Qi.

"Useless. Your Sword Intent is already suppressed by me—you can't hurt me at all!" Nangong Yan sneered, waving his hand to send out flames that shattered Mu Qingxue's Sword Qi.

"Damn it!" Mu Qingxue gritted her teeth, desperately driving her Sword Intent, but she couldn't break through Nangong Yan's suppression.

This Nangong Yan was too underhanded!

Just as the Flame Greatsword was about to strike him, Xuany Che showed no panic, his face calm.

Was he... scared stiff?

Really scared stiff? The next moment, Xuany Che answered the doubts of the onlookers.

He lightly waved his right hand, and a surge of Chaos Qi Flow emerged, forming a massive Chaos Divine Shield that blocked the Flame Greatsword.

The Flame Greatsword crashed into the Chaos Divine Shield with a deafening boom.

The Chaos Divine Shield stood unmoved, while the Flame Greatsword was sent flying backward!

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"What?!" Nangong Lie was greatly shocked, his face full of disbelief.

"How is this possible?!" The crowd in the viewing stands was also stunned, each one dumbfounded.

"That kid actually blocked Nangong Lie's attack?!"

"Who exactly is he?!"

"Could he also be a Saint Realm expert?!"

"Impossible! How old is he? How could he be a Saint Realm expert?!"

"Then how could he block Nangong Lie's Saint Realm strike?!"

"Which great figure's disciple is he in the academy? I've never seen him before..."

"..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, their gazes at Xuanyuan Che filled with shock, doubt, and confusion.

"Who exactly are you?" Nangong Lie stared fixedly at Xuanyuan Che, asking in a deep voice.

"Who I am isn't important. What matters is that you might be finished here today." Xuanyuan Che smiled faintly, his tone brimming with confidence.

"Hmph! Arrogant brat! I don't care what secrets you have, today you die without a doubt!" Nangong Lie roared, once again driving the Flame Greatsword, slashing it toward Xuanyuan Che.

"Just a Stove Burning Sword Body, nothing special." Xuanyuan Che shook his head, lightly waving his right hand. The Chaos Qi Flow surged out again, this time forming a massive Chaos Greatsword to meet the Flame Greatsword.

In a clash of swords, the outcome is decided in one blow!

The two great swords collided violently, as if trying to crack the very air!

Crack!

A fissure suddenly appeared on the Flame Greatsword.

Then a second, a third...

"This should end." Xuanyuan Che murmured softly, his palm shifting.

The Flame Greatsword shattered with a bang, scattering into countless sparks that dissipated in the air!

"Pfft!" Nangong Lie spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

"Ninth Elder!" The disciples of the Nangong Family who had come on the warship cried out in alarm, rushing forward to help him up.

"Little brat, you dare to hurt me! I'll kill you!" Nangong Lie roared, struggling to his feet, his eyes bloodshot, as if driven mad.

"Little mouth~" Xuanyuan Che's eyes crinkled with a smile. He lightly waved his right hand, and a massive Spiritual Power Palm slapped toward Nangong Lie.

"No!" Nangong Lie screamed in terror, trying to dodge, only to find himself bound by an invisible force, unable to move.

The palm struck Nangong Lie's face with a deafening boom.

Before he could even let out a scream, Nangong Lie was crushed into a pulp of flesh, his body and soul utterly destroyed!

"Sss..."

The crowd in the viewing stands gasped, all of them stunned into silence.

"This... how is this possible?!"

"Nangong Lie was killed with a single slap?!"

"Who exactly is this kid?! When did our academy get such a prodigy?!"

"Could he be... that one from that day? No, even if he truly had a Divine Tier bloodline, how could it be so overpowered?!"

"..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, their gazes at Xuanyuan Che filled with awe and fear.

"Little brat, you dare to kill someone from my Nangong Family! You're dead! My Nangong Family will never let you off!" The Nangong Family disciples shouted with bluster, boarding the warship and hurling threats as they prepared to flee.

"Oh? Is that so?" Xuanyuan Che smiled faintly, lightly waving his right hand. A surge of Chaos Qi Flow emerged, forming a massive vortex that swallowed all the Nangong Family disciples.

"Ah..."

Screams rose and fell, then abruptly ceased.

All the Nangong Family disciples were slain by Xuanyuan Che, not a single one left.

"Now, only you remain."

Xuanyuan Che's handsome eyes turned, half-smiling as he sized up Nangong Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, trembling.

What kind of eyes were those!

It was as if a black hole had sucked away his soul; Nangong Yan couldn't even think.

Another slap, and Nangong Yan fell, dead!

"Now, finally, some peace and quiet." Xuanyuan Che clapped his hands, then turned to the stunned Frost Sword Master and Mu Qingxue, breaking into a smile as he said calmly.

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