Nightfire Upheaval, Sky-Piercing Might Shakes the World

The dawn of the seventh day hung over Heavenly Phoenix City like a death warrant. Everyone knew the Qiu Family would come, yet no one had expected their thunderous strike to descend early, in the dead of the sixth night.

The moon was dark, the wind high, and all was silent. Only within and around the Li Family estate did the heavy footsteps of patrols and the faint hum of operating Soul Tools weave together into a grim prelude.

Suddenly—

"Enemy attack—!"

An incomparably shrill howl tore through the night, only to be instantly swallowed by a terrifying surge of energy! The eastern outer wall of the Li Family estate, along with the defensive runes inscribed upon it, shattered like papier-mâché! Eleven figures, like demon gods from the depths of hell, charged in with overwhelming killing intent and pressure!

At their head stood another Limit Douluo of the Qiu Family, Qiu Qianchi! His gaze was sinister as an eagle's, black mist curling around him as he openly unleashed the terrifying pressure of a level 99 soul master. Like a tangible mountain, it crushed the buildings below until they creaked and groaned. Behind him stood three figures with equally vast and terrifying auras—one level 98, one level 97, and one level 95, all Super Douluo! Further back, six ordinary Titled Douluo spread out in a fan formation, their soul rings gleaming as their killing intent locked onto the estate's core.

"Kill them! Leave no one alive!" Qiu Qianchi said coldly, without a trace of emotion.

These ten men were like tigers among sheep. Guards below Soul Sage rank and family members who rushed over had no ability to resist them at all. Dazzling yet lethal soul skills flared, accompanied by brief screams and the thunderous collapse of buildings. In an instant, dozens of patrolling family members with Soul Power between levels thirty and fifty, along with a Soul Sage patrol captain, became cold corpses just to sound that warning and delay them for a moment. Blood stained the Li Family's bluestone paths red.

Their sacrifice was not without value!

It was precisely that brief respite bought with their lives, along with the piercing alarm emitted by the forcibly breached defensive Soul Tools, that jolted the entire Li Family core awake like a thunderclap!

"Qiu Family old dogs, how dare you?!"

A furious roar exploded from the depths of the estate. Family Head Li Yuanhui transformed into a streak of fire and was the first to soar into the sky. His level 96 Soul Power erupted in full force as he pointed the Sky Phoenix Halberd at Qiu Qianchi, his eyes splitting with rage at the sight of his clansmen's corpses below.

Almost at the same time, two heaven-shaking sword intents arrived after him yet struck first!

"Emperor Sword: Judgment!"

"Seven Slaughters True Body!"

Li Tianwu and Chen Jianjun, two level 98 sword Douluo, arrived together. One azure and one white, two dazzling streams of sword light tore through the night and slashed straight toward the Qiu Family's three Super Douluo, firmly locking them down.

Immediately afterward, the four elders Li She Long, level 94; Li Tiancheng, level 93; Li Tianji, level 92; and Li Changlong, level 92, also appeared one after another. Their soul rings shone as their auras merged into one, meeting the enemy's remaining Titled Douluo.

Seeing this, Li Yuanhui also charged alone toward the two level 94 Titled Douluo.

The terrifying auras of more than fifteen Titled Douluo from both sides collided wildly above the Li Family estate. The turbulence formed by their surging Soul Power tore the clouds to pieces, and the night sky seemed ready to burst beneath this force!

Qiu Qianchi watched as the Li Family experts instantly organized an effective resistance. Surprise flashed through his eyes, but cruelty filled them even more. "Li Yuanhui, I never expected your Li Family to gather so many Titled Douluo. I underestimated you. But tonight, it still will not change the outcome of your Li Family's destruction!" He grinned savagely as black mist churned around him. A bone staff wrapped in ghostly black vapor appeared in his hand as he prepared to personally strike at Li Yuanhui.

"The outcome? You think you're worthy of deciding the Li Family's fate?"

A calm voice that seemed to contain the majesty of heaven and earth rolled forth from the depths of space like rumbling thunder.

Before the words had faded, a flawless pillar of white light suddenly descended into the center of the battlefield! When the light dispersed, Li Yunming stood there in white robes, his hands clasped behind his back, calmly gazing at Qiu Qianchi. He had not released his martial soul or displayed his soul rings, yet simply standing there, he seemed to have become the center of heaven and earth. A vast and profound pressure far greater than Qiu Qianchi's, as though fused with the entire space itself, spread like a tide. It instantly calmed all the violent Soul Power currents and forcibly suppressed Qiu Qianchi's rampant aura!

"L-Level 99 Limit Douluo?!" The savage grin on Qiu Qianchi's face froze instantly, turning into utter shock and disbelief. His pupils shrank to pinpoints. "Impossible! How could the Li Family still have a Limit Douluo?! Who are you?!"

The Qiu Family experts behind him also changed expression, their offensive briefly stalling. The deterrence brought by a level 99 Limit Douluo in perfect condition was utterly overwhelming! It also meant that the level 99 Grand Elder no longer held any advantage.

Li Yunming's gaze swept across the bloodstained courtyard below. A trace of sorrow flashed through his eyes before they turned cold as ancient ice. "Li Yunming of the Li Family. You invaded my home and slaughtered my clansmen. This debt must be repaid in blood."

He slowly raised his right hand. Behind him emerged the phantom of a divine spear, entirely jade-white as though condensed from light itself—the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear!

Black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red, golden-red! Nine soul rings, especially with such an exaggerated configuration, were like blood-colored eyes coldly watching the Qiu Family members.

These soul rings... Not only the Qiu Family, but even the Li Family members were stunned. Such soul rings had already surpassed the optimal soul ring configuration. They could signify only one possibility: Li Yunming had already begun walking the path to godhood, which was why his soul ring configuration had become so extraordinary.

"Today, I ask that you all rest here forever."

The instant his words fell, Li Yunming moved. With one step, he seemed to shrink space itself, directly crossing the distance between them. The Sky-Piercing Divine Spear carried dazzling white light capable of purifying all filth in the world as it thrust straight toward Qiu Qianchi's face!

The great battle erupted in full!

Li Yunming against Qiu Qianchi!

Li Tianwu and Chen Jianjun against the Qiu Family's level 98, 97, and 95 Super Douluo!

Li Yuanhui roared as he engaged the two level 94 Titled Douluo!

Li She Long, Li Tiancheng, Li Tianji, and Li Changlong fiercely confronted the enemy's remaining four ordinary Titled Douluo!

The night sky was illuminated by countless violent flashes of soul skills. Thunderous explosions raged like a storm of lightning from the nine heavens, and the frenzied energy battered the Li Family's protective barrier, sending violent ripples across it.

The Qiu Family's meticulously planned decapitation raid was instantly turned on its head by the sudden emergence of a Limit Douluo!