Ruthlessly Destroying a Flower

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, let me go. I can let bygones be bygones. I can even share Ye Ruxue with you. How about it?"

The short young man had Tang Tian's blade pressed to his neck. He looked miserable, and his speech leaked air, yet none of it diminished his arrogance.

"Is that so? You want this young master to join trash like you? Why don't you look in a mirror first? Are you worthy?"

Tang Tian sneered. A gentleman loved wealth but acquired it by proper means; the same went for lust.

Even if he was no gentleman, he still disdained people and deeds too shameful to see the light of day.

"Y-you... you're courting death... If you have the guts, kill me! Let's see whether you dare strike today. Whoever doesn't dare is a grandson!"

The short young man roared repeatedly, spraying blood even as he shouted.

"Sure. I'll grant your wish."

Tang Tian spoke unhurriedly. With a casual sweep of his blade, blood splashed from the short young man's neck.

"Y-you..."

The short young man's eyes widened round. Even in death, his face remained one of utter disbelief. He truly had not expected Tang Tian to dare act.

Tang Tian released his grip and let the corpse crash to the ground. Shrugging, he said, "You all saw it. He told me to do it. If I hadn't, wouldn't that have made me his grandson? Sigh, I've never seen such a cheap request in my life. I've seen people beg for mercy, but never someone so desperate to beg for death."

"..."

Ye Ruxue was utterly stunned as she stared blankly at Tang Tian. She had never expected anyone to be unafraid of the Falling Star Sect.

After witnessing Tang Tian make his move, Ye Ruxue no longer thought the youth before her was a fool.

"You're seeking death!"

The tall, thin young man gritted his teeth, furious beyond measure.

Ximen Lian was equally astonished. She had not expected Tang Tian to hide his true capabilities so deeply.

"Sigh, you keep saying I'm seeking death, but what happened? Tsk, tsk, tsk... What a pity."

Tang Tian glanced at the corpse on the ground, his face full of disdain.

"No, I can't take this anymore. Today, I have to chop this brat into mincemeat!"

One of the Falling Star Sect disciples could no longer endure Tang Tian's punchable face.

No matter what, there were still three of them. If they dealt with him carefully, how could Tang Tian possibly have another chance to strike?

Yet Tang Tian looked at Ye Ruxue, smiled faintly, and said, "Miss Ye, I'll hold off two. You can kill one, no problem, right?"

"Uh... no problem." Ye Ruxue froze for a moment, then immediately understood Tang Tian's intentions.

With Tang Tian's discernment, how could he fail to see that Ye Ruxue was stronger than the three of them and was a genuine genius cultivator?

Even Lin Yichen was inferior to Ye Ruxue.

Ximen Lian snapped, "Ye Ruxue, you are outrageously bold! You dare kill Falling Star Sect disciples? Aren't you afraid your Ye Family of Starfall City will be left with shattered homes and dead people because of you?"

Ye Ruxue snorted coldly. "What? You're allowed to attack me, but I'm not allowed to attack you? Today, not only will I kill those three beasts, but you won't escape either!"

If Tang Tian had not interrupted them, the five of them would have surrounded her just now, and the outcome would not have been nearly so favorable.

"Kid, have you thought this through? Offend my uncle, and you'll die too!"

Seeing that threatening Ye Ruxue was useless, Ximen Lian turned to Tang Tian instead.

Tang Tian rolled his eyes at her. "Are you all chest and no brains? If I slaughter every last one of you today, who will know we did it? Let me tell you the truth: my Tang Family of Starfall City isn't afraid of the Falling Star Sect, nor of descendants of nobles like you."

"The Tang Family?"

Ye Ruxue silently sized Tang Tian up. She truly could not remember when the Tang Family had produced someone like him.

With the cultivation of the Initial Blood-Burning Realm, he could kill a cultivator at the Advanced Bone-Forging Realm. Such strength to challenge across realms was not to be underestimated.

After Tang Tian snapped back at her, Ximen Lian's expression changed drastically. She turned and tried to flee.

Her strength was the weakest here. Staying would only mean death. As for the Falling Star Sect disciples, if they died, they died.

"Trying to leave?"

Tang Tian curled his lips. His right foot suddenly exerted force, and before anyone could react, he had already caught up.

Over the past few days, Tang Tian had fought demon beasts. Whether in strength, speed, or technique, he had reached the pinnacle among those of his realm.

In the blink of an eye, he caught up to Ximen Lian and viciously slashed down with the long blade in his hand.

Pitying and cherishing a flower?

Sorry, but for Tang Tian, that depended on whom it was.

When it came to enemies, a woman like this did not even qualify as a fragrant flower or precious jade. Killing her felt filthy.

But if such a vicious woman was not killed, she would only become an endless future threat!

Ximen Lian's expression changed. She hurriedly turned to defend herself, hastily raising her longsword to block.

With a crack, metal struck metal.

Tang Tian actually severed Ximen Lian's longsword with a single slash. His blade did not slow, instead turning into a horizontal sweep.

Splat...

The blade passed across Ximen Lian's fair neck, and blood sprayed out.

"I... I..."

Ximen Lian's lips trembled a few times. Her mouth opened, but no words came out. Her fragrance faded, her jade shattered.

"Damn it!"

The tall, thin Falling Star Sect disciple's expression was extremely ugly. Tang Tian had struck with such ruthless decisiveness, destroying a flower without mercy.

What made him regretful was that he had not yet had the chance to taste Ximen Lian's flavor.

Thus, whether it was the vengeance for their fellow disciple's death or Ximen Lian's death, the three Falling Star Sect disciples were filled with hatred for Tang Tian.

"Attack!"

The tall, thin man shouted and took the lead in rushing at Tang Tian.

If they continued allowing Tang Tian to pick them off one by one, then with Ye Ruxue added to the equation, they would have no chance of victory. Their fate would only be the same as the two corpses on the ground.

"You want to attack? Did you ask the sword in my hand?"

Ye Ruxue gave a light shout. With a flick of her longsword, she intercepted the tall, thin young man first.

Among the remaining three, the tall, thin young man was the strongest. Ye Ruxue wanted to make things easier for Tang Tian as well.

Tang Tian was exceptionally clever and immediately understood. He gave Ye Ruxue a deep look and said softly, "Miss Ye, thank you for your trouble."

He then tossed aside the long blade in his hand. After all, he was not a blade cultivator, and holding a blade only felt awkward to him.

Immediately afterward, he vanished from where he stood and began battling the other two Falling Star Sect disciples.

The two of them were, after all, Advanced Bone-Forging Realm cultivators. With their cautious approach, Tang Tian had no opportunity to exploit.

Tang Tian had been able to kill the short young man earlier only because he had caught him off guard.

After reaching the Initial Blood-Burning Realm, he had not burned even a single drop of blood due to the limitations of the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art.

In other words, there was still a great deal of hollowness in his Initial Blood-Burning Realm cultivation. Facing two Advanced Bone-Forging Realm cultivators at once was indeed somewhat difficult.

Ye Ruxue was not someone who liked to talk much. Her cold eyes shifted like ice and snow, while her longsword emitted streams of frigid air that sealed off every route of retreat for the tall, thin young man.

"Ye Ruxue, you dare oppose our Falling Star Sect? You're walking straight into death!"

How could the tall, thin young man be Ye Ruxue's match?

After exchanging only a few moves, he was already stretched thin, able only to defend continuously.

"You think too highly of yourselves. As a great sect, how could the Falling Star Sect possibly be represented by scum like you?"

Ye Ruxue shouted, then said nothing more. Her longsword danced, and her attacks became even faster.

She had to end this quickly. Otherwise, Tang Tian might be in danger...

[Author's Note: The second update for today is here. The third will be posted shortly. Thank you all for your support—please send some silver tickets!]