The moment his voice faded, Qin Wuyou appeared at the foot of Earth Dragon Mountain.
Clad in white robes purer than snow, his long hair flowing, Qin Wuyou looked like an Exiled Immortal as he raised his gaze to the path leading straight to the summit.
Earth Dragon Mountain towered tens of thousands of feet high, beyond even the reach of birds.
Even Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators struggled to fly directly to its summit.
For him now, however, flying straight to the top posed almost no difficulty.
By activating his Kunpeng Dharma Body, he could reach the summit in an instant.
If he went straight to the summit, the layers of Killing Formations the Seven Kills Hall had laid along the mountain path would collapse without a fight.
But Qin Wuyou did not do that. He withdrew his gaze from the summit and turned it toward the first Killing Formation nearby.
"Is this the Seven Kills Hall's little trick?"
"In that case, I'll play along with you."
Looking at the dozen or so Seven Kills Hall disciples inside the first Killing Formation less than a hundred meters away, Qin Wuyou gave a cold sneer.
"Mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators dare block my path?"
The moment Qin Wuyou appeared, the entire crowd erupted.
Everyone looked down along the mountainside.
"Holy shit! That's Qin Wuyou? Am I seeing things? He's only in the Foundation Establishment Realm?"
Someone soon discerned Qin Wuyou's cultivation realm.
The tenth heaven of the Foundation Establishment Realm!
He had not even reached the Purple Mansion Realm.
Was that paltry strength even enough to fill the gaps between these Seven Kills Hall assassins' teeth?
"How could he only be in the Foundation Establishment Realm? Wasn't he in the Purple Mansion Realm?"
Even the Hall Master of the Seven Kills Hall froze in shock after seeing Qin Wuyou's cultivation realm.
Holy shit, how did a Foundation Establishment Realm brat like you produce the aura of a Purple Mansion cultivator?
No, that fucking aura behind your voice transmission just now went beyond the Purple Mansion Realm!
I almost thought you were in the same fucking realm as me!
"To think he actually dared come! With his meager Foundation Establishment Realm strength, how does he dare act so arrogantly? Does he really think the Seven Kills Hall's assassins are harmless vegetarians?"
The Deputy Hall Master of the Seven Kills Hall gave a composed smile. They had this one in the bag!
"Foundation Establishment Realm? Holy shit, Deputy Hall Master, is this guy hiding his cultivation? How could he only be in the Foundation Establishment Realm?"
The Seven Kills Hall Elder beside him was dumbfounded as well.
They had accepted the assignment on the understanding that he was in the Purple Mansion Realm, yet he turned out to be only in the Foundation Establishment Realm?
This couldn't be fucking real, could it?
It was not just the elder who could not believe it. Even the Deputy Hall Master thought Qin Wuyou had concealed his cultivation.
But after sensing him with his primordial spirit, he knew Qin Wuyou was not hiding his realm.
Qin Wuyou, standing at the foot of the mountain, truly was only in the Foundation Establishment Realm!
Although the Deputy Hall Master breathed a sigh of relief after discerning Qin Wuyou's Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, he still transmitted his voice to the Seven Kills Hall disciples below. "Do not get careless! Every one of you had better stay a hundred and twenty thousand percent alert! Whoever kills Qin Wuyou will receive a hundred taels of gold!"
The Elite Assassins manning the Killing Formations below were all at least in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Working together, they were virtually invincible within that realm.
Thus, when they saw that Qin Wuyou was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, their faces filled with disdainful sneers.
"That's it? This is the Qin Wuyou whose arrogance knows no bounds?"
"'The killer is Qin Wuyou!' I thought this guy had Primordial Spirit Realm strength. Turns out he's only at Foundation Establishment?"
"If we'd known this was all the strength he had, would we have needed to muster such a force?"
"Heh, the Deputy Hall Master arranged a full sixteen layers of Killing Formations. Looks like all the others were a waste! The few of us can take this brat down."
Just as these elite Seven Kills Hall assassins let down their guard, the Deputy Hall Master's voice transmission suddenly rang out.
Yet not one of them took the Deputy Hall Master's warning to heart.
A Foundation Establishment Realm brat who dared enter their Killing Formation was certain to die!
When the cultivators watching from the summit learned that Qin Wuyou was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, they exploded into an uproar.
"Holy shit! Is Qin Wuyou really only at the Foundation Establishment Realm? How does a Foundation Establishment Realm brat dare act so outrageously?"
"He dares challenge the entire Seven Kills Hall at the Foundation Establishment Realm? Has Qin Wuyou eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall? Or does he think the Seven Kills Hall won't dare touch him because he's a deposed Holy Son?"
"What an absolute joke! A Foundation Establishment Realm brat actually dares be this arrogant. Did something go wrong with Qin Wuyou's head after his fiancée dumped him?"
"Not necessarily. Maybe his failure in love made him give up on himself, and he plans to commit suicide this way."
"Sigh, I thought we'd see a battle that shook the world. Instead, it's just a farce of someone courting death. How boring. The first Killing Formation should end the fight, shouldn't it?"
The cultivators who had been brimming with anticipation were all disappointed after learning Qin Wuyou's strength.
Qin Wuyou had dared show up with only Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation. He was courting death!
"What? What's he doing here at the Foundation Establishment Realm? Has this guy really lost in love and decided to seek death?"
When Fang Han saw Qin Wuyou's Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, his eyes nearly popped out in shock.
He simply could not understand where Qin Wuyou, with only Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, had found the confidence to challenge the entire Seven Kills Hall.
"Forget it. Since you're so bent on dying, I can't be bothered to interfere."
Fang Han closed his eyes, unable to bear watching Qin Wuyou get killed.
Kind intentions could not dissuade a ghost destined to die.
Qin Wuyou was bent on seeking death. What difference would it make even if Fang Han helped?
He could save him for a moment, but not for a lifetime.
Besides, what was the point of saving someone determined to die?
At that moment.
At the foot of the mountain.
Under the eyes of the gathered multitude, Qin Wuyou approached the first Killing Formation.
This first Killing Formation was built around twelve Elite Assassins.
By separating and regrouping, the twelve Elite Assassins at the Foundation Establishment Realm could create a powerful Killing Formation with a hundred shifts and a thousand transformations.
Even a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator trapped inside this Killing Formation would have little chance of emerging alive.
Thus, when they saw Qin Wuyou approach, the Elite Assassins all gave dismissive sneers.
"Qin Wuyou, I advise you to kill yourself to atone for your crimes! If that pleases us, we might even leave your corpse intact. Once you enter this Killing Formation, you won't even have a chance to regret it! When you end up hacked into ten thousand pieces, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Faced with the Elite Assassins' mockery, Qin Wuyou smiled coldly and declared with commanding arrogance,
"In that case, I'll grant you... death by ten thousand cuts!"
The moment his voice fell, the Elite Disciples inside the Killing Formation roared in unison.
"Arrogant!"
"Insolent!"
"You don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is!"
"Kind words can't dissuade a ghost destined to die. Since he won't appreciate our kindness, let's hack him into ten thousand pieces!"
The twelve elite Seven Kills Hall disciples activated the killing formation in an instant.
The formation before him immediately underwent a thousand shifts and ten thousand transformations.
At that moment, the twelve cultivators who had originally been in the Foundation Establishment Realm unleashed strength comparable to the Purple Mansion Realm.
Upon closer inspection, hundreds upon thousands of people seemed to have appeared within the formation, their silhouettes everywhere.
"Qin Wuyou, come in and try it if you've got the guts!"
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