Earth Dragon Mountain Summit.
As the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade descended, countless cultivators wailed.
Only now did they realize the Seven Kills Hall's scheme.
The Seven Kills Hall had never intended to target Qin Wuyou alone—they meant to send every last one of them to hell!
"Damn it, has the Seven Kills Hall gone mad? We never offended them, so why are they trying to wipe us out too? Is there any fucking justice left? Aren't they afraid that what goes around comes around?"
"You're talking about karmic retribution with a bunch of assassins? Has water flooded your fucking brain? The Seven Kills Hall is full of killers who murder without batting an eye. Why would they believe in karmic retribution? We have only ourselves to blame for coming to watch! They've lost so much face today. How could they let word of this get out?"
"Boohoo... If I'd known, I never would've come to watch this spectacle. I've watched myself right into an early grave! Even in death, I won't be able to close my eyes in peace!"
"You beasts of the Seven Kills Hall! I curse you all to hell! May your sons be born without assholes! May you never afford even four dishes at a meal for the rest of your lives!"
The Seven Kills Hall's Deputy Hall Master cared nothing for the cultivators' curses. Carried away with triumph, he even laughed savagely.
"Hahaha! This is the price of watching a spectacle! You fools could've watched anyone else, yet you dared to make a spectacle of our Seven Kills Hall! How could we possibly let you live?"
"But don't worry. I'll let you live a little longer! Once I've dealt with Qin Wuyou, I'll send you on your way!"
The Seven Kills Hall's Deputy Hall Master had gathered the Killing Formation's power and unleashed the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade for one purpose: killing Qin Wuyou!
The cultivators watching the spectacle were merely incidental targets.
Thus, as his words fell, his gaze, overflowing with murderous intent, swept toward Qin Wuyou, and he laughed triumphantly.
"Qin Wuyou, dying beneath our Seven Kills Hall's Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade is a fitting end for you! Any last words before you die? Perhaps, if I'm in a good mood, I'll fulfill your wishes!"
Faced with the Seven Kills Hall's Deputy Hall Master's taunts, Qin Wuyou gave a cold smile.
His gaze turned toward the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade looming across the void.
He had to admit that the Seven Kills Hall's Earth-Rank Killing Array possessed some ability, drawing upon the stars' killing aura to condense such an astonishing Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade.
But only some.
An attack of this caliber might have worked against Qin Wuyou half a month ago.
To the Qin Wuyou of today, it was merely somewhat powerful.
Trying to kill him with it was nothing more than a fantastical tale.
"Is this the full strength of your Seven Kills Hall?"
"If these are all the tricks you have as Deputy Hall Master, this day next year will be your death anniversary!"
Qin Wuyou had thrown the Seven Kills Hall's warning back at them, word for word.
Hearing Qin Wuyou's arrogant declaration, the Seven Kills Hall's Deputy Hall Master let out a savage roar, then laughed wildly in triumph.
"Qin Wuyou, you must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall! I have no idea who gave you the confidence to challenge our Seven Kills Hall! To think you can still be this arrogant at a time like this—you've truly opened my eyes!"
"In that case, embrace your death!"
The instant his words fell, the Seven Kills Hall's Deputy Hall Master's Primordial Spirit struck with thunderous force.
The Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade, thirty thousand meters long, erupted with a terrifying killing aura a hundred times stronger than before and slashed toward Qin Wuyou.
Although his slash targeted Qin Wuyou, its terrifying killing aura still caused countless cultivators to burst apart and die in an instant.
Even Fang Han, at the Tenth Heaven of the Primordial Spirit Realm, had his Primordial Spirit driven back dozens of steps beneath the oppressive force of that slash.
Bang!
The instant his Primordial Spirit retreated, several Qi Refining Realm disciples of the Xuantian Holy Land burst apart.
Even under his protection, those Xuantian Holy Land disciples could not escape death.
The sight made Fang Han's expression turn unbearably grim.
"Damn it! Those bastards from the Seven Kills Hall have truly gone mad!"
Fang Han ground his teeth in hatred, but there was nothing he could change.
He had already experienced the terror of the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade.
Its powerful aura alone had nearly overwhelmed him. What would happen if the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade actually slashed down at him?
If the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade truly targeted him, he might have a slim chance of escaping alive if he gave it everything he had.
But then all the Xuantian Holy Land disciples behind him would be doomed!
Though Fang Han wanted to protect those Xuantian Holy Land disciples, if it truly came down to life and death, he would have no choice but to make a decision!
"The power of this Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade rivals a killing strike from a mid-stage Myriad Phenomena Realm expert. With my strength, there's only one possible outcome if I face it head-on!"
His gaze turned toward his trembling fellow disciples behind him. If that moment of life and death truly came, he could only abandon them.
It might be dishonorable, but at the true brink of life and death, who could still concern themselves with whether the others lived or died?
Suddenly, Fang Han's gaze turned toward Qin Wuyou in the distance.
Even beneath the oppressive force of the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade, Qin Wuyou remained perfectly composed.
"Gasp! Could he actually withstand the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade?"
A flicker of shock and astonishment crossed Fang Han's eyes.
Even if the possibility was vanishingly small.
He could only choose to hope and believe!
His gaze turned toward the other cultivators, who were trembling just as badly.
Who could have imagined that Qin Wuyou would now be the only person those people could rely on, when they had been mocking him just moments before?
Almost every gaze fixed on that figure whose back remained as straight and unyielding as a sword beneath the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade's oppressive force.
Who could have imagined that such a young man would become the straw everyone clutched at to save their lives?
Before all this happened, even Fang Han had never imagined that Qin Wuyou, whom he had initially planned to lend a helping hand, would now become his own hope.
Watching Qin Wuyou's solitary figure face an Earth-Rank Killing Array alone, Fang Han could not help clenching his fists and murmuring.
"Qin Wuyou, don't let us down!"
Before the Earth-Rank Killing Array.
Watching the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade slash down toward his head, Qin Wuyou's lips curved into a cold smile.
An attack comparable to the Myriad Phenomena Realm?
It seems it's time to reveal a little of my true strength!
He was confident, but not arrogant.
Nor was he foolish.
Facing the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade, which had drawn upon the stars' killing aura, he opened with his strongest move!
"Hand of Heaven!"
The instant his voice rang out, the Supreme Bone in his spine radiated boundless light.
Countless origin runes surged from the Supreme Bone and fused with his arm and palm.
Rumble!
As Qin Wuyou extended his palm, heaven and earth darkened, and the winds and clouds changed color.
A palm that blotted out the sky and sun emerged from the depths of the heavens, blocking every ray of light while severing the Nine-Star God-Slaying Blade's connection to the nine stars above.
"Gasp! What is th—"
The instant he saw that sky-obscuring hand descend, the Seven Kills Hall's Deputy Hall Master's incredulous cry rang across the entire scene.
Yet his voice cut off abruptly at its very peak!
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