Silence.
The moment Li Wangxian spoke, the entire world seemed to fall into deathly silence. Not only were the ordinary unaffiliated cultivators startled enough to feel their hearts pound, even some disciples of great sects present were left dumbstruck, their minds reeling.
Who in the Divine Continent dared curse a supreme elder of the Star Sect like that?
Although the Star Sect was not as powerful as the Ziwei Divine Dynasty, it was still an illustrious, top-ranking great sect, one of the lineages left by a Saint. It ordinarily looked down upon the Divine Continent and awed the world with its might. Aside from a handful of holy lands and noble families of equal standing, who could oppose it?
Yet now someone actually dared hurl such abuse at a supreme elder of the Star Sect. Did this young cultivator have a death wish?
The crowd was filled with doubt and alarm. Although rumors claimed that the person who had subdued the Good Person Bandits was also a holy son, they believed the Star Sect must have something to rely on if it dared come demanding a powerful treasure like this. Perhaps the great sect behind him was far inferior to the Star Sect, or perhaps he was not a holy son at all?
But then they considered how young Li Wangxian was. He looked only thirteen or fourteen, yet already possessed the cultivation to subdue the Good Person Bandits with ease. They found it hard to believe he had no significant background.
At the very least, the Star Sect cultivators thought the same. That was also why they had not attacked immediately.
After all, although he was not a successor of any of the supreme great sects they knew, he must have some backing to possess such cultivation at his age. Of course, they would not be frightened by that. In this age when Saints had vanished and Kings had faded away, their Star Sect feared nothing.
Thus, even knowing Li Wangxian might have a considerable background, they still dared approach and forcibly demand the powerful treasure. Everything else could wait until they had seized it; their sect would handle the aftermath.
What they had not expected was that, arrogant as they were, Li Wangxian outdid them. He seized on the matter to curse all the Star Sect's supreme elders outright, leaving them stunned for a moment. They could scarcely believe anyone in the Divine Continent dared insult their sect's supreme elders like this. It was unforgivable.
"You stole our sect's powerful treasure and refused to return it, then insulted our elders. You deserve ten thousand deaths!"
"Whatever your background, you're dead today! Whether you flee into the heavens or burrow beneath the earth, you won't escape death. No one can save you!"
Every Star Sect cultivator roared, each voice brimming with intense killing intent. For a moment, heaven and earth dimmed, and boundless starlight seemed to descend, bearing peerless murderous power.
Mo Tianxing's voice was even colder as he said, "Don't worry. I won't let you die so easily."
Not letting him die so easily naturally meant making his life worse than death. Li Wangxian understood the implication without difficulty, as did everyone present.
"It's over. The Star Sect cultivators have been thoroughly enraged. This boy is in trouble."
"The Star Sect has dominated the Divine Continent for years, and no one has dared provoke it like this. This boy is far too reckless."
"Exactly! Even a sect's holy son shouldn't provoke the Star Sect like this!"
The crowd discussed it among themselves, full of sympathy and regret for Li Wangxian. With such impressive cultivation at so young an age, they believed his future accomplishments would surely be considerable. Yet now he would die prematurely for "failing to see the bigger picture." They could not help sighing.
But Li Wangxian dismissed the Star Sect cultivators' threats with utter disdain. Looking at the dozen or so of them present, he remarked casually, "A pack of clay chickens and tile dogs!"
Had he always been this bold?
That was the thought shared by everyone present.
"Such outrageous impudence! Your crimes are unforgivable!" The Star Sect cultivators were beside themselves with fury. They had never seen anyone so arrogant.
"Kill him!"
Following that shout, every Star Sect cultivator attacked. For a moment, the place seemed to transform into the starry cosmos, with starlight dancing across the sky.
It had to be said that the Star Sect was indeed immensely powerful. All its disciples here belonged to the younger generation, yet every one had reached the Dao Palace realm, and three, including Mo Tianxing, had stepped into the Four Extremes Realm. With all of them attacking together, the resulting spectacle was naturally terrifying.
Boom!
Stars blazed, as though a sea of stars had fallen from above, sealing Li Wangxian within it.
At that moment, the Star Sect cultivators each unleashed Mystic Arts of the same origin, manifesting countless stars and turning that place into a starry firmament.
Great stars hurtled through the sky toward Li Wangxian, seeking to crush and refine him into dregs. Boundless stellar power also formed divine swords of starry rivers that slashed down with terrifying killing intent, while more stellar power evolved into intersecting star fields that tore through the eternal starry sky. Wondrous arts emerged without end. For a moment, the place became a sea of stars, filled with limitless killing intent and incomparable terror.
The spectators watched with pounding hearts. "How terrifying! This generation of the Star Sect is flourishing to an extraordinary degree!"
"Indeed! Every one of its younger disciples has reached the Dao Palace Realm, and their Mystic Arts are almost endless. Is the Star Sect destined for unparalleled glory in this lifetime?"
"There have been rumors lately that Mo Tianxing is immensely powerful, no weaker than the Taiyin Divine Son, Lu Ya, and the others. I wonder whether they're true. If they are, the Star Sect really will look down upon the Divine Continent in this lifetime."
In a single instant, boundless stellar power evolved into endless Mystic Arts and bore down upon Li Wangxian with terrifying killing intent. Even Dragon Transformation cultivators would have frowned and dodged such dreadful divine might, or they would have been blasted into ash in an instant.
The Star Sect cultivators did have some ability, after all. No wonder they dared act so brazenly, even openly robbing a holy son.
"But this paltry ability is still far from enough!" Li Wangxian's face was cold as frost. He lightly flicked the sleeve of his right arm, and immeasurable divine might surged forth. A force capable of destroying heaven and earth erupted, shattering the eternal void.
That was no mere figure of speech. Everyone present could clearly see a world-destroying force rush from beneath his sleeve, shattering layer after layer of the void as it swept toward the Star Sect cultivators like a storm crushing rotten wood. Along its path, great stars exploded, divine swords snapped, and star fields collapsed. Nothing could stop it.
In a single instant, every Mystic Art and wondrous technique unleashed by the Star Sect cultivators was annihilated. Its momentum undiminished, the force swept ruthlessly over every Star Sect disciple, bursting them into billowing clouds of bloody mist.
"What divine ability was that?" Everyone was so shocked by the outcome that their mouths went dry, horror gripping them.
"A casual flick of his sleeve shattered the void like that. Could he be a Great Ability? But the fluctuations of divine power when he attacked were only at the Four Extremes level!"
"Could he have used some Forbidden Artifact just now?"
An uproar filled the place. No one could comprehend how a casual flick of a sleeve had slain a dozen Star Sect disciples.
Only a handful wore horrified expressions as they stared at Li Wangxian in disbelief.
"During that strike, I vaguely saw a microcosm collapsing inside his sleeve."
"Could he have evolved a microcosm within his sleeve, then destroyed it with a flick to produce a force capable of annihilating heaven and earth?"
"Is he matching the methods of a Great Ability while still in the Four Extremes realm?" a renowned elder cried out, unable to suppress his shock.
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