Ximen Tian had just flown above Hanging Void Hall when he discovered that Daoist Qingping was already dead. His face instantly turned ashen with rage.
Everyone from Hanging Void Hall looked delighted at Ximen Tian's arrival. Daoist Chongxu also breathed a sigh of relief, then looked toward the dead Daoist Qingping with sorrow on his face.
Just as Ximen Tian was about to join the battle, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out in the distance. The worried faces of the Demon Sect members instantly lit up with delight. In the distance, a Black Dragon Flying Carriage was flying toward Hanging Void Mountain.
Ximen Tian immediately looked shocked, while despair spread across Daoist Chongxu's face. The flying carriage swiftly arrived above Hanging Void Mountain. On either side of its palace doors were written the words, "With sun and moon in my grasp, I pluck the stars; none in this world is my equal."
Although they had heard of this couplet, those below seeing it for the first time still felt an overbearing presence sweep over them. The words alone showed how domineering and confident the person inside the flying carriage was.
The flying carriage's doors opened, and ten people emerged on either side. Those on one side all wore yellow masks, while those on the other all wore silver masks. Their imposing presence soared into the sky-not one of them was below the Martial Emperor Realm.
Clad in black battle robes, Zhou Qiong slowly walked out. His entire being exuded unparalleled dominance, demonic flames surging to the heavens, like a demon god walking the world.
"Greetings, Sect Master!" The Demon Sect members below all bowed and cupped their hands.
"You brat, Zhou Qiong! What are you after, slaughtering my Hanging Void Hall without cause?" Daoist Chongxu shouted at Zhou Qiong in the sky.
"You brat, Zhou Qiong! You actually dared to wipe out Golden Mountain Temple, and now you're slaughtering Hanging Void Hall! Do you truly think you're invincible under heaven?" Ximen Tian demanded from the side.
Yet Zhou Qiong, standing on the flying carriage, did not answer. He did not even look at the two men, instead looking straight at Liansheng. "Why does Hanging Void Hall still exist?"
Feeling Zhou Qiong's icy gaze, Liansheng bowed and answered, "Reporting to the Sect Master, Daoist Qingping of Hanging Void Hall was still alive. He suddenly unleashed his potential and injured the Grand Protector, which delayed us!"
Zhou Qiong glanced at the dead Daoist Qingping and said indifferently, "Next time, I don't want to hear excuses!"
Liansheng bowed in acknowledgment.
Ximen Tian, standing to the side, nearly exploded with rage. He felt deeply insulted. He was the dignified sect master of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, an expert of the Martial Emperor Realm, yet Zhou Qiong had not even spared him a glance. He was clearly looking down on him.
A longsword appeared in Ximen Tian's hand. Pointing it at Zhou Qiong, he demanded, "You brat, Zhou Qiong, you've gone too far! Do you truly think you're invincible under heaven?"
Zhou Qiong frowned and looked at Ximen Tian.
"Noisy." As he spoke, he struck out at Ximen Tian with one hand. An enormous firmament hand instantly appeared in the sky, majestic in its might. Life Qi and Death Qi shifted across it as it slapped down like the heavens collapsing.
Ximen Tian instantly felt like an ant facing an elephant. He could neither dodge nor resist it, and the shock in his heart was beyond measure. He had known Zhou Qiong was powerful, but he had never imagined he would be this powerful. He faced an attack that could take his life at any moment.
"Heavenly Flying Immortal!" With no time to react, Ximen Tian could only roar and unleash his strongest technique. The longsword in his hand instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot toward the giant hand.
An enormous crash rang out, yet there were no shock waves-all of them were annihilated outright by the giant hand. Ximen Tian was swatted away like a fly, hurled over a hundred li and smashed straight into a mountain peak.
Without pausing, the giant hand continued down toward Daoist Chongxu.
Daoist Chongxu's expression grew solemn. His longsword traced a circle, forming a taiji diagram before him. This was Hanging Void Hall's strongest defense.
The giant hand struck the taiji diagram, and the defense shattered on impact. Daoist Chongxu was driven back more than fifty paces, coughing up mouthfuls of blood, but he had finally withstood the palm strike.
Only an instant had passed from the beginning of Zhou Qiong's attack to its end. Before the people below could react, they saw Zhou Qiong strike with one hand, sending Ximen Tian flying, his fate unknown, while Daoist Chongxu coughed up blood, severely wounded.
Once the Demon Sect members came to their senses, they immediately burst into loud laughter. The disciples of Hanging Void Hall, however, all looked deathly pale. Some even laid down their longswords and gave up resisting.
Zhou Qiong laughed loudly in the sky.
"I am invincible under heaven! Who dares defy me? From now on, I'll be called Zhou Wudi! Hahahaha!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the title quest. Your cultivation has increased by one stage."
Zhou Qiong's imposing presence instantly surged through a breakthrough, then subsided again.
Zhou Qiong had not been showing off for no reason just now. The system had suddenly issued him a quest-the Invincible Title Quest-with an increase of one cultivation stage as the reward. Why would Zhou Qiong refuse it? Besides, as the Demon Sect Master, what was wrong with having the title Zhou Wudi?
A block of information appeared on the system panel.
Character: Zhou Qiong (Zhou Wudi) Position: Demon Sect Master Cultivation: Late-Stage Martial Sovereign (severely injured) Martial arts: Demon God Scripture, Firmament Life and Death Hand, Gods and Devils Eye (incomplete). Mount: Demon Dragon Flying Carriage
"Liansheng!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"I'll leave the rest to you. Don't dawdle too long!" With that, Zhou Qiong turned and returned inside the flying carriage.
Cries of battle immediately rang out outside again. Inside the flying carriage, Zhou Qiong spat a white pill out of his mouth. A tiny crack had appeared on its surface. He murmured, "As expected of a Great Strength Pill produced by the system. It can even temporarily heal the injuries from the Gods and Devils Eye. A pity it can only be used three times."
Knock, knock, knock. A knocking sound came from outside the flying carriage.
"Sect Master, this is your subordinate, the Demon Tiger King. The Grand Protector is severely wounded and unconscious. His breathing is gradually weakening."
"Help him inside!"
"Yes!" The flying carriage's doors opened. The entire carriage was as large as a mountain peak, and its interior rivaled the size of Heavenly Demon Peak's main hall. The Demon Tiger King carried the Grand Protector straight inside and laid him flat on the floor.
Zhou Qiong looked at Bai Haotian. His body was somewhat broken, and only the medicinal effects of a spirit pill were sustaining his last breath.
"System, is there any way to save him?"
"A Nirvana Pill. It requires five million Villain Points, poses no danger, and can also increase his strength."
"Don't you know how many Villain Points I have? Five million? Even if I slaughtered every faction on the continent, I wouldn't have that many Villain Points."
"Host, you can also use a Lesser Nirvana Pill. It requires fifty thousand Villain Points, but the success rate is below 30%."
"That one, then. Whether he survives will depend on his luck."
"Ding! Successfully exchanged for a Lesser Nirvana Pill. Fifty thousand Villain Points consumed."
A fiery-red pill suddenly appeared in Zhou Qiong's hand. Inside, there seemed to be a phoenix being reborn in flames. He tossed it to the Demon Tiger King.
"Feed it to him, then help him to the rear hall."
"As you command!"
The cries of battle outside gradually faded until they disappeared.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the quest to first destroy Golden Mountain Temple, then slaughter Hanging Void Hall. Distributing rewards."
Zhou Qiong felt a stream of azure Qi rush into the Gods and Devils Eye, continuously repairing the injuries within it. His imposing presence also kept rising, shooting straight into the heavens.
An enormous burst of laughter came from within the flying carriage, shaking a thousand li and rolling on without end. Countless birds and beasts were so frightened that they dared not move, prostrating themselves on the ground.
Outside the flying carriage, Liansheng bowed and said, "Congratulations, Sect Master, on perfecting your divine art and becoming invincible under heaven!"
The Demon Sect members also bowed and shouted:
"Congratulations, Sect Master, on perfecting your divine art and becoming invincible under heaven!"
"Congratulations, Sect Master, on perfecting your divine art and becoming invincible under heaven!"
"Congratulations, Sect Master-"