Even Yang Xiong's expression changed!
"Stop!"
He roared furiously, Spiritual Qi suddenly swirling around him.
The presence of the essence condensation realm seventh layer surged outward.
The next second,
he was already lunging toward Ye Xuan like a bolt of lightning.
He clearly intended to save Xue Yao!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan sneered.
He paid no attention to the charging Yang Xiong, instead opening all 108 spiritual meridians in his body.
As roiling Spiritual Qi surged, his speed exploded with a boom, and he continued charging at Xue Yao.
Buzz!
A trembling hum rang out-
Yang Xiong's lunge struck empty air.
By then, Ye Xuan had already appeared before Xue Yao.
Feeling Ye Xuan's powerful presence and surging killing intent, Xue Yao's expression changed drastically!
"No, don't kill me! Don't kill me! It was Yang Xiong! Yang Xiong made me do all of it!"
He screamed hysterically, his eyes filled with terror as he retreated at full speed.
But how could his speed possibly compare to Ye Xuan's?
Ye Xuan's gaze was cold and merciless. Without a single wasted word, he thrust out his right palm, smashing it straight toward Xue Yao's dantian.
Faint lightning flickered. Ye Xuan's palm seemed to contain the might of thunder, its fierce wind a shocking sight!
Thunder God Palm!
Bang!
A low explosion rang out. Unable to evade, Xue Yao was struck by Ye Xuan's palm.
An agonized scream escaped his mouth, and his entire body flew backward. With a crash, he smashed over the table behind him before landing on the floor like a dead dog.
At that moment, his dantian was shattered, and his eyes brimmed with despair, unwillingness, and resentment.
He raised his head and stared fixedly at Ye Xuan, his gaze looking as though he wanted to devour someone.
He had never imagined that he would actually be crippled!
He had cultivated for over a decade, reaching the meridian opening ninth layer realm. He was a prominent figure among the outer disciples!
At the year-end assessment six months later, he would absolutely have been able to enter the inner sect.
But now, he had been crippled, reduced to a useless wreck.
All his hopes and aspirations had become dreams and bursting bubbles.
The entire hall was deathly silent; even a falling needle could have been heard.
Although the disciples had already witnessed Ye Xuan's domineering arrogance, they still had not expected him to be so decisive and ruthless.
Without a single wasted word, he struck when he said he would and crippled Xue Yao when he said he would, showing absolutely no mercy.
"Gulp-"
Sharp intakes of breath sounded one after another, and the surrounding disciples' gazes toward Ye Xuan changed somewhat.
There was admiration, fervor, respect, and fear.
The strong commanded respect wherever they went!
Xue Yong and the others, meanwhile, were utterly paralyzed with fright.
Their legs had already gone weak, their bodies collapsed on the floor, and they could not help trembling.
Had they known it would come to this, had they foreseen today, they would never have dared target Lin Xue or provoke a god of slaughter like Ye Xuan.
If Ye Xuan was this ruthless toward Xue Yao, how would he deal with ingrates like them, petty villains who had even repaid kindness with enmity?
They dared not imagine it!
"You... what incredible nerve!"
The moment Yang Xiong's lunge missed, Xue Yao's fate had already been sealed.
His face was completely twisted, his eyes utterly bloodshot. He had gone completely mad.
He stared fixedly at Ye Xuan, murderous intent surging without end!
Whatever Ye Xuan's status, he was merely a disciple. Even if he was a true disciple, so what?
He dared act so arrogantly in the Law Enforcement Hall, dared treat Yang Xiong with such contempt, dared deny the Law Enforcement Hall any face.
This was simply intolerable to heaven itself, utterly unbearable!
Ye Xuan did not even look at Yang Xiong. His gaze had already fallen on Xue Yong and the others.
When Xue Yong and the others saw Ye Xuan's gaze sweep toward them, they felt as though a primordial beast had fixed its eyes on them. They trembled in terror, their livers and gallbladders nearly splitting apart.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft-"
Several of the more cowardly ones could no longer hold it in, releasing both shit and piss.
A foul stench instantly spread throughout the hall.
Ye Xuan ignored this and spoke one word at a time:
"I can tolerate your ingratitude, but repaying kindness with enmity is going a little too far."
"I already gave you a chance in the back mountain that day. Since you didn't treasure it, you can't blame me."
As he spoke, a clang rang out as Ye Xuan smoothly drew the longsword from the back of a nearby disciple.
"Let me borrow your sword!"
The next moment, he was already walking toward Xue Yong and the others.
"You... what are you going to do?"
"You can't blame us! It was Yang Xiong! Yang Xiong made us do this!"
"Senior Brother Yang! Senior Brother Yang! Help! Save us!"
Seeing Ye Xuan approach with a longsword in hand, brimming with murderous intent, Xue Yong and the others came even closer to breaking down.
They regretted it so much.
Of all the things they should never have done, they should never have provoked this god of slaughter!
Yang Xiong's expression darkened further.
Ye Xuan had actually ignored him again!
Utterly unbearable!
"You're courting death!"
No longer able to contain his fury, he sent Spiritual Qi raging around his body and charged swiftly at Ye Xuan.
While still in midair, he drew the long saber at his waist.
With a sweep of the saber, he raised a faint rainbow of Spiritual Qi and slashed toward Ye Xuan amid the hissing bursts of exploding air.
This slash carried tremendous, crushing force!
This slash was enough to kill an ordinary essence condensation eighth layer cultivator!
This slash was Yang Xiong's absolute best, unleashing his peak combat strength!
"Yang Xiong... he... he actually used the Mad Saber Art!"
"He isn't holding back at all! He's trying to kill him!"
"The Holy Son... can he block this attack?"
At this sight, the watching disciples were all shocked.
Those who knew Ye Xuan's identity, in particular, could not help breaking into a cold sweat for him.
Some hot-tempered disciples brimming with righteousness even had Spiritual Qi raging through their bodies, itching to act.
Yang Xiong was an essence condensation seventh layer expert, while Ye Xuan was only at peak meridian opening.
Even if Ye Xuan possessed unparalleled talent and heaven-defying combat strength,
his cultivation was still what it was.
How could someone at peak meridian opening cross seven minor realms and one major realm to slay Yang Xiong, an essence condensation seventh layer cultivator?
Especially when Yang Xiong had even used the martial technique Mad Saber Art, unleashing the strongest slash he could muster.
Yang Xiong was so vicious and despicable that he could truly be called a petty villain.
The Holy Son, however, possessed unparalleled talent and stood on the side of justice.
He absolutely could not be cut down in his youth by such a petty villain!
Yet before those disciples itching to act could make a move, Ye Xuan moved again.
Whoosh!
A shrill whistle tore through the air as Ye Xuan abruptly turned and lunged at Yang Xiong.
At that moment, Ye Xuan's tsunami-like presence seemed to settle completely, like churning ocean waves instantly becoming calm.
The next second-
Buzz-
A piercing sword cry rang out. Everyone saw only a brilliant flash of sword light like lightning, and everything fell still once more.
At the same time, Yang Xiong's powerful presence, which had been like surging ocean waves, instantly drained away and vanished without a trace.
With a clatter, the long saber in his hand fell to the floor as well.
He simply stood there, eyes wide and round, staring straight at Ye Xuan.
His eyes held terror, anger, and unwillingness, but more than anything, disbelief.
"Gulp-"
His throat bobbed, his mouth opening slightly, as though he wanted to say something.
But before the words could emerge,
Spurt!
A jet of blood suddenly sprayed from his throat, and then he fell stiffly to the floor with a thud.
Yang Xiong, of the essence condensation seventh layer realm,
had fallen!
He had died just like that!
With only a single sword strike, Ye Xuan had reaped his life!
Everyone's hearts trembled violently!
For a time, absolute silence fell both inside and outside the hall once again.
Slaying essence condensation at meridian opening-Ye Xuan had actually done it.
He had actually done it!
Unbelievable!!!
Lin Xue also stared blankly at Ye Xuan, her eyes moist, unable to recover for a long time.
But soon, as though she had thought of something, her expression changed drastically.
Ye Xuan had killed Yang Xiong in the Law Enforcement Hall.
This had become a huge incident!
Yang Xiong was no rootless duckweed.
His father was an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall!