Li Xiao's immortal artifact

Before Gu Chungang and the others, a sky-shrouding staff shadow descended.

Without hesitation, Gu Chungang unleashed his Early Saint spiritual power to its utmost limit.

He struck with both swords, sending two supreme streaks of Sword Qi slashing forth, seemingly capable of severing anything.

The others did not dare remain idle either.

The Undying Man formed hand seals, and a phantom of white bones shielded them.

For a moment, Sword Qi and spells were unleashed together, meeting the magical artifact before them, the likes of which they had never seen.

Tang Xuan gave a contemptuous smile.

"This isn't a magical artifact from this plane. You can't block it."

Tang Xuan's gaze sharpened as he continued pouring strength into his hands.

In an instant, Gu Chungang and the others felt the pressure multiply, and soon could no longer hold on.

Although they had all been geniuses tens of thousands of years ago and their strength was still considerable now, before a magical artifact like this, the advantage of their talent vanished without a trace.

The staff shadow flashed before them, its tremendous force striking them squarely, shattering the Undying Man's white bones.

Struck by the staff, they were sent flying toward the ground, then slammed hard into it.

Boom!

The earth cracked. After the thick smoke cleared, they lay covered in blood, unable to move.

A single strike from a magical artifact-terrifying indeed.

Li Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. Watching that towering staff shadow, his heart sank.

Although he had reached the Peak Saint Realm, even he might not have been able to take that strike easily without dodging or evading.

That strike had already come extremely close to the power of a Peak Saint.

Tang Xuan and the others, with their Middle Saint Realm cultivation, clearly could not bring out the magical artifact's true power.

This was the first time he had caught a whiff of danger in all the time since he had transmigrated.

"A magical artifact."

Li Xiao looked up at the pitch-black iron staff and murmured, and a string of information appeared before his eyes.

"Magical artifact: Ruyi Staff (replica). The divine artifact wielded by the second-in-command of the Eastern Victorious Continent in the Immortal Domain. Forged from extraterrestrial meteoric iron, it can change its size and thickness at will."

"Grade: immortal artifact"

"Drawbacks: a replica with a limited number of uses. Its power is less than one ten-thousandth of the genuine article."

"Note: fighting piracy starts with me."

Li Xiao's heart jolted, then he scoffed inwardly.

Damn it, it was actually a copy.

"System, do you have any suitable magical artifacts I can use?"

"Ding! The host's need for a magical artifact has been detected. Your little system is searching for you."

The next moment, an iron staff identical to the one Tang Xuan had summoned appeared in Li Xiao's hand.

Li Xiao cursed inwardly.

Damn it, System, you're giving me a replica too? Aren't we supposed to fight piracy?

"Host, anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be top quality. This is genuine, not a pirated copy."

Hearing this, Li Xiao carefully examined the staff in his hand.

Unlike the one Tang Xuan and the others had summoned, the one in his hand visibly shimmered with black light and flowing Dao rhythms, all naturally formed. Its presence was even more terrifying than the replica's.

Just then, Tang Xuan and the others looked toward Li Xiao. Tang Xuan smiled cruelly and said,

"You're Li Xiao? That is indeed the presence of a Peak Saint. But with a divine artifact like this in our hands, so what if you're a Peak Saint? I don't believe a brat who's only just stepped into the Peak Saint Realm has that much ability."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Li Xiao smiled faintly and tossed the Ruyi Staff into the air.

Then, under Li Xiao's power, the entire staff became exactly like the one opposite it.

Tang Xuan was dumbfounded, and so was everyone from the Li Lineage.

"Holy shit, Young Master is badass! I, Long Aotian, chose the right man to follow!"

Long Aotian coiled his body, his heart jolting.

Tang Xuan's expression darkened.

"You have one too? Don't think that replica of yours can compare to mine. Die!"

Tang Xuan and the others activated the imitation Ruyi Staff again. Once more, the Ruyi Staff unleashed tremendous power and smashed toward Li Xiao.

Unhurriedly, Li Xiao moved his finger slightly, and the genuine article before him seemed to receive an immense provocation.

The next moment, the figure of an imposing monkey king emerged from the staff. Clad in armor, its eyes carried the haughty bearing of one who looked down upon the world. It looked at that imitation fire poker with an expression of disdain.

It scratched its ear, gripped the Ruyi Staff, and violently swung its body, sweeping the staff toward the replica.

Bang!

The two staffs collided, sparks flying everywhere. Finally, under everyone's shocked gazes, the staff in the monkey's hand swept toward the imitation with boundless power.

At once, staff shadows swept across the sky, space split apart, and with a bang, the imitation snapped.

It was not over yet. Carrying the remaining force, the iron staff in the monkey's hand smashed viciously toward Tang Xuan and the others, moving too fast for them to evade.

Tang Xuan and the others' bodies shattered, their physical forms collapsing instantly.

Li Xiao and Long Aotian reacted swiftly. The man and dragon unleashed ferocious attacks on those whose physical bodies had collapsed.

Long Aotian spewed a blast of dragon breath, fierce flames burning the heavens wherever it passed.

Netherworld Fire appeared in Li Xiao's hand, and he hurled it hard at the people before him.

In an instant, two streams of endless flame filled the heavens, like a hell on earth.

Sizzle!

In a flash, the four elders' physical bodies and spirit bodies were swallowed by their flames, their souls scattered into oblivion.

Meanwhile, a black vortex suddenly appeared beneath the three others, who had only their spirit bodies left. As though they had spotted a straw to clutch at, those three spirit bodies frantically darted toward the vortex.

Li Xiao frowned, condensed another mass of Netherworld Fire, and threw it toward the vortex.

Just as the black-and-red flames were about to touch it, the vortex vanished from the spot with the three spirit bodies.

"I got careless. I forgot to seal off space."

Li Xiao said softly.

With all this done, the Ruyi Staff returned to its original size. The monkey king's phantom turned to glance at Li Xiao, then vanished into the sky.

Li Xiao raised his hand and caught the Ruyi Staff.

He darted down below.