Slash!
Slash!
The instant Su Xiuyi slashed with his saber, one streak of saber Qi became two, two became three, and they continued multiplying. In the blink of an eye, the blood-red saber Qi became countless streaks, like a long blood-red dragon.
With the added effect of the two great Will Characters, the seven great Mountain and Sea Realm demons were instantly suppressed, barely able to move. Saber Qi crisscrossed as it swept toward them, as though the gates of a blood-soaked hell had opened.
Under that violent, ferocious slash, everything in the Literary Court was pulverized wherever the saber Qi passed.
With a single slash, it was as though the gates of hell had descended, killing intent surging to the heavens.
"How is this possible? How could such a terrifying saber technique exist? What saber technique is this? Could it be the blade of the god of death?"
At that moment, the seven great Mountain and Sea Realm demons suppressed by the Will Characters all abruptly changed expression, their pupils contracting sharply as traces of terror appeared in their eyes. Not a hint remained of the disdain they had shown when they first saw Su Xiuyi appear. Their expressions were incomparably grave, their brows furrowed into deep creases as they unleashed the full force of their willpower, searching for a flaw in the slash.
But despair soon seized them. The slash was terrifyingly ferocious, like a bloodthirsty evil dragon from hell, without a single flaw and so powerful it chilled the heart. One Will Character after another erupted, freeing them from the influence of Su Xiuyi's Will Characters.
"Quick, activate the divine shield and stop him!"
At that moment, the seven great demons no longer had any thought of fighting back. They had only one thought: to activate the indestructible divine shield and block Su Xiuyi's slash. After all, the shield's defensive power was terrifying; even Wang Lin's world-shaking sword strike had been blocked by it earlier.
"Retreat!"
"Don't get close! If the saber Qi touches you, you'll die for sure!"
At that moment, although the opponents of the three great elders of Southern Heaven Academy had left to activate the divine shield against Su Xiuyi's terrifying slash, the elders did not dare press their advantage. Su Xiuyi's slash was simply too terrifying. With their strength, they would surely die if they touched it, so they hurriedly shot backward, out of the saber Qi's range.
"Damn it!"
"What saber technique is this?"
The seven great demons desperately activated the divine shield, their eyes filled with terror.
Boom!
The next moment, the blood-red dragon formed from saber Qi struck the divine shield, and a terrifying cutting sound rang out.
"Ah..."
The seven great Mountainsea demons all let out agonized screams. The divine shield they had activated before them shattered in an instant, and the terrifying saber Qi swept toward them. Terror flashed in Lang Qi's eyes, and he grabbed a companion's body to block the saber Qi.
"Go! That's saber intent, and it comes from the Gate of Slaughter! We can't fight it!"
Su Xiuyi's slash had completely scared the courage out of Lang Qi. He screamed, transformed into a gigantic silver wolf, and turned to flee.
For cultivators, intent was an extremely profound realm. But Su Xiuyi's saber intent was a hundred times more terrifying than ordinary saber intent, because it came from Avici Dao and represented death and slaughter. It was immensely powerful and terrifying.
Within the known lands stretching across the entire Great Zhou Kingdom and hundreds of millions of li, almost no one had comprehended saber intent at this level. Those who had comprehended intent of such a level were almost all beings at the Invincible Realm. Though the likes of Lang Qi were not weak, how could they not fear such terrifying saber intent? How could their will to fight keep from collapsing? In their eyes, Su Xiuyi was now a god of slaughter, a Shura.
How could they have known that such terrifying saber intent existed within Southern Heaven Academy? The seven great Mountain and Sea Realm demons, even joining forces, would rather fight an expert at the Sun and Moon Realm Stage than fight Su Xiuyi.
If they had known that someone like Su Xiuyi was at Southern Heaven Academy, they would not have dared come seeking revenge even if their clan had been wiped out.
"What saber technique is this? Does our Southern Heaven Academy have a saber technique like this?"
Terror surfaced in the eyes of Southern Heaven Academy's three great elders. If they had been the targets of such a saber technique, they would surely have faced ten deaths and no life.
Of the seven great Mountain and Sea Realm demons, four died under that single slash. Only three, dragging their gravely wounded bodies, rose into the air.
"Is this the power of Avici Dao?"
Clad in white robes that billowed in the fierce wind, the masked Su Xiuyi could not help raising his brows. He did not know whether his Avici Dao Saber Technique was too terrifying or his opponents were too useless.
But this was no time to ponder such things. Su Xiuyi's gaze instantly fell on the three great Mountain and Sea Realm demons rising into the air.
"Since you've come, stay!"
"Don't leave!"
Su Xiuyi stepped forward in an instant.
If Su Xiuyi had represented death and evil a moment ago, now he was an immortal, a sage, a god, a great sovereign.
The instant he stepped forward, power spread from within Su Xiuyi's body, trembling around him as though it would tear apart the surrounding void. The faint roar of a divine dragon came from within him. The surging force turned into phantom true dragons that coiled around his body. At that moment, Su Xiuyi was like a great emperor.
With one step across the sky, he appeared directly above the three great Mountain and Sea Realm demons, as though he had teleported.
What Su Xiuyi had used was the top-tier movement divine ability he had obtained from signing in: Emperor Treads the Nine Heavens.
The three great Mountain and Sea Realm demons had assumed their true forms. Seeing Su Xiuyi teleport above their heads, they were scared out of their wits, their three pairs of demonic eyes utterly filled with horror.
The three great demons roared inwardly. Was the place we came to really Southern Heaven Academy, and not a dragon's pool and tiger's den?
Such a terrifying being was actually unknown. Plenty of demons had infiltrated the Great Zhou Dynasty, and many humans also served them, gathering intelligence everywhere. Yet someone so terrifying had never appeared in their reports, as though he did not exist.
Facing death, Lang Qi's expression changed wildly. He was the strategist behind this assassination and the leader of the seven great Mountain and Sea Realm demons. He hurriedly looked at Su Xiuyi. "Your Excellency, we have no irreconcilable grudge with you. We came only for revenge. Wang Lin was the one who first killed a demon king of our Demon Race. As long as you spare us, our Silver Wolf Clan will befriend the human race forever and never encroach upon even a sliver of human territory."
"Your Excellency, as long as you don't kill me, I'm willing to be your mount!"
Looking at Su Xiuyi hovering above him, Lang Qi's demonic eyes flashed with resolve. His hideous, terrifying claws burst the heads of the other two great Mountain and Sea Realm demons, giving them no chance to react.
After killing his companions, Lang Qi looked in terror at Su Xiuyi hovering above him, unable to tell whether he was pleased or angry.
(End of chapter)