"You're using a sword to cut me? Have you had too much to drink?"
Xu Lin's expression changed dramatically as that wild, unrestrained laughter rang out from within the smoke once more!
Clang~
The sacred hum rose again!
The entire imperial palace was instantly dyed ice blue!
As the dust settled, Ye Xiao stood where he was, his white hair fluttering as he clutched his chest.
Not only was he still alive, but his presence had actually grown several degrees stronger under the Sword of Judgment!
"Kill him! Kill him!"
Xu Lin rose from his throne and went straight into a frenzy!
The Sword of Judgment was the strongest single-target Soul Tool the Sun Moon Empire could currently use!
Yet Ye Xiao had emerged completely unscathed from the Sword of Judgment at level five?
"The Soul Tool is quite good, but the person using it is far too poor!"
Ye Xiao's voice grew a little more indifferent. He was done showing off; it was time to get down to business!
Ye Xiao took a step forward, moving like a phantom, accompanied by a flash of cold light!
All eighteen members of an entire guard squad were turned into headless corpses beneath that flash!
The protective Soul Tools on their bodies seemed to have done nothing at all!
Snap~
A crisp snap of fingers rang out. Xu Lin looked nervously toward the battlefield, only to find no sign of Ye Xiao among the dead guards.
"In the sky! In the sky!"
A panicked voice rang out. Xu Lin jerked his head up and saw a full moon rising above the imperial palace!
"Epiphyllum's Birth and Extinction, Heavenly River Pours Forth Dreams~"
A full moon bloomed above the imperial palace!
Snap~
The snap of fingers rang out again. Ye Xiao let out a soft breath and dispersed the Epiphyllum Sword.
Before him stood ministers with all manner of expressions, some of whom had even wet their pants.
Behind him stood the glazed imperial palace, now turned to solid ice.
Silence. Silence was Mingdu today.
Xu Lin's body trembled, his eyes holding three parts shock, three parts fear, three parts venomous hatred, and one part resolve!
"Guards!"
"Take Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen to Sun Moon Square. One month from now, I shall have these two traitors executed by a thousand cuts!"
Xu Lin tried to stand, but whether because of old age or fear, he ultimately failed to get up.
Jing Hongchen glanced at Xu Lin, then at the imperial palace frozen into an ice sculpture on the heavenly screen. In the end, he said nothing.
"He was able to kill a Second-Level God, so it's hardly surprising that he has mastered the power of heaven and earth."
Destruction was silent for a moment before speaking first.
The power of heaven and earth he spoke of was another name for the power of rules, which generally only gods could master. The authority over rules above that could be wielded only by First-Level Gods or stronger beings.
It might not have been surprising that Ye Xiao had mastered the power of heaven and earth, but the question was, how could he possibly use it at the Soul Elder stage?!
"Even Destruction and I needed a life level of 50 before we could begin to draw upon the power of heaven and earth."
Life was pleasantly surprised. As she saw it, the stronger Ye Xiao was, the better. Ideally, he would be able to fight his way through the future Swarm Disaster all by himself!
"Wouldn't that mean his comprehension of the power of rules is even greater than yours?"
Ji Dong wore a somewhat peculiar expression. He and Lie Yan would probably have to reach level 70 or 80 before they could draw on the power of heaven and earth...
Ye Xiao had completely outclassed them!
"Whether that's true or not, we'll know if we keep watching..."
Lie Yan pursed her lips and pointed at the heavenly screen. On it, the remaining Shrek Six Monsters had all descended!
"Interesting..."
Ye Xiao waved the ministers, who had been frightened witless, away, signaling for them to leave first. He would find them later.
Before him, six men and women clad in different sets of divine attire appeared at the same time, solemn expressions on their faces.
"Using divine power to fashion clones... so you can do that too~"
A sharp light flashed in Ye Xiao's eyes as he thoughtfully examined the divine bodies of the two women and four men before him.
Given the aptitude of the Shrek Seven Devils, it was obviously impossible for them to catch up to him in a short time.
Yet their presences remained around level 60, allowing Ye Xiao to see the condition of their bodies at a glance.
"Unfortunately, our spiritual power is insufficient. Otherwise, it would have been six gods descending to the lower realm to kill you."
Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, his tone icy.
Even though he could not currently use the divine weapons Asura Demonic Sword and Sea God Trident...
He believed the Clear Sky Hammer alone was enough to kill Ye Xiao!
Not to mention that he had brought his brothers and sisters with him this time!
"Although you've only sent clones down to the lower realm..."
"If I were to kill your consciousnesses here, I doubt you could survive with your current abilities, could you?"
Ye Xiao withdrew his gaze, having gained a great deal.
They really were gods, all right. Just one form of existence had been enough for him to come up with something new!
"You think you can do that?"
Oscar's eyes were bloodshot, his gaze brimming with killing intent.
"Bastard, die and be buried with my Xiao Qi!"
Xiao Wu was furious as well. The moment she finished speaking, a sharp blast of air rang out with her kick!
"Yes, yes, yes~ there's no misunderstanding between us!"
"Tang Wutong-I killed her!"
"Before she died, she was still crying out, 'Mommy, save me~'"
Ye Xiao narrowed his eyes and summoned the Epiphyllum Sword once more, its flat side firmly blocking the tip of Xiao Wu's shoe as she kicked!
Zhu Zhuqing, who was likewise known for her speed, followed close behind. The nails on her slender, jade-like hand flashed coldly as they stabbed toward Ye Xiao's neck!
"Utterly depraved!"
Zhu Zhuqing shouted coldly, but Ye Xiao caught her striking hand in one of his own, gripping it tightly.
With the two women joining forces, even Ye Xiao could not help taking a step back!
That single step, however, made Tang San's eyes light up. The wariness he had felt toward Ye Xiao vanished in an instant.
If two agility-type fighters could force him back, how could this man possibly withstand his Clear Sky Hammer, Oscar, and Dai Mubai's Evil-Eyed White Tiger?
Xiao Wu, who was leading the attack, did not think as much as Tang San!
Suspended in the air, she simply twisted her body with all her strength, then sent her free leg kicking toward the side of Ye Xiao's face!
"Chaotic Cloak!"
Tang San naturally understood that he must not hold back. His great hammer, gleaming with lightning, smashed fiercely toward Ye Xiao!
Ye Xiao turned his sword and slapped Xiao Wu's long leg aside once more. At the same time, he twisted his hand forcefully, making Zhu Zhuqing let out an involuntary muffled groan!
But in doing so, he could only circulate his Sword Qi again to block Tang San's hammer!
Tang San's body, however, was fashioned from divine power, after all. In an instant, its strength suppressed Ye Xiao's Sword Qi!
In just an instant, Ye Xiao, unable to fend off so many attackers with only two fists, was smashed into specks of light!
"As expected of our ancestor!"
Xuan Zi rose to his feet, unable to hold back his hearty laughter.
Seeing this, the expressions of the Sea God Pavilion's senior elders eased further.
"Something's wrong!"
Mu En's expression had only just begun to ease when, before he could speak, he suddenly noticed that the six ancestors on the heavenly screen had not let down their guard!
"Since divine power can be transformed into a body, I imagine a body can also be transformed into Sword Qi."
The quiet words rang out.
Between heaven and earth, razor-sharp Sword Qi swept around the Shrek Six Monsters, whose expressions changed dramatically. The most useless of them, Zhu Zhuqing, had her arm severed in an instant!
And that was despite Tang San acting in time to use the Blue Silver Emperor to pull Zhu Zhuqing away!