Firmament Sword

Over there, Tu Wanli was so frightened by Xu Luo’s gaze that he stumbled back two steps. He then realized his blunder, and his handsome face flushed crimson as he roared, ”Don’t think I can’t do anything to you just because this is Celestial Brilliance!”

”Then bring it on!” Xu Luo was also enraged. The good mood he’d been in after getting news of his second brother had been completely ruined by this scum. He was especially furious that Jin Ming, the great Senior Brother of Celestial Brilliance’s younger generation, would stand with an outsider, completely lacking the awareness expected of a Heavenly Brilliance Disciple.

”Die!” Tu Wanli roared, throwing a punch straight at the spot between Xu Luo’s eyebrows.

The aura of an Initial Tier Ultimate Venerable erupted from him in an instant, blowing the pavilion apart. Even the surrounding buildings were affected, collapsing one after another.

At that same moment, Jin Ming... also suddenly attacked Xu Luo!

”You’re a disgrace! Today, in my capacity as Senior Brother Tianhuang, I’m going to teach you a lesson, you unruly brat!”

BOOM!

Jin Ming struck at Xu Luo with his palm.

The strike seemed casual, but it contained boundless power. A single palm like this could easily shatter a mountain peak!

Two experts ganging up on one man!

On any other day, they would have scorned such an act!

All experts had their pride.

But at this moment, Tu Wanli had every reason to attack: Luo Tian had crippled several of his trusted attendants with a single shout. If he didn’t get his revenge for this, who would dare follow him in the future?

Jin Ming also had his reason to strike!

’I originally planned to kill you with my own hands in the finals of the annual competition, but... since I have the chance now, there’s no reason not to act!’

What would be the outcome when two young experts at the Initial Tier Ultimate Venerable realm attacked a man at the Peak of Great Saint Realm?

No one would believe the Great Saint could win.

In fact, if two Initial Tier Ultimate Venerables attacked with their full strength, the Great Saint might be killed in an instant!

However... was that really the case?

Xu Luo activated the Shaking Light Step, and his figure moved like a bolt of lightning, impossibly fast!

He unleashed his Time Reversal Skill. Under its influence, the domains projected by the two Venerable Realm experts became virtually nonexistent, no longer able to interfere with Xu Luo.

Tu Wanli’s vital energy surged to the heavens, his eyes bloodshot. His punch carried a monstrous, terrifying power—a strike of no return, meant to kill his opponent in a single blow!

Jin Ming appeared calm and casual, but in reality, he was fully focused, exerting one hundred and twenty percent of his effort!

Colluding with an outsider to kill a fellow sect member was a grave crime, but he no longer cared!

Tu Wanli had a special status; even if he did kill Xu Luo, he probably wouldn’t face severe punishment. As for himself, he only wanted revenge for his younger brother!

When the time came, even if Celestial Brilliance truly wanted to punish him, the Jin Family would never allow it!

The Jin Family had already lost one talented son in Celestial Brilliance. Would they agree to lose another?

Thus, Jin Ming was not afraid!

In that instant, Xu Luo adjusted his state to its absolute peak. His vital energy surged like a dragon as he activated the Extreme Yang Technique, channeling a terrifyingly potent Yang energy completely into one fist.

He met Tu Wanli’s punch head-on!

RUMBLE!

An earth-shattering crash was followed by a shrill, miserable scream.

CRACK!

Tu Wanli’s fist completely exploded!

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, the bones pulverized into dust!

The momentum of Xu Luo’s fist didn’t stop, continuing on to completely obliterate Tu Wanli’s forearm before it finally halted. Then, in the same instant, his fist turned into a palm, and he slapped Tu Wanli across the face, sending the handsome young master flying.

At that moment, Jin Ming’s palm strike... arrived!

BANG!

The palm... landed squarely on Xu Luo’s shoulder.

Over on the side, Zhao Hongzhang and the others had no time to intervene. They could only watch as a savage grin spread across Jin Ming’s face as his palm struck Xu Luo’s shoulder.

The smile on Jin Ming’s face lasted only for a moment before freezing completely. He felt as if his palm strike, powerful enough to shatter a great mountain, had just hit empty air!

’Not good!’

’I hit... an afterimage!’

The moment that thought arose, Jin Ming immediately tried to retreat.

THUD!

A dull thud echoed as Xu Luo’s fist slammed directly into Jin Ming’s abdomen.

Jin Ming coughed, spitting out a mouthful of blood, a look of disbelief in his eyes.

Immediately after, his body was sent flying!

Xu Luo’s figure was so fast it was simply impossible to see!

Impossible to see, not just hard to make out!

He had reached an unbelievable level of speed!

Everyone present, including the experts who had stepped into the Venerable Realm, was completely unable to see Xu Luo’s figure!

They only saw Jin Ming’s flying body come to a sudden halt in mid-air. Immediately after, Xu Luo’s figure appeared.

He grabbed Jin Ming by the hair, swung him around, and brutally smashed him toward an exquisite pavilion.

Jin Ming had completely lost control of his body, screaming miserably as...

CRASH!

The pavilion was smashed to pieces, collapsing with a roar!

Large pieces of rubble buried Jin Ming’s body, leaving only one foot... twitching... exposed.

Everyone was completely stunned.

Even Tu Wanli, who had just lost half his forearm to Xu Luo’s punch, almost forgot the pain. His eyes were wide with utter disbelief. The great Senior Brother of Celestial Brilliance’s younger generation was being brutalized like a toy!

But Xu Luo wasn’t finished. He reached out, grabbed one of Jin Ming’s ankles, and dragged him directly out of the rubble.

At this point, Jin Ming was completely dazed from the beating. Covered in blood, he was a miserable sight. His consciousness was fading, and all he could do was let out shrill screams. Where was the dashing and suave Senior Brother Tianhuang now?

”So you colluded with an outsider to try and kill me, huh?”

THUD!

Xu Luo swung Jin Ming up and smashed him violently into the ground. The incredibly hard stone pavement shattered on impact!

The sight made everyone’s hearts pound with fear.

A Venerable Realm expert’s physical body was incredibly tough, certainly much harder than stone.

But you couldn’t just play with it like this!

”You tried to plot against me again and again. When your schemes failed and your brother died, you decided to blame it all on me, is that it?”

THUD!

”Slandering me behind my back, defaming me in front of the elders, sowing discord with the Heritage Clans—that was all you, wasn’t it?”

THUD!

”As the Senior Brother of Celestial Brilliance, you never think about the sect. All you care about is eliminating dissenters. Anyone who isn’t on your side is your enemy, right?”

THUD!

”Walking around all day with that dead-fish face, thinking you’re nobler than everyone else. You act all meek in front of people with higher status and play the big shot in front of those weaker than you. Does a piece of trash like you deserve to be called Senior Brother Tianhuang?”

”If all the disciples in Celestial Brilliance were like you, this Supreme Great Sect would have been annihilated a hundred and eight thousand times over!”

”You want to be the successor? I’m the first to say you’re not worthy!”

”Felt pretty good attacking me just now, didn’t you?”

”Two Initial Tier Ultimate Venerables ganging up on someone at the Peak of Great Saint Realm. How exhilarating! How majestic! Right?”

”You’ve always thought you were invincible, that no one in your generation could be your match, haven’t you?”

”Scum like you... I can crush you with one hand!”

THUD!

THUD!

THUD!

There wasn’t a single intact spot left on the surrounding ground. All the massive stones had been pulverized into dust.

Jin Ming had fallen completely unconscious. His head looked like a bloody gourd; it was a miracle it hadn’t shattered.

Over on the side, Xie Yurou and the others were scared stiff. They had never seen such a violent side to Xu Luo.

As for Zhao Hongzhang, he was dumbstruck, standing there like a statue, muttering, ”It’s over... it’s over... This is a disaster!”

Su Qianqian, however, stood there quietly, her gaze toward Xu Luo filled with heartache. Among everyone present, only she understood the immense pressure Xu Luo had been silently enduring all these years.

Only she understood the bitterness in Xu Luo’s heart!

Therefore, she wasn’t surprised by Xu Luo’s outburst today. Even though Xu Luo was brutalizing someone else, Su Qianqian felt a deep sorrow. Her nose tingled, and she desperately wanted to cry.

These chosen ones, these peerless prodigies of the Divine Domain, could never understand the hardships and tribulations a young man who ascended from the Lower Realm had to endure to get to where he was today.

Those Inner Disciples of Heavenly Brilliance who had come with Jin Ming were ashen-faced, standing there in a daze. They watched as Xu Luo swung their god-like Senior Brother around like a ragdoll, smashing him into the ground again and again, specifically aiming for the rocky spots...

Right before their eyes, massive stones were smashed to pieces...

In that moment, Xu Luo was a true demon in their eyes!

Only now did they feel regret. They felt fear, a deep and profound fear!

’How did we ever manage to provoke a real demon like him?’

Tu Wanli, now missing half an arm, suddenly felt that he... had done something incredibly stupid today.

He quickly sealed his own acupoints and popped a few Elixirs into his mouth. Completely ignoring his half-dead attendants, he turned to leave.

Just then, a cold voice that seemed to come from the Nine Netherworld rang out, ”Did I say you could leave?”

Tu Wanli’s legs went weak. With a THUMP, he fell to his knees, his entire body trembling. He couldn’t even speak properly.

”I... I... I, no... I’m sorry, Senior Brother Luo... I was wrong. For the sake of Sui Feng Hall... please spare me this once!”

The young, handsome master seemed to have had his courage completely shattered. As he spoke, he broke down into tears.

Xu Luo tossed the long-unconscious Jin Ming aside and walked, step by step... until he stood before Tu Wanli.

”I hear you’re quite fond of my Maid?”

”N-no, no... I’m not... I’m not fond of her at all!”

”Hm?”

”I misspoke! I am fond of her, very fond! She is so noble, so pure and untainted... I would only dare to admire her from afar... I wouldn’t dare have any improper thoughts...?”

As Tu Wanli spoke, he used his remaining hand to slap himself hard across the face. SMACK! SMACK! In just a moment, one side of his face was already swollen.

”Really? You didn’t dare have any improper thoughts? Just now, I could have sworn I heard someone say he was claiming her today. Did I mishear?” Xu Luo stared coldly at the kneeling Tu Wanli.

The son of a Supreme Great Sect’s Sect Leader—his aloofness gone, his cold arrogance vanished—had been reduced to a pathetic wretch, kneeling and begging for mercy.