From the moment Xiao Chen appeared, in the short span of less than half an hour, he had been utterly indifferent, as if the Jue Mountain Sect was nothing more than a colony of ants in his eyes.
Deeply displeased with Xiao Chen’s attitude, Shen Ming fumed.
He was one of the top ten Inner Sect Disciples of the Jue Mountain Sect, highly favored by his elders.
To be slighted by a mere family disciple was infuriating.
With a flash from his Storage Ring, a Battle Blade appeared in his hand.
Holding the Battle Blade, Shen Ming strode before Xiao Chen, the killing intent in his eyes completely unconcealed.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen casually flicked his longsword, flinging the blood from its blade.
He then pointed the tip diagonally toward the ground and spoke with a calm expression.
“Do you really think I wouldn’t dare kill someone from the Jue Mountain Sect?”
He had already tried to persuade him peacefully, but Shen Ming remained relentless.
At this, a trace of killing intent began to surface in Xiao Chen’s heart.
It was true that the Jue Mountain Sect was powerful, hailed as the strongest sect in Lingshan County.
Its strength was far beyond anything the Xiao Family could match.
However, if Shen Ming thought that was reason enough for him not to dare kill a Disciple of the Jue Mountain Sect, he was dead wrong.
‘I was originally planning to persuade the Jue Mountain Sect to withdraw before slowly dealing with the Chen and Ma Families,’ Xiao Chen thought.
‘But now it seems it would be best to just take care of the Jue Mountain Sect as well.’
At that thought, Xiao Chen took the initiative and attacked.
The longsword in his hand shot forward in a fierce thrust, its light flashing.
Faced with Xiao Chen’s attack, Shen Ming’s eyelids twitched as he raised his blade to block horizontally.
Although he managed to parry the strike, the immense force sent him stumbling back several steps.
The force had been immense.
At the same time, Shen Ming was finally able to get a clear sense of Xiao Chen’s true cultivation.
A look of utter disbelief appeared on his face, his voice filled with shock.
“You…
You’ve also broken through to the Yellow Extreme Realm…”
Now that they had truly clashed, Shen Ming could finally sense Xiao Chen’s Cultivation Realm.
It was shockingly the same as his own: the Initial Entry of the Yellow Extreme Realm.
The same Cultivation Realm, but there was a full ten-year age gap between them.
To reach the Initial Entry of the Yellow Extreme Realm at eighteen…
such a cultivation speed was unheard of, not just in Lingshan County City, but even in the entire Jue Mountain Sect.
When Xiao Chen left Lingshan County City three years ago, he had just broken through to the Vein Opening Realm.
Now, upon his return three years later, he was already at the Initial Entry of the Yellow Extreme Realm.
This…
The realization felt as disgusting as swallowing a fly.
Just moments ago, Shen Ming had dismissed Xiao Chen as a somewhat famous genius.
But now?
This wasn’t a genius; this was a monster.
Noticing the change in Shen Ming’s expression, Xiao Chen stated impassively, “Is an eighteen-year-old at the Initial Entry of the Yellow Extreme Realm so surprising?
In the place I come from now, people like that are a dime a dozen.”
Xiao Chen’s talent horrified Shen Ming.
But to Xiao Chen himself?
‘An eighteen-year-old at the Initial Entry of the Yellow Extreme Realm?’ It was nothing special.
After all, among his peers, there were quite a few who had reached the Yellow Extreme Realm by nineteen or twenty.
The moment his words fell, Xiao Chen attacked again.
They were at the same Cultivation Realm, but their combat prowess was worlds apart.
As they fought, a look of disappointment appeared on Xiao Chen’s face.
“Weak.
Far too weak.
Your blade technique is riddled with openings, and your wrist lacks power.
You have the cultivation of the Yellow Extreme Realm, but it’s a complete waste.
You’re just too weak.”
Completely suppressed by Xiao Chen, Shen Ming felt his rage continue to build.
He knew that if this went on, his defeat was inevitable.
There was no other choice; he had to bet it all on one move.
The Spiritual Power in his body surged wildly.
He raised his Battle Blade high over his head and brought it down in a vicious chop, roaring, “Hundred Battles Ultimate Blade!”
He had directly unleashed his strongest attack, the Hundred Battles Ultimate Blade.
It was a high-grade martial technique of immense power.
Martial techniques were divided into four major ranks: Ordinary, Black Tortoise-rank, Earth-rank, and Heaven-rank.
Each of these was further subdivided into low, middle, and high grades.
The Hundred Battles Ultimate Blade that Shen Ming was currently using was already a top-tier Ordinary Martial Technique.
Generally, Black Tortoise-rank Martial Techniques could only be cultivated by those who had reached the Xuanyuan Realm.
The highest level of technique a Martial Artist at the Yellow Extreme Realm could perform was a high-grade Ordinary Martial Technique.
The attack was immense.
The moment the blade’s light condensed, a soul-stirring aura spread out, causing the faces of the surrounding crowd to pale.
Only Xiao Chen remained completely calm.
A high-grade martial technique’s power was not to be underestimated.
However, Shen Ming had clearly not yet mastered it.
At best, he had only barely reached the entry-level.
Martial techniques were not only divided by rank.
Based on an individual’s level of mastery, they were also divided into four levels: Initial Entry, Proficient, Perfect, and Transcendent.
For the same martial technique, the higher the level of mastery, the greater its power.
The Hundred Battles Ultimate Blade that Shen Ming was using was a high-grade martial technique, but unfortunately, he had only just managed to grasp it to the Initial Entry Realm.
In Xiao Chen’s eyes, a high-grade martial technique at the Initial Entry Realm was still laughably weak.
Without any intention of dodging, the longsword in Xiao Chen’s hand erupted with a white light.
He swept the blade horizontally, and a sky full of white sword glimmers enveloped Shen Ming, instantly crushing his Hundred Battles Ultimate Blade.
‘The Perfect Realm…
A high-grade martial technique at the Perfect Realm…’ Xiao Chen had also used a high-grade martial technique, but his had already reached the Perfect Realm.
For a technique of the same grade, one was at Initial Entry and the other was at Perfect; the difference in power was naturally like heaven and earth.
Having effortlessly crushed Shen Ming’s Hundred Battles Ultimate Blade, Xiao Chen sheathed his sword and murmured softly, “Sword Shadow Kill…”
As Xiao Chen’s words faded, the sky full of sword shadows slowly dissipated.
Then, a body covered in wounds fell from the sky—it was none other than Shen Ming, who had been caught in the Sword Shadow Kill.
Just as Xiao Chen had said, the next time wouldn’t be as simple as an injury.
Indeed, this time, Xiao Chen did not hold back, directly taking Shen Ming’s life.
‘If you won’t leave, then you can stay here forever.’
THUD.
Shen Ming’s body slammed heavily onto the ground.
The sound seemed to strike a blow to the hearts of everyone watching.
He was dead.
Shen Ming, one of the esteemed top ten Inner Sect Disciples of the Jue Mountain Sect, was dead.
And Xiao Chen…
he had actually dared to kill a Disciple from the Jue Mountain Sect, and not just any ordinary Disciple either…
Everyone stared as if they had seen a ghost.
An eerie silence fell.
After a long moment, Chen Muxue finally snapped back to her senses.
Tearing her gaze away from Shen Ming’s corpse, she turned to Xiao Chen, her face a mask of disbelief.
“You…
You actually dared to kill Shen Ming!
Do you have any idea what his status is in the Jue Mountain Sect?
You’re finished!
The Xiao Family is finished!
The Jue Mountain Sect will never let you go, and they won’t spare the Xiao Family either!”
Chen Muxue had never in her wildest dreams imagined that Xiao Chen would dare to kill him.
After all, Shen Ming’s status was something the Xiao Family would never dare to offend.
Killing an ordinary Disciple might have been salvageable, but for one of the top ten Inner Sect Disciples, the Jue Mountain Sect would definitely not let the matter rest.
Faced with Chen Muxue’s shock, Xiao Chen was unconcerned.
He replied coolly, “The Jue Mountain Sect?
So what?”