The
Misty Cloud Battlefield
trembled as
Xiao Li unleashed his power.
The assassins,
once hidden in the mist
, were now
fully exposed
, their bodies
trembling
under the force of his
Nine Heavens Domination Scripture.
The leader of the assassins, a
Foundation Establishment cultivator
, clenched his dagger tightly.
"This aura… it’s devouring my Qi?!"
The
rest of his squad staggered
, their faces twisted in
horror.
"We can’t escape!"
"This isn’t normal Qi! It’s something else!"
"M-Monster!"
But before they could react—
WHOOSH!
Xiao Li
vanished.
And then—
BOOOOOOM!
A
golden palm strike
obliterated
the first assassin, sending his
lifeless body flying
through the air.
The second assassin
tried to dodge
CRACK!
Xiao Li’s
knee slammed into his ribs
, crushing his organs.
"GAAAAH!"
The third assassin
raised his sword, screaming—
"DIE!"
But before his blade could even touch Xiao Li—
A
hand gripped his throat.
Xiao Li
lifted him into the air
, watching his
panicked expression.
"You were never a threat."
And then—
SNAP!
He
crushed
his throat like a twig.
The
golden talismans
of the fallen assassins
floated into the air, marking their eliminations.
The
Foundation Establishment assassin leader
gritted his teeth.
"Damn it! This wasn’t supposed to happen!"
He
flashed through hand seals
, activating a desperate technique.
"Blood Escape Technique!"
His body
burst into a mist of blood
, rapidly retreating to flee the battlefield.
But—
WHOOSH!
Xiao Li
appeared in front of him.
"You can’t run."
The assassin leader’s
eyes widened in terror.
"Impossible!"
"Nine Heavens Domination Scripture—Second Form."
Xiao Li raised his hand—
BOOOOOOOOM!
A
golden vortex of Qi exploded
,
devouring
the assassin leader whole.
For a moment, the
air twisted and bent
around Xiao Li.
Then—
Silence.
The assassin leader’s body
was gone.
Not a trace remained.
Across the battlefield,
Liu Tian (Qi Refining Stage 9 – Late)
staggered back
, his face
pale.
He had seen
many monsters before.
But what Xiao Li just did?
"He didn't just kill them… he erased them."
His fingers
trembled.
"That technique… It’s not normal."
Liu Tian was the
number one disciple
of the Inner Court.
He was supposed to be
the strongest.
And yet, watching Xiao Li, he felt
fear.
Pure,
undeniable fear.
"Who… what is he?"
Far away, in the
Azure Kingdom Royal Academy
, the
Headmaster
and
several Elders
sat in the observation hall, watching the tournament through a
spiritual mirror.
When Xiao Li activated the
Nine Heavens Domination Scripture
, the mirror
shook violently.
One elder
stood up, his face filled with shock.
"That energy… it's consuming Heaven and Earth itself!"
Another elder clenched his fist.
"This technique… it shouldn’t exist in the Mortal World!"
The
Headmaster’s gaze darkened.
"Xiao Li… what are you hiding?"
For the first time in
Academy history
, the elders were not just
observing
the tournament.
They were
watching Xiao Li.
And some of them…
were afraid.