To dispatch a ninth-rank ancestor so effortlessly….even if that ancestor was barely clinging to life, he was still a ninth-rank being.
With a mere gesture, Su Tiantian wiped out an entire sect. Power this terrifying… she was likely approaching the realm of the Demon Ancestor.
The Demon Ancestor was an existence on par with a Human Great Emperor. In this era, no Human Great Emperor had emerged. Could it be that the age of the Demon Ancestor was about to rise?!
Looking at the scene before him, Chu Feng could feel waves of scorching heat rushing toward him even from the mountaintop.
That single strike from Su Tiantian had completely shaken him. So this… was what it meant to be a true powerhouse…
Li Jiuyue… was he dead too?
Chu Feng circulated his true qi into his eyes and scanned the area. All he could see was magma slowly flowing.
That shouldn’t be right… could it be that this person wasn’t the protagonist?
He scratched his head. From what that middle-aged man had said earlier, he had thought this was another protagonist.
At that moment, a wisp of flame flickered in Su Tiantian’s right hand. With a sharp slash through the air, a figure was forced out of space.
“You thought spatial folding could escape my perception?!”
Su Tiantian said coldly. The surrounding air suddenly turned icy, even suppressing the heat radiating from the magma.
“Demon Empress… no, perhaps I should call you… Demon Ancestor.”
Li Jiuyue’s voice was hoarse.
“Call me whatever you like. Today, not a single living soul from the Devouring Heaven Sect will be spared.”
Su Tiantian spoke calmly, preparing to strike—
“Sister Tiantian, leave this one to me.”
Su Tiantian turned her head, saw the little rascal looking eager to try, and said:
“Alright then, I’ll leave him to you, little rascal.”
Chu Feng stared at Li Jiuyue. Just moments ago, the Heaven-Mending Stone in his dantian had stirred, as if reminding him that if he dealt with this person himself, there would be immense benefits.
He had already felt this with Lin Ruo. Every time he defeated Lin Ruo, he sensed that something within him increased. He couldn’t quite describe it, but his cultivation speed had indeed improved significantly.
Su Tiantian carried Chu Feng as they leapt down, then stood not far away. If the little rascal fell into danger, she would step in immediately.
At the same time, she sealed off the surrounding space, preventing the old monsters lurking in the shadows from spying and also stopping the human before them from escaping into the void again.
Li Jiuyue looked at the young man before him and sneered. “Heh, boy, you’ve got quite the mouth on you. When I was roaming the cultivation world, you weren’t even born yet!”
Chu Feng curled his lips. “Can you come up with something more original? I’ve heard that line so many times my ears are getting calloused.”
It was practically the standard villain line.
Based on his judgment, this Li Jiuyue probably didn’t have any kind of cheat ability. Plainly speaking, he had no system.
A system really was a great thing. The standard gear for countless transmigrators. With it, you could power up without worrying about consequences. All you had to do was mindlessly complete tasks and level up like crazy, so fast even a calf would feel ashamed in comparison.
It also had another benefit: a perfect tool for padding word count.
And yet, he didn’t have this overpowered cheat tool. Truly a tragic thing.
The sword intent Chu Feng had been building grew stronger and stronger. With a flick of his wrist, Little Bai appeared in his hand.
“Ah!”
A flash of white light… pure sword intent erupted. This strike seemed capable of severing even time itself.
The moment Li Jiuyue saw Chu Feng’s sword intent, his cultivation surged from first rank straight into the fourth rank. This was already the temporary limit this body could withstand.
He raised both arms to block. Chu Feng’s sword qi failed to break through the defense and shattered instantly.
However, the shattered sword qi did not dissipate. The sword light burst forth, transforming into countless smaller strands of sword qi that pierced Li Jiuyue’s upper body full of holes.
Boom!
Chu Feng gave him no chance to react. Using the movement technique taught by his master, he stomped down, shattering the solidified magma beneath his foot.
When dealing with an enemy, you couldn’t pause. You had to keep attacking until they had no chance to fight back.
Li Jiuyue no longer dared to underestimate him. With an angry shout, his skin turned a bronze hue.
Chu Feng gripped Little Bai and slashed down. Sparks flew as the blade struck Li Jiuyue’s body.
Clang!
It felt as if he had struck metal.
Even so, Li Jiuyue was sent flying by the blow, sliding back more than ten meters.
Chu Feng had no intention of giving him a moment to breathe. He used sword qi to seal off his retreat, while the pale white sword energy on Little Bai shimmered with faint multicolored hues.
Li Jiuyue hadn’t expected that this mere third-rank brat could fuse two kinds of sword intent. Even he was deeply shocked.
Man and sword as one. Those who reached this level were generally called Sword Venerables, above that were Sword Saints, and beyond them, Sword Immortals. There was no such title as “sword men”.
After all, when you’re out in the world introducing yourself, you can’t exactly say, “I am the Sword Man so-and-so” can you? Just thinking about it is awkward enough to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with your toes.
Sword Immortal. Right now, Lu Xiyue was a Sword Immortal, and in his previous life, Chu Feng had been one as well.
After stepping into the third rank, combined with Chu Feng’s talent in the sword path, he had now reached the realm of unity between man and sword.
Watching from the side as Chu Feng entered this state, Su Tiantian’s beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement. As expected of the man she had her eye on. Tonight, she’d reward the little rascal by letting him keep massaging her feet.
In his previous life, the little rascal had once commented that her feet were “edible-grade”, the kind that made people want to say “time to dig in” the moment they saw them.
Clang!
A sword cry rang out. This strike could be said to be Chu Feng’s strongest attack without using the multicolored sword qi. It made one’s hair stand on end, a suffocating pressure crashing down.
With a single slash, Chu Feng instantly appeared before Li Jiuyue, the blinding sword light making it impossible to open one’s eyes.
Slash!
This time, the sword qi was not blocked. It was about to sever Li Jiuyue’s arm.
Chu Feng tried to pull Little Bai back, but when he exerted force, he realized something was wrong. It wouldn’t come out!
Little Bai was stuck inside Li Jiuyue’s body!
Chu Feng was stunned. Li Jiuyue grinned wickedly. “Kid… die!”
Just as Li Jiuyue was about to thrust his hand through Chu Feng’s chest—
“Pff—!”
Li Jiuyue suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood.
“H-How… is this… possible…”
He muttered to himself and lowered his head, only to find a golden longsword piercing through his heart meridian.
“Heh, I forgot to tell you. I have two swords.”
Chu Feng smiled, gripping the hilt of the Human Emperor Sword. With a twist of his wrist, sword qi ran rampant, instantly destroying Li Jiuyue’s life force.
Thud!
Li Jiuyue’s body collapsed, his eyes wide open, seemingly shocked that the Human Emperor Sword was in the hands of this young man.
Won?
Chu Feng looked at Li Jiuyue’s fallen corpse. It should have been something worth celebrating, yet he felt that something wasn’t right.
It was too smooth. Had he really killed him that easily?
When facing Lin Ruo before, unexpected situations always arose at critical moments.
And this time, he didn’t feel that strange sensation he had experienced when defeating Lin Ruo.
Seeing Chu Feng looking troubled despite winning, Su Tiantian walked over, cupped his face with both hands, and said, “What’s wrong? You don’t look very happy even though you won.”
“Mm, it doesn’t feel real. It was a bit too easy.”
“What’s there to worry about? It just means you’ve gotten stronger, you little rascal. As expected of this empress’s toy. You did well. I’ll reward you properly.”
Su Tiantian was very pleased. Once again, she scooped Chu Feng into a princess carry, turned into a streak of light, and left the place.
Afterward, the rabbit-eared girl and Xiao Qing came out to handle the aftermath.
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