Proud Sword Soaring Clouds

A disparity in realms naturally led to an inequality in status. This was perfectly normal.

In Lie Feng’s eyes, they were probably nothing more than ants. Would he feel any guilt over crushing a few of them?

Shangguan Yutong stood at the very front with her head held high, her eyes icily watching the rigid-faced middle-aged man before her. She said calmly, "Ling Xiao is not here. If you have any business, I will pass it on to him when he returns. Senior, your strength is formidable, so why must you resort to such despicable acts and press us so hard?"

"Hahaha! Despicable acts?" Lie Feng threw his head back and laughed. A wave of killing intent suddenly erupted from him. Behind him, some clueless onlookers who had gathered were struck by this killing intent. Those farther away bled from all seven orifices, collapsed, and died. Those closer actually had their bodies explode! Flesh and blood flew everywhere! A woman with her child, who were just passing by, happened to walk behind Lie Feng and were instantly blasted into a bloody mist by the immense killing intent! The string of candy figurines in the child’s hand... SPLAT, fell into the puddle of blood and gore on the ground.

The people further away who had wanted to watch the spectacle screamed and scattered in terror. In the distance, Ling Wu led a group of men carrying heavy ballistae, each soldier also holding a powerful crossbow aimed at Lie Feng. However, Ling Wu knew that someone who could kill with his aura alone was definitely not someone a heavy ballista could harm. So, Ling Wu and the soldiers behind him all stood their ground, their eyes bloodshot and their teeth clenched, while shouting at the crowd of onlookers to leave!

Having been in Penzes City for nearly two years, they had long come to see the residents as their own people. Watching the man slaughter civilians, Ling Wu angrily roared at Lie Feng, who stood at the entrance of the Lord’s Mansion, "You motherfucker! You bastard! If you’ve got the balls, go kill someone stronger than you! How could you bring yourself to attack unarmed civilians?! You animal who sires sons without assholes! Your whole family should be killed! One day, your grandson, your great-grandson, your entire family... will be wiped out by someone! You old animal, you old bastard..." Ling Wu’s coarse, booming voice thundered.

Behind him, the group of bandit-like soldiers from the bitter, cold northern lands also saw Lie Feng’s atrocities, killing even women and children. Their eyes all turned red. After Ling Wu finished cursing, they roared in unison, "Old bastard! Old animal! Siring sons without assholes!"

Ling Wu had more than five hundred men with him. When all five hundred-plus men shouted together, the sound shook the heavens. The angry roars of these men could probably be heard throughout all of Penzes City!

The powerful killing intent that Lie Feng had unleashed was from the Jingwu Family’s hereditary Saint-level Technique, called "Seven Kills." When cultivated to an advanced level, one could injure people with killing intent alone! It could even harm High-tier Martial Artists, to say nothing of powerless civilians.

The faces of Song Mingyue, Shangguan Yutong, and the others instantly turned pale, and they hastily retreated. Ye Zi, whose strength was slightly weaker, had her meridians invaded by the killing intent. With a GAG, she spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turning a waxy yellow.

Uncle Fu, Meng Li, and the others were also completely unable to withstand the aura of a High-Tier Sword Emperor Powerhouse. They knew in their hearts that this man before them was even more powerful than the two Sword Emperors who had come from the Zhe Family!

It seemed their chances of survival today were slim to none.

Shangguan Yutong let out an angry cry. With a SHING, she drew the treasured sword inherited from her ancestor from its scabbard. The sword burst with brilliance, releasing a tremendously majestic killing intent! It made Lie Feng pause, and he couldn’t help but take two steps back. At the same time, his eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Good sword! A good sword! Truly a magnificent sword! Hahaha, today, this sword is destined to be mine!"

As he spoke, he suddenly attacked. An immense spiritual pressure crashed down on Shangguan Yutong like a tidal wave. He sneered ceaselessly, "Little girl, you’re not very old, yet you’ve already reached the Sword Emperor Realm! A pity that you’ve run into me. This is destined to be the end of your life!"

The killing intent was like maggots burrowing into bone, completely enveloping Shangguan Yutong.

Shangguan Yutong’s eyes turned red. Gritting her teeth, she suddenly shouted, "Get back!"

Song Mingyue pulled the injured Ye Zi and the others back, retreating quickly. At the same time, she cried out in alarm, "Sister, don’t!"

A desolate smile appeared on Shangguan Yutong’s face. Without a word, the killing intent from the ancient, treasured sword in her hand pierced through the Sword Qi laid down by Lie Feng, and she advanced on him with the resolve of one ready to die.

Lie Feng sneered, "What a fiery woman. You want to self-destruct to hurt your grandpa? Dream on! Die!"

With a single wave of his palm, a force capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas rushed toward Shangguan Yutong. But she paid it no mind, her eyes shooting daggers of immense hatred. She stared fixedly into Lie Feng’s eyes, as if even in death, she would remember him for lifetime after lifetime, to one day get her revenge.

Lie Feng, who had always feared nothing in heaven or earth and whose hands were stained with blood, suddenly felt that this woman’s gaze was far too terrifying! Subconsciously, his eyes flickered, and he averted his gaze as he roared, "Die!"

Shangguan Yutong’s undefended body moved to meet the attack head-on. The immense power within her circulated rapidly, already reaching its peak. The moment it made contact with Lie Feng’s palm, it would explode!

The self-destruction of a Sword Emperor powerhouse bent on death was powerful enough to make even Lie Feng tremble. So, when he realized the woman was determined to die, he abruptly retreated. At the same time, his old face burned with shame as he cursed, "Crazy woman!"

Song Mingyue watched, her eyes wide with fury. She also shot into the air, feeling as if all the blood in her body was rushing to her head. For a moment, Song Mingyue’s face was flushed crimson. The golden beast bone hairpin on her head transformed into a streak of golden light, shooting toward Lie Feng as fast as lightning!

At the same time, Song Mingyue felt the meridians throughout her body first stagnate, then suddenly clear, as if a great weight had been lifted. Her realm, which had been bottlenecked for a long time, had actually... advanced at this very moment!

The golden beast bone hairpin shot fiercely toward Lie Feng’s eyes!

Meanwhile, a cold smile touched the corners of Shangguan Yutong’s lips. Without a word, she suddenly channeled all the power she had just gathered through her arms. A torrent of Sword Qi, mixed with a powerful killing intent, erupted from the tip of her sword with immense force, like a flood bursting through a dam!

It smashed Lie Feng’s own ferocious Sword Qi to pieces. This Sword Qi then struck Lie Feng’s body, instantly shattering his Protective True Qi. Horrified, he instantly retreated several thousand meters, his face turning a deep purple from shame and fury. He roared in mid-air, "You damn woman! How dare you trick your grandpa!"

His voice rolled through the sky like muffled thunder. At the same time, his body shot toward Shangguan Yutong like a bolt of lightning. A silver sword appeared in his hand, and a rainbow of Sword Qi swept viciously toward her.

Shangguan Yutong sneered, "You’re the one who’s a coward, afraid of death!" As she spoke, she brandished her treasured sword, sending dozens of streams of Sword Qi shooting at Lie Feng. Meanwhile, Song Mingyue’s golden beast bone hairpin chased Lie Feng through the air like an annoying mosquito. The powerful aura erupting from Lie Feng’s body was unable to blow it away!

Just then, from the direction of Penzes New City, a white-haired and white-bearded figure suddenly shot over. Angry roars could be heard from far away as an immense aura rolled in. Lie Feng’s expression changed abruptly. Someone whose aura was no weaker than his own had appeared! He couldn’t help but abandon Shangguan Yutong and Song Mingyue to face the newcomer. The two crossed paths in the air and exchanged a single blow.

With a deafening BOOM, a thunderclap suddenly erupted in the clear sky! Both of their bodies were thrown back several thousand meters!

At the same time, Song Mingyue’s golden beast bone hairpin finally found an opening and viciously stabbed into Lie Feng’s side, right under his ribs—a vulnerable spot on the human body. He let out a furious roar, reached out to yank the thing out of his body, and was just about to trade blows with this new powerhouse when—!

Lie Feng’s rigid face suddenly froze. At the same time, he saw in the distant sky a huge formation of short swords, glinting with a cold light, shooting toward him like a meteor shower.

Gasping for breath in mid-air, Shangguan Yutong also squinted toward the distance, and her spirits immediately lifted!

She glanced again at Quefeng, the Clan Leader of the Ice Sea Secret Race, who had saved her at the critical moment. A faint, mocking smile appeared on her face.