Chapter 1237: Unable to Withstand Scrutiny
Back in the Void Mountain Sect, what kind of awe-inspiring presence was Great Dog Erlang! If it weren’t for the powerful figure from the Jiang Family, he really would have mercilessly wiped out Liu Zixuan and his group.
But now, having come to the Star Sea and fallen into Liu Zixuan’s hands, he dares to be so arrogant? This really is a sign of foolishness.
After all, back then, he relied solely on having a higher strength than Liu Zixuan and the others.
Yet now, to Liu Zixuan, a mere Acquired Emperor Realm man like him is truly nothing more than an ant!
It truly confirms that old saying—thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river.
Clearing this debt before the great battle arrives is indeed a good deed.
After Tiger released his bonds, Great Dog Erlang moved his wrists slightly, glanced at Liu Zixuan, and mocked, "It was your own request to fight me."
"That’s right, show me your true skills," Liu Zixuan said with a very calm smile.
Great Dog Erlang currently couldn’t see through Liu Zixuan’s abilities, but he thought back to the Void Mountain Sect, where Liu Zixuan was a realm lower than him. Even if he had extraordinary talent, he couldn’t be much stronger now.
Therefore, he held a sliver of luck in his heart, understanding he couldn’t escape today regardless, but if he could kill Liu Zixuan or severely injure him before dying, his spirit would be somewhat balanced.
After moving his body a bit, he immediately assumed an attacking stance.
He coldly smiled at Liu Zixuan, "I was stronger than you back then, and today I can still step on you!"
"Stop boasting."
Liu Zixuan wanted to fight him simply to personally settle this dispute, to eliminate the hatred from back then, and make Great Dog Erlang truly understand the consequences of offending Liu Zixuan.
After all, now at the Life and Death Realm, he was undoubtedly overwhelming to someone at the Acquired Emperor Realm!
As Liu Zixuan’s words fell, Great Dog Erlang shouted, "Emperor’s Domain! Condense!"
In an instant, two strands of dark qi appeared from his hand, immediately enveloping Liu Zixuan. The dark qi continued to launch attacks, akin to an array aiming at Liu Zixuan.
Seeing this, Liu Zixuan sneered dismissively, "No match at all!"
Just these four words—and without any movement—the so-called Emperor’s Domain suddenly shattered, and Liu Zixuan reached out from the void to directly grip Great Dog Erlang’s throat: "You should thank me for not tying you to the tree and beating you to death!"
"You..."
Great Dog Erlang was utterly bewildered. What terrifying realm had Liu Zixuan reached to ignore and instantly crush his Emperor’s Domain!
Feeling Liu Zixuan’s grip increasing in strength, a spherical bead suddenly appeared in Great Dog Erlang’s hand as he prepared to struggle in his final moments.
Boom!
The bead abruptly exploded, causing surrounding trees to collapse and shatter, dirt splattering upwards. He thought that even if he couldn’t kill Liu Zixuan, this strike would at least injure him.
But as the dust settled, Liu Zixuan appeared only slightly dusty, showing no signs of damage.
Befuddlement turned to shock, his eyes widened: "What realm are you at!"
"The Sword Demon Senior just said that even if your sect leader from the Life and Death Realm comes over, I still wouldn’t fear him!"
Crack!
As the words fell, Liu Zixuan immediately crushed Great Dog Erlang’s throat.
At this point, death came, shattering any fantasies of luck!
𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Nearby, the two martial artists tied to trees were so frightened by the scene that their legs went weak.
They understood; there was no escaping today.
One of the martial artists cried out, "Please spare us, we are willing to follow you!"
"Do you think I need dogs from the Witch Country like you?" Liu Zixuan snorted coldly, gesturing to Tiger and the others: "Kill!"
Tiger nodded, smiled fiercely, and with two consecutive punches, instantly killed the two of them.
"A Life and Death Realm fighting an Acquired Emperor Realm, there’s no finesse at all in that pretentiousness!" commented the Sword Demon.
Liu Zixuan shrugged: "Back then in the Void Mountain Sect, he was already a Half-Step Emperor Realm, almost killed all our brothers; did they have finesse?"
Sword Demon paused: "Then how did you escape?"
"With some tricks and external assistance," Liu Zixuan casually explained, then led everyone to sit aside.
"How is Yunxuan?" Liu Zixuan asked.
Zhao Yi said, "Jiang Yifan mentioned that at a critical time, with the help of a few from the Jiang Family, breaking through to the Life and Death Realm shouldn’t be a problem. He should make it in time for this great battle."
"Then has the Jiang Family taken any action recently?"
Tiger spoke exaggeratedly, "Frankly, I’ve never seen the Jiang Family people act so seriously before. This time, Jiang Yifan is serious; he’s already recalled all Jiang Family martial artists scattered across other places, and nearly all the Blood Wolf Guards are dispatched to various borders. Previously I went once with Monkey, and wow, it was awesome. He, I, and four Blood Wolf Guard members crushed over twenty foreign martial artists."
Liu Zixuan stroked his chin and muttered, "Nowadays, various Hidden Sects and the Jiang Family are dividing and consuming foreign martial artists. With such development, by the time of the great battle, Yu-do should have few foreign martial artists left."
"Indeed, since this is in Star Sea, we occupy the advantage in timing, geography, and people, easily smoothing many things out."
Sword Demon paused here, "But I’ll still say, the remaining ones are usually the strongest!"
"There’s no solution to that; after all, we can’t completely exhaust them. The remaining ones are nothing more than the Divine Court Sect, Angel Sect, Void Mountain Sect, and Spirit Institute—these four major forces combined. We have a chance to resist them here in the Star Sea Martial Realm!"
"The Yudu Treasure is coveted by countless. For those four extremely powerful forces to obtain it, they’ll definitely show all their skills, and at that time, cards will be pulled constantly, and we can’t be careless."
Though Sword Demon usually seemed irresponsible, his current seriousness showed the gravity of the upcoming great battle.
Liu Zixuan nodded: "Do your best and leave the rest to fate; we’ve done all we need to do. As for the ending, we’ll have to wait and see!"
"I know you’re determined to guard the treasure, thinking about repelling them so it doesn’t appear to the world. But Zixuan, you must also understand that sometimes blocking temporarily doesn’t mean blocking forever. Before, when the news hadn’t spread, perhaps many wouldn’t ponder daily, but now that it has, it’ll attract many to think about the treasure."
"No matter the object, constant pondering wears it down. Over time, maybe the treasure can be unlocked by other means without keys..." Sword Demon spoke meaningfully.