Venerable Supreme of Myriad Dragons

Seeing Shen Daoxing take action, the red-robed girl froze for a moment, surprised. "You’ve broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm!"

Shen Daoxing turned, smiled faintly, and said humbly, "Just a bit of luck! I stumbled upon a fortunate opportunity earlier."

But the red-robed girl just stated flatly, "It doesn’t matter. I will surpass you!"

"Uh..."

This time, it was Shen Daoxing who was left speechless, momentarily unsure how to respond.

Not far away, Xu Zheng realized the two of them were completely ignoring him and felt deeply insulted.

His expression darkened. He took a single step, and in the next instant, he was hovering in the sky above Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl.

"Demoness, do you really think you can escape just because one more person showed up?"

Xu Zheng bellowed and suddenly struck out with his palm again. "Earth-Shaking Mountains and Rivers, Thousand Hands Eight Desolate Palm!"

In that phantasmal moment, one, two, ten... hundreds of giant hands materialized. It was as if a Thousand-Handed Buddha had descended from the heavens, striking out with a thousand palms at once with the power to move mountains and overturn seas.

Shen Daoxing turned to the red-robed girl. "Go and tend to your wounds. Leave this to me."

As if showing her trust in Shen Daoxing’s strength, the red-robed girl nodded without hesitation and leaped away. She found an open spot, sat down in a meditative posture, and began to cultivate and heal her injuries.

Shen Daoxing raised the Great Ming Demon Sparrow in his hand.

"Forbidden Sword Technique, Heaven-Reaching Fire!"

In an instant, a brilliant seven-colored light erupted from within Shen Daoxing’s body as he swung the Great Ming Demon Sparrow upward.

A torrent of crimson flames, like a world-blotting tsunami, surged forth, forming a deep red curtain of fire in front of Shen Daoxing. The surrounding ice and snow instantly vaporized.

It was the same Forbidden Sword Technique, but now that Shen Daoxing wielded it with his new level of cultivation, the effect was worlds apart.

Even in this world of ice and snow, the ambient temperature rose by several degrees, casting the entire landscape in a red glow.

"BANG!"

Countless Palm Seals fell from the sky, slamming into the curtain of fire with a series of thunderous booms. Dazzling red light scattered in all directions as the very ground quaked and trembled.

When all the Palm Seals had fallen, Shen Daoxing emerged from behind the curtain of fire, completely unharmed.

"Not bad!"

Xu Zheng looked down, a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he still smiled with disdain. "But this is as far as you go!"

Then, Xu Zheng held nothing back. His aura surged to new heights, and an incomparable Spiritual Power erupted from his body, causing the entire sky to blaze with light.

"Qiankun Annihilation, Destruction of the Eight Desolates Palm!"

In the blink of an eye, a beam of golden light tore through the heavens and shone down upon Xu Zheng. An illusory figure of a Furious-eyed Vajra materialized behind him.

"Subdue!"

Xu Zheng bellowed as he brought his palm down. The Furious-eyed Vajra behind him slowly raised its own palm and mirrored the motion, bringing it down as well.

It was a palm strike that could shake mountains and rivers, as if to suppress all of creation.

Before the colossal palm even landed, the ground beneath it abruptly caved in, forming a deep palm print. Everything in its way was crushed and pulverized.

Caught in the middle, Shen Daoxing’s tiny figure looked like an ant.

To Xu Zheng, killing him would be as simple as crushing an ant. ’Letting him witness my ultimate killing blow is the greatest respect I can show him.’

"Die!"

Xu Zheng’s palm pressed down with terrifying might.

Shen Daoxing simply looked at Xu Zheng and gave a faint smile. His Seven-Colored Profound Platform suddenly began to spin, black arcs of lightning crackling across its surface. Then, an immense Venerable Power silently emerged, coalescing on the Great Ming Demon Sparrow.

"Venerable Taboo, Kunlun Duanyue!"

Suddenly, Shen Daoxing swung his sword.

A colossal beam of sword light shot out, spanning heaven and earth as if it could sever anything in its path. All it touched was annihilated. Space itself seemed to tear and distort, crackling with chains of black lightning.

"An ant trying to shake a tree! You don’t know your own strength!"

Xu Zheng shook his head in disapproval, his palm continuing its descent.

’I, Xu Zheng, am a master who has been immersed in the Spirit Transformation Realm for many years. I’ve already reached the Fourth Layer. How could this fledgling upstart possibly be a match for me?’

"Hm?"

But the thought had barely formed when his expression froze. He abruptly realized something was wrong.

He slowly lowered his head and saw only empty air beneath him. His body was gone.

Stunned, Xu Zheng looked down again, only to see his own headless body plummeting rapidly into the distance below.

In the blink of an eye, he had been cleaved in two, along with the Furious-eyed Vajra behind him.

Then, with a heavy THUD, Xu Zheng’s head slammed into the ground.

Shen Daoxing slowly lowered the Great Ming Demon Sparrow, not even sparing Xu Zheng’s corpse a glance.

Then, Shen Daoxing walked over to the red-robed girl. Seeing she was at a critical juncture in her healing, he remained silent. He simply found a large boulder, brushed the snow from its surface, and sat down to stand guard.

"People from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land are here!"

the red-robed girl suddenly said.

Just at that moment.

"SWOOSH!"

"SWOOSH!"

Two streaks of radiant light flared in the sky.

Shen Daoxing looked up to see two figures descending from afar.

One had a cold, grim expression, and his piercing eyes looked ready to kill at a moment’s notice. His chilling aura told you at a glance that he was a master one should not provoke.

The other was small and slender, with an unremarkable presence. However, the Flying Sword that constantly orbited his waist was a clear sign that he, too, was not to be underestimated.

The two landed, one in front and one behind, instantly surrounding Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl.

"No one on the Celestial Profound Sacred Land’s kill list has ever survived!"

The cold-faced man stared coldly at Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl.

The man with the orbiting Flying Sword noticed Xu Zheng’s body on the ground and flinched. He turned to his companion. "They killed that prodigy from the Xu Family. Senior Brother, should we wait for Eldest Senior Brother and the others to get here before we make a move?"

"What is there to fear?"

The cold-faced man replied indifferently, "Xu Zheng was just a posturing clown who was all bark and no bite. He had no real ability. He got what he deserved."

Shen Daoxing glanced between the two men. Seeing their palpable killing intent, it was obvious they had no intention of letting him or the girl go.

"Sirs, I don’t believe Miss Dugu and I have any quarrel with your Celestial Profound Sacred Land, do we?"

Shen Daoxing spoke up.

"None!"

The cold-faced man’s reply was decisive. "We don’t care how many members of the Xu Family you’ve killed, nor do we care about your feud with them."

The cold-faced man looked completely indifferent.

But then, his tone shifted. "However, the opportunity to establish an academy in the Daqian Empire and gain administrative rights over a Celestial Essence Spirit Lake... that is very important to us."

Shen Daoxing understood instantly. ’The Xu Family certainly made a generous offer!’

He then recalled how the Daqian Empire had become a complete puppet of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land. The reason was now self-evident.

Shen Daoxing shook his head. ’It seems that no matter the time or place, I just can’t shake my connection to the Celestial Profound Sacred Land.’

"There are more of them?"

Shen Daoxing turned to look at Gu Du Sheng beside him.

"Five more. All are disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land. The strongest one is named Profound Celestial Secret. He’s only at the Seventh Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm; his strength is nothing special."

Gu Du Sheng said nonchalantly.

"The Seventh Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm?"

Shen Daoxing smiled faintly. "Not that strong at all, really."