Chapter 822: Matchless Archery
In fact, this proposed mediation was something that was never meant to be. There was no Corpse Monarch, so how could Li Qiye take one out?
Li Qiye wanted to laugh after seeing Sheng Fei's kind act and said: "Sheng Fei, your acting is not bad. Unfortunately, the scheme that you are so proud of is merely child’s play in my eyes, it's not enough to reach the apex."
Sheng Fei became unhappy after hearing this, so he raised his voice: "Brother Li, I am acting in good faith and wanted to change your conflict into friendship, but you actually view my goodwill as malice. This is truly disappointing…"
While the Tombskull disciples angrily glared at Li Qiye, a few experts watching from the distance commented: "So overbearing."
The Tombskull Master solemnly stated: "Li Qiye, don't you forget, this is the Beast Realm, the southern region! This is the world of demons such as us! If you continue to act lawlessly with cruelty and kill more demons, then you will be asking to become enemies with the rest of the Beast Realm…"
"Enough, aren't all of you just trying to frame me?" Li Qiye interrupted the master and lazily said: "I am a cruel evil person who does not sway to reason and prefer to bully the weak… So what? Come bite me then if you are so capable! Since all of you are labeling me as merciless, I'll show all of you today just what mercilessness looks like!"
"Li Qiye, you are insane. Committing theft and murder yet you still choose not to repent while spewing audacious words!" The Sacred Demon Leader yelled: "Today, we will act on behalf of all cultivators and eradicate you, you fiend!"
Li Qiye only smiled. Before he could respond, a cold harrumph resounded. A very beautiful figure appeared in the sky.
She was like a phoenix soaring in the air — noble and arrogant. She stood above everyone with an untouchable and aggressive aura. No one would dare to come close.
"Fairy Jian…" Sheng Fei cried out at the sudden appearance of this girl.
The newcomer was Jian Wushuang. At this time, she looked at Li Qiye then shifted her sharp gaze towards the crowd.
"The golden daughter of the Jian Clan." The cultivators outside saw her and were startled. One of them murmured: "No wonder why Sheng Fei's group dares to challenge Fierce Li Qiye. So it turns out that they have the Jian Clan as their backing."
The group was quite astonished. Sheng Fei came from the ravine, so if the ravine and the Jian Clan were working together, it would be a very powerful alliance. Any other lineage would be quite wary of such a force.
Sheng Fei became happy after seeing Jian Wushuang. An idea popped up in his head as he shouted: "Fairy Jian, this Li Qiye insulted our Stone Medicine World and despises our people. Not only is he cruel, he also does not know his own place and declared his intention to destroy all the imperial lineages here…"
"Fairy Jian is our world's genius with unbeatable archery. We are willing to follow you to the very end and help you annihilate him!" After his speech, he felt quite smug inside about how capable he was. Just like this, he was able to drag another imperial lineage into the mix.
The spectators looked down on Sheng Fei's words. This was too shameless. However, no one wanted to say anything or speak up for Li Qiye. This was the world of demons and Li Qiye was a human. Who would be willing to set the record straight for him?
Meanwhile, Jian Wushuang stood there with an imperious pose. She coldly looked at Sheng Fei once as if she was looking at a fool and didn't even bother to respond.
"Okay, no more fooling around. Even if you bring all the imperial lineages here, I still wouldn't give a damn." Li Qiye smiled and said: "All of you, come. Since your armies have gathered here, surely you don’t wish for a peaceful resolution. Let’s just work it out with blood."
"Ignorant fool!" The Tombskull Master thunderously shouted: "Since you are unrepentant, then we shall carry out justice in the place of the heavens. Forward!"
With his command, many experts attacked. In fact, the top three powers in charge here simply didn't even consider a peaceful resolution. They came prepared to take Li Qiye's head.
"Pluff!" But before these experts could come close, Jian Wushuang already had the Nine Words True Bow in her hand. She casually released an arrow, causing blood to spill. Those experts were killed without even being able to scream..
Among the current younger generation, Jian Wushuang could be considered the best archer. Her skill was already quite formidable, so after obtaining the bow, she transformed, like a tiger with wings. The bow was able to unleash even more of her latent potential.
Everyone, including the distant spectators, was stunned to see her suddenly kill many experts from the coalition.
They initially thought that she was on the golem or the demon's side. Even if she didn't attack Li Qiye, she would only watch on the sideline.
They were all left dumbfounded, as no one here thought that she would kill Li Qiye’s enemies instead.
The Tomskull Master's expression turned unsightly as he shouted: "Fairy Jian, what are you trying to do!"
Jian Wushuang just arrogantly stood in the sky, too lazy to look at the sect master.
Li Qiye smirked: "What else can it be? She works for me, it is that simple!"
These words astounded everyone! Jian Wushuang was the golden daughter of the Jian Clan, the main descendant of an imperial lineage. No one could even talk about recruiting her. Moreover, they all knew of her arrogance. She had never given anyone face, not even Ye Qingcheng, but today she was actually working for Li Qiye, a human. No one would believe such a thing.
At this juncture, the Sacred Demon Leader's side grew more cautious. However, they were already riding the tiger and couldn't get off. After thinking about their hidden ace, they became determined and no longer hesitated.
"Use skeletons to stop her while we kill Li Qiye!" The Tombskull Master commanded.
"Rumble!" In the blink of an eye, the elders and disciples from the sect and even the high elders instantly summoned their trained skeletons.
Several thousand skeletons appeared before everyone and instantly drowned the sky with a corpse aura. There were all types of skeletons, and some were quite mighty.
The spectators in the distance felt very nervous. Controlling skeletons was something quite frightening! One person murmured: "The Tombskull Sect is truly scary, worthy of its name of being friends with the dead."
"Go!" The disciples commanded their skeletons to pounce at Jian Wushuang. Many of these skeletons knew how to fly. In just a moment, a huge group of skeletons soared into the sky, creating quite an eerie scene.
"Pluff! Pluff! Pluff!" Jian Wushuang easily shot out more arrows like falling rain. Each arrow pierced through the approaching skeletons. However, despite their bodies and even their heads being blown to pieces, they still came for her.
This was the most terrifying aspect of the Tombskull Sect. Their skeletons were quite difficult to kill; unless one could shatter them into countless pieces, the only other option was to kill their controllers.
After seeing a few skeletons continuing to attack despite their heads being rendered to dust, the experts in the distance became creeped out. These things were monsters!
"Die!" At this time, thousands of experts from the coalition attacked. Countless treasures unleashed their might as a terrifying light tore apart the sky, causing the world to shake and the stars to lose their brilliance.
However, amidst the commotion, Li Qiye suddenly disappeared. A second later, he emerged next to Jian Wushuang. He watched her kill more than one thousand skeletons and chuckled: "Leave these undead to me, it is time for you to massacre."
Having said that, the Death Chapter emerged with its lingering death energy. Strands of silk-like laws came out from the book and instantly locked onto the bodies of these skeletons. After being bound by the laws, all the skeletons instantly stopped moving as if they’d been sealed.
"Die!" Jian Wushuang uttered a battle cry. The Nine Words True Bow lit up. A mantra arrow appeared in her hand. The moment this arrow shot out, countless arrows descended like a heavy downpour. She unleashed several mantra arrows that originated from the word "Formation" to form arrays in just a split second. These arrays transformed this area; no one could live under this sky ravaged by the arrows.
"Ahh!" Miserable screams continuously rang out.
"Start the formation!" The leader, sect master, and Sheng Fei were all shocked and enraged. Jian Wushuang was fighting thousands by herself, and no one could get through her defense!
822 TeaserIn fact, this proposed mediation was something that was never meant to be. There was no Corpse Monarch, so how could Li Qiye take one out?
Li Qiye wanted to laugh after seeing Sheng Fei's kind act and said: "Sheng Fei, your acting is not bad. Unfortunately, the scheme that you are so proud of is merely child’s play in my eyes, it's not enough to reach the apex."
Sheng Fei became unhappy after hearing this, so he raised his voice: "Brother Li, I am acting in good faith and wanted to change your conflict into friendship, but you actually view my goodwill as malice. This is truly disappointing…"
While the Tombskull disciples angrily glared at Li Qiye, a few experts watching from the distance commented: "So overbearing."
The Tombskull Master solemnly stated: "Li Qiye, don't you forget, this is the Beast Realm, the southern region! This is the world of demons such as us! If you continue to act lawlessly with cruelty and kill more demons, then you will be asking to become enemies with the rest of the Beast Realm…"
[collapse]Chapter 823: Ancient Treeking
In just a second, many elders from the three sects started to work together, even sacrificing their longevity blood. With an explosion, gigantic trees grew out of the ground and blocked out the sky!
These trees gave birth to gigantic treants that instantly locked the space around Jian Wushuang, trapping her inside.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" These gigantic trees could destroy the world with one stomp. Their combined effort simply shattered this entire space.
"Sacred Tree Formation…" One master recognized the origin of this formation. Another Heavenly King added: "This simple formation is so domineering. They can use it after offering longevity blood. Plus, they are siphoning the worldly energy so that these huge trees could turn into gigantic treants!"
This was the ultimate formation of the Sacred Demon Tribe. It relied on worldly energy to create gigantic treants to kill their enemies.
"Pluff!" A divine arrow broke through the sky as the Nine Words True Bow turned radiant. Jian Wushuang shot out the word "Soldier". This arrow was as majestic as a mountain; its immense might was unstoppable!
The next moment, she shot out several dozen more. What kind of treasure was this bow? It was the greatest bow across all the eons. The giant treants were instantly annihilated the moment these "Soldier" arrows hit, causing countless splinters to fly everywhere.
However, the trees gave birth to even more treants as if they were endless in number.
"Die!" Jian Wushuang cried out and another flurry of "Soldier" arrows came from the sky. They instantly annihilated all the treants as well as half of the gigantic trees in the formation.
However, these destroyed trees quickly grew back and continued to seal this space.
The opposing side was quite furious. They initially wanted to use this formation to deal with Li Qiye, so they didn't expect to attack Jian Wushuang with it instead.
"Break!" Jian Wushuang turned angry after not being able to kill the endless waves of trees. She cried out once more as her bow’s radiance grew blinding. The string was pulled all the way back as the word "Fighter" emerged.
This word "Fighter" immediately siphoned all the power in the surroundings. The next moment, the worldly power from the entire Ox-Herder Country and half of the southern region were sucked into this single word and arrow. This mantra required the string to be pulled to its limit. Just this one arrow alone had supreme power and could be considered an attack born from the heaven and earth!
"Boom!" With a deafening blast, this "Fighter" arrow rushed out and annihilated all things in its path. The Sacred Tree Formation couldn't withstand the boundless power of the world and collapsed instantly.
This great formation turned into nothingness under the supreme force of this one arrow!
"Worthy of being the Jian Clan's golden daughter, this is a showing of invincible archery." A master from afar emotionally exclaimed after seeing Jian Wushuang's domination.
Very few cultivators trained in the bow. Even those who did enjoyed little success. However, Jian Wushuang showed everyone here what matchless archery was today.
Li Qiye was standing in the sky; none the skeletons could move due to his restraint. He purposely didn't attack at all since he wanted to train Jian Wushuang in battle. Her archery was truly flawless, but her time with the Nine Words True Bow was still quite short. She needed time in battle to truly become one with the bow. Only when she truly grasped all of the bow's mysticisms would she be able to surpass her forefather, Immortal Emperor Diyi Jian, in the future.
At this time, the Sacred Demon Leader, the Tombskull Master, and Sheng Fei were furious to the point of wanting to vomit blood. Their secret card was destroyed just like that by Jian Wushuang.
"Anything else? Bring it." With the bow in her hand, Heavenly Kings were already nothing in her eyes. Her sharp gaze swept over Heavenly Kings like the leader and master with disdain!
In fact, prior to this, she was already prepared to combat Virtuous Paragons. However, her strength previously relied on her imperial weapon while now was a different story. After obtaining the Nine Words True Bow, her skill in archery rose by several levels!
She trained really hard in archery but she never had a powerful and suitable bow that belonged to her. But now with this bow, she felt that there was a real future waiting ahead!
"This little girl from the Jian Clan is too arrogant." An imposing and ancient voice appeared. An old man came out from the Sacred Demon Tribe's army. There were many branches and leaves growing from his body.
"Ancient Treeking!" An expert from the southern region recognized this old man's identity and startlingly exclaimed: "This is one of the few Virtuous Paragons in the Sacred Demon Tribe!"
"Only an Early Era Paragon." Jian Wushuang laughed proudly in the face of the paragon: "A legendary master might be able to do something! Hmph, but an Early Era Paragon? Simply courting death!"
It should be clear by this what Jian Wushuang's attitude was, without need for further description. Her arrogant demeanor left everyone speechless. However, they had to admit that she was indeed qualified to act in such a manner. In the end, an imperial descendant would have advantages unavailable to others.
A few great powers' ancestors would be wary of imperial descendants who weren't paragons yet. What else could they do? Who was to blame for these descendants immediately cultivating emperor laws from the start and possessing imperial weapons?! These weren't things normal great powers could have.
Virtuous Paragons were called Early Era Paragons before walking on their own dao. These were the most common and weakest existences among paragons.
"An imperial descendant with such arrogant words. Very well, how about if you add this old woman into the mix then?" Another cold voice appeared. A quivering old woman stepped out of the Tombskull camp. Her steps were very unstable and it seemed like she would stumble at any moment.
This old woman was very ordinary looking. However, when she lifted her head, her eyes lit up, causing everyone's hearts to shiver. Her eyes resembled those of a poisonous serpent — capable of devouring this world.
"Black-striped Ancestor!" A spectating expert recognized this old woman and grew restless.
She was the ancestor of the Feather Country. More importantly, she was a Rising Era Paragon. She was originally a black-striped snake that became enlightened in the dao and eventually became an ancestor.
The appearance of two paragons took everyone by surprise. Even the most idiotic person here would understand that the alliance came prepared for war and not a peaceful resolution.
"The alliance is truly going all out. They even invited a few of their ancestors…" Someone murmured.
Although the Sacred Demon Tribe and the Tombskull Sect were great powers, they were only ordinary first-rate sects; they were far weaker than imperial lineages. An existence like the Alchemy Kingdom had countless Virtuous Paragons sealed underground while these great powers only had one or two ancestors of this level. But now, they invited their ancestors as well. One could easily imagine how much this battle meant to them.
"Only ordinary paragons, can't reach the apex." Jian Wushuang still smiled freely before the Black-striped Ancestor. Her prideful demeanor knew no fear.
She was indeed capable enough to back it up. The moment she took out her imperial weapon, this type of paragon wouldn't be able to do anything to her!
Ordinary Virtuous Paragons were split into five levels: Early Era Paragon, Rising Era Paragon, Peaceful Era Paragon, Prosperous Era Paragon, and Golden Era Paragon.
"Miss Jian is quite audacious." The Black-striped Ancestor sneered: "Although the Jian Clan is powerful, but little girl, you are still very naive and do not know the immensity of the heaven and earth."
Jian Wushuang glanced over at the Ancient Treeking and the Black-striped Ancestor then declared: "It is not up to you to tell me how immense the heaven and earth are. If you are not convinced, then come at the same time. Today, I want to slay paragons!"
It didn't matter that she was about to fight two paragons by herself, Jian Wushuang was still as aggressive and prideful as ever.
Many spectators in the distance gasped after hearing this. One had to comment: "So overbearing! Among the younger generation, only Mei Aonan and Ye Qingcheng can fight against paragons one on one, can she also do it?"
However, one versus two was simply just too much. If she didn't come from the Jian Clan, everyone would think that she didn't know her own limits.
"Good, good. I heard the dao of archery left by Immortal Emperor Diyi Jian is unmatched in this world. It looks like I'll have the pleasure of witnessing it firsthand." The Ancient Treeking was laughing from anger. It was extremely humiliating to have a junior wanting to take them on alone.
"I shall also test the supreme emperor law of an imperial lineage today." The Black-striped Ancestor sneered.
In just a moment, the two of them surrounded Jian Wushuang. Despite the double-teaming, they didn't dare to underestimate her at all. There was a big gap between their own merit laws and emperor laws.
Moreover, they were secretly wary of Jian Wushuang's imperial weapon. If it came out, then paragons like them would have a hard time dealing with it.
They were only ordinary paragons after all and not legendary masters or eternal existences. They had no way of fighting imperial weapons.