Chapter 870: Golden Crow Regalia
The masses stared at this king. Everyone knew that going against the ravine was very unwise. However, a Heavenly King in the current times was also a pivotal figure. Not one could step down after being beaten to the point of vomiting blood by a junior under the watchful gazes of the public.
The prince glared at this king and was ready to kill: "If you are courting death, then I'll gladly assist you!"
"Make your move." The king was riding a tiger and couldn't get off. He made his decision to stand strong till the very end. His life wheel started to spin, increasing his longevity blood. Inside this surging longevity blood was the weapon of a God-Monarch. It was as if one was here in person!
Everyone understood that this king wanted to fight to the death after seeing him summon a God-Monarch weapon.
"Die!" The prince turned into a cold murderous beam that instantly soared into the sky, aiming straight for this Heavenly King. He was as fast as a golden eagle and as agile as a dancing serpent.
The king also shouted as he stomped on the air to propel himself upward. He was determined to go big and channeled his boundless arts. The God-Monarch weapon came down, suppressing everything with its aura. At this time, he didn't mind offending the ravine, he just wanted to kill the prince.
A Heavenly King using his arts while controlling a weapon of the God-Monarch level had incredible power. With an explosion, the surrounding thousand mile radius shattered beneath the weapon.
The loud screech of a bird was heard piercing through the sky. Amidst the exchange, a golden ray shot forward at extreme speed. It was able to freely traverse between the offensive laws. There was no way of dodging this. Moreover, this blinding ray was also sharp and capable of penetrating all things.
"Pop!" Everyone could see the scene in the sky. This golden ray pierced the God-Monarch weapon. With a miserable scream, blood stained the blue sky. The Heavenly King fell from above and slammed into the ground. He never stood up again.
The prince landed at this time as well. His body radiated a golden brilliance as if he was wearing a sacred robe. Moreover, behind the endless lights was the image of a gigantic three-legged bird!
People finally noticed that the prince was wearing a feathery golden robe. It seemed to be woven from soft yet sharp feathers. This seemingly fragile robe had sharp edges capable of slashing anything apart.
Someone shouted after seeing this battle armor on his body: "Golden Crow Regalia!"
A few from the previous generation were alarmed at this name as well: "Legend states that the feathers of this golden robe came from the Golden Crow Progenitor himself!"
People's expressions quickly changed when the Golden Crow Progenitor was brought up. Although he was not an Immortal Emperor, he was an existence capable of assailing one!
The Golden Crow Regalia was the defining treasure of the tribe. Whoever wore this robe would be able to have both a sharp and penetrating offense as well as ultimate speed.
The prince had fused the essences of two different schools of arts on top of being a peak Heavenly King. The moment he put the regalia on, the increase in his power would allow him to challenge even Virtuous Paragons.
Many were astounded at the sight of the prince quick disposing of that king. Without an imperial weapon, even a more powerful Heavenly King would only be courting death against the prince. Perhaps even normal paragons wouldn't want to provoke him.
"Anyone else got a problem?" The prince's excessively sharp glare swept over the crowd nearby. At this moment, he didn't try to hide his murderous aura in the least!
The crowd was very displeased with this attitude, but the majority chose to back off. They were reluctant to provoke the prince. For ordinary great powers, it would be suicidal to go against the ravine!
"Who is being so noisy?" A lazy voice rang out at this time. A young man could be found outside of the mansion's gate, seemingly appearing out of nowhere.
"Li Qiye…" The crowd erupted after seeing the young man standing there. All eyes gathered on him.
Many people suddenly saw a ray of hope. They knew that Li Qiye was a ruthless person that would kill gods if they were to stop him. They only wished for him to fight against the prince.
Li Qiye lazily stared at the lion emperor and his demonic legion for a bit before speaking: "What's going on? Surrounding this place like this, are you trying to move the master mansion back to your home or something?"
The lion emperor glared at him and coldly uttered: "The imperial lineages are reinstating the Bi'an Agreement with my second brother as its host. Therefore, before my second brother arrives, no one is allowed claim the mansion!"
"What imperial lineages? Get the hell out of my way." Li Qiye waved his hand dismissively: "Bi'an City is under my jurisdiction. I will decide who gets the spots, this Bi'an Agreement — in my eyes — isn't even shit!"
Such words left the lion emperor with an extremely unsightly expression. He leered at Li Qiye and deepened his tone: "Li Qiye, do you really want to go against imperial lineages?"
"Since when have I, Li Qiye, been afraid of imperial lineages?! Scram or I'll kill all of you!" Li Qiye looked at him with one eye and spoke without a care.
"Damn, that felt good. So domineering, Fierce is indeed fierce." Someone couldn't help but applaud. Even those who didn't like Li Qiye before found him to be cute at this moment. At the very least, he was much more likable than Ye Qingcheng's group.
"Li Qiye…" A furious scream reverberated through the sky. The prince rushed forward at this time with an aggressive momentum and an unstoppable murderous intent.
Li Qiye only looked at the enraged prince with disdain: "Oh? Isn't this the chicken that ran for its life? What's going on now, Wushuang spared you last time but you still chose to come here to act like a clown?!"
This was poking the prince's sensitive spot! His eyes instantly spewed out flames of anger after hearing this.
"Haha, this is just the way I like it." Someone was especially happy after seeing Li Qiye making fun of the prince's weak spot and laughed deviously.
"Li, come out here, I want to fight you!" The prince gritted his teeth and issued his challenge with a shout. He wanted nothing more than to skin Li Qiye alive and taste his flesh and blood.
"It seems that you are quite confident about killing me. Don't forget the mistakes of the past." Li Qiye smiled and leisurely quipped: "You managed to escape out of sheer fortune last time. I'm afraid you won't be as lucky this time."
"Hmph, such arrogant words!" The lion emperor snorted: "You think you are unbeatable just because you hide behind women? Without Wushuang's protection, you would amount to nothing!"
"That's right, what is this about being the Fiercest? It is only a fake moniker. You can't reach the apex when compared to His Highness Golden Crow and Young Noble Ye." Someone spoke from within the crowd.
At this time, there were still people who wanted to use this opportunity to flatter the prince's group to make good relations and potentially benefit from it.
This type of traitorous act was not taken well by the rest of the crowd due to the prince and his people's arrogant conduct earlier. They glared at the speaker, but he continued to laugh; his skin was quite thick.
"Li Qiye, come out and fight if you are courageous. There is nothing skillful about hiding beneath the skirts of women!" The prince pointed at Li Qiye and shouted: "Don't tell me you don't dare to fight since there are no women around you? Are you actually a cowardly turtle?!"
The prince's pride was crushed after the previous defeat so he needed to regain it by defeating Li Qiye. He would reclaim his glory from Li Qiye and use his blood to wash away the disgrace.
"Haha, if you are afraid, it isn't too late to surrender!" The prince showed an evil grin. His handsome face became a bit twisted as he sneered: "Crawl under my crotch and I'll forgive you!"
The spectators couldn't help but glance at each other after hearing this. They understood that the prince wanted to fight to the death against Li Qiye.
"Really?" Li Qiye wasn't angered by the prince's provocation. He remained nonchalant and carefree as he spoke: "Since you are so full of confidence, I'll spar with you for a bit. If I don't actually make a move, people will start to think that I am just a cowardly turtle."
"Don't worry, I won't kill you!" The prince gave a cold smile and had a touch of cruelty in his ferocious eyes: "I'll let you experience a fate worse than death after beating you. I'll lock you up in chains and treat you like a dog!"
"Brother Golden Crow's idea is too awesome. A human dog, how incredible! At that time, why don't you give it a name? How about calling it 'Fiercest Mutt'?" The lion emperor laughed and clapped his hands to support the prince.
The two of them sang a tune to deliberately taunt Li Qiye. This was especially true for the lion emperor. As Ye Qingcheng's sworn brother, he wanted the prince and Li Qiye to fight to the death! Thus, he used this rare chance to fan the flames.
"You talk too much." Li Qiye casually threw out a punch without even bothering to look at the lion emperor.
"Hmph…" The lion emperor snorted and performed a lion mudra. A lion's roar echoed in the sky as lion heads shot up to destroy this punch from Li Qiye.
870 TeaserThe masses stared at this king. Everyone knew that going against the ravine was very unwise. However, a Heavenly King in the current times was also a pivotal figure. No one could step down after being beaten to the point of vomiting blood by a junior under the watchful gazes of the public.
The prince glared at this king and was ready to kill: "If you are courting death, then I'll gladly assist you!"
"Make your move." The king was riding a tiger and couldn't get off. He made his decision to stand strong till the very end. His life wheel started to spin, increasing his longevity blood. Inside this surging longevity blood was the weapon of a God-Monarch. It was as if one was here in person!
Everyone understood that this king wanted to fight to the death after seeing him summon a God-Monarch weapon.
"Die!" The prince turned into a cold murderous beam that instantly soared into the sky, aiming straight for this Heavenly King. It was as fast as a golden eagle and as agile as a dancing serpent.
[collapse]Chapter 871: Fighting The Golden Crow
"Bang!" No matter how invincible these lion images might be, they couldn't stop Li Qiye's fist. With a loud explosion, all the images were annihilated.
"Pop!" The emperor's lion mudra was shattered on the spot. He was shaken to the point of vomiting blood and went flying.
This fist was derived from the Sky Destroyer Physique. It wasn't only unyielding, it carried an endless offensive might as well, a might capable of destroying all things!
"Die!" The lion legion was anxious to help their leader. They roared as the army came to take down Li Qiye.
"Just a bunch of insects." Li Qiye sneered in the face of the encroaching army. At this moment, myriad hands emerged from his body. The nine worlds floated up as well and focused all of their energies on the thousand hands.
"Myriad Slash!" Li Qiye laughed freely. The thousand hands came together and, with a swooshing sound, countless arcs flew out. These arcs were above everything, capable of cutting down all the laws of this world.
"Myriad Slash" was a great technique from the Thousand Hands Against The Nine Worlds technique. Heads flew after they were decapitated by the arcs. All the power in the nine worlds was focused in these slashes. Not to mention a group of demonic lions, even a legion of Heavenly Kings would be killed in the blink of an eye.
As heads fell down to the ground, the headless necks finally began to spray out columns of blood. Crashing sounds ensued as the countless bodies without heads fell to the ground, dyeing the land red.
This legion that was the pride of the lion emperor didn't even have the chance to summon their strongest formation. All were massacred under one move from Li Qiye.
The stench of blood assaulted the senses of many, causing them to be creeped out. They quickly retreated and one even murmured: "Fiercest is really brutal! This is so crazy."
"Halt your assault!" The prince screamed after seeing Li Qiye destroy the lion legion. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a golden ray that had unbelievable speed and toughness. Others couldn't even see his trajectory as he tried to kill Li Qiye.
Even a paragon would be alarmed by this scene. Even someone with a protective treasure ready would have a hard time surviving such sharpness and agility.
However, space fluttered as Li Qiye's chest lit up. The Hell Suppressing, Soaring, Void Imperfection, and Sky Destroyer Physiques all activated simultaneously.
It seemed that time grew stagnant as all actions slowed down. By the time people realized, Li Qiye had already disappeared; even paragons wouldn't be able to see through his level of speed. The prince with his regalia also slowed.
It wasn't a stretch to say his speed was as slow as a snail compared to Li Qiye; it wasn't enough to reach the apex.
"Banh!" A monstrous blast dragged everyone back from the stagnation of time. No one clearly saw what had just happened. However, they noticed the prince being smacked up high with blood splattering everywhere. Even the Golden Crow Regalia couldn't save him.
The Hell Suppressing Physique had matchless weight capable of crushing all things. The Soaring Immortal Physique had extreme speed that surpassed all else. The Void Imperfection Physique was unstoppable and caused all laws to retreat. The Sky Destroyer Physique had an untouchable sharpness alongside infinite force!
The combination of these four physiques held unthinkable power. Even the regalia failed to protect the prince. Remember that the Sky Destroyer Physique held the most destructive force; it had even penetrated imperial weapons before!
The prince continued to vomit blood as he was blown upward. Time stopped once more. The speed that the Golden Crow Tribe was so proud of was nothing before the Soaring Immortal Physique at minor completion. The increased agility from the regalia was not enough to offset the disparity either.
"Bang!" Time began to flow again. Everyone saw an unforgettable scene where Li Qiye up high heavily stomped down onto the prince's body.
Countless feathers and laws from the tribe emerged from the regalia, but they still failed to block this stomp. The sounds of bones cracking appeared as the prince's body shattered all over.
Eventually, with a loud blast, the prince fell down from up high and slammed into the ground, creating a huge pit.
The scene became silent. Everyone knew just how powerful the prince was. Among the younger generation, no one could oppose him outside of Ye Qingcheng and Mei Aonan. His regalia made it so that he could even challenge ordinary paragons!
However, in front of Li Qiye, the prince was like a training dummy. His dual arts were nothing before Li Qiye's peerless speed and power. The regalia was no longer worth mentioning.
This scene was too shocking and caused many to think back about how Mei Aonan defeated the eighteen Young Celestials with her shield alone. However, Li Qiye seemed to be even more domineering than her!
At this time, the prince was lying there as his blood stained the regalia. He couldn't believe or accept this truth!
To him, losing to Jian Wushuang was only because he underestimated the enemy and didn't bring along a powerful weapon. But now, he came wearing the regalia, thus he couldn't accept this result.
He simply didn't have the power to fight back against Li Qiye and could only accept the beating. The speed that he was so proud of was meaningless against this mighty foe.
"I only let Jian Wushuang fight back then to hone her battle experience." Li Qiye stared at the prince lying on the ground and said: "You alone are not qualified to be my opponent! Someone at your level still dares to claim to be the number one genius of the ravine? This only shows that your ravine has declined and can't even find a decent descendant!"
These words were outrageous. No one in the younger generation would dare to state such an unbridled critique of the ravine. However, no one dared to utter a word.
"Ah!" The prince screamed out. His eyes were full of unwillingness and a desire to continue to fight.
"Pluff!" His body suddenly broke apart and his true fate actually combusted. A series of universal laws emerged. He was expending all of his longevity blood in order to reach an atavistic state. An ancient aura soared into the sky.
The blood-stained regalia became radiant as each drop of ruby-like blood merged with it.
"Screetchh!" The cry of a Golden Crow appeared. The regalia flew into the sky and turned into a Three-legged Golden Crow that opened its wings, blotting out the world.
With a loud buzz, it shouldered endless suns with their extremely refined fire ravaging the nine heavens and the stars above. Even those in the upper layer of the firmament were instantly burnt into ashes.
"Is that the Golden Crow Progenitor?" Some people directly kneeled on the ground after seeing such a world-destroying development. The crow's suppression of the world caused the weaker ones to prostrate uncontrollably since they couldn't withstand such power.
"What, what's going on here?" Even Heavenly Kings were aghast before the crow.
Someone said in shock: "This is the primal blood of the Golden Crow Tribe. The prince used a secret technique to utilize his blood to its limit in order to summon the power of the progenitor from the regalia!"
Legend states that the Golden Crow Progenitor had fought against an Immortal Emperor before. He called himself a supreme True God, a being on par with emperors!
"Whoosh!" The crow spouted a torrential sunfire, wanting to annihilate all things. The cultivators in Bi'an City were scared out of their minds when they saw the incoming sea of fire.
"Mommy…" An expert screamed out and wanted to escape from the city. However, it was all too late. Even paragons might be incinerated in the face of such terrifying refined sunfire.
"Buzz!" In this instant, Li Qiye summoned the Heaven Sealing Pentagate. It flew to the sky and quickly sealed this location. With a series of explosions, the pentagate blocked the descending sunfire.
The endless sunfire resembled meteors from space and slammed into the gates over and over again. Unfortunately, it couldn’t break through this line of defense.
The pentagate was a supreme artifact that had sealed an entire world before, so it could definitely stop an even more powerful level of sunfire.
"A mere firebird dares to call itself a supreme True God? Know your own limits." Li Qiye sneered. Another buzz resounded as the Yin Yang Sea of Blood engulfed the sky. Li Qiye's longevity blood was currently boundless. He used this incredible blood energy to empower the pentagate!
Each of the doors on the pentagate had a particular pattern. At this moment, these patterns came to life as one mysterious and ancient creature rushed out from each door.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The five creatures jumped out, causing the earth to tremble. All of them were accompanied by ancient laws as they emitted terrifying auras like rulers of the old eras!
Celestial Sunbird, Moon Eating Wolf, Star Devouring Ant, Heaven Shrouding Eagle, and Earth Sealing Rat! These were the creatures inside the pentagate's patterns.
Chapter 872: Slaying The Golden Crow Prince And The Lion Emperor
The five ancient creatures quickly pounced on the Three-legged Golden Crow. The crow screeched and flapped its wings that could cut down the stars in the nine heavens. The sunfire blazed for millions of feet to burn the space above. At this moment, it seemed to be a supreme True God capable of slaughtering millions with just a single move.
This bird was a powerful and ancient divine beast. In the distant past, it had swept through a heavenly realm before.
However, the creatures inside the pentagate were even older than the golden crow and had a much more incredible origin. Just one was enough to deal with the crow, let alone all five at the same time.
"Rrrrip!" The five ancient creatures were unbelievably savage. They tore apart the sky and destroyed the fabric of time as they lunged forward. In a short period of time, they dismembered the crow despite its futile resistance.
It became food for the five creatures. This was a shocking scene with blood raining down from the sky. A dying golden crow was vainly struggling and being eaten alive — this astounded everyone present.
"No…" The prince who used his primal blood to summon his progenitor's power was also annihilated the moment the crow was killed. He screamed indignantly before his demise.
In his mind, this secret law with the primal blood should have been able to fight even a God-Monarch. However, he lost completely as the crow became a meal and even paid with his own life!
Everyone present felt insecure. Just how overbearing was this matter? Anyone would feel a cold chill right now.
Li Qiye recalled the pentagate and insipidly said: "It would have been more interesting if you brought along Immortal Emperor Jin She's fate weapon. You merely brought a weapon in the physical form of a fake god — can't reach the apex."
The prince died with his eyes still open. Despite having the regalia, he still lost to Li Qiye. In a final act of desperation, he burned his true fate to summon the golden crow as he was willing to pay any price to kill Li Qiye!
However, he didn't expect to be annihilated in this manner and was still unwilling in his last moments. Perhaps his final thought was wishing that he had brought along the emperor's fate weapon, then he might have had the chance to kill Li Qiye by using the combination of the emperor's supreme arts.
The entire city became completely silent. Everyone was staring at Li Qiye in amazement. Prior to this, they had only heard of rumors about him.
Shaking the Alchemy Kingdom and destroying three sects with one phrase — these were both fierce and brutal records. However, rumors were still only rumors; without seeing it for themselves, words would amount to nothing. However, his actions today had shaken everyone's hearts.
The lion emperor wanted to secretly escape since he was terrified as well. Although he was confident that he was not weaker than the prince, the prince that was adorned with the regalia still died pitifully even after he summoned the golden crow. Thus, he wanted to use this opportunity to escape from the city. Unfortunately, his trivial speed was incomparable to Li Qiye's. Li Qiye blocked his path and stared at him while lazily speaking with a smirk: "Still want to run after you're already here?"
The crowd shifted their attention to the emperor. He had an extremely unsightly expression since he was at a dead end. Earlier, he was extremely overbearing for a very simple reason — he had both strength and the lion legion. This gave him confidence that he was definitely capable of sweeping through a great power. Moreover, he had the ravine and the Stony Edge Kingdom as his backings… With the imperial lineages behind him, on the condition that the three behemoths didn't come out, no one would dare to oppose him.
However, his lion legion was massacred and the prince that supported him was killed by Li Qiye. He had no other means to fight at this moment!
He was a big character as well as a genius. Today, he tried to run but was caught by Li Qiye. This was the complete ruination of his fame!
However, he took a deep breath and maintained the style of an expert as well as a genius. He slowly said: "Daoist Li, the verdant mountains are still there and the pure springs continue to flow; learn to forgive and forget, don't go too far…"
"You are mistaken. In my eyes, the verdant mountains and pure springs shall be destroyed if they oppose me. Forgive and forget — these words are mere nonsense to me." Li Qiye smiled and shook his head: "You have chosen to oppose me, so prepare for death."
The emperor took a deep breath and arched his chest forward to proclaim: "Daoist Li, there are three thousand grand dao and the emperor's path is endless, there is no avoiding each other. My second brother has millions of elites backed by hundreds of sects…"
"Okay, don't try to scare me with your backing." Li Qiye interrupted him: "Ye Qingcheng is nothing to me. Even the ravine is not worth mentioning in my eyes, let alone Ye Qingcheng. If you attack now, at least you can die an honorable death. Otherwise, I'll peel your skin and pull out your tendons to let you experience a horrific end!"
The lion emperor tried to calm down. He knew that there was no other option, so he stared at Li Qiye and slowly said: "I want to fight with you barehanded, will you accept this challenge?"
The smart lion knew that Li Qiye had supreme treasures, so he picked this option. At least this way he would have a glimmer of hope of survival!
"Of course, you can begin." Li Qiye smiled while posing with both hands behind his back in a leisured manner.
The lion had a newfound confidence. He was a genius after all, so he was very sure of himself. He let out a lion roar that echoed across the sky: "Open!"
In the blink of an eye, he turned into a golden lion. It was even more gigantic than a mountain. Its foot could crush a hill as he pounced forward, destroying all in his path.
The earth shook as this giant golden lion turned into countless other lions. It became a sea of lions that was ready to devour all things. Just how terrorizing was this scene of ferocious lions? Perhaps this massive amount of lions could even take down a divine beast!
"Myriad Lion Era — this is the supreme technique of the Ancient Lion Kingdom." Someone paled at the countless lions pouncing towards Li Qiye with an unstoppable momentum; this pack was capable of slaying both gods and devils!
Li Qiye continued to stand there in his cool pose while the lions were swiftly approaching. He eventually reached out with his right hand that tightened into a fist. In this split second, the endless time and boundless space were within his grasp. When he unleashed this fist, a terrifying black hole appeared.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The countless murderous lions were immediately swallowed by this terrifying black hole and instantly shattered inside.
"No…" The lion emperor let out a shrill scream. His golden lion body disappeared as his flesh was torn apart by the black hole. He was instantly decimated without leaving behind a single trace.
This fist was derived from the Heaven Devouring Evil Physique, one of the twelve Immortal Physiques. It was capable of engulfing all things. None could escape its power!
Li Qiye destroyed the Ninehead Lion Emperor with one fist and nonchalantly spoke: "A mere sick lion dares to proclaim himself an emperor!"
The lion didn't know that no one was Li Qiye's match in hand-to-hand combat. His Myriad Dao Fist could suppress all enemies while his Heaven Sealing Fist was even more unbeatable. As for his Immortal Physiques, they could simply sweep through anything and everything!
The city grew quiet once more. The crowd's gazes towards Li Qiye began to fill with fear. After witnessing his ability to slaughter, they finally understood that his notoriety was not limited to tales alone. This was definitely a lawless brute who would destroy anyone who provoked him!
Someone looked at him and murmured: "Fiercest, this name is quite fitting!"
At this point, Li Qiye was standing in front of the master mansion and glanced at the crowd to say: "Disperse, go do what you want to do. All the buildings in the city are open to you so long as you have the strength and fortune. However, don't even think about the master mansion, this place is under my jurisdiction!"
Those who were unwilling couldn't do anything about it. This fierce man even dared to kill the descendant of the ravine, so who would he not dare to slay?
Li Qiye quietly sat in front of the mansion and closed his eyes to rest without caring about other things.
Although some did not give up on entering the master mansion, no one dared to go forward and try while Li Qiye was sitting there. This was a bees nest no one wanted to touch. It was not worth the risk of being killed by this monster.
Eventually, as Li Qiye sat there waiting, a carriage entered Bi'an City. This was a common carriage that was not very eye-catching.
However, the woman that stepped down from it instantly attracted the attention of countless cultivators in the city. Many were immediately swooned and marveled at her sight!