Chapter 893: Attacking The Stony Edge Kingdom
"Those deserving have received their rewards, now it is time to settle some scores." Li Qiye's eyes narrowed as he gazed towards the horizon.
"Young Noble, if you need our Beastmaster Citadel, just say the word. We will prove our loyalty through all arduous trials!" The Dragon-Tiger Monarch immediately prostrated on the ground after hearing Li Qiye.
The Jian Clan Master couldn't help but look at the elders standing next to him. He knew very little compared to the monarch. This was because the Jian Clan didn't exist back when the Divine Beast Realm was destroyed.
Despite his hesitation, he still learned a thing or two. When Old Eight gave the signal with a gentle nod, he also stepped forward and prostrated to say: "If Young Noble needs our Jian Clan, we are also willing to pledge our allegiance!"
This scene shocked many experts outside of Bi'an City. Many of them took deep breaths. Both of these sects were imperial lineages. How could such existences pledge their allegiance to others so easily? But they actually did so for Li Qiye at this moment!
"Very good, very good." Li QIye gently nodded: "Rise. I will let you know when I require your service. As for the Stony Edge Kingdom, I will personally take care of it. It started in my hands so I shall be the one to end it!"
The treefather didn't say anything. Him standing right behind Li Qiye made his intention clear, he didn't need to show his loyalty. The command would come when Li Qiye needed his service.
On the second day, Li Qiye appeared in the sky of the Stone Realm. This time, he came with great fanfare. There was no longer any hiding. His thirteen palaces soared in the sky; they suppressed the high heavens above and sealed immortals and devils below. A supreme grand dao paved his path with blinding celestials and howling laws. His dao was above all else; he was the sole ruler of this universe.
"Stony Edge, you have two choices. Hand over Ye Qingcheng and disband the kingdom, or wait for me to come and annihilate all of you!" Li Qiye traveled alone through the Stone Realm, seemingly above the nine heavens.
At this time, his usual ordinary appearance could no longer be found. External features didn't matter. Even the most common looking face under the radiance of thirteen palaces would become supreme and gallant! Countless eyes in the Stone Medicine World were on each and every action from him. Both legendary existences that could attack Immortal Emperors and overlords of the eras were quietly contemplating the palaces!
Great geniuses had to bow their proud heads after seeing the radiant palaces. Numerous great powers were eclipsed by its light.
"Li Qiye, don't push us too far!" The howl of Ye Qingcheng resounded from the kingdom as a response to his challenge. Ye Qingcheng appeared in the kingdom's aerial space while many ancestors emerged from its ancestral ground with stately auras. They were ready to fight against Li Qiye!
Even Ye Qingcheng, who was known as number one and accompanied by his ancestors, was overshadowed by Li Qiye's divine palaces.
Li Qiye's thirteen palaces was unique across the eons! No one else can become Immortal Emperor but him!
"That's what I shall do. Those who block my path shall be killed without mercy; those who scheme against me shall be killed without forgiveness; those who conspire against my friends shall be slain without leniency!" Li Qiye was in high spirits. He was no longer calm like normal and was ready to sweep through the nine heavens in his murderous state.
At this second, the existence that had massacred the nine worlds in the past had awakened. A boundless murderous aura from this supreme overlord engulfed the entire world. The gods and devils screamed beneath his steps and grand dao. A boundless black curtain rose behind him and blocked out myriad realms. A vast river of blood seemed to be pouring down behind this curtain with the corpses of millions!
"Very well, let us fight to the death then!" An ancestor from the kingdom shouted in response in place of Ye Qingcheng: "Those who offend our kingdom will be killed without mercy!"
In just a moment, the two sides were heating up. The kingdom would not back down while Li Qiye continued to move forward in the sky, intending to annihilate this nation.
The majority of the inhabitants in this world were watching this scene. Most had nothing to say due to Li Qiye's thirteen palaces. An overlord buried underground murmured: "The one and only person to have thirteen palaces in history…"
Some older existences woke up as well, including the ancestors from the three behemoths. Their most powerful experts saw Li Qiye traveling alone and all contemplated without making a single sound.
A while later, one ancestor mumbled: "The world is dark when his eyes closes and the world turns bright when he opens his eyes. The tyrant behind the curtains throughout history!"
As the heavens itself was silenced, Li Qiye entered the Stony Edge Kingdom and its ancestral ground. Sacred mountains were scattered about with rivers surrounding them. This land was full of worldly energy with incredible pavilions, a holy land.
Because of this land, the Stony Edge Kingdom was able to erect an eternal foundation.
"Kill him!" The kingdom was well prepared with commenced their ambush the moment Li Qiye arrived. Countless experts that were waiting for this moment rushed forward from all directions. There were tens of thousands of disciples including Heavenly Sovereigns and Kings.
In an instant, Li Qiye's thirteen palaces blared and engulfed the sky. All grand dao were suppressed while the Yin Yang Sea of Blood lifted a bloody tsunami of endless height. A golden sun and bloody moon were floating in the sky as a boundless blood energy empowered Li Qiye's Inner Physiques to the extreme!
Due to the suppression of the dao, many of the experts taking part in the ambush fell down to the ground. The stronger ones had a better time while the weaker ones could only accept their fate.
"Buzz!" It seemed that time had stopped at this split second. Li Qiye stepped forward with a speed beyond the perception of even ordinary paragons.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" With just a flash, time began to flow again as a series of impacts sounded. One could only see blood spurting everywhere like blossoming flowers.
All the experts ambushing Li Qiye were instantaneously rendered into bloody mists. These flowery mists were extremely colorful like fresh flowers in an elegant garden!
"Just what physique is that?!" Countless spectators murmured after seeing this. Extreme speed, extreme weight, extreme domination. No one had heard or seen such a physique before!
Li Qiye didn't bother looking back at the scene of carnage he created as he continued to step deeper into the ancestral ground.
"Rumble!" The entire country shook as a great imperial formation emerged. This was their strongest formation personally created by Immortal Emperor Shi Feng.
The elders of the country personally presided over the formation. A huge amount of refined jades was being used to empower this formation, a sum that could be considered unobtainable. Immortal Emperor runes were interweaved inside along with chains of thick imperial laws.
People held their breaths at this time in amazement. Everyone knew that there were two methods when facing an imperial formation. One was having a great knowledge regarding arrays and then assaulting the weak points of the formation. The second was a direct frontal assault to destroy it with brute force.
"Still not repenting before death!" Li Qiye did not hesitate at all and stepped inside the formation. An imperial power quickly came with the intention to kill.
Even a God-Monarch would be wary of such a murderous formation. Immortal Emperor Shi Feng tried his best in creating this formation. At the same time, the elders spent all of their refined jades in their treasury to exert the formation's peak strength!
"Break for me!" Li Qiye didn't even bat an eye against this attack. His World Seal flew out and turned into the Declivity-Mountain Bell.
"Boom!" A mountain flew out. Divine Mount Meru rose into the sky and slammed into the firmament. The supreme Buddha above began to chant and suppressed all the existences in this world. With his mudra, he was able to expel all evil with the Buddhist way. It seemed that the world was ending due to the devastating force from the Buddha. He was about to destroy this world to create a new one!
The bell's ultimate attack was not weaker than a Heavenly Annihilation. Even a stronger imperial formation would be insignificant against an annihilation.
"Bang!" The imperial formation collapsed and the elders controlling the formation were rendered into ashes!
"Heavenly Annihilation…" People lost their minds after seeing this. No one had seen a cultivator's true fate weapon being able to unleash a Heavenly Annihilation. To be more precise, only Immortal Emperor True Treasures should be able to unleash such an attack — not even Immortal Emperors could bypass this rule.
Li Qiye never slowed his pace when he destroyed the array. He quickly entered the deepest area of the ancestral ground. He didn't bother looking at the other disciples of the kingdom since his goal was Ye Qingcheng.
In a flash, he was below the divine peak that Ye Qingcheng was guarding. Ye Qingcheng also had other ancestors from the kingdom protecting him.
Moreover, at the top of this peak was an ancient altar with four old men at each of the corners. They wore long robes and had mysterious looks. All of them had different forms. One had a bird's head with a human's body, another an ox's head and one more with a snake's head…
"Li Qiye, you have gone too far!" With a cold expression, Ye Qingcheng shouted and glared at him. He could no longer remain calm when the enemy was knocking on his door.
"Too far?" Li Qiye glanced at him and smiled: "Someone who schemes against others should experience total destruction."
"Very well, Li Qiye, you are strong enough." Ye Qingcheng coldly responded with blazing eyes: "However, you ignored the accepting heavens and barged into the unwelcoming hell! Even if you were more capable, you still wouldn't be able to escape death today!"
Li Qiye glanced at the four old men at the four corners and nonchalantly said: "Is that so? Are you this confident because of a few losers from the Divine Beast Realm?"
Li Qiye's statement revealed, for the many spectators, that these four old men were the remnants of the Divine Beast Realm!
892 Teaser"Those deserving have received their rewards, now it is time to settle some scores." Li Qiye's eyes narrowed as he gazed towards the horizon.
"Young Noble, if you need our Beastmaster Citadel, just say the word. We will prove our loyalty through all arduous trials!" The Dragon-Tiger Monarch immediately prostrated on the ground after hearing Li Qiye.
The Jian Clan Master couldn't help but look at the elders standing next to him. He knew very little compared to the monarch. This was because the Jian Clan didn't exist back when the Divine Beast Realm was destroyed.
Despite his hesitation, he still learned a thing or two. When Old Eight gave the signal with a gentle nod, he also stepped forward and prostrated to say: "If Young Noble needs our Jian Clan, we are also willing to pledge our allegiance!"
This scene shocked many experts outside of Bi'an City. Many of them took deep breaths. Both of these sects were imperial lineages. How could such existences pledge their allegiance to others so easily? But they actually did so for Li Qiye at this moment!
"Very good, very good." Li QIye gently nodded: "Rise. I will let you know when I require your service. As for the Stony Edge Kingdom, I will personally take care of it. It started in my hands so I shall be the one to end it!"
[collapse]Chapter 894: Mo Peng
The four old men snorted in dissatisfaction to Li Qiye's claim. Li Qiye glanced over at Ye Qingcheng and said: "Okay, just use all of your abilities before you die so that you won't pass on with regrets."
Ye Qingcheng's expression became quite sour to be held in disdain like this. Until now, he had always been the one to look down on others, not vice versa. He was the number one genius! Even paragons from the previous generation were wary of him, so today's events left him furious. This disdainful attitude was something he would never allow!
"Li, it is not too late to change your mind. I will give you one last chance to scram from my kingdom and we can pretend as if nothing had happened. Otherwise, this place will be your burial!" Ye Qingcheng gritted his teeth and warned Li Qiye.
The crowd was eagerly waiting for a response as well. Everyone knew just how heaven-defying Li Qiye was. However, Ye Qingcheng was once number one and the Stony Edge Kingdom is an imperial lineage. They all wanted to see what brilliant means the kingdom still had up its sleeves.
"Is that so?" Li Qiye smiled: "Go ahead and do what you want. I am waiting."
"Begin!" Ye Qingcheng bit his teeth with a heavy expression. He finally made a choice and stomped on the ground.
"Boom!" His body seemed to be merging with the earth. Runes appeared all around his body; they were blessed by Virtuous Paragons, God-Monarchs, and even an Immortal Emperor. These dao runes then quickly rushed into the ground.
"Buzz—" These runes spread across the entire kingdom for endless miles like a huge underground network woven together.
At this time, everyone could feel the power of the entire kingdom concentrating on Ye Qingcheng's body.
The mortals in the kingdom were astonished and in awe to see this scene. Rays of light soared up from the ground, turning the kingdom into a fairyland.
"What is going on?" A few experts were startled to see this.
One ancestor from a great power who knew a bit about the kingdom explained: "Grand momentum. Ye Qingcheng was the defining stone of the kingdom. Generations of sages in the kingdom spent countless efforts and carved the entire momentum of the kingdom into his body. If he was inside the kingdom, he could muster all of its power to become invincible!"
"Pluff!" As Ye Qingcheng was activating the grand momentum of the kingdom, the bodies of the four old men on the altars suddenly shattered. Their longevity blood poured into the ancient altar. After their blood ran dry, they fell to the ground and couldn't stand back up.
"Rise, Your Majesty Mo Peng!" Ye Qingcheng screamed as his entire body brilliantly glowed. 1
At this moment, a terrifying scene occurred in the kingdom. The rays of light that shot out from the ground suddenly pierced through the billions of mortals in the kingdom! These rays seemed to act like a suction device. After stabbing the mortals, they instantly drained their blood away.
"Ahhh!" Screams resounded left and right across the kingdom. Countless mortals died right away in every single county and city, every inch of this vast territory. All of them turned into dried corpses.
"You can't!" Some ancestors of the kingdom finally reacted in time and realized what Ye Qingcheng wanted to do. However, it was all too late because he had already sucked all the blood from the kingdom's citizens.
"This is too cruel!" One ancestor was furious. This was not part of the initial battle plan.
"Ancestor, His Majesty Devil Eagle cannot reach an invincible state without enough fresh blood! If we can kill our enemy today, we can start everything over again!" Ye Qingcheng emotionlessly spoke.
"Clank—" The old altar opened and revealed a pitch-black cave. "Crashhh—" Ye Qingcheng pushed all the blood from the kingdom's mortals into the cave's entrance!
"This is…" Many big shots saw the corpses all over the kingdom. This prosperous region suddenly became a land of death, causing many people to be creeped out!
"How cruel and ruthless…" Even older people who had experienced countless turmoil in life were dumbfounded. No one expected Ye Qingcheng to resort to such an extreme and vicious method — sacrificing his entire country!
"I'm afraid no one has ever done such a thing before!" A great ancestor felt cold inside.
For millions of years, murders were all too common between cultivators. It could even be said that this was a daily occurrence between sects.
Numerous sects had been destroyed by their enemies, but these wars between cultivators rarely involved mortals.
Even during a sect destruction, the mortals would remain untouched. A sect would never sacrifice their own citizens. This was an action that would be condemned for eternity.
However, Ye Qingcheng chose to sacrifice his billions of citizens. Such a cold-blooded and heinous action left everyone enraged.
"The Stony Edge Kingdom did this to themselves!" Someone murmured: "Leaving the fate of the entire nation to one person — this is the same as pushing it into an abyss without any chance of redemption!"
The big shots who were watching this scene asked themselves whether they were capable of such cruelty, and they found themselves unwilling to sacrifice their citizens in this manner.
"One might be able to survive an act of god, but no one can survive a self-brought calamity!" Li Qiye shook his head after seeing this.
Ye Qingcheng coldly jeered: "The victor becomes king while the loser turns into bandits, don't pretend to be merciful here. Those who died to your hands number in the hundreds of thousands! Speaking merciful words lasting for ages is a privilege that only belongs to the victors!"
"A Luminous Mirrorstone turning into such a devil spawn… What have the wise sages of the Stony Edge Kingdom taught you?" Li Qiye sneered: "That's right, those who died in my hands are too many to count. However, I have never sacrificed mortals before. This is not something the strong should do. Only someone who has an inferiority complex and a cruel soul would commit such an act!"
Ye Qingcheng wildly laughed and shouted: "Hahaahaa, Li Qiye, you can keep shedding your crocodile tears since you won't have another chance anyway."
The ancestors of the kingdom were all quiet. Although they had planned to summon Mo Peng, they didn't want to sacrifice the entire kingdom. However, the situation had escalated to this level already and they couldn't turn back. They had to go all the way or be destroyed!
"Hahaha… this is the taste…" An ominous voice appeared from the cave within the ancient altar.
"Boom!" An eldritch flame shot to the sky in an instant, causing the entire world to quake. A shadow rushed out right after this flame reached its zenith.
"Pop!" This shadow was extremely fast and quickly broke through the firmament into the upper level.
It then spread a pair of terrifying devil wings, giving birth to an endless evil flame. This shadow flew around in the sky with its wings, creating explosions everywhere. Stars were destroyed in the sky, causing the entire world to tremble.
"What is that…" Seeing the wings shattering the stars in the sky left everyone aghast. Even Godkings who were watching everything play out became startled to see this. This was definitely a horrifying existence.
"Boom!" This shadow instantly descended onto a mountain from the upper level of the sky with an overbearing aura.
"I have returned!" The shadow crazily laughed while standing above this mountain. Endless eldritch flames rose again with deafening blasts. These flames then turned into ominous laws as if this person had come from the domain of devils!
People finally saw the shadow's face at this moment. This was a very handsome young man; his age betrayed the expectations of the crowd.
Behind him were many bony outgrowths that seemed to be crafted from the legendary immortal bonesteel. They were extremely sharp and dripped down a sacred grand dao. Although these grand dao were as thin as silk, they encompassed the power of three thousand minor worlds!
These bone spurs behind him came together to form a pair of skeletal wings that emitted evil flames. It was clear that this was a pair of devil wings.
"Who summoned me!" The winged devil looked around for a bit in an imperious manner. The slightest action from him could suppress the heavens.
Ye Qingcheng respectfully said right away: "Your Majesty Mo Peng, it was this junior who summoned you. I used the blood of a billion citizens to trade for your invincibility. I beseech you to kill my enemies!"
The big shots around the world watched with bated breaths. Ye Qingcheng's ruthless action was to summon this kind of creature. He was indeed ambitious and cruel enough.
"Hahaha, brat, you did a good job to summon me. Even if an Immortal Emperor comes, I can still assail them for you!" The winged creature guffawed.
Even though it uttered such arrogant words, many people maintained their silence. Even Godkings had serious expressions right now; they didn't dare to look down on this thing.
Mo Peng = Evil/Devil Eagle. ↩