Chapter 972: Unstoppable

"Haha, can you believe this guy?" Many cracked up after hearing Li Qiye.

"What a blustering fool. Crimson Night is a dual emperor lineage and can kill him with one finger." Chi Tianyu sneered while sitting in a seat of honor.

A Blood schoolmaster from the same region snorted coldly: "Human juniors really are too impudent nowadays. Do they think the Barren Earth is still their territory? Hmph, just a human ant yet he still dares to provoke our Blood Race's prestige!"

"Your Highness, in my opinion, we don't need to kill this insect so quickly. Just destroy his cultivation, sever his limbs, and destroy his tendons. Then tie him up outside the Holy City so that people will know the result of those who challenge our Blood Race!" Another Blood expert in this region coldly uttered.

"Li, listen up." Up on her imperial throne, Chi Zixian looked down contemptuously at Li Qiye: "Don't even dream about leaving this place alive today!"

She raised her hand and clanking sounds appeared. Two lines of experts from the kingdom unsheathed their swords with their sharp reflecting glints lighting up the sky. The armed experts surrounded Li Qiye with a murderous aura permeating across the martial stage.

"It's coming." The spectators quickly retreated after seeing this to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Ye Chuyun stepped out before Li Qiye. She glanced at the surrounding experts and stated: "All of you come together so that I don't have to waste time chasing after you!"

Such words left many people out of breath. Earlier, she was standing obediently behind Li Qiye so people couldn't feel her might. But now, her Virtuous Paragon's aura soared to the sky along with her surging blood energy — full of life and power.

Anyone present would feel the pressure. Geniuses like Chi Zixian and Chi Tianyu had a hard-to-explain feeling in their minds!

Chi Zixian was proud and considered herself to be the top of the five saints. However, the gap was apparent when Ye Chuyun stepped out. Ye Chuyun's powerful aura completely overshadowed Chi Zixian.

She became quite jealous. Despite coming from a dual emperor lineage, she was not as great as Ye Chuyun. This made her feel like something was biting her heart inside!

"Schoolmaster Ye, you may want to think again!" Chi Zixian coldly spoke: "You can't drag down your entire Pure Lotus School for personal reasons! This won't end well for your school."

Ye Chuyun met her gaze and answered: "I know exactly what I'm about to do. The one who should be reconsidering is you. Don't be blinded by your own stupidity and push Crimson Night down into the abyss. You will be the sinner of your kingdom!"

"Schoolmaster Ye, I am only trying to persuade you out of respect." Chi Zixian coldly retorted: "Don't say I didn't warn you once a calamity befalls your school…"

Ye Chuyun interrupted her: "Don't act as if you're someone who can speak with me as equals! Even if you become the Crimson Night Royal Lord, without becoming a paragon, you are still only a junior before me!"

Chi Zixian's expression turned sour after hearing this. Ye Chuyun humiliated her in front of everyone. This was more than just challenging her authority.

"Schoolmaster Ye, you went too far." A paragon protecting Chi Zixian interjected: "Our Crimson Night is showing you some consideration…"

"No need to say more!" Ye Chuyun cut him short: "Either do as Brother Li said and release her and admit your mistakes, or fight to the end and perish. The choice is yours!"

"It seems like you are completely confident in him." All six paragons glared at her aggressively. In their eyes, no one was allowed to question their kingdom's authority!

"Then all six ancestors may come together. Our fight ended abruptly last time and I didn't get a chance to see your supreme emperor laws." Ye Chuyun decisively challenged the six paragons.

Such words suffocated the crowd. They were too domineering.

"That's the first Virtuous Paragon of the younger generation, worthy of being the genius of our human race!" A human expert's blood began to boil after hearing this challenge.

The six paragons glanced at each other quickly. They revealed a chilling murderous glint in their eyes.

Without a doubt, they wanted to kill Ye Chuyun. Although her position was problematic, the Crimson Night Kingdom was not afraid of the Pure Lotus School.

Li Qiye smiled and said: "Chuyun, I'll handle this small matter before people really think I like to hide behind the backs of women."

Ye Chuyun only glanced at the experts before backing off behind him. Li Qiye took the stage and directly spoke to Chi Zixian: "I had no intention of murdering inside the Holy City, but since that is your wish, I'll go big!"

"With just you alone?" Chi Zixian snorted with disdain: "If Ye Chuyun doesn't join in, I can crush a nobody like you with one hand…"

In a split second, before anyone could react, Chi Zixian abruptly stopped speaking.

This scene seemed to last forever. They saw a hand raise up high, gripping Chi Zixian by the neck, making her seem like a helpless duck. She couldn't move at all while her eyes were turning white.

"Bang!" Time finally began to flow again. The experts who were blocking Li Qiye earlier were all sent flying in the air while spurting blood everywhere. They were no longer breathing the moment they hit the ground.

This entire process, from the dispatch of experts to the choking of Chi Zixian, all happened in the blink of an eye. Many couldn't see what happened. Only Virtuous Paragons were able to keep up; however, her six protectors couldn't react in time to help her. It was unimaginably fast.

Li Qiye leisurely said: "Yes, crushing with one hand… Unfortunately, the victim is you and not me."

"Junior, what, what are you doing?!" One of the paragons shouted: "If you touch a single hair of hers, our kingdom will let you taste a fate worse than death!"

The six were afraid of breaking the vase by chasing the rat. They wanted to help but were afraid of Li Qiye reacting by strangling her.

"Don't worry, I won't touch a single hair of hers, I have zero interest in that." Li Qiye didn't bother looking at the six paragons: "I only want to add a bit more force to crush her neck."

While struggling to breathe, Chi Zixian thunderously shouted: "If… you… kill me, Si Yuanyuan… will die!"

Sure enough, the shackles on Si Yuanyuan's body tightened after her threat, causing Si Yuanyuan to groan. Although she didn't scream out loud, her expression made it clear that she was in tremendous pain.

"Threatening me?" Li Qiye's eyes narrowed as he tightened his grip. Chi Zixian's eyes became bloodshot while her limbs twitched!

"Buzz!" As her life was hanging by a thread, the Thunder Tower suddenly quaked. Before anyone knew what was going on, Chi Zixian fell down to the ground with a loud plop.

Chi Zixian coughed harshly while feeling her own neck. She struggled to get up. At the same time, the six paragons quickly surrounded Chi Zixian to prevent Li Qiye from catching her again.

"Young friend, this is not a place where you can do as you please." An old voice came from the Thunder Tower after Chi Zixian barely managed to survive.

"The Thunder Tower Lord…" Someone exclaimed after hearing this old voice.

Everyone here gasped, especially the experts from the Blood Race including royal lords and sect masters. Someone murmured: "This finally got the tower lord's attention!"

"Hmph, this brat is done for now!" Chi Tianyu celebrated. He was trembling after seeing Li Qiye gripping Chi Zixian's neck in an instant. He thought that the brat was too scary; he didn't notice that Li Qiye was just hiding his strength before!

He felt despair after seeing Li Qiye's terrifying speed, but now, the tower lord had appeared. This changed the entire situation and made people realize that Li Qiye's death was swiftly approaching.

Chapter 973: Thunder Tower Lord

The tower lord was rumored to be one of the most powerful ancestors of Crimson Night. He had guarded the tower for many years. Nobody actually knew how long he had been here for!

The only thing people knew was that very few could see him. Even Chi Zixian, their descendant, couldn't easily gain an audience with him.

But now, the tower lord was moving to save Chi Zixian from Li Qiye.

Everyone watched very closely at this moment; they weren't willing to miss out on the tiniest of details.

"The human brat is dead for sure." A Blood expert cruelly guffawed. He was excitedly waiting for Li Qiye to die to the tower lord!

Only Li Qiye remained nonchalant on the martial stage. He slowly sat down on the imperial throne and smiled: "The lord of the Thunder Tower — I'm afraid you aren't qualified to have this title."

"The masses gave me this title." The tower lord answered: "Young friend, I see that you are a rare genius. This time, just admit your mistakes to our kingdom and we'll let all of this go. How about it?"

Everyone was surprised to hear this. They all assumed that the tower lord would kill Li Qiye, who would have thought that the tower lord would forgive him so easily?

Li Qiye leisurely answered while relaxing on the throne: "A bit interesting. Crimson Night finally produced a discerning person. Although you are not qualified to be the Thunder Tower Lord, the kingdom was right to let you guard the tower due to the virtue of your vision."

Such arrogant words astounded the spectators. But of course, the tower lord's perception far exceeded ordinary experts. After seeing Li Qiye's speed, he immediately knew that Li Qiye was training the Soaring Immortal Physique. In the nine worlds, anyone who could cultivate an Immortal Physique would be an unfathomable character!

"Young friend, the Crimson Night Kingdom sincerely wishes to let this go. Just admit your mistakes and let our disciple return, then everything will end." The tower lord spoke.

"No—" Chi Zixian interjected with a serious tone: "Ancestor, this guy and the whore conspired to kill our disciples. They cannot be forgiven! Without killing them, we can't calm the anger in our disciples' hearts!"

"Ancestor, this disciple was asked by Ancestor Storm God to try them in order to obtain justice for the Supreme Elder and the Crimson Night Duke! Please lend me a hand to take him down!" Chi Zixian finally regained her aggressive momentum.

Once the tower lord came out, even the six paragons didn't dare to utter a single word. Although they were of the ancestor level as well, there was a huge disparity between them and the tower lord. They were only juniors of juniors compared to him.

Among them, only Chi Zixian dared to act so fearlessly because her backer, the Storm God, was not afraid of the Thunder Tower Lord.

The tower lord did not respond, causing her to look stiff. She had no choice but to follow through in this precarious situation. If she couldn't kill Li Qiye and Si Yuanyuan, then all of her efforts would have been for naught.

"To tell the truth, there is no saving the kingdom when they pick a descendant like you, someone who is foolish to a subhuman level. It is simply incredible that you even managed to reach your position." Li Qiye looked at her and smiled.

Chi Zixian solemnly spoke: "Little animal, surrender now or I'll kill this wretch!" With that, a sword with a cold aura was placed on Si Yuanyuan's neck. 1

Ye Chuyun took a step forward with a serious demeanor, intending to save Si Yuanyuan. However, Chi Zixian sneered: "Ye Chuyun, don't try anything funny. The shackles on her are incredible treasures. Touch her and she'll be ground to a pulp!"

Ye Chuyun immediately stopped, not daring to make any careless moves.

"Enough!" A cold voice emerged. A person set foot in the area and commanded: "Release her then kneel!"

Everyone was startled by this newcomer. It was a woman wearing a white dress. She had a mask that hid her face and emitted an aura as cold as ice.

This person coming out of nowhere and ordering Chi Zixian left the crowd puzzled. No one recognized who she was or why she suddenly gave the order.

Of course, only Li Qiye recognized this person. She was the Winter Matron, one of the four Skymatrons of the Blood Race!

"Who are you!" Chi Zixian coldly asked: "You aren't the one calling the shots around here!"

"Pop!" Before Chi Zixian could finish, the Winter Matron's hand reached out and blew her away, spilling her blood.

"Don't harm her!" The six paragons shouted and attacked the Winter Matron at the same time.

However, the matron didn't need to look at them. With a single gesture, the celestials in the sky lost their brilliance. The world and the fabric of space and time was affected. The six paragons were blown away in an instant for they were nowhere near being her match!

"Clank!" The matron's body flashed. No one knew how she did it, but the shackles on Si Yuanyuan's body were unlocked and fell into her hand.

She put away the shackles and drily uttered: "We didn’t give this treasure to you back then so that you could use it to seal Blood disciples!"

Chi Zixian and the six paragons finally crawled up. They were both angry and afraid; they didn't know who this newcomer was or why she was so powerful.

She stared at the Blood disciples here and coldly spoke: "Blood disciples, kneel and greet, then leave quickly!"

The people here glanced at each other in confusion since no one knew who she was!

"Lady, even though you are very powerful, making us, Blood disciples, kneel before you is way too much!" Chi Tianyu stood up in protest: "We of the Blood Race are not so easily bullied!"

"This is your honor!" A weak voice came out. A large palanquin appeared, its bearers were all Virtuous Paragons!

Such a showing astounded many people. Paragons were acting as bearers! Just how prestigious and noble was this? Not even a God-Monarch would enjoy this treatment!

While everyone was still guessing the identity of the person in the palanquin, the gate of the Thunder Tower opened and an old man stepped out.

He had gray hair with withered blood energy. However, he exuded a presence that would cause paragons to tremble. Totems floated around him, creating a very god-like appearance! 2

"Thunder Tower Lord…" Someone exclaimed after recognizing this old man. Very few people were able to meet him, let alone be worthy of his personal welcome.

The tower lord quickly arrived in front of the palanquin and prostrated on the ground: "I didn't know Ancestor was coming here in person. This junior didn't welcome you in time, please forgive me!"

Even the tower lord was kneeling on the ground — this scene shocked everyone. A looming threat permeated the crowd's mind at this moment. All the Blood disciples here, including Chi Tianyu, felt their legs give in. They all kneeled on the ground and didn't dare to do anything foolish.

"Rise." The voice inside the palanquin came out. The tower lord finally stood up along with the Blood disciples present.

Although no one knew who was inside the palanquin, they didn't dare to ask. Even an existence like the tower lord had to kneel down, so how could anyone else dare to speak?

"Young Noble Li, how about letting it go?" The voice asked.

Everyone held their breaths at this moment and looked over at Li Qiye. They were shocked and scared. Just who was this Li Qiye? Why was this mysterious figure acting so polite towards him?

"Let it go?" Li Qiye remained seated on the imperial throne and said: "Only blood can settle this! If she commits suicides, then I can spare the Crimson Night Kingdom." With that, he stared at Chi Zixian.

Chi Zixian's expression quickly shifted and she had to take several steps back. She finally felt fear!

"Young Noble Li, would you please spare our kingdom's disciple?" The tower lord quickly pleaded: "We are willing to make amends!"

No matter what, Chi Zixian was still their main descendant. Her death here would be a huge loss to their prestige!

"You are mistaken." Li Qiye shook his head: "Those who dare to maneuver against my people must pay with blood! Simple amends won't do."

He stared at her and said: "Will you do it yourself, or will I have to help you? If you do so, I will forgive the people around you!"

Chi Zixian was filled with dismay. She was the descendant of the kingdom, a high and above existence. But now, she was merely an insect in Li Qiye's eyes.

"I, I, I am the future ruler of Crimson Night! My ancestral grandmother is the Storm God!" She took several steps back while screaming. She put up a strong appearance despite trembling inside.

This is vague. I don't know if she is the one placing the sword on Si Yuanyuan's neck or someone else. ↩ Talked about this word quite a bit with Guanzhong and Yeow. The issue with this word is its heavy visual association with totem pole for English readers. Some other words to alleviate this problem were runes/symbols/glyphs/sigils. Ultimately, totem was kept since the English definition still fits despite the potentially misleading image. ↩

Chapter 974: Climbing The Thunder Tower

The crowd eagerly waited to see how Li Qiye would deal with Chi Zixian. No matter what, they were still quite afraid when she brought up the Storm God! Who wouldn't be afraid of Immortal Emperor Chen Xue's daughter?

"I've had enough of hearing about her." Li Qiye shook his head: "I don't care for this Storm God or whatever. Besides, no one can threaten me! Not this vixen Storm God, and not her father either."

"You…" Chi Zixian still tried to maintain a strong front despite her fear: "If, if you kill me, my grandmother won't forgive you…"

"You're truly disappointing me with your struggle. You didn't even think about those close to you before death." Li Qiye slowly stood up from the imperial throne.

"Young Noble Li…" The tower lord wanted to plead for her.

Li Qiye waved his hand dismissively and said: "There's no need to plead for her. I'll be frank, I won't give you any face. I wouldn't give face to the old geezer in the palanquin either, let alone you!"

The crowd was stunned after hearing these extremely arrogant words! Who were the Thunder Tower Lord and the mysterious existence?! But Li Qiye still dared to speak without a care for them!

He looked at Chi Zixian who was acting tough despite being scared. The six paragons still protected her. They would never allow for him to hurt her.

"Li, Li… if you have no objections, your feud with Crimson Night ends here!" Chi Zixian shouted: "We won't pursue your killing of our disciples anymore!"

"You finally understood, but it is too late." Li Qiye gently shook his head.

Si Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment and spoke on Chi Zixian's behalf as well: "Young Noble, Senior Sister Chi will learn from her mistake, nothing can be better than…"

"Yuanyuan, even though you are following me, no one can cross my bottom line. Your pleading is of no use." He interrupted her.

Si Yuanyuan could only sigh, not saying anything else.

"Stop!" The six paragons shouted as Li Qiye approached. In the blink of an eye, their auras surged with layers of imperial might from their laws, seemingly aiming to suppress Li Qiye.

"With just the six of you?" Li Qiye chuckled and narrowed his eyes. His mind opened and a bright radiance rushed out.

"Boom!" Before anyone knew what was going on, a loud clap of thunder resounded from the top of the Thunder Tower, as if the pond of lightning above had exploded.

"Ccrackk!" A lightning bolt struck down from above and exploded.

The crowd was still in a stupor. They heard banging sounds then in the next moment, Chi Zixian, the six paragons, and the rest of the disciples from Crimson Night all fell down to the ground, their eyes still opened wide. Even at the very last moment, they didn't believe or know the reason why they had died!

It all happened too quickly. The lightning at the top of the tower shot down like an arrow and penetrated all of their chests, pinning them to the ground.

Green plumes of smoke floated in the air while the smell of something burning permeated the martial stage, almost as if someone was cooking. However, no one present would salivate from this smell, they wanted to puke instead!

"Lord of the Thunder Tower — is not a title just anyone can have." Li Qiye didn't even bat an eye. He nonchalantly said this then turned around to enter the tower.

Everyone was blown away at this moment. Even the tower lord was shaken. He was called the tower lord by others and had protected this place for many generations. It could be said that he was the one who understood the tower the best. Alas, he still couldn't control the tower like Li Qiye did just now.

A stranger like Li Qiye, who had come here for the first time, controlled the mysteries of this land so easily — this was too frightening and illogical.

Many people gasped and felt a chill running down their spines. One of them murmured: "Lin Tiandi is supreme and he took one night to unravel the mysteries of the thunder. Li Qiye, how long was he here for? He didn't even climb the tower yet he can already control the lightning?"

"Gentlemen, it's time to leave." The tower lord calmed down and raised his voice.

At this time, both the spectators and experts from the Blood Race invited by Chi Zixian quietly left without comment.

Chi Tianyu was pale and had an ugly expression. He also left with the group. In fact, he was not the only one. The Skybearing Monarch was also quite aghast. Even though he was invited as well, he chose to watch from a distance. This result left him completely speechless.

"Li Qiye is exactly like the legends." Bai Jian was watching from far away as well. He commented: "Only death awaits those who oppose him. He is someone who meets god, buries god; meets devil, buries devil." 1

The tower lord lifted his head to look at the tower as well. He felt that this tower that he had guarded for so many years suddenly became very distant. It was as if he had learned nothing about it all this time.

The voice in the palanquin slowly said: "Come inside."

The top of the tower seemed to be a different world. One could see surging thunder ponds with lightning bolts dancing all around. It was a world of lightning.

Li Qiye quietly sat in the master's seat and closed his eyes. His carefree pose seemed to be so natural and at home!

At this second, he was the master of the Thunder Tower. Only he was qualified to sit there; only he was qualified to control this tower!

However, the aura he gave off was far more than that. His reach seemed to expand beyond the tower, not stopping until he grasped all the nine worlds as well. He gave the illusion that the world would be dark when his eyes were closed, and the world would be bright when his eyes were open!

Ye Chuyun and Si Yuanyuan stood behind him in silence. The Thunder Tower Lord followed right behind the palanquin. The Winter Matron was there as well. She didn't say anything and only coldly stared at Li Qiye as if she wanted to see through him.

"Extraordinary." After the palanquin was placed on the ground, the voice inside praised: "To be able to cultivate the Sunset Glow Scripture to this level… Only Immortal Emperor Chi Ye back then had a greater mastery."

The person was praising Si Yuanyuan. Of course, she was surprised to receive such praise as well.

The master of the palanquin spoke: "What is wrong with your Crimson Night Kingdom? It has such a good seed, yet it didn't bring her to the primal ground and only sent along trash."

The tower lord felt very awkward and didn't know what to say. Eventually, he smiled wryly in response: "Ancestor, I am not in charge of Crimson Night at the moment."

"Hmph! Chen Xue's daughter, right? She’s a crazy idiot." The master snorted.

The tower lord had no response. He didn't agree with the Storm God's conduct, but she had absolute power in Crimson Night. It was not easy to confront her.

"This degree of mastery of the Sunset Glow Scripture… Hmm, even if she can't become an existence like Immortal Emperor Chi Ye, her future is still quite promising. This type of candidate should be sent to the primal ground for training!" Without a doubt, the master of the palanquin had taken a liking to Si Yuanyuan.

Li Qiye opened his eyes and dismissively said: "Unfortunately, you are one step too late. She is one of my people now."

"Then she is still considered someone from the primal ground." The master didn’t become angry and held Si Yuanyuan in high regard.

Li Qiye didn't respond. He stared at the tower lord and said: "It seems like Immortal Emperor Chi Ye and Immortal Emperor Chen Xue have tampered with this tower a bit!"

"I really don't know about that." The tower lord smiled. He was very curious about Li Qiye and why the old ancestor from the primal ground was so courteous to him!

"There are some things that cannot be changed, not even by Immortal Emperors." Li Qiye smiled and gently shook his head without caring.

At first, the Thunder Tower was not like this. It had a huge connection with this area. Later on, the Ancient Ming built this tower on top of the already established foundation.

After their destruction, Li Qiye spent countless efforts to let future generations of Immortal Emperors recreate this tower.

It carried a great significance for the Holy City. To a certain extent, as long as the tower remained standing, the city would be indestructible. The human race could go on due to this as well!

When Immortal Emperor Chi Ye bought this tower, he had to pay a sky-high price even for an emperor. Nevertheless, he was still willing to pay it!

Bury here means to trick/scheme. ↩
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