Chapter 985: Too Weak
"Clang!" The saber rang. In the blink of an eye, everyone thought that it had slashed Li Qiye.
However, after this sound came about, the sea of blood disappeared and the evil affinity moldered. Li Qiye remained there in the same spot as if he didn't even lift a single finger.
At this time, people finally had a clear view of them. Li Qiye's hand was pushing down on the blade in a carefree manner.
The Blood-devil Saber beneath his palm was completely immobilized, as if his palm weighed the same as countless divine mountains. Once stopped, even a godfiend wouldn't be able to escape, let alone a mere saber.
Feng Zhicheng's complexion was flushed because he couldn't pull back his saber from Li Qiye's leisurely grasp. It felt as if his saber and Li Qiye had fused together. He mustered all of his strength, yet he still failed to move the blade even a tiny bit.
"Like I said, someone of your level wouldn't even be able to withstand one blow." Li Qiye smiled and shook his head.
Under the Hell Suppression Godly Physique, Feng Zhicheng's puny cultivation couldn't reach the apex. Although the Blood-devil Saber was a supreme evil blade, it was still suppressed by Li Qiye's hand.
"Junior, do not be so presumptuous, die!" The other geniuses here saw Feng Zhicheng in trouble and all shouted at the same time. They summoned their treasures and attacked Li Qiye with their most powerful moves.
"Things should have been like this from the beginning." Li Qiye smiled and didn't bother looking at the oncoming barrage. He simply lifted his finger and unleashed a strike.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Before the crowd could realize what was going on, many bodies fell down. These attacking Blood geniuses lost their lives to just one finger strike!
It was too swift! No one saw Li Qiye's technique that killed all the Blood-devil geniuses instantly. There was a frightening, bloody hole in each of their foreheads.
There was no doubt that his finger penetrated their skulls. They died with their eyes agape without even realizing how they died.
Soaring Immortal Physique — the ultimate in speed. The swiftness of this finger attack surpassed the void. These geniuses were nothing in the face of this attack.
"So brutal!" Even Virtuous Paragons from the previous generation shuddered after seeing this from the other peaks. Li Qiye's speed could even threaten themselves.
"No techniques or dao laws, just pure speed alone. Don't tell me he cultivates the Soaring Immortal Physique?" One of them was astonished and had this thought.
Feng Zhicheng was currently shocked. He quickly ran and even gave up on his saber! In the blink of an eye, he created a gap between him and Li Qiye! However, he had to stop after feeling a chill on his neck. A very sharp saber was hanging before it.
This sensation was too familiar. He didn't need to look to know that it was his own Blood-devil Saber threatening his life!
It happened in an instant, so no one could see it. The other cultivators felt suffocated after witnessing this scene.
Feng Zhicheng came to a standstill and didn't dare to move. He even stopped breathing. The saber had followed him for decades, so he knew just how sharp and terrifying it was. If he moved even a little bit right now, his head would be rolling on the floor.
"What a pity. What a nice blade, a shame that it wants to cut off its master's head." Li Qiye gently shook his head and smiled with the saber in his grasp.
Feng Zhicheng's expression was extremely ugly. Until now, he was the only one who decapitated people with the devil blade. He never expected that one day, his own blade would be hovering around his neck! The blade that had always followed him was now the cruel instrument on the verge of slaying him.
"If I just apply a little force, your dog head would fall to the ground." Li Qiye leisurely smiled.
"Li, halt your impudence!" A cold voice resounded as someone climbed up the peak.
"Chi Tianyu is here." An attentive watcher quickly stated after seeing the fella.
Many people held their breaths after seeing this newcomer. Everyone knew that the Blood-devil Tribe had always been united. Provoking one was the same as provoking them all. No one found it surprising that Chi Tianyu would interfere at this moment.
"What, you want to stand up for the weak?" Li Qiye glanced at Chi Tianyu and grinned.
"I will kill anyone who murders members of my Blood Race, no matter who they are!" Chi Tianyu landed on the summit and glared at Li Qiye like a wolf eyeing its prey. He didn't hold anything back and released his blood energy in its entirety.
Despite the great suppression from the mountain, Chi Tianyu's surging blood energy still carried an ancient might as if a deity was protecting him. It made him quite powerful.
"It seems like the rumors are true." Someone in the distance saw this and murmured: "Chi Tianyu really has an ancient Blood Race bloodline flowing through his veins!"
Li Qiye laughed and quipped: "So if I kill a few Blood members, I will be chased forever?"
"Let go of Feng Zhicheng now and I will give you a swift death. Otherwise, I'll slowly torture you and let you taste a fate worse than death!" All of Chi Tianyu's blood energy rushed out, turning him into a blood god with a murderous momentum.
"How confident. Good, go for it. I'll give you a chance. If you can't save him in one move, I'll chop off his head…" Li Qiye smiled.
"Suppress!" Chi Tianyu was also quite decisive and made his move before Li Qiye could finish his words. He formed a mudra with both hands at an unparalleled speed. In the blink of an eye, his blood energy fused to form a seal of blood. This technique immediately gave birth to a strange image of a deity controlling this blood seal that was then unleashed straight at Li Qiye.
The laws of the dao were instantly overshadowed and repressed by this blood seal. Even the cultivators on the other peaks felt its ancient power that stemmed from the Blood Race.
"Sealing Evil Divine Mark! The ultimate attack of the Pureblood School!" Many human experts gasped and were very worried for Li Qiye after seeing this attack.
However, Li Qiye was unperturbed in the face of this sacred attack. He simply punched the air without using any special techniques. No universal laws emerged, and neither did the surging power from the grand dao appear.
This fist only had absolute speed, absolute power, and absolute weight…
"Bang!" The punch directly shattered the blood seal. Blood splattered everywhere along with the unpleasant sound of bones breaking.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Despite using the ultimate attack of his school, Chi Tianyu still couldn't escape defeat. He had to stagger dozens of steps back while spewing out a mouthful of blood. And even then, he still couldn't stabilize himself!
His injury didn't stop there! Li Qiye's punch shattered his entire arm. His flesh was dangling from what was left of his bones!
Such a scene forced everyone to take a deep breath. No one expected that Chi Tianyu, one of the five saints, wouldn't be able to handle a single punch from Li Qiye.
"This, this is far too strange, too devilish…" An older Virtuous Paragon from the Blood Race shuddered: "How could there be such a big gap when they're both at the Physique Accumulation level? This is simply impossible. Can it be, can it be that this brat is not suppressed by the Godwar Mountain?"
After arriving at this conjecture, the paragon quickly shook his head and murmured: "No way. Even Godkings would be suppressed, let alone a junior like him."
"You truly disappoint me." Li Qiye smilingly shook his head while looking at the wounded Chi Tianyu: "Completely lacking in skill yet you still want to interfere… No matter what your intentions are, trying to save a fellow clan member is a good thing. Unfortunately, you don't know your own limits!"
The pale Chi Tianyu became furious after hearing this. He had witnessed Li Qiye's terrifying speed, but in an actual fight, Li Qiye's speed was even more frightening than he had previously anticipated!
He would quiver whenever he thought about Li Qiye's speed even when he was being suppressed by the mountain. This made him want to eliminate Li Qiye even more. Chi Tianyu couldn't afford to let him live since the guy was too big of a threat.
"All I can say is, sorry, you have failed. I can only fulfill my promise." Li Qiye smiled and said while staring at the paled Chi Tianyu.
"No…" Feng Zhicheng let out an unwilling scream, but it was too late. Blood spurted from where his head used to be. As his skull was flying in the air, he could see a stream of blood gushing from his own neck.
Eventually, it rolled far away while his body made a loud thump, falling flat on the ground. His blood dyed the mud red as if it was nourishing the land.
"That felt good!" A human expert swung his fist in the air to celebrate: "This is how things should be! The Blood Race has been long overdue to be taken down a notch. If we humans don't show our might, they would keep on thinking that they're the boss of the Barren Earth!"
Such words incited a lot of hostile glares. In just a second, many Blood experts nearby coldly stared at him.
This human was frightened and lowered his head a bit. Nevertheless, he still had to let out a few laughs since he felt quite good from Li Qiye quickly dispatching Feng Zhicheng.
Chapter 986: Breaking An Imperial Weapon Bare-handed
"You still haven't escaped. I actually do admire your courage." Li Qiye put the saber away and smiled towards Chi Tianyu.
Chi Tianyu took a deep breath and channeled his blood energy. With a series of crackles, his crushed arm was restored!
Even though his cultivation was suppressed by the Godwar Mountain, his dao foundation was still there so he could reconstruct his ruined arm.
"Our Blood Race only has heroes who die in battle, not fleeing cowards!" Chi Tianyu took a deep breath. After thinking about his ace, he proudly arched his chest and his aura soared once more!
"Yes! That is a man of our Blood Race!" A Blood expert quietly praised after seeing Chi Tianyu regaining his confidence.
Li Qiye chuckled after seeing Chi Tianyu's revitalization and slowly said: "It doesn't matter if you're truly unafraid of death or have sufficient strength to back it up. No matter what, just this confidence alone is worthy of praise."
"Very well, if your Blood Race only has heroes who die in battle and no fleeing cowards, then I'll help you." He continued: "Come, show off all of your moves. This is your final chance."
Chi Tianyu prepared himself while staring intensely at Li Qiye. In the end, he bit his lip and spewed out some longevity blood while shouting: "Die!"
"Boom!" The moment he cried out, the wind and clouds suddenly changed. The mountain range shook and a gigantic ring flew out. When his longevity blood stained this ring red, it covered everything and suppressed the world.
This was a surging imperial aura that could deter even gods. The gigantic ring's suppressive momentum came crashing down and destroyed all things.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" With loud explosions, the frightening ring sealed Li Qiye's body. Moreover, it continued to emit loud blasts with its constant rotation to grind him into a bloody mist.
"An Immortal Emperor Life Treasure!" Many were startled before this imperial aura. Some even screamed in horror!
Such a sudden development frightened the crowd. This was outside of their expectations since they didn't think that Chi Tianyu's hidden card was an imperial weapon!
A human expert shouted: "There's no way. As far as I know, the Pureblood School doesn't have an imperial weapon!"
The Pureblood School was indeed powerful, but it had never produced an Immortal Emperor before. Thus, it was common knowledge that it didn't possess an imperial weapon. However, Chi Tianyu had just taken one out, so how could the crowd not become shocked?
"It is a weapon from the Blood-devil Tribe!" An expert from the previous generation recognized this gigantic ring and murmured: "From the Wang's direct branch!"
He was referring to the Skybearing Monarch's clan. The Skybearing Monarch's real name was Wang Tiancheng, but everyone nowadays referred to him as the Skybearing Monarch.
"The Blood-devil Tribe is truly unbelievable when it comes to their solidarity. They even loaned out an imperial weapon!" Both humans and members of the other races became quite envious.
Everyone knew that imperial weapons were priceless treasures. They were the defining treasures of their respective sects, meant to be used for their own protection. Even a sect's disciples wouldn't normally get an opportunity to use them!
But now, the Wang Clan from the Blood-devil Tribe actually let Chi Tianyu borrow their imperial weapon. This was a great showing of camaraderie and solidarity!
Thus, it was understandable that the experts from the other races became quite envious of the whole thing. This was doubly true for the humans. They could be considered the top race in the Barren Earth, but they had always been fragmented with their own individual goals!
"It's over, Li Qiye is dead for sure!" A Blood expert snorted after seeing the imperial weapon.
A young Blood was even more jubilant. He laughed with contempt: "What is this about being the 'Fierce' of the human race? Hmph, a junior with such a shallow foundation still dares to challenge our Blood Race? He doesn't know his own strength. We have been standing strong in the nine words for millions of years with unfathomable power. How can an ignorant junior like him challenge us!?"
Although some human experts were annoyed by this claim, they remained silent as they had no other choice. It seemed like Li Qiye's defeat was a foregone conclusion the moment the imperial weapon came out.
The cultivation of everyone in the area was suppressed to the Physique Accumulation realm. In this circumstance, if one could control an imperial weapon, then victory would certainly be within their grasp.
"Boom!" The imperial aura continued to spread like an ocean engulfing Li Qiye. He appeared incredibly small in contrast to this vast and mighty aura.
"Bang!" A deafening blast resounded. Li Qiye directly unleashed a fist without any special attributes. It was a direct contest of force.
This attack that resembled an immovable fist of a god struck the gigantic ring and actually managed to stop its offense. Beneath the ring, people could still see the shimmering golden brilliance of this fist. It radiated a holy aura as if it was of the Buddhist faith, as if the legendary Buddha had unleashed it. It was capable of subduing demons and devils!
"Meeting an imperial weapon barehanded? He's insane!" A spectator in the distance became slack-jawed. This was the craziest thing they had ever seen!
"Ignorant brat, he is asking for death. He's actually punching an imperial weapon with his bare fist!" A young Blood sneered as if he could foresee Li Qiye's tragic end.
"Bang!" With another loud explosion, the unbelievable happened. Li Qiye's golden fist actually stopped the gigantic ring. He was completely fine; even an imperial weapon couldn't hurt him in the slightest.
"Break for me!" Chi Tianyu didn't dare to believe it. He had never seen such a domineering display before — actually halting an imperial weapon with one's bare hand! He wouldn't even dream of such a thing, but it was unraveling right before him!
He didn't hesitate any longer. He spewed out even more longevity blood onto the ring to unleash an even more devastating force.
But regardless of his urging, the imperial weapon still couldn't kill Li Qiye. His heavenly fist was immovable even when facing the mighty weapon.
Indestructible Diamond Fist — one of the Myriad Dao Fists. This attack was even stronger than an imperial weapon's might, allowing Li Qiye to be unharmed.
"That, that's impossible…" The crowd was dumbfounded by this. Stopping an imperial weapon with bare hands — this was beyond the imagination of common men, yet it was actually happening.
The youths from the Blood Race were even more shocked. At this time, it seemed like they had just swallowed a fly. Earlier, they announced that Li Qiye's death was assured, but now, he indirectly gave them a fierce slap to the face.
"Is this brat still a human?" An older Virtuous Paragon from the Blood Race quivered a bit. This was simply too frightening.
"You're too weak. Being suppressed to the Physique Accumulation realm in this place means that you can't even unleash one or two percent of the weapon's strength, yet you wish to kill me?" Li Qiye blocked the weapon then looked at Chi Tianyu with a smile.
Chi Tianyu, on the other hand, was completely pale; it was as if he had just seen a ghost!
"Time to end this!" Li Qiye was still smiling when he suddenly put more strength into his fist on the imperial weapon. In the blink of an eye, the Soaring Immortal and Sky Destroyer Physiques erupted. Absolute power and absolute speed combined to form an unstoppable might to resist the ring from above.
"Boom!" The ring was blown away like a gigantic mountain by Li Qiye. It flew all the way out of the Godwar Mountain and disappeared into the horizon.
The crowd turned silly after seeing this. Blowing an imperial weapon away with one fist? This was even more miraculous than anything that could be seen in a dream, something that only belonged in legends. It was likely that until today, no one had ever seen something like this before in person!
Someone who didn't believe his own eyes murmured: "Am I dreaming? Pinch me real quick…" Of course, he quickly screamed right afterward; his companion showed no mercy and pinched him hard. He woke up from the pain and understood that this wasn't a dream.
"This kid is unreal…" Virtuous Paragons from the Blood Race were in awe. This feat was not something a normal person could do.
"Thump, thump, thump…" Chi Tianyu took several dozen steps backward. He wasn't pushed back by Li Qiye, it was due to fear.
While watching Li Qiye coming closer towards him, he no longer had the courage to fight. Broken down from fear, he turned around to flee!
"Zzz!" Li Qiye casually flipped his palm and a universal law appeared within his grasp. He launched it forward and it pierced Chi Tianyu's body, nailing him to the ground.
Chi Tianyu's utter defeat left the majority of the Blood spectators completely dejected. At this moment, no one was willing to jump out to save Chi Tianyu.
Li Qiye could even knock an imperial weapon flying, what else couldn't he do? Against someone who was devilish to this level, even the unified Blood-devil Tribe didn't want to come out and fight Li Qiye to the very end!
Chi Tianyu continued to struggle in an attempt to escape, but the law had nailed him down to the ground. He couldn't even move, let alone escape as Li Qiye inched closer and closer.
He looked at the struggling man on the ground and gently shook his head: "To tell the truth, I'm a bit disappointed. Earlier, you were quite heroic, saying something about your race only having heroes and no cowards. Unfortunately, look at you now…"
Chapter 987: Sneak Attack
"Whoosh!" Before Li Qiye could finish his words, a powerful arrow pierced his body and pinned him to the ground as well.
This development was so sudden that no one could react in time.
Li Qiye had just defeated Chi Tianyu and nailed him to the ground. Chi Tianyu had no way of fighting back, so Li Qiye was at his most vulnerable state.
No one saw where the arrow came from. It was extremely fast, a hundred times faster than lightning. Even Li Qiye couldn’t avoid it in time.
Someone eventually calmed down and asked in a daze: "What happened?"
A human expert from the previous generation had a dark expression and spoke wryly: "Someone performed a sneak attack!"
At this time, anyone could guess that it was the Blood Race who performed this ambush.
"Lowly slime!" A young human gritted his teeth after seeing this, but he couldn't do anything about it. The arrow struck Li Qiye with frightening speed.
"Finally dead!" Countless Blood experts felt great relief after seeing Li Qiye's death. In their eyes, this devilish guy was simply too much. He was even able to blow away an imperial weapon with his bare hands! He would be a big threat to the entire Blood Race if he continued to live.
Even though it was not very honorable to kill him via ambush, this was still much better than leaving him as a future threat.
"Is he really dead?" A few humans couldn't accept this sudden development. Everyone held Li Qiye in high regard, but he was ultimately assassinated.
It was fine to die in the hands of enemies in a direct confrontation, but to die via assassination… this was the most frustrating way to go for a genius!
A big shot took a careful look and murmured: "I'm afraid he is. This arrow was most likely shot out from an incredible crossbow."
Even Chi Tianyu, who was lying there, awaiting his death, became stunned. He found this unbelievable as well.
Finally, someone dressed in black slowly climbed to the summit under the eyes of all the spectators. After seeing Li Qiye pinned to the ground, he finally heaved a sigh of relief and took off his black hat.
"Brother Sky!" Chi Tianyu was ecstatic after seeing this person clearly and cried out: "Thanks for saving me!"
Returning from the verge of death couldn't have made him happier.
"Skybearing Monarch!" When people finally saw this person's face, they took deep breaths and felt a chill inside.
"So shameless!" Another young human felt indignant: "The leading successor of the Blood-devil Tribe is only an ambushing slime."
"The victor becomes the king while the losers are vilified as bandits. For so many years, countless brilliant geniuses had been assassinated." A young Blood immediately mocked him: "If Li Qiye was truly strong, he would have been able to dodge that arrow."
"The Skybearing Monarch is worthy of his title and being the future leader of our tribe. The moment he took action, he was able to get revenge for our fallen disciples!" Another Blood applauded.
One more Blood quickly joined the fun: "That's right, this Li guy's hands are stained with our Blood disciples' blood. The Skybearing Monarch dispatching him today is still not enough to atone for all of his sins!"
The victor becomes the king while the losers are vilified as bandits — this phrase was not wrong at all. After killing Li Qiye, the monarch became the hero of the Blood-devil Tribe. It was no longer important which method he used to kill Li Qiye.
Although many human cultivators were unwilling to accept this, there was nothing they could do. They glanced at each other and felt a cold chill. The Blood Race was too unified, especially the Blood-devil Tribe. They always stood on the same side to fend off outsiders no matter the circumstances!
The monarch stared at Li Qiye's corpse and boldly uttered: "I will kill anyone who murders members of my Blood Race no matter what!" His voice echoed across the entire Godwar Mountain.
In fact, he felt very relieved at this moment. Finally, he was able to kill Li Qiye; if he didn't, the guy would have always been a thorn in his side.
Many Blood disciples chanted in unison: "We will kill anyone who murders members of our Blood Race no matter what!" Some were even shouting the Skybearing Monarch's title in jubilation.
His feat today immediately propelled his position in the tribe like a ship on water. Many people now supported him, and this would pave the way for him to eventually lead the entire tribe.
The monarch sonorously declared: "Today, I will take Li Qiye's head and hang it outside of the Holy City so that people will know the fate of those who kill our race's disciples!"
His declaration was heard by a lot of people. Many Blood disciples cheered in response. Earlier, the Blood Race felt very repressed due to Li Qiye's actions, but now, they could hold their heads high again.
The monarch smiled after seeing the positive response from the Blood disciples. This event was enough for him to become famous in this world. His position in the Blood Race would soon be unparalleled.
The monarch came closer to Li Qiye's body to chop off his head so that he could hang it outside the city. Only by doing so would his fame spread even more; this way, others would know that it was him who killed Li Qiye.
"Pluff!" Blood spurted everywhere. When everyone thought that the monarch had chopped off Li Qiye's head, they were completely stunned by the actual unbelievable development.
The monarch took several steps back. His chest cavity now had a terrifying bloody hole. His heart was ripped out from his body.
"What is going on?" Many people jumped from seeing this with widened eyes.
At this time, they saw Li Qiye — who should have been dead — stand up. There was a heart still beating in his hand, the monarch's heart!
The crowd gasped from seeing this. Who would have thought that the supposedly dead Li Qiye would actually manage to claw out the monarch's heart?
"Yes, well done!" The human cultivators became relieved after seeing this. Some of them even cheered in response.
"No, this can't be…" The monarch could no longer stand straight. He stared at Li Qiye in disbelief while mumbling: "No… no one has ever survived the Godslaying Crossbow!"
Li Qiye tightened his grip and the heart in his hand turned into a bloody mush. He smiled and slowly pulled out the arrow from his body: "Not a bad arrow. Unfortunately, it is still far from being able to kill me."
Having said that, he looked at the monarch and said: "I have been waiting for this for quite some time."
He casually threw the arrow. "Whoosh!" The monarch couldn't dodge it and was pinned to the ground by the arrow.
The truth was that Li Qiye knew people were watching him even before he entered the Godwar Mountain. He was only playing dead to lead the snakes out of their nest. He wanted to see how many people from the Blood Race actually came for him.
"Haha, the leader of the Blood-devil Tribe is only a wretch. He's not worth mentioning before our human race's 'Fierce'!" A human cultivator excitedly shouted after seeing the reversal.
The majority of the Blood disciples had ugly demeanors. They couldn't help but become speechless. They were very excited about the monarch's success earlier, but now, it was just another slap to their faces. Even a sneak attack couldn't kill Li Qiye!
"All of you, come out now or else I'll slowly flay his flesh. I want to see the people in this world hear the pitiful screams of the Blood-devil Tribe's future leader." Li Qiye held a saber in his hand and gently slapped the monarch's face with it while leisurely smiling.
His voice was not loud, but many people could hear it easily.
Not long after, a group eventually reached the summit. Although their cultivations were suppressed on this mountain, they still emitted an aura that would cause others to tremble.
The spectators were startled after seeing this. Someone murmured after seeing this group dressed in black: "The Blood-devil Tribe came prepared, they didn't try to kill Li Qiye on the spur of the moment."
Li Qiye looked at them and leisurely said: "Since you are here, take off your masks and be direct. Your tribe shouldn't be acting like rats that don't even dare to show your faces."
Someone snorted among the dozens of black-clad men. Eventually, they all took off their masks and revealed their faces. Every single one of them was a famous character unafraid of showing their true identities.
"An ancestor from the Wang Clan, Second Ancestor of the Blood-devil Tribe…" Many people were astonished to see the faces of these old men. They were all famous ancestors of the Blood-devil Tribe. Some of them had been reclusive for a long time, yet they actually came out today!
"Two eternal existences, eight legendary masters, twenty-seven ancestors…" Someone quietly counted the people in this group. After finishing the tally, even the Virtuous Paragons here shuddered.
The Blood-devil Tribe actually sent out this many ancestors to the Godwar Mountain! They were only short of God-Monarchs, but this was still a mobilization of epic proportions.
Even a fool would understand that it was a grand scheme. The tribe had wanted to take Li Qiye's life long ago!
Chapter 988: Suppression
"It seems like I have kept you all waiting." Li Qiye glanced at the dozens of gray-haired ancestors and smirked with a relaxed attitude.
These ancestors all harshly stared at him. Without a doubt, they all came from the Blood-devil Tribe with the majority being from the Wang Clan.
"It's better to get rid of the enmity rather than keeping it alive." The leader among the ancestors stared at Li Qiye and gravely spoke: "If Daoist Li is willing to let them go, we'll pretend as if nothing had happened."
Li Qiye stared at Chi Tianyu and the Skybearing Monarch, who were pinned to the ground, and grinned again.
The monarch was both angry and afraid at this moment. Not even in his wildest dreams would he expect his plan to fail like this. He thought that his assassination would be a definite success. Who knew that Li Qiye would still be alive and well, completely unscathed, even after being pierced by the Godslaying Crossbow?
The monarch simply couldn't grasp this reality. The crossbow was the Wang Clan's supreme weapon. He understood its power full well, making this even more difficult to accept.
Chi Tianyu, on the other hand, was lying there quietly without struggling. He seemed to have accepted his fate; he thought that struggling would be futile, so he chose to give up.
Li Qiye was amused by this scene and spoke: "You are speaking as if you are doing me a huge favor, as if your Blood-devil Tribe acting as if nothing happened is the biggest showing of benevolence in this world."
Another ancestor spoke in an awe-inspiring manner: "You can think of it like that." He sneered: "You should be thankful that our tribe won't pursue your crime for murdering our disciples. Otherwise, there will be no peace for you in the Barren Earth. Even if you run to the edge of the world, our billions of disciples will still tear you into pieces."
The majority of the cultivators on the other peaks were holding their breaths. Anyone would feel apprehensive when facing so many ancestors from the Blood-devil Tribe.
"No peace in the Barren Earth?" Li Qiye smiled and looked at the ancestors: "Do you know that I have a really bad habit? If others prostrate before me to beg for forgiveness, I will feel soft and forgive them. However, for those who provoke me? There's no need to think twice, I love to antagonize others the most!"
"If you claim that I will never find solace in the Barren Earth, then very well, I want to see what your tribe is capable of to declare such a threat." Li Qiye grinned.
With that, he gently flicked his wrist and the Blood-devil Saber looming next to the monarch's neck flickered.
"No!" The monarch knew what was going to happen in this moment. His frightened soul yelped, but it was all too late. The moment the sound came out of his mouth, his head was already flung up high with blood spraying out.
His eyes were still opened as his head rolled far away on the ground. He died an indignant death for his great ambitions and aspirations were unfulfilled.
"No—" The ancestor in charge shouted as well. He wanted to tell Li Qiye to stop, but it was too late. Everything happened too quickly. Li Qiye took action right after declaring his intention without a care for the many ancestors present.
This scene shocked many people. Some gasped and felt a chill down their spines. Li Qiye still killed the monarch under the pressure of dozens of Blood-devil ancestors. He didn't even bat an eye — from this, one could easily imagine just how vicious he was.
Someone couldn't help but murmur: "So fierce, this is the Fiercest! Not giving the ancestors from the Blood-devil Tribe any face in public and killing the Skybearing Monarch… this is only something the Fiercest would do!" 1
The ancestors present were slightly dumbfounded. They didn't think Li Qiye would dare to actually kill the monarch. It was as if he wasn't scared of their threat!
They quickly glanced at each other. The ancestor in charge angrily shouted: "Little animal, you deserve death!" With that, he threw out an item.
Several other ancestors threw out their treasures as well.
"Clank! Clank! Clank!" Eight imperial pikes, seemingly cast from gold, were thrown out and embedded themselves at eight different junctures. They emitted an imperial aura that instantly sealed this area.
Li Qiye's surroundings were instantly locked down. This place had turned into an imperial prison that could trap even godfiends!
"Clank—" A series of metallic rattling appeared. After the seal activated, imperial chains instantly coiled around Li Qiye.
It was way too fast for visual perception. When everyone figured out what happened, they saw Li Qiye's limbs being locked down by these thick chains just like a prisoner.
"A bit interesting." Despite his imprisoned state, Li Qiye did not panic and only smiled while looking at the chains.
"Little animal, we will grind you to dust today and let you taste a fate worse than death!" The Blood-devil ancestors roared. The dozens of them worked together to attack in unison.
"Boom!" After a heaven-shattering blast, an imperial seal appeared above Li Qiye's head and carried with it an invincible suppression.
The seal contained the force of countless divine mountains that pressed downward. Even a godfiend would be crushed to a pulp!
"Two imperial weapons!" More than half of the cultivators watching were aghast.
This time, the Blood-devil Tribe came with dozens of ancestors and even two imperial weapons. This kind of lineup could only be described as being overly extravagant!
Someone murmured: "The Blood-devil Tribe wanted to kill Li Qiye from the start."
With a group that consisted of so many ancestors in addition to two imperial weapons, the plans for this day must have been in the making for many nights.
"Open!" Li Qiye shouted and resisted the imperial seal with his bare hands. Even though these chains were locking his limbs, images of countless hands appeared behind him. These hands carried the sky and myriad worlds and their inhabitants. They aimed to stop the suppressive imperial seal.
Even though all cultivation was limited at the Godwar Mountain, the combined efforts of dozens of ancestors still carried a frightening might.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Waves of shattering noises resounded. Despite using his Thousand Hands Against The Nine Worlds technique, he still couldn't stop the imperial seal pressing and crushing down on him. His hands started to shatter one after another.
"Die!" The ancestors roared after seeing Li Qiye still managing to hold on against two imperial weapons. They no longer held anything back and poured all of their blood energy into the weapons.
At this moment, even if they had to waste longevity blood, they still had to kill Li Qiye. Otherwise, there would be no place for their Blood-devil Tribe at the Barren Earth.
The countless hands instantly broke into pieces under the might of two imperial weapons. Even Li Qiye's wondrous technique couldn't withstand their might. The imperial seal directly suppressed Li Qiye at this moment.
"Clakkkk—" Right when the seal met his body, crisp sounds of bones breaking were heard by everyone, causing them to shiver.
The spectators in the distance saw Li Qiye being trapped in the imperial prison then being suppressed by the imperial seal. They felt a chill and thought that opposing the Blood-devil Tribe would end very badly.
An ancestor spoke in a mighty manner: "Little animal, this date next year is your funeral!"
"Is that so? But I believe it will be your funeral." Despite his bones fragmenting with blood staining his clothes, Li Qiye was still as leisurely as ever. He smiled: "I hope that your children will still be alive on this date next year. Wouldn't it be a shame if you all won't have anyone to worship you on this date next year when I destroy your entire tribe?"
"Little animal, still not repenting before death. We'll finish you off then!" The ancestors were enraged by his retort. They roared once more. Some ancestors directly spewed longevity blood on the weapons. The two empowered weapons became even more radiant.
"Clannkk!" Under the stronger pressure, cracks appeared all around Li Qiye's body. He was like a broken vase. Just a soft touch would completely break him.
"Yes, just like this." Li Qiye loudly laughed after his body was crumbling into pieces: "This is more like it. I actually thought that all of you were too old and wouldn't be able to exert the imperial weapons' power. Muster all of your strength to take me down!"
The ancestors almost vomited blood from anger. Their cultivation was suppressed so they couldn't exert thirty percent of the two weapons' power!
After hearing this provocation, they couldn't tolerate it any longer. A few more ancestors spewed their longevity blood onto the weapons. They swore in their minds that they would smash Li Qiye into a meaty paste.
"Clakkk—" More cracks appeared on Li Qiye's body. His chest was opened and his beating heart was visible.
"Yes, this is the sensation that I like." He appeared to be enjoying this very much despite the damage.
"What a man, he's still able to laugh on the verge of death!" All the races here were admiring his courage and perseverance under the attack of the two weapons.
Fiercest is Li Qiye's new moniker. They added number one before "Fierce". This is why Fierce is such a nice choice even though it didn't completely fit certain English narratives. Fiercest actually makes a good title. ↩