PHS Chapter 215 (Patreon)

Chapter 215: A Battle Power That Could Shock the World

"The Nine Nether Demon Sect?"

Light flared in Ren Qingtu's eyes, his spirits lifting.

The footsteps he'd intended to take came to an immediate halt.

The Grand Luo Sword Sect and the Nine Nether Demon Sect were sworn enemies. Situated relatively close to one another, with one righteous and one demonic, friction between them was frequent.

Most of the time, the Grand Luo Sword Sect held the upper hand.

After all, they were sword cultivators. In a one-on-one battle between peers, the Nine Nether Demon Sect gained no advantage.

Therefore, almost everyone in the Grand Luo Sword Sect believed the Nine Nether Demon Sect's overall strength was inferior to their own—perhaps even a fair bit weaker.

But who could have imagined that in such a short time, the Nine Nether Demon Sect's prestige would skyrocket as if propelled by a rocket?

First came the revelation of a Quasi-Emperor, then an Imperial Weapon. With this, the positions of the two sects had completely reversed.

The Nine Nether Demon Sect now possessed the power to crush them at a moment's notice.

Ren Qingtu sent a message to his Ancestor. After receiving a reply, he breathed a sigh of relief. For the sect's future, they would have to invest heavily.

For instance, by purchasing the whereabouts of an Imperial Weapon.

Of course, he had to see if Ling Xiao would kill Meng Qingzhi in this battle. If Meng Qingzhi died and the Nine Nether Demon Sect lost its Quasi-Emperor, the pressure on the Grand Luo Sword Sect would diminish greatly. They would have no immediate need to buy such news.

If Meng Qingzhi survived, their sect would have to purchase the information, even if it meant selling the iron from their pots.

"Senior, in your opinion, what will be the outcome of the battle between Ling Xiao and Meng Qingzhi?" Ren Qingtu asked softly.

"You wish to know the result? Three Great Saint-level items," Li Yun said faintly.

The outcome of a battle between Quasi-Emperors would draw the attention of all great powers. The death of either would cause a massive shock. Three Great Saint-level items was not an expensive price.

"..."

Ren Qingtu's face froze.

He hurriedly fell silent. The price made his heart ache. Not that he couldn't afford it, but that it wasn't worth it. If he waited a short while, the result would likely spread on its own.

"Knowing in advance would allow your sect to make arrangements with ease," Li Yun said, tempting him.

"No, no need."

Ren Qingtu waved his hands repeatedly. Shortly, he might have to buy the whereabouts of an Imperial Weapon. Knowing the outcome in advance was of little use.

Because even if Meng Qingzhi died, the Grand Luo Sword Sect lacked the overwhelming strength to annihilate the Nine Nether Demon Sect in a single blow.

If Ling Xiao were the one to die, the information would be even more useless.

Time passed quickly.

Three days later, shocking news spread throughout the entire world.

Ling Xiao had fought his way to the Nine Nether Demon Sect's mountain gate, even breaking into their guardian formation. He'd launched a fierce assault on their great guardian array, and though he had not broken it, he'd still inflicted heavy casualties from outside.

In the end, Meng Qingzhi was forced to appear and fight.

In this battle, Meng Qingzhi did not use the Shimmering Light Sacred Land's Imperial Weapon—it ultimately belonged to them. To use their Imperial Weapon against a Quasi-Emperor from their own sect would be a death wish.

The moment he brought it out, Ling Xiao would seize it directly.

The two fought beyond the domain, shattering the boundless starry sky. Countless great stars were blasted to dust, and vast starfields plunged into endless darkness.

The might of a Quasi-Emperor covered a radius of a million li.

All living beings trembled. Those too close to the battlefield were filled with terror, fearing that in the next second, a world-ending calamity would descend from the firmament.

The battle was exceptionally brutal, divine might surging in all directions, shaking all Three Thousand Provinces at once.

Even from a great distance, one could see Quasi-Emperor blood falling from the sky, shattering endless mountain ranges and turning vast tracts of land into deadlands.

The two fought for three days.

In the end, Meng Qingzhi dragged his broken body back to the Nine Nether Demon Sect. A Saint King once said he had personally seen Meng Qingzhi missing an arm and a leg, his body dripping with blood, stark white bone showing through.

Even with his Quasi-Emperor strength, he could not instantly recover his severed limbs.

The brutality of the battle was plain to see.

When the news spread, countless people were utterly shocked.

This battle refreshed everyone's understanding of Quasi-Emperors. First, Ling Xiao had withstood a full-power strike from the Blazing Flame Sacred Land's Great Emperor, then rushed to the Nine Nether Demon Sect without stopping.

All by himself, he'd left the Nine Nether Demon Sect in ruins and heavily wounded Meng Qingzhi.

This could only be called a miracle!

In all of history, among so many Quasi-Emperors, none had ever achieved such a feat!

"Is Ling Xiao about to achieve Emperorship?"

"To do this, Ling Xiao may already be a step ahead of everyone else. He is truly worthy of being hailed as a figure with the bearing of a Great Emperor!"

Within the Ye Imperial Clan and the Golden Crow Clan, Quasi-Emperors were shaken, their hearts pounding, their eyes filled with dread.

They asked themselves—if it had been them, after withstanding the Blazing Flame Sacred Land's strike, they would have been grievously wounded, if not dead. To say nothing of running to the Nine Nether Demon Sect to fight Meng Qingzhi.

One must remember that, before his battle with Meng Qingzhi, he had broken into the Nine Nether Demon Sect's guardian formation!

That was a Quasi-Emperor-level formation!

But even so, Ling Xiao had still managed to cripple Meng Qingzhi. His battle power was truly enough to shock the world!

As countless people marveled at this, outside Great Desolate City, a figure of average height walked over step by step from the distance, his body stained with blood, his face simple and unadorned, radiating a heaven-piercing baleful aura.

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