NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 158:
Chapter 158:
At this moment, Jiuxiao City was bustling with activity.
There were still five days left until the Grand Sixty-Year Competition.
Countless cultivators from all over the Northern Territory were heading toward the Yuanwu Immortal Domain.
The Yuanwu Mountain, where the Yuanwu Immortal Domain was located, was the origin of the entire Northern Territory’s mountain range and regarded as its ancestral vein.
From every corner of the Northern Territory, countless cultivators were converging toward Yuanwu Mountain.
The Grand Sixty-Year Competition was open to everyone.
As long as one achieved good results in the competition, they would receive corresponding cultivation resources.
Thus, the Grand Sixty-Year Competition, held once every sixty years, was a grand event for the cultivation world of the Northern Territory.
At this time, Jiuxiao City was also flooded with cultivators on their way to Yuanwu Mountain.
The teams participating in the competition from the Ten Directions Sect, the Azure Sun Sword Sect, and the Heavenly Medical Sect had also gathered in Jiuxiao City.
These three factions were among the top ten strongest powers in the Northern Territory.
Junior Sister Jiang Ting had borrowed the banquet hall of the City Lord’s Mansion to host a birthday banquet for Junior Brother Qin Fei.
She had widely distributed invitations, intending to hold a grand birthday celebration for Qin Fei.
She believed this would be Qin Fei’s last birthday, as she thought he didn’t have much time left.
When Xiao Yang learned all this from Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan, he couldn’t help but laugh.
It turned out that Junior Sister Jiang Ting was just a naive, gullible girl, easily deceived and completely played by Qin Fei.
Even if Qin Fei sold her out, she might still help him count the money.
It was pathetic, but not deserving of sympathy.
After all, she had brought it upon herself.
Xiao Yang felt no sympathy for her.
After treating Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan to a grand meal at the Inn, they returned to their quarters.
At this time, Jiuxiao City was a chaotic mix of individuals, with remnants of the demonic sect lurking in the shadows, waiting for opportunities to strike.
Even Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan didn’t dare to wander around the city recklessly.
Some factions, aiming for high rankings in the Grand Sixty-Year Competition, wouldn’t hesitate to assassinate their competitors.
The demonic sect was also taking the opportunity to stir up trouble.
By creating chaos in the Northern Territory, the demonic sect could rise amidst the turmoil.
Thus, every Grand Sixty-Year Competition was a bloody storm.
Who wouldn’t want to achieve a high rank in the competition?
Who wouldn’t want to acquire abundant cultivation resources?
This once-in-sixty-years event was a rare opportunity that could change the fate of an entire sect—no one wanted to miss it.
After seeing Song Qiang and Lin Wangchuan off, Xiao Yang returned to his room and stayed in.
…
Night soon fell.
Just as Xiao Yang was about to step out, he suddenly stopped in his tracks as he reached the door.
The next moment, a black light pierced through the door, shooting directly toward him.
“Hm?”
With just a thought, Xiao Yang’s Heavenly Sword Qi instantly enveloped his entire body.
The black light struck his chest directly.
He felt as if a massive mountain had slammed into him, sending him flying backward and crashing into the table and chairs.
The black light rebounded and flew back.
With a flicker of his sword intent, Xiao Yang swung his sword, slicing the black light into pieces.
“BOOM!”
At that moment, the tightly closed door suddenly exploded into fragments.
A tall, burly figure strode in from outside.
“What?”
Xiao Yang stood up, frowning as he saw the intruder.
It was a muscular giant of a man.
“You destroyed my Bone-Piercing Demon Nail? Xiao Yang, prepare to die!”
The man in black roared and charged toward Xiao Yang with heavy steps.
“Reckless fool!”
Xiao Yang drew his sword.
A dazzling sword light shot straight at the man in black.
“Hmph!”
The towering man, as solid as a fortress, reached out to grab the sword light.
“Clang!”
Sparks flew as his palm remained unscathed by Xiao Yang’s sword energy.
“Whoosh!”
Before Xiao Yang could react, the man in black had already thrown a punch at him.
A violent wave of fist energy erupted.
The force of it sent Xiao Yang’s hair flying backward.
“Invincible Demon Fist… Li Kuangtu?”
Xiao Yang murmured as he threw a punch of his own.
“BANG!”
A muffled boom shook the entire room violently.
The windows shattered, and cracks appeared on the walls.
The surging fist energy obliterated everything in the room.
Both men retreated several steps.
“How do you know me?”
Li Kuangtu asked in shock.
“You came at the perfect time. I was just thinking my gift wasn’t heavy enough. I’ll borrow your head to make it more memorable.”
A smirk appeared on Xiao Yang’s face as he stared at the man.
This was Li Kuangtu, son of Li Kuang, and Qin Fei’s cousin.
Li Kuangtu was known as the Invincible Demon Fist. His fists had claimed the lives of countless righteous cultivators.
Li Kuang was dead, and Li Kuangtu was here to avenge him.
But Li Kuang had died at Qin Fei’s hands.
Though it was Xiao Yang who had forced Qin Fei to kill Li Kuang.
So it was no surprise that Li Kuangtu had come for him.
What puzzled him was how Li Kuangtu appeared here.
Li Gaitian was injured and in seclusion, making it impossible for him to come out anytime soon.
Could it be that there were other remnants of the demonic sect hiding in Jiuxiao City?
Li Kuangtu was incredibly bold.
“Kid, prepare to die!”
Li Kuangtu wasted no time, throwing another punch at Xiao Yang with explosive force.
A wave of violent fist energy swept outward.
Half-step Divine Martial Realm?
Xiao Yang instantly saw through Li Kuangtu’s level.
No wonder he dared to come after me.
For someone at the Half-step Divine Martial Realm, defeating a Heavenly Martial Realm opponent was almost effortless.
Li Kuangtu was aiming for a killing blow right from the start, convinced he had Xiao Yang cornered.
“You think I’m a sick kitten just because this tiger hasn’t roared?”
Xiao Yang extended his right hand and caught Li Kuangtu’s incoming punch with ease.
No amount of violent fist energy or force could break through Xiao Yang’s grip.
“You…”
Li Kuangtu was stunned.
He tried to pull his fist back, but to his shock, the strength in Xiao Yang’s grip was overwhelming.
He couldn’t free his hand from Xiao Yang’s grasp.
At that moment, a sense of dread washed over him.
Then, the sound of bones cracking echoed.
Xiao Yang’s right hand suddenly unleashed a spiraling force.
Amid Li Kuangtu’s screams of pain, Xiao Yang twisted his right arm into a mangled mess.
“Roar!”
Li Kuangtu let out a furious roar. With a swift motion of his left hand, he delivered a knife-hand strike to his right arm, severing it completely.
He immediately leapt back, putting distance between himself and Xiao Yang.
“Your cultivation has broken through to the Divine Martial Realm?”
Li Kuangtu stared at Xiao Yang in shock.
He never expected Xiao Yang to be playing the role of a harmless lamb while hiding his true strength.
On the surface, Xiao Yang appeared to only be at the peak of the Heavenly Martial Realm.
But in reality, he had already reached the Divine Martial Realm.
“You can die now,” Xiao Yang said with a smirk, the corners of his lips curling slightly.
Without a second thought, Li Kuangtu turned and dashed toward the window.
This was no joke—Xiao Yang was a swordmaster at the Divine Martial Realm.
He was no match for Xiao Yang.
He had to spread this information.
Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that Xiao Yang’s cultivation had reached the Divine Martial Realm.
He had to inform everyone about Xiao Yang’s true power.
“Still trying to escape?”
With a mere thought, Xiao Yang unleashed his sword intent.
A flash of sword light shot out from his body, cutting through the air in an instant before returning to him and vanishing into his body.
Li Kuangtu froze mid-motion, as if someone had cast a spell on him. He remained in the posture of rushing toward the window, but his face was etched with sheer terror.
In the next moment, Li Kuangtu’s head fell from his shoulders.
Xiao Yang’s sword strike had been so swift and precise that even Li Kuangtu, a formidable cultivator, was slain in an instant.
“Hmm, this gift for Qin Fei’s birthday should have enough weight now,” Xiao Yang remarked with a faint smile.
With a wave of his hand, Li Kuangtu’s severed head flew into his grasp.
“Thud!”
At that moment, Li Kuangtu’s headless body finally collapsed to the ground.
Qin Fei, using your cousin’s head and those of your two protectors to celebrate your birthday… let’s see if you’ll cry or laugh at this gift.