Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Star Destruction!

This was the Second Form of the Star Sword Technique. Its purpose was destruction, unlike the First Form, Ten Thousand Stars, which was a group attack sword skill with more diffuse power.

At that moment, the Sword Light shimmered like falling stars, filling the sky and blotting out the heavens. It was a terrifying, world-ending sight.

All of this destructive power surged into the gaping maw of the black serpent.

On the other two sides, Yee Youmeng dragged her great saber, appearing instantly at the edge of the serpent’s cave to slash at its left eye. Luoo Long was just as fierce, unleashing the full power of his Barbaric Spirit Bloodline. With Totem Power coursing through him, he threw a punch at the serpent’s right eye.

In that instant, all three unleashed their deadliest attacks, intending to kill the black serpent in a single blow.

The black serpent’s entire body was still inside the massive cave. This was how it had always killed those who came seeking the Spiritual Snake Fruit.

Its victims would always be terrified at the sight of it. When its tongue shot out to kill them, their first instinct was to retreat. However, they never realized this was a trap. Its tongue could actually extend for hundreds of meters, so no matter how far they fled, they could never escape its attack range.

The piles of white bones at the bottom of the deep pool belonged to those it had killed with its tongue!

But Jiang Jichen and his two companions did the opposite of everyone before them. Instead of retreating, they advanced, assailing it with their strongest techniques.

In fact, from Jiang Jichen’s perspective, the black serpent had a fatal flaw: its body was still in the cave, completely unable to exert its full power.

If the black serpent had been allowed to emerge completely from its cave, even Jiang Jichen with his One Corner of the Sky Killing Array might not have been able to kill it.

But now, with only its head exposed, they had their one and only chance to kill it. How could Jiang Jichen possibly miss it?

Of course, anyone else—even a Grandmaster—would not have dared to charge forward like Jiang Jichen. They lacked his Body Technique, his calm composure in the face of death, and most of all, his incredibly tough physical body.

SPLAT!

SHINK!

The Giant Serpent had no time to dodge. Its eyes were struck and burst open. Then, the Power of Destruction from Star Destruction surged into its body, wreaking havoc from within.

BOOM! BOOM...

The serpent was grievously wounded. The pain was unimaginable. Its body thrashed within the massive cave. The entire mountain could not withstand the force it unleashed in its death throes. It collapsed with a deafening roar, burying the creature.

"Fall back!"

Jiang Jichen roared. Luoo Long and Yee Youmeng, having landed their blows, had already retreated at the first opportunity.

But Jiang Jichen flickered into the deep pool and snatched the Spiritual Snake Fruit.

Wei Xiaohao, who had been about to rush over, saw this and froze in his tracks.

It takes a while to describe, but from start to finish, the entire event happened in an instant. It was so fast that Wei Xiaohao was still a bit dazed.

The people behind them heard the commotion and rushed over as fast as they could, arriving just in time to see Jiang Jichen take the Spiritual Snake Fruit.

"What audacity! How dare you pluck an Ancient Treasure Medicine marked by the Guo Family of the Quicksand Country! You’re courting death!"

Jiang Jichen had just steadied himself when he heard someone yelling from a distance.

Just then, Yee Youmeng and Luoo Long landed beside Jiang Jichen, their cold gazes fixed on what was ahead.

A dozen or so figures flew in from the entrance. Each one had an astonishing Cultivation aura; the weakest among them was a Minor Grandmaster at the Innate Seventh Realm. They all wore looks of lofty superiority.

Wei Xiaohao finally snapped out of it and hurried to Jiang Jichen’s side. "Boss, the Guo Family from the Quicksand Country is also one of the Seven Great Families of Southern Continent. They’re ranked just after my Wei Family!"

As Wei Xiaohao explained their origins to Jiang Jichen, he was inwardly cursing his luck.

The Wei Family and the Guo Family were on bad terms, practically enemies. Now that they had run into him, he probably wouldn’t get off easy. It was highly likely they would kill him without a second thought.

And among the newcomers was his sworn enemy, Guo Qilin!

Both the Guo Family and the Wei Family were based in the Quicksand Country. They had developed a deep feud over rivalries and resource disputes. Now that they’d met, he feared he wouldn’t make it out alive.

Sure enough, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old Young Master at the head of the group saw Wei Xiaohao and gave a sinister smile. "Well, if it isn’t you, Wei Xiaohao. Haha... you’re dead this time. Heaven itself wants you dead, so there’s nothing I can do about it!"

This Young Master was Guo Qilin. He was handsome, but for someone so young, he lacked any youthful vigor. Instead, he radiated a gloomy aura.

His Cultivation was only at the Innate Seventh Realm Middle Stage, but the two middle-aged men beside him were Grandmaster-level experts. Of the other ten, five were at the Innate Seventh Realm, three were at the Innate Eighth Layer, and two were at the Innate Ninth Realm. This was an extremely powerful group.

Although Jiang Jichen had slain the giant black serpent in a fleeting moment, he was indeed severely injured.

A strike from a Tier Ten Profound Serpent, even a glancing blow, was not something just anyone could withstand. Jiang Jichen hadn’t died, but a serious injury was unavoidable.

However, Jiang Jichen was unconcerned. He had plenty of Treasure Medicine on him. He popped a piece of Water Spirit Treasure Medicine into his mouth, and his injuries began to heal at an astonishing rate.

Jiang Jichen was busy recovering and paid the newcomers no mind. Wei Xiaohao’s expression was grim, but he showed no fear. He had been through many life-and-death situations with Jiang Jichen recently, and his willpower was no longer what it once was.

In the past, faced with such a deadly threat, he would have been terrified, perhaps even begging his enemy for mercy.

He certainly wouldn’t do that now. He glanced at the composed Luoo Long and Yee Youmeng, and at Jiang Jichen, who was nonchalantly healing himself. His heart steadied, and he looked coldly at Guo Qilin. "Guo Qilin, who the hell do you think you are? My life belongs to my boss. What right do you have to take it? Heh, if you want my life, you’ll have to ask my boss if he agrees first!"

Guo Qilin laughed mockingly. "Are you telling me that piece of trash at the Innate Sixth Layer is your boss? Haha... that’s hilarious! Wei Xiaohao, you’re supposed to be a descendant of one of the Seven Great Families, yet you’re calling a lowlife ’boss.’ You’ve utterly disgraced your family. I’m embarrassed for the Wei Family just having a piece of trash like you!"

"Haha... You loser! You idiot! You think you’re worthy of fighting our Young Master?"

"Our Young Master was just going easy on a pig like you before! To think you’d call a lowlife ’boss’ and completely shame all Noble Family Descendants. Your death wouldn’t even be a loss!"

The followers behind Guo Qilin also burst into laughter, taunting him without restraint.

’In the past, when we met outside, only Guo Qilin would have dared to speak to me like that. Here, even his followers can insult me freely. How times have changed. How pathetic!’

But now, there was no path of retreat. Wei Xiaohao could only place his hopes in Jiang Jichen. ’I hope this new boss of mine can protect me,’ he prayed. ’Otherwise, I’m really going to die here today.’