The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

"Haha, this battle is so intense, it’s even drawn out the behemoths from the sea." The blood-red long saber devoured the last drop of blood, and the Blood Saber Youth let out a cold smile. Then, a crimson killing intent, as if born from a million slaughters, erupted from him. For a moment, the onlookers felt as if they were seeing a boundless Blood Sea churning before them.

As the killing intent flared, the Sea Beasts lurking on the seabed sensed an immense threat and immediately scattered. Elder Purple Robe stood before the group of Dancing Girls, his robes rustling though there was no wind. He smiled faintly and said, "The cultivation of the leader of the Blood Saber Pirate Group is truly exceptional. This aura alone was enough to frighten away hundreds of Sea Beasts."

The Blood Saber Youth retracted his killing intent and glanced at the Dancing Girls being shielded by Elder Purple Robe. "As expected of an Elder from the Purple Luo Family. You neutralized my killing intent without even lifting a finger. Heh, how about we have a go at it?" he said.

"Heh, Brother Lin, you must be joking," Elder Purple Robe replied with a faint smile.

"Tch. Boring," the Blood Saber Youth said, curling his lip.

Elder Purple Robe remained impassive in the face of the Blood Saber Youth’s taunt. He had never fought him personally, but based on the rumors and the display of killing intent just now, he could make a rough assessment of his strength.

’The Blood Saber Youth is stronger than me, not weaker!’

WHOOSH! A stunning flash of Sword Light interrupted the battle between Qin Ya and Li Shuo, and everyone turned to look. On Li Shuo’s Profound Vessel, a middle-aged man slowly emerged, a jet-black longsword in hand. His features bore some resemblance to Li Shuo, but his aura was completely different—it was sharp and aggressive.

"I heard Li Shuo has a younger brother, Li Fei, who’s also at the Extraordinary level. Compared to his older brother, this Li Fei isn’t very famous, but from the looks of it today, his strength might even surpass Li Shuo’s," the Blond Giant from the Lion Palace said, a sharp glint in his eyes as he stared at the sword-wielding Li Fei.

"Swordsmen are inherently skilled in offense, while Li Shuo has mastered the Mysteries of Gang, which focuses on defense. One for offense, one for defense—the two brothers are a perfect match," Elder Purple Robe said lightly. "Now I just wonder how that young man is faring."

The "young man" he spoke of was, of course, Qin Ya, who had been ambushed by Li Shuo.

The five-hundred-zhang Primordial Qi Vortex hadn’t disappeared, which meant Qin Ya was still alive. But everyone assumed that after taking a direct palm strike from Li Shuo, even if he wasn’t dead, he must be in bad shape. He probably had no strength left to fight.

"If he would just surrender, maybe Li Shuo would spare him."

Just then, Luo Bi came to Elder Purple Robe’s side and shot a disdainful glance at the Dancing Girls. In his eyes, this group of Dancing Girls with their low cultivation was no different from ants. He really couldn’t understand why a monstrous talent like Qin Ya wasn’t protected by powerful experts, but was instead surrounded by a group of Dancing Girls. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Hmph. Looks like he’s just another hedonist."

Luo Bi snorted coldly, thinking to himself. But then another thought struck him: if this man was a hedonist and *still* possessed such peerless talent, breaking through to the Extraordinary realm at his age... The flames of jealousy in his heart threatened to erupt.

"No, the Young Master would never surrender."

Qingxu muttered this under her breath, but no matter how quiet she was, how could her words escape Luo Bi and Elder Purple Robe, who were standing only a few steps away? Luo Bi’s eyes flashed with a cold light as he stared directly at Qingxu, making her feel a crushing pressure.

"A mere ant dares to comment on the affairs of the Extraordinary. The master is arrogant, and his subordinates are just as ignorant." Driven by jealousy, Luo Bi had no goodwill for Qin Ya whatsoever. He said coldly, "Do you have any idea who Li Shuo and Li Fei are? They serve under the Martial Arts King, the Ancient King. Your master’s talent may be impressive, but how can he possibly compare to a King?"

"He’ll have to surrender whether he wants to or not."

Faced with Luo Bi’s aggression, Qingxu bit her lip and remained silent. His words weren’t entirely unreasonable, but she refused to accept them.

Or rather, Qin Ya would never accept them.

She hadn’t known Qin Ya for long, but as a Dancing Girl, she had spent years in places of pleasure and seen all kinds of men—strong, weak, debauched... Yet she had never met anyone like Qin Ya.

His maturity was far beyond his years, and beneath his indifferent exterior hid an ambition that burned like a prairie fire. A man like that would never bow to anyone.

"Young Master, please mind your decorum," Elder Purple Robe said coolly.

Hearing this, Luo Bi took a deep breath. He had indeed lost his composure, shouting at a mere Dancing Girl out of jealousy.

"I know," Luo Bi said coolly.

"Li Shuo, you’re in a sorry state."

Wielding his Black Sword, Li Fei used his Sky-Controlling ability to fly before Li Shuo, speaking coolly. Li Shuo just snorted. "This young man is not to be underestimated."

Gazing at the five-hundred-zhang Primordial Qi Vortex in the sky, Li Fei said coolly, "Indeed. He took a sword strike from me and a palm strike from you, and he’s still alive."

"Sword Intent... heh. This is getting more and more interesting."

Just then, a cold voice echoed out. Immediately, countless columns of seawater shot into the sky, stabbing toward Li Fei and Li Shuo like a volley of long spears.

"He’s here."

The pupils of both men constricted. Li Fei’s Black Sword slashed out, creating streaks of Flowing Light that pulsed with Sword Intent. Their power was peerless, shattering the columns of water.

Li Shuo’s method was even simpler. He unleashed the Mysteries of Gang, condensing his qi into a barrier that enveloped him. Though the torrent of seawater was powerful, it couldn’t break through.

"Is that all the power he has? It seems he’s heavily injured."

"Is that so?"

The voice traveled from far to near in an instant. Li Shuo’s pupils shrank violently as a white longspear whipped toward him. With unstoppable force, it shattered the qi barrier from the Mysteries of Gang and slammed viciously into his body. Instantly, he was blasted away like a cannonball.

And where Li Shuo had been standing in the void, a figure in white now stood.

It was Qin Ya. His black hair whipped about wildly, his aura both demonic and divine.

"Completely unharmed!"

A look of disbelief flashed across Li Fei’s face. To be completely unscathed after taking a sword strike from him and a palm strike from Li Shuo... ’This young man must have...’

"A high-grade Defensive Profound Soldier!"

In an instant, Li Fei understood. He hadn’t sensed any defensive Mysteries on Qin Ya like the ones Li Shuo used. The only other possibility was a Defensive Profound Soldier. And for a Profound Soldier to block attacks from an Extraordinary-level expert, its grade had to be incredibly high.

"So you figured it out. And what of it?"

Qin Ya gave a cold smile, spear in hand, and charged forward without hesitation.

The spear strikes fell like rain in a ferocious barrage. In the blink of an eye, he thrust over a hundred times. But Li Fei, relying on his Divine Thought to predict the assault, defended himself tightly with his Black Sword.

Longsword and longspear. A swift offense against a tight defense. The sound of their clashes was like rain drumming on banana leaves, a continuous patter that echoed across the sea.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG...

"So fast!"

"Such brilliant technique!"

Though he was in a berserk state, the Spear Technique he had honed over countless years was etched into his very bones. Now, facing a Swordsman, he couldn’t help but unleash that terrifying, almost supernatural Spear Technique. He actually managed to suppress Li Fei for a time, a sight that left the crowd astonished.