Daily Intelligence, Starting Out I Obtain the Heaven-devouring Demonic Art

77: There is no one before him and no one after him who has died!”You bastard! Even if I, the Sect Master, am severely wounded, I’m not someone a Return to One Realm Cultivator like you can trifle with!”

Li Tao’s eyes were savage and terrifying.

Previously, he had been besieged by those Righteous Path powerhouses, and even though he was severely wounded, he hadn’t died.

But he never expected to be defeated by a Return to One Realm Cultivator now, which filled him with extreme unwillingness and anguish.

At this point, he was as good as dead, with no chance of recovery.

The only reason he hadn’t died yet was because his Realm was high enough and his life force strong enough to keep him alive for the duration of an incense stick, even with fatal injuries.

So, he intended to use this last incense stick’s worth of time to send this accursed fellow on his way first.

The next moment, Li Tao experienced a final burst of energy; he stood up and raised his right palm, dark, flowing light faintly visible within it, and the surrounding air suddenly compressed, emitting an unbearable hum.

As he lightly twisted his wrist, a solid black Qi blast shot out from his palm, transforming into a phantom black dragon with bared fangs and claws in mid-air, hurtling towards Wang Teng with a sharp howl that seemed to tear through the sky.

Wherever it passed, space rippled, the bluestone ground cracked, and the walls of civilian houses became covered in fissures.

To be blunt, even though Li Tao was severely wounded and his strength was less than one percent of its peak, the power of this palm strike was far beyond what an ordinary Return to One Realm Cultivator could withstand.

”Three Killing Extinction Sword Canon’s First Kill, Blood Hell Burning Heavens!”

Seeing this, Wang Teng swung the Only My Dao Sword in his hand.

A crimson sword light suddenly flared, transforming into a scarlet sword shadow dozens of feet tall.

The sword shadow was wreathed in thick, blood-like black mist, with countless distorted, wailing specters faintly visible within the fog, as if thousands of vengeful souls were imprisoned there.

”Slash...!”

With a low shout from Wang Teng, the sword shadow descended with a roar; wherever it passed, the air seemed to ignite, the ground cracked open into fiery red ravines, and flames, imbued with a bloody aura, shot skyward, dyeing half the sky purplish-red.

A ferocious roar echoed between heaven and earth, as if countless vengeful spirits were screaming and howling in the flames.

Boom...!

Palm and sword collided, thunder boomed, and golden-red sparks scattered like fireflies.

A powerful Qi wave spread out in a ring, devastating all surrounding buildings, which collapsed one after another.

Pfft...!

After this collision, an arm flew up, blood splattering, before finally falling to the ground.

Li Tao looked at Wang Teng in disbelief, his emotions tumultuous, his face flashing with a hint of pain.

He had originally thought that his palm strike would easily destroy Wang Teng.

But he never expected to be at a disadvantage in this collision.

Having landed a hit, Wang Teng showed no intention of stopping; he pressed his advantage, closing in to finish him off while he was down.

Pfft, pfft, pfft...!

Li Tao’s wounds multiplied, and he was completely suppressed by Wang Teng; no matter how much he resisted, it was futile.

Finally, with a bang, Li Tao’s body flew back, crashing heavily onto the ground.

At this moment, Li Tao’s life force was depleted; he had only one breath left, no power to resist, as if he would die the next second.

”Hmph hmph hmph! Hahahaha! To think that I, the dignified Sect Master of the Nine Hells Evil Sect, who has dominated the Jianghu for decades, would now be a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by dogs!”

”You win. Take my life and spread your name!”

Li Tao let out a tragic laugh, like an overlord’s final song, having come to terms with life and death.

”Heh heh! In that case, I won’t be polite!”

As Wang Teng’s words fell, he put away the Only My Dao Sword.

”Hmm? Putting away your sword? You... could it be that you admire my detachment from life and death? Have you developed a sense of mutual appreciation? So you want to let me go?”

”However, even so, I won’t thank you. Farewell!”

At this moment, Li Tao, like a defeated hero, prepared to leave.

”Huh? Are you sick? Who said I was letting you go?”

As Wang Teng spoke, he picked up a roof beam, as thick as an adult’s thigh, from the ruins of a collapsed house, then walked towards Li Tao.

”You... what do you want to do?”

Seeing this, Li Tao was somewhat confused and shouted out.

”If those Righteous Path Sects had issued a kill order for you, I would have just killed you directly!”

”But... those Righteous Path Sects issued a ’rape and kill’ order for you. Although I don’t have that kind of preference, I still have to make it look like I’m following their instructions. Otherwise, if I don’t follow their requirements, what if they don’t give me Spirit Stones?”

Wang Teng said.

”Ah? Co... could it be that you intend to...?”

”No... don’t... don’t come over here!”

Li Tao looked at the roof beam, as thick as an adult’s thigh, that Wang Teng was holding, his buttocks clenched, his heart completely panicked.

He, the dignified Sect Master of the Nine Hells Evil Sect, if he were to be impaled to death by this roof beam, it would not only be a tragic death but also a social death.

Perhaps years or decades later, people would still be discussing it.

”Oh... that Sect Master of the Nine Hells Evil Sect! I heard he was impaled to death with a roof beam. What a horrible way to die!”

”Yes! How much must that have hurt! With such a death, he must be the first in ancient and modern times!”

Li Tao had imagined that after his death, he would leave behind a reputation for ferocity, for evil, but he had never imagined such a tragic reputation.

”Don’t worry, it’ll be over quickly!”

As Wang Teng’s words fell, he kicked Li Tao over, then aimed the roof beam at Li Tao’s backside.

”No... don’t... I &%*... hurry up and let me go... you %&*...!”

At this moment, Li Tao’s face was filled with panic, and he cursed at Wang Teng, no longer retaining his previous high and mighty demeanor.

Pfft...!

As the roof beam in Wang Teng’s hand descended.

”Oh...!”

Li Tao’s eyes widened, his limbs straightened, and he felt as if he was about to achieve Immortal Ascension.

Thump!

Li Tao completely lost his life force, dying a spectacular and tragic death.

”Amitabha, a sin, a sin. This isn’t what I wanted to do; it was required by the Righteous Path Sects who issued the Jianghu ’rape and kill’ order! Don’t blame me!”

Wang Teng chanted a Buddhist prayer and said.

At this time, many people had already gathered around.

Wang Teng and Li Tao’s battle in Jin Feng City had now ceased, naturally attracting a large crowd.

When the crowd saw Li Tao’s gruesome death, they all frowned, grimacing and instinctively covering their buttocks.

”Eww...! He died too horribly! Unprecedented and never to be repeated!”

”Yes! How much must that have hurt!”

”Holy crap...! I’ve never seen such a way to die in my life!”

”...!”

People pointed and gesticulated at Li Tao’s corpse.

Especially when they saw Wang Teng, their faces showed a hint of fear and apprehension, as if they had seen a plague god and a pervert.

Just then... ”Move aside... everyone move aside...!”

A group of people arrived, dressed in dark Xuan-colored tight-fitting outfits, with moon-white long coats over them. They had standard longswords hanging at their waists, their scabbards uniformly engraved with the Nine Flowers Sword Sect’s emblem.

The Nine Flowers Sword Sect was one of the Righteous Path forces that had annihilated the Nine Hells Evil Sect.

”I heard that Li Tao, the Sect Master of the Nine Hells Evil Sect, was killed? Where is the body?”

Among the group, a leader stepped forward and asked.

He was Wang Teng’s old acquaintance, the elite Disciple of the Nine Flowers Sword Sect, Yan Jiu...