Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

He threw a punch, and the world itself changed color.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but the colossal shadow of a fist. The surroundings grew incredibly dim, as if Yang Xiao’s punch had stolen the very light of the sun.

The Sword and Saber Alliance disciple who had spoken out against Yang Xiao was the first to bear the brunt. Before the fist shadow even arrived, the Vigorous Qi preceding it rushed forward, sending him flying and causing his body to explode in mid-air.

Sharing his miserable fate was Zhang Tao, the Junior Sect Leader of the Six Yang Sect, who, feeling humiliated and hoping to take advantage of the situation, had been charging forward.

Because of his forward momentum, his end was even more tragic.

Not only did his body explode, but the Red Flame Blood Eagle he was riding was sent tumbling. If one were to cut open its belly, they would find its internal organs had been torn to shreds, killing it instantly.

But this was only the beginning!

The end was far from over.

Yang Xiao’s Fist Force showed no signs of dissipating. The enormous fist shadow continued its relentless charge toward everyone else.

Even though these people hadn’t said a single word.

But to Yang Xiao, their mere presence here was a provocation!

...

”Insolent!”

”How dare you, boy!”

”This is absolute lawlessness! Do you have any idea what you’re doing?”

”Is this kid looking to die?”

At the same time, furious roars rained down from the sky.

These were the same people who had been so high and mighty before, deeming it beneath them to even speak to Yang Xiao.

Now, every single one of them was roaring in anger.

They were in disbelief.

They never would have imagined it.

That Yang Xiao would be so audacious.

That he would dare to attack them.

And without the slightest hesitation, so directly.

’Doesn’t this kid know that all the Sect ancestors are wary of him? Doesn’t he know that going to this trial is a one-way trip to his death? And he still doesn’t know when to pull back?’

These people were rather puzzled.

They represented the Nine Sects Alliance; they were the face of the Nine Sects Alliance.

For Yang Xiao to dare strike them was to slap the faces of the Nine Great Sects—even if there were only Seven Great Sects left now.

But even so, offending them was a death sentence.

That was why none of them could fathom how Yang Xiao could be so bold.

A pity.

Yang Xiao obviously had no intention of explaining the source of their confusion. While he hadn’t used his full power in that punch, relying purely on his Physical Strength to launch it...

...even so.

...it was not something that a few Tier Four Barbaric Beasts and these so-called geniuses—the strongest of whom was only at the Martial Grandmaster Seventh Layer—could possibly withstand.

As the fist shadow passed.

The remaining three Tier Four Barbaric Beasts, including the Profound Ice Carving at the Peak of Tier Four Upper-Grade, were all sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground, their status unknown.

As for the people riding them...

...they fared even worse.

Although their bodies didn’t explode,

the aftershocks of the Fist Force invaded their bodies.

One by one, they were severely injured, their cultivation crippled.

Even the strongest among them, the seemingly pure and noble disciples of the Ice Profound Sect, were no exception.

Fortunately, having cultivated to the Martial Grandmaster realm, their bodies were quite strong. Despite being gravely injured and having their cultivation crippled, they were still alive.

It was just that their wretched appearances...

...were worse than that of beggars.

Gone was their previous air of superiority.

Of course, this was also because Yang Xiao hadn’t paid them any mind, nor had he deliberately targeted them. The Barbaric Beasts had absorbed most of the punch’s power.

Otherwise, if he had just added another ten percent of his strength, they all would have died.

But even so, it was enough to leave everyone present utterly shocked and dumbfounded.

One punch sent four Tier Four Barbaric Beasts flying.

It injured all the outstanding disciples from five sects, causing one to explode and crippling the cultivation of all the rest.

This scene...

...was so brutal it defied imagination.

One must understand that among those four Barbaric Beasts, the weakest was Tier Four Middle Grade, equivalent to a Middle Stage Martial Grandmaster. The strongest had reached the Peak of Tier Four Upper-Grade. Even a human Half-Step Martial Saint might be able to kill it, but not necessarily send it flying.

And he had sent four of them flying with a single punch.

That power was simply terrifying.

’Is this a level of strength a human can even display?’

’A Martial Saint!’

’The Young Master must be a Martial Saint.’

At this thought, the blood of the stunned crowd began to boil with excitement.

”Young Master!”

”Invincible!”

”Long live the Young Master!”

”Invincible! The Young Master is invincible!”

It’s unknown who shouted first.

But they soon roused the entire crowd.

These were the same people who, just a moment before Yang Xiao’s arrival, had been suppressed by the arrogant disciples of the Four Sects, forced to lie on the ground, unable to move.

The humiliation had been immense.

But the moment Yang Xiao returned...

...they were standing tall.

Instead, it was the arrogant disciples of the great sects who were now sprawled on the ground, unable to move.

They were in an even worse state than the crowd had been moments before.

Utterly wretched.

With a master like this...

...how could they not cheer?

How could they not be excited?

Even the most experienced and rational Cheng Boxuan...

...had a look of excitement on his face.

It was as if he had returned to his youth.

Returned to a time of passion and fervor.

As for the already severely injured people, hearing these cheers made them tremble with anger. But when they thought of Yang Xiao’s power, a sense of despair crept into the hearts of many.

This was especially true for those who thought themselves superior; they simply couldn’t accept the fact that Yang Xiao was this powerful.

They were, after all, the most outstanding disciples from the Nine Great Sects of the Celestial Cloud Region.

Even a fool like Zhang Tao was a Martial Grandmaster Third Layer.

And those outstanding disciples from the Ice Profound Sect had all entered the Middle Stage of Martial Grandmaster, with one even possessing the combat strength of a Martial Grandmaster Seventh Layer.

Yet these chosen ones, these prodigies...

...had been defeated by the very Yang Xiao they had looked down upon.

Knocked from the sky with a single punch.

The Guardian Beast beneath one of them was even blown to bits.

Such power.

The mere thought of it sent a chill down their spines.

They couldn’t accept it.

A few, unable to bear the pressure, fainted on the spot.

Those who remained conscious no longer dared to act superior or look down on Yang Xiao.

’When this guy wiped out Medicine King Valley, I thought he must have had some powerful backing, or that some senior expert was deliberately putting him in the spotlight. But now it seems that even if he wasn’t the one who truly destroyed Medicine King Valley, his strength is not to be underestimated. Annihilating the former Purple Sun Sect would probably be a simple matter for him.’

The senior disciple of the Ice Profound Sect, Bing Xin, who was usually as cold and aloof as a Fairy, sighed in her heart.

At this moment, she was the only one who could still objectively judge Yang Xiao’s strength.

The others were already dying of shame.

Each and every one of them was a genius in their Sect.

They shouldn’t have had to come personally to summon Yang Xiao this time, but over the past few days, they had all heard of his fearsome reputation.

Annihilating the Purple Sun Sect.

Annihilating Medicine King Valley.

And yet, he was their age, or perhaps even much younger.

Naturally, they were jealous.

They even harbored a hidden resentment.

Coming here this time, they had wanted to use the name of the Nine Sects Alliance to put Yang Xiao in his place.

That’s why, from the very beginning, they had used the power of the Five Great Barbaric Beasts to suppress everyone on the former grounds of the Purple Sun Sect.

But they never expected...

...that now, with just a single punch from Yang Xiao...

...they would be left grounded and unable to rise.

Their cultivation was even sealed by that Fist Force, which was as good as being crippled.

Such humiliation.

For them, it was a fate worse than death.

But now, they could only endure it.

The cheers ringing in their ears felt all the more grating.

They wished they had never come.

It was too humiliating.