Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 674: Chapter 296: Domain Master of Profound Truth (Part 3)

Thus, the star giant stood there frozen like a massive puppet that had lost its soul.

Ning Qi, standing with great composure twenty zhang away, held the Star Annihilation Blade, waiting for the consciousness of the three inside the giant to awaken.

A gentle breeze stirred across the sky, and after a short while, the three gradually came to their senses.

Staring at Ning Qi twenty zhang away, they couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat.

”How... how did you master the ultimate skill of our Celestial Star Upper Sect?” Tang Mankong exclaimed in shock.

Ning Qi calmly replied, ”Is your ultimate skill really so difficult? I learned it at a glance.”

As if to prove he was not exaggerating, in an instant, the hundred beams of starlight that had been shining on the star giant abandoned them and shifted to fall on Ning Qi instead.

In his white robe, Ning Qi seemed even more radiant than snow. In the blink of an eye, his form vanished within the starlight, and a star giant of a hundred zhang appeared in the place where he stood, towering over the world.

It seemed capable of grasping the sun and moon and plucking stars!

The crowd gazed upwards, mouths agape, their thoughts in disarray as they looked at the hundred-zhang star giant clad in endless starlight.

It turned out Ning Qi did know the cultivation technique of their Celestial Star Upper Sect!

The people of Celestial Star Upper Sect were the most shocked.

Their eyes flickered with disbelief, astonishment, fear, and submission—a complex array of emotions crossed their faces. They could swear they had never seen anything in their lives that could shake their souls so profoundly as this day.

Tang Mankong and the other two were rendered speechless, despite their star giant having the power of a half-step Unity Realm.

Under the display of Ning Qi’s hundred-zhang star giant, they seemed as insignificant as tiny ants.

In the hand of the hundred-zhang giant, the Star Annihilation Blade that Ning Qi had previously formed was still held.

Yet that blade remained so small, appearing like a mere toothpick in its hand.

Above the nine heavens, a merciless Tao sound resonated.

”Let me show you how the Star Annihilation Blade is truly used.”

With that, an immense radiance surged into the Star Annihilation Blade in the hand of the hundred-zhang giant.

Ning Qi’s figure reappeared, the Star Annihilation Blade in his hand growing darker and more profound.

Suddenly, the Star Annihilation Blade flew out, its blade shifting, releasing countless star phantoms within it, crashing towards the star giant formed by Tang Mankong and the other two below.

In merely a moment, the ten-zhang star giant seemed trapped amidst the star phantoms as if ensnared.

Even more despairingly, the starlight on the star giant they formed continuously dissipated, devoured by the surrounding myriad star phantoms.

Subsequently, the star phantoms were swallowed by the darkness behind them, and the star tomb reappeared, simultaneously engulfing Tang Mankong and the other two, who were now visible.

All three were directly stripped of their half-step Unity Realm strength by Ning Qi!

The crowd could no longer perceive the breath of the three, as if they had completely vanished.

Soon after, at the spot where the three had been, a Star Annihilation Blade reappeared and flew back into Ning Qi’s hand.

The onlookers shuddered in fear.

Where had the three gone?

Were they absorbed into the blade, or had they perished?

Ning Qi gently stroked the blade.

His fair and slender fingers gracing the deep, dark blade, creating a unique aesthetic.

Everyone could distinctly perceive that the blade had become even more formidable than before!

Moreover, this blade was originally formed by human will, but now it possessed a full entity.

It was as if it truly existed in Ning Qi’s hand, used to slay foes under the heavens, refining them into a blade!

Everyone swallowed hard—was this the true Star Annihilation Blade?

Ning Qi did not disclose the whereabouts of the three, nor did anyone dare inquire, merely gazing at the blade, their eyes involuntarily twitching.

Ning Qi looked towards the Sect Protection Array of Celestial Star Upper Sect, slightly raised the blade, seemingly about to strike.

In the next moment, unexpectedly, the Celestial Star Upper Sect’s array opened from the inside, revealing all the disciples of the Celestial Star Upper Sect beneath it.

A young Great Power flew out and addressed Ning Qi:

”Our Celestial Star Upper Sect would like to pledge allegiance to Sect Leader Ning, honoring only the Infinite Sword Sect’s lead. We humbly implore Sect Leader Ning’s acceptance.”

Ning Qi did not lower the blade, his eyes passing over the young man before him, towards the disciples of Celestial Star Upper Sect below.

At this moment, those disciples gazed at Ning Qi and the young man who flew out, all their pupils trembling.

That individual was Xia Tianhe’s nephew, specifically Xia Xing.

At this time, Xia Tianhe had yet to return from Fuyao Realm, and the three Integration Realm ancestors had perished, leaving everyone in a state of leaderless despair.

Now that Xia Xing stepped forward to submit to Ning Qi and the Infinite Sword Sect, it inadvertently brought a ray of hope to the despondent crowd.

No one wished to die, nor did anyone stand against Xia Xing at this moment.

Seeing Ning Qi looking towards them, another young Great Power, friendly with Xia Xing, immediately bowed and said, ”I am willing to submit to Sect Leader Ning.”

Upon hearing this, others followed suit, bowing and declaring, ”We all wish to pledge allegiance to Sect Leader Ning, honoring only the Infinite Sword Sect’s lead!”

In an instant, all members of Celestial Star Upper Sect bowed to Ning Qi.

Ning Qi glanced at Xia Xing.

Xia Xing blinked slightly at Ning Qi, as if saying, ”Realm Lord, allow me to take control of Celestial Star Upper Sect promptly.”

Ning Qi felt helpless; they were all family, and he couldn’t bring himself to refuse.

Since Xia Xing wished to control Celestial Star Upper Sect, then let him!

However, to make it convincing, Ning Qi calmly said, ”Words alone are not evidence!”

Immediately, Xia Xing made a gesture towards the heavens, a wisp of primordial spirit power emerging from his head like a wisp of smoke rising upwards.

He declared, ”I, Xia Xing, with primordial spirit power offered to the heavens, swear by the Heavenly Path Oath, to serve Ning Qi all my life!”

As he finished speaking, that wisp of primordial spirit smoke coalesced into a Dharma Seal in the void, flying towards Ning Qi and entering between his brows.