Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 154: Chapter 151: Thirteenth Elder, Vajra King

Seeing Wei Tianchen kneeling on the ground, the entire crowd was dumbstruck.

What was Wei Tianchen’s status?

Little Pill King. Young Alliance Leader. These two titles had made him one of the most dazzling, top-level figures of the younger generation.

With his current prestige, he could almost rival Young Master Soaring Dragon, the number one figure of the younger generation.

And yet now, Ning Jiang had forced him to his knees!

And this was happening inside Pill King Valley, his own stronghold.

’Just where did this monster come from?!’

Everyone stared at Ning Jiang in utter horror. He had killed an Innate Limit expert with a single slap and forced Wei Tianchen to his knees, completely unable to resist. What kind of terrifying power was this?

When had such a monster appeared among the younger generation? Why had they never heard of him?

’So, everything Shuangying said was true.’

Mrs. Yan stared dumbfounded at Ning Jiang, her very soul trembling.

”Stop at once,” the red-faced old man shouted at Ning Jiang, his voice a mixture of shock and anger.

”You can kneel with him.”

Ning Jiang showed no courtesy. His heavy Innate Gang Qi pressed down like a great mountain, forcing the Alchemy Grandmaster from the Ji Family to his knees as well.

”Tan Jinglin, who is he to you? Aren’t you going to make him stop?” the other Alchemy Grandmasters hurriedly chimed in.

Tan Jinglin stood to the side, unmoved. ”I have no right to interfere with what Mr. Ning wants to do,” he said. ”Everyone, take my advice: this is not a mess you can get involved in.”

”This...!”

The Alchemy Grandmasters were startled and grew wary. They knew Tan Jinglin was not one for alarmist talk.

”AHHH!”

Wei Tianchen roared in fury, desperately trying to stand up. But to his despair, he discovered that his power was pathetically weak before Ning Jiang.

”How dare you humiliate me like this! Pill King Valley will never let you go!”

Wei Tianchen gritted his teeth. Being forced to kneel in front of everyone was more agonizing than death itself.

”And what of Pill King Valley?”

Ning Jiang sneered, his aura soaring to an infinite height. He stood there as if he could hold up the very heavens and said slowly, ”Wei Tianchen, today I will show you that before me, Pill King Valley is nothing more than worthless rabble!”

”Ning Jiang of Kunlun has come to call on Pill King Valley!”

Ning Jiang took a sudden step forward, and his voice boomed like rolling thunder, spreading majestically for dozens of miles in every direction.

Amplified by the echoes from the valley walls, the sound was like the roar of thunder or the crash of cannons, leaving everyone dazed and disoriented.

In an instant, the paper windows of countless halls throughout Pill King Valley shattered.

Countless precious porcelain vases were also shaken to pieces by the sound.

”This...!”

The countless Alchemy Masters present stared at Ning Jiang, dumbfounded. ’Is he declaring war on the entire Pill King Valley?’

For a moment, countless hearts pounded violently.

This was an earth-shattering event!

Pill King Valley was a top-level power in Cyan Cloud Country, its status transcendent and aloof. Who in the past several decades had dared to provoke this behemoth?

”Who dares cause trouble in Pill King Valley!”

Moments after Ning Jiang’s voice faded, thirteen figures shot out from several of Pill King Valley’s grand halls.

”The thirteen Elders,” countless people cried out in alarm.

As a top-level power in Cyan Cloud Country, Pill King Valley had thirteen Innate Limit experts.

The top five among them were all ranked on the Innate List.

The Grand Elder was ranked seventh on the Innate List, the Second Elder thirteenth, the Third Elder twenty-first, the Fourth Elder twenty-seventh, and the Fifth Elder thirty-fourth.

Now, all thirteen Elders had appeared at once. Who could possibly stand against such might?

”Isn’t that Protector coming out?” someone murmured in surprise after seeing the thirteen Elders.

”With that lord’s power, there’s no need for him to act. Do you really think a mere junior can stand against all thirteen Elders of Pill King Valley?”

When the thirteen Elders joined forces, what was there to fear, even from someone in the top five of the Innate List?

”What’s going on?”

The Grand Elder was an old man with an otherworldly, immortal-like bearing. But when he saw Wei Tianchen and the Ji Family Grandmaster kneeling on the ground, his expression changed instantly.

”Grand Elder, this man came to Pill King Valley to cause trouble! He killed someone in public and forced me to my knees! I implore you and the other Elders to act and punish him severely,” Wei Tianchen said hurriedly.

Every second he spent kneeling was an agony that nearly drove him insane.

He had just become the Young Alliance Leader, full of vigor and surrounded by a dazzling aura. But Ning Jiang had forced him to his knees, utterly shattering his dignity.

The fall from grace was like being kicked from the heavens into a deep abyss.

”Noisy.”

Ning Jiang’s gaze turned cold, and his aura intensified. BOOM! Wei Tianchen’s face was slammed deep into the ground.

The crowd of watching Alchemists was left completely speechless.

The thirteen Elders had appeared, arriving with overwhelming might, yet Ning Jiang’s stance remained just as unyielding. He wasn’t giving the Elders any face at all.

’He’s challenging the thirteen Elders head-on!’

The Grand Elder’s face twitched, his eyes turning icy. ”Who are you, and why have you come to cause trouble at Pill King Valley?!”

He was ranked seventh on the Innate List, a true master of the highest caliber, yet facing Ning Jiang, he actually felt a sense of threat.

”The likes of you aren’t qualified to speak with me. Tell Lu Changsheng to get out here. His disciple took one of my people, and for that, Lu Changsheng owes me an explanation!”

Ning Jiang stood alone, hands clasped behind his back, his posture as straight and tall as an Ancient Divine Mountain, majestic and imposing.

”Bastard! How dare you disrespect the Pill King!”

An elder in a black robe immediately flew into a rage. It was the Second Elder of Pill King Valley.

”Junior, you are too insolent! The Pill King is a personage beyond your measure; how dare you insult him? Release Tianchen and the others now, then go beg the Pill King for forgiveness. If you do, Pill King Valley might just spare your life!” the Grand Elder declared, flicking his wide sleeve, his expression displeased.

”I’ll say it one last time: get Lu Changsheng out here, or I’ll begin a massacre!” Ning Jiang’s eyes narrowed, his patience worn thin.

”You’re courting death.”

The Grand Elder and the others were enraged. The black-robed elder was the first to charge, clapping his hands together. As Innate Gang Yuan erupted from his body, two enormous palms materialized around Ning Jiang, closing in on him like collapsing walls.

”A petty trick.”

With a light stomp of his foot, Ning Jiang shattered both palms.

’Such incredible power.’

The expressions of the thirteen Elders all changed, their faces turning grave.

The attacker, the Second Elder, was ranked thirteenth on the Innate List. He had been famous for a long time and was the kind of person who could do as he pleased wherever he went.

The technique he had just used was powerful enough to severely injure an ordinary Innate Limit expert, yet Ning Jiang had dismantled it with ease.

This showed that Ning Jiang was undoubtedly a formidable foe.

”He has some skill. No wonder he’s so arrogant.”

The Grand Elder snorted. As he spoke, he began walking toward Ning Jiang. With each step, the ground cracked, and his body grew an inch taller.

In the end, he stood a full two heads taller than before. His clothes burst apart, revealing bronze muscles that looked as if they had been cast from molten iron and reinforced with steel.

He stood there like a human-shaped bear.

BOOM!

A rainbow of Blood Qi erupted from his body, rising ten feet high.

”Take my fist!”

The Grand Elder instantly appeared before Ning Jiang, his charge creating a long, sharp shriek as it tore through the air like a falling meteor.

He threw a punch, the terrifying Fist Force howling like a colossal ape’s roar, its ferocious power surging.

”The Ape King Body Refining Skill.”

Someone’s expression changed, recognizing the Grand Elder’s technique.

This Body Refining Technique was the Grand Elder’s strongest art, the source of his fame throughout Cyan Cloud. It made his physique like that of an Ape King among Demon Beasts: indestructible and impervious to all techniques.

’He wants to compete with my physical strength?’

Ning Jiang stood his ground, unmoving as a great mountain.

He clenched his fist and threw a punch.

BANG!

It was like two meteorites colliding. A terrifying storm instantly swept out in all directions. Some of the Martial Artists standing too close were hit by the shockwave and immediately spat up blood.

The ground shattered, breaking into countless pieces.

”Get back!”

Everyone scrambled back, their faces filled with horror.

STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!

The Grand Elder was forced back three steps!

’In a contest of physical strength, the Grand Elder actually lost?’

All thirteen Elders looked on in horror. If they had been merely surprised when Ning Jiang repelled the Second Elder’s attack, now they were utterly horrified!

The Grand Elder was a renowned Body Refining Grandmaster in Cyan Cloud Country. In the entire nation, the only person whose physique was stronger than his was the Vajra King, known as the ”Vajra Indestructible.”

’Could this kid’s body actually rival the Vajra King’s?’ The Grand Elder stared at Ning Jiang in disbelief, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

’Wei Tianchen, what kind of fearsome enemy have you brought upon Pill King Valley?’

”A pack of worthless rabble. You think you can stand against me?”

Ning Jiang’s voice was cold and immense as his body slowly rose into the air, his white hair whipping about him. ”Since Lu Changsheng refuses to come out, then I’ll just have to kill until he does!”

”Let’s go up!”

All thirteen Elders soared into the air. They couldn’t unleash their full power within the confines of Pill King Valley, but it was a different story in the open sky.

”Attack together!” the Grand Elder barked.

In that instant, all thirteen attacked as one.

The very air seemed to explode as the thirteen Elders held nothing back, unleashing their strongest attacks in a combined assault on Ning Jiang.

The power was world-shaking, like a tidal wave capable of toppling mountains. It enveloped a radius of more than a hundred feet around Ning Jiang, cutting off all his escape routes.

An attack this terrifying would pulverize not just a person, but an entire mountain.

Down in Pill King Valley, everyone watched, their heads tilted to the sky. No one accused the Grand Elder and his men of being shameless.

Ning Jiang’s power was simply too horrifying—so horrifying that it had forced all thirteen Elders to attack at once!

’If Pill King Valley wins this battle, they will preserve their transcendent status. But if this young man wins, his name will become as renowned as the sun and moon, shaking the very foundations of Cyan Cloud Country, known to all!’

As one of the Alchemy Grandmasters murmured to himself, the barrage of attacks descended, striking Ning Jiang with their full, combined force.

BOOOOM—

The sky exploded!