Chapter 279: A Bunch of Trash

Chapter 279: Chapter 279: A Bunch of Trash

Not only were the enemy experts staring in utter horror, but the experts of Great Chu within the city were also trembling violently, each one looking as if their eyes would pop out of their sockets in disbelief.

What just happened?

The City Defense Array, which so many of the enemy’s Nascent Soul Realm experts had failed to breach even after a prolonged, combined assault, had just been shattered by an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old youth with a single punch!

Then, with just a single slash, he had annihilated over a dozen Nascent Soul Realm experts in an instant!

Most importantly, even their strongest expert—someone at the Ninth Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm—couldn’t discern the first thing about the cultivation aura radiating from the young man!

Not only could they not discern it, but it also struck a deep, primal fear into their hearts.

"Nascent... Nascent Soul Transformation Realm!!!"

"He’s a supreme expert of the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm!"

"How could the Great Chu Dynasty possibly have someone of that caliber!"

The remaining eighty-odd enemy experts in the Nascent Soul Realm also sensed the cultivation aura emanating from Yi Xiaoyao and shrieked, their eyes wide with terror and disbelief.

But they had no more time for terror. The lingering Sword Qi from Yi Xiaoyao’s slash, carrying a frightening aura, was already tearing through the air and sweeping toward them.

Instantly, the eighty-odd Nascent Soul Realm experts combined their power to erect a massive Spiritual Shield Wall, blocking the entirety of the remaining Sword Qi.

These men, after all, included many peak Nascent Soul Realm experts, and with over eighty of them remaining, it shouldn’t have been difficult to block the aftershocks of a strike from a First-Layer Nascent Soul Transformation expert.

But Yi Xiaoyao was no ordinary First-Layer Nascent Soul Transformation expert. With his many powerful trump cards, not even an expert at the Fourth Layer of the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm would be his match now.

Although the Spiritual Shield Wall erected by the eighty-odd Nascent Soul Realm experts managed to block the countless streams of Sword Qi, the impact still sent them all flying backward, coughing up blood.

Below, the soldiers and generals, including the vast, dark sea of troops, all watched the scene unfolding in the sky, their faces pale.

One must remember, the figures currently spitting up blood and being sent flying were all Nascent Soul Realm experts!

In their respective dynasties, Nascent Soul Realm experts were the absolute strongest, beings who stood at the very pinnacle of power. The Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul Realm experts, in particular, were the ultimate trump cards of their various factions.

And yet, here were over eighty of these pinnacle-level experts, who had joined forces merely to block a single attack, and they still ended up in such a miserable state.

These people simply could not imagine just how powerful that one slash was.

Countless gazes were fixed on the black-robed youth with the Blood Sword in the sky, and they felt a fear unlike any they had ever known.

This young man was terrifying beyond belief!

Meanwhile, the eighty-odd Nascent Soul Realm experts struggled with all their might to steady themselves, the expressions on their faces a mask of utter shock.

"Sir! I have never heard of an expert of your caliber in the Great Chu Dynasty. You must not be from Great Chu."

"Whatever price the Great Chu Dynasty paid for your services, we will pay you ten times that amount to stand down. What do you say?"

One of the Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul Realm elders stepped forward and, breathing heavily, tried to bargain with Yi Xiaoyao.

At this moment, Yi Xiaoyao was the center of everyone’s attention.

The eighty-odd enemy experts waited, their eyes filled with both fear and hope that Yi Xiaoyao would accept their offer. Down in the city, the Great Chu experts desperately prayed he wouldn’t, but recalling their earlier treatment of him, none of them dared to speak a word.

For a brief, silent moment, everyone awaited Yi Xiaoyao’s decision.

Under the gazes of ten thousand, Yi Xiaoyao let out a soft chuckle. "If you can withstand my next attack, I might just consider it."

The moment the words left his lips, Yi Xiaoyao raised his hand and swept it forward.

"Nirvana Phoenix Fire!"

In an instant, half the sky blazed a fiery red, as if to incinerate the heavens and boil the seas!

An endless torrent of Nirvana Phoenix Fire surged forth, completely engulfing the eighty-odd Nascent Soul Realm experts.

Though they once again combined their strength to raise a defensive barrier, they were utterly powerless against this Flame—upgraded by the Nirvana Holy Fruit—and were instantly reduced to ash!

Yi Xiaoyao raised his hand, and the Nirvana Phoenix Fire vanished. A deeply satisfied smile touched the corner of his lips.

Even Yi Xiaoyao himself was astonished by the power of the Flame he now wielded. It was at least dozens of times more powerful than before!

At that moment, a dead silence fell between heaven and earth. Everyone who had witnessed the scene stood frozen, as if their throats were choked, unable to utter a single sound.

The next moment, countless people below erupted in an explosive uproar.

"That’s terrifying!"

"To be so young and possess such terrifying strength!"

"Just who is this person!?"

"So many Nascent Soul Realm experts... wiped out with a single wave of his hand!"

How could these people possibly know? The number of Nascent Soul Realm experts who had previously died by Yi Xiaoyao’s hand far exceeded the total number from all three of the dynasties below combined!

After all, in the Chaotic Alliance Domain, even a minor alliance possessed more Nascent Soul experts than this.

At this time, Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze turned to the Great Chu experts in Hanliu City.

Instantly, the Great Chu experts all turned deathly pale. At that moment, only a single word filled their hearts: regret!

Before this, they had called the person sent by the King of Chu a good-for-nothing. They had called Yi Xiaoyao a fool and had even spoken of killing him to vent their frustration. What’s more, not a single one of them had obeyed his commands!

Now they knew that if Yi Xiaoyao wished it, he could annihilate them all with a flick of his wrist.

And so, as Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze swept over them, all the Great Chu experts bowed in unison and pleaded for forgiveness.

This was how the world worked: the strong were revered.

Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold smile and said, "You may be a bunch of good-for-nothings, but dealing with the remaining enemies shouldn’t be a problem for you, right?"

Faced with being called "a bunch of good-for-nothings," none of the Great Chu experts dared to show a hint of anger. Instead, they all nodded respectfully in agreement.

Only then did Yi Xiaoyao give a satisfied chuckle before soaring into the sky and departing.

Since he had already annihilated all the top experts from Great Yuan and Great Jin, the remaining forces were no longer a threat. Leaving them for those "good-for-nothings" to clean up would naturally pose no problem at all.

And now, Yi Xiaoyao was returning to King Chu’s Palace to ask about the current situation of the Great Shang Dynasty.

「A moment later, inside King Chu’s Palace.」

The King of Chu was pacing back and forth in the main hall, his expression an unconcealed mask of worry. He feared that even with Yi Xiaoyao’s Nascent Soul Transformation Realm cultivation, it would be difficult for him to face so many Nascent Soul Realm enemies.

After all, the King of Chu had no real understanding of how powerful the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm truly was, let alone that Yi Xiaoyao was far beyond any ordinary expert of the Same Realm.

Just then, a black shadow blurred for an instant, and Yi Xiaoyao appeared in the hall.

"Yi, how are you back already?" the King of Chu asked with a look of confusion.

Yi Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow with a smile. "The problem is solved, so naturally, I’ve returned."

"What?!" The King of Chu stared at Yi Xiaoyao in disbelief. "How much time has passed? It’s already solved?"

"Senior, the Great Chu Dynasty’s crisis is over."

Yi Xiaoyao reaffirmed his answer, then asked, "Now, can you tell me what this is all about, Senior? Why are both Great Chu and Great Shang in trouble at the same time? Is it because of me? Or is it because of the Great Xia Empire?"

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(Third update.)