Chapter 2981 - The Qiongqi Mountain Lord’s Tyranny

Panwu Qing’s confidence made Luo Yan’s heart sink. She pursed her lips but said nothing.

The Xuanli Sect was, ultimately, still a Heavenly Sovereign-level faction. It was thoroughly defended, and naturally, it had more than just one defensive formation.

When the first defensive formation broke, the eight remaining formations rumbled into action.

That aside, Sect Leader Wu Lingtong personally stepped in to oversee things. Everyone assumed he’d quickly quell all of this unrest.

As soon as Wu Lingtong entered the scene, he bellowed, “Who dares barge into the Xuanli Sect?”

His gaze was solemn, as he’d long since realized how terrifying their uninvited guest must be. Whoever he was, he had to at least be a Heavenly Sovereign!

Otherwise, there was no way he could have destroyed their first defensive formation so easily.

It was just that even after racking his brains, Wu Lingtong couldn’t figure out who the man with the illusory Qiongqi towering behind him was. There was no one like him among the Nine Heavenly Sovereigns of the Eternal Heavens Domain!

Don’t tell me he’s someone from the Far Shore of Destiny? This thought had only just occurred to Wu Lingtong when his heart sank. If so, this is going to be real trouble.

Kaboom!

The defensive formations surged, scattering light and fire.

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord wasn’t wasting any time on idle chatter. He attacked with all his might, unleashing his hundred-thousand-foot Qiongqi avatar. Every punch was like the beating of a drum, punching ruthlessly through one formation after another.

Earsplitting impacts rose and fell in waves. Everyone watched as formations shattered before their very eyes!

This tyrannical scene left everyone in the sect both shocked and furious. How many years had passed since the founding of their sect? This was the first time anyone had trespassed in so tyrannical a fashion!

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord bellowed. “You refuse to give her up? Do you really think I cannot destroy these formations?”

His voice boomed far and wide.

“Old man, you’re the one who insisted on making this hard on yourself. When the founder comes back, he’ll have your head!” someone bellowed.

“If you’ve got the balls, fight your way inside!” someone else shouted.

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord couldn’t help but throw his head back and laugh. “Wonderful! I’ll just have to crush this place and open your eyes!”

His imposing aura soared, and the already enormous illusory Qiongqi avatar expanded until his head pierced the clouds and reached the very limits of the sky.

The power emanating from the avatar swept outward like a windstorm.

Not long ago, Heavenly Sovereign Wen traversed the Divine Wandering Continent in a rage, his aura on full display. In doing so, he shook the entire continent and invited all manner of strange phenomena.

Now, the Qiongqi Mountain Lord’s imposing aura was on full display, and he wasn’t at all weaker than a Heavenly Sovereign, so it startled everyone in the Xuanli Celestial Capital.

Countless living beings were shocked and terrified. When they looked up, they discovered blood-red light churning overhead, blanketing the sky and blotting out the sun.

That apocalyptic aura was so intense that the citizens of the Xuanli Celestial Capital felt as if they were witnessing the descent of the apocalypse.

It was indistinct, but they could almost see the Laws of Destiny responding and displaying their imposing divine majesty!

Everyone in the city was overcome with shock, their souls practically leaving their bodies. How... could that old man be this unreasonably strong?

“This is the River of Destiny, but he’s using power beyond the bounds of Eternity without reservation. He’s simply insane!” Panwu Qing’s pupils constricted, and her expression shifted.

Power beyond the bounds of Eternity? Ling Wenxuan and Ling Moyun looked as if they’d been struck by lightning. Even if you hit them over the head, they would never have guessed that such a powerful foe would invade the Xuanli Sect, a Heavenly Sovereign faction, out of nowhere.

And they certainly wouldn’t have anticipated that he’d come here specifically to save Luo Yan!

“No, this won’t do. I have to stop him. Otherwise, even if your Xuanli Sect survives, it’ll be badly damaged. Come with me!” said Panwu Qing. With that, she grabbed Luo Yan and led Ling Wenxuan and Ling Moyun into the sky.

“Hey there, friend. Let’s talk things over. You’re here to save this woman, right? Well, here she is!” said Panwu Qing. Her voice wasn’t loud, yet it resounded clearly throughout heaven and earth.

Sect Leader Wu Lingtong and the other Xuanli Sect higher-ups lit up at the sight of her. All of them felt reassured.

Meanwhile, outside the remaining killing formations, the Qiongqi Mountain Lord disregarded her completely.

By this point, his avatar filled every last inch of sky over the Xuanli Sect. Its eyes were like twin suns, and every breath was like a thunderclap.

A dense, blood-red waterfall of the power of the Laws poured down from that unimaginably enormous avatar, grinding away the sky.

When ordinary cultivators gazed upon it, they felt utterly paltry and insignificant. Anyone who saw it felt an unprecedented wave of despair.

The entire ancestral grounds of the Xuanli Sect shook violently in the face of the enormous avatar’s pressure.

Then, beneath the onlookers’ horrified gazes, the Qiongqi Mountain Lord shook his fist and slammed it into the firmament.

It was as if the skies were falling. Dazzling, a river of blood-red light poured down from beyond the sky, wrapped around that fist, and slammed into the Xuanli Sect’s defensive formations.

Boom—!

The onlookers’ eyes stung. Heaven and earth spun, and endless rumbling and booming echoed through their ears, shaking their hearts and souls.

Only a select handful heard it clearly. When that terrifying fist landed, the Xuanli Sect’s eight remaining defensive formations shattered like glass beneath a hammer.

Every time a formation broke, the sect felt the impact. By the time the eighth formation shattered, the impact couldn’t have been any more intense.

Everyone felt chills course through them, and their expressions filled with despair. How are we supposed to block this?

If that destructive power spread, the ancient foundations of the Xuanli Sect would be laid to ruin!

At a critical juncture, Panwu Qing intervened. She raised her hand, and a massive cauldron swathed in misty golden light took to the air, rumbling, booming, and scattering endless radiance. It manifested a curtain of light that enveloped the Xuanli Sect’s ancestral grounds.

Boom!

Practically simultaneously, the flood of destructive power spread, but the curtain of light blocked and neutralized the majority of it.

The small portion that remained devastated the newer territories outside the sect’s ancestral grounds, toppling mountains, flattening buildings, and eradicating every last medicine garden.

All disciples in the periphery were instantly reduced to ash!

Everyone who witnessed this terrifying scene broke out in cold sweats. The surviving members of the Xuanli Sect felt as if they’d been plunged into an icy abyss.

It was just too terrifying. If Panwu Qing hadn’t intervened just in time, the aftermath would have reached them, too. There was no telling how dire the consequences would have been!

“The All-Refining Gold Cauldron? Hmph! I’ll be curious to see whether that treasure is enough to block my fist!” the Qiongqi Mountain Lord said with a cold snort.

He had an utterly ferocious, unbridled air around him, like a lawless hooligan, yet simultaneously, like the ruler of bygone age. His presence alone was enough to shake the entire Xuanli Sect, triggering all manner of unbelievable, calamitous phenomena.

Had Su Yi been there, even he would have struggled to believe that the Qiongqi Mountain Lord was this unreasonably ferocious when he revealed his full power.

“Enough!” Panwu Qing took to the sky, holding Luo Yan aloft by the throat. “Do you really want to watch her die?”

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord furrowed his brow, then said directly, “Give her to me, and I’ll leave!”

“Very well,” said Panwu Qing. “But first, answer a few of my questions.”

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord laughed coldly. “I hate nothing more than haggling. Besides, is the Panwu Family even worthy of negotiating with me?

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, he took a step forward, pointed at the Xuanli Sect’s ancestral grounds, and said, “Give her to me, or I’ll flatten this place and kill everyone here. That goes for you, too, you Panwu Family bitch!”

His voice boomed throughout heaven and earth. His unbridled domineeringness left countless onlookers astonished, furious, and afraid.

Panwu Qing’s expression darkened, but she too was uncertain. Whoever this was, he obviously understood her origins, yet he nonetheless dared behave so aggressively. His origins couldn’t possibly be simple.

It was just that, try as she might, she couldn’t think of anyone who matched his description on the Far Shore of Destiny.

In the end, she repressed her anger and said, “If I give her to you, will you leave?”

“What a stupid question!” said the Qiongqi Mountain Lord. “Do you think I plan to waste the rest of my life here? If you know what’s good for you, give her to me immediately! Cut the chatter!”

Panwu Qing gnashed her teeth with hatred, but in the end, she took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and passed Luo Yan to him from afar.

Once Luo Yan was safely in his hands, his expression mellowed, but his tone remained ferocious. “Wouldn’t it have been much simpler to do this earlier? Why force my hand? What the fuck are you people playing at?”

Everyone’s expression was unsightly, but none of them said anything.

Veins bulged on Panwu Qing’s forehead. She was obviously beside herself with anger. “Might I ask your name? Dare you reveal your origins?”

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord said calmly, “A bitch like you is unworthy of knowing my name!”

He’d only just said this when Luo Yan said urgently, “Senior, that woman placed a Heart-Swallowing Worm in my body. She wants to control me!”

A Heart-Swallowing Worm!

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord glared at Panwu Qing.

Panwu Qing said expressionlessly, “She’s no longer useful to me, so I already removed the worm. If you don’t believe me, feel free to test it for yourself.”

As she said this, she felt utterly stifled and frustrated. There was nothing for it; Luo Yan’s presence here had been revealed. That meant there was no way of placing her by Su Yi’s side without arousing his suspicions.

This had unquestionably ruined her plans.

It was for this reason that Panwu Qing was so cooperative and so willing to trade Luo Yan for peace.

The Qiongqi Mountain Lord promptly used a secret technique to examine the landscape of Luo Yan’s heart, and indeed, he found no more latent threats. Only then did he say, “Rest assured, miss. Everything’s alright now.”

As he spoke, he withdrew his avatar. His ferocious majesty rapidly receded, like waters at low tide.

Everyone in the Xuanli Sect sighed in relief. A massive weight had lifted from their shoulders, but their expressions were still unsightly to the extreme.

A mysterious, terrifying expert of unknown origins had destroyed all their defensive formations, practically destroying their ancestral grounds in the hostage, but in the end, they’d still had no choice but to give up their hostage in a bid for peace.

Who could possibly have been happy with this outcome?

“Let’s go, Miss,” said the Qiongqi Mountain Lord. When he spoke to her, his gaze was kindly and benevolent.

From his perspective, he’d completed his mission. This was enough to report to Su Yi and his mistress.

However, Luo Yan hesitated. “Senior, could I ask you to do me a favor?”