Chapter 725: The Annihilation of the Xuan Team

“Huh? He’s actually a Martial Cultivator at the Peak of Divine General Level?”

The first squad of Immortal Cultivators to arrive, responding to the signal, numbered ten in all.

Their leader was also an Immortal Venerable, and he seemed a fair bit stronger than Serpent the First. His subordinates were all Immortal Marquis.

It was an incredibly formidable lineup.

When they saw Yang Xiao,

these people were somewhat surprised.

They had only sensed Yang Xiao’s Spiritual Thought and rushed over without even checking his power level.

Therefore,

they had appeared before Yang Xiao in a mere moment.

Moreover,

a faint trace of the aura left behind by Serpent the First and his men after their deaths still lingered here.

This caused the expressions of this squad of Immortal Cultivators to shift slightly.

But seeing that Yang Xiao was the only one present, they couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

‘Could there be others hidden in the shadows?’

the leading Immortal Venerable thought to himself.

He swept the area with his Immortal Sense,

but he detected nothing.

‘There’s no way this Divine General before us could have killed Serpent the First’s entire team. He’s probably just bait!’

At this thought, the Immortal Venerable immediately sent a transmission to all his subordinates: “Everyone, be on high alert. I fear there are quite a few Martial Cultivators hiding in the shadows, hoping to wipe us all out in one fell swoop.”

“Yes, Lord Xuan the First.”

The many Immortal Marquis acknowledged.

They were also quite nervous.

Although they were quite powerful and considerably stronger than Serpent the First’s team, whoever had managed to annihilate Serpent the First was clearly no simple character.

They dared not underestimate them.

Seeing their nervousness,

Immortal Venerable Xuan the First suddenly smiled and sent another transmission: “No need to be so tense. At least thirteen other squads are heading this way and will arrive shortly. No matter how strong these Martial Cultivators are, they probably won’t dare to make a move so easily. Even if they do, we just need to hold on for a little while. Once the other squads arrive, their deaths will be certain. If there’s a Divine King Level being, that would alert Lord Xuyang Immortal Monarch himself. At that point, all the squads will gather and form an Immortal Array. Even a Divine King wouldn’t get the better of us. You have nothing to worry about.”

As soon as he said this,

the nine Immortal Marquis-level experts all nodded.

Their full mobilization this time had two objectives: one was to complete the mission assigned by the Immortal Monarch, and the other was to investigate the truth behind the deaths of Long Yi’s team.

They had already anticipated the possibility of a Divine King Level expert taking action.

Although the probability was low, it was still significant enough for Xuyang Immortal Monarch to take seriously.

That was why he had come personally.

He had also gathered all the squads under his command that weren’t on a mission—a total of seventy-six teams, with seven hundred Immortal Marquis and Immortal Venerables. Even with one team of eight now dead, it was an insignificant loss.

If such a force were to fully assemble and form an Immortal Array,

with Xuyang Immortal Monarch personally presiding over the Array,

they could probably even fight a Tier Three God King to a standstill.

They really had nothing to worry about.

But just as they began to relax slightly,

Xuan Jiu, the one with the weakest cultivation, frowned.

“What’s wrong?”

Xuan the Seventh, who was beside him, couldn’t help but ask.

Immediately after,

before Xuan Jiu could reply, he saw that the Martial Cultivator at the Divine General Peak, the one who had released his Divine Thought to lure them over, had started to move.

Wielding a jet-black Divine Sword that seemed to be a Middle Grade Divine Weapon, he was walking toward them with a look of excitement on his face.

‘What’s going on? Is this Martial Cultivator insane? Or is he so arrogant that he thinks he can take on our entire squad by himself?’

The members of the Xuan Team were all shocked.

Immortal Venerable Xuan the First’s expression hardened as well. He said to Xuan the Seventh and Xuan Jiu, “Old Seventh, Old Ninth, you two go test this kid’s true capabilities. The rest of you, keep watch on the surrounding void. Don’t let your Heart Spirits be disturbed and give anyone an opportunity.”

Immortal Venerable Xuan the First’s words immediately calmed the other seven Immortal Marquis, aside from Xuan the Seventh and Xuan Jiu.

They began to ignore Yang Xiao.

They started paying close attention to the surrounding void.

Meanwhile, Xuan the Seventh and Xuan Jiu walked toward the approaching Yang Xiao while also keeping an eye on the fluctuations in the surrounding void.

Although their objective was to kill Yang Xiao,

at this moment,

like the other members of the Xuan Squad, they focused most of their Heart Spirit on the void, paying little mind to their main target who was walking right toward them.

To them, a mere Martial Cultivator at the Divine General Peak was not much of a threat, even if he did have a Middle Grade Divine Weapon.

They could suppress him with ease.

Naturally, there was no need to be concerned.

In the end,

he was just bait.

But just as Xuan the Seventh and Xuan Jiu—and indeed the entire Xuan Squad—were thinking this,

the one who, in their eyes,

was only bait,

a guy not worth worrying about,

was the first to strike.

A flash of black light flared.

A strike shot directly toward Xuan the Seventh and Xuan Jiu.

With a single swing of the sword,

he slashed straight at both of them.

Instantly,

Xuan the Seventh and Xuan Jiu became enraged.

This arrogant and ignorant fool clearly held them in contempt.

Otherwise, how would he dare to attack both of them at once?

It was the height of ignorance.

“Kill him!”

Xuan the Seventh barked.

But he didn’t make a move himself.

“Don’t worry. I’ll teach him what it means to be out of his depth.”

The one who responded,

was, of course, Xuan Jiu.

As the weakest and least powerful member of the Xuan Team, he had his own pride.

And for the sake of that pride,

this time,

Xuan Jiu attacked with his full strength.

And so,

he lightly flicked his hand, and a terrifying blast of energy erupted from his body. He formed a sword with his fingers, and a blade-like sliver of black light appeared.

With a casual wave, it slashed toward Yang Xiao’s incoming Divine Sword.

This was Xuan Jiu’s signature move.

Silent Extinction Sword Pointing!

Once the Silent Extinction Sword Qi it contained was unleashed, it would heavily damage anything from a Divine Soul or Divine Body to even a Divine Soldier and the Artifact Spirit contained within.

With Xuan Jiu’s power,

although he didn’t possess a Middle Grade Divine Weapon either, he had already destroyed no fewer than three of them with this very Silent Extinction Sword Pointing.

This showed

the power of this Sword Pointing technique.

But Yang Xiao,

had clearly sensed this as well.

He smiled faintly.

The Sword Stance of his attack didn’t change, but its speed increased several times over.

In just an instant,

before Xuan Jiu’s attack could even reach him, the sword slashed into his body.

The speed was so great,

that never mind Xuan Jiu,

even Immortal Venerable Xuan the First, who happened to be looking over from a distance, couldn’t react in time.

He could only watch.

As his subordinate Xuan Jiu, along with the cold-faced Xuan the Seventh who had yet to act, were sliced in two by this mere Divine General Peak cultivator.

And then,

something even more unexpected happened.

Yang Xiao, having killed two people with one slash,

flickered.

And vanished.

When he reappeared,

he was already right in front of him.

That speed.

Once again, he was too slow to react.

A sharp pain pierced his throat.

His vision went black.

A jet-black longsword had stabbed up through his chin and out the back of his head!

It directly destroyed the Immortal Body he had spent countless years cultivating.

At that moment,

Immortal Venerable Xuan the First finally reacted.

His remaining Immortal Dao Will rapidly flew out.

Only to see.

That the remaining seven subordinates of the Xuan Team had all fallen to the ground, one by one.

Completely powerless to fight back.

But what was even more terrifying was that before he could react,

his Immortal Dao Will, along with the Immortal Dao Wills of the others,

seemed to be pulled by something, rushing toward the enemy. They flew directly into his body and into a small, black tripod, and immediately after, their consciousness dissipated.

Immortal Venerable Xuan the First.

Dead!

The Xuan Team.

Annihilated!

And at this moment,

the second team had only just appeared…