Young Noble Be Monster Slaying

Did he really kill himself?

Everyone who saw this scene, including Chu Liang, felt astonished.

Chu Liang had scolded Qi Lin'er and then beaten him… but that shouldn't have been enough to drive him to end his own life, right? Was his personality really that extreme?

However, Chu Liang felt something was off. Someone inherently evil like that couldn't possibly end their life so easily. After all, Qi Lin'er was always doing bad things. How could he suddenly do something so noble?

Chu Liang was right.

A while later, a ball of dazzling azure light emerged from Qi Lin'er's body, enveloping him and lifting him into the air. As the brilliant light swirled around him, the fatal wound at his neck healed rapidly. The light then receded into Qi Lin'er, making his muscular figure glow with divine light.

Chu Liang muttered, "This is..."

He realized that some powerful force seemed to have descended, preventing Qi Lin'er's death.

In midair, Yang Yuhu looked at his elder brother and asked, "Is this the sect leader's doing?"

"That's right," Yang Shenlong said with a grim expression. "The sect leader implanted the Pure Jade Divine Power in Qi Lin'er, allowing him to defy death once. Upon getting killed, the divine power sustains his life force and immediately injects him with immense power, ensuring he can escape any situation. However, this wretch actually forced the divine power to activate just to make him more powerful..."

Hearing that, Yang Yuhu understood what had happened.

In short, this was a life-saving measure that Daoist Cangsheng had set up for Qi Lin'er. The purpose was to give him a fighting chance to survive when he was on the verge of death.

No one could have expected that Qi Lin'er would forcibly trigger it himself!

"If he suffers another fatal injury now, there will be nothing left to save him," Yang Shenlong said.

Qi Lin'er initially had two life-saving measures—the Azure Dragon's Dragon Soul Protection and Daoist Cangsheng's Pure Jade Divine Power as dual life-saving measures. Yet, he destroyed both of them just so he could defeat Chu Liang.

"So, this is the power that old man gave me? It really is formidable..." Qi Lin'er muttered as he opened his eyes.

The golden flames in his irises had turned into Pure Jade Divine Light.

He let out a sinister laugh, "Kekekekekekeke…"

Chu Liang examined Qi Lin'er with a cautious gaze, unable to determine just how strong his new power was.

That means... he's much more powerful than me now.

Whoosh!

Qi Lin'er suddenly transformed into a beam of azure light, flying over to Chu Liang in a flash. He shot down like a meteor, making it impossible for Chu Liang to evade.

With his extraordinary talent, Qi Lin'er had been able to rival the top prodigies of the other immortal sects when he was just twelve years old. He had thought that six years later, he would be able to get revenge by crushing Chu Liang effortlessly. Yet, to his dismay, Chu Liang had continued to progress at lightning speed, maintaining the difference in power between them.

The feelings of shame Qi Lin'er had felt from when Chu Liang stepped on his head six years ago erupted once more. No matter what happened, he was determined to kill Chu Liang today! He had to stomp on Chu Liang's head and return the humiliation a hundredfold!

Boom!

Chu Liang activated his Mystical Winged Divine Dragon Transcendent Form, his dragon wings closed around him to shield him from the beam of divine light with all his might. The explosive impact of the collision knocked him off his feet.

It was too powerful. That Pure Jade Divine Power was undoubtedly the power of a seventh-realm cultivator.

With no means of defending against it, Chu Liang was sent flying with just one punch. The moment Chu Liang hit the ground, Qi Lin'er leaped high into the air, preparing to stomp on Chu Liang's head.

In that moment, Chu Liang caught a glimpse of Qi Lin'er before he struck. Yet, Chu Liang didn't dodge. Instead, he shifted his body upward, causing Qi Lin'er's foot to stomp on his chest instead of his head.

Boom!

That stomp caused the ground beneath Chu Liang's feet to crack, splitting into numerous chunks! The heavy blow forced Chu Liang to spit out a mouthful of blood, his radiant golden blood spraying high into the air.

As Qi Lin'er watched Chu Liang cough up blood under his foot, the emotions he had suppressed for the past six years erupted in an instant, giving him an incredible high.

Everyone who dared to offend me must suffer a painful death!

Swish!

Right then, the blood that Chu Liang had spat out suddenly transformed into a sharp sword made of golden divine light, heading straight for Qi Lin'er's heart!

If Qi Lin'er had studied Chu Liang's battles carefully, he would have known that Chu Liang always had a trump card for the final stage of the battle. This time, it was a technique he had cultivated day and night—the Blood-Refinement Technique: Divine Light.

Just like the life-saving divine power that Daoist Changsheng had given Qi Lin'er, which could only activate when he was at the brink of death, Chu Liang's blood-refinement technique could only be used at the very last moment.

When the enemy believed Chu Liang to be gravely injured, that was usually the moment they were least vigilant. That was when the blood essence that Chu Liang had refined over the years would leave his body, transforming into the sharpest legendary sword!

"Ugh..."

The sword of golden light pierced through Qi Lin'er's heart! The force of the strike threw him violently into the air!

If Qi Lin'er had an ordinary corporeal body, this strike would have undoubtedly been fatal. However, he had the Pure Jade Divine Power to protect him. The radiant azure light condensed at his chest and desperately protected his heart, barely keeping him alive.

Nevertheless, that didn't matter, as Chu Liang was ready to strike again! He had suffered a heavy blow, but he still had enough strength to deal another lethal attack.

Leaping high into the air, he transformed his right hand into a dragon claw!

Just as Chu Liang's final strike was about to land, someone shouted from above, "Stop!"

Boom!

Chu Liang completed the strike anyway, but all he struck was empty space.

Qi Lin'er's battered form was several dozen zhang away. Someone had descended and moved Qi Lin'er to safety.

"Yang Shenlong..." Chu Liang stared at him, his gaze heavy. "We signed an agreement that it would be a battle to the death. Is the Penglai Supreme Sect going to interfere?"

Yang Shenlong remained silent for a moment.

It was indeed dishonorable for him to interfere, but the Penglai Supreme Sect couldn't just stand by and watch Qi Lin'er perish there. The elders behind the scenes couldn't make their presence known, while other members of the sect might fail to save Qi Lin'er and even endanger themselves in the process. Yang Shenlong, on the other hand, was part of the younger generation and a seventh-realm Eminent One. He was the most suitable person to take action.

After some thought, Yang Shenlong said, "Regarding the Red Cotton Peak incident, we will provide a resolution that you can accept. I also understand that it is improper to interfere with a battle to the death. You are undoubtedly the victor today, but... Qi Lin'er cannot die."

A wave of boos erupted from the crowd. This was supposed to be a battle to the death. Yang Shenlong's interference was clearly a violation of the rules, blatantly showing the Penglai Supreme Sect's arrogance.

Yet, no one dared to step forward and challenge Yang Shenlong, a seventh-realm Eminent One and the best of the Penglai Supreme Sect's younger disciples. It seemed that Qi Lin'er's destined defeat and death had been overturned by Yang Shenlong, at the cost of his own reputation.

"Is that so?" Chu Liang asked, looking at Yang Shenlong. Then he suddenly smiled. "You're already at the seventh realm now. I can't do anything to you anyway. Go ahead and take him away."

Yang Shenlong gazed at Chu Liang's calm expression and gave a slight nod. "Thank you."

Then he turned to leave with Qi Lin'er.

However, the moment he tried to fly, he felt an incredibly threatening aura rising from below.

No, it can't be Chu Liang. He's only at the pinnacle of the fifth realm. He shouldn't be exuding such a threatening presence.

Who is this Eminent One?

Yang Shenlong abruptly turned back, but the only person he saw was Chu Liang!

Yang Shenlong was astonished. Chu Liang's aura was indeed of the fifth realm moments ago, but it suddenly rose to the sixth realm. Then in the blink of an eye, it seems to have risen again, this time to the seventh realm. Just what is going on?

The tens of thousands of cultivators watching were equally wide-eyed.

What is going on? Could it be that Chu Liang has been suppressing his cultivation power all along?

The truth was that he hadn't. Chu Liang had never deliberately suppressed his cultivation power. He had indeed been at the pinnacle of the fifth realm just moments ago, but he had already fully developed his transcendent form.

So, once he accumulated enough cultivation energy, he could breakthrough straight into the higher levels of the sixth realm. Furthermore, he already had a complete understanding of a Great Dao. Once he reached the pinnacle of the sixth realm, he could use his understanding of the Great Dao of Severing the Void to break through to the seventh realm!

However, it was extremely important to choose the right main Great Dao. The Great Dao of Severing the Void had always been a cultivation legacy of the Endless Sword Sect, so Chu Liang had been undecided as to whether he wanted to use this Great Dao to break through to the seventh realm. Additionally, his transcendent form still needed further tempering, so he had been waiting for the right time.

And Chu Liang felt that this was it. The right time had come.

He had a perfected transcendent form, a complete understanding of a Great Dao, and a formidable foe before him. If Chu Liang didn't break through to the seventh realm now, then when would he?

Chu Liang's aura grew explosively, reaching unimaginable heights. This was something no one could have foreseen. Even though Yang Shenlong had been on guard against a sudden outburst from Chu Liang, he hadn't anticipated it would be this powerful.

Whoosh.

Chu Liang vanished and instantly reappeared before Yang Shenlong.

Just moments ago, he had been at the fifth realm, but now he had become a seventh-realm Eminent One, placing him on equal footing with Yang Shenlong. Things were moving too quickly for anyone to react.

Moreover, the Demon-Slaying Sword was in Chu Liang's hand.

Whoosh!

With a swing of his sword, a fountain of blood sprayed out as a human head flew into the air.

Qi Lin'er's head soared skyward, his expression frozen in shock and disbelief. It was likely that, even as he died, he didn't understand how Chu Liang had suddenly gained such incredible cultivation power.

Yang Shenlong's pupils dilated, reflecting Chu Liang's fierce sword light in his eyes.

"Did you really think that you could save a person I wanted to kill just because you said so?" Chu Liang asked in a low, steady voice. "Just who do you think you are?"

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Translator: LD

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