Chapter 946: The City Lord Arrives

Atop the stage.

The grief-stricken Xue Ting suddenly glared at Su Yi. He made no attempt to disguise his hatred.

When he met Su Yi earlier, he’d warned and threatened him.

But how could he have anticipated that a Spiritual Revolution Realm young man would be able to kill the mid-stage Profound Illumination Wei Jingkui?

Xue Ting took a deep breath, then said gravely, “Who are you? Why are you interfering in Night Demon Mountain’s affairs?”

He was an Imperial Realm expert who’d overcome years of wind and rain. He naturally wouldn’t let his anger muddle his head.

Especially since Wei Jingkui had been killed. How could Xue Ting dare attack recklessly?

Su Yi said casually, “It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is that today, all of you must die.”

Had Su Yi spoken this light, airy sentence immediately upon arriving in Dragon Cloud Arena, he likely would have provoked uproarious laughter from the spectators.

Yet now, this sentence sent chills through the crowd’s hearts.

Xue Ting’s expression shifted, and he suddenly looked at Weng Xuanshan. “Elder Weng, Dragon Cloud Arena is your territory. Are you just going to stand back and watch this boy commit murder?”

Weng Xuanshan’s face stiffened. A moment later, he said with dignity, “How could I possibly remain uninvolved? Anyone who violates the rules of Dragon Cloud Arena is my enemy, and the city lord’s enemy, no matter who they are! He must be severely punished!”

As he spoke, he looked at Su Yi. “Little fellow, I’ll give you a chance to stop here and wait while I report this to the city lord. If you do, there’ll still be room for discussion. But if you refuse, don’t blame this old man for his heartlessness!”

He spoke with firm conviction, but everyone could tell that his attitude was nowhere near as firm as before, and that he’d had no choice but to use the city lord’s prestige to put weight behind his threats.

“Oh,” said Su Yi. Then, without so much as another word, he attacked directly.

Whoosh!

Sword qi shot through the air, like the moon descending through the clouds and illuminating all of creation. It cleaved toward Xue Ting.

Everyone was stunned; none of them had anticipated that Su Yi would disregard Weng Xuanshan completely. He was seriously attacking Xue Ting!

Even Xue Ting was caught a bit off guard.

As Su Yi’s sword qi flew toward him, he could only scramble to counter it. In the end, it sent him flying, and he slammed to the ground over a hundred feet away.

Blood sprayed from his mouth and nose, and his entire body was in agony. The power of this slash far surpassed his imagination; one attack had been enough to injure him!

“You…” Weng Xuanshan was enraged.

But Su Yi paid him no heed whatsoever. He simply shot forward in a flash, arrived before Xue Ting, formed a sword seal, and pressed ruthlessly down.

It was too late for Xue Ting to dodge. He could only fight back with everything he had.

Boom!

The stage shook, rumbling like thunder.

One palm strike, and too many of Xue Ting’s bones snapped to count. Flesh and blood scattered, and he collapsed to the ground. His agonized screams shook the heavens.

The entire venue was in uproar. Everyone present was astonished, without exception.

A lofty mid-stage Profound Illumination Emperor couldn’t even fight back. A Spiritual Revolution Realm young man had directly suppressed him!

The cultivators of Night Demon Mountain were struck dumb, and their souls practically left their bodies. They felt as if they’d been plunged into an icy abyss.

The Profound Dao was like the heavens, and Emperors were like gods.

Everyone knew that!

In the eyes of the world’s trillions of cultivators, Emperors really were no different from gods presiding over the nine heavens. The masses could only gaze upon them from afar.

Yet now, a Spiritual Revolution Realm young man like Su Yi had killed Emperor Wei Jingkui and defeated Xue Ting!

Who wouldn’t have been surprised? Who wouldn’t have been afraid?

“Stay your hand!” Weng Xuanshan bellowed. He was utterly enraged.

A Spiritual Revolution Realm young man was blatantly committing acts of violence right beneath his nose. He was disregarding Weng Xuanshan completely. Who could have tolerated that?

Alas, Su Yi still paid him no heed.

Bang!

As his palm pressed down, Xue Ting, the third inner court elder of Night Demon Mountain, died on the spot. He didn’t even have time to beg for help first.

His body was destroyed, and even his soul shattered, dissipating into nothingness!

In just a few blinks of the eye, it was over. Yet another Emperor of Night Demon Mountain had been executed! This bloody, tyrannical scene left everyone witnessing it dumbstruck.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Everyone had seen forceful, overbearing personalities before.

But this was their first time seeing someone like Su Yi, a Spiritual Revolution Realm cultivator so domineering as to cut down Emperors in rapid succession!

Only Cui Jingyan’s eyes lit up with radiant light. She couldn’t have been any more moved.

She knew that Su Yi really was doing this to vent on her behalf! In other words, he’d go so far as to kill Emperors just to make her feel better!

Meanwhile, Weng Xuanshan’s hair and beard bristled with anger, and his eyes bulged as if about to pop.

He’d repeatedly warned Su Yi, only for Su Yi to ignore him each and every time. He felt as if he’d been slapped. Once was bad enough, but Su Yi had done it repeatedly!

“It’s your turn,” said Su Yi, turning his attention to the other Night Demon Mountain cultivators.

When they sensed his gaze, all of them seemed utterly alarmed. They shrieked in terror and immediately scampered away.

“Cut it out already!” Weng Xuanshan felt as if his lungs were about to explode with fury, and he could no longer suppress his wrath. He immediately charged onto the stage in an attempt to stop Su Yi.

But he was still mid-jump when he saw Su Yi casually sweep his hand through the air.

Boom!

A streak of sword qi descended, like a waterfall pouring from the nine heavens. It was boundless and vast beyond limit.

That terrifying momentum startled Weng Xuanshan, who stiffened, then dodged in a flash.

There was nothing for it. He’d only just witnessed Wei Jingkui and Xue Ting’s brutal deaths. How could he risk clashing with Su Yi head-on?

And Su Yi seized this opportunity to fire off more than ten radiant streaks of sword qi in rapid succession. They intercrossed in midair, firing in all directions.

Beneath the onlookers’ astonished gazes, each streak of sword qi cleaved into one of the Night Demon Sword Mountain cultivators charging onto the stage.

Splurt! Splurt! Splurt!

A low rumbling followed, and their bodies exploded one after another, like a string of firecrackers. Clouds of bloody mist “bloomed” in the air.

In the blink of an eye, sixteen experts of Night Demon Mountain died where they stood!

Even Emperors like Xue Ting and Wei Jingkui were no match for Su Yi. How could experts beneath that level possibly stand up to him?

In Su Yi’s eyes, killing them was no different than crushing a group of ants!

Now, every last expert of Night Demon Mountain had been executed.

“That…. That was a bit

too

tyrannical, wasn’t it…?” Xing Tianfeng muttered to himself. A long time passed before he managed to calm himself.

Meanwhile, Xing Yue and the other Xing clansmen stood there in a daze, like clay statues.

Su Yi started by killing Xue He, followed by Emperors Wei Jingkui and Xue Ting. Now he’d gone and killed a whole group of Night Demon Mountain cultivators.

Barely any time had passed at all!

Yet in this brief interval of time, Su Yi had displayed shocking proficiency in the Dao of the Sword. He was like an axe through bamboo; nothing could block him!

“You… You…”

Weng Xuanshan stood in the distance, his face ashen. He was too angry to speak.

Earlier, he attempted to stop Su Yi, only for Su Yi to force him to dodge. This left him no choice but to watch helplessly as a whole group of Night Demon Mountain cultivators met their brutal ends.

All of this had dealt him an enormous mental blow.

He couldn’t even imagine how someone so young dared behave in such a domineering fashion.

Nor could he comprehend how much confidence and courage someone needed to behave so lawlessly!

Finally, for the first time since his arrival, Su Yi turned to look at Weng Xuanshan. “What about me?”

One hand was behind his back, while the other held a jug of wine. He drank with relish.

Weng Xuanshan’s expression shifted erratically, and his chest heaved.

A while later, he took a deep breath, and his eyes blazed with determination. “I said it earlier: anyone who violates the rules of Dragon Cloud Arena must be severely punished, no matter who they are!”

“Mm,” said Su Yi with a nod. “Go ahead, then.”

Xing Tianfeng’s expression changed dramatically, and he couldn’t help but say, “Young Lord Su, Night Demon Mountain was the cause of this incident. Elder Weng had little to do with it. Please, calm your fury. Don’t make this incident any bigger.”

He knew that while Su Yi might not be afraid of Weng Xuanshan, Weng Xuanshan had the city lord behind him, and the city lord was a mighty expert!

Su Yi’s brow furrowed. “Earlier, that old thing tried to cow me into submission, even using the rules as a bludgeon to suppress me. Didn’t you see it?”

His voice contained a hint of displeasure.

Xing Tianfeng stiffened, and cold sweat poured down his back. He dared not utter another word. The other Xing Family experts were similarly as silent as cicadas in winter.

Su Yi was just too domineering. One wrong word, and he dared kill even Emperors without the slightest politeness. Who wouldn’t have been afraid of him?

Xing Yue couldn’t help but say tentatively, “Young Lord Su, our family’s ancestor is just worried that you’ll irrevocably offend the lord of the City of Safe Returns. In that case, this really will become a major incident.”

When she heard that, Cui Jingyan hesitated, then said softly, “Brother Su, when I fought Xue He earlier, that senior really didn’t intervene…”

Before she could finish, Su Yi said with a bit of exasperation, “You! You’re just too young. If I hadn’t shown up today, how do you think this would have ended for you?”

Cui Jingyan’s expression instantly shifted, and she fell silent.

The distant Weng Xuanshan said gravely, “In a fair duel, the winner is a king and the loser is a bandit. Everything was done in accordance with the rules. What wrong have I committed?”

“Those are the rules of your Dragon Cloud Arena,” Su Yi said coolly. “But I have my own rules. Care to see whose rules are stronger?”

Weng Xuanshan’s expression turned unsightly, but a long time passed, and he dared not make any further movements.

The reason for this was simple: a young man who dared disregard even Night Demon Mountain absolutely dared kill him, too!

“If you’re afraid, just act in accordance with my rules,” Su Yi said directly. “Lower your head and apologize to Miss Jingyan. If you do, I’ll let you live.”

Boom!

Sometimes, a single stone was enough to stir up countless waves.

Xing Tianfeng and the others gasped. They almost dared not believe their ears.

Who would dare believe that killing those Night Demon Mountain experts wouldn’t be enough for Su Yi? He even planned to force Weng Xuanshan to lower his head and apologize!?

Furthermore, it seemed that if Weng Xuanshan refused, Su Yi would kill him without the slightest politeness!

Weng Xuanshan quivered with anger, and his white beard and mustache trembled. His aged face was red and unsightly, as if he were on the verge of exploding.

He’d lived for too many years to count, but this was his first time encountering such a prideful, brazen young man!

But it was then that a solemn voice emanated from the entrance of Dragon Cloud Arena: “The city lord has arrived——!”

This voice boomed throughout the entire arena.

Xing Tianfeng and the others’ expressions shifted.

This is bad! The mighty and imposing expert who’s presided over the City of Safe Returns for countless years has returned. How could this possibly end well?

Weng Xuanshan, meanwhile, was briefly dazed. A moment later, he let out a long breath of turbid air, and his rage and loathing disappeared.

Delight then took their place.