Vol.3-Chapter 19 – Crushing Defeat

Zhao Jiuge’s black robe moved without any wind and his Spirit Core Realm spirit force spread out. Little Black, who had been sleeping in Zhao Jiuge’s clothes, awakened, and his little head peaked out to assess the situation.

When Xiao Zhan, Lei Lei, Old Cu, and Zheng Jie felt this violent pressure, their expressions changed. They never thought Zhao Jiuge’s cultivation would grow so much over the years. No wonder he had been so calm this whole time.

Aside from the four of them, the few Spirit Transformation Realm soldiers from the Mo family could barely hold on. Those at the Blood Movement Realm directly coughed out blood.

Everyone released their spirit force to resist the pressure. What shocked Zhao Jiuge was that Lei Lei had released an early stage Spirit Core Realm aura! He didn’t expect this person not much older than him to have such powerful cultivation. This person likely did not belong to the Xiao family—he was talented enough to be in a first-rate sect! However, Zhao Jiuge was just a bit shocked and didn’t care too much.

The person that was the most shocked was Mo Longjie. He didn’t think the youth he had saved back then would even exceed his own cultivation.

If he hadn’t made that decision back then, the Mo family would certainly perish today. However, now that Zhao Jiuge’s strength had bloomed, there was a chance to fight against the Xiao family. This gave Mo Longjie a trace of hope.

Mo Linger and Mo Shouyi were in a daze. Their mouths were wide open as they looked at Zhao Jiuge in shock. They were of similar age, but the gap between them had widened this much.

The moment Lei Lei released his spirit force, he anxiously shouted at Zheng Jie, “Take your people and leave first, they won’t be of use here. Tell them to quickly inform the family and bring help. I can’t hold off two Spirit Core Realm cultivators for long.”

At the Spirit Core Realm, one must take into consideration the grade of spirit core, the attribute, treasures, and spells one possesses. It was not impossible for an early stage Spirit Core Realm cultivator to defeat a mid stage Spirit Core Realm cultivator, but that was assuming you had the power.

Between Mo Longjie and Zhao Jiuge, he was more wary of Zhao Jiuge. He didn’t consider Mo Longjie a threat at all, but if both attacked, he wasn’t certain he could hold them off.

The area outside the Mo mansion was filled with spirit force fluctuations. Mo Longjie wanted to jump in to help but was immediately stopped by Pei Su Su’s gaze.

She was a wise person and knew when it was time to act. Zhao Jiuge had suppressed himself for too long, and it was time for him to vent.

Mo Longjie was hesitant for a bit and stopped. Su Su must have had her reasons for this, and the situation had not reached a critical moment. Since she could accompany Zhao Jiuge, she could not be ordinary.

A crowd had already surrounded the area. The people that wanted to watch a show had already gathered when the people of the Xiao family arrived. A large number of people had gathered, but there was a large opening in the middle because they were afraid of getting hurt. Aside from ordinary people, there were rogue cultivators and people from surrounding powers. Their eyes were filled with excitement.

“Let’s go!”

Zheng Jie let out a yell and waved his arm to lead the soldiers to escape. His face was deathly pale. He didn’t think Zhao Jiuge’s cultivation had become so powerful. He originally thought that he was already very fast to reach the Foundation Realm. This made Zheng Jie’s heart feel bitter, and when he thought about all those words he said to Zhao Jiuge, he felt like his face had been slapped twice.

“Want to leave?”

Zhao Jiuge raised his brows and the corner of his mouth curved up. It was as if he had found a place to vent the anger in his heart.

Right all the wrongs in the world and kill all evildoers in the world.

The golden light around Zhao Jiuge rippled and he raised his hand high while holding his life flying sword, the Cold Underworld Sword.

Before everyone could react, several rays of sword energy flew out, exuding powerful light and covered in a layer of grey mist. Zhao Jiuge had only used his sword slaughter aura, but it was more than enough against Zheng Jie, who was only at the Foundation Realm!

Zheng Jie was ready to leave with the people from the Xiao family when he saw a flash of light from the corner of his eye. He felt a tingling sensation from his body and subconsciously released spirit force to protect himself. A powerful sense of unease surged from his body.

A thunderous rumble echoed and everyone was completely dumbfounded. The crowd watching were filled with shock; some even covered their own eyes.

Zheng Jie’s thoughts stopped at this moment. As the thunderous rumble echoed, Zheng Jie’s body was surrounded by the rays of silver sword energy.

Even the blood-colored armor was turned into a ball of flesh along with his entire body. His entire body was turned into a ball of flesh, but what was strange was that his body hadn’t exploded. Instead, the ball of flesh was frozen and not a drop of blood had been spilled.

If you looked closely, you would see a thin layer of ice around this ball of flesh.

After seeing this, everyone became silent. The mortals were terrified by this bloody scene, while the cultivators were terrified that a Foundation Realm cultivator had been killed so easily.

At this moment, everyone looked at the ball of flesh and involuntarily swallowed. Then they looked up at the calm youth and felt like they were looking at a terrifying existence.

Zhao Jiuge’s Cold Underworld Sword emitted a soft glow and his black robe fluttered slightly. Little Black, who was sleeping in his robe, wasn’t interested in any of this. He looked around before letting out a cute yawn and continued sleeping in Zhao Jiuge’s robe.

Even Zhao Jiuge was a bit startled. He hadn’t expected a single sword strike using his sword slaughter aura to be so powerful. It looked like his understanding of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Art had increased his power greatly. He also hadn’t held back, as he wanted to create this kind of deterrent effect.

The atmosphere was a bit tense. The 30 or so soldiers from the Xiao family that wanted to escape and report the news didn’t dare to move. They were afraid that if they moved, they would cause a misunderstanding and be attacked by Zhao Jiuge.

“Everyone, try to stop him, or else the others won’t be able to leave.” Lei Lei’s expression became serious. His insight was much higher than the Xiao family’s, so he could see how dangerous Zhao Jiuge was.

The moment he spoke, Xiao Zhan pulled out a cyan blade that was curved to a certain degree. It gave off a cyan glow and was clearly a precious treasure, unlike the magic treasure he had years ago. It was clear that the Xiao family had become wealthier and their equipment had changed.

Xiao Zhan stared at Zhao Jiuge. He couldn’t figure out how this brat had become so strong in just a few years. Although he was surprised, there was nothing more he could do. He had to delay Zhao Jiuge until the Xiao family could send support. Once his big brother, Xiao Yi, and his nephew, Xiao Yuna, arrived, Zhao Jiuge and Mo Longjie would have to be wary. As long as they could hold out long enough, they could send people to the Flowing Cloud Sect for help!

Old Cu was shocked by Zhao Jiuge’s attack. Once he heard Lei Lei’s shout, he awakened from his shock. He revealed a cruel grin. “Little cub, you're not bad, but this grandpa doesn’t believe it! Eat this grandpa’s hammer!”

After he finished speaking, a shining sledgehammer appeared in his hand. The hammer was more than one meter long and the head of the hammer contained upside-down spikes.

Lei Lei’s expression was heavy and his eyes were narrow. However, all he did was carefully observe Zhao Jiuge.

The moment the soldiers of the Xiao family saw the experts make a move, they all scattered like the wind. They no longer looked mighty like when they first arrived. Everyone watching found it funny, but they were all focused on the heated situation at the center.

A mass of dark light appeared, and Old Cu was the first to attack. His actions were unrefined and he didn’t care that Zhao Jiuge was a whole realm stronger than him.

With someone taking the lead, someone else would naturally follow. Xiao Zhan waved his silver blade and three slashes flew forward.

There was no change in Zhao Jiuge’s eyes at all when facing their attacks. A small family from Dong Yang City wouldn’t even have any decent spells or special background. How could a direct disciple from a holy land care about them?

In Zhao Jiuge’s heart, those two were already dead people. He looked at them with an emotionless, cold gaze.

He didn’t even want to waste his spirit force, as he wanted to put his focus on the Flowing Cloud Sect. Aside from Xiao Yun, no one in the Xiao family was worth noting.

A phoenix cry echoed. This sudden cry shocked everyone. Then everyone saw a silhouette appear in the air after Zhao Jiuge released a few rays of sword energy. The silhouette emitted an ice-blue light, was very life-like, and had a pair of phoenix eyes that were cold and proud. Its body was surrounded in feathers and gave off powerful spirit force fluctuations. This was the soul essence of the ice phoenix.

This silhouette broadened the horizons of everyone here. How could they have ever seen something like this before? Lei Lei looked like he had seen a ghost and was completely shocked. His eyes were filled with fear. An extraordinary treasure with the soul essence of a spirit beast. This was not something an ordinary person could have, and such a person would have even bigger hidden aces. This was not someone he could provoke.

At this moment, Xiao Zhan and Old Cu’s attacks collided with Zhao Jiuge’s sword energy. Three different colors of spirit light flashed.

An even more intense rumble echoed, and just like Zheng Jie, both Xiao Zhan and Old Cu’s auras weaked greatly with one blow.

However, Old Cu’s aura scattered and he died instantly. All the meridians in his body were cut and his body was covered in small sword wounds. A thin layer of ice covered his body, so no blood flowed out.

As for Xiao Zhan, his body started to tremble. He survived because the armor he was wearing was a precious treasure, which was very valuable.

The light from this armor became dim; it looked like it had temporarily lost its power.

With one move, Zhao Jiuge had killed one and seriously injured the other. It was a crushing defeat for the Xiao family.

Everyone couldn’t help but ask if the difference between the Spirit Core Realm and the Foundation Realm was really this great.