Chapter 503: Watching Xixi the Great Emperor

The thick scent of blood still lingered, churning endlessly, the hazy blood mist still roiled.

The entire courtyard was silent.

The Liu family's many cultivators widened their eyes, their bodies icy to the bone, as if frozen by extreme frost.

Their own ancestor… a second‑stage Martial Saint! The pride of their clan!

Unbelievable…

Unbelievable that he was slain on the spot!

Flesh and blood exploded, the hazy blood mist erupted on the scene!

One by one the cultivators' eyes widened in disbelief, staring at the little girl who brandished the pink three‑in‑one mechanism cannon.

The little girl was only eight, her face still retaining a hint of childishness, her chubby baby‑fat cheeks full of elasticity, her big eyes bright and lively—she would surely grow into a beauty.

Yet this cute, delicately carved jade‑like little girl was… brutally savage, killing a second‑stage Martial Saint with a single strike!

Too savage, right?!

The Liu youths were completely stunned; they were a second‑tier family, and a second‑stage Martial Saint ancestor was their greatest confidence. Now that confidence was erased in an instant!

Xixi shouldered the three‑in‑one cannon, her big eyes showing no trace of compassion, calm and indifferent.

She had endured a life‑or‑death trial, had witnessed evil, and escaped death at the Martial Saint's hands.

She had long outgrown the soft‑hearted stage; she had given this Martial Saint a chance.

To hand over the disciple who had injured a junior of the Golden Light Branch, and likewise nullify his cultivation.

But the Martial Saint refused.

Xixi tilted her head and slightly lifted her chin.

Could it be…

This Martial Saint Ancestor is the family's backbone, while she, Li Nuanxi, the new sect leader, is no longer the sect's backbone? Can she disgrace herself so easily, unable even to protect her own sect's disciples?

This Martial Saint Ancestor is challenging Li Nuanxi's authority in the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect!

He harbors malicious intent, a rotten scoundrel!

He's the same sort of scum as Gu Chuan of the Tian Dan Divine Sect who once hunted her!

So Xixi hesitated not a moment, acted, pulled the trigger, and fired a Celestial Barrett from the three‑in‑one cannon, launching an extremely compressed Wooden Ferry Crow.

However, Father's upgraded three‑in‑one cannon had been said to possess terrifying power, and Xixi had not expected its force to be this great!

It was only a Wooden Ferry Crow Thunder Pill, yet it instantly blew a second‑stage Martial Saint to pieces, turning him into blood mist, dead beyond death.

It also gave Xixi a feeling of…

the illusion of a cannon blasting a mosquito.

"Seems… a bit wasteful."

Xixi muttered.

That mutter instantly shattered the surrounding silence!

Sounds of pain!

Wails, cries, laments…

A myriad of sounds rang continuously!

Behind Xixi, Nan Li Huo, Zhang Qingzheng and the other original elders of the Golden Light Mansion also couldn't help but look at Xixi with greatly changed gazes.

Originally, when Xixi became the sect leader of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, they thought it was merely her demonic talent that moved Lu Taibai, and she willingly stepped down.

But now it seems Xixi has not only improved in talent, but also changed in handling matters, no longer the little runt she once was.

Nan Li Huo was most conflicted, his emotions fluctuating; Xixi had changed too much since the days at the Golden Light Mansion!

Yet Nan Li Huo knew this change was good.

A hint of satisfaction welled in his eyes; this change would ensure that little Xixi would not be bullied in the future.

Although… perhaps no one in this world could bully her now?

Moreover, Xixi also has an ultra‑protective father!

Nan Li Huo thought of Li Che, the man who repeatedly creates miracles.

"Teacher Li Huo, the rest is up to you to resolve—drive them all out, drive them out of Golden Light Mansion City."

Xixi, bearing the three‑in‑one mechanism cannon with one hand, said.

"Golden Light Mansion is our Heavenly Origin Divine Sect's territory; dragons and tigers alike must lie down when they come in!"

"I, Li Nuanxi, the new sect leader of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, say so!"

Xixi puffed out her little chest, raised her thumb, and nodded at herself.

Arrogant and overbearing, utterly domineering!

Nan Li Huo laughed, very satisfied; in these times, one must be domineering, otherwise everyone will step on you and bully your weakness.

"Alright."

Nan Li Huo, with Zhang Qingzheng, proactively walked toward the Liu family mansion.

Inside the Liu family, various malicious, resentful cries instantly rang out.

"Nan Li Huo, do you know who stands behind our Liu family? It's the Second Prince! It's the Dàjǐng royal family!"

"Heavenly Origin Divine Sect! Your arrogance won't last long!"

"Golden Light Mansion borders the Third Prince's Guiyi Miao; you cannot fully occupy it, impossible! The Heavenly Origin Divine Sect has no right!"

…

The Liu elders let out low roars, each with blood‑red eyes.

With the family's Martial Saint Ancestor slain, the Liu family's hope was utterly crushed; they had gone completely mad, caring not for face.

"Second Prince?"

Xixi tilted her head, and her eyes flickered for a moment.

When the Dàjǐng royal family was mentioned, she couldn't help but recall everything their family had endured in Shendu, the Divine Capital of Dàjǐng.

Their whole family had been subjected to various targeting by the Dàjǐng royal family.

Xixi's expression instantly grew grim.

Nan Li Huo moved swiftly and ruthlessly, expelling the Liu family members; those who refused to leave were decisively slain by Nan Li Huo.

After a few were killed, the Liu family lost all courage, their minds snapping out of the sorrow of the Fallen Saint Ancestor, and they fled in disarray.

"Teacher Li Huo! Let's go see the Second Prince behind the Liu family!"

Xixi hoisted a pink three-in-one cannon platform, her eyes shining, fighting spirit soaring, her goal clear.

Brazenly chaotic!

Xixi remembered that her father had said that now, among mortals, she could act freely and be brazen!

Therefore, this time she came to the Golden Light Residence, Xixi came aiming to astonish everyone!

"The Qian Yuan Divine Sect... has nothing left to fear!"

Xixi muttered.

After all, when the imperial expeditionary army came, that time the sect master, her teacher, and her father had to send her out for trials, like a lingering spark of the sect.

Although the later matters were resolved and the Qian Yuan Divine Sect survived, Xixi's impression remained very deep.

She understood that the Qian Yuan Divine Sect and many worldly forces had become completely opposed, having already offended everyone they needed to.

Thus, when Xixi assumed the new position of sect leader of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, there was nothing left to fear.

Because these enemies' goal was simple: to destroy the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, to annihilate it!

Let the sect's youngsters die, let father and mother die, let Xixi... also die!

At the thought of this, when these scenes flashed in her mind.

In Xixi's mind, the image of the time at the Tian Dan Divine Sect, where Yun E and Zhou Peng leaned against the trunks of a dense forest, inevitably resurfaced...

That kind of scene...

Xixi didn't want to see it again!

Malice surged from Xixi's eyes, and the Heaven-Mixing Silk surrounding her body erupted into a wild dance, like a flood dragon.

Intense flames ignited on Xixi's body, warping the air itself.

Nan Li Huo felt an overwhelming suppression in his heart, even his breathing seemed labored; the little girl... had truly grown to an unbelievable level.

"No need to go, they've arrived."

Suddenly, Xixi narrowed her eyes, hoisting the pink three-in-one cannon platform, flicking her two skyward braids, and the malice on her body grew even denser.

Feng Zhiqi furrowed his brows; atop his towering frame, a powerful martial will burst forth, his qi and blood trembling, as if a celestial gate flickered into view!

Zhao Fangzhou and Tang Xie Jia, both Saint of War, also stepped forward, shielding Xixi.

In the distance, on the main street of the Golden Light Residence city.

An extremely luxurious carriage rolled in slowly, its gilded and jeweled body shimmering, pulled by a dragon-horse clad in dragon scales; its whinny accompanied by surging, massive qi.

The opulent carriage halted before the Liu family, where corpses lay everywhere, the thick scent of blood still lingering.

The carriage curtains were drawn back, revealing a handsome face, clad in a python robe and wearing a golden crown, the whole figure elegant and striking.

Hoo hoo hoo—

Wind and waves brushed, the python robe and dark garment fluttered wildly.

A divine long blade hung from his waist, moving inch by inch, radiating an ultimate blade aura that surged from his body, as if to thrust straight into the sky.

Inside the carriage, another figure sat upright; that figure stepped forward, an elderly man in a red dark robe.

The elderly man sprouted twin horns on his head; merely sitting there, massive qi surged, dragon might roared and intertwined.

Even seated beside the Second Prince, the elderly man became the focal point of the scene.

Xixi, hoisting the three-in-one cannon platform, narrowed her eyes, stared at the horned elderly man, tilted her head: "Four Seas Dragon Clan?!"

"From Ancestor Dragon Island's dragon clan?!"

Xixi's voice carried a hint of babyish tone, after all she was just an eight‑year‑old little girl.

The elderly man showed no smile; his eyes were sharp and vertical like serpents, staring at Xixi, from the little girl he sensed an extremely intense malice!

This little girl...

Has inherited the divine legacy of the Eight‑Armed Prison Lotus, the Furious Third Prince Temple?!

The aura on her... truly disgusts the Dragon Clan!

She must be killed!

Sharp killing intent erupted from the elderly man's eyes!

The Second Prince, with a faint smile, stepped out of the carriage, a knife at his waist, staring at Xixi and at the wrecked Liu family behind her.

"Li Nuanxi, do you know that the Liu family's patriarch is a subordinate under me, Lü Hengyi?"

"You dare kill him?!"

Xixi tilted her head: "I don't know."

Lü Hengyi felt a sudden blockage in his heart; faced with such childlike innocence, he for a moment could not even utter harsh words.

But the Second Prince's eyes quickly showed a fierce glint.

"The Qian Yuan Divine Sect is truly overbearing; since when did Golden Light Residence become the capital of your Qian Yuan Divine Sect? Golden Light Residence is the capital of my Dàjǐng!"

The Second Prince, Lü Hengyi, said gravely.

He wanted to occupy the moral high ground first; Xixi caused trouble with the Liu family at the Golden Light Residence of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, so Lü Hengyi would cause a stir with Li Nuanxi at Dàjǐng's Golden Light Residence, striking first to quell Li Nuanxi's brazen aura.

Xixi frowned: "Golden Light Residence is the Golden Light Residence of my Qian Yuan Divine Sect!"

"Are you the Dàjǐng emperor? Coming here to speak to me like this?"

"I am the head of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect; what are you? Let your father come and speak to me!"

Xixi, one hand on her hip and the other hoisting a pink three‑in‑one cannon platform, spoke with a slightly milky nasal tone.

Her words, however, were very overbearing.

Xixi knew that the Qian Yuan Divine Sect had completely fallen out with Dàjǐng.

The Dàjǐng court had dispatched a massive punitive army to crush the sect; had it not been for the father's prowess and the assistance of the All Heroes from the underworld…

The Qian Yuan Divine Sect might already have been trampled to ruin.

Xixi could become a homeless wanderer, so she was very angry and indignant in her heart.

That Second Prince even dared to come before her, claiming the Golden Light Mansion was Dàjǐng's Golden Light Mansion!

The more Xixi thought about it, the angrier she became!

"Pah! Stinky, shameless!"

Xixi spat at the Second Prince, hissing a milky insult.

The Second Prince stood on the carriage pole, his brows slightly furrowed.

Then a sneering smile slowly spread across his face: "The Golden Light Mansion borders the Third Prince's Guiyi Miao; its uniqueness has long ceased to be a single mansion city. The current Golden Light Mansion is not something the Qian Yuan Divine Sect can hold."

"All factions have taken residence in the Golden Light Mansion; you still want to keep it? Do you think you can drive out all the major powers? The Qian Yuan Divine Sect… does it have that ability?"

The Second Prince said lightly.

"The Liu family patriarch is my staff; you killed a member of my staff—this cannot be settled like that… At such a young age, don't think that inheriting the sect head position lets you act lawlessly!"

"Then we'll capture you for a lesson, and have Lu Taibai come to fetch you!"

When the Second Prince finished speaking, he turned his head toward the elder beside him.

"Elder Dragon God, I beg you."

"Give this lawless child a lesson!"

The Second Prince said.

This Eastern Sea Dragon God was a being comparable to the Divine Tribulation realm; even the Second Prince lowered himself completely before such a presence.

The Four Seas Dragon Clan transporting Ancestor Dragon Island into the Nine Dragon River within Dàjǐng was also permitted by the Dàjǐng Emperor; without imperial permission, under the suppression of mountains, rivers, and qi, moving the island would not be an easy task.

The Second Prince's mother consort has ties with the Four Seas Dragon Clan; though not close, today that connection becomes his most significant bargaining chip in the fight for the throne!

"Fine, at such a young age, with such a murderous heart, they indeed deserve proper education from their elders; Lu Taibai's direct transmission certainly lacks proper upbringing."

The elder spoke indifferently, then flicked his sleeve, and his dark robe instantly fluttered and struck.

In an instant, a massive celestial Dao spirit spread, and the overwhelming dragon might enveloped the entire courtyard!

The void seemed to solidify; countless divinities gathered in the air, forming a three‑zhang dragon claw that swooped down!

Feng Zhichi's expression changed drastically, he stepped forward fiercely, releasing the aura of a Four‑Way Martial Saint to shield Xixi from the impact.

Boom—!!!

His entire body crackled with a pop‑crackle sound.

Feng Zhichi's face flushed red, his blood seemed frozen and desolate; this was Divine Tribulation pressure, even a top‑grade Absolute Peak could not endure it.

Feng Zhichi had not yet reached the level of a top‑grade Absolute Peak, only feeling a suffocating breath!

Those beside Xixi—Zhao Fangzhou, Tang Xie Jia, Nan Li Huo and others—also wore grim expressions.

This is the Golden Light Mansion as it stands now…

Any top‑tier power daring to appear in the Golden Light Mansion surely has Divine Tribulation Grand Cultivators stationed!

…

…

Meanwhile.

In the most luxurious tavern of the Golden Light Mansion, Third Prince Lu Lietong sat upright, a lavish table laden with delicacies.

The Third Prince poured himself a glass of fine wine, sipping lightly; behind him, Han Sixi in a purple sable robe stood quietly.

Around the table, monks in robes sat, their Buddha light making the Third Prince feel bone‑chilling cold.

The Third Prince disliked the Buddha light, but at this moment, for the sake of leverage, he had to appease the monks.

In fact, Lu Lietong did not know that these monks with double‑eyed cicada patterns would approach him seeking cooperation.

For such a once‑in‑a‑millennium chance, Lu Lietong would naturally seize it, clutching it like the last straw.

After drinking a cup of fine wine, Third Prince Lu Lietong smiled lightly.

"Second Brother has secured the Four Seas Dragon Clan's support; it seems now he'll clash with Li Nuanxi."

"This little girl, an eight‑year‑old Martial Saint, truly a monstrous prodigy; now she's become the head of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, swelling with arrogance, even thinking the Golden Light Mansion is a place the Qian Yuan Divine Sect can control?"

"All of you, let's watch a comedy together."

Third Prince Lu Lietong was naturally delighted to see the Second Prince and Li Nuanxi fight.

Dàjǐng and the Qian Yuan Divine Sect had completely fallen out; they, of course, were aware of these developments.

"This little girl says she'll drive out the forces in the Golden Light Mansion one by one! Hahaha… truly a newborn calf unafraid of tigers!"

Third Prince Lu Lietong only felt he had heard something funny.

Even Lu Taibai and Lu Qiankun, two Divine Tribulation Grand Cultivators, probably couldn't achieve that, right?

"Enjoy the show, fine wine and delicacies, watching a good performance—how delightful!"

Third Prince Lu Lietong laughed heartily.

However, at the banquet, the monks with double‑eyed cicada patterns did not laugh with him.

For a moment, the table became slightly awkward.

Third Prince Lu Lietong squinted, yet felt no awkwardness, and laughed to himself.

The Second Prince and Li Nuanxi fought, and someone would end up taking the loss.

He is all smiles!

Isn't this worth laughing at?

He turned his head to look at Han Sixi behind him.

"Han Diao Si, do you think it's funny?"

Han Diao Si lowered his head.

Upon hearing that, they said lightly.

"Funny, Your Highness."

……

……

It's not only the Third Prince in the restaurant who is paying attention.

At this moment, the instant Xixi met the Second Prince, all parties were watching.

Within Jin Guang Fu City, one after another, immensely powerful wills surged upward, wildly dancing and sweeping, making the air seem to solidify as countless perceptions swept in.

The Purple Palace Divine Sect, South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest, Witch God Mountain, Great Li Royal Court, and numerous noble families and other factions all released powerful perceptions through their divine calamities and martial gods.

As if they were paying great attention to this lively affair.

After all, this collision might let everyone glimpse the depth of Qian Yuan Divine Sect, and see whether Lu Taibai and Lu Qiankun truly rushed over.

Of course, the most important…

Still want to see what kind of support the Underworld gave behind Li Nuanxi!

Underworld……

This force truly is thunderous; the matter of Qitian Cheng, almost all major powers have heard of it, everyone knows that the Underworld Ghost Emperor became the sole martial immortal of the age, sitting at the gate of Qitian Nei Cheng, blocking the three supreme beings of the divine camps!

Everyone knows that Li Nuanxi's relationship with the Underworld is very close.

Therefore, what assistance the Underworld gave Li Nuanxi is what all factions are most curious about!

……

……

On top of Jin Guang Peak.

Li Che sat quietly on the Grand Master chair, and beside him were the junior branch member Liu Yangyuan, elder Zhu Hongdou, and Weng Wuyu.

Also smiling, Hu Yingyue, the chief of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, who was playing the erhu on his leg.

At this moment, when the Dragon God of the Four Seas Dragon Clan released its aura, the entire Jin Guang Fu City trembled.

Zhu Hongdou and the others' expressions instantly hardened, becoming exceedingly grave.

"It's the divine calamity aura…"

Liu Yangyuan's expression turned sour; he glanced at Li Che with a mix of awe and reverence: "Elder Li… during this time, within Jin Guang Fu City, each major faction has a divine calamity strongman stationed, an existence Jin Guang cannot fathom…"

"So during this time, the pressure on the branch is truly too great."

"Junior sister… sect leader… this time, directly targeting all major factions, might it be too hasty? Becoming the target of all arrows?"

Li Che gently nodded.

"It will become the target of all arrows… but it doesn't hinder anything."

Li Che took a sip of hot tea; its long‑unseen flavor was quite nostalgic.

"Xixi just became sect leader; the so‑called three fires when a new official takes office, she also wants to ignite the fire…"

"Just right, the situation in Jin Guang Fu City lets her have a good play."

Li Che's voice was gentle, yet it left Liu Yangyuan somewhat stunned.

"Elder Li… that's a divine calamity…"

Liu Yangyuan reminded.

Li Che glanced at him and nodded.

"Don't worry, the little girl has grown… she has many trump cards."

"Take a good look at Xixi's growth over these years."

"She is no longer the naive little girl who first experienced temple god resonance…"

"She will start, making the world roar…"

For Li Che, the threats within Jin Guang Fu that could affect Xixi are indeed few…

Even if Xixi doesn't employ the Ten Evil pieces.

Just relying on the upgraded Immortal Craft Ultra‑Pressure Mechanism three‑in‑one cannon platform in hand is enough to counter these threats.

After all, the divine calamities that can act in Jin Guang are mostly at the One Disaster One Calamity level.

Even at the One Disaster Two Calamity level, they dare not act too domineeringly, lest they be targeted by the will of heaven and earth…

Therefore, for Xixi, Jin Guang is a place to willfully display the sect leader's authority.

Xixi may not yet understand, but she trusts dad.

The trump cards dad gave her are Xixi's greatest confidence!

Suppress, occupy, oppress the major forces of Qian Yuan Divine Sect's Jin Guang branch…

Xixi wants them to bleed today!

Today, blood‑red Jin Guang!

Li Che's words fell.

Liu Yangyuan instantly fell silent.

He holds awe for Li Che, may have complex feelings toward Xixi, but for Xixi's father Li Che, this divine eagle holy hand… is revered immensely.

Because this is truly a peerless strongman who emerged from an ordinary woodcarving shop!

Li Che flicked a finger, and the celestial chessboard unfolded before several people, reflecting the scene of Xixi confronting the Second Prince…

It also reflected the scene of the East Sea Dragon God striking at Xixi…

Liu Yangyuan, Zhu Hongdou and others couldn't help but take a deep breath.

When they saw a Dragon God whose might rivaled a Divine Calamity strike, that Divine Calamity pressure, almost pouring out through the image, froze their blood cold…

The situation displayed in the image instantly left them completely dumbfounded.

"Ah this…"

"Is that Xixi?!"

……

……

Rumble—!!!

Divine and mortal intertwine, the dragon's mighty aura converges into a three‑zhang dragon claw; around the claw, the space faintly shows fine cracks.

The crack network weaves together, exceedingly ferocious!

Bang bang bang—

Even as it slaps down, air currents rage, howling and exploding!

Rolling fierce wind currents lift countless dust on the long street; the blue bricks on the ground cannot bear this force, shattering and exploding into powder!

Feng Zhichi and others only feel their foreheads glow, their blood freezing, as if a sharp arrow were about to pierce their foreheads, on the brink of death!

Feng Zhichi roars, his eyes seeming to be covered with cracks!

Above the firmament, black clouds churn; as the Divine Calamity acts among mortals, the will of heaven and earth senses it, and pressure begins to brew!

Yet it is only brewing; a Divine Calamity Great Refinement at the disaster level can still lightly act among mortals!

Feng Zhichi's eyes nearly split; he did not expect the situation at Jinguangfu to be this dire.

Having just arrived at Jinguangfu, the Divine Calamity Great Refinement itself intervened, intending to suppress and kill Xixi!

"Ah—!!!"

Feng Zhichi's whole body bones roar, thirty‑six thousand pores spew blood mist, and at this moment he breaks free of the Divine Calamity pressure; he clenches his five fingers, his eyes blaze intensely!

"Sect Master, be careful!"

Feng Zhichi's will shines brighter than ever at this moment!

The long sword at his waist moves inch by inch; in an instant his five fingers grip, he draws the sword and slashes, a terrifying pinnacle aura surges as if a heavenly gate were being opened!

At this moment, under immense pressure, he breaks the shackles!

He takes an extremely crucial step.

Although Feng Zhichi knows this step is not important for the Divine Calamity Great Refinement,

Yet Feng Zhichi daringly breaks the Divine Calamity pressure, wielding a blade against it, is a transformation!

Xixi's eyes shine brightly, watching Feng Zhichi as if a brute struggling to hold back a collapsing mountain, a warm current rises in her heart!

The prison‑lotus divine pattern at Xixi's forehead trembles, a powerful heavenly‑human resonance erupts, spreading wildly, crazily flooding into the pink three‑in‑one mechanism cannon in her hand.

Yet the ten thousand mechanism Nine God Seals on the cannon revive at this moment!

Ultra‑compressed thunder pellets burst out from the six rapidly rolling barrels!

Accompanied by Feng Zhichi's roaring howl, after breaking the pressure shackles, he boldly releases a dazzling sun‑like blade light cleaving from the dragon claw!

This is the most brilliant slash Feng Zhichi has ever made in his life!

Almost godlike!

Feng Zhichi feels the exhilaration of breaking the shackles, a long‑missed rapturous thrill without regret.

Even if after this slash he is smashed to death by a dragon god's claw…

He is already satisfied!

Because this is the strongest blade protecting the Sect Master he has ever cut!

Rumble—!!!

Endless sharpness churns and tears the air currents!

Everyone only feels the blade light dazzling to the extreme, as if endless thunder arcs are writhing and interweaving!

Then—

A roar of dragon fury and anger!

Everyone only feels the endless brilliant blade light swing out.

Then.

The Dragon God beside the Second Prince suddenly turns into a massive dragon shadow that blocks the sky, intending to soar, but only reaches halfway.

Upon the massive dragon body, countless blood mists burst, a mournful howl.

It explodes in midair with a roar!

Feng Zhichi maintains the sword swing, his jet‑black, robust hair whirling wildly.

He stares blankly at the dragon's rise and fall…

His blade…

Is it really this strong?!