Chapter 273: An Ominous Sign, Yama Comes to the Door

Looking at this explosive seed skill, Shen Qing knew he had become stronger again.

This awakening posture's improvement is not skill, but pure numbers.

Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique Eleventh Layer, Ancient Yuan Qiankun Body, plus the destructive power of Overbearing Yuan Qi, and now an all-around explosive seed entry has appeared.

Now Shen Qing only feels that from head to toe he is emitting a sense of numerical beauty.

Shen Qing walked out of the cave, shot up into the sky, and headed straight for the Li Family of Joyful Mountain.

Night fell, and heavy snow fell from the sky.

Joyful Mountain City.

In Joyful Mountain City, a lingering incense scent constantly wafted.

Today is Ancestor Worship Day; this is not a tradition of the Great Wu dynasty, but a day set by several previous dynasties, the time for all descendants to sacrifice to their ancestors.

The Li Family is the same.

Over a hundred Li Family descendants knelt in the Li Family Ancestral Hall.

Li Xuan lit three sticks of incense, and the blue smoke rose straight up.

Li Xuan held two divination cups; since his ancestors migrated from the south, the custom of tossing the divination cups has been preserved.

Li Xuan slightly shook his hands, praying for the family's prosperity, then tossed the divination cups onto the ground.

Both sides convex, it is a yin cup, the worst kind.

Just then, the blue smoke rising from the incense scattered when it hit the ancestral spirit tablet.

Soon someone spoke up to comfort: 'It's just bad luck, nothing to worry about.'

Suddenly.

With a bang, the incense burner that had never been overturned in a hundred years tipped over, spilling its ashes everywhere.

A gust of wind blew through, and half of the candles inside went out directly.

At this moment, the Li Family members all fell silent; they had encountered the ominous portent.

Many looked toward Li Xuan: 'Old Ancestor, we haven't done anything bad lately, have we?'

Li Xuan's eyelids also twitched wildly; could it be that the Demonic Insect Mother and her kind have been discovered?

He then shook his head, comforting himself: the probability is too small, impossible, and the Demonic Insect King should have already returned.

He snapped: 'Don't overthink it, nothing's wrong.'

Just then, a chilling aura arrived; the faint light of the remaining candles began to sway, then suddenly went out, plunging the entire ancestral hall into darkness.

And Shen Qing's voice sounded at that moment.

"Hey, ancestor worship? No need to bother."

Everyone shivered, turned around, and saw Shen Qing standing at the ancestral hall's door; the yin wind stirred his robes, blowing into the hall, making the whole room exceptionally cold.

Many recognized Shen Qing, knowing his nickname, Dushi Yanluo.

On Ancestor Worship Day, all omens of misfortune gathered, and in the end even Yama showed up at the door, leaving everyone's hearts cold.

Li Xuan rose, came before Shen Qing, and said: 'Young Master Shen Qing, why have you come?'

Shen Qing said: 'Someone introduced me to come; this person you still know—called the Demonic Insect Mother—do you remember?'

Li Xuan's smile froze instantly: 'Young Master Shen Qing, you're joking, right...'

Shen Qing waved his hand: 'Enough, stop being stubborn; the fact that I can find this shows I already have evidence, which is why I haven't just killed you outright.'

"Because I need to test some recent methods on you; you'd better attack me with all your strength. If I'm satisfied, as a reward I'll let your Li Family's corpses remain intact; otherwise, you won't even be able to put up a fight."

First is the embryonic Thunder Domain; it still needs battle to be perfected into a true Thunder Domain.

Second is the Awakening Posture, which also needs a battle to test its strength; too weak won't do, and Li Xuan at the Martial Saint Realm is suitable.

Li Xuan said: 'Young Master Shen Qing, could there be some misunderstanding...'

Li Xuan still held a sliver of hope.

Bang!

Shen Qing kicked out with extreme speed, sending Li Xuan flying and smashing a row of spirit tablets; then he raised his hand, and several Li Family members were instantly sliced into fragments.

Shen Qing stepped into the Li Family Ancestral Hall, treading on blood, and said: 'You said there was a misunderstanding; fine, there is a misunderstanding. I've already made a move—can you fight back?'

Shen Qing couldn't be bothered to argue; if you don't want to fight, he'll force you to.

Li Xuan rose, his body trembling, and shouted angrily: 'Shen Qing, you're bullying people too much!'

Having said that, Li Xuan raised his hand in a technique; a long sword flew in from outside, landed in his hand, and he swung it straight at Shen Qing.

But just as it reached Shen Qing, he lifted his head and gave him a faint smile.

With a swish, Shen Qing's figure vanished.

In the next instant, Shen Qing appeared beside him, his whole body already beginning to faintly redden, and hot steam rose from him.

This is the Awakening Posture: igniting one's entire qi and blood as the price, in exchange for a massive all-around enhancement of ability!

Combined with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique and Slaughter Armor, Shen Qing's speed and strength have reached an unprecedented level.

Bang!

Shen Qing threw a punch; Li Xuan was directly blasted away, and the entire Li Family was left with a deep gouge torn through it.

Li Xuan suddenly turned his head: 'What speed is this?'

"And do you really need to? You come out with a life-risking secret technique—why bother?"

Immediately after, his eyes darted wildly, trying to catch Shen Qing's figure, but he couldn't see it at all; all he could see were blood shadows and white steam left in the air.

He roared.

"Shen Qing! Come out! Get out here!! If you've got the guts, face me head-on!!"

Just then, a terrifying pressure came from behind, and Shen Qing's voice sounded.

"I'm right here."

Li Xuan raised his knife to slash backward, but in the next instant, the world spun, and he saw his own headless corpse.

Shen Qing had already lifted his foot and walked toward the Li Family Ancestral Hall, and with a raised fist he punched, turning the hall directly into flying ash—only the spirit tablet of the Rotating Blade Martial Saint remained intact.

The slaughter armor receded, and the Awakening Posture was deactivated.

This Awakening Posture is more usable than I imagined, with a huge increase in speed and strength; of course, the consumption for this boost is also great, burning a large amount of Shen Qing's qi and blood every second.

Still, it's fine—the Ancient Yuan Qiankun Body provides Shen Qing with a vast amount of qi and blood, and as long as he uses primordial qi, the Ancient Yuan Qiankun Body can quickly restore his qi and blood; Shen Qing's store of primordial qi can be described as an ocean, and moreover, the Heart of the Earth continually helps him recover his condition.

Shen Qing estimated that if it kept turning without stopping, staying open, he wouldn't be able to endure even opening it for a month.