Chapter 1185: This Old Man Can Do It Alone

"Yi Zhong!"

Several Guardians of the Shennong Clan instantly turned pale and rushed over.

However, it was too late; Xu Que's sword pierced Yi Zhong's chest, and a torrent of Death Qi surged into Yi Zhong's body, transforming into a violent force that ruthlessly severed his Life Force. In just an instant, Yi Zhong was on the verge of death!

But just as he was about to draw his last breath, several Guardians had already arrived. Three of them immediately surrounded Xu Que, while another took out a Spirit Pill and swiftly fed it into Yi Zhong's mouth. In the blink of an eye, they managed to preserve his last breath, preventing him from dying!

Xu Que stood solemnly in place. Seeing this, the corner of his eye twitched slightly, but he still did not act to stop them!

The people of the other major factions present, including the Yaochi Holy Land group and Bai Cailing, wore expressions of shock and bewilderment.

No one expected Xu Que to be so shameless; one moment he said he would spare Yi Zhong, and the next he used a sneaky trick, striking from behind with a blunt weapon, then stabbing Yi Zhong to death with a single sword thrust!

Could such tactics come from an Immortal King?

Did this Immortal King have no sense of shame?

Many couldn't help but become suspicious, staring straight at Xu Que and beginning to doubt his identity.

Only Bai Cailing, after a moment of daze, came to her senses and actually felt this was normal!

She recalled the situation when she was with Xu Que in the Lian Yue Palace; that guy was just as shameless as this old man now. Didn't this prove the old saying, "Like father, like son!"

It seems Xu Que's shameless tactics were inherited from his father!

"Old Man Xu, what do you mean by this?" At this moment, a Guardian of the Shennong Clan stared coldly at Xu Que and asked.

His whole body trembled with rage, yet he still held back, not daring to truly fight Xu Que!

Even though he was a Guardian at the Golden Immortal Realm Peak, he still feared Xu Que's identity, worrying that the person before him might truly be an existence Above Immortal King, deliberately playing these shameless tricks in front of them to provoke their suspicion, then forcing them to act, giving him a legitimate reason to kill them all, and possibly even taking his anger out on the entire Shennong Clan!

Regardless of whether this speculation was correct or how accurate it was, this Guardian did not want to take that gamble.

Of course, the most critical point was that Yi Zhong had not actually been killed; his last breath had been preserved by them using the Nine-Turn Primordial Spirit Protection Pill, the most precious treasure of the Shennong Clan. As for whether he could recover from his injuries later, that was not a difficult matter for their Shennong Clan at all!

"What do I mean?" At this moment, Xu Que looked at that Guardian and smiled slightly.

Do you idiots not have a clue what I mean?

Boom!

In the next instant, a black shadow suddenly appeared behind Yi Zhong, holding a Sword and swinging it down horizontally through the air!

"Not good, this is an Avatar, retreat quickly!" Several Guardians instantly turned pale. The Guardian who had just given Yi Zhong the medicine grabbed Yi Zhong with lightning speed and retreated rapidly from the spot!

However, the speed of that black shadow was clearly faster. That sudden sword strike, even if that Guardian reacted as quickly as possible, was impossible to dodge!

"Swoosh!"

Accompanied by a dull thud, the black shadow's Sword directly pierced Yi Zhong's Throat!

This sword strike might have still been recoverable and was not fatal, but as the Guardians dragged Yi Zhong's body backward, the entire person was forcibly dragged across the blade. His Throat was severed on the spot, his head separated from his body, and he fell to the ground with a thud!

A Young Heavenly Pride of the Shennong Clan died on the spot!

Everyone in the entire arena instantly froze in place, filled with Disbelief.

The several Guardians of the Shennong Clan were even more struck as if by Thunder, their vision going dark, revealing a sense of complete helplessness.

In the next instant, everyone turned their gaze toward Xu Que, and the atmosphere became extremely eerie!

This result was something no one had expected!

They had thought this old man would only strike once and then stop, but who would have expected him to be so persistent, even using an Avatar to approach Yi Zhong silently, delivering a sword strike, and ultimately, by a twist of fate, causing Yi Zhong's head to fall and his life to end on the spot!

This made many feel horrified and heart-pounding, after all, such tactics were simply not something a powerhouse Above Immortal King would do.

Yet these tactics were truly terrifying. What kind of deep grudge would make this old man so Forced to Fight to the Death, placing Yi Zhong in a position of certain death?

Everyone present could not figure out these reasons, but the fact that Xu Que could use various tactics to kill Yi Zhong without exposing his true strength, and did so right in front of several Golden Immortal Realm Guardians, had already convinced everyone that his strength was definitely not at the Half-Immortal Realm!

Since he was not at the Half-Immortal Realm, yet even Golden Immortal Realm experts could not discern his true cultivation, everyone felt that the identity of Above Immortal King was already an eight-to-nine certainty!

If he were a powerhouse with pride, who valued his own reputation and disdained using lowly tactics, everyone would actually feel less afraid, because as long as one did not offend such a powerhouse, the other party would generally disdained dealing with you!

But what about this one before them? His strength transcended limits, possibly even being an existence Above Immortal King, yet he could still shamelessly use shameless tactics, which truly made people feel a chill running down their spines from the bottom of their hearts!

Terrifying indeed!

"Now, do you understand what I mean? If I want to kill him, this is how I do it!" At this moment, Xu Que looked calmly at those several Guardians of the Shennong Clan and said with a smile.

At the same time, he was secretly holding an Immortal Grade Divine Movement Escape Talisman in his hand; if these Guardians truly went mad with anger and attacked him, he would still have a chance to escape!

As for counterattacking, Xu Que did not even dare to think about it now!

Not to mention that even in his best condition, he was not a match for so many Golden Immortal Realm powerhouses; moreover, when dealing with Yi Zhong just now, he was not as relaxed as he appeared on the surface.

From the sneak attack with the Black Staff to the sword piercing Yi Zhong's chest, Xu Que had already exerted his maximum strength!

That seemingly simple sword strike actually infused immense torrents of Immortal Yuan and Divine Soul Dao Essence, along with the body-attachment power of the Sword Spirit, plus Xu Que utilizing a large amount of Death Qi from the Ancient Life and Death Plate, to possess such power capable of heavily injuring or even killing a Heavenly Immortal Realm Heavenly Pride.

Otherwise, relying solely on Xu Que's Human Immortal Realm Peak realm, killing a Heavenly Immortal would be absolutely impossible.

But he had exhausted everything, the sneak attack succeeded, and he killed Yi Zhong, yet the Shennong Clan had such deep foundations that they actually produced a Nine-Turn Primordial Spirit Protection Pill, preserving Yi Zhong's last breath, which made Xu Que extremely displeased.

The person he wanted to kill, no one could stop!

So Xu Que silently summoned his Thunder Illusion Body and directly pursued Yi Zhong. That sword strike also consumed a huge amount of Xu Que's energy, but its power was not as great as the first one. When the Thunder Illusion Body's sword pierced Yi Zhong's Throat, Xu Que even felt that strike still might not kill Yi Zhong.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's Guardians dragged Yi Zhong while fleeing, which instead caused the Sword to sever Yi Zhong's neck. This was a bitter death by a twist of fate.

However, this ending still satisfied Xu Que. Since Yi Zhong was already killed, he was too lazy to remain low-key anymore and directly chose to face the opponent's Guardians head-on.

This is exactly what I mean; what can you do about it?

Want revenge? I have an Immortal Grade Divine Movement Escape Talisman; Finished Acting Cool and Ran, what can you do about it?

However, contrary to expectations, these several Guardians had gloomy faces but did not attack for a long time.

Xu Que also tightly gripped the Immortal Grade Divine Movement Escape Talisman in his hand, ready to activate it at any moment.

Both sides remained locked in a standoff in place. The other Young Heavenly Prides present, including Bai Cailing and others, remained silent.

After a moment, one of the Guardians of the Shennong Clan finally spoke, asking in a deep voice: "Old Man Xu, I wonder when did our Shennong family offend you, requiring you to use such tactics to kill our clan's Heavenly Pride!"

"Heh, you want to know the reason? It's simple!"

Xu Que gave a Cold Smile and raised one finger, saying: "First, you should not have touched the people of the Extreme Joy Sect. Second, you tried to kill me, this old man, when you were at the Yaochi Holy Land. Third, I just don't like the look of you. Fourth, I can't stand ugly people. Fifth, sixth, seventh, even up to the hundredth, there are reasons; do you still want to hear them?"

Several Heavenly Prides of the Shennong Clan, upon hearing this, had their faces turn incredibly ugly.

The first two points were indeed true; to make Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude appear, they had captured people from the Extreme Joy Sect, resulting in the death of a crowd, leaving only Liu Jingning alive, who was rescued by Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude. Now they finally understood that this old man knew those people from the Extreme Joy Sect and wanted to avenge them!

Furthermore, at the Yaochi Holy Land, they had indeed intended to kill Xu Que, but only later, upon hearing news of Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude's appearance, did they abandon the idea and rush over directly.

As for the third and fourth points, they felt quite helpless.

Is there a fault in being ugly?

"Very well, since Old Man Xu has spoken so clearly, we shall take our leave!" Finally, the Guardian of that Shennong Clan member spoke, his face still very ugly, yet it was clear he truly wanted to leave.

This left Xu Que internally astonished; they were retreating so easily? Not avenging Yi Zhong?

In fact, these Guardians of the Shennong Clan had already reached a consensus.

The Shennong Clan had more than just Yi Zhong as outstanding Heavenly Prides; now that Yi Zhong was dead, an unchangeable fact, they believed it unnecessary to risk gambling on Xu Que's identity to avenge a deceased Heavenly Pride.

If they truly encountered an existence Above Immortal King, the loss would not be just one Heavenly Pride; the entire Shennong Clan might be sacrificed, which was truly unnecessary.

Of course, this decision was only temporary; after returning, they would still have countless hours to investigate Xu Que's identity. If they discovered he was not an Immortal King, the Shennong Clan possessed ample strength and means to seek revenge against him.

Therefore, these Guardians were currently very calm, not acting impulsively, but making a rational, optimal choice.

They took Yi Zhong's corpse, silently turned, and left the Altar, retreating along the path they had come.

Xu Que frowned, watching them depart, truly unable to understand the situation, even speculating whether these Guardians had long been displeased with Yi Zhong, and now that Yi Zhong was killed, they had no thought of revenge at all!

Yet everyone present had already regarded Xu Que as an existence Above Immortal King, and all looked at him in silence.

The Heavenly Pride from the Fangcun Immortal Sect of the Tong Xianyu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward, producing a Residual Soul Fragment and saying, "Old Man Xu, our Fangcun Immortal Sect has decided to leave. Since you still intend to continue, we hand this Residual Soul Fragment over to you!"

The Heavenly Pride of the Wanfa Gate from the Pojun Xianyu followed closely behind, also producing a Residual Soul Fragment. He demanded no reward, merely mentioning the name of their Wanfa Gate before Xu Que, then retreated together with the people of the Fangcun Immortal Sect.

The entire process was incredibly harmonious and peaceful, with no further contradictions or conflicts arising.

This made Xu Que feel astonished once again; the people of Tianzhou seemed quite friendly after all. Look at the people of the Fangcun Immortal Sect and Wanfa Gate, how friendly they were, even voluntarily handing over the Residual Soul Fragment!

However, everyone present understood clearly that the Fangcun Immortal Sect and Wanfa Gate making such a move was indeed a wise choice.

After all, they had already decided to leave; previously, it was because the Shennong Clan was with them that the Three Forces could contend with Ji Wu Yun and the others, intending to use a Competition to decide the ownership of the Residual Soul Fragment!

But now the Shennong Clan had been driven away by Xu Que, leaving only the Fangcun Immortal Sect and Wanfa Gate; a Heavenly Pride Competition would inevitably result in defeat!

Of course, even if they won, they felt they could not take the Residual Soul Fragment away, since there was still an existence here who appeared to be Above Immortal King.

Therefore, the Fangcun Immortal Sect and Wanfa Gate wisely chose to yield, and even deliberately mentioned their Faction names before Xu Que. If Xu Que truly was a Great Ability Above Immortal King, they would successfully win the Great Ability's favor, leaving a good impression!

Even if Xu Que was not an Immortal King, they suffered no loss, because the Residual Soul Fragment was destined not to be taken away anyway!

So no matter how one looked at it, this was a choice beneficial and without harm.

"Since we have the Residual Soul Fragments, let us hurry to break the Restriction on the Altar!" Xu Que said, handing all three Residual Soul Fragments to Ji Wu Yun.

He had no mind to linger here now; he wanted to quickly find Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude, with the primary purpose being to see Liu Jingning.

The people of the Extreme Joy Sect were treated this way by the Shennong Clan, and all the Sect Masters and Elders who had come with Liu Jingning originally were dead today; this made Xu Que very worried about Liu Jingning's current state!

"Very well, everyone, hand over your Residual Soul Fragments to me!" At this moment, Ji Wu Yun nodded and said, looking at the Heavenly Prides of the other two Factions!

The two young men nodded, handing the Residual Soul Fragments into Ji Wu Yun's hands.

Seven Residual Soul Fragments gathered; under the compression of Ji Wu Yun's Immortal Yuan Power, they gradually began to merge again, finally forming a faint human figure that once more fell upon the Center of the Altar.

"Boom!"

The entire Altar immediately shook, and the Restriction Power suddenly decreased drastically, far weaker than before.

Clearly, the appearance of that Divine Spirit Remnant Soul made the Altar feel threatened, diverting most of its Restriction Power to counter it; the Divine Spirit Remnant Soul was suppressing the Altar, but was the Altar not also suppressing it!

"Success! If everyone acts together, we can temporarily break the Restriction on the Altar and pass to the opposite shore!" Ji Wu Yun said, somewhat delighted.

Although the weakened Restriction was still very powerful, as long as everyone present acted together, they could break the Restriction, aiding their passage to the opposite shore. At that time, they would have a great hope to seek more Inheritances; for him, this was a rare opportunity of Creation!

"No need for such trouble; this old man can do it alone!" Suddenly, Xu Que waved his hand and said solemnly.

One person can do it alone?

Everyone had already prepared to act, but upon hearing Xu Que's words, they immediately froze, looking at him in astonishment.

Xu Que's face was full of Solemnity; he walked out from the crowd and stepped to the Restriction Barrier at the edge of the Altar.

Then, amidst the confused gazes of the crowd, he raised his right leg, a Golden Beam blazing intensely, and suddenly kicked forward!

"Crash!"

The entire Altar instantly shook and trembled, triggering a tremendous roar.

Before the dumbfounded crowd, that weakened Restriction Barrier was actually kicked open into a large hole by Xu Que with a single kick!

Everyone was momentarily stunned, looking at Xu Que's leg in horror, unable to help swallowing their saliva.

Xu Que ignored the crowd's expressions, hands clasped behind his back, chest thrust out and head held high with immense arrogance, and stepped forward first.

"Heavens, this... what leg technique is this? So amazing!"

At this moment, a faint female voice came from behind, clearly a Female Disciple of the Yaochi Holy Land speaking.

Xu Que's lips curled up; he did not stop, nor did he turn back, merely replying solemnly, "King of Arrogance Leg!"

【Two Chapters Merged!】