Chapter 1379: All of You, Cry

"Bang!"

Xu Que clearly felt an invisible, tremendous force surging from all directions, slamming violently into his body before binding his entire form.

This sensation was like being stuck in a narrow crevice; front, back, left, right, top, and bottom were all walls, crushing him tightly in the middle.

"Xu Que, we three accept your proposal! However..." At this moment, Li Xuanqi's sound transmission reached Xu Que's ear.

Sweeping his gaze over, Xu Que saw Li Xuanqi watching him with an expressionless face; his lips moved again as he transmitted his voice: "However, you must announce your apology in advance, and do so in this form of punishment; otherwise, how can our Heavenly Palace Academy and Holy Sect convince the masses?"

"Heh, you lot..." Xu Que grinned broadly.

But before he could finish, Li Xuanqi indifferently interrupted: "You have no choice. From now on, you will face the punishment of Qian Dao Wan Guo until tomorrow. If we see the two Divine Objects by then, we will naturally release you; but if the Divine Objects do not arrive, you should know what your disadvantage will be!"

Having spoken, Li Xuanqi waved his large hand; with a "Whoosh," his wide sleeve swept whistling through the air!

The surging Spiritual Energy from all four directions suddenly gathered, rapidly evolving into a massive blade that flashed with cold light, facing directly toward Xu Que's chest!

Whoosh!

Accompanied by a sound of tearing through the void, the blade sliced through the emptiness and struck straight down upon Xu Que.

Xu Que's clothes were instantly slashed open, yet when the blade struck the surface of his skin, it sparked a series of showers of sparks.

"Clang!"

A metallic trembling sound rang out; the blade condensed by Li Xuanqi had failed to cut Xu Que's Flesh Body, instead being shaken away, scattering into a cloud of Spiritual Energy in mid-air and dispersing with the wind.

"Hmm?"

In an instant, Li Xuanqi and the two Immortal Kings from the Holy Sect were all slightly startled.

This Flesh Body... so strong?

Everyone present also wore faces full of shock, staring in astonishment at Xu Que's body, where his fair skin seemed to reflect specks of Golden Beam under the sunlight.

"What a powerful Flesh Body!"

"Even a blade condensed by an Immortal King cannot cut through his body?"

"This level of Flesh Body strength is probably even greater than the Dao Fetus Divine Body!"

Many people exclaimed in surprise.

Ming Yixuan, possessor of the Dao Fetus Divine Body, also wore a face of stunned disbelief at this moment, staring fixedly at Xu Que's body with clenched fists.

He admitted that even if he had stepped into the Great Luo Immortal realm and cultivated his Dao Fetus Divine Body to the peak state this realm could endure, he still could not achieve what Xu Que had: actually withstanding a strike from an Immortal King without sustaining the slightest injury.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible; how could there possibly be a Flesh Body in this world stronger than my Dao Fetus Divine Body?" Ming Yixuan's expression gradually turned ferocious.

The Dao Fetus Divine Body had always been his source of pride; he had been superior his whole life, so how could he accept discovering that he was actually inferior to some obscure youth?

"We haven't seen each other for several years, yet he has already grown to such an extent!" Jiang Hongyan also gazed at Xu Que, her eyes shining brightly, somewhat surprised by how quickly Xu Que's strength had grown.

"Saint Venerable, you don't know; this lad has snagged who-knows-how-many benefits these past few years, while This Divine Venerable and Teacher Duan haven't even gotten a sip of the dregs, making This Divine Venerable so angry I've lost weight!" Er Gouzi said with a face full of sorrow, tears flowing like a river, puffing out his cheeks as he complained.

"Alas, Teacher Er Gou speaks the truth!" Duan Jiude also sighed with emotion, as if harboring unspeakable grievance.

The next moment, a pair of cold eyes instantly fell upon Duan Jiude.

Duan Jiude immediately shivered, hastily shutting his mouth, then grinned at Zixia Fairy: "Master, this old man misspoke, just a momentary slip of the tongue; what Er Gouzi said is simply not human language!"

"Damn it, Duan Old Man, do you have any shame left?" Er Gouzi instantly flew into a rage.

Mo Junchen could no longer bear to watch and said speechlessly: "You two calm down; it's best to quickly think of a way to save our Gang Leader!"

"Save him?" Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude spoke simultaneously, asking in confusion: "Save him for what? What danger is he in?"

Jiang Hongyan and Liu Jingning also both looked toward Mo Junchen.

Mo Junchen was instantly dumbfounded.

What the hell? Why are you looking at This Protector with such eyes?

Did This Protector say something wrong?

Can't you see the Gang Leader has been bound by them and is about to suffer Qian Dao Wan Guo?

"Uh, Saint Venerable, don't take offense; this fellow is a newcomer, a Protector our Heaven-Slaughtering Gang just recruited who doesn't understand the rules!" Er Gouzi realized what was happening and explained to Jiang Hongyan.

Jiang Hongyan nodded slightly, then turned her gaze back to Xu Que.

Was Xu Que in danger?

No!

They knew Xu Que too well; if there were danger, this lad would absolutely not be acting this way.

Over so many years, when has this fellow ever been willing to suffer a loss?

Just from his use of an Illusion earlier to perform Mang Tian Guo Hai, they knew he was deliberately stalling for time, preparing to set up some scheme.

Especially since the three Immortal Kings had suddenly changed their minds, going from being eager to immediately suppress and kill Xu Que to wanting to slowly torture him to death, which made Er Gouzi, Duan Jiude, and the others all realize that Xu Que must have transmitted something to the three Immortal Kings.

Regardless of what was said, they all knew one thing: the three Immortal Kings had been duped!

Moreover, after the three Immortal Kings appeared, Xu Que had not transmitted any words to them, nor had he told them to flee first.

This was sufficient to show that in this battle, that lad was certain of victory, and most likely still hid a trump card as a backup; otherwise, it wouldn't be his style.

"Master, you must absolutely not fuse your Dao Body; this lad is cunning... ahem, this lad is extremely clever; don't look at him suffering a loss now, but later those three Immortal Kings will most likely be the ones crying!" Duan Jiude did not forget to instruct Zixia Fairy, fearing his own master might not understand the situation and fuse her Dao Body to save Xu Que.

"This Seat knows!" Zixia Fairy merely nodded indifferently.

What kind of person Xu Que was, could she not be clear?

"Whoosh!"

At the same time, another sound of tearing through the air rang out in the sky.

This time, Li Xuanqi unleashed an Immortal Artifact, a white sword-blade that looked exactly like the black sword suppressing Xu Que's head, seemingly twin swords born from the same source, one black and one white.

The black sword suppressed Xu Que, while this white sword revealed its full sharpness; merely by being unleashed, the white sword's blade had already left a faint slash mark in the void.

"Damn, do you intend to kill me? Then what about those two Divine Objects—don't you want them anymore?"

Seeing this situation, Xu Que also became somewhat unsettled and transmitted his voice to Li Xuanqi, shouting angrily.

Although he was not afraid of suffering Qian Dao Wan Guo, after all, with the System Auto-Recovery Function, it was merely enduring some hardship and he would not die.

But the white sword Li Xuanqi had now unleashed was far too ferocious; merely hovering in midair, it had already sliced a mark into the Void. If it struck him, wouldn't that be disastrous?

If he messed up this round, wouldn't he have to hand over his life right here?

"Heh, so you know fear too? Rest assured, now it's impossible for you to die even if you want to. Without handing over the Divine Object, you don't even qualify to die!" Li Xuanqi laughed coldly, his clear voice transmitting directly into Xu Que's mind.

The two Immortal Kings of the Holy Sect also wore sinister smiles, eyeing Xu Que's Flesh Body with malicious intent.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, the white sword before Li Xuanqi activated.

Transforming into a Light Stream, it shot straight toward Xu Que, flashing past his chest and leaving only an afterimage behind.

Xu Que felt a sudden chill before his chest, immediately followed by a surge of excruciating pain.

A wound had already appeared on his chest; even with a Small Achievement Saint Body, he could not withstand an Upper Grade Immortal Artifact wielded by an Immortal King!

No, perhaps this was not something merely an Upper Grade Immortal Artifact could achieve; the ink sword above, complementing the white sword, was what created such power.

Soon, a wisp of blood flowed from the wound on Xu Que's chest, yet it shimmered with a Golden Beam.

"Golden Blood?"

"Oh my heavens, how can his blood be golden?"

"This... is unheard of!"

"Could it be that this lad isn't of the Human Race?"

Almost simultaneously, everyone in the Arena cried out in shock, their faces filled with astonishment.

The three Immortal Kings' expressions also changed abruptly, as if they had discovered some earth-shattering matter of great importance.

"Such a Flesh Body, and golden blood; could it be..." The three Immortal Kings looked at each other almost simultaneously, all unconsciously uttering the same word: "Saint Body?"

"The so-called Saint Body in ancient texts was merely a conjecture, but the deductions of the God King and the Nether King were also recorded; if one truly achieves a Saint Body, they would certainly no longer be a mortal fetus, and even their blood would transform, turning golden!"

Speaking to this point, Li Xuanqi's gaze fell upon Xu Que once more. "What exactly is this kid's background?"

"Hehehe, regardless of his background, regardless of whether he possesses a Saint Body, today we have struck gold. Quick, extract this kid's blood; then we too can possess the Shen Ti Xue Mai!" the old woman of the Holy Sect exclaimed excitedly.

"Indeed, even if it is not a Saint Body, once we absorb this golden blood, our Flesh Bodies can ascend countless ranks; furthermore, if our Holy Sect's Dao Fetus Divine Body absorbs this blood, it might directly advance into a true Divine Body!" The white-haired elder of the Holy Sect was equally agitated.

At this moment, the three Divine Objects Xu Que had mentioned were far less tempting to them than the golden blood before their eyes!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, Li Xuanqi moved his mind, and the white sword instantly transformed into a Light Stream in midair, weaving through the Void to interlace a dense network of Sword Light, charging straight at Xu Que.

"Damn, these three old bastards..."

Xu Que immediately cursed aloud, but almost simultaneously, his mind suffered a violent Shock.

"Ding, congratulations Host, the System has finished Level Up; the current version is Version 11.0! This System will once again escort and protect you!"

"Ding, detected that the Host cultivates multiple Dharma Spells; whether to use the Optimization Mechanism to fuse and upgrade the Dharma Spells? The optimal optimization plan has been filtered out for the Host; please choose!"

"Ding, detected that the Host is currently facing life-threatening danger; whether to activate the System Defense Mechanism?"

"Ding, detected attackers; whether to activate the Revenge Mechanism?"

A continuous string of familiar System prompt sounds rang out in Xu Que's mind.

The entire System Interface had also changed; from the initial small window, it had now become a three-dimensional projected light screen comprehensively enveloping the area before him!

The various new functions listed upon it left Xu Que somewhat dumbfounded.

"Hahaha, hahahaha..."

The next moment, Xu Que suddenly burst into laughter, sweeping his gaze across Li Xuanqi and the two Holy Sect Immortal Kings, and shouted: "You three undying old things, if you don't want to die, then all of you cry for me!"

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