Chapter 874: Slaying Mahayana

I, He Pingsheng, have a life-or-death grudge against Tianyuan Lei Di!

Today, I will slay him—who dares to stand in my way?

He Pingsheng roared, his gaze locking onto the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor.

Tianyuan Lei Di had only a Mahayana Level Two cultivation base.

Yet the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor was at Mahayana Emperor Realm Level Eleven!

If the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor intervened, He Pingsheng truly could not kill Tianyuan Lei Di.

So what He Pingsheng most wanted to see was the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor's reaction.

The Divine Thunder Demon Emperor sneered: "Tianyuan, you beast—you've committed countless atrocities; it's time you died… Today is your retribution. If you survive this, may you truly reform!"

"If you perish here, it's only what you deserve!"

Shhh…

With that, the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor instantly turned into a streak of light and departed.

After all, he truly could not interfere.

Because the public's fury was too great to quell!

If he defended Tianyuan, not only would he incur He Pingsheng's wrath as a peerless genius, but how could he silence the murmurs of the outside world?

Abandoning Tianyuan was, for him, a two-fold gain.

First, he would earn He Pingsheng's favor.

Second, he could sever ties with Tianyuan—once Tianyuan died, the public's anger would naturally subside.

"He Pingsheng, is it?" Tianyuan drew a deep breath and finally spoke: "Don't listen to that Peach Blossom—everything was her scheme!"

"I was merely deceived by her!"

He Pingsheng smiled: "Peach Blossom is dead now—you can say whatever you like."

"But… it doesn't matter. I have no interest in your excuses."

"Fine!" Tianyuan said: "I know what I did was wrong… For these forty-four years, you've crafted many elixirs for me—I'll give you all the profits from them!"

"Also, I'll give you the 【Heaven-Earth Cage】 imperial weapon!"

"Shall we call this truce?"

"He Pingsheng, don't refuse hastily… You know that the higher one's cultivation, the greater the gap between each realm!"

"Even with your extraordinary talent, you may not be able to defeat me!"

"Of course, in the future I'll never match you—but I'm speaking of now!"

"Right now, you can't beat me—so why push it?"

"Won't gaining benefits be enough?"

He Pingsheng coldly said: "People like you always see the world only from your own perspective!"

"No need for further words."

"Take this!"

"Heavenly Mechanism… Thirteen Staves…"

Boom…

He Pingsheng said no more—he raised the Primordial Purple Gold Staff and brought it down in a single strike from afar.

Could he defeat a Mahayana Emperor Realm Level Two?

Unknown.

Just try it.

As Tianyuan said, the higher the cultivation, the harder it is to slay across realms.

They were separated by a full major realm.

But it didn't matter.

I have my clones to help.

Seeing He Pingsheng's staff strike, Tianyuan knew this fight was unavoidable.

The air of surrender vanished from his body—replaced by fierce battle intent.

He stood in the void and suddenly expanded his body into a thousand-zhang Divine Manifestation Form, then thrust his right hand forward.

"Thunder Dragon Claw…"

Above his head, a thousand-zhang claw formed from thunder energy and thunder laws.

The claw crackled with thunder, seizing the Primordial Purple Gold Staff!

The combined force of the Thirteen Staves was no trivial matter.

Boom…

Boom…

Boom…

Immense power erupted.

Each eruption forced the Thunder Dragon Claw to shrink by a fraction.

After three eruptions, the Thunder Dragon Claw shattered completely.

But He Pingsheng's strike had also been fully expended.

"Hahahaha…" Tianyuan Lei Di laughed triumphantly, having tested He Pingsheng's limits: "He Pingsheng—your strike was indeed powerful; a Body Integration Level One, capable of slaying a Body Integration Peak being!"

"But against this Emperor? It's far too weak!"

"One realm, one heaven!"

"Now… do you understand?"

He Pingsheng said nothing.

But he felt no disappointment.

For that strike was merely a probe—not his strongest.

That staff blow carried no poison, no Five Elements Unified Force, no Heavenly Gang Three Transformations.

"Hahahaha… He Pingsheng… today, it's either you dead or me dead!" Tianyuan Lei Di's body surged with fierce confidence and battle power.

That strike had given him faith.

Before, he had considered begging or surrendering gains—but now, he saw He Pingsheng as nothing special.

Then fight!

If he could slay both He Pingsheng's clone and true body, the whole world would tremble.

Then my name, Tianyuan Lei Di, would echo across the entire continent.

No—across the entire Spirit Realm.

"Nine Radiant Heavenly Dragons…"

The thousand-zhang Divine Manifestation Form swept its sleeves.

Nine silver heavenly dragons shot forth from behind Tianyuan Lei Di.

The thunder dragons roared into the heavens, then crashed down from nine directions upon He Pingsheng.

This attack's power even surpassed the final of the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulations He Pingsheng had endured.

"Come!" He Pingsheng's eyes gleamed, and his hands slammed together.

The Divine Technique of Two True Unification erupted.

A bolt of thunder-fire light emerged from the void, bypassing the nine dragons' encirclement, striking straight at Tianyuan Lei Di.

For as He Pingsheng activated the 【Two True Unification】 technique, he simultaneously used 【Void Swift Movement】, shifting his position and escaping the nine dragons' trap.

And that bolt struck Tianyuan Lei Di's body without warning.

"Heavenly Mechanism Thirteen Staves!"

As Tianyuan Lei Di was wounded, He Pingsheng struck again with lightning speed.

This time, it was no longer mere Heavenly Mechanism Thirteen Staves.

This strike carried three additional techniques.

Five Elements Unified Force!

Heavenly Gang Three Transformations!

Ten Thousand Corrosive Enchantment!

The purple-red staff turned black, becoming a thousand-zhang pillar piercing the heavens—BOOM—it slammed onto Tianyuan Lei Di's head.

At that moment, Tianyuan Lei Di's body could no longer hold—he was crushed down to the earth.

In the imperial city, the ground rippled like waves centered on Tianyuan Lei Di.

Within a hundred li, the land became an ocean of flowing magma.

Beyond that, cracks split the earth across nearly the entire city.

Half of Divine Thunder Imperial City had become ruins.

As for Tianyuan Lei Di, he was driven deep into the magma—alive or dead, unknown.

After three breaths, Tianyuan Lei Di, his body riddled with wounds, burst from the subterranean magma: "He Pingsheng—let's talk!"

But he heard no reply from He Pingsheng—only a black thousand-zhang spear descending from the sky, aimed straight at his head.

He Pingsheng's voice came from within the spear.

"Ten Thousand Annihilations Return to Origin!"

"Spear and Man as One!"

Pfft…

The massive divine spear pierced straight through Tianyuan Leidi's body, entering through the crown of the head and exiting beneath the groin.

Splash…

Endless blood and essence scattered through the lava.

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