Chapter 1152 Strength is the Confidence
He glanced furtively at the city guards, and seeing that they were all staring at Xie Purou and not looking in his direction, he breathed a slight sigh of relief: "They... they shouldn't have seen us, right?"
But then he panicked.
What if the city guards investigate later and find out that I just spoke with them?
No, once the city guards have dealt with this matter, he must have a serious talk with the commander of the city guard post. He must make sure that the treasures and benefits that should be given are not withheld.
You must carefully manage your relationships and absolutely avoid getting involved.
After all, he was the eldest son of the Cao Clan Chamber of Commerce, and having operated in Jinmie City for so many years, he still had some connections and influence.
Upon hearing Xie Purou's words, the faces of the city guards instantly turned from ashen to purplish-red, their expressions a mixture of shock and anger that was almost palpable.
The squad leader, unable to contain himself any longer, drew his longsword from his waist with a "whoosh".
The moment the longsword was drawn, a cold white light flashed, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze. The sharp sword energy spread out, causing the nearby cultivators to shiver.
This squad leader was quite strong; the aura emanating from him was thick and refined, indicating that he was a mid-stage Primordial God Emperor.
He was considered a capable individual within the city guard.
He gripped his sword with both hands, the tip pointing directly at Xie Purou's brow. The veins on his arms bulged as he coldly roared, "No matter who you are, you dared to provoke the city rules and utter such arrogant words at the entrance of Jinmie City today. You have seriously violated the dignity of the Shangguan family! According to the law, you should be executed. No one can save you!"
Before he finished speaking, he flicked his wrist, and the longsword, accompanied by a whistling sound, stabbed towards Xie Purou.
A powerful mid-stage Divine Emperor with an aura as deep and unfathomable as a bottomless abyss suddenly attacked Xie Purou in front of him without warning!
At such close range, less than a few feet apart, it would be difficult for anyone to react in such a split second. The air currents hadn't even had time to distort due to the killing intent!
The city guard squad leader's sword strike was so fast that it left only a silver-white afterimage.
The sword energy wrapped around the blade was as sharp as the gale of the heavens and as swift as thunder and lightning.
In the blink of an eye, the sword tip had pierced the air in front of Xie Priu and was right in front of her nose. The wind from the sword made her hair fly backward!
This sword energy, refined to its extreme, even tore through the void before them, leaving a thin black crack.
The oppressive aura emanating from it was incredibly powerful, causing the onlookers to feel a tightness in their chests, a pause in their breathing, and even the stone slabs beneath their feet to tremble slightly!
Compared to him, Xie Purou's strength is naturally inferior.
Although she has already broken through to the Hunyuan God King realm, her progress can be described as miraculous.
However, there is a huge gap between the Primordial God King and the Primordial God Emperor, which is a double crushing of the purity of immortal power and the understanding of the Great Dao!
If they were to actually fight head-on, given her skill level, it would be very difficult for her to completely overpower him!
But at this critical moment when life and death seemed to be hanging by a thread, Xie Purou's eyes suddenly narrowed and her immortal power suddenly erupted.
A blinding red light suddenly erupted from his body.
Fine lightning bolts, like a spider web, instantly spread throughout her limbs and body!
The red lightning, like countless ferocious thunder serpents, coiled and writhed around her.
Some of them climbed upwards along the strands of hair, making crackling sounds, each one carrying a power that could shake one's mind.
The ground was scorched by the aftershocks of the lightning, leaving tiny burnt marks, and a faint smell of burning filled the air!
At the same time, a suit of crimson armor, shimmering with iridescent light, rapidly appeared on her body.
The armor plates clung to her body, outlining smooth curves.
The surface of this red armor was covered with various ancient and mysterious lightning patterns, which seemed to be alive, slowly flowing across the armor.
Each lightning pattern contains profound laws of the Great Dao, as if countless subtle thunderous sounds are whispering within it.
It was as if this red armor was not forged by human hands, but rather a primordial treasure that existed since the beginning of time and was nurtured by the natural world!
The moment Xie Purou donned the red armor, her aura surged dramatically.
Originally, his aura was only at the mid-stage of the Primordial God King level, but it soared like a rocket and finally stabilized at the mid-stage of the Primordial God Emperor level.
The oppressive aura spread out, causing those around to involuntarily take a few steps back!
Her long, jet-black hair danced wildly in the raging air currents, like an inky waterfall.
Her tall, slender body now contained a terrifying power capable of destroying the world, and every breath she took was accompanied by a thunderous roar.
Xie Purou's eyes sharpened, and before the opponent could advance with their sword, a red lightning bolt suddenly condensed in her palm.
She twisted her waist, thrust her shoulder forward, and slammed her palm forward.
The crimson Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning responded with a deafening roar, and the lightning ball instantly expanded into a lightning fist the size of a millstone, carrying an aura of destruction, and crashed into the longsword with a "boom"!
The moment the thunder roared, it made the eardrums of those around them buzz.
The crimson lightning fist collided violently with the sword tip, sparks flying everywhere, and terrifying lightning power surged outwards along the sword like a tidal wave.
With a crisp clang, the longsword, imbued with the power of the Divine Emperor, was immediately flung away, spinning in the air. Fine lightning patterns remained on the blade, constantly emitting a hissing sound.
Finally, with a loud "clang," it stuck diagonally into the ground some distance away, the end of the sword still trembling uncontrollably!
The city guard squad leader never expected that this seemingly gentle and delicate girl with pretty eyes could unleash such formidable power in an instant!
He had just felt a surge of violent lightning power flow from the hilt of the sword into his palm.
A piercing pain shot through my wrist, my fingers went numb, and I could no longer grip the sword hilt.
The moment the longsword left his hand, his entire arm began to ache and go numb. The numbness spread like a tide, and soon half of his body lost sensation, making it difficult for him to even mobilize his immortal power!
This sudden turn of events terrified him, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.
In battles between masters, life and death are often decided in an instant; any detail can determine victory or defeat!
Now, half of his body has been paralyzed by lightning and he has lost all sensation, which is equivalent to losing most of his combat power instantly.
Even if you want to use your immortal power to dispel the paralysis, it will take some time.
But in the brief intervals between these life-or-death battles, that little bit of time is enough for the other party to kill him many times over!
The city guard squad leader panicked and hurriedly mobilized his immortal power, trying to dispel the numbness by brushing along his meridians.
But then he realized that the opponent's lightning was no ordinary mortal lightning or common celestial lightning.
Its domineering nature was unprecedented in his entire cultivation life!
Because, after these red lightning bolts invaded his body, they were not dispersed in the slightest even when they encountered the erosion of his immortal power.
On the contrary, his immortal power was completely destroyed by the invading red lightning after colliding with it, as if it were made of paper, without even causing a ripple!
He could only watch helplessly as these red lightning bolts rampaged through his meridians, tearing them apart and destroying his body.
The excruciating pain was like being slowly sliced to death, yet he couldn't even groan!
In order to protect himself, in this critical moment, he had no choice but to harden his heart, mobilize his remaining immortal power to sever his meridians, and deliberately cripple the half of his body that had been eroded by lightning.
With a "whoosh," a beam of white light shot out from between his eyebrows, instantly splitting him in two!
The half of his body, ravaged by lightning, lay bloodied and fallen to the side.
Black smoke continued to billow from the wound, but it was soon completely enveloped by the spreading red lightning. After a few crackling sounds, it turned into a pool of charred ashes, leaving not a trace of life.
With the circulation of immortal power, the bleeding of the remaining half of his body quickly stopped, and the wound even began to slowly heal, but his face was still extremely pale.
He stared at Xie Purou with extremely solemn eyes, feeling the powerful aura she was exuding at that moment. His heart was filled with seriousness, and he no longer dared to underestimate her in the slightest.
He never expected that this seemingly weak girl would almost cause him to capsize in a ditch!
What surprised him even more was that this girl was extremely direct.
After gaining the upper hand, instead of pausing, they launched an even more ferocious offensive, hurtling towards him like an arrow released from a bow!
"Nine Tribulations Divine Thunder Slash!!!"
With a sharp shout, Xie Purou unleashed all her power.
She stomped her feet on the ground, her body rising into the air, all the red lightning around her converging in her right palm.
She transformed her palm into a blade, her wrist swiftly arcing through the air. Instantly, crimson divine lightning condensed in her palm, transforming into a massive blade of light several meters long, its edges gleaming with crimson lightning.
Wherever the blade's edge passed, the air was torn in two, emitting a whistling sound.
With an invincible aura that looked down upon the world, even the sky was torn open with a long black crack. Almost without any pause, it arrived in front of the city guard squad leader in an instant!
"Oops!!!"
Upon seeing this, the city guard squad leader's pupils constricted sharply, and he was terrified.
He had already sensed an extremely strong sense of destruction from that thunderous strike, a power that could completely annihilate him!
In his haste, he disregarded the pain and quickly pulled out a warm jade pendant from his storage ring. He then channeled his immortal power into it and flung it forward.
This jade pendant is pure white and warm to the touch.
The design features various ancient patterns of flowers, birds, insects, and fish outlined with extremely fine cloud patterns. The deep lines of the patterns also shimmer with a faint spiritual light, giving it a sense of ancient and primordial grandeur.
The moment it was thrown out, the jade pendant suddenly grew larger, and with a soft "hum", it transformed into a white jade wall that was ten zhang high and five zhang wide in the blink of an eye.
The wall was as smooth as a mirror, firmly blocking his way and exuding a strong defensive aura.
At the same time, all the patterns carved on the jade pendant seemed to come alive.
The illusory image of an oriole flapped its wings and flew out, circling and singing in front of the wall.
The carp's phantom image leaped out, wagging its tail and leaving a trail of water in mid-air.
Even the most inconspicuous insects waved their antennae and made tiny "chirping" sounds. Various phantoms intertwined, as if forming a vibrant miniature world of life!
This is the city guard squad leader's most powerful defensive measure, his trump card.
He obtained this jade pendant by chance in an ancient ruin many years ago; it was an incredible stroke of luck for him, and its power is boundless.
He usually has no chance to use it, but unexpectedly, today he was forced to use it by a little girl!
“Crash——!!!”
The blade of crimson lightning, condensed into a devastating force, slashed directly at the massive white jade wall.
First, it touched the illusory images of flowers, birds, fish, and insects, then the blade's edge chopped them to pieces as easily as cutting vegetables.
The phantom of the oriole vanished into specks of light, the phantom of the carp was split in two, and the phantom of the grasshopper was completely annihilated, unable to offer even the slightest resistance!
"Boom——!!!"
Immediately afterwards, the thunderous blade struck the white jade wall heavily.
On the hard, thick white jade wall.
First, a small white spot appeared, then with a "crack," countless cracks spread outwards from the white spot, covering the entire wall like a spider web.
In the blink of an eye, the massive white jade wall completely collapsed and shattered, turning into countless white jade fragments that scattered all over the ground.
Each fragment still bore traces of red lightning, turning to ashes with a crackling sound upon landing.
The city guard squad leader suffered a severe backlash as a result. His chest felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, his face flushed red, and he uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto the ground in front of him, staining the dust red.
This strike not only cleaved through his defenses but also carried its remaining force as it slashed directly into his chest.
With a "thud," a deep, bone-revealing wound was cleaved open in his chest.
He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the ground dozens of feet away, kicking up a cloud of dust. He was completely unconscious, and his fate was unknown.
Xie Purou stood still, her whole body exuding a powerful aura of a mid-stage God Emperor.
Red lightning constantly swirled and flashed around her body, her clothes fluttered without wind, and her eyes were cold and fierce. She looked like an empress who controlled the thunder, majestic and awe-inspiring!
As her aura gradually subsided, the onlookers felt a slight relief from the pressure and breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when they saw the city guard squad leader lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, everyone was stunned and their mouths were slightly agape.
An indescribable sense of fear was slowly rising from the depths of their hearts!
What terrified them was not Xie Purou's strength.
She was able to kill a city guard squad leader who was at the mid-stage of the Hunyuan Divine Emperor realm with a single thunderous blade strike. Her strength was indeed not to be underestimated, but that was all.
In the City of Extinction, where powerful beings abound, the mid-stage of the Primordial God Emperor realm is nothing special; you can find plenty of them easily.
What truly terrified them was that someone dared to attack the city guards in public!
This is a blatant provocation against the rules of the City of Ashes, which will surely provoke a furious retaliation from the city guards and cause quite a stir!
The nearby city guards were stunned to see their captain lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.
