“This rusty bell is enough to turn you into mincemeat. Die!” said First Gold as he roared with laughter and poured all his energy into the bell.
Numerous heavy chimes rang out from the bell. The chimes were akin to hammers striking straight into one’s heart, disturbing one’s concentration. Incredibly destructive ancient symbols surrounded Xiang Shaoyun as though they were forming an entire world around him, sealing all his escape routes. If he couldn’t escape, he would definitely die.
This was a power not even a soul foundation could break through.
“Granny Luo!” Ye Chaomu shouted anxiously.
Behind her, Granny Luo asked respectfully, “Young lady, do you want me to make a move now?”
“Yes! What are you waiting for? I don’t want anything to happen to big brother,” said Ye Chaomu.
“Don’t worry, young lady. The young master will be fine. If you step in, he won’t be happy,” persuaded Devouring Ghost.
“Are you that confident?” asked Ye Chaomu.
“The young master is capable of anything,” said Devouring Ghost with a worshipping look in his eyes.
Right after he said that, sounds of explosion erupted from a distance. Numerous bright fists that looked like moving stars crashed into the ancient symbols and blasted them apart. The fists were powered by nine different energies, emitting a heaven-defying might that sent the bell flying away.
First Gold couldn’t even begin to stabilize the bell as he suffered a powerful backlash that tore his palm when he tried to catch it. Like a fiend that had been unleashed from a cage, Xiang Shaoyun charged forth and sent more bright punches forward, destroying everything in his path.
First Gold was hit by an unprecedentedly powerful pressure. However, he was not one to give up easily. The spade he held started emanating a powerful aura that combined with his nine-layered soul foundation to form an ancient demonic Buddha. The aura of the demonic Buddha crushed forth toward Xiang Shaoyun.
This confrontation was akin to the clash of a celestial child and a demonic Buddha. The celestial child had boundless combat strength and could destroy everything with the might of collapsing stars. The demonic Buddha was repeatedly forced into retreat, and blood sprayed everywhere.
The three other guardians could no longer watch on and attacked as well. An intense battlefield formed. The many different energies clashed again and again, destroying the landscape around them with their resulting shockwaves.
The Di Sect members fled in panic. Some weren’t able to flee in time and were instantly killed.
This devastation was a result of the formation failures. Without the formations, the sect had no way of resisting the terrifying backlashes. Even when fighting one against four, Xiang Shaoyun still held the upper hand. However, he couldn’t immediately dispose of them. Since they were the strongest of the Di Sect Sovereigns, they had to be capable enough to be trusted with the responsibilities Di Batian had given them.
Everyone had mistakenly assumed that Xiang Shaoyun’s main body was the clone, so many regular Di Sect members were attacking his main body. Apart from Soul Foundation Realm experts, even Emperors joined in on the attack against his main body, surrounding him with a consistent barrage of attacks.
Xiang Shaoyun was now capable of using his Nether Yin Gate repeatedly. He was no longer the same Emperor of the past. He was now a Soul Foundation Realm expert with a robust energy reserve that could sustain his usage of energy-intensive abilities.
However, the Nether Yin Gate was not enough for him to kill more enemies. He utilized his speed to rush into the midst of his enemy and unleash a curtain of darkness upon them, blocking their vision. In the dark, Xiang Shaoyun transformed into an assassin, reaping heads wherever he went, dying his surroundings red with blood.
The many Soul Foundation Realm cultivators tried to lock him down with their soul foundations, but they all failed. With the Radiant Saint Sword, Xiang Shaoyun slashed his way through everything, killing one Soul Foundation Realm cultivator after another.
The Di Sect suffered disastrous losses in terms of their top-tier experts. Their joint attack was transformed into a slaughter, putting them in complete despair. Tens of Emperors had been killed thus far, and there were too many dead Kings to be counted.
Little White was also attacking alongside Xiang Shaoyun. As he unleashed the might of the lord of all beasts, he cruelly left one bloody corpse after another behind him.
“Young master, please spare us. We are willing to surrender,” someone finally started pleading for mercy.
The moment one person started pleading, the others wavered and eventually knelt down and dropped their weapons as they begged, “Please spare us. We are willing to serve the young master with undivided loyalty.”
Over 100 people surrendered at the same time, and the momentum First Gold had garnered for the sect crumbled instantly. Xiang Shaoyun’s arrangements had played a great role in obtaining such a swift victory.
First, he killed Di Luoyang and Di Chenggong. Next, he killed Di Lang. He also broke all their formations, and he eventually unleashed his mighty combat prowess that completely shattered their confidence. Most importantly, Di Batian was still nowhere to be seen—the main reason people had surrendered.
“Those who surrender will be spared. Kill those who still refuse to surrender,” Xiang Shaoyun made a forceful declaration.
“We are willing to serve the young master with all we have! We have captured Di Nuo and Di Youguang for you!” said Old Winter and Old Summer, who had maintained a low profile all this while. They were currently flying over from not far away with Di Nuo and Di Youguang in their hands.
Di Nuo and Di Youguang were filled with fear. They constantly cursed Old Summer and Old Winter, but that was pointless now.
“Xiang Shaoyun, get them to release us, or you’ll suffer a miserable death,” said Di Nuo.
“What big words. Old Winter, pull his head off his body,” commanded Xiang Shaoyun with a ruthless glint in his eyes.
“No, spare me. I beg you, I beg you…” Di Nuo started yelling, and he pissed himself in fear.
Alas, his cries were pointless. Old Winter executed him without any hesitation.
“Nooo! Xiang Shaoyun you fiend! You will die a miserable death!” shouted Di Youguang. After witnessing his elder brother being killed before him, he started crying from fear.
“Hehe, had it ever crossed your mind to spare my uncles and seniors when your Di Clan was murdering them during the rebellion?” asked Xiang Shaoyun with a sneer. “I am a kind person, and I won’t torture you. Old Summer, give him a quick death.”
Old Summer prepared to execute the command without any hesitation. But at that moment, a terrifying aura gushed out like a red storm and slammed into Old Winter and Old Summer. In the blink of an eye, the two late-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivators were reduced into mincemeat.
“Di Batian!” shouted Xiang Shaoyun as he retreated at full speed with all his hair standing on end.
