Sui Hai's eyes widened in shock, never expecting Ye Kunlun could casually summon heavenly lightning!
He dared not delay, his fists slamming forward to meet the lightning tribulation, his entire aura surging to its peak!
Boom—
The heavenly lightning descended, its terrifying power engulfing Sui Hai.
Sui Hai let out a scream as his body was split into fragments by the lightning, blood splattering everywhere in a gruesome spectacle.
This scene sent shivers down the spines of Sui He and the other two.
"What… what divine skill is this?" Sui He muttered, a mix of terror and astonishment in his voice.
Even in the ancient sects, they had never witnessed anyone capable of summoning such immense lightning power.
Furthermore, they hadn't sensed the powerful individual behind Ye Kunlun that Sui Hai had mentioned!
"Kill… kill him!"
Sui Hai, now barely resembling a human, let out his final furious roar.
Ye Kunlun frowned slightly, a gentle wave of his right hand unleashing an invisible sword energy that sliced directly towards the struggling Sui Hai.
"Ye Kunlun, how dare you!"
Sui He and the other two were stunned; it was already too late to intervene.
Sui Hai was reduced to a mist of blood and dispersed soul under Ye Kunlun's sword strike.
Though fearful of Ye Kunlun, Sui He and the other two roared in anger before charging at Ye Kunlun.
"If you seek death, I shall grant it," Ye Kunlun said coldly, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Sui He and the other two charged at Ye Kunlun together, their auras pressing down like mountains, causing the air to hum ominously.
Ye Kunlun stood firm, unfazed.
He brought two fingers together, unleashing a sword finger strike, and a surge of majestic sword energy erupted, enveloping the three.
A look of shock appeared on Sui He's face; Ye Kunlun's sword energy was outrageously powerful.
Sizzle—
The three resisted with all their might, but they were still torn apart by the sword energy, blood splashing outwards.
"This guy is too strong!" Sui He roared inwardly.
Ye Kunlun's presence was overbearing; even standing still, his aura made it difficult for Sui He and the others to breathe.
As for their strength, in Ye Kunlun's eyes, it was akin to children playing house.
Looking at the blood-soaked trio, Ye Kunlun sneered, "The elders of the Sui family are nothing more than this."
Sui He and the others turned pale, their hearts sinking into despair.
The gap in strength between them and Ye Kunlun was a chasm, and they had never imagined him to be this formidable.
At this moment, they began to regret not listening to Sui Yan and joining forces with the elders of the Ji family!
As a result, they had only just engaged, and in a single exchange, Ye Kunlun had killed Sui Hai, the strongest among them!
"Beg for mercy, or die!"
Ye Kunlun's gaze fell coldly upon the bloodied Sui He and the other two. If they dared to utter a single word of defiance, he would obliterate them in an instant.
"Ye… Ye Kunlun!"
Sui Yan, who had just arrived, looked at the deceased Sui Hai and the blood-soaked Sui He and the other two, his face turning pale.
Ye Kunlun looked at Sui Yan coldly and said, "Hand over the characterless book, or suffer the same fate as the Changsun family!"
Sui He and the other two dared not speak. Their lives were now entirely in the hands of Sui Yan, the family head.
"I… I can give you the characterless book," Sui Yan sighed inwardly.
He understood that resisting further now would only drag the Sui family into the abyss.
He could only resort to a delaying tactic, waiting for the grand elder to return and discuss the matter.
How could Ye Kunlun not see through Sui Yan's thoughts? However, as long as he got the characterless book, he didn't care about anything else.
At worst, if the Sui family's grand elder came looking for him, he would simply kill them.
Upon hearing Sui Yan's words, Sui He and the other two showed signs of relief and quickly sat cross-legged to heal their wounds!
However, a sinister grin played on Ye Kunlun's lips.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—
Three invisible, terrifying sword energies directly struck towards them!
"Ye Kunlun, you…"
Sui He and the other two's eyes widened, their angry roars filling the air, but before they could finish their words, Ye Kunlun's terrifying killing intent completely sliced them down!
Their voices abruptly ceased, and the three fell to the ground with a thud.
Sui Yan was also dumbfounded, never expecting Ye Kunlun to kill Sui He and the other two even after he had agreed to hand over the characterless book!
"You… you!"
Sui Yan was enraged, his eyes bloodshot, his heart bleeding!
The elders were the strongest existence for the Sui family; killing one meant one less, and the Sui family's strength weakened by one more.
"Ye Kunlun, I have agreed to give you the characterless book; why do you still insist on annihilating them?"
He gritted his teeth, glaring at Ye Kunlun.
Ye Kunlun looked at Sui Yan, who was questioning him, with a cold expression and said sternly, "Since they dared to attack me, they should have been prepared to be killed by me for being inferior."
"Sui Yan, who do you think you are to bark orders at me, Ye Kunlun?"
Ye Kunlun's icy gaze sent a chill down Sui Yan's spine, bringing him back to his senses instantly.
"You should consider yourselves fortunate that I only killed four elders, rather than annihilating your entire Sui family!"
Ye Kunlun's voice was filled with amusement, "After all, it was your Sui family that broke the engagement first, wasn't it?!"
Ye Kunlun's words struck home, causing Sui Yan to tremble but leaving him with no way to retort!
It was true that the Sui family had broken the engagement between Ye Kunlun and Sui Nishang, thus breaking their promise first.
Sui Yan remained silent, his heart burning with anger, but even with the loss of four elders, the Sui family could do nothing against Ye Kunlun.
"Hand over the characterless book and the token!"
Ye Kunlun looked coldly at the silent Sui Yan.
After dealing with the Sui family, he still needed to head to the Ji family.
His goal today was simple: to retrieve the engagement tokens from each family and, along the way, borrow the characterless book.
"Take the items!"
A moment later, Sui Yan retrieved two brocade boxes from the Sui family and handed them to Ye Kunlun. "I hope you remember your words and return the characterless book in a year."
Hearing this, Ye Kunlun smiled at Sui Yan. "Rest assured, Family Head Sui. Although I kill many people, I am a man of my word. Since these items are borrowed, I will definitely return the characterless book in a year!"
With that, Ye Kunlun left with Xiao Jiu.
"Young Master, this subordinate is incompetent, cough cough…" Xiao Jiu's face was a little pale, and he looked annoyed.
Ye Kunlun smiled at him. "What? Feeling that your skills are not as good as others?"
Xiao Jiu shook his head and replied, "Xiao Jiu only feels that he couldn't protect the Young Master and had to trouble the Young Master to rescue him, which is truly useless."
Ye Kunlun patted him on the shoulder and mused, "After the matters in the capital are concluded, I will tailor a new set of cultivation techniques for the three of you. You three will go into seclusion and cultivate in the Wujian Prison."
"I hope that when I see you next, you can fight alongside me to kill enemies!"
Hearing Ye Kunlun's words, Xiao Jiu's face regained its confidence. "We will definitely not fail the Young Master. One day, we will become the Young Master's right-hand men and accompany the Young Master to slay gods and Buddhas!"
"Yes, I am also looking forward to that day!"
Ye Kunlun's gaze became distant, as if he felt that day was not far off.
"Let's go, we're going to meet the Ji family!"