Li Xiaotian was like a demon god, enveloped in dense malevolent energy. His eyes were devoid of any flicker of emotion, instilling a chill even from a distance.
He moved with blinding speed, a streak of ethereal light against the night sky, rapidly approaching the battlefield.
"Li Xiaotian!!! It's Li Xiaotian!!!"
The Imperial-level cultivators from the sixteen sects cried out in shock. Especially the four late-stage Imperial-level experts, a glint of joy and murderous intent flashed in their eyes.
"Heh, who would have thought he'd show up? Flying so fast, rushing to his death?"
Someone sneered. Qin had two pillars of strength: the Qin Lord, who couldn't be easily killed, and Li Xiaotian. A significant reason for Qin's current standing was Li Xiaotian, thus, Li Xiaotian *had* to die!
"Haha, this is good. Let's take him down together. After tonight, Qin will be nothing to fear!"
"Just an ignorant junior. We thought he'd seen through the situation tonight and deliberately hidden himself, but he actually came, and alone at that."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The Imperial-level martial artists on the battlefield surged towards Li Xiaotian. The four late-stage Imperial-level experts were the fastest, crossing half the battlefield in the blink of an eye to meet the approaching Li Xiaotian.
Li Xiaotian looked at the enemies before him, his gaze unwavering. His heart held but one thought: kill!
Kill them all! Avenge Long Yi!
"Buzz!" A long saber appeared in Li Xiaotian's hand. Endless energy flowed into it, mingling with the malevolent aura emanating from his body and the killing intent in his heart.
"All of you will die today!!!"
Li Xiaotian roared, raising the saber with both hands.
The four late-stage Imperial-level experts, now close to Li Xiaotian, felt a faint sense of danger flicker within them, but they dismissed it. Li Xiaotian alone, facing a siege of so many Imperial-level experts, could he possibly turn the tide?
"Bold Li Xiaotian, kneel and await death! Do you know what crime you have committed?"
One of the late-stage Imperial-level experts, slightly faster than the other three, was closing in on Li Xiaotian. He spoke with icy resolve, preparing to strike.
But Li Xiaotian was faster. The moment he finished speaking, Li Xiaotian had already moved.
"Kill!!!" a fierce roar, filled with hatred and killing intent, struck everyone's minds.
Li Xiaotian, with both hands raised, brought the saber down.
"Hmph, seeking death!" the old man sneered. Just as he prepared to counter, his expression instantly shifted. Li Xiaotian's saber made him feel as if he were being targeted by a primordial beast. Fear filled his heart, and his body instinctively froze.
It wasn't until the saber was upon him that the old man snapped back to his senses. Seeing this, he panicked, let out a roar, and unleashed his strongest offensive technique.
"Pfft!" A flash of saber light, and the old man's body froze mid-air, motionless. His eyes held an expression of disbelief, filled with terror.
In the next instant, a blood-red fissure appeared from head to toe on his body. The fissure widened, and his body split into two halves, falling to the ground.
Suddenly, the entire battlefield fell into absolute silence. Everyone stared at Li Xiaotian in the air. Those Imperial-level experts who were about to hunt Li Xiaotian halted their advance, their faces etched with shock.
One strike, and a late-stage Imperial-level expert was finished?
"What... what is this? This is impossible!!! Elder Wang is dead?"
A late-stage Imperial-level old man murmured, his eyes wide with disbelief at the scene before him.
The four of them were roughly equal in strength. While not the crème de la crème of late-stage Imperial-level experts, they had broken through to the late-stage thousands of years ago in ancient times, possessed vast combat experience, and even when facing formidable foes, they wouldn't have died so easily.
Yet now, Elder Wang had been beheaded by Li Xiaotian's saber. This was utterly inconceivable.
"A late-stage Imperial-level expert... just like that?"
Someone whispered, a trace of fear flashing in their gaze as they looked at Li Xiaotian.
"Dragon King, mighty!!!" Countless Qin warriors roared on the battlefield, their faces alight with excitement. The Dragon King had arrived, eliminating a late-stage Imperial-level expert with a single saber strike. This filled them with elation, and much of their resentment from being slaughtered by the enemy's Imperial-level experts dissipated.
At this moment, the Imperial-level martial artists of the sixteen sects stood frozen, unsure whether to continue their assault on Li Xiaotian or retreat. Even the black-robed elder, wielding a celestial sword, hesitated.
But before they could make a decision, Li Xiaotian spoke.
"Today, not one of you will live!"
Li Xiaotian pointed his saber at the numerous enemy Imperial-level experts, his eyes dark, his tone devoid of emotion, like a killing machine.
In fact, Li Xiaotian's current state was extremely peculiar, all due to the demonic cultivation he practiced.
Demonic cultivation could only unleash its true power when one entered a demonic state. While Li Xiaotian had cultivated demonic arts before, he had always suppressed himself, rendering the demonic arts merely a method of absorbing energy without any special characteristics.
But now, Li Xiaotian's mind was in turmoil due to Long Yi's death. He lost control of his primal instincts, releasing the demon within.
The demonic arts operated perfectly, invisibly boosting Li Xiaotian's combat power significantly. Coupled with the fact that he had been devouring everything along his path, his killing intent had been building up. Therefore, the previous strike not only benefited from the combat power amplified by the demonic arts but also incorporated the accumulated, boundless killing intent.
"Let's join forces and kill him! I refuse to believe that you, Li Xiaotian, having only broken through to the late-stage Imperial level a few days ago, possess the strength to crush us!"
The black-robed elder gritted his teeth, his long sword humming. He charged forward first, and the others, seeing this, also surged towards Li Xiaotian with murderous intent.
"Hehehe."
Li Xiaotian let out a strange, cold laugh, emitting a dense black aura as he met them with his saber.
"First strike!!!"
Li Xiaotian roared. Three late-stage Imperial-level experts attacked in unison, one of them wielding a celestial weapon. Yet, he charged forward without hesitation.
"Buzz!" The saber vibrated, causing ripples in space wherever it passed. In the heavens and earth, a colossal saber descended upon the three black-robed elders.
"Kill!" The black-robed elder and the other two roared, their expressions grave, holding nothing back as they unleashed their ultimate techniques.
"Boom!" A deafening explosion, and immense force swept across the entire battlefield.
Following this, the black-robed elder and the other two were pushed back slightly, but they stabilized their footing within a few steps.
Simultaneously, a glint of surprise flashed in their eyes. Li Xiaotian's previous strike had exuded a terrifying aura, but they had blocked it. Li Xiaotian was not as terrifying as they had imagined. The single strike that killed a late-stage Imperial-level expert was likely a ultimate move that he could only unleash once.
However, at this moment, Li Xiaotian smiled, his expression eerily demonic.