LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 39
“Who does this mere woman think she is to be so arrogant?”
“Let this old man teach you a lesson!”
An ancient voice boomed like a tolling bell.
A withered old man, dressed in the garb of an inner sect elder, grinned cruelly as he swiftly reached out his hand like a ghost.
“Ants that don’t know their own worth,” Hong Qianye’s forehead popped with veins, her anger turning to a mocking smile.
“Ah…”
A chilling scream pierced the air.
The old man’s face was filled with terror as dark flames erupted around him, consuming his body in midair.
A prominent figure at the Unity Stage was effortlessly eliminated just like that!
“What?!”
The faces of the Yuhua Sect cultivators changed dramatically as they looked toward the tall, crimson figure, their eyes flashing with utter shock.
Hong Qianye’s hair billowed as she stared down the army of cultivators in the sky, her tone brooking no argument: “You have half a stick of incense to get out of the Arid Province, or you will die!”
Her cold voice echoed, resonating deep within everyone’s hearts.
Many elders showed signs of fear, but something seemed to click, and their expressions morphed into intense hostility as they shouted:
“How dare you be so arrogant! Who do you think you are to command the number one Immortal Sect in the Eastern Domain?
“Everyone, kill this woman! Let’s wash Xuantian Sect in blood!”
Swish, swish, swish~
Sixty to seventy Unity Stage elders got to work, unleashing Spirit Tools and Talismans or displaying their most powerful Divine Abilities.
“If that’s the case, I’ll go on a killing spree!”
Hong Qianye’s eyes turned cold as her hands formed seals, conjuring countless green flames all around her.
In an instant, terrifying screams filled the air, sending chills down spines.
Then, a dense swarm of skulls gathered, each the size of a grinding stone, howling as they surged forward.
They advanced like an army of dark soldiers.
“Ah! My hand!”
“Get away!”
“Don’t let them bite you; you’ll get poisoned!”
“Block it! Hurry and block it!”
The Unity Stage elders were pushed back repeatedly, and within moments, a third of them were dead!
But that wasn’t enough for Hong Qianye; controlling a massive number of ghostly green skulls, she unleashed a devastation across the battlefield.
Wherever she went, enormous warships engulfed in flames, with many disciples inside burned alive, their screams and wails filling the sky.
“Everyone, stay calm! Combine your powers to dispel the vile flames!”
A respected middle-aged elder bellowed, holding a fan swirling with Spiritual Energy, with his fellow sect members continually channeling their Magical Power to aid him.
The middle-aged elder swung the fan with force, summoning a horror-inducing hurricane to counter the onslaught of skulls!
Suddenly, a distant chanting echoed through the air, and brilliant Buddha Light illuminated the ground, bringing a sense of Buddhist reverence.
“Amitabha~~”
On ancient-looking flying vessels, countless monks clasped their hands together, reciting Buddha chants.
A powerful monk, clad in robes, solemnly declared, “Fellow practitioners, Hanging Temple is here to support you!”
“Hmph, more fools to die!”
Hong Qianye sneered dismissively.
“Demoness, don’t be so reckless!” The monks took to the air, unleashing their spells.
“A bunch of damned bald donkeys!”
Hong Qianye’s expression turned frosty as she raised her hand and performed a spell.
Suddenly, all the remaining skulls flowed together like a river converging into the sea, then began rapidly expanding!
With a swoosh, an enormous skull materialized, letting out an unnerving cackle.
To ordinary folks, it was like a grain of rice before it.
The oppressive terror spread like a wave.
“Go, play with them.” Hong Qianye coldly chuckled.
Boom!
The colossal skull blotted out the sky, an unstoppable fortress ablaze with greenish flames, the heat unimaginable.
“Amitabha, it’s coming!”
“Ah…”
Screams erupted like the wails of slaughtered pigs.
Ironically, the monks from Hanging Temple faced immediate disaster.
Countless monks were swallowed by the giant skull.
The scene was a visual punch to the gut!
“You demoness, the Buddha will never forgive you!” The head monk, Master Huizhi, was livid.
At the peak of the Unity Stage, he radiated dazzling golden light, struck out with a palm of Buddha Light, intending to eliminate this notorious figure.
“Not even the Buddha can stop me!”
Hong Qianye’s eyes gleamed with disdain as she reached out her hand.
A staggering hand made of flames formed, blocking the palm strike, then transformed into fire dragons that lunged at Master Huizhi.
“You vile child, how dare you?!”
Hearing this, Master Huizhi was infuriated, desperately trying to escape the fire dragons’ grasp.
“Ah, ah, ah…” Within moments, he was reduced to ash, permanently vanishing from existence.
“Master!”
The monks from the Hanging Temple mourned sadly.
“Combine all our powers to kill this demoness!” An elder from Yuhua Sect shouted.
In an instant.
The two factions unleashed their various spells, flooding toward Hong Qianye like an avalanche.
The dazzling light was so intense it resembled a brilliant sea of stars.
That enormous flaming skull was undeniably obliterated mid-air.
“This…” Xu Yonian felt parched and chilled to the bone, realizing that facing the combined might of Yuhua Sect and Hanging Temple, he would be crushed to dust in an instant!
Such overwhelming energy could obliterate any Unity Stage cultivator!
Yet, Hong Qianye remained unfazed, smirking as she raised her hand, utilizing her latest fire-type Divine Ability.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~
Black as ink, the flames burned through the void, devouring everything like an abyssal maw.
The immense energy waves rolled, then gradually dissipated, as if nothing had happened at all.
“How is this possible?!!”
Countless cultivators’ faces twisted in disbelief.
“What a bizarre fire spell, unlike anything I’ve ever heard of!” One elder’s face was filled with terror.
“See? Even all of you combined cannot match me! Go and die!”
Hong Qianye laughed maniacally, her murderous intent clear, every movement crumbling the heavens and dimming the sun.
It was unimaginable, as the forces of both factions pressed back, blood flowed like rivers, and countless bodies fell.
That fiery red, invincible silhouette etched deeply in countless minds.
The Arid Province trembled in its wake!
“Hong Qianye is invincible! Long live Hong Qianye!”
“No wonder she’s the disciple of Peak Master Ye, what terrifying strength!”
“With her around, Xuantian Sect is safe!”
…
The disciples and elders of Xuantian Sect stared, dumbfounded.
The expressions of all alien beings showed awe.
No wonder Lord Immortal Tree wanted to station them here; just this girl’s power was exceedingly terrifying, and the most scary part was she was just Peak Master Ye’s disciple!
If there was any doubt in their hearts before, it was now entirely gone!
One by one, they submitted!
“Ye, your disciple’s talent is terrifying; my Xuantian Sect’s temple is too small to contain such a giant Buddha!”
Xu Yonian was soaked in cold sweat, smiling bitterly.
“Yeah, we’ll do whatever she wants; let’s not provoke her—it’s a matter of life and death,” Cangjian Peak Master recalled his earlier offense and trembled with fear.
Although Hong Qianye had betrayed her sect, that was a stain, but at the same time, she repelled invaders and protected Xuantian Sect—the good and bad balanced out, they had no complaints.
Most importantly, no matter how angry they were, they simply couldn’t win!
What else could they do?
At that moment.
After witnessing Hong Qianye’s display, everyone’s thoughts began to shift.
“Senior Hong is amazing! Go, Senior Hong!” Bai Xiaoxi cheered excitedly, waving her tiny fists.
Ye Junlin rubbed his chin: “No wonder this guy is so arrogant; she kills Unity Stage cultivators like it’s nothing!”
He could sense that Hong Qianye’s cultivation aura didn’t fit within the Unity Stage nor the Great Ascension Stage, but seemed to be somewhere in between.
“Activate Insight Eye.”
Ye Junlin’s eyes flickered as he focused on that formidable figure in the distance.
Suddenly, a virtual character panel appeared before him!
When he saw the “Cultivation Level” displayed as Half-Step Great Ascension, he instantly understood.
“Half-Step Great Ascension, no wonder!”
Hong Qianye’s foundational combat power was already strong, combined with her realm advantage, it was truly easy to sweep through the army of cultivators.
“Ha! If she comes after me, I’d surely break through easily!”
Ye Junlin thought to himself.
After all, when the leeks grow fat, they always need to be harvested?
Boom!!!
At that moment.
A horrendous wave of terrifying energy erupted from the depths of the heavens, crashing down onto the battlefield.
Swish, eighteen powerful figures stood suspended in the void, radiating brilliant, dazzling light, stirring the Spiritual Energy in the surrounding area for miles.
From afar, it looked like eighteen massive golden suns hung across the sky, their brilliance shining upon the world!