The Incomparably Powerful Li Guanqi!

"This strike carries an extra measure of strength for your sake!" *Rumble!* Luo Gu's hand, once impervious to all harm, was sheared clean in two, his entire forearm severed in an instant. A terrifying torrent of sword light burst forth, slamming into the old man's chest. A mist of blood exploded from the impact, yet it was accompanied by the piercing metallic ring of striking armor and a flash of blinding light! The earth fractured, and the celestial barrier spanning the path was violently torn apart, supplanted by a horrifying veil of fire that blotted out the sky. Mountains caved in as the sword light surged for over a thousand *zhang*, carving a deep ravine into the ground! Powerful—unfathomably, overwhelmingly powerful! That suffocating aura and the ability to decapitate Gu Xici in an instant exerted an indescribable pressure. Compared to his previous clash against Ye Xuan, Li Guanqi's present performance was a difference of night and day. Li Guanqi did not pause after the strike. With a wave of his hand, a cruciform seal plummeted from above! "Spirit Incantation: Four-Direction Heaven-Reaching Pillars!" This time, the pillars of lightning crackled with the ferocious might of roaring flames. In the blink of an eye, they trapped Luo Dongyang securely within, sealing both his origin spirit and sea of consciousness, depriving him of any power to command. With eyes gleaming with icy killing intent, Li Guanqi raised his hand and slashed several times in succession. Under the man's terrified gaze, his body was instantly shredded to pieces, dead beyond dead. Before Li Guanqi, the man's cultivation and strength made him nothing more than a slightly sturdier ant. If Li Guanqi truly wished to make a move, executing him required barely a turn of the hand! Hurled over a thousand *zhang* away, the elder raised his head, eyes filled with dread as he stared at Li Guanqi in the distance. His expression grim, the old man muttered under his breath, "Impossible... You clearly had no strength left to resist. How can this be?!" He could not fathom why Li Guanqi, who had been completely feeble and waiting to be slaughtered only moments ago, would suddenly erupt with such fury. Moreover, his aura surged vigorously, as though he had suffered no harm at all! The old man froze slightly as a realization dawned on him, and he stood petrified. "A trick... He was faking it the whole time!" Li Guanqi smiled coldly and turned his head slowly. The head of Gu Xici's clone floated in midair, its expression foul to the extreme. Li Guanqi paid it little heed. Even though this vessel had been controlled by Gu Xici, he had figured things out by now. The moment he severed the neck, he had sensed something amiss. Gu Xici's true soul was certainly not here... Cautious as he was, how could Gu Xici bring his true physical body and true soul to Dijing Slope? Faced with Luo Gu, who was just as venomous and ruthless, and knowing he lacked the strength to match him, how could he possibly come in person? Timid and watchful as a rat, Gu Xici had only piloted this body through his true soul from afar. Li Guanqi glanced sideways at the floating head, mocking scorn written across his face. "I wonder how many clone shells you have left for me to slaughter?" Gu Xici's face twisted with boundless fury. Yet once he regained his composure, he still demanded, "How did you pull this off?" Li Guanqi sneered, clenching his fingers into a loose fist. In an instant, the Flame Spirit materialized behind him. "Want to know?" "I'm not telling you. Annoying, isn't it? Idiot." The Flame Spirit's eyes sparkled as it gazed reverently at Li Guanqi. Its five fingers transformed into steel spikes that violently pierced Gu Xici's severed head. Immediately afterward, flames detonated. Amid shrill, agonized shrieks, the head was reduced to a pile of ash! "Ahhh! Li Guanqi! Next time, I will kill you without fail!" "Ahhh!" Li Guanqi scoffed. Where was there the slightest trace of injury on him now? He slowly turned, fixing his gaze on the elder in the distance, his voice chilled to the bone. "Come on, old bastard... Only you left!" Beneath Li Guanqi's feet lay severed limbs and shattered remains, the earth drenched in blood. Li Guanqi collected the broken remains of Luo Changqing, along with the deceased Luo Siyang in the distance. He was deeply shocked by Luo Changqing's actions. Even now, he had not expected that the one person on Dijing Slope who believed most firmly in Li Guanqi's ability to resist was Luo Changqing. Perhaps there was truth to the old saying: the one who understands you best is always the one who hates you most. Li Guanqi was deeply shocked by Luo Changqing's deliberate choice to seek death. He could not fathom what Luo Changqing's final thoughts had been. Yet... He must have been heartbroken... That profligate Luo Siyang would never have guessed that in his dying moments, the person who cared about him the most was the very older brother who had constantly berated him for failing to amount to anything. "*Phew...*" Li Guanqi looked toward the elder atop the high mountain, his gaze sharpening by the moment. Gripping his longsword, Li Guanqi's silhouette appeared towering and immense. Beneath the sunlight, his scales gleamed with a metallic sheen. Dragon horns emerged from his forehead, and divine patterns spread across his face, radiating a mysterious glow. Lightning flashed beneath his feet, while flames coiled around his body, incinerating the sky within a *zhang* of him. His surging Sword Po realm sword intent shot straight into the clouds. The terrifying pressure made the elder feel as if a hundred-zhang giant were stepping on him, looking down with disdain! That suffocating weight left him struggling to breathe... Yet the old man knew he had to survive against Li Guanqi at the height of his power! This battle to the death was unavoidable. Luo Gu took a deep breath. Having absorbed Luo Changqing's vitality, his withered body had filled out somewhat. Even his heavily furrowed face appeared noticeably younger, resembling that of a man in his fifties. The elder swung his braided hair behind his back and slowly shrugged off the upper half of his robe. Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, finally understanding why that sword strike earlier had failed to inflict severe injury. A black carapace covered the old man's chest, embedded directly into his flesh. However, the black armor was now cleaved open by sword qi, the mangled flesh beneath laid bare. Densely packed black tattoos crawled over the elder's skin, exuding an eerie aura. His severed wrist had already regenerated. Standing atop the peak with a solemn expression, Luo Gu locked eyes with Li Guanqi across several hundred *zhang* of open air. *Whoosh!* A gust of wild wind swept past, drawing a rustling murmur from the mountain trees. *Boom!* Both figures vanished from their spots simultaneously! In the elder's hands appeared a weapon Li Guanqi had never faced before! A chain scythe! The chain seemed endlessly long, and the scythe was pitch-black like the chain itself, save for the blade, which gleamed with a sinister, sickly hue—plainly laced with deadly poison! A cold smirk touched the corners of Li Guanqi's lips. Instead of retreating, he pressed forward, shifting his movement technique to streak toward the elder like a bolt of lightning! The elder's brows twitched. Squinting, he twisted his waist and hurled the chain scythe violently forward! The strike carried immense force, shattering the void the moment it launched. Immediately after, Li Guanqi's left ear twitched slightly. Before the ripples of torn space could even register, the scythe had already arrived! *Clang!* The sword in his left hand swung upward in a violent deflection, knocking the scythe away. Yet the chain trailing behind rattled subtly, causing the scythe to loop back midair and plunge straight down toward the crown of his head! Li Guanqi's expression shifted slightly. Forcing his body several feet to the side, he hacked his sword toward the chain! "Sword Ruins, Open!" "Divine Punishment: Void Liberation Realm!"