Just as the spirit sword cleaved through the storm and was about to strike Mo Zhiyuan, Mo Zhiyuan glared coldly at Lu Kangnian, his voice dripping with malice.
"I, Mo Zhiyuan, will remember this grudge."
"Just wait until I—"
The instant Mo Zhiyuan stepped into the spatial rift torn open by the scroll, everyone's heart leapt into their throat!
Every spectator understood that the strength displayed by the Great Xia Sword Sect today already ranked among the very best in the entire Northern Region. Moreover, the impression they had left on everyone was that they were not to be trifled with. No faction would ever dare look down upon the Great Xia Sword Sect again. Many clans and powers were already resolving to tuck their tails between their legs from now on.
Yet they also understood that if Mo Zhiyuan did not die today, the Great Xia Sword Sect would inevitably face immense trouble in the future. Furthermore, the Mo Family had suffered countless casualties today, and it was impossible for the Great Xia Sword Sect to slaughter every last survivor. The Mo Family still possessed an ancestor in the Void Refinement stage. This matter... was far from over.
Yet whether it was Lu Kangnian or Ling Daoyan, both were still some distance away from Mo Zhiyuan. No one could intercept him!
Suddenly, everyone noticed Mo Zhiyuan's body freeze!
Before anyone could react, an intensely chilling voice rang out beside everyone's ears!
"Wait for you to what?"
Simultaneously, a longsword with a blood-red blade abruptly thrust out from the pitch-black void, piercing straight through Mo Zhiyuan's cheek!
At this moment, over three thousand powerful experts gathered densely in the surrounding skies. Not a single one of them had a cultivation below the Core Formation Realm, and some were even clan patriarchs or sect masters of major powers.
On one hand, they had come today to see how the Great Xia Sword Sect would handle the overwhelmingly formidable Mo Family. On the other hand, they wanted to see whether that blind swordsman who had walked out from the Great Xia Sword Sect would return today!
Ever since Li Guanqi rose like a blazing star, all the chosen prodigies of the Northern Region had been eclipsed by his brilliance. Whenever others brought up the disparity between themselves and Li Guanqi, many could only wear bitter smiles, unable to utter a single word.
Mo Zhiyuan's pupils contracted to needlepoints!
Only now did he get his first clear look at the man who had killed his son!
Lean and tall, with strikingly handsome features, and a pair of pure white eyes that showed not the slightest trace of emotion.
Just like that, Mo Zhiyuan was forced out of the void step by step by Li Guanqi.
Next, the crowd saw a young man in a white robe, bearing a massive black sword casket on his back, step out from the void.
Holding the sword in his right hand, Li Guanqi slightly narrowed his eyes. The moment Mo Zhiyuan moved to strike, he jerked the blade violently!
Instantly, Mo Zhiyuan's face turned into a bloody mess as both his cheeks and his entire mouth were sliced completely open!
Blood splattered. With a slight flick of the longsword, the blood was shaken away!
Mo Zhiyuan's eyes instantly burned with murderous intent! His terrifying bloodlust practically materialized. His bloodshot eyes glared fixedly at Li Guanqi, and without the slightest hesitation, he charged forward to kill!
Li Guanqi remained completely impassive, lightly tapping his foot against the void.
In an instant, boundless lightning enveloped the skies!
"A domain!"
"What... kind of domain is this?! To possess such terrifying might!"
"What a horrifying domain barrier! The stray lightning actually fills me with the dread of facing a heavenly tribulation!"
The moment Li Guanqi unfolded his Sword Prison barrier, a chill ran down the spines of the countless onlookers.
A look of astonishment flashed across Lu Kangnian's eyes. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine Li Guanqi would rush back at this exact moment.
"Wasn't he still in the Southeastern Region? How could he have returned so fast?"
The instant Li Nanting caught sight of Li Guanqi, his eyes grew slightly moist. A smile broke across his weathered face, tears glistening in his eyes.
Looking at that tall, straight figure, Zhong Lin could not help but laugh and curse affectionately, "A show-off, just like always."
Bathed in blood, Li Sheng'an stared unblinkingly at Li Guanqi. The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he scratched his head with an honest, goofy grin. He had not yet figured out what to say when he met Li Guanqi again.
Gu Ran, her white robe stained with blood, looked at Li Guanqi with deep gratification in her eyes. The once sensitive boy had finally grown into a formidable expert in his own right.
Meanwhile, atop Tianlei Peak, a young girl in a floral-padded jacket looked into the distance with bright eyes. With a slight spring of her feet, she soared through the air like the wind toward the battlefield in the sky. As she flew, she shouted at the top of her lungs:
"Little Blindie!"
From within the lightning barrier, everyone sensed an immensely powerful pressure erupt with a crash, and the freezing temperature between heaven and earth shot up in an instant!
Explosions echoed in rapid succession, yet after only a few breaths, a terrifyingly potent beam of lightning sword light tore out of the lightning barrier!
*Boom! Boom!*
That terrifying sword light made everyone's heart clench. Wherever it passed, it cleaved a deep trench across the earth hundreds of zhang long! Like an abyss, the surrounding ground was scorched pitch-black, with arcs of lightning still flickering incessantly.
Then, the lightning barrier between heaven and earth began to dissipate, and a severed head appeared in Li Guanqi's hand!
With an impassive expression, Li Guanqi casually tossed the head down from midair. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of lightning chains instantly materialized behind him!
The sight before them caused countless people to gasp in horror.
Tethered to the ends of those hundreds of lightning chains were cold, stiff corpses! The dense swarm of corpses blotted out the sky, and the residual energy radiating from every single one of them was exceptionally powerful.
Li Guanqi's cold gaze swept slowly over the crowd as his voice rang out, resonant and powerful:
"He who kills shall be killed!"
"If anyone wishes to hunt me down in the future, be my guest."
As his words fell, the lightning dissipated. The moment the multitude of corpses plummeted from midair, an inexplicable fiery power incinerated them until nothing remained but handfuls of ash.
Watching this, countless onlookers swallowed hard.
A burly man at the Soul Formation Realm concealed within the crowd murmured in awe, "An eighteen-year-old in the Soul Formation Realm... He truly deserves the title of Blood Slaughterer Venerable..."
"Anyone else probably wouldn't kill this many people in a whole lifetime of cultivation, would they?"
Ignoring the crowd's reaction, Li Guanqi teleported until he stood roughly a zhang before Lu Kangnian. A grin broke across his face, baring his teeth. Cupping his hands in a bow, he said, "Tianlei Peak disciple Li Guanqi pays his respects to the Sect Master!"
Only now did everyone notice that the white robe Li Guanqi wore bore patterns of purple lightning across both shoulders.
Infused with primal energy, his voice carried more than ten li!
Behind Lu Kangnian floated seven ancient swords. With his hands clasped behind his back and a smile on his face, he nodded heavily.
"It is good that you have returned!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Lu Kangnian laughed heartily and waved his hand wide. "Today, the Great Xia Sword Sect re-enters the world!"
*Boom! Boom!*
At this moment, all the disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect raised their arms and cheered, their eyes blazing as they looked toward that legendary senior brother of theirs.
Chapter 374