Two Strikes Slay Three

Li Guanqi exhaled a breath of turbid air. Facing the three approaching foes, he felt a powerful surge of pressure as well. After all, they were three late Soul Formation powerhouses... Yet the depths of Li Guanqi's eyes burned only with wild, arrogant battle intent. The moment his right hand gripped the Red Lotus, the lotus blossom carved into the hilt bloomed. His right foot slammed forward in a heavy step. *Boom!* A terrifying aura erupted with a roar! The three charging foes were blasted back several hundred zhang in an instant! Even the probing sword beams they had slashed out were instantly shattered. The trio exchanged glances, each seeing profound solemnity in the others' eyes. At that moment, everyone fighting across the battlefield in the sky came to an involuntary halt. Someone swallowed hard and muttered with great difficulty, "Is... is this really power that a mid Soul Formation cultivator can possess?" "Terrifying... I feel like I can't even breathe." "A pressure like this... Just who is he? Why have we never heard of someone like this in Lingxu?" Everyone was thoroughly shaken after feeling this overbearing pressure. The old Daoist sneered. "A mere mid Soul Formation cultivator who doesn't know his place." The burly man likewise laughed loudly. "Mm, not a bad pressure. But do you really think you can claim the Heavenly Thunder Bead?" Blood light surged across the skin of the tall, thin man; he had clearly activated some secret art, and the power violently coursing through him surged with magnificent momentum. "Cut the chatter. Once we kill him, the three of us will end up fighting each other anyway, won't we, Zhiren?" The old man chuckled, tucking his hands into his sleeves without a word. Only the primal energy swelling around him grew increasingly violent. Some onlookers thought Li Guanqi was simply seeking death. After all, the three who had stepped forward were renowned figures throughout the entire Lingxu Continent. "Hmph, so what if his pressure is strong?" "Daoist Zhiren, Blood Shadow Mad Sword, and Poison Scorpion Pang Yongxiu... How dare he take on all three at once!" *Boom!* Even so, a flicker of gravity crossed the eyes of the three. Toward Li Guanqi, each of them raised their guard several notches. Li Guanqi shrugged, a playful look curling at the corners of his mouth. In a quiet voice, he said, "If you aren't coming, then I will." *Boom!* The void warped in an instant, and in the perception of the trio, Li Guanqi's figure vanished completely! Terror spread frantically through their hearts. "Look out!" Clearly, none of the three had expected Li Guanqi to be this fast— So fast that not even the divine sense they had released could catch him. Yet the old Daoist suddenly shouted in horror, "His divine sense is suppressing the divine sense of all three of us!" *Whoosh!* The tall, thin man known as Blood Shadow Mad Sword suddenly felt every hair on his body stand on end! An inexplicable chill abruptly rose from the depths of his heart. A breath of scalding heat brushed against his neck. *Boom!* A cloud of bloody mist suddenly erupted from his body as his aura spiked, and with lightning flickering across the sword in his hand, he spun and slashed behind him! *Slash!* A sword beam of blinding speed flashed and vanished. An arm flew into the air! In a flash of bloody light, the man retreated more than a hundred zhang. His face pale, he clutched his severed stump, his gaze grim beyond measure. "What a fast sword!" Indeed, none of the three had seen when the strike was launched. Li Guanqi said with a teasing smirk, "Soul Formation cultivators of Lingxu... that's all you've got?" The mocking words clearly enraged everyone. Yet not a single person dared to speak up in protest; the truth lay right before their eyes. Feeling rather bored, Li Guanqi muttered, "How dull." With that, a towering sword intent suddenly erupted from his body! The terrifying sword intent ravaged the void, and his surging killing intent nearly solidified as it roiled through the air. The pupils of the three instantly contracted as uncontrollable terror spread through their hearts. Immediately after, a chilling murmur rang out! "Red Lotus: Demon Subduer!" *Boom!* Across the dark sky, a blinding flash of purple lightning suddenly burst into view! *Rumble!* Drawn by the fluctuation of energy, the vortex in the heavens released boundless lightning that merged into the sword beam. Everyone else was blasted more than a thousand zhang away by the terrifying force! The pupils of the three shrank to pinpricks, and without exception, they unleashed their strongest techniques to join forces and resist! In an instant, spirit incantations, talismans, magic treasures, and all manner of power converged in the void. Seeing their defenses grow stronger and stronger, Li Guanqi nevertheless poured all his strength into slashing down the strike. *Boom!* A lightning sword beam spanning over a hundred zhang cleaved through the void, forcibly tearing a pitch-black rift through the exceptionally stable space. The sharp sword intent pierced straight into the clouds! *Boom! Bang, bang, bang!* The sounds of magic treasures shattering rang out in rapid succession as the three strained with everything they had to resist the strike! The surrounding Soul Formation cultivators watching from afar were stunned by the spectacle. They had long since abandoned their own fighting. Facing people of such horrific killing power, now was hardly the time to wait around and reap the spoils. Yet seeing Li Guanqi suppress the three all by himself, they could not help but swallow hard. A mid Soul Formation sword cultivator was actually beating down three late Soul Formation experts... Who would believe this if it were told to others? The roar was deafening, and just as the sword beam was on the verge of dispersing— An even more terrifying sword beam ripped through the sky! "Heaven Shatterer Sword!" Heaven and earth trembled, and the sword beam destroyed the trio's power with overwhelming, crushing force. "No!" "Ah! Blood Demon Transformation!" "Damn you! I refuse to accept this!" The shrill screams were swallowed by the roar of the explosion. *Rumble!* Only when Li Guanqi strapped the sword casket onto his back and walked slowly toward the summit did the crowd finally come to their senses. Where was that sword beam in the sky now? Three late Soul Formation powerhouses renowned across Lingxu Continent had been slain by his sword just like that! No... more accurately, it was two strikes delivered in succession! Two strikes... Everyone looked at that tall, straight figure with trembling eyes, an inexplicable terror rising within their hearts. Earlier, they had hoped to rely on their numbers to reap the spoils. Yet before Li Guanqi... they could not muster the slightest wicked intention. A pure sword cultivator of supreme might! *Gulp...* Li Guanqi knitted his brows. Staring into the thousands of violent lightning bolts raging across heaven and earth, he strode forward step by step. *Crack-crack-crack!* Countless lightning bolts crashed onto Li Guanqi, yet he casually grabbed them and stuffed them into his mouth. As the blood and vital energy inside him roared, the lightning striking his body merely left faint dark bruises, failing to even tear his skin. One step, two steps... As Li Guanqi ventured deeper, the surrounding lightning turned far more violent. Blood splattered. Flayed by the lightning, his flesh ripped open, yet his forward steps remained resolute. When he reached the very center of the storm, the lightning around him seemed to vanish entirely. Before him hovered a purple bead the size of a fist. Fine arcs of lightning coiled around it, and its entire body radiated a dazzling purple glow. A slight smile curled on Li Guanqi's lips. Reaching out slowly, he grabbed the bead, held it in his hand, and opened his mouth to swallow it whole!