A combined strike from a full eighteen Soul Formation cultivators unleashed earth-shattering might!
Sword light erupted across the sky in an instant!
Terrifying spatial power flooded the void, forcefully arresting the Sword Prison domain a hundred zhang short of Cang Lu.
Helpless, Li Guanqi could only watch as Cang Lu was teleported away.
Those frigid eyes cast a lingering, piercing glare at Li Guanqi.
Yet as he fled, Cang Lu's eyes flickered; he had naturally seen right through Li Guanqi's disguise.
This appearance... he recognized it. It was the face of Ye Feng from the Great Xia Sword Sect.
Even so, Li Guanqi's aura was far too familiar to him, as were the surging sword intent and raging thunder.
None of these could ever be concealed.
*Boom! Boom!*
Li Guanqi seized his sword coffin and swept it violently through the air.
Terrifying physical strength mingled with violent primal energy, parrying every incoming attack in one fell swoop.
Wherever the sword coffin swept, a circular, pitch-black fissure tore open in space.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Successive explosions thundered. Within Li Guanqi's perception, more and more Black Armor Guards took to the skies, converging on the scene.
Li Guanqi slammed the sword coffin down against the void, sending out a horrific shockwave that instantly blasted all surrounding Black Armor Guards back over a hundred zhang!
This sight left the cultivators below trembling in terror—not merely because of Li Guanqi's formidable strength,
but even more because he actually dared to strike at the Black Armor Guards in Yuntian City!
Many cultivators bounded onto rooftops, crossing their arms to watch the drama unfold.
A youth clad in sect robes looked up at the sky and sneered, "Truly someone who doesn't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth, daring to make trouble in Yuntian City."
The younger boy beside him smiled faintly and chimed in softly, "Doesn't look like someone from our domain. Clearly doesn't know the rules."
There were plenty of onlookers eager for a show, especially since Li Guanqi's earlier display had caused quite a few people to lose face.
Even so, none dared be too loud, as the pressure unleashed just moments before was far beyond anything they could match.
The lead Black Armor Guard stepped forward slowly with icy eyes, his saber not pointed directly at Li Guanqi.
For he knew the blond man before him was not an opponent he could take alone—and the man had even held back just now.
With his sharp senses, he recognized that the coffin-like object was actually a sword casket.
In all his years, this was the first time he had seen such an enormous sword casket.
And from beginning to end, the man had not even opened it...
"Come with us!"
Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, fury blazing in his chest. If not for their interference, Cang Lu would never have escaped!
"And if I say no?"
Hearing this, the guard's eyes behind the black visor flashed cold. He said in a deep voice, "Then don't blame us for showing no mercy! Black Armor Guards, hear my command! Execute without mercy!"
In an instant, a chilling aura of slaughter spread across the air.
The entire southern district of the city fell dead silent. Dark clouds gathered overhead, and a drizzling rain began to fall.
Seeing this, many onlookers could not help crying out in shock, "Is that guy seriously going to fight back?!"
Indeed, Li Guanqi could not simply sit back and let the Black Armor Guards haul him away.
Heaven only knew what would await him in custody. Besides, he had finally tracked down Cang Lu—he had no time to waste here!
*Buzz!*
Beneath the onlookers' tense gazes, the sword coffin slowly opened, and a sword with a blood-red blade shot forth in an instant.
Terrifying killing intent flooded the sky.
The Black Armor Guard leader waved his hand, barking an order:
"Kill!!"
Their duty was to guard Yuntian City; anyone who dared challenge their authority had to die!
*Boom!*
Gripping Red Lotus, Li Guanqi teleported straight in front of the man.
His sword cleaved downward with ferocious force!
*Clang!*
The man threw up his arm to parry, but he was a fraction too slow.
Irresistible force bore down along the saber's spine. Sparks flew as the blade was driven violently onto his shoulder.
The terrifying force snapped his collarbone clean in two.
Unchecked, his body plummeted like a stone from the sky, crashing hard into the ground!
He was the only peak Soul Formation cultivator among these squads.
Yet even so, he could not withstand a single blow, instantly bested in their very first exchange.
*Boom!*
The man crashed violently into the earth, demolishing every structure within dozens of zhang.
Holding Red Lotus, Li Guanqi plunged into the crowd like a hungry wolf.
Sword light erupted repeatedly from his hands, sending figure after figure tumbling from the sky.
The Black Armor Guards dropped from above like dumplings into boiling broth.
Sword in hand, the young man swept through the sky with an invincible aura; almost no one could endure a single full strike from him.
An absolute display of crushing dominance!
Even against more than a dozen Black Armor Guards, he glided through the blizzard of blades with nimble footwork.
The surrounding crowd watched in stunned silence, hardly daring to breathe.
They had never imagined a Soul Formation cultivator could take on eighteen fellow Soul Formation cultivators all by himself!
More remarkably, he did so with ease and without taking a single life, merely severing limbs and sealing their dantians along the way to ensure they had no way of attacking him again in the short term.
"*Hiss!* What terrifying strength! Who is this guy?"
"When did Zhongzhou produce such a monstrous talent? How have I never heard of him?"
"A horse turd polished on the outside—all flash and no future. The Black Armor Guards of Yuntian City will never let this stand."
"Heh, if you ask me, this fellow's arrogance won't last much longer."
*Boom!*
A terrifying sword glare flashed, after which Li Guanqi grabbed a Black Armor Guard and hurled him down from the void.
Turning to look at the Black Armor Guards converging from every direction, Li Guanqi frowned.
Yet just as he turned to leave, three unimaginably terrifying auras surged toward him in a pincer formation!
Three black-armored figures bore down at blistering speed, cloaked in overwhelming pressure.
Li Guanqi's heart lurched violently!
*Not good... three Void Refining experts! And powerful ones at that!*
Without a second's hesitation, Li Guanqi reached out to tear open the void and escape.
Yet right then, he discovered space had become as rigid as steel, an impenetrable bastion that refused to yield in the slightest.
Clearly, the spatial power unleashed by the three had completely sealed and solidified the area.
Li Guanqi's eyes flickered. If he summoned Jiuxiao, it could certainly smash through the spatial lock and break out.
Yet that would completely expose Jiuxiao's existence, inevitably inviting endless greed and pursuit in the days to come.
Just then, Pengluo abruptly sprang up on his shoulder, blurting out in a rush, "Quick!! Hit me!!"
Understanding struck Li Guanqi instantly. Without a word, he swung his palm out.
A massive white radish, as thick as a water bucket, spun through the air like a top.
It moved so fast it blurred into an afterimage.
The onlookers below froze in bewilderment. Watching Li Guanqi dash off at blistering speed right behind it, they could only stare in confusion.
"What the heck just flew out?"
Chapter 474