A Sudden Turn of Events!

Everything he recounted was corroborated by hidden images preserved within another Tianji jade pendant!! Though the projection flickered and blurred, one could faintly make out a man and a woman kneeling on the ground, desperately pleading with Cao Zhennan. Cao Zhennan had his hand clamped ruthlessly around the neck of a young boy—the young Cao Yan. As scene after scene flashed by, everyone realized that what Li Guanqi had said was likely entirely true. The seemingly aloft, exalted Southern Domain Heavenly King was actually such a shameless, despicable scoundrel. These two light screens were like ripping away the last scrap of cloth hiding Cao Zhennan’s shame. They laid bare all his crimes: how he had betrayed his trust, murdered his own elder sister, and usurped the seat of the Southern Heavenly King. Cao Zhennan's pupils contracted sharply. He had no idea how anyone could know so much; he had carried out those deeds in utmost secrecy, and so many years had passed since then! How could the man before him know so many details?! Everyone connected to that affair back then had already been eliminated by his own hand! "You're courting death!" Driven to madness, Cao Zhennan shattered both light screens with a palm strike, descending completely into hysteria. Yet with so many onlookers gathered around, someone had long since recorded the scenes with shadow-casting stones. The news spread like wildfire. Watching Cao Zhennan unravel into madness, the corners of Li Guanqi's lips curled up slightly. Today, he was not just going to kill the man—he was going to ensure that everyone knew what kind of monster Cao Zhennan truly was!! Boom!!! A terrifying pressure erupted in an instant. Li Guanqi held back no longer, wielding a sword in each hand as he unleashed a flurry of strikes! All three moves of the Heaven Breaker Sword Art burst forth in rapid succession! Moreover, the final strike—Immortal Slayer—was unleashed using Yanluo. A strike that originally possessed the most ferocious lethality took on a momentum as steadfast as a mountain. The sword light grew ever larger in Cao Zhennan's eyes. No matter how powerful the techniques he used, how horrifying the flames he summoned, or how mighty the magic treasures he brandished... Everything he took pride in seemed utterly powerless before those three beams of sword radiance. Heaven and earth fell silent; everyone held their breath as they watched the scene unfold. It seemed as if Cao Zhennan would be slain on the spot the very next breath. Suddenly! Hundreds of zhang away, Li Guanqi dropped heavily onto one knee and coughed up a huge mouthful of blood. The terrifying sword radiance was forcibly dispersed by Li Guanqi the instant it neared Cao Zhennan!! Panting heavily, Cao Zhennan hid behind a bloody figure. Li Guanqi cursed inwardly, Despicable! Cao Zhennan had dug his fingers brutally into Cao Yan's shoulder blades, holding him up as a human shield. Cultivators witnessing this scene cursed him inwardly for his vile cowardice. In that moment, everyone saw Cao Zhennan for the contemptible villain he was. Hiding behind Cao Yan, Cao Zhennan laughed with a crazed expression. "Hahaha! Come on!! Kill me then!" Li Guanqi sneered, "Look at you now. How truly pathetic... and laughable." Cao Zhennan raised his hand, seized Cao Yan's arm, and brutally ripped it clean off!! The unconscious Cao Yan was jolted awake by the excruciating agony! A muffled grunt escaped his throat, followed by a slurred groan of torment. Only now did Li Guanqi notice that, at some point, all of Cao Yan's teeth had been torn out!! His face twisting with savage fury, Li Guanqi reached out and tore open the space before him, his hand reaching around to clamp onto Cao Zhennan's father's neck. Thrusting his hand violently into the old man's mouth, Li Guanqi jerked his right hand hard, ripping the old man's entire lower jaw away!! Tossing the jaw aside, Li Guanqi took a sudden step forward. Bloodshot eyes locked onto Cao Zhennan, his voice dripping with murderous intent. "You mongrel!! Touch him again and see what happens!" Cao Zhennan let out a maniacal laugh, his bloodshot eyes glaring at Li Guanqi with venomous hatred. He knew that after today, regardless of whether he survived... His title as the Southern Heavenly King would become the laughingstock of the entire Xuanmen Domain. Within the shattered domain realm, all the guests were reduced to mere spectators. None dared speak up to mediate, nor did anyone dare lend a hand. They merely looked on with cold detachment, unable to conceal their disgust. When a wall begins to collapse, everyone gives it a shove... Anyone could see that today's affair would not end quietly. That blind youth would never let this rest! After all, he claimed to be Cao Yan's eldest brother, and the blond swordsman was his second brother. In other words... these people had come knocking to collect a blood debt! Rip!!! Blood sprayed violently as Cao Zhennan, his mind teetering on the edge of madness, tore off Cao Yan's other arm as well!! "Hahaha!! You think threatening me with my father will work?!" "You think I'd hold back out of caution? You think I'm that kind of person?!" Ducking his head behind Cao Yan's shoulder, Cao Zhennan fixed his blood-red eyes on Li Guanqi. He knew that as long as Cao Yan remained alive in front of him, Li Guanqi would not dare strike him down!! The man licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared venomously at Cao Yan, muttering, "Back then, that brother-in-law of mine found fault with me at every turn. Hahaha, wasn't he still butchered by my hands in the end?" "Tsk, tsk... Cao Yan, did you really think stumbling upon that Myriad Treasure Spirit Grass was a coincidence? Hahahahaha!" "If I hadn't kidnapped you, how could my sister and that brother-in-law, who guarded against me at every turn, have ever left the Southern Domain so easily?" "The trap I left inside your body back then didn't kill you... It must have been because of him, wasn't it?" Looking at the deranged man, Li Guanqi knew the old man in his grasp could no longer serve as leverage to trade for Cao Yan... Slash! The limbless old man widened his eyes in disbelief as he looked at his son. With eyes rimmed red and filled with tears, the old man finally closed them in anguish. Compared to the physical pain, the utter despair in his heart was far more agonizing. A cold gleam flashed, and the old man's body was instantly chopped into countless pieces! Immediately following that, an overwhelmingly terrifying flame swept through the world. A mighty grandmaster of the Void Refining Realm was obliterated from existence just like that, leaving behind not a single trace. Witnessing this, the onlookers could not help but sigh inwardly. What surprised them even more was that Cao Zhennan remained completely indifferent throughout. Only in that final moment, when the old man cast a deep, lingering gaze back at him, did a faint ripple disturb his eyes. "Exhale..." Li Guanqi breathed out a mouthful of foul air, and his figure instantly turned incorporeal. Cao Zhennan's pupils snapped shut as he reacted, watching helplessly as Li Guanqi's afterimage twisted and dissolved while countless pitch-black tears tore through the void! A jade-white radish pulled Li Guanqi along, appearing directly beside Cao Zhennan. Cao Zhennan thrust his left hand forward in a desperate attempt to crush Cao Yan's heart, but a cold glint flashed, severing both of his arms in an instant!!! Li Guanqi drove the fingers of his right hand straight into the man's abdomen!! "Aaargh!" Li Guanqi yanked his hand free and clamped his fingers like talons onto the man's face, the sickening sound of fracturing bones ringing out continuously!! Buzz! Drenched in blood, Ye Feng slowly emerged, holding a severed head in his hand. Immediately after, another gap was ripped through the void, revealing a domain realm raging with sea of flames. The handsome Xiao Chen stepped out limping, his clothes in tatters and his body riddled with over a dozen bloody holes. When he caught sight of Ye Feng, he grinned and raised his snow-white silver spear, giving it a showy wave. Buzz! The surrounding temperature plummeted sharply as the breathtakingly gorgeous Meng Wanshu walked out with calm composure. Behind her, two frozen corpses shattered into dust! Hiss...! The spectators gasped in unison. Four people!! They had killed five Void Refining Realm grandmasters in all!! Not a single person who had chosen to step in and help had survived... The strength of these people was simply monstrous! Li Guanqi pulled Cao Yan into his arms, his eyes filled with heart-wrenching anguish. "Save him first!" With a flick of her finger, Meng Wanshu fed Cao Yan a pill that radiated swirling colors. A wisp of flame slowly ignited beneath Cao Zhennan's feet, the murderous aura radiating from Li Guanqi surging wildly!! Suddenly, an unexpected crisis struck!! Three terrifyingly immense pressures descended one after another, and a streak of sword light shot straight toward Li Guanqi!! Coldly snorting, Meng Wanshu flashed behind Li Guanqi and slashed her sword out! Sword Heart Realm sword intent!! Wherever the majestic sword light passed, heaven and earth were sealed in ice!! Boom!!!! The sword light shattered. In an instant, Xiao Chen and Ye Feng flashed to Li Guanqi's flanks, glaring fixedly toward the distant void!