Do You Even Know Who I Am?!

After stepping out of the He Clan domain, Li Guanqi felt a lingering sense of loss and melancholy. It seemed... As long as one lived in this world, some things were simply beyond one's control. More often than not, matters turned out contrary to one's wishes. For so many years, he had always considered He Yuning a modest, upright gentleman. A true gentleman ought to base his judgment on what was right and wrong in itself, rather than lacking independent character and remaining tangled in worldly trivialities. Originally, he and He Yuning could have gotten along without paying heed to the matters regarding He Yuanting. Li Guanqi had once even felt guilty that He Yuning had been dragged into Cang Lu's schemes. Back then, if Chu Jingze had not arrived with the Heart of the Ancient Kiln, He Yuning would have died beyond all hope of revival. "Phew..." Li Guanqi sighed softly, letting the rushing wind buffet his face as he soared through the air. Just then, however, Li Guanqi frowned slightly as noisy clamor reached his ears. *Bang!* "I fucking told you to fly slower! Are you deaf?!" A streak of light was hurtling toward him from the horizon, but the sight before him made Li Guanqi narrow his eyes, his brow furrowing slightly. A carriage came speeding across the sky. Within the resplendent carriage sat a gaunt-cheeked youth dressed in fine green robes, reins in hand. If that were all, it would hardly be worth noticing. The crux was that between the two pitch-black flying steeds... ...was an elderly man whose shoulder blades and mouth were pierced by iron hooks! Clad in tattered clothes, the old man was covered in blood. His eyes were dull and numb as he restrained his aura and slowed his pace. Looking at the disheveled man, Li Guanqi found the faint aura radiating from him inexplicably familiar. Flanking the carriage were four cultivators guarding either side, making it obvious the youth held no ordinary status. Just as Li Guanqi was about to tear open the void and leave without meddling in other people's affairs, the youth in the carriage caught sight of the black-robed Li Guanqi further along his flight path. His brow furrowed, a vicious gleam suddenly flashing in his eyes. With a wave of his hand, an exquisite precious sword gleaming with flowing light shot violently straight toward Li Guanqi's head! A flick of the reins sent the flying horses surging forward at breakneck speed! "Get lost! Don't block the way!" A flash of killing intent surfaced in Li Guanqi's eyes. How was this a mere warning? This was an outright lethal strike, packing the full power of an early Void Refining Realm cultivator. Li Guanqi, who had already been preparing to take a step and depart, suddenly stopped in place. He slowly turned his head to watch the incoming longsword and extended two fingers. *Clang!* The blast blew back Li Guanqi's black robes, revealing his handsome face. Yet his body did not budge an inch. With two fingers of his left hand, he clamped effortlessly down on the sharp blade, a mocking smile curling at the corner of his lips. The youth in the carriage straightened slightly, frowning as he channeled his power to wrench the sword free from Li Guanqi's grasp. Li Guanqi gave a cold smirk. With his right hand, he forcibly severed the youth's divine sense connection and gripped the hilt. "Impudent! How dare you touch my sword with your filthy hands?!" Li Guanqi turned a deaf ear, exerting a fraction of force on the hilt. The sword bent into an exaggerated arc, bowed like a fully drawn string. *Bang! Crack!* The blade instantly shattered into countless fragments, exploding outward! Hundreds of shards crackling with arcs of violet lightning shot forth in a violent flurry. The four cultivators beside the carriage reacted swiftly, joining forces to block them, yet they could not stem the barrage. The power imbued in those shards penetrated the barrier of primal energy they had jointly erected almost in an instant. *Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!* Before the shards casually unleashed by Li Guanqi, the youth's defenses folded like paper. The soft armor he wore was pierced in a flash! The shards ripped through his flesh, blood staining the carriage's gauze curtains crimson. "Damn you! How dare you harm our young master?!" "Humph! Capture him!" In an instant, the four bodyguards formed an encirclement and swooped toward Li Guanqi! *Buzz!* Blood trickled from the youth's lips as he slowly rose, glaring coldly at Li Guanqi with chilled words: "Do you know who I am?!" With his four guards pouncing forward simultaneously, the youth's question seemed rather imposing. Li Guanqi drew out the withered branch he had picked up from the ground earlier. Lightning flashed beneath his feet. His form flickered like a teleportation, vanishing instantly from where he stood—a disappearance in the truest sense, leaving behind neither shadow nor breath of aura to track. *Slash!* A streak of violet lightning sword light traced a jagged arc through the air, shattering the domains unleashed by the four guards in a single blast. Four heads flew high into the sky! Blood gushed out like geysers. Not a single drop of blood stained the branch in Li Guanqi's hand. Standing atop the carriage, he pointed the tip between the youth's brows and sneered, "Who are you?" Luo Siyang turned deathly pale. Looking at the handsome man before him, terror crept uncontrollably into his heart. "Speak..." "Tell me, who are you?" Luo Siyang stood stiff from head to toe, pinned motionless by an invisible pressure so overwhelming he could not even twitch a finger. It was unimaginable how terrifying this person's strength was—at the very least, an expert of the Body Integration Realm! *How could there be such a young Body Integration Realm expert?!* He still thought to rely on his background to intimidate him. Gritting his teeth, Luo Siyang said coldly, "My name is Luo Siyang! I am the second young master of the Luo Clan in the Ethereal Immortal Domain!" Li Guanqi curled his lip. He had heard far too many arrogant threats of that sort. So what if it was a clan from the Ethereal Immortal Domain? The withered branch in his hand pressed forward slightly. Little-finger thick, it pierced straight through the center of the youth's brow into his skull! Luo Siyang's pupils contracted violently, his eyes trembling with sheer panic! *No... he really dares to kill me! Does he not know what kind of place the Ethereal Immortal Domain is?!* With that thought, Luo Siyang seemed to recall something. Driven by a desperate will to live, words tumbled frantically from his mouth: "My brother is Luo Changqing! He is a reserve candidate for the Eight Generals! If you kill me, he will never let you get away with it! The entire Luo Clan will never let you off!" Li Guanqi's hand paused slightly. He narrowed his eyes, staring into the youth's terror-stricken gaze. "A reserve for the Eight Generals?" "Whose reserve?" "Hong Zhi? Nangong Xuandu? Or someone else?" Luo Siyang trembled even more violently. He had originally thought that as long as Li Guanqi had heard of the Eight Generals, he might have a chance to survive. Yet now... Li Guanqi casually reeled off names of mighty figures among the Eight Generals! What was more, he seemed quite familiar with them, which left Luo Siyang completely uncertain. He watched Li Guanqi's expression, trying to figure out what to say. Suddenly! *Snap!* Luo Siyang's arm was snapped clean in two. Li Guanqi's voice was glacial: "I asked you, whose reserve?" Agony tore through Luo Siyang's arm, cold sweat beading on his forehead in drops the size of beans. Clutching his broken arm, he stammered through violent shivers, "Hong Zhi! Senior Hong Zhi's reserve!" "You can't kill me!" Li Guanqi slowly released his grip. Frowning, he muttered inwardly, "Senior Hong Zhi's reserve, is he..."