Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Swish!”

Just as Zhangsun Wuhen leaped up, Jiang Yi used his enhanced vision to predict the attack trajectory. Jiang Yi dipped down with his legs and flashed to the side like a cannonball, evading Zhangsun Wuhen’s essence force release.

“Boom!”

The saber force hit onto the huge door, and the restriction immediately lit up. The entire technique practicing room shook while the restriction radiated, making it look extremely frightening.

“Exploding Essence Palm!”

Jiang Yi’s footsteps didn’t stop for any moment; he used the black essence force to enhance his legs to move rapidly. The technique practicing room was only so big—Jiang Yi took just a moment to approach the Zhangsun Clan’s young master who was at the left corner. His hand was glowing with black light, terrifying the Zhangsun Clan’s young master with the prowess and causing the God-Exterminating Crossbow to be nearly released.

“Little bastard, die!”

The young master from the Zhangsun Clan gritted his teeth and kept the God-Exterminating Crossbow before drawing the green longsword from his waist. His body transformed into three afterimages while his longsword struck down from above like green lightning from the nine heavens. It slanted as it approached Jiang Yi while slashing down. Zhangsun Wuhen and the others were already coming over. As long as he was able to delay Jiang Yi for a moment, Jiang Yi would be easily killed by Zhangsun Wuhen’s slash.

“Fool!”

Jiang Yi grinned. The Black Scale Sword and the glowing black light in both of his hands suddenly vanished and were replaced by two sets of black God-Exterminating Crossbows. Two crossbow bolts suddenly shot out and instantly penetrated two blood holes in this Zhangsun Clan’s peak-stage Purple Mansion Realm martial artist. He fell and died on the spot.

“Shengtian!”

“Third Brother!”

Zhangsun Wuhen and the other three immediately exclaimed. Their eyes widened so much that it was going to split apart. They had yet to even use the God-Exterminating Crossbows, but Jiang Yi—this despicable character—actually quietly used it! Moreover, he used a single move to take out Zhangsun Shengtian?

“Shoot this bastard to death!”

As Zhangsun Wuhen roared out, everyone shot the God-Exterminating Crossbow in their hands. Zhangsun Wuhen released another saber force and cleaved ruthlessly at Jiang Yi.

“Hehe, God-Exterminating Crossbow? I have plenty of it!”

The God-Exterminating Crossbows in Jiang Yi’s hand vanished and were replaced by another two more. He casually shot out two crossbow bolts before rolling on the ground. He used a single hand to pick up Zhangsun Shengtian’s corpse and throw it forward.

“Tsk-Tsk!””Boom!”

Three crossbow bolts shot into Zhangsun Shengtian’s corpse. The saber force followed closely and cleaved on the corpse, instantly exploding the corpse into minced flesh.

“Ah, Ah—!”

Seeing the miserable state of their own clansmen, Zhangsun Wuhen and the others instantly went berserk. After avoiding the crossbow bolts that Jiang Yi shot out, the four of them chased after Jiang Yi in a frenzy. There wasn’t any time to reload the crossbow bolts, everyone drew their weapon and didn’t pay any attention to how they were going to fight—just frantically killing at Jiang Yi.

“Yes!”

This was precisely the result that Jiang Yi wanted. If they didn’t go into a frenzy, how was he going to slaughter all of them? The restrictions of the technique practicing room might be activated, but the door had a mechanism that allowed escape with a simple tap.

If the four of them didn’t have any more opportunity to escape, it meant that the battle is over!

“He!”

The black essence force radiated on his leg as he shot towards the wall. Both his legs stomped on the wall and rebounded towards Zhangsun Wuhen.

“Die!”

Zhangsun Wuhen didn’t release any saber force this time. That silver long saber glowed with radiance and created several shadows that enveloped Jiang Yi. The three others also respectively utilized their own martial skill and attacked from three other directions.

“Farewell!”

Jiang Yi let out a faint smile. As soon as his sentence ended, there was a steady flow of dreadful flames emitted from his body. Once the flames appeared, the entire technique practicing room blazed up. With the flames releasing a fearful aura, the restriction glowed.

“Ah? Run quickly—!”

The enveloping saber shadows that were released by Zhangsun Wuhen had vanished while his entire face became as red as blood after being shone upon by the Earth Fire. His eyes were filled with fear. He might be about twenty feet away from Jiang Yi, but he felt as though his entire body was combusting. He could even smell the presence of the grim reaper.

“Swish!”

The three of them quickly woke up from a short daze. The instant the flames came out, they could feel the suffocation; but they didn’t have any hesitation before they followed Zhangsun Wuhen and ran for their lives towards the door of the technique practicing room.

“Are you able to escape now?”

Jiang Yi laughed grimly. The moment he released the Earth Fire, his essence force was already condensed. He abruptly executed a palm strike towards the front and blew the horrifying Earth Fire forward. In an instant, it engulfed the few of them that turned and attempted to run.

How terrifying was the Earth Fire?

Jiang Yi didn’t know. Back at the volcano of the Mt. Fire Cloud, it was able to incinerate Hong Lao who was at third stage Soul Travel Realm. It was obvious that these people wouldn’t be able to survive.

“Ah—!”

Apart from Zhangsun Wuhen, the three others couldn’t even let out a scream before they were incinerated into ashes. Even their weapons were burned into ashes, which proved how domineering this Earth Fire was.

“Swish!”

Jiang Yi rushed forward at top-speed and absorbed the remaining Earth Fire in the air. He turned around to release the Earth Fire to incinerate Zhangsun Shengtian’s corpse. He scanned around and made sure there weren’t any traces left before he patted off the ashes on his robes. He walked calmly towards the doors.

“Buzz!”

With the mechanism of the doors activated, the restriction in the technique practicing room had been expelled; and the doors gradually opened up. The moment Jiang Yi appeared at the entrance, everyone’s expressions changed. Qian Wanguan and the others were also astonished.

Didn’t the doors just close a few dozen breaths ago? It was now opened again, and Jiang Yi was walking out? Could it be that Jiang Yi eradicated Zhangsun Wuhen and the others in seconds?

When no one could feel any living presence inside, there was an immediate uproar outside of the technique practicing room. Zhangsun Wuji and his clansmen turned pale like snow.

“My apologies!”

After Jiang Yi walked out, he looked at Xia Wuhui and patted off his robes. He then spoke indifferently, “The situation was threatening earlier. Hence, I couldn’t hold back myself and killed all of them. I have made things difficult for Your Royal Highness…”

Finishing his statement, Jiang Yi disregarded the solemn expressions on Xia Wuhui, Zhangsun Wuji, Xia Tian, and the others. He walked towards Qian Wanguan and said, “I am tired. I would like to go back for a rest. Can I trouble Young Master Qian to arrange a carriage?”

“Yes!”

Qian Wanguan silently gave a thumbs-up and turned to bow at Xia Wuhui with cupped hands. “Your Royal Highness, we shall take our leave!”

Zhan Wushuang and the others also took their leave. With the banquet in this state, the majority of the people had lost their interest. Yun Fei and the others also went to dismiss themselves with the Crown Prince.

After Jiang Yi and Qian Wanguan’s group took a few steps, he suddenly recalled something. He turned around to give Xia Feiyu an apathetic look and grinned. “Princess, are you not going to prepare and fulfill your promise?”

Xia Feiyu looked at the Xia Wuhui and Xia Tian’s gloomy expressions and gritted her silver teeth. “Young Master Jiang, please make a move first. This Princess will come later on.”

“Hahaha!”

Jiang Yi laughed out loud and turned around to walk out, leaving a statement: “It is just a joke. Your Royal Highness doesn’t have to treat it seriously. Jiang Yi is just an uncivilized barbarian, and I don’t dare to taint the Princess’s reputation. Farewell!”

Jiang Yi had already left, but that loud laughter was still echoing in their ears. Everyone could feel a fiery sting on their faces, especially when that ‘uncivilized barbarian’ made Xia Tian’s face swell up. If an uncivilized barbarian could eradicate the young masters from the elite-class great clans, then what were they?

“Hmph!”

Xia Tian snorted and left after adjusting his sleeves with rage. Zhangsun Wuji sent a glance to the direction where Jiang Yi left with bitter resentment. He brought the other young masters from the Zhangsun Clan and left. The Crown Prince’s solemn expression soon regained the calm demeanor. He indifferently waved his hand and said, “Everyone, scatter off now.”

Once everyone left, he walked back to the palace where the banquet was held. Before he even entered the palace, his servant came to report that Su Ruoxue had already left without saying anything when everyone headed over to the technique practicing room.

“Bang!”

Unable to control the wrath in his heart anymore, the Crown Prince grabbed a jadeite wine cup and crashed it. He shouted out in a rage, “Slut. Do you think this Highness doesn’t know of the dubious relationship you had with that bastard back at the college? Hurhur, Jiang Bieli, if your son continues behaving like this in the future and dares to continue being in a tangle with Su Ruoxue… then don’t blame me for being merciless!”