Chapter 657: Slaying!

The jade pendant burst forth with dazzling light, enveloping the thousand-zhang battle platform. Terrifying fluctuations erupted, stunning everyone present.

The middle-aged man's expression shifted slightly. This was a martial technique sealed by the second elder of Carefree Valley; even he would find it hard to withstand.

“What a pity. He was about to win, but met this calamity,” people sighed, feeling regret for the young man who was only twenty.

A single strike from an Imperial Realm figure was far beyond what a Great Power could resist; it would tear them apart directly.

Ningxue's jade-like hands clenched tightly, her face filled with worry. Although Yang Tian's strength was formidable, this fluctuation was simply too intense.

Rumble! The thousand-zhang battle platform cracked and collapsed, sending up towering waves of air. The surrounding buildings trembled as if about to explode.

A golden light shot out—it was an artifact shaped like a tortoise shell, wrapping around Xiao Yuan's body. Runes manifested on the shell, fully resisting the fluctuations erupting around.

“This is the Mystic Turtle Armor…” Seeing the artifact encasing Xiao Yuan, the middle-aged man's eyelids couldn't help but twitch as he spoke.

Though the Mystic Turtle Armor was powerful, the fluctuations erupting around were too terrifying. The runes floating on the shell dimmed, and many even shattered.

“Cough, cough…” Xiao Yuan escaped, revealing a disheveled figure inside the armor. He coughed up blood, his body utterly weakened.

But when he noticed the commotion ahead, a sinister smile appeared on his face, chilling to the bone.

The expressions of the Bai family members turned grim. If Xiao Yuan had been blasted to death just now, it would have been a draw, but the situation had now completely reversed.

“Miss Bai, now it's time for you to fulfill your agreement!” He extended his tongue to lick the blood at the corner of his mouth, his cold eyes fixed on Bai Ningxue's curvaceous figure as he sneered.

Hearing this, Ningxue's eyes trembled slightly. Just as she was about to reply, a faint voice rang out: “Isn't it too early to be happy…”

As the unexpected words fell, the entire audience was shaken. Everyone widened their eyes, staring at the slowly emerging figure.

“He wasn't killed? How is that possible? The jade pendant sealed a killing move from the Imperial Realm!”

“This young man is no ordinary person. He must be from some super force and has a protective treasure.”

The onlookers exclaimed in surprise. Even someone like Xiao Yuan could be easily defeated, so it was no surprise that he had protective treasures.

“I knew he would be fine…” Ningxue patted her full chest, her mind gradually relaxing. Her beautiful eyes fell on Yang Tian, and she smiled softly.

As the dust cleared, Yang Tian's figure emerged. His face was pale, his clothes tattered, and a trace of blood lingered at the corner of his mouth.

The attack had come too fast. If not for the Star Array Diagram, Yang Tian would have been severely injured.

“He's only slightly injured…!” The middle-aged man slowly stood up, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. This person must have an extraordinary treasure for protection.

“How can you still be alive…” Xiao Yuan shrieked like a stuck pig, then panic flashed in his eyes, and he turned to flee.

“Thinking of leaving now? Isn't that too easy?” His eyes fixed on Xiao Yuan's fleeing figure, Yang Tian let out a deep shout. His body moved in an instant, appearing before Xiao Yuan.

“What do you want?” Sensing the killing intent emanating from Yang Tian, Xiao Yuan's eyelids twitched. Then he said coldly, “I am a disciple of Carefree Valley. You are courting death!”

“I'm just afraid that your Carefree Valley disciples won't dare to come!” Clenching his fist, Yang Tian's eyes flashed with killing intent. If not for the wonder of the Star Diagram, he would have been severely injured.

Moreover, if he didn't kill him, given this man's character, he would likely face even more deadly attacks, and the Bai family would suffer disaster. In short, killing him would benefit everyone.

“How dare you!” The middle-aged man erupted in fury, his hair flying wildly. But ultimately, he underestimated Yang Tian's courage and boldness. Xiao Yuan was directly blasted into a pulp by him.

Blood and bone blossomed; the bloody scene was punctuated by bursts of screams. People could hardly believe that this man had chopped Xiao Yuan into a pulp of flesh.

In this region, the Carefree Valley was an undisputed overlord-level force. Ordinarily, no one dared to provoke it, let alone kill one of its disciples.

“It’s over…” The middle-aged man’s clenched body trembled. This Xiao Yuan was a core disciple of the Carefree Valley, and the patriarch of his clan was one of the valley’s supreme elders, while his biological father was the second elder.

He was dead, and he had died in the conflict between the Bai and Wu families. How could the Wu family stay out of it? Xiao Yuan had been invited by the Wu family.

Ningxue’s jade hand covered her rosy lips, her beautiful eyes, swirling with misty haze, fixed on Yang Tian. She hadn’t expected him to kill Xiao Yuan outright.

“What do we do now? Xiao Yuan has been killed, and we can’t withstand the wrath of the Carefree Valley…” A group of elders from the Bai family were deeply worried, murmuring among themselves.

Yang Tian’s gaze fell on a void ring, and his hand slowly reached out to grab it.

“You’re asking for death!” Seeing Yang Tian touch the void ring, Xiao Yuan instantly roared. Just recently, Xiao Yuan had taken a valley-shaking divine technique from the Sutra Library. Though he didn’t know what it was, it absolutely could not fall into an outsider’s hands.

Yang Tian sneered, directly grasping the void ring. Then his great spine turned, emitting a dragon’s roar. Yang Tian threw a punch that shook the palace and trembled the void.

“Boom, boom…” The middle-aged man struck out with his palm force. His strength was terrifying; the void of the Western Wilderness rippled like great waves, rolling overwhelmingly toward Yang Tian’s head.

“This man’s strength is about to break through to the quasi-emperor level,” Yang Tian said to himself without fear. He was currently at the half-emperor stage, but his cultivation was far stronger than Xiao Yuan’s.

The more origins one comprehended, the stronger one’s power. Xiao Yuan had only comprehended a sliver of origin, and his strength was vastly inferior to the middle-aged man’s.

“Open for me!” Yang Tian’s arms spread wide, his moves grand and sweeping, accompanied by rumbling Dao sounds. Golden divine light spewed like surging waves, tearing open a vast expanse of void.

“This man is Wu Li, his cultivation nearly at the quasi-emperor level,” someone exclaimed in shock. This figure was extremely powerful; even ordinary peak great cultivators were no match for him in a single encounter.

"With Yang Tian's strength, he should be able to handle it." Ningxue's jade-like hand tightened slightly, murmuring to herself.

"Die!" Wu Li roared, his palm thrumming as a primal divine power gathered between heaven and earth, making people tremble. This fluctuation was terrifying, with an aura of destruction spreading.

"You alone are not qualified!" Yang Tian snorted lightly. Golden divine light radiated from his body for ten thousand zhang, and his Life Wheel Eye rumbled with a power that made those of the same level tremble.

With a bang, a golden thunder domain crushed the void, erupting with ten thousand lightning tribulations, giving rise to waves of destruction.

"He controls lightning—what a terrifying figure!" The crowd was astonished, exclaiming in shock.

"He actually concealed so much strength when fighting Xiao Yuan just now. Unimaginable. Could this man also be one on the verge of breaking through to quasi-emperor?"

"This is..." Wu Li's eyes flickered with uncertainty. The primal power of heaven and earth he had gathered was actually trembling. Was the thunder domain this man unleashed all primal divine power?

"Get lost!" Yang Tian bellowed, his black hair wildly dancing. The thunder domain swept across the void, smashing the primal power in the air with an overbearing posture, then crashing down toward Wu Li's head.

At the same time, Yang Tian's sleeve flickered slightly, and a diamond bracelet shot out like a divine sun, striking toward Wu Li's head.

"Not good..." Both attacks were fierce. A small seal appeared around Wu Li, shedding hazy light that wrapped tightly around his entire body.

Rumble! Ten thousand lightning surged. The thunder domain evolved from primal power was so terrifying that it nearly blasted the small seal apart. Meanwhile, the diamond bracelet struck the seal, shattering it into fragments that fell rustling.

Wu Li was blasted back, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face instantly turned pale, and his eyes were filled with fear. He was no match for Yang Tian.

"This guy is really terrifying..." Ningxiu bit her bright red lips and couldn't help saying.

Just as the whole scene was stunned, Yang Tian suddenly looked up. He saw a figure moving at extreme speed in the distance, shooting toward him.

"Not good. It's probably an expert from Xiaoyao Valley." Yang Tian's expression changed slightly. This person was very formidable, likely a great emperor.