The bronze sword revealed only the tip of its blade, yet the sword light it emitted filled half the sky.
Even the crimson moonlight in the Reincarnation Extremity was suppressed by the sword light.
The bronze sword in Chen Xia's hand was still slowly unfolding.
Qiong Qi's arrogant expression froze slightly as he reached out and grabbed his own clothes, ripping open the golden yellow robe on his chest and unleashing a dazzling golden glow.
This was his hidden treasure, the Golden Cicada Spirit Robe.
It was also a treasure he had seized, considered one of the finer spirit robes among artifacts, with the wonderful effects of nurturing qi and blood and absorbing spiritual energy when worn daily.
When using mystic arts, the spirit robe had to be torn open to summon the embodiment of a golden deity. If the embodiment was complete, one would become immune to all harm, transformed into a golden god on earth.
However, Qiong Qi's inverse sea realm cultivation was not enough to support a complete embodiment. His soul and body could not withstand it, so he could only achieve fifty percent, strengthening himself by half.
His whole body glowed with gold as he heavily patted his chest and laughed arrogantly.
"Come, let me see if your Three Hundred Thousand is really as formidable as rumored! Haha, I actually hope your flying sword is more formidable!"
Saying this, Qiong Qi's already exaggerated grin grew even wider, laughing in an almost inhuman manner, his face twisted with mad delight.
"Quick, come chop me, let me see how powerful you are! I want your flying sword, it's mine, all mine!"
He seemed to have lost his mind, drool dripping from the corners of his gaping mouth as his pupils dilated, a visible greed on his face.
Chen Xia was very concerned about his mental state and decided to give him a sword strike.
The bronze sword fully emerged in his hand, the sword tip flickering with brimming sword light that extended all the way to the hilt.
The flying sword was not long and still covered in mottled rust.
But this was the strongest semi-immortal sword in Chen Xia's body.
He steadily gripped the sword, sword intent reverberating, surging into his arm, shattering his meridians. Trickles of blood seeped out from his pores like a light rain, dripping onto the ground.
Chen Xia did not loosen his grip, his expression calm as he looked at the deranged Qiong Qi and said,
"I rarely kill people."
The corners of his mouth suddenly curled up in a faint smile, not as arrogant as Qiong Qi, but with calm confidence, as if it was only natural to continue,
"But you will die by my hand."
He tightened his grip on the sword.
The crimson moon in the sky reflected the brilliant glow of the sword.
The world turned white.
Qiong Qi's pupils instantly contracted as his hands, glowing with boundless golden light, grabbed to both sides simultaneously, shielding himself.
At this moment, he had just prepared his defenses, without even having time to strengthen them further or sense anything with his divine awareness.
There was not even any sound, light, or wind.
He had not even blinked, but an impossibly fast figure in green robes seemed to be pulled from thousands of meters away to right in front of him.
And in the hands of the green-robed figure, slashing towards him, was a pure white...bronze sword!
Too fast.
Qiong Qi had no time to react, the thoughts in his mind not even formed yet when he was struck squarely by the sword.
Boundless sword light exploded, filling the entire Reincarnation Extremity. The pure white sword light replaced all color, suppressing the protective divine light and embodied golden deity of Qiong Qi.
Chen Xia gritted his teeth, his hand clutching the bronze sword already bloody, yet he did not loosen his grip. Instead, he clenched even tighter, exerting even more force.
It was as if he grasped the entirety of heaven and earth. The pure white sword light condensed in an instant before completely reversing direction downwards.
This strike was not over yet.
Chen Xia grit his teeth tightly, sword light almost spilling out of his eyes.
He did not understand the sword, nor had he ever learned it. Whether in the small realm or the Sword Sea of the Vast Heavens, Chen Xia had never formally learned the sword, not for a single day.
But he could use it.
The sword relied on talent. Diligence was useful, but limited.
Chen Xia's talent was probably quite good. Whether enlightening the Dao or practicing the sword, he only lacked a little in cultivation, his progress slower than others.
Perhaps even without the points system, he could still have become a decent cultivator.
Who knew?
Chen Xia's thoughts drifted for a moment before he snapped back to the present, his vision filled entirely by sword light.
He unleashed the second half of the strike.
The pure, refined sword light could no longer be contained within heaven and earth. It directly tore apart the Reincarnation Extremity and shot through the cracks outwards violently.
The Reincarnation Extremity was torn open, yet the torrent of refined sword light did not slow, continuing to wreak havoc within a radius of thousands of meters.
The surrounding cultivators watching had no idea what had just happened, but seeing the intense sword light, none dared approach, retreating further to avoid being affected.
After thirty breaths, the sword light finally began to weaken.
The spectators could not help but suck in a breath, looks of shock on their faces.
"That sword light must have been slashed out by Chen Xia. Too freaking terrifying. A peak of the Mountain Moving realm capable of unleashing this? Damn, I'm also peak Mountain Moving realm! How come I can't do the same!"
This elder was doubting life now, feeling that after cultivating painstakingly for most of his life, he was now like a joke in front of Chen Xia.
A truly unfunny joke.
"People differ as heaven and earth. Don't compare yourself to this freak. Just honestly be yourself."
Another elder nearby had long seen through worldly matters and consoled him with a few words, though he still could not help sighing and mocking,
"But it really is too f*cking fierce. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd never believe this is from someone at the Mountain Moving realm."
The feelings of the other people present grew even more complicated.
The sword light slowly faded, returning to heaven and earth. The fact that it could linger for so long already made it an overbearing sword light. Many Mountain Moving realm sword cultivators could not unleash such intense sword light with a strike.
Yet Chen Xia had not slashed out a single beam of sword light. He had directly filled the sky with it.
Thinking of this, both sword cultivators and non-sword cultivators fell silent.
As the sword light completely dissipated, the first figure revealed was Qiong Qi.
He lay in a deep pit, his whole body covered in blood, still gasping for breath as his pupils quivered madly, staring straight ahead.
"You didn't slice me to death, not killing me means I win! Hahaha!"
Qiong Qi staggered up from the pit, using spiritual energy to seal his wounds as he cackled madly, while shouting,
"That strike was trading injury for injury. If you can't kill with one blow, you'll have to die. You must be heavily injured now, right? But you're just at the Mountain Moving realm, how could your endurance compare to my inverse sea realm physique!"
"You can barely stand now, right? You're about to collapse, probably can't even grip your sword anymore. Hahaha!"
Blood dripped from the corner of Qiong Qi's grinning mouth which he casually wiped away without care, his face filled with mad delight and arrogance.
Where the sword light finally faded.
The green-robed, sword-wielding figure emerged, clutching a blood-stained bronze sword. Blood extended all the way up his arm.
His tattered sleeve was drenched in thickened blood, still dripping down.
Chen Xia raised his pale eyes, his expression tranquil as he smiled and replied,
"You guess."
The bloodstains on the bronze sword vanished in an instant as sword light erupted once more!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
