First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 944 - Those Are My Rules

Cui Longxiang was already dead…1

Weng Xuanshan sank into silence.1

He was actually well aware that the Adjudicator of the Netherworld had inexplicably disappeared after an encounter with the Netherworld Vessel in the far reaches of the Sea of Bitterness, and that the ancient Cui Family had faced upheaval ever since.0

They weren’t exactly doomed, but they no longer had the confidence to intimidate everyone around them.0

They’d faced potential disaster not long ago, on the night of the Lantern Festival.0

Although they avoided calamity in the end, everyone knew that without Cui Longxiang to hold down the fort, it would be difficult to maintain their status as a peak faction much longer. They were no longer threatening.0

Second Elder Wei Jingkui’s words were unquestionable proof of that.0

“That’s still Cui Chang’an’s daughter. If you take this too far, you’ll still bring trouble upon Night Demon Mountain,” Weng Xuanshan said thoughtfully. “Besides, fish and dragons intermingle in the City of Safe Returns. This is a gathering point for experts of too many factions to count. Even if you seal off the arena, there’s no way to keep this under wraps.”0

Wei Jingkui smiled. “You needn’t worry, Fellow Daoist. We wouldn’t be doing this if we were afraid of incurring the Cui Family’s wrath.”0

He paused, then said, “All I ask is that you serve as a witness to prove that this duel was indeed conducted fairly.”0 142.93.60.102

Weng Xuanshan nodded.0

Meanwhile, on the distant stage, Cui Jingyan’s predicament was increasingly dire.0

The ripple-like layers of the Black Demon Spirit Chains were like incomparably insidious whips. They tore open her defenses, leaving bloody gashes all over her body. Her delicate, beautiful face paled, and her qi showed signs of disarray.0

Irrepressible, frantic agitation appeared in her expression.0

Xue He’s power was a level above hers, and the whip-like chains of his secret art bore down on her relentlessly. She was completely trapped.0

And now, a densely layered cage enveloped her on all sides. Before long, she wouldn’t be able to fight back at all.0

But if she were captured, it would mean a complete and utter defeat. There’d be no room left to turn this around!0

“Miss Cui, so long as you admit defeat, I can stop here and let you lose with dignity,” Xue He said with a smile.0

Although he said this, his movements weren’t the least bit slow. His attacks fell like rain, and he filled the sky with black chains of the Grand Dao that swept forth like layered tidal waves.0

There was no doubt about it: he planned to suppress Cui Jingyan in one fell swoop.0

“Even if I die, I won’t lower my head!” Cui Jingyan gnashed her teeth. Her eyes blazed with determination.0

It was as if her entire body were on fire. Dazzling, misty light surged around her. Although she was already covered with wounds, her aura and momentum soared.0

Xue He’s eyelids twitched. Is she really planning to fight to the death?0

Over in the spectator seats, Wei Jingkui shouted, “Quickly, capture her! I most certainly don’t wish to see the girl die here!”0

“Got it!” Xue He’s eyes flashed with cold light, and he broke into a hideous grin. “Miss Cui, do you know why I’ve restrained myself this entire time? It’s because I wanted to prevent you from doing anything reckless!”0

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, his hands formed seals, and he raised his right hand into the air.0

Boom!0

The layers of Black Demon Spirit Chains filling the sky rumbled and swept through the air, like a dark cage blanketing the skies and blotting out the sun. It ruthlessly descended upon Cui Jingyan.0

Cui Jingyan was just about to go all out when a terrifying suppression bore down on her, disrupting the secret art she was just about to use.0

The look on her beautiful face shifted, and her heart filled with grief and helplessness.0

Night Demon Mountain had chosen Dragon Cloud Arena as a venue intentionally. They must have already known that, no matter who showed up, they’d provoke Weng Xuanshan if they tried to violate the rules. That meant provoking his backer, the lord of the City of Safe Returns, by extension!0

Wei Jingkui snickered coldly, then said without the slightest politeness, “‘The ignorant are without sin’? That’s nothing but dog farts! The boy’s already in the Spiritual Revolution Realm. How could he possibly fail to understand what a rule is?”’0

As he spoke, he rose from his seat and said coldly, “Never mind your Xing Family. Even if the king of heaven himself arrived, there’s no way Night Demon Mountain would let this impudent rule-breaker go!”1

He spoke with firm conviction, and his voice brimmed over with killing intent.0

Xing Tianfeng’s expression turned unsightly. The experts accompanying him were furious too.0

“Do you feel the same, Proprietor Weng?” Xing Tianfeng said gravely.0

After a moment’s silence, Weng Xuanshan said, “The rules are the rules. If I simply let people trample them, what will become of my dignity? And of His Excellency the city lord’s prestige? How will the Netherworld’s cultivators view us?”0

Xing Tianfeng, Xing Yue, and the other Xing Family experts’ hearts sank.0

Up on the stage, Xue He laughed coldly, then looked at Su Yi. “You lost your temper and charged in to save a damsel in distress, but it seems all you’ve done is throw your life away!”0

His words were rife with mockery. 0

Su Yi calmly took all of this in, then said, “Are you done talking?”0

Everyone froze. They found it difficult to understand what Su Yi meant by this.0

“What, don’t tell me you still plan to struggle?” Xue He said coldly. “Let me give you some advice: even if you have a backer as grand as the heavens themselves, those who break the rules of Dragon Could Arena must be punished. Of course, if you kneel and repent, I wouldn’t mind asking for mercy on your behalf…”0

Before he could say any more, Su Yi reached out and grabbed him from a distance.0

A moment later, and Xue He dangled in the air like a chicken. Su Yi’s invisible grip pulled him over, then slammed him ruthlessly to the ground.0

Bang!0

The hard surface of the stage let out a low boom.0

Xue He’s kneecaps shattered, reduced to a meaty pulp, and he shrieked in agony, like a pig being slaughtered.0

The entire venue fell silent.0

Xing Tianfeng and the others’ eyelids twitched. All of them gasped.0

None of them had anticipated that Su Yi would be so domineering even at a time like this. Furthermore, his strength was terrifying! He’d forced Xue He to his knees in a flash!0

Wei Jingkui was stunned too. He found this difficult to believe. Xue He was the leading disciple of Night Demon Mountain’s younger generation, as well as the strongest Spirit Dao cultivator in the entire Night Demon Realm! He was a peak Spiritual Revolution expert even by the standards of the Netherworld as a whole!0

Who’d have thought that Su Yi would suppress him in a single attack, as if he were some kind of small fry?0

A moment later, Wei Jingkui’s expression turned ashen, and he bellowed in fury, “Bastard! How dare you commit acts of violence here?”0

His voice boomed like thunder, shaking everything around him.0

Everyone watching reacted to his terrifying momentum.0

Except for Su Yi, who didn’t even seem to notice. He just looked down at the kneeling, shrieking Xue He and said coldly, “The strong make the rules, while the weak follow them. In my eyes, you deserve to die. That’s my rule.”10

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, he waved his sleeves, and…0

Bang!0

Xue He exploded0

Fragments of flesh scattered, and his soul was reduced to ash.0

He was destroyed, body and soul!

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