Celestial Refining Divine Scripture Chapter 79

"Hong Yuan is dead?"

"Hiss, who killed him? Someone actually dared to kill a member of the Fire Jiao Squad?"

"We haven’t seen Hong Yuan, we just arrived today too."

That one sentence created a huge stir in the crowd.

Everyone knew, the Fire Jiao Squad had quite a reputation in the royal court—all Yin Realm Martial Artists, with their captain Helan Kui at late stage Yin Realm, his strength nearly reaching Yin Realm Perfection.

Killing Hong Yuan was clearly a provocation against the Fire Jiao Squad.

Helan Kui listened to the discussions around him, frowning slightly.

"Looks like we have to go inside and investigate, hopefully we can find Hong Yuan’s body."

Helan Kui was burning with rage inside.

Who in their squad didn’t know each other?

To have the guts to kill Hong Yuan meant that person didn’t take him seriously at all.

"Let’s go."

At Helan Kui’s order, a team of seven walked into the Hunting Demon Ground.

Everyone else around saw this and got interested right away.

"Let’s go, let’s follow them and see."

"Just who had the balls to kill Hong Yuan?"

"There’s going to be a good show!"

Many people followed after them.

Meanwhile, Xu Yang—the instigator—had no idea about any of this yet.

He was already completely immersed in the hunt!

The Demonic Cultivators and Corpse Puppets were numerous, and all rather strong.

With each life-and-death fight, combat experience became secondary!

The Dragon and Snake Saber technique was progressing rapidly!

Even the Lock God Seal was getting more proficient.

Although refining Yin Qi didn’t bring much energy, every day that passed, he could clearly feel his own strength inching up.

"Give it three more days, and the Dragon and Snake Saber will reach mastery. With the Demon Dragon Saber’s savage might, if I go all out, I can go head to head with a Late Stage Yin Realm!"

Maybe even make the other side suffer a heavy loss!

If I throw everything I have at them in one furious barrage, my thunderous assault might not even give them a chance to react.

"But the World-Ending Saber is just too hard... Right now I can only barely use a rough outline; as for its true intent, I have no clue yet!"

Xu Yang took a casual step forward, blade flicking out like lightning, slashing down with a thunderous move—the World-Ending Saber!

It looked absolutely powerful, but there wasn’t a hint of the true World-Ending Saber’s profundity!

He was completely clueless about the saber’s intent!

Xu Yang shook his head a bit, suppressed this technique for now—he’d need to look for some books on saber intent after he got out.

And the Yin Yang Demon Dragon Seal!

He couldn’t manage both Yin and Yang yet, but even just the Demon Dragon Seal hidden with vicious energy was barely usable—and already pretty powerful!

Woof!!

Dogzi suddenly barked.

Xu Yang’s eyes lit up. "Found more Demonic Cultivators?"

Dogzi nodded and shot out swiftly.

The Treasure Hunting Beast couldn’t find treasure here, but its sharp senses still made it easy to locate Demonic Cultivators or Corpse Puppets.

Xu Yang chased after Dogzi.

Soon, a wandering Demonic Cultivator came into sight.

"Late Stage Yin Realm."

Xu Yang’s eyes burned with fighting spirit, not hiding it at all, and charged straight in.

While he was fighting fiercely with the Demonic Cultivator, a team of Barbarian Race Martial Artists was approaching.

"There’s some action."

"Let’s check it out."

Helan Kui’s eyes flashed, speeding toward the noise.

In no time, they saw Xu Yang locked in battle with the Demonic Cultivator.

"A Qian?"

"There’s actually a Qian here?"

All seven were startled.

"Holy shit, that’s an Earth Tier Demonic Cultivator, Late Stage Yin Realm—and he’s actually fighting it to a standstill? How’s that possible?"

Even Helan Kui sucked in a cold breath. This was truly shocking.

"Boss, look at his blade! There’s a dragon mark on it—could he be that ’Demon Dragon’ who suddenly popped up on the ranking stele outside?" one subordinate muttered.

Helan Kui’s eyes narrowed sharply, then he said, "The fatal wound on Hong Yuan’s corpse was also a blade wound!"

That’s right, he’d already found Hong Yuan’s body but didn’t discover anything else.

But now, looking at Xu Yang, Helan Kui’s thoughts started to stir.

Is it him?

"Doesn’t matter if it’s him or not. Hmph, a Qian—so what if we kill him?"

"That saber isn’t ordinary at all—it’s definitely a treasure!"

A subordinate suggested eagerly.

Helan Kui’s eyes flashed coldly. Watching Xu Yang crush the Demonic Cultivator, he barked, "Do it!"

At his order—

In an instant, four figures shot forward like arrows.

Two Late Stage Yin Realm, two at the Middle Stage!

Even though Xu Yang had just crushed a Late Stage Yin Realm Demonic Cultivator, Helan Kui didn’t think he needed to act personally yet.

His own strength was close to Yin Realm Perfection—his subordinates would be more than enough!

After all, that Demonic Cultivator wasn’t really all that strong.

As soon as the Demonic Cultivator was slain, Xu Yang turned, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Seven Barbarians!"

"Hey, you Qian—are you the Demon Dragon?"

Zhong Luo asked curiously.

"How do you know?" Xu Yang was a bit surprised.

"Hmph, your name shows up on the ranking stele outside, obviously. I didn’t expect a mere Qian to have such skill." Zhong Luo narrowed his eyes, his face unfriendly. "Was it you who killed Hong Yuan?"

"Who’s Hong Yuan?" Xu Yang was honestly confused this time.

Zhong Luo twisted his palm, crushing a Jade Talisman. A figure appeared out of thin air—

It was shockingly Hong Yuan’s appearance!

"Oh, him!"

Xu Yang smiled blandly and admitted directly, "Yeah, I killed him."

"What do you want?"

"So it really was you who killed him."

Zhong Luo was instantly furious.

Murderous intent surged in all of them.

They’d only planned to slaughter a Qian and snatch a treasure.

But who would’ve thought they’d run into the real killer!

"You’ve got a lot of nerve. A Qian bastard dares to kill one of our Fire Jiao Squad here among the Barbarians?"

"You dare kill my man, hmm! Zhong Luo, don’t kill him yet—let’s find a Demonic Cultivator to corrupt him, turn him into a monster that’s neither human nor ghost!" Helan Kui sneered, stepping forward.

"Just you lot?"

Xu Yang’s gaze was teasing, the corner of his mouth curling into a mocking grin.

"Looking for death!"

Zhong Luo erupted in rage. Before he’d finished speaking, he struck out violently.

Four men attacked Xu Yang in unison!

Boom!

Swish!

Saber light was cold and fierce, fists and palms thundered like a storm, sending shockwaves pouring over dozens of meters in every direction.

Xu Yang’s eyes turned icy. With a twist of his foot, his body spiraled upward like a whirlwind.

"Dragon and Snake Saber!"

He swung his blade up, dragon spirit awakening, murderous force suffocating.

In that instant, his speed became unimaginable.

One slash transformed into a dragon and snake, tearing through the torrent of attacks like thunder and appearing before Zhong Luo’s face.

"No wa... ahhhhhh---!"

Zhong Luo’s eyes widened to the point of bursting, mouth stretching in an agonizing, soul-rending scream.

Too fast.

Boom!

He didn’t even have the strength to defend, and was instantly split open by the blade, his shattered body crashing down in front of Helan Kui.

Helan Kui was completely dumbfounded, failing to react for a moment.

And by the time he did, the scream was already cut off!

Four corpses sprawled across the ground, not a single one intact!

Beneath the ferocious might of the Demon Dragon Saber, their minds were seized, spirits shattered, souls lost—utterly helpless lambs waiting for slaughter!

In the gloomy world behind, the other Barbarian Martial Artists who’d followed could only watch, utterly stupefied, completely shell-shocked.

"What in the fuck is this monster?"

"When did the royal court get such a terrifying Qian slave?"

Even now, they all still thought Xu Yang was some Barbarian’s slave.

"You want to kill me?"

Xu Yang stood with saber in hand, staring coldly at Helan Kui.

This one—he was the strongest!