Chapter 252: Chapter 251: Battle of the Venerables

"Senior Brother?!"

Seeing this, Li Zixuan’s somber mood shifted, and her focus immediately fell on Qin Yang.

After all, she had come here this time specifically to rescue him.

"Did they hurt you, Senior Brother?"

Li Zixuan stepped forward, her eyes filled with concern as she asked nervously, "Are you hurt anywhere?"

"I’m fine. The Commander helped a lot."

Qin Yang nodded lightly, calming her down. "Your cousin was right. This isn’t something you can get involved in. You should all go home."

"But my martial uncles... they..."

Li Zixuan looked up at the sky, the seven figures reflected in her pupils.

"Don’t worry. They can handle it."

Qin Yang stressed again, "Go home."

"Okay..."

Li Zixuan lowered her head. After a moment of hesitation, she obediently listened to Qin Yang’s words. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

「A moment later.」

Elder Li and the others left. Although they were far from the apartment building, they remained within a safe range, choosing to watch the situation in the sky from a nearby residential building.

"They’re all gone."

Qin Yang stood in the pouring rain, glanced at the surrounding crowd, and extended his Spiritual Power to scan the area.

It was completely empty, with barely a soul in sight. Most of the citizens had finished evacuating; the Star Martial Police Bureau had acted faster than he expected.

But just then, he sensed several faint presences.

’Stragglers?’

Qin Yang frowned slightly. ’Why are people still lingering?’

Probing more carefully, he discovered a few citizens who weren’t afraid of death. They were hiding in nearby unfinished buildings or on rooftops, filming with their phones.

’A bunch of lunatics!’

But after sensing the content on their phones, Qin Yang couldn’t be bothered with them anymore.

They were some fearless livestreamers, pointing their phones at the sky and broadcasting live.

’Fortune favors the bold!’

A massive amount of traffic was flooding into their streams.

’If they want to die, let them.’

With a flicker, Qin Yang vanished. He didn’t care. Respecting their choices, he headed in the direction Li Zixuan had gone.

...

...

「Fuhai District.」

"They’re fighting, they’re about to start fighting..."

Xiaobai hugged a phone, pacing back and forth anxiously, nearly jumping in place as she watched the situation on the livestream.

"Are you happy about this or sad?"

Qin Yang asked with a helpless smile.

"Happy, of course!"

Xiaobai tilted her small face up, wagging her tail excitedly. She pointed at the Venerable Alliance Leader on the stream. "This guy’s such a poser, Master! Even more of a poser than you! This Fairy wants them blasted to bits!"

"Tsk, I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed."

Qin Yang picked up a grape from the coffee table, popped it in his mouth, and said leisurely,

"They can’t be killed by that."

"Huh?! Can’t be killed?"

Hearing this, Xiaobai’s jaw dropped, and her fox ears shot up warily!

’Can’t be killed?’

’But I just visited that mysterious little website!’

"But why, Master...?"

Xiaobai didn’t understand. She scrambled next to Qin Yang, rubbing against his arm. "Seven Venerable Realm experts can’t kill this poser?!"

"That man is in the Celestial Venerable Realm,"

Qin Yang closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa. He did a quick mental calculation before explaining slowly, "Think about it. For him to have reached the Celestial Venerable Realm..."

"The gap between the Earth Venerable Realm and the Celestial Venerable Realm is enormous. It’s basically impossible to kill him with this."

"Still, this should be more than enough to make him suffer."

Qin Yang’s tone shifted as he looked at the broadcast on the television, his gaze fixed on Meng Tianxuan.

With seven Clones swarming him, even if Meng Tianxuan was at the Celestial Venerable Realm, it would be enough to severely injure him!

At this thought, Qin Yang felt a sense of anticipation.

He wondered what kind of reward the system would give him after this heavy blow.

’It’s just a few drops of Essence Blood. A worthy trade!’

Qin Yang shook his head, not thinking much of it.

"Xiaobai, go and place an order right now. See if there are any good blood-replenishing products and buy a bunch for me!"

...

High in the sky, fierce winds howled and the rain grew heavier. The world was a murky gray, and the atmosphere was stretched to its breaking point.

"Alliance Leader, this matter can still be discussed!"

Liu Wushuang stepped forward, bowed beside the Alliance Leader, and spoke in a low voice, trying to make one last appeal:

"The Heaven-Blasting Gang has no intention of killing anyone. They just let us go. Why don’t we just let it go? Let this be the end of it."

As he finished speaking, the torrential downpour nearly drowned out the sound of his voice.

"Liu Wushuang, since when did you become so timid?"

The Venerable Alliance Leader shot him a sidelong glance, frowning in displeasure. "The last time you returned to the Alliance, I noticed that something was off about you."

It was a well-known fact within the Venerable Alliance that Liu Wushuang’s sharpness had greatly diminished since his return from Jianghai.

"Today, they insulted our Venerable Alliance and even injured Qi Qingshan. You’d better think this through."

Meng Tianxuan stared at him, his tone unfriendly.

"Decide whose side you’re really on!"

"...I..."

Hearing this, Liu Wushuang fell silent, speechless. The words he had prepared were caught in his throat, unable to escape, and his expression turned grim.

’That’s right.’

’In the end, I belong to the Venerable Alliance.’

’It could even be said that they gave me a new lease on life.’

’How could I possibly side with an outsider?’

"Wushuang, don’t hesitate! The Alliance Leader is right!"

Qi Qingshan floated up as well, respectfully positioning himself beside Meng Tianxuan and fanning the flames. "There must be an accounting for what happened today. Previously, our Venerable..."

Before he could finish,

"Enough!"

Lin Dong suddenly roared, interrupting the three of them. "You shameless bastard, you’ve been running your mouth this whole time!"

"I said I would kill you, and today you will die!"

The next moment,

the Heaven-Caging Finger shot out!

A massive hole ripped through the clouds, heading straight for Qi Qingshan’s face. The void collapsed in its path, and a sharp killing intent filled the air.

This attack signaled that they were no longer holding back.

Ye Fan followed up, unleashing the Sky-Covering Palm!

The Sword Emperor’s cold blade light flashed forth, like the shattering of a silver vase.

However, faced with the attacks,

Qi Qingshan only took a single step back, his gaze fixed on a man holding a sword...

"I didn’t counter you before, but now that I’ve recovered, you think you can still ambush me?"

Seeing the Ziwei Divine Sword rushing toward him, his eyes widened instantly, his pupils revealing a greedy light, and his breathing became heavy and ragged!

He had noticed this Emperor Level Divine Weapon long ago when watching the Sword God’s projection.

He had coveted it back then, even hiring people to search for it after the Sword God’s death, but he had found nothing.

"So it was returned to his sect!"

"Good! This is wonderful! It’s fallen right into my lap!"

The vicious gleam in Qi Qingshan’s eyes intensified, and he struck out at them with his palm, looking like a madman.

Sky-Covering Palms collided and Sword Intent filled the air. The sky was thrown into chaos!

...

"It’s really like the end of the world..."

The Chief Commander stood with several police officers, staring up at the battle in the sky, unable to suppress his awe.

Dense lightning shattered the clouds. Wind, thunder, fire, wood—several bolts of Celestial Thunder intertwined and rolled across the sky.

It was as if the heavens themselves were roaring. The scene was utter chaos, with ten figures weaving between each other, every strike erupting with terrifying pressure.

Above the Venerable Realm, a mere wave of a hand was enough to trigger celestial phenomena.

"Do you really think this is over?"

Just then, a cold voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

"All who are not Celestial Venerables are nothing but ants!"

The Venerable Alliance Leader roared, his voice like rolling thunder, the soundwave spreading in all directions and echoing throughout Jianghai City.

The single shout contained a terrifying Law.

BOOM!

The buildings near the apartment complex collapsed like a row of dominoes.

These buildings were on the outskirts of the city. Many were unfinished projects, and others were old and in disrepair. Unable to withstand the force, they all collapsed at once.

Most of the residents had evacuated and were fine, but the livestreamers hiding in the buildings were instantly dumbstruck!

The next moment,

PUFF!

These suicidal streamers spurted blood from their mouths and noses, killed on the spot by the shockwave. As their consciousness faded, their phones remained pointed at the sky.

On this day, every citizen in the city heard that furious roar.

"Beneath the Celestial Venerable, all are but ants!"

That word, "ants," wasn’t just directed at his opponents. It was a statement, a reminder to all the citizens of Jianghai. A great panic spread through people’s hearts, spreading as quickly as ink on paper.

"What terrifying pressure!"

Elder Li’s expression was one of terror. He quickly raised his hand and released his Star Force, blocking the soundwave from his body.

Just then,

they looked up again and were instantly panicked. As the Alliance Leader, Meng Tianxuan was no longer holding back. Star Force condensed around his body, and his aura was terrifying to behold!

"A group of ants dares to act so impudently before me?!"

The Venerable Alliance Leader held back no longer. He raised his palm and pressed down toward Lin Dong and the others. The immense force of the palm strike howled, like a boundless galaxy spanning several miles.

There was nowhere to run!

"Everyone, hold on!!"

Ye Fan roared, confronting it with his own Star Force.

He unleashed the Sky-Covering Palm with a thunderous boom!

The air crackled and vibrated.

"Senior Brothers, let’s combine the power of our Heaven-Blasting Gang!"

The other members joined in, pushing their signature Martial Arts to their limits.

In an instant, blade light, palm winds, finger force, and Sword Intent... seven techniques at the Peak of the Magic Gate were unleashed in the sky!

They thundered toward the mountain-like giant palm.

The space in their path twisted violently, forming a deep chasm as the void hummed.

But...

it still wasn’t enough!

The gap in the Celestial Venerable Level was as vast and insurmountable as a galaxy!

Meng Tianxuan simply flipped his palm and suppressed them!

The exploding Star Force illuminated the heavens, creating a light so blinding it obscured everyone’s vision, making it impossible for those below to see what was happening above.

In the livestreams, the signal was jammed, and the connection was lost on the spot!

[SIGNAL LOST!]

The netizens instantly exploded!

"What’s happening?! Switch the feed!"

"The streamer’s done for! Getting that close was just asking for death!"

"Anyone have another angle?! Post it, quick!!"

"The Sword God’s sect isn’t going to lose, are they?"

Farther from the city outskirts, in a certain villa, Father Xia stared dumbfounded at the light in the distance. He was so stunned he even forgot to lift the watering can he was holding.

"Good heavens! What a commotion!"

"Didn’t that brat Xia He go over there just now?"

Countless brilliant lights shone from the direction of the apartment building.

It was as if a sun hung high in the sky, the void at its edges collapsing and shrinking, creating the shocking spectacle of a rising sun.

An unknown amount of time passed... every second felt like a year.

When the onlookers felt the light dim enough to see again, they finally lowered the hands shielding their eyes and looked back up at the battlefield in the sky.

High in the sky,

the sky was clear as if washed clean. The mountain-like palm print had vanished, as had the flashes of blades and swords. Only three figures stood high in the heavens, while seven plummeted rapidly downward.

Like meteors falling to earth...