Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 115: Everything was fine when I left, but my home is gone when I return!
In the West Suburb of the Capital, there was a mountain named Qianling.
Qianling Mountain actually consisted of two famous, neighboring peaks: Qian Mountain and Ling Mountain, renowned because both the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall and the Star Moon Pavilion were built against their slopes. One lay to the east of Qian Mountain, the other to the south of Ling Mountain.
East of Qian Mountain was the location of the Martial God Temple’s Dong Cang Sub-Hall.
From the mountainside, the entire Sub-Hall stretched for over ten miles, an imposing and majestic sight. On the distinct plazas of the Outer and Inner Halls, Martial Artists were sparring in pairs. The sky-shaking roars of battle created a terrifyingly massive spectacle.
On the way here, Ning Xuan had consumed two more Azure Sea Dew Pills, and his Cultivation Realm broke through to the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Human Realm.
The Spirit Surpassing Sword, obtained from Wu Ming, appeared in his hand.
Ning Xuan took a deep breath, gripped the sword with both hands, and violently slashed forward.
HUM!
A massive Sword Beam split the air! The dazzling light spanned heaven and earth, its vast, oceanic Sword Qi cutting through the void as if it were paper!
RUMBLE—
As Ning Xuan’s sword descended, the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall, stretching for over ten miles, was sliced in two! From above, a vast abyss opened up in the middle. Rubble, pavilions, and even Martial Artists plunged into its depths.
This was a Sub-Hall of the Martial God Temple. Not long ago, the Human Emperor had issued a decree in the Capital with the Human Emperor’s Order, raising the Martial God Temple’s prestige to its Peak. No one had expected someone to be so audacious, so reckless as to strike at a Sub-Hall of the Martial God Temple!
Therefore, with this single slash from Ning Xuan, hundreds of Martial Artists perished. This was the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall, where the strength of any given Martial Artist was beyond imagination. This act was on a completely different level from when Ning Xuan had split the Ning Family with his sword.
At this moment, on both sides of the abyss below, Martial Artists soared into the sky. All of them were at least in the Heavenly Realm; anyone weaker had already perished.
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
Expressionless, Ning Xuan continued to swing his sword. With every swing, a Martial Artist fell. Blood rained from the sky in a grisly shower, and soon, the air was thick with its stench.
"How dare you..." an enraged roar erupted from deep within the compound.
The response was a blindingly brilliant flash of sword light.
BOOM!
A second abyss was carved into the earth, and more Martial Artists died.
With the Spirit Surpassing Sword in hand, Ning Xuan’s power was magnified. Any Heavenly Realm Martial Artist he targeted was slain in a single strike. A second was never needed.
Finally, a King Realm Martial Artist took action.
BANG!
A long spear shot through the air, a massive handprint descended from the heavens, and a fist tore through the void, all aimed at Ning Xuan.
WHOOSH!
As Ning Xuan slashed out with his sword, his figure vanished. Below, more and more King Realm Martial Artists were gathering—at least a dozen of them. Confronting them head-on right now would not be a wise move.
「To the south of Ling Mountain.」
"This is terrible! Someone’s wrecking the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall next door!" a disciple screamed, frantically scrambling through the gate of the Star Moon Pavilion to deliver the news.
Suddenly, he sensed that something was wrong.
He turned his head.
A terrifying sword light, like a vast river of stars, swept down. He didn’t even have time to scream before he was split in two.
RUMBLE—
In an instant, the Star Moon Pavilion suffered the same fate as its neighbor, the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The Star Moon Pavilion, cleaved as if it were tofu, was thrown into utter chaos. Ning Xuan repeated his method, relentlessly harvesting lives.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Within the Star Moon Pavilion, peerless Sword Cultivators unleashed their Flying Sword Techniques, which streaked through the air to intercept Ning Xuan. Their reaction speed was far greater than that of the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall.
Ning Xuan suddenly felt a sense of crisis. His body flickered, and he disappeared from his original spot.
BANG!
The place where he had just been standing exploded. An expert from the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall had appeared and, without a word, tried to kill him on the spot.
"Hee hee, this is so much fun! Junior Brother, what are we doing next?"
At a higher altitude, Ning Xuan had just regrouped with the child, who was watching the show and couldn’t wait to ask. Those are two major powers down there, yet Junior Brother dared to attack them directly! The child was both excited and found it incredibly amusing. This is way more interesting than what happened before!
"Let’s go. We’ll sneak into the Martial God Temple," Ning Xuan said with a smile. After swallowing three Azure Sea Dew Pills in one go, he disappeared with the child and Little White.
At that very moment, the experts from the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall and the Star Moon Pavilion were scouring the area for him. They would never have imagined he would be so audacious.
Below, at the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall, the disciples, stunned by the slaughter, hadn’t noticed the arrival of a young man and woman who didn’t belong.
This continued until a King Realm expert guarding the heavily-fortified Secret Vault realized something was amiss. "Who are you?!"
PFFT!
A sword light flashed, and several heads hit the ground.
Ning Xuan entered the Secret Vault with the child and, without a second glance, swiftly plundered everything inside.
"Senior Sister, pretend to be me one more time. I’m going to pay a visit to the Star Moon Pavilion. When you hear my laughter, leave. We’ll meet at Bi Luo Palace."
Ning Xuan was not yet satisfied.
"Hee hee hee, alright!"
The child’s words had barely faded when she vanished.
Soon, from the central area of the Sub-Hall, "Ning Xuan’s" wild laughter echoed, shaking the entire region.
"How bold!"
"Impudent!"
The experts from both powers who had been searching for Ning Xuan all flew toward the sound.
Ning Xuan used the same trick to find his way to the Star Moon Pavilion’s Secret Vault. Before long, wild laughter erupted from that direction as well.
At the same time, back at the Martial God Temple’s Sub-Hall, the child’s delicate giggle could be heard.
Everyone realized they had been tricked. By the time they split up to pursue them, they had lost track of both individuals.
"AHHHH!"
"DAMN IT! DAMN IT!"
Overwhelming killing intent erupted from both powers. Roars of fury shook the heavens.
Soon, Xing Zhao and Yan Linghua returned after receiving the news. The rage and killing intent radiating from the two of them was so intense it nearly flattened both mountains.
"Ning Xuan! It has to be Ning Xuan!"
"Ning Xuan, you wretched brat, you’ve gone too far!!!"
They were both incandescent with fury. That bastard actually played us for fools! While we were out searching for him, he sneaked in and raided our base! Everything was fine when we left, but now our home is gone! Damn it! That’s so damn underhanded! What terrified them even more was that they answered to an even greater power! After an incident like this, they could forget about returning to their Sect; they would be lucky just to stay alive! Only by capturing Ning Xuan would they have a slim chance of survival!
"Find him for me! I don’t care what methods you use, you must find him!"
"Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you will dig him out for me, or we will all die!"
Both powers were issuing the same command. Their remaining Martial Artists poured out in force, all for the sole purpose of capturing Ning Xuan.
When the news spread back to The Capital and throughout all of Dong Cang, the entire nation was stunned.
"Holy hell... my heart nearly jumped out of my chest just hearing about it!"
"Shit, shit, shit! Is Ning Xuan trying to defy the heavens?!"
"The Martial God Temple, Su Yue Zhuai—destroying either of those superpowers would be a miracle, yet he attacked both at the same time..."
"He’s insane! He’s completely lost his mind! How dare he strike at two top-tier powers! A feat like this is unprecedented, and likely never to be repeated!"
"My dear mother, how did he dare!"
"..." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
From the princes and nobles down to the common street vendors, everyone was talking about Ning Xuan.
The ancient noble families in The Capital couldn’t help but feel relieved. Thankfully, they had planned to be the opportunistic oriole and hadn’t struck first. Otherwise, their families would probably no longer exist.
「Dong Cang Royal Palace」
When the King first heard the news, his initial reaction was utter disbelief. After it was confirmed, he abruptly slapped himself across the face.
Damn!
It wasn’t a hallucination!
That kid was just too damn vicious
