Dethrone Li Yankun

Suddenly drawing his sword, Xiao Ming gripped the dark golden tiangang sword and heavily slashed!

Whoosh!

The next moment, a hundred massive dark golden sword shadows formed out of thin air, densely packed, striking fiercely at Li Yankun's flame sword qi.

This was one of Xiao Ming's basic sword techniques, Hundred Shadow Frenzy Slash!

To deal with Li Yankun, whose aura was unstable and foundation weak, a basic sword technique was more than enough!

At the same time.

Xiao Ming said indifferently, "Don't worry, City Lord Li, I know what I'm doing."

Even as he spoke, the hundred dark golden sword shadows had already clashed fiercely with Li Yankun's flame sword qi.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this moment, it was as if countless cannonballs exploded simultaneously; sword shadows and sword qi intertwined, setting off deafening roars.

Then.

Under Li Yankun's disbelieving gaze, Xiao Ming's dark golden sword shadows, with their powerful sword might, shattered his flame sword qi one by one!

Although Xiao Ming's sword shadows also suffered some damage, more of them remained and continued to slash furiously at Li Yankun with undiminished momentum.

"This is impossible!"

Li Yankun cried out, his eyes nearly popping out in surprise.

He dared not be careless and quickly swung the flame longsword in his hand, unleashing heavy sword qi once more.

Just then.

Xiao Ming's figure flickered, disappearing from his original spot.

Li Yankun immediately lost his target; he quickly looked around, simultaneously releasing his divine sense, trying to find Xiao Ming's trace.

"I'm here."

A faint voice suddenly echoed above Li Yankun's head.

Li Yankun subconsciously looked up, just in time to see Xiao Ming extend his palm and press it down hard on his head.

With a 'rip'!

A miniature, heavy sword qi burst out from Xiao Ming's palm; it was tiny when it first appeared, but it grew with the wind, instantly transforming into a magnificent sword qi over ten meters long.

The sword qi was extremely fast!

It had just appeared a second ago, and the next second, it pierced through space, about to strike Li Yankun's forehead.

Li Yankun shivered uncontrollably, then subconsciously raised the longsword in his hand, blocking it in front of his head.

"Boom!!"

The roar sounded again.

The Shattered Yuan Sword Qi, carrying immense power, fiercely struck Li Yankun's longsword, and then a terrifying shockwave poured out, causing Li Yankun's head to ring and him to spew blood!

His body also flew backward uncontrollably, like a broken sack, heavily crashing onto the ground a hundred meters away.

After hitting the ground.

Li Yankun's throat sweetened again, and he spat out several mouthfuls of fresh blood, his expression extremely dispirited.

"Too weak, you are too weak," Xiao Ming shook his head in mid-air, saying disdainfully, "With such weak strength, you dare to compete with me for a spot? Who gave you the courage?!"

As he spoke.

Xiao Ming's figure flickered again, instantly transforming into a gust of wind and appearing before Li Yankun.

Gripping the dark golden tiangang sword, Xiao Ming swiftly unleashed two sword lights.

"Ah!!"

Li Yankun let out a scream comparable to a pig being slaughtered.

Xiao Ming had struck ruthlessly, the two sword lights severing both his arms!

After severing his arms, Xiao Ming did not stop; he clenched his left fist and, from a distance, struck Li Yankun's dantian in his abdomen!

A translucent fist print formed by dense true essence fiercely slammed into Li Yankun's abdomen.

With a "bang"!

The powerful force directly shattered the crystal core in Li Yankun's dantian; after the crystal core collapsed, Li Yankun's Cultivation Level plummeted, visibly dropping from the Divine Sea Realm Great Perfection to merely the Body Tempering Realm.

He had become a cripple!

Both arms severed, the crystal core in his dantian shattered by a single punch, his life could only be spent in a desolate manner!

And after a series of blows, Li Yankun's head tilted, and he fainted on the spot.

Seeing Li Yankun lying in a pool of blood like a dead dog, Xiao Ming finally sheathed his sword with satisfaction, then turned to look at Li Yunxiao and the others not far away.

Not far away.

Li Yunxiao and the others were stunned.

The battle between Xiao Ming and Li Yankun seemed complex, but the fighting process was extremely short; from the moment they both made their moves until Li Yankun was crippled, only a few breaths of time passed.

Li Yunxiao hadn't even reacted before his nephew became a cripple!

It wasn't until Xiao Ming turned to look at him that Li Yunxiao reacted, saying with some dissatisfaction, "Brother Xiao, you were a bit too ruthless. Teaching him a lesson would have been enough, but why did you cripple him?"

"City Lord Li, if it weren't for your sake, this Li Yankun would already be a corpse," Xiao Ming said indifferently, "I've given you enough face, are you still telling me what to do?"

After speaking, Xiao Ming let out a cold snort.

Li Yunxiao's face was complex, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"City Lord, Young Master Li Yankun has indeed been too arrogant and overbearing in the past, not only disregarding you but even speaking disrespectfully," at this moment, Elder He next to him said in a deep voice, "If this continues, Li Yankun will surely cause big trouble."

"Now that Young Master Xiao has crippled him, it just so happens to solve our problem."

"Yes, Father, you have been too lenient with Li Yankun; it's good for him to suffer a bit!" Li Jianshi, who was beside him, also said opportunely.

"Alas..." Li Yunxiao sighed heavily, his expression showing both regret and a sense of relief.

He had actually been displeased with Li Yankun for a long time.

It was only due to family ties that he couldn't act, but now that Xiao Ming had helped him solve this problem, it truly was a good thing.

The most taboo thing for a person is to become arrogant due to favor.

Li Yankun's father indeed contributed greatly to Lingxiao City and was even the savior of Li Yunxiao, the City Lord of Lingxiao City, but Li Yankun relied on this merit to be arrogant and overbearing, completely lacking the self-awareness to act discreetly.

Over time, he naturally incurred widespread dislike.

"Alright, let this matter pass," Li Yunxiao waved his hand, then looked at the guards in the distance and said, "Come, take Young Master Li Yankun away and give him the best conditions for good recovery."

"As for Brother Xiao Ming, the Fire Domain Grotto-heaven that will open soon, I'll entrust it to you!"

Xiao Ming nodded.

After bidding farewell to Li Yunxiao and the others, Xiao Ming returned to his residence in the City Lord's Mansion.

Closing the door, Xiao Ming sat cross-legged in the room and began to ponder his next actions.

There was still some free time before the opening of the Fire Domain Grotto-heaven; he could use this time to improve his alchemy skills.

No sooner said than done.

Xiao Ming opened his space ring and took out a pile of purchased thousand-year spiritual herbs, an alchemy furnace, and other items, one by one.