209: Finale

“Thank you, Grandpa!”

Dugu Xiu was ecstatic, his eyes gleaming with greed.

Gu Qingyun stared blankly at Elder Dugu, who was approaching step by step. That old face, covered in wrinkles, was now as hideous as a ghost, with no trace of an immortal’s demeanor.

Seize the Dao Body?

Wouldn’t that mean refining him alive?

“So… this is the Blood Demon Sect!”

Gu Qingyun suddenly laughed, his laughter as shrill as a night owl.

At this moment, all his illusions about the Blood Demon Sect vanished!

He slowly turned and looked at Liu Jiangyi, who had been silent all this time.

Those eyes, once full of fighting spirit, now held only endless despair and self-mockery.

“Brother Liu, my cultivation hasn’t recovered yet… can… can you help me?”

Liu Jiangyi stepped forward and gently patted Gu Qingyun’s shoulder.

This simple gesture, however, made Gu Qingyun feel a warm current surge through his body, as if he had found his last reliance.

“You are my best brother, no one else.”

Liu Jiangyi’s voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable power.

“I’ve been following behind you, just waiting for this moment.”

“Don’t worry, I will help you get justice.”

Liu Jiangyi slowly stepped forward, his black robes moving without wind.

He looked up at Du Gu Ming, who was high above, his eyes as sharp as swords.

“Old dog, do you know the consequences of insulting my brother?”

“How dare you!” Du Gu Ming was enraged, and the Great Perfection pressure of a Great Martial God pressed down like a mountain.

“Arrogant brat, a mere Outer Sect Disciple dares to…”

His words stopped abruptly.

Because Liu Jiangyi merely snapped his fingers, and that terrifying pressure dissipated like foam.

The next second, something even more horrifying happened.

Du Gu Ming’s body began to turn into dust from his feet upwards!

“This… how is this possible!?”

Du Gu Ming watched his gradually disappearing body in terror, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

“You… a Great… Great Martial God!?”

Liu Jiangyi’s lips curled into a cold arc.

“You got it right, the reward is… Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!”

Under countless horrified gazes, Du Gu Ming’s and Dugu Xiu’s bodies simultaneously turned into dust and scattered with the wind.

The entire mountain path was dead silent, everyone frozen in place as if under a spell.

“He… he killed Elder Dugu!?”

“How is this possible! Elder Dugu is a Martial God expert!”

Exclamations rose and fell, and those Disciples who had just been mocking Gu Qingyun now turned pale, their legs weak.

“Presumptuous!” The Sect Master roared, and the Great Martial God seventh-level pressure pressed down like a mountain.

“Who exactly are you, daring to kill someone in my Blood Demon Sect?”

Liu Jiangyi stood with his hands behind his back, his robes moving without wind.

Facing the Sect Master’s question, he merely smiled faintly.

“Someone… you cannot afford to offend.”

“Arrogant!” The Sect Master laughed in extreme anger, “Instantly killing a Martial God, you are at most a Great Martial God.

“Do you really think my Blood Demon Sect is a place where a mere Great Martial God like you can run wild!?”

He suddenly slapped his qiankun bag, and a gigantic azure thunder bear roared out, surrounded by destructive lightning.

Immediately after, the Sect Master bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood to draw a strange rune on the ground.

The earth began to tremble, and a crimson, blood-red giant python burst out of the ground. Two Great Martial God-level existences simultaneously locked onto Liu Jiangyi!

“Boy, today is your day of death!”

The Sect Master shouted sternly, and with his two Great Martial God battle pets, they simultaneously attacked Liu Jiangyi.

Facing this world-destroying offensive, Liu Jiangyi merely raised his right hand gently, his pupils instantly turning a strange grayish-white.

Countless grayish-white threads burst from his body, weaving into a vast, sky-covering net in the blink of an eye.

“Ten Directions… Annihilation!”

As Liu Jiangyi’s hoarse whisper sounded, the grayish-white threads suddenly contracted.

The awe-inspiring thunder giant bear and the crimson blood python instantly turned into flying dust!

“No! Impossible!” The Sect Master retreated in horror, his face as pale as paper.

“You… you are a Great Martial God Peak!?”

“Who exactly are you?”

Only now did he realize that this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man in front of him had probably reached the Peak of Great Martial God, or even… higher!

The surrounding Disciples were already scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, many of them directly collapsing to the ground, their pants wet.

Gu Qingyun stared blankly at Liu Jiangyi’s back, the despair in his eyes gradually replaced by another emotion.

That was fervent worship, a longing for power!

His fists unconsciously clenched, his nails digging deep into his palms, yet he remained oblivious.

He admitted that even if his cultivation fully recovered, he would not possess Liu Jiangyi’s current strength!

“Who I am, an ant like you is not worthy of knowing.”

Liu Jiangyi stood with his hands behind his back, his tone as calm as if discussing the weather.

“Hehe, what a ‘not worthy’!”

The Sect Master laughed in extreme anger, the muscles on his face contorted.

“You are indeed strong, but so what?”

“This is my Blood Demon Sect, not a place for you to run wild!”

He suddenly waved his hand, and dozens of light beams immediately shot up from the Inner Sect direction.

Each light beam represented an expert above the Martial God level, and among them, three were entirely golden, the mark of a Great Martial God expert.

Immediately after, thousands of sword lights streaked across the sky, and the Inner Sect Disciples poured out en masse.

The battle formation they formed covered the sky and earth, their spiritual energy fluctuations forming a continuous wave, like a raging tide.

Finally, a white-haired old man descended, treading the Void Realm. Every step he took caused the heavens and earth to resonate.

The Great Martial God Peak pressure was unleashed without reservation, forcing even the Sect Master to bow in salute.

“Greetings, Grand Elder!”

Gu Qingyun’s face was extremely grim.

This display far exceeded his imagination; the Blood Demon Sect’s development over the years had still surpassed his expectations.

“I’m sorry, brother…” Gu Qingyun’s voice was bitter, “I… I’ve implicated you.”

Liu Jiangyi, however, merely patted his shoulder gently, a faint smile on his lips.

“Thief!”

Seeing that reinforcements had arrived, the Sect Master felt more confident.

“State your origins, and this Venerable One might let you die a swift death!”

Although he was confident of victory, a trace of apprehension still lingered in his heart.

A force capable of cultivating such a powerful expert was by no means ordinary.

“Hehe…” Liu Jiangyi looked around at the dense crowd of enemies and suddenly laughed.

“Do you think you can bully me just because there are many of you?”

“Hehe, these people are certainly not many.”

The Sect Master said proudly, “But to deal with you, it’s enough!”

Just as the tension was at its Peak, a panicked voice suddenly rang out.

“This is bad! Something terrible has happened!”

A Inner Sect Disciple was seen flying on a sword, his face as pale as paper.

“What is all this noise!?” The Sect Master roared.

“Those… those… those Lower City people who annihilated Thunderstorm City are here!”

“What!?”

The Sect Master was struck as if by lightning, the color instantly draining from his face.

“Didn’t they go northwest?”

“Why would they come here?”