The Sacred Leaves Family's Wishes for Peace

"Divine Sword of Heaven!!"

Li Han had been struggling for hundreds of years in Seven Kings City. With rich experience, he never underestimated any opponent.

Even though Fang Chen's cultivation was one stage lower than his, he still went all out, like a lion pouncing on a rabbit.

After exchanging only two blows, he directly unleashed his ultimate technique.

Rumble—!!

A gigantic sword, ten thousand feet long, descended from the heavens with unmatched momentum, slashing down toward Fang Chen.

The overwhelming pressure and sword intent were like towering mountain ranges, causing Fang Chen to feel an immense weight pressing down on him.

"Myriad Thunders Annihilate the World!!"

Fang Chen's eyes were filled with determination. The golden spear in his hand radiated dazzling divine light, illuminating the land below.

Boom!!

Boom!!

Crack...

Dark clouds suddenly surged across the sky. Streaks of heavenly lightning danced within the clouds, flickering on and off, as if brewing an apocalyptic calamity. The oppressive aura was terrifying beyond measure.

Roar!!

Within the thunderclouds, myriad bolts of lightning condensed into a lightning dragon ten thousand feet long. The dragon roared and charged forth.

Thoom!!

The divine sword and the lightning dragon collided in midair. At the moment of impact, an indescribable burst of destructive power erupted, as if it would shatter the very void itself.

Bang! Bang!

Several of the protective formations around the dueling platform were destroyed outright by the clash. The surrounding spectators instinctively stepped back several paces, their faces filled with shock.

"Damn! That's powerful!"

"Li Han's been on the bounty list for years and is still alive—he really is something."

"That young man is incredible too. Even though he's one realm lower, he's holding his own against Li Han. I wonder which faction he's from."

"An Eighth Stage Great Saint versus a Seventh Stage, and yet the power is this overwhelming. Even a typical Ninth Stage wouldn't match them."

"If they were at the same cultivation level, Li Han probably wouldn't be his match."

Li Han was fully aware of this, and his expression turned terrifyingly dark. This was a battle he couldn't afford to lose.

After the divine sword and lightning dragon clashed, the duel space on the arena remained flooded with razor-sharp sword intent and the crackling of thunder.

Whoosh!

Li Han gripped his longsword tightly and surged forward, stirring up the sword intent around him. He shattered the remaining thunder sounds and arrived before Fang Chen.

Clang!

Fang Chen remained fearless. He met the attack head-on, golden spear clashing against sword.

Within a few breaths, the two had exchanged over a hundred blows. The clash of metal echoed non-stop, and ripples of energy fluctuations spread outward through the surrounding space.

This battle had already reached the peak of the Great Saint realm.

Whoosh!

As Li Han brought his sword down once more, his right hand suddenly lifted. From his sleeve shot an arrow, wreathed in black light, flying toward Fang Chen in an instant.

Bang!

A yellow mirror suddenly emerged in front of Fang Chen, blocking the hidden sleeve arrow. The mirror only trembled slightly, completely unaffected.

The arrow dropped to the ground. With divine sense, one could detect that the arrowhead was coated in a special liquid—clearly laced with poison.

After attaining Saint cultivation, Li Han had been a wanted fugitive, always on the move and hunted. In order to survive, he'd used every kind of underhanded, dirty trick imaginable.

For him, using a sneak attack like this on Fang Chen was nothing out of the ordinary.

What he hadn't expected was that Fang Chen possessed such a treasure—easily neutralizing the strike.

"A pity."

Li Han muttered inwardly. But his sword didn't slow for even half a moment.

Beneath the stage, Fang Luo and Fang Qiufeng were watching with utmost seriousness.

Fang Qiufeng remarked, "Li Han is truly formidable. It's been a while since we've met someone this strong."

"It's a tough fight for sure," Fang Luo affirmed.

Even if they had gone up instead of Fang Chen, they wouldn't be able to bring Li Han down in a short time—and would have to constantly guard against his treacherous tactics.

On the other side, Li Han's four companions all wore frowns at this moment.

Tie Zhen said in a deep voice, "We thought they were just a bunch of cocky kids… never expected them to be so troublesome."

"Yeah. If just the three of us fought him, we wouldn't stand a chance."

Besides Li Han and Tie Zhen, the other three were blood brothers, all surnamed Xie. Outsiders referred to them as the Xie Brothers.

The three had a deep connection and cultivated a secret group technique. When used together, they could unleash tremendous combined power, occasionally even defeating opponents of higher cultivation.

But now, as Seventh Stage Great Saints, they realized that even with their joint technique, they were no match for Fang Chen.

They finally shed their prior arrogance.

In the blink of an eye, the fight between Li Han and Fang Chen had already lasted the time it took to brew a cup of tea.

Gradually, Fang Chen began to gain the upper hand. This made Li Han—who was a full stage higher—begin to feel anxious.

"Thunder Flash!!"

From a hundred feet away, Fang Chen suddenly transformed into a streak of lightning, instantly appearing behind Li Han. His speed was so great that even divine sense couldn't track it.

"Thunder Break!!"

A cold gleam arrives first.

Pssh—!

A golden spear thrust straight into Li Han's back.

"I conc—"

Li Han had only managed to utter two words before the thunderforce within Fang Chen erupted. In an instant, it dissolved and obliterated Li Han's body entirely.

Having committed countless crimes and ranked forty-seventh on the bounty list, Li Han was completely destroyed here in the City of Sin.

The sudden end stunned everyone present.

"That…"

"Li Han's… really dead?"

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd have thought he was weak. But after watching the whole fight, all I can say is… he was just unlucky."

"That young man didn't even use much effort to win across realms. With talent like that, he might rise in Seven Kings City someday."

"Tch… people like him come here every day. Most of them end up forgotten."