After the disciples of the Bizarre Hunting Sect fused with the bizarre entity's bloodline, they either became extremely gloomy or crazy. Moreover, their evil tendencies were extremely strong. Even though they looked normal on the surface, their personalities had long been distorted.
Disability didn't seem to be a big deal to them.
This was because after they started coexisting with the bizarre entities, the mental torture they received far exceeded physical pain. Every day, they had to endure unimaginable pain and backlash.
The Bizarre Hunting Sect had been exploring solutions to this problem. They had tried many things but the results weren't very good.
After all, bizarre entities were a ruthless and tyrannical existence and were related to the influence of the god's fragmented face. If they wanted to be unaffected, they had to suppress the bizarre entities with a higher cultivation.
However, a higher cultivation base meant that they could seal and control even more terrifying bizarre entities. Very few people could withstand the temptation of their combat strength advancing by leaps and bounds. Once they fused with stronger bizarre entities, they would need to increase their cultivation base again to balance it out.
This was an endless cycle. As they continued to fuse with the bizarre entities, their bodies were completely filled with gloom.
This extreme mental torture and gloom resulted in the distortion of the personalities of the disciples of the Bizarre Hunting Sect which in turn caused them to be violent and brutal. This also caused the other sects to have an extreme headache.
Almost the instant she received Xu Qing's reply, Sima Ru, who couldn't hold back the hostility in her heart, disregarded the sect's persuasion. Even though the sect master told her that the probability of her defeat was very high, she still instantly rushed out of the Bizarre Hunting Sect. Her entire person transformed into a rainbow in the air and flew toward the temporary residence of the Seven Blood Eyes in the city area of the Heavenly Treasure Sect.
Her appearance caused all the cultivators in the Eight Sects Alliance to pay attention. Sima Ru's aura was too strong.
She was dressed in a large white robe and her black hair fluttered in the wind. There was a vast heavenly palace faintly discernible above her head.
One could vaguely see a withered dwarf with a rotting body suppressed in the heavenly palace, forming a bizarre pill.
Countless bizarre entities were wailing mournfully from the suppression on both sides of the Heavenly Palace.
There was also a huge meatball floating behind Sima Ru. This meatball looked similar to the bouncing small ghost balls when she went to the Seven Blood Eyes back then, but it was larger and more exaggerated.
A sharp voice rang out from its mouth.
"One, two, three… ten people. Let's knock them with our small hands first and then remove their hearts and lungs. Only their small heads are left. It would be lovely to roll them around."
While the ear-piercing voice spread everywhere, the beautiful Sima Ru, whose face was as pale as a corpse, crossed the sky and arrived above the Seven Blood Eyes' temporary residence. When she lowered her head, she revealed a deliberately elegant smile and spoke softly.
"Xu Qing, I'm here."
Although her voice was gentle, her eyes were bloodshot and her entire body emitted a terrifying pressure. It even caused the clouds to gather, forming a cloud that was like a sinister head.
Amidst the violent wind, the meatball behind her let out an even sharper sound and smashed toward the residence below.
However, at the next instant, the meatball was blasted back by a huge force. It let out a mournful cry and one could clearly see that a piece of its body was missing.
Xu Qing walked out of his building and stepped into the sky.
As he walked out, two canopies instantly formed above him.
The rainbow light illuminated the world, and the wind whistled.
The black umbrella seemed to cover the world in burning flames.
The Golden Crow manifested and let out a cry. Its tail flames draped over Xu Qing's body, transforming into an emperor's robe. There were also fiery feathers that drifted past him.
Xu Qing coldly looked at Sima Ru. Previously, in the Seven Blood Eyes, Xu Qing had killed the other party's clone. At this moment, there was no need to speak anything. His six-fire combat strength was fully displayed and he directly punched out at Sima Ru!
Old Master Seventh requested him to establish the sect's might in this battle. Since that was the case, Xu Qing would use all his strength.
This punch gathered the power of the 101 magic apertures in Xu Qing's body, the Golden Crow Art, the might of three fires, and the power of two life lanterns. It directly reached the peak of six fires.
In an instant, the surrounding sky seemed to cave in and the clouds that formed the head collapsed and tore apart. As the large head retreated in horror, Sima Ru suddenly waved her hand and the heavenly palace above her head instantly pressed toward Xu Qing.
A heavenly palace meant the combat strength of six fires. It instantly collided with Xu Qing's punch.
A deafening sound rang out, echoing in all directions.
Sima Ru's heavenly palace shook. Under Xu Qing's full-strength punch, it directly tilted and rolled back. Sima Ru's entire body trembled and she was blasted back by a thousand feet.
Xu Qing was unscathed. With the rainbow barrier protecting his body, the black umbrella protecting his soul, and his own six fires strength, other six fires strength couldn't break through his defense at all.
Back then, when Saintly Star possessed the Rainbow Wind Song Lantern, it had given Xu Qing an extreme headache. He had to make all kinds of arrangements to open a gap in the life lantern's defense. Now that he had this lantern, he had a deeper realization of its defense.
Not only did this life lantern possess protective power, but it also contained a rebound force. Moreover, Xu Qing had already discovered that the two lanterns seemed to enhance each other.
This enhancement caused the rebound from the Rainbow Wind Song Lantern to exceed what Saintly Star had possessed back then.
The rebound had been enhanced by a lot.
This was the reason why Xu Qing had blasted Sima Ru back with a single punch. This was also the reason why he felt that he could kill Sima Ru.
The six fires and the rebound force caused Xu Qing to be no weaker than seven fires.
Sima Ru clearly didn't know this. It was understandable since she didn't have the qualifications to obtain a life lantern.
Even Saintly Star might not have known that after having two life lanterns, there would be extremely powerful mutual enhancements..
Sima Ru spat out blood as she looked with disbelief.
Similarly shocked was everyone in the Eight Sects Alliance who was paying attention to this battle. After all, this was the first battle of the Eight Sects Alliance's new number one heaven's chosen, Xu Qing. As such, many people were paying attention.
However, at this moment, their hearts trembled.
"This is the combat strength of seven fires!"
"Sima Ru was too careless. The power of a heavenly palace isn't enough to suppress Xu Qing."
Everyone from the Seven Blood Eyes was also paying attention. After seeing this scene, the highnesses of the various peaks sighed with emotion and were equally shocked.
The captain was also paying attention. He ate an apple and sighed when he saw this scene.
"Fortunately, I swallowed half of the nose earlier. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to defeat him. However, I feel that Little Qing is still hiding… This kid has too many trump cards."
Just as the hearts of the people watching the battle were trembling, Xu Qing headed straight for the pale-faced Sima Ru and punched out again.
Sima Ru tried to counterattack. She used all her magic artifacts and bizarre entities. One could see many strange shadows in the surroundings rushing toward Xu Qing. However, they couldn't break through the defense of Xu Qing's two life lanterns which protected both his body and soul.
Her body was blasted back again. Amidst the trembling of the Heavenly Palace, Xu Qing got close again and punched out again.
No matter how Sima Ru struggled and threw out all the bizarre entities, it was useless. Her combat strength was simply not enough. Unless she advanced to two heavenly palaces and sealed stronger bizarre entities, she couldn't threaten Xu Qing.
Under Xu Qing's full-powered attacks, the trembling of her heavenly palace became increasingly intense. Her body was also blasted into the sky again and again by Xu Qing's punches, unable to land. As she got higher and higher, madness appeared in Sima Ru's eyes. She performed a series of hand seals and took out a blood-colored sealing crystal. One look and one could tell that this crystal was extraordinary. She immediately crushed it.
Immediately, the withered dwarf in the inner part of the Heavenly Palace opened its eyes abruptly, revealing cruelty and bloodthirst. Its aura rose as it stood up and tried to walk out.
Xu Qing's body paused and he no longer punched. Instead, he calmly lifted his hand.
In an instant, wind and clouds surged and the color of the world changed. It was as though an indescribable charm had gathered from all directions and directly transformed into a purple heavenly saber.
This heavenly saber wasn't illusory but corporeal. After it appeared, everyone who saw it exclaimed. What made them cry out in surprise was that there wasn't just one heavenly saber that appeared in the sky.
There were… seven!
Seven heavenly sabers instantly formed one after another with world-shaking might. As Xu Qing's right hand landed, these seven heavenly sabers descended like heavenly punishment. They carried a terrifying might that couldn't be dodged or resisted from seven directions and ruthlessly slashed at the horrified Sima Ru and her Heavenly Palace!
As Sima Ru let out a sharp cry, the seven heavenly sabers landed on her Heavenly Palace in unison. Seven huge cracks appeared on it.
The dwarf inside also trembled. Just as it was about to walk out, the Golden Crow manifested behind Xu Qing and locked onto it with a gluttonous intent.
The dwarf fell silent and sat down again.
As a result, the pressure on Sima Ru increased. She was bleeding all over and her breathing became unstable as she fell. At the next instant, Xu Qing burst with such speed that it seemed like he had been accumulating it throughout this battle; he instantly arrived in front of Sima Ru and pierced her chest with his right hand.
He grabbed Sima Ru's right heart and pulled it out.
Blood gushed out wildly. After Xu Qing grabbed a black stone that was in the shape of a heart, Sima Ru's aura collapsed. Just as the heavenly palace behind her was about to shatter, a cold wind blew over.
This wind carried supreme power and instantly swept Sima Ru away, disappearing without a trace. Only a cold voice spread in all directions.
"This old man broke the agreement of the life-and-death battle between the two of you. Since that's the case, that Bizarre Nether Heart is yours."
Xu Qing was sent flying. The two canopies above his head shone with a dazzling light and the Golden Crow cried out behind him. He only stopped after he retreated a thousand feet. When he lifted his head and looked into the distance, he frowned. He felt that this battle had gone too smoothly and something was amiss.
At that moment, Old Master Seventh's figure appeared beside Xu Qing.
"Fourth, don't think too much. The grudges have been cleared. In fact, if that girl Sima Ru is reasonable, she will be grateful to you. Now, aren't you going to thank the Bizarre Hunting Sect's sect master for the treasure?"
"Thank you, Sect Master!" Xu Qing cupped his fists and bowed to the Bizarre Hunting Sect.
At the same time, in the Senate of the Eight Sects Alliance, eight huge figures sat there and retracted their divine senses.
Xue Lianzi grinned.
"Everyone, I won the bet. Even though this is a transaction between my son-in-law and the Sima Family of the Bizarre Hunting Sect, you have also seen how outstanding my grand-disciple is. I propose that the Alliance needs to invest all the resources into him. You can consider it carefully. After all, this is the potential of an ancient sovereign. The identity of a Dao Child is not important, but we have to give him treatment that surpasses that of a Dao Child. It's not too much, right?"
The other seven figures didn't speak but they all threw out a beam of light. The First Peak's Soaring Cloud Ancestor snorted coldly and left after throwing the light.
