Liu Fei was stunned, and Shentu Yu was completely despaired. They had not anticipated that so many Sect Martial Realm powerhouses would vie to support Zhao Letian. Any one of these Guardian Elders, if placed in Qingzhou City, would be an invincible presence. In front of these Sect Martial Realm experts, the Shentu Family of the City Lord Mansion had no iota of deterrent power.
"Elders, I, Shentu Yu, am also a prodigy of the Galaxy Sect. Why do you solely favor Zhao Letian?" With tears in his eyes and his heart filled with reluctance, Shentu Yu asked.
The Guardian Elders looked at Shentu Yu with disdain, not bothering to answer.
It was true that Shentu Yu was a talent, but such geniuses emerged in the Galaxy Sect every few years. Zhao Letian, however, was a once-in-a-millennium prodigy. Compared to Zhao Letian, Shentu Yu was insignificant. To win over Zhao Letian, these Sect Martial Realm powerhouses would undoubtedly abandon Shentu Yu without hesitation.
In fact, if Zhao Letian wished, these Guardian Elders wouldn't hesitate to strike down Shentu Yu themselves.
"Thank you, Elders." Zhao Letian was startled for a moment, feeling utterly confused as if he was a monk scratching his head in bewilderment. Not understanding why these Sect Martial Realm powerhouses suddenly cared so much about him, he could only nod in acknowledgment without grasping the situation.
"These cunning old foxes." Sword Obsession smiled helplessly. He naturally knew that these Guardian Elders wanted to make a good first impression on Zhao Letian, so that after the battle, they could vie for him to become their disciple.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Zhao Letian looked at Liu Fei and said indifferently.
Now that Liu Fei had no leverage to threaten him with, he was curious to see what this woman would do next.
"I have said all that needs to be said. In any case, you cannot kill him. If you want to kill him, kill me first. As long as you can harden your heart against me, Zhao Letian, I know you're definitely not the kind of person who doesn't cherish old affections." Liu Fei spread her arms in front of Zhao Letian, her eyes faintly red and pitifully pleading.
If it were in the past, seeing Liu Fei's delicate and pitiable expression would have made Zhao Letian extremely affectionate towards her. But now, to Zhao Letian, such an expression seemed incredibly disgusting and despicable.
"Obstinate in the wrong path, wish for death, then I shall grant it to you." Zhao Letian bellowed with a deep voice, flipping his hand to release a True Essence Palm Seal that thundered out.
If Liu Fei thought that Zhao Letian would still be tender-hearted towards her now and reminisce the past, then she was sorely mistaken.
Watching Zhao Letian's True Essence Palm Seal mercilessly hurtle towards her, Liu Fei bit her teeth and quickly dodged to the side, her beautiful eyes filled with resentful poison as she looked at Zhao Letian. She couldn't believe that this man, who had once cherished her as a precious treasure, would now be so heartlessly aiming to kill her.
With Liu Fei no longer obstructing, Zhao Letian's True Essence Palm Seal struck Shentu Yu squarely, instantaneously shattering his Qi Sea, crippling his cultivation, and eliciting from him an agonized squeal like that of a pig being slaughtered.
"Zhao Letian, you—you'll not die a good death. Father will surely avenge me, and both you and your mother will join me in death!" With his cultivation now destroyed, Shentu Yu fell into the abyss of despair, bellowing hysterically. For him, all hope was lost in this lifetime. Living on was worse than a dog's life, not to mention that Zhao Letian wouldn't even give him the chance to be a dog.
At the same time, Liu Fei's face bore a look of utter desolation, and her beautiful eyes no longer held a gleam of hope. Without his cultivation, Shentu Yu was worthless. Even if he managed to survive, she would not stay with him. After all, the City Lord Mansion would never fall into the hands of a cripple.
"The taste of being stripped of your cultivation is desperate, isn't it? This is the same feeling you wanted me to experience when you thought your cultivation was strong. I'm merely paying you back in your own coin. As for a joint burial, rest assured, nobody will be buried with you. If there is, it will be someone from the Shentu Family. Your death won't affect me in the slightest," Zhao Letian said indifferently, before unleashing a Palm Seal at Shentu Yu's head.
"No! I will not accept this!"
Shentu Yu, filled with resentment and despair, let out one final roar before his head shattered like a watermelon under Zhao Letian's palm, dying a most unwilling death.
What no one noticed was that in the instant of Shentu Yu's death, his Blood Spirit Martial Soul was actually absorbed into Zhao Letian's palm.
Afterward, Zhao Letian swiftly picked up Shentu Yu's storage ring, stepped off the Life and Death Platform, and sat down beside it to meditate and recuperate, consuming several Healing Pills without giving Liu Fei, who stood there in a daze, another glance.
At this time, Liu Wei and the five tigers of the Galaxy Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief. All wore joyful expressions on their faces, for not only had Zhao Letian avenged himself by killing Shentu Yu, but he had also become the top fighter on the Earth list. Meanwhile, Xiao Feng and Wang Zhen had already advanced to the True Martial Seventh Realm and become Core Disciples while Zhao Letian was battling Shentu Yu.
"Shentu Yu's Blood Spirit Martial Soul was actually devoured by the Viper Martial Soul." Zhao Letian sat cross-legged with a placid expression on his face, but inside he was shocked.
Just as he was about to kill Shentu Yu, an intent suddenly emanated from the Viper Martial Soul, suggesting that the Blood Spirit Martial Soul was nourishing and could aid in the growth of the Viper Martial Soul. So, he allowed the Viper Martial Soul to quietly devour Shentu Yu's Blood Spirit Martial Soul.
After the devouring, the Viper Martial Soul did not show much change, only as if it had consumed a powerful energy, and began to grow rapidly. Of course, "rapidly" here is relative to the Martial Soul's normal slow rate of growth; significant progress in the Viper Martial Soul was not to be achieved overnight.
At the same time, the Guardian Elders on board the Golden Warship had begun to stir, all secretly scheming how to attract Zhao Letian to their ranks. Check for the latest updates on My Virtual Library Empire (*).
"Zhao Letian's talent is too strong, and his potential for the future is boundless. It would be best to win him over. If not, then he must be destroyed, otherwise, we will have to live at the mercy of others within the Sect!"
These Guardian Elders nearly shared the same thought: A talent that can be used by me is a true genius. If not, then they are considered formidable enemies and must not be left alive.
After Zhao Letian killed Shentu Yu, the Sect's grand competition was nearing its end. The Sky list battles had already finished, the Human list platform still hosted ongoing challenges, and as for the Earth list, the third round was about to begin, in which there were unlikely to be many contestants left.
"Zhao Letian, come up here and face your death!"
Who would have imagined, just as the third round was getting underway, a dark figure suddenly appeared on the Life and Death Platform and charged straight at Zhao Letian, bellowing.