Ninth In the World

Another red flare suddenly landed in Qi Qi’s hand. The man frowned.

Given his position and status, no one was allowed to send this kind of flying sword communication slip to him, unless it was something serious. Thus, receiving one after so many years was a big deal. It was simply outrageous that he had obtained two in such a short period of time.

If the news in the first communication slip had not been significant, he would have flared up.

When Qi Qi’s Spiritual Force scanned the flying sword, his expression changed. He suddenly stood up.

“What’s the matter, sir?” Qi Chenxiang could not help but ask.

Both Qi Qi and Qi Chenxiang were Void Spirit Realm Cultivators. However, Qi Qi was steadier than Qi Chenxiang, so he would not get shocked unless this was an extremely big deal.

Killing intent dissipated around Qi Qi, who threw the flying sword at Qi Chenxiang and said, “Di Jiu destroyed the Qi Family’s Commercial Building in the Sky Market City. He left no soul alive. Qi Zhiyi, Qi Fang, Qi Yunhe… They are all dead…”

“What?” Every Qi Family Cultivator in the meeting hall stood up in shock upon hearing this. This news was more shocking than the merger of the Polar Night Continent and the Half-Screen Continent.

“Didn’t Di Jiu die in the Sky Screen? Even if he was still alive, how could his strength be that scary?” asked a mid-stage Essence Soul Realm cultivator incredulously.

Qi Qi’s heart sank. Although he had managed to leave a nearly 60-centimeters long saber scar, he was not happy.

The moment his saber landed on Di Jiu’s back, his saber intent dispersed completely. The only plausible explanation was that Di Jiu’s saber intent was much more powerful than his. The collision of saber intents resulted in the dispersal of his saber intent, which happened because Di Jiu was not fighting him head-on. If Di Jiu had been facing him alone instead of also targeting Chengxiang, Qi Qi would most likely not even have had the ability to land an attack on Di Jiu.

However, this was not what Qi Qi was most afraid of. He was afraid that his saber had only left a two-centimeter long scar on Di Jiu’s back. Even though his saber intent had dispersed, his saber had slashed at Di Jiu’s body. Considering his current Quintessential Essence and strength, no matter how strong Di Jiu’s defensive Quintessential Essence was, his saber move should have been able to split Di Jiu in two. However, this was not what happened.

Although the saber scar looked really deep and scary, Qi Qi knew very well that it had not fundamentally injured Di Jiu.

There was only one reason why. Besides Di Jiu’s superior understanding of the saber intent, Di Jiu was also a powerful Tempered Body Cultivator. If Qi Qi had been unable to split open Di Jiu with a saber move, Di Jiu had to be at least a Three-Monarch Realm Tempered Body Cultivator.

A Tempered Body Cultivator at the Three-Monarch Realm could have attacked Qi Chenxiang with their full strength despite Qi Qi’s attack. Qi Qi got afraid. He had a bad premonition.

This was the first time he had ever felt like this.

Crack! A clear bone-cracking sound suddenly rang out. Qi Chenxiang’s heart went cold. Even if his fist landed on Qi Qi’s saber blade, it would only receive a white scar. However, his fist now felt frosty.

Bam! A bloody mist exploded from his fist. Qi Chenxiang finally saw clearly what the frost on his fist was all about. Di Jiu’s saber had split open his fist and torn his arm into two.

“How dare you!” Qi Chenxiang was filled with a mixture of terror and anger. His fists were the physical manifestation of his strength, as his Dao foundation had essentially been destroyed by Di Jiu’s saber move.

The Split-Wave Saber Move had already landed on Qi Chenxiang and the ripples containing the saber intent had exploded within him. Qi Chenxiang’s four limbs were ripped apart by the saber ripples.

Qi Chenxiang, who had lost all his limbs, fell from the sky. Meanwhile, his Spiritual Sea started to fall apart.

Qi Chenxiang’s heart was cold. He knew why he was still alive. It was because Di Jiu had not killed him instantly.

Qi Qi’s saber engulfed Di Jiu again. He knew very well that this day would determine the Qi Family’s fate. If Di Jiu was not killed, the Qi Family would be doomed.

The Heavenly Aqua in Di Jiu’s hand created saber flares once again, killing two mid-stage Essence Soul Realm cultivators easily. Qi Zhishang started to retreat frantically, ignoring Di Jiu, who turned back and punched out instead.

The fist ripples of the Gathering Peaks and Furious Waves Moves were aimed at Qi Qi. Qi Qi’s saber intent instantly dispersed, while his saber aura could no longer be condensed.

Bam! As Qi Qi was engulfed by these fist ripples, his chest seemed to get smashed by a hammer. Qi Qi was dispirited.

Meanwhile, Di Jiu let out a sigh of relief. He had been worried about the gap in strength between ninth-stage Essence Soul Realm cultivators and Void Spirit Realm Cultivators. He might have been able to oppress Qi Zhiyi easily, but that did not mean that he could kill a first-stage Void Spirit Realm Cultivator just as easily. It actually seemed like he had been overthinking things. The two first-stage Void Spirit Realm Qi Family Cultivators were no match for him.

“Ah!” Qi Zhishang, who had just rushed out, let out a blood-curdling scream as he flew off.

Di Jiu had expected this. Although he had set up a Level-Seven Strangulation Array, his array formation skills would be useless if Qi Zhishang was able to escape.

Before Qi Zhishang could land on the ground, the Heavenly Aqua engulfed him. Qi Zhishang was split into two along with a sixth-stage Essence Soul Realm cultivator.

Di Jiu was able to kill the Qi Family’s Essence Soul Realm cultivators after adapting to his saber intent and combat power as a fourth-stage Essence Soul Realm cultivator.

“Hold on!” Qi Qi knew that this was the end. The Qi Family had condemned itself by provoking the wrath of a terrifying fella like Di Jiu. The thing he had been most worried about had finally happened.

Di Jiu’s face was slightly pale as he stopped attacking. The battle had been very short. Other than the large amounts of Quintessential Essence and Spiritual Force he’d lost, he had only sustained an injury due to Qi Qi’s saber move.

This was because he was a Void Realm Tempered Body Cultivator who also cultivated the Colossal Kun Body-Tempering Art. In any other case, he would not have dared fight in this manner. However, this fighting method was the simplest, most direct method, which was what Di Jiu preferred.

“Daoist Di, the Qi Family’s Commercial Building was truly ignorant to incur your wrath. My family is willing to compensate you in any way you want if you spare the Qi Family’s Commercial Building this time,” said Qi Qi sincerely.

He hated Qi Chenxiang with all his might. Di Jiu had robbed several branches of the Qi Family’s Commercial Buildings, yet other than the Qi Family’s cultivators in the North Ridge City, he had not killed many people. The Qi Family had investigated very thoroughly and discovered that the people in the North Ridge City branch had not been killed by Di Jiu, but by a hunchback expert.

Di Jiu was obviously not a bloodthirsty person. This had only happened because Qi Chenxiang had eliminated the Galaxy Sect and killed anyone who wasn’t able to escape. Hence, Di Jiu had tried to exterminate the Qi Family’s Commercial Building in return.

Qi Chenxiang had long since lost the spark in his eyes. He had never expected that the Qi Family would be reduced to this state and Di Jiu would become so powerful. His death would be meaningless, for the Qi Family would become history as a result of his actions.

Di Jiu ignored Qi Qi as the saber in his hand slashed out again, using the Sky Screen Saber Move.

No matter what Qi Qi said, he was determined to kill everyone in the Qi Family’s Commercial Building that day.

The Sky Screen Saber Move slashed out, resulting in a slanted laceration. The saber intent carried some laws that caused Qi Qi, who had already lost any will to fight, to become even more dispirited.