MTLNOVEL Chapter 70:
Chapter 70: Extinction:
On the eighth layer of the Ancient Battleground, while Shangguan Tianyin and his men were setting up a defensive formation, Lu Ye’s figure, shrouded in a rolling aura of bloodthirsty energy, came charging through the void with terrifying momentum.
“The demon is here! And it’s just one person?”
Despite their heightened vigilance, thanks to Bai Qiulan’s warning, the members of the Supreme Imperial Court found themselves stunned. Bai Qiulan’s reputation in the Dao Sect was no exaggeration, and her words carried weight. However, Shangguan Tianyin had assumed this so-called demon would be some otherworldly being, not a human.
As he gazed at the young face surrounded by a crimson aura, Shangguan Tianyin contemplated briefly before bursting into laughter.
“Hahaha, Bai Qiulan, oh Bai Qiulan. Women are truly timid! This nameless young man, while shrouded in an intimidating killing aura, is hardly terrifying enough to scare women out of their wits. It’s laughable!”
The others from the Supreme Imperial Court visibly relaxed. For now, it seemed manageable.
“Hey, you demon!” Shangguan Tianyin shouted. “I command you to leave at once, or don’t blame the Supreme Imperial Court for acting to eliminate you in the name of justice!”
Lu Ye lowered his head and slowly raised the stone sword in his hand.
In an instant, the sky turned blood red. Clouds transformed into crimson masses, and all the spiritual energy between heaven and earth converged violently.
A massive, blood-red sword light erupted, growing thousands of feet in length in an instant.
What did this mean?
It meant that a single swing of this sword could cleave an entire city in two.
The smiles froze on the faces of the Supreme Imperial Court’s cultivators below.
Some sword lights, though large, were fragile and easily shattered.
But others—the larger they were, the more devastating their power.
And now, as they looked at the blood-red sky and the sword light filled with an aura that seemed to shake both heaven and earth, it was clear which kind this was.
The cultivators of the Supreme Imperial Court were filled with dread. Could their formation withstand this terrifying blow?
The sword descended.
The howling wind surged like a tidal wave.
“BOOM!”
Dust rose into the sky, and shockwaves formed towering clouds of debris dozens of meters high, sweeping rapidly in both directions.
The sword struck the defensive formation squarely.
Every formation node exploded instantly, unable to withstand the immense force.
The formation shattered.
The sword light dispersed as well.
Lu Ye landed on the ground and began walking toward the Supreme Imperial Court.
The cultivators of the Supreme Imperial Court were paralyzed with fear.
As Lu Ye approached, one of them summoned his courage, let out a battle cry, and charged.
“Pfft!”
With a single punch, the man was reduced to a mist of blood.
Lu Ye’s pace quickened. His sword energy howled through the air.
Blood mist erupted in clusters.
There was no resistance. Everything was annihilated.
“Don’t kill me! I’m Shangguan Tianyin! I’m from the Supreme Imperial Court…”
“Pfft!”
A sword light sliced through Shangguan Tianyin, cutting him cleanly in two.
Lu Ye didn’t even spare him a glance and continued his slaughter.
Nascent Soul cultivators who tried to escape were caught and consumed. Those whose souls were shattered had no chance to even plead.
In an instant, silence reigned once more.
The stone sword, stained with blood, trembled in Lu Ye’s hand, not daring to emit even a faint hum. Its wielder was far too terrifying. The sword feared that if it dared to sing, its master might snap it in half.
Even the system remained silent, afraid that if it made a sound, the currently berserk Lu Ye might smash his own head open in search of the noise.
“Clean up the battlefield! Clean up the battlefield! Clean up the battlefield!”
Lu Ye’s remaining trace of subjective consciousness tried to assert itself, attempting to steer him back to sanity.
Combat was important, but so was cleaning up afterward!
Yet after the slaughter, Lu Ye didn’t even glance at the scattered corpses. His figure vanished in an instant.
…
On the seventh layer, Lu Ye landed with a resounding crash, his feet slamming into the ground.
He began sprinting, accelerating like an unstoppable force.
The members of the Yin-Yang Law Sect turned pale and quickly activated their formation. Yin and Yang swirled like a Taiji symbol, blocking Lu Ye’s path.
His speed increased, his momentum growing more overwhelming with each step. The heavens and earth seemed to merge with him as he charged.
With a single punch, he struck the Taiji formation.
“BOOM!”
The formation shattered instantly.
Screams and cries of agony echoed from behind the broken formation as blood stained the ground.
Luo Yuan stared in horror as a young figure reduced one of her sect’s Dao Integration experts to a mist of blood with a single punch.
She froze, recalling Yue Hongling’s warning.
“Luo Yuan, you must leave the Ancient Battleground of Prodigies. No matter what the others from the Yin-Yang Law Sect decide, if you want to survive, you must leave at all costs. If you stay, you will die—without a doubt, you will die!”
She hadn’t believed it then.
But now…
Indeed, death was inevitable.
A bitter smile appeared on Luo Yuan’s face. Then she tore a portion of her clothing, leaving just enough intact to exude a vulnerable allure.
She understood that subtle hints of vulnerability were far more seductive than outright exposure.
As the overwhelming stench of blood filled her delicate nose, a massive shadow loomed over her.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she raised her gaze timidly.
A fist larger than her face filled her vision, growing closer and closer.
“BOOM!”
Her head exploded, and blood gushed forth.
…
In the Valley of Nine Dragons, the screams and wails of the Yin-Yang Law Sect echoed.
Panic spread.
The annihilation of the Supreme Imperial Court and the Yin-Yang Law Sect happened too quickly. From the first strike to complete extinction, it all occurred within mere minutes.
The message was clear.
Their opponent wasn’t on the same level as them. It was a one-sided slaughter.
“Quickly! Order all our sect members to retreat immediately!”
The elders of the Mountain River Pagoda Sect were in chaos, their panic palpable.
The Twin-Winged Tome began transmitting messages frantically.
A prince from the Nine Li Empire rushed over. “Friend Cheng, please inform our cultivators to leave!”
“Friend Cheng, our disciples from the Calamity Sect—get them out now!”
Panic reigned.
Just ten minutes earlier, they had insisted their disciples remain inside. But now, seeing the Supreme Imperial Court and Yin-Yang Law Sect annihilated so swiftly, they were genuinely terrified.
The Twin-Winged Tome transmitted message after message.
A soul stone from the Supreme Sword Sect shattered—a sword cultivator who refused to leave.
Soon after, a soul stone from the Mountain River Pagoda Sect followed.
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
One after another, the soul stones broke.
Some people were transported out, their eyes filled with terror. Others arrived as lifeless corpses, blood splattered everywhere.
Soul stones shattered at an accelerating pace.
Terrified screams echoed.
“No! Stop! Don’t kill anymore!”
“He’s a devil! A devil!”
“Get me out! Let me out now!”
The cries and wails grew louder as the demon’s slaughter escalated, seemingly spurred on by the attempted escapes.
Eventually, no one else emerged from the vortex.
The swirling portal spun quietly, unsullied and serene.
Yet to everyone watching, it had become the gaping maw of a devil, swallowing all life within.