Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 83 - Chopping

This scene left Wan Rongzhe speechless as his son was amongst the dead. Seeing his son beheaded by Liu Wuxie caused his mind to go blank. He even forgot to be furious and even breathe. But when Wan Rongzhe came to his senses, he couldn’t describe his current emotions, and he could only use vicious words to express his anger as his hair fluttered by the outburst of aura he released. “Liu Wuxie, I’ll tear you into pieces!”

Wan Rongzhe’s veins bulged as he radiated a terrifying aura of murderous intent, spreading throughout the entire street. As he approached, his aura intensified, causing the corpses on the ground to be flung away.

The experts of the Wan Clan followed closely behind him, their eyes fixed on Liu Wuxie as if they wanted to devour him alive. Tian Qisha and the Tian Clan also moved in, surrounding Liu Wuxie from the other side to prevent him from escaping.

“You bastard! I swear that I’ll kill you today!” Tian Qisha’s voice rose with each word.

Xu Yilin watched with horror, as Liu Wuxie’s strength had increased greatly over the past ten days. Xue Yang was also taken aback and realized that Liu Wuxie posed a threat that needed to be eliminated before he could grow any stronger.

“Kill me?” A devilish smile rose on Liu Wuxie’s lips. He mocked, “You trash want my life?”

More than a thousand people surrounded him, and a great battle seemed inevitable. This made Xu Yilin nervous, fearing that something might happen to Liu Wuxie. If Liu Wuxie died, how would he explain it to Big Brother Liu when he returned?

“All of you, kill him together!” Xue Yang ordered the three Xue Clan’s members nearby. He felt that the Tian and Wan Clans alone would not be able to defeat Liu Wuxie and that the Xue Clan needed to get involved as well.

“Understood!” The three members of the Xue Clan stepped forward and joined the battle. With five experts at the pinnacle of the Spirit Cleansing Realm now fighting against him, what chance did Liu Wuxie have?

The entire Azure Billow City was enveloped in murderous intent, and everyone could smell the pungent stench of blood, even from ten miles away.

“I fear that the power dynamics in Azure Billow City will be forever changed after today!” Voices could be heard discussing the situation from a distance as more people gathered, but they kept their distance, not wanting to get caught up in the chaos.

“I’m betting on the Tian Clan. They’ve been planning for this for a long time and have even formed an alliance with the Xue Clan from the Imperial Capital. The Xu Clan is in trouble now.” Many people were throwing their support behind the Tian and Wan Clans.

The Xu Clan was a newly risen aristocrat whose foundation was inferior to the Tian and Wan Clans. With the support of the City Lord Mansion and the Xue Clan, the Tian and Wan Clans were like tigers with wings attached to them. There was a huge difference regardless of overall combat strength or the number of experts.

“Don’t be so sure about that. Didn’t you just see Liu Wuxie killing two hundred disciples by himself?” Some supported the Xu Clan, but there weren’t many.

After decades of fighting in the shadows, the outcome would finally be decided today.

Liu Wuxie scanned his surroundings, knowing that this was only the beginning of the real massacre. As he raised his blade towards the sky, his aura grew even stronger. Though his cultivation was only at the fourth level of the Xiantian Realm, thanks to the desolate true essence, his aura was comparable to that of someone at the pinnacle of the Spirit Cleansing Realm.

Furthermore, Liu Wuxie’s physique had been transformed by the mysterious liquid produced by the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron, allowing him to surpass others at the same level of cultivation. When his blade intent descended, it brought with it a suffocating and destructive pressure that threatened to drive everyone mad.

“Blade intent! He’s using blade intent!” someone exclaimed from the crowd. Those who could comprehend sword intent were considered geniuses, but those who could comprehend blade intent were on a whole other level.

Tian Qisha’s face twisted in discomfort as he sensed Liu Wuxie’s blade intent. Even he felt uneasy facing it, as if he were being stared down by a ferocious beast, causing his body to stiffen. This was the true power of blade intent.

But the ordinary disciples simply looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what blade intent was.

“Quick, kill before he can gather his strength!” Wang Rongzhe roared, and the experts of the Wan Clan charged forward. The elders, all in the late phase of the Xiantian Realm, surged forward like a tidal wave, causing the ground to shake and the slabs to fly. The Tian Clan followed closely behind, and with more than a thousand people attacking at once; even an expert in the Marrow Cleansing Realm would not dare to face them head-on.

The attacks converged on Liu Wuxie like a steel hurricane, threatening to engulf him if he wasn’t careful.

As their weapons descended upon Liu Wuxie, the attacks of the Wan and Tian Clans reached their peak, fueled by their anger and desire to take Liu Wuxie’s life with a single blow.

The sound of their attacks was deafening, and the ground where Liu Wuxie stood was heavily damaged. Even an expert in the Marrow Cleansing Realm would have been killed by such a barrage of attacks.

“Wuxie!” Xu Yilin roared and was on the verge of bursting into tears.

The guards of the Xu Clan also had tears rolling down their cheeks. They had witnessed Liu Wuxie’s performance for the past year, and they all considered him to be the pillar of the Xu Clan.

Tian Qisha laughed heartily, confident that no one could survive such a barrage of attacks. He was certain that Liu Wuxie was dead, his body torn apart.

A terrifying shockwave swept outwards, nearly blowing apart the gates of the Xu Clan even from several hundred meters away.

“Is that brat dead?” Wan Butong asked, still shaken by the fear that Liu Wuxie had instilled in him. If Liu Wuxie were still alive, Wan Butong would never be able to hold his head up again, having been humiliated by him in the colosseum.

“Hmph, I’ll call him my grandfather if he’s not dead after taking all those attacks!” sneered a disciple of the Wan Clan. As the dust settled, all that remained was a huge crater. There was no sign of Liu Wuxie’s body.

“Did you ask if I’m willing to have you as my grandson?” A flash of blade light cut through the air, impossible to avoid as everyone was packed tightly together. The Wan Clan disciple who had spoken earlier was struck head-on, and it was too late for him to flee as the blade reached him.

“ARGH! I DON’T WANT TO DIE!” he screamed as he was sliced in half at the waist. His body fell to the ground, still clinging to life.

But this was only the beginning. Blade light bloomed throughout the crowd as Liu Wuxie moved like a killing machine, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.

“Dammit! Quick, defend!” Wan Rongzhe cried out in panic. Despite their numerous attacks seemingly landing on Liu Wuxie, he couldn’t understand how they had all missed and how Liu Wuxie had managed to dodge them before appearing in the crowd. It was a mystery!

No one, not even the experts in the Marrow Cleansing Realm, knew the answer to that mystery. They also couldn’t see clearly how Liu Wuxie disappeared.

As Liu Wuxie’s rampage continued, more bodies fell to the ground. He moved with the Seven Dipper Steps, leaving behind afterimages that no one could keep up with.

“Quick, restrain him!” Tian Qisha was on the verge of going insane. He charged forward, but every time he made a move, Liu Wuxie would mysteriously disappear, like a cat toying with a mouse. Liu Wuxie wasn’t ready to fight the five Spirit Cleansing Realms yet and wanted to instill fear in them first.

A Wan Clan’s disciple suddenly threw his weapon away, yelling, “I don’t want to fight anymore! I want to go home!”

But it was already too late as the ruthless blade descended on him. As the number of corpses on the ground increased, they didn’t take long to pile up.

“Fight back! Fight back!” Wan Rongzhe roared. His heart was bleeding as he watched the Wan clan’s disciples and elders fall.

The two clans had been established in Azure Billow City for over a hundred years, growing to their current size. But with so many deaths, even if they survived this day, their clans would be greatly weakened. They were too slow to keep up with Liu Wuxie’s Seven Dipper Steps, not even those in the Marrow Cleansing Realm, let alone those in the Houtian and Xiantian Realms.

Liu Wuxie looked like he was chopping vegetables as he swung his blade, taking multiple lives as he weaved through the crowd.

“Liu Wuxie, I curse you a terrible death!” A Tian Clan’s elder charged forward after witnessing Liu Wuxie behead his son.

“Hmph! A bunch of scraps!” Liu Wuxie continued to swing his blade, and as the elder drew near, he froze, and his head was sent flying. As the elder’s head soared into the sky, blood and brain matter splattered everywhere, his eyes popping out of their sockets.

The shop owners gathered far away were so shocked that their mouths were wide open. As the two eyeballs flew towards them, two of the shopkeepers instinctively swallowed, their stomachs churning as they vomited.

Those who had been mocking Liu Wuxie earlier had received their just desserts. After all, it was too much of a coincidence that the two eyeballs had landed in their mouths right after they had ridiculed Liu Wuxie.

The battlefield was a scene of carnage. What had once been a crowd of over a thousand had been decimated in the blink of an eye. Those who remained were fleeing with no intention of continuing the fight. They didn’t want to die there.

Liu Wuxie was a force to be reckoned with. They couldn’t match his speed and were being slaughtered like livestock.

“Break through!” Xu Yishan ordered, leading the Xu Clan’s guards in a charge. Those who were fleeing were ordinary people, as Liu Wuxie had already killed all the cultivators in the Xiantian Realm. The remaining ones were in the Houtian Realm.

The deacons of the Xu Clan, all in the Xiantian Realm, had been holding back for a long time. Seeing an opportunity, they didn’t hesitate to charge forward. If they didn’t act now, Liu Wuxie might slaughter all the members of the Tian and Wan Clans on his own.

With their escape route blocked, another battle ensued. Only a few hundred people were left, and they were being slaughtered by the guards led by Xu Yishan.

Tian Qisha could only watch helplessly as his clan’s disciples fell one by one. He could only vent his anger on Liu Wuxie, as he was the cause of all this chaos.

As everyone else fell, only the five experts in the Spirit Cleansing Realm remained, their eyes bloodshot with rage.