Chapter 254: Chapter 253: One Sword Breaks All Laws

"But I’ve never seen him cultivate!"

Li Qinghe was having an existential crisis.

She used to watch Qin Yang whenever she had a free moment.

He spent every day slacking off, eating and drinking. She had never seen him cultivate, not even for a second!

’A guy like that... can reach the Venerable Realm?’

"Wait, Master, don’t you just slack off all day?!"

Li Qinghe brushed back her short hair, her expression one of disbelief. But the aura before her couldn’t be faked. Everyone in the room felt the terrifying Star Force, which far surpassed the realm of Heaven and Man’s Sympathy.

In fact, it was similar to the Venerable Alliance Leader’s aura.

At that thought, Li Qinghe was dumbfounded. She realized that on this very day, her entire worldview had been shattered. First, she found out she was part of a powerful sect.

But what was now making her question her very existence was...

’Qin Yang is actually in the Venerable Realm!?’

’Unbelievable!’

"What? Is there a problem?"

Qin Yang spread his hands.

"I already told you, your master wasn’t slacking off—that was cultivation! And you didn’t even believe me!"

The moment he finished speaking, his figure vanished. He stepped through the void, using Close Yet So Far to race toward the battlefield.

...

...

「Outside the apartment complex, behind the cordon set up by the Star Martial Police Bureau.」

A large number of armored vehicles had formed a defensive line. The torrential rain hammered against their chassis. Under the eaves of a building, two figures were sighing.

"Captain Xia, please don’t make things difficult for us."

A fully-armed officer sighed, blocking Xia He’s path. "This is official business," he said resolutely. "The Commander himself gave the order. You absolutely cannot go in. Please, just watch the battle from here."

"Sigh... All right, I get it. I’ll back down."

Xia He took a step back and shook his head helplessly. "Then I’ll just wait here."

He tilted his head back to look at the sky.

This battle between Venerables was far beyond anything he could imagine. If a mortal like him got too close and was caught in the crossfire, it would mean certain death or crippling injury. The consequences would be dire.

’The Venerable Realm is insane,’

At the thought, Xia He glanced around, not even daring to dwell on it.

That Realm was simply too far beyond his reach.

He could see it, but never touch it.

He scanned his surroundings.

The abandoned high-rise had collapsed, kicking up clouds of dust and smoke. Most of the officers’ faces were gaunt. After enduring the roar from the Venerable Realm expert, they had all suffered significant mental trauma.

’And this is just the edge of the cordoned-off area...’

Xia He lamented inwardly. ’I can’t even imagine what it’s like closer to the center of the complex.’

’It’s a good thing I took that Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill from Qin Yang. Otherwise... I’d probably be in the same state as them.’

The fact that he could sit here and argue with the officers was a small miracle. It was pointless to ask for more.

’I just wonder how Old Qin is doing,’

Xia He leaned helplessly against an armored police car, pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and took out two. He offered one to the officer blocking his path.

"Thanks, Captain Xia."

The officer took the cigarette but didn’t light it. Instead, he tucked it into his pocket and remained at his post.

"Go on, have a smoke. It’s not like I’m going to report you, man..."

Xia He was about to pull out his lighter to give the officer a light,

when his gaze drifted upward. Suddenly, he saw a figure shoot into the sky, heading straight for the battlefield!

Star Force collapsed in his wake!

"???"

Xia He stared blankly at the sky. He recognized that familiar figure instantly. Others might be uncertain, but he knew exactly who it was.

’Is that... Old Qin?’

The lighter froze in Xia He’s hand. He was dumbstruck, and the cigarette dangling from his lips fell to the ground...

’Old Qin is a Venerable Realm expert?’

’No freaking way!’

’That kid does nothing but laze around all day!’

’I fuckin’ laze around plenty, too!’

’So why aren’t *I* in the Venerable Realm?!’

...

High in the sky, wind and dust swirled.

"Everyone, there is no need to resist any longer,"

Meng Tianxuan hovered with his hands behind his back, calming the turbulent Star Force within him before slowly exhaling.

He had to admit, the Heaven-Blasting Gang’s foundation was far deeper than he had imagined. Every single one of them actually possessed Emperor Level Martial Arts.

But fortunately, Emperor Level Martial Arts alone were not enough!

The gap between a Celestial Venerable and an Earth Venerable was immense.

He could crush them with brute force, using his Star Force alone!

"..."

Meng Tianxuan’s gaze swept over the people before him.

Before his eyes, Lin Dong and the others were bleeding from their mouths and noses. Their Star Force was depleted, and they were visibly weakened, their faces as pale as frost...

"Not bad. To have held on for this long is a testament to the Heaven-Blasting Gang."

Meng Tianxuan lowered his gaze, his voice cold and merciless as he apathetically scanned the crowd. "I will give you one last chance. Summon your Gang Leader, and I will let this matter go."

"Hmph, you overestimate yourselves! You think you’re worthy of fighting our Gang Leader?"

Qi Qingshan, standing beside Meng Tianxuan, jeered loudly. His gaze was fixed on the Ziwei Divine Sword, the greed in his eyes intensifying.

’So close!’

’The seven members of the Heaven-Blasting Gang are critically injured. One more strike from the Alliance Leader, and these disciples of the Sword God will be annihilated! The Ziwei Divine Sword will be mine!’

"Alliance Leader, strike now!"

At this thought, Qi Qingshan could barely contain his impatience.

He rubbed his hands together in excitement, urging him on.

"Patience."

Meng Tianxuan called out to the heavens once more, giving his final summons.

"Heaven-Blasting Gang Leader! Show yourself before me at once!"

However, the sky remained silent.

"So be it."

This time, Meng Tianxuan did not hesitate. He flipped his palm and brought it down once more.

A boundless mountain of a palm, far more powerful than his previous attack, descended.

The void ripped apart, threatening to annihilate everything.

But just then, he felt a tremor in the air, and a crisp ringing sound reached his ears.

’The ring of a sword?!’

A dazzling purple light flared to life!

The Ziwei Divine Sword suddenly let out a clear, ringing cry, as if in celebration. The next moment, it shot from its wielder’s grasp, transforming into a streak of purple light that flew downward at an angle.

"What’s this?!"

The Venerable Alliance Leader’s pupils constricted.

"What’s happening?"

Qi Qingshan trembled, a cold sweat breaking out on his back. He followed the path of the Ziwei Divine Sword and saw that between the giant Heaven-Reaching Palm and its targets, a figure had suddenly appeared.

The Ziwei Divine Sword flew into the man’s hand, moving as if it were a natural extension of his own arm.

BOOM!!!

In that instant, a storm of Sword Intent erupted!

"Qin!"

Liu Wushuang was stunned, instantly recognizing Qin Yang. She never imagined he would appear at a time like this!

With the crushing might of the Alliance Leader’s Heaven-Reaching Palm bearing down, she had no time to intervene and save him!

But in the next moment,

they witnessed a sight they would never forget. Qin Yang placed his hand on the hilt of the Ziwei Divine Sword, gripping it in a drawing stance as countless streams of Sword Intent converged on its center.

Then, with the speed of a thunderbolt, he drew the blade.

SHING!

The flash of the blade tore through space, becoming a single, cold line that sliced toward the giant palm. The two terrifyingly powerful auras collided, and the Heaven-Reaching Palm instantly began to crack!

He shattered the palm with a single sword strike!

The boundless palm split down the middle...

"How is that possible?"

The Venerable Alliance Leader was instantly shocked. A thin line of blood appeared on the surface of his own palm.

"It’s you?!"

Qi Qingshan snapped back to his senses, his eyes widening in fury. He stared intently at the figure before him, his entire body frozen as if struck by lightning.

"Who is this, Qingshan?"

The Venerable Alliance Leader, Meng Tianxuan, frowned. He retracted the Star Force from his palm, his expression as placid as a still lake, but inside, his mind was reeling.

Just now, this stranger’s attack had shattered the balance of Star Force in the area, turning the tables in an instant!

Moreover, judging from that strike, there was no doubt...

This was yet another Venerable Realm expert!

’Why have I never heard of him?’

At this thought, the Venerable Alliance Leader was even more shocked. Before coming to Jianghai, he had conducted a thorough investigation.

He never expected, that Venerable Realm experts would keep popping up one after another.

’Just how many Venerables does Jianghai City have?’

Meng Tianxuan was starting to have an existential crisis. Even the Venerable Alliance couldn’t gather eight Venerables on short notice; it would take time to send out the call. Yet here in Jianghai City, they were popping up one after another. He couldn’t afford to be careless.

His first guess was that this was the Heaven-Blasting Gang Leader, but the man was far too young—younger than his own son. ’How could someone at his age be in the Venerable Realm?’

"The first disciple of the Jianghai Sword God! Qin Yang!"

Qin Yang held the Ziwei Divine Sword in a reverse grip, his voice ringing out like steel. "I have come to ask for pointers!"

"Seniors, are you all right?"

Qin Yang turned to "Lin Dong" and the others and asked after them.

’If you’re going to put on a show, you have to go all the way.’

Seeing Qin Yang, some color returned to the faces of Lin Dong and the others. They slowly gathered around him, forcing faint smiles onto their pale faces.

"Qin Yang, what are you doing here, kid?"

"Didn’t we tell you to stay below?"

Their words were filled with the concern of elders, and Qin Yang quickly cupped his hands respectfully.

"Our sect is in peril, and my Senior Uncles are fighting for their lives. As a junior, I cannot simply stand by and watch. Besides..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Qi Qingshan, his killing intent flaring. "There’s also a noisy mutt that needs to be dealt with. I’m here to settle the score for what he did to me earlier!"

The moment he spoke.

"You!"

Hearing this, Qi Qingshan was instantly overcome with rage. He subconsciously started to charge forward, but then a thought struck him, and he recoiled in fear.

’If Qin Yang is in the Venerable Realm now... then the pressure from my Sword Intent earlier... was completely useless against him?’

’So that kid was just acting the whole time?’

’Does that mean I was the clown all along?!’

"Qin is actually in the Venerable Realm?"

Liu Wushuang, standing to the side, was utterly dumbfounded and murmured the same thing. Hearing this, she was still in a daze, unable to believe her ears.

When Meng Tianxuan heard Qin Yang’s introduction, a memory surfaced.

He vaguely recalled it.

’Qin Yang... so this is the Sword God’s disciple?’

’To reach the Venerable Realm at such a young age.’

’His talent is truly terrifying!’

...

...

「Fuhai District」

"Master, you were so cool!"

"Keep it low-key, low-key."

Qin Yang lay on the sofa, enjoying Xiaobai’s massage. "Just a basic move. No need to make a big fuss."

"But, Master... have you really thought this through?"

Xiaobai kneaded Qin Yang’s shoulders. The man and the fox watched the news broadcast on TV as she whispered:

"You’re showing off so much. You know you’re going to get your butt kicked later, right?"

"???"

Qin Yang was speechless.

’What kind of thing is that to say?’

’I just made my grand entrance, and this is what you say?’

"But don’t worry, Master,"

Xiaobai blinked, changing the subject. She stretched out a small, pearly-white hand, opening and closing it as she said dreamily, "When the time comes, you can just blow yourself up! KABOOM!!

That Alliance Leader guy won’t stand a chance!"

Qin Yang: "..."