Chapter 17: Daring to Bully My Brother

Qing Wu Gui’s soul had grasped the essence of oppressive killing intent, naturally imbuing it with a sense of pressure and menace. From then on, every time he swung his sword, not only did he release his true energy, but he also carried this oppressive killing intent, making his opponents feel an overwhelming sense of pressure and fear even before battle.

Now, Qing Wu Gui hovered in the air, his gaze cold as he stared at Jia Ping and the other two. Jia Ping, along with those two at the later stage of the Yuan Ying phase, were stunned by Qing Wu Gui, who had just reached the middle stage of the Yuan Ying phase. Their souls began to feel that they should not defy him.

“Gu Tian, Gu Di, this kid has just reached this level, and there’s something strange about him. Calm down quickly—we should kill him together,” Jia Ping said. With his strong magical power, he realized Qing Wu Gui’s soul was peculiar and immediately regained his composure.

The two at the later stage of the Yuan Ying phase—Gu Tian and Gu Di—were also reminded and quickly snapped out of it, preventing the oppressive killing intent from invading their souls.

Qing Wu Gui, however, smiled faintly, looking down on the three with disdain. “When I was at the early stage of the Yuan Ying phase, I could already defeat cultivators at the middle stage. Now that I’ve reached the middle stage and grasped oppressive killing intent, I really want you three to test my strength.”

Jia Ping snorted and then shouted, “Gu Tian, Gu Di, let’s attack together! Don’t hold back—just kill him!”

It turned out that Jia Ping wanted to capture Qing Wu Gui alive so he could use soul-searching techniques. Now that Qing Wu Gui’s cultivation had improved, he feared he might not be able to control him, so he resolved to go all out.

After saying that, Jia Ping wielded his bone staff, releasing another wave of true energy that formed nine layers of black rings, aiming at Qing Wu Gui.

“Let’s see if you can withstand my Nine Spirit Lock Rings,” Jia Ping sneered.

At the same time, Gu Tian held his Tiger Tooth Sword and released his true energy, which transformed into two giant black tigers that rushed at Qing Wu Gui from both sides. Gu Di, wielding his Sky Striking Claw, also released his true energy, which turned into an eagle claw with five separate toes, shooting swiftly toward Qing Wu Gui.

Qing Wu Gui calmly watched the three as their spells attacked simultaneously. He immediately swung his black sword.

From the black sword came a stream of black true energy mixed with golden light. As the true energy moved with the sword, it first intercepted the Nine Spirit Lock Rings. Upon touching the black true energy, the rings instantly disintegrated, fading away layer by layer.

Qing Wu Gui’s black true energy not only contained golden light but also intense oppressive killing intent, allowing him to easily break through Jia Ping’s spells.

The two black tigers and five eagle-clawed beasts that followed were also instantly shattered by Qing Wu Gui’s black true energy. The black tigers turned illusory, and the eagle-clawed beasts vanished into nothingness.
“Impossible!” Jia Ping was shocked, his mouth agape in disbelief.
Three experts at the late Yuan Ying stage attacking a person at the mid-Yuan Ying stage simultaneously, only to be effortlessly defeated by him—this was utterly unbelievable.
“Nothing is impossible. The Cultivation of Demons Manual has its strengths and weaknesses. What you practice are just some low-level techniques. Though you have the cultivation level of late Yuan Ying, your energy level is still far too insufficient,” Qing Wu Gui sneered before explaining things aloud.
Jia Ping, Gu Tian, and Gu Di—all three from the Black Bone Sect—practiced bone-refining techniques, which were body-cultivation arts, but their understanding of the Five Elements energy was not very profound. Naturally, someone like Qing Wu Gui, who cultivated the Heart of a Asura and directly understood the energy of heaven and earth, had an undoubtedly direct and profound understanding of energy. Coupled with the oppressive killing intent he had just grasped, his use of energy became even more lethal.
Feeling Qing Wu Gui’s extreme disdain, Jia Ping became furious.
“Gu Tian, Gu Di, let’s attack again. Given that he’s only at mid-Yuan Ying, let’s see how many of our attacks he can withstand before we deplete his true energy,” Jia Ping transmitted through his spiritual sense, his voice filled with anger.
In an instant, Jia Ping, Gu Tian, and Gu Di launched another joint attack.
Jia Ping held his bone staff and made nine marks in the air, from which nine streams of black true energy emerged. Each stream transformed into a black-winged dragon, and all nine dragons rushed toward Qing Wu Gui simultaneously, aiming to encircle and kill him.
Gu Tian wielded his tiger-tooth sword, channeling his true energy to summon six black tigers. The six tigers roared loudly, their voices shaking the sky, as if capable of collapsing the entire Bai Mo Mountain Range. They then flew toward Qing Wu Gui, their ferocious momentum suggesting they would bite him to death.
Gu Di swung his Sky-Clawing Claw vigorously, pouring his true energy into it like flowing water, thus summoning ten giant black eagle claws. These ten claws attacked Qing Wu Gui from ten different directions at once.
These three experts at the late Yuan Ying stage all used their ultimate techniques, aiming to kill Qing Wu Gui in a single strike.
Qing Wu Gui immediately abandoned his disdainful expression and focused intently. Facing such three powerful spells, he couldn’t afford to slack off even slightly.
“Thousands of energies merge into black essence; oppressive killing intent amplifies its power!” Qing Wu Gui shouted loudly.

Then, Qing Wu Gui swung his black sword, releasing a circular sphere of black essence energy that rapidly expanded into a black sphere, enveloping himself entirely. Nine black-winged dragons, six black tigers, and ten black eagle claws attacked the black sphere at the same time. The black-winged dragons flapped their wings forcefully, striking the sphere, while their dragon heads collided violently with it, causing it to collapse repeatedly. The six black tigers, leveraging the power of the dragons, stomped fiercely on the weakened parts of the sphere, nearly crushing it entirely. The ten eagle claws took advantage of the gaps in the sphere and shot in immediately, targeting Qing Wu Gui directly. Inside the sphere, Qing Wu Gui swung his black sword; whenever the sphere was damaged, he would release black essence energy to repair it. However, dealing with the incoming eagle claws proved difficult for him—he had to swiftly swing his sword to scatter them while repairing the sphere. Inside the sphere, energy surged violently, and Qing Wu Gui began to struggle to hold on. Although he had grasped the art of oppressive killing intent, he had only just reached the middle stage of the Yuan Ying realm, and his essence energy was still unstable. Faced against three opponents at once, it was indeed hard for him to resist. One punch couldn’t match four hands; despite his high level of energy, it couldn’t withstand the combined power of Jia Ping and the two late-stage Yuan Ying cultivators. *Puh!* Inside the black sphere, Qing Wu Gui spat out a mouthful of blood. The sphere not only returned to its original shape but also suddenly enlarged, expanding and destroying the black-winged dragons, black tigers, and eagle claws. Qing Wu Gui himself slumped weakly atop the peak. Jia Ping, Gu Tian, and Gu Di avoided the sphere’s energy and floated in the air, mocking Qing Wu Gui coldly. By now, Qing Wu Gui’s essence energy was exhausted, leaving him at the mercy of the three. “Kid, your comprehension is strong, but your realm is still lacking. I’ll kill you and take your cultivation methods, haha,” Jia Ping shouted triumphantly, ready to fly down and kill Qing Wu Gui in one strike. “You three bastards, daring to bully my brother!” Suddenly, a voice like that of a dragon or tiger came from afar. Jia Ping, Gu Tian, and Gu Di were stunned—who could this be? “Bad! Gu Tian, Gu Di, go kill that kid on the peak. I’ll hold off the newcomer,” Jia Ping replied quickly. Gu Tian and Gu Di immediately flew toward the peak to kill Qing Wu Gui.

Suddenly, Wei Yan appeared and blocked Gu Tian and Gu Di right away. Wei Yan’s true form was a four-winged swift eagle, whose greatest strength lay in speed—his teleportation range was much greater than Qu Yi’s. Teleportation relied primarily on the ability of spiritual perception; wherever the spiritual sense could reach, true energy could be used to teleport there instantly. Naturally, with his advanced Yuan Ying stage cultivation, Wei Yan arrived at the peak immediately and protected Qing Wu Gui. Qu Yi, on the other hand, arrived later, wielding the Fu Long Sword and charging at Jia Ping. The Fu Long Sword was a top-tier treasure of the metal element, capable only of being forged by experts at the Divided Attention stage. When Qu Yi used it at full strength, he could unleash the power of his advanced Yuan Ying stage. His first move was to activate the strongest formation within the sword—“True Dragon Devours Souls.” A hundred-meter-long dragon glowing with golden light soared into the air and charged at Jia Ping. Jia Ping was initially shocked but quickly regained his composure. He swung his bone staff with all his might, causing three hundred-meter-sized black-winged dragons to emerge and surround the golden dragon. The dragon and the eagle fought in the air, producing loud roars, golden light, and black clouds that exploded and scattered constantly. Qu Yi and Jia Ping were evenly matched. At the peak below, Wei Yan effortlessly deflected Gu Tian and Gu Di’s attacks. With a single slash of his sword, he kept them suspended in midair, preventing them from falling. Just then, three more auras appeared in the distance. All three were at the advanced Yuan Ying stage—one exuded a strong bloodly aura, another a chilling bone-cold aura, and the third a intense icy aura. The three arrived in an instant. Jia Ping, Gu Tian, and Gu Di thought the newcomers were also from the five major cultivation sects of the South Demon Continent and believed they had come to help them attack Qu Yi, Qing Wu Gui, and Wei Yan. But the situation turned out to be completely different. A blood mass quickly flew out and transformed into a hundred-meter-tall red giant, diving at Jia Ping. An old man holding a pale skull used his true energy to create a hundred-meter-tall white bone giant, which slapped at Gu Tian. A beautiful woman whose body seemed frozen opened her mouth, and a hundred-meter-tall ice pillar was hurled at Gu Di. “This…” Jia Ping, Gu Tian, and Gu Di were utterly confused—how could these three at the advanced Yuan Ying stage help Qu Yi and his companions? In shock, they could only resist with all their might. Black-winged dragons, black tigers, and eagle claws filled the sky as they fought desperately against the sudden appearance of the blood giant, the white bone giant, and the ice pillar. They barely managed to hold off the attacks.

But at this moment, Qu Yi immediately used his Golden Element speed technique, “A Thousand Miles in an Inch,” to rush to Jia Ping’s side and kill him on the spot. Taking advantage of the situation, Qu Yi quickly went to Gu Tian and Gu Di as well, ending their lives right away.
“Master!”
Three late Yuan Ying stage cultivators who had suddenly arrived shouted at Wei Yan like this.
It turned out that these three were precisely the late Yuan Ying stage cultivators that Wei Yan had defeated in the Bai Mo Mountain Range over the past month. He had planted soul shackles on them, turning them into his servants.