Whoosh~
At this moment, a sharp sword light cut through the void and instantly fell on the body of Emperor Tianxie. The madness on Emperor Tianxie's face disappeared, replaced by a look of unwillingness, and then his own life force quickly dissipated, and he died on the spot!
Swish~Swish~
With the death of Emperor Tianxie, everyone's eyes immediately turned to the source of the sword light. The cultivator who took action was none other than Yang Qi.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Yang Qi couldn't help but explain, "I originally didn't plan to use any life-saving items, but I didn't expect him to be so crazy. Fortunately, I was prepared."
In fact, when Emperor Tianxie escaped, Yang Qi had already prepared a life-saving item, but he never used it. It was not until Emperor Tianxie chose to self-destruct that he used the life-saving item to kill Emperor Tianxie.
Of course, the threat posed by the seriously injured Tianxie Emperor was greatly reduced, so the life-saving item Yang Qi used was just a low-level Martial Emperor-level life-saving item, which was not too precious to him. If he had used the life-saving item directly from the beginning, a simple low-level Martial Emperor-level life-saving item would definitely not be able to kill Tianxie Emperor, because the life-saving item that Xiao Ning had activated before was of this level.
Hearing this, the corners of everyone's mouth twitched fiercely, but they did not think that Yang Qi's words were exaggerated. After all, they had witnessed Yang Qi's methods with their own eyes.
With Yang Qi's strength and their cooperation, even without the life-saving item that Xiao Ning had activated before, there might still be a chance to kill Emperor Tianxie, but the price to pay would be greater.
Xiao Ning looked at Yang Qi in front of him and said with gratitude, "This time it's all thanks to Brother Yang. If it weren't for Brother Yang's help, I'm afraid not only our Xiao family, but the entire Huoyan City would be finished."
If Yang Qi wasn't there, they might not be able to kill Emperor Tianxie, let alone lure him away. By then, not only them, but the entire Huoyan City would be in danger.
Following Xiao Ning's words, other practitioners also expressed their gratitude to Yang Qi, and there was a hint of awe in their eyes when they looked at Yang Qi.
Among the people present, there were many who were higher in cultivation than Yang Qi, but the strength shown by Yang Qi was such that even if they joined forces, they might not be Yang Qi's opponent, not to mention Xiao Ning, the strongest among them. In the cultivation world, the strong are respected, and this is even more so in the chaotic Chaos Star Sea. Yang Qi's strength was higher than theirs, so he naturally won their respect.
“You guys don’t need to be so polite. I just happened to meet him by chance. I saw that the Tianxie Emperor was weaker than the ordinary Martial Emperor, so I had the idea of fighting him.” Yang Qi said with a calm smile.
Yang Qi had no intention of telling anyone about the matters concerning Emperor Tianxie and the Temple. After all, the power of the Temple was far beyond the reach of him and the Xiao family, and telling anyone about it would only add to their troubles.
A battle with the Martial Emperor
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but smile bitterly in their hearts. This guy is really infuriating.
Among them, even Xiao Ning, a cultivator at the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, did not dare to think of fighting against a Martial Emperor Realm cultivator, but Yang Qi, a cultivator at the middle stage of the 9-star Martial Emperor Realm cultivator, dared to fight against a Martial Emperor Realm cultivator. This was the difference! Of course, Yang Qi did have this strength, and he was not overestimating himself.
Xiao Ning glanced at the corpse of Emperor Tianxie not far away, and immediately said, "Brother Yang, it is only Brother Yang who can kill Emperor Tianxie in this battle. The corpse of Emperor Tianxie and the remaining treasures will be left to Brother Yang to deal with."
Hearing this, Yang Qi did not refuse. He also learned more about the so-called temple through Emperor Tianxie. After all, he and the temple were irreconcilable.
Wow~
After collecting the corpse of Emperor Tianxie, the group quickly rushed to Huoyan World. At the same time, Xiao Ning and others also informed their clansmen of the news of killing Emperor Tianxie and asked them to return to Huoyan City. After all, Huoyan City was the old nest that everyone had run for many years. Now that the threat was lifted, there was no need to give up the foundation that they had built for many years.
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"Emperor Tianxie is dead?"
After receiving Xiao Ning's message, the Third Elder was slightly stunned. It was beyond his expectation that a cultivator from Huoyan City had killed the Great Emperor Tianxie. He was very aware of the power of the Martial Emperor Realm. Even if Xiao Ning had a life-saving item at the Martial Emperor level, it would be almost impossible to kill the Martial Emperor Realm with it.
"Is the news reliable?" the middle-aged man beside him asked hurriedly.
“It should be reliable.”
The third elder nodded slightly and continued, "It is absolutely impossible for the head of the family to surrender to the Great Emperor Tianxie. With his strength, it is impossible for him to be forcibly controlled by the Great Emperor Tianxie."
Xiao Ning was at least a cultivator at the peak of the Martial Emperor level. Although he was no match for the Martial Emperor, unless he took the initiative to let the Tianxie Emperor control him, the Tianxie Emperor, who had just entered the Martial Emperor level and whose strength was weaker than that of a normal Martial Emperor, would definitely not be able to forcefully control Xiao Ning. In this way, the information Xiao Ning sent back was naturally credible.
The middle-aged man heard this and said bitterly, "I just don't know how much the family has lost this time?"
Xiao Ning's message was credible, and Emperor Tianxie had indeed fallen. However, with the strength of Xiao Ning and others, it would cost a huge price to kill a Martial Emperor cultivator, even the weakest one in the Martial Emperor realm.
The Xiao family practitioners who followed Xiao Ning into battle were the most powerful ones in the Xiao family. After this battle, no one knew how many practitioners were still alive. The Xiao family and even Huoyan City were definitely seriously injured!
The Third Elder heard this and said calmly, "The family's loss will not be small. We should rush back to the family as soon as possible. With the protection of Huoyan City, we can at least ensure the Xiao family's influence in Huoyan World. At most, we can shrink the influence of other cultivation worlds and develop slowly."
Xiao Ning was alive, which meant that the Xiao family still had at least one Martial Emperor at the peak. In addition, the Xiao family had no losses among the middle-level members, and with a strong base like Huoyan City, it would take some time to recover. Facing a Martial Emperor, the Xiao family was not destroyed, and even their base was saved. This was already a great blessing, so how could they expect anything else
Hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but have a bitter smile on his face, but they still quickly passed the message on, asking the Xiao family members to temporarily return to their respective posts, and the practitioners who evacuated from Huoyan City began to return to Huoyan City.
When the Xiao family began to send a message to inform the Xiao family members, other cultivation forces and even cultivators who had evacuated Huoyan City received the news one after another. Some cultivators from some cultivation forces were fine, and they started to rush back to Huoyan City after receiving the message, but some cultivators from smaller forces did not dare to return to Huoyan City immediately even if they received the news. Instead, they decided to observe secretly first, fearing that this was news deliberately spread by the Evil Cloud Cult to lead them back to Huoyan City. (To be continued)