First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1578 - Demanding an Explanation

Chai Beitong.

The miraculous genius in fifty-fifth place on the Universe Realm Immortal Rankings.

His combat prowess was sufficient to shake even early-stage Void Realm True Immortals. He was a true monster.

When he took action, all eyes were instantly upon him.

The corners of Xue Hongfeng’s lips twitched, and he sighed. “I might well take a beating, but I dare say with certainty that you’ll soon meet with disaster!”

Uproarious laughter followed his declaration.

Hua Xingchen couldn’t help but chuckle. This guy’s typically quite clever, but today, he’s so laughably juvenile.

“You say we’re in for disaster? Well, no worries. You'll see disaster right now!”

Chai Beitong attacked directly. He disappeared into thin air, and a moment later, he was right in front of Xue Hongfeng. He swept his palm through the air with immense force, his hand swathed in glittering golden light.

An attack like that could have threatened even an ordinary Void Realm True Immortal!

There was no doubt about it. Chai Beitong wanted to defeat Xue Hongfeng in a single strike and ruthlessly humiliate him!

“Do you think I’m afraid of you?” Xue Hongfeng roared and swung his fist.

Bang!!!

A moment later, he was sent flying back, and he slammed into the walls, hard. The room shook, and the cups and plates swayed on the tables.

Xue Hongfeng coughed up blood, and his face paled.

Although he too was a top expert of the Universe Realm, he was ultimately inferior to a monster like Chai Beitong.

“Your skills are inferior, yet you dare act wantonly. I’ll break your legs for that!” Chai Beitong stepped forward, his gaze contemptuous.

Xue Hongfeng tried to dodge, but Chai Beitong grabbed him and suppressed his cultivation base. A moment later, a terrifying power slammed into him.

Bang!!

Xue Hongfeng was sent flying, destroying countless tables and chairs. He was covered in spilled food and wine, and he looked utterly wretched.

The crowd couldn’t help but look at him pityingly. Why was this necessary? Did you really have to offend Hua Xingchen over an old friend’s junior? You brought this humiliation upon yourself!

“Hurry up and leave! I don’t need your help. Hurry——!” Fang Han shouted and struggled like mad, but it was to no avail. The middle-aged man in golden robes held him fast.

Whap!

The golden-robed man slapped Fang Han across the face. Blood gushed from the boy’s mouth and nose, and his mind went blank. His whole face was smeared with blood.

“Leave? Not until I’ve broken his legs!” Chai Beitong laughed hideously, appeared in front of Xue Hongfeng, and aimed a kick at his left knee.

The crowd could already picture Xue Hongfeng’s destroyed knee and agonized howling. They knew that this time, Xue Hongfeng had no hope of dodging.

But it was then that——

Bang!!!

The tightly shut doors split, scattering sharp fragments of wood.

Practically simultaneously, someone appeared before Xue Hongfeng out of nowhere and pulled him off the ground.

Bang!

Chai Beitong’s kick missed. The impact shook the floor, and the dazzling energy fluctuations of the room’s defensive formations appeared to neutralize the damage.

This sudden development left the guests stunned. All of them instinctively looked toward the broken door.

There, they saw a tall, upright figure in blue.

This was none other than Su Yi, but to most of the crowd, he just seemed like a party-crasher.

“Fellow Daoist Su, I just knew you’d come!” Xue Hongfeng said with delight. His hair was disheveled, and he was covered in blood, wine, and smooshed food. When he saw Su Yi, he couldn’t help but sigh in relief!

“Who are you? Why have you come to our banquet uninvited?” Chai Beitong said coldly. His gaze was utterly cold.

He was the closest to Su Yi, and Su Yi’s sudden arrival had startled him. He instinctively took two steps back and readied himself for battle.

But when he saw that Su Yi was just a young man in his twenties, Chai Beitong felt ashamed of his reaction, and furious, too. Murderous intent surged within his heart.

The others were looking at Su Yi too. All of them were surprised; anyone the least bit perceptive would have been able to tell how grand an event this banquet was.

Yet this youngster had dared barge in anyway. He was obviously no ordinary person.

Su Yi disregarded all of this. He just patted Xue Hongfeng on the shoulder. “Step aside and rest for now.”

He then looked past Chai Beitong, scanned the hall, and quickly found Fang Han and the golden-robed middle-aged man holding him aloft like a chicken.

The boy’s face was covered in blood, and there was a still-bleeding wound on his neck.

When he sensed Su Yi’s gaze, the typically stubborn youth tried to lower his head; it seemed he was incomparably ashamed of himself.

Meanwhile, Chai Beitong’s expression darkened. Despite their proximity, Su Yi had completely ignored him. He couldn’t help but find this an enormous affront to his dignity.

“I asked you a question!” Chai Beitong bellowed, his aura suddenly terrifying as he swung his palm at Su Yi.

Su Yi didn’t even look at him. He just stretched out his hand and pressed down.

Bang!!

Chai Beitong’s knees hit the ground. Despite the surging power of the room’s formations, he left indentations in the floor.

Chai Beitong grunted in agony, and his entire body convulsed.

It was as if a divine mountain had slammed into him, shattering his bones. Even his organs were badly damaged.

Gasps rang out throughout the room. The crowd’s eyes widened with disbelief.

A casual, airy strike had forced Chai Beitong, the fifty-fifth strongest on the Universe Realm Immortal Rankings, to his knees? Just who was that young man? Why was he so terrifyingly strong!?

Even Xue Hongfeng, who’d witnessed Su Yi’s strength before, couldn’t help but look dazed. Fierce! He’s simply ferocious! He couldn’t even be bothered to say a word to Chai Beitong. A flip of his palm, and he forced him to the ground!

Meanwhile, Su Yi was already approaching the center of the hall.

“What are you trying to do?” The golden-robed middle-aged man said gravely. He could tell at a glance that this was the young man who’d boarded the ship today alongside Fang Han.

When he captured Fang Han, he sent someone to investigate Su Yi’s origins, but he wasn’t all that concerned.

Who’d have thought Su Yi would barge in and attack?

The golden-robed middle-aged man immediately realized that this didn’t bode well.

Su Yi couldn’t be bothered to waste words with him. He just stretched out his hand and grabbed.

Boom!

Terrifying power descended, like the hand of god. The golden-robed man stiffened, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t control any of his cultivation base. He was as trapped as a bug in amber, completely suppressed.

“This is bad!” The golden-robed middle-aged man panicked. “Young Leader, save me!”

Whoosh!

A delicate figure was the first to charge at Su Yi.

She was a beautiful woman in green. This was none other than Lu Shangxiu, the dazzling genius in sixty-fourth place on the Universe Realm Immortal rankings.

When she attacked, she directly activated her Natal Dao Sword, and she struck to kill. She showed no mercy whatsoever.

Clang!

She swung her ink-black sword with all her might, stirring up a destructive wave of immortal light.

Su Yi’s eyes glinted with cold light. He stretched out his hand and flicked his finger.

Crunch!!

The Dao Sword split, sending countless fragments flying through the air.

Lu Shangxiu suffered the resulting backlash. It was as if she’d been struck by a hammer; she coughed up blood and fell to the ground, her beautiful face pallid and full of terror.

What kind of terrifying power was that!?

Meanwhile, Su Yi was already right in front of the golden-robed middle-aged man. He drew his finger through the air, and a bleeding severed head fell to the ground.

The man’s headless corpse relaxed its grip on Fang Han, who Su Yi moved in front of him.

This entire series of events happened in a flash, so quick it seemed unbelievable.

None of them would have guessed that Su Yi would be so terrifyingly strong. This was one-sided suppression! He hadn’t just dealt Lu Shangxiu heavy damage. He’d even killed the golden-robed middle-aged man on the spot!

They didn’t even have a chance to save him!

Deathly silence fell. Even the birds ceased their song.

A bone-piercing chill swept through the hall. Everyone had long since jumped to their feets, but now, chills coursed down their spines.

An uninvited guest had suppressed Chai Beitong, severely injured Lu Shangxiu, and decapitated the middle-aged man in golden robes. From beginning to end, he didn’t say a word. He was so domineering as to make their hearts quiver!

At the center of the hall, Hua Xingchen rose, his eyes flashing like lightning and his brow furrowed.

He was the monster in sixteenth place in the Universe Realm Immortal Rankings, yet Su Yi’s strength put pressure on even him!

“Sir, you came out of nowhere, and attacked and killed my subordinate without even pausing to ask questions. Don’t you think that’s over the line?” growled Hua Xingchen.

Su Yi disregarded him, instead brushing off Fang Han’s clothes and asking, “You didn’t do anything wrong. Why are you avoiding my gaze?”

Fang Han hung his head and whispered, “If I hadn’t insisted on leaving on my own, I would never have caused this disaster, and you would never have needed to save me.”

The youth looked ill at ease, nervous, and ashamed.

But Su Yi laughed. “Disaster? No, this is nothing but a bit of trouble.”

He pointed to Xue Hongfeng. “Stand over there and watch. Once I’ve dealt with things here, we’ll leave together.”

Fang Han nodded and did as he was told. The stubborn youth was suddenly uncharacteristically obedient.

The crowd witnessed this entire exchange, and their expressions darkened. This uninvited guest is far too domineering! He’s completely ignoring even Hua Xingchen. It’s like none of the experts here are worthy of his attention!

But perhaps because of Su Yi’s sheer domineeringness, or perhaps because he’d just tyrannically decapitated someone, no one dared act recklessly.

Not even Hua Xingchen!

It was to the point that Chai Beitong continued kneeling on the ground, as if terrified that Su Yi would kill him. He dared not move recklessly!

“I demand a satisfactory explanation.” Su Yi’s smile faded. He stood alone in the center of the hall and scanned the crowd. “Otherwise, none of you will be permitted to leave this place.”

This tone was calm and casual, but his words went off like a thunderclap. The crowd’s expressions shifted.

“Young man, do you have any idea who we are? How dare you threaten us like this?” an older-generation cultivator said furiously.

Su Yi drew his hand through the air.

Splurt!

A streak of sword qi exploded into being, splitting the older-generation cultivator in half. Blood poured onto the ground. All that remained of the man was his soul.

The crowd’s hearts quivered. Su Yi’s barbaric, unreasonable methods left all of them stunned.

Su Yi flicked his fingers and said casually, “I’ll be blunt. If I don’t get a satisfactory answer, the king of heaven himself could show up, and it still wouldn’t be enough to save your lives!”