“Die!”
At the next moment, Azure Fang roared.
As his voice echoed, countless fist shadows swiftly merged, forming a massive phantom fist in the void in front of him, exuding a dense aura of death.
Then, the phantom fist, charged with astonishing energy, slammed towards the thin and elderly man’s axe.
Boom!
Without any suspense, the fist obliterated the axe and ruthlessly struck the thin elder’s chest. What left the thin elder in despair was that although the Eight-fold Fist seemed like a single punch, its terrifying power was only revealed upon impact.
In that fleeting moment, waves of Chi rapidly accumulated, each stronger than the last, culminating in an explosion within his body like a cannonball. A large spray of blood gushed out as the thin elder was sent flying two to three hundred meters away, bones shattered, meridians severed.
Anyone familiar with the Eight-fold Fist believed it to be a God-Emperor realm technique. However, Azure Fang knew the truth: it was a Sovereign Realm technique deliberately misinformed by the Ray family to avoid drawing unwanted attention.
Having practiced the Eight-fold Fist for years, even though Azure Fang currently held the pinnacle strength of a War God-Emperor, he knew he could unleash about sixty to seventy percent of its power-more than enough to slay a half-step Sovereign.
“Eight… Eight-fold Fist… truly deserving of its reputation…”
The thin elder struggled to utter a few words before losing his breath. His greed for the Eight-fold Fist led to his demise, a result of karmic retribution. As the elder protector of Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, his cultivation shouldn’t have been so low. Yet, years ago, in his eagerness to reach the Sovereign realm, he almost fell into demonic cultivation, causing a regression in his cultivation level. Though he later recovered to War God-Emperor Perfection Realm through abundant cultivation resources, he still couldn’t break through to the Sovereign Realm. Otherwise, with Azure Fang’s current cultivation, he wouldn’t stand a chance against the thin elder even with the Eight-fold Fist.
“Left Protector…” the white-robed elder on the other side exclaimed, then turned and fled.
“Join him in death!” Azure Fang spoke sternly, his figure chasing like a shadow.
Closing in within a hundred meters, he flipped his wrist, a curved blade in hand, swiftly slashing with a chilling blade aura. Unsurprisingly, the blade passed through the waist of the white-robed elder. Due to inertia, the elder took a few more steps before his upper and lower body collapsed separately, a gruesome sight.
Azure Fang then glanced at the nearby corpse of the thin elder, took a deep breath, stared ahead expressionlessly, his thoughts unclear. After a short while, he turned and dashed towards Vermilion Bird and the others.
Rewind ten minutes.
Two thousand meters away from Azure Fang’s battle zone, Theobold led nearly twenty inner sect elders, surrounding Billy.
“Commander Gardner, I really don’t know where your confidence comes from. Do you think you can contend with so many of us alone?” Theobold coldly spoke to Billy. “Your cultivation should be at the War God-Emperor Perfection Realm, recently breakthrough, right?”
“You got it right.” Billy shrugged.
“Do you know the cultivation levels of us?” Theobold continued.
“Two second-rank Sovereigns, three half-step Sovereigns, five War God-Emperors at perfection realm, and eight at pinnacle realm!” Billy glanced at them casually. “Am I right?”
This was the heritage of a super sect. Adding the three killed by Billy in the Ancient City and the two who fought Casey and Azure Fang, there were already seven or eight half-step Sovereigns, not counting two legitimate sovereign powerhouses.
A top-tier force might have one half-step Sovereign, ranking it among the top ten.
Theobold narrowed his eyes slightly. “Even with your tone, do you still think you can match us alone?”
“Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect’s strength should be more than that, right?” Billy ignored his question and continued after scanning them.
“Back then, the two protector elders who joined forces against the Ray family shouldn’t be among you, right?”
“Besides, Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect should have other old things, right? You are not our match. Here’s your chance, bring them all out!”
Hearing Billy’s words, everyone burst into laughter simultaneously. Each person wore a disdainful expression as they looked at Billy’s face.
“Unexpectedly, the majestic national unicorn is such an ignorant person. You really disappoint us!” A senior spoke.
“Yes!” Another old woman sneered. “We don’t know your strength, but your arrogant attitude is commendable!”
“Sect Leader, you and the Grand Elder don’t need to take action. I’ll deal with Commander Gardner together with the elders!” Another half-step Sovereign elder addressed Theobold.
“Let’s do it!” Theobold responded after a brief thought.
Although he didn’t know Billy’s reliance, seeing Billy’s calm expression, he felt an uneasy premonition. As the words fell, he looked at Billy and spoke loudly, “Since Commander Gardner is so confident, let us witness your skills!”
“Do you not want to call for help?” Billy added casually. “Alright then, let’s begin! Remember, you only have one chance, so give it your all!”
“You’re really something!” The elderly woman from earlier laughed again. At the moment she spoke, her aura burst forth, also a half-step Sovereign.
“Attack, everyone! No holding back, make it quick!” Theobold waved his hand.