Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 187: Heroes Emerge in Troubled Times

Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Heroes Emerge in Troubled Times

"Who’s there, daring to harm my father, release him at once!" Just as the cluster of blood-colored flames was about to strike Shi Jintian, a furious shout suddenly echoed from the void, followed by a streak of silver light striking against the blood flame, extinguishing it together.

"My son, save me!" Hearing that voice, Shi Jintian quickly cried out desperately.

Shi Feng looked up, seeing in the void a dashing silver-armored young general floating in midair, his silver cape fluttering behind him, his face full of rage, his silver spear pointing directly below.

"It’s you!" This person was none other than the silver-armored youth who had tried to save Fengg Xinyan in the desert.

As Shi Feng looked up into the void at that moment, Shi Xuan caught a clear glimpse of Shi Feng’s face, and was suddenly startled, then anger reappeared on his face, as he shouted furiously, "So it was you, the murderer, release my father at once!"

"Your father?" Hearing Shi Xuan’s words, Shi Feng pressed his foot harder against the back of Shi Jintian.

"Ah!" Shi Jintian immediately howled in agony.

"You beast, to think you already have such a grown son, you were involved with another woman even before you met my mother!"

"Ah! Ah! That’s not true, Shi Feng, he’s actually only twelve years old, he just grew up faster than others! Ah! Ah!" Shi Jintian once again contorted his face in agony, desperately trying to explain to Shi Feng.

Then he raised his head, quickly shouted to Shi Xuan, "Xuan’er, this is your elder brother, Shi Feng, quickly pay your respects to your brother, ah!"

"Big brother!" Shi Xuan heard Shi Jintian’s words, slightly stunned for a moment, then suddenly said, "How can this ruthless murderer who cultivates evil demon techniques be my brother! My mother said he only had me and Shi Le! And if he is my brother, how could he be stepping on our father! You villain, release my father immediately, or I will not let you off lightly!"

While Shi Xuan spoke, his silver spear shone with blinding silver light, but as Shi Jintian was still under Shi Feng’s foot, he dared not act rashly.

"Heh, what a deep father-and-son relationship!" Shi Feng sneered, "Since you are the son of this beast Shi Jintian, I shall send you father and son on your way together!"

As Shi Feng spoke, the right foot he had on Shi Jintian suddenly ignited with blood-colored flames, and Shi Jintian’s whole body, as if doused in oil, burst into flame with a sense of immediacy, "Ah!" A heart-rending, piercing scream suddenly filled the air.

Shi Feng’s actions had already alarmed many nearby.

"That man... seems like the King of the South, Shi Jintian, right? Who is that young man daring to set fire to the King of the South?" A middle-aged man in the Martial King Realm, riding a fourth-stage demon beast, asked someone next to him in the void.

"Shh... keep it down, you don’t recognize him? He’s a Killing Star, there’s no one he dares not kill. Even Fengg Qianyu, Lei Gang, Xue Tu, Xueh Yimeng all died at his hands, now you know who he is, right?"

"Ah! Shi Feng, it’s actually Shi Feng!"

"Rumors had it that Shi Feng was the son of King of the South, Shi Jintian, but Shi Jintian abandoned his wife and child, choosing to be with the Eldest Princess Long Yan. Could this be true?"

"Seeing such hatred between them, it must be true."

"Shi Feng!" It was at that moment, a youth clad in golden battle armor, standing amidst the void, heard the surrounding people’s discussions, suddenly trembled, and clenched his fists tightly! Once the empire’s genius, whenever people spoke of a genius, they would remember him, Fifth Prince Long Xin, who once was the youngest Martial King in the Yunlai Empire.

However, during this time, the evil demon Shi Feng appeared out of nowhere, almost stealing the limelight from everyone in the Yunlai Empire. Who would remember him, Long Xin, the genius?

"Ah! You dare to burn my father, you villain! You won’t die a good death!" Seeing Shi Jintian being burned, Shi Xuan, filled with rage, soared down with a burst, his silver spear flashing in his hand, ruthlessly jabbing at Shi Feng with a mighty and tyrannical thrust.

"Who is this silver-armored young general? How is he calling Shi Jintian father? Could he be Shi Jintian’s son as well? Yunlai Empire, how comes another prodigious figure has emerged!"

"It’s rumored that King of the South, Shi Jintian and Eldest Princess Long Yan have two sons. The eldest son’s name is Shi Xuan, who grew faster than other children. At the age of four, a mysterious master saw his potential and took him up the mountain to be trained. Eight years passed, and he recently returned, merely twelve years old, yet he has already entered the Martial Sect Realm!"

"Our Yunlai Empire is truly bursting with geniuses now, have you heard? The son of Marquis Zibo, Zi Yan, is also said to be an exceptional genius. Merely seventeen years old, he has already stepped into the Nine-star Martial Emperor Realm. It truly seems that tumultuous times create heroes!"

Shi Feng saw Shi Xuan’s ferocity and his fierce spear thrust coming, followed by continuous silver spear shadows enveloping him like a storm.

Shi Feng, with the Blood Sword in his hand, responded with sequences of white sword shadows. Simultaneously, his third Corrosive Evil Eye opened wide, spewing out rolling grey corrosive mist, surging toward Shi Xuan.

"Ah! Villain!" Shi Xuan roared as his spear shadow was shattered by Shi Feng’s sword shadow, and upon seeing the rolling grey mist coming toward him, quickly maneuvered his spear, creating a tyrannical tornado-like a dragon, which sucked in the approaching corrosive mist, then breaking through the mist to strike directly at Shi Feng.

At this moment, Shi Xuan couldn’t help but feel alarmed; since the last battle in the desert, this villain’s power had grown considerably in such a short time.

"Ah!" Under Shi Feng’s feet, Shi Jintian continued to wail in agony. The heart-wrenching cries shocked everyone who heard them, allowing them to imagine the immense torture Shi Jintian was enduring. Everyone who heard it inhaled sharply; this Killing Star, previously only heard of, was indeed as brutal and infamous as rumored.

"Nine Nether Sword Technique, first form!" Shi Feng shouted lowly; his Blood Sword quickly turned a ghostly white, and he thrust his sword. It collided with the dragon-shaped tornado conjured by Shi Xuan, breaking through it with a single thrust, then a sharp white Sword Qi burst forth from the white long sword, stabbing directly towards Shi Xuan’s chest.

What seemed like a simple sharp Sword Qi, but originating from the Bloodthirsty Sword with the Blood Yin Beast of Sixth-stage Sect Level as the Artifact Spirit, had reached the power of Martial Sect. In the Sword Qi, a roar of a beast echoed, with a small blood-red fierce beast shape appearing faintly within it.

As a Martial Sect powerhouse, Shi Xuan naturally sensed the power of this Sword Qi. His entire body’s strength erupted, his spear tip gathered intense silver light, radiating out, making the whole area shine in silver-white. Then, with a fierce thrust of his spear, he collided with the sharp Sword Qi.

"Boom!"