The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 646 - 456: Cross-border Wu Yong

Chapter 646: Chapter 456: Cross-border Wu Yong

At this moment, everyone watching the battle froze.

Just a moment ago, Li Yi had summoned wind and fire, engulfing a hundred miles, attempting to scorch Li Chengyu alive. As a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator, Li Chengyu had unleashed terrifying combat strength, forcibly cleaving through the sea of fire and nearly reaching Li Yi. But no one could have anticipated that, at the critical juncture when the victor was about to emerge, Li Chengyu would resort to using his Life-Bound Flying Sword to cheat and kill Li Yi.

Yet no one could have expected that this supposedly certain-death strike would be neutralized.

A Dragon Scale Flying Sword hovered motionless in front of Li Yi’s forehead.

This scene almost caused Li Chengyu’s mentality to collapse.

It was not only humiliating but also left his enemy alive.

"How could this be..." Even Taixian Weng was stunned at this moment. Li Chengyu cheating and using the Flying Sword didn’t surprise him, but he was shocked to see that within the Golden Academy, someone could freeze the Life-Bound Flying Sword of a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator at such a critical moment.

What’s more, Li Chengyu’s Life-Bound Flying Sword was of Low Grade Treasure level.

Even for him, a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator, this desperate strike was something to be reckoned with. By right, no one in the Golden Academy should have been able to intervene, so Li Yi should have been doomed.

Without such a foolproof scheme, how could Taixian Weng have conspired with Li Chengyu to seize the treasures on Li Yi?

"Damn it! These people from Xuanxian Continent are playing dirty, using a Treasure during a magical duel!"

The security officer of the Golden Academy, Wu Zuo Hua, immediately roared in fury upon witnessing this scene. His voice was thunderous, imbued with Cosmic Energy, reverberating throughout the field and making everyone’s ears buzz.

The expressions of the other Nascent Soul cultivators instantly turned grim.

Because in an instant, they understood everything.

This Li Chengyu had planned all along to cheat and kill Li Yi, robbing him of the treasures he carried. Such an act was not merely cheating—it was a calculated betrayal. Worse yet, it had taken advantage of them, because now that Li Yi was targeted, the spoils would never fall into their hands.

As for the accusations from the Golden Academy...

They meant nothing.

Not worth caring about. Just a group of locals—what could a few barks do? They posed no real threat anyway.

"Taixian Weng, you despicable old scoundrel, are you playing us?"

At this moment, Sun Boxiu was also infuriated. Feeling deceived, he raised his hand immediately. Under his command, the warships above Golden Academy, orbital cannons, and nearby high-energy beam cannons all activated at once and began to enter energy-gathering mode.

At the same time, the other experts of the Golden Academy received an alert and began soaring into the skies from all directions, converging toward the scene.

Clearly, Sun Boxiu had already prepared for this situation and was ready to engage in a full-scale conflict with the people from Xuanxian Continent.

Taixian Weng narrowed his eyes, remaining unmoved. As a master of Divinity Transformation Realm, there was no one in the Golden Academy who could detain him, so he wasn’t worried in the slightest. Thus, he calmly spoke, "Dean Sun, what are you trying to imply? I, an old Daoist, have done nothing, so why the insults?"

"A duel in name, but with assassinations planned beneath the surface—Taixian Weng, at this stage, do you really think you can keep playing innocent?" Sun Boxiu said angrily.

For Li Yi, this third duel was certain death.

All the conditions set previously were mere pretense; the opposition never intended to compete fairly from the start.

Taixian Weng continued squinting, saying nothing, but his Divine Sense kept scanning everywhere, trying to locate the person who had intervened in secret. Though he didn’t consider the Evolvers of the Golden Academy a threat, he was deeply wary of whoever had acted from the shadows.

To immobilize the Dragon Scale Sword in such a situation would be difficult even for someone in the Divinity Transformation Realm.

However, at this moment, Li Yi stared at the Dragon Scale Sword before him and laughed. "Interesting. Truly interesting. So, this is your so-called honorable challenge? At the crucial moment, you reveal a Low Grade Treasure to deal me a fatal blow. Once I die, you can immediately seize the treasures I carry, is that it?"

Seeing the situation worsening, Li Chengyu became both alarmed and enraged. He quickly retreated, retracing his steps to avoid the sea of fire, unwilling to get caught in it. He then shouted, "Li Yi, dueling with a demon like you doesn’t require any pretenses of fairness. I act on behalf of the heavens—is it wrong to disregard some slander while I’m at it? And you’re no better—I mean, even my Dragon Scale Sword couldn’t harm you. No wonder Chenyangzi failed to kill you before."

His tone was righteous; he didn’t even feel an ounce of shame.

"Good, very good. A bunch of innately cunning, hypocritical, and ruthless scum. Since you refuse to follow the rules, don’t blame me for being ruthless. Today, not a single person from Xuanxian Continent will leave Golden Academy alive. Right and wrong no longer matter. All I want now is to see your corpses piling up and rivers of blood flowing."

Li Yi’s slit-like pupils glowed, radiating an intense killing intent. As he flipped his palm, the Xuanhuang Seal reappeared in his hand.

"You think you can stop me?" Li Chengyu sneered. "Even if you have that Treasure Seal, it won’t be enough to turn the tide."

As he spoke, he tried to use his Divine Sense to recall the Dragon Scale Sword.

Yet no matter how much he tried, the Dragon Scale Sword remained suspended in front of Li Yi, utterly unmovable. This filled his heart with unease—such an effortless suppression of the Dragon Scale Sword hinted at an extraordinary power.

"It’s enough to kill you." Li Yi roared, hurling the Xuanhuang Seal in his hand—not at Li Chengyu, but at the sword in front of him.

The talismans on the Xuanhuang Seal flickered, releasing boundless light. With just a single blow, the sword shattered instantly, exploding into countless fragments. Only one piece remained intact—a Dragon Scale radiating immense Cosmic Energy.

"Pfft!"

With his Life-Bound Sword destroyed, Li Chengyu suffered a severe backlash, spitting out blood as his aura instantly withered. Yet even as this happened, he roared with rage, his expression twisted: "Li Yi! How dare you destroy my Life-Bound Sword!"

For a Sword Cultivator, the Life-Bound Sword was their foundation. Its destruction not only inflicted severe injuries but also harmed their cultivation base, almost ensuring that they would never achieve immortality unless they started over from scratch.

What’s more, the Dragon Scale Sword was a Treasure-level artifact that even a Divinity Transformation Sword Cultivator might struggle to forge. For Li Chengyu to have it during the Nascent Soul Stage indicated its immense potential for future advancement. Now that it was destroyed, it was as if his path to immortality had been severed—tantamount to killing him outright.

"So what if it’s destroyed? I’m going to kill you as well." Li Yi coldly stored the intact Dragon Scale into his Five Elements Bracelet. Then, the Xuanhuang Seal in his hand shot out once more.

In an instant, infinite light blanketed the area, sufficient to suppress all directions and shake the mountains and rivers.

"Even without my Life-Bound Sword, if I kill you and take your treasures, I, Li Chengyu, will still reign supreme."

Li Chengyu, his mouth stained with blood, roared furiously. Gritting his teeth, he withdrew a small jade sword from his Storage Magical Artifact.

"Master, help me!"

He shouted as he crushed the jade sword.

In the next moment...

An immense sword radiance tore through the sky, piercing the clouds and shaking the heavens and earth. The mere presence of its aura caused skin to sting as if being shredded, and within the sword light, a humanoid figure appeared. Although it was just a remnant trace of energy, it emanated awe-inspiring pressure, its power surpassing the Divinity Transformation Realm.

"Who dares harm my disciple?" The towering figure boomed, exuding divine authority with every motion.

Li Yi’s face slightly changed as he felt the overwhelming pressure.

The force sealed within the jade sword was unimaginably terrifying.

This level of power likely belonged to someone who had already surpassed the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Master, kill this man and seize all his treasures to strengthen our Sword Control Sect!" Li Chengyu shouted desperately.

The figure’s gaze immediately locked onto Li Yi. Just a glimmer of that gaze turned into two Sword Qi beams that instantly slashed toward him. Their speed was beyond description, seemingly bypassing the constraints of space to reach Li Yi in an instant, giving him no chance to evade or even react.

But in the next moment...

The Sword Qi shattered as it neared Li Yi, leaving him completely unharmed.

"Again..." Li Chengyu’s eyes narrowed as disbelief filled his heart.

His master had already passed the Heavenly Tribulation and was a peak Mahayana strongman. Just a single Sword Qi blade should have been more than enough to kill a Divinity Transformation cultivator, let alone Li Yi, who was merely at the Spirit Power Realm.

"Who?!" The figure roared toward the heavens, as if aware of a hidden hand in the shadows.

"Indeed, what cunning and ruthless scoundrels. In a so-called proper duel, you resort to cheating and even summon reinforcements... Watching this has completely infuriated me. Since Li Yi wishes to see all of you from Xuanxian Continent lying dead with rivers of blood flowing, I suppose I must help fulfill his small request."

Suddenly, from high above, a middle-aged Daoist emerged out of nowhere. He was shrouded in Five-Colored Qi, with a translucent, crystalline flower in full bloom above his head, radiating an inexplicable aura.

The arrival of Wu the Taoist immediately drew everyone’s gaze.

Even Taixian Weng was visibly shocked.

Who was this person?

He had no idea who this was. Did the Golden Academy harbor such a figure?

It wasn’t just him—Sun Boxiu and the other Spirit Power Realm experts were equally puzzled. They didn’t recognize Wu the Taoist. He was a stranger, appearing as though out of nowhere.

"I am Wu Yong. Six years ago, I crossed dimensions, my body dormant; now I’ve returned, my soul revived—not for anything else, but simply... to kill."

Wu the Taoist declared his fake name, his expression cold as he stared intently at the Sword Qi-formed figure. He then waved his hand.

Five-Colored Qi erupted, instantly saturating the heavens, obliterating everything in its path. The entire sky became a dazzlingly radiant tapestry of colors, breathtakingly beautiful yet brimming with a chilling killing intent.

With just one blow, the figure of Li Chengyu’s master let out a scream and was annihilated on the spot. The lingering energy continued, surging toward Li Chengyu.

"You must be joking."

Li Chengyu bellowed, abandoning all concerns as his Nascent Soul emerged and he used the Blood Escape Technique to flee.

But no matter how fast he was, the Five-Colored Qi was faster, enveloping hundreds of miles, leaving no room for escape.

Engulfed by the Five-Colored Qi, both Li Chengyu’s Nascent Soul and physical body were reduced to dust, completely obliterated.

Even after the kill, the Five-Colored Qi did not dissipate. Instead, it lingered like a grand array, sealing everyone within and instilling a profound sense of dread in everyone present.

"This is the Five-Colored Heaven Covering Technique, which I learned while crossing dimensions. Please, allow me to demonstrate." Wu the Taoist grinned, though murderous intent gleamed in his eyes.

This Tao Skill might not count as supreme, but in the hands of a Tri-Floral Realm expert, it was unparalleled.

Feeling the terrifying killing intent, every Nascent Soul cultivator in the air recoiled several steps, their expressions darkening.

Wu Yong?

At this moment, Sun Boxiu was both startled and thrilled.

He immediately ordered the Intellect-Brain to investigate.

Sure enough, they found records on Wu Yong in their database.

Ten years ago, Wu Yong had started cultivating. Six years ago, his soul crossed dimensions, during which he remained dormant in a nutrient pod. Recently, he had awakened.

Everything checked out.

This discovery let Sun Boxiu heave a sigh of relief.

Since Wu Yong was a true, Earth-born cultivator, there was no cause for concern.