Hummmm— The City Lord of Yuwen City clenched his palm, and a stream of martial power surged forth, transforming into a massive blade in the blink of an eye.
That blade was forged entirely from true Immortal-level martial power, and its might was formidable indeed.
The City Lord of Yuwen City handed the martial power blade to Yuwen Tingyi and said, "Son, this Li Xiang is yours to deal with."
Yuwen Tingyi accepted the blade and leveled it at Li Xiang, gesturing with it. Then, in a sudden motion, he raised the blade high and swung it down toward Li Xiang's neck.
That blade was condensed by a Martial Immortal.
Even though Li Xiang was already a cripple, a single strike from it would not only separate his head from his body — it would kill him outright.
Because the strike would not merely sever Li Xiang's head; it would annihilate his very soul.
"Stop!!!" Seeing the dire situation, Chu Feng screamed frantically.
After Chu Feng's shout, the massive blade in Yuwen Tingyi's hand did indeed halt at Li Xiang's neck.
But Yuwen Tingyi paid no attention to Chu Feng. Instead, he turned the blade around and pointed its handle at Li Xiang.
"Kill Chu Feng, and from this day forward, you will be a man of Yuwen City," Yuwen Tingyi said to Li Xiang.
"…"
Hearing those words, everyone from the Sacred Pill Manor was stunned. They had never imagined Yuwen Tingyi could be so insidious.
He was actually ordering Li Xiang to kill Chu Feng.
"Fine." And Li Xiang, without a moment's hesitation, agreed.
"Li Xiang, you can't do this! How could you raise your hand against Brother Chu Feng?"
"Li Xiang, I truly misjudged you. Brother Chu Feng offended the people of Yuwen City all because of you — how could you be so ungrateful?"
The moment Li Xiang spoke, the Sacred Pill Manor juniors were instantly enraged, and they began hurling insults at Li Xiang.
Even Li Xiang's two closest friends were no exception — they cursed him as well.
But Li Xiang wore an expression of firm resolve, as though he had already made up his mind.
At the sight of this, a cold smirk spread across Yuwen Tingyi's lips. He looked at Chu Feng with mocking, hateful eyes and said: "Do you see now? This is the person you chose to protect. Do you think it was worth it?"
"Everything I, Chu Feng, have done, I have never once regretted," Chu Feng said.
"Good."
The moment Chu Feng said those words, Yuwen Tingyi's face twisted. He turned to Li Xiang and said, "Kill him."
At that very instant, the City Lord of Yuwen City also withdrew the pressure that had been restraining Li Xiang. Li Xiang was now free to move.
Li Xiang took the martial power blade. But he did not immediately turn around and walk toward Chu Feng.
Instead, he carefully examined the blade, unable to help but sigh in admiration: "A Martial Immortal truly is extraordinary. To die at the hands of a Martial Immortal — I, Li Xiang, have not lived in vain."
With those words, Li Xiang raised the blade high and swung it directly at Yuwen Tingyi.
It turned out Li Xiang had never harbored any intention of killing Chu Feng at all. His agreement with Yuwen Tingyi had been nothing more than a ruse to get close enough to kill Yuwen Tingyi himself.
Boom— However, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted, and Li Xiang's physical body was obliterated on the spot — shattered by sheer force.
It was the City Lord of Yuwen City. He hadn't even moved. With nothing more than a thought, he had killed Li Xiang.
And now, people finally understood why Li Xiang had said that dying at the hands of a Martial Immortal was not living in vain.
He had already foreseen this outcome. He had known all along that before an expert of the Martial Immortal realm, the little trick he was playing had absolutely no chance of succeeding.
And yet, even knowing this, he had done it anyway. That was his choice.
"Insolent!!!"