Devour

The gibbon king Qi Bin spoke in human language: "Li Quan, keep your youngsters under control. The demon people of Qiongqi Continent are not the private property of the human race. The beast kings of each race are elites who have been reported to the sage. How can they be tamed and slaughtered at will?"

Li Quan said leisurely, "The human and demon races have an agreement for many years. It is the natural law of survival in the wilderness. Both sides hunt separately. If there are casualties, they will accept their fate. If they are really dissatisfied, they will fight to settle their personal grudges. The same goes for the beast kings of each race and the masters of the major halls."

Qi Bin shouted, "Qiongqi Continent is the Great Emperor's garden palace. Both the human and demon races are subordinates of the Great Emperor. The Gentlemen of the human race are responsible for maintaining order in the palace, and the demon race thrives. The agreement has been in effect for 15,000 years. But recently you have gone too far, and several beast kings have been robbed in a short period of time. Could it be that the Gentlemen, who always keep their promises, knowing that the Great Emperor has fallen, intend to tear up the agreement?"

Li Quan hurriedly smiled and said, "I dare not, I dare not, the agreement is still valid. We are all living in peace and contentment, working hard for a long time, and looking forward to the new emperor ascending the throne and visiting Qiongqi Continent for hunting and recreation. How dare we have second thoughts?"

Qi Bin's expression eased slightly after hearing this, and he continued, "If we only lost one or two beast kings, we wouldn't intervene, but the number is too large and has exceeded the border. We have to fight today, otherwise the tribes will be outraged and start a beast tide, and Tianji City may not be able to hold on."

Li Quan bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Qi Bin, for taking it upon yourself to restore order and maintain prosperity. You are truly a role model for our generation. Please give me your guidance."

The Gibbon King strode out of the monster camp and shouted, "Just come over here, let me see how much progress Xiao Quanzi has made over the years."

The old monster actually called Li Quan by his nickname and didn't take him seriously at all.

The other six monster kings behind him knew how powerful he was, so they retreated one after another and gave up the battlefield.

Li Quan laughed loudly, jumped out of the city wall, and stepped into the air. With every step he took, a three-foot-long icy sword appeared under his feet and solidified in the air.

The head of the Hunter Guild praised him highly, shaking his head and saying, "Li Longtou's Glacial Divine Sword Technique has reached the level of a god, forming a Glacial Sword Domain that is unrivaled in the world. A mere wild monster is no match for him."

In the blink of an eye, dozens of frost swords formed in the air. The temperature outside the city seemed to drop a lot, and the hot summer turned into a chilly chill.

Cheng Bai's vision has been much broader since then, and he thought to himself: "This is a master of the Heavenly Man Realm. His domain and the external forces of nature interact with each other, turning the power of all things into his own use, forming a unique and mysterious domain. The range of influence and attack effects are much stronger than the warriors I have seen before."

There were more and more frost swords in the air, surrounding the enemy. The hunters watching the battle on the city wall cheered and praised the battle highly.

Those who practice Taoism live forever, but ordinary people only live for a few decades, and seventy years old is considered a rarity in history. Contemporary heroes have long forgotten the glory of the older generation.

Li Qun was once famous throughout the world and had a legendary life in the Qiongqi Continent. He is the oldest hunter king still alive today. He was awarded this honor 480 years ago. The seven hall masters are all his descendants. He can be regarded as the oldest senior expert in the continent.

How powerful is he? It is hard for ordinary people to imagine. Everyone who has seen it is dead. Now is the chance to see it.

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Outside the city, Xing Jue and Tie Baohan were riding on the tamed golden griffin king and flying to Tianji City.

Tie Baohan shouted, "I spent a lot of effort to get this monster king, but it's a pity that it belongs to you and I have nothing."

Xing Jue said happily: "Thanks to your help, I will definitely help Brother Tie tame the next Griffin King in the future."

Tie Baohan shook his head and said, "Even the Golden Griffin King can't fly high enough to reach the Sky Island."

"The griffin is too heavy, and the maximum it can fly is the mountain top. It can't compare to the magic eagle, but it is higher than the scorpion lion that can only glide."

Xing Jue stopped chatting and looked into the distance. A strange light was reflected in the sky above the east gate of Tianji City, and there was an area there where snowflakes were actually flying in the summer.

The two were shocked.

Tie Baohan was surprised and said, "Who is the master who can change the natural phenomena? Could it be him... There is only one master in the Heaven Realm in Tianji City who has the Ice and Snow Domain."

Xing Jue hurriedly urged the Golden Griffin King to speed up and go: "It's the Glacier Sword Domain of Fu Lao, the leader of the Hunter Guild. Who can force him to take action? Let's hurry over to watch the battle."

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On the Tianji city tower, Cheng Bai saw that thousands of frost swords had condensed. Snowflakes were dancing in the icy and sharp air. The sword domain was perfect and grand, like layers of glaciers unfolding, with ice condensing on top and undercurrents surging beneath the ice.

The magic of the Glacier Divine Sword Technique lies in the fact that extreme movement is hidden in extreme stillness. The sword's movements are unpredictable and changeable, and it is both heavy and agile, making it extremely powerful.

Qi Bin's fists collided with each other with a loud bang, and he sneered, "It's just a trick, just pretending. Watch me break all the obstacles with my strength."

Thousands of ice swords attacked the Ape King almost at the same time. Sword energy filled the sky, continuously like a downpour, and the angles and directions were all strange and unpredictable.

The hunters on the city wall were dumbfounded and had no idea how to deal with the miraculous rain of glacial swords.

Qi Bin didn't even fight back and allowed thousands of swords to stab him.

Amid the clanging noises, the swords actually shattered. Three hundred swords broke into pieces when they were ten meters away from the body, three hundred swords turned into powder when they were within three meters, three hundred swords dissipated when they were within three feet, and only one hundred swords pierced the strong flesh and shattered into mist.

The hunters who were cheering loudly suddenly fell silent. The defense of the Gibbon King was stronger than a solid wall of steel, as solid as Mount Tai, without any damage.

Li Quan seemed to have known the result already and was not panicked. He used the unique move of the Glacier Divine Sword Technique "Carving Ice and Carving Qiong". Thousands of ice swords in the sword field reappeared in an instant, and the vast sword intent enveloped the opponent's whole body.

The sword moves bring the ever-changing and exquisiteness of the Glacier Divine Sword Art to its extreme, like a surging glacier, destroying and reshaping the target, carving out an exquisite glacier sky. Destruction and creation, strength and softness, change and exquisiteness are all revealed in the sword intent.

“It’s a bit of progress.”

As Qi Bin roared, he swung his giant fist continuously, as if he had grown ten arms. His continuous and powerful blows broke up and defeated the surging glacier. Many of Loubing Diaoqiong's exquisite follow-up moves could not be performed and were strangled in the bud by the more powerful force.

Cheng Bai opened his spiritual eyes and could see clearly from a high place. The fierce punching power of the Ape King had some of the collapse, shake and thrust spirit of the Six Paths of Bliss Fist. He used force to defeat skill and broke the strange phenomenon in the sword domain with a tough attitude.

He was filled with emotion, he had thought that the power of the domain was supreme and might be his lifelong pursuit, but unexpectedly there was also martial arts that could suppress and break through the domain. Fortunately he had mastered it, but he didn't know how the Ape King had obtained some of the boxing skills.

Li Quan's glacier sword domain was broken, but he remained calm. Layers of sword blades suddenly stretched out from under the broken ice, and there was another layer of sword domain hidden inside, which was even colder than before. It was the deadly killing move of the Glacier Divine Sword Art "Ice Heart and Blood".

Qi Bin was caught off guard, and his lower limbs were stabbed by the frost sword blade one after another, penetrating his defense, causing him to bleed profusely and roar in pain.

Cheng Bai watched the battle from afar, thinking about the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, "It's because the Ape King didn't learn the full Six Paths of Bliss Fist. In fact, he only mastered most of the Hundred Battles Sage Fist. Otherwise, he could have broken the second level of the sword domain by using the two-strength combo just now."

But this is like watching a chess game from the sidelines. It is difficult to respond accurately unless you are there in person.

Seeing the situation reversed, the hunters watching on the city wall cheered again, waving flags and shouting.

Qi Bin had thick skin and strong flesh, and the minor injuries did not hinder his movements. He immediately used his strength to shatter the layers of sword blades, unleashed the Hundred Battles Sage Fist, and suddenly attacked, smashing into his opponent.

The punch was as powerful as a whistling gale, blowing away the snowflakes, and as powerful as a powerful force, crushing the glacier.

Li Quan parried several moves, only to feel that the opponent's punches were becoming more and more explosive.

He did not dare to delay at all, and used all his strength to perform the most powerful move of the Glacier Sword Art, "Thousand Miles of Ice". He clasped his hands and pushed out, combining his mind, intention, energy, strength, spirit and skills into one. The ice swords quickly gathered together and combined into a giant sword that could hold up the sky, and he was going to decide the outcome with one strike.

When the two strong forces met, their tremendous power collided, erupting with a terrifying power that made people tremble with fear. The glacier sword domain was shattered, and the aftermath of the shock blew up a whistling cold wind, and ice chips flew everywhere.

Many monsters were unsteady on their feet, their eyes were tightly closed, and they were trembling. Among the people on the Tianji City Tower, some weak ones were even blown away and fell off the city wall.

The opponents on the battlefield were each repelled by the powerful moves. Li Quan retreated seven steps, and Qi Bin's huge body retreated nine steps.

"I won this battle. According to the agreement, you are not allowed to pursue this matter any further." Li Quan said in a loud voice.

Qi Bin looked down at his body, which was invulnerable to swords and guns, and wiped the blood in astonishment. He couldn't believe it. Its regeneration secret technique was powerful, and the scars on its lower limbs healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, without damaging the root.

"You've made great progress. After sixty years, you've become even better." Qi Bin thought about it, admitted defeat, stopped insisting, and waved his hand.

The demon kings silently accepted the result of the decisive battle. Under the command of their leader, the densely packed demon beasts slowly retreated, with the seven kings covering their rear and leaving cleanly.

Li Qun stroked his beard and smiled, then turned around and flew into the air onto the city wall, his clothes fluttering in the wind, looking like an immortal.

"The dragon head is so powerful that it is invincible."

"You are just a monster, how can you dare to challenge the immortals of this world?"

The monster was successfully driven back and victory was achieved. The surrounding temple disciples, hunters and other onlookers all cheered and surrounded Li Quan, admiring and praising him, clapping their hands in celebration.

The guild leader was very proud: "I just said that Li Longtou will definitely win."

Cheng Bai's sharp eyes caught Li Quan's unsteady steps when he landed on the tower, and he thought to himself, "He is injured and holding on, but he is not gaining the upper hand."

Li Quan seemed to have won on the surface, but he retreated a few steps less in order to save his face during the fight. In fact, the internal injuries he suffered were more serious than the sword wounds inflicted by the Monkey King, and it would be difficult to recover without a few days of recuperation.

The crowd of idlers gradually dispersed.

The two geniuses rode the golden griffin king to the top of the city wall, bowed and saluted with their palms facing the dragon's head.

"Junior of the Sword Sect Xing Jue pays homage to Li Longtou."

"I, the young student of the academy, Tie Baohan, greets Senior Li."

Li Quan narrowed his eyes and glanced at the two of them, then instructed, "You two are the elite geniuses carefully cultivated by the sect and the academy. You must not be too ostentatious. Come to the top floor of Zuiyunjian to meet me."

The two men bowed and said yes.

Cheng Bai was curious: "Why did he want to meet with these two people? Could it be that he has a treasure to give or some other secret?"

The possible treasures that might appear made him excited, so he left Xiaobai at the inn and couldn't help but rush to Zuiyunjian.

The tallest building in Tianji City rises high into the sky, even taller than the Tianji Temple. It is a rare hotel-style office building on the continent and the headquarters of the Hunters Guild, integrating daily office, hotel accommodation, club business and other functions.

Cheng Bai looked up and was secretly surprised. Many achievements of the Qiongqi Continent were quite advanced, which were very different from the ancient civilizations in the conventional sense.

Just as he was about to sneak in, he saw a familiar face coming out of the gate of Zuiyunjian. He had an extraordinary demeanor and it was Fang Wanzhan, the leader of the Qi Sect.

"He's here too." Cheng Bai was sneaky and didn't dare to go forward to say hello, so he hid in the distance.

Fang Wanzhan looked around, glanced in the direction of Cheng Bai from afar, turned around and left in a hurry, as if he disappeared into the air.

Cheng Bai's spiritual eyes caught the details. Fang Wanzhan turned the dark purple ring on his finger, and his figure faded away instantly. No one else noticed.

That is the Ring of Form and Shadow, a treasure refined by the Weapon Sect. It is very famous in the continent, but only a few people can obtain it.

Afterwards, Cheng Bai quietly groped his way to the top floor of Zuiyunjian. No one noticed him along the way. From the high building, he could overlook the entire city. The buildings were lined up one after another, extending outward around the temple.

"The garden palaces they are talking about, are they referring to the seven holy temples? Cities like Tianji City were built around the holy temples. The people of Qiongqi Continent were originally sent to manage the palaces, and gradually they multiplied and developed into cities. No wonder there are only a few large cities within thousands of miles."

The more Cheng Bai thought about it, the more shocked he became. The entire continent was just a garden. How powerful must this be? Who was the emperor they were talking about?

The higher you go in Zuiyunjian, the fewer people there are, and the high floors are often where the core members of the guild are.

Xing Jue and Tie Baohan had already arrived at the top floor, only to see that the door of the large hall was closed.

Tie Baohan said loudly: "Juniors Tie Baohan and Xing Jue are here to pay their respects to the leader."

Xing Jue went forward and knocked on the door gently, his voice gradually getting louder. After a long time, there was no response. He whispered, "Could it be that Mr. Li has gone out? How about we wait at the door?"

Tie Baohan shook his head and said, "The leader is very strict in his work. How can he break his promise by asking us to come here?"

Xing Juewei was dissatisfied and said, "Then at least there should be a deacon to entertain us."

Tie Baohan stepped forward and gently pushed the palace door, which opened immediately.

The hall in the room was spacious and dark. With the help of the little natural light that came in, one could vaguely see a figure sitting high on the throne in the hall, demonstrating his majestic status as the leader of the guild.

"Why aren't the lights on?" Tie Baohan asked in surprise.

Xing Jue smelled the blood and frowned. Only dead people have such a smell.

He flicked his fingers, and his true energy ignited the nearby lights, lighting up the hall. The two men saw everything clearly and were horrified. They simply couldn't believe it.

Li Quan, the leader of the guild, who was sitting high on the throne, had a pale face and dull eyes. The icy sword blades stuck all over his body were gradually melting, bringing out blood that dyed his gorgeous clothes red. He had already died.

The continent's top master who was known as the Human Immortal, who had just defeated the Demon King and was a powerful and influential man, died in this way.

Xing Jue's eyes widened, his mind in turmoil, and he exclaimed, "He's dead?"

He stepped forward to take a closer look at the wounds on the body and was even more shocked: "Li Quan clearly died under my own Glacier Divine Sword Technique. Who could do that?"