I Fabricated the Techniques, but my disciple really mastered them?

Just as in the Nine Mountain Realm's Dahai Mountain, the sect of Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow was ultimately annihilated.

"Let's see what tricks your Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow has."

Xu Yan pondered for a moment. If this trip went smoothly, the Battle Hall should also take action against Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow. If the Battle Hall insisted it was him who killed their people, then he would have to resort to certain means.

"I hope the Duowu Cave does not disappoint me, and the Seductive Witch must remember to come find me!"

Xu Yan's face showed eager anticipation.

Outside the Duowu Cave, the martial artists looking towards the people of Battle Hall were extremely surprised.

Hong Ting was actually killed by someone!

The perpetrator was a prodigy named Xu Yan.

Did he take advantage of Hong Ting's vulnerability and kill him, confident in his own powerful background and unworried about Battle Hall's retaliation?

Outside the Duowu Cave, several men stood proudly, their bodies emanating a blazing fighting intent.

One of them, holding a Wolf Fang Club in his hand, his fighting spirit soaring into the sky, turned the surrounding domain into a battlefield full of lofty battle intent.

An Immortal Heavenly Venerable from Battle Hall, and not one at the early stage of the Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Heavenly Venerable stationed at Duowu Cave was now conspicuously absent, fearing being misunderstood as involved in Hong Ting's death.

"One more day. If Xu Yan does not show up, it means he has no intention of resolving this feud; then don't blame me, Battle Hall, for bullying with power," Luo Zhan said coldly.

He exuded a burgeoning aura, the Wolf Fang Club in his hand radiating a sharpness from every spike.

"Who is Xu Yan, which prodigy from which domain?"

"Never heard of him; probably not a prodigy from Changyun Realm. Maybe he's already left Changyun Realm."

"I have heard a bit about him. Xu Yan is known as the Sword God, revered alone in the world of swordsmanship!" Enjoy new chapters from empire

"Ridiculous! There are countless powerful sword practitioners, and he dares to call himself Sword God? Revered alone in the world of swordsmanship? Incredibly arrogant! In my entire life, having cultivated the Sword Dao for countless years, I would never dare to claim supremacy in swordsmanship within my realm!"

The surrounding martial artists discussed animatedly, and some information about Xu Yan also began to spread.

For instance, claims like being known as the Sword God, revered alone in the world of swordsmanship, and the like.

Without a doubt, behind these tales, was the influence of Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow.

"Xu Yan's swordsmanship is extremely strong. It is said that Hong Ting was slain by his sword through the throat, dying on the spot!"

"He simply took advantage of someone's weakness. If Hong Ting hadn't been in Duowu Cave, exposed to the Depraved Witchcraft Power of the Hundred Eyed Glare which greatly diminished his strength, he wouldn't have been killed by him."

"Well said. Hong Ting was a prodigy from Battle Hall, refined with the battle intent of a hundred battles. Even if unmatched in his realm, he definitely wouldn't have been killed with a sword through the throat. If he decided to flee, he would have undoubtedly escaped with his life."

Time passed amid the lively discussion of the martial artists.

"The final hour!"

Luo Zhan's expression was dark and grim, and the martial artists of Battle Hall by his side were also surging with killing intent.

Whoosh!

A young man with a sword in hand descended, his appearance handsome, his gaze indifferent.

"Are you looking for me?"

Xu Yan's eyes landed on Luo Zhan, and he couldn't help but be astonished. This Immortal Heavenly Venerable of Battle Hall was a bit stronger than the Eight-leaf Heavenly Slaughter.

Moreover, the opponent's body carried a lofty fighting spirit, as if he had just returned from a great battle on the battlefield.

"You are Xu Yan?"

Luo Zhan's gaze was icy as he looked over.

"Sword God Xu Yan, that's me," Xu Yan nodded.

"Good, it was you who killed Hong Ting, right?" Luo Zhan said, holding the Wolf Fang Club with a lofty fighting intent.

"No!"

Xu Yan shook his head.

"Denying your actions? Kid, do you really think you can bully my Battle Hall?" Luo Zhan shouted angrily.

"Was there a body left from Hong Ting's death?" Xu Yan asked.

"What, you want to argue that the wounds on the body prove you had nothing to do with it?" Luo Zhan scoffed.

"Of course not. I'm just telling you, and everyone present, that if I, Xu Yan, take action, then it's against an enemy. I adhere to one principle when dealing with enemies: annihilate them completely, never leaving behind a corpse to pollute the environment."

Xu Yan said solemnly.

Everyone: ...

Luo Zhan was somewhat bewildered. Is that your defense?

"Ridiculous!"

Luo Zhan was furious, "With just a few words, you think you can clear your name?"

Xu Yan spoke indifferently, "Then make your move. As an Immortal Heavenly Venerable, you will naturally know if I killed the person or not!"

"Fine!"

Luo Zhan didn't waste any words. With a booming sound, the Wolf Fang Club was instantly raised and smashed down with force.

This strike brought together the Domain Power, like a fierce and ferocious giant wolf with chilling fangs, fiercely bombarding Xu Yan.

Hum!

A black sword light slashed out.

Xu Yan raised his hand and struck with a sword, the Divine Skill, Supreme Heavenly Sword!

The Sword Intent capable of exterminating everything instantaneously emerged between the heavens and the earth, causing all the watching Martial Artists to retreat in shock.

Spurt!

That sword cleaved the ferocious wolf's head in two, shaking even Luo Zhan's control of the Domain Power.

At that moment, everyone was stunned as they watched the young man in the center.

Although Luo Zhan's strike wasn't his full strength, it was still a strike from an ordinary Immortal Heavenly Venerable. Yet Xu Yan, who was not an Immortal Heavenly Venerable, managed to extinguish it with a single sword?

Any True King Heavenly Venerable would have no power to resist such a strike from Luo Zhan, let alone destroy it.

After unleashing the strike, Xu Yan looked towards Luo Zhan and asked indifferently, "Well? Can your pride parry my sword strike? Does the sword wound on the corpse bear any resemblance to my sword?"

Luo Zhan focused his gaze, his heart pounding with shock. Xu Yan's sword strike, even at the peak of Hong Ting's power, couldn't be withstood, and there was no need to take advantage of Hong Ting when he was vulnerable.

Besides, the wound on Hong Ting's body, that sword mark, was too different from Xu Yan's Sword Dao.

He was an Immortal Heavenly Venerable, not a weakling, and he naturally understood the difference between the two.

Taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice, "Indeed, the person wasn't killed by you!"

All the Martial Artists were astonished, completely shocked. Could it be that someone framed Xu Yan, seeking to instigate a conflict with the Battle Hall?

Xu Yan nodded and then said, "Blaming me and stirring up conflict with your Battle Hall, there's only one force that would do this."

"Which force?"

Luo Zhan's fury was uncontrollable. The Battle Hall had almost been manipulated, and his heart was filled with murderous intent.

"Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow!"

Xu Yan pronounced every word distinctly.

He fixed his gaze on Luo Zhan, wanting to see if this powerful warrior of the Battle Hall had heard of the force known as Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow.

Luo Zhan's expression changed, then he furiously said, "Good, good, good. These cowardly figures of Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow dare to reach their hands into my Battle Hall, thinking we can't find them?"

To Xu Yan's surprise, he said, "You actually know about Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow? Then that makes things easier. These skulking cowards have been haunting me persistently. This time they framed me, and it certainly won't be the last.

"I've been wanting to find these guys. Since we both have a grudge, why not join forces?"

After pondering for a moment, recalling Xu Yan's sword strike, Luo Zhan nodded, "Alright, this isn't the place to talk."

Not far from Duowu Cave, Xu Yan was surprised to find Hong Ting in a temporarily constructed hut—the rumored Battle Hall prodigy who had been fatally struck by a sword.

"Hong Ting used a secret technique to feign death and escape disaster, but he was severely injured and has been unconscious ever since," Luo Zhan said gravely.

Xu Yan began to understand; Luo Zhan brought him here also to verify once more whether he was indeed the culprit or not.

At this moment, Xu Yan pondered, sighing internally that his master's teachings were indeed profound truths.

To kill an enemy, one must utterly obliterate him, leaving no chance for escape!

Heavenly Slaughter Earth Shadow probably hadn't anticipated that Hong Ting would have such a secret technique to escape death, which was also related to the need to leave a body behind to frame him.

"The reason he remains unconscious is mainly due to the erosion of a strange force, making him lethargic and unwilling to wake..."

Xu Yan was astonished and asked, "Could this be Depraved Witchcraft Power?"

Luo Zhan was secretly shocked, the other party had seen through the cause at a glance, and the strength of his Sword Dao exceeded his expectations; Xu Yan's mentor must be extremely powerful.

"That's right!"

Luo Zhan nodded.

Xu Yan pondered briefly and produced a Pill, saying, "I can wake him up, but I can't do anything about his injuries."

Seeing the Depraved Witchcraft Power in Hong Ting's body, Xu Yan became inwardly alert. He took this strange power very seriously; once it infiltrated the body, it would be extremely troublesome.

This was a bizarre force that directly eroded the will, causing people to become corrupted and lazy.

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