Hearing the Two-headed Black Lion's shout, Thunder Punishment stopped, turned, and said coldly, "Stop your damned shouting. I haven't gone the wrong way."

At these words, the Two-headed Black Lion froze.

'The road into the city was clearly behind him, yet the old man was walking in the complete opposite direction, and he still had the audacity to claim he wasn't lost.'

'Is there something wrong with this guy's head?'

'He can't even tell front from back.'

The Two-headed Black Lion said patiently, "If you're here to present a gift, then follow me."

'A gift?'

'Heh, a gift my ass.'

Thunder Punishment sneered, "Go back and tell your master that they aren't worthy of receiving a gift from me."

Hearing this, the Two-headed Black Lion's expression instantly darkened.

'He'd been played by this old bastard.'

The Two-headed Black Lion said in a deep voice, "Give me a reason. Otherwise, I will report this to my master, and the consequences are not something you can afford."

"A reason?"

Thunder Punishment said flatly, "The reason is that your master's surname is Xiao, not Su."

'If the master of this city were Su Mo, I would certainly be presenting a gift.'

'But as it turns out, their surname is Xiao.'

'In that case, not only can I not present a gift, but I must also bombard the city and reclaim our Giant Sword Sect's Golden Dragon Earth Vein.'

"Their surname is Xiao, not Su?"

The Two-headed Black Lion paused, stunned. It suddenly realized something and shouted, "Hey, old man, you've misunderstood! Our master—"

It wanted to tell Thunder Punishment that the true master of Qingyang City was, in fact, surnamed Su.

But before it could finish, Thunder Punishment cut it off. "If you know what's good for you, run for your life. Any later, and it'll be too late."

"Run for my life?"

The Two-headed Black Lion looked bewildered.

'What does he mean?'

'Don't tell me this old bastard is planning to attack Qingyang City?'

Soon, Thunder Punishment was back aboard the Celestial Vault Battleship.

Elder Wen approached and asked, "How did it go? Did you find out who the master of this city is?"

Thunder Punishment said indifferently, "The master of this city is surnamed Xiao."

"Surnamed Xiao?"

Elder Wen frowned. "Then did you ask if there was an Elder Su in the city?"

"There's no need to ask that!"

Thunder Punishment looked at Elder Wen as if he were an idiot. "If Elder Su were here, he would obviously be the master of this city. Then the city would belong to the Su family. There'd be no place for a family surnamed Xiao."

"That's true!"

Realization dawned on Elder Wen. He then asked, "Old Lei, what's our next move?"

"We bombard them!"

A cold glint flashed in Thunder Punishment's eyes. "No matter who lives in this city, anyone who dares touch our Giant Sword Sect's Spiritual Vein must pay the price. We'll show them the might of the Giant Sword Sect."

Elder Wen nodded.

'Today, we must teach the people in this city a lesson.'

A disciple ran over. "Elder Lei, how many Spirit Cannons should we arm?"

"Arm them all!"

Thunder Punishment commanded.

Elder Wen cried out in alarm, "Old Lei, are you planning to slaughter the entire city?"

The Celestial Vault Battleship, after all, was equipped with a full eighty Spirit Cannons. Firing all of them would be enough to annihilate a small nation.

If they fired, Qingyang City would be wiped off the map.

Everyone inside would be vaporized in an instant.

Thunder Punishment smiled and shook his head. "I am no Evil Demon. I'm not that bloodthirsty. I just want to make a big scene, to intimidate the people in this city so they won't even think of resisting."

"Men! Aim all Spirit Cannons three hundred li outside the city! Fire all eighty cannons at once! Let them feel what true power is," Thunder Punishment ordered.

"First Spirit Cannon arming!"

"Second Spirit Cannon arming."

"Third..."

RUMBLE!

A tremendous roar echoed from the Celestial Vault Battleship. The muzzle of each Spirit Cannon began to glow with a blinding white light, as brilliant as a scorching sun.

They were only waiting for the order to fire.

At the Xiao Family's martial arts training ground.

Fairy Jinghong, Bai Luoxue, Shen Weiyang, Lu Ya, and the others were all gathered here.

Xiao Lang said, "Young Master, my comprehension of the Sword Dao is lacking. I can never unleash the kind of world-shattering power that you can. It would be best if you demonstrated for Fairy Jinghong and the others yourself."

"Elder Su, please demonstrate for us personally."

"We all wish to witness your magnificent skill."

the crowd pleaded.

Su Mo stepped forward. "Very well. Since I promised to teach you three techniques, I will instruct you personally. How much you comprehend, however, will be up to you."

"Elder Su, please use a sword!"

Fairy Jinghong presented her own sword to Su Mo.

"A sword won't be necessary. I'm afraid the power would be too great and I might destroy Qingyang City's defensive Array. Here, I'll use a willow branch for the demonstration!"

Su Mo walked over to a willow tree, snapped off a branch, and called out a reminder, "Keep your eyes wide open and watch closely. This is the True Dragon Supreme Swordsmanship!"

SWISH!

Su Mo swung the branch, unleashing a strike toward the sky beyond the city walls.

Outside the city.

A disciple announced respectfully, "Reporting to Elder Lei, all eighty main cannons are armed and ready. Awaiting your order to fire."

"I'll do it myself!"

Elder Lei walked to the control console and pressed the button on top.

In an instant, eighty beams of piercing white light shot forth, like eighty suns exploding at once.

"Holy shit, so this is the power of the Celestial Vault Battleship! How terrifying! Those mountain peaks three hundred li away will probably be blasted to smithereens."

"It won't just be those mountain peaks. I bet even Qingyang City will be hit by the shockwave."

"We should have aimed a bit farther."

Even Thunder Punishment was startled by the terrifying sight. 'It's my own fault for underestimating the Celestial Vault Battleship's power. Oh well, if there's collateral damage, so be it. At worst, a few people will die. Sigh... I didn't kill them directly, but they will die because of me.'

"Old Lei, don't blame yourself. You've already shown mercy," Elder Wen said, trying to console him.

'If Thunder Punishment had been even a little more ruthless, it wouldn't just be a matter of Qingyang City being hit by a shockwave. Everyone in the city would have died, turned to ash in an instant.'

Thunder Punishment nodded. "After this is over, I will ask Lu the Monk for some scriptures and personally chant them to guide the souls of the dead."

Elder Wen couldn't help but admire Thunder Punishment.

'To kill people and then think of guiding their souls to the afterlife.'

'You had to admit, Thunder Punishment was truly benevolent.'

Elder Wen smiled. "After this bombardment, we can reclaim the Golden Dragon Earth Vein... Hmm? What is that golden light? Is it Sword Qi?"

"Sword Qi?"

Thunder Punishment looked toward the golden light and, sure enough, saw a resplendent, golden strand of Sword Qi.

Furthermore, this golden Sword Qi was heading straight for the Celestial Vault Battleship, on a collision course with the eighty beams of piercing white light from the Spirit Cannons.

"Did someone from Qingyang City make a move?"

"Heh, no matter who it is, they can't do anything to us. Don't forget, that's a barrage from eighty cannons."

"Trying to nullify our eighty-cannon barrage with a single strand of Sword Qi? They're dreaming."

The group chuckled, paying the golden Sword Qi no mind.

But the next second...

SHIIING!

The golden Sword Qi surged forward, slicing through the eighty beams of piercing white light as if they were tofu, annihilating them in an instant.

"What kind of Sword Qi is this?"

Everyone's faces were etched with shock.

They had thought the cannon barrage would annihilate the Sword Qi, but instead, their attack had been swallowed whole, not even lasting a single second.

Its momentum undiminished, the golden sword light continued on, slashing directly toward the Celestial Vault Battleship.

Thunder Punishment screamed in terror, "Oh no! Everyone, run!"

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