Only I am Venerable

Idiot... you think you're so strong?

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

Those six words were like six heavy hammers, smashing viciously into the Fifth Elder's heart. A mouthful of blood sprayed from his lips, and his mind went completely blank.

The world began to rapidly recede from him. All sounds, all sights, became eternal in that instant!

The Fifth Elder struggled to lower his head, looking at the young man's fair, slender hand pressed against his chest. A bitter smile touched his lips...

BOOM!

The Fifth Elder's body was sent flying like a tattered piece of cotton fluff. Every meridian in his body was pulverized by the Only I am Venerable battle technique contained within Qin Li's palm strike!

"Fifth Elder!"

The slightly chubby elder let out a mournful howl. He and the Fifth Elder had known each other for over two hundred years. Although they often disagreed and argued heatedly, sometimes even coming to blows, their friendship was in fact incredibly strong!

Seeing the Fifth Elder killed in a single blow, the chubby elder felt a heart-wrenching pain!

He let out a furious roar and charged at Qin Li, screaming, "Die!"

A cold, grim smile played on Qin Li's lips. The Blood-Drinking Sword appeared, flashing with a magnificent, dazzling purple light. It was incomparably fast, like a silken bolt of light from a galaxy falling from the heavens, and it instantly enveloped the chubby elder.

The chubby elder didn't even get a chance to strike. The move he considered his most powerful was interrupted before he could even execute half of it!

Nearby, the decrepit-looking Third Elder also roared. With a CLANG, an Ancient Treasure Sword left its sheath, sending a flash of blood-red light slashing toward Qin Li.

The decrepit Third Elder made no attempt to save the chubby Ninth Elder, as there was simply no time. His only hope was that his sword strike would force Qin Li to turn back and defend himself.

This would give the Ninth Elder a slim chance of survival. If Qin Li dared to ignore the attack and kill the Ninth Elder, then even if he succeeded, he himself would be cut down by the decrepit Third Elder's sword!

BOOM!

Qin Li's originally slender body suddenly seemed to transform into that of a vajra warrior. He became one with his sword, a perfect Unity of Man and Sword, as he charged toward the Ninth Elder.

The Ninth Elder's chubby frame didn't hinder his speed, and he moved with extreme haste to dodge Qin Li's incredibly sharp Sword Qi.

Unfortunately, the Sword Qi was faster!

In an instant, it slammed into the chubby elder's body, smashing the Protective Gang Qi he had summoned with all his strength to pieces. Then, wielding the Blood-Drinking Sword, Qin Li's body arrived right in front of him.

PFFT!

The Blood-Drinking Sword pierced the Ninth Elder's throat. With a flash of purple light, the sword was withdrawn, and Qin Li simultaneously spun to the elder's side.

Only then did the decrepit Third Elder's sword strike arrive, but it landed squarely on the already-dead Ninth Elder. The immense, tsunami-like force instantly blasted the Ninth Elder's chubby body to smithereens!

The Third Elder let out a grief-stricken, furious roar. "Qin Li, I swear I will kill you!" His shrill voice, filled with endless hatred, echoed through the night sky of Yellow Sand New City, startling countless Martial Artists.

Qin Li gave a cold, sinister chuckle. "You killed your own comrade, yet you want to pin it on me. Old man, your methods are truly despicable!"

As he spoke, Qin Li's figure retreated rapidly, heading out of Yellow Sand New City.

Consumed by hatred, the decrepit elder was in no mood to let Qin Li escape. He chased after him like a shooting star chasing the moon.

The moment their figures vanished, countless other figures rushed over under the cover of night. Most took one look at the scene before immediately chasing in the direction the two had disappeared.

Qin Li had actually appeared!

He was carrying the Ancient Map! Obtaining the Ancient Map was equivalent to gaining a heaven-defying fortune!

This thought appeared in countless minds. Among the crowd were the plump, fair-skinned young man who called himself Master Pang and the young woman by his side, both of whom Qin Li had met before.

The woman sent a voice transmission to the plump young man. "Senior Brother, has Qin Li really appeared? Is he truly as powerful as the legends say?"

"Bullshit!" The plump young man spat on the ground and sneered. "How could he be as amazing as me, Master Pang? I could flatten him with one hand!"

"Keep dreaming!" The young woman pursed her lips, no longer paying any mind to her boastful Senior Brother.

The plump young man shot a sideways glance at the young woman and chuckled. "I say, Junior Sister, you don't have ideas about that pretty boy, do you? I'm warning you, you're mine! No one is taking you away from me!"

"Bullshit, I belong to myself!" the young woman sneered. Her figure flashed, and she executed the Hundred Transformations Shadowless Step, instantly leaving the plump young man far behind.

"Hmph, you're just holding onto yourself for me for now. Sooner or later, you'll be mine!" The plump young man rolled his eyes, his speed also exploding as he chased after the woman.

The people chasing Qin Li and the elder from all directions were also talking amongst themselves.

"That Qin Li guy disappeared for over a year and moved his family out of that Mysterious Land on Profound Island. No one could find him. Now he's suddenly shown up—could it be a trap?"

"Can't be a trap. I heard there isn't just one Ancient Map, but many. Even if Qin Li has one, it's incomplete. He has to get the rest of the pieces to open the Temple Gate of the Ancient Divine Temple!"

"That's right. Qin Li must have shown up here to get the remaining parts of the Ancient Map, but he was discovered by his enemies and had to flee in a panic. Hmph, they say he's the number one young talent of Profound Island, but I think he's nothing special. Anyone from our Land of the Far West could take him down easily!"

"Let's not underestimate him. Qin Li has done so many earth-shattering things; his strength is clearly not to be trifled with. He might not be any weaker than Han Mei, the Saintess of Moon Shaking Immortal Palace!"

"Hmph, you're overestimating him! A thousand Qin Lis wouldn't be a match for one Han Mei!"

"That's just because you have a crush on her!"

"Yeah, you like Saintess Han Mei, but she's never even given you a second glance, haha!"

"AHAHAHA!"

...

The decrepit Third Elder was about to explode with rage. Qin Li's speed didn't seem particularly fast, and he clearly wasn't using his full power. With the Third Elder's sharp eyes, he could naturally tell that Qin Li was maintaining a constant, even pace as he fled.

The Third Elder could also sense a large group of people chasing far behind him. 'A bunch of idiots, even dumber than pigs!' he thought. 'What are you chasing for?'

'If the Ancient Map were that easy to get, I would have gotten it long ago! Would it be your turn? Do you really think this Qin Li is some weak fish you can just carve up? I'd love to see you run into him!'

Qin Li had left the city precisely because he didn't want to fight inside Yellow Sand New City. If he really went all out, destroying a few buildings would be a minor issue, but countless innocent people would also be caught in the crossfire and suffer.

Even if this weren't Hu's city, Qin Li would have been unwilling to do so.

Therefore, he had planned to fight the decrepit elder outside the city. But he hadn't expected the old man to be idiotic enough to let out a huge roar, alerting everyone in Yellow Sand New City. Now, a large number of Martial Artists were chasing after them. Though he wasn't afraid, Qin Li was still annoyed.

Glancing back at the distance between himself and the decrepit elder, Qin Li gave a cold smile. He suddenly brought out a seal he had never used before and viciously hurled it toward the old man.

The decrepit elder was chasing with all his might and never expected Qin Li to have a Hidden Weapon. The fist-sized object exerted an immense pressure on him.

The decrepit elder gritted his teeth. The ancient Treasure Sword in his hand erupted with a Blood Red glow, and he viciously... swung it at the fist-sized object!

He cursed inwardly: 'You little beast, you've gone too far! Let me swat this piece of junk aside with my sword and see what other tricks you have! If I don't kill you today...'

The thought had barely formed when the elder's Treasure Sword, a relic from Ancient Times, made contact with Qin Li's seal. An immense power, like a mountain crashing down, made the decrepit elder realize instantly that something was wrong, but it was too late.

BOOM!

The Treasure Sword in the decrepit elder's hand, a relic from Ancient Times, shattered into countless fragments with a loud CRACKLE. Then the seal viciously slammed into the elder's body, instantly blasting his equally refined physical form to bits!

A fist-sized infant suddenly leaped out from the decrepit elder's Dantian. It let out a shrill, mouse-like cry and transformed into a streak of light, trying to escape into the sky.

The seal suddenly erupted with a blinding glare, like a sun appearing in the night sky. Radiating light, it swiftly caught up to the Third Elder's Nascent Soul Pill Core, smashed it into a pulp, and completely drained it of its essence!

The decrepit elder, a mighty expert of the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation realm, had died a violent death!

After absorbing all the essence from the decrepit elder's Nascent Soul Pill Core, the seal turned into a bolt of lightning and shot into Qin Li's Dantian. At the same time, a warm current began to spread from his Dantian into his meridians.

In an instant, it completely replenished all the energy Qin Li had just expended in the battle, and there was even some left over!

Qin Li was slightly stunned. Although he knew from Hu Yanbo's inheritance that Treasure Artifacts could automatically absorb the Essence of Heaven and Earth, he had never imagined that a Treasure Artifact could also replenish its master's energy in return. This discovery astounded him. 'No wonder even a single Spiritual Artifact holds such immense temptation for the Martial Artists of the Land of the Far West,' he thought. 'There really is a reason for it!'

Just as Qin Li killed the decrepit elder, dozens of people appeared from all directions behind him, moving like lightning. Seeing the scene before them, they were all somewhat dumbfounded.

Although they didn't know the strength of the dead men, their speed had been so fast that they couldn't have been weak. How had Qin Li annihilated them in an instant?

Could it be they were the type who specialized only in speed but were weak in combat?

As the saying goes, every trade has its specialist. Although the possibility was slim, it wasn't nonexistent.

The crowd all turned their suspicious gazes toward Qin Li.

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