Chapter 785 Slaughter and Despair

"The fifth patriarch of the Gongshu family, died just like that?"

"A powerful cultivator at the third tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage couldn't even withstand a single sword strike?"

"Is this masked man really the same one from back then?"

"To slay a Nascent Soul cultivator at the third tribulation with a single sword strike—just how powerful is this mysterious person!"

They saw the five patriarchs of the Gongshu family being killed by a single sword and falling from the sky.

Countless citizens were shocked, and the entire city of Zhou Tian was in an uproar.

That was the fifth ancestor of the Gongshu family, a powerful figure who had already survived three tribulations of the primordial spirit, yet he was killed so easily.

"Fifth brother..."

Seeing his fifth son killed by a single sword strike, the white-haired, youthful-looking old man felt a tremor in his heart.

He knew that this mysterious and powerful figure who had descended from the sky was up to no good, but he was still wondering if he could negotiate with him.

Now, the other party doesn't even say a word, and upon meeting, he killed one of his sons.

They immediately realized that this was not just a hostile visit, but a direct attack on the Gongshu family!

However, the white-haired, youthful-looking old man still dared not make any rash moves.

There was no way around it; the pressure from the masked man in front of him was simply too great.

From the moment the other party appeared, his primordial spirit seemed to be completely shrouded in the shadow of death.

He felt that the road ahead was pitch black, and the death warning that almost made him scream made him feel suffocated.

In addition, there was the terrifying sword energy that the opponent had used to split the city in one strike, which he had witnessed before.

Let him know that he is no match for the other party.

More importantly, he had been secretly trying to activate the Zhou Tian Star Array from the very beginning.

To their dismay, they discovered that the entire formation was almost paralyzed.

The terrifying sword energy not only cleaved Zhou Tian City in two, but also completely destroyed the entire Zhou Tian Star Array, leaving it with less than one percent of its power.

The opponent seemed to have a thorough understanding of the Zhou Tian Star Formation, and that sword strike directly destroyed many of the most important array nodes.

This rendered their clan-protecting formation almost useless.

It was for these reasons that even though his own son had been killed, the white-haired, youthful-looking old man still suppressed his hatred and did not take action.

He stared intently at Lu Qing: "Who exactly are you? My Gongshu family should not have offended you, right? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Upon arriving here, the white-haired, youthful-looking old man confirmed that the mysterious masked figure before him was definitely not the little thief from back then.

Back then, that little thief was only at the Golden Core stage, and he only managed to escape from his grasp by relying on a powerful spatial treasure.

Even with exceptional talent, achieving the Nascent Soul stage is already quite remarkable; to survive one or two Nascent Soul tribulations is to be considered an unparalleled prodigy.

It's impossible for someone to possess such terrifying strength in just a few decades; that would defy common sense!

The other elders of the Gongshu family also realized that the person in front of them could not possibly be the thief from back then.

That kind of strength is definitely not something that thief could possess!

However, Lu Qing didn't bother to say anything more. He simply raised his wrist, and a cold light flashed as another sword aura was unleashed.

The sword energy was still extremely fast, so fast that even those at the Nascent Soul stage could hardly react.

Wherever the sword light passed, another patriarch of the Gongshu family froze, his brow pierced, his life force extinguished, and his body fell to the ground.

"Fourth brother!"

The remaining few patriarchs of the Gongshu family roared again.

But before the words were even out of his mouth, the sword flashed again, and the voice of another Gongshu family patriarch abruptly ceased. His head was also pierced, and his primordial spirit was destroyed.

"Demon!"

Seeing his three sons killed before his eyes in such a short time, the white-haired, youthful-looking old man finally couldn't hold back anymore.

With eyes blazing with fury, he drew a golden knife and slashed at Lu Qing.

He had already realized that feigning compliance was no longer effective.

The masked man had no intention of negotiating with them whatsoever; the current situation was one of utter stalemate.

As he drew his golden sword, the white-haired, youthful-looking old man shouted, "I'll hold him off, you all run!"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a mournful cry was heard.

Before the golden knife could even get close to Lu Qing, it was severed in two by a sword aura.

The blade became dull and lifeless, and even the spirit within it was completely annihilated.

"What? Even a mid-grade peak spiritual weapon couldn't withstand a single sword strike?"

With the spiritual artifact that was connected to his mind destroyed, the white-haired, youthful-looking old man's primordial spirit was shaken, and his blood and qi surged.

But what made him even more desperate was that he saw two more sword energies sweep past him.

"No……"

The white-haired, youthful-looking old man suddenly turned around, only to see two lifeless figures plummeting downwards.

At this point, of his six sons, only the eldest, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the fourth tribulation, remained alive.

He was enveloped in light, having activated his protective magic treasure to its fullest extent, with layers upon layers of protective light completely enveloping him.

But the next moment, the white-haired old man with a youthful face saw a sword aura whiz past his ear and pierce through the leader's head.

Those layers of precious light provided no protection whatsoever; they burst instantly, like bubbles.

"father……"

The eldest brother froze, his face filled with terror. He only managed to shout once before the light in his eyes vanished.

His life force dissipated, and he fell from the sky.

The white-haired, youthful-looking old man stared blankly at his eldest son's corpse as it fell to the ground.

It eventually smashed a shallow crater in the ground, and then there was no more sound.

"Why..." The white-haired, youthful-looking old man suddenly turned around and roared at Lu Qing, "What deep-seated grudge does the Gongshu family have against you that you would want to exterminate us like this!"

However, his roar still failed to elicit any response from Lu Qing.

He sensed the utterly indifferent gaze beneath Lu Qing's eerie mask.

The white-haired, youthful-looking old man finally lost his mind.

"You demon! I'll fight you to the death!"

He jolted suddenly, his face contorted with rage.

A slight spatial fluctuation appeared, and it had already moved to Lu Qing's front.

At the same time, an aura of annihilation emanated from his body.

Knowing he couldn't defeat Lu Qing, he decided to self-destruct his primordial spirit and perish together with him.

But just as the destructive aura emanating from the white-haired, youthful-looking old man emerged, an overwhelming and powerful suppressive force descended upon him.

It completely sealed his primordial spirit, which had just attempted to self-destruct, rendering it unable to function even slightly.

All his magical power was completely solidified, making it impossible to use even a fraction of it.

What terrified the white-haired, youthful-looking old man even more was that he saw Lu Qing's figure rapidly swell and become incredibly tall.

I felt like a tiny ant in his presence.

But the next moment, he realized that it wasn't Lu Qing who had grown bigger, but rather he himself who had shrunk.

The surging spatial power around him was constantly compressing the space around him.

His opponent's mastery of spatial power far surpassed his.

It has reached the level of being able to freely expand and shrink space at will!

But realizing this did not change the situation of the white-haired, youthful-looking old man.

He could only watch in despair as Lu Qing reached out and grabbed him, plunging him into endless darkness.

(End of this chapter)