Chapter 616 615: Begging for Mercy

'Hm? Killing intent?'

As a Tier Seven True God, a being at the Divine Marquis Level, Lu Tiansheng sensed Yang Xiao's killing intent the moment it arose.

His heart immediately lurched.

He couldn't understand why the Saint Prince still wouldn't let him go. He had already humbled himself to such an extent, even allowing the man to step on his face.

However, as a Divine Marquis Level expert, his reflexes were incredibly fast. The moment he sensed the killing intent, he reacted instantly, despite his confusion.

With a twist of his body, Divine Power erupted from within him as he tried to escape from under the foot of Yang Xiao's Emperor's True Body.

Unfortunately, Yang Xiao was already prepared.

With a mere thought, the power of his Emperor's True Body surged.

Just moments ago, a single punch from him had shattered Lu Tiansheng's massive Divine Body, stunning all the Lu Family disciples outside.

Among them, many had begun to feel a sense of worship toward Yang Xiao, the Saint Prince.

In that instant, their collective will became even more focused.

As a result, Yang Xiao's Emperor's True Body grew stronger still.

However, compared to Lu Tiansheng, Yang Xiao's Emperor's True Body was actually still somewhat weaker.

It had only just reached the level of Tier Six Divine Sect Peak. The only reason it could shatter half of Lu Tiansheng's Divine Body was because Yang Xiao's Emperor's True Body utilized techniques far superior to anything Lu Tiansheng possessed.

That seemingly ordinary punch contained the power of his Flame Emperor Divine Fist, an Emperor-level Ultimate Skill he had mastered to the state of Great Perfection. It was also infused with his insights into the Sword Dao and Greater Yang Power.

Naturally, it was immensely powerful.

With Lu Tiansheng caught off guard, the single strike had succeeded.

However, this level of power was clearly insufficient against the now-prepared Lu Tiansheng.

This was true even though Yang Xiao's Emperor's True Body had already grown a fraction stronger than before.

But as fate would have it, Lu Tiansheng had, of his own volition, allowed Yang Xiao to step on him just moments ago.

The impact of this was even more shocking than the punch that had shattered his Divine Body.

It caused the members of the Lu Family to hold Yang Xiao in even greater awe.

This awe, combined with his earlier display of strength, caused their collective will to unify further. Naturally, Yang Xiao's Emperor's True Body grew stronger as well.

It was faintly about to break through the Tier Six Divine Sect level and step into the realm of a Tier Seven Divine Marquis.

Under these circumstances, with combat skills honed to the level of a former Supreme Divine King, Yang Xiao was an overwhelming opponent. Forget Lu Tiansheng, who was merely a True God at Early-stage Tier Seven Peak. Even an expert at Mid-stage Tier Seven Peak, or even Late-stage Tier Seven, would not necessarily be his match.

Therefore, it was simply impossible for Lu Tiansheng to escape.

Yang Xiao's Emperor's True Body merely pressed down lightly. Several streams of power struck the critical points of Lu Tiansheng's Divine Power circulation. Despite being weaker in raw power, it forcefully severed the energy Lu Tiansheng was gathering, leaving him unable to connect it. In an instant, he was pinned underfoot once again.

"I told you, if I say I'm going to crush you under my foot, I will crush you under my foot. Do you understand now?"

Yang Xiao's voice rang out.

Lu Tiansheng's expression became extremely ugly.

The first time Yang Xiao had stepped on him, he hadn't felt particularly humiliated. After all, he had done it willingly to submit and curry favor with Yang Xiao.

But now, it was different.

He had felt Yang Xiao's killing intent and was already struggling for his life.

Yet he was still pinned firmly under Yang Xiao's foot.

To him, this was no longer a matter of him yielding; he was being crushed for real.

The shame and indignation in his heart were imaginable.

But just as he tried to gather his power...

...several more streams of force struck out from under the Emperor's True Body's foot.

His power was scattered once again.

Lu Tiansheng's face instantly turned bright red.

It was a flush of both fear and rage.

However, as he felt the killing intent radiating from Yang Xiao grow increasingly intense...

...his face immediately turned deathly pale.

Especially when he saw that the killing intent in Yang Xiao's true body's eyes had reached its absolute peak.

Lu Tiansheng knew then that this Saint Prince was dead set on killing him.

'Otherwise, how could there be such overwhelming killing intent?'

Instantly, he began to beg for mercy out of pure instinct. "Don't, don't kill me! Spare me, Yang—no, Saint Prince, I beg you, please spare me!"

His voice was not quiet.

It immediately carried outside the No-fly Zone.

And fell upon the ears of the Lu Family members outside.

This changed everything for those who still held some lingering loyalty to Lu Tiansheng. They had thought that, no matter what, he was still an Elder of the Lu Family. Even though he had deliberately targeted the Saint Prince, he was ultimately one of their own.

'He was probably just considering the Lu Family's interests,' they'd thought.

But now, things were different.

Lu Tiansheng was openly begging for his life?

As a dignified Elder and a Tier Seven Divine Marquis, he was supposed to be a role model for the younger generation. But now, he was bringing shame upon the Lu Family. One by one, their hearts filled with growing contempt for Lu Tiansheng.

Second Elder Lu Tianyun seethed internally, 'What Old Eighth did before was shameless, but he had some restraint and at least didn't disgrace the Lu Family. But this one has brought utter shame upon us. A Divine Marquis, begging for his life in front of so many juniors? Fearing death to this degree... what right does he have to be an Elder of our Lu Family?'

But after a moment's thought, he still felt a sliver of their past camaraderie.

'Forget it,' he thought. 'No matter how terrible he is, we're still kin, of the same bloodline. I should step forward and ask the Saint Prince to do me a small favor and spare this man's life.'

With this in mind, Lu Tianyun was about to step forward to speak with Yang Xiao and persuade him to spare Lu Tiansheng.

But then he heard a sharp ZING, like the sound of a weapon being unsheathed.

Immediately after, the crowd saw a longsword, so black it shone, fly out from Yang Xiao's true body within the No-fly Zone. The blade was covered in dark red Secret Patterns.

Its aura was piercingly sharp.

One glance was enough to know it was extraordinary; it was undoubtedly a Divine Sword.

'It seems the Saint Prince is truly intent on killing him.'

Lu Tianyun's heart tightened.

Inside the No-fly Zone, Lu Tiansheng was even more terrified, trembling from head to toe.

He had also tried to struggle desperately.

But every time, before he could even gather his power, it was severed by Yang Xiao using a Secret Technique.

After several consecutive attempts, he had lost all hope.

Now, seeing that Yang Xiao had even drawn his Divine Sword...

...he was naturally scared out of his wits.

He screamed, "Saint Prince, spare me! I'll never dare again! As long as you spare me, I'll do anything! I'll even betray the Lu Family! I'm willing to be your dog, just spare me...!"

These wretched pleas made the expressions of everyone in the Lu Family change.

Even Lu Tianyun, who had been about to step forward and plead for him, couldn't help but slow his pace.

But Yang Xiao paid it no mind.

The Bloodthirsty Divine Sword flew on its own into the palm of the Emperor's True Body.

It was raised, poised to strike down at any moment.

But at that very moment, a voice suddenly rang out.