Chapter 327 - 156: The Death of Huang Tiancheng (Part 2)

Each claw shadow was powerful enough to shatter mountains and sever rivers. Three hundred of them converged in a deadly pincer, their might so immense that the very air was compressed until it boomed!

Liang Cheng was trapped in the center of the net, with seemingly nowhere to run.

A hint of surprise flickered in his eyes. He had, after all, underestimated a veteran Core Formation powerhouse. ’It seems once this is over, I’ll have to pay a visit to the Scripture Pavilion,’ he thought. ’Breaking Mortality Techniques are truly on another level.’

Huang Tiancheng’s move was indeed exquisite.

But to him, that was all it was.

Before a True Pill, a Fake Pill was ultimately worlds apart!

Liang Cheng took a deep breath and gripped his saber with both hands.

The True Pill in his body spun wildly. Two streams of Pill Qi, one icy blue and the other fiery red, surged like a pair of Flood Dragons into the blade. In his Sea of Consciousness, a golden ocean churned with violent waves!

Blade Intent, unleashed at full power!

Nine Heavens Mountain-Breaking Saber!

Broken Nine Heavens!

He slashed out once.

There was no overwhelming sword aura, no earth-shattering explosion.

There was only a single beam of saber light, condensed to the absolute limit, like the first ray of light at the dawn of creation, slashing toward the Celestial Net.

Wherever the saber light passed, the claw shadows silently disintegrated, like snow under a blazing sun or foam crashing against a reef. Before this single slash, the three hundred claw shadows were as fragile as paper.

The saber light tore through the Celestial Net and, without losing any momentum, shot straight for Huang Tiancheng!

Huang Tiancheng’s pupils contracted.

He never imagined that his killing move, honed over many years of bitter cultivation, would be so utterly and completely shattered by a single slash!

Blade Intent!

A True Pill!

He had no time to think. He desperately circulated his Pill Qi, condensing shield after shield in front of him.

The saber light struck the first shield.

The shield shattered.

It struck the second.

Shattered.

The third, the fourth, the fifth...

Seven shields, all shattered in the span of a single breath!

The saber light slashed directly into Huang Tiancheng.

PTHOO—!

Huang Tiancheng spat a mouthful of blood toward the sky as his body plummeted from on high like a meteorite, crashing violently onto the deserted island below!

BOOM!!!

The ground trembled violently!

With his point of impact at the center, the ground for a thousand feet around collapsed layer by layer, forming a massive crater!

Within a radius of several hundred meters, all trees and rocks were pulverized into dust!

A cloud of dust filled the air, lingering for a long time.

Amidst the dust, Huang Tiancheng lay at the bottom of the crater, bathed in blood. Seventy percent of his Meridians were severed, and the Fake Pill in his Dantian was riddled with cracks. He was on the verge of death.

He struggled to stand, but couldn’t move at all.

Then, the sound of footsteps approached.

It was Liang Cheng, who descended from the sky and landed on the crater’s edge.

He looked down at him, his face devoid of expression.

Huang Tiancheng’s eyes were filled with terror.

"Blade Intent! You’ve actually condensed a Martial Dao True Intent... How could you be this strong..."

Liang Cheng walked right up to Huang Tiancheng and squatted down. Without a word, he grabbed him. Huang Tiancheng’s eyes filled with regret.

’I shouldn’t have been so wary of the Main Courtyard. I should have gone for the kill.’

Blood gushed continuously from Huang Tiancheng’s mouth as he rasped:

"Don’t kill me... I’ll give you anything..."

Liang Cheng shook his head.

"Kill you?"

"That would be letting you off too easy."

He took an elixir from his robes and flicked it with his finger.

The elixir fell into Huang Tiancheng’s mouth, dissolving into a warm current that protected his heart’s meridians and temporarily kept him alive. Thinking he had successfully persuaded Liang Cheng, Huang Tiancheng’s eyes lit up.

"Whatever you want, as long as I can do it, I’ll agree. I’ll even acknowledge you as my master and follow your every command."

Liang Cheng didn’t answer him.

He raised a hand, using his Pill Qi to seal Huang Tiancheng’s remaining Meridians, preventing him from committing suicide or even moving. Then he hauled him up and stepped onto the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle.

The Cloud-Piercing Shuttle tore through the sky, heading straight for Chi Xiao Island.

Inside the cabin, Huang Tiancheng sat slumped in a corner, his face ashen and his eyes filled with terror.

He looked at the green-robed figure at the front of the cabin and rasped:

"Where are you taking me?"

Liang Cheng didn’t turn around.

"The Situ Family."

Huang Tiancheng trembled all over.

"No, I beg you, spare my life..."

Liang Cheng still didn’t turn around, flying straight toward Chi Xiao Island.

...

「Chi Xiao Island, Situ Family Estate.」

Liang Cheng stood in the air, holding Huang Tiancheng.

The vast courtyard was already filled with people.

Situ Lie stood on the steps, his expression grim. Deep in his eyes, there was a trace of terror.

The only reason the Situ Family could still dominate Chi Xiao Island was because Huang Tiancheng served as their Town Guardian, and no one dared to cross them.

But now, Huang Tiancheng was like a heap of mud in Liang Cheng’s grasp. How could they not be terrified?

Behind Situ Lie stood the Situ Family’s Elders, direct descendants, and members of the branch families.

Situ Lie suppressed his turmoil and spoke respectfully, "May I ask why Liang’s Direct Disciple has come? If our Situ Family’s Elder Huang has offended you, Senior, the Situ Family is willing to exhaust all our resources to make amends and apologize."

Liang Cheng took a step down, landing in the courtyard.

Behind him, Huang Tiancheng staggered to the ground, his face as white as a sheet.

Liang Cheng wasted no words.

He took out the Memory Stone he had gotten from Qian Wanjing and tossed it into the air.

The Memory Stone hovered, emitting a faint glow.

The next moment, a phantom image appeared—

It was the image of Qian Wanjing and Huang Tiancheng’s conversation.

"Forty-seven years ago, you killed Old Master Situ, Situ Hong!"

"Situ Ming is the illegitimate son you had with your sister-in-law!"

"You’ve always wanted to put Situ Ming in power and take control of the Situ Family!"

The voices of Qian Wanjing and Huang Tiancheng from the conversation carried clearly to everyone’s ears.

The entire courtyard fell deathly silent.

Situ Lie trembled, his face turning ashen.

The direct descendants behind him looked even more horrified than the last.

However, some of the other Situ Family disciples looked at each other in disbelief.

"This... How is this possible..."

"Elder Huang... He..."

Liang Cheng didn’t speak, merely looking at Huang Tiancheng.

"Say it yourself."

Huang Tiancheng kept his head down, not saying a word.

Liang Cheng said coolly,

"Before Qian Wanjing died, he handed over all the evidence."