The unknown man was dressed in crimson robes from head to toe. He took out a recovery pill and swallowed it, only to find that it wasn't enough and swallowed another.
"You must be one of the few people who have high spiritual awareness to be able to perceive my presence"
"And you are?"
The man straightened his back and spoke proudly "King of Assassins, Shi Wuming"
PAH!
A ruthless slap resounded and sent Shi Wuming flying into the air. It was so resounding that several fights stopped and the people looked over at the commotion.
"Heavens! Isn't that the King of Assassins?"
Everyone looked awed at the man who dared to slap the genius praised by the greatest assassin power in the mortal realm.
Sheng Tian sneered "what King of Assassins? A random weakling from the mortal realm dares to claim the title of King? Outrageous"
A violent aura filled with killing intent burst out from the place where Shi Wuming landed.
"YOU FUCKING BASTARD!"
A streak of light shot out from the small crater and flew towards Sheng Tian.
"Oh?"
The streak then split into two, then four. Soon there were dozens of streaks zipping around Sheng Tian and the two women.
"Not bad, but. . ."
He reached over and grabbed a hand holding a dagger aimed at Xiao Hua.
"Not good enough"
SNAP!
Without hesitation, Sheng Tian ruthlessly snapped Shi Wuming's arm in half.
"AAAAHHHH!"
Shi Wuming howled in pain as he clutched his dangling arm. He tried to take out a high grade recovery pill but Sheng Tian simply cut off his other arm.
"Die"
Sheng Tian's finger neared Shi Wuming's forehead. He was about to wipe his soul when a powerful force erupted from Shi Wuming and took the form of an old man dressed in black robes.
"I hope this junior can give this poor old man some face"
Sheng Tian stood still for a moment before lowering his hand. Seeing this, the old man smiled and was about to speak when Sheng Tian cut him off.
"It's against the rules for the older generation to interfere with the competition of the younger generation. Plus, you may be old but you are not poor, and you had no face to begin with"
Purple lightning converged on his hand and he slashed the air with his hand, directly cutting through the image of the man and the unfortunate Shi Wuming behind him.
The image of the old man flickered for a moment before solidifying once more. He looked at the decapitated corpse on the ground spurting blood with a dark look on his face.
"You killed the genius of my Traceless Phantom Sect. Be prepared to face the consequences"
"I'll be waiting for it"
Sheng Tian's hand moved again and called forth the Primordial Chaos Tyrant Lightning, directly obliterating the soul image of the Traceless Phantom Sect's Master.
Everyone looked at Sheng Tian as if he was the devil and backed off. Several auras rose filled with pure battle intent and the two ladies stared at him in awe.
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A black robed old man coughed a mouthful of blood. The surrounding experts looked at him in disdain and snickered. Yes, this was the Traceless Phantom Sect's Master who broke the rules and tried to prevent the loss of his most valued disciples life.
Long Chen called out to him "it seems our old Traceless has gotten quite a bit bolder, though much less traceless"
This got a few laughs and lightened the atmosphere.
Old Traceless looked down and his face darkened considerably "Sky Sword Sect, Long Chen, Sheng Tian, if I don't wipe away today's humiliation then I'm not human!"
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Sheng Tian sat with the two women on another tree that hadn't fallen yet. Sheng Tian's eyes were closed as he held Shi Wuming's spatial ring.
"Precious herbs, valuable equipment, high grade pills, numerous materials, and a mountain of spirit stones. Robbing geniuses is truly the best way to make money"
He looked back at the formations. All of the jade slips had been taken out and now many people are fighting for them. There was a day left and if the disciples of a power could not get a jade slip then they've lost their chance to continue in the competition.
This was the way the cultivation world worked. The strong rule over the weak and the weak cannot resist nor complain. If they do, then the most likely outcome is death.
Sheng Tian began marking certain people who might give him a good fight. He found confident geniuses who are Heaven's Favorites and dark horses that might prove interesting.
"Senior brother Tian is even stronger than I imagined"
Sheng Tian turned to Xiao Hua. It was normal to call someone stronger than you from another power a senior. Only those of the same sect will put seniority first and then strength.
"It's simply a result of my cultivation. Anyone can do it if they put in the effort"
She gave him a strange look and even Bing Xue who spoke less and gave even less facial emotions had her eye twitch when he said that.
Xiao Hua rolled her eyes and then spoke "I hope senior can aid the Lotus Fairy Valley in times of need"
She leaned against him when she said that.
Sheng Tian's eye twitched before a mischievous grin formed on his face.
"Since you want to play I'll play along"
He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and inched his handsome face forward. Xiao Hua's face took on an unhealthy red hue as he drew nearer. He then turned to the side and whispered in her ear.
"I've got no reason not to help my beautiful junior sisters"
This made her flush even more and Sheng Tian laughed at her amateurish and innocent expression. Despite her otherworldly proportioned body and seductive face, along with her suggestive words, Xiao Hua was nothing more than a young woman in the process of blooming.
Bing Xue couldn't help but blush a little as well and let out a small laugh that sounded light and mellow, akin to music and also carrying a trace of the music dao.
Sheng Tian was stunned for a moment before speaking "you should smile more Bing Xue"
Bing Xue was also stunned for a moment as she reflected on her actions. As an ice cultivator, her personality changed to match her attribute. However, Sheng Tian's charisma is nothing to scoff at and actually got the cold goddess to laugh.
Her heart beat loudly in her own ears as her Dao Heart was shaken slightly.