novelraw Chapter 548 548: 547
Chapter 548 548: 547
The three Semi-Saint light columns of the Zhu family terrified the entire Kaifeng City!
But now, Qin Heng's sword strike plunged everyone into doubt, wondering if they had fallen into a dream. The sword light descended from the sky, like the Milky Way, like a celestial river—vast, boundless, and ceaselessly flowing! Moreover, it was unstoppable!
In just an instant, it completely extinguished the Zhu family's three Semi-Saint light columns! It tore through them like rotted wood, utterly invincible!
This scene simply resembled the sun engulfing a candle flame—far too easy, far too effortless!
"How is this possible!?"
"What kind of attack is this! No, no, no!!"
"No, no! AHHH!!"
Screams and cries of shock resounded through the Zhu family's ancestral hall. The three Semi-Saints, having just emerged from the Soul Lantern's glow, stared at the sky, their eyes filled with terror.
The many Zhu family members who had been sent flying were now petrified. They stared incredulously at the ancestral hall and the overwhelming sword light in the sky, utterly astounded.
What kind of sword light was this? Who could have unleashed such a strike?
So powerful! Truly, terrifyingly powerful! Just witnessing it made one's heart tremble and divine soul shudder in fear. It was too strong, overwhelmingly so! Even a Semi-Saint was but an ant beneath such a sword light!
BOOM!
The river of light, as bright as the moon, descended. It was as if the Milky Way from the nine heavens was crashing down, instantly submerging the entire Zhu family estate. The ground thundered and roared; even the void trembled!
Endless sharpness erupted, threatening to sunder everything, to shatter all obstacles with peerless might!
Under this terrifying sword light, Martial Artists below the Innate realm had no means of resistance. The moment the light swept over them, they were reduced to dust. Even Innate Martial Artists lasted less than a second before being utterly obliterated, body and soul!
In mere moments, the entire Zhu family estate was razed to the ground. Only the three Semi-Saints barely clung to life, struggling to fend off the sword light's assault. But even that pushed them to their absolute limits, exhausting all their strength.
"Who on earth are you?! Who are you!?"
"Why?! Why attack our Zhu family?!"
"Who! Who are you?! Why would you exterminate our Zhu family?! Our Zhu family is a sacred order of the Confucian Sect!"
The Zhu family's three Semi-Saints roared in indignant fury.
They could clearly feel that their momentary resistance to the sword light was only possible due to the faint terrestrial luck accumulated by the Zhu family over a thousand years. Soon, this power would be exhausted.
In three more seconds, at most, the sword light would shatter all their defenses and obliterate everything!
A voice, tinged with mockery, reached the ears of the three Zhu family Semi-Saints, "Your destruction? What does that have to do with you?"
Crushing a group of ants—what concern is that of the ants? It's merely a casual act, a momentary whim.
Frustration! Anger! Sorrow! A torrent of emotions overwhelmed the hearts of the three Zhu family Semi-Saints. This was an ordeal they had never imagined. They couldn't help but roar inwardly, bellowing in their hearts.
Why! Why! Why!!!
But it was all in vain. The sword light Qin Heng had unleashed descended, shattering all resistance.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The sword's cry pierced through the heavens. The three Zhu family Semi-Saints felt the dazzling sword light expand endlessly in their vision, swallowing them whole until only boundless darkness remained.
BOOM!!
The ground shook violently. Beneath the heaven-splitting, earth-shattering sword light, the Zhu family's estate, spanning nearly 30,000 square meters, was instantly reduced to a deep pit. Everything ceased to exist, utterly erased from this world—gone.
The sacred order of the Confucian Sect, the Zhu family, which had existed for over a thousand years and whose ancestor Zhu Xi was enshrined in the Confucian Temple, was obliterated in the blink of an eye by this sword light of unknown origin.
Not a trace remained.
In the distance, those from Kaifeng's underground world who had come to investigate were scared witless. Their faces turned deathly pale, their legs grew weak, and they nearly collapsed to their knees.
"Good heavens! What did I just see?! The Zhu family has been annihilated! Wiped out by a single sword light!"
"What kind of being possesses such power? Did the Zhu family offend a true Saint? Was it a Martial Saint's wrath that destroyed this sacred order of the Confucian Sect?"
"So strong! Truly, terrifyingly strong! Has a Saint truly come to Yu State? And this coincides with Qin Xuantian's impending arrival in Yu State... a storm is brewing. Chaos is imminent!"
These individuals, dispatched by Kaifeng's underground world to investigate, were privy to much information. They naturally knew of Qin Heng's impending visit to Yu State. Now, with the emergence of a mysterious Saint, their minds raced with speculation.
Of course, even in their extreme shock, these individuals didn't forget their duties. They promptly took out their SLR cameras, photographed the ruins of the Zhu family estate, and then carried the photos back.
This news plunged the entire Kaifeng underground world into stunned silence. A Saint had arrived in Kaifeng—what did this portend?
Fear gripped many hearts, and they instructed their subordinates to remain indoors for the day, lest they inadvertently offend the Saint.
The Zhu family was a stark lesson. Though the exact reasons were unknown, it was certain they must have done something to anger that mysterious Saint.
「...」
「The Su family!」
Su Xiao, as well as Su Hai and his wife, were all completely stunned.
Just moments ago, they had seen Qin Heng execute a sword strike and then resheath his weapon, leaving them puzzled. Shortly after, they felt the earth tremble and saw a pillar of light outside their window, stretching from earth to sky.
Then, the sword light transformed into a luminous moon that seemed to envelop the Zhu family's estate. The scene was reflected in everyone's eyes, and Su Xiao and the others clearly witnessed the terrifying power of that sword light.
A single strike! The thousand-year-old Zhu family, reduced to ashes, turned into a deep pit!
What kind of power was this? So dreadfully terrifying, so supremely formidable! It was beyond imagination, simply unfathomable!
Su Xiao and the others were dumbfounded. They stared at Qin Heng in utter disbelief, their expressions a mask of shock.
"Qin Heng! That... that attack just now..." Su Xiao took a deep breath, her ample bosom heaving as she tried to calm herself. Looking at Qin Heng, she asked, "That sword light... was that from your strike?"
"Correct." Qin Heng nodded slightly. "Zhu's Neo-Confucianism has spread its poison endlessly, harming the Divine Province and shackling thought. To annihilate them with a single strike was, if anything, letting them off too easily."
"Indeed!" Su Xiao also nodded. "Zhu's Neo-Confucianism is a virulent poison! They deserved to die!"
This Neo-Confucianism spawned countless pedantic and corrupt scholars. It shackled the development of China's ancient culture and the progress of thought, arguably becoming the primary cause of China's stagnation and decline in modern times relative to the world.
Zhu's Neo-Confucianism! Death itself was insufficient to atone for their sins! The only pity is that their demise came far too late!