Chapter 6669 Killed?

“Speak. How do you want to die?” Lei Xiao asked.

As he waved his hand, a giant hatchet the size of a table appeared in it, releasing a vast Sovereign might.

“Heavens, he’s taking out the Lightning Battle-Axe from the start?!”

Those familiar with Lei Xiao were stunned. His physical body was his greatest weapon, so he normally fought barehanded. Very few opponents had ever forced him to draw his axe.

And yet, he had taken it out immediately.

“You don’t know?” someone whispered. “Lei Xiao has been secretly pursuing Li Luyao...”

With this one sentence, everyone came to a sudden understanding. It seemed that Lei Xiao was here to avenge Li Luyao.

No wonder he immediately took out his weapon, his posture murderous from the very start.

“Is a life-and-death match permitted on the martial stage?” Long Chen asked calmly. “If so, I don’t mind. If not, we can change locations.”

The Starry River Palace’s martial stage existed to encourage disciples to compete and gain combat experience, not to resolve personal grievances. Naturally, it was not possible to have a life-and-death match there.

Moreover, the martial stage had its own laws. If one side was about to die on it, it would automatically end the bout.

Lei Xiao’s killing intent toward Long Chen was clear. In response, Long Chen’s own killing intent quietly rose—icy and domineering.

Lei Xiao was accustomed to crushing his opponents with sheer presence alone. But this time, he had run into someone unbothered by it.

“It is forbidden for disciples to kill each other in the Starry River Palace. But that’s fine. I’ll just cripple you today and find another chance to take your life,” declared Lei Xiao.

He was truly very domineering, openly telling Long Chen that he would kill him in the future.

Long Chen did not reply this time, and the martial stage started its countdown.

The moment the barrier between them vanished, Lei Xiao roared, and his astral battle armor appeared along with eight giant stars behind him.

There was no warmup this time.

When the spectators saw arcs of lightning flash beneath Lei Xiao’s feet and an astral rune on his forehead, they knew he was not holding back in the slightest.

Even Qu Yingying’s expression tightened. For the first time, she felt genuine fear for Long Chen.

Lei Xiao’s body was terrifyingly strong. Only a physique like his could endure instantaneous bursts of energy to their peak.

An ordinary cultivator needed a warmup; otherwise, the explosive power would injure themselves.

“Die! Heaven Collapse Slash!”

Lightning detonated.

Lei Xiao vanished, reappearing in front of Long Chen like a thunderbolt. The Lightning Battle-Axe tore through space, wrapped in blazing starlight. The speed was terrifying.

It was so fast that even the martial stage’s laws might not react in time to save Long Chen.

Only then did they realize that Lei Xiao’s earlier words had been nothing but an excuse.

He truly intended to kill Long Chen here and now.

BOOM!

Starlight exploded as the axe fell. It struck Long Chen, and the starlight swallowed him whole.

“Long Chen!”

Cries of alarm rang out across the viewing platforms.

Just then, a light sound rang out.

Waves blew apart the starlight, and a figure gradually appeared.

“Heavens...!”

Everyone was shocked.

Long Chen stood beneath the massive axe, one hand gripping its blade. His other hand remained calmly behind his back.

His Starry Sky Battle Robe fluttered gently, and his hair stirred in the lingering shockwaves.

That devastating strike had been stopped just like that.

At this sight, even experts ranked above Lei Xiao were shaken.

That attack was Lei Xiao’s most powerful blow—a strike fueled by his life itself. Against it, the slightest misstep could result in death. Even if someone survived it, they would have a grievous injury.

Yet, Long Chen stood unscathed.

His Starry Sky Battle Robe simply fluttered lightly around him, and his expression was calm. The martial stage beneath his feet was completely intact, a sign that Long Chen had absorbed the power of this attack completely.

Only now did they completely see Long Chen’s Starry Sky Battle Robe.

Unlike others, whose robes appeared flat and rigid, Long Chen’s was three-dimensional, vast and layered. Gazing at it felt like staring into the boundless depths of the starry sky itself.

“After unleashing your full power,” Long Chen asked calmly, “what do you do if your opponent blocks it?”

Long Chen slowly raised his left hand and pointed a single finger.

Lei Xiao’s expression turned violent. But before he could move—

An astral arrow shot out of Long Chen’s fingertip and pierced straight through Lei Xiao’s head.

“What?!”

Countless spectators cried out in shock.

Lei Xiao’s head had been pierced through, but the martial stage’s laws didn’t activate.

“Did he just die?”

Everyone was shocked. Had Long Chen really killed someone on the martial stage?

Just then, Lei Xiao was transported out.

Qu Yingying sighed in relief when she saw this.

The fact that Lei Xiao was transported out meant that he was not dead. Otherwise, the stage would have transformed into a prison, sealing Long Chen until his trial.

Lei Xiao now had a large, horrifying hole in his head. However, everyone could still sense his spiritual fluctuations. Although they were very weak, they existed.

This showed that Long Chen had shown mercy with his attack. He had spared Lei Xiao’s Yuan Spirit.

With Long Chen’s usual temperament, the moment Lei Xiao revealed killing intent, death would have been inevitable.

Fortunately, Long Chen’s goal was to create a chance for the disciples of the nine heavens to compete fairly, not to kill.

Since he couldn’t let himself get hot-headed, he chose to let Lei Xiao live.

But only barely.

Long Chen was not a saint.

The killing intent within that strike would become Lei Xiao’s heart-devil. From this day forward, he would never advance another step.

For a cultivator, that fate was worse than death.

The Starry River Palace’s higher-ups had already risen, prepared to act—only to stop when they realized Lei Xiao still lived. They looked disappointed.

“How vicious!”

Even Qu Yingying felt a chill.

Long Chen’s calm expression now carried a frightening weight.

She hadn’t expected this seemingly innocent-looking little brother to be so decisive and ruthless.

She suddenly thought of her patriarch’s warning.

You are playing with fire!

She had only sensed that Long Chen was very powerful. Since she felt that it would be fun, she dragged him over to the Heaven Rankings.

Now, for the first time, unease stirred in her heart.

Just then, a cold shout rang out.

“How dare you?! Do you think no one in the Starry River Palace can crush you?! If you wish, we can activate a life-and-death challenge!"

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