# Chapter 1523: Arrogant Zhou Tianxiao
"Heh..." The envoy didn't say much more. His palm trembled, and instantly nine bolts of lightning punishment light shot forth with terrifying force toward Yan Di. The nine rays of lightning punishment seemed to seal off all nine paths through the void.
Yan Di's hands also trembled slightly. Suddenly, a Taiji pattern appeared in the void, with dual-pole force rotating before Yan Di. One yin, one yang—terrifying yang fire and yin fire burned wildly at both ends of the pattern, radiating dazzling light.
The nine bolts of lightning punishment descended upon it, shattering the pattern. But Yan Di's figure drifted back a thousand meters, his eyes flickering continuously. This man was no mere Martial Emperor of the Eight Wastelands—he was a Mid-rank Emperor from the Holy City. He was on an entirely different level from the Eight Wastelands Martial Emperors. This envoy controlled the passage between the Great World and the Small World, cultivated the Lightning Punishment Heart Sutra, and wielded the power of lightning punishment. He had his pride. In this world, unless a High-rank Emperor capable of directly tearing through the void appeared, no one could defeat him. This ensured his authority.
The Watcher's figure returned, a hint of gravity hidden beneath his bamboo hat. Today, no matter what, they had to take down the envoy. If they failed this time, their opponents would not give them a second chance. They also needed to capture the Eastern Emperor!
"Yan Di, go hold off the Eastern Emperor. Don't let him escape!" The Watcher transmitted his voice to Yan Di. Yan Di silently shifted his steps, heading toward another battlefield, actually abandoning the envoy and moving toward the Eastern Emperor.
This scene made the white-robed envoy reveal a hint of surprise. His eyes fixed on the Watcher.
"Envoy, you have violated the rules!" The Watcher's voice was hoarse, carrying a chill.
"In this world, I control lightning punishment. Who can convict me?" The envoy said coldly.
"Those who do not follow the laws of heaven and earth will be punished." The Watcher's voice was icy. Then, the white-robed envoy stepped toward him, carrying the annihilation lightning punishment.
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Lin Feng had been sent far away by the Watcher. Stone Emperor, Six Desires Martial Emperor, and the others were all by his side. These people gazed into the distance at the battlefield. Now, they could only wait for the outcome. Low-rank Martial Emperors could no longer interfere in battles of that level!
At this moment, two figures stepped through the distant void, strolling as if walking through the air, very carefree. As they drew closer, Lin Feng felt a killing intent descend upon him. His eyes locked onto the approaching figures.
Zhou Tianruo... and his elder brother. They had also come to Sword City!
"You are Lin Feng!" Zhou Tianxiao stared directly at Lin Feng. A sharp golden intent radiated from him, extremely powerful and terrifying.
Lin Feng ignored Zhou Tianxiao. Wasn't this asking the obvious? Since he had come here, why bother asking?
"Will you roll out on your own, or do I need to make a move?" Zhou Tianxiao shouted coldly.
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Zhou Tianxiao. "Are you here to avenge that waste?" he said coldly.
As he spoke, Lin Feng's eyes fell on Zhou Tianruo, filled with intense mockery. "Zhou Tianruo, it seems the word 'incompetent' is no longer enough to describe how useless you are!"
Zhou Tianruo's expression stiffened, as if provoked by Lin Feng's words. His killing intent fluctuated slightly.
Seeing his brother's restless state, Zhou Tianxiao's gaze toward Lin Feng grew even sharper. His foot suddenly stepped forward, causing the void to tremble. Golden force filled the air, and golden light scattered across the sky.
"As a Martial Emperor, bullying a junior with martial arts—how laughable!" Heavenly Demon Emperor stepped forward, his demonic palm striking toward Zhou Tianxiao. But Zhou Tianxiao's steps didn't change at all. He continued walking straight forward, releasing ten thousand feet of golden light with terrifying penetrating power, indestructible. At the same time, a golden palm print blasted out, colliding with Heavenly Demon Emperor's hand.
"Boom!" Heavenly Demon Emperor's body exploded backward. His arm went numb, nearly crippled. An extremely ugly expression appeared in his eyes. They were both Martial Emperors, yet he had been sent flying with a single palm strike.
"A group of short-sighted fools—what do you know of martial arts?" Zhou Tianxiao flicked his long robe and stepped forward again. Endless golden force pressed down on the crowd, heavy as a mountain. He acted as if the several Martial Emperors before him were invisible.
"Go!" Although Stone Emperor was severely injured, he could still mobilize his law power. He shouted coldly, sending several peaks flying to suppress Zhou Tianxiao.
Zhou Tianxiao didn't even look. He raised his hand and sent a palm strike out. The peaks turned to dust, and Zhou Tianxiao's body directly pierced through them. His golden light remained overwhelmingly strong, his golden palm prints indestructible.
Lin Feng felt an extremely powerful oppressive force descend upon him, causing his eyes to stiffen. This Zhou Tianxiao was a Low-rank Emperor like Stone Emperor and the others. But the same attack unleashed far more power in his hands than Heavenly Demon Emperor's. Martial Emperors from Holy City Central Continent were generally stronger than those from this Small World at the same cultivation level.
"Let me teach you what martial arts really means!" Zhou Tianxiao's voice, like his attacks, was filled with penetrating force, rushing straight at Lin Feng.
"Illusion!" Six Desires Martial Emperor's seductive figure drifted, stepping before Zhou Tianxiao. Her eyes revealed a captivating, city-toppling smile, as if trying to make Zhou Tianxiao fall. But Zhou Tianxiao's golden hands remained completely unchanged. His martial heart was as firm as gold—how could it be shaken by illusory charms?
"Get out of the way!" Golden palm prints scattered across heaven and earth. Vast golden sacred force descended, far surpassing Zhou Tianruo's golden sacred force in power.
Six Desires Martial Emperor's expression turned ugly. Zhou Tianxiao's martial heart was as indestructible as his attacks. Her illusion power couldn't shake him at all. This level of resilience was truly terrifying.
Zhou Tianxiao's palm prints also sent Six Desires Martial Emperor flying back. His indestructible power and will prevented even these same-realm Martial Emperors from blocking his advance. His golden hand clenched, and Lin Feng immediately felt an unshakably firm force binding him, like refined steel. Facing a Martial Emperor's dual assault of grand momentum control and law power, he still had no ability to resist. Perhaps only when he comprehended thousand-fold momentum and was no longer bound by the opponent's momentum could he fight back.
"Whoosh..." A violent fluctuation surged through the space. A black staff shadow carrying heaven-shaking power rolled in from the side. Zhou Tianxiao's gaze suddenly turned. His palm trembled several times in the void, and palm prints formed from golden sacred qi laws continuously struck the staff shadow. Zhou Tianxiao's body also retreated slightly. Then, several Martial Emperors all stood before Lin Feng, coldly watching Zhou Tianxiao.
"What a formation!" Zhou Tianxiao looked at the additional Martial Emperor who had appeared. His voice was hard, his golden eyes sweeping over the assembled emperors.
"As a Martial Emperor, do you feel proud bullying a junior?"
"Pride or not, I just want to teach him a lesson. He dealt with my younger brother—what's wrong with me killing him?" Zhou Tianxiao said coldly. Then, his body pressed forward again, releasing his golden sacred qi to the extreme. The entire world was bathed in golden holy light—pure sacred gold power, indestructible, unstoppable.
"Kill!" Zhou Tianxiao's body inverted, pressing down from the sky. Ten thousand golden sacred seals appeared, wildly bombarding the area below. Great Ape Emperor's Great Extension Staff Technique danced, creating an unbroken chain of staff shadows in the void, as if trying to blot out the sun. But the endless imperial golden sacred seals still slowed the staff shadows, and many seals broke through the defense.
Zhou Tianxiao roared, spitting out a golden sacred sword from his mouth. It instantly broke through the staff shadows, stabbing toward Lin Feng.
"Roar!" Great Ape Emperor's body expanded, turning into a massive ancient ape. He roared, and the staff shadows expanded, sweeping upward from below toward the sky. The terrifying force caused the void to crack. Even Zhou Tianxiao revealed a hint of wariness. Then, he spat another word at Lin Feng: "Ha!"
The void trembled. A terrible fluctuation seemed to pierce directly into Lin Feng's mind. Zhou Tianxiao's body rolled into the sky. This Great Ape Emperor's strength was extraordinary, very formidable. Truly worthy of the ancient ape clan. He probably couldn't kill Lin Feng today.
Watching Zhou Tianxiao's figure rushing into the void, Lin Feng's eyes revealed a sharp, cold light. This man was arrogant and overbearing, but his strength was beyond doubt.
"You'd better not let me see you alone, or I won't mind taking your life." Zhou Tianxiao's voice was hard as he swept his gaze over the Martial Emperors below and Lin Feng. "With your strength, what martial arts can you speak of? If any of you are caught alone, I will kill you!"
Having said this, Zhou Tianxiao took Zhou Tianruo's figure and whistled away, quickly disappearing from sight!