Chapter 43: Showing Muscles

Jiang Cheng originally intended to wield the Dark Spring Sealing Flame Sword, but due to its overwhelming power, he couldn’t fully execute it, ultimately only sweeping a single sword strike. But this single strike not only eliminated the intended target, Master Guiyan, but also annihilated over ten thousand disciples shrouded within the sword aura ahead. Just like a sudden gale sweeping across the grassland, all the weeds fell simultaneously. "No..." Some elders with quick reflexes escaped far, saving their lives. Witnessing this scene, they simply couldn’t believe their eyes. How is such power possible? At that moment, the great array autonomously attacked the intruding enemies again. Yet this time, the attack of the array was blasted back by Jiang Cheng’s sword halfway through. Rumble! Distant mountain ranges collapsed consecutively, sonic booms echoed in midair, and the entire sky was filled with multi-colored sword aura and flames. Subsequently, the Sect Protection Array came to a halt. This time, it wasn’t because the target was killed, but because Jiang Cheng’s sword destroyed it completely. Crash! Due to the immense attack power, the Tier Six Spirit Sword in his hand couldn’t withstand the torrent of spiritual power and shattered into pieces on the spot. "Escape!" "Quick, flee!" The remaining elders and disciples dared not stay any longer, fleeing wildly. But it was already too late. The Divine-grade Spirit Platform was summoned again, and this time its power increased fifty times! Before Jiang Cheng even had a chance to unleash the Fourth Layer Spirit Platform Illusion secret technique, everyone present was struck by an invisible giant hammer on the head, plummeting from the sky. And when he displayed the Spirit Platform secret technique... The Divine-grade Spirit Platform brought a dark and eerie feast, obliterating the divine souls of everyone within the Red Sun Sect, rendering them completely silent. The War Soul’s enhancement lasted less than a minute, yet the Red Sun Sect was already exterminated, leaving him as the sole survivor. This left him with a curious sense of loneliness. The victory plan offered by the system was overwhelmingly strong, even shocking him. Mindful of the two minutes remaining to play the role of a big shot, it seemed such a waste not to make the most of it, adhering to his fine tradition of not wasting opportunities, Brother Cheng decided to seize it. Surprisingly, instead of collecting spoils, he flew out of the Red Sun Sect gates. Now his speed was dozens of times faster than before, arriving overhead of those loose cultivators outside in the blink of an eye. Meanwhile, the outside world was awash in blood, with nearly ten thousand onlookers slaughtered here. However, this wasn’t Jiang Cheng’s doing, but rather an unintended consequence of Master Guiyan’s previous strike. Besides this, a multitude of cultivators were busy fleeing. The scene was chaotic, and when Jiang Cheng soared into the sky, he immediately caught the attention of the remaining survivors. "What’s going on?" "Was Sect Leader Jiang driven out?" "Damn Red Sun Sect is too ruthless; we didn’t even enter their gates, and they kill indiscriminately!" "You better say less, this is the territory of the Red Sun Sect..." "Everyone rest assured, the Red Sun Sect won’t be committing any more evil!" Jiang Cheng raised his long sword high, and with spiritual power infused, his powerful voice resounded for hundreds of miles. "This sect leader has completely annihilated the Red Sun Sect just now!" Amongst the mountain ranges, the sound continually echoed, causing everyone’s ears to buzz. What? The Red Sun Sect was wiped out? So swiftly? That was a major overlord entrenched in Qinglan Prefecture for tens of thousands of years! No way, right? Although they had witnessed the might of Jiang Cheng’s Divine-grade Spirit Platform outside the gates before, it still seemed too incredible to them. Swish! The long sword swung downward, pointing directly at the vast empty mountain range stretching thousands of miles ahead. Soon after, everyone saw a soaring sword aura that covered the entire sky, storming out! Boom! Rumble! A cacophony of massive explosions erupted among the mountains thousands of miles away. Dust roared skyward, and even here the earth shook and the mountains swayed, a colossal earthquake! Many cultivators couldn’t resist flying into the sky, and were almost shocked into falling. Seeing among the mountains was a straight path carved, a hundred miles wide, penetrating thousands of miles of mountain ranges, the end of which couldn’t be seen. This... Is this something human power can accomplish? This is simply godlike might! Again looking at Jiang Cheng, he stood imperiously after retracting his sword, saying not a word but conveying more than a thousand. No need for an explanation; with such strength, wouldn’t destroying the Red Sun Sect be a minute’s task? "Sect Leader Jiang’s divine might!" "Sect Leader Jiang is a celestial god among us!" "Many thanks to Sect Leader Jiang for destroying the Red Sun Sect, avenging my master!" The loose cultivators present were shattered in their perception by this strike, completely awed, many kneeling at once to pay homage. In their eyes, Jiang Cheng was no different from the legendary gods. Seeing this scene, Brother Cheng felt very satisfied, his desire for showing off being fulfilled like never before. Such a display of strength, people won’t question whether I’m a weak chicken in the Soul Splitting Realm anymore, right? Moreover, it could also serve as advertisement for Feixian Sect. Wasn’t it that many once disregarded or feared joining Feixian Sect? Now surely they won’t, right? Thinking there’s still spoils uncollected and the showoff time ending soon, unable to continue with such magnitude, Brother Cheng hastily rode the cloud back to the Red Sun Sect. "Ding, you have earned 1362 points." What? What’s going on? Just started to harvest, how come there are points already? He clicked the system to check the record and understood. Just now that god-like sword strike had three thousand plus cultivators on site, whose hearts proclaimed allegiance to him due to overwhelming admiration. Though they did not join Feixian Sect, for the system, these people counted as his own. Besides, the host gained higher prestige, beneficial for the goal of unifying the Three Realms. So, naturally, a point reward was given. Most of them had weak strength and talent, hence the aggregate points from three thousand people only added up to a thousand plus. Nevertheless, it was still an unexpected delight. Brother Cheng’s mind became lively; the system was encouraging him to show off more openly. Unfortunately, the boost from the Power of War Soul had passed, and his strength had returned to its original state; otherwise, he really intended to show off everywhere. The resources of Red Sun Sect exceeded those of Extreme Moon Sect’s several sects, even dazzling Jiang Cheng. After keeping some high-quality parts, he exchanged most of the Spirit Stone Elixirs and equipment temporarily unusable for points. With that exchange, a full 55048 points were acquired. And the Red Sun Sect’s Spirit Vein was higher by a rank too, a Tier Three Spirit Vein, directly exchangeable for 20000 points. After traversing the Red Sun Sect, a total of 75048 points was obtained, reaching more than ten times of Extreme Moon Sect’s middle-class sect. This pleasantly surprised Jiang Cheng, knowing Red Sun Sect had richer resources, but not expecting it to such an extent. Counting the points previously earned, the total exceeded eighty thousand points, making the upgrade to one hundred thousand points soon within reach.