Chapter 157: Xingtian, the God of War

That was not the end of it. After shooting down the first sun, Ye Qiu repeated his previous trick, once again drawing his bow and releasing an arrow directly at the second disk.

In an instant, another sun fell!

Ye Qiu’s entire operation could be summed up in two words: simple and brutal!

"Hehe, I never thought the bow and arrow I casually crafted back when I had too much time on my hands would actually be so useful. Not bad, not bad..."

As Ye Qiu grew more and more accustomed to using the bow and arrow, a wave of complacency welled up in his heart.

Competing with me over treasures? You must be sleepwalking. What did I, Ye Qiu, use to make my fortune? What did I rely on to act so badass?

Wasn't it this whole set of legendary-grade treasures? As the saying goes, whatever Ye Qiu produces is bound to be a masterpiece!

Even the lowest tier among them is of legendary grade, and you want to compete with me over treasures?

Oh my god, are you trying to show off in front of me?

"Ah..."

Watching the sun disks get shot down one by one by Ye Qiu, the World-Destroying Elder felt his heart bleeding, yet he lacked any ability to stop it.

He could only watch helplessly as Ye Qiu executed one dazzling maneuver after another. Now, he finally understood what Ye Qiu's previous smile had meant.

Right, it was sheer contempt! Playful and mocking, as if he were looking at a clown—that was precisely the feeling.

The more the World-Destroying Elder thought about it, the angrier he became, feeling a fire burning deep within his chest. For millions upon millions of years, this was the first time he had encountered an opponent who repeatedly caused him to lose face so thoroughly.

This was even more agonizing than being humiliated right to your face...

"Old man! Don't rush, the upcoming plot is even more exciting. Watch closely..."

Ye Qiu smiled playfully. This time... the energy he gathered instantly formed three arrows, which he shot out all at once.

Within a mere few minutes, those ten sun disks were completely swept away by Ye Qiu, and the entire sea area returned once again to its previous darkness and dead silence.

Seeing the disks completely destroyed, the World-Destroying Elder felt his heart turn to ash. He simply could not believe that an Immortal Artifact of this caliber could be destroyed by Ye Qiu just like that, as casually as snapping a twig.

What kind of monster was he anyway?

With the suns all shot down, Ye Qiu calmly put away his bow and arrow and said mockingly, "Is that really it? If you have any other treasures, feel free to try them out. Otherwise... I'm going to make my move..."

"You..."

The World-Destroying Elder was struck speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment. Overwhelmed by rage and fury, he almost failed to catch his breath and nearly kicked the bucket right then and there.

"Fine, fine, fine! You asked for this!"

The World-Destroying Elder was utterly enraged and no longer wished to hold anything back. His physical body suddenly burst apart, and a single drop of blood seeped out from the fog of blood.

"Huh?"

Ye Qiu frowned. The moment that drop of blood emerged, he felt a sudden trance wash over him, a hazy, dreamlike sensation.

"This drop of blood is quite bizarre..."

Ye Qiu shook his head, stepping out of that dream-like illusion and gradually regaining his composure.

Such mind-confusing tricks might work on others, but on Ye Qiu, their actual effect was minimal.

Suddenly... that drop of blood emitted a burst of black mist, and... the drop of blood instantly transformed, evolving into a headless giant wielding a battle axe.

"Holy cow! Xingtian?"

Ye Qiu stared in astonishment. Wasn't this headless giant none other than Xingtian from ancient mythology? Looking at his physique and appearance, he perfectly matched the descriptions of Xingtian.

Ye Qiu was utterly shocked. He hadn't expected Xingtian to actually exist. Wasn't this getting a bit too absurd? This was another world, after all...

"Haha, are you surprised? This is a special gift prepared specifically for you by my master—a God of War from the Immortal Ancient era. Does he suit your taste?"

The World-Destroying Elder let out a frantic, maniacal laugh, even louder than before, as if he had already foreseen the scene of Ye Qiu about to be beheaded.

This was a God of War from the Immortal Ancient era, the legendary invincible God of War whose name was inauspicious and whose origins were unknown.

However, the World-Destroying Elder knew very well that this was a truly supreme powerhouse. Even though countless epochs had passed, the killing intent radiating from him had not diminished in the slightest.

You must know that back in the day, even the Dark Overlord himself had almost been killed by him when digging him out from the battlefield ruins of the Immortal Ancient era.

No matter how strong Ye Qiu was, there was no way he could be this guy's match, right?

Faced with the World-Destroying Elder's taunts, Ye Qiu remained unfazed, his gaze fixed entirely upon this God of War.

Muttering under his breath, he said, "Interesting, getting more and more interesting! An ancient God of War, Xingtian? I wonder if an Ancient Heavenly Court will suddenly pop up next..."

Ye Qiu showed not a shred of fear. Although the killing intent emanating from Xingtian was intense, this kind of killing intent posed no deterrent whatsoever to Ye Qiu.

Because the righteous energy of heaven and earth within his body happened to be the nemesis of such killing intent. Just because the Dark Overlord couldn't completely control him didn't mean Ye Qiu couldn't control him either.

This was a corpse puppet, a corpse puppet filled with murderous intent. The resentment left behind before his death was simply too deep, to the extent that after he died, the most ferocious facet of his consciousness had remained.

From then on, he had transformed into a truly unadulterated god of slaughter—a corpse that knew only how to kill!

However, Ye Qiu didn't know how that Dark Overlord had managed to control him and refine him into an obedient corpse puppet.

Still, that no longer mattered!

"Are you certain he can suppress me? Aren't you afraid that in a moment, he will become my corpse puppet instead?"

Ye Qiu sneered. Naturally, the World-Destroying Elder refused to believe it, mocking him, "Such empty boasting! If you can suppress him, I'll gladly let you keep him!"

"Good, you said it yourself..."

Ye Qiu smiled. Of course, to the World-Destroying Elder, this smile was full of arrogance and conceit.

"Humph, I'd like to see how you plan to subdue him! Attack..."

The World-Destroying Elder commanded coldly. Instantly, Xingtian brandished the giant axe in his hand and lunged fiercely at Ye Qiu.

That terrifying force instantly froze the entire sea area, and the killing intent... could be felt from a hundred miles away, bone-chillingly cold.

Xingtian's tyrannical strike gave the World-Destroying Elder a glimmer of hope, but... the next moment, he was left completely dumbfounded.

At the very critical moment, Ye Qiu's figure suddenly flashed, and he delivered a fierce palm strike directly onto Xingtian's body, instantly sending him flying.

Another flash, and his figure vanished from the World-Destroying Elder's sight once more. His speed was astonishingly fast; in less than three seconds, Xingtian had already taken a thousand palm strikes from Ye Qiu.

"What the heck, is this guy a monster?"

The idealized scene of Ye Qiu being cleaved in two by a single axe-stroke did not happen. Instead... from start to finish, Xingtian didn't even have the ability to fight back before being beaten into pulp by Ye Qiu.

Simple and brutal!

At his level of cultivation, there was basically no need for so many cumbersome moves anymore; often, the simplest moves constituted the most powerful lethal strikes.

Before long, Xingtian's sturdy figure collapsed with a loud crash! That wasn't even the end of it. After finishing his combo, Ye Qiu suddenly produced a zither.

"What is he trying to do?"

The World-Destroying Elder was startled. He watched as Ye Qiu took out a book from his robe and actually began to play music in accordance with the contents of the book.

The World-Destroying Elder glanced at the title of the book, catching just a few large characters.

"Three Hundred Children's Songs?"

What kind of book was this?

The World-Destroying Elder was completely bewildered! He simply couldn't understand Ye Qiu's actions at all. Things were going so well, so why on earth did you suddenly start playing the zither, and of all things, playing a collection of children's songs?

What kind of song was this anyway?