Qin Xuantian!

This name was definitely not unfamiliar to the Martial Artists of China; it was, in fact, thunderingly famous.

From the moment he killed Hong Tianshu with a single palm strike, this name entered the vision of many. After he killed Miyamoto, destroyed Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, and with a single palm strike, crushed Zhong Shenxi's Heavenly God incarnation, his fame thoroughly shook the world.

However, perhaps because his battle achievements were too dazzling, too heaven-defying, and his youth—only eighteen years old—too unbelievable, many Martial Artists believed that these achievements were somewhat inflated.

Even if they were true, Qin Xuantian absolutely couldn't have accomplished them alone because that simply defied logic; it was an impossible feat!

An eighteen-year-old youth, even if he had started cultivating from the womb, could not possibly possess such formidable strength. Besides, Qin Xuantian had not shown any other remarkable achievements afterward.

Hence, over this past month, this genius Martial Artist, who rose like a comet, had gradually been denounced as a fake. Some people even directly stated that he was a fictional character concocted by the Tianshi Sect and did not actually exist!

But now, a piece of news surfaced that immediately brought the name Qin Xuantian back into everyone's awareness!

A single individual went to the Zeng Family in Youzhou and annihilated their entire clan. Along the way, he killed the Family Head of the Su Family who had come to aid the Zengs. He then slaughtered the entire Zeng clan and even shattered two Saintly Arms. Furthermore, even the Zeng Family's Semi-Saint, who had been asleep for a thousand years and was awakened, died at Qin Xuantian's hands!

Incredible! It was truly too incredible! That Semi-Saint had once been a ruthless figure who slaughtered Saints and battled true Saints!

Suddenly, the world was shaken. Everybody was stunned. Whether they were originally familiar with the name Qin Xuantian or not, they all engraved this name deeply in their minds.

「At the Sun Temple, a cluster of ancient palaces stood.」

Bright and scorching, an incredibly strong aura emerged. A great sun rose within one of the palaces, just like the actual sun.

Yet, although this was the ultimate form of brightness, it seemed to absorb and refine all the surrounding light, leaving only pure darkness in all directions, as if an apocalypse had descended.

Twilight of the Gods!!

In this intense brightness, a figure ascended. Dressed in a tall headdress and ancient robes, like an old Heavenly God, his aura climbed rapidly upon his emergence!

Zhong Shenxi!!

In just an instant, he rose from the peak of the Innate level to the Semi-Saint domain. He began the transition from the Innate plane, gradually stepping into the Saintly domain—a metamorphosis, a rebirth, an uplift in the very essence of life!

"Qin Xuantian! This time, you must die!!" Zhong Shenxi's eyes blazed with crimson fire, like two small suns burning. He still remembered the sight of Qin Heng shattering his Heavenly God incarnation with a single palm strike.

Had Qin Heng not destroyed his Heavenly God incarnation, he would not be merely at the Semi-Saint level now. After merging with a peak Heavenly God incarnation and his own cultivation, he should have been able to step into the Saint Realm in one go!

Now, he could only remain at the Semi-Saint level. This was a grudge for obstructing his path—irreconcilable until death!

"Master! News of Qin Xuantian has just arrived."

At this moment, a disciple who had been waiting outside hurried over as Zhong Shenxi exited his seclusion, presenting a jade slip with both hands.

"Good! Your Master is in dire need of news about that scoundrel Qin Xuantian!" Zhong Shenxi nodded slightly with a satisfied smile, took the jade slip, and laughed coldly. "Qin Xuantian, prepare to die!!"

His hatred for Qin Heng was etched into his very bones. Now that he had become a Semi-Saint, he was fully confident he could kill Qin Heng. He couldn't wait to find out Qin Heng's whereabouts! Then, he would go there and kill him!

Zhong Shenxi held the jade slip, his senses probing into it. He immediately received the news: "Qin Xuantian annihilates the entire Zeng Family in Youzhou." Then, he froze.

His face showed an expression of disbelief, as if he had seen something inconceivable.

"How is this possible!?" SNAP! Zhong Shenxi crushed the jade slip in his hand, the True Qi within his body surging wildly. He couldn't believe he had received such news just as he exited seclusion!

"Master! What is it? Where is Qin Xuantian? Shall I book a flight for you so we can fly over together and kill him?" The disciple, unaware of the jade slip's contents, thought Zhong Shenxi's reaction was due to learning Qin Xuantian's location, his killing intent becoming uncontrollable.

"Get out!" Zhong Shenxi roared. He flung his sleeve, sending the disciple flying. Then, he turned and walked back into the palace, saying in a deep voice, "Tell the Palace Master that Zhong Shenxi is entering a life-or-death seclusion. He will not emerge unless he becomes a Saint!"

Qin Xuantian actually managed to kill Zeng Tusheng, the strongest Semi-Saint of the past millennium! Such strength is simply inconceivable! I've just broken through to become a Semi-Saint; I would most likely be no match for Zeng Tusheng. Yet Qin Xuantian was able to kill Zeng Tusheng with a single palm strike—truly terrifying! Seeking vengeance on him without being a Saint is akin to seeking death!

Zhong Shenxi was very clear about this point.

「Similar events transpired not only in the Sun Temple.」

The Encompass Starry Pavilion found itself in a comparable state. The Star Master's personal disciples, as well as the Star Master himself, had been killed by Qin Heng, forming a deadly feud with the Encompass Starry Pavilion.

Moreover, there were rumors that Qin Heng had obtained the supreme inheritance of the ancient Mythological Era's Ziwei Star Palace. This was also a Supreme Immortal Method coveted by the Encompass Starry Pavilion.

However, with no recent news of Qin Xuantian's whereabouts, the Encompass Starry Pavilion had temporarily taken no action. Upon hearing the latest news about Qin Xuantian, they had originally planned to send someone to probe him.

But after seeing Qin Xuantian's latest battle achievements, the entire Encompass Starry Pavilion fell silent. Qin Xuantian had actually killed Zeng Tusheng with a single palm strike! This level of strength, they feared, was comparable to a true Saint!

In this End of Dharma Age, being a Martial Saint meant reaching the pinnacle of the mortal realm!

Not to be trifled with! No one dared to act recklessly. Qin Xuantian was simply too strong!!

The Encompass Starry Pavilion once again chose to watch from the sidelines.

At worst, they could wait until the revival of Spiritual Energy, when many Semi-Saints and Saints awaken, to deal with Qin Xuantian then. It wouldn't be too late.

For a time, news of Qin Heng's battle achievements in Youzhou spread throughout most of China. Even many foreign Transcendents in China heard the news and promptly relayed it to their own countries.

A Great Grandmaster at the pinnacle of the Innate realm killing a Semi-Saint—one who had once slaughtered Saints—with a single palm strike! Every Transcendent was crystal clear on what such strength signified!

The entire world was shocked!!

While the world reeled from the shock of Qin Xuantian's power, Qin Heng, the man himself, was still in Youzhou. He had not returned to Beijing, nor had he gone back to Tianhai.

He brought Su Mingli and Su Yiyi with him and arrived at the front gate of an ancient manor.

This place was the Su Family of Youzhou! A Martial Dao family not much weaker than the Zeng Family, whose Family Head, Su Zhengyang, had been stomped to death by Qin Heng.

"Who goes there!"

The guard at the Su Family gate was a high-level Open Force expert. Upon seeing Qin Heng approaching with Su Mingli and Su Yiyi, he immediately shouted, "This is the Su Family residence! All unrelated people, get lost now!"

"Let's go inside," Qin Heng said indifferently to Su Mingli, not bothering with the guard. "However these people here have bullied you both, they will now repay it a thousand times and a hundred times over!"

"Well, well, if it isn't Su Mingli! So, you little bastard, found a backer, have you?"

Just then, an incredibly arrogant voice sounded. A young man with dyed yellow hair and a leather jacket walked out. Looking at Su Mingli and Su Yiyi, he said, "Looks like I haven't taught you brats enough! Let me see what kind of backer you've found."

As he spoke, the young man turned his scornful gaze toward Qin Heng and sneered, "Kid, do you know what this place is? This is the Su Family of Youzhou, a Martial Dao family with hundreds of years of heritage!

"You're just a little ant, a savage Martial Artist, unworthy of even standing here. If you have any sense, cut off an arm as an apology and then scram! Otherwise, this young master wouldn't mind granting you death!"