In the scorching land.
As the ice layer dissipated, the temperature instantly rose back up.
Lu Qianqian spat out blood with a “bwah,” then leaned weakly against the cliff wall, her face full of exhaustion.
Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and Ye Xingchen were injured. Zhou Hong had expended all his energy. Su Xiaomo and Li Fei had lost their defenses.
The eight disciples of the Tiegu Sect had done their utmost and were now completely exhausted!
The good news was.
After the Fire Dragon Beast’s roar, its body displayed a cross-shaped sword wound. Blood sprayed out, and the flames wreathing its body began to fade.
The bad news was.
This behemoth hadn’t fallen—it was still standing!
Moreover.
The ground suddenly began to shake.
From the eastern tunnel entrance surged a group of small Fire Dragon Beasts, their entire bodies shrouded in flames.
Their builds were about two to three meters, and judging from the aura they emitted, they were at minimum mid-fifth-rank level!
Boom!
Boom!
In an instant, over fifty small Fire Dragon Beasts poured out from the tunnel entrance, their bodies erupting with scorching flames.
This was it, they were done for!
Despair appeared in the eyes of the Tiegu Sect disciples.
Not only had the Fire Dragon Beast not died, it had summoned so many small Fire Dragon Beasts. Even if their condition recovered now, they still couldn’t contend with them.
“Stomp.”
“Stomp.”
Suddenly, Jun Changxiao walked forward step by step, toying with the Unsheathed Blade in his hand. He stopped ten meters from the Fire Dragon Beast, facing the fifty-plus small Fire Dragon Beasts charging toward him.
Li Qingyang said weakly, “Sect Master… quickly flee…”
“My treasures, you’ve worked hard.”
Jun Changxiao gently raised his head, his face full of killing intent. “Leave the rest to this Seat.”
“ROAR!”
The fifty-plus small Fire Dragon Beasts charged over furiously.
Jun Changxiao’s right index and middle fingers pinched the blade hilt. His gaze cold and sharp, he said, “Bankai!”
“CLANG—”
Light flashed, and a wild wind howled.
The injured Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, Ye Xingchen, and Lu Qianqian, along with the standing Su Xiaomo, Li Fei, and Zhou Hong, all wore dazed expressions, their eyes gradually widening to their limits!
What had they seen to show such expressions?
They saw that after the Sect Master drew out what looked like a toy knife smaller than a dagger, it became incredibly long—at least thirteen zhang!
Normally, spears and lances were already considered long weapons, yet now a blade was this long—Li Qingyang and the others were naturally dumbfounded!
After Black Wind Stronghold, Jun Changxiao had once again drawn the Unsheathed Blade, which as always emanated a heavy, powerful aura.
“Swish!”
Holding the forty-meter-long blade single-handedly, he raised it at an angle and looked at the fifty-plus small Fire Dragon Beasts charging toward him, his gaze filled with intense disdain.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
At the same time, the heavy yet powerful aura emanating from the blade instantly spread throughout the scorching land.
Screech—
In an instant, the fifty-plus roaring small Fire Dragon Beasts were restrained, all stopping in place just a few meters from Jun Changxiao. The fury in their eyes was replaced by terror.
They wanted to move, but couldn’t!
It was as if some terrifying force in the air had bound their bodies!
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao suddenly raised the blade and swept it horizontally. “Be well buried!”
The forty-meter blade flashed with light, sweeping through like a scythe through a wheat field. With continuous “splurt, splurt” sounds, the heads of the dozen-plus small Fire Dragon Beasts at the front flew off in unison.
Li Qingyang and the others’ eyeballs nearly popped out!
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao raised the blade and swept it again.
Just like that, sweeping from left to right, then right to left. After several passes, all fifty small Fire Dragon Beasts had been slain beneath the blade.
Everyone watched with absolute shock!
Fifty-plus fierce beasts comparable to fifth-rank Wushi had just been killed by their Sect Master in quick succession—the scene was utterly terrifying!
Jun Changxiao raised the blade, turned sideways to face the Fire Dragon Beast that had been restrained earlier, and said coldly, “You dared injure my Tiegu Sect disciples—today I’ll dismember you!”
“Swish!”
The forty-meter blade fell.
Unable to move, the Fire Dragon Beast’s eyes showed unprecedented terror. A powerful sense of imminent death surged into its heart, instantly making it realize its life was about to end!
“Splurt!”
“Splurt!”
Blade light flashed, weaving like a net.
Shortly after, Jun Changxiao stopped. The Fire Dragon Beast’s head separated from its body first, then fell with a “boom.” Its body began falling apart piece by piece, like a cucumber sliced on a cutting board!
“Gulp.”
Everyone swallowed in unison.
A high fifth-rank fierce beast had just been easily dismembered by their Sect Master—it truly shook their souls!
“Ding! All fierce beast hunting complete, meets criteria. Epic Quest Two complete. Completion rate: 200%. Host receives 1000 contribution points.”
“Ding! Contribution points: 1500/1000.”
“Ding! Sect contribution points overflow. Host must spend within 24 hours, or overflow contribution points will be automatically deducted.”
A whole thousand points!
Before Jun Changxiao could show excitement, another clear, pleasant notification sounded in his ear.
“Ding! Host has completed epic quest with excess performance. Received Medium-Grade Sect Master Sphere x1, Medium-Grade Strength Amplification Talisman x1, Supreme-Grade Aptitude Modification Liquid x1, and a certain amount of experience!”
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
The moment the notification ended, the spiritual energy in the qi cyclone in Jun Changxiao’s dantian began refining itself. Though the quantity gradually decreased, the purity progressively increased!
“Ding! Host has successfully broken through to first-rank Wushi!”
“Ding…”
“Ding…”
“Ding! Host has successfully broken through to fourth-rank Wushi!”
As the spiritual energy in the cyclone became purer, as his realm soared all the way up, finally stabilizing at fourth-rank Wushi, Jun Changxiao could feel his power instantly surge—that feeling was truly incredibly exhilarating!
“Not bad, not bad.”
The System said, “200% completion rate allowed the host to not only advance to Wushi, but also jump from first-rank to fourth-rank.”
Jun Changxiao said unsatisfied, “When I completed the first epic quest, I broke through from Meridian Opening twelfth stage to fifth-rank Wutu.”
The System said helplessly, “The higher the realm, the harder it is to advance. To breakthrough to fourth-rank Wushi relying on high completion rate, the host should learn to be content.”
“How can I be content without reaching Wudi?” Jun Changxiao said.
These words were faultless!
…
After completing Epic Quest Two, Jun Changxiao had finally advanced from Wutu to Wushi, and had directly jumped to fourth-rank at that. It had to be said—this was quite formidable.
Li Qingyang and the others stood or lay there like wooden chickens.
Just moments ago, they had witnessed with their own eyes as an advancement aura emanated from their Sect Master’s entire body, then continuously surged upward like breaking bamboo!
Heavens!
What… what did I just see?
Even Ye Xingchen, a reincarnated Wudi, felt his heart deeply shaken when he realized the Sect Master’s cultivation had soared continuously. He thought to himself, “Did he actually break through, or did he just release cultivation he’d been hiding?”
“Hahaha!”
Jun Changxiao laughed heartily, laughing with genuine joy!
Completing the epic quest with excess performance not only raised his level but also rewarded him with a Medium-Grade Sect Master Sphere, a Medium-Grade Strength Amplification Talisman, and a bottle of Supreme-Grade Aptitude Modification Liquid—it was good he didn’t literally die from laughter!
However.
After confirming there were no more fierce beasts in the valley and sheathing the Unsheathed Blade, Sect Master Jun’s body suddenly felt completely drained, and he collapsed to the ground like mud.