“Young Master Li Xuan, hurry!”
Seeing Li Xuan open his eyes, Yan Qi hurriedly shouted. The more than ten people following Yan Qi also looked at Li Xuan anxiously as he opened his eyes, their intentions evident.
“Three Martial Emperor realm experts, hm.” Li Xuan ignored Yan Qi, his gaze sweeping over the three Martial Emperor realm figures as they slowly ascended.
“What is he trying to do?” Everyone's eyes had been on Yan Qi, and now they were somewhat confused seeing Li Xuan suddenly rise into the air.
“Are you a sword cultivator, sir?” Li Xuan's actions naturally drew the attention of the three Martial Emperor realm experts. A man in yellow robes frowned slightly and asked Li Xuan. The auras of the other man and woman also locked onto Li Xuan.
“Steward Xiao Ran, remove the barrier,” Li Xuan ignored the three and then looked at Xiao Ran and said.
“Young Master Li Xuan, if we remove the barrier, we won't be able to resist at all.” Xiao Ran naturally knew of Li Xuan's existence. Upon hearing Li Xuan's words, he frowned for a moment before cupping his fists and saying.
“A joke! Do you really think your barrier can stop us?” the stout man said with a cold laugh. An axe appeared in his hand, emitting a chilling cold light.
“Steward Xiao Ran, you all go first.” Li Xuan glanced at the black axe in the stout man's hand, then waved his hand, and the barrier in front of him disappeared.
Xiao Ran and the others' pupils contracted. Li Xuan had so easily broken through their cloud ship's barrier! Even the three Martial Emperor realm experts looked solemn. While they could also break through the cloud ship's defensive barrier, they could not do it so effortlessly.
“Who are you, sir?” The woman who had not spoken before stared at Li Xuan and said.
“I give you two choices: retreat immediately, or fight me.”
Li Xuan’s calm voice echoed through the sky, and everyone was shocked.
Li Xuan intended to fight three Martial Emperor realm experts alone!
Although Xiao Ran and Yan Qi knew Li Xuan was a great sword cultivator, Li Xuan was only at the Martial King realm!
“Young Master Li Xuan…” Yan Qi called out, his expression filled with worry. After all, Qiu Zhen had instructed him to ensure Li Xuan's safety. If Li Xuan were to perish at the hands of these three, how would he explain it to Qiu Zhen?
It wasn't just Yan Qi who was worried; even Xiao Ran was nervous. Yan Qi might not know Li Xuan's relationship with Zeng Ming, but as a steward, he knew that Zeng Ming had broken through to the Martial Emperor realm!
The thought of Zeng Ming learning that Li Xuan had died on the Treasure Pavilion's cloud ship made him realize that regardless of whether Zeng Ming stayed with the Treasure Pavilion, he, as the manager of this cloud ship, would likely not escape punishment.
“You are truly arrogant, sir. Even if you are truly a sword cultivator who can fight above your level, I don't believe you can defeat all three of us alone!” The stout man snorted coldly, tossing his giant axe and cleaving it towards Li Xuan.
“Condense.” Li Xuan's expression remained unchanged. Then, under everyone's gaze, he pointed forward.
In the next instant, terrifying sword energy erupted from his body. A giant sword materialized instantly.
“Go!” Li Xuan's mind moved, and the giant sword slashed down at the giant axe.
Boom!
The sword and axe collided, and a deafening roar instantly erupted. However, soon everyone was stunned. The stout man's giant axe was directly knocked away by the giant sword. The giant sword, relentless, continued its path towards the stout man.
“Golden Ape Transformation!” The stout man's expression turned serious. He quickly formed hand seals, and a giant ape phantom instantly enveloped him. As if sensing danger, he roared and clasped his arms together, preparing to defend.
Bang!
The giant sword descended rapidly. As soon as a fierce bang sounded, the giant ape dissipated inch by inch. Under everyone's gaze, the giant sword submerged the stout man.
“Slash!”
Li Xuan did not wait. With a thought, he condensed two more giant swords. With a flick of his finger, the two giant swords slashed towards the other man and woman.
Boom!
The terrifying roar was deafening. Under the sword energy of the giant swords, the two cloud pirate ships began to crack. Lingering spiritual light flickered everywhere, and the two Martial Emperor realm experts were engulfed by the sword light.
“This… Who is this person, to be able to fight three at once!” Seeing this, everyone snapped back to their senses. Such a dramatic reversal in such a short time had truly broadened their horizons.
Those were three Martial Emperor realm experts, and they were being suppressed by a Martial King realm sword cultivator?
“I heard earlier that people from the Treasure Pavilion called him Young Master Li Xuan. Could this be the great sword cultivator Li Xuan from Qingcheng?” someone guessed.
“It must be him. I never thought we would share a cloud ship with a great sword cultivator. If we survive today, we'll have something to brag about in the future,” someone said.
“I wonder how those three Martial Emperor realm experts are doing. They can’t just die like that, can they?” someone asked.
Whoosh!
Just then, three piercing sounds rang out. The two men and one woman shot out from the sword light and stood in mid-air.
Notably, their clothes were somewhat disheveled, and clear sword marks were visible. At this moment, their gazes were filled with anger as they looked at Li Xuan in mid-air. However, in their eyes, there was a trace of fear.
“Martial Emperor realm experts are indeed not so easy to kill,” Li Xuan muttered as he saw that although their auras were disturbed, they were still strong. However, at some point, a sword box had appeared in Li Xuan's hand.
“You have successfully enraged us!” the woman said sharply, her aura instantly rising to its peak. At the same time, the other two men acted similarly, clearly preparing to join forces to kill Li Xuan.
“I wonder if my Sword Drawing technique can threaten these three,” Li Xuan murmured to himself, ignoring the woman's words, and slowly placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword.
“Attack!” Sensing the danger, the other middle-aged man was the first to strike Li Xuan with his hammer.
As the middle-aged man attacked, the other stout man and the woman simultaneously moved their minds, and with an axe and a spear, they rapidly attacked Li Xuan from both sides.
“Quick, dodge!”
Seeing this, Yan Qi and Xiao Ran's hearts tightened. However, seeing Li Xuan still standing still, they couldn't help but shout. But those with sharp eyes noticed that Li Xuan's right hand, which had been on the sword hilt, had now dropped vertically.
Pfft!
Just as the hammer, axe, and spear were about to strike Li Xuan, the expressions of the two men and one woman suddenly changed. Then, they looked down in disbelief. In the next instant, blood splattered out. Three heads fell simultaneously.
Hiss!
Xiao Ran, Yan Qi, and the onlookers gasped. These three Martial Emperor realm experts were gone just like that? But no one saw Li Xuan make a move. What exactly happened?
While everyone was confused, the three spirit weapons, having lost their master's control, plummeted downwards. Li Xuan would not let go of these spirit weapons. With a wave of his left hand, he collected them into the Prison Suppressing Pagoda.
“Steward Xiao Ran, let's continue our journey.” Li Xuan then turned and returned to his room, leaving behind a group of stunned individuals.
Only now did everyone truly believe that Li Xuan had killed the three Martial Emperor realm experts.
A Martial King realm expert killing three Martial Emperor realm experts would be unbelievable if heard. But having witnessed it firsthand, even without seeing when Li Xuan made his move, the demise of the three Martial Emperor realm experts was undeniable.
“A remarkable individual has emerged from our Southern Domain.”