Terrifying auras surged everywhere, and the stench of blood filled the air.
The surrounding crowd watched the scene unfold with buzzing heads.
Fierce energies raged nearby, and a powerful aura ascended, yet everyone felt a chilling dread in their hearts.
What was this sudden long spear?
That was the ancestor of the Luoyu Sacred Land, Patriarch Luoyu, who had attained the Great Venerable position tens of thousands of years ago, and he was gone in an instant.
Fear and confusion consumed their minds, and countless anxieties flooded their hearts.
Qian Yuan of the Luoyu Sacred Land trembled uncontrollably, his eyes vacant, his body stained crimson with blood.
Why, why was the ancestor gone? Why...
The other disciples of the Luoyu Sacred Land were completely stunned, many of them having wet themselves from fright due to the sudden turn of events.
"Old geezer, you still wanted to deal with me? Try again in your next life!" a cold voice rang out.
Immediately after, a peerlessly handsome young man flew over from a distance.
The young man was none other than Jiang Li. Upon receiving the intel, he had rushed out swiftly.
A mere remnant, half his body in the grave, dared to scheme against him. Truly clueless about life and death.
Jiang Li mused to himself.
Having broken through to the Supreme realm, Jiang Li no longer knew the extent of his own power.
Such a half-crippled patriarch of a sacred land was merely a being Jiang Li could freely suppress and kill.
"It's Jiang Li, holy cow, it's actually Jiang Li, he's come out..."
"Is his power really this terrifying? Patriarch Luoyu, a peak of the ninth heaven of Supremacy, was instantly killed just like that, it's too unbelievable..."
"No wonder the Lin family is offering a bounty for a Half-Emperor artifact. It turns out his strength is this immense..."
"This isn't a bounty, it's practically a death warrant. Whoever wants this bounty can have it, I'm not interested..."
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From afar, the crowd saw Jiang Li suddenly appear and began to chatter amongst themselves.
Their gazes towards Jiang Li were filled with immense dread.
They had never imagined Jiang Li's strength to be so terrifying.
Patriarch Luoyu, at the ninth heaven of Supremacy, had been shattered by a single move.
"You... you... you... how... how dare you kill our... old... ancestor, I... I..." Qian Yuan, the divine son of the Luoyu Sacred Land, stammered, his words becoming incoherent.
"Bang!!!"
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Li's body appeared before Qian Yuan, his right foot stomping down with immense force.
Qian Yuan was pinned beneath Jiang Li's foot, a terrifying pressure and fear coursing through his entire being.
The surrounding disciples of the Luoyu Sacred Land were suppressed by Jiang Li's imposing aura, unable to move.
"Tell me, what's this bounty from the Lin family all about!" Jiang Li asked indifferently.
He had overheard fragments of conversation from those nearby but was unclear about the specific details.
"I'll tell, I'll tell, don't kill me!" Qian Yuan finally regained his senses, realizing his predicament.
"Forget it, too much trouble. Nightmare Beast, soul search him!" Jiang Li seemed to have an idea and said softly.
As Jiang Li spoke, Qian Yuan trembled even more violently, his heart sinking to the bottom.
A demon, he's a demon...
Why was I so foolish to seek out this demon for the Wang family's bounty?
"Master, I love this task the most. I'll soul search his every memory until it's all gone!" a ball of black mist flew out from Jiang Li's body; it was the Nightmare Beast.
Then, with a sinister grin, the Nightmare Beast burrowed into Qian Yuan's mind.
"Ah... no... don't... please spare me, I won't dare again..."
As the Nightmare Beast penetrated, Qian Yuan let out a heart-wrenching scream, his piercing cries filling the onlookers with intense fear.
This Jiang Li was too overbearing, to resort to soul searching so directly.
The surrounding crowd dared not make any moves, barely daring to breathe, lest Jiang Li get angry and kill them all.
Soon, the Nightmare Beast had thoroughly scoured Qian Yuan's memories.
Qian Yuan's soul power was utterly annihilated, leaving behind only a corpse.
The other disciples of the Luoyu Sacred Land were also directly suppressed and killed by Jiang Li's terrifying aura, their blood staining the entire ground, the thick scent of blood permeating the surroundings.
As for the others, Jiang Li paid them no mind; they were merely weak, ordinary cultivators.
Jiang Li was hardly a bloodthirsty demon.
Following that, the Nightmare Beast relayed the information it had obtained from Qian Yuan to Jiang Li.
Besides issuing the bounty, the Lin family had also sealed off all exit routes from the Northern Plains.
Furthermore, they had enlisted the help of numerous top experts from the Inverse Immortal Sect to hunt and capture Jiang Li.
While the Inverse Immortal Sect was quite secretive in other parts of the Desolate Ancient Continent, they had a fearsome reputation in the Northern Plains.
Moreover, their methods were astonishing, and they were ruthless and highly efficient in their actions.
Their hidden strength was profound; in the eyes of the many major powers in the Northern Plains, the Inverse Immortal Sect was no weaker than the most top-tier behemoth forces of the Central Plains.
"They really think highly of me, causing so much trouble!" Jiang Li muttered, his eyes filled with a cold glint.
Originally, Jiang Li had planned to leave immediately after breaking through.
However, since the Lin family insisted on causing this commotion, Jiang Li wouldn't mind playing along.
After all, a top force possessing three Quasi-Emperors had unfathomable depth. If he could gain some benefits from them, it would certainly be excellent.
Right, perhaps he could claim the bounty himself.
Jiang Li's eyes lit up. He could create a clone and have his clone go to claim the bounty.
After all, it was a Half-Emperor artifact and an Emperor art. If he could obtain them, his strength would undoubtedly increase by a large margin.
The Lin family would never have imagined that he possessed such a heaven-defying ability.
The more Jiang Li thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. This bounty shouldn't be claimed by anyone else.
However, this matter required careful planning.
Following that, Jiang Li collected the spoils from Qian Yuan and the others and then quickly departed the scene.
"That Jiang Li is finally gone. I was really scared to death just now. How could there be such a terrifying person..."
"Yes, yes. I thought it was a chance to get rich, but it turned out to be a death warrant. Patriarch Luoyu, at the ninth heaven of Supremacy, was so easily killed by him, it's utterly unbelievable..."
"As expected of someone from the Primordial Demon Sect. Their talent and strength are truly beyond compare. It's entirely deserved that Lin Mo died by his hand..."
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After Jiang Li left, the people present breathed a collective sigh of relief.
The pressure Jiang Li exerted on them was too immense.
Being near Jiang Li felt like being on the verge of death at any moment.
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