"You're foolish; he's in the Godly Realm, a rare genius of ten thousand years!"
"Stop chatting, hurry and grab a front-row seat!"
"Hey, wait for me!..."
A surge of people rushed forward...
The Beacon Platform—
Ming Zhitian and Hu Shang stood on the platform, a thousand zhang wide. Hu Shang smirked, "Ming Zhitian, do you know... once you step onto the Beacon Platform, your life or death is not the concern of the Profound Lords or anyone else."
Ming Zhitian replied, "Do I need you to tell me? Are you ready to die next?"
Hu Shang immediately unleashed his divine artifact, the Multi-Star Transformation, "Hmph, bragging. I'll make you understand how you die."
Ming Zhitian also summoned his divine artifact, the Star Soul Heavenly Sword, "For those who plot behind my back, I will show no mercy."
Seeing his confident demeanor, Hu Shang grew enraged, "Arrogant!"
He then unleashed his sword technique, "Nine Revolutions Spirit Snake Slash!"
Ming Zhitian sent his sword flying from afar! It lodged at Hu Shang's feet, a misdirection.
He then instantly appeared behind Hu Shang. By the time Hu Shang reacted, Ming Zhitian had already summoned the supreme divine artifact, the Wujian, and plunged it into his left chest, piercing his heart!
"This!..." Everyone was astonished. Ming Zhitian's strength was only at the God Emperor realm.
"How is this possible? Inner disciple Hu Shang senior brother has the strength of Triple Heaven of the Ultimate Realm. He, a mere God Emperor realm..."
"Have you all forgotten? He is the Godly Realm genius certified by all the Profound Lords. Though his cultivation is only at the God Emperor realm, his actual strength could be terrifying. I faintly sense he might be in the Supreme Ultimate Realm."
"Doesn't that mean he has the strength of a direct Profound disciple?"
"Idiot, he *is* a direct Profound disciple!"
"..."
Someone observed keenly, "Perhaps he hasn't used his full power yet."
"What?!"
"He seems to have two divine artifacts, and the divine power of the second one is no weaker than the first."
"Then his strength..."
Ming Zhitian collected the Multi-Star Transformation divine artifact and emptied Hu Shang's void, obtaining many thousand-grade elixirs, over ten bottles of supreme thousand-grade elixirs, several heaven-tribulation grade magic artifacts, and more than three million Profound Crystals. Indeed, things from the Ultimate Realm were abundant. He had hit the jackpot!
Ming Zhitian said, "Oh? His clothes look quite valuable. Strip them."
Ming Zhitian killing Hu Shang was one thing, but publicly stripping him and sweeping clean his void was an insult to the Inner and Outer sects of Yi Xuan!
It immediately caused a commotion among the Inner and Outer sects of Yi Xuan, "Ming Zhitian, what do you mean by this?! Do you think you can act so recklessly just because you're a direct Profound disciple? You are provoking a war between Yi Xuan and Liu Xuan! You are playing with fire!"
Those with nothing to lose echoed the sentiment, "That's right! Well said! Exactly..."
Pointing fingers...
Ming Zhitian had a flash of inspiration; this was how he could get money!
He then provocatively looked down, "Who is not convinced? Come up to the Beacon Platform and fight! All of you here are... trash."
"What?"
Ming Zhitian haughtily looked down at the masses, "I said! All of you here are... trash!"
"Damn it!..."
Two inner disciples and four outer disciples from Yi Xuan immediately jumped up, scrambling, "I'll go! I'll go first! ... I'll go first... I'll go first... Watch me not kill him..."
Ming Zhitian simply pointed his sword at them, "Dilly-dallying, indecisive like a woman. Why don't you all come at me together!"
Qi Dong, Wu Shang: "Fellow senior brothers, he brought this upon himself. It's not our fault! Let's go together!"
"Great Luo Golden Immortal Art!"
"Sorrowful Snow Fills the Sky!"
"Osmanthus Reaches the Heavens!"
...
All six unleashed their divine arts.
Ming Zhitian, wielding the Wujian, unleashed the Northern Desert Longevity Art: "Ascend and Endure!"