Chapter 177: Chapter 175: I’ll Spare Your Life

From now on, I’ll kill every member of the Song Family on sight. Only when every last one of them is dead will my family and friends be safe.

The words were vicious and arrogant.

Even Song Hao and the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Song Family were dumbfounded, scarcely able to believe it.

Jiang Jichen’s words were so shocking they thought they must have misheard.

But Jiang Jichen’s next words jolted them back to reality!

"What, you don’t believe me? Fine. I’ll spare one of you so you can witness that my words are not empty threats!"

Jiang Jichen spoke lightly, as if it were a matter of course.

But coming from a mere Junior Cultivator at the Innate Sixth Layer, no one would believe it.

Song Hao finally snapped out of it and burst into laughter. "This... this might be the funniest joke I’ve ever heard! A piece of trash at the Innate Sixth Layer dares to speak of wiping out my Song Family? It’s like an ant trying to bite an elephant to death, or a mayfly trying to shake a towering tree. You’re so naive and ignorant, calling you an idiot would be a compliment!"

Jiang Jichen listened to Song Hao’s words calmly, then said with the utmost seriousness, "You’re the Young Master of the Song Family, correct? Very well. I’ll spare your life today. I hope you’ll still be able to laugh in the future!"

"What? You’re going to spare *my* life? Shit, what is this guy? How can an ant be so arrogant, so completely insane? Steward Song, cripple him!"

Song Hao didn’t act himself, instead directly ordering the Song Family’s Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Song Shan, to attack.

Song Shan had also found Jiang Jichen’s words laughable.

The Song Family, the number one Noble Family in the Yun Country, was an absolute behemoth. Their foundations were unfathomably deep, with numerous reclusive old monsters whose Cultivation was profound and methods were heaven-defying. With a single thought, they could annihilate tens of thousands of Junior Cultivators like Jiang Jichen.

And Jiang Jichen? A mere commoner at the Innate Sixth Layer, yet he dared to speak of destroying the Song Family?

For that one disrespectful sentence alone, Jiang Jichen had to die today, and die a miserable death at that.

"If you hand over the Yin Soul Flower willingly, I might consider giving you a quick death. Otherwise..."

However, before Song Shan could finish, Jiang Jichen suddenly strode forward. "Enough pointless talk! Who lives and who dies will be decided by battle!"

"I am a young man in my prime, with hot blood burning in my chest! Why would I fear a battle to the death? Come on!"

Now that he had obtained the Yin Soul Flower and the Yin Nether Serpent was gone, Jiang Jichen had no more worries holding him back. He could fight without restraint.

The battle blood in his body boiled as his aura surged like a rainbow. Gripping his Red Copper Rust Sword, he unleashed a ferocious slash infused with the Star Destruction Sword Intent. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Song Shan was just an ordinary Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator. He was already a hundred years old and had relied on elixirs to reach the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm. His Cultivation would advance no further in this lifetime; his path forward was severed.

But he was a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, after all, countless realm levels higher than Jiang Jichen. Killing Jiang Jichen should still have been incredibly easy.

Thus, with a single sweep of his palm, the endless, destructive Star Sword Light that Jiang Jichen had condensed was turned to nothing, dissipating into the Void.

At his current level, Jiang Jichen’s attacks couldn’t truly harm a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

On the contrary, the casual sweeping attack from his opponent made Jiang Jichen’s body tremble. Cracks appeared on his formidable physique; he could barely withstand even the aftershock of the attack.

Although Jiang Jichen was filled with hot-blooded passion, his fighting spirit was unyielding and his aura was astonishing, the difference in strength was clearly one-sided. He was being completely crushed.

"Ignorant whelp! Battle is about strength! Without strength, all your hot blood, fighting spirit, and fearless aura aren’t even worth dog shit!"

Yet, Jiang Jichen’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. He still didn’t retreat, but charged toward Song Shan instead.

"You’re courting death!"

Seeing Jiang Jichen dare to charge forward again, completely undeterred by him, Song Shan grew furious. He condensed an ultimate killing attack, intending to first cripple his Cultivation.

However, when he was ten meters from Song Shan, Jiang Jichen directly activated a Secret Skill.

’Violent Spirit Skill!’

Spiritual Power surged like a tide, flooding his entire body.

’Shadow Step!’

Next, Jiang Jichen pushed his Step Technique to its absolute limit. In the instant before Song Shan could react, Jiang Jichen appeared right in front of him.

’Azure Heaven Killing Array!’

Finally, he unhesitatingly activated the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array in his hand.

A peerless killing intent, like a monstrous flood, swept down and instantly submerged the Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, Song Shan.

With this point-blank attack, Jiang Jichen unleashed all the power he could muster at his current Realm to activate the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array, focusing it entirely on Song Shan without wasting a single shred.

"Ah, how could you possess a Life-killing Secret Artifact?! No—"

Facing the torrential flood of killing intent, Song Shan was utterly unable to resist. He let out a single, wretched, and desperate cry that was abruptly cut short as he was refined into a mist of blood by the endless killing intent, which was then absorbed by the corner of Celestial Desolate Beast Hide.

The vital blood of a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator repaired several more lines on the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array. The Celestial Desolate Beast Hide also grew more lustrous, and the aura it emanated became slightly stronger.

’As long as it keeps evolving like this, this One Corner of the Sky Killing Array will be enough to become a Supreme Killing Artifact. And once my Cultivation is strong enough, I won’t be limited to using it just once a day—I’ll be able to use it multiple times!’

But at the side, Young Master Song, Song Hao, wore an ugly expression, watching this scene in disbelief.

It had all happened too quickly, too suddenly. He still hadn’t fully processed it.

He even thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, that he had seen wrong!

’A Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator killed by an Innate Sixth Layer Spirit Cultivator?’

’Has my brain short-circuited, or has the world gone mad? This is absolutely impossible!’

However, when Jiang Jichen put away the Azure Heaven Killing Array and walked up to him, he spoke coldly, "As much as I’d like to kill you right now, I said I would spare your life, so for now, you live. Wait until you’ve witnessed me slaughter every member of the Song Family. Then I’ll kill you last!"

At that moment, Song Hao’s body trembled. He finally knew that all of it was real.

Endless fear suddenly bloomed in his heart!

Before, he might have been filled with disdain for the Innate Sixth Layer Jiang Jichen, mocking and cursing him, seeing him as nothing but an ant.

But after his opponent instantly killed the Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, Song Shan, he knew how ridiculously wrong he had been.

He stood there in a daze, his Dao Heart on the verge of collapsing!

But he was the Young Master of the Song Family, after all. He quickly adjusted his mentality, his gaze turning solemn as he looked at Jiang Jichen. "You were able to kill him, but do you really think you can kill me? As the Young Master of the Song Family, I have countless Secret Artifacts on my person. Moreover, I have suppressed my Cultivation in the Grandmaster Realm for three years. My combat prowess is even greater than that of an ordinary Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Perhaps if I act now, I’ll be the one to kill you!"

Jiang Jichen didn’t even spare him a glance. He turned to leave, his faint voice drifting back, "You’re welcome to try."