Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 439 - 436: Slaying Yingg Gui [Midnight Release]

After stabbing Tang Qianqiu to death, Ying Gui held his dying, bloody head and knelt in front of Li Chen.

"Immortal Master Li, Tang Qianqiu and Feng Yunhai overestimated themselves and sought to provoke you. I have beheaded him, and with this I offer my fealty, willing to become your underling. I shall exert all efforts like that of a dog or a horse!"

The sudden twist in the plot left Li Chen slightly astonished.

It seemed that Ying Gui was indeed a cunning man, realizing that if the deadlock continued, he would undoubtedly die. So he used his companion’s head as his token of allegiance to bargain for a way out.

Li Chen glanced at Tang Qianqiu’s blood-drenched head and coldly said, "But I have no need for underlings."

Ying Gui’s heart skipped a beat, as he had thought that by switching sides as a half-Demigod realm expert, Immortal Master Li would surely be overjoyed.

But he had never expected to be rejected!

"Immortal Master Li, I, Ying Gui, am the Deputy Sect Master of the Yin Ghost Sect, a half-Divine level master. I can be of unimaginable use to you and the Imperial Capital Li Family!"

Li Chen coldly replied, "I know, but I don’t trust you!"

Ying Gui was startled, also becoming somewhat anxious.

"Immortal Master Li, I have killed Tang Qianqiu, and with the Bashu Tang Sect and the Central Continent Yuann Family, it’s a fight to the death. Don’t you trust me now?"

Li Chen smiled coldly with interest, "One head is not enough; unless you can offer me a second one!"

Seeing a glimmer of hope in the situation, Ying Gui urged urgently, "Whose head do you still need? Just let me go, and I will fetch it for you right now!"

Li Chen stretched out his hand, pointed at Ying Gui, and teased, "Your own head!"

People like Ying Gui, who would do anything to beg for their lives, could not be trusted even if kept close, as they might bite back at any moment.

Better to just kill them and be done with it.

Ying Gui’s heart trembled, realizing then that Li Chen was determined to kill.

To survive, he must fight desperately!

With that thought, he suddenly threw the head of Tang Qianqiu he was holding, smashing it towards Li Chen.

And then, while Li Chen’s line of sight was obscured, he sprang up, drew the still-bleeding short sword, and thrust straight towards Li Chen’s heart, aiming for the Life Gate.

The explosive power of a half-Demigod realm expert in a life-and-death struggle is terrifying. Even a God Realm Grandmaster would have to step back.

However, Li Chen had been well-prepared.

After all, even a cornered rabbit will bite. Let alone, the opponent was the Deputy Sect Master of the Yin Ghost Sect, which certainly could not be taken lightly.

Li Chen performed a phantom-like flash, narrowly avoiding Ying Gui’s Absolute Kill.

Immediately afterward, he executed a Divine Dragon Tail in mid-air, savagely sweeping towards Ying Gui’s wrist.

"Crack!"

Ying Gui’s wrist suffered a comminuted fracture, and the short sword flew out of his hand.

After retreating five to six steps with a "clomp clomp" sound, he bit his teeth hard and roared ferociously, "Immortal Master Li, you forced this on me, you can’t blame me!"

Before the bloodthirsty words even settled, he swiftly pulled out a golden pearl and threw it into his mouth.

Witnessing this, Li Chen’s pupils shrank slightly.

"Golden Spirit Pearl?"

After swallowing the Golden Spirit Pearl, Ying Gui’s body immediately began to swell. His body, which was previously as dry as dead wood, suddenly became burly. It was covered with lumps of muscles that looked rather intimidating.

And under the moonlight, his skin even reflected a metallic sheen. If his underwear were reversed, he would definitely be a counterfeit version of a Hollywood Iron Warrior.

"Immortal Master Li, you go to die!"

Ying Gui roared to the sky, wielding a mace that seemed a thousand pounds heavy, and savagely smashed it down towards Li Chen.

Li Chen, not fully aware of the opponent’s true power, didn’t engage him head-on but instead leapt into the air, dodging narrowly.

"Boom!"

The boulder he stepped on earlier was suddenly smashed to pieces by a punch from Yingg Gui, scattering rock fragments everywhere.

"What terrifying power!"

Li Chen glanced at the remnants of the boulder from the corner of his eye and was secretly shocked.

He noticed a short sword on the ground, flicked his sleeve to pick it up, and hurled it fiercely at Yingg Gui.

However, Yingg Gui didn’t dodge or flinch, instead thrusting out his muscular chest to meet the short sword head-on.

"Clang!"

The short sword struck his body but didn’t penetrate even half an inch before falling to the ground.

Yingg Gui brushed off the sword mark on his chest and laughed viciously.

"Heh heh, Immortal Master Li, my body is as indestructible as Vajra; you simply can’t kill me!"

"Hehe, you dare to claim the title of Vajra Unbreakable? Today, I’ll show you how you die!"

After snorting derisively through gritted teeth, Li Chen used his finger as a pen to trace a glowing arc in the air and encased Yingg Gui within it.

"Drawing the ground as a prison!"

This technique from the "Sticking To Old Ways" cultivation technique had no offensive power, but it could temporarily imprison the target in a designated area, making them unable to move.

Immediately after, Li Chen’s eyes snapped open, shooting out two fiery beams aimed at Yingg Gui.

"Fiery eyes ignite, Burning Sky!"

In an instant, Yingg Gui’s body crackled and popped like fireworks.

At first, he managed to endure, but it wasn’t long before he couldn’t handle the pain of being scorched by flames, wailing like a slaughtered pig.

"Ahh, ahh, ahh!"

Soon, the flames utterly consumed Yingg Gui’s organs, bones, and flesh, leaving behind only a golden pearl shining brightly amid the blazing fire.

Seeing this, Li Chen was overjoyed.

Then, a vortex condensed in his palm, and he swiftly absorbed the golden pearl.

"Indeed, it’s a Five Elements Spiritual Pearl. Now I already have three - the Wood Element, Earth Element, and Gold Element. As soon as I gather the remaining Water and Fire pearls, I can refine them into a set of Five Elements Battle Armor.

Then, even if I face a true Divine-level Master from the God Realm, I’ll be able to confront them head-on.

After retrieving the Gold Attribute Spiritual Pearl, Li Chen searched the corpses of Tang Qianqiu and Fengg Yunhai, plundering all their treasures.

Besides the Thunderstruck Wood Magic Sword in Fengg Yunhai’s possession, there wasn’t much else of value.

Though Tang Qianqiu was different; surprisingly, he had a tube of Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles, the super shotgun of the world of cold weapons. freёweɓnovel.com

If he were to encounter the Mountain Division of India again, this tube of Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles would give them quite the headache.

Having secured the spoils of war, Li Chen sat cross-legged and projected his consciousness towards Ye Chuxue to reconnoitre.

All of a sudden, he noticed more than a dozen stealthy figures quietly approaching the Observatory.

The aura of the figure leading them was all too familiar to Li Chen.

Yuann Jinsan of the Yuann Family!

He had sent spies to Jiangnan University to gather intelligence, reporting that Ye Chuxue and her classmates had gone to Yuhua Mountain to watch the meteor shower.

Thus, he carefully followed with his men, ready to seize the opportunity to act.

"Sixth Master, we’ve scoped out the situation. There are just a few guards around the Observatory. Should we make our move now?"

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