Shentu Yu had already made his move while speaking, neither Zhao Letian nor anyone else at the scene had any chance to react.
As soon as Shentu Yu's words dropped, the sharp golden Sword Qi had already struck Zhao Letian's back, instantly piercing through his white robe, and the powerful impact of the Sword Qi even caused him to spit blood and fall off the stage.
Seeing this, Luo Hao immediately glared at Shentu Yu in the sky and angrily chastised him. Although he had lost to Zhao Letian, he despised Shentu Yu's cowardly sneak attacks. After all, Shentu Yu was a genius of the True Martial Realm far exceeding him and Zhao Letian, yet he still chose a sneak attack, which was utterly shameless.
"How vicious! The power of that Sword Qi could easily kill someone newly entered into the True Martial Realm, let alone Zhao Letian. Shentu Yu is trying to kill Zhao Letian outright."
"Indeed, that Sword Qi was emitted by a three star low-grade Spiritual Artifact. Zhao Letian had no defenses, he's undoubtedly doomed."
"Zhao Letian is also considered a once-in-a-century genius; if he could grow, he would definitely have a chance to break into the top ten of the Inner Sect. It's a pity that he offended Shentu Yu, whose strength far surpasses his. No matter how strong the talent is, a mere strike from Shentu Yu could kill him."
Watching Zhao Letian, whose fate between life and death was unknown after falling off the stage, the crowd sighed with regret.
This is the world of Martial Arts, where the strong prey on the weak, brutal and bloody. A powerful talent is certainly beneficial, but it's the strong power that is fundamental for a Martial Artist to thrive. Many incredibly talented prodigies were wiped out with overwhelming power before they could mature. Zhao Letian is not the first, nor will he be the last.
At the first moment Zhao Letian was attacked, Liu Wei squeezed her way through the crowd carelessly and ran towards Zhao Letian with tears in her eyes, having so much she still wanted to say to him.
"Damn it! A middle stage True Martial strong practitioner actually sneak attacks a person in the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm, Shentu Yu is too detestable."
"This is over! With the death of Zhao Letian, our plans are also ruined."
The Star Sea Five Tigers all frowned, angrily glaring at Shentu Yu in the sky. With the death of Zhao Letian, they would no longer hear the Dragon Roar, their cultivation speed would become much slower, how could they not be enraged?
"Hmm? Liu Wei cares so much for Zhao Letian? Could it be... I understand!" In Shentu Yu's arms, Liu Fei saw her junior, Liu Wei, rushing over and embracing Zhao Letian, causing her brows to furrow and after a moment of thought, enlightenment seemed to dawn upon her.
"Feifei, what did you understand?" with a self-satisfied cold smile, Shentu Yu spoke while looking at the "corpse" of Zhao Letian below, feeling quite pleased after killing him as he had removed a major concern.
"I understand why Zhao Letian is still alive. If I'm not mistaken, that day after we left, it must have been Liu Wei, this girl, who jumped into the lake and saved Zhao Letian," Liu Fei stared coldly at Liu Wei below, her eyes filled with resentment. Although Liu Wei was her clanswoman and sister by birth, their status was worlds apart and she had always treated Liu Wei like a subordinate, ordering her about. She never imagined that Liu Wei would dare spoil her big plans by saving Zhao Letian. Realizing this now, she felt like killing Liu Wei on the spot.
"Oh? It's her? She's quite bold; could it be that she's involved with Zhao Letian? However, I see she still seems to be a virgin, and her looks are not bad either. Instead of letting someone else benefit from her in the future, why don't I take her for myself one day?" Shentu Yu's lecherous gaze surveyed Liu Wei's slightly plumper body compared to Liu Fei's, while he sneered vilely. T!hi.s^ c$hapt.e%r! was made% pos+sibl$e* by the *! commun*i.ty&.^
"She holds a very low status in our Liu Family. You can take her if you want, but aren't you going to pursue the matter of her saving Zhao Letian?" Liu Fei said nonchalantly. To her, Liu Wei was just a maid, and if she could use her to please Shentu Yu, she naturally wouldn't mind.
"Pursue? Zhao Letian is already dead, what is there to pursue? Of course, if you still hold a grudge against her, after I have my fun, you can deal with her as you like." Shentu Yu said with a mocking smile, very confident in the power of his previous sword strike, firmly believing that Zhao Letian was already a dead man at this point.
"No need, just kill her after you're bored with her. Since she dared to save Zhao Letian on her own, she has already betrayed me. I don't need such a maid," Liu Fei said coldly, showing no sentimentality.
"Alright, that's settled then." Shentu Yu nodded, intending to go down and take Liu Wei and the corpse of Zhao Letian.
Meanwhile, beneath the fighting stage, Liu Wei was holding Zhao Letian's "corpse," grief-stricken, completely unaware that her fate had already been decided by a few words between Liu Fei and Shentu Yu.
"Brother Letian, don't scare me, please wake up, I have so much to tell you, I, I lo…" Liu Wei cried tearfully, her face covered in tears, filled with regret for secretly loving Zhao Letian for so many years but never daring to speak her heart. Now, she had finally gathered the courage to say it, but Zhao Letian could no longer hear her.
"Silly girl, there's no need to say anything, I understand." Just as Liu Wei was in the depths of despair, a warm and strong hand suddenly touched her face, accompanied by Zhao Letian's gentle comforting voice.
"Le, Letian brother, you're not dead? How are you still alive?" Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, her tear-stained face suddenly showing a look of joy, her words slightly incoherent.
"I was close to death, but luckily my life is tough, and I came back," Zhao Letian said with a bitter smile, then endured the severe pain in his body and struggled to stand up from Liu Wei's soft embrace.
The Sword Qi from Shentu Yu just now had broken several of his bones and severely injured his organs, knocking him unconscious, but it failed to penetrate his body, because under his white robe, he was wearing a three-star low-grade Spiritual Artifact Inner Armor, which had protected him from even the Golden Flying Sword let alone mere Sword Qi.
"Zhao Letian is still alive? How is that possible? His luck is too good, he didn't die?"
Seeing Zhao Letian stand up, the crowd exclaimed in disbelief.
"Great! Truly worthy of being the leader we, the Starry Sea Five Tigers, decided to follow, what a tough life!"
The Starry Sea Five Tigers laughed excitedly, their plans could now continue.
"This is impossible! Could he be wearing Defensive Armor? Humph! Even if he has a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, I will kill him today!" Shentu Yu, about to descend, could not accept the reality before him. He quickly deduced the cause, his eyes flashing as he flipped his hand and launched a frightening True Essence Palm Seal towards Zhao Letian, crushing down.
Defensive Spiritual Artifacts can only block sharp weapon attacks and absorb some of the attack's force, but they cannot withstand the sheer crushing force of absolute power. With the difference in cultivation between Shentu Yu and Zhao Letian, a full-strength Palm Seal could definitely kill Zhao Letian.
Seeing Shentu Yu's Palm Seal bearing down, Zhao Letian and the others, who hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath, displayed solemn expressions again. Zhao Letian knew he couldn't block or dodge this Palm Seal; if hit, he would undoubtedly die, yet there was no fear on his face, instead, there was a strange, faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
The next moment, just as Shentu Yu's Palm Seal was about to hit and kill Zhao Letian, a thunderous voice suddenly rang out, and at the same time, an unstoppable Sword Qi shot from nowhere, easily shattering Shentu Yu's Palm Seal.