Chapter 488: What Use Is Keeping You?

Luo Li was Li Xuanfeng's first woman. The two had taken the final step in their intimate relationship within the King's Fall Land.

At that time, the gap in their strength wasn't particularly vast. But now, the disparity in their cultivation was beyond measure. Even if Li Xuanfeng didn't specifically cultivate his Physical Body, it would grow increasingly formidable as his Realm advanced.

Moreover, he didn't just cultivate his Physical Body; he cultivated the Chaos Golden Bone. Even without using a shred of Holy Power for defense, Cultivators below the Saint Realm couldn't breach his Physical Body's defenses.

If Luo Li wished to be intimate with Li Xuanfeng again, either Li Xuanfeng would have to actively restrain his Physical Body power to the absolute extreme, or Luo Li would have to take the initiative herself.

As Luo Li's thoughts drifted uncontrollably, Su Xiaoyu, standing beside her, was also staring dumbfounded at Li Xuanfeng. It seemed as if, in this moment, he was the only figure left between heaven and earth.

Luo Li and Wei Qingyan always described this Senior Brother as an incredibly monstrous and mysterious Prodigy. Su Xiaoyu had long been filled with curiosity about Li Xuanfeng, guessing countless times about his talent and cultivation level, hoping to one day witness his brilliance.

When they truly met, Li Xuanfeng did not disappoint her. During the talent test, he directly awakened the Battle Qi Tower's hidden evaluation Rank.

Displaying the power of a Saint, annihilating a Half-Saint with a flick of his finger—this scene left her utterly shocked. She finally understood why the Battle Qi Tower's evaluation of Li Xuanfeng was so high.

A Saint with a bone age of less than a hundred years overturned all her understanding and surpassed any legend she had ever heard!

However, she never imagined that this still wasn't Li Xuanfeng's limit!

Ye Lingtian, the Hall Master of the Extreme Yin Hall, an existence at the Early Stage of the Saint King Realm, one of the few Supreme Experts in the entire Ancient Spirit Continent!

He actually couldn't withstand a single sword strike from Li Xuanfeng!

How could her Senior Brother be such a monstrous Prodigy?!

Mysterious, handsome, monstrous, domineering… To Su Xiaoyu, Li Xuanfeng possessed all the qualities that captivated her heart and mind.

She herself was unaware of just how worshipful and longing her gaze towards Li Xuanfeng was at this moment.

"Your Senior Brother…"

"…is such a monster that I've never guessed right about him!"

The sword spirit's astonished voice echoed in Wei Qingyan's mind. Every time Li Xuanfeng caused a stir, she couldn't help but marvel.

She remembered being quite accurate at judging people before. Actually, she still was; she wouldn't misjudge any Prodigy she encountered. Only Li Xuanfeng—she could never see through him clearly, nor could she fathom him.

Outside the barrier.

Saint King Beiming had not left.

He looked at Li Xuanfeng with an expression of utter disbelief. A Late-Stage Saint, even one who had reached the limit in some aspect and could summon a Heavenly Tribulation at any time, should absolutely not be this exaggeratedly powerful.

Looking across the entire Canglan Realm, even the so-called 'Number One Below Saint King,' when facing a true Saint King, would have to lower their head and behave.

It's said that the leap from Non-Saint to Saint is an elevation of life level, a gap impossible to bridge. Isn't the leap from Saint to Saint King the same?

Surviving a Heavenly Tribulation means undergoing a Heavenly Dao baptism. The transition from Half-Saint to Saint is merely the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, while from Saint to Saint King is the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. The stronger the Heavenly Tribulation, the more bountiful the Heavenly Dao baptism. Moreover, a Saint King's power contains a trace of the Power of Heavenly Dao, making the gap with a Saint extremely distinct.

Whether in the current Canglan Realm or in the legends about Great Emperors that Saint King Beiming had heard, he had never encountered such an exaggerated, such an unbelievable Cultivator.

Even after campaigning in the Void Battlefield for many years and slaying countless foreign races, to Saint King Beiming's knowledge, such monstrous Prodigies did not exist among the foreign races either.

"His immense strength is primarily due to that Chaos Power, yet it doesn't seem to be entirely because of it. Moreover, how can a Saint master such a supreme power?"

"What exactly is this person's origin?"

"Such a freak couldn't possibly have just appeared out of nowhere. Who is he, really?"

Saint King Beiming was filled with doubts.

He even began to suspect whether the power displayed earlier was truly Li Xuanfeng's own. Although his senses told him Li Xuanfeng hadn't used external aid, the situation was so absurd and illogical that he started doubting his own perception.

"Your life-preserving methods are quite good!"

At that moment, Li Xuanfeng's voice rang out. He extended a large hand, reaching into the Void Realm, and pulled out a faint, illusory remnant Soul.

Judging by its appearance, it was precisely Ye Lingtian.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned. Ye Lingtian's aura had long vanished, with no trace of his Physical Body or Soul remaining. They had thought him dead, never expecting a remnant Soul to have hidden itself.

Saint Kings are indeed powerful!

But in the end, it hadn't escaped Li Xuanfeng's eyes.

"Who exactly are you?!"

The remnant Soul was filled with unwillingness.

He had thought keeping a remnant Soul would allow him to survive in a wretched state, but he never expected Li Xuanfeng to discover it.

Such an abnormal Saint should have shaken the entire Canglan Realm long ago. Yet, for so many years, not a single rumor had spread. The only explanation was that Li Xuanfeng truly was a Saint who had risen to prominence within mere decades!

Because the time was shorter than a single closed-door cultivation session for a Saint, news about him hadn't spread!

"So that's why you weren't surprised to hear your son was corrupted by the foreign race, and why you insisted on keeping me here today no matter what. It turns out you're the same!"

Li Xuanfeng did not answer. Chaos Power surged, stripping a wisp of formless, colorless power from Ye Lingtian's remnant Soul—precisely Nightmare Force!

"What is this?"

Outside the barrier, Saint King Beiming took a step and entered.

"Extreme Yin, so you've already…"

Saint King Beiming's expression was very grim. The Nightmare God Clan could be considered one of the most bizarre foreign races. Saint King Beiming had encountered them in the Void Battlefield; they were extremely difficult to deal with.

The presence of Nightmare Force within Ye Lingtian's remnant Soul indicated he had been deeply corrupted. As a Saint King, he should have been aware of such a degree of corruption.

Combined with what Li Xuanfeng had said, Ye Lingtian most likely knew his son had been corrupted by Nightmare Force but allowed Ye Hanyou to act, probably having decided to abandon all restraint.

After all, if the corruption by Nightmare Force ran too deep, no effective solution had been found yet.

The best method against Nightmare Force was to take precautions in advance. Of course, if discovered early in the corruption phase, it was relatively easier to expel. But once the corruption ran too deep, it became quite troublesome even for the Supreme Experts of the Canglan Realm.

In the past, there were Saints who, knowing recovery was hopeless after being corrupted, chose to perish together with the enemy in the Void Battlefield.

Clearly, Holy King Jiyin did not wish to take that path.

"Your Soul has been corrupted to such a depth. Why do you still cling to wretched survival? Do you intend to bring calamity upon the world?"

"Wouldn't it be better to drag a few more foreign races down with you in the Void Battlefield?"

Saint King Beiming looked at the remnant Soul in Li Xuanfeng's hand.

"Hahaha! Bring calamity upon the world? I have slaughtered countless foreign races. The world has benefited from my grace. Even if I truly killed some people, what of it?!"

"Beiming, don't you fucking pretend to be noble here!"

"This kind of thing simply hasn't befallen you. If you were in my position, I don't believe you could still utter such words!"

Ye Lingtian's tone was暴躁, his expression somewhat twisted.

"Sigh~"

Saint King Beiming sighed, looking at him, and said nothing more.

*Hum!*

Soul Power descended. Li Xuanfeng did not wish to listen to their bickering any longer.

"I have exterminated countless foreign races and contributed to protecting the beings of the Canglan Realm. Can you truly not spare my life?"

Ye Lingtian's remnant Soul looked at Li Xuanfeng.

Few could face death with equanimity.

"What use is keeping you?"

Li Xuanfeng did not withdraw his Soul Power.

Nightmare Force had penetrated deep into Ye Lingtian's Soul. The current Ye Lingtian was no longer the former Holy King Jiyin.

His thoughts and actions were largely influenced, even controlled, by the Nightmare Force. On the day his Soul was completely corrupted, Ye Lingtian would be replaced by the foreign race behind the Nightmare Force.