The War of the Gods in the Great Void God King

At this moment, a ruthless glint flashed in Zhang Tao's eyes, and he said, "Since the soft approach isn't working, let's try the hard one!"

"Li'er, get ready. Tomorrow, under the pretext of patrolling the forbidden area behind the mountain, lure him to Fallen Soul Cliff. It's a secluded place, perfect for making your move."

"You are now at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Go all out and kill him in one blow to reclaim the opportunity he possessed!"

Sun Li's heart skipped a beat. Although he was somewhat hesitant to kill someone within the sect, he couldn't disobey his master's orders, and the temptation of that opportunity was too great. He gritted his teeth and said, "This disciple obeys. I will make sure that Jiang Fan vanishes from the face of the earth!"

The next day, at dusk.

Deep in the back mountains lies the Cliff of Fallen Souls.

The terrain here is treacherous, with a sheer cliff on one side and a bottomless abyss on the other, shrouded in mist and chilling winds.

Following Sun Li's instructions, Jiang Fan came to this area to clean up a section. Upon learning this, Li Yang, uneasy about Sun Li's character, secretly followed him.

As Jiang Fan reached the edge of the cliff, a sudden sense of alarm arose in his heart. A chilling killing intent, like a venomous snake, attacked from his side and rear.

Almost the instant the killing intent arose, an anxious shout came from afar: "Jiang Fan, be careful!"

It was Li Yang who had been secretly following him. Seeing Sun Li suddenly launch an attack, he shouted a warning without regard for the consequences.

Jiang Fan reacted extremely quickly, and as soon as Li Yang shouted, he had already darted to the side.

"boom!"

The ground where they had been standing was cleaved open by a sharp blade of energy, sending shards of stone flying everywhere.

Sun Li appeared, wielding a bronze broadsword. His face was devoid of its former arrogance, replaced only by a ferocious killing intent.

"You reacted quickly, but unfortunately, you can't escape today."

Jiang Fan steadied himself, his face cold as he looked at Sun Li: "Senior Brother Sun, why did you ambush me?"

Why?

Sun Li sneered, "Hand over your opportunity, and I might grant you a quick death. Otherwise, I'll let you taste the agony of your soul being annihilated!"

"An opportunity?" Jiang Fan understood in his heart, but pretended to be puzzled. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Still pretending to be confused!"

Sun Li was impatient with further words. He knew that things could get complicated if he waited too long, and he had to finish the job quickly.

The spiritual power of the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator erupted without reservation, his body radiating brilliant spiritual light. The bronze greatsword, carrying a sharp blade aura, slashed down towards Jiang Fan's head.

Before the broadsword even arrived, its sharp blade aura had already sealed off the air around Jiang Fan, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

"Such speed, such powerful spiritual energy! Is this the full-force attack of a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator?"

A hint of seriousness flashed in Jiang Fan's eyes, but he showed no fear.

His physical body, tempered day and night by the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, was already incredibly powerful.

Instead of retreating, he met the blade's edge with a punch.

"Bang!"

The fist and the blade collided, producing a dull, loud sound.

Jiang Fan felt a tremendous force coming from him, and his body was forced back several feet, his blood and qi surging.

Sun Li's arm went numb from the recoil, and his shock intensified: "What a strong physique! No wonder he could kill the demon python with a single punch, but that's all."

Sun Li held the upper hand, launching a continuous offensive with his bronze broadsword, forcing Jiang Fan into a retreat.

The blades flashed, spiritual energy overflowed, sand and stones flew up on Fallen Soul Cliff, and vegetation was destroyed.

Jiang Fan relied on his powerful physique and keen intuition to dodge and weave through the flashing blades. He used his domineering physique and punches to meet Sun Li head-on. However, he was still behind Sun Li in terms of cultivation level. As time went on, he gradually developed several bloody wounds on his body, and his clothes became torn.

"Hmph, let's see how long you can last!" Sun Li, unable to break through his defenses, grew increasingly impatient, his sword strikes becoming even more ruthless, each move deadly.

Li Yang, watching from behind a rock not far away, was terrified. He was just a mortal; how could he have ever witnessed such a battle between cultivators? All he could do was desperately shout, "Jiang Fan! Be careful!"

The battle reached its climax.

After a head-on collision, Jiang Fan was shaken so badly that his blood and qi surged, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Seizing the opportunity, Sun Li roared and unleashed his bronze broadsword, which trailed a long blade of light, as he cleaved Jiang Fan from top to bottom.

This attack concentrated all of Sun Li's spiritual power, determined to completely end Jiang Fan.

With no way to avoid it, Jiang Fan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he was finally about to activate the trump card he had been hiding.

"Golden Dragon Claw!"

Jiang Fan let out a low shout, and the dormant Taixu Golden Dragon King bloodline within his body instantly boiled.

With a "rip," his right sleeve shattered completely, and his entire arm was covered with a layer of golden scales at a speed visible to the naked eye. His five fingers were bent like hooks, and his fingertips burst out with incomparably sharp golden light. His right hand transformed into a golden dragon claw.

He stopped dodging and faced the deadly blade head-on, his right claw lashing out fiercely.

The bronze greatsword, powerful enough to cleave through the defenses of a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, was torn to shreds the moment it came into contact with the dark golden dragon claw.

Sun Li's sinister smile froze instantly. He watched helplessly as the scale-covered claw pierced through his defenses and easily penetrated his chest.

"Uh..." Sun Li's pupils dilated as he stared incredulously at the golden claw protruding from his chest and the rapidly fading life force.

He tried to say something, but could only spit out a mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of internal organs.

Jiang Fan remained expressionless, flicked his wrist, and the Golden Dragon Claw shot out.

Sun Li's body flew out like a broken sack, crashing heavily onto the rocks at the edge of the cliff. A huge bloody hole appeared in his chest, and blood gushed out. It was clear that he was not going to survive.

He couldn't believe until his death that a good-for-nothing in his eyes, who had no cultivation, actually possessed such a terrifying trump card.

Jiang Fan slowly withdrew his arm, and the golden scales covering it gradually disappeared, restoring it to its original state.

His face was somewhat pale; activating the Golden Dragon Claw had taken a heavy toll.

He glanced at Sun Li's gradually cooling body on the ground, then looked at Li Yang in the distance, and said in a deep voice:

"Li Yang, come here and clean up the scene. Remember, what happened today must not be mentioned to a third party!"

Li Yang walked over, looked at Sun Li's corpse, and said excitedly, "Good riddance! Sun Li usually bullies us too much and doesn't treat us like human beings. Today, he finally got what he deserved."

Just as Li Yang was about to throw Sun Li's body off the cliff, a sinister laugh, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, suddenly came from behind a giant tree nearby:

"Wow, that's fantastic, absolutely fantastic!"

Jiang Fan and Li Yang were startled and looked sharply in the direction of the sound.

Zhao Mang was leaning against a tree trunk with a smile on his lips.

He had been lying in wait there for who knows how long, and had clearly witnessed the entire thrilling battle that had just taken place.

"Zhao Mang, it's you!" Li Yang exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Fan's gaze instantly turned icy.

He never expected that Zhao Mang would also appear here.

Zhao Mang walked out slowly, his gaze first sweeping over the horrific blood hole in Sun Li's chest. A look of horror flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a deeper jealousy.

He looked at Jiang Fan and said sneer, "Jiang Fan, you really are very shrewd! You actually managed to kill Sun Li, who was in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. This opportunity must be quite significant, right?"