Xianxia: Big Brother of Tianyong City

Chapter 7: Decisive Use of the Trump Card—Slay! 

“An impressive Senior Brother of Tianyong City, even more talented than the revered Master Hansu in his youth. It seems I am right to kill you!”

Elder Wu sneered coldly, and the Scarlet Demon Eye flashed with light. A series of crimson beams erupted, streaking towards the massive sword dragon.

Boom!

The beams collided with the sword dragon, unleashing a ferocious explosion mid-air. Sword energy shattered, the crimson rays dissipated, and the shockwaves dispersed the surrounding clouds, revealing the vast azure sky beyond.

“Is this all the power a Golden Core cultivator has? You might be the weakest Golden Core I’ve ever seen.”

As the dust settled, Xiao Yu emerged unscathed, standing serenely in the air as his cold gaze bore into Elder Wu.

“If not for your master crippling my immortal foundation years ago, I would never have fallen so low. Yet even as the weakest Golden Core, killing you is as simple as slaughtering livestock!”

Mentioning his past humiliation, Elder Wu’s face twisted with fury. He began chanting an incantation, and suddenly, black flames ignited within the Scarlet Demon Eye. His aura surged, reaching unprecedented heights.

“That’s the Core Fire (丹火, Dān Huǒ) of a Golden Core cultivator! Be careful, Senior Brother!” Fu Qu cried out anxiously. Core Fire—a hallmark of Golden Core mastery—was a terrifying technique capable of refining pills, forging artefacts, or annihilating foes. Once unleashed, even mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators stood no chance.

“To think Senior Wu was forced to use Core Fire… This boy is extraordinary. A pity he’s destined to die today, or his future would have been limitless,” muttered Mad Dog Taoist from afar.

“Die!”

A crimson ray, entwined with black flames, erupted from Elder Wu’s Scarlet Demon Eye. Its power multiplied several times over, potent enough to obliterate even a Golden Core cultivator, let alone Xiao Yu at Foundation Establishment.

Swish!

The deadly ray tore through space, hurtling mercilessly towards Xiao Yu. Just as it seemed inevitable that the beam would strike, Xiao Yu suddenly vanished from sight, leaving the ray to strike empty air.

“What?! How could he disappear? Is he capable of teleportation?”

Elder Wu was momentarily stunned, disbelief and shock writ large across his face. Teleportation was a divine ability exclusive to Nascent Soul cultivators. For a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator to wield it was inconceivable.

Pop!

While Elder Wu hesitated, a ripple appeared in the void. Xiao Yu materialised, clutching a golden jade seal in his hand.

“Seal of Mountains and Rivers! Destroy him!”

The jade seal, engraved with landscapes of endless mountains and rivers, glowed with ethereal light. At Xiao Yu’s command, it expanded dramatically, growing to the size of a hill as it descended upon Elder Wu with overwhelming force.

“Ah!”

Elder Wu gasped in shock, hastily erecting a protective barrier. Normally, the spiritual barrier of a Golden Core cultivator could withstand any attack from a Foundation Establishment opponent, but the Seal of Mountains and Rivers (山河璮, Shān Hé Xǐ) was no ordinary artefact. Its immense weight and devastating force shattered the barrier instantly, slamming Elder Wu into the ground.

Boom!

The jade seal landed with the weight of a mountain, shaking the earth. When the dust settled, Elder Wu was nowhere to be seen. In his place stood the jade seal, towering like a small mountain.

“What… what kind of artefact is that?!”

From a distance, Mad Dog Taoist turned deathly pale. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined the lofty Elder Wu would be crushed to death by a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator.

“My god… Senior Brother defeated a Golden Core cultivator! A Golden Core cultivator!”

Fu Qu stood in stunned silence, her mouth agape. The scene before her was so incredible she could hardly believe her own eyes.

Ding! The host has slain a Golden Core cultivator. Luck plunder successful!

Ding! Elder Wu’s luck: -450.

Ding! Host’s luck: +450.

As Xiao Yu absorbed the notifications, a trace of satisfaction flickered across his face. The battle had been perilously close.

In the final moments, he had used the Void Shift Technique (虚空移動, Xū Kōng Yí Dòng) from the Great Void Arts to evade the fatal crimson ray. Then, exploiting Elder Wu’s momentary lapse, he unleashed his trump card: the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.

The artefact’s immense power had reduced even a Golden Core cultivator to dust, proving its terrifying might. Had Xiao Yu made even the slightest error, he would have been the one to perish.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, Xiao Yu retrieved the seal. The mighty artefact, an upper-grade treasure normally wielded only by Golden Core cultivators, shrank to the size of a palm and obediently flew back to Xiao Yu’s hand. He stored it within his system’s warehouse.

Where the seal had rested, a perfectly square crater remained, its edges clean and precise. At its centre, the remnants of Elder Wu’s body were barely recognisable, crushed beyond recognition. Only a small pouch hanging at his waist hinted at his identity.