Ning Beichen brutally killed the Nine-armed Asura, striking fear into the hearts of all present Asura, who dared not approach him. This was their first encounter with such a ferocious human.
"Where is the Asura King? Make him come out!"
Ning Beichen roared at Abi City.
The sound wave rolled, attacking Abi City like a storm. Some low-level Asura were directly stunned by Ning Beichen's sonic wave.
"Presumptuous!"
At this moment, a deafening roar shattered Ning Beichen's sonic wave, and a ten-armed Asura flew out from within Abi City.
This ten-armed Asura was different from the others. While other Asura were enormous, this ten-armed Asura was about the size of a normal human, yet he exuded an incredibly terrifying aura.
Although the ten-armed Asura only had one more arm than the nine-armed Asura, Ning Beichen found that they were not in the same league.
A single ten-armed Asura was equivalent to an army, and his attacks made the entire Abi Hell roar.
Ning Beichen quickly protected Liu Yilin and the others, drawing his bronze ancient sword and slashing at the ten-armed Asura.
No matter your myriad changes, I shall break them with a single sword.
The ten-armed Asura saw only a flash of white, and then all ten of his arms were neatly severed from his shoulders.
It was over before he could even unleash his power, a more tragic fate than the nine-armed Asura.
Ning Beichen also lost his patience. Grasping the bronze ancient sword with both hands, he unleashed a full-power strike at Abi City.
As the sword was drawn, the earth and sky instantly cracked. A vast sword light formed a funnel-shaped vortex above Abi City, from which sword dragons continuously emerged and descended upon Abi City below.
Not long after, the buildings of Abi City began to collapse as if hit by missiles, resembling the end of the world.
The low-level Asura within Abi City had no time to escape before being annihilated by the sword dragons falling from the sky.
Ning Beichen showed no mercy, leaving a massive sword pit in the center of Abi City with a single strike.
"Stop!"
Just as Ning Beichen was about to destroy Abi City, a twelve-armed Asura, seemingly panicked, flew out from within the city.
This twelve-armed Asura was the deputy lord of Abi City and the one currently in control.
"Where is the Asura King?"
Ning Beichen had already learned from the Asura King's daughter that the Asura before him was not the true Asura King.
"I am the current Asura King. Human, what are your demands? We can talk."
The deputy lord of Abi City said to Ning Beichen.
His subservient attitude was likely due to Ning Beichen's overwhelming strength. If the battle continued, even if the Asura won, the casualties in Abi Hell would be heavy.
"There is nothing to talk about. I only want to know if the Asura King is alive or dead?"
Ning Beichen said.
The deputy lord of Abi City remained silent for a long while before finally replying.
"I don't know either. The Asura King disappeared suddenly months ago. We searched everywhere but could not find him, nor did he leave any message."
Ning Beichen stared intently at him, detecting no sign of deception. It seemed the Asura King's disappearance was indeed peculiar.
"Then why did you order the Asura King's daughter to be killed?"
Ning Beichen continued to question him.
This time, the deputy lord of Abi City was silent for even longer before slowly uttering four words.
"The King is no more."
Ning Beichen understood instantly.
However, Ning Beichen was not interested in their internal affairs, nor did he care about the fate of the Asura King's daughter. Who became king was of no concern to him.
"First, release all humans from Abi Hell."
"Second, do not attack the humans of Xidu again."
"If these two conditions are met, I will withdraw and leave. Otherwise, I will kill until there are no Asura left in Abi Hell."
After Ning Beichen finished speaking, the vortex in the sky began to enlarge, with faint golden light appearing.
"I agree, but the King's daughter must remain here."
The deputy lord of Abi Hell immediately stated.
"Very well, but you must not harm her, nor imprison her. Let her return to her own royal city. Whether the Asura King is alive or not, you must not harm her, because I want her to live."
Ning Beichen said.
The deputy lord of Abi City pondered for a moment and finally agreed to Ning Beichen's terms.
In truth, whether the King's daughter lived or died had little impact on his control of Abi City.
Ning Beichen would not seek revenge for the King's daughter, nor could he avenge the cultivators of Xidu. If revenge were to be sought, it would be their own matter, unrelated to him.
As Ning Beichen and the deputy lord of Abi City reached an agreement, Ning Beichen soon led the humans of Abi Hell away, returning to the outside world.
The poisonous mist outside also began to dissipate, and the world of Xidu reappeared.
However, few humans had survived.
Many did not even consider revenge. Frankly, without Ning Beichen, their very survival would have been questionable.
The hatred for the Asura burned in their hearts, a vengeance they would surely exact, but not now. Perhaps in decades, centuries, or even millennia, when humanity grew strong again.
Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin stayed in the world of Xidu for ten years.
Firstly, to prevent the Asura from returning.
Secondly, Ning Beichen lingered to study the cultivation systems and techniques of the human practitioners in Xidu.
During these ten years, Ning Beichen read almost all the surviving books and scriptures in Xidu, and consulted with many human practitioners for their insights and experiences.
It wasn't until the twelfth year that Ning Beichen led Liu Yilin and the others away from the world of Xidu.
The spacecraft flew aimlessly through the dimensional void. Ning Beichen did not choose to return to Blue Star.
For they believed that if the world of Xidu existed, there must be even more advanced cultivation worlds.
Perhaps one day, they would encounter a second, a third, or even more, worlds that were more powerful and perfect.
Perhaps there lay their destination, or perhaps they would never reach an end.
And then, in the twentieth year.
With a cry,
a very cute baby was born. Lying on the bed was Liu Yilin, her face filled with happiness.
Ning Beichen held the infant in his arms, gazing out through the spacecraft's window.
In the distance, a huge planet, much like their hometown, Blue Star, appeared. Countless human cultivators were seen flying on swords above it.
Could this be the world of cultivators they yearned for?
Perhaps only by reaching it would they know for sure.
The End