Chapter 469 The Birth of a Martial Saint

The dozen or so Grandmaster-level powerhouses from the Iron Armor Sect were blown to pieces.

In the end, the group of Grandmasters tried to break through together, but only the Sect Leader of the Iron Armor Sect managed to escape.

But only his head remained.

This was because the Iron Armor Sect Leader had already reached the Grandmaster Realm of Perfection!

His head flew into the sky, even dodging the bullets fired at him.

Seeing that the Sect Leader of the Iron Armor Sect—the very man who had once disrespected his mother—was actually getting away, Xu Lei took action.

He made an excuse to leave the army, hopped onto his Lotus Treasure Fragments, and flew in pursuit.

After all, even though the Iron Armor Sect Leader was just a head, he was close to the legendary Martial Saint Realm. Xu Lei could not let him live.

If he cultivated to the level of a Martial Saint, his entire body could possibly regenerate. Then he would be even more of a threat.

A Grandmaster cannot fly in the sky for an extended period.

Although his head could fly, it couldn’t do so for long. He soon landed in a forest.

By then, however, Xu Lei had already arrived before the head of this so-called Grandmaster at the Realm of Perfection.

When he saw Xu Lei, an eight-year-old prince, suddenly appear in the mountain forest, he was utterly astonished.

“You’re the Sixteenth Prince, the Sixteenth Prince of Great Kang! What are you doing here?”

“Aren’t you the waste Prince?”

“You tiny waste of a Prince, you actually dare to chase me alone? Do you think that just because I, this Sect Leader, am left with only a head, I’m someone you can handle?”

The Iron Armor Sect Leader, a middle-aged man with monolids and a powerful Martial Arts expert, let out a cold shout. He spat, and a blast of Qi erupted, shooting toward Xu Lei.

As Xu Lei dodged, the two large trees behind him were blown apart by the single breath spat out by the Grandmaster-level powerhouse.

It was clear that even after suffering the explosive attack, this Grandmaster was still incredibly formidable.

Of course, having withstood the explosion and then flown through the sky, the Iron Armor Sect Leader had already consumed a great deal of his Inner Strength. He didn’t have much left.

Although a Martial Artist’s Inner Strength recovered relatively quickly, he hadn’t had time to replenish it yet.

“Sect Leader of the Iron Armor Sect, going after my mother was the biggest mistake of your life. Now, die!” Without any more pointless talk, Xu Lei used his Magical Power to activate his Lotus Treasure Fragments, forming the Lotus Drill, which ROARED as it shot forward to kill.

However, the Iron Armor Sect Leader’s head was surprisingly nimble and dodged the attack of Xu Lei’s Lotus Drill.

But after shooting past, Xu Lei’s Lotus Drill made a sharp turn and looped back.

It drilled right through the back of the Iron Armor Sect Leader’s head, blowing it to pieces.

In his final moments, the Iron Armor Sect Leader’s face was a mask of disbelief. He never imagined that he, a magnificent powerhouse at the Grandmaster Realm of Perfection and one of the world’s top-tier Ancient Martial and Immortal Powerhouses…

…a terrifying existence whose entire body could slowly regenerate as long as his head remained, a genius in the world of Martial Arts, would actually die just like that!

Killed at the hands of an eight-year-old “waste Prince” like Xu Lei.

Moreover, this legendary waste Prince, though he had no Martial Arts, possessed some other bizarre Power!

Right up to his death, the Iron Armor Sect Leader simply couldn’t comprehend what had just happened.

But in the end, he was dead.

And with that, the Iron Armor Sect was annihilated.

The brutal annihilation of the Iron Armor Sect sent shockwaves through the entire world.

Because the Iron Armor Sect was one of the world’s foremost Ancient Immortal Martial Sects!

The various Noble Families that carved up territories and the other Ancient Immortal Martial Sects had all been unable to destroy the Iron Armor Sect!

They had over a dozen Grandmaster-level powerhouses, a thousand Innate Powerhouses, and countless Ordinary Martial Artists as followers!

Such a mighty force gave them the strength to contend for world domination, which was why they were so arrogant!

They dared to march on the Capital City, intending to seize the Imperial Palace and enthrone their own Emperor.

Even if they couldn’t truly unite the world, they wanted to obtain legitimate Imperial Authority.

But now, the Iron Armor Sect had actually been wiped out!

Completely annihilated!

This threw the world into a panic!

All the major Ancient Immortal Martial powers were shaken.

Many of their leaders couldn’t sleep at night.

The destruction of the Iron Armor Sect, however, was a great cause for celebration for Xu Lei’s father and mother.

His Second Brother, Thirteenth Sister, and the others were also thrilled by the results achieved with modern weapons.

Afterward, they continued their campaign to conquer the world.

This time, however, Xu Lei did not accompany the main army.

He only heard that six months later, the Royal Family’s army had destroyed several more regional Ancient Immortal Martial Noble Families and powers.

They also took down some other Ancient Immortal Martial Sects.

However, with the cautionary tale of the Iron Armor Sect fresh in their minds…

…the Ancient Martial and Immortal Powerhouses in these regions were extremely vigilant. Before the army arrived, the Grandmaster-level and Innate Powerhouses all fled.

They vanished into the mountain forests, no longer daring to show themselves on the open plains.

Grandmaster powerhouses were extraordinarily fast, and their bodies could regenerate as long as their heads were intact.

Thus, their Life Force was incredibly tenacious.

Even a large army would find it difficult to completely exterminate them.

This was especially true when they hid in the rugged mountains or deep mountain lakes, making them even harder to hunt down.

But all in all, thanks to the modern weapons Xu Lei had provided, the Great Kang Royal Family’s rule was temporarily restored, and peace returned to the world for the time being.

「On this day.」

Xu Lei turned nine years old.

The world had been pacified because of him.

The New Year arrived.

「In the Imperial Palace.」

Xu Lei’s father, beaming with joy, thanked Xu Lei.

Xu Lei’s mother also basked in the glory.

The other members of the Great Kang Royal Family also treated the mother and son with the utmost respect.

“Father Emperor, Mother Consort, Great Kang has only achieved a preliminary pacification of the realm.”

But just as everyone was celebrating, Xu Lei poured cold water on their excitement. “The explosives, Machine Guns, and other things I’ve provided have limited attack power and methods. Grandmasters will now shy away from a direct confrontation, but if a Martial Saint Level powerhouse, like those recorded in the Ancient Immortal Martial Secret Collection, were to appear, things would become difficult. Once a Martial Saint Level expert is on guard and avoids being ambushed with massive amounts of explosives, they are like gods in this world. Therefore, we must be the first to cultivate our own Martial Saint Level powerhouses.”

“Xiao Shiliu is right.” Xu Lei’s father, mother, and the many members of the Royal Family all nodded in agreement.

Following this, the Great Kang Royal Family issued an order to concentrate all resources on cultivating their own Martial Saint Level powerhouse.

And so began the race against time to produce a Martial Saint.

Of course, while staying in the Imperial Palace, Xu Lei also had his trusted subordinates from the Firearms Army keep watch on the surroundings, ready to respond at a moment’s notice.

He was on guard against Bodhisattva Guan Yun, Jue Xuan, or the Saint Master coming to spy on him.

‘After all, I don’t know if they’ve managed to become Grandmaster-level Ancient Immortal Martial Arts masters or not.’

‘Their Magical Power probably hasn’t recovered much, but if they’ve also become Martial Arts Masters, they’ll surely come to probe the Royal Family’s secrets about the explosives now that they’ve appeared.’

However, Xu Lei did not see them appear.

He didn’t know if it was because they hadn’t become Grandmaster-level Martial Arts experts and their Magical Power hadn’t recovered much, so they didn’t come to spy.

Or perhaps they had come to the Capital City but didn’t dare to investigate too closely.

Xu Lei couldn’t find them either.

In the blink of an eye, another three years passed.

Xu Lei was now twelve years old.

However, before Xu Lei could grow up and rely on his Imperial Authority to marry various women with Immortal Martial Talent, a Martial Saint Level powerhouse suddenly emerged in the world one day.

It was earth-shattering!

Like a bolt from the blue!

Their appearance was just that sudden!

And it wasn’t the Great Kang Royal Family that had cultivated them first!

This Cultivator of the Ancient Immortal Martial path, a Martial Saint Level powerhouse, used their Saint Realm Cultivation to openly fly through the sky.

This shocked everyone in the regions they passed over.

The Extraordinary Cultivation of the Ancient Immortal Martial path was unlike the Magical Power from Xu Lei’s previous Cultivation, which recovered very slowly after being consumed.

That was why previous Cultivators had to keep a low profile and rarely showed off their powers openly, fearing it would attract all sorts of trouble and waste their Magical Power.

But Ancient Immortal Martial Arts was different. Its recovery was faster, so after becoming powerful, they could just show off directly!

There was no need to hide and keep a low profile to avoid karmic entanglements!

Thus, this Martial Saint Level powerhouse flew through the heavens, capturing the attention of the entire world.