Chapter 504: Li Yun, do you confess your crime?
Thud!
Elder Yuechi withdrew the step she had already taken.
She flicked her wide sleeves, and her expression became extremely unsightly. However, it was clear that she had given up on intervening.
The relationship between her and Elder Xingluo had never been harmonious, and she was naturally happy to see Elder Xingluo humiliated. She would not even mind adding fuel to the fire and making the situation even more troublesome for him. However, if she truly caused the two ancient kingdoms to completely tear off all pretenses over this matter, the consequences would not be something she could bear.
"Very good."
Seeing that Elder Yuechi and the others had all given up on intervening, Elder Xingluo finally nodded.
His expression was grim as he looked at Li Yun, who was covered in blood, and shouted coldly, "Li Yun, do you confess your crime?"
"What crime is there?"
Li Yun’s physical condition was extremely poor. Even though he had the fifth stage Vital Core Body of the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture, he was still completely vulnerable before the attack of a Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse. The injuries on his body were already extremely severe.
Even so, a trace of disdain appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said coldly, "Crown Prince Xing Tian wanted to kill me, so I killed him. Bai Yichen wanted to kill me, so I cut him down. I never offended them first, yet they wanted to take my life. Since that is the case, what crime is there in me killing them?"
"Presumptuous!"
Elder Xingluo was instantly enraged and roared, "Li Yun, you are nothing more than a lowly commoner. Since His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to kill you, you should have obediently offered up your life. Even dying by his will would have been your honor. I will ask you once more. Do you confess your crime?"
Rumble!
With that shout of interrogation, an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from Elder Xingluo’s body.
The breath of a Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse was terrifying beyond measure. In an instant, powerful fluctuations spread outward like an abyss and a prison, pressing down on all the surrounding disciples until their bodies trembled.
As for Li Yun, who stood at the center of this pressure, he bore an even more terrifying burden.
He felt as though countless massive mountains were squeezing him from every direction. Breathing became almost impossible. The bones throughout his body began making creaking sounds, as though they were about to snap under the unbearable pressure.
Seeing this scene, a trace of pity appeared in Princess Yuehan’s eyes not far away.
She knew very well that the reason Elder Xingluo had not killed Li Yun immediately was not because he was merciful or soft-hearted. It was because he wanted to completely crush Li Yun, both physically and mentally.
He wanted Li Yun to experience endless humiliation and torture before dying a miserable death.
Although Princess Yuehan understood this and felt sympathy for Li Yun in her heart, she had no intention of intervening.
She was indeed the princess of the Moonveil Ancient Kingdom, but in the end, she was still only in the Mortal Core Realm. Her influence was limited, and she could not yet mobilize the power of the entire Moonveil Ancient Kingdom to protect Li Yun.
Li Yun did not know what Princess Yuehan was thinking.
His face remained cold as he glanced at Elder Xingluo and said indifferently, "I was never guilty, so how can I confess?"
"You are seeking death."
Elder Xingluo became even more enraged.
As a dignified Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse, he actually could not make a tiny Essence Qi Realm cultivator bow his head. If word of this spread, would he not become a laughingstock?
Bang!
Immediately, he struck out with another palm.
This palm directly caused the bones inside Li Yun’s body to shatter. A series of cracking sounds rang out as his entire body went limp, and his condition became miserable to the extreme. If not for Golden Dragon Armor protecting him, he would have already died on the spot.
"Do you confess your crime?"
Elder Xingluo’s face twisted as he shouted sharply.
"I do not."
Li Yun’s expression remained indifferent, as though the bones shattering inside his body did not belong to him at all.
Seeing his appearance, Elder Xingluo became even more furious.
He struck out with another palm, and this palm directly shattered all the meridians in Li Yun’s body, causing blood to spray out from him.
"Do you confess your crime?"
Elder Xingluo roared ferociously. His voice was like thunder, slamming heavily into Li Yun and making his already weakened body tremble even more violently. He looked as though he might faint at any moment.
"I do not."
However, even though Li Yun was already at his last breath and seemed like he could die at any time, he still did not yield.
His voice remained incredibly firm, as though he had not been shaken in the slightest.
"Good. Very good."
Elder Xingluo finally lost all patience.
His hair flew upward in anger, making him look like an enraged old lion as he roared, "Since you refuse to confess, I will cripple your cultivation, break your four limbs, and let you die miserably in despair and regret."
Boom!
As his voice fell, he suddenly struck out with a palm.
This palm was aimed directly at Li Yun’s dantian.
’Do I have to use that treasure to escape?’
Li Yun’s heart sank as he saw the palm descending toward him.
Before entering the Chaos Heaven Secret Realm, Li Yun had naturally bought several life-saving treasures. One of them was called a Spatial Talisman. It was a top-grade Earth Rank treasure, and Li Yun had never thought that a situation would arise where he truly had to use it.
If he activated this talisman, it would allow him to travel one hundred kilometers in any direction he desired.
However, Li Yun did not want to do that.
If he escaped like this, he would become an enemy of the entire Heavenly Sword Sect, and that was not the result he wanted.
But now, it seemed that he had very few choices left.
Meanwhile, deep within the Heavenly Sword Sect, inside an extremely hidden immortal cave, streaks of starlight condensed and quickly extended outward from the cave, forming a radiant Starlight Sacred Path.
Then, a beautiful woman wearing a brilliant Star Robe slowly walked out from within the immortal cave.
"The Heaven-Splitting Sword Codex is indeed worthy of being one of the four branches of inheritance left behind by the Heaven-Ascending Sword Emperor."
The beautiful woman’s long black hair fell like a waterfall, shimmering with a miraculous luster. Her entire body exuded an incomparably holy aura, yet that aura also felt as distant as the vast starry sky, making it impossible for anyone to harbor even the slightest thought of profanity.