The villagers in the cellar immediately turned pale.

"Not good, those immortals have arrived."

Xiao Rou also panicked and quickly looked at Xu Que, saying:

"Brother Xu Que, you must leave quickly! If you don't go now, it will be too late."

"That's right! Xiao Rou is correct, you need to leave immediately, you can't delay any longer."

"Immortal, go quickly, we can hold them off."

"Yes! At worst, we'll fight them to the end..."

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Everyone urged anxiously.

Xu Que's heart trembled instantly!

These simple villagers, faced with a great calamity, not only did not betray themselves but also went to great lengths to cover for each other and ensure their escape.

At a time like this, if I really ran away out of fear for my life, would I still be human?

"Boom!"

At this moment, another loud bang echoed through, causing the entire cellar to shake as if it were about to collapse, with debris continuously falling down.

Then, sounds came from outside!

"You bunch of ants, how dare you."

"Mere mortals, how dare you harbor the enemy we seek to capture?"

Immediately after, the villagers' pleas for mercy could be heard faintly from outside:

"Immortal, spare our lives! We truly don't know where he is."

"Yes, Immortal Master, we haven't seen him since we woke up. He has already left."

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"Hmph, you can only blame your bad luck. Kill them for me."

"Immortal, please spare us..."

"Ah..."

"No..."

"Ah! Village chief..."

Suddenly, countless screams echoed in.

Damn!

Cultivator, my foot!

Even these simple mountain villagers had the heart to kill!

I'll fight you to the death! Kill you and pay with my life!

Xu Que clenched his fists tightly, his whole body trembling, completely enraged.

He turned around directly and dashed upwards.

"Brother Xu Que, you can't go..."

Xiao Rou and the other villagers didn't have time to react and tried to stop him, but it was already too late.

Unable to care about anything else, Xiao Rou bit her lip and immediately followed.

"Xiao Rou, what are you doing?"

Da Zhuang and the other villagers didn't have time to stop her. After shouting, they gritted their teeth and chased after her.

Xu Que, as if he had gone mad, charged forward with bloodshot eyes.

"Bang!"

The cabinet by the exit was shattered to pieces by his collision, and Xu Que charged out like a wild beast, swiftly heading towards the village entrance.

What met his eyes was an extremely cruel scene.

Many villagers lay in pools of blood, their faces still frozen in terror before death, while others knelt on the ground, desperately kowtowing and begging for mercy.

In the sky, more than a dozen cultivators were soaring on their swords, hands clasped behind their backs, looking down on everything with cold indifference.

At this moment, several sword beams formed by the condensation of fire elemental energy descended, ignoring the villagers' pleas for mercy and slashing directly towards them.

"Stop it right now!"

Xu Que roared in anger, rushing forward swiftly, and in the nick of time, he stood in front of the group of villagers.

"Bang!"

He was struck by the sword's radiance on the spot, severely injured, and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which splattered directly onto the ground.

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"Brother Xu Que..."

"Master Xu..."

The villagers were all stunned, including Xiao Rou and Da Zhuang, who had run out behind them, their eyes instantly welling up with tears.

All along, they felt that in front of the immortals, they were nothing more than insignificant ants, easily crushed to death with a single finger.

But now, Xu Que, disregarding his own life, directly rushed forward to withstand those immortal techniques and saved the villagers.

This deeply shook the hearts of the villagers, transforming their emotions of sorrow and gratitude entirely into tears.

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"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for successfully showing off, earning fifty show-off points."

The system's notification sound rang out.

Xu Que, however, paid no attention. He lifted his head, his gaze fixed intently on the group of cultivators in the sky.

The cultivators all narrowed their eyes, recognizing Xu Que, and immediately broke into cold smiles.

"Hehe! Looks like this cowardly turtle is finally willing to come out?"

"If I had come out earlier, these mortals wouldn't have died."

"Although I don't know your background, I've heard that you emptied the treasure vault of the Tianwu Sect and were thus wanted by them. So today, don't even think about leaving here alive."

"The things you stole now belong to us."

"Hehe, but we never expected that you would actually come out to die for this group of foolish mortals. I really don't know whether to call you stupid or foolish or both! Haha..."

Those cultivators whose hands were stained with the villagers' blood all burst into loud laughter.

They looked down from above, their eyes filled with pity and mockery as they gazed at Xu Que, as if they regarded him as an ant beneath their feet, easily crushed with a single step.

However, at this moment, Xu Que propped himself up and fiercely swept his gaze over these cultivators.

"In the past, I liked to show off."

Suddenly, Xu Que spoke softly, interrupting the laughter of the cultivators!

Although the tone was calm, it carried a sense of confidence, resonating powerfully and leaving a lasting impact!

The cultivators in the sky were all taken aback, exchanging glances with each other, unable to comprehend the meaning of Xu Que's words.

The villagers also stared blankly at Xu Que, their hearts tightly clenched.

With his hands on the ground, Xu Que slowly stood up. The injuries he had sustained earlier had already been fully healed by the system's repair function.

A faint smile crossed his lips, almost self-mocking, as he continued, "It feels great to show off, but I know it's nothing to be proud of."

"Today, I could have escaped."

"But I didn't! I chose to stand up."

"Because I know..."

"Sometimes, you just have to put on an act."

"Some people, even if they have to put on a brave front, will do everything they can to protect!"

"I don't consider myself a good person, but I never harm the innocent!"

"And you people..."

Xu Que suddenly raised his head, his eyes as dark as ink flashing with a cold light, and shouted angrily, "You bunch of people, what kind of bullshit cultivators are you? Relying on some trashy cultivation and spells to wantonly bully and kill these simple mountain villagers! Fine! Today, none of you will leave here alive!"

Boom!

In an instant, a burst of ghostly blue radiance erupted from Xu Que's entire body, and a beam of light shot up into the sky.

"Roar!"

A dragon's roar erupted from within him, instantly startling all directions, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

The ethereal blue radiance transformed into nine giant dragons in the sky, spiraling and dancing, intertwining and weaving together.

All the cultivators present were moved.

"What's going on?"

"What kind of spell is this?"

"To cause such a commotion, could it be an ancient immortal technique?"

"It must be, only ancient immortal arts could cause such a commotion."

"The wanted notice from Emperor Tianwu stated that this person was only at the tenth level of the Qi Refining stage. I didn't expect him to advance to the first level of the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly. He must have other valuable treasures on him."

"Kill him and seize the immortal arts."

"Kill!"

Immediately, the eyes of a dozen cultivators gleamed with greed. Stepping on their flying swords, they transformed into streaks of light and rushed towards Xu Que.

Ancient immortal arts? This temptation is simply too great.

"Looking for death!"

Xu Que stood in place and let out a roar.

He clenched his fists tightly and charged directly at the first cultivator.

"Dragon Soars Nine Transformations, First Transformation!"

Boom!

Immediately, a dragon of light burst out from the nine dragons, pouring onto Xu Que's head and coiling around his body.

Bang!

Xu Que clashed head-on with the cultivator's flying sword, his body being jolted back two steps, while the cultivator remained unscathed.

"Heh, overestimating yourself, a mere first-level Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to fight against me, a Core Formation stage?" The cultivator sneered and continued to wield his sword towards Xu Que.

"At the Foundation Establishment stage? Alright."

Xu Que sneered, his gaze icy cold, activating his five spiritual roots to fully unleash the Nine Transformations of the Dragon. Clenching his fist, he charged once more at the cultivator.

"Dragon Soars Nine Transformations, Second Transformation, Activate!"

"Third transformation!"

"Fourth transformation!"

"Fifth Transformation!"

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"The ninth transformation, begin..."

In an instant, all nine dragons poured into Xu Que's head, no longer coiling around his body, but instead completely converging into a massive dragon shape, enveloping Xu Que within.

He charged at the cultivator like a giant dragon descending from the heavens.

An overwhelming divine might that looked down upon the world suddenly enveloped the entire scene.

"This... how is this possible?"

The cultivator's face instantly turned pale, shaken by the sudden surge of aura, and a strong sense of fear welled up within him.

He wanted to run, but it was too late!

Xu Que seemed to transform into a giant dragon, his fist like a dragon's head, directly smashing down on him.

Boom!

In an instant, the cultivator didn't even have time to scream before being blasted into ashes on the spot, leaving not even a trace behind.

The field fell silent in an instant, so quiet you could hear a pin drop, an eerie stillness.

"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for killing the Core Formation stage cultivator Liu Bei, earning ten thousand experience points."

"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for successfully showing off, earning ten show-off points."

The system notification sound rang out.

Xu Que's gaze did not linger; with a swift sweep, he fixed his eyes on the other cultivators rushing in from all directions.

But that group of people was already scared stiff.

A dignified Core Formation stage expert was... was actually killed with a single punch by a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, instantly obliterated?

Damn, this guy... is he really just at the first level of the Foundation Establishment stage?

Those bastards from the Tianwu Sect said they were only at the Qi Refining stage, but damn it, they're almost at the peak of the Golden Core stage! How are we supposed to fight them?

"Run!"

"Go back and report to the sect, have the elders come and slay this person."

Immediately, the remaining cultivators exerted all their strength, desperately trying to stop their flying swords and change direction to flee.

Xu Que's face revealed a cold, ruthless smile: "I told you! Today... none of you will leave."

"Ding, congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for successfully redeeming 'Three Thousand Thunder Movements,' consuming ten pretentious points."

Three Thousand Thunder Movements, a body technique from Battle Through the Heavens, an Earth-level technique, divided into three realms: Thunder Flash, Thunder Instant, Three Thousand Thunder Movements!