The Burial Tower of Immortals buries the heavens, the earth, and all the immortals.

The barbarian emperor's tone left no room for argument.

Tie Shanyue dared not waste any more words and braced himself as he walked toward Qin Changye.

With each step, a portion of the spiritual energy within the body is released.

The aura of a peak eighth-level King Martial Realm expert was like a materialized mountain, crushing outwards in all directions.

He stopped twenty feet away from Qin Changye, his right hand gripping the hilt of his sword at his waist, and shouted at Qin Changye, "Qin Changye, do you dare to fight me in a peak battle on the battlefield?"

He deliberately released the aura of the peak of the eighth level of the King Martial Realm along the way, not to show off, but to show Qin Changye.

He had a good plan in mind. Judging from Qin Changye's previous cunning and treacherous style of pretending to be weak to take advantage of others, this kid was also very prudent and never fought a battle he wasn't sure he could win.

With his peak eighth level of the Martial Realm as a benchmark, Qin Changye would refuse a peak battle if he had even a modicum of sense.

If Qin Changye were to refuse, he could gracefully retreat back into the formation and tell the Barbarian Emperor, "It's not that I don't want to fight in the peak battle, it's that Qin Changye doesn't dare to fight in the peak battle."

However, ideals are often grand, while reality is often harsh.

Qin Changye had long been eager to fight him to the death, so how could he possibly refuse?

"I've been waiting for this battle for a long time!"

Before Tie Shanyue could even wipe the smile from his lips, Qin Changye had already drawn his sword.

The moment the ink sword was drawn, a sharp sword light traversed a distance of dozens of feet, so fast that Tie Shanyue was almost dazzled.

He instinctively drew his sword to parry, channeling all the powerful spiritual energy of his peak eighth level of the King Martial Realm into the blade, creating an indestructible shield of sword energy in front of him.

The moment the sword light collided with the blade's energy, the seemingly extremely thick blade energy shattered instantly.

Then, Tie Shanyue was blasted away by the sword light, his body crashing heavily onto the ground dozens of feet away, creating a huge crater three feet deep.

He lay at the bottom of the pit, his finely crafted battle sword broken in half, his right hand split open, blood flowing freely.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

Whether it was the barbarian kingdom or the Great Zhou, everyone gasped in shock.

Tie Shanyue, the commander of the Tie family army, the most capable general in the barbarian kingdom, and a super existence at the peak of the eighth level of the King Martial Realm... was actually no match for Qin Changye.

This is unbelievable!

Countless people even showed expressions of disbelief, for Qin Changye, whom they saw, was only twenty years old!

"My young master is so majestic and imposing!"

Xiuer looked very proud.

Beside him, Ren Pingsheng and the others nodded in deep agreement.

They still remember when they first met Qin Changye, he needed their protection. How long has it been? Qin Changye has grown to the point where they can only look up to him.

On the contrary, the barbarian kingdom, including the barbarian emperor, all looked at each other in disbelief, completely dumbfounded.

According to Tie Shanyue's account, they had considered that Qin Changye was a formidable fighter, and even that Tie Shanyue might not be a match for Qin Changye. But they never imagined that Tie Shanyue would be defeated by Qin Changye in a single move.

Given time, if Qin Changye grows up, what will become of him?

"Today, Qin Changye must die, or our barbarian kingdom will have no future!"

For the first time, fear appeared in the eyes of the Barbarian Emperor.

After initial fear, he began to feel fortunate, fortunate that he had personally led the expedition today and witnessed Qin Changye's power firsthand, and that he would definitely nip Qin Changye in the bud.

Qin Changye looked down at General Tie, who had been so imposing just moments before but now looked utterly defeated, and said with disappointment, "Is this all the most capable general of the Barbarian Kingdom is capable of?"

Tie Shanyue struggled to climb out of the pit, his head and face covered in dust and blood, his eyes also surging with intense disbelief.

A resolute look flashed across his face, and then he pulled out a handful of blood-red pills from his pocket.

This is a Breakthrough Pill!

Each one was priceless; he had spent most of his life saving them up, originally intending to consume them when he attempted to break through to the Imperial Martial Realm.

At that moment, he stuffed the entire handful of pills into his mouth, and the violent medicinal power surged through his meridians, shattering the already loose bottleneck.

King Martial Realm, Ninth Heaven... Peak!

Tie Shanyue's body swelled slightly under the impact of the medicine, his veins bulged, his eyes were bloodshot, and his spiritual power flowed wildly within his body.

"You're really strong! Much stronger than I expected!"

The upgrade in his cultivation level healed many of his injuries and also reduced the apprehension in his eyes.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he straightened his back again, his gaze fixed on Qin Changye, and said, word by word, "If that sword strike just now was your full strength, then I must announce to you that the farce is over!"

The difference between the peak of the eighth level of the King Martial Realm and the peak of the ninth level may seem like a single step, but the actual difference in combat power is like an insurmountable chasm.

Tie Shanyue was resolute. If it were him now, he wouldn't even be able to break through Qin Changye's outer defenses after that sword strike.

Qin Changye didn't argue, but simply slashed out with his ink sword once more.

An even sharper sword light whistled past.

Then, Tie Shanyue's body flew backward again.

This time, he flew farther and crashed deeper...

sizzle...

After a brief silence, the scene erupted once again with a deafening roar of gasps.

Tie Shanyue, a peak eighth-level martial arts master, was defeated by Qin Changye's sword.

Tie Shanyue, who was at the peak of the ninth level of the King Martial Realm, was still defeated by Qin Changye's sword.

What exactly is the limit of Qin Changye's combat power?

Tie Shanyue lay in the crater created by his body, his mentality completely collapsed. It turned out that Qin Changye hadn't used his full strength in the first sword strike, but this sword strike was his true full strength.

He increasingly regretted coming to fight Qin Changye in the peak battle.

However, once the arrow is released, there's no turning back.

Today, either he dies, or Qin Changye perishes!

"Where are my Iron Family members?"

He struggled to his feet from the pit once more, then suddenly roared to the sky, "Everyone, quickly offer a drop of your essence blood to help me continue leveling up! If we don't kill Qin Changye today, the entire Tie family will have no face to live in this world!"

Before the barbarian army, hundreds of members of the Iron Clan who had accompanied them did not hesitate at all, each sacrificing a drop of their essence blood.

The next moment, hundreds of drops of essence blood transformed into hundreds of blood-red meteors, hurtling towards Tie Shanyue and continuously absorbing into his body.

Thump thump thump...

The aura of Iron Mountain Yue began to surge once again.

In just over ten breaths, the spiritual energy surrounding him underwent a qualitative change, faintly carrying a hint of imperial aura.