bookrebus Chapter 336 - 335: Mutual Destruction
Chapter 336 - 335: Mutual Destruction
"He’ll be alright, won’t he?"
Atop the Jianghai City Wall.
Li Zixuan stood upon the wall, her gaze fixed on the battle within the sea of blood in the sky, her eyes tracking the two figures.
Golden and red streams of light crisscrossed.
Like two horned dragons locked in a deadly battle.
Each time they clashed, a spectacular, spherical cloud of mist would erupt... Visible shockwaves rippled outward, making it seem as if the entire world was trembling.
"Sigh... now, all he can rely on is himself."
Lin Mofeng sighed helplessly, placing a hand on Li Zixuan’s shoulder to comfort her. "We’ve already given everything we have. If Qin Celestial Venerable loses, the entirety of Jianghai City will be put to the torch..."
Just as he finished speaking.
"Ancestors of the Human Race, I pray you bless Jianghai City with a great victory!"
Elder Li, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up, praying earnestly to the sages of generations past.
The moment the devout words left his lips.
It instantly resonated with the other Star Martial Artists.
"Ancestors of the Human Race! Bless our great Jianghai City!!"
More people joined Elder Li’s prayer. At this point, they had nothing left to lose.
.....
「In Fuhai District, miles away.」
In front of the television set.
The battle was being broadcast.
The screen was a wash of blood-red mist, and it was still impossible to make out any figures within.
...
Xiaobai sat on the sofa, hugging her fox tail as she stared numbly at the battle on screen. Through the Beast Slave Heart Chain, she could clearly sense Qin Yang’s state.
’Something’s wrong!’
’Something is very wrong!’
’In the past, whenever Master sent out a clone, he was always relaxed and cheerful, simply doing it to pass the time...’
’But this time, what I’m feeling is completely different.’
’Anxiety... and a heavy weight.’
’Thousands of miles away, Master seems to be trapped in a desperate struggle...’
’Master, is that your clone out there, or your real body?’
At this thought, Xiaobai’s brow furrowed. She rose and, in the end, decided to rush toward the Jianghai City Gate. ’I can’t lose you.’
As she flew over the city.
From the corner of her eye, Xiaobai saw that the streets below were jammed with traffic. The cars were at a standstill, and many citizens had gotten out.
Faintly, she could hear their prayers.
"Sigh..."
Xiaobai sighed. Then she frowned, detecting a large number of auras surging toward the city gate.
Looking in their direction.
They were Martial Artists of the Postnatal Realm.
They were travel-worn, looking as though they had just been assembled. Some hadn’t even had time to change out of their everyday clothes.
Even though they hadn’t reached the Innate Realm, they had been deeply moved by the desperate battle on the broadcast. They were heading to the city gate of their own accord, vowing to contribute to the defense of Jianghai City!
At that moment, the unity of Jianghai City reached an all-time high!
...
...
「Within the sea of blood.」
The Domain was still expanding.
CLANK! CLANK!
Chains rattled as bloody palms struck, one after another.
Qin Yang transformed into a myriad of swords, commanding his Golden Dragon Dharma Aspect to pierce through chain after chain of blood.
"Excellent! Excellent!"
"Your talent is truly impressive, kid!"
Applause echoed from within the blood mist as the Beast God’s figure appeared nearby. He watched Qin Yang with a smirk, his eyes filled with mockery. "This venerable one would like to see just how long you can maintain this Secret Technique."
As he spoke, he spread his arms, his ink-black hair whipping about wildly. "Back then, even those old geezers from the Venerable Alliance couldn’t kill me...
"How could you possibly stand against this venerable one all by yourself?!"
The arrogant voice echoed in all directions.
Qin Yang remained silent, ignoring the Beast God’s taunts as he reformed his body and continued to observe the battlefield.
He flicked his hand.
And again, a torrent of majestic Sword Qi shot forth!
The Ziwei transformed into a streak of violet light, piercing through the blood mist and shattering the Beast God’s afterimage.
’After all, I never intended to kill the Beast God in the first place.’
’His Realm is far too high above mine. Killing him rashly is simply impossible!’
’So...’
’I just have to injure him!’
’As long as I can wound the Beast God, it will prove he isn’t invincible. There will still be hope for the future of the Human Race.’
’I refuse to believe... that attacking this sea of blood has no effect on you!’
At this thought, Qin Yang looked down at the sea of blood beneath his feet, a vicious glint in his eyes.
This viscous sea of blood was the Beast God’s Dharma Aspect, and a Dharma Aspect was a profound and mystical thing—the very foundation of any Celestial Venerable.
’If I can just break through this Dharma Aspect...’
’...I can definitely damage the Beast God’s foundation!’
With his mind made up.
Qin Yang’s thoughts cleared. He retracted all of his Sword Qi into his body and began to walk forward slowly, wading through the viscous, scarlet fluid. It was the calm before the storm.
He pushed the Star Array within his body to its absolute limit, immense power flowing just beneath his skin.
His killing intent was completely concealed.
"Oh? Thinking of leaving?"
The Beast God’s figure appeared once more. He looked at Qin Yang mockingly. "It’s a bit..."
Before he could finish his sentence...
BOOM!
He thrust a finger forward, unleashing an attack that seemed to imprison the sky itself, and instantly obliterated the figure’s head.
Qin Yang retracted his finger. Before he had a chance to breathe, his Spiritual Domain picked up another presence.
’Behind me, to the left!’
Another abnormal fluctuation!
"Trying to reform again?"
Qin Yang’s eyes narrowed to slits. With a flip of his hand, he unleashed the Sky-Covering Palm!
BOOM—
The palm strike blotted out the sky. Accompanied by wave after wave of sonic booms, it struck the Beast God before he could even fully materialize, annihilating him on the spot.
The sea of blood quaked, and a massive palm-shaped hole was torn open within it.
The immense disturbance reached the world outside.
And people could finally catch a glimpse of him in his entirety.
At this moment, Qin Yang looked like a god descended to the mortal realm. Bathed in lightning, with sparks of electricity arcing between his teeth, the power of his True Dragon Dharma Aspect had coated him in a layer of golden scales.
Part dragon, part man, with the Ziwei Divine Sword circling him and empowered by the Sun-Shooting Bow, he was as dazzling as the midday sun.
He unleashed a set of Grandmaster Martial Arts with a mere lift of his hand, each movement embodying the principle of Returning to the Essence. It was like an artist splashing ink across paper—effortless, unrestrained, as if in a world of his own.
All Techniques Emerged!
Within the churning sea of blood, lightning crackled and leaped. Flames set half the sky ablaze. Several massive green trees sprouted from the earth, growing wildly for hundreds of meters before piercing straight into the core of the blood-red clouds.
The sea of blood was collapsing...
Countless people watched this scene, their hearts pounding in their chests.
He was simply too powerful!
No one had ever fought with such effortless grace!
The terrifying commotion lasted for a full hour.
Heaven and earth both trembled.
HUMMM!
The Star Array stopped operating.
The river of stars that had been like a silk ribbon in the sky dispersed. All the Star Martial Artists felt their power return, but not a single one of them felt any joy. A deathly silence fell over Jianghai City, and a grim and somber mood prevailed.
"I-is... is it over?"
Xia He stood on the wall, anxiously stomping his foot as he desperately searched for any sign of Qin Yang. "Where’s Old Qin?! Why isn’t he coming out?!"
As his words fell.
No Star Martial Artist answered him.
Silence reigned on the city wall.
All eyes were fixed on the space above the sea of blood, waiting for the final outcome.
The next moment.
BOOM!
A figure was blasted out from the sea of blood, crashing into and collapsing a large section of the city wall. Rubble flew and dust billowed.
It was Qin Yang!
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He suddenly looked up at the sky, his pupils reflecting the dissipating sea of blood...
High in the sky, the Beast God pushed aside the last vestiges of the blood sea and slowly descended toward the top of Jianghai City’s wall. With the great sun hanging in the sky behind him, he looked down upon them all from a position of absolute superiority.
"Heh... you’ve got quite a few tricks up your sleeve, kid..."
As he spoke, his expression flickered. He couldn’t quite suppress his aura, which had also weakened slightly.
Clearly, he had been injured as well...