Translator: CinderTL
Endless light erupted as a violent shockwave surged outward. The impact tore through thousands of meters of ground, leaving behind a terrifying sonic boom.
Hundreds of kilometers away, the earth seemed to be ripped apart by an invisible force, instantly shattering into dust.
The aftershocks of their collision were terrifying beyond measure!
Crack!
Xia Qing, standing at the center of the battlefield, felt a world-shattering force sweep toward her.
The longsword in her hand emitted a sharp, ringing vibration before snapping in two.
"What?" Xia Qing was utterly stunned.
She knew Jiang Ye would be strong, but to this extent? To shatter her weapon with a single spear strike seemed absurdly overpowered.
Boom!
Jiang Ye's spear, imbued with unparalleled divine might, continued its relentless descent.
In an instant, the spear's energy tore through Xia Qing's battle armor, pierced through all her defenses, and pierced through her like a hot knife through butter.
Thud!
The long spear pierced straight through Xia Qing's chest.
Bang! The surge of stellar energy caused half of Xia Qing's body to explode.
One strike!
The once-confident Xia Qing had been completely defeated.
In the void, dense white streaks appeared, lingering for a few seconds before dissipating.
"Senior Sister, I'm coming to help you!"
After defeating Xia Qing, Jiang Ye immediately rushed toward Chen Zilu's location.
Chen Zilu, though only at the late-stage of the fifth breakthrough, held her own against Zhuo Feng, a peak fifth breakthrough cultivator, even gaining a slight advantage.
With Jiang Ye joining the battle, Zhuo Feng's defeat became only a matter of time.
"I have to intervene," Ma Qian sighed inwardly. He couldn't stand by and watch Xia Qing and Zhuo Feng die.
Both Xia Qing and Zhuo Feng were considered promising talents within the Hidden God Organization.
Especially Xia Qing!
Her body's exceptional compatibility with the 'flesh and blood baptism' was a rare find even across the entire Blue Star.
Whoosh! Ma Qian's figure materialized from the void, silent and imperceptible.
In the next moment—
Whoosh~
An invisible wave of energy surged outward, instantly freezing the battlefield as if time itself had solidified. Even the void seemed to congeal.
Jiang Ye, Chen Zilu, and Zhuo Feng were all trapped in this frozen state.
A terrifying pressure descended.
Under its crushing weight, Jiang Ye, Chen Zilu, and Zhuo Feng were completely suppressed, unable to move even a muscle.
In this frozen tableau—
Whoosh! An invisible yet terrifying force rapidly coalesced.
In less than a thousandth of a second, it formed a pitch-black arrow, so dark it seemed to devour all light.
"No matter how astonishing Jiang Ye's innate talent is, he's still only at the fifth breakthrough," Ma Qian thought to himself. "He's just defeated Xia Qing, so his guard is down. This is the perfect moment to strike!"
For him, a single successful strike would allow him to retreat immediately, avoiding the need to force the dao guardian to reveal himself.
The next instant,
Swoosh! The pitch-black arrow shot forth, seemingly merging completely with the void, its speed astonishing.
In truth, Jiang Ye, Chen Zilu, and Zhuo Feng couldn't even perceive the arrow's velocity.
It was simply too fast—far beyond the capabilities of a fifth breakthrough cultivator.
This was a terrifying assassination attempt from a ninth breakthrough expert!
The black arrow hurtled directly toward Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu.
"Damn it!" Jiang Ye's expression darkened. Though he couldn't sense the arrow's presence, he instinctively felt an impending life-or-death crisis—a danger unlike any he had ever faced.
Just then,
Whoosh!
Another unfamiliar wave surged forth, unfathomably deep yet as gentle as a spring breeze, instantly dissolving the oppressive pressure weighing down on Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu.
But that wasn't all.
Just before the black arrow struck, an earth-yellow longsword materialized, blocking Jiang Ye's path.
"What is this?" Jiang Ye's heart jolted.
The earth-yellow longsword radiated a boundless, immeasurable sense of weight, as if it were not a blade but an endless expanse of land.
Boom!
The earth-yellow longsword trembled slightly, unleashing a profound, limitless wave that cracked the surrounding void into visible fissures.
Crack!
The black arrow was swept away by this overwhelming force, instantly shattering into dust that dispersed into shimmering motes of light.
Immediately afterward, a figure materialized, its form indistinct, yet its hand gripped the earth-yellow longsword.
"This...?"
"Is it here to rescue me?" Jiang Ye's mind raced with possibilities.
The black arrow had appeared and detonated in a mere tenth of a second.
For this figure to intervene so swiftly, they must have been guarding Jiang Ye since he left the Chen Clan.
At the same moment,
"Peak ninth breakthrough? A shadow hunter?"
"How is this possible?!" Ma Qian, who had just emerged from the void, was stunned by the sight before him. "Why would they assign a peak ninth breakthrough expert to guard this kid?!"
Peak ninth breakthrough experts represented the pinnacle of power in this world.
In the absence of demigods, they were the absolute authorities.
Their numbers were exceedingly rare, especially now, with Shadow Calamities erupting across the land, demanding urgent rescue efforts.
The idea that such a top-rank expert would silently guard Jiang Ye was inconceivable to Ma Qian.
Jiang Ye, while undeniably prodigious, was still far from reaching the true heights of power and didn't warrant such extraordinary protection.
Before Ma Qian could dwell further on this,
Boom! The expert wielding the earth-yellow long blade charged toward him.
Whoosh!
A terrifying blade light erupted, as dazzling as a cosmic explosion, piercing toward Ma Qian.
The instant the blade light struck, it also imprisoned the surrounding void.
Even Ma Qian, powerful as he was, found himself utterly immobilized.
"Block it!" Ma Qian immediately activated his life-saving technique without hesitation.
Streams of flowing light erupted from his body, transforming into layers of light armor that enveloped him, radiating an oppressive aura.
In an instant, dozens of layers of light armor materialized around him.
Each light armor was capable of withstanding a full-force strike from a late-stage ninth breakthrough expert!
Even a peak ninth breakthrough expert would struggle to breach these dozens of light armor in a short time.
"Hold!"
"Just one breath, and I can escape!" Ma Qian gasped, activating a secret art that required time to cast.
But the next moment, a scene of utter horror unfolded before him.
Boom!
The shadow hunter, wielding an earth-yellow longsword, slashed downward.
Crash! The blade cleaved through the air with unstoppable force, shattering all of Ma Qian's light armor in an instant. The armors shattered into motes of light and vanished.
One strike! Ma Qian's entire defense had been obliterated.
This single strike plunged Ma Qian into utter despair.
"Damn it!"
"The gap between Late-Stage and peak ninth breakthrough is too vast!" Ma Qian's heart sank into despair. He was merely at the late-stage ninth breakthrough realm.
Although the difference between Late-Stage and peak ninth breakthrough was only a minor realm, at the ninth breakthrough stage, even minor realms were like insurmountable chasms. The gulf between Late-Stage and peak was an almost unbridgeable abyss.
The disparity was crushing, leaving him utterly hopeless.
"I shouldn't have attacked!" Ma Qian's regret burned fiercely in his heart.
Originally, Ma Qian had planned to wait for Jiang Ye's dao guardian to appear before deciding whether to intervene.
But who could have predicted that Jiang Ye would suddenly unleash the power of a fifth breakthrough?
If Ma Qian didn't act immediately, Xia Qing and Zhuo Feng would surely die.
Moreover, Ma Qian was confident that even against a late-stage ninth breakthrough expert, he could escape unscathed. That's why he had acted decisively.
Yet, the opponent who arrived was a peak ninth breakthrough expert!
Escape into the void? Ma Qian's mind raced.
He was indeed highly skilled in void arts, but the space had been completely locked down by his opponent. Even someone as powerful as Ma Qian couldn't budge it even slightly.
For those at the ninth breakthrough stage, crossing realms was virtually impossible.
Anyone who reached the ninth breakthrough was a top-tier genius.
And this opponent's strength far surpasses mine—clearly a Transcendent Aptitude! Ma Qian's heart sank. He possessed only Dao Bone Aptitude.
There's no escape.
Then let's die together!
A flicker of madness flashed in Ma Qian's eyes. He knew there was no turning back.
In the next instant, an invisible wave surged from his body.
Sea of Consciousness attack.
Sea of Consciousness, explode! A cataclysmic wave erupted from Ma Qian's mind, spreading outward in all directions with devastating force.
Ma Qian had never cultivated any specialized killing techniques targeting the sea of consciousness.
However, as a late-stage ninth breakthrough expert, his sea of consciousness possessed immense power.
By detonating his sea of consciousness, he could unleash an unparalleled destructive force.
Sea of consciousness attacks naturally targeted the sea of consciousness!
"Though I lack expertise in this domain, detonating my sea of consciousness will momentarily stun even a peak ninth breakthrough expert."
"That instant..."
"That's all I need!" Ma Qian's eyes burned with madness as blood gushed from his seven orifices.
Boom!
An invisible shockwave erupted, its silent force capable of inflicting catastrophic damage to the sea of consciousness.
In that instant, even the shadow hunter wielding the earth-yellow warblade was momentarily stunned.
"Now!"
"Die!" Ma Qian roared, unleashing his full power.
Guanyuan Acupoint: Explode!
Twelve Stellar Meridians: Explode!
five elements hidden treasures: Explode!
earth meridian dharma manifestation: Explode!
Every foundation of Ma Qian's Martial Dao Foundation detonated simultaneously, transforming him into a sun-like sphere of light radiating terrifying power.
(End of the Chapter)
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