Translator: CinderTL
"Damn it!"
"Damn it!" The shadow hunter, wielding an earth-yellow war blade, snapped back to his senses, his expression twisting in alarm.
He didn't even have time to consider whether the earlier assault on their sea of consciousness had affected Jiang Ye and the others.
Ma Qian's self-detonation was a far more pressing crisis.
The self-detonation of a late-stage ninth breakthrough expert!
The power unleashed in that instant threatened to surpass even the limits of the peak ninth breakthrough realm.
"For civilization!"
"Embrace civilization!" Ma Qian's eyes burned with fanaticism, yet held a hint of liberation as his entire being transformed into a blinding sphere of light.
An impossibly incandescent sphere of light!
In less than a thousandth of a second, this sphere expanded with the ferocity of a supernova.
A cataclysmic surge of energy tore through the void, engulfing Jiang Ye and his companions.
"Block it!"
"Block it now!" The shadow hunter roared inwardly, his war blade transforming into a colossal blade of light, thousands of meters long and hundreds of meters wide.
He slashed fiercely at the expanding sphere of light.
BOOM!
A terrifying collision shook the heavens.
An unimaginable wave of energy erupted outward, causing the earth to tremble for hundreds of kilometers in every direction.
"It's over!" The shadow hunter despaired inwardly.
He could withstand the impact, but Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu would undoubtedly perish. Even though he had frozen the void to protect them, the collision between ninth breakthrough experts, even a sliver of its power, far exceeded what fifth breakthrough cultivators could endure.
Rumble!
Terrifying energy waves surged outward, poised to engulf Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu.
Just then...
Buzz~ An invisible ripple suddenly materialized.
In an instant, the entire world seemed to fall silent, everything frozen in place, including the cataclysmic storm.
Whoosh!
A white-robed elder materialized in the void.
He radiated no discernible aura, yet he exuded an aura of being the center of the universe.
With a casual gesture, Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu vanished from the storm's edge, reappearing beside the white-robed elder as if teleported through space.
"Disperse!" The elder waved his hand across the heavens.
Instantly!
The cataclysmic energy storm, which had threatened to obliterate the world moments before, dissolved silently like spring rain, utterly annihilated.
The world returned to tranquility in an instant.
"Old Chen?" The shadow hunter finally exhaled in relief upon seeing the white-robed elder.
The newcomer was none other than Chen Jiuxuan, the Chen Family Patriarch—a demigod!
Before a demigod, even such a terrifying storm was merely a matter of a casual wave of the hand.
"Old Chen, I'm so glad you're here," the shadow hunter said, flying forward with relief. He held Chen Jiuxuan in the highest respect.
Just a wave of his hand, and he quelled that terrifying storm? the shadow hunter thought, deeply shaken. Even I felt my life was in danger from that storm earlier.
Old Chen truly lives up to his reputation as the most ancient elder of Blue Star.
It's a pity I heard his lifespan is nearing its end, the shadow hunter sighed inwardly. Soon, Blue Star will lose one of its top combat powers.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu spoke in unison, "Ancestor."
"Thank you for saving us, Ancestor," Jiang Ye said respectfully.
His eyes were filled with awe. This was the first time Jiang Ye had witnessed the Chen Family Patriarch's power firsthand.
In the past, Jiang Ye had only heard tales of demigods' might from others. But today, he had seen it with his own eyes.
With a mere gesture, he silenced the raging heavens and earth, Jiang Ye thought, his heart filled with longing. This is what it means to be a demigod!
In comparison, the Transcendent Aptitude and invincible dao bones Jiang Ye had witnessed in the past, along with their ability to shake heaven and earth through their domains, now seemed utterly insignificant.
"Are you both alright?" Chen Jiuxuan asked.
"We're fine," Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu replied, shaking their heads.
Jiang Ye turned to the shadow hunter standing nearby. "Thank you for saving us, Senior."
He knew that without the shadow hunter's intervention, he would have been dead before Chen Jiuxuan arrived.
"No need to thank me," the shadow hunter said, shaking his head. "The alliance leader ordered me to protect you."
He sighed softly. "I never imagined that if Old Chen hadn't intervened, I would have been too ashamed to face the alliance leader again."
"Alliance leader?" Jiang Ye asked, startled. This was the first time he had heard of such a figure.
"The federal alliance leader," the shadow hunter explained. "The strongest expert in Blue Star Civilization. You'll have the chance to meet him someday."
"I understand," Jiang Ye nodded slightly.
Given the potential he had demonstrated, it was only natural that such a powerful figure would take notice.
"Are you truly unharmed?" the shadow hunter asked, looking at them both. "That shockwave to your sea of consciousness... it didn't affect you at all?"
Even he had been momentarily stunned.
The shockwave from a late-stage ninth breakthrough expert's self-detonation of their sea of consciousness would have been devastating to fifth breakthrough experts.
At best, their sea of consciousness would shatter; at worst, their divine souls would be damaged.
Hearing this, Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu exchanged a glance.
"We're really fine," Jiang Ye said, shaking his head.
He knew why he was unharmed.
Unwavering Resolve: Guarding Truth in the Void, your true self remains steadfast, and the strength of your divine soul has been greatly enhanced.
Thanks to this ability, Jiang Ye's divine soul was exceptionally stable.
As for Chen Zilu?
Suffering from God-Devouring Syndrome, she endured the daily torment of her divine soul being torn apart. This constant ordeal had tempered her spirit, making it extraordinarily resilient.
"Truly remarkable," the shadow hunter marveled. "To withstand a sea of consciousness impact from a late-stage ninth breakthrough expert is astonishing."
"Senior, you flatter us," Jiang Ye replied, shaking his head.
Just then, Chen Jiuxuan pointed to the ground. "There's one who slipped through the net."
Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu immediately looked down.
It was Xia Qing.
After Jiang Ye had blasted away half her body, Xia Qing had crashed to the ground, completely incapacitated.
Yet, as a peak fourth-breakthrough powerhouse, her vitality was astonishing. She still clung to life.
Earlier, Jiang Ye hadn't struck with full force. After all, she was a former classmate, and he hadn't intended to kill her.
"I'll go check on her," Jiang Ye said.
Whoosh! He transformed into a streak of flowing light and rapidly descended to the ground.
(End of the Chapter)
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