Chapter 539 - 62: Encountering Nangong City

Chapter 539: Chapter 62: Encountering Nangong City

"Bai Jingyuan, I am a disciple of the Nangong Family! We have no grievance or grudge between us. How dare you ambush and try to kill me for no reason?!"

In mid-air,

Nangong Cheng fled for his life, transforming into a streak of light that shot across the sky.

As he fled, he roared at the powerful figure in relentless pursuit behind him.

"You’re trying to kill me for no reason. Aren’t you afraid of retaliation from the Nangong Family?!"

Nangong Cheng didn’t dare to pause for even a second. He pushed his Magical Power to its absolute limit to flee, his face turning ashen and bloodless!

Pushing his Magical Power to such an extreme...

...was not doing his body any favors.

But he had no choice.

The person behind him was an expert at the Soul Emergence Sixth Layer Peak!

In contrast,

he was only at the Soul Emergence Fifth Layer.

Between them,

there was a massive gap of an entire layer of the Realm!

He couldn’t challenge those in higher Realms as easily as eating or drinking, not like that friend of his.

In fact,

at the Soul Emergence Middle Stage,

a Cultivator one layer higher in their Realm usually held an overwhelming advantage over someone a layer lower!

Only someone like Shen Changchuan could jump two full layers of Cultivation and still crush his opponent.

As he fled,

the image of that figure couldn’t help but flash through Nangong Cheng’s mind.

’If he were at my Realm and encountered an enemy at the Soul Emergence Sixth Layer, he probably wouldn’t even need to run. He could probably even turn around and kill the enemy, despite the difference in Realms!’

’Too bad I’m not him.’

’Demons like him are a rarity in this world, after all.’

"Hmph! In a desolate place like this, who would ever know I was the one who killed you?"

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for seeing something you shouldn’t have!"

"With your pathetic Soul Emergence Fifth Layer strength, you dared to get involved and covet that Divine Object? You’re truly courting death! Even if my cousin hadn’t ordered it, I would have taken you out myself just for seeing you, to teach you what reverence means!"

Behind him,

Bai Jingyuan heard Nangong Cheng’s roar and snorted contemptuously.

At the same time,

BOOM!

He erupted with a powerful aura.

His speed suddenly surged,

and the distance between him and the desperately fleeing Nangong Cheng began to close.

’It’s over!’

Feeling the terrifying aura rapidly approaching from behind,

Nangong Cheng’s heart sank as if plunged into an icy abyss!

Bai Jingyuan had honed his skills in the Soul Emergence Middle Stage for many years and had clearly mastered a powerful Tier Two Body Technique.

Coupled with his own Cultivation at the Soul Emergence Sixth Layer Peak, his base speed was already fast.

With the two combined,

there was no way Nangong Cheng, who had already exhausted all his escape methods, could compare!

The distance was closing fast.

Nangong Cheng could already feel the sharp killing intent from behind him.

’Can’t get away!’

’I’ll fight to the death!’

Since it had come to this,

with no way out,

Nangong Cheng gritted his teeth and made the ruthless decision to stake it all.

As a Cultivator who had lived on his own since he was young and had been a Loose Cultivator, Nangong Cheng wasn’t like other Noble Family Descendants—greenhouse flowers who lacked the courage for a life-or-death struggle.

BOOM!

While fleeing for his life, Nangong Cheng suddenly turned and struck back with his saber.

The blade’s edge was incomparably brilliant, sweeping across dozens of feet of empty space. The very air seemed to be torn apart as it slashed toward the pursuing Bai Jingyuan with the force of an avalanche!

Such a sudden attack...

...could even catch an expert at the Soul Emergence Sixth Layer Peak off guard if they weren’t careful.

However,

Bai Jingyuan seemed to have anticipated it.

"Hmph! I knew you wouldn’t go down easy!"

Already prepared, Bai Jingyuan thrust out the blood-red spear in his hand. Immense Magical Power converged on its tip, piercing through the sky with unparalleled momentum as it crashed straight into the saber’s edge!

BOOM!!!

A tremendous roar echoed.

A powerful blast of energy erupted in the sky, with shockwaves sweeping out like a tidal wave.

Relying on his higher Cultivation,

Bai Jingyuan shattered Nangong Cheng’s saber strike.

The spear, like a dragon, unleashed a beam of profound light. It instantly pierced dozens of feet of empty space, slamming into Nangong Cheng with the force of a collapsing mountain.

BANG!

Nangong Cheng’s figure was sent flying.

Like a cannonball, he crashed into a nearby mountain peak.

Amidst a great roar,

the mountain peak was directly obliterated by the immense force, sending clouds of dust and smoke billowing up.

But it wasn’t over!

Bai Jingyuan stepped on the air.

With a single stride, he crossed several hundred feet, appearing above Nangong Cheng.

"Die! Be more discerning in your next life!"

BOOM!

Bai Jingyuan looked down from on high.

He raised the blood-red spear in his hand.

A red light flared from it, containing a power that made the very air for hundreds of feet around it tremble. He aimed the sharp tip at Nangong Cheng below and spoke coldly.

Nangong Cheng’s body was embedded in a massive crater within the collapsed mountain peak.

He felt the inescapable lock of a Divine Soul from high above.

The aura of death loomed over him.

A bitter smile appeared on his deathly pale face.

’What a pity my friend isn’t here. If he were, how could I let you run rampant today!’

As despair filled Nangong Cheng’s heart, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret.

After accidentally stumbling upon their scheme, he had planned to invite Shen Changchuan to come and fight for that Divine Object with him.

He trusted his friend Shen Changchuan’s character, and his strength was more than enough. They might have had a real chance at seizing that Divine Object.

But before he could act, he made a careless mistake and his presence was discovered.

Which led him to this miserable state.

’What a shame.’

’I should have insisted on inviting that guy to come explore and take risks with me.’

’If he were here...’

’How could such a great opportunity be handed over to someone else?’

Numerous thoughts flashed through Nangong Cheng’s mind.

"Your friend? Hah! You should be grateful he’s not here today. He’s escaped with his life!"

"But you’ve just reminded me. After I’m done with this, I’ll go and send your friend on his way, too. That’ll save me the trouble of him trying to get revenge for you later!"

High above, Bai Jingyuan sneered contemptuously.

The blood-red spear left his hand, transforming into a rainbow of light that pierced the void. It tore through hundreds of feet of sky, hurtling down toward Nangong Cheng’s head!

This strike was as fast as lightning.

Furthermore, it was guided by a lock from his Divine Sense.

Nangong Cheng had nowhere to run.

There was no dodging it!

Inescapable death was now upon him!

However,

at that very moment,

space itself seemed to shatter.

A hand, as flawless and pristine as jade, reached out from the fractured void.

It simply grabbed the terrifying blood-red spear that was piercing through the sky!

The terrifying spear, powerful enough to shatter several mountains, was instantly frozen in mid-air.

It couldn’t move an inch!

The world-destroying power on the spear...

...seemed to have been completely annihilated, vanishing without a trace!

The world itself seemed to freeze at that moment!

"You want to finish me off? Such arrogant words."

As a calm voice echoed through the void, a figure stepped out from it as well.