Chapter 576 - 572: Asking the Heavens with a Laugh, Who Dares to Contend?

Chapter 576: Chapter 572: Asking the Heavens with a Laugh, Who Dares to Contend?

RUMBLE!

The frenzied assault from the five Unparalleled Geniuses was coming to an end, and the vast torrent of energy was gradually calming down.

But the Essence River was still in turmoil.

This Essence River, formed entirely from condensed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, was roiled by the impact, sending monstrous waves surging and rolling. The tides of liquid Spiritual Power crashed against the shore like the palm of a Celestial God—BOOM!—tearing away a huge chunk of land.

The river water, condensed from Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, contained immense might and was utterly violent.

The earth and hard stones caught within were easily crushed into dust.

The gaseous Spiritual Power that filled the air like a mist swept about with a HUHU sound, as if a ferocious Ancient Beast were roaring at the sky, stirring up a terrifying storm of energy.

The storm was gradually subsiding.

But everyone’s heart began to pound. ’Is Hong Yu dead?’

’He must be dead, right? After an attack that terrifying, he’d be dead even if he were the reincarnation of the Black Tortoise!’

The five Unparalleled Geniuses also stared intently into the hazy void.

A long, long time passed...

There was no sign of movement.

"Haha, he’s finally dead this time!" Xiahuang Wudi let out a sigh of relief.

Long Qingfeng turned to look at Xiahuang Wudi and laughed. "Brother Xiahuang, aren’t you making a mountain out of a molehill? Before, we didn’t expect his physical body to be so terrifying and we all held back, so it’s understandable he escaped. This time, we all went all out. Do you really think he could have survived?"

Xiahuang Wudi glared, about to retort.

But...

As he glared, his mouth suddenly fell open in a state of stunned disbelief.

"Th-this..."

Bai Luoxue and the others also felt their scalps tingle as they stared at Long Qingfeng.

Xiao Shilang’s face turned pale. He raised his hand and pointed behind Long Qingfeng.

"Hm? What’s with you all? Seen a ghost?"

Long Qingfeng was completely baffled. "Relax," he said, confused. "That piece of trash Hong Yu is definitely dead this time. If he’s not, I’ll cut off my own head and kick it around like a ball!"

The moment he finished speaking, Long Qingfeng’s entire body stiffened.

A playful, ghost-like voice suddenly sounded from behind him. "Kick your head like a ball, you say? Hmm, not a bad idea!"

’Not good!’

The pores on Long Qingfeng’s entire body suddenly erupted, and he instinctively tried to dodge.

His reaction was incredibly fast.

But it was still too late!

SWISH!

To his horror, Long Qingfeng discovered that he was watching a headless body rushing forward.

’Why does that body look so familiar?’

Long Qingfeng’s mind was filled with confusion.

Then...

His vision gradually blurred. He felt his head being lifted, his line of sight tilting, and his consciousness becoming chaotic and faint.

’Wh-what is happening?’ Long Qingfeng’s mind reeled with confusion.

Forcing open his weakening eyes, he glanced sideways and suddenly saw a hand gripping his hair, holding his head aloft.

His gaze followed the arm up.

It led to a young man who was glowing with a faint cyan light, his body covered in cyan Dragon Scales.

Who else could this young man be but Hong Yu?

’That body just now... w-was that mine?’

With this final, unwilling question, the last spark of Long Qingfeng’s life was extinguished.

...

Silence.

An eerie silence.

The liquid Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Essence River churned madly. Monstrous waves crashed against the shore, a magnificent, turbulent sight, their roars echoing with a continuous BOOM-BOOM.

In the air, the hazy Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was in a state of chaos, whipping up an incredibly frenzied storm of energy.

Yet against this violent backdrop, no one in the vicinity dared to make a sound.

Or perhaps, they were simply unable to.

"L-Long Qingfeng... is dead?"

Someone was the first to react, swallowing hard, their lips feeling parched.

And then...

That voice was like a stone dropped into a silent lake, sending ripples spreading out.

"Holy shit, Long Qingfeng was actually beheaded?"

"H-He’s the sixth-ranked Unparalleled Genius! His strength is immense, yet he was decapitated before he could even react?"

"That’s Hong Yu! My god, he’s completely unharmed! And he killed Long Qingfeng with a lightning-fast strike. Is he even human?"

An uproar, a clamor.

Everyone was shocked.

The members of the Hong Alliance recovered from their initial stupor and shock, their faces breaking into expressions of ecstasy and excitement as they laughed wildly.

In contrast, the experts from the Divine Venerable City and the City of Sorrow, who had been ecstatic and smug just moments ago, certain that Hong Yu was dead, now looked as if they were mourning their own parents. Their eyes were vacant, their expressions stunned, unable to recover from the shock of this drastic reversal.

All eyes were fixed on the young man in mid-air, who was suffused with a translucent cyan light.

Swept in a layer of cyan Dragon Scales, he resembled an peerless War God clad in Dragon Scale Armor.

He stood in the air, the howling wind whipping his long black hair about, like a Demon Venerable descending upon the mortal world.

What was even more terrifying and unbelievable was the head he gripped in his right hand.

It was none other than the sixth-ranked Unparalleled Genius, the powerful Long Qingfeng!

Except...

Now, Long Qingfeng was completely devoid of life. His pale face wore a dazed expression, his eyes were wide in a furious glare, and drops of blood trickled down from his severed neck.

DRIP.

A drop fell into the Essence River and was instantly devoured without a trace.

GULP.

Xiahuang Wudi swallowed hard, his face instantly turning deathly pale, drained of all color.

He found it utterly unbelievable that Long Qingfeng, who had been laughing and joking with him just moments ago, was now dead, his head severed by Hong Yu.

’How could this happen?’ Xiahuang Wudi asked himself.

Mang Kun’s expression was extremely ugly, and he seemed vexed. ’This guy is actually this strong? Looks like I picked the wrong side this time. Dammit!’

Bai Luoxue appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly, a storm was raging in disbelief. ’This is Hong Yu’s power? He can face an attack from five Unparalleled Geniuses and emerge completely unscathed? This is Hong Yu?’

’It’s over. It’s all over now.’

The most regretful of all was Xiao Shilang. He shot a venomous glare at Xiahuang Wudi and thought viciously, ’Why did I listen to this idiot and team up with him against Hong Yu? Shit, this guy is a monster! No wonder the Fifth Prince values him so highly. If His Highness finds out I conspired with others against Hong Yu, my standing with him will plummet!’

The death of Long Qingfeng was absolutely stunning.

No matter which True Dragon War it was, the probability of an Unparalleled Genius falling was actually very low. In people’s minds, Unparalleled Geniuses were practically invincible.

That was why everyone had lost their composure so completely after Hong Yu killed Long Qingfeng.

Although Hong Yu had killed Li Yuancang, who was also an Unparalleled Genius, there had been few witnesses. Even those who had heard of it would likely assume Hong Yu had relied on external aids.

But this was different.

Long Qingfeng’s death had happened before everyone’s eyes. To single-handedly kill an Unparalleled Genius—this was what truly shattered their deep-seated belief that Unparalleled Geniuses were invincible.

Recalling their judgment that Hong Yu would surely die facing the siege of five Unparalleled Geniuses, and then looking at the bloody head, everyone felt as if a giant, invisible hand had just slapped them hard across the face.

It stung, it burned, and it was utterly humiliating!

Of course, Hong Yu couldn’t care less what the crowd was thinking. He held Long Qingfeng’s head in one hand, a playful look on his face as he swept his gaze over Mang Kun and the other three. "That’s one down, four to go. We’ve dragged this on long enough. Let’s get to it!"

SWOOSH!

Hong Yu suddenly threw Long Qingfeng’s head.

The bloody head went whistling through the air, aimed straight at Bai Luoxue.

Hong Yu had long been annoyed with Bai Luoxue. The man had repeatedly opposed him and plotted against him, both openly and secretly, trying to get him killed.

What’s more...

He was Venerable Xiahuang’s right-hand man!

If not him, then who?

Seeing this, Bai Luoxue’s expression changed drastically. ’Damn it, why is he targeting me?’

"Beidou Divine Fist!"

Bai Luoxue roared, smashing a fist forward. It was as if the stars of the Big Dipper had gathered upon his Fist Gang.

A Seven-Star Aura shone, scattering vast and mighty Star Power.

It was like a brilliant Star River surging forward.

After throwing the punch, Bai Luoxue didn’t pause for a second, immediately retreating while yelling, "What are you lot still gaping for? Hurry up and help me!"

"Let’s do it!"

"Sigh, I fucking regret siding with you guys."

Mang Kun sighed, resigned, but he had no choice but to act.

"The power of five at the Unparalleled Genius Level? Heh, is that all you’ve got?"

Hong Yu laughed coldly.

With a SWISH, the Divine Demon Wings swung out, releasing Six Paths of black light. The jet-black radiance condensed, seeming to form six black Exotic Beasts that dove forward.

They smashed directly into the Beidou Divine Fist.

With a muffled BOOM, the brilliant Star River condensed from the sharp Fist Gang of the Beidou Divine Fist exploded, and an even more terrifying wave of energy surged outwards in all directions.

The Divine Demon Wings moved again, and Hong Yu had already closed the distance to Bai Luoxue.

"You really enjoyed hitting me just now, didn’t you!"

Hong Yu grinned, but in Bai Luoxue’s eyes, he looked like a Demon. Bai Luoxue cried out, "N-No, you can’t kill me! If you kill me, the First Prince will make you wish you were dead! He’ll kill everyone connected to you!"

"Venerable Xiahuang, you mean? Then let him come!"

Hong Yu sneered.

A soaring battle intent condensed around him, and a brilliant fist of light, like a blazing sun, smashed down.

As his muscles flexed, it was as if Coiled Dragons were slithering across them.

This punch flew directly toward Bai Luoxue’s head.

"No!"

Bai Luoxue’s eyes were bloodshot as he let out a hysterical roar, frantically channeling his Mystical Power.

A White Tiger enveloped his body, attempting to block Hong Yu.

However...

How could it withstand the ferocity of Hong Yu’s punch?

It contained the Chaos Mysteries, a power capable of devouring all things.

He rarely used it, as the Chaos Mysteries were too unusual and served as his life-saving trump card.

With a sudden BOOM, it smashed right through the massive White Tiger Illusion. The punch landed squarely on Bai Luoxue’s head.

"AARGH!"

The fist smashed into his Skull Cap. The CRACK-CRACK of breaking bone was especially piercing. Bai Luoxue’s head was directly deformed, a large, fist-shaped crater left in the top of his skull.

Blood flowed from his seven orifices.

The grand third-ranked Unparalleled Genius, the arrogant Bai Luoxue who had never once taken Hong Yu seriously, was thus killed by a single punch from Hong Yu!

Before dying, Bai Luoxue uttered a venomous curse: "I... curse you... to a horrible death..."

"Go take your time cursing in front of King Yama!"

Hong Yu gave a cold laugh, severing the finger with the Storage Ring on it from Bai Luoxue’s hand and plucking the ring off.

He had killed two great Unparalleled Geniuses in a row.

And both were brutal, instantaneous kills. At this moment, in this place, Hong Yu stood in silence, like an Overlord.

Supreme and untouchable!

Like an immortal Martial Emperor.

He looked to the heavens with a smile and asked: who could possibly contend with him?

His cold gaze turned to Xiahuang Wudi and the other two, and he asked slowly...

"What? Did you come to die as well?"

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