Chapter 692 - 688: Ripping a Divine King Apart

Chapter 692: Chapter 688: Ripping a Divine King Apart

"I, Hong, have returned!"

A sharp cry, like a clap of thunder, exploded in the void, shaking the nine heavens.

This was an aura of absolute power!

The mere sound of his shout changed the color of the sky. A terrifying gale stirred up a black storm that seemed to scour the heavens and plumb the Yellow Springs, as if making ghosts and gods weep in terror!

"Hong Yu?"

"He... he’s still not dead?"

"Impossible! He died a miserable death at the hands of the two City Lords! How could he not be dead?"

The once-smug and vicious expressions on King Lingxiao and the others twisted in shock. The memory of Hong Yu’s invincible, terrifying power surfaced in their minds—a nightmarish Demon Shadow that haunted them, causing sleepless nights filled with tossing and turning.

King Lingxiao, Chen Tao, Ma Yuanpeng, and Kuadi, who had witnessed that battle firsthand, trembled uncontrollably upon hearing that familiar voice.

Fear!

Terror!

These emotions came from the very depths of their hearts.

Ma Yuanpeng’s face was deathly pale. The memory of Hong Yu’s terrifying attack—the one that had nearly annihilated the Divine Kings of the Four Great Divine Cities and several War Races—made his legs go weak and his lips turn white. "N-No way... The Eastern Asura and the Second City Lord of Xiakang Divine City both made a move, and they... they still couldn’t kill him?"

HUM!

Ripples spread across the calm void.

A massive rift in space suddenly appeared, inside of which terrifying spatial storms raged with wild abandon.

A figure slowly stepped out from within the spatial rift.

He was bathed in a brilliant golden radiance. Even the spatial storms, powerful enough to devour Divine Kings, were instantly turned to dust and melted away the moment they touched his body!

He had sword-like brows and star-like eyes, as if two Divine Swords hovered above pupils as deep as the cosmos. His focused gaze carried a chilling, murderous aura.

His robes whipped in the wind, and his long, black hair danced freely.

Hong Yu!

He had returned!

"You’re finally back! I knew you wouldn’t die so easily!" Mao Mei’Er’s eyes grew misty.

Just a moment ago...

She had been desperate, lost, and powerless.

Facing the combined forces of several War Races and Divine Cities, she had no other choice but to fight to the death.

In that life-or-death moment, her heart had yearned for Hong Yu to appear.

"I’m sorry I made you suffer," Hong Yu said softly, landing beside Mao Mei’Er and gently wiping the tears from her face.

Mao Mei’Er shook her head, tears continuing to stream down her cheeks.

Without Hong Yu, she was that cold and aloof queen. But with him here, she was once again the charming and dependent Mao Mei’Er—Hong Yu’s Mao Mei’Er!

"Don’t be afraid. I’m here now. No one will ever hurt you again." A sunny smile touched the corners of Hong Yu’s lips.

"Mhm!"

Mao Mei’Er nodded vigorously.

Hong Yu took a deep breath, then turned his gaze to King Lingxiao and the others. "Tsk, tsk. A bunch of grown men ganging up to bully a group of women. And you call yourselves distinguished figures!"

"Bastard!"

"Hong Yu, who do you think you are?"

"Back then, our City Lord beat you like a homeless dog, and now you have the gall to act so arrogant here?"

King Lingxiao and the others flushed red, Hong Yu’s words piercing their egos like steel needles.

That day, Mao Mei’Er had not only rejected King Lingxiao’s tyrannical demands but had also sent him flying with a single palm strike, planting a deep-seated hatred in his heart.

Furthermore, inside the War Spirit Holy Land, Hong Yu had killed the Divine King experts of several major powers.

This had further enraged them. When King Lingxiao and Chen Tao subsequently broke through to the City Lord Level, they incited the others to join forces against the Spirit Cat Race.

They were certain that the Spirit Cat Race no longer posed a threat!

As long as they wiped out the Spirit Cat Race, no one would bother to reprimand them for a destroyed tribe. But now, Hong Yu’s appearance had ripped away their fig leaf, leaving them feeling awkward and even enraged with shame!

A playful smile touched Hong Yu’s lips as he looked King Lingxiao and Chen Tao up and down. "So that’s why you’ve become so wild—you had a breakthrough! But so what if a couple of losers break through? A fly is still a fly. Even if you wrap it in Golden Armor, it won’t become a hornet!"

"..."

King Lingxiao and the others’ eyes twitched upon hearing this.

’I’m a dignified City Lord Level existence, and he’s calling me a fly?’

"Hong Yu, you truly are arrogant! I don’t know how you survived, but since you’ve shown yourself, this is the perfect day for us to settle old and new scores all at once!" Chen Tao sneered.

His confidence was now soaring.

Having broken through to the City Lord Level, everyone’s strength had seen a massive increase.

Kuadi shot Hong Yu a cold glance. "I also had quite the harvest in the War Spirit Holy Land. I obtained an ancient legacy, and my hands are itching for a fight. I can send you to your death!"

"That’s right! Today is the day you die!"

King Lingxiao narrowed his eyes.

On their side, besides King Lingxiao and Chen Tao, Kuadi now also possessed City Lord Level combat power.

With three City Lord Level experts joining forces, they were confident they could kill Hong Yu!

Hong Yu squinted at the three of them and crooked his finger. "Just you three? Heh, make your move."

"Kill him!"

"Let’s kill him together!"

The three City Lord Level experts charged forward at the same time.

A Nine Heavens Divine Palace materialized behind King Lingxiao. It was enormous and magnificent, like a Celestial Palace from on high, descending with the majestic force of a divine mountain.

Divine sounds swirled around the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, and powerful Mystic Divine Principles surged and spun within it—a symbol of having advanced to the Yin Yang Realm. The divine principles coiled like Divine Dragons as they prepared to strike.

Chen Tao once again took out his Bajiao Divine Fan.

With a grand flourish, he swung it forward.

Gales of void energy howled and surged. The chaotic spatial storms took the form of a black, baleful light, roaring toward Hong Yu like a Nether Dragon, its sheer power shaking the heavens and the earth.

Kuadi was shrouded in an earthy yellow light, looking like an Earth Warrior.

The Kuafu Race were the favored children of the earth. Every punch they threw was connected to the ground, containing boundless power, as if the Dragon Veins beneath the earth were converging on their bodies. It was utterly terrifying.

This single punch was enough to shatter an entire mountain range.

Facing the combined attacks of three City Lord Level combatants, Hong Yu remained unhurried, pulling Mao Mei’Er behind him.

He took a deep breath!

HUM!

He pushed the Primordial Gang Fighting Technique to its absolute limit.

Golden light surged from his body, spreading out in magnificent, majestic waves. The brilliant golden radiance enveloped him completely, pulsing with immense power. As he clenched his fingers, the void itself let out a series of sharp CRACKLES, like the sound of popping beans.

Rings of golden light coalesced upon his fists.

"Even if you’ve reached the City Lord Level, you’re still no match for me!" Hong Yu roared at the sky.

Then, he moved!

As still as a pine tree one moment, his movement the next was enough to make ghosts and gods weep, and heaven and earth mourn.

The void shattered where he stood, leaving behind a massive spatial scar that was slow to heal.

Order Divine Chains coiled around his fist. With a great RATTLE, the chains erupted with formidable power.

The ground beneath him trembled and shook. A furious gale swept out wherever he passed, and entire mountain peaks, unable to withstand his overwhelming Momentum, crumbled into dust.

This first punch was aimed at King Lingxiao!

BANG!

The punch smashed into the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, making it tremble. The downward momentum of the palace, which stretched for hundreds of miles, came to a dead stop.

"What? Th-This is impossible! My Nine Heavens Divine Palace is empowered by Mystic Divine Principles! It’s comparable to a Celestial Palace Immortal Pavilion! Its impact force exceeds ten million catties! H-How did Hong Yu block it with a single punch?" King Lingxiao was horrified, his face drained of color and his eyes filled with terror.

"Hahaha, this is just the beginning!"

Hong Yu laughed heartily.

"What?"

King Lingxiao froze, but he quickly understood what Hong Yu meant by "just the beginning."

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

A web of cracks suddenly appeared on the Nine Heavens Divine Palace.

"This... this... this is impossible..."

King Lingxiao’s face was a mask of disbelief.

The Nine Heavens Divine Palace was his Mystical Dharma Aspect. After breaking through to the Yin Yang Realm, it had been empowered by Mystic Divine Principles, making it incredibly powerful. Its durability alone was comparable to an Eighth-grade Divine Weapon.

How could it be so fragile before Hong Yu?

"Great Destruction Fist—Heaven and Earth Without Me!"

Waves of Fist Force surged into the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, one after another.

A giant fist imprint punched straight through the gates of the Nine Heavens Divine Palace and rushed inside. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The roar echoed across the sky as all the structures within the palace were crushed and collapsed.

Even the powerful Mystic Divine Principles were directly shattered by this punch, bursting apart violently.

PFFT!

The Nine Heavens Divine Palace was blown apart by the punch, splitting into two halves.

King Lingxiao spat out a mouthful of blood, his face as white as paper. The destruction of his Nine Heavens Divine Palace had damaged his Primordial Spirit. With his Mystic Divine Principles shattered, he was grievously injured.

SWOOSH!

Hong Yu charged forward, conjuring a giant hand out of the void.

It instantly tore through the space in front of King Lingxiao. The hazy gray palm materialized and, with another SWOOSH, snatched King Lingxiao, yanking him back to appear right before Hong Yu.

Without a word, Hong Yu sealed King Lingxiao’s cultivation with a tap of his finger.

Then, the Biluo Immortal Vine unfurled, wrapping around King Lingxiao like a dumpling and binding him to Hong Yu’s back. Hong Yu then charged toward Chen Tao.

"This is bad!"

Chen Tao’s face fell. He tore open the void, intending to escape.

Laughing, Hong Yu ripped open the void again, but this time he threw a punch. The punch merged with the space around Chen Tao and, with a BANG, sent him flying backward to crash into the ground, coughing up blood.

Hong Yu’s final target was Kuadi.

Kuadi’s expression changed drastically. ’Damn it, how can this guy be so strong? Even if he advanced to City Lord, he should be on our level at best! How is he this powerful without even using his Venerable Golden Bone?’ Knowing the situation was hopeless, Kuadi immediately roared, "Hong Yu, I am the Young Clan Leader of the Kuafu Race! If you dare harm me, you will make an enemy of the entire Kuafu Race!"

"The Kuafu Race? Hmph. Even if you hadn’t come looking for me, I would have come to kill you all sooner or later!"

Hong Yu sneered.

His Divine Sense was incredibly powerful, and he had long since observed the tragic state of the Spirit Cat Tribe.

The dead Cat Girl Warriors had all been kind-hearted, yet they had been tortured and slaughtered so brutally. This had already enraged Hong Yu.

The Kuafu Race!

The Eastern Divine City!

Xiakang Divine City...

Hong Yu wouldn’t spare a single one of those who had violated the Spirit Cat Race!

BOOM!

Behind Hong Yu, the towering figure of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Elephant suddenly appeared. Six hundred meters tall, the Demon Elephant’s aura could swallow rivers and mountains. With a single inhale of its trunk, it sucked the twenty-six or twenty-seven-meter-tall Kuadi over. Hong Yu shot forward with an Arrow Step, grabbed Kuadi with both hands, lifted him high overhead, and then violently ripped his hands apart.

RRRIP!

Blood rained down like a torrential storm. A dignified Divine King Level expert with City Lord Level combat power, the Young Clan Leader of the Kuafu Race, renowned for his peerless physique—Kuadi—had been torn in two by Hong Yu with his bare hands.

"..."

The world fell into absolute silence.

Tearing a Divine King apart with his bare hands!

This was something that had never happened since the True Dragon Battlefield was created. And today, Hong Yu...

...had once again forged a legend!