Chapter 626 - 621: Slaying a King with a Flick of the Finger

Chapter 626: Chapter 621: Slaying a King with a Flick of the Finger

"Vice Palace Master, they both wield the power of the Celestial Martial Realm. Is the gap between the Extreme Heaven King and Ning Jiang truly that vast?"

The disciples of the Moon God Palace watched, finding the reality before them hard to accept.

"Ning Jiang’s command of Magical Power is more than a hundred times greater than the Extreme Heaven King’s," Su Yuying said slowly.

In terms of raw power, the two were actually quite similar. Both possessed the strength of a One-Star King.

But their ability to wield that power was worlds apart.

The Magical Power of the Celestial Martial Realm is like a Divine Sword. The key is how one wields it. Both Ning Jiang and the Extreme Heaven King now held this Divine Sword, but Ning Jiang had mastered exquisite Swordsmanship, while the Extreme Heaven King could barely use it at all. As such, he was naturally no match for Ning Jiang.

WHOOSH!

The Extreme Heaven King burst from the ground, soaring into the sky.

He was a pathetic sight—hair disheveled, clothes torn to shreds. Countless bones and organs within his body must have been shattered.

This was the most wretched he had ever looked since becoming a King.

Rage blazed in his eyes; he wanted to tear Ning Jiang limb from limb. A year ago, he had been no match for Ning Jiang and was forced to bow his head. Now, a year later, he had finally broken through to the Celestial Martial Realm, yet he was still no match for him.

The very thought drove him mad with rage.

"Extreme Heaven King, are you ready to die?" Ning Jiang’s gaze was icy, as if he were looking at an ant.

They both wielded the power of a One-Star King, but the Extreme Heaven King was among the weakest of them. Ning Jiang, on the other hand, had a hundred thousand years of experience. How could the Extreme Heaven King possibly compare?

He stretched out his palm, gathering all the power in his body. A blazing light erupted from its center, so brilliant it was impossible to look at directly.

It was a tiny sword, no bigger than a thumb, but it had been forged from Ning Jiang’s condensed Magical Power, and its might was extraordinary.

The instant the sword appeared, the Extreme Heaven King’s pupils constricted. A bone-chilling terror washed over him; he could feel the threat of death from the tiny blade.

"Extreme Heaven King, I acknowledge that your Cultivation was not easy. I will give you one chance. Submit to me, let me plant my Spiritual Slave Seal, and serve as my slave for a hundred years. Do this, and I will spare your life today."

Every word from Ning Jiang was like thunder, shaking the very air.

Countless eyes widened in disbelief. ’Ning Jiang must be insane! He wants to enslave a Celestial Martial Realm King? Every single Celestial Martial Realm King is a lofty existence. Who among them would ever agree to such a thing?’

"Ning Jiang, a warrior can be killed but not disgraced!" the Extreme Heaven King roared.

"Then go die."

Ning Jiang’s voice was devoid of all emotion. The moment the words left his lips...

WHOOSH!

The Extreme Heaven King blurred into motion, transforming into a streak of light and shooting into the distance. He moved at dozens of times the speed of sound, a blur impossible to follow with the naked eye.

The Extreme Heaven King crossed several thousand yards in less than a blink.

"The Extreme Heaven King... actually fled?"

Countless Martial Artists were left dumbfounded, unable to believe their eyes.

A magnificent King, beaten so badly by Ning Jiang that he fled for his life. Who would believe such a tale?

As the Extreme Heaven King was about to disappear over the horizon, Ning Jiang shook his head with indifference. ’When I want someone dead, no one in heaven or on earth can escape.’

’If Yama wants you dead at midnight, who would dare let you live till dawn?’

"Go!"

SWISH.

With a flick of his finger, the sword shot from his hand, vanishing from sight.

Far in the distance, the Extreme Heaven King’s figure froze in mid-air, unable to move another inch.

"This is impossible..."

The Extreme Heaven King struggled to turn his head, trying to say something, but it was too late. An infinite torrent of Sword Aura erupted from within him. In an instant, his entire body was pulverized, and even his Primordial Spirit was obliterated.

Slaying a King with the flick of a finger.

’Extreme Heaven King, you thought it a disgrace to be my slave, but you have no idea how many once begged for the chance and were denied. The opportunity to serve me was your good fortune. A pity you refused. For that, death was the only path.’

Ning Jiang murmured. In his past life, he was a legendary figure. The number of people who had wanted to curry favor with him could have filled the Six Eastern Provinces.

At this moment, the entire Extreme Heaven Sect fell utterly silent, a deathly hush descending upon them all.

All eyes were fixed on Ning Jiang in horrified awe. He was so young, yet he had accomplished the impossible: slaying a King with the flick of a finger.

In that moment, he was like a god or a demon in their hearts—invincible.

"’A King... has fallen because of him.’"

Su Yuying stared at Ning Jiang in shock, her heart pounding like a drum, unable to calm herself for a long time.

’Even the Palace Master of the Moon God Palace couldn’t have killed the Extreme Heaven King so easily. Besides, if the Extreme Heaven King couldn’t win, he could have just fled. What’s so terrifying about Ning Jiang is that he made it so the Extreme Heaven King couldn’t even escape!’

At the same time, Su Yuying felt a great weight lift from her heart.

The Extreme Heaven King had proposed marriage to her, and the Palace Master of the Moon God Palace had already agreed. It would have been difficult for her to refuse. Now that the Extreme Heaven King was dead, the matter was naturally settled.

’Chenyu, oh, Chenyu... what kind of man have you found for yourself?’

Su Yuying murmured as the image of a silver-haired young woman entered her mind.

She had once vehemently opposed Ning Jiang and Ye Chenyu. In her eyes, Ye Chenyu was a heaven-blessed prodigy, a Phoenix destined to soar through the Nine Heavens.

At the time, Ning Jiang, back in the Cyan Cloud Country, was just a frog in a well, a small snake wallowing in mud.

The two of them were destined to live in different worlds.

Even after Ning Jiang defeated Ling Tianxu of the Sword King Body and fought against the Seven Great Kings, she still felt he had been too impulsive, too reckless. While she knew then that she had underestimated him, she believed he didn’t know when to press forward and when to retreat.

’You may be brilliant, but if you don’t learn to sheathe your claws, you’ll only meet an early end.’

But now, Ning Jiang had returned in overwhelming force, slaying a King with a flick of his finger. At this moment, there was nothing left in her heart but pure, unadulterated shock.

’Back in the Cyan Cloud Country, I saw you as a snake and mocked you with the saying, "A dragon does not dwell with a snake." You told me then that whether you were a dragon or a snake, I would one day find out.’

Su Yuying whispered, "Now I know. You aren’t just a dragon... You are someone before whom even dragons must bow..."

The Extreme Heaven King was of her generation. He had dominated all the young experts of the Six Eastern Provinces, the undisputed number one of his time. Many powerful figures had called him a man like a dragon, destined to become a King. And he had, in fact, achieved it!

But alas, this dragon of a man ran into Ning Jiang, and now both his body and spirit were extinguished.

"He won! Ning Jiang won!"

At this moment, no one was more excited than Lan Nongyu. She couldn’t help but cheer. Now that Ning Jiang had won, who in the entire Extreme Heaven Sect would dare lay a single finger on her?

"Congratulations, Miss Lan! Young Master Ning stormed the Extreme Heaven Sect and slayed the Extreme Heaven King for your sake. This event is sure to become a celebrated tale for generations to come."

"Indeed, indeed! I say Miss Lan and Young Master Ning are the perfect match. And that Liu Fenglei? Who is he? Nothing but a toad."

Immediately, the cleverer ones began to shower her with compliments.

But where some rejoiced, others despaired.

The people of the Extreme Heaven Sect, on the other hand, looked as if their world had ended, their faces etched with despair.