Chapter 531 - 530: Heart-shaking

Chapter 531: Chapter 530: Heart-shaking

"Mysterious Technique... Heaven’s Woe and Earth’s Misery!"

The moment he spoke, an immense Qi of Destruction erupted, roiling the heavens!

When they felt this Power of Destruction, the expressions of every Era-Defining King present changed. The white-robed middle-aged man currently facing Qin Ya had the most extreme reaction. His pupils shrank and his scalp went numb. A chill shot up his spine, and his face contorted in horror.

’I underestimated him!’

’I truly, truly underestimated him this time!’

’I didn’t even use my Divine Light just because he’s a Half-Step King. My arrogance has landed me in this mess, and now I can’t get out.’

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to curse out loud.

’How can a freak of nature like this even exist?’

’A Half-Step King who possesses the power to threaten an Era-Defining King...’

BOOM! Qin Ya suddenly thrust out his palm. The hundred-zhang Hand of Destruction gathered the clouds as it shot directly toward the white-robed man, its power seeming capable of shattering the world!

"HAH!!"

The white-robed man roared as his Divine Light erupted to form a barrier. But because he had underestimated his foe, he wasn’t fully prepared and had to hastily muster his Divine Light for defense.

He was lucky if he could even bring out half of his Divine Light’s full power.

But how could a mere half be enough to block a Seventh-Grade Profound Technique... Heaven’s Woe and Earth’s Misery?!

The black Palm Seal parted the clouds and stirred a furious gale. It forcefully shattered the Fist Seal before slamming directly into the layers of white Divine Light.

CRACK... CRACK...

The layers of Divine Light cracked inch by inch like glass before exploding into fragments.

The backlash from his shattered Divine Light made the white-robed man stagger for a moment. But the black Palm Seal showed no mercy, slamming into his body with the full force of its power.

PTUI...

The white-robed man spat out a large mouthful of blood. Like a meteor falling from the sky, he was blasted off the giant ship and slammed into the ground below.

With a tremendous BOOM, the earth cracked, sending out waves of dust and debris.

The ground sank thirty feet, leaving a massive crater two hundred feet in diameter, with cracks spreading out from it like a spiderweb.

And the white-robed man lay in the center of the crater, his fate unknown!

After a moment of shocked silence, the crowd erupted like water thrown into a pot of boiling oil. A tidal wave of discussion instantly swept through the onlookers.

"Gods, what just happened?"

"A Half-Step King just defeated an Era-Defining King with a single palm strike."

"That last palm strike was definitely on the level of a Seventh-Grade Profound Technique!"

"Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable."

The Jinlin City Lord trembled, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Mo Bokong, Black Dragon, White Wolf, and the others laughed, their faces alight with excitement.

On the Feiling City side, however, Young Master Feiling, Ning Ling, had an ashen face. His fists were clenched so tightly that veins bulged on them, and his eyes burned with utter resentment.

Ning Bai’s gaze flickered with a storm of complex emotions: disbelief at Qin Ya’s power, regret for failing to recruit him, and also... a chilling killing intent!

As for the Dongmen Family...

Dongmen Gu, the leader of the Dongmen Family for this Slaughter Ruins Great Hunt, watched the white-robed man lying on the ground, his expression sinking. He snorted coldly. "After the Great Hunt is over, revoke Dongmen He’s status as an Elder. The charge... is damaging the prestige of the Dongmen Family. Also," he added, "find out everything you can about that boy."

"Yes..."

He then turned to a magnificently dressed youth beside him and asked in a low voice, "Ming’er, if you were to face that boy, what do you think your chances of victory would be?"

The expression of this top prodigy of the Dongmen Family, ranked ninth on the Amor List, shifted several times before he finally answered, "If I were to face him... I might only be able to defend myself."

At these words, Dongmen Gu’s expression grew impossibly dark.

High above, Qin Ya, who had just defeated the white-robed man, remained impassive. His gaze, sharp as a knife, swept across the surrounding Era-Defining Kings. "Let’s continue taking the seals."

As he spoke, a long spear—Breaking Army—appeared in his hand. Strands of Thunder Power coalesced at its tip. Just as he was about to shatter the protective barrier around the Devouring Evil Seal, his brow suddenly furrowed. He spun around and threw a palm strike.

Two palms met, sending ripples of energy spreading out from the point of impact.

Qin Ya looked up. His attacker was a hook-nosed, gray-robed old man. A cold light glinted in the old man’s eyes as he spoke, "Brat, Dongmen He was just careless. You only beat him because he didn’t use his Divine Light. Don’t expect me to be as foolish as him. The Devouring Evil Seal before you is mine."

"Hmph. Let’s see if your strength can back up your words."

"Still so arrogant, brat. I’ll show you what a true Era-Defining King can do!"

As he spoke, the hook-nosed old man’s palm pulsed. A wave of Divine Light surged forth, blasting Qin Ya hundreds of feet back. The old man’s hands then blurred, his True Essence and Divine Light condensing into a series of rings that shot howling toward Qin Ya.

"Still not good enough."

Qin Ya held Breaking Army, unleashing a spear technique so profound it bordered on the Dao itself. He infused it with the Power of Nature, stabbing at the rings from impossibly sharp angles. A continuous, crisp clang of metal on metal rang out, striking showers of sparks.

"Mysterious Technique... Extreme Stab!!"

The Breaking Army Spear began to vibrate intensely, a halo of light appearing around it. It then shot forward. Though it was a single thrust, it contained the force of a thousand strikes. Its power was so immense that the old man didn’t dare be careless. He unleashed his Divine Light and executed his own Mysterious Technique.

He waved his hands, and his Divine Light condensed into a series of rings that suddenly appeared before him. They spun at high speed, generating a formidable defense.

CLANG! A single spark flared.

Extreme Stab, which had always been one of Qin Ya’s killing blows due to its piercing power, was stopped dead by these seemingly ordinary rings.

"The world is truly full of wonders," Qin Ya remarked with admiration as he withdrew his spear. The other Kings, who had been busy with their own fights, now spared some of their attention to watch the developments in Qin Ya’s battle.

They couldn’t help it. Qin Ya’s performance was simply too astonishing.

They couldn’t help but be drawn to the spectacle; Qin Ya’s performance was simply that astonishing.

"Haha! You’re out of tricks now, aren’t you, brat?"

"I only need one more move to break you."

Qin Ya gave a cold smile. His spear trembled as the Power of Nature of the Four Seasons began to flow and condense along its shaft. Faintly, an image of the changing seasons became visible.

It was... the Perfect Spear of the Four Seasons Spear Technique.

SWOOSH! A four-colored stream of light streaked through the air, aimed at the hook-nosed old man.

The old man’s pupils shrank as he unleashed the full power of his True Essence and Divine Light!

In that instant, the Four Seasons Perfect Spear struck the ring. With a sharp CLANG, a crack appeared on the rapidly spinning ring. The crack instantly spread across its entire surface, and then the ring exploded with a BOOM. Before the Four Seasons Spear, it hadn’t lasted even a single moment!

PTUI! A flower of blood bloomed as Qin Ya’s spear pierced the old man’s shoulder. He followed up with a palm strike that sent the old man flying over a thousand feet.

Yet another Era-Defining King had been defeated.

Many of the other Era-Defining Kings pondered Qin Ya’s last spear strike, asking themselves what their chances of blocking it would have been.

Finally, they came to a conclusion.

Unless they met it head-on with equal force, a purely defensive block would be almost impossible.

That move contained not only Top Profound Mysteries but also a Seventh-Grade Profound Technique. The power it unleashed was enough to threaten most Era-Defining Kings.