Chapter 535 - 534: Slaughter Ruins

Chapter 535: Chapter 534: Slaughter Ruins

"You’re in my way."

Qin Ya nonchalantly retracted his foot. Behind him, the eyes of his Destruction Dharma Aspect flared with rage, shooting out two tangible beams of the Qi of Destruction that annihilated the Evil Spirits before him!

Dongmen Gu, who had been sent flying by the kick, suppressed the nauseating churning in his stomach. He circulated his True Essence to stabilize himself, then lifted his head. His eyes shot out two cold glints of light as he stared at the distant Qin Ya, who was emanating an aura of Destruction.

"Qin... Ya!!"

His deep voice was laced with a glacial chill. Killing intent surged from Dongmen Gu, his expression as savage as an enraged Fierce Beast, enough to make one’s skin crawl and blood run cold. In the next instant, his figure blurred and he shot forward.

He was incredibly fast, creating a sonic boom as he tore through the air. Divine Light condensed, and white radiance flowed across his palm, exuding a tyrannical aura. It was like a mighty river tearing through the sky, unstoppable as it surged for thousands of miles!

Qin Ya let out a low growl. Faced with Dongmen Gu’s repeated provocations, the terrifying killing intent that had been brewing in his heart finally erupted. It painted the surroundings in the visage of a blood sea and a mountain of corpses. Compared to this, the baleful aura in the air and the miasma emanating from the countless Evil Spirits seemed utterly insignificant!

The surging Qi of Destruction then mixed with his killing intent, forming a majestic, World-Ending will. Qin Ya’s Destruction Dharma Aspect suddenly threw its head back and roared, raising a massive hand. It condensed a hundred-zhang-tall giant palm, the lines on it clearly visible. It radiated a certain profundity, even conjuring illusory scenes of the apocalypse.

’I, Qin Ya, have never provoked your Dongmen Family in the slightest!’

’But that Dongmen Yu tried to kill me, and after I killed him in self-defense, he planted the Ghost Blood Commandment Pattern on me, forcing me into hiding.’

’After arriving in the main city, an Elder of your Dongmen Family first tried to humiliate me during the battle for the seals. When his attempt to recruit me failed, he began targeting me at every turn!!’

’What a... Dongmen Family!’

Qin Ya roared in his heart. His eyes pulsed with icy killing intent, and the violent aura around his body grew even more frantic, making him look like a Hell Demon God!

At that moment, the Ghost Blood Commandment Pattern on his face began to radiate a scorching heat. Under the stimulation of his all-out clash with Dongmen Gu, it was on the verge of erupting!

HUMMM...

The mask on Qin Ya’s face instantly released a cool sensation, suppressing the Ghost Blood Commandment Pattern. However, not only did the pattern show no signs of abating, it grew even more violent.

Just as the mask and the Ghost Blood Commandment Pattern fought for control, the two utterly furious Palm Seals from Dongmen Gu and Qin Ya slammed into each other. In that instant, the light between heaven and earth flickered. The void shuddered violently, as if a thousand-pound boulder had been dropped into a calm lake, sending ripples spreading endlessly outward.

The blast carried a terrifying might, annihilating all Evil Spirits within a ten-thousand-zhang radius amidst their shrieks. All the Martial Artists caught in the Energy Aftermath stumbled back, their pupils constricting and bodies trembling. Their minds were shaken, awed by the battle between the two—and even more so, they were stunned by Qin Ya’s combat prowess.

"Stop it, right now!!"

Just then, a delicate shout tinged with anger echoed from high above. A vast pressure immediately swept over more than half the battlefield. The energy from Qin Ya and Dongmen Gu’s clash was directly erased by a force of extreme power.

Dongmen Gu was knocked back several zhang, while Qin Ya coughed up blood and was blasted onto the deck of a flying ship. Clearly, despite his power, there was still a gap between him and a veteran Era-Defining King like Dongmen Gu.

On the deck, a dozen or so Kings watched Qin Ya. Although he had coughed up blood, his aura hadn’t diminished in the slightest. In fact, his killing intent was even heavier. They couldn’t help but swallow nervously, so intimidated that even their breathing grew quiet.

Qin Ya paid them no mind. With a flicker of his body, he flew high into the sky.

At this time, Jii Xingyue, the Venerable Mansion’s Mansion Master, stood between the two like an insurmountable mountain. She asked coldly, "What do you think you’re doing?"

Qin Ya didn’t answer, his eyes pulsing with killing intent as he stared at Dongmen Gu. If the time and place were not so inappropriate, he would have definitely activated his Godslaying Technique and had a proper fight!

But in front of Jii Xingyue, that was clearly impossible.

"Jii Mansion Master, I trust you saw what happened," Dongmen Gu said coolly. "This Qin Ya attacked and injured me first. I was merely defending myself. I, Dongmen Gu, implore the Jii Mansion Master to execute this maniac who has broken the rules on the spot!!"

Dongmen Gu was playing the victim.

Jii Xingyue’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. "Do you take me for a blind fool?" she said icily.

Her cold words, carrying the might of a Half-Venerable, made Dongmen Gu’s expression change slightly.

"A dignified Elder of the Dongmen Family, a Martial Artist who has been an Era-Defining King for a full sixty years, actually attacking a Half-Step King. The conduct of the Dongmen Family truly grows more and more disappointing," Jii Xingyue stated in a frigid tone.

Dongmen Gu’s face instantly turned livid with anger at her words.

"Jii Mansion Master, please don’t take your words too far."

"Oh? Was I mistaken?"

Jii Xingyue’s beautiful eyes flew open, and the majestic might of a Half-Venerable erupted. It crashed down like a flash flood, directly forcing Dongmen Gu back several zhang.

Seeing this, the crowd gasped. The Venerable Mansion was truly as the rumors described; Jii Xingyue’s temper was cut from the same cloth as the Meiying Venerable’s. Dongmen Gu was truly unlucky.

Dongmen Gu’s expression flickered, but he quickly suppressed his rage.

He had no choice. The power gap between the Dongmen Family and the Venerable Mansion was simply too vast.

"The Great Hunt continues."

With those words, Jii Xingyue flew high into the sky, remaining silent and cold.

Dongmen Gu shot Qin Ya a cold look before leading the people of the Dongmen Family toward the center of the vortex—the black hole—and entering the Slaughter Ruins.

"Qin Ya, let’s go too."

"Alright."

He exchanged a look with Mo Bokong and the others, and their group charged toward the vortex as well.

The closer they got, the more they could feel the dense Primordial Qi, as well as a baleful aura emanating from the black hole that felt as if it hadn’t dissipated in millions of years.

"Let’s go!!"

"Fewer and fewer Evil Spirits are coming out of the Slaughter Ruins. It seems the Evil Spirit Tribe on the other side is almost wiped out by us. We should hurry inside."

"In this Great Hunt, my Sima Family is aiming for first place!"

"Hahaha, as long as we can secure a good ranking, the strength of my Feiling City will double! Then, among the twenty-four cities, we alone will reign supreme!"

SWOOSH! Hundreds of streaks of Flowing Light flew into the Slaughter Ruins’ black hole. The Slaughter Ruins Great Hunt of the various factions had officially begun!

After Qin Ya and Mo Bokong entered the black hole, they felt an immense pressure constantly pulling at them. Then, their vision suddenly brightened...

"ROAR!!"

The group had just regained their senses when they saw several hundred-zhang-tall Evil Spirits pouncing toward them. The grayish-white Flame covering their bodies formed a vast sea of fire that instantly surrounded the group. Immediately after, several blood-curdling screams rang out.

Several Kings were grabbed by a thousand-zhang-tall Evil Spirit. With a sudden squeeze, BOOM! A mist of blood exploded, and clumps of gore oozed from between the Evil Spirit’s fingers.