Published: November 30, -0001
"Kill!"
For the first time, Qin Chen finally made his move. With a roar, his figure flickered and surged forward like a bolt of lightning, creating ripples in the space around him as he charged directly at Shang Wuji.
Qin Chen had always wanted to know the purpose of the Piao Miao Palace and the group of black-clad individuals, but due to his previous lack of strength and arriving too late, he was unable to locate them.
Now that he had discerned the origins of Shang Wuji and his companions, Qin Chen was naturally overjoyed. Although the four were not core figures among the black-clad individuals, capturing them would certainly allow him to gather a wealth of information.
Boom!
He struck with his palm, lightning flickering within, and immediately unleashed the Thunder Bloodline, aiming to subdue Shang Wuji in an instant, not giving him any chance to react.
"Kill them! Kill them!" Shang Wuji roared angrily, quickly conjuring black demonic energy in his hands. The energy wafted around him, forming pitch-black shadows that suddenly blocked his path. These shadows rapidly coalesced, forming a massive shield of demonic energy.
On the surface of the shield, runes glowed, and within each rune was a ghastly, roaring face, filled with malevolence and a surge of blood energy.
"Evil arts!"
Qin Chen snorted coldly, pressing down with his palm. Endless lightning erupted, resembling thousands of thunderclaps, as dense bolts of lightning surged forth, crashing onto the demonic energy shield with a thunderous roar.
Crack! In an instant, a thin crack appeared in the black shield before Shang Wuji, which swiftly spread like a web, ultimately exploding with a resounding boom, releasing a powerful surge of lightning that rapidly enveloped Shang Wuji.
Qin Chen's Thunder Bloodline had long since absorbed the power of the heavenly tribulation, containing a unique tribulation force. This power was particularly effective at shattering illusions, specifically countering individuals like Shang Wuji who practiced evil techniques. In fact, descendants of the Demon Tribe were innately suited to cultivate demonic arts due to the bloodline within them, and in their pursuit of strength, even if they joined righteous sects, they would inevitably be drawn to the path of demonhood. Just like the Blood Refinement Technique Shang Wuji had previously used, which had undoubtedly killed countless martial artists to refine their blood and souls.
Given the position of the Law Enforcement Hall, how could it lack unparalleled techniques in the continent? Yet for Shang Wuji and others, no technique could be more suitable for them than bloodthirsty demonic arts.
Boom! Lightning erupted, turning the entire stone chamber into an ocean of thunder. Shang Wuji was wrapped in lightning, his face showing a look of terror as countless bolts of lightning coursed through his body, resulting in a chilling scream of agony, as black smoke ascended from him, turning him entirely charred.
This was the power of the heavenly tribulation, the nemesis of the Demon Tribe.
Crack!
In a swift motion, Qin Chen seized Shang Wuji by the throat, his gaze as cold as death. "Speak! What is your true purpose in deliberately opening this Demon Continent and luring everyone to this palace's ruins?"
Qin Chen had a faint feeling that the efforts to deceive everyone were not merely to seize the power of the various forces or to embed pawns among them; there was certainly a larger conspiracy at play behind it all.
Though he couldn't pinpoint why he had such a thought, he believed it without doubt.
"You will not get any information from me!" Shang Wuji roared, black threads crawling across his face, his expression one of immense pain.
He was horrified, unable to believe that he would be so easily subdued before Qin Chen. In just an instant, he had been captured.
Who was he? A descendant of the Demon Tribe, a top Martial Emperor of the Law Enforcement Hall. Even after seizing a body, he possessed strength on par with a late-stage peak Martial Emperor, yet he felt so weak before this young man. How could this be possible?