Published: November 30, -0001
In the Xuanyuan Empire, Qin Chen targeted Murong Bingyun with a palm strike, intending to behead her on the spot.
However, just as his palm was about to land on Murong Bingyun's head, an intense feeling of danger surged from Qin Chen's heart. Suddenly, a terrifying power emanated from Murong Bingyun's body.
With a loud boom, this power was extremely formidable, mingling softness with strength, and possessing a domineering presence within its subtlety. Not only did it block Qin Chen's strike, but it also sent him flying backward in an instant.
A brilliant ray of light appeared, rising from Murong Bingyun's body and hovering mid-air, revealing a graceful silhouette.
This was a peerless beauty, standing tall with an unparalleled and stunning appearance. Her eyes were like stars, radiating dazzling light. As soon as she appeared, she exuded an aura of reigning over the world, coldly staring at Qin Chen.
"Who dares to harm the Young Master of my Piao Miao Palace?"
A voice imbued with murderous intent echoed, causing the void to tremble as if it couldn't withstand the power of the voice. The exquisitely attired palace woman coldly watched Qin Chen, an invisible force penetrating through, landing on him, as if a thousand needles piercing his body, causing unbearable pain.
Too terrifying. Just a single glance carried such power—was this even human?
"Shangguan Xier?"
Qin Chen, masked, spoke in a cold, aged voice, yet within his voice was a tremble, mixed with anger and endless hatred.
This was not fear, but excitement.
Three hundred years of vicissitudes and changes, Qin Chen once again saw Shangguan Xier. Although it was merely a projection, it was indeed the first time Qin Chen, after reincarnation, had seen Shangguan Xier.
This was the woman who once tormented him repeatedly, the one who once stabbed a dagger directly into his body, the woman who high and mighty laughed chillingly in Death Canyon.
All the past flashed back in an instant, causing Qin Chen to tremble with anger, a myriad of feelings welling up, indescribable in taste.
Recalling those years, Qin Chen now found it laughable. He still couldn't fathom how a woman could be as venomous as a scorpion.
"Hmph, you dare lay hands on my Piao Miao Palace disciple? Die!"
Shangguan Xier snorted coldly, extending her delicate hand. Although it was just a projection with an illusory hand, as she reached out, the void directly cracked open. Boom! A massive spatial rift, stretching hundreds of miles, appeared in the sky, like a sharp blade slashing towards Qin Chen.
"Hmph, just a mere projection, and you think you can stop me? No one can stop the person I want to kill!"
Qin Chen snorted coldly. He naturally saw that the figure before him wasn't Shangguan Xier's true body, but merely a projection that had been latent in Murong Bingyun's body, never awakened until now.
Shangguan Xier was indeed ruthless. Murong Bingyun had previously suffered such a fate, yet the projection she left behind hadn't been activated until the moment of true death approached.
Qin Chen swung his fists, and immediately, an endless and terrifying aura of slaughter surged into the sky, transforming into a vast storm of fist intent, crashing out like lightning.
In his view, no matter how strong Shangguan Xier was, it was only a projection. Even if Shangguan Xier's strength reached the peak Martial God realm, a single projection should not be feared by him.
But when the two forces collided, Qin Chen's expression changed immediately.
Boom!
A deafening roar resounded through the heavens and earth as the spatial rift, stretching hundreds of miles, clashed with the overwhelming fist intent. Instantly, the mountain ranges below shattered directly, and some lower-level blood beasts exploded, leaving no remains.
Amidst the roar, Qin Chen grunted, flying backward, his blood and qi surging within, a sweet metallic taste spreading in his throat, almost causing him to spit out blood.
How could this be possible?
Qin Chen was horrified—just a projection, yet Shangguan Xier was so strong?