Published: January 1, 2025
A desolate and shattered continent appeared in Qin Chen's consciousness ahead.
It was a fragment of a broken land, roughly the size of a planet, floating in the void tide sea, resembling an ancient divine mountain, more like a gigantic meteorite, devoid of any vitality.
Qin Chen promptly landed on this broken continent, simultaneously dropping several array flags, and was prepared to battle a late-stage Saint Master. Even if it was just a little bit useful, Qin Chen did not want to give up.
Before he had set up even half of the formation, a man with a sinister gaze and a mask also landed on this broken continent.
Qin Chen unleashed the green demon sword, staring at the late-stage Saint Master who hid his appearance without speaking. This person’s eyes were dark, and he was emanating terrifying waves of Law. He looked around and suddenly let out a cold laugh.
“I didn’t expect you would dare to stop here. Where are your two subordinates?
When did they leave? I didn't even notice.”
This man frowned, realizing he hadn’t seen You Qianxue and Xing Tianya leaving. He distinctly saw the two enter the flying holy treasure earlier, yet now they seemed to have vanished.
This man was the Hei Zhan Saint Master, and he hid his face to prevent others from knowing his identity.
However, he quickly sneered and said, “Since you’re waiting here, it means you already noticed me beforehand?
Your two subordinates must have gone to fetch reinforcements for you, but it’s useless. By the time they bring reinforcements, I would have already killed you.”
Before Qin Chen could respond, the Hei Zhan Saint Master coldly continued, “Do you know why I haven’t killed you immediately?
Because I know you are a Refiner, and you can even refine top-quality mid-grade Saint Master pills. Considering your extraordinary alchemy skills, I won’t kill you as long as you obey my orders for ten thousand years. Once the time is up, I will promise to let you live.”
He actually still contemplated having Qin Chen refine pills for him for ten thousand years.
“First block one of my swords before you talk nonsense.”
Qin Chen had no intention of wasting words with him. The green demon sword in his hand suddenly radiated a green sword light over ten thousand feet long, cutting through the air. This sword light illuminated the surrounding void into dazzling green, it was the Eternal Sword that he mastered after comprehending the Eternal Sword Qi.
Moreover, within this sword energy, Qin Chen incorporated the Rift God Mark. A more blinding black light suddenly appeared before the green sword energy, and almost simultaneously, they collided together, without any pause, any interval, or even a moment of time difference.
“Bang!” A dull roar sounded as countless black lights exploded outwards, and Qin Chen's green sword energy was shattered into pieces.
The powerful backlash of Saint Yuan and the terrifying void force hit Qin Chen, making his chest feel heavy, as if he had been struck hard by a massive iron hammer, directly knocking him away. The splattered black light followed closely behind, tearing apart Qin Chen's Saint Yuan Law domain, exploding in the exact spot where Qin Chen previously stood.
With the explosion, this originally broken yet relatively intact continent was now blasted away by a small half, and some of the void array flags that Qin Chen had set up were completely turned to dust in this attack.
Qin Chen landed in a corner of this broken continent, his Saint Yuan still somewhat disordered. He did not expect a late-stage Saint Master to be so powerful. Although he had fought with experts close to late-stage Saint Masters like the Ghost Array Saint Master and Fire Old, they were only close to that level.
Even the Ghost Array Saint Master had just broken through to late-stage Saint Master before falling back in realm. One could say that this dark-eyed late-stage Saint Master before him was the first late-stage Saint Master Qin Chen faced since arriving in the heavenly realm.