Published: January 1, 2025
“Want to capture me?
In your dreams, even if I die, I will not be captured by you.”
The burly man roared, feeling like he was being captured like an old cloud, unaware of life or death, which was worse than being killed.
As his voice fell, a vast wave of Holy Yuan surged from his body, burning his own essence, preparing for a mutual destruction.
Knife King Mu Zhi Feng and You Qian Xue's expressions changed, both rushing forward. This burly man was a late-stage Saint Master; if he self-destructed, the explosion's power would likely shatter this valley, and even with their strength, they would surely be heavily injured.
“Rest assured, this person wants to self-destruct?
In front of me, he won't even have the chance to self-destruct.”
Qin Chen's gaze was calm; how could he not see what this person was trying to do? With a wave of his hand, a massive palace appeared between heaven and earth.
It was the Purple Cloud Doushuai Palace.
Suppress! The Purple Cloud Doushuai Palace emitted a majestic aura, fiercely pressing down on the burly man. The sound of clanging echoed as the Venerable artifact struck, shaking the heavens and the earth. The current Qin Chen was no longer the small Heavenly Saint figure from before; he had already grasped part of the power of the Purple Cloud Doushuai Palace, instantly suppressing the overwhelming Holy Yuan wave that erupted from the burly man.
The burly man's eyes revealed a mix of shock and anger as he said, “Venerable artifact?”
“No, this is... the Purple Cloud Doushuai Palace, you are... Qin Chen?
Chen Qing, Qin Chen?
That genius from the Eastern Heavenly Realm?
Impossible!”
The burly man’s eyes displayed an expression of disbelief.
For him, a late-stage Saint Master, the Heavenly Realm trial was actually nothing, and he wouldn't normally pay attention to such a junior's trial. But this time, the Heavenly Realm trial had a massive impact; the Eastern Royal Clan's Dong Huang Jue Yi and the Zhuge family's Zhuge Shizi mysteriously disappeared, rumored to have perished within it, and there were also rumors of the appearance of Venerable relics from both the Human and Demon tribes, which naturally spread in the Void Tide Sea.
Yet this burly man could never have predicted that the alchemist from the Heavenly Martial Pill Shop before him actually possessed the Purple Cloud Doushuai Palace. Wasn't that item said to be obtained by that genius Qin Chen from the Eastern Heavenly Realm?
Under normal circumstances, this burly man would never connect Qin Chen with the person before him; at most, he would only guess whether Qin Chen's treasure had been taken by this person. But when he thought of the name of the person before him, Chen Qing Dan Shi, it was precisely the homophone that Qin Chen had sent over; how could there be such a coincidence?
Qin Chen smiled faintly, “I didn't expect my reputation to be known even in this Void Tide Sea.”
As Qin Chen spoke, he stepped into the depths of the valley, the terrifying power within the Purple Cloud Doushuai Palace surged, continuously suppressing wildly.
“Damn it, do you think just having a Venerable artifact will be enough to suppress me?
You aren't even a late-stage Saint Master; how can you unleash the true power of the Venerable artifact? Eternal War Hammer, tear it apart for me.”
The burly man roared, swinging the war hammer in his hand. Boom! Instantly, it was as if the heavens were furious. The burly man transformed into a towering figure, fiercely smashing towards the Purple Cloud Doushuai Palace, attempting to break through its suppression.
“Hmm?”
Qin Chen frowned, not expecting the burly man to still be unyielding. He had no time to tangle with him.
Whoosh! In front of everyone, Qin Chen stepped into the array within the mist, entering the area shrouded in demonic energy. At the same time, countless black tentacle branches surged out from within Qin Chen, instantly piercing towards the burly man's body.
“What is this?”
The burly man was startled, hurriedly swinging down his hammer, but Qin Chen instantly raised his hand, using the Heavenly Divine Ability once again to immobilize the burly man's figure. They could hear the sounds of piercing as the tentacles of the Ten Thousand Realms Demon Tree instantly pierced through the burly man.