Overlord of the Wilderness

”AHHH—”

With Chu Qingqing slain, the expressions of Helian Blood Saber, Yangx Yuzhu, and Ling Qingshi changed drastically. They simply couldn’t believe that Zhaang Ye had killed Chu Qingqing in a single exchange.

After all, Helian Blood Saber, Yangx Yuzhu, and Ling Qingshi were exceptionally rare experts, and they recovered from their shock almost immediately. Forcibly suppressing the roiling qi and blood in his body, Helian Blood Saber roared, ”Attack with all your might, now! Zhaang Ye traded a blow with me and then forced a kill on Chu Qingqing. He must be weak. If we strike now, we can definitely kill him!”

”Twisting Thunder Strike!”

Ling Qingshi, who was closest to Zhaang Ye, let out a massive roar as the Long Sword in his hand emitted a blinding white light. Ling Qingshi’s most proficient Combat Skill was his Swordsmanship. His Twisting Thunder Strike, a technique he had bitterly cultivated, was as fast as lightning. Zhaang Ye had just flown over a thousand feet when Ling Qingshi’s Long Sword was already tearing through the void toward him!

The void filled with the strange shriek of Sword Gang cleaving the air. The sound of thunderclaps exploded around Zhaang Ye, shaking him so violently that his qi and blood began to stir!

Just as the Long Sword was about to strike, Zhaang Ye took a long, deep breath. The Celestial River Righteous Qi inside him began to circulate like a great river, and a series of strange sounds emanated from his body. At the exact moment Ling Qingshi’s Long Sword tore through the air, Zhaang Ye’s arm suddenly swung backward, and a brilliant, dazzling golden light erupted out of thin air!

Self-Created Combat Skill—Mountain-Breaking Slash!

”CRACK!”

Zhaang Ye’s Mountain-Breaking Slash excelled at shattering defenses. With a wave of his arm, an incredibly tyrannical force materialized in the void and slammed viciously into Ling Qingshi’s Long Sword. At the moment of impact, a bolt of lightning flashed where the Mysterious Blade Tip and the Long Sword met, illuminating a swath of the void. Within a ten-thousand-foot radius, a wave of Sword Gang erupted like a volcano!

”PFFT!”

Ling Qingshi felt as if his entire body had been struck by a giant boulder. He violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale. In that moment, Ling Qingshi knew he had underestimated Zhaang Ye’s combat prowess. Horrified, he executed a Body Technique, intending to put some distance between them.

But why would Zhaang Ye let Ling Qingshi go? The moment Ling Qingshi initiated his Body Technique, Zhaang Ye swung the Mysterious Blade Tip once more. A golden Tornado formed in the void, and a terrifying force seized Ling Qingshi, holding him fast!

Devouring Power!

The power Zhaang Ye had just unleashed was precisely the Devouring Power. This was a power he had comprehended from a Space Storm, and it held all sorts of profound mysteries. After he succeeded in cultivating the Celestial River Righteous Qi, the Tornado he released was like a black hole, and the Devouring Power it emitted was terrifyingly tyrannical!

Ling Qingshi was considered an expert of his generation, yet in the face of this terrifying Devouring Power, he couldn’t even execute his Body Technique, making escape impossible!

At that very moment, the Mysterious Blade Tip in Zhaang Ye’s hand fell again. A resplendent golden blade light, carrying an indescribable might, tore through the void as it slashed down!

Mountain-Breaking Slash!!

Ling Qingshi was held fast by the Devouring Power, like an insect caught in a spider’s web. Faced with Zhaang Ye’s incredibly tyrannical strike, he had no way to dodge and could only choose to block it head-on!

”AH!”

Ling Qingshi let out a world-shaking roar as he slashed out with his Long Sword like a bolt of lightning. The dazzling Sword Gang was as bright as the sun, and its sharp edge seemed corporeal, completely filling the void within a hundred-foot radius!

”CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!”

The Mysterious Blade Tip slashed downward, breaking through Ling Qingshi’s layers of Sword Gang to strike his Long Sword. Under a force as explosive as a tsunami, a section of Ling Qingshi’s Long Sword was snapped clean off. Ling Qingshi himself turned deathly white, blood spraying wildly from his mouth!

Ling Qingshi was truly a top-tier expert from the Land of Divine Abandonment; even in such a dire situation, he had actually managed to block Zhaang Ye’s heaven-shaking strike!

”Good!”

Zhaang Ye roared and slashed down again!

Mountain-Breaking Slash was a Sword Skill comprehended from a Space Storm. When executed, every strike was incredibly tyrannical, every strike was profoundly mysterious, and it was a relentless, unending assault!

If the Cloud-Breaking Slash was suited for long-range attacks, then the Mountain-Breaking Slash was the ultimate close-quarters Combat Skill. Each strike forced the opponent into a direct clash, where a single mistake could get them sliced in two!

The blade light flashed.

Ling Qingshi’s face was ashen. He had already taken two of Zhaang Ye’s strikes head-on, and his injuries were extremely severe. There was no way he could block this terrifying third strike!

”Slash!”

Seeing Ling Qingshi in danger, Helian Blood Saber grew frantic. By this point in the battle, he already knew Zhaang Ye’s combat prowess was far greater than any of theirs. Zhaang Ye had killed Chu Qingqing in a single exchange. If he also killed Ling Qingshi, then he and Yangx Yuzhu would be absolutely no match for Zhaang Ye!

Under these circumstances, Helian Blood Saber didn’t dare hold anything back. He unleashed all of his power, transforming his entire body into a blinding ray of blood-red light that shot straight toward Zhaang Ye!

Helian Blood Saber’s all-out attack had a single purpose: to force Zhaang Ye to give up on Ling Qingshi. If Zhaang Ye killed Ling Qingshi, then the Blood Saber in Helian Blood Saber’s hand would also slice Zhaang Ye in two!

Ling Qingshi had been certain he was about to die, and he couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy upon seeing Helian Blood Saber’s all-out attack. But just as that joy washed over him, he was horrified to discover that Zhaang Ye was completely ignoring Helian Blood Saber’s attack. The Mysterious Blade Tip, tracing a brilliant golden arc, was still chopping down toward him!

”AH!”

Ling Qingshi let out a wretched cry as Zhaang Ye sliced him in half. Even as he died, Ling Qingshi’s eyes were wide with disbelief. He simply could not believe that Zhaang Ye would ignore Helian Blood Saber’s attack to force the kill on him!

When Helian Blood Saber saw Zhaang Ye cleave Ling Qingshi in two, he was first shocked, then overcome with ecstasy. ’Zhaang Ye ignored my Blood Saber to force a kill on Ling Qingshi. He’s practically committing suicide!’

”SWOOSH!”

The Blood Saber arrived behind Zhaang Ye in an instant, moving at an indescribable speed. It was about to slice him in two. Just then, Zhaang Ye’s hand suddenly shot out and grabbed!

”SCREEEEECH!”

Before Helian Blood Saber’s disbelieving eyes, Zhaang Ye’s hand actually caught the Blood Saber. Bursts of golden light erupted from Zhaang Ye’s palm. The Blood Saber scraped across it, letting out a series of ear-piercing shrieks, but the incredibly sharp blade couldn’t even cut open Zhaang Ye’s hand!

The blade in Helian Blood Saber’s hand was an extremely sharp weapon, capable of easily slicing through even Ten Thousand Years Profound Iron. Moreover, the Blood Saber was imbued with Helian Blood Saber’s entire life’s worth of Cultivation; a single strike could level a mountain. Yet, a terrifying strike like that had been caught by Zhaang Ye’s bare hand!

Helian Blood Saber’s gaze fixed on Zhaang Ye’s palm, and he suddenly noticed the glove he was wearing. The sight of the glove brought instant understanding, and Helian Blood Saber roared in fury, ”A mere glove won’t be enough to hold my Blood Saber! Blood Saber, erupt for me!”

Following his great roar, the Innate True Qi in Helian Blood Saber’s body surged out wildly. Driven by the Innate True Qi, the Blood Saber became like a blood-red Flood Dragon. This crimson Flood Dragon let out long cries from within Zhaang Ye’s palm, vibrating ceaselessly. It looked as if it was about to leap from his grasp and strike his body!

A colossal force of several million pounds erupted from Zhaang Ye’s palm, firmly suppressing the Blood Saber. Seizing the opportunity, Zhaang Ye’s arm suddenly swung, and a golden light chopped down from the void, heading straight for Helian Blood Saber!

Where the blade light appeared, the void trembled!

Helian Blood Saber hadn’t expected Zhaang Ye’s counterattack to be so swift and ferocious. His Blood Saber was already firmly suppressed by Zhaang Ye. With only his bare hands, he didn’t dare to receive Zhaang Ye’s Sword Techniques head-on!

”SWOOSH!”

Helian Blood Saber was a decisive man. Seeing the ferocity of Zhaang Ye’s strike, he decisively abandoned his Blood Saber and, with a flicker of his body, rapidly retreated backward.

In just the blink of an eye, Zhaang Ye had killed Chu Qingqing and Ling Qingshi, and even Helian Blood Saber’s Blood Saber had been stolen. At this point, Helian Blood Saber had lost all will to fight. He planned to quickly escape back to Shadow and organize another group to come and kill Zhaang Ye.

”Where do you think you’re going!”

Zhaang Ye gave a low shout and suddenly threw the Blood Saber. The blade transformed into a ray of blood-red light that shot toward Helian Blood Saber’s back with a piercing shriek.

After throwing the Blood Saber, Zhaang Ye’s figure blurred, and his aura merged completely with the aura of his Blade Tip. In the next instant, Zhaang Ye transformed into a brilliant golden blade, slashing straight toward Helian Blood Saber!

What Zhaang Ye had just unleashed was his Self-Created Combat Skill—Cloud-Breaking Slash. When Cloud-Breaking Slash was executed, man and blade merged into one, hurtling through the void at extreme speed!

Helian Blood Saber was flying at full speed, but the thrown Blood Saber was even faster. Left with no choice, Helian Blood Saber could only extend a palm and backhand-slap a stream of blood-red Innate True Qi, knocking the pursuing Blood Saber away.

Although Helian Blood Saber succeeded in knocking the Blood Saber away, his Body Technique was affected, and his speed faltered for a moment. Zhaang Ye’s Cloud-Breaking Slash was incredibly swift. Helian Blood Saber’s momentary pause was all he needed to catch up, slashing down at him as a single entity of man and blade!

Helian Blood Saber was a powerful expert among Half-Step True Dao Experts and had countless techniques at his disposal. But Zhaang Ye’s Saber Technique was simply too fast. While Helian Blood Saber was still considering using a mutual-destruction technique, the Mysterious Blade Tip had already swept through his body.

”HISS!”

Under the sharp Sword Gang of the Mysterious Blade Tip, Helian Blood Saber’s body was as fragile as tofu. He was instantly sliced in two, and blood rained down like droplets.

”Ah, this isn’t real! This isn’t real!”

Yangx Yuzhu, Ling Huangyu, Yangx Dashuang, Helian Mumu, and Chu Gaotian—all five of them—watched as Zhaang Ye first sliced Ling Qingshi in half and then cleaved Helian Blood Saber in two. Their faces turned deathly white with fright.

The five of them stared dumbly at Zhaang Ye in the sky, looking like idiots—they were scared witless! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for Recommendation Tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)