Chapter 922 742: Kill and Punish

Thousand Hands: on the basis of the original body, multiple Spiritual Arms grow out; each Spiritual Arm enjoys capabilities close to the original arms, and some effects can be stacked…

Heaven Shaking (Effect II): Strength breaks through mortal limits, no longer confined to numerical values; every punch carries an absolutely powerful piercing effect, approaching the level of Laws…

Heaven Shaking (Effect III): By consuming essence blood source, the piercing power of strength can be increased up to twofold, allowing one to ignore eighty percent of the enemy's defense and unleash a lethal blow.

With just his original two arms working together with the Heaven-Shaking Divine Skill, Lou Yi could already clash head-on with experts of Early-stage Great Demon or Early-stage Golden Core.

If he stacked the Thousand Hands Divine Skill on top, six arms attacking in concert were equivalent to three of him striking at the same time.

Six torrents of power that surpassed the limits of the mortal world converged on Wen Ye in an instant, and each stream of power carried piercing effects on the level of Laws.

'Boom!'

The moment this move was unleashed, heaven and earth were both shaken.

At that instant, Wen Ye was completely dumbfounded.

He tried to run, only to find the space he was in thoroughly locked down by the opponent's Divine Power, leaving not the slightest possibility of escape.

He tried to block, but the Treasure Jade Seal from earlier had been shattered, while the effects of his other Defensive Treasures were far inferior, not even as good as his Profound Light itself.

With no other choice, he condensed a thick layer of Profound Light Armor over his body, its surface inscribed with tens of thousands of miniature Arrays, determined to take this hit head-on.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind: as long as he survived this calamity, he would immediately throw away all pride and flee.

No matter how strong the opponent's combat power, his Cultivation was ultimately a shortcoming; there was no way he could outrun Wen Ye, nor outlast him…

However, Wen Ye quickly realized he had been thinking too much.

The space around him, under Lou Yi's strike, had already split open with lines of spatial cracks, spreading out densely like a spiderweb.

Within the cracks was absolute darkness and terror, unimaginable what was hidden inside.

"He… even shattered the void itself!" A look of horrified shock surfaced in Wen Ye's eyes.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't shattered, merely torn open—but even that was something far beyond his current ability.

The Profound Light covering Wen Ye's body was naturally far less sturdy than the surrounding space; struck by Lou Yi's fist, it exploded without suspense.

His flesh and bones, tough enough to be comparable to ordinary Treasure Artifacts, also vaporized under the ultimate piercing effect and frictional high temperatures.

Starting from his feet, he turned into scattered points of Shattered Star-like starlight.

Then his legs, his waist, his chest cavity, his neck and head… lastly, that pair of eyes filled with fear and regret.

"I struggled through endless hardship to attain the Supreme Profound Truth, only to fall to a sudden tribulation of man. I am unwilling…"

Only a voice filled with resentment remained, seeming to be embedded in the void, echoing again and again, lingering without end.

The only True Profound Martial Artist on the True Profound Continent in nearly a thousand years, a peerless hero—fell, just like that!

Originally, he could have ruled this world for a thousand years, but because he clashed with Lou Yi, his grand imperial ambitions were all reduced to nothing.

After Lou Yi's move concluded—

Another ten-odd breaths passed, and the void, which had just birthed countless cracks, automatically restored itself, as though nothing had ever happened.

Yet the atmosphere all around remained locked in a strange silence, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

"Lord True Profound… he was killed by that man from the Otherworld?"

"The Supreme Profound Truth actually died at the hands of a True Martial Realm Martial Artist?"

"…My god, I must be dreaming, this is impossible!"

Everyone present was still trying to digest this terrifying reality, unable to accept it, unable to believe it.

There's a saying: beneath True Profound, all are ants. Yet today, a True Profound was slaughtered by one such 'ant'.

Their entire worldview had taken a massive blow and faintly showed signs of collapsing.

Lou Yi still stood with both feet planted upon the void, quietly suspended above, like a god in the hearts of all, incomparably powerful and unfathomable.

But his mind at this moment was focused on the Attribute Panel.

After Wen Ye's death, a new prompt had already appeared on it:

'Detected items available for pickup; you may choose one from the following three:

1. Energy: 1,259 points

2. Cultivation Technique: Fearless Lion Seal

3. Favorable Power: 1 point

Pick one?'

The Cultivation Technique was the top-tier Martial Seal he had always wanted, one of the five main veins.

However, there were other ways to obtain this Martial Seal.

Lou Yi's gaze was primarily locked onto Favorable Power, and the Attribute Panel accordingly displayed its description.

Favorable Power: the power of favor bestowed by the world upon a Child of Fate; upon obtaining it, one can seize the favor that originally belonged to him, and it can be used to assist in Cultivation…

'Favorable Power, Child of Fate, the world's favor?'

This was the first time Lou Yi had acquired such a thing, so naturally he wanted to study it carefully.

Through the Attribute Panel, he learned that he could directly absorb this single point of Favorable Power.

Once absorbed, he would gain the favor of the entire world of the True Profound Continent.

From then on, in this world, everything would go smoothly for him, his fortune would flourish, and his Cultivation would progress with half the effort and twice the result.

Of course, Favorable Power wasn't invincible; it had certain limits. Otherwise, Wen Ye wouldn't have died at his hands.

However, it seemed absorbing this Favorable Power wasn't of much use to him?

After all, he wouldn't be staying in this world for long.

If it were Favorable Power belonging to the Vast Sea Realm, he would consider absorbing it.

Thinking of the Vast Sea Realm, Lou Yi thought of the Corpse-Driving Sect, Shi Caifeng, Bi Yaoyao, You Qingyi, He Xiang, Rong Xuejian, Zhan Weida… many people were waiting for his return.

Just as this thought flashed through Lou Yi's mind, the Attribute Panel underwent a new change.

Under the Divine Skills column, the key items required for advancement all manifested.

[Divine Skills: Golden Body (Perfection), Heaven Shaking (Proficient/?), Cloud Riding (Proficient/?), Thousand Hands (Beginner/?)] → [Divine Skills: Golden Body (Perfection), Heaven Shaking (Proficient/3 Favorable Power or ??), Cloud Riding (Proficient/3 Favorable Power or ??), Thousand Hands (Beginner/1 Favorable Power or ??)]

Favorable Power could be directly used to upgrade Divine Skills?

Lou Yi was overjoyed.

The problem that had stumped him for so long was finally, completely resolved at this moment.

However, another doubt surfaced in his heart right after.

Why was it that after killing strong Third Realm beings like the Unihorned Ant Great Demon and the Taiyi Sect Golden Core Elder, no Favorable Power had appeared among the items obtained?

Was it because the paths of Martial Artists, Cultivators, and Demons were different from one another, or was there some other reason?

Lou Yi's train of thought was soon interrupted by an old, wailing cry.

"Vein Master Lou, Lord Lou, this old man was blind and ignorant, and actually dared to strike at you just now. I have committed an unforgivable monstrous crime, my sins are beyond redemption!"

"…This old man's mind was clouded by lard, I've gone senile. Please, for the sake of my nearing lifespan, be magnanimous and spare me…"

'Thump, thump, thump!'

'Thump, thump, thump!'

'Thump, thump, thump!'

An old man with graying hair and a gaunt face was sprawled on the ground like a toad, constantly kowtowing, snot and tears streaming as he loudly begged for mercy.

It was precisely the Immortal Crane Seal Vein Master who had earlier been full of righteous indignation, vowing to be the first to capture the Treasure Bottle Seal Disciple and present him to Wen Ye for credit, a man long reputed in this realm as virtuous and highly respected.

Yet judging by recent events, this person fawned on the powerful and bullied the weak, clearly a thoroughbred petty villain.

Still, to be able to throw away his bottom line and shame to such a degree was beyond Lou Yi's expectations.

He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this fence-sitting old man; his gaze grew stern as he looked in another direction. It was time to begin the reckoning.

"Lion Seal, White Tiger Seal, Ape King Seal, Human King Seal—your four veins have acted wantonly, harmed the innocent, and then reversed black and white… you shall be punished according to your crimes!"

As soon as his words fell, several crescent-shaped streams of black Gang Qi, compressed to the extreme, tore through the air.

Immediately after, a few heads with faces frozen in terror soared into the sky!

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