Chapter 536 - 325: Instantly Killing 36 Phantoms! The Tier 4 Snake God Shall Be Slain Today

"This..."

Ma Changxing froze, subconsciously looking around.

The corridor was still empty, filled only with the acrid stench of gunpowder and blood.

’No one?’

"What are you spacing out for? Hold your position."

A calm voice suddenly sounded in his ear, as if someone were speaking right next to his helmet.

A jolt went through Ma Changxing. He spun around abruptly but saw nothing.

Only the air at the far end of the corridor shimmered slightly.

...

「Main Engine Power Room.」

Five Phantom Guards had already breached the outer defenses and were preparing to destroy the massive energy conduits.

Once this place was destroyed, the entire "Celestial Whale" transport ship would lose all power, becoming an iron coffin floating in the sky. Even with all of Ye Jinghong’s divine might, he would still be smashed to a pulp in the fall.

The lead Phantom Guard raised the Corrosive Blade in his hand, which glinted with green light, and was about to stab it into the conduit’s core node.

It was the main artery of the entire ship.

Suddenly, the companion beside him collapsed without warning. A clean slice had appeared on his neck, as if an invisible wire had been pulled taut.

"What the—"

He had just turned his head when he watched in horror as another companion’s body split down the middle, separating neatly into two halves. The cut was so smooth it could reflect a person’s image.

Panic instantly spread through the hearts of these top-tier assassins.

They could sense a hunter—more efficient and deadlier than them—moving through this steel jungle.

They couldn’t see the enemy, nor could they hear his footsteps.

They could only watch helplessly as their companions died, one after another, in all sorts of bizarre ways.

"He’s in the walls! He’s in all of our shadows!"

A Phantom Guard on the verge of a mental breakdown let out a desperate roar.

Before his words had even faded, a hand phased out from the alloy wall behind him and lightly pressed against his back, right over his heart.

There were no fancy moves.

Just a single palm strike.

Soul-Burning Sword Aura.

A flash of crimson-gold energy flared and vanished, like a solar flare.

The Phantom Guard, along with his Tier Four Armor, was instantly incinerated, leaving not even a speck of dust behind.

The traversal ability granted by his Sword Tomb Space, combined with Phantom Stealth, had truly transformed Han Feng into an omnipresent god of death within the complex structure of the transport ship.

One moment he could be in the munitions depot at the bow, and the next he could appear in the medical bay at the stern.

He didn’t even need to open doors; he could pass directly through walls and appear anywhere he wished.

This method of hunting, which completely defied the laws of physics, shattered the Phantom Guards’ mental defenses.

They were born assassins, but now, they were the rabbits being hunted.

...

"Hold the line! Our reinforcements are here!"

In Corridor Seven, a squad leader saw the Snake Lizard People assassin at the end of the hall, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago, suddenly clutch his head, scream, and collapse, bleeding from all seven orifices. He immediately realized what was happening.

Although he couldn’t see who was striking, he knew it was one of his own!

Besides, who else but the general—the one who had just transformed into the Military Soul Battle Spirit and was controlling the entire battlefield—could possess such ghostly methods of killing from the shadows?

In the eyes of these soldiers, Ye Jinghong had already become an omnipotent god.

’Since he’s a god, isn’t it perfectly reasonable for him to dispatch a part of his will to clean up these rats?’

"It’s the general! It’s General Ye’s divine might!"

The squad leader roared at the top of his lungs, his voice thick with tears and fanaticism.

"Within the general’s Divine Realm, he is omnipresent! Victory to the general!"

That roar was like a spark landing on dry tinder.

Inside the transport ship, the Vanguard Army soldiers, who had been suppressed and driven to despair, all snapped to their senses after seeing their enemies drop dead one by one for no apparent reason.

Their morale, which had been on the verge of collapse, hit rock bottom and rebounded with a vengeance.

"Victory to the general!"

"The general’s Divine Power protects us!"

"Kill! For the general!"

Frenzied shouts erupted from every corner of the flagship, converging into an unstoppable torrent that instantly swept across the entire battlefield.

「Bridge Medical Bay.」

Han Feng’s figure emerged from a wall. He casually flicked the blood from his "Broken Star" Short Sword.

In the vision of his Eye of Insight, the last red dot representing an enemy had vanished.

All thirty-six Phantom Guards were annihilated.

He leaned against the wall, listening to the thunderous, tsunami-like roars of "Victory to the general!" and couldn’t help but purse his lips.

’Tsk, I did all the work, but he gets all the credit.’

Han Feng shook his head, though there was no real annoyance on his face.

’Whatever. You can have the fame; I’ll take the spoils.’

’I’ll need to go back and properly salvage the materials and equipment from these guys later.’

...

The hundred-meter-tall giant—the immense Military Soul Battle Spirit—that was locked in combat with the Three-headed Giant Snake, Hiss, suddenly shuddered.

An unprecedented, unbelievably pure stream of the Power of Faith surged up from the transport ship below, which had been in a precarious state just moments before.

It was the gratitude of surviving a disaster, the ecstasy of being snatched from the jaws of death, and above all, the unconditional trust in a "divine being."

Its right arm, which had started to turn illusory due to the soldiers’ casualties and fear, instantly solidified. It was even more brilliant than before, as if forged from pure gold.

"Hm?"

Ye Jinghong’s will, residing within the core of the Battle Spirit, paused for a moment.

Although he didn’t know exactly what had happened on the ship behind him, he could feel that the "fire in his backyard" that had been giving him a headache was now completely extinguished.