Chapter 679 - 210: Great Victory, Shen Bai’s Stratagem

He had pushed his strength to its peak, ready for an exhilarating fight.

But now, this was happening to his opponent.

It was like being cut off halfway through taking a shit—completely unsatisfying.

Shen Bai didn’t know what was going on, but it seemed he wouldn’t need to fight after all.

Sure enough, just as that thought crossed his mind, the last traces of life vanished from Wen Jing.

Wen Jing began to crumble into ash, starting from his head, until he had vanished without a trace.

He didn’t say another word from start to finish, because he was no longer able to.

Nearby, the members of the Demonic Forces who had copied the Observatory agents’ abilities were all dumbfounded.

They had discussed it on the way here. Some of them had wanted to try and see if they could briefly copy Shen Bai’s abilities for themselves.

But Wen Jing had overruled everyone, insisting on doing it himself.

He had indeed done it himself, but the result... was a death so complete that not a single hair remained.

Several of them quickly took a few steps back, their hearts pounding with anxiety.

Shen Bai, however, turned to Ding Quan and the others. "It seems the only option is to shatter this whole thing," he said.

Ding Quan froze for a moment, not understanding what Shen Bai meant.

Shen Bai continued, "My Sword Qi can’t harm them. Just as Wen Jing said, as long as the Heart Inquiry Technique isn’t broken, they will face you one by one."

"I have faith in you all, but I still worry about accidents. Every life in the Observatory is as precious as gold, while they are nothing but weeds. It’s not a worthy trade."

Every word landed like a hammer blow on the hearts of Ding Quan and the others.

The members of the Demonic Forces watched Shen Bai with growing alarm.

A thought surfaced in their minds.

’Don’t tell me Shen Bai can actually break the Heart Inquiry Technique?’

Shen Bai soon answered their thought.

"I didn’t want to break it, because I truly wanted to experience a battle between equals. It’s a shame Wen Jing didn’t grant my wish."

His words should have sounded like arrogant posturing, but for some reason, when Shen Bai said them, they didn’t sound arrogant at all. Instead, they felt... perfectly fitting.

Shen Bai’s eyes turned a deep crimson, his pupils like blood moons that no one dared to look at directly.

The Void-breaking Red Eye gradually took form, its image ultimately projecting onto the sky above.

To the naked eye, the giant characters in the sky had vanished. But that was only what an ordinary person would see.

In Shen Bai’s eyes, however, the characters hadn’t disappeared at all. On the contrary, they still hung in the sky, merely fainter—nothing more than a shimmering outline.

The Void-breaking Red Eye searched precisely for a Weakness, finally finding an extremely fragile point at the very center of the character for "Inquiry."

Shen Bai raised Cold Moon. Blood Red Sword Qi coated the blade as he condensed all of his Divine Power into a single strike, thrusting straight toward that single point.

The strike sent a beam of Blood Red Sword Qi soaring into the sky. It was as if all color had drained from Heaven and Earth, leaving only its crimson existence.

With a single strike, Heaven and Earth lost all color.

A sharp whistle, accompanied by a terrifying pressure that shook one’s very soul, pierced through the sky.

"BOOM!"

A great roar echoed as the characters in the sky dissipated like smoke. Instantly, the copied powers vanished from the members of the Demonic Forces.

Without a moment’s hesitation, they turned and fled.

They didn’t dare to stay. To remain was to die.

Shen Bai had shattered even the Heart Inquiry Technique with a single strike. In their eyes, he was no longer a person, but a complete monster.

They weren’t just outmatched; at this point, they had lost all will to fight.

To defeat an enemy, one must first break their spirit. Their morale had completely collapsed.

But then, a series of whistling sounds cut through the air.

When they turned to look back, they saw streaks of Blood Red Sword Qi hurtling toward them, ruthlessly piercing through their chests.

The terrifying residual power pulverized their internal organs.

Even masters of the Celestial Spirit Realm were felled by a single strike from Shen Bai.

Corpse after corpse plummeted from the sky, as if it were raining bodies.

Ding Quan and the others could only stare, wide-eyed.

They felt as though their entire understanding of the world had been shattered. They stood frozen, like wooden statues.

The intelligence they’d received on the Heart Inquiry Technique had been spotty, but they had never, ever heard of anyone shattering it with a single strike.

But now, Shen Bai had done it.

Ding Quan couldn’t help but recall the day Shen Bai had first arrived at Lingyun Dao.

From the moment he met Shen Bai in that village, he knew Shen Bai was destined to bring cataclysmic change to Lingyun Dao.

Then, at the Marquis of Ren De’s banquet, Shen Bai had single-handedly suppressed three major factions, silencing the entire table.

And now, faced with the Heart Inquiry Technique set by the Jianghu Demons, Shen Bai had shattered it with a single blow.

’Such terrifying power...’ Ding Quan felt that even he wouldn’t have been able to withstand that single strike.

Shen Bai sheathed Cold Moon and glanced at Ding Quan. "What are you all waiting for? Clean up this battlefield and follow me back to the Observatory."

From the distance came the sound of rending air. The twenty percent of elite forces dispatched by Ma Yuan were just arriving.

They all froze when they saw the carnage before them.

They had expected to arrive in the middle of a vicious battle, but that was clearly not the case.

Shen Bai waved a hand. "I’ll explain the details later. For now, finish cleaning up, then follow me back to the Observatory. Let’s see what we’ve gained from this fight."

Everyone nodded hastily, not daring to ask any questions. They accepted their orders and began to clean up the battlefield.

Once the battlefield was clear, Shen Bai took the lead, flying off toward Lingyun Dao.