Chapter 657 - 652: Controlling Space Power

Chapter 657: Chapter 652: Controlling Space Power

"It’s fixed just like that?"

Lin Yuankun’s eyes went wide in disbelief.

Teleportation Arrays involved the Space Dao, making them incredibly complex. Cheng Ming, a long-famous Array Master, couldn’t even repair it; in fact, at the last moment, he had nearly caused its collapse.

Calming down an array on the verge of collapse was at least ten times harder than simply repairing it.

Only now did Lin Yuankun finally understand. None of Ning Jiang’s previous words had been boasts. They were statements of calm confidence, of a foregone conclusion. He was the one who had misjudged, who had looked down on Ning Jiang.

Lin Yuankun wasn’t the only one in shock. Cheng Ming, standing to the side, was also dumbstruck, feeling as if he were in a dream.

Just moments ago, the Teleportation Array had been on the verge of collapse, and space itself had begun to distort. In such a critical situation, not even one of the top ten Array Masters in the Celestial Domain could have saved it. Perhaps only a Saint of old, returned to life, might have had a solution.

And yet, Ning Jiang had accomplished this incredible feat with such ease.

’Just who in the world is this young man?’

Cheng Ming was aghast.

How could they possibly know that Ning Jiang had once been a Legendary Venerable? To him, a Teleportation Array like this was child’s play. In fact, from his perspective, this array was far too crude.

Truly powerful Teleportation Arrays could transport millions of people at once. Their range wasn’t limited to the Celestial Domain, either; they could reach anywhere in the entire Great Thousand Realms, no matter how distant, as long as one had the coordinates.

"All right, the Teleportation Array is repaired. I’m in a hurry, so I’ll be leaving now."

Ning Jiang couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time here. As he spoke, he prepared to activate the Teleportation Array and depart.

"Wait."

At the critical moment, a shout rang out.

"What is it now?" Ning Jiang lifted his eyelids, his tone cold.

Lin Yuankun plastered a smile on his face. "You’ve done the Lin Family a great service, young man, by repairing our Teleportation Array. Please, come be a guest at the Lin Family estate. We will be sure to reward you generously."

"That won’t be necessary." Ning Jiang refused with a wave of his hand.

The smile on Lin Yuankun’s face froze. "I’m extending a kind invitation to repay you, young man, yet you refuse without a second thought. Are you trying to slight me?"

Hearing this, a sarcastic sneer appeared on Ning Jiang’s face. He spoke bluntly, "Repay me? You just want to know how I repaired the Teleportation Array. Why the false sincerity?"

Ning Jiang’s gaze was incredibly sharp, seeing through everything as clear as day. How could Lin Yuankun’s true intentions possibly escape him?

Lin Yuankun’s eyes narrowed slightly. It was just as Ning Jiang had said; he wanted to know how Ning Jiang had repaired the Teleportation Array.

Compared to that, he no longer cared about Ning Jiang’s previous disrespect. The method for repairing the Teleportation Array was the only thing of true value.

"Since you’re being so direct, I won’t beat around the bush either." Lin Yuankun clasped his hands behind his back and said coldly, "Brat, you’re coming with me."

"Brother Lin, you’re going a bit too far."

At this, Cheng Ming, unable to watch any longer, spoke up.

Lin Yuankun frowned and said forcefully, "Array Master Cheng Ming, this has nothing to do with you. I must ask you not to interfere."

Although this might offend Cheng Ming, if he could obtain Ning Jiang’s method for repairing the Teleportation Array, then offending a mere Cheng Ming was nothing.

A flicker of displeasure crossed Cheng Ming’s brow. Just then, Ning Jiang gave a disdainful laugh. "You think you’ve got me cornered?"

"It seems you’d rather do this the hard way."

Lin Yuankun wasted no more words. He took a step forward, and a tyrannical aura swept toward Ning Jiang like a tidal wave. The surrounding crowd cried out in alarm and scrambled back. But what surprised Lin Yuankun was that Ning Jiang just stood there, without a trace of fear in his eyes. In fact, the mockery on his face only intensified.

"Brat, whatever you’re relying on, you’d better show it now."

Lin Yuankun’s figure flashed as he charged onto the Teleportation Array, preparing to capture Ning Jiang.

"Hmph."

Cheng Ming, however, let out a cold snort. He took out an Array Disc and was about to activate an Array to block Lin Yuankun. Although his Cultivation had not yet reached the Celestial Martial Realm, the Arrays he could lay were enough to trap even a Celestial Martial Realm expert in a perilous situation.

But Ning Jiang held up a hand, stopping him.

"Courting death."

Ning Jiang stood there with his hands behind his back, motionless. Just as Lin Yuankun charged within about ten feet of him, his body abruptly froze solid.

"This is—!"

Lin Yuankun was astonished. He felt a wave of Space Power from his surroundings immobilize him, making it impossible to move an inch.

"This is the Power of the Teleportation Array? How is that possible?"

His mind was in turmoil. Teleportation Arrays had only ever been used for one purpose: teleporting to various locations in the Celestial Domain. Using one to manipulate Space Power, as Ning Jiang was doing, was completely unheard of.

Nearby, Cheng Ming’s eyes were also wide, nearly popping out of their sockets.

Manipulating the Space Power of a Teleportation Array... he wouldn’t even dare to dream of such a technique. He had never heard of anyone in the Celestial Domain who could accomplish such a thing.

"We had no grievances between us, but since you insist on seeking your own death, you have no one to blame but yourself."

Ning Jiang’s gaze was indifferent, as if he were looking at an ant.

Instantly, Lin Yuankun felt the Space Power all around him begin to crush his body, like an invisible millstone grinding him into dust.

"No! Ancestor, save me!"

Lin Yuankun roared.

BOOM!

A staggering aura erupted from dozens of miles away, soaring into the sky. The Lin Family resided within Ancient Cloud City, and the Lin Family’s ancestor, whose might shook Xun Province, had always presided there.

"Stop."

The person had not yet arrived, but a thunderous voice rolled in first, shaking the blood and qi of the countless Martial Artists present. Some of those with weaker Cultivation even vomited blood on the spot.

But when had Ning Jiang ever shown mercy when he intended to kill?

He either didn’t kill, or once he decided to, he would show no mercy. Forget the Lin Family’s ancestor; even if the Celestial King himself arrived, he wouldn’t stop.

"Aargh!"

Lin Yuankun let out a bloodcurdling scream. His body was crushed to powder by the Space Power, and his Primordial Spirit, trapped and unable to escape, was annihilated along with it.

’A King... fell just like that?’

This scene shocked the many Martial Artists into stunned silence. Lin Yuankun was the Grand Elder of the Lin Family, a Celestial Martial Realm expert who stood high and mighty in Xun Province. Yet he had been slaughtered by Ning Jiang as easily as killing a chicken. It was utterly ruthless and merciless.

"Brat, you have some nerve."

A figure shot in from dozens of miles away. The Lin Family ancestor, Lin Yuhai, was so enraged his hair stood on end, and the fury in his eyes seemed ready to incinerate the heavens.

He didn’t know what had happened, but Lin Yuankun had been killed, and he would make the murderer pay with their blood.

"Brat, I don’t care who you are or what kind of background you have, today you will spill your blood right here!" Lin Yuhai roared, unleashing an aura several times more tyrannical than Lin Yuankun’s. This was, shockingly, a Four-Stars King.

"Another one here to throw your life away? Get down here and talk."

Ning Jiang stood on the Teleportation Array like a god, his Words Accompanied by Law.

BAM.

With a loud crash, Lin Yuhai plummeted from the sky and slammed face-first into the ground.

In an instant, a dead silence fell over the area.