Chapter 2304 - 2263: Conserving Strength and Waiting for the Right Moment

The Instant Annihilation Technique possesses immense power, yet cultivating it is not easy, requiring considerable time. Wang Xiaoqiang has not fully comprehended it even after two consecutive days, aware that he has little time left and must race against the clock, or else he will no longer have the opportunity to cultivate once the Ancient Divine Emperor arrives.

In fact, it was precisely the Ancient Divine Emperor's arrogance and shortsightedness that enabled Wang Xiaoqiang to find and cultivate the Instant Annihilation Technique.

For the past three days, the Ancient Divine Emperor has been preoccupied with the death of Cloud Heaven Immortal, observing and interrogating Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation.

Although Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation repeatedly denied and defended themselves, insisting that it was Wang Xiaoqiang who killed Cloud Heaven Immortal, the Ancient Divine Emperor remained skeptical.

The Ancient Divine Emperor, absorbed in cultivation, rarely concerned himself with matters of the Martial World, leaving the management of sect affairs entirely to the Four Great Protectors. He was solely focused on cultivation, oblivious to the outside world, knowing little about martial affairs.

Furthermore, due to his arrogance, he refused to believe that anyone other than himself, the Four Great Protectors, and Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation could exist as an eighth Thought Master, nor did he believe in the existence of someone like Wang Xiaoqiang from ancient times.

From Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation's descriptions, Wang Xiaoqiang appeared to be a heaven-sent genius, defying human limitations, with a cultivation base inferior to the Ancient Divine Emperor's, but possessing abnormal cultivation speed, tremendous potential, and two Golden Blood Boys. The future prospects seemed limitless, which made the Ancient Divine Emperor jealous and unable to believe due to his personality. Once he believed or paid attention, it would result in a lack of confidence.

In short, his character led him to stubbornly believe that Cloud Heaven Immortal was killed by Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation, leading to their imprisonment and torture. Under the harsh punishment, Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation suffered unjustly.

Yet they persistently denied being the culprits and firmly accused Wang Xiaoqiang to avoid being ruthlessly annihilated by the Ancient Divine Emperor. This continued until news from Yinqing Ridge surfaced.

The Ancient Divine Emperor received reports, realizing the situation was not as simple as he imagined. He had long coveted the Instant Annihilation Technique, giving up when he failed to find it, but now hearing it had been found and was in Wang Xiaoqiang's possession, he was filled with disbelief and fear.

Instant Annihilation could threaten even a Divine Sense Phantom Lake level Thought Master like him, causing fear.

"Green Dragon Guardian, you and White Tiger Guardian move immediately to Yinqing Ridge, investigate and verify the news of the Instant Annihilation Technique Scripture. If true, report to me immediately and seize it at all costs," the Ancient Divine Emperor commanded the two protectors solemnly.

"Yes." Green Dragon Guardian and White Tiger Guardian immediately acknowledged, then set off for Yinqing Ridge.

Upon arrival at Yinqing Ridge, the guardians witnessed the disappearance of the alternating weather phenomenon and a kilometer-deep pit in the ground, stunned. Combining the news, they confirmed the truth immediately.

The emergence of the Instant Annihilation Technique signaled an unfolding calamity for the Ancient Continent, and the technique had fallen into the hands of the legendary Wang Xiaoqiang, worsening the situation.

At once, the two guardians reported this to the Ancient Divine Emperor via Communication Talisman, who ordered them to track Wang Xiaoqiang. If found, annihilate him and retrieve the Instant Annihilation Technique Scripture, including the two Golden Blood Boys.

Subsequently, the Ancient Divine Emperor released Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation, commanding them to lead three Tenth-Level Major Sects, including Cloud Heaven Sect, to join the pursuit of the Instant Annihilation Technique Scripture and instructing them to eliminate anyone who glimpses the technique.

Danyang Immortal and Patriarch of the Constellation departed, leading nearly a million sect disciples from the Top Ten Sects to gather intelligence and chase Wang Xiaoqiang.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiaoqiang, after another day's efforts, finally achieved complete mastery of the Instant Annihilation Technique.

At this moment, the myriad heroes pursuing from behind did not retreat out of fatigue. Instead, they pursued him more aggressively, and as the news spread, their numbers constantly grew, reaching eighty thousand now.

These eighty thousand individuals were elites from the Decline Realm of Heavenly Beings and Mold Stage of the Immortal, with a few from the Heavenly Soul Realm and Spirit Realm of Heavenly Beings, representing the strongest warriors of the Ancient Continent.

Despite this elite force of eighty thousand, Wang Xiaoqiang did not unleash annihilation upon them. Such slaughter held little meaning, only earning infamy since they couldn't match his speed and catch him.

Moreover, he saw potential value in employing these elite warriors, so he refrained from using the Instant Annihilation Technique against them. Instead, he directed the Patterned Beast to fly slightly slower, allowing them to close in.

After three days and nights of continuous flying, the Patterned Beast was extremely fatigued, and Wang Xiaoqiang employed his Heavenly Eye to locate a large city and descended.

Under Wang Xiaoqiang's Willpower guidance, the Patterned Beast charged straight toward a tavern, and with a rumbling crash, the tavern collapsed under the mighty body of the Patterned Beast.

The people inside and outside the tavern exclaimed and scattered, but fortunately, the patrons and staff of the tavern all had a cultivation base, so they weren't crushed to death by the building. However, as Wang Xiaoqiang burst through the building entrance with his pet, two foolish patrons, big men, angrily charged at them.

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't want to kill the innocent, he merely shouted, "I advise you to look clearly at my cultivation base before making a move."

The two big men only had a cultivation base of Spirit Realm of Heavenly Beings. Upon hearing this, they scanned Wang Xiaoqiang with their Divine Sense and, seeing him as a Thought Master, they were directly frozen with fear. However, at this moment, they had already leapt before the Patterned Beast. They were scared stiff when they saw the beast's two large eye sockets flashing with vicious light that caused their bodies to tremble, an uncontrollable urge flooded them, and they wet their pants in fear.

Wang Xiaoqiang initially planned to feast and rest in this tavern before jumping into battle, but who would've thought the Patterned Beast lost control, making the tavern into chaos and frightening the two rugged men into wetting themselves. The heavy stench spread everywhere, making it extremely unpleasant. Seeing this, he furrowed his brows heavily, commanding the beast to take flight.

Right as the pet took off, the eighty thousand heroes had already arrived, surrounding from all directions in the sky, densely packed and terrifyingly intimidating.

At that moment, Wang Xiaoqiang heard the sound of the air breaking above him, two Thought Masters arrived overhead at supersonic speed, sealing the sky above. These two were none other than the Ancient Divine Emperor's two protectors, Azure Dragon and White Tiger.

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't realize they were the Ancient Divine Emperor's protectors, only knowing they were Thought Masters, and their cultivation base was much stronger than his. From their cultivation, he could deduce their identities and high status, especially with the Azure Dragon and White Tiger embroidered on their robes, making it evident.

At this time, surrounded from all sides, overhead, all sealed off, to break through this encirclement required ruthless slaughter. Wang Xiaoqiang thought such a large-scale massacre would be too bloody and harm his karma, why not let them kill each other?

Considering this, his mind stirred with a sudden plan, immediately taking out the Instant Annihilation Technique Scripture, holding it with both hands, he blew a breath, causing the manual to turn pages by itself.

As the pages turned, Wang Xiaoqiang sent out a Divine Sense, erasing text from each page. Two lines of text on each page were crucial mental methods, and with them removed, the manual would become incomplete. Even if obtained, the technique could not be cultivated, and attempting to use an incomplete technique would result in Qi Deviation.

After doing that, Wang Xiaoqiang closed the Instant Annihilation Technique Manual Minibook, then looked up and laughed heartily, laughter bursting through cloud heights, shaking heaven and earth, wind and thunder roaring, changing the color of the weather.

This laughter shocked the besieging heroes for a moment, even the Azure Dragon and White Tiger guardian above showed a look of somberness.

After laughing, Wang Xiaoqiang raised the Instant Annihilation Technique Manual Minibook above his head, laughing, "Everyone, this is the Instant Annihilation Technique Scripture. I am naturally dull, unable to comprehend it. Now I offer it up, begging you all to let me go."

So saying, Wang Xiaoqiang tossed the manual up into the sky.

The heroes had already scanned Wang Xiaoqiang thoroughly with their Divine Sense, including his Storage Ring, finding no item on him. In his Storage Ring were a few people, a bow, several Magic Treasures, some Healing Pills, and some Silver Taels. Besides the manual in his hand, there was nothing else.

Thus, it could be concluded that the manual he now tossed was undoubtedly the Instant Annihilation Technique Scripture. Seeing him throw it out, the heroes immediately surged forward like thunder, rushing toward that manual.

Above, the Azure Dragon and White Tiger guardians looked at that manual with excitement in their eyes, diving straight down like Azure Eagles, intending to seize the manual.

At this moment, everyone focused on scrambling for the manual, no longer paying attention to Wang Xiaoqiang. Seeing the opportunity, Wang Xiaoqiang secretly rejoiced, immediately withdrawing the Patterned Beast, and with a flicker of his figure, transformed into the Purple Mist Black Tiger, stealthily slipping away.

Ultimately, it was the Azure Dragon guardian who, relying on his superior movement technique, seized the manual, making a rapid retreat. The heroes weren't willing, charging at him, intent on killing.

The White Tiger guardian's brow twitched, releasing Divine Sense, the threads akin to rivers surging down, blasting toward the heroes.

Divine Sense as a River, in an instant, hundreds to thousands of heroes were shattering under the Divine Sense, blood and flesh splattering, life withering.

Under the White Tiger guardian's cover, Azure Dragon retreated. However, that Instant Annihilation Technique is too against the heavens, whoever possesses it can dominate the Martial World, nearly invincible. The heroes couldn't let it go.

Facing two Thought Masters with Divine Sense as a River, they were undeterred, charging like headless flies, the Azure Dragon and White Tiger guardians, carrying out tasks entrusted by the Ancient Divine Emperor, showed no mercy, releasing Divine Sense, over three thousand to more streams, slashing toward the heroes like rivers in torrent, mercilessly bombarding them.

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't fly too far away. After transforming back to his True Body, he descended the city, found a restaurant, ordered a table of food and drink, calmly ate and drank while observing the battle overhead. The Patterned Beast caught corpses falling from the sky, master and pet enjoying their feast, resting quietly, conserving energy, preparing for an even greater battle.