Chapter 1328: Great Shen Empire: Death

"Huh?"

Poisonous Vine turned her head toward the distance, and her heart skipped a beat.

"Not good!!"

BANG!!

On the other side, Isabella switched the positions of the two Eight Shackle Realm experts with Teng Guan and another Eight Shackle Realm expert. Yaniesvyl’s attack slammed into the two of them, catching them completely off guard.

Despite being caught off guard, they barely suffered any damage from Yaniesvyl’s attack.

However, her attack was only meant to draw their attention. From the beginning, she knew that as a Seven Shackle Realm expert, it was impossible for her to heavily injure an Eight Shackle Realm expert.

The real attack was yet to come.

Isabella appeared between them, stretching out her hands as her dagger floated beside her.

Teng Guan’s eyes widened as he immediately understood what had happened. He was surprised that Isabella could still capture him with her spatial manipulation.

He raised his fist, preparing to throw a punch, but Isabella suddenly kicked him in the stomach while simultaneously grabbing hold of the fabric of space.

"You will pay for what you have done."

Isabella’s cold voice echoed through the battlefield.

Teng Guan’s vision blurred as an intense pain erupted from his stomach. He gritted his teeth and forced his vision back into focus.

When his sight finally cleared, his expression changed.

A spatial vortex had formed within Isabella’s hands.

When the spatial vortex disappeared, a long, dark spear appeared in its place.

Isabella immediately grabbed it and swung it down with all her might.

Teng Guan instinctively raised his arm to block.

CLANG!!

The spear shattered through his defenses and tore into his flesh.

The instant the spear cut him, something felt terribly wrong.

A heartbeat later, an excruciating pain exploded through his body and mind.

"ARGHHHH!! What is this?!! It hurts!!"

Teng Guan let out a bloodcurdling roar as he clutched his wounded arm. The spear had cut deep, the wound reaching down to his bone.

But the physical wound was nothing compared to the pain.

It felt as though his entire body was being skinned alive while thousands of needles pierced through his flesh simultaneously. Every nerve screamed. Every inch of his body burned with agony.

No.

Even that comparison wasn’t enough.

The pain was hundreds of times worse.

His eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at Isabella with immense hatred.

"YOU!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!!" he roared.

Isabella looked back at Teng Guan and muttered, "Thanks, Eztein."

While Teng Guan remained focused on Isabella, he failed to notice the two figures that had appeared above him.

They were Doranjan and Vashno.

They hadn’t resisted when Isabella transported them, allowing the spatial traversal to proceed as smoothly as possible.

Now, Doranjan and Vashno immediately locked onto Teng Guan. Without giving him a chance to react, they unleashed their most powerful skills, aiming to kill him while he was completely unaware of the danger above.

Teng Guan gritted his teeth and clenched his fists so tightly that blood trickled between his fingers. The unbearable pain had shattered his composure, leaving him barely able to think straight.

BOOM!!

An immense beam of energy slammed into his head from above.

Teng Guan’s senses snapped back for a brief moment, but it was already too late.

The devastating beam tore through his defenses. The skin on his face was instantly vaporized, exposing the flesh and blood beneath.

Swoosh!!

The energy beam continued its descent, driving Teng Guan violently into the ground.

BOOMMM!!

A tremendous force erupted upon impact, followed by a violent explosion. An immense shockwave swept across the battlefield, tearing through the surroundings as a gigantic mushroom cloud of smoke rose into the sky once again.

Ohm!!

Vast amounts of energy scattered throughout the atmosphere.

For a moment, everything fell silent.

Doranjan and Vashno exchanged a glance. Both of them could clearly sense Teng Guan’s energy rapidly weakening beneath the smoke and debris.

Then, it vanished. Teng Guan’s life force had completely disappeared.

He was dead.

They had killed him.

One of the greatest threats on the battlefield had fallen in an instant.

Swooosh!

Poisonous Vine and the others arrived moments later, shock written across their faces. They had expected a fierce struggle against Teng Guan, yet the battle had ended far faster than they could have imagined.

Just moments ago, Teng Guan had still been fighting.

Now, his aura was nowhere to be found.

Beneath the enormous crater, Teng Guan’s body lay motionless amid the shattered earth. His once-formidable body had been battered beyond recognition by the combined assault. Blood stained the ground beneath him, while wisps of energy continued to dissipate from his broken body.

There was no movement.

No resistance.

Not even the slightest trace of his previous overwhelming presence.

"This...?!"

Poisonous Vine took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. Her eyes narrowed as she stared at the crater before shifting toward Isabella, who stood calmly behind Doranjan and Vashno.

As expected, space power was incredibly tricky. If one wasn’t prepared for it, they could easily be caught in a deadly trap. The sequence of attacks had been executed flawlessly.

Isabella had created the opening. Yaniesvyl had drawn their attention. Then Doranjan and Vashno had delivered the killing blow before Teng Guan could regain his composure.

And now, one of their strongest experts was dead.

The realization sent a chill through everyone who witnessed it.

The other Eight Shackle Realm expert who had been teleported alongside Teng Guan immediately retreated into the distance. His expression was grim as he stared warily at Isabella and the others.

He no longer dared to approach them recklessly.

After witnessing how Teng Guan had died, he knew that a single mistake could cost him his life as well.

Yaniesvyl breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the remaining Eight Shackle Realm expert retreat.

"We killed one of them," Doranjan muttered.

"Yeah. There are only nine of them left..." Vashno replied.

At least one of their strongest opponents was dead. The remaining eight were powerful as well, but they weren’t as strong as Teng Guan or Poisonous Vine. As an Eight Shackle Realm expert himself, Vashno was confident that he could handle them.

Moreover, two of those eight experts were already heavily injured.

"What do you think, Doranjan?" Vashno asked, glancing at the humanoid dragon from the corner of his eye.

"I can still fight for a while," Doranjan replied with a nod.

On their side, there were only four people, while the enemy still had nine experts remaining. Even with their numerical disadvantage, they believed they could still win as long as they cooperated and coordinated their attacks properly.

Suddenly, the air violently vibrated as an immense pressure suddenly bore down from above, sweeping across the entire battlefield.

BOOOM!!!

Doranjan, Vashno, Yaniesvyl, Isabella, Poisonous Vine, and the others couldn’t help but turn their heads toward the surging storm of energy in the distance.

Immense green lightning tore through the sky.

Even from such a great distance, the terrifying energy made the air tremble around them. Every flash of green lightning carried an overwhelming pressure that they could feel deep within their bodies.

"The battle up there must be reaching its climax..."

"I don’t know what’s happening up there, but they’re going all out. We can even feel the pressure from this distance."

Everyone fell silent.

The battle taking place above was far beyond their league.

Whatever was happening up there, the people fighting were already pushing their power to a level that they could only watch from afar.

...

On the other side, mountains were flattened as vast amounts of green lightning surged throughout the area.

Several mountains were completely destroyed, while the entire terrain within a ten-kilometer radius was violently reshaped by the overwhelming power.

In the middle of the storm of lightning, two figures clashed in midair. Every strike they exchanged sent out fearsome shockwaves that exploded outward, tearing through the surrounding landscape.

"Hahahaha!! This is it!!"

Gerxuzs’s wicked laughter echoed through the battlefield as he leaped through the air, his eyes locked onto Green King.

Holding a massive club in his hand, he traversed the lightning-filled sky, moving through the violent storm as though it couldn’t hinder him.

Swooosh!!

In less than a second, he appeared directly in front of Green King.

He swung his club with overwhelming force.

BOOOM!!

The strike connected, instantly reducing Green King’s body to countless particles.

It was merely an illusion.

"You’re starting to affect my senses," Gerxuzs muttered. "I guess I’ve been fighting you for a while now."

The longer he remained inside this field of lightning, the stronger the hypnosis became. If he continued fighting here, his senses would eventually be completely submerged, leaving him unable to distinguish reality from illusion.

He couldn’t allow the battle to drag on.

He had to force Green King into a direct confrontation and end the battle before the hypnosis completely robbed him of his senses.

Gerxuzs suddenly turned to the side.

His eyes widened slightly.

Countless Green Kings had appeared around him.

He opened his mouth and unleashed [Bestrou].

BOOOM!!!

A devastating beam of energy erupted from his mouth, sweeping through the battlefield and completely obliterating the countless figures.

However, they were nothing more than projections created by his distorted senses.

Swooosh!!

Hidden somewhere within the lightning field, Green King moved swiftly, changing his position every second.

Bolts of green lightning gathered around him before shooting toward Gerxuzs from different directions.

The real battle had only just begun.