Chapter 642: Melee, Foolish

As their palms met, the impact unleashed a storm that swept across the land!

The True Meaning of Destruction and the Tyrant Flame’s Divine Light. The two energies tangled and collided in the void, setting off a chain of explosions that lit up the air like fireworks.

With a deafening boom, both men were thrown back, facing each other in a standoff.

OMMMM…

A blade’s hum echoed through the air. A fiery-red War Saber, roughly twelve feet long and covered in scales, had appeared in Yann Xiao’s hand. Traces of sharp, scorching aura radiated into the void, distorting the very light around the blade.

“Today, you will be burned to a crisp by my Blazing Flame!”

The moment he finished speaking, the War Saber in Yann Xiao’s hand let out an excited hum. Red light swirled, forming a massive Flame Giant. This giant stood two hundred feet tall; its form was somewhat ethereal, yet the flames wreathing its body seemed as solid as stone.

This Flame Giant… was the Artifact Spirit of the Blazing Flame War Saber!

“BURN, BURN… BURN!” The Artifact Spirit grinned, its murky eyes showing a feverish excitement, like a child who had just found a new toy.

Seeing this, the surrounding crowd couldn’t help but feel a chill run down their spines.

“So that’s the Spiritual Artifact, Blazing Flame! It’s just as terrifying as the rumors say.”

“It has already condensed a form. The grade of this War Saber is not low. Among Spiritual Artifacts, it must be a top-quality item, extremely rare and precious.”

“It’s said that Yann Xiao relied on this War Saber and his incomparably tyrannical Tyrant Flame Mysteries to fight his way from the nine-hundreds on the Celestial List into the top five hundred.”

“Not only that, but every Martial Artist who has fought Yann Xiao has either died or been crippled. Just as he said, who knows how many people have been turned to charcoal.”

“This Qin Ya’s combat power is extraordinary, but can he defeat Yann Xiao?”

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“This Spiritual Artifact isn’t bad,” Qin Ya remarked, the corners of his lips curling slightly. “It just hasn’t formed a complete personality. It’s merely a tyrannical consciousness.”

“But it’s more than enough to kill you.”

Yann Xiao smiled coldly, then gripped the saber with both hands and suddenly slashed through the air!

In that instant, boundless flames surged forth, only to contract and condense in the blink of an eye. The moment a thousand-foot Blade Qi took shape, the temperature of the world soared!

The Blade Qi shot across the sky, slashing straight for Qin Ya!!

Wherever it passed, it seemed even the air itself would be incinerated!

A flame like this was far beyond anything conventional.

Seeing this, Qin Ya smiled faintly, and a pitch-black spear suddenly appeared in his hand. A cold gleam flowed along the spear’s shaft, and the Four Symbols True Intent erupted from him.

Lightning, Fire, Ice, and Wind!

The four energies condensed, swirling around the spear’s tip, like the turning of the Four Seasons—endless and unceasing, exuding a vast, irresistible Great Trend of nature!

“Four Seasons Spear Technique… Perfection!”

As his words fell, a four-colored spear light suddenly erupted, shooting toward the sky.

The spear light tore through the air and collided with the Blade Qi in an instant, exploding abruptly in the void. Terrifying Qi Force burst out, devastating everything within a twenty-mile radius.

The clouds roiled. Flame and Natural Energy intertwined, forming a colossal pillar of light that rocketed skyward, blasting a hole through miles of clouds.

“BURN, BURN… BURN!”

At this time, the Flame Giant grinned, its figure shooting towards Qin Ya like a Fire Meteor. It clenched its fist, condensing a huge wheel of light, and smashed it down from the sky.

That wheel of light was like a Sun, radiating extreme heat and carrying immense power. Even a Half-Venerable would not dare to be careless in its face.

“Hmph. A mere Artifact Spirit. Get the hell out of my way.”

Qin Ya smiled coldly, his Qi and Blood condensing as he threw a sudden punch!

The fist was as heavy as a mountain, with boundless Qi and Blood surging. In an instant, it shattered the wheel of light and smashed into the Artifact Spirit, whose body abruptly exploded!

The exploded Artifact Spirit’s body turned into streams of flame that scattered, all gathering behind Yann Xiao. They continuously merged, re-forming into a complete human shape, but its gaze towards Qin Ya now held a hint of fear.

Seeing this, Yann Xiao snorted coldly. His figure streaked across the void like a meteor, his War Saber held high. He brought it down with immense force—a slash that seemed capable of cleaving mountains!

Qin Ya’s spear moved, its speed so great that it struck first despite moving second.

Spear and saber collided. A piercing, sharp soundwave spread out like ripples.

This soundwave seemed to solidify, causing the eardrums of the crowd to ache with pain.

“FIGHT!!”

Yann Xiao roared, his War Saber slashing down repeatedly like a torrential storm. It seemed to lack any form, yet it possessed a peerlessly tyrannical aura and incredible power.

“Oh? You want to fight me in close combat?”

“What a foolish idea.”

Qin Ya smiled faintly. His spear trembled, tracing an incomparably mysterious arc. Before Yann Xiao’s War Saber could land, it had already struck the hilt of his blade.

‘Withdraw!’

Yann Xiao’s pupils shrank. He immediately withdrew his saber, spun around, and delivered a whirling slash!

CLANG…

It was a powerful blow, heavy enough to cleave mountains, yet it was struck precisely on its weak point by Qin Ya’s spear, greatly diminishing its power.

‘Is… this a coincidence?’

Yann Xiao had no time to think and continued to swing his War Saber wildly.

CLANG, CLANG, CLANG…

The sound of metal striking metal was suddenly endless, and heavy soundwaves rolled out.

‘What is going on?’

‘What the hell is this unsettling feeling!’

The more Yann Xiao fought, the more frightened he became, and the look on his face couldn’t help but turn grim.

Every slash he made, whether it was exquisite or simple and direct, was easily dismantled by Qin Ya’s seemingly casual spear thrust, leaving him incredibly frustrated.

It was like having infinite strength but only being able to punch a ball of cotton. The opponent was completely unharmed, and it even felt like they were mocking your brute force.

His Blade Technique was one he had personally integrated from countless Martial Skills. It might have seemed formless, but for him, it was the perfect Battle Skill.

In his long history of actual combat, countless people had been defeated by his Blade Technique.

He had never seen anyone who could suppress his Blade Technique as easily as Qin Ya. Not even his own father could necessarily do it.

Of course, this was only in terms of technique.

“This is… Skill Approaches Dao!”

Finally, through gritted teeth, Yann Xiao spat out the three words he had been dreading.

Only someone at this Realm could suppress his Blade Technique like this.

“You have some insight.”

The corners of Qin Ya’s lips curled up. His spear trembled, aimed at a flaw in Yann Xiao’s Blade Technique. He suddenly thrust out, like a Flood Dragon emerging from the sea—incredibly fast and with an imposing aura!

‘Not good!’

Yann Xiao’s pupils shrank slightly, revealing a trace of horror. He immediately unleashed his Body Technique to quickly evade, but how could Qin Ya’s spear be so easily dodged? The spear followed him like a shadow, its trajectory never wavering.

“Flame Armor!!”

Knowing this spear was impossible to dodge, Yann Xiao abruptly activated a protective Spiritual Artifact on his body. Light flowed around him, forming a suit of close-fitting Armor with flame patterns. The spear stabbed into it, creating a burst of sparks and sending him flying. This scene left the crowd of onlooking Martial Artists completely dumbfounded!