Chapter 646: The Divine Guard Arrives

Why… wouldn’t I dare!

The words had barely fallen when the jet-black spear pierced through Yann Xiao’s chest. Half the spear shaft protruded from his body, and his blood stained a large patch of the ground red.

His horrified gaze was fixed on Qin Ya, his disbelief absolute.

The only response he received was a wildly arrogant smile.

“AAAAAH! You will pay for my brother’s life!”

A thunderous roar echoed as a young man in gray robes appeared in the air. He stared at Yann Xiao, who was still impaled on the spear, his expression turning impossibly grim.

Yann Xiao… was dead.

BOOM…

Terrifying True Essence surged, and a colossal hundred-zhang palm descended from the sky!

With a CLANG, Qin Ya retracted his spear. The Four Symbols True Intent and the True Meaning of Destruction erupted simultaneously. A layer of blackness coated the four-colored light as it exploded outward.

The spear’s light and the Palm Qi collided, and in that instant, the very heavens and earth seemed to crack!

The newcomer was immensely powerful, far beyond what any ordinary Half-Venerable could compare to. The Divine Light around his body was condensed to its absolute limit, making him several times stronger than Yann Xiao.

Although the spear’s light was powerful, it was not enough to resist such might.

The instant Qin Ya unleashed the spear’s light, he simultaneously activated the True Meaning of Speed and Shrinking Inches. His figure shot away, covering ten thousand zhang in a flash. He barely escaped the shockwave of the Palm Seal’s power. Then, with a defiant grin, he charged at the young man, spear in hand.

“Haha, now here’s someone more interesting.”

The crowd watched Qin Ya charge at the young man, a chill running down their spines.

‘My god, he’s an absolute madman!’

Qin Ya didn’t recognize the young man, but they did.

And it was because they knew that they were all the more shocked.

“If I’m not mistaken, that’s Yann Sheng, who was ranked 121st on the Celestial List a full sixty years ago! He’s Yann Xiao’s second older brother. No one’s seen him fight in sixty years; his strength now is probably at least in the top 100.”

“That… is definitely Yann Sheng. He’s Marquis Lieyan’s second son, and also the most outstanding among all of the Celestial Marquis’s current children. His formidable strength was already famous throughout the Divine Capital sixty years ago. Now, he’s simply unfathomable!”

“Now that Qin Ya’s run into him, I’m afraid he won’t make it out alive.”

While the crowd was still discussing, Qin Ya and Yann Sheng had already clashed.

Yann Sheng’s strength was indeed as formidable as the rumors claimed.

Relying on nothing but his bare hands, he could clash head-on with Qin Ya’s spear. That, combined with the Flames around him—which were far more powerful than Yann Xiao’s—actually forced Qin Ya, even in his Godslaying State, into a bitter struggle.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM…

Spear and palm met, neither side holding back. Every move was aimed to kill!

The void trembled continuously. A series of sonic booms echoed as bursts of flame bloomed in the air, as brilliant as a grand fireworks display.

BOOM…

Suddenly, Qin Ya was struck by a blast of Flame. His body shot backward, slamming into the ground and gouging out a massive crater. A terrifying storm of energy erupted around him. But it wasn’t over. With a roar, Yann Sheng, still in the air, caused the Flames around him to surge and condense into fireballs that rained down like a meteor shower.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM…

The ground collapsed continuously, as if suffering an apocalypse.

The huge crater grew deeper and wider, its surface scorched black. The searing temperature warped the light, making it shimmer like a mirage from a distance.

“Damn, after a bombardment like that, Qin Ya must be dead, right?”

“Even a top-100 expert from the Celestial List might not have survived that.”

“Yann Sheng’s power is truly terrifying.”

“No, wait… What’s that…?”

Just as the crowd thought Qin Ya was dead, a laugh of pure, unadulterated arrogance suddenly rang out. A figure shot up into the sky.

It was… Qin Ya!

The robes on his upper body were tattered, revealing a physique that, while not shockingly muscular, possessed a strange, aesthetic beauty. Terrifying streams of Qi and Blood flowed across it, emitting a sound like the rising and falling tide. From several wounds, unstoppable Qi and Blood leaked out, forming a thick, bloody mist.

“Hahaha! Again!”

With a long cry, Qin Ya took out a milky-white Elixir and put it in his mouth. He suddenly crushed it, and a powerful Medicinal Power instantly spread through his body as a warm current. The wounds all over him healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and within a single breath, he was completely unharmed.

The Holy Essence Undying Pill had once again displayed its terrifying healing properties.

This scene made everyone gasp.

“What did he just eat? Was that an Elixir? Its healing effect is terrifying!”

“This… Isn’t this just fucking unfair? With an Elixir like that, you can hit him ten or a hundred times, and as long as he’s not dead, he’ll just recover. Isn’t his opponent at a huge disadvantage? This Qin Ya is just shameless!”

“Hmph. In a life-or-death battle, there’s no such thing as shameless. As long as you can win, any method is acceptable. Having an Elixir like that is like having an extra life. I wonder if he’d be willing to sell one…”

“I’m afraid even a Pill King would find it difficult to refine an Elixir like that.”

High in the sky, Yann Sheng saw this, and his brow furrowed. A searing killing intent shot from his eyes as he said, “No matter what, you will die.”

As he spoke, a blast of Flame Palm Qi shot across the sky.

“Then come and try.”

Qin Ya laughed, unleashing an equally terrifying beam of spear light.

The battle between the two raged on!

In terms of raw power, Yann Sheng was undoubtedly a notch above Qin Ya.

But Qin Ya’s endurance was just too strong. His terrifying Qi and Blood alone granted him extreme resilience and recovery, not to mention the heaven-defying effects of the Holy Essence Undying Pill. Unless Yann Sheng could completely obliterate Qin Ya in a single blow, he would stick to him like a stubborn plaster that couldn’t be shaken off.

This kind of battle was incredibly frustrating for Yann Sheng. His rage grew, and he wished he could flay Qin Ya alive. But as powerful as he was, he wasn’t strong enough to land a one-hit kill. The battle fell into a stalemate!

Just then, a sharp cry suddenly rang out.

“Stop this at once!” As the words fell, a silver-white chain shot through the air, whipping up a terrifying storm that forced Qin Ya and Yann Sheng apart.

WHOOSH…

A series of silver figures arrived. The one in the lead was none other than Ce Tian!

“The Divine Guard Army! People from the Divine Guard Army are here.”

“Looks like the fight is over. But how are they going to handle this? One is a ridiculously young Celestial Nobility, and the other is the son of a Celestial Marquis Venerable.”

“Qin Ya will probably get the short end of the stick. After all, Marquis Lieyan is still a Celestial Marquis. No matter how much the Divine Lord favors Qin Ya, he still has to give the Marquis some face.”

“Who can say for sure with these things? You know, the relationship between the Divine Lord and the Celestial Marquises isn’t as harmonious as it was thousands of years ago with the first Divine Lord and the Ten Great Celestial Marquis. Time changes many things, and certain people have been getting restless.”

“Shhh… You can’t just say things like that.”