Chapter 658: Envy?

Hu Dian staggered back, his whole body trembling, retreating dozens of yards.

At this moment, any trace of contempt for Qin Ya in his heart was gone. A look of horror flashed in his eyes. This young man’s strength was in no way inferior to his own!

Qin Ya, who had also been pushed back, had a smile playing on his lips. From that exchange of palms, he could tell that Hu Dian’s strength was no less than Yann Sheng’s.

In other words, Hu Dian’s combat prowess was also enough to rank in the top one hundred of the Celestial List!

Such power was enough to put pressure on Qin Ya.

“Again!”

As soon as the word left his mouth, Qin Ya charged forward. He raised the longspear in his hand, which pulsed with threads of Thunder Spear Aura, and thrust it out like a viper striking, aiming straight for Hu Dian’s throat.

The speed was so great that Hu Dian’s pupils couldn’t help but shrink!

“So fast!”

Hu Dian’s Divine Thought spun wildly as he tracked the spear’s trajectory. He jerked his head to the side, narrowly dodging the thrust. But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, the spear’s tip suddenly swiveled, grazing tightly against his cheek.

The sharp and violent Thunder made his skin tingle and go numb.

Unable to dodge in time, Hu Dian condensed Wind-Fire Power into his palms and threw them up to block, directly meeting the spear’s tip. With a BOOM, his body was sent flying like a cannonball, covering two or three hundred zhang in an instant before crashing violently into a nearby palace.

RUMBLE. The palace’s tiles and bricks rained down, kicking up a thick cloud of dust that buried him. But a moment later, a terrifying aura erupted from the ruins. Countless bricks and tiles shot toward Qin Ya like arrows.

CLANG, CLANG…

Qin Ya flicked his longspear, effortlessly shattering the tiles to dust. In the span of a breath, a large cloud of stone fragments had formed around him.

With a great boom, a figure shot into the sky.

Hu Dian stood proudly in the air, his body radiating a terrifying Wind-Fire Power that distorted the very space around him. Two sharp glints of light shot from his eyes as he stared down at Qin Ya and said coldly, “Qin Ya, die!”

As his voice fell, a gale swirled and Flames shot a thousand zhang into the air!

The wind and fire continuously merged, forming a Flame storm that covered a thousand-zhang area. It descended majestically, enveloping Qin Ya.

Seeing this, Qin Ya’s eyes narrowed slightly. He took a deep breath. Four Symbols True Intent circulated as the True Meaning of Destruction erupted. The two fused together. The space around him began to explode as wind, fire, thunder, and ice spread out, and black Qi Force shot forth.

Then, this terrifying energy condensed onto the Breaking Army Spear in his hand.

BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ…

The body of the spear let out a humming sound, as if it were excited.

BOOM! Qin Ya suddenly thrust his spear!

A spear aura hundreds of zhang long shot through the void, blasting toward the Flame storm!

The moment the two collided, a terrifying shockwave spread out like a ripple, stirring up clouds of dust and smoke. The surrounding palaces and pavilions continuously collapsed!

RUMBLE…

The earth shook violently, and massive cracks appeared. These fissures were several zhang wide, and endless dust and rubble tumbled into their depths.

A breath later, the storm dissipated, and the spear aura shattered!

After the clash of powerful moves, Qin Ya stomped on the ground and shot into the sky. He gripped his longspear tightly, its tip imbued with the Four Symbols Natural Power, and executed a Four Seasons Perfect Spear!

The spear aura tore through the air. Seeing this, Hu Dian roared. Wind and Fire swept out, and a massive Palm Seal crashed down, exploding violently against the spear aura in mid-air.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM…

Heaven and earth trembled. Terrifying shockwaves of air erupted continuously in the void!

Throughout the Supervision Mansion, countless people sensed this terrifying power. One by one, they took to the sky using Sky-Controlling arts and rushed out. When they saw the two people fighting, they all revealed looks of horror. Some even rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

It couldn’t be helped. The scene before them was simply too shocking.

It wasn’t Hu Dian’s combat strength as a top-tier Half-Venerable that was so shocking. Rather, it was the sheer power displayed by Qin Ya, a mere King, that made many of them question their own existence.

“Who is this person? To actually have such combat strength.”

“Is that Qin Ya? If I remember correctly, he just went to Jia Prison a few days ago. His background is immense; even the Vice Mansion Master has to show him some respect!”

“Respect? Isn’t that an exaggeration?”

“It’s no exaggeration. You can find out about his deeds just by asking around.”

“And who’s that fighting him? He looks so familiar. Isn’t that Hu Dian, who was locked in the Ghost Prison one hundred and twenty years ago? No, it’s definitely him.”

“Qin Ya can actually fight Hu Dian to a standstill!”

BOOM…

A figure was blasted downward like a cannonball, smashing into the ground.

Qin Ya slowly rose to his feet. His terrifying Qi and Blood circulated as he dusted himself off, an excited smile on his face. He then shot back into the sky to fight Hu Dian once more.

As the battle progressed, Qin Ya’s recently improved Cultivation completely stabilized. His application of the Mysterious had even grown stronger during the exchange.

‘Sure enough, battle is one of the fastest ways to improve one’s Cultivation!’

Before long, Qin Ya went from fighting Hu Dian to a draw to gradually suppressing him. It was clear that defeating him was only a matter of time.

“Space… Condense!”

“Space… Vibration!”

He instantly used two great Space Profound Techniques, restricting Hu Dian’s speed. He then immediately used Shrinking Inches. This time, however, was different from before. He didn’t just shorten the distance; it was as if he directly tore through the void to appear before Hu Dian.

Qin Ya’s application of the True Meaning of Space had improved yet again!

With a BOOM, Qin Ya violently struck Hu Dian with his palm.

……

Not long after, the battle was over!

Hu Dian lay on the ground like a dead dog, his body covered in wounds and dripping with fresh blood that had formed a large puddle on the ground.

He barely managed to lift his head. He looked at the nearby Qin Ya, who, despite looking a bit disheveled, now had an even more condensed aura. Hu Dian’s eyes were filled with horror. ‘To think such a monster exists in this world!’

Inside the Ghost Prison, the many prisoners were all discussing what had just happened.

“Heh, that guy Hu Dian sure is lucky to run into such a good thing. He must be out enjoying himself in the outside world right now. I’m so envious.”

“Why doesn’t something so good ever happen to me?”

“But it’s really strange. For the Supervision Mansion to do something so absurd, sending Hu Dian to kill a King… isn’t that just letting him go for free?”

CREAK…

Just then, the great door to the Ghost Prison slowly opened, and a few figures walked in.

The prisoners all looked toward the gate and froze. Staring at the spear-wielding young man not far away, their faces held expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

“That young man… he’s not dead?”

“Tsk, so where did Hu Dian run off to? That useless bastard.”

“Wait, look behind the young man…”

Only then did the crowd notice a Prison Guard behind Qin Ya, carrying a mangled, bloody body. The face, barely visible through the disheveled hair, seemed vaguely familiar. When they looked closer, they all jumped in fright!

Wasn’t that person the very same Hu Dian they had just been envying?

But now… he looked like a dead dog.