Chapter 628: Chapter 410: Total Annihilation

"Azure Dragon Dominating Body!" Peng Lianyun screamed involuntarily. His scalp felt as if it were about to explode, and his strike had felt like a blade slashing against Divine Iron.

Xu Yang’s Qi-Blood surged, and Dragon Qi steamed around him. His muscles looked as though they were cast from Spirit Iron, brimming with explosive power. He had clearly mastered the Celestial Strategy Academy’s Strongest Body Refining Technique, the Azure Dragon Dominating Body, yet he had never revealed it to anyone. His true Cultivation was even more terrifying. He had broken through to the Celestial Essence Third Layer long ago, earlier than Lu Wei and the others, and not much later than those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides.

At this moment, Peng Lianyun could not even be bothered with the critically injured and dying Huang Yi. He only hated himself for being blinded by lust. For the sake of petty romantic entanglements, he had actually come to kill such a genius.

"Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture?" Han Yingjie also screamed, his eyes bulging. The Azure Dragon Dominating Body and the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture had actually appeared on Xu Yang at the same time.

Aside from those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, only Huo Xiaochen and Tu Gang had mastered the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. The Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture was even more terrifying. Other than those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, no one else had mastered it to date. Yet Xu Yang had gathered both techniques within himself, accomplishing something only a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride could do.

He had actually dared to dream of killing someone comparable to a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride?

"Run!"

Han Yingjie was nearly scared to death. His back was instantly drenched in cold sweat. Without any hesitation, he turned and fled, losing all thoughts of weeding out the root of the problem. Let alone the fact that he was only at the Celestial Essence Third Layer, even if he were at the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer, he still wouldn’t be able to kill Xu Yang today.

"So sinister!" Peng Lianyun also turned around without hesitation.

They had fallen into a trap. Xu Yang had deliberately chosen the mission to gather Starlight Grass, making those who wanted him dead think they had a chance, only for them to eagerly rush over to their deaths. This was entirely a trap Xu Yang had set for his enemies—a trap he had arguably laid even before entering the Celestial Strategy Academy. Not only did he conceal his mastery of the Azure Dragon Dominating Body, but he also hid his mastery of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture. He had been pretending to be an ordinary genius all along, just waiting for people like them to show up.

"All of you, stay." Xu Yang let out a long howl. His long hair fluttered, and his aura surged violently. A soaring light radiated from his body, making him look like an invincible War God.

Without even glancing at Huang Yi, who had been sent flying by a single punch, his aura billowed as he vanished from his spot with a single step.

Perfection Wandering Dragon Void Step!

His figure moved like a dragon. With one step, he crossed a distance of five or six zhang, instantly appearing behind Peng Lianyun. His speed was pushed to the absolute limit. He had already appeared behind Peng Lianyun before the ground where he previously stood suddenly exploded.

"Oh no!" Peng Lianyun had barely turned around when he sensed what felt like a Fierce Dragon appearing behind him. The tyrannical pressure crashed down like stormy waves, seemingly threatening to shatter his Heart Spirit.

Without hesitation, he hurriedly slashed backward with his blade. However, before his blade could strike out, a large hand had already torn through the air and slammed into the center of his back.

BANG!

CRACK!

Peng Lianyun’s Protective Gang Yuan was as fragile as paper, easily pierced through by Xu Yang’s large hand. Violent airwaves exploded outward. Peng Lianyun’s body trembled as if struck by lightning. Terrifying Force erupted, and the continuous sound of shattering bones echoed out. Peng Lianyun’s body suddenly swelled like an inflated balloon. Immediately after, his taut body lost all strength, accelerating through the air like a limp ragdoll.

"Ah!" A shrill, miserable scream tore from Peng Lianyun’s mouth as blood sprayed outward. His back had caved in entirely.

With a single Palm, Xu Yang forcibly snapped his spine and countless ribs. Peng Lianyun’s blade, halfway through its swing, could move no further. Spewing large mouthfuls of blood all the way, his body was sent flying until it embedded itself deep into the mountainside.

"How can he be such a monster?" Han Yingjie felt his heart shatter with terror as he listened to Peng Lianyun’s agonized screams.

Despite both being at the Celestial Essence Third Layer, Peng Lianyun was utterly incapable of withstanding a single blow from Xu Yang. He hadn’t even lasted three breaths before being beaten to the brink of death. Fortunately, luck was on his side. Since Xu Yang chose to pursue Peng Lianyun first, he should have a chance to escape.

"Where is Senior Brother Han going?"

A lazy voice rang out, causing Han Yingjie’s pupils to shrink violently. He saw the figure of Xu Yang, who had just been chasing Peng Lianyun, slowly materializing right in front of him, as if they had swapped places.

Perfection Wandering Dragon Void Step!

Han Yingjie was overwhelmed with absolute terror. He had started cultivating the Wandering Dragon Void Step even before entering the Celestial Strategy Academy. Now, after more than seven years, he still hadn’t brought this Cultivation Technique to the Perfection Realm. Yet Xu Yang, who had cultivated it for no more than two years, had already reached it.

Stopping his rapid flight, Han Yingjie forced out a smile uglier than crying. "Junior Brother Xu, I lost my mind today. I deserve to die. But we are ultimately from the same sect. Spare me, and from now on, I, Han Yingjie, will serve you like a beast of burden. I’ll give you all my credits."

At this moment, lingering fear covered his face, and his body trembled faintly. That peerlessly domineering power had utterly shattered all his pride and arrogance. Now, he only begged for his life.

The corners of Xu Yang’s mouth curled into a smile. "Spare you? Ever since you sent Yin Hao to the Purple Sun Sect to intimidate me, I swore I would slaughter you. How could I spare you?"

"Yin Hao deserved to die! I didn’t send him; he acted on his own!" Han Yingjie hurriedly explained.

Xu Yang flashed his pearly white teeth. "That’s why I slaughtered him directly."

Hearing this, Han Yingjie’s pupils contracted sharply as the memory of a past rescue mission suddenly surfaced in his mind. Back when the Song family was annihilated, no culprit was ever found. He finally realized that, given Xu Yang’s talent, he had probably already broken through to the Celestial Essence Realm long before the Song family’s massacre.

"You were the one who wiped out the Song family?" Han Yingjie blurted out.

"Correct."

As his voice fell, Xu Yang’s figure suddenly vanished from his spot, charging at Han Yingjie like a fierce tiger let out of its cage. Before he even arrived, the powerful astral winds were already stinging Han Yingjie’s face. The terrifying pressure weighed down on Han Yingjie’s heart like a massive mountain.

"Junior Brother Xu, spare my life!" Han Yingjie screamed in a panic, his courage entirely shattered.

He rapidly retreated, but Xu Yang followed him like a shadow, closing in quickly while enveloped in billowing killing intent.

"I’ll fight you to the death!"

Knowing that begging for mercy was useless, the Martial Dao Imagery behind Han Yingjie suddenly surged, merging with his longsword. In the next moment, the longsword in his hand slashed down heavily, aiming straight for Xu Yang’s face. This was his desperate, life-risking strike. The sword light, carrying a black sun, tore through the air with a thunderous roar. A fierce Sword Intent enveloped Xu Yang.

Unfortunately, his life-risking strike was nothing to a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride; it couldn’t even make him feel the slightest bit of pressure. With Xu Yang’s current Combat Power, even peers in the same realm like Huo Xiaochen and Lu Wei wouldn’t pressure him, much less Han Yingjie.

Facing the great sun cleaved out by the Martial Dao Imagery, he clenched his fist and met it head-on. His fist shone as brilliantly as a meteor, tearing through the air with a muffled roar. It stirred up ripples that perfectly blocked the great sun. His murder-filled eyes locked onto the panicked Han Yingjie as his strength poured out like a tidal wave.

BOOM!

The fist collided with the great sun, producing a deafening boom. Visible soundwaves instantly flooded an area of several dozen zhang. The great sun, merged with the sword light, instantly exploded, unleashing a blistering heat capable of incinerating the heavens and boiling the seas.

Han Yingjie felt his sword-wielding wrist go completely numb, instantly losing all sensation. The webbing between his thumb and index finger tore open immediately, and his five fingers were nearly shattered by the impact. He could no longer hold onto the longsword. The weapon let out a mournful wail, its light dimming. As if all its Spirituality had been scattered by this single punch, it spun wildly and shot into the sky.

"Urgh!"

Han Yingjie let out a muffled groan of agony. A massive force, like a landslide or tsunami, surged up his arm. He felt as if his body were about to fall apart; his bones and muscles groaned, and his internal organs trembled violently. Fear gripped his heart. Even his life-risking strike had been easily dismantled by Xu Yang. The disparity in strength between them was horrifying.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but before he could even open his mouth, a fist enveloped in terrifying Force—like a crashing avalanche—came hurtling toward him again. Before the fist even arrived, the terrifying fist pressure had already cracked his Protective Gang Yuan, suffocating him with a crushing sense of discomfort.

He desperately raised his hands across his chest, trying to block this Mountain-Shattering and Mountain-Breaking strike. However, as if Xu Yang had anticipated it all along, the fist simply shifted down three inches, bypassing his arms and slamming directly into his chest.

BANG!

The Protective Gang Yuan exploded into pieces. The avalanche-like fist landed squarely on his breastbone, unleashing a torrent of power like a flash flood. Han Yingjie’s body convulsed violently as if struck by lightning. His eyes bulged wide, looking as though they were about to pop out of their sockets from the impact.

CRACK!

A chorus of bone-cracking sounds echoed out. Han Yingjie’s breastbone and ribs were entirely pulverized. His chest caved in, and large mouthfuls of blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs, spewed from his mouth. Before he could even scream, his entire body flew backward like a pile of mashed meat, arching in the air like a boiled shrimp.

BANG!

His body flew backward, only stopping when it embedded itself into the mountainside.

Xu Yang cast his gaze over. Han Yingjie, his Ape Strike Skill broken, was taking in less air than he let out. His entire body was cracked and mangled, nearly reduced to a meat patty slumped within the rock face, and the light in his eyes was gradually dimming. Catching Han Yingjie’s falling Spiritual Soldier with a backhand grab, Xu Yang stepped through the air and walked over.

"Massacring your fellow disciples... you will die a miserable death!" Han Yingjie cursed. After saying this, his head tilted to the side, and he died on the spot.

Without a word, Xu Yang pulled Han Yingjie’s corpse out from the mountainside. After searching it, he found more than twenty Spirit Coins and a few silver medallions, but he didn’t find the academy credits he wanted most. Tossing Han Yingjie’s corpse aside, he flew toward Peng Lianyun.

Having taken a brutal punch head-on, Peng Lianyun was already dead as a doornail. Just like Han Yingjie, he carried no credits on him aside from Spirit Coins. Clearly, they were all stored back at the Celestial Strategy Academy.

"You are so sinister... Having such talent, yet you never revealed it to anyone." Huang Yi had suffered the lightest injuries and was still clinging to her final breath.

She had witnessed the entire scene of Xu Yang beating Han Yingjie and Peng Lianyun to death, and her heart was filled with both terror and despair. Such terrifying talent was something even the likes of Lu Wei and Huo Xiaochen fell short of. Only a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride could possibly suppress him. Xu Yang was the true number one genius beneath the Spirit Bone Celestial Prides. Her Junior Brother Lin Jingyu didn’t die an unjust death. Even if he were still alive, he couldn’t possibly be Xu Yang’s match.

Now, she was full of regret. If she had known Xu Yang’s talent was this terrifying, she wouldn’t have entertained the thought of revenge even if beaten to death.

Xu Yang didn’t speak. With a single point of his finger, he crushed Huang Yi’s head.

If he had revealed his talent, the ones coming to kill him today wouldn’t be people like Han Yingjie. It would be peerless experts from the thousand-year-old Xiao family, and even the Kong family would have made a move.

As per his routine, he pulled Huang Yi’s corpse out from the mountainside. After looting the body, he carried all three corpses and flew far away, tossing them to a den of Exotic Beasts before finally returning.

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