Invisible Deterrence

"Take another punch from me!" A cold shout rang out from within the pillar of light. Another figure shot out in pursuit, and another terrifying punch crashed down. Starlight filled the sky around that fist, turning it into a massive star that nearly shattered the heavens.

"Bang!"

The Eight Stars Pavilion's sect master had not expected Ye Xiwen's aura to recover so quickly. Having just exchanged a blow, he was still dispelling the force of Ye Xiwen's punch when Ye Xiwen's next attack had already arrived. He hastily raised a defense.

But in such haste, he could not even muster half his strength. How could he contend with Ye Xiwen? With an explosive boom, his body flew sideways like a kite with its string cut, crashing headfirst into a nearby mountain range.

The Eight Stars Pavilion elder's protective qi was scattered by Ye Xiwen's punch. His skin was immediately exposed to the miasma, and almost at once, it corroded him beyond recognition. He let out a miserable scream. The miasma's horror was simply unimaginable; even Transcendent Realm flesh did not dare be directly exposed to it.

It took him quite some time to barely raise his protective qi again, but by then his entire body had already been corroded beyond recognition. Even though Transcendent Realm experts possessed extraordinary regenerative abilities, healing such wounds and expelling all that miasma would still be exceedingly difficult.

He was now taking in more air than he breathed out. This ordeal had nearly cost him his life. At this moment, he could only glare hatefully at Ye Xiwen, not daring to make any move.

Everyone stared blankly at Ye Xiwen, at that terrifying figure in the sky—overbearing beyond compare, like an ancient overlord reborn.

Only one thought remained in everyone's hearts: he was even more