Return to Void

"World Lord of the Crystal Marrow Race, if you can withstand this strike of mine, I will spare your life," Qin Cang said playfully, his gaze locked firmly onto the Crystal Marrow World Lord.

"A Human World Lord must keep his word." Hearing Qin Cang say this, the Crystal Marrow World Lord could no longer afford to worry about anything else. In his view, since this Human World Lord had failed to kill him for so long, his strength was clearly limited. That first claw strike might have been a temporary boost from some kind of potion, and he had great confidence in the armor bestowed upon him by his teacher, believing he could block Qin Cang's attack!

"Fine, then come!"

At this moment, Qin Cang had no intention of holding back. The twin claws in his hands shone with intense light, and one after another, miniature black holes appeared within his palms. Flames burned upon his five claws, seemingly intent on destroying everything.

This technique was precisely Qin Cang integrating the true essence of Black Hole Evolution into Shattered Shadow. As one of the most widely circulated high-level secret techniques of the Human Race, the most distinct characteristic of Black Hole Evolution was that every move carried the might of a black hole.

It was also one of the easiest secret manuals to identify.

The ultimate goal of practicing Black Hole Evolution was to allow every move to generate a black hole. Thus, under Qin Cang's deduction, he could naturally integrate the true essence of Black Hole Evolution into Shattered Shadow. Shattered Shadow was originally a claw technique, but after practicing it for several years, Qin Cang had long since mastered it. Although he had no intention of specializing solely in claw techniques, that did not mean he would be confined to the original nine stances of Shattered Shadow.

Over these years, besides practicing Shattered Shadow and Seven Kills of Burning Sky, what Qin Cang did most was attempt to integrate the true essence of Black Hole Evolution into his own secret techniques. Upon arriving at the Outer-Region Battlefield, he had successfully derived a new claw technique.

Using the ninth stance of Shattered Shadow as a foundation and integrating the true essence of Black Hole Evolution, he had obtained a claw technique named "Return to Void"!

"You are very lucky to be the first enemy to witness this claw technique of mine. Originally, I intended to use the life of an Immortal to celebrate the birth of this technique, but now, it is most appropriate to use it on you. After all, you are the first enemy I have encountered on the Outer-Region Battlefield; you have more commemorative significance than a mere Immortal!" Qin Cang was in a good mood and willing to say a few extra words, but that was as far as it went.

"Return to Void!"

As this claw technique was unleashed, in the eyes of the Crystal Marrow World Lord, it seemed as if the only thing left in Heaven and Earth was a massive claw shadow. Five claw shadows, carrying vast, raging flames, descended, sealing off all his paths of retreat.

Wherever the claw shadows passed, space shattered layer by layer. Under the reinforcement of the flames, the power was even greater. By the end, the flames collapsed, and five miniature black holes took shape before his eyes!

Under the claw shadows, the endurance of his Crystal Light Armor reached its limit and shattered inch by inch.

Just like that, the Crystal Marrow World Lord took the full force of this claw. But it was not over yet; the five miniature black holes crushed his body. His body, which had yet to achieve Immortality, was pulverized by the pressure of the black holes, and even his internal World Lord world was reduced to dust in such a situation, dissipating between Heaven and Earth.

The companions watching from afar were stunned!

"Holy crap, what exactly is Cao Benqi? That claw was so fierce!" Gu Shi and Lie Feng, watching from a distance, had already dropped their jaws. Having struggled on the Outer-Region Battlefield for thousands of years, they had seen no shortage of experts, but they had never seen such a spectacle: a World Lord unleashing a strike comparable to—no, surpassing—an Immortal God.

One had to know that Qin Cang was not an alchemist. If he were an alchemist, with plenty of powerful potions prepared in advance, it would be possible to raise his strength to the level of contending with an Immortal God.

But Qin Cang was neither an alchemist nor did he have any powerful plant-based or metallic lifeforms to assist him. He relied purely on his own strength to possess power comparable to an Immortal God in a single strike.

There were so many World Lords on the Outer-Region Battlefield, but those who could truly contend with Immortal Gods as World Lords were, in the end, the minority of the minority.

Kailun, who had watched the entire battle from the outer perimeter, was grinning so hard his face almost hurt. The stronger his teammates were, the greater the possibility of reaching that place and obtaining the treasure.

If I can get the treasure, I can return to my hometown or even join a Holy Land. If I can raise my strength to the Marquis level... Kailun couldn't help but ponder, already thinking about how to spend the money before even seeing the goods.

No, no, I have to wait a bit longer. After all, it was just one battle. It won't be too late to go after a few days when we've truly killed a few Immortals and made all the necessary preparations. Kailun made up his mind to play it safe. After all, that place was too dangerous. If he could kill a few Immortals, he would be able to purchase higher-grade equipment. Then, it wouldn't be too late to explore, and the success rate would be higher.

If it were before, Kailun would have been extremely unwilling to provoke a team with an Immortal God. After all, anyone who could achieve Immortality had their own methods; even he could only hold one off, and wanting to kill one was extremely difficult. As for his teammates, although their strength was considered decent among World Lords, they had almost no power to fight back against an Immortal God.

After all, World Lords and Immortals were two completely different levels of beings. Those who could contend with Immortals as World Lords were generally only the core members cultivated by the major powers of the Human Race.

But how could he so easily encounter the princes of those major powers? The Outer-Region Battlefield was so vast, and the number of World Lords was simply uncountable. It was truly too difficult to meet one who could contend with Immortals among them.

Seeing that the battle below had ended, Kailun no longer hid and rushed over to join his teammates to check if anyone was injured.

"Haha, Cao Benqi, you really gave me a huge surprise. I didn't expect your strength to be so terrifying. With this, we have the confidence to go and trouble those lone Immortals," Kailun said to Qin Cang with a smile, liking him more and more.

"Cao Benqi, from now on, whatever you say goes. Except for the captain, I'll listen to you." Lie Feng also put away his pride. Although he was arrogant, he had self-awareness; he knew he absolutely could not have blocked that claw.

"I'm talking to you, Lie Feng. Who was the one shouting about fighting Cao Benqi earlier? Why are you acting like a coward now? Where's your pride? Where's your self-respect?" Lan Ying said with a smirk. Although her laughter was soft, it sounded piercing to Lie Feng, but he just kept his mouth shut.

"See that? See that? He's even shy. You know, Lie Feng, if you like Lan Ying, just confess boldly. Why say you won't propose until you become an Immortal? Lan Ying has hinted at him so many times, yet he acts like he doesn't know," Gu Shi transmitted to Kuin. He naturally didn't dare to say such things out loud, or Lie Feng would drag him into a fight, but that didn't stop them from watching the pair bicker.

"Who's to say? Lan Ying has long since said that as long as he dares to go to the Butterfly Spirit Race to propose, it could be done. I don't know what Lie Feng is thinking. Let them be." Kuin didn't express any opinion on this matter, only silently nurturing his Dark Winged Beast.

"Alright, partners, this battle was very rewarding, and none of us were injured. Let's take this opportunity to digest our combat insights, and then we will look for our next hunting target!" Kailun fulfilled his duty as captain and instructed everyone.

"Yes, Captain!" everyone replied in unison.