Qin Yu remained silent, calmly observing the other man. Just then, the Blazing Erosion Clan man's gaze swept across the entire plaza. The next moment, a furious roar erupted, "Fu Wansheng!!" Boom—the sound was like thunder rolling across the heavens and earth.
The entire plaza trembled. Many members of the Duckweed Clan Clan were terrified, some even prostrating themselves on the ground, afraid to even breathe loudly. The man's eyes widened, veins bulging in his neck. He roared furiously, "Are you blind or deaf?!" "This envoy has arrived!" "How dare you not come out to greet me for so long?!" "Are you courting death?!"
As the last three words fell, the surrounding air suddenly became scorching hot. Many members of the Duckweed Clan Clan turned pale and trembled uncontrollably. The fear seemed to be etched deep into their Fate Soul, not something that had formed overnight. Thump— Fu Wansheng knelt down, his forehead hitting the ground heavily.
His voice was filled with obvious panic. "My lord, please calm down!" "My lord, please calm down!" "I had no intention of being negligent!" "I was just welcoming another lord!" As he said this, he hurriedly pointed to where Qin Yu was. The Blazing Erosion Clan man's gaze turned instantly, and all the Duckweed Clan Clan members on the square also secretly raised their heads.
They looked at Qin Yu with trepidation, but Qin Yu remained completely still, offering neither a greeting nor an explanation, nor a response. He simply stood there quietly, hands behind his back, calmly looking at the man from the Blazing Erosion Clan, as if he were looking at someone insignificant.
The atmosphere in the square suddenly became strange. Cold sweat beaded on Fu Wansheng's forehead, the two elders were pale, and the thousands of the Duckweed Clan Clan members around them didn't even dare to breathe, because in their understanding, the Blazing Erosion Clan had always been strictly hierarchical.
At this moment, the "master" in front of them did not even respond to another envoy from the Blazing Erosion Clan, which was far beyond their comprehension. The Blazing Erosion Clan man stared intently at Qin Yu, his turbid, rusty eyes narrowing slightly.
His anger showed no signs of abating; on the contrary, it intensified, and an invisible, violent storm quietly gathered above the entire square. Qin Yu, however, remained calm and composed throughout, secretly thinking, "It seems... the person before me is a member of the Blazing Erosion Clan."
After Chi Xiao's words fell, the entire Duckweed Clan fell into a deathly silence. His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Qin Yu, scanning him from head to toe, his gaze growing colder and colder. The muscles on his face twitched, and the crimson burn marks on his neck began to glow.
Strands of fiery red veins climbed up his neck and face. After a moment, Chi Xiao slowly spoke, his voice low and frightening. "I am Chi Xiao, Wrath Clan envoy of the Blazing Erosion Clan." "May I ask who you are?" He took a step forward. The handle of his axe slammed heavily into the ground. Boom—
The entire plaza trembled. "You're not from the Blazing Erosion Clan." "Neither from the Shade-Guarding Clan." "And certainly not from the Entropy Clan of the West, who bewitch the masses." His gaze sharpened, locking onto Qin Yu. "Who exactly are you?" "Could it be...?" Chi Xiao's pupils suddenly contracted. "You're an outsider?!"
These words caused an uproar throughout the plaza. Countless members of the Duckweed Clan Clan simultaneously looked up, their expressions drastically changing. Even Fu Wansheng trembled, his legs buckling. The two elders, who nearly collapsed to the ground, were filled with horror, their lips trembling. "Outsiders..." "How is this possible..." "How could outsiders enter the Divine Body World..." "Never heard of such a thing..."
Suppressed gasps rose from all around, but quickly everyone fell silent in fear, afraid to continue their discussion. Chi Xiao ignored them, his entire attention focused on Qin Yu, awaiting an answer. Qin Yu simply stood there calmly, his face showing no sign of panic.
After a few breaths, he slowly spoke. "You're right. I am indeed not from this world." As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Wansheng's face turned deathly pale. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and he knelt there, trembling slightly. His heart was in his throat. He finally understood why this "master" in front of him had no respect for the Blazing Erosion Clan.
Why would he personally help him up? Why was he so unfamiliar with the Ancient Origin Liquid? Because... he wasn't from this world at all. And at that very moment, the rage on Chi Xiao's face completely erupted. "As expected!!!" Boom--
A roar swept across the heavens and earth, his blood surged, the burn marks on his shoulders lit up, and large patches of crimson lines spread wildly. The air around the plaza instantly became scorching hot, a large number of rubble floated up, and the ground began to crack. Chi Xiao took a step forward, and the entire plaza collapsed. He clenched his right hand tightly.
A massive battle axe appeared in his palm. The axe was dark red, its surface covered with cracks, from which flowed a blazing, magma-like light. A row of beast bones hung on the back of the axe, each bone wreathed in a violent, turbulent Fate Soul.
The surrounding space began to distort, Chi Xiao's eyes turned blood red, his face filled with killing intent. "Outsider!!!" "Dare to step into the Divine Body World!!" "Die!!!" Boom!!! Chi Xiao disappeared instantly, and the next moment, he appeared above Qin Yu's head, raising his giant axe high, with countless crimson Fate Soul patterns spreading along the axe.
The entire sky was bathed in blood red. Before the axe even fell, the plaza began to crumble layer by layer. Fu Wansheng's expression changed drastically. "It's over..." The two elders closed their eyes in despair. However, facing this attack, Qin Yu's eyes remained calm. He did not retreat or draw his sword, but simply slowly raised his right hand.
With a gentle tap of his fingertip, the Eternal Silence Dao Fruit within his sea of consciousness trembled slightly, and a grayish-white light slowly condensed in his palm. Divine Ability – Void Source: Dream Stillness
Boom—The moment the gray-white light appeared, the world suddenly fell silent. The wind stopped, the light died down, and the sound vanished. Chi Xiao's furious expression gradually froze. He discovered that his Fate Soul was beginning to stagnate, the giant axe in his hand was becoming heavier and heavier, and the power within his body was constantly draining away. The gray-white light slowly spread out.
A Zero Point Offshoot floated from Qin Yu's fingertip, gently striking the axe blade. Crack—the axe blade split open, and the cracks quickly spread, shattering the entire giant axe inch by inch, turning into ashes. Chi Xiao's expression changed drastically. "What!!!" He frantically activated his Fate Soul essence, trying to break free, but in that instant...
The Zero Point Offshoot landed squarely on his chest with a muffled thud. Chi Xiao flying backward, his body crashing through over a dozen stone halls before finally slamming heavily into a distant mountainside. The entire mountain collapsed instantly, sending dust billowing into the sky. Moments later, the ruins exploded, Chi Xiao scrambled out, scrambling out with a soft thud.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, his chest caved in, his Fate Soul fluctuating wildly, and the scorching patterns on his shoulder had dimmed considerably. He clutched his chest tightly, his eyes wide with disbelief. "How could this be..." "Just one strike..." "It damaged the very essence of my Fate Soul..."
Meanwhile, the entire plaza had fallen into complete silence. Fu Wansheng stared blankly at the scene, his mouth slightly agape, unable to utter a single word. All the members of the Duckweed Clan Clan were stunned in place. They had never seen anyone from the Blazing Erosion Clan injured, let alone seen someone strike the Blazing Erosion Clan so hard with a single blow. Qin Yu, however, remained standing in place.
His robes didn't even flutter in the wind. He slowly lowered his right hand, his gaze calmly fixed on the distant Chi Xiao, his eyes devoid of joy or anger, only a hint of contemplation. Because even now, he still hadn't grasped the true cultivation system of this world.
Deep within the ruins, Chi Xiao slowly rose to his feet. Blood was still dripping from his chest, and blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes grew increasingly crazed and ferocious. There was no longer any reason in those turbid eyes, only Ultimate rage. He lowered his head, his shoulders heaving, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. The next moment...
Suddenly, Chi Xiao laughed, his laughter growing louder and more manic. "Hahahaha..." "Good!" "Good!!" "It's been a very, very long time since anyone has been able to hurt me!" Boom—A blood-red pillar of light suddenly shot into the sky from his body, the entire world trembled violently, and the mountains surrounding the plaza began to crack.
The ground continued to collapse, and countless rubble floated up. Fu Wansheng's expression changed drastically. "Retreat!!" "Retreat quickly!!" Thousands of the Duckweed Clan Clan members scrambled and crawled away into the distance, their faces filled with fear. They knew that Chi Xiao had completely gone berserk. At this moment Chi Xiao's skin began to crack continuously.
Crimson lines spread from his body, moving like living things and covering his entire body. The burn marks on his neck lit up, and ancient lines appeared on his shoulders, chest, arms, and back, each burning with intense flames. His body began to swell, growing taller than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).
Three zhang, five zhang, eight zhang, ten zhang, and finally, a giant figure over ten zhang tall slowly stood between heaven and earth, its eyes turning completely crimson. Its long hair grew wildly, dancing behind it like flames, and the giant axe also changed accordingly, with countless blood-red inscriptions appearing on its blade. A dense Fate Soul swept across heaven and earth, dyeing the entire sky dark red.
Chi Xiao slowly raised his head, staring intently at Qin Yu, his face contorted with Ultimate rage. "Outsider..." "You understand nothing at all!!" "You have no idea why we are fighting!!" Boom—He slammed his axe into the ground, instantly shattering the entire plaza and creating a fissure that stretched for hundreds of miles.
Chi Xiao's voice was hoarse, each word filled with overwhelming rage, "Those useless Shade-Guarding Clan Duckweed Clan! They only know how to live on their knees! Those opportunists of the Desire Clan! They never have their own principles! Why?! Why should the essence of the ancient tree be equally divided among them?!"
His chest heaved violently, his eyes burning with madness. "Rage!" is the truest power! "Evil!" is the purest will! "What's wrong with plundering!" "What's wrong with the strong devouring the weak!" "As long as the other five races are wiped out!" "The Dao essence of the entire ancient tree will belong exclusively to my Blazing Erosion Clan!"
"At that time, my clan will become the sole ruler of this world!!" With that, Chi Xiao laughed wildly, his laughter shaking the heavens and earth. The Fate Soul essence of his body burned wildly, and torrents of anger surged out of his body. The entire world began to feel oppressive. Fu Wansheng stood in the distance, his face pale and his fists clenched tightly.
His eyes were filled with fear, for this was the Blazing Erosion Clan. They represented the seven emotions of the Layered Realm Void Great Emperor: anger, rage, plunder, destruction, and possession. They believed that the strong possessed everything, that the weak were only fit to be devoured, and that in the end, only the strongest would remain in the world. And at that moment, Qin Yu finally moved slowly.
He listened quietly from beginning to end, his face expressionless, until Chi Xiao finished speaking his last sentence. Only then did Qin Yu gently raise his right hand. Buzz—a snow-white sword light slowly appeared, and then a long sword quietly floated in his palm. The sword was slender, white as jade, without any complicated patterns, and a very faint gray-white light flowed on the blade.
The moment the Silent Origin Stainless Sword appeared, the surrounding world fell silent. The wind stopped, the dust stopped, and even the raging anger surging within Chi Xiao paused for a moment. Qin Yu looked down at the sword in his hand, his fingers gently brushing the blade, and a clear, resonant sword melody slowly rang out, penetrating the heavens and earth.
Then, Qin Yu raised his head and his gaze fell on Chi Xiao. His expression remained calm, but a hint of seriousness had appeared deep in his eyes because he had discovered that although these Chi Xiao before him did not have a cultivation level, the power they wielded was directly related to the origin of their Fate Soul.
Qin Yu slowly gripped the sword hilt. The Dao Fruit of the Eternal Silence Realm vibrated gently deep within his sea of consciousness, and a gray-white sword intent began to slowly rise. On the plaza, two figures faced each other across the void, one burning with rage, the other Annihilation and still. A great battle was about to erupt.