Chapter 455: Chapter 455 The King Of Central Plains
The Spiritual Fire Seal stands as a genuine Divine Rank technique, its might beyond imagination!
The chasm between heaven, earth, profound, and ordinary realms proves nearly impossible to bridge!
Yet for someone at my level, wielding a Divine Rank technique drains everything I have.
Even pushing myself to the limit and tapping into the Divine Dragon Power, I can only unleash one Spiritual Fire Seal at a time!
Witnessing the crushing Spiritual Fire Seal bearing down, Joey Ebony’s face showed rare gravity.
"What the hell is that thing?" Joey Ebony shouted in alarm.
How could someone like me, barely stepped into Grandmaster territory, pull off this kind of technique?
"Boom!"
The Spiritual Fire Seal, packed with endless force, thundered toward Joey Ebony.
At last, the two powers slammed into each other!
The explosion shook heaven and earth, rattling half of Summers!
Sparks erupted across the sky like brilliant fireworks!
"What’s that thing?" someone wondered.
"Fireworks maybe?" another voice asked.
"That huge? Gotta be celebration cannons!" someone else chimed in.
Regular folks everywhere craned their necks skyward.
Blazing heat waves rolled and surged outward!
Hills in the distance crumbled, trees vaporized instantly!
Even the Hydrating Tower felt the impact. Walton Greer, meditating inside, snapped his eyes open.
"What... what kind of power is this? Did some half-step Martial Marquis show up?" Walton Greer’s expression darkened.
"No way that’s some move Mason Raymond pulled off, right?" Walton Greer muttered under his breath.
He shoved the thought aside and desperately worked toward his breakthrough.
Just a hair’s breadth from half-step Martial Marquis territory - once he crossed that line, nothing could touch him.
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"Pfff!"
Several Grandmasters near Joey Ebony couldn’t handle the pressure, spitting blood before dropping dead!
Joey Ebony’s face went white, unease creeping into his chest!
"What... what the hell is this thing!" He felt the weight of real pressure!
The technique he’d unleashed was getting swallowed whole by the Spiritual Fire Seal!
Endless rolling power surged toward Joey Ebony.
Like a bomb’s heat wave hitting his face, he felt his skin about to sear!
"Shit!" Joey Ebony thought, trying to bolt.
Too late!
The massive Spiritual Fire Seal streaked across the sky, reaching Joey Ebony in a heartbeat.
Then the Spiritual Fire Seal shrank smaller and smaller, becoming a lotus that settled on Joey Ebony.
"Boom!"
The moment it touched him, the Spiritual Fire Seal detonated!
The entire area got blasted to hell, turning dozens of meters into a raging inferno!
I stepped back twice, watching the scene coldly.
My energy started scattering and weakening.
"If the Spiritual Fire Seal couldn’t take out Joey Ebony, I’d be dead meat here." I stared at the sea of flames, speaking ice-cold.
The fire burned for a solid half-hour before finally starting to die down.
I watched the retreating flames and stepped toward them, one foot at a time.
I found Joey Ebony sprawled there, his body nearly blown apart.
Countless bones turned to powder, broken pieces sticking out everywhere.
"You... you..." Joey Ebony struggled to lift his hand, pointing at me.
Seeing Joey Ebony’s wrecked state, I finally let out a relieved breath.
Looking down at him, I said coldly, "Half-step Martial Marquis really lives up to the hype."
Joey Ebony opened his mouth, using his last bit of strength to sneer, "Du... Walton... will kill you..."
"Really?" I sneered back.
"Even if he doesn’t come, I’ll hunt him down."
"No need..." Joey Ebony’s face looked pitiful.
"He’s close by. Once he shows up, you’re definitely dead!"
My face suddenly shifted!
Walton Greer is nearby?
I looked around carefully, spreading my divine sense fast to try spotting Walton’s location.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find where Walton was hiding.
"You... wait for death... Mr. Greer is about to reach half-step Martial Marquis... Hahahaha!" Joey Ebony said with a grin.
"Half-step Martial Marquis?!" My face changed again!
In just a few days, Walton Greer was about to break into half-step Martial Marquis?!
What kind of method is this? Why’s his cultivation speed so damn fast?!
"Tell me, what secret are you hiding?!" I grabbed Joey Ebony’s chest and yelled furiously.
Joey Ebony sneered, "I won’t tell you... Mason, I’ll be waiting for you down there!"
With that, Joey Ebony’s eyes went wide, his life force rapidly fading.
My face showed real concern.
No doubt about it - Walton Greer and Joey Ebony must’ve used some secret technique or treasure to cultivate this fast.
But... is it a technique or treasure? If it’s a treasure, where the hell is it?
"Boom!"
While I was thinking, a terrifying aura suddenly exploded from the distant Hydrating Tower!
This aura was brutal, even stronger than Joey Ebony just now!
"A real half-step Martial Marquis?!" My face went pale!
I looked toward the Hydrating Tower and whispered, "Could it be... Walton’s hiding there?"
I didn’t dare think longer. In my current state, I’d be helpless against Walton.
Right now, I had to dodge his attack!
So I didn’t waste more time, stomped my foot and quickly left.
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Inside the Hydrating Tower:
Powerful auras swirled around Walton Greer.
He wore a crazed expression and cackled, "Is this half-step Martial Marquis power? Is this it?! In this world, what can’t I, Walton Greer, do!"
Feeling the incredible power of half-step Martial Marquis, Walton was pumped!
"Time to kill Mason Raymond." Walton narrowed his eyes, then his figure vanished as he stomped his foot.
In moments, he landed at Ebony Family Manor’s ruins.
Seeing the scene before him, Walton said coldly, "Even using the mountain protecting Magic Weapon brought this result... Mason Raymond, you’re dead!"
The stronger Mason was, the angrier Walton got!
Because that power should’ve belonged to him, Walton Greer! It should’ve been his Divine Dragon Power!
But at the crucial moment, Mason stole it away. How could he not be furious!?
"If the Divine Dragon Power were in my hands... who could stop me in this world?!" Walton’s eyes filled with venom, his body nearly shaking.
Right then, Walton spotted Joey Ebony’s corpse on the ground.
Walton’s brows knitted, and in a flash, he stood beside Joey Ebony’s body.
"Did he die?" Looking at the lifeless Joey Ebony, Walton’s rage swelled even more.
"Don’t worry, I’ll get revenge for you." After a moment, Walton said quietly.
"Plus, now’s the perfect time to announce to the world that I, Walton Greer, have entered half-step Martial Marquis!" Walton kept sneering.
The next moment, he left Ebony Family Manor.
The area went quiet.
Once a grand place, Ebony Family Manor was now totally desolate.
An hour after Walton left, a figure stepped out from the shadows.
It was me!
"So that’s half-step Martial Marquis power." I took a deep breath, strong desire in my eyes.
Then I looked toward the distant Hydrating Tower and whispered, "Walton... he cultivated using that tower, didn’t he..."
As I spoke, my smile grew wider.
"Now, that tower belongs to me!"
