Chapter 212: Chapter 212: He’s Still Alive
A terrifying Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect, carrying overwhelming killing intent, descended upon the Vast Sea!
A wild wind whipped up a tsunami, roaring and crashing, yet it couldn’t drown out the ragged breaths of the dozen or so Celestial Human Realm Elders from the Vast Sea Divine Palace. Their pupils had shrunk to pinpoints. ’How could her Dharma Aspect be this powerful?’
Before the Peerless Sect Female Demon’s Dharma Aspect, their own Dharma Aspects trembled violently. If they weren’t desperately trying to maintain them, they would have long since disintegrated.
They were all Dharma Aspects, yet the gap between them was just too immense!
"Tremble, you ants!"
The Female Demon’s lips curved slightly. Her icy eyes swept over the crowd, and with an indifferent wave of her hand, the massive, blade-wielding Dharma Aspect’s eyes flared with a crimson light. It let out a roar and slashed down, its blade carrying an endless, terrifying killing intent.
Seeing this, the Island Masters were horrified!
Their Dharma Aspects did everything they could to resist, but against this single slash, the Dharma Aspects of four Island Masters wailed and instantly dissipated.
One slash fell, and Dharma Aspects shattered.
"This... how is this possible!"
’This level of power from a Dharma Aspect... it’s far beyond the Celestial Human Realm.’
"Fall back!!"
Zong Ji’s pupils shrank. He let out a cold shout and beckoned with one hand. A long halberd radiating a faint blue glow appeared in his grasp. The thirteen-foot-long weapon was ocean-blue, its twin blades coiling upward like Sea Dragons...
With the long halberd in hand, Zong Ji’s blue hair flew wildly as his aura surged!
"The Sea-Suppressing Halberd," the Female Demon said with an indifferent smile.
"Hah!"
With a low cry, Zong Ji unleashed the Palm Power he had been building in his right hand.
It was as if a boundless ocean was surging forth, its might shaking the heavens and earth.
The Female Demon’s expression grew slightly more serious. She took a step forward and clapped her jade-like hand. Her Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect behind her mirrored the action. With a roar, it gathered boundless killing intent into its War Saber, raised it high, and brought it down with immense force.
It was a supremely simple cleave, yet it sliced Zong Ji’s Palm Power in two.
A single slash parted the sea!
Suddenly, a speck of blue light flashed.
The Sea-Suppressing Halberd, carrying infinite might, thrust fearlessly toward the Female Demon.
The timing of this thrust was perfect. It came the instant after the Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect had parted the sea, a moment when its old power was spent and new power had yet to be gathered. Combined with the fully activated Pseudo-Spiritual Artifact, the Sea-Suppressing Halberd, and the boost from Zong Ji’s True Intent, the power of this strike was enough to kill any Celestial Human Realm expert. Even a King might not be able to block it.
"Hmph."
The Female Demon snorted coldly, and her jade-like hand shot out to grab it!
The long halberd was like a dragon, but the jade-like hand was a colossal celestial claw meant for capturing dragons. Imbued with overwhelming Demonic Qi and a thread of the True Meaning of Destruction, it caught the long halberd and held it fast.
Zong Ji’s pupils constricted. ’I never expected the Female Demon to be this powerful.’
Immediately, he channeled his True Essence, unreservedly activating the Sea-Suppressing Halberd. The weapon’s blue light flared, and from within it came the sound of raging, stormy waves.
Seeing this, a chill flashed in the Female Demon’s eyes. The Demonic Qi around her boiled, extinguishing the Sea-Suppressing Halberd’s blue glow. The sound of the tides faded, and a low BUZZ... a mournful cry emanated from the weapon. Cracks actually began to appear on the long halberd.
"What!!"
Zong Ji let out an enraged roar. His Sea True Intent erupted from his body like a mountainous tsunami. He tried to pull the halberd back and retreat, but found it was impossible.
"You want to retreat? Let me help you."
The Peerless Sect Female Demon’s lips curled into a cruel smile. She struck out with her other hand. Seeing this, Zong Ji released the halberd and put all his strength into defending.
With a BOOM, a single palm strike sent Zong Ji crashing into a small island.
Sand and stone tumbled down the island as trees were snapped in two. Fissures spread out from where Zong Ji had landed, and within a few breaths, the entire island had disintegrated.
"Retreat!!"
Qin Ya happened to be near the island and quickly retreated.
The Peerless Sect Female Demon, hovering in the air, saw the young man skimming across the sea’s surface. A flicker of conflict crossed her beautiful eyes, but it was followed by a soft sigh. ’He can’t follow me. I am a demon. If he stays by my side, he will surely be scorned and condemned by countless people.’
’Besides, what I must do is too dangerous.’
At her side, Ying San was somewhat surprised to see the Emperor sigh.
The Female Demon’s cold expression returned. Her Demonic Qi was as deep as an abyss, as vast as the sea. With a sudden clench of her jade-like hand, the Pseudo-Spiritual Artifact, the Sea-Suppressing Halberd, instantly snapped into several pieces.
When the crowd saw this, a chill ran down their spines.
’What kind of power is this? To break a Pseudo-Spiritual Artifact just like that.’
’Even for a Martial Arts King, such strength would be far too terrifying.’
SWOOSH...
From the wreckage of the shattered island, Zong Ji’s figure shot into the sky.
"Female Demon, I admit I am not your match."
"However, I must try."
With that, Zong Ji’s True Intent surged. He was like an infinite ocean, his every movement a cataclysmic tsunami. With a stamp of his foot, the very air rippled like layered waves.
Facing Zong Ji’s assault, the Female Demon’s eyes narrowed. "Foolish!" she said.
With a cold shout, the Female Demon dismissed her Dharma Aspect. Her Demonic Qi converged into a colossal, sky-blotting hand filled with threads of the True Meaning of Destruction and slammed down.
The tyrannical pressure caused the entire surface of the sea to sink.
The faces of the Vast Sea Divine Palace Elders and Island Masters were ashen, drained of all color.
"AHHHH!!"
Zong Ji roared, his entire body surging with Sea True Intent, and met the giant palm head-on.
A deafening explosion rocked the entire Vast Sea Divine Palace.
The Female Demon glanced one last time at Qin Ya, her eyes filled with lingering affection and reluctance. But she still resolutely turned and left. Ying San shot the crowd a disdainful look and followed close behind.
"This demon is too, too strong. The Azure Sky Realm will know no peace."
"Such power... we can only gaze at the dust in her wake."
"Dammit. With this demon on the loose, the Azure Sky Realm will never be at ease."
"Sigh. If you ask me, this was a blessing in disguise. If that Female Demon had gone on a killing spree, the Vast Sea Divine Palace would be flowing with rivers of blood."
In the crowd, Lan Qijin’s eyes flickered with terror.
’Dammit, that Female Demon is so powerful that even the Supreme Elder couldn’t subdue her. If they find out that I was the one who gave the Reversing Needle to Ying San to help her escape...’ At this thought, a cold sweat broke out on Lan Qijin’s back.
Though the Female Demon was gone, her potent Demonic Qi still lingered in the air, just like the indelible impression her power had left on everyone’s hearts.
"PFFT..."
Zong Ji suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale.
"Supreme Elder, are you alright?"
"Take care, Supreme Elder."
The crowd rushed over to him. Zong Ji waved a hand. "I’m fine. This Female Demon is countless times stronger than she was sixteen years ago. Even I am helpless against her."
"Supreme Elder, now that the Female Demon has left, what should we do?"
Zong Ji sighed. "We do what we can and leave the rest to fate. We have already done our best, but the Female Demon’s might is not something we can resist. Sigh..."
"It’s... Master Qin..."
At that moment, a cry of shock suddenly rose from the crowd.
Everyone looked over and saw a faint, white-robed figure on the surface of the sea.
They were all Extraordinary Strong Persons with exceptional eyesight. They recognized Qin Ya in an instant, and their expressions changed drastically. ’He’s alive? He’s actually still alive!’
"How can this be? Didn’t the Supreme Elder say he was dead?"
"He’s still alive! He actually managed to survive in the face of that Dharma Aspect."
"Truly unbelievable. How did he do it?"
"Could it be... he wasn’t the one being hunted down back then?"
