The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

"That’s him, the Chang Family’s number one expert! Chang Zhuangyu!"

"A Celestial Human Perfection Martial Artist, ranked thirty-seventh on the Yun Province list!"

"The Chang Family’s overall strength is only second-rate, but with a great expert like Chang Zhuangyu, they’ve been able to stand firm in Yun Province for many years, safe and sound!"

"Indeed. I never expected him to make a move on Qin Ya this time."

The Martial Artists who had gathered around began to discuss amongst themselves. Their gazes toward Qin Ya couldn’t help but carry a hint of mockery. It was true that Qin Ya was incredibly powerful. Both his Talent and his strength had reached a level that astounded everyone. However, the limits of his Cultivation had already determined the peak of what he could achieve...

For a Sky-Controlling Martial Artist to be able to kill a Celestial Human was already shocking enough.

But a Celestial Human Perfection expert was second only to a Half-Step King. In the eyes of the crowd, there was no way Qin Ya could defeat Chang Zhuangyu. The gap was simply too wide.

However, Chang Zhuangyu, the man in question, did not think so. His intuition as a Swordsman told him that the young man before him was dangerous! Extremely dangerous!!

This was a sense of danger he didn’t even feel when facing Martial Artists of the same Realm!

This forced him to focus with all his might. He slowly drew the longsword from his waist. A cyan light flowed along the blade, which was engraved with patterns and radiated a chilling sharpness. As a light breeze passed, it actually made a strange SLICE sound, as if the air itself was being cut by the sword’s edge!

"Hiss... That’s Chang Zhuangyu’s personal sword, Broken Wind!"

"That’s a Ninth-Grade Profound Soldier! He’s actually taking this so seriously!"

"Now, Qin Ya truly doesn’t have a shred of a chance. Still, to make Chang Zhuangyu use Broken Wind... this kid is truly extraordinary. But this is where it ends."

Chang Zhuangyu held Broken Wind, a sharp aura erupting from his body and rushing to the Nine Heavens. He performed a Sword Pointing gesture at Qin Ya and said, "Hand over the Cyan Cloud Order. I don’t want to hurt you."

"Heh."

Hearing this, Qin Ya let out a soft laugh. He looked at Chang Zhuangyu, pointed his longspear at an angle, and asked in a chilling tone, "Let me ask you, were you sent by the Zhao Family?!"

The Worldwide Business Association’s intelligence network was formidable. Among the information Qin Ya had gathered, one piece of intel stated that the Zhao Family had previously sent people to contact Chang Zhuangyu.

And now, Chang Zhuangyu had appeared to seize the Cyan Cloud Order!

To say there was no connection between the two would be utterly unbelievable.

Upon hearing Qin Ya’s question, Chang Zhuangyu’s expression changed slightly, and his pupils contracted. He quickly composed himself and said indifferently, "I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"I’m seizing the order for myself. What does this have to do with the Zhao Family?"

Hearing this, the corners of Qin Ya’s mouth curled up. How could Chang Zhuangyu’s subtle change in expression escape his eyes? He leveled his longspear and said, "Come and meet your death."

"Arrogant!!"

Chang Zhuangyu’s face fell. He immediately leaped down from the city wall, the Broken Wind Sword in his hand letting out a whistling sound as if it were slicing through the wind itself. Accompanied by the Storm Mysteries he had comprehended, the power of this strike reached its absolute peak!

Even a fellow Celestial Human Perfection Martial Artist would have to be cautious against this strike, let alone a Sky-Controlling Martial Artist like Qin Ya. The surrounding Martial Artists all craned their necks and widened their eyes, as if they could already see the sword cleaving into Qin Ya, slicing through his flesh. They pictured his blood dyeing the city wall red—the fall of a prodigy!

CLANG! The sound of spear and sword colliding rang out!

At the point of impact, countless streams of Qi Force erupted, tearing apart the ground for hundreds of meters around. Even the city walls, which wouldn’t show a crack even under the full-force blow of an Extraordinary Martial Artist, were now streaked with white marks. The crowd instantly retreated in a panic.

"Qin Ya actually managed to block that strike."

"Not bad. Now that’s what a true peerless prodigy looks like."

Only Chang Zhuangyu knew that Qin Ya hadn’t just blocked the strike—he was already counterattacking. Streaks of purple Thunder coiled around the longspear and surged toward his body through the Broken Wind Sword. Alarmed, Chang Zhuangyu erupted with True Essence as his sword hummed loudly. Both fighters were thrown back several meters.

"Again!!"

Just as Chang Zhuangyu gripped his sword to charge forward again, Qin Ya’s figure vanished from before him. Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, and the Divine Acupoint in his head throbbed violently. Without any hesitation, he instantly retreated. However, the throbbing sense of danger didn’t disappear. A blurry shadow was now stuck right in front of him!

His scalp tingled with fear. He had long heard about Qin Ya’s speed from the Zhao Family, but only now, facing it himself, did he understand what it truly meant. ’This is a speed that the naked eye of a Celestial Human Perfection Martial Artist can’t even follow!’ His Divine Thought instantly erupted, surging like a tide, which was barely enough to capture Qin Ya’s silhouette.

He slashed out with the Broken Wind Sword, blocking the white longspear that was stabbing at his chest. But in the next moment, the spear’s speed exploded, becoming as fast as the wind and as dense as rain. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of tightly packed spear shadows completely enveloped him!

’Such fast spear strikes!!’

Chang Zhuangyu’s pupils shrank. With the Broken Wind Sword in hand, he unleashed his Storm Mysteries, erupting with an unparalleled sword speed. Instantly, the sound of spear and sword clashing rang out continuously like a drumroll. Sword Qi and spear force swept through the surroundings like a tempest, sending sand and stones flying. The ground became a mess of trenches, savaged by their exchange!

"Hiss, what is happening?!"

"That kid can actually fight on par with Chang Zhuangyu!"

"Damn it, is there something wrong with my eyes? How is this possible!"

The faces of the crowd changed drastically. The scene they had envisioned—Qin Ya being killed by Chang Zhuangyu in just a few moves—had not occurred. Instead, they were witnessing a battle between equals. No, it was even more than that! The youth was the one taking the offensive, even suppressing Chang Zhuangyu!

At this moment, their brains seemed to stop working. They stared blankly at the scene, their heavy, ragged breaths echoing in the air...

A glint appeared in Qin Ya’s eyes. It had been a long time since he had met a Martial Artist whose attack speed could match his own. He hadn’t expected to find one here today. For a moment, a competitive desire sparked within him, and his speed increased once more!

Chang Zhuangyu was groaning inwardly, utterly shocked by Qin Ya’s strength!

’I comprehended the Storm Mysteries and specialize in speed,’ he thought. ’After reaching the Celestial Human Realm, my Mysterious comprehension even reached the Second Heaven. Among those in the same Realm, very few can match my sword speed. I never expected to meet such an exception today!’

’His Cultivation is only at the Sky-Controlling Realm, yet his speed is absurd, even faster than mine. To have such speed, Qin Ya must have comprehended some kind of speed-related Mysterious, and its Grade must be high.’

’It might even be some kind of Top Level Mysterious.’

’Otherwise, how could it suppress my Second Heaven Mysterious!’

’Could it be... he comprehended the Mysterious Speed?’

’The Mysterious Speed focuses solely on comprehending speed. Only this kind of Mysterious could give this kid such extraordinary speed while still in the Sky-Controlling Realm!’

’Damn it, I can’t fight him in close quarters!’

With a shift in his thoughts, Chang Zhuangyu’s True Essence erupted, blasting Qin Ya away. Immediately, a powerful, hundred-meter-long Storm Sword Qi materialized in the air and slashed toward Qin Ya!

Qin Ya’s gaze narrowed. The two energies of Thunder and Fire swirled around him before converging on the tip of his spear. With a sudden burst, he blasted out a majestic pillar of Thunder and Fire, which violently collided with the Sword Qi. AMIDST THE BOOM, a section of the city wall actually collapsed.

Circulating his True Essence, Qin Ya activated Scenic Landscapes to block the Energy Aftermath. After staggering back several dozen meters in the air, he pointed his white longspear at Chang Zhuangyu and said in a chilling tone, "Use your Dharma Aspect. Otherwise, you won’t get another chance."