The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Although Qiann Feng’s strength was limited by the Poisonous Fog, he was still a Martial Arts King. His comprehension of the Mysteries had reached the Third Heaven, a level far beyond what Qin Ya could hope to match. Therefore, he remained confident he could crush Qin Ya!

A faint smirk touched Qin Ya’s lips, but his face immediately turned pale as he coughed up blood. He took out an Elixir and swallowed it, his condition improving slightly. Gazing at Qiann Feng and the others, he raised his right hand and crooked his finger. "Come on," he said indifferently. "Give it a try."

At his words, the men before him erupted in fury.

"Kill him!"

"Arrogant bastard!"

Several Half-Step Kings charged forward. But then, Qin Ya’s True Essence erupted in a flare of silver-white light. His one-hundred-eighty-foot Dharma Aspect condensed once more. With a move that resembled a flash of silver light, the Dharma Aspect crossed dozens of yards in the blink of an eye and slashed out with its sword!

SCHLICK! The sound of a sharp blade tearing through flesh and blood rang out.

A Half-Step King was instantly sliced in two, killed in a single strike!

After the first kill, Qin Ya’s expression remained unchanged, his War Intent blazing. In the next instant, he unleashed a thousand Sword Shadows that fell like a torrential downpour, engulfing an Elder in the blink of an eye.

CLANG! CLANG!

Horror seized the Half-Step Elder’s face, his pupils shrinking in terror. But as the Ting Xiao Sword struck him, it produced the sound of clashing metal. He was wearing a suit of golden Inner Armor with incredible defensive power. However, Qin Ya’s Four Symbols Mysteries erupted, channeling through the blade. The Inner Armor shattered, and the man was riddled with wounds!

In the blink of an eye, two Half-Step Kings had fallen to Qin Ya!

The others stared, aghast, and scrambled backward!

They were currently weakened by the Poisonous Fog, their strength drastically reduced to the point they couldn’t even summon their Dharma Aspects. Meanwhile, Qin Ya was bolstered by his Speed Dharma Aspect and aided by the Ting Xiao Sword. As one side waned and the other waxed, the gap between them widened immensely, allowing Qin Ya to achieve such stunning feats in an instant.

"Hmph. How audacious!"

Just as Qin Ya was about to continue his slaughter, Qiann Feng let out a furious roar. Amidst churning clouds, an immense Palm Qi attack descended from the sky with overwhelming might. The force of the attack swept away the Poisonous Fog, allowing light to pierce through once more. However, the poison still lingered in everyone’s bodies, greatly reducing their strength. Because of this, Qiann Feng’s palm strike was thirty percent weaker than it would have been.

Qin Ya’s eyes turned Linn. His True Essence erupted, and several Defensive Pseudo-Spiritual Artifacts formed a shield to meet the Palm Qi. BOOM! Several layers of the shield shattered, but the attack was ultimately blocked. Qin Ya suffered only minor injuries, nothing serious.

"Heh. So this is a King? Not so impressive!"

"Then I’ll show you what a true King is!"

Qiann Feng’s eyes turned Linn as his Martial Arts True Intent erupted. The world was instantly enveloped by this True Intent, and Qin Ya felt as if an entire mountain was crushing him!

His bones began to creak, unable to bear the immense weight. He frantically circulated his True Essence to fight the pressure of the True Intent. The Mysteries of Destruction and the Four Symbols manifested to aid him, but even though they were Top Profound Mysteries, they were only at the First Heaven. How could they possibly resist a True Intent that had already reached the Third Heaven?

Their effect was minuscule.

A King... The pressure of their True Intent alone was enough to push Qin Ya into such a desperate predicament!

’I absolutely cannot die here!’

Qin Ya let out a defiant roar in his mind. Under the extreme pressure, the True Essence in his body began to circulate at an unprecedented speed. The Celestial Human Aperture within his True Essence Qi Sea trembled violently. He was actually on the verge of a breakthrough!

’I still have to reach the pinnacle of Martial Arts!’

’How can I die here?!’

As if sensing Qin Ya’s unyielding will, the Celestial Human Aperture in his True Essence Qi Sea trembled even more violently. Then, it began to crack, inch by inch. Strands of True Essence passed through the fissures, resonating with the Primordial Qi of the outside world. Its power began to slowly increase. As the cracks in the Celestial Human Aperture widened, the True Essence in his body circulated faster and grew stronger!

With a thunderous boom, the Celestial Human Aperture suddenly shattered!

His Sky-Controlling Perfection Cultivation, which had long been stuck at a bottleneck, finally broke through under the King’s pressure. At the same time, his aura began to soar!

"That guy... he actually broke through!"

Qiann Feng and the others stared, their pupils shrinking in utter disbelief.

Immediately, a killing intent as fierce as a violent storm erupted from him. Qiann Feng finally shed his disdain. His True Essence surged, and churning clouds merged with his True Intent, forming the shapes of a dragon and a tiger. They radiated a terrifying might that made the surrounding Fierce Beasts cower!

The phantoms then dove from the sky, all fangs and claws.

Seeing this, a brilliant light flared in Qin Ya’s eyes. The newly strengthened True Essence in his body surged powerfully. With the Ting Xiao Sword in hand, the Mysteries of Destruction and Nature manifested, condensing into an immense force. A terrifying blast of Sword Qi shot out, cleaving toward the dragon and tiger!

The Sword Qi and the dragon-tiger phantom collided. The resulting explosion of energy swept across the land, shaking the very air. A dozen Blood Slaves were instantly blown to pieces by the shockwave!

The two or three remaining Half-Step Kings were thrown back hundreds of yards!

Qiann Feng and his men were frustrated beyond belief. After all this time chasing him, not only had they failed to kill Qin Ya, but they had actually forced him to break through, causing his strength to increase dramatically!

"Break!"

With a furious roar, Qin Ya broke through the pressure of the True Intent! His silver-white Dharma Aspect re-formed, and his figure shot down like a bolt of lightning toward the mountain range below, disappearing into the forest!

"You won’t get away."

Qiann Feng’s eyes were crimson, filled with an insane killing intent.

He looked like a ferocious demon that had clawed its way out of Hell.

Relying on his connection to the Divine Thought Seal, he led his men into the mountain forest. They tracked Qin Ya’s path until they suddenly arrived at a black swamp.

The swamp was filled with toxic fumes, but their weak poison was nothing compared to Qin Ya’s Poisonous Fog. Since they were already poisoned, they paid it no mind. A glint in his eyes, Qiann Feng said in a low voice, "He’s here!"

As the men went on alert, an Elder suddenly screamed. A purple longsword had pierced his chest. With a vicious twist, it crushed his heart. Fury blazed in Qiann Feng’s eyes as he unleashed a palm strike into the empty air!

A muffled grunt came from the void, followed by a spatter of blood that landed on the ground and mixed with the swamp, causing it to bubble. While Qiann Feng could still sense Qin Ya’s location, the others were completely oblivious. In the blink of an eye, another Half-Step King was sliced in two by Qin Ya, dying with a final, mournful wail!

"Bastard."

Qiann Feng’s eyes were bloodshot. He unleashed his True Intent with its full, oppressive might!

From his concealment, Qin Ya saw this and circulated his True Essence with all his might. The Mysteries of Destruction and Nature manifested to resist the pressure. He swallowed an Elixir and shot off into the distance again.

"Damn you, rat! Come out and fight if you have any guts!"

Hearing this as he sped away, a cold sneer touched Qin Ya’s lips.

’A King is hunting a mere Sky-Controlling—no, a Celestial Human now—and he can still say something so shameless. It seems his anger has completely clouded his judgment.’

Within the mountain forest, a harrowing chase was underway.

Although Qin Ya was suppressed by the True Intent, his speed remained exceptional. Especially now that he had broken through to the Celestial Human Realm, his ability to resist the True Intent was greatly enhanced.

Qiann Feng and his men blasted a path forward. They met every obstacle—boulders, Fierce Beasts, entire swathes of jungle—with brute force, leaving an untold amount of destruction in their wake.

The entire mountain range was choked with smoke and chaos.