Chapter 388 - 387: Giant
"Eight chimes. You pass!"
The magnificent voice echoed through the great hall once more, leaving the crowd utterly stunned.
Eight chimes! ’Are we sure we heard that right?’
After all, even Ling Zhan, one of the three great prodigies, had only managed to achieve eight chimes. And he was at Celestial Human Realm Perfection, with an extremely strong command of Profound Mysteries.
But Qin Ya? He was only at Sky-Controlling Perfection.
For a Martial Artist like him to achieve such a score was unbelievable!
"Eight chimes... I didn’t mishear, did I?"
"My goodness, what is happening?"
"Is that guy really a Sky-Controlling Martial Artist?"
"Ling Zhan only managed eight chimes, yet this Qin Ya actually matched his score. To think he possesses such Attack Power!"
The eyes of Bai Li, Zhang Qin, Xue Qianlong, and the others glinted with astonishment as they stared at Qin Ya. A chill of awe ran through them; even they could not help but be shaken!
’A Sky-Controlling Perfection Martial Artist with Attack Power comparable to Ling Zhan’s.’
’Thunder, fire, and ice... all three energies contain the fluctuations of the same Profound Mystery. And what’s more, the true power of this Profound Mystery has yet to be fully revealed.’
’A first-rate Profound Mystery? No, it’s most likely one of the Top Profound Mysteries!’
’The kind that only a few in the entire Kunyun Palace have ever comprehended... a Top Profound Mystery.’
’With potential like that, it’s no wonder he dared to take the Law Enforcer exam.’
Qin Ya gazed at the Golden Bell before him, not the least bit surprised by the result.
With a faint smile, he stepped to the side. The Golden Bell dissolved into motes of light and slowly dissipated. At that very moment, the scene before Qin Ya’s eyes suddenly changed.
A gentle breeze swept across a vast, empty grassland.
’This is... a Divine Thought Illusion!’
Qin Ya was slightly startled. He had experienced a similar scene during his first encounter with Ting Xiao, but this time, it felt even more... real!
Yes, real. Qin Ya could even feel the gentle breeze on his face and smell the faint scent of fresh grass mixed with soil.
"Kid, here they come."
The moment Ting Xiao spoke, innumerable points of light began to converge in the void. In the blink of an eye, dozens of rhino-sized gray wolves appeared, their crimson eyes filled with savagery and their fur bristling like steel needles.
The aura of every single wolf was comparable to that of an Extraordinary Martial Artist!
’This must be another part of the Law Enforcer test.’
Qin Ya smiled faintly. With a mere thought, a long white spear condensed into existence. Its weight, appearance, and even its power were identical to the real thing.
Spear in hand, a formidable aura erupted from around Qin Ya!
"AWOOOO..."
A chorus of howls echoed as the pack opened their massive jaws and lunged for Qin Ya. Their speed was even a notch faster than that of ordinary Sky-Controlling Martial Artists.
But to Qin Ya, such speed was a joke.
The corner of his mouth curled into a smirk. Qin Ya neither dodged nor evaded. With a blur of his spear, countless afterimages erupted like a sudden, dense downpour, instantly killing the dozen or so wolves that had lunged first. In that instant, blood splattered through the air, and the thick stench of it filled the clearing.
Qin Ya couldn’t help but be amazed by this Divine Thought Illusion once again.
The wolf pack, now seemingly aware that Qin Ya was not an easy opponent, scattered to surround him from all sides. Then, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surged, converging into dozens of pale-green, several-meter-long Wind Blades that hurtled toward Qin Ya.
The Wind Blades rained down, but Qin Ya remained unhurried. His footwork shifted, as fast and elusive as a Ghostly Charm, and the dense barrage of blades failed to harm him in the slightest. His figure then flashed forward. As if transforming into a Killing God, he plunged into the wolf pack. His spear danced, and every thrust claimed the lives of one or two gray wolves.
In less than five breaths, the entire pack had been wiped out.
Qin Ya stood silently on the blood-soaked grassland, his white robes still immaculate. His expression was indifferent, but his brow furrowed slightly in puzzlement. He murmured, "The Law Enforcer tests won’t be this simple. What’s waiting for me next?"
Just then, the space seemed to ripple and the ground began to shake violently. The prairie before him started to bulge upward, rising slowly higher and higher. Qin Ya’s eyes narrowed.
That was no grassland—it was clearly a giant!
The grassland was actually growing on the giant’s back!
The giant was composed entirely of rock and stood eight hundred zhang tall. Its upper body was incredibly burly, its eyes were a cloudy white, and its nostrils were like two mountain caves. Its exhalations were like raging gales. The giant roared at the sky, shaking everything around it.
The clouds churned, and the earth trembled!
"Now this is what I call a test."
Though Qin Ya’s spirit was shaken, the corner of his mouth curled upward and a sharp light glinted in his eyes. He tightened his grip on his spear as Thunder-Fire Power swirled around it, converging on its tip. With a powerful thrust, a massive, dozens-of-zhang-long Thunder-Fire Gunhead condensed and shot toward the giant!
RUMBLE! A violent blast of air swept out, sending countless massive rocks tumbling.
The giant glanced down at Qin Ya, then patted its thigh where it had been struck, raising clouds of dust. There, a massive crater had been blasted open.
But compared to the giant’s massive frame, the crater... was insignificant!
"ROAR!"
The giant let out a furious roar, then lifted its foot and stomped down hard on Qin Ya, the motion as casual as a normal person crushing an ant.
The moment the giant’s massive foot was lifted, a powerful torrent of air swept forth, causing the ground around Qin Ya to sink and collapse. It felt as though a great mountain were falling upon him.
’With this giant’s strength, even a casual lift of its hand or foot has power comparable to a full-force strike from someone in the Celestial Human Realm.’
Qin Ya’s gaze sharpened. His figure flickered, moving like a residual rainbow as he quickly escaped the giant’s massive foot.
At the same time, his True Essence erupted. He gathered the powers of Thunder, Fire, and Ice, forming hundreds of lances that shot toward the giant’s face. Amid the explosions, the giant cried out in pain and stumbled back two steps. Qin Ya seized the opportunity, flew to the giant’s knee joint, and unleashed a barrage of countless Thunder Spears, which blasted it in a series of dusty explosions.
Amidst the dust, the giant lost its balance and crashed to the ground.
"ROAR."
With an enraged roar, the giant stood up and glared at Qin Ya. It raised its fist high and slammed it down, but Qin Ya dodged the blow with ease.
The fist smashed into the ground, gouging out a massive crater. The resulting Fist Wind swept out for several thousand zhang, and its power was likely on par with that of a King.
’If I got hit by one of those punches, I’d be pulverized.’
Qin Ya smiled, but his face showed not a trace of fear. To him, while the giant’s power was immense, its speed was severely lacking.
Qin Ya could easily use his speed to treat it as a living target.
BOOM, BOOM...
Amid the explosions, Qin Ya’s figure flickered relentlessly while explosions erupted all over the giant’s body, creating one crater after another. The giant thrashed about with its arms and legs but couldn’t catch him, letting out roar after roar of pure frustration!
The three energies of Thunder, Fire, and Ice converged and slammed into the giant’s head. In an instant, the head, which Qin Ya had already blasted countless times, shattered, more than half of it blowing apart. Yet, even so, the giant’s life force remained, showing no signs of weakening.
Qin Ya frowned as he looked at the giant, which was already riddled with holes.
’There’s something strange about this giant.’
At that moment, the giant let out a long cry. The grassland shook, and countless boulders floated high into the air before embedding themselves into the giant’s body, patching up its wounds. In the blink of an eye, it had returned to its original, undamaged state, leaving Qin Ya completely stunned.