Chapter 347 - 346: Overlord Fist
A torrent of Palm Qi bombarded the lake, stirring up monstrous waves!
The moment he destroyed the Array hub at the bottom of the lake, Qin Ya had already shot toward the shore. However, without his True Essence, his speed was drastically reduced. Though he wasn’t hit directly, the aftershock still caught him. He coughed up blood as he was sent flying dozens of yards and immediately swallowed a Healing Elixir.
The colossal waves crashed down, and the lake’s water level dropped by half, the dead fish and shrimp too numerous to count. But Qin Ya had no time to worry about such things. His expression grave, he instantly shot into the distance. Just as he’d expected, at almost the exact same moment, Ao Zhanyun condensed a Dharma Aspect over a hundred yards tall and began bombarding the surrounding area!
The terrifying Dharma Aspect roared to the heavens, continuously unleashing astonishing waves of Palm Qi to bombard the land for miles around the lake. The earth cracked, sand and stones flew, and trees were obliterated. It was a scene straight out of the apocalypse. Clearly, unable to pinpoint Qin Ya’s location, Ao Zhanyun had resorted to this indiscriminate attack in the hopes of killing him.
Amidst the bombardment, Qin Ya dodged relentlessly, not daring to let his guard down. Even at full strength, he couldn’t handle a Half-Step King’s Dharma Aspect, let alone now, trapped within the Heaven-Trapping Array with his True Essence sealed and his combat power drastically diminished.
"Damn it!!"
An astonishing blast of Palm Qi slammed down a hundred yards away from Qin Ya. BOOM! The immense aftershock swept over, blasting him dozens of yards away. A Celestial Human Martial Artist with their True Essence sealed would have been instantly annihilated by such a shockwave. Fortunately, his physical body was extraordinary, so he avoided critical injury, but he still coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
He took out and swallowed another Elixir. Within a few breaths, most of his injuries had healed, and he darted away. But he hadn’t gotten far before another blast of Palm Qi came crashing down. Qin Ya’s scalp went numb—this one was even closer than the last. Without hesitation, he shoved a handful of Elixirs into his mouth, swallowing them just as the impact neared... After repeating this a dozen or so times, Qin Ya finally managed to escape the Dharma Aspect’s attack range.
He let out a sigh of relief and collapsed under a large tree to recover his strength.
Even so, a lingering look of terror remained in his eyes.
’This is what it’s like to be on the brink of death! If it weren’t for my powerful Physical Power, my endless supply of Healing Elixirs, and a healthy dose of luck, I never would have survived. If even one of those blasts had been slightly more on target, I’d be dead for sure!’
After a long while, the sound of the Dharma Aspect’s bombardment finally faded.
High in the sky, Ao Zhanyun gazed down at the devastated landscape below, miles of which had been razed to the ground. His eyes were grim, his voice laced with a chilling coldness. "I refuse to believe you could have survived that!!"
But still... He thought for a moment, a sense of unease lingering.
’That Qin Ya is a freak of nature; who knows what other life-saving tricks he might have.’
’No, I have to go check the third Array hub.’
But as Ao Zhanyun headed for the third Array hub, Qin Ya had already arrived nearly an hour before him. In fact, he was now standing right in front of it. It was located on a barren mountain, devoid of any grass or signs of life, but here, Qin Ya sensed dense fluctuations of Primordial Qi.
The Primordial Qi was right beneath his feet!
"The third Array hub is a hundred yards beneath your feet."
Qin Ya crouched and felt the soil. It was somewhat loose. Clearly, Ao Zhanyun’s group had dug a large pit, placed the Array hub, and then filled it back in. His expression turned grim. If he still had his True Essence, this would be simple. But as he was now, with only his Physical Power, he had to destroy an Array hub buried a hundred yards underground.
’This is going to take a lot of time.’
"If I still had my True Essence, I could shatter this mountain with a single blow," Qin Ya said, troubled. "But in my current state, it’s a bit difficult."
"Kid, I have an idea."
Qin Ya’s eyes lit up. "What is it?"
"Kid, you underwent the baptism of Demonic Qi. Your physical body is no weaker than that of an average Beast King, but you don’t know how to wield its full power. I’ll teach you a Secret Skill that will let you unleash the Qi and Blood in your body. With that, you should be able to shatter this mountain."
"Is... is that even possible?"
Qin Ya looked skeptical. The mountain was six or seven hundred yards high. ’Shatter a mountain that big with just Physical Power?’
’With my body as it is now? Is that really possible?’
"I don’t know, I’ve never used this Secret Skill myself," Ting Xiao replied. "Let’s just give it a try."
"I suppose it’s the only way."
In an instant, a stream of information flowed into Qin Ya’s mind.
Overlord Fist!!
This was the physical Secret Skill that Ting Xiao had transmitted to Qin Ya. The name was simple—just two words—but after reading its description, Qin Ya felt a wave of tyrannical intent wash over him. Awe filled his heart as he inwardly marveled at the might of the Overlord Fist.
"What an incredible technique, this Overlord Fist."
An eager glint flashed in Qin Ya’s eyes. He found a quiet spot to begin studying the technique. Within an hour, Qin Ya had fully grasped the method for circulating and executing the Overlord Fist. He then returned to the mountain peak.
As soon as he looked up, he saw Ao Zhanyun.
A cold smirk touched his lips. ’This old bastard is certainly cautious.’
Thanks to the isolating power of his mask, Ao Zhanyun hadn’t noticed Qin Ya’s presence. Qin Ya took a deep breath, stood in the center of the peak, and clenched his fist!
The method for circulating the Overlord Fist flashed through his mind.
At that moment, all the Qi and Blood and life force in his body abruptly contracted, falling silent. Qin Ya looked like a withered corpse, completely devoid of vitality. Yet, his fist began to emit an extraordinary fluctuation, like that of an Overlord Ruling the World, one who could shatter the earth and sunder mountains and rivers with a single punch!
Qin Ya took a deep breath and circulated the Overlord Fist Secret Skill again and again. After the ninth repetition, the Qi and Blood throughout his body had Condensed to its absolute limit. A tyrannical aura radiated outward, somehow passing through the isolating Space of his mask to permeate the heavens and earth.
"He must have died back at the second Array hub," Ao Zhanyun muttered to himself.
Just as he was about to leave, a tyrannical Realm of the most extreme degree began to permeate the world. His heart suddenly leaped!
"What is this?"
His pupils shrank. He tried to find the source of this Realm, but found nothing. His gaze swept over an empty landscape. Then, a thought struck him like a bolt of lightning. ’It’s Qin Ya! It’s him! He’s not dead! That bastard!’
And at that moment, Qin Ya had already raised his right hand high.
His fist radiated a tyrannical Realm, containing Qi Blood Power condensed to its absolute limit. With a low roar, he smashed his fist into the ground!!
BOOM! BOOM!!
With a thunderous explosion, an immense shockwave erupted from Qin Ya, surging in all directions and kicking up a rolling cloud of dust. Beneath his fist, cracks spiderwebbed across the ground. The fissures rapidly widened, spreading down the entire mountain.
CRACK! CRACK!!
Boulders cracked and tumbled, trees toppled, and sand flew!
The immense Qi Blood Power erupted with terrifying force, instantly piercing through the ground and into the mountain’s core before exploding outward. With a deafening roar, the entire mountain began to collapse. Ao Zhanyun stared at the scene, utterly dumbfounded. At the same time, a profound sense of terror bloomed in his heart!
"QIN YA!! I’LL KILL YOU!"