Chapter 537 - 536: Snatch

Chapter 537: Chapter 536: Snatch

Besides Qin Ya, one other power on the scene had not yet departed: the Sima Family, renowned alongside the Dongmen Family as one of the main city’s two great Noble Families!

The Sima Family’s Hunting Leader was a refined scholar in a long, cyan robe and a matching scholar’s cap. His face was handsome, and a gentle smile always graced his lips.

His name was Sima Yu, and his Cultivation was comparable to Dongmen Gu’s.

At that moment, Sima Yu glanced at Qin Ya and walked up to him, a faint smile on his face. "I wonder why Vice City Lord Qin hasn’t left. Why linger here?"

Hearing this, Qin Ya gave a faint smile, his eyes glinting and the corner of his mouth curling into a playful smirk. "And why, might I ask, is Elder Sima lingering here?"

"Hah..."

Sima Yu let out a soft chuckle and said no more, turning his attention back to Dongmen Gu’s battle. Yet his guard was now up around Qin Ya; he didn’t dare let himself become careless.

’There was no helping it,’ he thought. ’This young man is an opponent who cannot be underestimated.’

At this thought, Sima Yu couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

’I’ve seen it all,’ he thought, ’but I’ve never met anyone so Heaven-Defying.’

’Sigh... If only he were a member of my Sima Family, how wonderful that would be.’

Just then, a thunderous BOOM echoed from nearby. The Thousand-Foot Great Fiend had been forcefully smashed into the ground, causing vast streams of Evil Qi to billow out. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

The body of the Thousand-Foot Great Fiend was riddled with wounds, its scales shattered. The grayish-white Flame in its eyes sputtered weakly, on the verge of extinguishing. It was clearly on its last legs. To reduce a Thousand-Foot Great Fiend to such a state was a testament to Dongmen Gu’s terrifying power.

"Hmph. Now, die!"

"Mysterious Technique... Thousand Rivers!"

Divine Light swirled around Dongmen Gu, transforming into great rivers that hung suspended in the sky. They flowed endlessly, gathering into a majestic power that seemed to contain entire mountains and rivers.

Then, the countless rivers surged toward the Great Fiend.

In an instant, with a deafening roar, the Great Fiend’s body began to shatter before exploding violently. The grayish-white Flame in its eyes slowly faded, and its massive body dissolved into a cloud of fierce Evil Qi that filled the air, steadily dispersing.

"Ha! The Evil Qi from a Thousand-Foot Great Fiend."

Dongmen Gu chuckled. Though his brow showed a hint of fatigue, his eyes gleamed with excitement. ’In this vast Slaughter Ruins, how many people can hunt a Thousand-Foot Great Fiend? How many can even encounter one?’ he thought. He was confident that with this kill alone, he could secure a spot in the top ten of the great hunt.

He took out his Devouring Evil Seal and tossed it casually. The Evil Qi from the Thousand-Foot Great Fiend began to pour into the seal. But just then, a streak of Flowing Light shot out and knocked the Evil Seal away. Dongmen Gu’s expression changed, and he roared, "Who’s there?!"

He took a closer look and realized the streak of Flowing Light that had knocked his seal away was another Devouring Evil Seal. It was now greedily absorbing the Evil Qi he had worked so hard to obtain, and a fire of pure rage ignited in his heart!

"We’re indebted to Elder Dongmen for killing this Great Fiend for us."

The voice, accompanied by a gentle laugh, drew Dongmen Gu’s gaze. In the distance, a middle-aged man in a cyan robe and scholar’s cap approached, his face wreathed in smiles.

Who else could it be but Sima Yu?

"Sima Yu, what do you think you’re doing?"

"Surely you jest, Elder Dongmen. What else could I be doing?" Sima Yu smiled faintly, but a cold glint seeped into his gentle expression.

"I am, of course... seizing the Evil Qi."

At these words, Dongmen Gu’s face darkened to its utmost limit. Behind him, the Kings of the Dongmen Family quickly gathered.

The two great Noble Families, having just entered the Slaughter Ruins, were already locked in a standoff!

"Then let’s just see who this Evil Qi belongs to,"

Dongmen Gu shouted coldly. He channeled his True Essence, pulling back the Evil Seal that had been knocked away, and began absorbing the Evil Qi with all his might.

The two Devouring Evil Seals vied with one another, stirring up violent gusts of wind.

"Hmph. If one isn’t enough, I’ll add two more."

As he spoke, the Sima Family tossed out two more Devouring Evil Seals—the extra one they had won in the seal-snatching battle among them. The Dongmen Family threw out another one as well.

But it was two seals against three, and the Dongmen Family was immediately at a disadvantage.

’Damn it! If Qin Ya hadn’t interfered, we would have three Evil Seals as well!’

Dongmen Gu’s eyes were cold and his face was grim. Watching the Evil Qi that should have been his being steadily siphoned away by others, he felt an overwhelming sense of injustice.

"Attack!!"

With a great roar, Dongmen Gu led the Kings of the Dongmen Family in a charge, determined to destroy the Sima Family’s Devouring Evil Seals. The Sima Family, of course, had no intention of letting them succeed. With a responding battle cry, the two great Noble Families instantly engaged in battle.

But just as the two great Noble Families were locked in combat, a white figure suddenly appeared amidst the cloud of Evil Qi. With a sweeping motion of his hands, he snatched all five Devouring Evil Seals out of the air. Then, he took a deep breath as his True Essence erupted, and he violently flung the seals away!

The five Evil Seals shot into the distance like streaks of Flowing Light.

At that same moment, another Evil Seal rose from Qin Ya’s hand and began to absorb the Evil Qi. With no other seals to interfere, its absorption speed was incredibly fast.

In the span of a few breaths, it had already absorbed half of the Evil Qi.

"It’s him!"

"Damn it, that guy took advantage of the opening!"

"How does he dare?! He’s going against the two great Noble Families!"

Everyone was aghast. A strange light flickered in Sima Yu’s eyes, and he dispatched men to retrieve the Devouring Evil Seals. Dongmen Gu, on the other hand, had eyes that spewed endless fury, as if they could burn everything to ash. He stared intently at Qin Ya and hissed, "You... You’re really tired of living!"

As he spoke, a Divine Light gathered around him, and an overwhelming killing intent erupted from his body. He thrust out a palm, and it transformed into a great river that surged forward with crushing force. Yet Qin Ya’s expression remained unchanged. While his left hand held the Devouring Evil Seal and continued to absorb Evil Qi, his right palm gathered streams of the Qi of Destruction, forming a gigantic Palm Seal to meet the attack head-on.

The two palms collided. Qin Ya was sent flying back seventy or eighty zhang, but he showed no intention of backing down. Still holding the Devouring Evil Seal, his footwork became as Fast as a Ghostly Charm, and he constantly shifted his position to continue absorbing the Evil Qi. For a moment, Dongmen Gu found it impossible to lock onto him.

"Damn it, this kid’s speed is a real pain to deal with."

"It’s not just simple speed. There’s something more Mysterious involved. It’s as if he’s somehow forcefully shortening the distance between two points in Space."

"Damn it! Men of the Dongmen Family, take this brat down for me!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Everyone, block his escape!" Dongmen Gu roared. Dozens of Kings rushed forward, surrounding Qin Ya. All manner of Mysterious Techniques and energy attacks rained down upon him as they disregarded the rules of the great hunt, intent on killing him on the spot!

Faced with such an onslaught, Qin Ya simply smiled with detached confidence. He stretched out his right hand and softly uttered two words, "Space... Condense!"

As the words left his lips, a Mysterious ripple spread through the Space in a ten-meter radius around Qin Ya. The countless energy attacks that had been blasting toward him abruptly stopped in mid-air.

"No, they haven’t stopped."

"They’re frozen! He has frozen space itself!"

This single frozen moment was more than enough time for Qin Ya to act.

His Mysterious Speed erupted. He weaved through the attacks—which were now frozen in place by his Condense Space technique—from all sorts of unbelievable angles, dodging them with effortless grace.