Chapter 1434 - 420: Wait, Who Exactly Are Your Wife and Kids? (6k)

"Go!"

The Thunder Spear tore through the air, so fast that even the Divine Sense of a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator could hardly track it.

In his haste, Shen Yunlan hurriedly summoned the Nine Yin Soul-Devouring Ring to block, the blood-colored runes on the bone ring flashing madly.

"Boom!"

The instant the Thunder Spear collided with the bone ring, the entire space trembled.

Right after, spiderweb-like cracks actually appeared on the surface of that Nine Yin Soul-Devouring Ring!

"Puchi!"

The Thunder Spear pierced through the bone ring’s defense and directly bored through Shen Yunlan’s abdomen.

The violent Power of Thunder exploded inside him, his internal organs suffering grievous damage in an instant.

"Ah!"

Shen Yunlan let out a shrill, miserable scream as his figure was once again sent flying, crashing heavily into the cliff wall a hundred zhang away.

"Rumble—"

The mountain rocks collapsed, dust billowing in all directions.

When the dust slightly dispersed, one could see a bowl-sized bloody hole on Shen Yunlan’s chest, the edges of the wound charred black, with Purple Gold Thunderbolt still flickering ceaselessly within.

Every flash made his entire body convulse, drawing pained groans from him.

Second Grandfather raised his brows, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He looked Zhou Qing over with great interest, his gaze lingering for a moment on that Thunder Spear which had yet to dissipate, the corners of his mouth slowly curling into a playful smile.

—Interesting!

He hadn’t expected the Power of Thunder and Array Spirit Seals to merge so perfectly.

One had to know, he himself, though he had only condensed five thousand Thunder Seals, was cultivating the Nine Tribulations Thunder Talisman Scripture.

This was an Inscription-level Divine Technique of the thunder path, and a purely black annihilating thunder at that.

But Zhou Qing’s Purple Gold Thunderbolt, with its ferocity tempered by the subtle transformations of Spirit Seals, truly had its own style.

"Once this matter is settled, I must properly comprehend it..."

Second Grandfather plotted in his heart, a sharp gleam flickering in his eyes.

"This fellow’s life is really tough. Let me see first how your Inscription-level Divine Techniques cultivation is coming along!"

Second Grandfather folded his arms across his chest and actually stepped back a few paces, leaving the battlefield entirely to Zhou Qing.

A life-and-death battle with a Spirit Slash Realm Perfection expert was a rare tempering for Zhou Qing.

Every use of Divine Techniques, every circulation of Spiritual Power, was accumulating precious combat experience.

—If he were to face such a powerful enemy again in the future, he would have a clear idea in his heart.

Where was the opponent’s defensive limit?

How much combat strength could they retain after being wounded?

Should he immediately retreat, or press the advantage and pursue?

All of this would be answered in today’s slaughter!

Zhou Qing took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

With a thought, the blood and Spiritual Power stored within the golden petals surged like a raging river, flooding into his limbs and bones.

"Boom!"

His previously waning aura once again climbed to its peak!

At this moment, Shen Yunlan had just struggled free from the collapsed cliff wall, his body drenched in blood, his aura chaotic.

When he heard Second Grandfather’s words, his face instantly turned deathly pale!

"Inscription-level Divine Techniques?!"

He snapped his head up, staring fixedly at Zhou Qing, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Zhou Qing’s gaze was icy cold, his killing intent towering: "Those who hurt my wife and child... die!"

Shen Yunlan’s heart pounded wildly as he hurriedly shouted, "Who’s your wife and child? I don’t even know you! Fellow Daoist, isn’t there some kind of misunderstanding between us?"

—He was truly panicking now!

Inscription-level Divine Techniques—this was a terrifying killing move that even the Shen Family did not possess!

Zhou Qing, however, no longer wasted words and slowly raised his right hand.

"Buzz—"

The void trembled, and an ancient, ferocious aura suddenly descended!

Behind him, a gigantic Blood Phoenix phantom slowly manifested, letting out a sky-shaking screech!

The Blood Phoenix was entirely crimson, its wings like blades, its body shrouded in dense ancient inscriptions,

each one resonating with heaven and earth, exuding a suffocating pressure!

On the Blood Phoenix’s chest, five Feathers glowed a vivid, dripping red, as though containing profound Dao patterns within.

At this moment, these Feathers actually turned into strands of blood-colored light, all converging onto the tip of Zhou Qing’s extended index finger!

Second Grandfather watched from the side, nodding repeatedly, his eyes full of appreciation.

"Who the hell are your wife and child?! Even if I’m going to die, I should at least die knowing why!"

Shen Yunlan screamed in terror, his voice going off pitch.

Zhou Qing still did not answer, merely spitting out a single cold word:

"Annihilate."

"Boom—"

As his fingertip tapped out, heaven and earth lost their color!

A streak of blood light shot across the sky like a falling star, and wherever it passed, space collapsed and all things were Annihilated!

That blood light seemed to contain endless tribulation; just the shockwaves it released turned the mountains and rocks within a thousand-zhang radius into dust!

"No!"

Shen Yunlan’s eyes nearly split as he hastily pulled something out from his Storage Bag—

"Profound Yin Substitute-Death Talisman!"

This he had obtained from an ancient ruin, refined with a million living souls, said to be able to block one certain-death tribulation for its master!

The instant the talisman exploded, it turned into a pitch-black ghost shadow, spreading its arms wide as it rushed to meet the blood light!

"Screech—"

When the blood light collided with the ghost shadow, it was like a hot knife cutting through grease, shredding it in an instant!

"Puff!"

The blood light, its momentum undiminished, directly pierced through Shen Yunlan’s chest, blasting his entire body thousands of zhang away!

"Aaah—"

In his shrill wails, Shen Yunlan’s fleshly body was torn and tattered, and a bowl-sized bloody hole had opened in his abdomen, the wound still laced with blood-colored Tribulation Power that relentlessly eroded his life force!

Zhou Qing’s face turned pale, his figure swaying slightly.

Without hesitation, he took out two Top-Grade Wood Attribute Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring, rapidly replenishing his depleted blood and qi.

Looking at the Shen Yunlan who was vomiting blood like crazy, he had no choice but to admit that the vitality of a Spirit Slash Realm Perfection expert was truly abnormally tenacious.

"Take a breather," Second Grandfather suddenly grinned, baring a mouthful of snowy white teeth, "leave the rest to me!"

He walked forward at an unhurried pace, and with each step he took, a pitch-black Thunder lotus bloomed beneath his feet.