Chapter 369: Sinner
"Buzz!"
The terrifying finger beam was extremely fast, and in just the blink of an eye, it was close to Ji Chen’s face, ready to kill him on the spot.
However, to everyone’s surprise, despite facing such a direct and deadly attack, Ji Chen showed no intention of dodging.
"Buzz!"
He smirked coldly, with a contemptuous look on his face, raised his finger, and lightly pointed forward.
"Crack!"
In an instant, an invisible force shot out from his fingertip, destroying the attack while maintaining its power, continuing to shock the white-haired elder.
"Hmm?"
The white-haired elder’s face changed drastically, feeling the terror of this move, clearly far beyond his expectations.
"Buzz!"
Without hesitation, he immediately flipped his hand and took out a Golden Cauldron, only palm-sized, but it emitted intense golden light, like a radiant sun held in his hand.
The Golden Cauldron rose into the air, rapidly expanding into a massive mountain in front of the white-haired elder.
"Bang!"
A dull explosion erupted as Ji Chen’s attack heavily struck the Golden Cauldron, causing it to tremble violently but ultimately neutralizing Ji Chen’s strike.
"Holy Cauldron, is it..."
Ji Chen snorted coldly, striding forward with no intention of allowing his opponent any time to catch their breath.
He was incredibly fast, reaching the massive Golden Cauldron in less than a breath, and then he clenched his fist tightly and struck with great force.
"Buzz!"
The terrifying punch struck the Golden Cauldron, resulting in an earth-shattering sound, with terrifying energy ripples spreading in all directions, making the space seem distorted.
Everyone’s complexion changed, turning pale.
Obviously, the energy aftermath from such a close collision greatly affected them.
Some people’s protective treasures cracked, causing them to cough up blood and suffer severe injuries on the spot.
"Buzz!"
The massive Golden Cauldron was sent flying by Ji Chen’s punch, slamming into the distant mountain and flattening the area.
"Kill!"
The white-haired elder’s eyes flashed coldly. He commanded in a deep voice, once again urging the Golden Cauldron like a mighty mountain to crush down on Ji Chen.
"Bang!"
Ji Chen, enveloped in Holy Light, was like a Celestial God.
With his cultivation and Body Sanctification, even the hardest cauldron-like Sacred Artifacts could hardly harm him at all.
Another punch sent the massive Golden Cauldron flying again, and terrifying energy ripples leveled nearby ancient forests.
"Swish!"
Ji Chen strode forward, fierce light in his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the elder, terrifying fists blasting out.
The elder dared not be careless, shielding himself with the Golden Cauldron to block Ji Chen’s attack.
"Bang!"
Another loud sound echoed, accompanied by a crisp breaking sound, sharp and piercing.
Then everyone could see that a crack had actually appeared on the white-haired elder’s Golden Cauldron, smashed by Ji Chen.
"What?!"
The scene changed everyone’s complexion, including the white-haired elder, whose face instantly turned pale.
"Boom!"
Ji Chen pressed the advantage, unleashing another powerful punch, heavily striking the Golden Cauldron.
"Crack!"
Finally, the Golden Cauldron could no longer withstand such immense force, and was smashed into pieces by Ji Chen, exploding into fragments.
"Impossible!"
The white-haired elder exclaimed in disbelief, unable to accept such a result.
His heart ached immensely as his Holy Weapon was reduced to scrap metal.
"Die!"
Suddenly, a cold voice reached his ears, with a killing intent approaching from behind, causing the white-haired elder’s face to change drastically.
Unfortunately, by the time he reacted, it was too late.
"Bang!"
Ji Chen’s fist, wrapped in Holy Light, hit the white-haired elder with terrifying force.
"Poof!"
He coughed up blood immediately, his body sent flying and smashing heavily into the distant mountain, struggling twice before completely losing vitality, dying on the spot.
"Dead... dead?"
This scene stunned everyone present, their complexions changing drastically, eyes filled with fear.
This white-haired elder was an Elder from a Sacred Land, wielding a Holy Weapon, showing that his cultivation likely reached the Quasi-Saint Realm.
Yet, even such a powerful being was killed here; the Sacred Weapon failed to withstand Ji Chen’s onslaught.
"Ji Chen!"
With a flash, Zhao Zhijing and company appeared before Ji Chen.
They battled with Holy Weapons and finally dealt with the two Demon Beasts summoned by Ji Chen.
At this moment, Zhao Zhijing looked at Ji Chen with a gloomy face, couldn’t help but say coldly, "With the two domains on the brink of war, you dare to kill a Saint Realm expert of the Desolate Domain, what are your intentions?"
"Are you questioning me?"
Ji Chen couldn’t help but laugh, "You know the Two Domains War is approaching, yet you brought so many Zhao Family people to occupy this place, not allowing others to enter the valley to seek opportunities. With such conduct, do you have any right to judge me?"
"You!"
Zhao Zhijing was momentarily speechless upon hearing this, after a while, he snorted coldly, "At least, my Zhao Family wouldn’t easily kill anyone. Moreover, which cultivator in Divine River City now isn’t here to prepare for battle? Even if they are to die, it should be in the battle against foreign enemies. Now killed by you, I have reason to doubt your loyalty to the Desolate Domain."
"Loyalty?"
Ji Chen was slightly stunned, calmly and naturally said, "The life and death of others have nothing to do with me. What I want now is just to save the people I want to save. Anyone who dares to stand in my way, sorry, I can only say they are seeking their own death."
"Such arrogance!"
Someone couldn’t help but step forward, "The Celestial Emperor’s Mansion was founded to resist the Two Domains War that can happen again at any time in the future, and as a disciple of the Celestial Emperor’s Mansion, you should focus on the safety of the world. Yet, now you killed those in the Desolate Realm who could have contributed greatly on the battlefield in the future, such intent must be punished!"
"Indeed, with the war ahead, some friction is inevitable, but no matter what, you shouldn’t be ruthless, especially against a Saint Realm expert, a figure who could potentially influence the battlefield in the future."
"As the war approaches, recklessly killing the living strength of the Desolate Domain, just for this, you should die to atone for your sins!"
People spoke one after another, all blaming Ji Chen, as if he had become a sinner of the Desolate Domain.
