Chapter 161.1 : Heaven-Reaching! (Part 1)
This dragon's head seemed like a sacred relic that had stepped forth from primordial chaos.
Its pair of dragon eyes were like two resplendent golden suns—merely the shifting of its gaze felt as though it could shatter mountains and rivers, collapse the earth, and tear the heavens apart.
The dragon horns were thick and powerful, winding and spiraling upward, as if they could pierce straight through the firmament itself.
The enormous dragon head hovered above a vast sea of clouds. Its colossal body was concealed within the clouds, yet it still emanated an overwhelming sense of sanctity, grandeur, and awe-inspiring majesty that left one suffocating.
"D-Dragon… a dragon!!!"
Someone couldn't help but cry out in shock, immediately dropping to their knees!
Even in this world of cultivation, legendary races such as dragons and phoenixes were, in the hearts of the vast majority, sacred and exalted beings that must never be lightly offended!
"Such methods… a Heaven-Reaching Marquis?!!"
A great power realm expert raised his head to the sky, clearly sensing the Dao-law power within that majestic dragon head—so oppressive that it nearly suffocated him!
"Impossible!! Impossible! You… you… you are actually at the Eighth Heaven?! A Heaven-Reaching Marquis?!!"
The gloomy old man looked as though he had just witnessed the most terrifying sight of his life. His entire being descended into madness.
Under the shock and terror brought by Ying Qingjue, the pressure shattered his Dao heart completely!
When his incredulous cries echoed through the area, everyone present nearly had their ears blown off.
What had they just heard?
Eighth Heaven?!
A Heaven-Reaching Marquis?!
Not far away, Wu Kui—who had just been sent flying by a single punch from Chu Ge and now looked rather disheveled—froze completely upon hearing those words.
After a long moment, as if finally snapping back to reality, his body trembled violently. He stiffly turned his head and looked toward the gloomy old man.
He saw that the mighty clan elder, who was usually so aloof and superior, had already fallen into indescribable terror and madness!
The Eighth Heaven!
Even within the Wanqing Imperial Dynasty, there were only a handful of such figures—each one elusive as a divine dragon, standing so high above that they were practically untouchable!
Ying Qingjue paid no mind to the old man's frantic screams.
"Since you know, then you should also know your fate. You touched my reverse scale. Merely shattering your divine platform and erasing your body and soul is already mercy."
In the next instant, she casually raised her hand and waved it.
High above the heavens, the majestic dragon head's eyes suddenly erupted with divine radiance, so dazzling that people could barely open their eyes—as if a blazing sun had exploded right before them, releasing endless solar brilliance!
"Please—show mercy!"
A desperate shout rang out through the void.
But Ying Qingjue only sneered disdainfully, her gaze sharpening.
At once, two beams of divine light shot forth from the dragon's eyes, tearing through the void and locking directly onto the gloomy old man.
In the eyes of the onlookers, those two beams seemed to connect heaven and earth as they descended upon him.
In an instant, the divine platform above his head was crushed to pieces—his physical body annihilated along with it.
Only a single remnant soul remained, but it didn't last long either, dispersing completely within the divine light!
A great power realm expert had fallen just like that!
Everyone felt as though they were dreaming—what they had just witnessed felt utterly unreal!
A great power realm expert!
In the entire cultivation world, such beings stood at the very top of the pyramid.
In any faction, they would be honored guests, revered figures. Yet someone like that had been erased—body and soul utterly obliterated, leaving nothing behind!
And the one who caused all of this had merely waved her hand!
A Heaven-Reaching Marquis!
Just thinking of that title made countless people begin to tremble uncontrollably.
In their eyes, great power realm experts were already god-like beings… and a Marquis—one thousands of times stronger than a great power realm expert…