The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Qin Ya's sudden appearance left the people from both cities stunned.

Ning Bai, in particular, wore an extremely grim expression. He watched as his opponent continuously absorbed the Evil Qi, his eyes glinting with cold intent as he too threw out a Devouring Evil Seal.

But with a flash in his eyes, Qin Ya unleashed a burst of Four Symbols Natural Power, directly blasting the Devouring Evil Seal away. "This Evil Qi is mine."

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere grew tense.

At that moment, Ning Ling, the Young City Lord of Feiling City, stepped forward and roared, his face ashen with fury, "Qin Ya, don't take this too far! We worked our asses off to kill this Great Fiend. What right does a mere Vice City Lord like you have to lay a finger on it?"

Hearing this, a cold light condensed in Qin Ya's dark eyes. A boundless killing intent erupted, raging across the heavens and earth as he said coldly, "And what right do you have to speak?"

Faced with Qin Ya's gaze, which was like a cold blade, and enveloped by that terrifying killing intent, Ning Ling's breath caught in his throat. A trace of terror surfaced in his eyes as he felt a chill shoot through his body, piercing him to the bone.

Seeing this, Ning Bai sighed.

'There are probably few in our generation who can contend with Qin Ya.'

He stepped forward, shielding Ning Ling, and circulated his True Essence to recall the Devouring Evil Seal. Gazing at Qin Ya, he said coldly, "Don't you think you're going too far, Vice City Lord Qin? We've met a few times, you know."

Qin Ya shook his head and chuckled softly. "Met a few times? You tried to recruit me, and when that failed, you threatened me. Now, you team up with someone only to betray them behind their back. Such despicable character is truly shameless. So what if I take this Evil Qi?"

So what if he did?

At these words, Ning Bai's expression darkened, his gaze turning grim.

Lin Leimu, however, grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth as he laughed. "Haha, well said, Vice City Lord Qin! This Evil Qi should belong to the strong."

Qin Ya replied coolly, "Indeed."

"Hmph. Then let's see who the strong one truly is!"

Ning Bai shouted coldly. His figure flickered, reappearing above Qin Ya in the next instant. True Essence gathered at his fingertips, and a point of Divine Light swirled before he suddenly slashed down.

The moment his palm swept down, a beam of Sword Qi materialized!

The sharp Sword Qi made the very air above Qin Ya hum and tremble. Faced with such a powerful strike, not even an Era-Defining King would dare to be careless.

"Die!!"

Facing this strike, Qin Ya showed no fear. Instead, the corners of his lips curled up as a black light flared in his hand. The Breaking Army Spear appeared, and he called out calmly, "Space, Condense!!"

As he spoke, a mysterious ripple spread through the space. Ning Bai's expression changed abruptly; he felt as if he had been plunged into a quagmire, unable to move an inch. Not daring to be careless, he circulated his True Essence, and his Divine Light flared, breaking through the restraint!

But that single moment was more than enough time for Qin Ya.

He raised the Breaking Army Spear, circulated his True Essence, and manifested his Profound Mysteries. The Four Symbols Natural Energy gathered on the spear's tip, tracing a brilliant arc of flowing light as he thrust forward.

The spear was incredibly fast, stabbing toward Ning Bai's shoulder in the blink of an eye.

He tried to block with his circulating Divine Light, but this was the Perfect Spear of the Four Seasons Spear Technique, enhanced by Top Profound Mysteries. It was more than enough to shatter the Divine Light protecting his body.

With a tearing sound, a spray of blood erupted.

Ning Bai's figure shot backward in retreat. A fist-sized hole had been torn through his shoulder, where flickering Divine Light struggled to suppress a foreign Natural Energy. His face was grim, his eyes flickered, and a thread of terror was woven within them.

For a moment, everyone gasped in shock.

It was too terrifying. With a single spear strike, he had wounded Ning Bai without suffering a scratch himself.

Qin Ya stood holding his spear, his expression indifferent, a hint of confidence clear in his eyes.

"Retreat, and you live."

"Advance, and you face the consequences!"

As his indifferent words echoed, a storm of emotions—anger, resentment, fear—flashed across the faces of the people from Feiling City. Yet not a single person dared to say a word in defiance.

The spear strike just now had been more than enough to intimidate them.

Ning Bai's expression wavered before he stepped forward and said coldly, "Qin Ya, I admit you are powerful. But that's not enough to make me leave just like that. Three strikes. If you can block three of my sword strikes, I'll gift this Evil Qi to you."

Hearing this, Qin Ya's lips twisted into a mocking smile. "Block three of your strikes? If I were to attack, you'd be lucky to get one strike in. Why should I stand here and obediently block three? Besides, this Evil Qi... do I need you to 'gift' it to me?"

At his words, Ning Bai roared, "Arrogant!"

Then, he shot forward. Divine Light erupted from his body, gushing out as the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surged like an ocean tide, converging into a single, pure-white Majestic Sword Qi that slashed down. Beneath the force of the attack, the entire Ice Lake instantly collapsed!

"I told you. Retreat, and you live!"

"Advance, and you face the consequences!"

As his own words faded, black Qi of Destruction surged around him, taking the form of a ferocious Demon God. It condensed into a hundred-zhang Palm Seal that radiated an apocalyptic aura.

The Palm Qi blasted out, colliding violently with the Sword Qi!

The shattered ice surface was thrown into a frenzy, raising colossal waves dozens of zhang high. The black Qi of Destruction and the pure-white Majestic Sword Qi entangled, causing the surrounding void to roar and erupt with shockwaves.

Under the force of their clash, the world around them was left scarred and broken.

"Space... Vibration!"

The indifferent words echoed through the void. The space itself rippled as if a thousand-pound boulder had been dropped into a calm lake, creating colossal waves and concentric rings. A majestic power of Vibration appeared, and Ning Bai was caught right in its range!

Caught in the vibration, Ning Bai's expression changed drastically. The Divine Light around him flickered as he desperately resisted the Space Power's vibrations. At that moment, a four-colored flowing light suddenly appeared.

The flowing light flashed past, and a bloodcurdling scream rang out.

A spear now protruded from Ning Bai's chest, its tip having passed clean through his back. Drops of blood fell onto the lake's surface, creating small ripples.

"I told you. You would be lucky to get one strike in."

The indifferent words echoed through the void, shaking the hearts and minds of all who heard them.

Immediately after, Qin Ya raised a hand and blasted Ning Bai with a palm strike, sending him flying several hundred zhang away. Seeing this, Ning Ling and the others shot forward to catch him.

"WAAGH..."

Ning Bai spat out a large mouthful of blood. The Divine Light on his chest swirled, fighting against the injury. He knew that Qin Ya had held back with that final spear strike; otherwise, he would never have survived. At this thought, a deep chill spread through his heart.

'This young man... he's simply too terrifying!'

"Go!"

"Get out of here."

the heavily injured Ning Bai said miserably. The people from Feiling City knew they were no match for Qin Ya. Not daring to linger, they immediately took Ning Bai and fled.

Meanwhile, Lin Leimu and his companions watched on, clicking their tongues in amazement, their hearts filled with awe.

'For a Half-Step King to accomplish this... it's simply unprecedented!'

By now, the Devouring Evil Seal had finished absorbing all the surrounding Evil Qi and returned to Qin Ya's hand. Just as Qin Ya put the seal away and was about to leave, Lin Leimu hurried forward to stop him. "Thank you for your righteous assistance just now, Vice City Lord Qin."

Qin Ya replied indifferently, "I was only seizing the Evil Qi. I didn't help you with anything."