296: Revenge... not overnight

At this very moment.

Wu Jue, struck down by lightning, looked at the still dark "Future Vision."

He immediately unleashed his strongest Martial Skill, Sword Thirteen.

But then.

He was covered in blood, his wounds constantly shedding and regenerating.

Wu Jue knew that even if he could heal his wounds at any time, it wouldn't change anything.

It could only be said that Shen Bei was stronger than he could have imagined.

But Wu Jue's final moment of madness was devastating.

He gripped his sword hilt with both hands, holding it vertically in front of him.

Wu Jue was like a raging flame burning fiercely in the icy currents of the ocean, or a dying beast in a desperate situation—painful and cold, silent and fierce, mad and tenacious!

"A single blade across the sky, ten thousand autumns; where its edge reaches, all things cease."

"Rather hide one's life entirely, than not sheathe the blade after slaying all under Heaven."

"You think you're strong, but I'll drag you down with me!"

"Sword Thirteen."

"Open!"

Sword Thirteen, this was a Dao that believed in neither Heaven nor earth's surface, only in the sword in his hand!

Life or death.

Only the mind, only the Dao.

This strike was the simplest, yet also the most difficult, strike of this sword technique.

Under a single sword, all things cease!

The next moment, sword cries surged like clouds, the sky and earth's surface already enveloped by Shen Bei's blood-red clouds.

At this moment, coupled with Wu Jue's desperate counterattack, it made the world seem to be in a state of Chaos.

Buzz~~~

Wu Jue stood still, an icy, aloof Aura surrounding him. Suddenly, Wu Jue's long robe fluttered, and wisps of invisible Qi spread around his body.

The surrounding Killing Intent also surged from all directions, gathering above Shen Bei's head.

Shen Bei's figure seemed so small amidst this vast gathering of Killing Intent, like an ant that could be swallowed at any moment.

At the same time, Shen Bei also felt that this sword mark contained an extremely terrifying Sword Intent!

肅殺 (Solemn Killing Intent), terrifying, cold, heartless, illusory, Chaos.

Just one glance seemed capable of drawing one's mind into it.

Each wisp of Killing Intent contained unparalleled Sword Intent.

It also contained exquisitely subtle sword moves!

Terrifying!

Too terrifying!

The mere mottled Sword Intent was so imposing, making one's hair stand on end.

If Wu Jue were allowed to continue growing, perhaps under a single sword, all things would cease?

Despite this, Shen Bei's expression remained calm, indifferent as usual: "You really should have some passionate BGM. Too bad, an ant is still an ant; it can't overturn the Heavens."

At this moment, Wu Jue stood solemnly, holding his sword as if a pilgrim kneeling before Heaven and earth's surface, revering life and death!

"Under my single sword, if you die, you are also an ant!"

As Wu Jue's words fell.

Suddenly, a green rainbow rose from the ground, manifesting a magnificent spectacle.

The longsword was like a rainbow!

A scorching, dazzling sword light, so bright it made people unable to open their eyes, lit up without warning, as if a spark had landed in dry grass, and a prairie fire soared into the sky, illuminating all directions.

Purple lightning and blue frost streaked, and the sea of clouds churned like furious waves.

Within the swaying, indestructible Killing Intent, beams of light burst through the clouds, and the light of the rainbow illuminated the entire Qipan Mountain.

At this moment, Wu Jue's hands seemed to hold a sun!

Brilliant and dazzling, shimmering with golden light, bursting with vitality.

Boom!!!

Sword Qi rainbow.

Wu Jue successfully activated Sword Thirteen!

The sword in Wu Jue's hand was like a living spiritual entity, its Sword Qi spreading several times wider, like a waterfall appearing out of nowhere, or a wall of armor rising from the ground.

It enveloped Shen Bei, striking him head-on.

Wu Jue quickly looked at his Future Vision.

First second.

Sword Thirteen activated.

Second second.

Sword Thirteen accurately landed on Shen Bei's head.

Third second.

He saw Shen Bei holding up a Yin and Yang Tai Chi diagram?

Fourth second.

A large number of Martial Artists participating in the combat drill on Qipan Mountain died?

Fifth second... a complete blackout.

"What the Hell is this!"

Wu Jue's Adam's apple bobbed, his eyes wide with shock, unable to speak.

The third second could be seen as Shen Bei's counterattack.

But what the Hell was the fourth second!

He was clearly attacking Shen Bei, so why did the others on Qipan Mountain die?

And the fifth second was still Wu Jue's unchangeable fate!

At this very moment.

The fourth second arrived.

Shen Bei would not take this kind of damage head-on.

This was a more formidable killing move than Third Master's Martial Skill.

If he wasn't careful, he might die on the spot.

Although Shen Bei wasn't afraid of death and had a Medicinal Pill for resurrection.

But using it here wasn't cost-effective.

So, Shen Bei directly activated Yin Yang Reversal Fist, holding up a black and white Tai Chi with both hands.

He directly blasted it out towards the Sword Qi that was swirling down from the sky.

The moment the two attacks collided in mid-air.

The entire world lost its color.

Everything within sight turned black and white.

Wu Jue's incomparably violent, terrifying Sword Qi passed through the Yin and Yang Tai Chi diagram as if a stone had sunk into the sea.

It was as if water droplets were absorbed by a sponge.

Despite this, quite a few Sword Qi still passed through the Tai Chi diagram, directly piercing Shen Bei's Physical Body.

Swoosh, swoosh...

In a flash.

Shen Bei's powerful Physical Body was cut by the Sword Qi, his entire body a bloody mess, and even his left arm was severely injured and unable to move. He had completely transformed into a man of blood.

The winding bloodstains on his face made his appearance look incredibly horrifying and terrifying.

"Powerful!"

Shen Bei laughed heartily, his arrogant laughter growing louder and louder, even overpowering the deafening roar of the wind.

However, the next moment.

Screams and roars came from various parts of Qipan Mountain:

"Holy crap! Who's attacking me!"

"Where did this Sword Qi come from? Get out of the way!"

"Help! My arm has been severed!"

"People are dying, people are dying!"

"Damn you, Yu Qi! You said it was a friendly spar, so who the Hell is killing people!"

"Oh, brother, you're dead. The compensation is really too much. What should I do?"

"Good brother, I really want to stab you to death. I only had a few strands of hair cut off by Sword Qi. What are you howling about!"

...

On the command platform.

Sword Qi, coming from who knows where, raged across the stage.

Swish, swish...

Sword Qi appeared out of thin air, cutting horizontally.

Yu Qi, however, was not afraid at all. With a gentle wave of his hand, True Qi gushed out, sweeping away the Sword Qi like a strong wind blowing away fallen leaves.

Even so, the Sword Qi still destroyed all the computers, radios, and other equipment!

Yu Qi slowly stood up, took a step, and rose into the air.

Qiu Bu Ye, as a Six-Rank Martial Artist, also slowly ascended.

The two looked together at the center of the sudden blood cloud.

"Something's wrong, this is murder!"

Yu Qi looked at the Martial Artists in the distance who had already descended into Chaos, dragging away the bodies of a few unlucky ones from the battlefield, his expression filled with furious indignation.

Qiu Bu Ye narrowed his eyes, knowing in his heart what was happening in the far distance.

From his perspective, Shen Bei, the fellow who had made him lose face repeatedly, should be dead, right?

As for the other Martial Artists who died.

Qiu Bu Ye could only chuckle, completely indifferent, without a hint of sympathy or regret.

To be buried with Shen Bei was also a kind of "blessing."

"Let's go, follow me and see who is so arrogant!"

At this moment, Governor Yu Qi was already furious.

After the last Changtu Permanent Dungeon was seized.

Yu Qi had once traveled to the capital to meet with a big shot.

The big shot's overall evaluation was quite high.

But he expressed that Yu Qi's command level was... just barely passing.

Therefore, Yu Qi was told to diligently train and study the techniques and experience of commanding the big picture.

Thus, this practical drill came about.

Of course, not only Yu Qi, but the governors of other provinces also had to hold a drill.

And now, a perfectly good practical drill had turned into a killing spree. Wasn't this purely destroying the national drill plan?

How could this be tolerated?

His KPI was gone!

The two, one after another, immediately vanished into the air.

...

At this very moment.

Wu Jue looked at Shen Bei with a horrified expression, like a statue, his mind a blank.

The sword technique that he had originally envisioned to drag Shen Bei to Hell had only injured Shen Bei!

And at this moment, Shen Bei was enveloped in a bloody Qi.

Rage Blood Overlord Body transformed all the damage Shen Bei sustained into a pleasure that was intoxicating and greedy.

This transformation made Shen Bei's face contort with a frantic madness, as if he were on drugs.

"Do you have any more moves? If not, I'll send you on your way."

Shen Bei's eyes seemed to pierce through the mist, slowly revealing a mysterious smile, his whole body erupting with tangible cruelty and brutality.

Then he slowly raised his hand.

Thunder rumbled within the blood clouds, the sky and earth's surface flickered, and a hideous, terrifying bolt of lightning, connected to the blood clouds, landed in Shen Bei's hand.

At this instant.

Shen Bei seemed to be holding endless lightning, as if he truly controlled the Laws of Heaven and earth's surface, his figure flickering in and out of sight.

And Wu Jue's already ashen face lost its last trace of color. Shen Bei's suffocating Aura rushed at him, and his heart was filled with extreme terror.

"I—"

Boom!

Shen Bei didn't give him a chance to speak.

Terrifying lightning bolts shot out across the sky, and Wu Jue's charred body was violently smashed to the ground like a cannonball, sending up surging waves of earth's surface and once again blasting a huge scorched pit in the ground.

And almost at the same time, a flash of lightning exploded above the scorched pit, and Shen Bei's lightning-wielding figure followed closely, without any pause. Lightning burst forth from his entire body, and he raised his hand, unleashing a violent bolt of lightning, continuously blasting into the scorched pit where Wu Jue had fallen.

Shen Bei knew that this Wu Jue possessed the bizarre characteristic of super-fast self-healing, so he pursued relentlessly, leaving him no chance at all.

If he engaged in a war of attrition with him, he might be completely played to death by this guy.

No mercy, brute force works wonders!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

Shen Bei continuously drew lightning into his palm.

The thunderous lightning, like a divine punishment, struck the earth's surface with the One Star Three Echoes fist, causing successive explosions even more terrifying than heavy artillery fire.

As the earth's surface violently cracked and collapsed, rolling smoke clouds rose into the sky. All the sand and soil at the explosion's core were instantly destroyed and turned into scorching crystals. The surrounding airwaves, like a tsunami, roared and surged in all directions, fiercely tearing up the already fragmented earth's surface's surface layer by layer.

And Wu Jue's entire body was already completely submerged in the violent explosion, as if the sky and earth's surface were collapsing.

Such a violent lightning bombardment lasted for several seconds. As if sensing something, Shen Bei's gaze shifted, and he suddenly stopped.

The aftershocks of the earth's surface continued. Wu Jue, under Shen Bei's relentless bombardment, had become a giant impact crater over a hundred meters in diameter, its surface covered with scorched, crystalline matter from the high-temperature incineration.

And in the center of the giant impact crater, Wu Jue's broken, charred body was curled up, trembling slightly.

The reason it was described as broken was because Wu Jue was now completely unrecognizable as a human.

One could see that his entire body was charred black, most of his flesh and blood carbonized, and his limbs were completely gone, seemingly turned to dust in the terrifying lightning strike, like a human stick that had been burned. It was a shocking and horrific sight, and no one who came here would be able to recognize that this was the Chief of the Apocalypse Cult in Liaobei Province!

More importantly, in Shen Bei's eyes, a strong life force was emanating from Wu Jue's carbonized body. Except for his limbs, which had completely turned to ash, the charred parts of his body were slowly regenerating, clearly indicating that his super-fast self-healing ability was taking effect.

"Hmm?"

Shen Bei looked at Wu Jue at the bottom of the pit with interest:

"He's not dead yet, even at this point?"

Shen Bei scratched his head, and continued apologetically: "It was my mistake. I should have crushed your brain and given you a painless death. Alas, look at the mess now, turning you into a human stick. If this gets out, people will think I have a necrophiliac 癖好 (necrophiliac tendency)."

No words could describe the venom, terror, and despair in Wu Jue's heart at this moment.

The next moment.

Shen Bei's index finger, like a sharp knife, instantly pierced through Wu Jue's head!

Terrifying electric currents and high temperatures instantly destroyed his brain, causing the terrified Wu Jue to freeze completely on the spot!

Shen Bei's cruel, sinister grin echoed in his ears. Wu Jue's expression, with his forehead pierced, was stiff, all the distortion, venom, and despair completely frozen in his eyes.

With a hiss.

When Shen Bei withdrew his hand, Wu Jue's broken, unrecognizable charred body fell backward, his life force completely severed.

No one knew what kind of terror and despair he experienced before his death.

Thus, this Chief of the Apocalypse Cult in Liaobei Province was completely dead. Even his painstakingly prepared trump card, "Future Vision," had barely played any role before he was frustratingly crushed to death by Shen Bei.

At this moment.

Shen Bei's Killing Intent did not dissipate with Wu Jue's death.

Instead, it became even more aggressive.

Shen Bei's revenge... never waited overnight!

"Qiu Bu Ye..."

However, at this very moment, as if his wish had been granted.

Qiu Bu Ye actually appeared on his own accord!