418: Chapter 418 Instantly Kills Long Ming!!

A 99.9% chance of victory?

The opponent was a Dragon Whale Clan powerhouse who had crushed and defeated two Fourth Rank Peak geniuses in a row!

Was this kid a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, ignorant of the world's vastness? Or... did he truly possess the terrifying strength and confidence to back it up?

At that moment, the corners of Xiao Shan's mouth curled into a very faint smile.

He wasn't surprised by this answer.

Because he knew very well.

From the very beginning, the trump card he had pinned his high hopes on was neither Lei Poyue nor Chu Yunfei.

It was this young man before him, who had once dominated the Eternal Song Star Realm at the Hidden Dragon Assembly and could heavily injure his precious granddaughter with a single move.

"Good."

Xiao Shan nodded, his tone firm.

"Then Qin Yan, you go up."

As he spoke, he gave a large wave of his hand.

Qin Yan felt a gentle yet irresistible force support him, and his figure landed on the martial arts stage that carried the last hope of the human race.

A cool sensation came from the crystal-blue floor.

Twenty meters away, Dragon Abyss's sharp eyes, like a predator discovering new prey, slowly turned toward him with scrutiny and amusement.

"The match begins!"

However, on the stage, Dragon Abyss still wore a look of utter boredom.

He casually carried the black Sea Halberd on his shoulder with the blade pointing down, not even bothering to take a basic starting stance.

Those eyes, sharp as a hawk's, held a condescending gaze and a hint of playful mockery.

"Kid, I hope you can last a few more moves."

Dragon Abyss's voice carried blatant contempt. "Don't be like those two pieces of trash just now, falling over after just a couple of moves.

If that's the case, this duel would be too boring."

He spoke those words with genuine sincerity.

To him, defeating the likes of Lei Poyue and Chu Yunfei was merely a warm-up, not even worth calling a battle.

He needed a duel that could truly showcase his full strength—not just to win the contract, but to prove his value to 'that person' on this stage watched by thousands, where even a Taixuan Envoy might be observing in secret.

If the opponent was too weak, how could he heartily display the elegance of a Dragon Whale genius?

However, hearing this, Qin Yan smiled.

It seemed the other party didn't know what was about to happen next.

"I return those words to you."

The instant the words fell, Qin Yan's right hand gripped empty air—

"Clang—!"

The Ink-Marked Spear let out a low vibration, like a dragon's roar, suddenly exploding!

The moment the spear shaft landed in his palm, a long-dormant, terrifying aura erupted from within Qin Yan!

A majestic vitality so vigorous it was hard to imagine, so dense it nearly condensed into substance.

Like a flash flood, it surged violently out of Qin Yan's body!

"Boom—!!!"

The blue crystal surface beneath Qin Yan's feet, which was enough to withstand the full power of a Fourth Rank Peak Martial Artist, actually exploded into a circle of spiderweb-like cracks a zhang in diameter, centered where he stood!

In the instant of that explosion, his figure had already turned into an afterimage tearing through the air!

Fast!

Unbelievably fast!

The mockery and laziness on Dragon Abyss's face completely froze at this moment.

His pupils shrank to the size of pinpricks:

"How is he faster than me—!?"

He couldn't even finish those unspoken words.

Qin Yan's figure, as if teleporting, had crossed the distance of dozens of meters.

Carrying a momentum that crushed everything, he suddenly appeared inches away from him!

The tip of the Ink-Marked Spear rapidly enlarged in Dragon Abyss's eyes!

Dragon Abyss was a genius after all, driven by the instinct of a life-or-death situation.

A roar of shock and anger erupted from deep within his throat, and blue True Qi surged out from his entire body at any cost!

He didn't have time to perform any martial techniques, or even adjust his posture; he could only rely on his tempered battle instincts to hurriedly pull the Sea Halberd from his shoulder and block in front of him!

"Break!"

Qin Yan shouted lowly.

The spear struck!

On the spear tip, the highly condensed Xuan Ming True Water Qi and the long-dormant Destructions End Spear Qi, finally released to its heart's content, brazenly fused!

A deep blue-black Spear Qi, as profound as an abyss, as cold as hell, and as sharp as if it could pierce everything in the world, gushed out from the spear tip!

"Clang—!!!"

The loud clash of metal shook the protective light curtain around the stage, causing layers of ripples to surge!

"Crack!"

The pitch-black Sea Halberd in Dragon Abyss's hand, which was clearly of a high grade and extraordinary material.

The moment it contacted Qin Yan's spear tip, countless fine cracks instantly burst across the center of the halberd's shaft!

In the next instant, the Sea Halberd flew out of his hands!

Spinning in the air, it landed with a clang at the edge of the stage dozens of zhang away!

As for Dragon Abyss himself, he felt as if he had been hit head-on by a mountain!

The scales on his chest exploded in large patches, blood splattering!

Blood sprayed wildly from his mouth as his entire body traced a long parabola in the air—

Then, he slammed heavily onto the edge of the stage!

He couldn't even let out a second scream before his eyes rolled back, his head lolled, and he fell into a deep coma on the spot!

The power of a single spear strike was so terrifying!

On the stage, the night wind was still biting, but it seemed to freeze at this moment.

The black Sea Halberd stuck diagonally in the ground, the Dragon Whale genius lying in a pool of blood, and the black-clad youth standing proudly with his spear, his aura returned to its original calm, formed a highly impactful picture.

The deafening cheers from the Sea Race camp came to an abrupt halt!

Countless Sea Race warriors opened their mouths wide but couldn't make a sound.

These Mermen, Naga, Giant Turtle Generals, and even a few young Dragon Whales all stared fixedly at the seemingly slender human figure on the stage with eyes full of extreme horror and disbelief.

Dragon Abyss, who had defeated top-tier human Fourth Rank Martial Artists in three moves, was actually instakilled by a human youth with a single spear strike!

The human camp, after experiencing a brief, deathly silence, suddenly erupted in earth-shattering cheers!

"Good!!!"

"Qin Yan is mighty!!"

"Victory to the Human Race!!!"

Countless soldiers' blood boiled as they swung their arms vigorously, almost shouting themselves hoarse!

The frustration, anger, and despair that had been suppressed throughout the entire event.

At this moment, with Dragon Abyss's fall and Qin Yan's world-shaking spear strike, it was all completely vented!

Old General Wang stared blankly at the stage, tears actually flickering in his cloudy old eyes.

The surrounding generals were also thoroughly convinced, casting admiring glances at Xiao Shan one after another.

They finally understood why Xiao Shan dared to accept this seemingly dangerous contract and why he dared to let a youth be the finale.

It wasn't that their eyesight was lacking, but rather that Qin Yan's terror had already exceeded the scope of what they could comprehend!

"This is the Dean's true trump card!"

"With Qin Yan here, this battle is in the bag!"

Xiao Shan stood with his hands behind his back, his expression still calm as water, but a very faint look of satisfaction flickered in the depths of his eyes.

He wasn't surprised by this scene.

One could even say it was expected all along.

At the core of the Sea Race camp, the two figures with auras as vast as the abyss now had expressions that were terrifyingly gloomy.