228: Xu Qing's combat power

“Haha!”

Xu Qing sneered, his eyes filled with killing intent.

This Ghostly Wither Taoist had actually shifted the blame, and his words just now had already changed the expressions of those around him; even a few Auras in the Void Realm clearly fluctuated.

“You forced this old man’s hand!”

Seeing the killing intent in Xu Qing’s eyes, the Ghostly Wither Taoist’s eyes turned red. He knew there was no peaceful resolution, so he decisively struck first.

With a furious roar, a wisp of Emperor’s might instantly surged into the sky. A brush appeared in his withered hand, and from it, a wisp of Emperor’s might shot up.

“An Emperor’s item!”

Everyone was shocked; no one had expected the Ghostly Wither Taoist to possess an Emperor’s item!

An Emperor’s item is something an Emperor once used. Because Emperors are existences who have achieved the Dao, their long-used items will unconsciously become imbued with a wisp of Emperor’s essence. Such items are Emperor’s items and can be used to attack enemies.

Some powerful Emperor’s items, with the Emperor’s essence they contain, can even slay nine-step Quasi-Emperor powerhouses.

Clearly, the brush in the Ghostly Wither Taoist’s hand had not reached that level!

But as soon as this item appeared, Emperor’s might surged, and countless people couldn't help but shiver.

Its power was also extraordinary, enough to suppress and kill a three-step Quasi-Emperor.

The Ancient Martial Emperor Sect also had some back then, but after so many years, they had long been exhausted!

“Kill!”

As the brush was activated, the Emperor’s essence within it instantly transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang golden sword. Beneath its dazzling light, terrifying killing intent was contained, and then, with an invincible posture, it descended from the sky, slashing towards Xu Qing!

“Invincible? With me here, who dares to claim invincibility?”

An invincible Aura surged from Xu Qing. Even facing the attack of an Emperor’s essence item, Xu Qing showed no fear.

Behind him, a terrifying, towering figure condensed. This figure was like a pillar supporting the heavens, exuding terrifying power that caused the Void Realm to shatter layer by layer and the world to tremble.

Xu Qing raised his right hand, pulling it back as his fist gradually clenched. Then, hundreds of terrifying Origin Auras shot into the sky, climbing Xu Qing’s arm, and slowly converging in his hand.

The towering figure behind him mirrored his movements, except that the hundreds of Origin Auras were as thick as great rivers, like a galaxy reversing its flow, coiling around the massive fist.

“Hmph!”

Xu Qing let out a soft cry, and his fist, with a seemingly slow but extremely fast speed, slammed towards the giant sword in the sky.

“Crack, crack, crack!”

In an instant, the Void Realm completely shattered, and terrifying spatial storms raged. The entire world seemed to be split open, the sun and moon drowned in Chaos, utterly dark.

“Oh mama! Run!”

“Quick, go!”

The surrounding Martial Artists, Yao Beasts, and even the intelligent spiritual plants couldn't help but shiver, their legs turning to jelly!

Their scalps tingled, feeling a terrifying crisis, and they all fled into the distance.

“How is this possible!”

The Ghostly Wither Taoist’s soul nearly left his body. At this moment, he already regretted it, but being locked by the Qi mechanism, he couldn’t run. He could only unleash all his Cultivation, pushing the golden sword to its limit.

“Boom!”

“No!!!”

The giant fist directly slammed onto the golden sword formed by the Emperor’s essence. With the Ghostly Wither Taoist’s last unwilling cry left in the world, the sky shattered, and all the violent energy instantly spread in all directions. Wherever it passed, space became nothingness; mountains, grasses, trees, everything visible was utterly destroyed.

When all the dust settled, Xu Qing and the figure behind him stood tall. The brush, along with the Ghostly Wither Taoist, had turned into dust.

And the surrounding hundreds of thousands of miles of land had already become a dead zone, devoid of any Life signs, leaving only raging storms and a void of dark, empty space.

“Gulp!”

In the distance, the various Martial Artists felt their entire bodies numb. They had just entered the ruins and witnessed such a terrifying battle. The hundreds of thousands of miles of land that had originally been full of vitality had turned into this ghostly state.

Fortunately, they knew that powerful cultivators’ battles could affect hundreds of thousands of miles, so they stayed far away, thus miraculously escaping disaster.

Of course, many unlucky souls died within, but their foolishness was their own fault, and besides, who would dare seek revenge against such a powerhouse?

The previous person who made a move now didn't even have ashes left.

“Who else wants the Emperor Armament in my hand?”

Xu Qing’s gaze swept over the figures around him. Wherever his gaze passed, countless living beings unconsciously shivered, and even those Quasi-Emperors were extremely wary.

Especially those who had harbored greed earlier, their hearts were now even more terrified. Their Cultivation was not stronger than the Ghostly Wither Taoist’s, but now that the opponent was instantly killed, they naturally dared not harbor greed anymore.

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze. If anyone was ignorant, he would have Dark Moon instantly kill them.

His battle with the Ghostly Wither Taoist earlier was also to see what level his strength had reached, which was why he made a move.

Now he roughly understood his strength, which was probably around a four-step Quasi-Emperor. He could contend with a five-step, but for a six-step, he could only let Dark Moon take action.

However, he also verified a set of combat tactics in his heart from this battle.

Putting away his thoughts, Xu Qing pointed in a direction, and then Yun Qian took out the nine-dragon carriage, carrying Xu Qing south. That direction happened to be towards Xu Duoduo.

Although he had been disturbed by that power earlier, Xu Qing still vaguely found a wisp of heavenly secret.

“What kind of fierce person is this, to actually kill the Ghostly Wither Taoist, who held an Emperor’s item, in one move? He is only a Saint Monarch; if he Breaks through to Quasi-Emperor...”

An old Quasi-Emperor in the Void Realm exclaimed.

“Hmph! What’s there to exclaim about? Such a Prodigy will surely become a thorn in the side of certain forces. This person is bound to die!”

A powerful cultivator gritted his teeth in hatred, clearly angered by Xu Qing’s attitude earlier.

“Haha! Can you perceive the Cultivation of those purple-gold Flood Dragons? All of them are one-step Quasi-Emperors! Tell this old man, what force can use nine one-step Quasi-Emperor Realm purple-gold Flood Dragons to pull a carriage?” [The previous text has been changed; five steps was a bit too high-profile!]

A Quasi-Emperor powerhouse beside him, who had a grudge against him, mocked.

“Hiss! I didn’t notice until you said it. This level of grandeur, perhaps only the Young Lord of a super force like the Great Yi Immortal Kingdom could ride it!”

A Martial Artist said in shock.

Xu Qing didn't know that after he left, his identity caused speculation among the crowd, and even the events that happened here were spreading. For a time, many people already knew that a peerless fierce person had entered the ruins.

Some exclaimed, some dismissed it, some were joyful, and some were shocked and enraged. Of course, the latter were naturally the forces of the Vulture God Ghost Sect.

“Damn it! Elder Ghostly Decay’s soul tablet is really shattered!”

“Go out and search for him. When you see this person, report it immediately. Anyone who dares to kill someone from my Vulture God Ghost Sect, I will make him wish he were dead!”

A powerhouse of the Vulture God Ghost Sect raged, forcefully suppressing and killing a large number of Yao Beasts.

At this time, Xu Qing had just arrived several million miles away. This was a valley occupied by a powerful group of Demonic Apes.

However, under the combined efforts of the Wuqian Empire and the Ancient Martial Emperor Sect, the Demonic Apes were retreating steadily, and in the depths of the valley, several Saint Monarch Auras erupted.

The Saint Monarchs from both sides were slaughtering the Saint Monarch-level Demonic Apes in the valley!

Xu Qing only glanced at it and then left. Besides Wu Luo and a few others, there were no other Quasi-Emperors around, so he had no intention of making a move.

The nine-dragon carriage was hidden in the Void Realm, a product of the Dao of Space-Time, so they naturally couldn’t detect it.

This ruin was very large. After countless years of nurturing, it was already no smaller than a large Saint Domain. And perhaps because five Emperors had fallen here, this world had been nourished, capable of giving birth to Quasi-Emperor-level existences.

As Xu Qing went deeper, he saw many battles between humans and Yao Beasts. The top forces had already advanced to the inner regions.

Here, there were many Cultivation items for Saint Realm giants, so many disciples of the top forces remained here. As for the Quasi-Emperor giants, most had gone further inward.

Clearly, they were going for the divine Legacy.

Including those super forces, their figures were no longer seen at this moment.

However, was this divine Legacy really that easy to obtain?

[One more chapter added!]