116: Chapter 116 All-Out War

"It seems you really don't want to live!"

Explosive Flame King's face twisted in a snarl, a massive wave of flames rising from his right palm like a roaring fire python lunging toward him.

He intended to incinerate this arrogant fool who had dared to provoke him with a middle finger into a charred corpse.

But the very next moment, it was as if time and space had twisted.

The previously arrogant and provocative Chen Moxuan flashed, instantly shifting into a fierce stance, striding forward with his blade drawn. Thunder crackled as it overflowed from his body, his sharp edge fully exposed.

Whether in attire or Aura, he seemed like a completely different person.

Just as the wave of flames was about to engulf Chen Moxuan, his body moved.

A bolt of lightning, like a silver snake, tore through the Void Realm, and the surging wave of flames was instantly split in two.

Before Explosive Flame King's body could react, the lightning flashed through the gap in the flames, reaching his neck in an instant.

"What..."

Explosive Flame King's pupils constricted. The moment the blade was about to strike, a surge of intense flames erupted from his neck, exploding with the force of a volcanic eruption.

As mentioned before, the true terror of his Special Ability, [Formless Tribulation Flame], lay in the immense impact generated when the flames erupted from within his body.

The closer it was to his body, the more the explosive impact increased exponentially.

The Magic Treasure that Song Xin had unleashed with all her might earlier had been neutralized by this massive impact.

Now, Explosive Flame King intended to repeat the same trick, blasting Chen Moxuan and his blade away together.

The lightning and the flames collided with a boom, but there was no pause.

The silver snake-like lightning flashed past, its speed breathtakingly fast.

Explosive Flame King felt a chill at his neck, followed by a dizzying spin as his vision suddenly left its familiar height, rapidly ascending into mid-air.

He subconsciously looked down, his pupils trembling violently.

Below, Chen Moxuan remained in his sword-swinging stance, wisps of electricity still lingering on the blade.

And behind Chen Moxuan was a headless body wearing the exact same clothes as him.

The headless body stood straight in place, blood gushing from the stump like a fountain.

"How could this..."

Under the influence of the impact, Explosive Flame King's head continued to slowly ascend.

Warm blood fell like a fine rain, and only at this moment did he realize.

He was really going to die.

As the number one B-Rank Transcendent in District G, he was actually going to die—and at the hands of a lowly commoner he had looked down upon.

The ferocity slowly faded, and threads of fear and despair gradually filled his entire face.

His headless body collapsed with a crash, staining the ground beneath him red.

His head also fell with a thud, making a dull sound.

Chen Moxuan's body stood rigid like a statue, the tremor from his sword swing still lingering at his fingertips.

After a few seconds, his hollow eyes refocused, and his vitality slowly returned.

The moment his consciousness fully recovered, he immediately unleashed his Spiritual Sense, bringing his surroundings into his perception.

He turned his head, looking at the headless body behind him and the head that had rolled into the distance, and said coldly:

"So, the blood of a Transcendent is red too."

He stepped over the headless body and walked over to Explosive Flame King's head.

The terrifyingly vast vitality of a B-Rank Transcendent allowed the dying Explosive Flame King to still cling to life.

"You lowly commoner... what exactly did you do?"

Explosive Flame King's eyes revealed fear, yet he still forced himself to maintain an arrogant posture, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

He couldn't understand how a stinking rat that had been fleeing for its life just a second ago could suddenly unleash such power.

"It seems you still haven't grasped the situation."

Chen Moxuan ran his fingertips across the blade, and near-tangible lightning covered the steel, causing it to hum.

Explosive Flame King's scalp tingled; his intuition as a Transcendent told him that if this strike landed, he would have no chance of survival.

"Wait! Wait a second!"

"I was wrong! You can have whatever you want, just don't kill me!"

Explosive Flame King shouted hoarsely.

"Oh? You don't think you can still live, do you?" Chen Moxuan's voice was cold.

Explosive Flame King clearly didn't truly grasp Chen Moxuan's intent.

He panted rapidly, his eyes flashing with desperate hope:

"There are heroes with healing Special Abilities in the Hero Association; they can completely reattach my head."

"I can still hold on for half an hour in this state."

"Is that so... Transcendents are really hard to kill."

Chen Moxuan's fingertips were still gathering lightning on the blade.

The next instant, the rumbling sound vanished, and the lightning on the blade solidified to the extreme.

A chilling murderous intent surged forth completely.

"You can't kill me! Every officially registered Transcendent is protected by the rules of the Superpower Association's [Hand of Order]."

Explosive Flame King's pupils constricted sharply, his voice trembling with a cracked tone,

"As long as you dare to kill me, all Transcendents will know your location and hunt you to the ends of the earth!"

"Perhaps it was just a misunderstanding between us. You are an Awakener, right... If you spare my life, I will immediately ask my brother to step in and guarantee you a seat as the number two B-Rank Hero!"

"No! I can even give you my position, as long as you don't kill me."

"That sounds pretty good."

Chen Moxuan lowered his eyes to gaze at the lightning flowing on the blade and said slowly.

But before Explosive Flame King could breathe a sigh of relief, Chen Moxuan's next sentence made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"But I want something better."

He swung the blade in his hand, easily slicing open the hard skull of this B-Rank Transcendent.

A surging vibrational force exploded along the blade, and Explosive Flame King's head instantly burst into a mist of blood.

Chen Moxuan's True Qi erupted around him, isolating him from the splashing blood. With a single wave of his hand, he dissipated the lightning in the blade.

"Hunt me down?"

Chen Moxuan looked down at the pool of blood on the ground, his lips curling into a chilling arc,

"It is I who am going to wage an all-out war against you all."

And Song Xin, who had been watching all this from not far away, remained frozen in place, her almond eyes wide, her half-open mouth unable to close for a long time.