160: The clown hiding in the back

However, Chen Nian completely ignored their shock.

He merely gave a contemptuous smile and replied in a flippant tone:

"Surprised already? It seems your so-called 'Holy God' is nothing more than this."

"I've said it before—it's not that I'm too strong, but that you all are too weak."

"A bunch of trash!"

Chen Nian's mocking words instantly spread throughout the area.

After a brief, almost stagnant silence, there was an eruption like a volcanic explosion.

[ant, what did you say!!!]

For the first time, a clear and uncontrollable tremor appeared in the Evil God's voice.

It was the fury of authority being completely trampled upon!

The cold will instantly boiled over, like billions of invisible poisonous stings, stabbing ruthlessly into Chen Nian's Soul!

The Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult screamed in absolute terror, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on:

"Holy God! Kill him! Kill him quickly!"

"He dares... he dares to desecrate your Divine Might!!"

All his hopes, all his madness, were pinned on this descending Evil God.

He could only pray that the Holy God would quickly kill this reckless and terrifyingly strong fellow!

However, Chen Nian turned a deaf ear to the terrifying pressure and shrieks sweeping through his Soul.

His gaze didn't even linger for long on the violently fluctuating spatial rift.

It was as if the so-called "Holy God" was just noisy background noise.

His gaze fell calmly upon the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult.

"I said," the curve of Chen Nian's lips widened, his smile contemptuous and cruel, "your backer is nothing more than this."

"Now, it's time to settle your account!"

Before he finished speaking—

"Boom!"

The ground beneath Chen Nian's feet exploded, shattered directly into powder by his sudden burst of speed!

His body left an afterimage in place.

His true body had already turned into a brilliant golden line tearing through space, shooting straight toward the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult by the altar at a speed exceeding thought!

Fast!

Indescribably fast!

It was a speed that surpassed visual capture and even certain spatial rules!

"No—!!!"

As the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult watched the golden figure approach, the shadow of death submerged all his senses like a cold tide.

The arrogance and ferocity on his face were overwhelmed by extreme fear, and he hurriedly cried out, "Holy God, save me!!!"

Seeing this, the Evil God's will behind the rift also let out a furious roar:

[Presumptuous!!!]

Clearly, Chen Nian's act of ignoring It and directly killing It's last servant had completely enraged this ancient and evil existence!

[Lowly ant! How dare you ignore my presence! To slaughter my servant!]

[Stop this instant!!!]

Accompanied by this roar that seemed to come from the depths of the Nine Sereneries.

A terrifying energy, far purer and darker than before, suddenly erupted from the spatial rift!

Under the control of the Evil God's will, this energy instantly condensed in front of the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult!

"Buzz—!!!"

A dark red light flared intensely.

An incredibly thick and powerful energy barrier formed instantly!

The speed at which this barrier condensed was astonishing.

Clearly, the Evil God was using Its true power to forcibly protect Its spokesperson on earth!

Looking at the evil barrier emitting powerful energy before him.

Having survived the disaster, the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult clamored maniacally, "The Holy God is invincible! You can't kill me! You can't kill me!"

However, in the next second—

His wild laughter came to an abrupt halt.

Because at the end of his vision, the golden figure's charging posture hadn't changed at all.

Moreover, that right fist, which had long been gathering power, burst forth with an even more dazzling, pure, and domineering golden divine light at this moment!

Even the surrounding space slightly distorted and trembled under the force of the fist, as if unable to withstand the impending destructive power!

"Fancy but useless!"

Facing the defense personally laid by the Evil God, Chen Nian only gave a four-word assessment.

Then, his fist, condensed with endless golden light, struck directly and simply against the powerful dark red barrier without any flourish!

Time seemed to be stretched infinitely at this moment.

The hearts of all the Spiritual Energy Bureau members leaped into their throats as they stared fixedly at the point of contact between the fist and the barrier.

The wild joy on the face of the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult had not yet faded, but fear instinctively surfaced in his eyes.

"Crack—!!!!!"

A crisp, tooth-aching sound of shattering suddenly rang out, as if the very Foundation of the world had been shaken!

That dark red barrier, which condensed the power of the Evil God and emitted waves of absolute defense.

Before Chen Nian's fist, it couldn't even hold out for an instant!

Centered on the point of impact, countless golden cracks instantly spread across the entire barrier like a spider web!

"Boom—!!!!!!"

Accompanied by a dull, massive explosion.

The entire dark red barrier exploded, turning into countless dark red specks of light that flew through the air and quickly vanished!

The barrier shattered!

Blown apart by a single punch!

"Im... Impossible!!"

The expression on the face of the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult completely froze.

The fear in his eyes was instantly replaced by boundless disbelief.

He didn't even have time to move.

The golden fist, after smashing the barrier, didn't pause for a moment and continued to crash toward the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult!

"Bang—!"

Accompanied by a muffled thud.

The wild joy, fear, and bewilderment of the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult.

All his expressions, his entire head, and even his bloated body exploded under this punch like a rotten watermelon hit by a sledgehammer!

There was no scream, no struggle.

In just an instant.

Red, white, shattered bone, mangled flesh... everything mixed together and splattered backward in a radial pattern.

The entire ancient altar was stained with a shocking filth.

[Ding! Killed a seventh-rank evil cultivator, gained 38,533 points!]

The System's notification sounded clearly in Chen Nian's mind.

The leader, who was once ambitious, controlled a vast evil cult network, and attempted to summon the Evil God, had now completely vanished into nothingness.

All that remained was a slowly flowing pool of viscous blood mixed with minced meat, proving he had once existed.

The entire area was deathly silent.

The people from the Spiritual Energy Bureau were as if under a collective immobilization spell, forgetting even to breathe.

They stared blankly at the bloodstain, then at the figure slowly withdrawing his fist, surrounded by flowing golden light and completely unstained by dust.

One punch... just one punch... first shattered the defensive barrier personally laid by the Evil God.

Then, it proceeded to turn the Cult Leader of the Evil God Cult, whose strength had skyrocketed, directly into a mist of blood!

What kind of power was this?!

What kind of dominance?!

Even the grand Evil God's will behind the spatial rift seemed to fall into a brief, extreme silence.

Even the churning evil energy experienced a momentary halt.

Clearly, Chen Nian's devastating, defense-ignoring, forced-instakill punch had completely exceeded the expectations of this ancient existence!

In the absolute silence, Chen Nian slowly turned around.

He shook his wrist, as if he had just casually swatted a buzzing fly to death.

He raised his head, his gaze calmly looking toward the violently fluctuating spatial rift that emitted overwhelming fury and evil.

The corner of his mouth curled again into that contemptuous arc that even made the Evil God feel fear.

"The obstructive trash has been cleared away."

"Now, it's your turn."

"You clown hiding in the back!"