331: Burning the very essence? One stomp and you're done!

However, Chen Nian at this moment paid no attention to the shock of the surrounding crowd.

He floated in mid-air as if nothing were happening, his fingers moving slightly as he continuously released the Nether Shock.

He looked completely relaxed and comfortable, even wearing a playful smile on his face.

There was no sense of urgency typical of a life-and-death struggle with an Evil God; instead, it looked like he was playing a lighthearted game of Whac-A-Mole.

"Ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh—!!!"

The Lord of Curses' screams grew increasingly shrill.

Finally—

"Enough!!!!"

The Lord of Curses let out a hysterical roar!

"I am the Lord of Curses! I am the God who wields Authority!!!"

"How dare you treat me like this!!!"

"Boom—!!!"

His body suddenly erupted with an unprecedented blinding light!

A terrifying curse fluctuation, enough to freeze the Soul, erupted violently!

He actually burned his own Origin directly!

He forcefully exchanged this for a brief burst of power, at the cost of permanent damage and possibly even falling from Godhood.

A solid, dark red Energy Shield instantly enveloped the Lord of Curses!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The subsequent Nether Shock attacks bombarded the shield, still causing bursts of energy ripples.

But this shield, formed by burning his Origin, barely managed to withstand most of the power!

Seeing this, Chen Nian felt a little surprised.

I have to admit, this Authority of Curse and Resentment is quite interesting!

Under his dense and fierce assault, the Lord of Curses actually relied on burning his Origin...

...and successfully stabilized himself temporarily, avoiding being instantly blasted into dust.

However, unlike Chen Nian's appreciation, the Lord of Curses felt only endless humiliation.

As an Abyssal Overlord who had just taken control of his Authority and was full of ambition...

...he was actually forced to burn his Origin just to barely withstand the attack of a human.

This in itself was the ultimate disgrace!

This damned fellow!

He must tear him into ten thousand pieces!

Even if his Origin was severely damaged and his Realm fell today, as long as he could eliminate this hidden danger, it would be worth it!

Thinking this, he raised his bloodshot eyes, filled with malice and madness, and glared hatefully at Chen Nian in the air.

However, the moment he glared hatefully at Chen Nian...

...the next second, he discovered in terror:

Chen Nian's figure was already descending from the sky!

Furthermore, on Chen Nian's right foot...

...a mass of golden energy, condensed to the extreme and radiating magnificent Divine Might, was gathering!

That energy was extraordinarily powerful, even giving off a terrifying sense of oppression that felt capable of crushing mountains and rivers, and shattering stars!

"No—!!!"

The Lord of Curses turned pale with fright, frantically mobilizing the power gained from burning his Origin, attempting to further reinforce the shield!

But—

It was too late!

Chen Nian's movement was faster than thought!

Before the Lord of Curses could even react...

...he had already stomped down!

"CRASH—!!!!!!!!!!!"

A terrifying crash reverberated through the heavens and the earth!

That dark purple shield, condensed from the Lord of Curses burning his Origin and containing the Law of the Authority of Curse and Resentment...

...under Chen Nian's seemingly casual stomp...

...shattered instantly like fragile glass!

"No—!!!"

The Lord of Curses let out a shriek of ultimate despair!

He wanted to mobilize more power, he wanted to flee, he wanted to make a final struggle.

But Chen Nian's foot, after shattering the shield, continued downward.

"RUMBLE—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

A terrifying explosion, sounding like colliding stars, erupted violently!

Chen Nian stomped the Lord of Curses into the ground with one foot.

And centered on the spot where Chen Nian landed—

The ground instantly cracked, sank, flipped, and exploded!

A gigantic Impact Crater, over a thousand meters in diameter and a hundred meters deep, formed instantly!

The shockwave swept wildly in all directions like a destructive tsunami!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The already broken ground surrounding them was directly peeled back layer by layer and pulverized!

Further away, the remaining mountain peaks that had been affected by the previous battle but hadn't completely collapsed...

...shattered and collapsed under this terrifying impact!

Boulders rained down, and smoke and dust shot into the sky!

It was like the end of the world!

The Demonic Evils who were closer and hadn't managed to escape far enough couldn't even let out a scream...

...they were instantly pulverized, annihilated, and turned into ash by the horrific shockwave!

And even the Human Allied Forces who were farther away, despite having already deployed a joint spiritual energy shield—

"Pfft—!!!"

"Ah—!!!"

Many Special Agents were still shaken, spitting out fresh blood, their faces deathly pale!

Even top experts like Fairy Ling Shuang and Sword Without Trace...

...were shaken so badly that their Qi and blood churned, forcing them to retreat repeatedly, their faces etched with shock!

This... this was just the aftermath!

The mere residual shockwave of a stomp had such world-destroying power?!

Just how terrifying was the power contained in Special Commissioner Chen's stomp?!

Moreover, they had originally thought that the terrifying power Chen Nian displayed earlier was him going all out.

But now it seems... Special Commissioner Chen wasn't even using his full power before?!

Because he was stronger now!

And he was continuously getting stronger!

Realizing this, everyone was shocked again, and huge waves surged in their hearts!

What level was Special Commissioner Chen's strength actually at?!

Could it be that he had just been playing around until now?!

And only now had he gotten slightly serious?!

This was completely beyond the scope of their comprehension!

However, Chen Nian naturally didn't know their confusion.

Because right now, he was standing on the Lord of Curses' head.

He firmly suppressed the Lord of Curses at the very bottom of the Impact Crater.

That one stomp not only shattered the shield but also crushed the Lord of Curses' broken body until it was nearly disintegrated!

At this moment, where was the Lord of Curses' previous anger, majesty, or madness?

His remaining Energy Core flickered erratically, like a candle in the wind, threatening to be extinguished completely at any moment.

The dark purple light was extremely faint, and the curse fluctuations contained within were so weak they were almost imperceptible.

He was already on his last breath.

Moreover, Chen Nian was continuously releasing powerful, pale golden energy.

Like invisible shackles, firmly suppressing him.

Even if he wanted to mobilize his last shred of power now, even if he wanted to burn his last bit of Origin...

...he couldn't mobilize it at all!

All energy was completely suppressed and Sealed by that magnificent Divine Might!

Only now...

...did the Lord of Curses fully and completely realize—

...this human before him was fundamentally someone he could not afford to provoke!

Even if he had obtained the Authority of Curse and Resentment of this world, even if he was blessed by the "World-Ending Curse Seal," and even if he burned his Origin—

Before this God of Slaughter... he was still like an ant!

No... even worse than an ant!

He no longer even had the qualification to struggle!

Chen Nian lowered his head, looking down at the dying Lord of Curses beneath his foot.

His gaze was indifferent, as if he were looking at a slightly unique piece of trash.

He slowly spoke, his voice calm:

"The Authority of Curse and Resentment? It certainly has something going for it."

"To survive my fierce attacks, you're not entirely trash."

"Unfortunately, the person wielding it is too useless. That's all there is to it."

After speaking, the force applied by his foot suddenly increased slightly.

"Ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh—!"

The Lord of Curses let out another mournful shriek.

However, Chen Nian paid no attention, merely smiling contemptuously and speaking lightly:

"Alright, time to get down to business!"