235: Instantly defeated Kaiyang

Outside the Abyss of Buried Gods, Kaiyang sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, silently waiting for Shen Lian to appear.

As a result, this wait lasted a full three days and three nights.

When the first rays of the sun on the fourth day slowly rose from the east, a hint of confusion filled Kaiyang's eyes.

"It's the fourth day. Could that kid have already died inside the Abyss of Buried Gods?"

The more Kaiyang thought about it, the more he felt this was possible. After all, countless Cultivators vanished without a trace after entering the Abyss of Buried Gods, as if they had disappeared long ago.

"Forget it. It's not too late to return to Tianji Pavilion to report back and then search for Shen Lian's whereabouts."

But just as Kaiyang thought Shen Lian was dead and prepared to return to Tianji Pavilion to report back, a burst of Death Qi erupted from the Abyss of Buried Gods.

"Hmm?"

Kaiyang grunted in confusion and quickly activated his Protective Astral Force.

The Protective Qi Shield formed by pure Dao Rhyme completely blocked the Death Qi from the Abyss of Buried Gods.

But a look of solemnity appeared on Kaiyang's face: "Death Qi bursting out of the Barrier—this is unprecedented. What exactly happened inside the Abyss of Buried Gods?"

Soon, the confusion in his heart was answered.

Clatter—

In the Void Realm, a burst of vigorous hoofbeats clearly entered his ears.

Kaiyang focused his gaze. From the dark shadow shrouded in Death Qi, an entirely black warhorse, carrying a carriage, was galloping rapidly toward him.

"This is bad!"

Just before the netherworld chariot was about to crash into Kaiyang, he uttered two words, and his body instantly sidestepped, narrowly avoiding being sent flying.

When he recovered, the netherworld chariot had already stopped steadily at the exact spot where Kaiyang had just stood.

At the same time, an arrogant voice came from inside the chariot: "What kind of rat dares to block Shen Lian's path?"

"Shen Lian!?"

Hearing that name, Kaiyang immediately unleashed his full body Aura Pressure.

"You're actually not dead. That is truly unexpected."

"Oh? It seems you also came here to kill me?"

"Ha, Kaiyang of the Tianji Pavilion, following the command of my Revered Master, I am determined to bring you, this villain, to justice today."

A cold wind swept past, bringing with it an extremely murderous chill.

The netherworld chariot immediately fell silent.

Kaiyang clasped his hands behind his back, his face cold: "Knowing your end is near, are you regretting your life's actions?"

"Hahahaha!"

Kaiyang was answered by a wild and unrestrained sneer.

"I'm just pondering one question. Can you answer me truthfully!"

Kaiyang turned his back and replied coldly: "Are you trying to beg for mercy? If so, you can certainly try. Perhaps I'll consider leaving you a whole corpse and giving you a quick death, or..."

He raised a finger, his tone filled with pride.

"You could also choose to end your own life."

Shen Lian: "You misunderstood. I just wanted to ask you one thing: Why did Tianji Pavilion send a piece of trash like you here to die?

After everything that has happened, have they still not understood the principle that killing Shen Lian requires using all their trump cards?"

Kaiyang's eyes narrowed: "To dare insult the Tianji Pavilion when death is imminent, you truly deserve to die."

"Seeing how confident you are, I'll give you a chance to kill me.

Remember, you only have one move. After that move, you will understand just how foolish the decision made by the Tianji Pavilion was!"

Kaiyang was enraged by Shen Lian's arrogant attitude: "Is this a struggle before death? I admire your courage, but does your courage match your strength?"

"Hahahaha!"

The laughter shook the area, instantly causing an earthquake within the vicinity.

Kaiyang's expression changed instantly.

"Limit-Breaking Realm! How is this possible? In such a short time..."

"Surprised?" Shen Lian interrupted Kaiyang's confusion. "Is the current me worthy of you, an ignorant trash, exerting your full power in one move to decide life and death?"

Kaiyang quickly composed himself and replied coldly: "Perhaps you obtained some kind of fortuitous encounter inside the Abyss of Buried Gods.

But having just stepped into the Limit-Breaking Realm, you are absolutely no match for me! One move, and you will die filled with regret!"

"I return the same rhetoric to you: If you don't die in one move, I will choose to commit suicide right here!"

The provocative words completely shattered his opponent's reason.

Kaiyang spread his hands, and instantly, the terrain beneath his feet soared, rushing straight into the hundred-zhang sky, forming a magnificent mountain peak.

Upon the mountain peak, Kaiyang drew upon the power of heaven and earth to reinforce his own Foundation.

His cold demeanor, tall stature, and the Dao Rhyme radiating around him made Kaiyang seem like a Heavenly God descending to the mortal world.

"Aside from my Revered Master, no one in this world has dared to humiliate me like this. Shen Lian, you have successfully aroused my fury. Are you prepared to bear the consequences?"

"If that is all your fury amounts to, then I am truly disappointed!"

As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, the netherworld chariot instantly dissipated and turned into black mist.

His peerless figure stood proudly on the ground, his cold brows and sharp gaze expressing extreme disdain for the current situation.

"Go!"

With a light stomp of his foot, thousands of layered peaks instantly rose.

When he steadied himself again, he was already standing ten zhang away from Kaiyang, initiating a new confrontation.

"Kaiyang Divine Art: Mountain Splitting Blazing Sun!"

Kaiyang gathered all his spiritual energy, triggered a celestial phenomenon, and preemptively struck out with a palm.

Instantly, a pair of giant hands descended from the sky, slowly falling toward Shen Lian's head with an overwhelming sense of oppression.

"Demonic Thought Activation: Myriad Laws Silent Doom!"

Extreme killing intent enveloped the entire Void Realm universe.

The reinforcement of the Demonic Thought raised Shen Lian's original Killing Intent once more.

As he raised his hand, an Aura capable of destroying heaven and earth descended from the vast Nine Heavens, like a powerful oppressive current, shaking the space until it continuously warped.

Boom—

The Demonic Thought Killing Intent swept down, falling like Mount Tai crushing the peak.

The palm strike that was about to land on Kaiyang's head instantly turned into smoke and scattered dust.

Replacing it was a more ferocious and more oppressive Aura, falling directly from above.

A huge explosion echoed. Kaiyang could not withstand this pure demonic power, immediately spitting blood as the hundred-zhang peak beneath his feet simultaneously cracked and collapsed.

The Demonic Thought Aura Pressure fell to the ground, instantly penetrating three zhang deep, causing shockwaves that affected everything within a thousand li radius.

Amidst the spreading dust and smoke, Kaiyang's figure slowly emerged.

"Hmph."

Shen Lian lightly leaped, his nimble steps landing in front of Kaiyang.

Looking up, his former opponent had already had his meridians shattered by the Demonic Thought, and his internal organs were completely dissolved; he had long since died.

Only the unwilling obsession before death still made him kneel on one knee, maintaining his last shred of dignity.

Shen Lian opened his Folding Fan and slowly turned around: "It's a pity you got off too easily. With your Divine Soul completely lost, you died too comfortably. Otherwise, you would certainly have a place inside the human emperor cauldron. What a shame."

As his voice fell, a cold wind blew, and Kaiyang's body instantly weathered away and scattered between heaven and earth.

Shen Lian did not look back, his expression composed, as if he had just done something insignificant.

"The first Origin Power has been acquired. Next, it is time to go to the Glazed Immortal Realm and obtain the second Origin."

Thinking this, he once again summoned the netherworld chariot and sped off toward the southeast.