"Heavens! Qin Yang intends to slay a Stellar Realm cultivator while in the Zongshi Realm?"
"If he succeeds, this brat would shatter historical precedent!"
"Since the Qi Sea Realm, none have ever fought across realms, let alone slain across them!"
The golden-armored middle-aged man scanned the crowd, his laughter turning manic. By now, his dignity lay in tatters!
"You dare kill me? Even with your painstaking efforts to shatter my battle armor, I remain a Stellar Realm cultivator!"
"Though your strike rivals Stellar Realm power, it pales compared to true Stellar Realm might!"
"Let me show you the true meaning of Stellar Realm strength!"
As the armored man roared, Qin Yang flicked his finger. The Annihilation Sword vanished from his hand, reappearing at the man's chest.
The man's pupils constricted. His palms shot forward in a desperate grab.
Gongsun the Elder shook his head repeatedly. "Even now, the Nangong Clan remains overconfident! Their archery prowess is unmatched, but what happens when they lose their arrows?"
In the Stellar Realm, without their signature archery, Nangong Clan experts stood at the very bottom! Their entire strength relied on their arrows.
The Annihilation Sword's speed and destructive force far surpassed the armored man's imagination.
The moment his palms made contact, he already regretted it.
The man's true qi, disrupted by the previous assault, circulated at a greatly diminished speed. As he attempted to mobilize his energy, it was utterly annihilated upon touching the Extermination Sword!
"How dare a mere Zongshi attempt to harm me?" the golden-armored middle-aged man roared repeatedly. His palms dripped with blood, revealing ghastly wounds that exposed pale bone.
The Extermination Sword could advance no further. The golden-armored man burst into laughter. "Is this your strongest attack?"
Qin Yang snorted derisively. Under everyone's astonished gazes, he snapped his fingers.
The sharp crack left everyone bewildered.
Qin Yang enunciated a single word: "Detonate!"
A terrifying wave of energy rippled outward. The Extermination Sword's aura suddenly froze before erupting in a catastrophic explosion!
"Impossible!" The golden-armored man's face paled. His vision filled with dazzling divine light.
Both arms disintegrated into dust, and his chest was pierced through.
The sudden detonation left his already sluggish true qi circulation completely unable to respond. The overwhelming force nearly reduced him to ashes!
Martial Heaven, the blue-robed middle-aged man, Gongsun the Elder, and the blood-armored middle-aged man simultaneously deployed martial techniques to contain the aftereffects.
Had they not intervened, the proximity would have instantly killed all cultivators below the Zongshi Realm. Even those at the Zongshi Realm might have struggled to survive!
The aftereffects subsided, leaving everyone with pounding hearts.
"I apologize for my earlier mistake," Qin Yang said calmly. "A Stellar Realm cultivator truly cannot be underestimated. To survive this unscathed—truly worthy of the Stellar Realm!"
Everyone felt a strange mix of emotions upon hearing these words.
The golden-armored middle-aged man's breath was thin as gossamer, death imminent. Both arms shattered, chest gaping from the blast—he had mere moments left to live!
At these words, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, nearly losing his last remaining breath.
"Heh heh heh, Qin Yang, you're certainly impressive. But do you think you'll live to see the sun rise?" the golden-armored man rasped weakly.
"Why not?" Qin Yang asked, genuinely perplexed.
He had ceased his attacks—the relentless barrage of martial techniques and final Extermination Sword had nearly drained his true qi. The golden-armored man was undoubtedly doomed.
"Look beneath your feet!" The man burst into a bitter laugh.
All eyes turned to the magical warship, only to find it already reduced to splinters from the earlier battle.
"Let's see if you can still be so arrogant in the Stellar Sea!" the man sneered.
With the magical warship destroyed, unable to fly, it plummeted directly into the glowing halo.
The moment they touched the glowing halo, they were instantly repelled. Their only re-emergence point lay within the Stellar Sea itself!
As the magical warship gradually sank, the faces of all present twisted into strange expressions.
For Qin Yang remained in place! He stood suspended in mid-air!
The golden-armored middle-aged man's eyes widened in disbelief. "What's happening?" he demanded. "You clearly don't possess any magical artifacts! Throughout the entire battle, you never used one! How can you fly?"
Qin Yang picked at his ear, surveying his surroundings. "Why can't I fly?" he asked mildly, his gaze settling on the armored man. "Is this your final trick? Pity you'll die with unanswered questions."
"You..." The armored man's words cut off as his life force faded. True to Qin Yang's words, he died with unfulfilled curiosity!
Silence descended upon the Heavenly Star Path.
The final outcome left everyone speechless.
Even Martial Heaven couldn't discern his own emotions. This Qin Yang proved stronger than he'd ever imagined...
"A Stellar Realm expert led the charge with magical warships..."
"Qin Yang annihilated them single-handedly!"
"A Zongshi Realm cultivator slaying a Stellar Realm expert - an unprecedented feat through the ages..."
"Though not certified by the Fight Union, Qin Yang is undoubtedly the foremost Warrior Grandmaster!"
The Lou Clan, Gongsun Clan, and Wei Family members continued their discussions, suddenly realizing that Qin Yang was far more complex than they had initially perceived.
"Have you noticed how many martial techniques he used throughout the battle?"
"Each technique showcased his power at its peak. Could it be that he's perfected every one to the highest realm?"
All eyes turned to Qin Yang as he returned to Cangqiong Academy's flying treasure ship, their gazes filled with shock and confusion.
"Qin Yang, you've truly and completely offended the Nangong Clan now!" The blue-robed middle-aged man frowned in reproach.
Qin Yang felt a surge of displeasure but maintained his composure. "I offended them long ago. It was inevitable."
"Inevitable?" The blue-robed man pressed, adopting a paternal tone. "As your elder, I must ask - why did you kill Nangong Ling?"
"Must kill," Qin Yang replied curtly. "No explanation necessary."
"You!" The blue-robed middle-aged man roared, his face flushing with anger. "Do you have any idea how much trouble this will bring to our Lou Clan?"
Qin Yang took a deep breath, but Lou Mengyu stepped forward and grasped his hand.
"Are you alright?" Her eyes were rimmed with red, her voice trembling with worry.
Warmth flooded Qin Yang's heart as he smiled gently. "I'm fine."
Turning to the blue-robed man, Qin Yang spoke directly: "I'll be more careful from now on. Martial Heaven will discipline me properly, so you needn't worry. Since the matter's already settled, there's no point in dwelling on it."
Martial Heaven's eyelid twitched violently. He nearly erupted in curses but managed to suppress it, though his inner voice snarled repeatedly: You insolent brat! I can't control you at all. Didn't you kill Nangong Ling right under my nose?
The memory of that incident sent fresh fury coursing through Martial Heaven's veins.
The blue-robed man bowed respectfully to Martial Heaven. "Then we entrust this matter to you. The Qin Family... we must request Celestial Academy's continued care for Qin Yang."
Martial Heaven responded with polite formality: "No trouble at all." But inwardly, he seethed with irritation.
"Heh!" The blood-armored middle-aged man suddenly laughed, clearly unable to stomach the blue-robed man's hypocritical act.
His smile vanished as he glared at Qin Yang. "Your affairs with our Wei Family are far from concluded. Until the truth comes to light, you remain our enemy."
Qin Yang showed no concern. He pulled open his robe, revealing his fully healed chest to Lou Mengyu's inspection.
The sight of his muscular physique made Lou Mengyu blush, but she persisted in her examination. That arrow from the golden-armored man had indeed wounded Qin Yang - an injury he'd taken for her sake...
"Even so," the blood-armored man interjected, "members of our Wei Family will seek trouble with you at the academy. We ask you to show mercy."
Qin Yang froze, as did everyone else present.
Yet moments later, the tension dissipated. After all, Qin Yang's combat prowess defied mortal limits.
The blood-armored man's frankness impressed Qin Yang. He clasped his hands in salute. "Rest assured, I'll exercise restraint."
After a pause, Qin Yang sighed. "Wei Yu remains the only opponent I've faced who left our duel unresolved."