Evan Chu saw Flynn Yun's movements and knew he was about to use space confinement against him. If it were any other Earth Martial Realm cultivator, facing this move would mean certain death.
Too bad for him, he ran into Evan Chu—a person who can easily shatter any space confinement cast by Heaven Martial experts below fifth layer. That meant Flynn was destined for a miserable end.
Evan decided to play with this guy, savoring the thrill of 'playing the pig to eat the tiger.' Turning the tables at the last moment was the most exhilarating feeling.
Suddenly, Flynn Yun's aura pressed down. Evan Chu pretended to stagger back two steps, putting on a shocked expression and shouting, "Hey, you old dog Flynn, what did you do to me? Why can't I move?"
Flynn Yun saw Evan's shocked face and burst out laughing, "Isn't this feeling wonderful? In a moment, I'll give you a proper welcome—I'll slice the flesh off your body piece by piece and let you die slowly in agony. Only then can I rid myself of the hatred in my heart."
"If you have real skill, don't use tricks like this! A Heaven Martial expert bullying someone in the Earth Martial Realm and acting all smug—what's there to brag about? If it were me, I'd never stoop so low," Evan retorted.
Flynn Yun frowned and snapped, "You talk too much. Let me serve you a little appetizer first!"
With that, he slashed his sword. Evan felt the attack wasn't very powerful, since Flynn hadn't spent much time preparing the technique.
Although the surrounding space kept Evan from moving, he could still use techniques within the confinement. He immediately unleashed the ninth form of Windchaser Sword Art—Wrathful Wind Annihilation Slash.
He executed the move in a hurry, so Evan hadn't gathered much wind element. But Flynn's attack wasn't that strong either, so he figured he could just barely block it.
Soon, the sword-qi from both of their longswords collided with a thunderous crash, violently shaking the surrounding space. Evan and Flynn each retreated several meters, staring at one another.
That clash was evenly matched, but the shockwaves almost shattered the confined space—Flynn was badly startled. He’d only meant to teach Evan a lesson, but nearly split the confinement open, and he knew exactly what would happen if it broke.
"No, I have to finish this brat quickly. I can't believe he actually has this kind of strength—it's unbelievable," Flynn decided, going all out.
His longsword began madly gathering fire elements. Evan saw flames erupting from the blade and knew Flynn was losing patience—he was about to unleash a powerful technique.
Meanwhile, Evan was steadily infusing Chaos Qi into his fist. The moment Flynn unleashed his move, Evan would use Demon-Breaking Fist to shatter the space confinement, then strike while Flynn was suffering energy backlash—maybe even kill him outright.
He'd used this trick twice before, and both times it worked perfectly. Evan thought this was the best way to win a flashy fight.
Flynn unleashed his technique with blazing speed—less than a minute from gathering fire elements to striking. He roared, "Die, you little bastard!"
A tidal wave of flame-sword-qi burst from his blade. At that exact moment, Evan smiled faintly and drove his readied fist into the nearby space.
After Evan’s breakthrough, Demon-Breaking Fist was even more powerful. Instantly, it shattered Flynn’s space confinement—and Flynn’s technique landed at the perfect moment. Evan’s timing was flawless.
The confinement broke, and a tremendous backlash slammed into Flynn. His spirit was severely wounded, and his attack was forcibly interrupted halfway, sending his qi and blood into chaos. He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Evan instantly used Shadow Step, appearing right in front of Flynn Yun. At the same time, he stowed the Frostbane Sword into his storage ring, freeing his hand to unleash the fifth form of Demon-Breaking Fist as he closed in.
His fist landed squarely on Flynn's chest, so fast that the already dazed, backlash-stricken Flynn had no time to dodge.
The force of the fifth form rocked the surrounding space. Evan's punch blasted Flynn dozens of meters away, tracing a perfect arc through the air before he finally crashed to the ground.
At that moment, a faint blood-rain drifted down from the sky. Evan's punch had shattered Flynn's breastbone and completely ruptured his internal organs.
Evan strolled over to Flynn and said, "I haven't even used my full strength and you already ended up like this? Pathetic. Weren't you supposed to be so powerful? Get up and fight me again! Show me how you teach those Sea Dragon Academy losers."
Flynn Yun lay dying—his Heaven Star Pellet had been shattered, his heart vessels severed, death close at hand. He looked at Evan and gasped, "You... what realm... are you?" Then he coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood.
"Heh, you want to know? Too bad, I'm not telling you. You look miserable—since you sent people to hunt me down, I'll show a little mercy and finish you off. Go keep your nephew company." Evan chuckled, then pierced Flynn's heart with Heart-Sword.
Once Flynn Yun was dead, Evan calmly stripped the storage ring from his wrist. "It's been ages since I got to collect battle spoils. This guy's stash should be pretty good," he remarked.
He immediately turned and raced back along his original route. Meanwhile, Selena and Yuetian Wu were locked in a ferocious battle—their strength nearly matched.
Strictly speaking, Selena was stronger—she had reached sixth-layer Divine Martial Realm, while Yuetian Wu was at the peak of fifth layer.
The two battled in midair, unleashing martial techniques at each other. The force of their attacks made the surrounding space tremble nonstop—had they been fighting on the ground, the mountain below might have already been reduced to rubble.
Both were injured now. Selena's arm dripped blood without stopping, while Yuetian Wu had a one-foot-long, bone-deep gash across his back—blood soaking through his armor and pooling on the ground. Judging by the wounds, Yuetian Wu was clearly in worse shape.
Selena knew that to kill her opponent, she'd have to pay a price. She was also worried about Evan and Goldwing, not knowing how their fight had gone.
Gritting her teeth, she rapidly circulated her stellar power, letting dense demonic qi pour out until she was completely shrouded. Within a few breaths, Selena was surrounded by a thick haze of demonic energy.
Yuetian Wu was shocked to see the demonic aura. "You're from the Demon Clan?" he cried.
Selena was now using a Demon Clan secret art. It could instantly raise her strength by a full major realm, but once it ended, her realm would drop by one layer as the cost.
"Too late for you to realize!" Selena said coldly. Black sword-light poured from her longsword, extending farther and farther. She looked at Yuetian Wu and shouted, "Taste my Instant Eternity!"
A dome of black light enveloped them both, and a world-destroying pressure gathered at Selena's sword tip, ready to erupt...