Old man, you have some explaining to do. Right now. Or you'll end up as nothing more than a fresh punching bag!"The old man refused to answer. Instead, he spit a mouthful of bloody phlegm onto the dirt and shouted angrily,
"Go and fuck yourself! Why would I tell you anything? Hahaha! I would rather be torn apart by your bare hands than speak! Even if I told you a single secret, Yao Ming and both elders of my sect would grant me a torment far worse than a thousand deaths!"
Mingyin froze the exact millisecond he heard the name Yao Ming. His expression darkened into a mask of pure malice.
This ancient, decaying fool has no idea that I've already unlocked the [Powder] artifact, thermodynamics man thought, his eyes narrowing. If he tries a single underhanded trick, his own chest cavity will become a detonator right beside me."
Hehehe…" A strange, chilling smile carved its way across the old man face.
But Mingyin was not unprepared he suddenly ceased all outward movement. Shifting his internal focus, he meticulously transferred a razor-thin strand of volatile soul energy directly into the old man's upper spine.
The malicious energy slipped silently beneath the weathered skin, bypassed the living tissue, bored into his marrow, and finally traveled downward toward his legs like an invasive parasite.Mingyin raised a single finger, his mind invoking a hidden art.
[Vision of All Bodies]Instantly, the artifact's power activated, granting Mingyin an absolute, X-ray view inside the prisoner's anatomy. The old man had grown unnaturally quiet, a sudden shift in demeanor that screamed of a hidden trump card.
That silence alone made Mingyin deeply suspicious. It was always safer to dissect an enemy from the inside out before they could strike.
I don't sense any standard soul energy being channeled outward to summon an external weapon,Mingyin analyzed, calculating the costs.
Materializing a baseline artifact requires at least one full liter of refined soul energy. He doesn't have the reserves for a manifestation.Suddenly, Mingyin's vision locked onto a critical anomaly.
Through the tiny tether of soul energy he had embedded within the old man's marrow, a hidden, grotesque mechanism came to light. A small, obsidian root—flickering with unstable, violent sparks—had taken root deep within the old man's internal organs.
Worse yet, the old man's remaining soul energy was actively bleeding into it, pumping directly into his respiratory tract.Mingyin's face twisted in realization.
The bastard is using his own lungs as a pressure chamber to force-charge a internal artifact!Before he could process the trajectory of the impending blast, a primal instinct screamed at the back of Mingyin's mind.
He spun around on his heel, his pupils dilating in shock.A tiny, blinding silhouette was racing across the horizon toward him.
The sheer velocity tore the landscape apart. In this entire realm, there was only one monster capable of moving with such cataclysmic swiftness it was no othere than Mu Guiying
...…
Inside the TempleMoments earlier, inside the ruined sanctuary, Mu Guiying had screamed at the absolute peak of her lungs, unleashing a torrent of raw, unadulterated frustration into the rafters.
But as the echo died, a terrifying mutation took hold.Her entire body began to tremble violently. The tremors quickly escalated into uncontrollable, spasmodic shaking. The skin across her knuckles went completely numb, bleaching white as her aura spiked.
Rou Wei took a sharp, instinctual step backward, his eyes widening with genuine dread."I've seen this exact phenomenon before…" Rou Wei's voice dropped to a gravelly, dead-serious whisper. "
Deep within the archives of the World Library, there are forbidden records of the Nayana race. When a high-blooded Nayana loses something precious or is utterly denied the object of their desire, their psychology fractures."
He swallowed hard, watching the air warp around her. "They become feral. Insatiable. Completely bloodlusted. When that regression happens, their baseline physical strength can multiply tenfold.
If the madness reaches its absolute extreme, they can temporarily force their way to the very peak of a Rank Five Sage Artist!"Rou Wei stared at the undulating aura radiating from Mu Guiying. "
But her anger can't possibly be this severe just because she was rejected by some wanderer. To trigger a racial awakening over a bruised ego? It should be stupidly impossible—
"He cut himself off, the words dying in his throat. "…I spoke too soon."
Mu Guiying's feet left the stone floor as she floated into the air, defying gravity. High-voltage electricity erupted violently from her pores. The brilliant blue lightning rapidly expanded behind her shoulder blades, condensing into two enormous, crackling wings made entirely of plasma and raw wrath.
[Kitsune Wrath Awakens]
Rou Wei's expression went utterly grim. Every ounce of the smug confidence he had harbored seconds ago evaporated into nothingness.
He stiffened like a corpse, slowly raising a trembling hand to signal his men to cut their breathing and remain absolutely motionless.Even a powerhouse like Teinsei Jin would struggle here.
Jin could still technically kill Mu Guiying, but doing so would demand a devastating, permanent sacrifice. If Jin fought her in this state with everything he possessed, his meridians would burst, his future cultivation potential would be permanently ruined, and he would likely succumb to his injuries within days
Because Mu Guiying was no longer an ordinary Nayana. She had just transformed into the most dangerous Nayana specimen to exist in a millennium—the eyes of a living apex predator at the absolute peak of Stage Five.
When a Nayana yielded to total despair and wrath, the biological restraints on their souls shattered.
It was the equivalent of an ancient lion finally snapping its iron chains. A standard Nayana was already naturally swifter than a dedicated lightning-path immortal—cultivators who were feared across the continents for their unmatched speed. Yet
Mu Guiying, by unleashing this primal state, had already surpassed 88 percent of the masters ranking far above her own level.
Teinsei Jin stared at her ascending form in absolute horror. His guarded expression turned entirely defensive. For the first time in his life, he had encountered a peer whose innate potential equaled—or perhaps dangerously eclipsed—his own. This was an entity he would never willingly cross. Someone he wouldn't dare lay a finger on unless cornered.
BAM!
Without warning, Mu Guiying detonated the air behind her and sprinted forward. She leaped into the heavens. In less than a fraction of a second, her ascending form smashed through the temple's reinforced stone ceiling, obliterating the ancient masonry.She emerged beneath the open sky.
Placid clouds drifted peacefully overhead while brilliant sunlight poured down upon the vast, rolling grasslands surrounding the temple complex. Then, she shifted her weight, and the sound barrier shattered.Her velocity doubled. She crossed the boundless plains with an elegant, yet utterly terrifying swiftness that left a trail of glassed earth in her wake.The WastelandBOOM!
In the distance, Mingyin felt the atmospheric pressure drop. He whirled around just in time to see the miniature figure closing the distance, a massive plume of white friction smoke trailing behind her like a fallen meteor.
The crust of the earth buckled and groaned as tons of soil and ancient debris were hurled hundreds of feet into the air by her slipstream.Mu Guiying closed the gap in a heartbeat. Pivoting her hips mid-air, she drove her leg downward against the air pressure itself.
BOOM!
Her body vaulted upward at a reality-bending speed, her eyes locking onto Mingyin with predatory focus. The cerulean electricity swirling within her irises burned brighter, hardening into a vibrant, deadly neon.
She charged forward with a heavy, unstoppable kinetic force that seemed entirely capable of tearing the fabric of reality apart.Witnessing that impossible acceleration, Mingyin's eyes narrowed into slits.
I wasn't wrong. She really is a true-blooded Nayana Princess. And even among royalty, her baseline capacity is freakish. If she had a brother sharing this exact tier of genetic talent, he would be a localized calamity at the exact same cultivation stage.
Mu Guiying soared through the upper atmosphere, her posture mimicking a apex hawk diving for its prey. Lightning arced and danced violently around her frame. Suddenly, a chilling, beautiful smile split her lips as she looked directly into Mingyin's eyes.
There was no warmth in her gaze. No lingering affection. It was the remorseless, freezing smile of a battle-hardened conqueror.
"My royal father always told me that I should only ever wed a man who proved faster than my own shadow," she called out, her voice cutting through the roaring wind as she closed the final distance. "
But look at you. You cannot even outrun my casual pursuit. That means you are thoroughly unworthy to be my bride."She paused, her eyes flashing dangerously. "Forget my previous courtesies. I was a blind fool to ever consider a weakling like you as my future husband.
Now that I know you are nothing but a slow, fragile insect trapped well within my killing range…"Her smile vanished, replaced by an expression of pure, unadulterated execution."…I would rather turn you into dust. If I cannot possess you, then I will ensure no other woman under heaven ever lays eyes on you again. The brutal essence of my ancestors' decree still dictates my bloodline. Had you outrun me, I would have cherished you as my prize. But now? I shall slaughter you instead
."Mingyin merely stared up at her descending silhouette. There was no terror reflecting in his dark eyes. Not a single trace of hesitation crossed his features."
Then by all means, try it," Mingyin said, his voice eerie in its absolute calmness. "Try it from your damn deathbed. Bye-bye."
With a casual flick of his wrist, the old man Mingyin had been hoisting by the throat was violently thrown directly into Mu Guiying's incoming trajectory. The old man's eyes dilated in sheer, helpless terror as he sailed through the air.
Mingyin smirked.At that exact microsecond, the overcharged artifact hidden inside the old man's lung tissue reached critical mass and detonated.BOOM!
The internal weapon shattered, reducing itself to an ultra-combustible, localized powder. The volatile particles spread through the old man's capillaries in an instant before erupting outward through his pores, mouth, and nose.
BAM!
A massive, concussive dark cloud of ash and kinetic shock engulfed the entire sector. Mu Guiying, moving too fast to alter her momentum, flew directly into the center of the detonation. Her eyes widened in shock. "
What?!"The full force of the blast struck her chest. The sheer concussive wave canceled her momentum, hurtling her downward where she crashed brutally into the dirt, carving a massive crater into the plains.As the thick dust began to settle, she pushed herself up, trembling with rage.
She found herself utterly covered in the pulverized, ash-like remains of the old man. She violently spat out the dirt and biological debris that had forced its way into her mouth, her teeth grinding together so hard they threatened to crack.
Her face twisted into a mask of pure, demonic fury. "To think…" She clenched her fists so hard her nails drew blood. "…that one day my pristine body would be defiled by the filthy remains of a wretched old man!"
Miles away, Mingyin had already turned his back on the explosion, sprinting toward the jagged horizon.
The old fool already leaked every scrap of soul enegery into his artifact I required, Mingyin thought coldly. His utility was spent. Furthermore, his presence was a walking death sentence to me and needed to died ; if I hadn't triggered him before he won't use that artifact to kill Mingyin but it seem when I did, the backlash of its natural detonation would have claimed my life alongside his if i haven't acted quickly.
But mu guiying is still alive .
Mingyin cast a fleeting glance over his shoulder at the rising smoke.
It seems the blast wasn't enough to kill a Nayana Princess. No matter. I cannot afford to squander any more of my precious soul energy on an unnecessary duel. I need to locate the secondary artifact, rapidly expand my cultivation foundation, break free from this cursed zone, and accomplish the very things history deems impossible.
He looked ahead, his resolve hardening. I also need to completely vanish before Renewal and the other factions descend on this coordinate. A war is about to erupt here.Mingyin immediately flooded his leg meridians with a massive, concentrated burst of soul energy.
BOOM!
His body broke the sound barrier, shooting forward across the wasteland like a bolt of dark lightning.
His speed was so tremendous that even Rou Wei, his immortals, Teinsei Jin, and Shining Sask could barely follow him.
They floated through the air, following the trail left by Mu Guiying.
She remained on the ground, surrounded by the remains of the old man.
Slowly, she stood.
She looked toward the direction Mingyin had disappeared.
A profound smile appeared on her face.
Even with their eyes, they could barely track Mingyin's movement.
"Damn…"
"He's too fast."
One immortal stared into the distance with a grim expression.
"He possesses an enormous amount of soul energy."
"He has already defeated both Shining Sask and Teinsei Jin, and he was even able to contend with Rou Wei."
"He's a threat."
"Fighting him isn't worth it."
"We would die."
Rou Wei's eyes narrowed.
The immortal wasn't wrong.
In fact, he was completely correct.
Mingyin could have killed them right then and there.
It would have taken him around two hours and forty minutes, and the battle would have been extremely difficult.
But even then, he would have consumed around almost 31 percent of his soul realm, leaving approximately o 79 percent remaining.
That would still place his potential above Teinsei Jin's.
Yet Teinsei Jin still possessed an astonishing foundation of one hundred thousand years.
Nobody spoke.
Then Mu Guiying smiled.
She placed a hand beneath her chin.
"Wasn't it said that geniuses are born alongside even more monstrous geniuses?"
Her eyes gleamed.
"I alone will compete against such a genius."
Suddenly, her entire body tensed.
Veins appeared across her hands and legs.
The bubble-like electric wings behind her began expanding.
They grew larger and larger, swelling like enormous balloons.
Then she lunge forwatr in that instant she appeared hight above him her killing inten crushing the ground beneath!!!
Rou Wei froze his eyes turn dark.
How can somebody be so fast like her !!!!
Mingyin's expression changed.
He suddenly realized something.
His Trillion Recession could kill her body.
That wasn't what confused him.
What he couldn't understand was her talent.
How is her talent possible?
In that instant, Mu Guiying raised her leg high into the air.
Then—
She brought it down with her full strength.
The surrounding air violently split apart beneath the force of her attack.
BAM!
Her foot struck Mingyin directly in the forehead.
His body was sent flying like a cannonball.
He was thrown dozens of meters through the air before crashing toward the ground.
Mu Guiying was also pushed backward by the tremendous force.
The impact shook the earth.
Cracks spread across the ground as the soil was torn apart.
Mingyin's body slammed into the earth, creating a massive crater.
Dust and pieces of soil erupted into the air, filling the surroundings.
For several moments, everything became silent.
Then Mingyin slowly raised his head.
His body was covered in dirt and dust.
He spat out some soil before placing one leg firmly against the ground to support himself.
He slowly straightened his body.
His chest rose as he took a deep breath.
Then—
A delighted smile appeared on his face.
"It seems…"
Mingyin looked toward Mu Guiying.
"…even a monster like you can make an ancient monster like me suffer."
Mu Guiying landed not far away.
Her eyes were filled with dark, crackling electricity.
She stared at Mingyin cautiously.
Then she slowly nodded.
Her expression remained serious.
"That impact…"
Her voice carried a faint warning.
"…wasn't my last."