novelraw Chapter 704 704: A Finger Causes the Milky Way to Fall!
Chapter 704 704: A Finger Causes the Milky Way to Fall!
In Bai Qi's heart, Qin Country was his everything. To Bai Qi, King Zhao of Qin was the sky, his supreme existence!
And now, someone dared to claim to be the Qin Emperor in front of him?!?
Courting death!
Without a second thought, without any hesitation, Bai Qi instantly unsheathed his sword and slashed through the air at Qin Heng!
CLANG!!
The ringing of the sword resounded like a crane's call reaching the ninth heaven, piercing through all directions!
The golden sword light cleaved through the air, its brilliance outshining even the sunlight above. An intense murderous intent condensed within it, yet it contained not a trace of evil; it was truly a dignified, imperial sword of the righteous path!
"Audacious scoundrel! Throughout the land, King Zhao is the sole Lord of Qin. What sort of creature are you to dare call yourself the Qin Emperor! Die!!"
He roared as the sword light sped towards its target, like a divine punishment from the heavens, enveloping Qin Heng.
Within the Qin army's camp, many soldiers sneered.
"That guy just now is really seeking death, claiming to be the Qin Emperor."
"He suddenly appeared—perhaps he has some ancient relic. But it's a pity that under Lord Wu An's sword, nothing will be left of him."
"Lord Wu An has already reached the Sixth Heaven of the Great Saint and is nearly breaking through the second Great Saint Heavenly Ladder! There are very few in the world today who can withstand his sword!"
"The fool is seeking death! Under Lord Wu An's sword, he'll turn to ashes!"
No one believed that Qin Heng could survive.
Lord Wu An Bai Qi's strength had been proven through countless battles and victories. In the vast world, he could be considered among the strongest!
BOOM!!
A deafening explosion echoed, and the earth trembled. Bai Qi's sword carved a trench over 1,000 meters long on the ground. Any being below the level of a Saint would be reduced to ashes!
On the opposite side, the Zhao army witnessed Bai Qi's sword strike. Their 400,000-strong force couldn't help but feel terrified, especially Zhao Kuo at the forefront. He had originally thought he could defeat the Qin army with the force of thunder, but now it seemed like a foolish daydream!
"How can he be so strong? My heavens, is Bai Qi's strength about to cross the second Great Saint Heavenly Ladder?" Zhao Kuo's face turned slightly pale. He was only at the First Heaven of the Great Saint cultivation. Facing someone like Bai Qi, at the peak of the Sixth Heaven, meant certain death!
HUM!!
Just at this moment, from the depths of the trench came a screeching sound, as if something was being torn apart. Then, they saw the sword light Bai Qi had unleashed suddenly reverse course and head back towards the Qin army!
Qin Heng, who stood there unharmed, simply lifted his palm. Incredibly, he had swatted Bai Qi's sword light back with his bare hand.
"It seems an imprint is still just an imprint. Your strength isn't truly at the level of the Sixth Heaven of the Great Saint." Qin Heng shook his head lightly, his expression somewhat disappointed but mostly relaxed as he smiled. "If that's the case, then I have nothing left to worry about."
RUMBLE!!
The golden sword light shot back, its speed so swift that even Lord Wu An Bai Qi, who had unleashed it, didn't have time to react. Unable to defend, he watched helplessly as the unmatched sword light rushed into the ranks of the Qin army!
With irresistible force, like a meat grinder, 30,000 Qin soldiers were instantly engulfed by the sword light. They turned into a mist of blood, their bodies and spirits annihilated!
The soldiers of Qin, merely at the peak of the Innate level, simply could not survive Bai Qi's sword strike!
Silence!
An absolute silence!
Upon the barren plains, only the whispering wind remained; beyond that, no other sound.
This sudden turn of events left the Qin army stunned. The Zhao army was similarly dumbstruck, watching incredulously the youth who had suddenly appeared in the midst of the battle between the two armies!
How could this be! He actually managed to send Bai Qi's sword light back, and with it, destroyed 30,000 Qin soldiers?!? Haotian above! Who… who is this person?!?
Zhao Kuo was now bewildered, completely unable to believe the reality before his eyes. The entire Zhao army of 400,000 soldiers was also stunned, almost doubting if they were dreaming!
That was Bai Qi! Lord Wu An, Bai Qi, at the Sixth Heaven of the Great Saint, a top-tier powerhouse about to break through the second Heavenly Ladder! This person! Who exactly is he, and how can he be so powerful!?!?
"Who are you?" Bai Qi looked at Qin Heng, his voice surprisingly calm. It seemed he wasn't angered by the death of 30,000 soldiers, or perhaps he had temporarily suppressed the rage in his heart, waiting for it to erupt with earth-shattering furor.
"I will be this world's emperor."
Qin Heng smiled faintly and stepped forward. His attire changed simultaneously, from his original casual urban wear to that of a majestic emperor donned in a purple imperial robe and wearing a supreme diadem.
At that moment, a terrifying pressure was released from him, dimming all things in Heaven and Earth, causing all infinite laws to submit, as if a Heavenly Emperor who wielded all Daos had descended!
"You!!?"
Bai Qi watched Qin Heng in disbelief. He had never seen a monarch with such an imposing aura; not even the nominally supreme Son of Heaven of Zhou possessed such majesty!
"Surrender," Qin Heng said, slowly walking up to Bai Qi. "This world will fall into my hands, and I will take control of the Nine Cauldrons. Your current battle is meaningless."
When the secret realm of the Battle of Changping was about to open, he had used his Divine Sense to probe the origin of this Time-Space Seal. It was not in Changping, nor even in Qin Country, but in the Zhou Dynasty. The sovereign of the world, the Great Yu's Nine Cauldrons, was the source of this Time-Space Seal. For Qin Heng to obtain the source, there was only one path: sweep through the Warring States, overthrow the Zhou Dynasty, kill the Son of Heaven of Zhou, ascend to the Imperial Throne, and take control of the Nine Cauldrons! Naturally, he would then obtain the origin of this Time-Space Seal!
Unexpectedly... Easy!! A straightforward steamroll is all it will take!
The beings in the Time-Space Seal, after all, were not real, and their strength was a great deal weaker than their actual cultivation levels. Bai Qi's cultivation was at the Sixth Heaven of the Great Saint, but the strength he could truly exert was only slightly greater than that of a Saint Lord from the outside world. To Qin Heng, he was trivial!
"What nonsensical dream are you spouting!" Bai Qi, however, did not believe Qin Heng and sneered, "The whole world will fall into your hands? Not to mention anything else, just this Zhao Country's 400,000-strong army—what can you do about it?"
"Is Lord Wu An trying to use my hand to exterminate Zhao Country?" Qin Heng smiled, having seen through Bai Qi's thoughts. "Am I right?"
"I'm afraid you don't have the capability," Bai Qi sneered, goading him.
"Provocation is useless against me." Qin Heng shook his head, but his smile remained. He turned to look at the Zhao army and said, "Zhao Kuo, are you willing to surrender and take this world with me?"
"You mere greenhorn, what nonsense are you spouting?" Zhao Kuo snorted coldly. "Take this world? Are you even worthy?"
This Zhao Kuo had always been arrogant; otherwise, he wouldn't have earned the reputation of being an armchair strategist. Therefore, even after seeing Qin Heng's formidable strength, he still didn't believe that one man could contend with the 400,000-strong Zhao army. He remained haughty, completely disregarding Qin Heng.
"What a pity." Qin Heng shook his head, flicked a finger, and his Mana circulated as he executed a spell.
In an instant, golden light swept across the sky, turning day into night. Then 129,600 stars blazed, converging into a Star Sea that cascaded down like the Milky Way inverting its flow, drowning the mortal world!
The 400,000 Zhao soldiers didn't even have a chance to flee. They were instantaneously swallowed by the endless golden Starlight. Within a few breaths, as the golden light dissipated—
The place where the Zhao army had stood was now empty, leaving only densely packed pits. Four hundred thousand soldiers, gone in an instant, not even bones left behind!
Across the battlefield—
Dead silence!
"..." Bai Qi's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, cold sweat soaking his armor.