Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

Chapter 724: Little Bug, Strive to Survive!

"Slapped to death with a single palm!"

The surrounding crowd fell silent, staring at Qin Heng in disbelief. His words were simply too arrogant, too presumptuous! That was a Great Saint! A true Great Saint, suspected to be at the Seventh Heaven of the Great Saint realm! To be slapped to death with a single palm? Did he think he was swatting a fly? Did he truly believe himself to be unparalleled throughout the ages, invincible under the heavens?! Even those closer to Qin Heng, like Lu Ziyi, Xue Qinan, and Ning Shuying, were momentarily speechless. Qin Heng's declaration was utterly outrageous.

BUZZING! At this moment, the void where Lin Sanfa's corpse had lain began to tremble again. It was as if a speck of crimson light glittered in another world, attempting to penetrate the interdimensional barrier and descend. This mere sliver of crimson light made people feel as if they were facing the sun in its full glory, like a sun was poised to smash through the void and crash toward them! The terrifying might shocked everyone present. Numerous Semi-Saints and Innates couldn't help but tremble, their faces paling with immense fear. They didn't even dare to look directly at the light! This was definitely a power exceeding that of a Saint!

A Great Saint! A Great Saint! The Great Saint of the Imperial Palace of Heaven!

A Great Saint from the Imperial Palace of Heaven was now attempting to breach the world barrier, to cross dimensions and descend. It was obvious they were coming to avenge Lin Sanfa! Their target had to be Qin Xuantian!

Suddenly, many Semi-Saints and Innates backed away, immediately putting distance between themselves and Qin Heng, terrified of being caught in the crossfire.

"Don't worry, he can't come over!" Lu Ziyi said somberly, watching the crimson light. A layer of fine sweat formed on her smooth forehead. After all, she was only at the peak of the Innate realm. Staring directly at this strand of light, which contained the might of a Great Saint, exerted immense pressure on her. It was only because she cultivated a supreme Divine Skill, ensuring her True Qi was robust and her Divine Soul stable, that she could remain clear-headed. An ordinary Innate would have been stunned unconscious by looking directly at it.

"That's right, he can't come over!" Xue Qinan nodded, adding, "The Spiritual Energy has not fully recovered, and not many divine phenomena have reappeared. The spatial barrier between the primary timespace of Earth and its Subsidiary Worlds remains incredibly stable."

In this End of Dharma Age, the barrier between Earth's main timespace and the surrounding other-dimensional voids—the 18,000 Subsidiary Worlds—was extremely firm. Even three or four years ago, it only allowed Innate-level Martial Artists to cross. Now, although Spiritual Energy and divine phenomena had partially recovered, beings beyond the Saint level still couldn't penetrate the barrier. Even Saint Lords and pinnacle Saints found it very difficult to cross. For instance, Yi Guang of Mount Tu, a fully realized Saint, had been sent to the mortal world of Earth by an immortal-ranked Saint Emperor of Mount Tu.

Those around finally exhaled in relief. Since he couldn't come over, there was no danger. They had to admit, the slow pace of the Spiritual Energy's revival was a good thing.

"Bah! What damn Great Saint! If you have the guts, come over and fight me now!" An Innate peak Martial Artist even spat towards that beam of light. He had been thoroughly frightened earlier, nearly wetting himself, and was now somewhat hysterical. In his view, since this Great Saint couldn't cross over, he surely wouldn't hear his words or know what he was doing. So, whatever he did now didn't matter. It was such a relief! Seeing this, many others seemed eager to try, but before they could act...

BOOM!! Thunder reverberated across the sky, as if countless bolts of lightning had exploded simultaneously, akin to the heavens roaring in fury, causing all creatures to tremble!

CRACK! The void suddenly split open. The crimson light, which had seemed so distant from this world, pierced through the barrier in an instant. Like a sun breaking free from its fetters, it descended into reality. Its scorching brilliance landed on the Innate who had just spat!

WHOOSH! In a mere moment, that Innate turned to ash, body and spirit utterly annihilated, ceasing to exist, completely dissipated like smoke scattered by the wind. The people around were stunned into silence, staring wide-eyed, frozen in place, unmoving.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! Rolling heat waves surged violently, almost turning the surroundings into a world of flames. Then, the crimson sun coalesced, swiftly transforming into a man clad in red armor. This man stood over two meters tall, encased in red armor from head to toe, wearing a fiery red helmet that left only his eyes visible. In his hand, he wielded a massive sword, five meters long and half a meter wide, upon which burned flames seemingly capable of incinerating everything!

"The true body of this lord cannot come to the mortal realm, but an incarnation condensed from a single hair can still make the journey," the man said contemptuously. He floated in the air, like a Heavenly God looking down upon all.

A single hair! An incarnation! Everyone present, except for Qin Heng, felt a chill crawl down their spines. They stared fearfully at this terrifying man who resembled a Heavenly God. Heavens! The aura emanating from this person now was in no way inferior to Lin Sanfa's, perhaps even stronger. This was the power of a Saint Lord, or possibly even greater! Could it truly be an incarnation formed from a single strand of his true body's hair?! How terrifying! How incredibly terrifying! This was the power of a Great Saint of the Seventh Heaven—a single hair capable of condensing into an incarnation stronger than a Saint Lord! Too frightening!

"You, you're called Qin Xuantian, right?" the man said, looking at Qin Heng with an icy gaze. "I am Ling Shenxiao, a Great Saint from the Vermilion Bird Hall of the Imperial Palace of Heaven, with an Eighth Heaven cultivation. Lin Sanfa was my disciple. Little insect, was it you who killed him?"

"Not exactly killed," Qin Heng said lightly, shaking his head. He looked at Ling Shenxiao and added, "It was nothing more than stepping on an ant."

BOOM! Ling Shenxiao's aura erupted, distorting the void and causing flames to spew forth. The clouds high above roiled, and the ground below turned to scorched earth as terrifyingly high temperatures swept through everything.

"Good! Good! Very good!" Ling Shenxiao glared at Qin Heng, seemingly gritting his teeth. "Little insect, you've got quite the guts. I'm eagerly anticipating how you'll feel when I personally crush every bone in your body, forcing you to watch helplessly as I slaughter all your friends and relatives!"

He paused, as if recalling something, then laughed. "However, that's assuming you can even live that long. Whether in this mortal realm or across the 18,000 Subsidiary Worlds, far too many beings and monsters wish to curry favor with the Imperial Palace of Heaven!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyi, Xue Qinan, and the others were shocked. Their faces turned pale as they understood the implications of Ling Shenxiao's words. The Imperial Palace of Heaven was far too powerful! By killing a mortal agent of the Imperial Palace of Heaven, Qin Heng had tarnished its reputation. He had thoroughly offended the Imperial Palace of Heaven. Now, countless forces would likely try to kill Qin Heng in a bid to gain its favor.

Such forces, whether from the Human Clan or the demon races, would certainly not be few among the 18,000 Subsidiary Worlds. In fact, they might be overwhelmingly numerous, including some with ancient heritage from the Ancient Divine Sects! This meant trouble. Great trouble! For the Imperial Palace of Heaven, someone like Qin Heng probably wouldn't even require their direct intervention; countless powers would flock to them, vying for the chance to take his life.

"Hahahaha! Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous! Little insect, how do you feel now?" Ling Shenxiao burst out laughing. "Try your best to survive, little insect!"