Chapter 492: Pay Up!
“Watch me tear apart your disguise right now!”
Shangguan Na was bursting with killing intent; at this moment, she no longer needed to hide and completely removed her gentle facade, vowing to fight Zhou Tong to the bitter end.
In response to her, Zhou Tong remained indifferent. As he had said before, he would not harbor murderous thoughts toward an ant; all he felt was pity.
“How to deal with this?”
He communicated silently with Miaowu.
“Consider it for me and use your ultimate moves against her!”
Miaowu immediately responded, harboring deep hatred for this usurper.
Naturally, Zhou Tong had no reason to refuse his ally’s request. The only thing he could do was, with a heart full of compassion… transcend her!
“Boom!!!”
A chilling aura burst forth as Shangguan Na displayed all her strength.
In the Second Layer of Sage, she burned her essence blood potential, directly touching the edge of the Fourth Layer!
Seeing this, the crowd began to worry for Zhou Tong; by all logic, he had no chance of winning.
The next moment, Zhou Tong raised his arm, two fingers pointed at her.
“Let’s maintain some pretense…”
He muttered to himself. If he killed her in an instant, it would undoubtedly lead to widespread suspicion. Thus, before the eyes of many, he suddenly inflated his aura, instantly surpassing a certain limit.
“What is this…”
The crowd was taken aback, feeling Zhou Tong’s aura surge as if he had used some secret technique.
Yet, without exception, no one could precisely state his current realm.
It resembled the First Layer of Sage, and yet like the Second or Third, but everyone unifiedly believed he had not reached the level of the Fifth Layer.
Thinking about it, there should be no such ferocious secret method to jump from Semi-Sage directly to Intermediate Sage in the world.
“Pretentious!”
Shangguan Na scoffed. As her voice fell, purple qi surged around her, transforming into a heavenly bridge that seemed capable of reaching the Ninth Heaven, summoning immortals to the mortal realm!
“Immortal descended to the Nine Heavens!”
Sure enough, in the next moment, clouds and mist enveloped the heavenly bridge, and several figures descended, exuding an awe-inspiring presence that nearly shattered the surrounding space.
“Gathered Immortals to Refine Demons!”
In an instant, Shangguan Na changed her move again, those figures either howled or chanted, wielding blades or refining magical treasures, all charging towards Zhou Tong!
Brilliant light flickered, pressing down on the heavens, the killing intent stacked layer upon layer, sealing off all vitality.
This was an extremely powerful technique, involving myriad laws that encompassed everything; every move counteracted and interfaced with another. Unless one possessed absolute strength to crush it, breaking through was nearly impossible!
“Let’s see how you fight me now!”
Through the gathered immortal figures, Shangguan Na looked at the motionless Zhou Tong, her heart filled with delight.
Victory was certain; with such a situation, killing the opponent was simply a matter of reaching out.
At the same moment, many strong warriors tensed their bodies; as soon as Yu Linglong gave the order, they would spring into action to rescue her.
However…
Suddenly, a white light flashed, reminiscent of the first ray of light during the creation of the world, intending to crush the sun, moon, and stars, to invert the universe, and remold time and space!
In an instant, the heavenly bridge collapsed, the haze dispersed, and the images of the immortals were obliterated without a trace; all myriad laws were shattered.
“How is this possible?”
Shangguan Na’s heart trembled. Before she could take further action, she felt a jolt as the light pierced through her chest.
“This time it’s truly over!”
Zhou Tong slowly lowered his hand, his gaze cold and devoid of emotion, akin to looking at an ant.
At that moment, no one could change Shangguan Na’s fate; her conclusion had long been sealed.
Before the astonished eyes of the crowd, she fell like a decaying flower, slowly drifting away, wilting silently.
“Why is this happening… how could you be… this strong!”
In her final moments, disbelief filled Shangguan Na’s face.
The previous strike had vaporized her organs, the contained Dao energy firmly suppressing her, rendering her unable to recover, leaving her with regret!
With a loud bang, Shangguan Na exploded, her remains violently burning until they turned to ashes…
The scene fell into a prolonged silence. No one expected that this genius, who had shone brightly not long ago and had boundless prospects, could perish so hastily, highlighting a stronger genius.
This world truly is unpredictable!
“This Tang Qi is too strong, just like that Zhou Tong!”
Moments later, someone in the crowd exclaimed, causing everyone to tremble.
Such words were never to be spoken; that name had already become a taboo in the Profound Sky Hall.
“By the way, I heard that Zhou Tong is from the Eastern Continent, and you are also from the Eastern Continent. Do you two know each other?”
Yu Linglong’s expression was calm, clearly showing no ripple from Shangguan Na’s death; she was solely interested in the current matter.
“Of course, I know him; he is my senior brother, just an ordinary guy, nothing special.”
“Ordinary guy!”
This evaluation, as soon as it exited her mouth, struck the people present like a lightning bolt.
If that young man were ordinary, what would they be?
Dust? Tiny grains of sand? Or pests?
Tang Qi ignored the crowd’s expressions and continued: “His cultivation level is still below the Sage level, and speaking of combat capability, there’s nothing noteworthy; he is utterly unremarkable.”
“The reason he appears so arrogant is that after being expelled from the sect, he stumbled upon luck and latched onto a mysterious powerful figure!”
“Is that so!”
Upon hearing this, many people finally felt reassured.
Originally, this was merely their speculation, but now it had received confirmation from a ‘reliable witness,’ they deemed it a solid truth.
As long as Zhou Tong himself wasn’t that strong, it would be a joyous occasion for the world.
“Hmm… Is it too absolute for Master Tang to say this? Zhou Tong cannot be an ordinary person. I wonder how you compare to him?”
“Hmph!”
Hearing this, Zhou Tong showed clear disdain, retorting, “I’m not bragging; I dare swear to the Heavenly Dao that he will never defeat me!”
As soon as this was said, the scene fell into silence!
No one expected “Tang Qi” would dare to make such a vow, highlighting his confidence in his own strength.
“Since that’s the case, can you act against him?”
After a moment of deliberation, Nether Yin Master finally asked.
“What did you say?”
Zhou Tong widened his eyes. “Did you forget he was my senior brother?”
“You also said ‘was’; do you still have lingering feelings?” someone questioned.
“No, what I mean is, after all, he spent some time with me, so it could be said there is some affection. If you want me to kill him…”
“Then pay up!!!”
