A severed arm flew through the air, and blood gushed like a fountain.

At that moment...

It was as if the world had been petrified by a magic spell. Everyone was dumbfounded. The grass and trees stopped swaying, and the clouds in the sky ceased to drift.

Yulan Tianpeng gulped, his face a mask of horror. "What just happened?"

"I-I don’t know either..." Si Xiaosheng’s eyes were wide as he shook his head in a daze.

They both stared at Jiang Chen as if seeing an illusion.

But the gruesome, bleeding wound and the pale, severed arm lying on the ground reminded them that this was all real.

"It seems we all underestimated Jiang Chen," Yulan Tianpeng sighed.

Si Xiaosheng nodded with a grave expression. "Zhao Qiankun was so arrogant, but unfortunately for him, he ran into Jiang Chen!"

Yulan Tianpeng nodded in agreement.

Having mastered the Silver Qilin Treasure Body, Zhao Qiankun’s defense was considered invincible below the True Martial Realm Sixth Stage.

Even when fighting an ordinary master at the True Martial Realm Sixth Stage, he could hold his own for a while thanks to his formidable defense.

Unfortunately for him...

He ran into Jiang Chen!

Their gazes toward Zhao Qiankun now held a trace of pity.

The pain from his severed arm shocked Zhao Qiankun back to his senses. With a flip of his hand, he took out a Healing Pill and consumed it, staunching the flow of blood. His eyes, filled with extreme venom and resentment, locked onto Jiang Chen. "What kind of Demon Technique did you use? Why did I suddenly blank out just now?"

The instant his Tyrant Hammer was about to kill Jiang Chen, his mind had suddenly gone blank. He had lost consciousness and all control of his body.

If he hadn’t just broken through to the True Martial Realm Fourth Stage, which had significantly strengthened his will, allowing him to wake up at the critical moment, that last sword strike would have pierced his heart.

Recalling that moment, he couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear as a chill swept through his entire body.

Jiang Chen stood before him, holding the Profound Ice Sword. The Sword Aura it emitted plunged into the ground, freezing a patch of frost at his feet. The corners of his lips curled up as he looked at Zhao Qiankun with a cold gaze. "As for what kind of technique it was, why don’t you have another taste and find out?"

"You..."

Zhao Qiankun’s expression changed abruptly, and he subconsciously took a step back.

The unknown is always the most terrifying!

He had no idea what kind of technique Jiang Chen had just used—it was formless and utterly impossible to defend against.

"What’s wrong? Weren’t you so arrogant just now? Why are you scared all of a sudden?" Jiang Chen sneered.

Zhao Qiankun’s face was a mixture of anger and uncertainty. He glared furiously, his venomous gaze looking like it could devour a man whole. He gritted his teeth and said, "I only regret my carelessness. I should have killed you back then instead of nurturing a tiger that would come back to bite me. Today, I will offer your head as a sacrifice for my severed arm! Since I entered the True Martial Realm, I have never once used my Martial Soul Talent. You should feel honored, because you will be the first person I kill with it!"

"ROAR!"

A silver light erupted from Zhao Qiankun’s body like a spring, forming a pillar of silver True Essence that enveloped him completely.

The silver light emanating from his skin grew increasingly brilliant. His entire body shimmered with a flowing radiance, making him look like a metal giant forged from mercury. Behind him, a massive silver figure suddenly materialized. It was a burly Divine Ape, its silver fur matted together like a suit of silver battle armor covering its body.

Its pair of silver eyes blazed with a fiery light. Then, those silver pupils suddenly shrank and attached themselves to Zhao Qiankun’s own eyes. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

His eyes also began to emit a brilliant silver light. With a flick of his gaze, a cold, tangible silver gleam shot out. A venomous voice boomed like a thunderclap on a clear day, "Innate Divine Technique—Titan Divine Gaze!"

Titan Divine Gaze!

This was the Innate Divine Technique of the ancient Divine Beast, the Titan Divine Ape. It was said that in the Ancient Era, even without cultivation, a Titan Divine Ape could become an Overlord relying on its Titan Divine Gaze alone. When used, the Gaze could summon the mighty power of the Titan God, an invincible deity who symbolized strength.

A single glance from it could force all living beings into submission, enslaving them.

"Oh no, it’s the Titan Divine Gaze! Jiang Chen, whatever you do, don’t look into his eyes! Otherwise, you’ll be enslaved by him!" Yulan Tianpeng’s expression changed drastically as he shouted.

Si Xiaosheng’s face was pale. "Get out of there!"

"Dodge? Heh heh, who can possibly dodge the Titan Divine Gaze?"

Zhao Qiankun sneered disdainfully, his face twisted with malice and ferocity. "This little bastard will soon be my slave, my servant. When that happens, I’ll let you keep your consciousness, then I’ll make you kill your own family with your own hands, make you dig up your ancestral graves! I’ll make you wish you were dead, to live a life worse than death..."

Back when he was at the Martial Arts Ninth Stage, he had used the Titan Divine Gaze to enslave a master at the True Martial Realm First Stage.

He was confident he could enslave Jiang Chen.

At the thought of enslaving Jiang Chen, having him be completely obedient and at his mercy for torture and punishment, a flush appeared on Zhao Qiankun’s face, and he clenched his fists in excitement.

"Enslave me? What a fantasy!"

Jiang Chen glanced at the incoming silver light from the gaze, the corners of his lips curling into a playful smirk. "You’re merely in the True Martial Realm; you can’t possibly summon the power of the Titan God like a true ancient Titan Divine Ape. And even if you could, so what? Compared to the Azure Heaven, what is a mere god of strength? Zhao Qiankun, open your eyes and see clearly. *This* is a true divine gaze. Before the Eyes of the Heavens, your Titan Divine Gaze is nothing but trash!"

As his voice fell, Jiang Chen’s eyes abruptly erupted with a brilliant light of two colors: azure and gold.

"Eyes of the Heavens, Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil—Divine Thought Shock!"

As Jiang Chen’s lips parted, a vast and ancient sound, like the tolling of a great bell, exploded across the world, drowning out everything else.

The Spiritual Qi in the surrounding world suddenly went into an uproar.

The two-colored light from his eyes converged.

Like two dragons of light, one azure and one gold, they twisted tightly together and charged toward the silver gaze.

BOOM—

The two gazes collided.

What should have been, at the very least, an evenly matched collision was instead a completely one-sided crush.

The light of the Ten Thousand Laws Golden Pupil was like a Sovereign, advancing unstoppably!

With one shocking glance, the azure-gold light flared even more intensely, like a merciless blade that brutally shattered the light of the Titan Divine Gaze. The silver gaze was torn to pieces, while the azure-gold light pressed forward relentlessly, blasting into Zhao Qiankun’s eyes.

"ROAR..."

Zhao Qiankun’s entire body convulsed as he let out a pained scream.

The phantom of the Titan Divine Ape behind him trembled violently. Its powerful hands clutched its head as it let out a roar of agony. The phantom flickered and then, with a BOOM, vanished.

As for Zhao Qiankun...

The silver light in his eyes had vanished, and two glaring trails of blood trickled from his sockets, sliding down his face.

SWISH!

In a flash, Jiang Chen transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and shot forward, appearing before Zhao Qiankun. He viciously kicked Zhao Qiankun into the air, then immediately launched himself off the ground in pursuit. Flipping in mid-air, he lashed out with his legs one after the other, striking Zhao Qiankun’s body with two sharp THWACKS.

Zhao Qiankun’s body shuddered violently. The bones in both his arms were shattered, along with several of his ribs. His body plummeted like a cannonball.

Jiang Chen accelerated again, brought his feet together, and stomped down hard on Zhao Qiankun’s chest.

Pinning Zhao Qiankun beneath his feet, he fell like a world-destroying meteor, crashing into a small hill with a BOOM. Starting from the hilltop, Jiang Chen stomped Zhao Qiankun straight through the mountain, burying him deep at its base!

RUMBLE...

The hill was covered in cracks before it suddenly exploded, sending boulders and dust flying everywhere.

Jiang Chen slowly levitated in mid-air, looking down coldly at Zhao Qiankun, who now lay like a pile of mud amidst the rubble. He spoke calmly, "You have been defeated."