Huo Qian looked at the hideous wound on his palm, waves of turmoil surged in his mind.

But soon, Huo Qian laughed again, "Fake, it must be fake. How can a Divine Illumination Realm kill a Cloud Sea?"

"This must have been a power gained at great cost to injure me, you are not my match!"

As his voice fell, Huo Qian sprang up again, but this time he dared not be careless.

He let out a sinister laugh, determination appearing on his face, his eyes locked tightly on Chu Nan.

Huo Qian pushed his cultivation within to the extreme, thousands of strands of spiritual power transformed into arrows shooting out, trembling the space wherever they passed, leaving bottomless holes on the ground.

He clenched his teeth tightly, operating his martial skill to the maximum, vowing to smash Chu Nan into pieces.

Chu Nan watched and shook his head slightly. Although Huo Qian was of the Cloud Sea, his foundation was too poor, his cultivation technique and martial skills were seldom of Earth Tier, merely ordinary.

Both Martial Wheel and Martial Intent were also mediocre, as a Cloud Sea Realm Martial Artist, he only had a second-tier Martial Intent.

Seeing Huo Qian so weak, Chu Nan completely lost interest in fighting him and immediately urged the black and white sword qi to condense two kinds of Martial Intent, darkness and light, and slashed forth boldly!

"Black and White Strangulation!" Chu Nan whispered lightly, and the sword fell mercilessly, exactly the final move of the Black and White Sword Technique, a supreme killing strike combining two Martial Intents, Black and White Strangulation!

The black and white energies appeared, intertwining like lightning, resembling a long spear capable of piercing through the heavens and earth.

Wherever it pointed, Huo Qian's arrow rain of spiritual power was almost defenseless. Black and White Strangulation burst forth with incomparably terrifying power and threat!

This sword qi, like lightning, after shattering the rain of arrows in the sky, ruthlessly struck upon Huo Qian's body.

Zzzraap!

Huo Qian was immediately split in two, blood staining the long sky, a shrill scream seemingly enough to make ghosts tremble with fear.

"You can actually kill me, how is it possible, how is it possible!" Even at the moment of death, Huo Qian could not accept being killed by a Divine Illumination Realm Martial Artist.

His body slowly fell from mid-air, resembling dust.

In Chu Nan's eyes there was not a shred of pity, reaching out a large hand from a distance, he seized Huo Qian's storage bag and dissipated to leave.

Killing Huo Qian did not stir even the slightest ripple in his heart.

If this guy had the sense not to provoke Chu Nan, he naturally wouldn't have incurred such a fatal disaster.

After killing Huo Qian, Chu Nan's gaze was firm as he headed straight for the exit.

Though there were still many opportunities in the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm yet to be developed, leaving here safely was of the utmost importance to Chu Nan at present.

He had yet to achieve the goal of rescuing Lin Yian and her father from the Huo family.

...

Outside the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm.

Chu Lingshan, along with the remaining elders of the Spirit Corpse Sect, hid in the distance, their hearts uneasy and restless.

His gaze occasionally glanced in the direction of the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm, several times wanting to stand up, but each time was forcibly suppressed by reason.

The occurrence of a demon beast practicing Nine Heaven Secret Technique in the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm had spread throughout the Qingxuan Province via the escaping Imperial Capital Martial Artist.

Because of the appearance of the Weeping Blood Flood Python, the Huo family, Zhou family, and the Royal Family members like Huo Zun, Zhou Song, and Zhang Xu, who came to Qingxuan Province, were slaughtered completely.

Only a few who had just entered the Cloud Sea Realm or even only the Divine Illumination Realm martial artists remained.

Such strength was obviously unable to cope with the sudden changes in the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm, forcing the top-tier powerhouses, who initially intended to remain behind the scenes, to reveal themselves.

The Huo family's eighth-layer Cloud Sea Realm Huo Tao, Zhou family's eighth-layer Cloud Sea Realm Zhou Yang, and the Royal Family, ninth-layer Cloud Sea Realm Ji Wirun!

In the absence of martial artists practicing Nine Heaven Secret Technique, the three of them together were enough to sweep the entire Qin Kingdom!

The only survivor from the major sect forces in Qingxuan Province, the Spirit Corpse Sect, had long moved away from the range of the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm, watching the strong race and the Royal Family martial artists warily.

No matter how strong the Spirit Corpse Sect was, it was by no means a match for the strong race; the people before them were but the tip of the iceberg of the Imperial Capital forces.

Imperial Capital martial artists occupied the best cultivation secret realms in the Celestial Crossing Realm, with countless opportunities and centuries-long heritage that had never been interrupted, producing endless powerhouses.

Their deep foundation was like a towering peak, forever unreachable in its entirety.

Even a single fallen leaf could blot out the sky, inciting fear and daring not to look up.

Though Chu Lingshan harbored intense hatred towards the Zhou family, in the face of absolute strength, his anger and hatred were akin to an ant.

This exploration of the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm and the eradication of the major sect forces was no more than a casual collaboration between the strong race and the Royal Family. No matter the outcome, it would not affect the larger picture, at least originally...

"Who would have thought this Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm actually harbored a demon beast comparable to one practicing Nine Heaven Secret Technique, how could the Zhi family fail to discover in hundreds of years?"

Huo Tao, a middle-aged man, looked outraged with fiery eyes, a mix of surprise and secret hatred at the changes in the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm.

His words were laced with disdain and blame for the Zhi family.

Beside him, Zhou Yang from the Zhou family lightly coughed, his emerald green hair swaying with the wind, exuding an aged and decrepit aura.

He looked no different from ordinary elderly mortals.

Zhou Yang remarked, "Though the Zhi family is a strong race, they are but a fleeting blossom in the Imperial Capital, their foundation and means are shallow, failing to see through the ancient martial artists' arrangements here is understandable."

The Zhi family, though having a glorious history, appeared naïve and weak as a child before the Zhou family, with an unknown number of years of heritage, otherwise they wouldn't have been so easily wiped out, becoming hunted by all.

In the eyes of these long-established strong races, the Zhi family was but a temporary upstart.

"Hmph!" The Royal Family Ji family powerhouse, Ji Wirun snorted coldly, exuding powerful majesty, and said, "If it weren't for you wanting to test the family disciples and toy with those major sect martial artists, would our losses be so great?"

"With several Princes in peril, your Huo and Zhou families must give an explanation!"

Ji Wirun's tone was domineering, afraid of no one because of the strong races he surely was not!

The Royal Family's strength was far superior to that of the strong races, as long as all ten major powerhouses weren't united, no one in the Celestial Crossing Realm could oppose the Ji family.

Hope for Ji Tonggui and others was slim, Ji Wirun had already anticipated.

So he wanted to seize this opportunity, to extract benefits from the Huo and Zhou families.

Huo Tao and Zhou Yang's faces darkened, cursing Ji Wirun inwardly, oppressed by his force, they were currently helpless.

The ability of the Ji family to surpass the strong races, drive away the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall and Slaughter Emperor Sect, to become the de facto master of the Celestial Crossing Realm, naturally had its reasons.

The Royal Family's strength was unfathomable, even the strong races could only look up to it.

But the strong races had their own dignity, Huo Tao and Zhou Yang would not be so easily extorted by Ji Wirun, both eyes turned swiftly, immediately shifting the topic.

"Since my Huo family foster daughter Huo Nianfang came out, the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm has been quiet, what if we form a small team to explore again?"

In Huo Tao's eyes flashed a trace of cunning, finally settling on Huo Nianfang, who had just emerged from the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm not long ago, still in shock.

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