Chapter 581: Chapter 242: Holding the Moon with One Hand, Killing the Enemy in a Single Strike

Normally, you’d have to spend a great deal of time slowly wearing them down, or be a full Minor Realm ahead to overwhelm them with raw power.

But what was he seeing now?

In a single move, the Shield, the Magic Robe, the man himself—everything was riddled with holes.

If that attack had been aimed at him... Sun Haoran’s heart clenched. He feared his own fate would have been even more gruesome.

"Ruiyang!"

The Wang Family member beside him froze for a second, then quickly reached out to support him.

But instead, a bone-chilling cold emanated from the body.

After the Ice Soul Silver Needles entered his body, they transformed into a frigid qi that instantly froze his internal organs, followed by his entire torso.

Though he looked fine on the outside, he was merely frozen solid.

The moment the hand touched him, he shattered on the spot, the pieces falling into the sea below.

Strictly speaking, Wang Ruiyang’s strength wasn’t actually so pathetic.

If Xiao Chen had just summoned the True Yang Fire Dragon, he actually could have blocked the attack with his Spirit Shield.

But as fate would have it, he was unlucky enough to run into the Cold Light Ice Soul Needle technique, which specialized in countering shield-type Spiritual Artifacts.

Thus, the Spirit Shield he had been so proud of became his greatest weakness, allowing his defense to be instantly breached.

But, of course, the others didn’t know any of this.

Seeing that Wang Ruiyang had truly failed to withstand even a single move, the entire battlefield once again came to a halt, sinking into a deathly silence.

Sun Haoyi clutched her chest with one hand, trying to suppress her injuries.

Her lips parted slightly, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at the scene before her.

As an Array Master, she had controlled many Arrays in her time, using Array Flags to command power several times greater than her own.

But even so, Sun Haoyi couldn’t possibly imagine how Xiao Chen could have actually killed his opponent in a single blow.

Even if she were to borrow the power of a Tier Three Killing Array, she couldn’t unleash such an absurdly powerful strike.

’Is this kind of power really something a Golden Core Cultivator can possess?’

’Could it be that my injuries are so severe I’m starting to hallucinate?’

Sun Haize’s eyes were as wide as copper bells, his heart reeling with a shock that was beyond words.

’What did I just see?’

Xiao Chen’s every move just now was like something out of the tales of Swordsmen he had read.

Especially when he’d arrived under the moon, a calm expression on his face as he’d said, "I only need one move to kill you." The memory filled Sun Haize with yearning.

’This is exactly the kind of person I want to be!’

’If those Ice Needles could be replaced with a Flying Sword, it would have been absolutely perfect. A shame they couldn’t be.’

For a moment, Sun Haize even felt a pang of regret.

’Why isn’t Xiao Chen a Sword Cultivator?’

"Split up!"

A sudden shout rang out. The helper Wang Ruiyang had paid a hefty sum to hire saw that his employer was dead; why would he stick around to get himself killed?

He immediately signaled his two companions to flee.

POOF! POOF! POOF!

Three Talismans exploded in succession, transforming into three gusts of light wind that wrapped around the trio and carried them away in three different directions.

The two remaining members of the Wang Family also snapped out of it and immediately turned to run.

"Since you’re already here, you might as well stay!"

Now that he had made his move, Xiao Chen had no intention of letting any fish escape the net.

He tapped his foot on the surface of the sea, and with a burst of fiery light, he instantly appeared in front of the nearest Cultivator.

"Flood Dragon’s Grasping Claw!"

Before the man could even react, Xiao Chen’s hand crushed his entire chest.

"Elder Xiao, spare me!"

The other Cultivator, seeing he couldn’t escape, hurriedly begged for his life, "I just took Wang’s Spirit Stones to help out! I have nothing to do with anything else!"

Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. "Tribulation Cultivators are a plague on the lands. It is everyone’s duty to hunt them down."

This wasn’t just something he made up; it was the consensus among the vast majority of cultivators in the cultivation world.

After all, Tribulation Cultivators routinely murdered others for their treasures, claiming the lives of countless Loose Cultivators.

With Sun Haoran helping to tie down one of them, Xiao Chen quickly finished off the remaining three, one by one.

After casually taking their Storage Rings, he made a point to add, "As for what happened today, I must ask you to keep it a secret for me, Sun."

"I don’t want the Wang Family showing up at my door one day."

Although Xiao Chen wasn’t afraid of retaliation, it was always best to have as little trouble as possible.

"Please rest assured, Elder. This junior will keep his lips sealed."

Sun Haoran nodded eagerly in agreement. "The Wang Family came for me, and I killed them in self-defense. No one else was involved."

Good. Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left.

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