"Every last one of you shall die!"
Qin Yang's figure vanished, surrounded by the shimmering illusion of a divine dragon that flickered in and out of existence.
Sword qi sliced through the air in crisscrossing patterns, accompanied by screams of panic and agony.
Like a reaper harvesting wheat, swathes of people collapsed to the ground, their bodies reduced to mangled flesh.
The earth became stained with blood, turning the scene crimson.
The Fire Dog, Binghuang, and Old Turtle - three monstrous beasts - exchanged glances. Qin Yang's martial techniques were all killing moves, each strike vicious and decisive. The slaughter left them trembling with fear.
Martial Heaven's muscles tensed. He wanted to intervene, but halted before taking a step forward.
It wasn't that he couldn't stop Qin Yang - he knew this was truly a matter within the Qin Family! He had no right to interfere!
Moreover, Qin Yang wasn't slaughtering indiscriminately. Hadn't he spared those who came to rescue the captives?
Martial Heaven fell silent.
The massacre concluded swiftly. The Qin Family members perished without even registering pain.
Only Qin Wuyi remained, his consciousness muddled, moving like a walking corpse.
"You may leave," Qin Yang addressed the three monstrous beasts. The Panda arrived belatedly, panting heavily.
"We'll depart. What about you?" the Panda inquired.
"I... still have one battle left." Qin Yang stared at Martial Heaven, then removed the Demon Realm Ring from his hand and tossed it to the panda.
"Send them into the Demon Realm Ring and take Jin Wanshan with you," Qin Yang commanded.
After receiving Lou Mengyu from the Nine-feathered Ice Phoenix, Qin Yang gritted his teeth and pressed his lips together tightly.
"If you don't leave, neither will I!" The panda roared furiously. Having formed a contract with Qin Yang, how could he possibly depart alone?
The Three-headed Flame Hound, Nine-feathered Ice Phoenix, and Thornstone Turtle all shared the same resolve.
"Qin Yang, the truth is..." Jin Wanshan finally found an opening to reveal everything, but Martial Heaven cut him off.
"Jin Wanshan, you must leave first," Martial Heaven declared.
"But..." Jin Wanshan's hands trembled as he paced anxiously. Was Qin Yang truly intent on facing Martial Heaven in a life-or-death battle?
"If you don't depart, I'll dissolve the contract," Qin Yang warned, fixing his gaze on the Three-headed Flame Hound.
The three-headed beast met his stare, then each head cast a lingering glance at Qin Yang before dissolving into streams of light that entered the Demon Realm Ring.
"Qin Yang..." The panda's eyes held a mix of emotions. This very same man who had once exploited demons in their hour of need now carried the burden of this battle alone.
The secret realm was collapsing, its disintegration accelerating by the moment.
A terrifying cosmic expanse stretched toward them from afar, as if the Milky Way itself had been inverted.
The spatial rift from the Demon Hunter's Field now surged forth like a cataclysmic tsunami, sweeping everything in its path!
The secret realm would collapse completely in an instant!
"Take care of yourself. I'll wait for you at the exit." Panda led Jin Wanshan toward the realm's exit, clutching three Demon Realm Rings. He glanced back three times before departing.
Qin Yang materialized on the ground, summoning a variety of spirit medicines from his Qiankun Ring. The lowest-grade among them were fourth-order spirit medicines, with numerous sixth-order specimens scattered throughout the collection.
Even Martial Heaven's eyes widened at the sight of these precious herbs.
Gently laying Lou Mengyu atop the medicinal pile, Qin Yang brushed his fingers across her forehead and pressed a tender kiss to her lips.
Then, transforming into a hunting stance, he charged toward Martial Heaven!
Martial Heaven glanced between the collapsing space and Lou Mengyu's position, sensing Qin Yang's approach. A smirk curled his lips.
"If we don't settle this now, you'll be claiming the heavens next!" Martial Heaven's iron fist erupted forward, space itself fracturing into a gaping rift.
Qin Yang's figure materialized as his magnificent crescent sword energy sliced open another spatial rift.
The two seemed to reach an unspoken agreement, flying away into the distance while exchanging blows. They pushed to the very edge of the collapsing space, then gradually fought their way back as the destruction advanced.
All to avoid involving Lou Mengyu.
"Let's decide both victory and survival," Qin Yang said coldly, unleashing a massive flaming fist that shattered the entire space around Martial Heaven.
"How arrogant!" Martial Heaven retorted, his iron fists glowing with dark energy as he countered with unstoppable force.
The two clashed head-on, neither backing down. Qin Yang's attacks were parried, while Martial Heaven's couldn't land a hit.
The space shattered repeatedly, accelerating the collapse of the secret realm.
Their battle of wits, courage, and ruthlessness required constant vigilance against both each other and the spatial cracks.
They fought from the heavens to the depths of the earth, neither yielding an inch.
"Is that all you've got with those black fists?" Qin Yang chuckled, forming the Shocking Sword Finger gesture behind him as ten divine swords materialized.
"One pair of iron fists is enough," Martial Heaven snorted.
The divine swords shot forward, creating black holes in their wake. Several were dispersed before they could fully manifest.
Only Martial Heaven's renowned martial techniques could achieve such mastery.
"Heaven's Way has perished. The night reigns supreme."
Martial Heaven's fists proved more terrifying than spatial black holes themselves, capable of piercing through all matter and reducing everything to formlessness.
Qin Yang showed no fear. His only strategy now was to exhaust Martial Heaven completely! The secret realm could no longer withstand such overwhelming power. If this were happening on the Celestial Continent, perhaps...
Wait... no, forget it. On the Celestial Continent, Martial Heaven was a Stellar Realm expert.
Though Qin Yang burned with defiance, he had no choice but to adapt.
"Crazy Dragon Palm!"
A thunderous dragon's roar echoed as a hundred-zhang-long dragon materialized. Its scaled body shimmered with lifelike detail, jaws gaping wide to devour Martial Heaven.
"Want to play endurance games? Let's see who lasts longer!" Martial Heaven's fist struck with devastating force, causing the dragon to gradually dissipate.
Having seized an opportunity during Qin Yang's earlier dragon aura display, he now wielded the realm's rules with greater mastery. Confident in his ability to drain Qin Yang's true energy completely!
Qin Yang wasn't foolish either. His combat instincts kicked in as he vanished immediately after the dragon's attack.
Using the dragon's residual energy and spatial fractures scattered across the realm, Qin Yang silently materialized behind Martial Heaven and swung a lethal beheading strike.
Clang!
The magical tower barrier blocked the attack.
It wasn't that Martial Heaven couldn't block Qin Yang's attacks. When fully prepared, he could easily defend against him. But this had clearly become a war of attrition, and the most efficient way to handle it was by using magical artifacts.
"Magical artifacts are an essential part of a cultivator's combat," Martial Heaven said calmly, observing Qin Yang. "Without them, you're destined to lose."
"Just a turtle shell," Qin Yang growled, his eyes narrowing as he suddenly appeared directly in front of Martial Heaven. "You might be able to defend for a moment, but can you last forever?"
Martial Heaven's heart raced. Behind him lay the collapsed galaxy, and Qin Yang was now...
Qin Yang thrust both palms forward, channeling all his true qi into an attack. Using the true essence of the Explosive Punch martial technique, he unleashed a devastating strike.
As the true qi poured out, a black hole suddenly formed.
Qin Yang's hands snapped back, tearing open a terrifying spatial rift.
"This move, you taught me!" Qin Yang chuckled softly.
Martial Heaven's pupils contracted. Behind him was the collapsed galaxy, and before him was Qin Yang's spatial rift. In this situation, the space he occupied would be annihilated in an instant!
The spatial rift and the collapsed galaxy would merge, swallowing him whole!
Martial Heaven glanced at the distance - there was still a sliver of escape possible, but at his current speed, it was completely out of reach!
"I... win." Qin Yang retracted his hands, standing effortlessly in mid-air.
Suddenly!
"Qin Yang! Stop!" Lou Mengyu's voice came in a frantic shout.