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The Emperor had not misjudged; Chen Qing now had only one method to break the game: interrupt the High Priest’s casting.

But Chen Qing hesitated slightly and glanced at the sky.

Would Chen Ying and the Ziyue Society be in danger if he interrupted now?

However, if he didn’t interrupt immediately, with the skill level of the Four Holy Guard, Tian Heng’s Western Sea Army that had come this time might face complete annihilation!

Looking at it now, Tian Heng’s Western Sea Army had not betrayed; it was highly probable that Tian Heng had defected at the last moment.

If so, the Western Sea Army was of great importance; almost all of the resources for the past three years had been poured into the Western Sea Army.

With the devotion of the West Sea Aquatic Tribe, including experts like Ao Zhen becoming subordinates to Tian Heng, the vast belief had allowed Tian Heng to raise a batch of such elite forces rapidly.

The consideration at the time was because Tian Heng’s troops were already formed, and the Warrior Army was cultivated from the bottom up, fighting against the living dead, slowly training into a battle-hardened army.

Although this model produced more solid and loyal soldiers, the situation at the time didn’t allow for such a leisurely pace.

Tian Heng’s elite forces were soldiers he had led for decades; only by directly accumulating a massive amount of the Power of Faith was it possible to quickly enhance their combat power and form a strong military force.

Although this army might be more loyal to Tian Heng, under the Divine Path System, Chen Qing had been confident that he could suppress Tian Heng at the time.

He had indeed been negligent this time.

However, if at the crucial moment Tian Heng still chose to side with him, not hesitating to lead all his assets to save him, and if Chen Qing allowed Tian Heng’s men to die for the safety of Zi Yue and Chen Ying, Tian Heng would likely be thoroughly disheartened.

Chen Qing would also no longer dare to continue relying on him, unless Tian Heng was stripped of the Western Sea God’s position, otherwise, the Western Sea Army might be ruined. ..

And not to mention these future impacts, even now, Jiangnan could not afford the loss.

Currently, it was a critical period for competing for resources.

If the elite of the Western Sea Army and the West Sea Aquatic Tribe under Ao Zhen suffered losses here, Jiangnan would be set back two years, and other forces wouldn’t wait for two years.

With greatly reduced military power, it was likely to be relegated to a defensive position for the next few years.

But in the current situation, to not advance was to retreat, and if he failed to seize the resources, within a maximum of two years, the distance other forces would pull away from him would be enormous!

Boom!

Without further hesitation, Chen Qing stomped on the ground, and a strange Spiritual Power mixed together. Coordinated with brute strength, it caused the entire space to shatter like a spiderweb. With a crash, the piece of space Chen Qing occupied instantly exploded!

The Old Celestial Master, watching from the center, his pupils immediately contracted!

He had considered Chen Qing using various Space Laws to break through the fragments, but he never expected the other to use brute force.

Trapped in space fragments, unless one possessed the Dusk Phenomenon Technique, it would take at least a few moments to reconstruct a space exit even for a master of Spatial Art—enough time for him to command the Four Holy Guard to slaughter all the soldiers coming to Chen Qing’s aid.

He never expected the other to break out so violently...

"Oh?"

Shenyue, watching from a distance, was taken aback by the scene and looked at Chen Qing somewhat warily.

It seemed all intelligence had underestimated Chen Qing’s strength...

To shatter the void, brute force alone wouldn’t suffice; one must completely destroy the base structure of earth, fire, water, and wind.

This required extremely precise Element manipulation, thoroughly disorganizing the base Elements of the entire space, making their structures less cohesive, akin to turning iron into plastic, and then using immense brute strength to punch through!

This not only required great strength but also an immensely exaggerated ability to control Elements.

The space Chen Qing was in wasn’t large, but it was still a thousand square zhang.

To disrupt the structure of a space of this size in just two breaths was basically at a King Level; it was akin to having King Level efficiency without using King Level power.

Chen Qing’s current strength was probably even stronger than the Emperor!

"This kid is very dangerous..."

King Xiang’s voice reached the Emperor’s ears, "This level of control, I too fall short of. Among those I’ve encountered, I fear only King Chu Jiang is at this standard."

"It is indeed unexpected," the Emperor mused upon recalling Chen Qing, "The impression the young fellow gave me at our first meeting made it easier to see him growing into a genius Magician like Liu Yu, but I never thought he’d become such a powerful fighter."

Five years... truly a rare talent...

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"Boss, what are we going to do?"

In one of the fragments, Tian Heng and two Deputy Generals quickly dealt with the Four Holy Guard who rushed in, but after eliminating the enemy, they discovered that the soldiers they brought had disappeared and they themselves could not get out.

"It’s a space fragment!" Tian Heng’s brows furrowed tightly. The students from Jiangnan Academy, especially those from Dragon Palace Academy, were very adept at manipulating these things, but he had never heard about anyone being able to directly shatter a space and trap them inside like this.

This kind of forceful separation tactic was somewhat shameless.

When he entered the Imperial Palace, he had clearly seen that the enemy troops were not numerous, but each individual was exceptionally strong, almost all at the standard of a Yaksha squad leader.

If it came to a head-to-head confrontation, by aligning with those Celestial Serpents from the Northern Territory and forming a battle formation, there might have been a chance to resist. But if they were separated like this. ..

Tian Heng suddenly became extremely anxious. His elite troops probably wouldn’t last half a moment!

This was his biggest capital. He knew very well how he had acquired this military power. Chen Qing wouldn’t be able to create a second West Sea Dragon Palace for him. Once it was gone, his status in Jiangnan would likely plummet drastically!

"Boss, look!"

Suddenly, the Deputy General next to him pointed upwards, his face blank with shock.

Upon hearing this, Tian Heng looked up too, and was also startled.

Within the space fragment, the sky was a void, with other fragments scattered around like stars, faintly revealing worlds within them. Chen Qing had shattered that world and turned into a shooting star diving into the void, heading straight for that old man who controlled the space!

"How did he do that?" the Deputy General asked in a daze.

Tian Heng remained silent, not speaking. He had always thought that although Chen Qing was the Master of Divine Path, his own strength couldn’t be much stronger than his own. Being part of the Divine Dao Sect, he naturally knew how the strength of the Divine Path came about.

Chen Qing’s strength had surged purely from the growth of his power. The top experts within his power would grow stronger with it. Logically, Chen Qing’s Power of Faith might be the most abundant of all, but his foundation was the thinnest.

He had no foundation in any Technique, nor did he have any Demon bloodlines, a complete mortal, just like Xuu Hu.

But at least Xuu Hu had been honed on the battlefield for many years and possessed extraordinary martial talent. It was only because of bad luck and lacking a good bloodline that he hadn’t already reached the level of strong individuals like Wei Chi Peng.

Thus, it was understandable for Xuu Hu to become a top expert in Jiangnan almost instantly, but Chen Qing...

Now it seemed he had misjudged. With this ability to shatter the void, perhaps even he and Ao Zhen combined would not necessarily be a match for their Lord!

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"I have indeed misjudged this time!" the Old Celestial Master, facing Chen Qing who was ferociously advancing, had an extremely grave expression, feeling a sense of crisis for the first time.

Chen Qing’s current performance was indistinguishable from that of a King Level, using strength equivalent to a King Level’s despite being under the rules, representing the limits of technique, an existence on the same level as himself.

"If His Highness King Qin is willing to cooperate now, he can become part of the Ancient Demon Royal Clan and gain countless inheritances!"

"Sorry..."

In an instant, Chen Qing had arrived before him and without hesitation, unleashed a sword strike.

"I’m quite sensitive to bugs, not quite used to having such a thing in my body..."