Chapter 1182: Ten-Thousandfold Revenge

Almost at the same instant, the Conferred God Stage fell into an eerie silence, making the scream exceptionally piercing.

Everyone's eyes bulged, as if they had seen a ghost.

Because the person who was sent flying... was actually Luo Chang'an!

Luo Chang'an flew several miles before crashing down hard. He barely managed to regain his footing, while across from him, Yun Che, far from being pushed back, stood almost completely still!

The moment Luo Chang'an landed, he immediately fell to his knees, clutching his right arm with his left hand. His face was contorted in shock and pain. His entire right arm hung limply, and a few drops of blood trickled from his dangling fingertips, soon turning into a steady stream, staining his whole arm crimson.

The blood mist in the air earlier had erupted from his arm; his right sleeve was completely torn to shreds, flesh was exposed, and his arm bone was cleanly broken into three pieces.

More than half of the people from the Sacred Universe Realm slowly rose, their faces filled with terror and disbelief... The scene before them was akin to witnessing an ant overturning a giant elephant.

In the viewing stands of the Conferred God Stage, everyone was stunned for a long time, unable to believe their own eyes.

"What was that just now!?" Even the God Emperors showed expressions of surprise. Cang Shitian, who had been leaning drowsily, suddenly sat upright, his gaze fixed intently on Yun Che.

These God Emperors clearly perceived that at the precise moment Luo Chang'an was about to strike, Yun Che's profound energy suddenly surged dramatically, increasing to a level far exceeding the force Luo Chang'an unleashed. After pushing him back, this power abruptly vanished, returning to normal, making the God Emperors wonder if their senses were malfunctioning.

"This... this, this..."

"What's going on? What happened? Luo Chang'an was... repelled? And injured?"

"More than injured, his right arm is clearly broken!"

"Yun Che didn't even move, it was just a power rebound... This, this, this... what on earth..."

The people seated in the viewing stands were all of significant status and experience, yet the scene before them made it impossible for them to believe their eyes.

Luo Chang'an was even more disbelieving. He stared with wide eyes, taking five or six breaths to regain his senses, then suddenly hissed, "He... he cheated!! He must have used some kind of protective profound artifact! He cheated!!"

This was the only possibility he could conceive, the only explanation, as Yun Che was, after all, a habitual cheater.

However, despite his shouts, Honored Quhui merely glanced deeply at Yun Che but said nothing.

Whether Yun Che had used a protective profound artifact just now could not possibly escape their notice.

While Luo Chang'an was utterly astonished, Yun Che faintly smiled. After confirming that Luo Chang'an posed no threat to him, he took the opportunity to test the strength of his own ultimate state using Luo Chang'an. Thus, when Luo Chang'an attacked, he directly activated the "Sky Breaker" realm. To his own surprise, the power in his ultimate state not only directly injured Luo Chang'an but also left him without retreating a single step or even feeling a hint of pain.

Although Yun Che's profound energy had significantly increased, he still couldn't maintain the "Sky Breaker" state for long. Therefore, after sending Luo Chang'an flying, he immediately deactivated it, returning to his normal state. Nevertheless, there was no doubt that the time he could now sustain the "Sky Breaker" state would be several times longer than the previous day, perhaps exceeding a hundred breaths.

He wondered when he would be able to maintain it as a normal state, like "Evil Soul," "Burning Heart," and "Purgatory."

He reached out and flicked his chest where Luo Chang'an had struck him, a gesture full of disdain. Then, unhurriedly, he walked towards Luo Chang'an, his face also filled with mockery: "Your bluster is greater than the heavens. I thought you had some real ability, but it seems you're nothing special after all."

Yun Che had always been a person who respected his opponents... but only if they respected him. As for someone like Luo Chang'an, he never hesitated to kick a man when he was down.

"You..." With his right arm bone shattered into pieces and pain spreading throughout his body, he still couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

Before he could utter another word, Yun Che's figure blurred, suddenly closing the distance.

Luo Chang'an's pupils constricted. He reacted instantly, retreating half a mile like lightning, but Yun Che clung to him like a shadow, still rapidly closing in on his vision. The speed was so immense that Luo Chang'an couldn't even react in time.

Yun Che's palm seized Luo Chang'an's shattered arm. A colossal force surged, instantly disintegrating Luo Chang'an's desperate burst of resistance. Grabbing his mangled arm, Yun Che directly swung him up and slammed him hard into the ground.

BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!

Each jade slab of the Conferred God Stage was imbued with powerful enchantments, making it impossible for the power of a "Conferred God Child" level to damage, yet it still produced a deafening impact sound. Luo Chang'an's scream was several times more agonizing than before. His body, slammed violently into the ground, bounced several miles high, scattering blood like a punctured blood bag as he fell.

"Young... Young Master!"

"Chang'an!!"

Everyone in the Sacred Universe Realm was horrified, and the Sacred Universe Realm King also abruptly stood up, his face darkening instantly.

That last strike... the thunderous impact, bouncing several miles high, blood scattering across the sky... the sheer brutality of it made everyone's heart violently twitch.

They couldn't believe that Luo Chang'an had attacked Yun Che only to be injured in return. However, they clearly perceived the power Yun Che unleashed when he slammed Luo Chang'an into the ground... In terms of rank, it was indeed profound energy at the eighth level of the Divine Tribulation Realm, but its might completely overwhelmed Luo Chang'an, and utterly surpassed their understanding of profound energy at the Divine Tribulation Realm.

Yun Che had always been one to repay grievances. He had long harbored resentment towards Luo Chang'an; injuring him earlier was merely a self-test at best, and the previous strike was the real beginning. He showed no mercy whatsoever.

"Ugh... ahhh... you... ah..."

Luo Chang'an was, after all, a powerful practitioner in the mid-to-late stages of the Divine Spirit Realm. Even after having countless bones broken by Yun Che's single strike, he still slowly stood up. However, his profound energy was at least thirty percent weaker and extremely chaotic. His hair was disheveled, his face contorted beyond recognition, and his pupils were dilated to their maximum.

"You... you... no... impossible... impossible..."

If he had been defeated by another Conferred God Child, no matter how terribly, he would have accepted it. But his opponent was Yun Che... the very person he considered garbage and a waste, the one who, in their first encounter, didn't even step onto the Conferred God Stage, directly forfeiting the match!

He had thought he could thoroughly humiliate his opponent, but his own attack not only failed to injure him but instead caused him injury. And Yun Che, with just one strike... had reduced him to this state.

Watching Yun Che slowly approach within his sight, the "trash" he had freely mocked and humiliated just ten breaths ago now instilled an unprecedented fear in his heart. In his chaotic state of mind, he let out a strange cry. A blue light flashed in his hand, and he gripped an unusual broad-handled short sword, lunging straight at Yun Che.

But just as he moved, his gaze suddenly darkened, and his left arm abruptly lashed out. The peculiar short sword shot towards Yun Che's throat like a meteor.

Yun Che halted his steps, extended his right palm, and an icy vortex instantly swirled in front of his body. As the strange short sword was about to reach him, layers of ice suddenly formed on it, drastically slowing its speed. Then, it froze directly in front of Yun Che, who casually pinched it between his fingers.

"..." Luo Chang'an froze in place, his horror so profound it was as if his soul had scattered.

"Is that all you've got?" Yun Che sneered, then flicked his wrist. "Here, have it back."

CRACK!!

With an incredibly grating sound of tearing air, sharp as rock being ripped apart, Luo Chang'an's short sword shot back at several times its inbound speed. Luo Chang'an only had time for his pupils to constrict before the sword pierced his left shoulder, passing straight through and leaving a transparent hole a good half-foot wide.

At that very moment, Yun Che's figure flashed into appearance, moving even faster than the flying sword. As the sword impaled Luo Chang'an's shoulder, Yun Che's elbow also brutally slammed into Luo Chang'an's abdomen.

It was as if a myriad-foot mountain had exploded within his body. Luo Chang'an's entire body remained motionless, but his face instantly turned deathly pale. Immediately afterwards, several streams of blood spurted from his mouth, nose, and the hole pierced through his shoulder.

The Conferred God Stage once again fell into utter silence. Everyone, with eyes wide in disbelief, witnessed what could only be described as the most incredible scene they had ever beheld in their lives.

Yun Che slowly straightened his body, casually raised his arm, and blew off non-existent dust from his elbow. Just a step away from him, Luo Chang'an, blood gushing from his body, remained motionless, his extremely dilated pupils streaked with countless blood vessels.

Thump!

In front of Yun Che, his knees buckled, and he heavily collapsed to his knees.

"Heh... I thought a barking dog would at least have some capital to bark, but I never imagined you'd be so utterly vulnerable." Yun Che lowered his gaze, murmuring in a voice only Luo Chang'an could hear. Then, his voice abruptly rose: "Luo Chang'an, if this is all you've got, then you should surrender quickly."

"Oh, no, no!" Yun Che suddenly changed his tone, his eyes narrowing dangerously. "I almost forgot, you, Luo Chang'an, just now emphatically declared that a true man would fight to the death and never surrender, and only the most lowly trash would beg for mercy like a dog... Tsk! Forcing you to surrender, wouldn't that be slapping Luo Chang'an's face? That would be truly uncalled for!"

As his words fell, Yun Che's arm lashed out violently, his backhand striking Luo Chang'an's pale right cheek. Though it was merely a slap, it was incredibly heavy. Luo Chang'an's right cheekbone was completely shattered, and he spun horizontally through the air like a top, rolling a long distance across the Conferred God Stage before finally coming to a stop.

His once-handsome face was now completely ruined; his entire right cheek had collapsed inwards, and his jaw was completely skewed to the left. He lay slumped on the ground, coughing incessantly, each cough expelling large mouthfuls of blood and several shattered teeth.

Many people gasped sharply.

They say 'don't hit someone's face,' yet Yun Che not only struck his face but disfigured it into an utter mess... And the face he struck and ruined belonged to the Sacred Universe Realm King's son!

It was the face of the Sacred Universe Realm King, and indeed, the entire Sacred Universe Realm!

"Chang'an!!"

Given the Sacred Universe Realm King's eminent status, with the vast Eastern Divine Region and all its lower-ranked realms acknowledging the Sacred Universe Realm as supreme, how could he ever endure such an outrageous humiliation! Even if the Sacred Universe Realm King's composure and endurance were ten times greater, he would still be enraged. With a roar, he flew directly towards the Conferred God Stage: "Yun Che, you wretched child, you seek death!"

However, before he could even approach the Conferred God Stage, a figure, accompanied by a powerful surge of energy, blocked his path. Honored Quhui's gaze was cold: "Sacred Universe Realm King, return to the viewing stands at once. No one is permitted to interfere in the Conferred God Battle. Surely, you understand this rule."

"Honored Quhui," the Sacred Universe Realm King forcefully suppressed his anger, "This brat... he's clearly striking with malicious intent, he's clearly humiliating my Sacred Universe Realm!"

"Hmph, in the Conferred God Battle, there is only 'malicious intent to kill,' never 'malicious intent to strike hard'! If Luo Chang'an cannot endure it, he can simply voice his surrender, and Yun Che would no longer be able to continue. Since he hasn't surrendered, it indicates he intends to keep fighting... No one is allowed to interfere!!"

Facing Honored Quhui's cold rebuke, the Sacred Universe Realm King calmed down somewhat. He nodded and said, "Very well, then for this match, we concede! I, this King, concede on behalf of Chang'an!"

"Only he himself can concede! No one has the right to surrender on his behalf!"

Honored Quhui's gaze grew colder still. He slowly looked up, pointing towards the viewing stands: "Sacred Universe Realm King, this is my final warning. Leave the Conferred God Stage immediately, or you will be expelled from the Eternal Heaven Realm, no matter who you are!"

"..." The Sacred Universe Realm King's mouth twitched, but he was unable to say anything more.

The Sacred Universe Realm King took a deep breath and turned away in anger. Just as he was about to return to the viewing stands, a bloodcurdling scream suddenly erupted from the Conferred God Stage.

"Waaaaaahhhhhhh!!"

The Sacred Universe Realm King instantly spun around, only to witness a scene that made his eyes nearly burst from their sockets.

An ice spike shot up from the ground, piercing through the bloodied hole in Luo Chang'an's left shoulder, impaling him and lifting him high into the sky...

Ten zhang... a hundred zhang... a thousand zhang!

In the blink of an eye, Luo Chang'an was mercilessly impaled by the ice spike a thousand zhang above the ground. The dignified son of the Sacred Universe Realm King, like an ancient, unforgivable sinner, was displayed high on the ice spike, exposed to every person and every living being in the Eastern Divine Region.

"Luo Chang'an, I'll give you five breaths of time. Let me see clearly whether you are the 'man' you claim to be, or a 'begging' dog!"

In the viewing stands, the Sacred Universe Realm King erupted in fury, while above, Luo Chang'an screamed in despair. Yet, beneath the ice spike, Yun Che seemed utterly oblivious to it all, maintaining that calm, placid smile on his face... He didn't even spare a glance in the Sacred Universe Realm King's direction from beginning to end.

At this moment, everyone felt an inexplicable chill in their hearts.

Yun Che, who had always maintained a low profile and proceeded with caution in the God Realm, with his sole objective being to "meet Jasmine," suddenly seemed like a completely different person.

No, perhaps it's more accurate to say that he had suddenly cast off all the shackles he had imposed upon himself.

On this Conferred God Stage, above this Eternal Heaven Realm, he was proclaiming to the entire Eastern Divine Region the consequences of incurring his wrath... just as he had done on the Profound Sky Continent.