[Host has encountered Ning Yao and Wu Huai. This isn't good news.]
[Ning Yao is a powerful Yang God expert. But what's even scarier is her ruthless and scheming nature—she often kills without leaving a trace.]
[Still, even more dangerous than Ning Yao is Wu Huai. He's the most favored disciple of Qin Mingcheng. Though his cultivation is only at the Yin God level, his mastery over arrays has already reached the level of Shattering God.]
[Request: Defeat Ning Yao and Wu Huai, and shock the world with the path of the late bloomer.]
[Mission Reward: One-Star Array Domain.]
"Not bad."
Wu Huai said, "Yang Cheng, if the Ning clan owes you, go deal with the Ning clan. Don't come here bothering Miss Ning."
Yang Cheng ignored Wu Huai and coldly stared at Ning Yao.
Playing the weak, pitiful act in front of him?
That won't work.
In the future, Ning Yao would become a ruthless figure. How could someone like her ever be weak?
Wu Huai's expression darkened. "What, you think just because you have a bit of power, you can be arrogant? Let me tell you, right now, the Great Zhao Empire is full of experts. There's no room for you to run wild here."
"Young Master Wu is right. If you dare disrespect Miss Ning, I, Wang Tian of the Horn Constellation Realm, will never allow it."
"You may be strong, but you're not the only one in this world with power."
More and more people started criticizing him.
The middle-aged woman nearby couldn't help but feel nervous.
This was the same killer god who slaughtered over 1,000 members of the Ouyang clan.
And these people were all yelling at him like this?
To her, it was like they were dancing on their own graves.
"Enough. I'm done wasting words."
Wu Huai said, "To stop you from holding onto false hope, I'll say this directly—my master is Qin Mingcheng. You still have time to leave."
"Keep running your mouth, and he'll end up just like the last one."
Right after he finished speaking, Yang Cheng suddenly vanished from where he stood.
At nearly the same instant—
Ning Yao felt two fingers pressed against her throat.
Her neck was so slender it was nearly the same width as those fingers. It felt like all it would take was the slightest pressure for her throat—and maybe her whole neck—to be crushed.
This scene instantly enraged the guests around them.
"How dare you!"
"Too arrogant!"
"If you harm even a hair on Miss Ning, we'll make sure you never walk out of here alive!"
One by one, the men shouted furiously at Yang Cheng.
"So noisy."
Yang Cheng's patience finally ran out.
Before, only Wu Huai had been buzzing in his ear—annoying, but tolerable. Now with all these people yelling at once, it was unbearable.
In the next moment, a terrifying pressure erupted from within him.
His ten-star golden dantian trembled violently, like an ocean in upheaval.
The pressure pouring out of him was overwhelming.
In an instant, everyone around him who had been shouting was blasted backward by the sheer force of it.
Even Wu Huai, a Martial Sovereign, couldn't withstand it. He staggered back more than a dozen steps.
"This pressure…!"
Wu Huai's face changed.
It was clear now—Yang Cheng's strength far exceeded his expectations.
Even so, he didn't show fear.
After all, martial arts weren't what he was best at.
Suddenly, runes flew out from his body.
In the blink of an eye, they formed an array in midair.
His array skills were clearly terrifying.
Next, the runes turned into a massive chain array.
"Heaven-Locking Array—bind him!"
Wu Huai pointed at Yang Cheng.
In a flash, the runes in the array formed countless chains, sweeping toward Yang Cheng to trap him.
Within moments, Yang Cheng was entangled by the chains.
No doubt about it—
Wu Huai's array mastery was exceptional.
The Heaven Shuttle Array was created by Qin Mingcheng himself.
It didn't take long to set up. As long as the user had high enough array skills, the formation could be instantly deployed.
Of course, to pull it off, your array skills had to be extremely high—at least at the Insight God level.
That Wu Huai could deploy this array showed just how strong his mastery truly was.
"I'd like to see how you break out of my formation…" Wu Huai sneered.
But before he could finish speaking, there was a sharp series of crack crack crack sounds.
A terrifying power exploded from within Yang Cheng, and all the chains binding him shattered.
"What?" Wu Huai's pupils shrank. "Just how strong is he?!"
Startled, yes—but he didn't hesitate.
In a flash, he pulled a sword from his void ring and thrust it straight at Yang Cheng.
That sword move perfectly matched the rhythm of the array.
A terrifying burst of sword qi erupted, even making everyone nearby feel their own swords vibrating.
"That's the Heaven-Locking Sword Technique!"
"It's the sword art designed to pair with the Heaven-Locking Array. Incredibly powerful."
"The sword he's using is the divine weapon Xiuyin Sword, once worn by Qin Mingcheng himself. I can't believe he gave it to Wu Huai."
"Looks like Yang Cheng's luck just ran out."
Gasps of shock echoed from all directions.
But to use sword techniques in front of Yang Cheng?
No matter the sword technique—even with array support—Wu Huai was just making a fool of himself.
Yang Cheng didn't even draw a weapon.
He simply joined two fingers into a sword shape and pointed toward the incoming sword qi.
In an instant, that fearsome sword qi shattered with a pop.
"Impossible!" Wu Huai was stunned.
That strike had once threatened a mid-stage Insight God-level cultivator.
How could Yang Cheng destroy it so effortlessly?
To Wu Huai, it was just absurd.
At that critical moment, Wu Huai didn't hesitate.
Realizing that if he didn't act fast, he'd lose—or even die—he gritted his teeth and pulled out a pearl.
Right away, eerie red beams of light shot out from the pearl, blasting toward Yang Cheng.
"What's that?!"
"It's the Eye of the Nine Ghosts!"
"Not good! That move hits everything—it doesn't distinguish friend from foe! Even Miss Ning is in danger!"
Panic spread across the crowd.
Even Ning Yao's face turned pale.
Wu Huai had acted like he cared so deeply for her just moments ago.
But now that his life was on the line, he didn't even hesitate to put her in danger. His true colors were exposed.
"Miss!" the middle-aged woman beside her burned with fury.
Wu Huai's attack wasn't just aimed at killing Yang Cheng—it would take Ning Yao down with him.
Yang Cheng didn't even flinch.
He calmly exhaled toward the red pearl.
A stream of Black and White True Fire burst forth.
The red light couldn't even get close to Yang Cheng before it was devoured.
Then, the flame reached the red pearl and incinerated it into ash.
"No—!" Pffft!
Wu Huai couldn't handle it. He spat out a mouthful of blood.
In that moment, he genuinely feared Yang Cheng.
But the Black and White True Fire didn't stop.
It surged straight toward Wu Huai, engulfing him in the blink of an eye.
At that exact second, a jade talisman hanging from Wu Huai's waist exploded, blasting the flames away and saving his life.
It was his ultimate trump card.
Though he survived, Wu Huai was left covered in blood from head to toe.
It was clear—he couldn't fight anymore.