“Ahhh-!”
Dario Bragg crashed to the ground near the western cliff, his insides shaken violently from the impact.
He was furious.
His roar was like that of an ancient beast unleashed.
Since becoming a Greater Sovereign, he had never been humiliated like this. Someone dared slap him across the face?! And even kicked him?
Humiliation.
Utter humiliation.
“Lord Valerian Nox, I will kill-”
Before he could finish, Flynn moved again.
In an instant, Flynn was upon him.
With the destructive force of a meteor crashing down, Flynn delivered another resounding slap to Dario Bragg’s face.
Smack!
Dario Bragg’s right cheek caved in as if struck by the towering Slatin Empire Building itself. His body spun through the air and smashed into the northern cliffs, breaking three massive trees before finally coming to a halt.
“My God! My head is about to explode. What’s happening here? Dario Bragg can’t even fight back! He’s being completely overpowered!”
“Exactly! Shouldn’t Dario Bragg be the one overpowering Lord Valerian Nox? How did the tables turn?”
“Lord Valerian Nox hasn’t even used any advanced techniques. It’s just slaps and kicks-like he’s playing with a toy ball…”
The crowd was in shock, their eyes bulging in disbelief.
Hands grasped their heads as cries of astonishment erupted.
Some even clutched their chests, unable to bear the sheer suspense of the reversal.
Who could believe that the once-dominant and fearsome Dario Bragg had been reduced to a plaything? A mere ball to be kicked around!
Lord Valerian Nox was not even thirty years old.
Where did this monstrous talent come from?
Compared to him, Vicente Clark-who had recently risen to prominence-was nothing. Absolutely nothing!
The sound of that slap earlier must have been the loudest in history. Even those on Carter Hillridge, miles away, could feel their faces sting and their heads throb just from hearing it.
If that slap had landed on their faces, wouldn’t they have turned into nothing but a mist of blood?
Even Vicente Clark wouldn’t have been able to withstand it!
And indeed, Flynn hadn’t even used his full strength. If he had, he wouldn’t have left Dario Bragg to suffer prolonged humiliation. But even his “conserved strength” was far beyond what an ordinary Greater Sovereign could endure.
“This… this can’t be happening…” Vicente Clark clenched his fists tightly, flames of anger nearly bursting from his eyes.
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t fathom such a scene unfolding.
In this light, it seemed clear that Lord Valerian Nox could kill him in an instant!
Lord Valerian Nox must die-he had to die!
Thud!
Lilia collapsed onto the ground.
Days of sleepless nights without food or water had left her body frail and weak.
She had placed all her hopes on Dario Bragg, but now, despair was all that remained.
It wasn’t just the eight family heads who were stunned; even the two mysterious Semi Earthly Sovereigns couldn’t help but let out faint sighs of disbelief.
Dario Bragg struggled to his feet, shaking his head forcefully to clear his mind. His dragon-like eyes locked onto Flynn, burning with hatred.
A frenzied, murderous aura erupted from his body, as if thousands of wailing souls were trying to break free from his gaze.
He dared to slap my face!
Humiliation.
A lifetime of humiliation!
Even if he killed Lord Valerian Nox, it wouldn’t wash away this disgrace.
From now on, whenever this battle was mentioned, he would become a laughingstock.
But he wasn’t just anyone-he was a true half-human, half-demon!
His hands were stained with the blood of tens of thousands.
Five Greater Sovereigns had fallen at his hands!
Wherever he went, people knelt in fear.
He had always been the one dishing out punishment. Who would dare treat him this way?
Lord Valerian Nox was the first.
“Lord Valerian Nox, you will die!”
Dario Bragg’s furious roar shook the heavens.
A terrifying black aura surrounded him, as if he were a fiend from hell itself.
This was the deathly energy accumulated from years of slaughter-a sinister force dozens of times stronger than the Shadow Brothers’.
The air filled with a nauseating stench, spreading far and wide.
“Rise!”
Dario Bragg raised his hands slowly, as though lifting a mighty mountain.
Buzz-buzz-
The summit of Swordgate Peak trembled violently. The massive boulders weighing tens of tons bounced as if they were mere pebbles.
The entire mountain began to shake.
A terrifying sight unfolded.
The once clear and sunny sky darkened as thick clouds rolled in, casting the world into shadow.
Thunder rumbled through the heavens.
Lightning crackled within the clouds, fierce and menacing.
Day turned into night.
Around Swordgate Peak, over a dozen tornadoes formed, encircling the mountain from all directions-east, south, west, and north.
They connected the heavens to the earth, wreaking havoc wherever they passed.
Two of the tornadoes reached the great river below, sucking up massive columns of water like dragons.
Two others surged towards the mountain summit.
“This is bad!”
Cries of panic erupted from Carter Hillridge.
A dozen Greater Sovereigns unleashed their power, including Vicente Clark, whose terrifying aura surged forth.
Even the two Semi Earthly Sovereigns made their move.
Their immense energy joined forces with the other Greater Sovereigns, forming a protective barrier in front of Carter Hillridge to counter the advancing tornadoes.
The deafening clash of energy caused the ground to shake further, as an oppressive atmosphere blanketed the land.
The tens of thousands of spectators on the outskirts screamed in terror. Some ran for their lives, while others desperately sought shelter.
Chaos reigned.
The dark clouds blotted out the sun, and bolts of lightning struck the mountain summit, illuminating Dario Bragg’s ferocious face.
The tornadoes tore through trees and boulders, sparks flying from their collisions.
It was a scene of apocalyptic destruction, as if the world itself were collapsing.
Madeline, who had never witnessed such devastation, trembled with fear, nearly falling to her knees to beg the heavens for mercy.
“Heh, Lord Valerian Nox is impressive to have forced Dario Bragg to unleash his full strength,” Vicente Clark sneered, a trace of schadenfreude curling his lips.
“But now he’s doomed!”
Ordinary people might not understand, but every cultivator knew the truth: Dario Bragg had only been using his internal energy before. He hadn’t yet drawn upon the power of the heavens and earth.
Now he had.
Dario Bragg’s reputation as the strongest under Earthly Sovereign was built on his unparalleled ability to harness the forces of nature.
Under Earthly Sovereign, he was invincible.
Layla’s face grew pale as she watched the apocalyptic spectacle unfold, her worry mounting once more.
Dario Bragg was simply too powerful.
He had single-handedly manipulated the forces of nature across dozens of miles, bending them to his will.
Could Lord Valerian Nox withstand this godlike attack?
“My God! Is this the true terror of Dario Bragg?”
“Dario Bragg was holding back earlier. Now, with his full power and the forces of nature on his side, even gods and deities would tremble!”
“Lord Valerian Nox will lose this time. He’ll be crushed. Dario Bragg truly deserves his reputation as a half-human, half-demon!”
Everyone knew the decisive moment had arrived.
They held their breath as the eighteen tornadoes, carrying the weight of the heavens, closed in on Swordgate Peak.
Dario Bragg was going to rip Lord Valerian Nox apart with them.
Crack!
A massive bolt of lightning split the sky, descending like a silver dragon.
It branched into eighteen streams, linking to the tornadoes surrounding Swordgate Peak.
The lightning transformed into a colossal hand, pulling the tornadoes together into one massive force.
The combined storm raged and roared as it bore down on Flynn.
Thunder roared, lightning danced, and the howling winds shattered eardrums.
“Let’s see how arrogant you can be now!” Lilia laughed maniacally, her expression twisted.
The humiliation of the past few days would end here-Flynn would perish with her hatred.
“Ms. Sharp, I’m scared…” Molly clung tightly to Rose’s arm, her trembling eyes reflecting the apocalyptic scene.
Even Rose tensed, unable to hide her unease.
None of them had ever seen such overwhelming power, and they couldn’t help but fear for Flynn’s fate.
The eighteen tornadoes drew closer to Lord Valerian Nox, and the hearts of tens of thousands of spectators nearly stopped.
Even their breathing grew silent.
Many silently thanked Flynn for being the martyr who allowed them to witness such a magnificent spectacle.
Some even felt pity for him.
A peerless genius, unmatched in the world, was about to fall. Even strangers couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness.
But then, the unimaginable happened.
Flynn’s expression remained unchanged.
He simply raised one hand and pressed it down toward the incoming tornadoes.
Boom!
An explosive wave of energy erupted from the mountain summit, as if the galaxy itself had been overturned.
The force was like a nuclear explosion, instantly obliterating the eighteen tornadoes.
Bang!
The energy wave collided with Dario Bragg, reducing him to nothing but a mist of blood.
The immense shockwave pierced through the dense clouds, scattering them to reveal a clear blue sky once more.
The sun shone brightly overhead.
Rumble-
The devastating shockwave continued to expand, shattering the protective barrier on Carter Hillridge in an instant.
It was as fragile as an eggshell.
Terror.
Unending terror.
The minds of everyone on Carter Hillridge went blank, their eyes momentarily vacant.
It was as if their souls had been ripped from their bodies.
Their figures were thrown backward like fallen leaves, sent crashing to the ground.
Fortunately, the dozen Greater Sovereigns fought desperately to resist, sparing the crowd from being blown away entirely.
Even so, many suffered injuries of varying degrees.
The shockwave swept past Carter Hillridge and didn’t stop.
It reached the outer perimeter, forcing the ten-thousand-strong crowd to retreat dozens of meters before finally dissipating over the horizon.
Lord Valerian Nox, atop Pelens Swordgate Peak, had slain Dario Bragg.