Chapter 97: Overwhelming Force

Rumble rumble rumble…

Accompanied by the descent of that terrifying sword-light, the mountain range where that group of Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses resided was directly blasted apart by the sword-light, with countless rocks collapsing and surging out in all directions.

And under this terrifying attack, a Boundary Master-level Qiu Jia Hou tribesman who was struck head-on by the aftershock was severely wounded — if the other several teammates had not timely helped him bear part of the might, he would probably have perished outright under this terrifyingly extreme attack.

"Who is it?"

"Damned alien race!"

The group of Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses resting inside the palace, after being suddenly attacked by Lu Qingshan, were all furiously enraged, and instantly released their own Law Domains or World Projections.

Through countless years of life-and-death battles, they had long grown accustomed to this kind of sudden combat.

And faced with a situation where the opponent's detector was more advanced than their own and they simply could not detect the enemy, using detectors and World Projections was undoubtedly the best choice.

And right at this moment…

Whoosh!

This group of Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses quickly saw a dazzling purple-gold stream of light flying rapidly toward them from afar.

"It's a human!"

"It's a damned human!"

The group of Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses, after clearly seeing the figure within that stream of light, all changed expression drastically.

They had roamed the Extraterritorial Battlefield for many years, and had naturally encountered powerhouses of the human race — in fact, many of their companions had perished at the hands of human race powerhouses.

For them, powerhouses of the four great peak races were ones they did not wish to encounter at all!

The next moment, the purple-gold stream of light stopped before the group of Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses, and a figure appeared in the void — wearing purple-gold battle armor and holding a longsword — it was none other than Lu Qingshan.

"Honored powerhouses of the Qiu Jia Hou tribe!"

Lu Qingshan's icy gaze swept over the crowd, then he said coldly: "Your journey to the Extraterritorial Battlefield ends here!"

"Captain, what do we do?"

"It's an Undying Divine Spirit of the human race!"

"Just you alone, and you dare appear before so many of us?"

The Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses before Lu Qingshan all began to roar furiously.

Some were worried, some were furious, and some were even somewhat eager to try…

"Pitiful Qiu Jia Hou tribesmen, go die!"

Lu Qingshan's gaze swept across the group of Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses, then he stepped on the void and directly charged toward those relatively weaker Boundary Master-level powerhouses.

With his current strength, killing those Undying Divine Spirits might require wasting some time, but dealing with Boundary Master-level powerhouses was very simple.

As long as those Boundary Master-level powerhouses were not top-tier geniuses, even top-tier Boundary Master generals comparable to Undying were all ones Lu Qingshan could slay in a single strike.

After all, unlike Undying Divine Spirits whose divine bodies can still reassemble after shattering, once a Boundary Master-level powerhouse's life core is shattered, their life naturally comes to an end along with it.

"Roar… kill, kill this detestable human!"

"Kill!"

The group of Qiu Jia Hou tribesmen all roared furiously.

Although they were quite wary of powerhouses of the four great peak races, now that Lu Qingshan had already come right to their doorstep to kill, they naturally would not hesitate any longer.

And the leader of this Qiu Jia Hou tribe squad even directly transmitted his voice: "Everyone cast soul attacks together — fight a quick battle to force a quick decision, so as to prevent this damned human from inviting his other allies!"

Although the Qiu Jia Hou tribe were rock-type lifeforms, they likewise possessed souls.

And following the Qiu Jia Hou tribe leader's command, the surrounding dozen-plus Qiu Jia Hou tribesmen instantly released virtualized Undying Divine Power and World Power to jointly cast soul attacks.

Boom!!

A dozen-plus invisible soul attacks instantly pierced through the Chrysalis Shell Armor Lu Qingshan wore, then burrowed into Lu Qingshan's soul.

Because the Chrysalis Shell Armor offered no weakening whatsoever against soul attacks, Lu Qingshan's soul naturally had to bear the full might of these Qiu Jia Hou tribe soul attacks!

Unfortunately, Lu Qingshan's current will had long since reached the peak of Hei Fengwang, and he had also cultivated a precious soul-defense secret art — the "Soul-Calming Bell"!

The soul attacks released by a mere dozen-plus Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses would probably find it hard to affect even an ordinary early-stage Hei Fengwang, let alone Lu Qingshan, who was extremely skilled in both will and soul.

The Soul-Calming Bell phantom within Lu Qingshan's soul merely swayed slightly, and instantly completely disintegrated all the soul attacks.

"Soul attacks are ineffective — everyone charge together!"

The leader of the Qiu Jia Hou tribe squad ordered again: "Undying take the front, all Boundary Master-level ones cast ranged attacks! Remember to record the entire battle video — if we can kill the opponent, it'll serve as proof of our military merit!"

Among the four great camps of the Extraterritorial Battlefield, the Meng Yao Zu camp had the most rudimentary communication system, basically only able to maintain voice communication, completely unable to transmit images, video, and so on — let alone synchronously transmit the battle process like a virtual universe.

Therefore, for Meng Yao Zu camp powerhouses to prove their military merit required an extremely tedious process!

"Roar!"

"Kill this despicable human!"

The group of Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses, completely unaware that they had already been surrounded by the members of Marquis Xuan Kong's squad, soon swarmed toward Lu Qingshan to attack.

Among them, three Qiu Jia Hou tribe Undying took the front, while the other Boundary Master-level powerhouses provided support through ranged attacks.

……

In the starry sky not far away.

Although the members of Marquis Xuan Kong's squad had already dispersed in all directions, they were still watching the battle between Lu Qingshan and the Qiu Jia Hou tribe powerhouses through detection instruments, and were also communicating with each other via voice transmission.

"The battle has begun."

"Lei Bao really is direct — just charging over like that, brazenly!"

"This is the benefit of having an undying body — compared to us army-master Undying, the survival ability is a qualitative improvement!"

"Yeah! I wonder when I'll be able to possess a true undying body!"

"Stop dreaming! In my view, Giant Elephant is the one among us most likely to possess an undying body!"

"How many Qiu Jia Hou tribe Undying do you all think Lei Bao can slay?"

"At least one, right! Among these three Qiu Jia Hou tribe Undying, only one is a high-tier army master — even if they want to scatter and flee, with Lei Bao's strength at early-stage Hei Fengwang, slaying one is no problem!"

I think it's about right—those Qiu Jia Hou aren't fools; once they realize Lei Bao's strength, they'll definitely try to escape!

The members of Marquis Xuan Kong's squad all whispered to each other.

"Everyone, stay ready—be prepared to support Lei Bao. We can't let these prey escape!" Captain Xuan Konghou transmitted his voice with a smile.

"Don't worry, Captain!" the others replied in unison.

……

Meanwhile, on the battlefield.

Lu Qingshan's form shifted repeatedly, swiftly dodging the three leading Qiu Jia Hou immortals, then racing toward the other Qiu Jia Hou realm lords.

With a mere flick of his Purple Thunder Sword, he shattered the life cores of one or two Qiu Jia Hou realm lords, who then perished completely.

The internal worlds within those Qiu Jia Hou realm lords also shattered, spilling countless items into the void, where they drifted aimlessly.

"Brother Nine!"

Seeing another Qiu Jia Hou realm lord fall to Lu Qingshan's hand, the lead Qiu Jia Hou immortal went utterly berserk—his spear turned entirely crimson, swirling with flickering Lei Guang, radiating terrifying power.

"Die!"

In an instant, his crimson spear pierced through the void, appearing behind Lu Qingshan—who was preparing to slay another Qiu Jia Hou realm lord—as if in the blink of an eye.

Boom—!

Under this terrifying strike, even a high-rank military lord might have been severely wounded—but Lu Qingshan remained utterly unharmed.

Then, Lu Qingshan slew the final two Qiu Jia Hou realm lords, turned to the remaining three Qiu Jia Hou immortals with a faint smile, and instantly transformed into a streak of light, charging toward one of them.

"No!"

Seeing all his realm-lord kin slaughtered by Lu Qingshan, the lead Qiu Jia Hou immortal was filled with rage—but after witnessing Lu Qingshan remain unscathed despite his full-power strike, he immediately transmitted to his two remaining comrades: "This damned human has likely entered the Marquis tier—we can't match him!"

"I'll hold him off—you two flee first. If we all survive, meet at the military base!"

"Big Brother Seven!"

"Little Brother Seven!"

Though heartbroken, the two Qiu Jia Hou immortals, under the lead immortal's transmission, split into two separate directions and fled.

……

On the other side, Marquis Xuan Kong's squad, seeing the two Qiu Jia Hou immortals begin to flee, quickly grew alert.

"Everyone, be careful—don't let these two prey escape!"

"Don't worry, Captain!"

"I'm ready!"

"Right! If those two prey escape Lei Bao's killing range, we'll strike immediately to block them!"

……

On the battlefield, seeing the other two Qiu Jia Hou immortals flee, Lu Qingshan felt a flicker of anxiety.

Though Marquis Xuan Kong's squad had already surrounded these Qiu Jia Hou warriors, this was his first battle—he naturally wanted to win with flair.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan's Purple Thunder Sword instantly became a streak of light, aiming to break through the lead Qiu Jia Hou immortal's defense and intercept the escape of the other two Qiu Jia Hou immortals.

But this Qiu Jia Hou immortal was clearly no pushover!

Hum!

As he activated the Qiu Jia Hou's innate defensive secret art, a massive shield materialized in his hand—he clearly intended to buy his two comrades more time!

"The Qiu Jia Hou's innate secret art?"

Seeing the Qiu Jia Hou immortal, glowing with an eerie light, blocking his path with a shield, Lu Qingshan finally unleashed his strongest technique!

First, he activated the "Lei Ting Illusory Body" to quadruple his power, then unleashed his self-created top-tier secret art: "Heavenly Thunder Break!"

Hum!

A brilliant purple sword light slashed across the sky, shattering the Qiu Jia Hou immortal's shield and cleaving his divine body cleanly in two.

"Ahh!"

The Qiu Jia Hou immortal, reassembling his divine body, let out a furious roar.

Lu Qingshan's previous strike had cost him eight percent of his divine body.

Yet the Qiu Jia Hou leader hesitated only a moment before raising his shield once more to block Lu Qingshan.

His two kin had not yet reached a safe distance—if he retreated now, this terrifying human immortal would slaughter his much weaker comrades in mere moments.

That was why he chose to stand his ground again, buying time for the remaining two kin to escape to safety.

"The Qiu Jia Hou truly deserve their reputation as a mighty clan—this defense is astonishing!" Lu Qingshan couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

After all, the universe held billions of clans; beyond the top few peak clans, only a few hundred others could truly be called powerful—and each possessed formidable techniques.

As a rock-based lifeform, the Qiu Jia Hou were especially gifted in defense!

"But…"

Lu Qingshan glanced at the two fleeing Qiu Jia Hou immortals: "If this damned Qiu Jia Hou immortal delays me any longer, those two prey will escape beyond my attack range!"

Then, a flash of Lei Guang crossed Lu Qingshan's eyes, and an energy surge erupted from him—so intense it made every nearby being tremble.

"Burning his immortal divine body?"

Seeing Lu Qingshan burn his divine body, the Qiu Jia Hou leader was utterly stunned: "Is this human mad? Do we have some deep grudge against him? Has he been driven to burn his divine body just to fight us?"

After all, since the battle began, their entire contingent of realm-lord warriors had been wiped out.

And now their other three were fleeing in panic—logically, even if this human immortal refused to spare them, he could simply keep chasing them; there was no need to burn his divine body!

A Marquis-tier immortal burning his divine body to fight a mere Immortal Military Lord? That's like using a planet-shattering cannon to kill a beginner martial artist!

Regaining his senses, the Qiu Jia Hou immortal immediately fled in the opposite direction, abandoning all attempt to block Lu Qingshan—who had now burned his divine body!

After all, in his burned-state, Lu Qingshan's power could surge a hundred or even a thousandfold—he could annihilate him with a single strike.

"Bad! Seventh brother is in danger!"

The other two Qiu Jia Hou clan immortals reacted completely differently upon seeing Lu Qingshan ignite his immortal body.

One immediately detonated part of his immortal body to accelerate his escape, while the other charged straight toward Lu Qingshan's position, determined to shield the Qiu Jia Hou clan leader's retreat.

On the other side, the members of the Xuan Konghou squad all turned pale upon seeing Lu Qingshan ignite his immortal body.

"Bad!"

"Lei Bao, don't act rashly!"

Captain Xuan Konghou, while whispering to Lu Qingshan, swiftly ordered: "Everyone, move quickly—end this battle as soon as possible!"

In the void, Lu Qingshan, in his ignited immortal body state, radiated an aura far stronger than that of Captain Xuan Konghou, who possessed High-rank Marquis-level power.

"Perish!!"

Lu Qingshan gazed at the Qiu Jia Hou clan immortal before him, and his ignited immortal power instantly flooded into the Purple Thunder Sword in his hand.

Whoosh!

A dazzling purple sword light shot through the void; merely brushing against the Qiu Jia Hou clan immortal who had turned back to rescue, it utterly annihilated him, then continued unimpeded toward the Qiu Jia Hou clan leader.

"Can't dodge—only stand and resist!"

Upon sensing the terrifying power contained within that brilliant sword light, the Qiu Jia Hou clan leader understood at once: "It's over! I will die!"

"My clan members!"

"My family, my teachers!"

"Forgive me—I can no longer avenge you or rebuild our tribe!"

A flicker of sorrow passed through the Qiu Jia Hou clan leader's heart, followed by boundless madness: "Human Marquis, you want to kill me? Then I'll make you pay!"

"Explode!" The Qiu Jia Hou clan immortal chose self-destruction in his final moment!

Chose self-destruction in his final moment.

Under normal circumstances, a standard attack results in mutual annihilation of energy—like how Lu Qingshan's earlier strike destroyed eight percent of this Qiu Jia Hou clan leader's immortal body, an annihilation that produced no great disturbance.

But if one abandons resistance and chooses outright self-destruction, it means the entire immortal becomes a burning Fire God Core Crystal, releasing an unimaginably terrifying burst of power.

The Qiu Jia Hou clan leader's remaining ninety percent or more of his immortal body detonated at this moment!

Though his companion had abandoned him upon seeing Lu Qingshan ignite his immortal body, this Qiu Jia Hou clan immortal still hoped his self-destruction would aid the other's escape.

After all, their entire tribe might now be reduced to just these few survivors.

As long as even one person lived, their tribe still held a sliver of hope!

Seeing the Qiu Jia Hou clan leader choose self-destruction, Lu Qingshan immediately retreated.

A High-rank Military Lord's self-destruction can kill a Low-rank Military Lord and severely wound a High-rank Military Lord!

Of course, if a High-rank Military Lord stands at the epicenter of the explosion, he too may perish!

But such an explosion poses little threat to a Marquis-level immortal!

Boom—!

The Qiu Jia Hou clan leader's self-destruction caused the space around him to collapse over thousands of kilometers; the shockwave surged like a flood, crashing over Lu Qingshan's immortal body. His Cocoon Shell Armor flickered violently, then his entire immortal body exploded—only to immediately re-form.

At this moment, the rest of the Xuan Konghou squad swiftly killed the other Qiu Jia Hou clan immortal who had tried to flee, completing the cleanup.

Once the residual shockwaves dissipated, the Xuan Konghou squad members quickly gathered around Lu Qingshan.

"Lei Bao, you…"

"Enough!"

Just as Marquis Jingtao was about to speak, Captain Xuan Konghou cut him off: "The battle is over—collect the spoils and leave quickly. More alien powerhouses may sense the battle's ripples and arrive soon!"

Hearing this, even those in the Xuan Konghou squad with words to say could only hold their tongues.

Captain Xuan Konghou swiftly waved his hand, summoning an E-class spacecraft; everyone boarded swiftly, then shot away as a streak of light.

(End of Chapter)