Chapter 401: Sinful Shackles, Dust That Veils the Heavens

Shen Qing laughed: "What? You've stored life force to send to me again, right? Then I'll thank you in advance."

This sentence directly blew up the Life Heavenly Dao, making it roar like a madman.

"You still dare to say that! I'll fight you to the death!"

Along with the sound came a sky‑covering, earth‑enveloping tree‑wood dragon, rushing toward Shen Qing like a tsunami.

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes.

"Life Heavenly Dao, you seem to have revived well; your strength seems stronger than before."

Life Heavenly Dao gritted its teeth: "Last time two people helped you! Do you still have help today? I will definitely kill you today!"

Shen Qing took a step forward, his voice filled with coldness.

"I'll give you the same words—can you still escape this time?"

Dragon Elephant Prajna Power activated instantly; his whole incarnation became a blazing sun, his heartbeat throbbing like a drum in the dark.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The scorching heat seemed ready to ignite the surrounding space; the tree‑wood dragon found it extremely difficult just to approach Shen Qing, melting before it could even get close due to the fierce temperature.

Meanwhile Shen Qing charged toward the Life Heavenly Dao like a meteor, his speed increasing; the tree‑wood dragon wasn't even a speed bump.

Shen Qing's low growl echoed continuously in the dim third‑layer space.

"Get ready to welcome your death!"

Meanwhile, in another direction, She Si rushed over quickly; his fate was now tied to the Life Heavenly Dao, and he couldn't let it come to harm.

Anna stood up to block She Si's front; her thoughts were the same as his, her fate already bound to Shen Qing, and she couldn't let Shen Qing come to harm.

So even without her strength restored, she had to hold She Si back, not letting him disturb Shen Qing.

"Shen Qing! Go ahead and fight over there—I'll die before She Si ever interferes with you!"

But just then, a voice sounded in her ear.

"Little girl, just rest on the side; leave this to us two."

Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao also rushed to the battlefield.

By age, Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao are younger than Anna; Anna has been in the Third Layer World for eight thousand years.

But Anna felt no resentment when Shen Wendao called her "little girl."

Because age doesn't count in the Third Layer World; there are only three forms of address there.

Senior, fellow Daoist, junior—"little girl" falls under the junior category.

Moreover, she was naturally pleased when Shen Wendao and Martial Emperor took action, having long known that the two were immensely strong.

Of course, if someone is willing, someone else is unwilling.

She Si swallowed a mouthful of saliva, gazing at the approaching Shen Wendao and Martial Emperor.

This was She Si's first time fighting two super‑strong opponents.

Martial Emperor's eyes showed some displeasure: "I came all this way expecting a big fight, but it turns out you're just a puny little nobody?"

"Who is this enough to fight?"

Shen Wendao didn't hesitate; he stepped forward and lunged at She Si. There was no choice—only two enemies here, Shen Qing had already claimed one head, leaving only She Si's head to take.

Martial Emperor's face changed: "Old Shen, you bastard! Still stealing kills."

While cursing, he didn't slow his movements; he immediately surged forward, the Ultimate Slaughter Domain bursting out, an ocean of blood appearing in the dim space.

Meanwhile Shen Wendao had already reached She Si's front, kicking him in the chest; the tremendous force instantly shattered the bones in She Si's chest, his pupils bulging.

Shen Wendao said: "Heads or not, hurry up and finish this battlefield—I still need to go to the main battlefield for a big fight!"

The main battlefield is naturally where the other Heavenly Daos and the Defiers fight.

Ling led a dozen or so Defiers, while the Heavenly Dao side, wanting to devour the Defiers, dispatched a number of Heavenly Daos that could by no means be few—otherwise they'd have no grounds to claim they could eat the Defiers.

While Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao were spinning tops, the battlefield between Shen Qing and the Life Heavenly Dao had also entered a white‑hot stage.

Of course, the Life Heavenly Dao was merely taking a beating, relying purely on life force to hold on.

The more they fought, the more the Life Heavenly Dao was alarmed, because Shen Qing's strength had exceeded its expectations.

The Life Heavenly Dao had revived only a little over a month ago; in its view, a month's time couldn't possibly let Shen Qing grow that strong.

But after just a brief clash, he felt something was off—a month ago Shen Qing needed two people's help to defeat him, yet today, a month later…

One‑on‑one, he couldn't even touch Shen Qing's edges.

Just then, Shen Qing punched him, dimming the light on his body.

The Life Heavenly Dao howled: "Impossible! Just one month! How did you get so strong?"

Shen Qing sneered: "This is just the beginning; the truly formidable part is still to come!"

Before his words faded, Shen Qing once again appeared before the Life Heavenly Dao, throwing a punch straight at it.

But the Life Heavenly Dao's resistance this time was clearly insufficient; there was no way around it—Shen Qing's punches were too powerful, each strike draining a huge amount of its life force.

"Yo! Looks like the life force isn't enough!"

The Life Heavenly Dao shouted in rage: "Shen Qing! Don't get cocky! Even if you kill me, I'll revive again—I'll keep coming back until I kill you!"

Shen Qing's pupils filled with endless darkness: "Sorry, you might not have a chance."

Shen Qing raised a finger; in an instant, everyone felt a strong pressure, and Shen Wendao and Martial Emperor couldn't help but turn to look at him.

This was Chaos Power—no wind, no light, not even a trace of qi fluctuation; yet as his fingertip traced its path, space tore open silently like shredded paper, the edges not darkness but absolute void.

That void greedily devoured everything around it—light, sound, temperature—making space and time lose meaning before this power.

The Life Heavenly Dao truly panicked this time: "What power is this? What are you trying to do?"

Shen Qing said nothing, merely raising his hand, fingers spread, palm down, and pressing lightly.

No sound.

But the Life Heavenly Dao seemed to be swallowed by a vortex, its light‑like body beginning to twist and deform, even its wail turning distorted.

Starting from the light on the body, to the core, it disintegrated layer by layer, like sand slipping from the hand scattering in the wind.

In just a few breaths, the body of the Life Heavenly Dao completely vanished, leaving no trace.

【Congratulations on slaying the evil clan beings; you have successfully looted the trait: Sin Shackles (I)】

【Congratulations on your first slaying of the evil clan beings; reward special trait: Heaven-Obscuring Dust (Chaos)】