Chapter 440: You Only Think of Atonement When You Can't Afford to Die

After confirming Anna was still alive, Shen Qing withdrew his mind; for now he still needed to kick to death the wild dog fleeing ahead first.

Shen Qing's vital energy surged, and his speed increased again.

A Dharma Aspect Golden Body, a giant beast, and two streams of light ahead and behind pursued madly.

However, although that Supreme Lotus just now was blocked by Mi Yun, it still managed to affect Kong Wu Dao.

Kong Wu Dao was also injured, so his burst speed was not at its peak, and thus the distance between them kept shrinking.

After passing half of the Broken Realm, Shen Qing estimated the distance and found he was within attack range!

A flash of green light appeared in Shen Qing's eyes; Time Power instantly crossed the long distance and landed on Kong Wu Dao, imposing Time Slow on him.

However, Kong Wu Dao reacted quickly as well; after all, he was an innate spirit who had lived for endless ages, rich in combat experience, and instantly broke free using the Eightfold Supreme Power Domain— the time affecting him was negligible, barely that instant.

But that instant was enough for Shen Qing.

A huge black shadow came from behind and landed on Kong Wu Dao, followed by a heavy, powerful punch coming from his rear.

Boom!

This punch struck Kong Wu Dao's lower back directly; he turned into a meteor and heavily smashed into the continent beneath his feet.

Then, with a bang, Shen Qing's Dharma Aspect came down heavily, kicking up dust all over the sky.

Kong Wu Dao rose from the pit, his eyes bewildered as they turned toward Shen Qing.

"Who exactly are you? Did I offend you? Why are you fixated on me?"

Kong Wu Dao has always walked on thin ice, never daring to offend anyone stronger than himself—for example, the Creator God; while he lived, Kong Wu Dao did not dare act rashly.

After the Creator God died, seeing the situation was wrong, he immediately turned to the End and backstabbed Zi Yin.

He was certain Zi Yin could not take revenge, so he used Zi Yin as his token of allegiance.

But who would have thought Shen Qing came out of nowhere, directly killed Mi Yun, and chased him into a dead end with no way out.

"I'll fight you to the death!!"

Kong Wu Dao let out a roar, and then a terrifying force field spread—this was his Innate Divine Ability, the Source of Fear.

It can arouse the deepest fear in a being's heart, amplify it countless times, and this fear will linger with the spirit; without special means, it will remain hidden in the depths of the mind.

And Zi Yin, for this reason, would occasionally go mad, which is why Feng Chen and Qian Yuan trapped him in the Grand Formation.

Meanwhile, Shen Qing looked at the oncoming Source of Fear with an unusually calm expression, having no intention to dodge.

The simplest method is to wrap himself in Chaos Power; Kong Wu Dao's strength cannot penetrate it, and Shen Qing is confident he can slay Kong Wu Dao before the Chaos Power runs out.

Alternatively, he could use Heaven-Shrouding Dust to erase his presence, making Kong Wu Dao's power unable to locate him.

Looking at Shen Qing, Kong Wu Dao's face grew increasingly ferocious.

Seeing the power about to strike Shen Qing, Kong Wu Dao's face grew ever more ferocious.

"What guts! Not dodging at all!"

Shen Qing flicked his left hand, and the Eight-Colored Supreme Lotus shot out, flying toward Kong Wu Dao at extreme speed.

A hint of shock appeared on Kong Wu Dao's ferocious face; he recognized it—the Supreme Lotus that had blasted Mi Yun into ruin. Shock mixed with ferocity made his expression look unusually ridiculous.

He wanted to dodge, but this Supreme Lotus was infused with Time Power; as soon as it was launched it gave itself a speed boost, and as it approached Kong Wu Dao it also released Time Slow.

In other words, by the time Kong Wu Dao could see the Supreme Lotus, it was already impossible to dodge.

The Supreme Lotus enlarged rapidly in Kong Wu Dao's eyes.

Immediately after.

Boom!

A violent surge erupted, completely engulfing Kong Wu Dao in the explosion's wave.

Shen Qing calmly stretched out his right hand; a pitch-black domain appeared beneath his feet, and a black Divine Blade condensed in his palm.

Kong Wu Dao had taken precautions, so this lotus could not directly blast him to death.

At the moment the explosion's aftershocks began to dissipate, Shen Qing moved, the Divine Blade tracing a semicircle in the air, and wherever the blade passed, the void showed cracks like shattered mirrors.

After the aftershocks faded, Kong Wu Dao's eyes had not yet cleared, and Shen Qing's great blade had already fallen onto his neck.

With a hiss, the Divine Blade sank deep into his neck.

However, Kong Wu Dao was an innate spirit with a relatively strong physique, so this blow did not actually sever his head.

He let out a low growl: "Seek death!"

He raised his hand and slammed a claw toward Shen Qing's face.

But just then, Shen Qing's Dharma Aspect turned directly into a white cloud; Kong Wu Dao's claw passed straight through it, and then Shen Qing's form recondensed behind Kong Wu Dao, slashing with a blade that left a ferocious wound on his waist.

Kong Wu Dao winced in pain and retreated hastily, but he no longer cared about the pain, his eyes full of terror as he looked at Shen Qing.

"This is Mi Yun's Divine Ability, the Primeval Cloud Curtain!"

"Why can you also use it?"

"Just who are you?!"

Shen Qing's face remained calm; a flash of green light appeared in his pupils, and the Dharma Aspect that had just passed along its trajectory was condensed by Time Power into residual images.

However, since it was a hundred-meter Dharma Aspect, the Time Power required for condensation was enormous, producing only five residual images.

In midair, five black Pillar-Heaven Dharma Aspects howled as they rushed toward Kong Wu Dao.

Fear appeared in Kong Wu Dao's eyes: "This is the Primordial Old Man's method! Why can you also use it?"

As they spoke, the Dharma Aspect residual images had already arrived; the five residual images coordinated like a mother-son pair, striking blow after blow with no gaps, leaving Kong Wu Dao no time to breathe.

But the truly terrifying thing was Shen Qing's true form; each time it appeared, it dealt Kong Wu Dao a terrifying attack.

In just a few breaths, hundreds of wounds appeared on Kong Wu Dao's body.

Finally, the cloud curtain spread, and a terrifying Divine Blade stabbed out from within it, giving Kong Wu Dao a chilling pierce to the heart.

As the blade was slowly withdrawn, Kong Wu Dao's body went limp and he knelt helplessly on the ground.

Shen Qing snapped his fingers, the past residual images dissipated, he stepped out on the white cloud, and placed the Divine Blade against Kong Wu Dao's neck.

Kong Wu Dao spoke weakly, full of resentment: "Who exactly are you? What did I do to offend you?"

Shen Qing laughed: "You'll find out."

Shen Qing crouched, grabbed Kong Wu Dao's head with one hand, applied slight force, making Kong Wu Dao's gaze focus midair.

Only see that at a corner of the Qiyuan Dao Field slowly appearing, and Kong Wu Dao's fearful expression became increasingly obvious; he already knew Shen Qing's identity.

Kong Wu Dao begged.

"I know who you are..."

"I know I was wrong! Give me a chance! I'm willing to atone!"

Shen Qing laughed: "You can't wait until you're dying to think of atonement."

"And the rest, you can tell him."

Only see, from the direction of the Qiyuan Dao Field's main gate, Ziyin slowly walked out, his eyes filled with hatred and fury—this is the fury from being trapped endless ages beneath the great formation, and also the fury provoked by Kong Wu Dao's betrayal of the Creator God.

Kong Wu Dao feared: "Lord Creator God! Lord Creator God! You can't hand me over to Ziyin! No..."

"What are you babbling? Shut up!"

Shen Qing with a single stab pierced Kong Wu Dao's mouth, chaotic power surged out, destroying all his power within, then lightly tossed him to the gate of Qiyuan Dao Field.

Deprived of power, Kong Wu Dao was dragged like a toy by Ziyin into the depths of the field, leaving only his desperate gaze.

"No!"