Chapter 824

"Jiao Qiu, you actually...!"

"Although Hu Lei, blessed with Shou Wen Hui Ji, was deeply affected by this deadly poison, the poison in his body has begun to slowly break down, his dizziness has greatly eased, though his movements remain sluggish."

""Just a dose of poison… you think relying on such means can turn the tide? That doesn't mean you can win…""

""You are indeed hard to kill, but that certainly doesn't mean you cannot be subdued!""

"Only saw Yan Qing, unbeknownst when, leap to mid‑air; the fine ice crystals on the dueling platform began to collide, layer after layer adhering to his long sword, the chill filling the sky seemingly drawn by him, and in an instant it coalesced in his hand into a massive sword, spanning the sky!"

"Heavenly River Cascade!"

""Hu Lei! Look closely—the heavenly might of cloud‑riding, all in this sword!""

"As if the Heavenly River burst its banks and a glacier collapsed, that massive sword, with unmatched might, came crashing down, directly submerging Hu Lei in the sky‑filling ice dust."

""How is that possible? A mere cub… how could you defeat me?!""

"But after all, he is a ferocious beast that crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood; in this desperate situation it instead arouses his even more frenzied ferocity."

"Hu Lei let out a long roar, not only swiftly bursting from the ice heap, but his great blade danced like wind, each strike faster than the last; Yan Qing couldn't dodge in time, and his long sword was instantly cut in two—before he could react, Hu Lei leapt forward and swung his blade to slash at his face!"

"The blade's edge arrived in an instant!"

"Yan Qing's pupils suddenly constricted, yet in that flash of lightning he closed his eyes."

"His mind sank into the depths of his sea of consciousness; after discarding all distracting thoughts, the sword intent of Jing Liu, like a heavenly river hung upside down, flashed through his mind in an instant."

"Yan Qing's eyes snapped open, a cold glint flashing!"

"He did not retreat but advanced, the half‑broken sword in his hand like a startled dormant dragon, thrust forward——"

"At that moment, Hu Lei actually seemed dazed, as if he saw her……"

"The woman who, seven hundred years ago, captured him with a frost blade."

"He knew this sword all too well…… back then and then, just like now. In that fleeting dazed moment, the youth's chill pierced through his body, countless ice crystals locking his limbs fast, rendering him immobile."

"——"

"Ren Ya."

""Genius.""

"Watching Yan Qing unleash this world‑shocking sword in dire straits, the Fierce Sea King also sighed in amazement."

"Merely having briefly crossed swords with Jing Liu in the past, he promptly grasped the idea, mastering a move called Heavenly River Cascade to deal with Ren and Dan Heng; now he has gained further insight into it, just like Jing Liu seven hundred years ago, sealing Hu Lei's movements with a frost blade."

"Guo Hai Huang lifted his cup of hot tea, gazing at the faint tea within, and said meaningfully, "Could it be… he has already reached that realm?""

""What realm?" asked Yu Di Ke Si."

""The third realm of genius.""

""What is that?""

""You are all martial arts geniuses in the eyes of the world; that is the first realm." Guo Hai Huang laughed, "As for the second realm, it is genius in the eyes of the literati." He turned to look at Fan Ma Yong Jiao, who had been silent for a while beside him, and said, "Yong Jiao, who is genius in your eyes?""

"Yong Jiao's mouth curled with a sinister smile: "…Of course it's me.""

"Able to become the strongest creature on earth, the president of the Beautiful Country needs to sign a non‑aggression treaty alone; he claims to be the strongest, and indeed no one present dares to oppose him."

""This third realm is precisely genius recognized by genius." Guo Hai Huang gazed at the two girls standing dumbfounded behind Yan Qing, "Yun Li is already a famed genius swordsman of the Zhu Ming Celestial Vessel, and the genius she sees…… is probably only Yan Qing himself.""

"——"

"Yan Qing, panting, having sealed Hu Lei's movements with a frost blade, was already exhausted."

"However, the ice on Hu Lei's body soon loosened; just as Yan Qing prepared to step back, Hu Lei's right hand broke free and he swung a blade at him."

""Clang—!""

"The next second, Hu Lei's blade was directly flicked away."

"In almost an instant, Fei Xiao had already arrived before Yan Qing; she raised her left hand and, with just two fingers, lightly blocked Hu Lei's strike."

"March Seventh clutched his chest, heart still pounding: "Scared, scared to death—I thought you were about to fall into Hu Lei's hands, thank goodness that general arrived in time.""

"Yun Li quickly came over, eager to ask: "Little brother Yan Qing, you did great! That final strike that felled Hu Lei just now—I've never seen you use it before.""

""Do you want to learn? I can teach you—but I have to heal these wounds first…" Yan Qing rubbed his arm, which was almost dislocated, feeling like his whole body was about to fall apart."

"Yun Li pouted: "Although I'm a bit unwilling, if you can teach me, I can grudgingly admit your level is just a tad higher than mine.""

""Yan Qing, Valiant Guard, are you still holding up?" Fei Xiao approached, asking with concern."

""General, you actually didn't tell me the plan on the competing‑edge ship!""

""Don't blame me—this was your general's idea. Upon learning you'd abandoned the defense and joined my Hunter Wolf Squad, he ordered me to keep it secret from you. Perhaps he feared your hot temper would cause trouble." Fei Xiao smiled slightly, "You see, after all the twists and turns, aren't we back here?""

"——"

"Absolute Zone Zero."

""Just using two fingers…… flicked away Hu Lei's attack?""

"Qianyu Youzhen stretched out his left hand, instinctively touching his index and middle fingers, then squeezing them."

"……soft."

""Don't even think about it—your build and Fei Xiao's are nothing alike." Yue Cheng Liu adjusted the half‑frame glasses on his nose, "This guy is basically a Radiant Blue Superman—truly astonishing; could it be that fox people's physiques differ after a Moon Madness? No matter the muscular explosiveness and speed, Fei Xiao looks nothing like a mortal flesh-and-blood being…"

"Fox person." Xingjian Ya touched the long ears on her head that helped her reach 170 cm, "I also have ears, I'm also a fox person, so does my body also have a power similar to 'Moon Madness' that hasn't been awakened?"

"Hey, Section Chief Ya, although fox people and fox-xi people differ by only one character, the gap between them is even greater than that between humans and the Yihai!!"

Yuecheng Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead, although Section Chief Ya's record of single-handedly suppressing the void within five minutes is, to some extent, also astonishing, but compared to fox people like Feixiao who can unleash a nuclear-blast effect with a single arrow, the gap is still too great.

Speaking of Feixiao's arrow...... can it shoot down the Zero Void?

"No no… we can't use that kind of monster's combat power to deal with this world's disaster." Liu patted his face, trying to clear his head a bit, "That arrow probably wouldn't just destroy the Zero Void; it would likely also affect Xinaili."