Chapter 498: Unforeseen Event

"Who are you?" the Platinum Behemoth looked at Lingyun standing before him and said in a deep voice.

Although Lingyun, standing before him, did not reveal any aura, he still caused alarm bells to ring incessantly in the Platinum Behemoth's heart.

One must know that Lingyun had just swatted his energy cannon away with his bare hands; this feat alone was enough to warrant his vigilance. Furthermore, being able to make a Sky Tier feel no aura at all meant the opponent's strength was absolutely superior to his own, or at the very least, that he had reached a level of microscopic control over his own power.

Lingyun's gaze swept over the Platinum Behemoth before him, instantly making him feel a chill, as if his entire being had been seen through by Lingyun.

"A half-baked Platinum Behemoth? Since when has the Behemoth race fallen to such a state?" Lingyun said coldly.

From the start, he had found it strange why the energy orb in the Platinum Behemoth's hand was so fragile, being detonated by his sword shadows. The subsequent energy cannon attack was the same, being swatted away by him with ease. This level of attack was completely unworthy of the Platinum Behemoth's reputation as a land Rook. Now, looking closely, he understood: this Platinum Behemoth's strength had been forcibly elevated, sacrificing his future potential to achieve a short-term boost in power, leaving him with no hope of reaching higher realms from this point on.

"You..." the Platinum Behemoth's expression turned serious all at once.

The secret technique he was currently using was an untransmittable secret of the Behemoth race, and for hundreds of years, no one had been able to see through it. But now, this person had seen through his true state with just a single glance, which made his heart jump into his throat.

"Die!" Since his true state had been seen through, the best course of action was to silence the witness; the Platinum Behemoth clenched his fists and blasted a punch toward Lingyun.

Facing the fist striking toward his face, Lingyun did not dodge or evade, instead clenching his own fist and blasting it forward to meet the attack.

"Boom—" The two fists, one large and one small, collided heavily. A powerful storm spread outward with the two of them at the center, and the ground beneath their feet shattered inch by inch under the terrifying force, forming a massive crater.

"This, how is this possible?"

Looking at the unmoving Lingyun, a trace of horror appeared on the Platinum Behemoth's face. One must know that in terms of pure strength, even the Metallic Dragons on this Continent could not confront the Behemoth giants head-on. But the person before him could absolutely not be a dragon; there was not a shred of dragon aura on him, he was definitely a pure-blooded Human. But for a Human to be able to wrestle with a Behemoth giant, the Platinum Behemoth felt he must have gone mad.

"As expected of a Behemoth giant, this strength is truly immense!" Lingyun chuckled, and a surging power poured out from his right fist, forcibly pushing the Behemoth giant before him back several steps.

"Could this person be the legendary Diamond Body of the Human race?" the Behemoth giant looked at Lingyun, who was neither flushed nor out of breath, and could not help but speculate.

"Regardless of whether you have a Diamond Body, you have only a dead end ahead of you now!" Battle Qi boiled on the Platinum Behemoth's body, and his brute strength grew even more formidable under the support of the Battle Qi.

Facing the Platinum Behemoth's full-force attack, Lingyun shook his head slightly. Clearly, this Platinum Behemoth had not yet learned the ultimate techniques of the Behemoth race's Sky Tier, otherwise, he would not be here using brute force to clash head-on with him.

"Boom, boom, boom—" Violent roars rang out incessantly in the forest.

After one violent collision, the Platinum Behemoth retreated several steps, panting heavily. Looking at Lingyun, he remained as calm and composed as ever, as if the exchange just now had merely been a warm-up for him.

The ground around them was already unrecognizable, covered in spiderweb-like cracks and craters of various sizes, clearly blasted out during the recent battle.

"This monster!" The Platinum Behemoth clutched his aching arm, his tone grinding through his teeth, while a trace of deep fear remained hidden within.

A mysterious smile curled at the corners of Lingyun's lips; it had been a long time since he had a good fight, and having a Platinum Behemoth deliver himself to his doorstep to let him stretch his muscles was indeed a fine thing!

Suddenly, Lingyun's expression changed slightly; he discovered that the Source Power within his body was flowing out through two openings toward two unfamiliar places. When his Divine Sense explored along the direction of the Source Power, he was shocked to discover that those two unfamiliar destinations were the bodies of Chen Jing and the other person, far away in the Morning Light Forest.

This discovery made Lingyun's expression turn ugly at once. One must know that Source Power was an extremely overbearing force, and it was only so docile in Lingyun's hands. To others, Source Power was something with terrifying assimilation capabilities; almost all powers could be devoured and assimilated by it.

Even though Chen Jing and the other had the protection of the Eternal Contract, it was hard to avoid some unforeseen event. What worried Lingyun even more was why his Source Power had suddenly flowed into the bodies of Chen Jing and the other; could it be that some accident had occurred over in the Morning Light Forest?

"No, I can't drag this out with this guy!" A sharp glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes, and his body immediately spun into the air.

However, even if this guy was a half-baked Platinum Behemoth, he had after all stepped into the Sky Tier, and it was absolutely unrealistic for Lingyun to kill him in a short time. Moreover, this guy had developed murderous intent toward Lingyun; if Lingyun were to leave, he would definitely stop at nothing to drag him back. After thinking it over, Lingyun decided to trap him here first.

"Clack, clack—" Behind Lingyun, a pair of massive wings suddenly extended. Even more terrifying was that these wings were formed from solidified Source Power.

The moment these wings appeared, alarm bells rang loudly in the Platinum Behemoth's heart. Without any hesitation, the Platinum Behemoth suddenly curled his body into a ball, and surging Battle Qi poured out from his body, forming layer upon layer of hard armor over him.

"Thousand Feathers!" Following Lingyun's low shout, the wings behind him flapped violently, and countless feathers detached from the wings, turning into streams of light that bombarded the Platinum Behemoth.

The light feathers struck the Platinum Behemoth's Shield, emitting violent roars. The terrifying explosion directly shaved off a layer of the ground within a radius of several dozen meters around the Platinum Behemoth.

While bombarding the Platinum Behemoth with light feathers, Lingyun raised his right hand, and even more terrifying power gathered on it, slowly forming a Spear that shimmered with a cold glint.

The moment the Spear formed, a ticking clock sound was heard, and Lingyun's right eye had somehow turned into a golden clock. As the golden clock emerged, Lingyun felt as if the time around him had suddenly frozen.

"Interesting, is this time stop, or self-acceleration?"

Feeling the sudden change in the environment, Lingyun chuckled, but the speed of his hands did not slow down as he swiftly threw the Spear in his hand. However, the moment the Spear left his hand, it froze in mid-air.

After throwing the Spear, Lingyun flashed and appeared in another direction; another Spear slowly condensed in his hand, and then he shot it toward the Platinum Behemoth with the tip aimed true.

When the third Spear was released from Lingyun's hand, Lingyun felt signs that the surrounding time was returning to normal, so he returned to his original position. Just as he returned to the starting point, the clock in his right eye vanished, and time began to flow normally again.

As time began to flow, the three Spears thrown by Lingyun instantly turned into lethal rays of light, streaking toward the Platinum Behemoth. The Platinum Behemoth was still defending against the Thousand Feathers attack; how could he have expected such terrifying murderous intent hidden in the dark?

A scream was heard, and the wings behind Lingyun dissipated as he looked down at the Platinum Behemoth below. The Platinum Behemoth looked quite miserable now; three Spears had pierced his body from different directions and angles, pinning him firmly to the ground. Blood flowed incessantly from the wounds, and in the span of only a few breaths, it had dyed the ground beneath his feet blood-red.

"You, you..." the Platinum Behemoth stared at Lingyun with wide eyes, a trace of fear rising in his gaze; he discovered that he had absolutely no idea when Lingyun had launched the attack against him.

Lingyun had no intention of wasting words with him; he spread his hands, and two holy swords landed in his hands simultaneously.

"Darkness Bind, Wind Chain!" Lingyun gave a light shout, and countless Chains shot out from the two holy swords, binding the Platinum Behemoth firmly in just a moment.

Putting away the two holy swords, Lingyun flickered and transformed into a stream of light, shooting off toward the distant sky, completely ignoring the Platinum Behemoth who was shouting and screaming while trapped on the ground.