Chapter 72: A monster is a monster; Jiang Qin is Jiang Qin

Jiang Qin, who had already been about to leave, turned around and looked at the four people standing on the stage, his face full of surprise.

Challenging him?

Even Xiao Han was among them—had breaking through to the Divine Image Realm Realm made them overconfident?

Ye Lingyun stepped forward and spoke in a clear voice:

"Junior, are you perhaps afraid? Though I can understand—after all, you're only a first-year. If you don't dare to fight, I as your senior won't force you."

A naked provocation! tiantian read novels -> 𝙩𝙩𝙠. 𝙩𝙬

Jiang Qin shrugged and said, "I don't really mind, but I'm just afraid that fighting here might hurt innocent bystanders."

A battle between those at the Divine Image Realm Realm—even the aftershocks are more than these students can bear; a single mishap would be an overwhelming catastrophe.

"Haha... on that point, you needn't worry."

An aged laugh rang out in everyone's ears.

An old man with his hands clasped behind his back suddenly appeared on the dueling platform—it was Lin Laotou.

He raised his hand and waved, and a mysterious, unfathomable strange power enveloped everyone. The surrounding things began to change rapidly; the temperature plummeted, as if one had gone from the blazing summer to an icy, snowy world.

But soon everyone realized they had truly arrived in an icy, snowy world.

Those modern buildings one after another vanished, replaced by ice and cold everywhere. Snowflakes drifted down from the high sky, and a biting chill settled over every person's heart.

Lin Laotou, as if he had merely done something utterly trivial, smiled and said:

"A battle at the Divine Image Realm Realm is something you student children rarely get to witness. Today happens to be the perfect chance to broaden your horizons and experience it firsthand."

Then he looked at the five again.

"This entire space is formed from my Domain. You may fight with all your might without worrying about bystanders. Even if the heavens collapse within the Domain, not the slightest bit will affect the outside."

Those words served as a reassurance for them.

The four exchanged glances and spoke almost in unison.

"I'll go first!" x4

They were all at the Divine Image Initial Stage and disdained using such despicable tactics as a war of attrition—even winning that way would bring no glory.

Jiang Qin stepped into the air, and threads of thunder power flickered across his skin.

"You don't need to fight over it. Come at me all at once—maybe then you can put a little pressure on me."

Ye Lingyun and Luo Minghao were about to say something when nine thunder dragons condensed from lightning appeared vivid and lifelike, bowing their heads beneath Jiang Qin's feet. The terrifying thunder energy made their pupils contract slightly.

"D-Dragon-shaped Dharma Image, and nine of them."

And that wasn't all.

The instant those nine thunder dragons appeared, the original bright daytime sky was covered layer upon layer by dark clouds, and the muffled sound of thunder rolled out from within them. Jiang Qin's pupils also transformed into golden vertical slits, radiating endless majesty.

He stood alone high in the sky, like a sovereign looking down upon his realm.

Lin Laotou murmured, "He can actually affect my Domain—this Dharma Image is truly extraordinary."

Sensing the immense threat, Ye Lingyun and the other three exchanged glances and simultaneously condensed their Dharma Image Phantoms.

Four hundred-meter-tall Dharma Image Phantoms appeared.

They brought a crushing sense of oppression to the watching students.

But compared to the thunder dragons beneath Jiang Qin's feet, the difference was like heaven and earth.

"A battle between those at the Divine Image Realm Realm isn't about whose Dharma Image looks cooler. No matter how monstrous you are, you're still only at the Divine Image Initial Stage. Facing four of us at once, you have no chance of winning at all. You'll pay the price for your arrogance!"

Ye Lingyun raised his hand, and a golden longbow condensed in the hand of the Dharma Image Phantom behind him.

The phantom pinched with one hand, and an arrow condensed from Dharma Image power appeared in its grasp, beginning to charge.

The other three also brought out their respective killing moves one after another.

Luo Minghao wielded a blood-colored greatsword, flames coiling around the blade; the howling wind and snow hadn't even approached before being melted by the searing heat.

Xu Qing wielded a cyan long whip, while Han Wenqing wielded a long spear.

Dharma Image power surged wildly forth—this was everything they could currently mobilize. Now they sought only to deliver their strongest strike, to crush their opponent with overwhelming force.

The corner of Jiang Qin's mouth lifted. "Seeing how much you want to beat me, I'll give you something fun to enjoy."

His golden pupils flickered.

The thunder power within the dark clouds, summoned, continuously converged toward Jiang Qin's palm—refining... compressing, repeating the process.

Atop a distant snow-capped mountain, Principal Qin's eyes showed surprise.

"He's already mastered this move?"

No—no, that's not right!

After condensing one Collapse Bomb, Jiang Qin's movements didn't stop; instead, he accelerated the speed at which he absorbed thunder energy.

In the blink of an eye, another Collapse Bomb was condensed.

The other three lead teachers and Lin Laotou were all dumbfounded, not understanding what Jiang Qin was doing.

For an ordinary person, condensing even one Collapse Bomb was already quite difficult. He had condensed two at once—what was he trying to do?

Su Lingwei and Chen Xiaohu, who knew the inside story, felt their scalps go numb and hurriedly retreated toward the back.

The other students, seeing this, weren't fools either. Guessing this move might be very dangerous, they all hurriedly followed suit and pulled back, opening up a safe distance.

Ten Collapse Bombs took shape, wrapped in a viscous, liquid-like thunder energy.

At the same time, the four's strongest strikes had also finished charging.

Four terrifying attacks were launched in unison, charging toward Jiang Qin high in the sky!

"Behold my art."

The instant the Nuclear Explosion took shape, it was hurled out by Jiang Qin.

"Not good!"

Lin Laotou sensed the terrifying energy within and mobilized Domain Power to form a barrier in front of Han Wenqing and the other three.

The golden arrow was the first to make contact with the thunder orb, and then… it exploded!

The terrifying thunder energy, compressed to its absolute limit, erupted in an instant, swiftly swallowing the other three attacks and blasting them apart.

"Boom—!"

In a single strike, the earth cracked and the dark clouds shrouding the sky were swept clean.

The aftershocks kept spreading outward; thankfully, the leading teachers and Principal Qin raised their hands to block them, otherwise these students would have been wiped out entirely.

Sunlight poured down from the sky.

When everyone looked toward the center of the explosion again, they saw only a devastated landscape, as though it had suffered some inhumane devastation, with Rifts stretching out for several kilometers.

Whether the students or Han Wenqing's four, all of them were utterly dumbfounded.

If that strike had landed on them, would there even be bodies left?

The surrounding scenery quickly dissipated, and everyone exited the Domain, but the shock in their eyes lingered for a long time.

Is there even any need to duel at this point…

Jiang Qin looked at his handiwork with satisfaction.

A figure flashed to his side, raised a hand, and flicked him on the forehead. Lin Lao said with a dark expression:

"You dare use such a dangerous move — are you trying to slaughter them?! Who the hell taught you this?"

"Principal Qin taught me, I just improved it a tiny bit…"

Principal Qin: "…"

Lin Lao snorted coldly and warned, "You'd best use this move sparingly, especially never against people. If the power goes out of control in the slightest, it could cause a tragedy. Understand?"

"Relax, I know what I'm doing."

Jiang Qin helplessly rubbed his forehead — that old coot really did hit hard.

After this day, all the students of the Four Great Academies understood one thing.

A genius is a genius, a monster is a monster, Jiang Qin is Jiang Qin.

That man is an exception!