Chapter 1016: One‑Punch Instant Kill

Lei Selin's expression remained indifferent.

Even in this dire situation, he showed no hint of panic, even turning to face the enemy in advance, his calm, jet‑black eyes reflecting the opponent's figure.

He was a medium‑built, gaunt man with an ordinary face, a short cropped haircut, and a linen robe.

"One‑Punch Martial Saint" Bu Lusi!

Bu Lusi's eyes were cold and mad; he unleashed all his power, hammering out the "inner qi" cultivated for centuries, just as he had countless times shattered foes, preparing to crush the powerful Holy Soul Wizard before him with a single punch.

He seemed to have already envisioned Lei Selin being pulverized into debris.

In an instant.

Lei Selin's figure flickered, and he transformed into a tall, robust young man clad in mithril light armor, a large red cape draped behind, handsome and imposing, evoking awe at a single glance.

In the instant he replaced Lei Selin, he raised his left hand and spread his palm.

The massive hand reflected a metallic sheen, as if forged from refined gold, containing terrifying power beyond ordinary imagination; its speed was lightning‑fast, precisely catching Bu Lusi's fist.

Bang!

Fist and palm collided, emitting a muffled thud.

A massive shockwave erupted between them, lacking the multicolored energy of spells—just pure force colliding; the aftershock burst the air for hundreds of meters, forming a spherical vacuum in the sky.

Amid the raging airflow, Lei En stood suspended in midair, his cape flapping loudly.

However, the Bu Lusi opposite was even more astonished, his eyes filled with disbelief: his strongest punch, a blow he believed even Eternal Chosen Aikon would dare not meet head‑on, a punch that could shatter any foe, was caught so effortlessly!

He knew who this person was.

Consul of the Oriense Empire, the youngest Holy Soul Wizard in history, Ryan Augustus!

Is such power truly that of a wizard?

In that instant, myriad thoughts flashed through Bu Lusi's mind, then a sharp pain surged from his right fist; he realized Lei En had seized his fist.

"Run!"

Bu Lusi instinctively tried to flee.

He calls himself a "One‑Punch Martial Saint" because a single blow can end a fight, yet his own defense and strength are not top‑tier; he concentrates all technique and inner qi into that one punch, unleashing dozens of times the damage in an instant.

If the strongest punch fails, he has no other means.

Bu Lusi's inner qi erupted again, trying to blast Lei En's palm and seize a chance to escape, but with a puff it fell silent.

He attempted to retract his fist, yet could not move a muscle.

Lei En's palm was harder than true refined gold, its power terrifyingly immense, as if welded to his fist, unmoving.

Simultaneously, Lei En opened an invisible domain.

All the magical items on Bu Lusi dimmed; he tried to trigger a teleportation spell, but it was as unresponsive as a mud ox in the sea.

Anti‑magic field!

Bu Lusi's heart sank.

Then he heard the man before him speak: "Lord Bu Lusi?"

"It is I." Bu Lusi replied, having nowhere to dodge; the distance between them was less than a meter, his fist gripped tightly, Lei En's displayed power left him feeling invincible, forcing him to barely stay composed, and he solemnly said, "I've met the Consul, sir."

Lei En nodded in agreement, observing Bu Lusi.

Ten years ago, Lei Selin and Bu Lusi had met once; that Oke Blue city lord left a deep impression—domineering in action yet composed in demeanor, exuding the aura of a veteran Saint Rank master. A decade later, Bu Lusi's aura was even stronger, but wildly ferocious, his once‑calm eyes now flashing with hysterical madness!

The Soul Eye instantly saw through Bu Lusi's soul condition.

Level 27!

In just ten years he rose five ranks; that speed is terrifying, but the price is heavy—he has fallen!

Bu Lusi, terrified under Lei En's gaze, could not flee; just as he was about to speak, Lei En asked:

"Where is the Hylian Eye?"

The One‑Punch Martial Saint's face showed no change; he calmly retorted, "What is the Hylian Eye? I've never heard of it."

"Fast reaction, disguise is also good."

Lei En sneered, "If it weren't for the Soul Eye seeing emotional shifts, and my own knowledge of the truth, I might have been duped by Bu Lusi," he said calmly, "Lord of Chaos' followers are indeed adept at deception, treacherous and sly."

Lei En raised his voice, echoing across Albert Bay: "Lord Bu Lusi, you have fallen!"

Bu Lusi's complexion finally changed.

In truth he knew he couldn't hide it; attacking Lei Selin meant betraying Albert Bay, becoming humanity's enemy.

He only wanted to struggle a bit.

"The Lord of Ten Thousand Changes' wisdom is beyond what we foolish mortals can fathom; all of this lies within His plan."

Bu Lusi shouted loudly, his voice brimming with chaotic frenzy; a malignant, chaotic aura erupted within him, his eyes turned pitch black, terrifying black sigils surfaced across his face, his body grotesquely mutated, twisted horns sprouted from his forehead, and tentacles emerged from his back.

He has become the Lord of Chaos' Divine Chosen, receiving a blessing!

The Abyssal Four Gods' blessing is also a curse; the Lord of Chaos Nyasynlanchi's blessing inevitably causes the Divine Chosen's body to mutate.

Bu Lusi's power continued to climb, yet he could no longer control his body's transformations.

Originally many still doubted that Lord Bu Lusi had fallen, but after witnessing this scene and hearing his words, there was no longer any doubt.

"Hahaha..."

Bu Lusi laughed maniacally, thoroughly enjoying his condition.

Black tentacles sprouted from his fist like living things, coiling around Lei En's palm and infiltrating, seeking to corrupt Lei En's mind; his mouth split, revealing a maw of fangs, and he shouted, "Consul, serve the Lord of Ten Thousand Changes with me! When you behold His supreme wisdom..."

"Demon, die!"

Lei En cut off Bu Lusi's incantation, swinging his right fist forward.

For the past three years, Ai Luo Tixiya had been campaigning against the Mist Mountains; her demon legion grew ever larger, and the conquered territories expanded. In countless battles, dark angels harvested vast numbers of demon souls, converting them into electricity.

That much electricity can accomplish many things.

Expanding the Pixel World, creating Thundercast Celestial Soldiers, enhancing Elements, upgrading mage avatars, and so on, Lei En raised his Elements to the rank limit.

His "strength" is Level 20, reaching the mortal limit!

The supreme Element "Destruction Critical" also broke through Level 9, advancing to a legendary Element; Lei En named it "Destruction Strike", which can unleash more than tenfold damage in an instant, the more stamina consumed and the longer it is charged, the higher the released power.

Lei En has tested it and can himself unleash about fifteen times the power.

Although Destruction Strike cannot be upgraded further, exploding fifteen times on the basis of Level 20 strength makes its power unbelievably huge, and almost no one can withstand the blow.

He was secretly charging it while interrogating Bu Lusi.

At this moment he unleashed a full‑power punch.

Destruction Strike is pure force, with no additional effects and no grand spectacle; it looks like an ordinary punch, yet it struck the wildly laughing Bu Lusi, who didn't even sense the danger.

Bang!

The shouting abruptly ceased.

The mutated Bu Lusi's body shattered piece by piece; his clothes, skin, flesh, bones, internal Qi and Chaos Power were all pulverized in an instant, exploding from within, leaving no trace, completely vaporized.

The aftershock of the punch even scattered Bu Si Lu's soul.

Soul and spirit fled, body and mind annihilated.

In front of Lei En, where Bu Lusi had stood, a pitch‑black void appeared; the space within dozens of meters resembled shattered glass, with winding cracks spreading outward like spiderwebs.

A few seconds later, the void fissures gradually smoothed out, and the black hole vanished.

A talisman fell down.

It was triangular, about the size of an adult's palm, etched with countless eerie hollow runes surrounding a central eye.

"Hylian Eye!"

Lei En's instinct urged him to catch the talisman; he reached out, but stopped the instant his hand was about to touch it.

He came to his senses and suddenly felt a gaze from the distant void, as if freely watching him, expecting him to catch the talisman.

Lord of Chaos Nai Ya Xin Lan Qi!

Lei En's hair stood on end.

At that moment he saw the eye on the Hylian Eye flickering with an uncanny radiance, a feeling beyond words, as if gazing upon a great being, making his scalp tingle and his soul shiver uncontrollably.

Even the Willpower of Truth struggles to resist this assault.

The Abyssal Four Gods' mighty power far surpasses that of Ai Lun E Si's deities; they belong to another tier, another concept, truly akin to rule‑bound "gods"!

Lei En's figure was violently thrust backward.

He dared not approach the Hylian Eye up close, fearing he might succumb to its lure and become the Lord of Chaos's slave.

Almost as Lei En stepped back, his front foot just leapt away spiritually, and the space froze.

A massive silhouette leapt out of the void.

It bore three heads, its outstretched wings blocked the sun, it had two tails, and the central head resembled a huge blue bird.

Upon the dragon's back stood a tall, burly figure clad in heavy armor, wielding a crimson greatsword and a Thousand‑Throat Demon Shield; its helmet bore a pair of massive upward‑curving horns, exuding a terrifying, evil aura that left everyone in Albert Bay gasping.

Eternal Chosen Aikon!

His Sovereign Crown froze the space, yet the Hylian Eye remained unaffected, still falling downward.

This caught him off guard, causing a miscalculation of distance.

Aiken failed to catch the talisman immediately; the Hell Three‑Headed Dragon was too high, its massive size blocking the talisman below. The dragon reacted swiftly, shrinking into a towering Dread Black Horse that dived toward the Hylian Eye at high speed.

"Stop him!"

A resonant voice rang through the city as A Ke Man shouted, "We must not let him obtain the talisman!"

As he shouted, the Sea King transformed into a bolt of lightning that shot forward.

In fact, without A Ke Man's reminder, Lei En already knew he must not let the Eternal Chosen obtain the Hylian Eye; he dared not touch the talisman himself, but could let others take it, as long as he caught the Eternal Chosen and gave A Ke Man a chance.

Lei En's body swelled to ten meters tall, and he brandished a Soul‑Igniting Greatsword.

He did not attack immediately; countless bolts of lightning converged from all directions, one channeling into the greatsword, while his other hand grasped a blood‑red spear, upon which massive lightning coalesced like a gigantic bolt.

God's Staff!

While Lei En prepared, Reslin struck first.

He ignored the frozen space, teleporting directly to Aiken's head, where the endless storm paused briefly, releasing Time Stop.

The world fell silent!

Aiken can resist Time Stop, yet his form still froze uncontrollably, and the Dread Black Horse's speed slowed; it failed to catch the falling Hylian Eye and fell increasingly behind.

Reslin pointed downward, casting an instant spell.

His target was not Aiken but the descending Hylian Eye; the spell he used was a Seven‑Ring Light Burst.

Time Stop ended early.

Bang!

A brilliant white flash erupted as the Light Burst detonated directly above the Hylian Eye; the shockwave hurled the talisman outward, accelerating severalfold and veering off its original path toward the Sea King A Ke Man.

The Dread Black Horse could no longer keep up.

Aiken decisively leapt from the horse's back, his figure flashing to the direction of the Hylian Eye, the talisman within reach.

At this moment, A Ke Man finally arrived, a half‑step ahead of Aiken.

The lightning he became hurled struck the Hylian Eye; within the bolt a golden trident emerged, its tip piercing the talisman, delivering a dual strike of power and thunder that erupted in a deafening thunderclap, aiming to shatter the talisman outright.

"You dare!"

Aiken shouted angrily, brandishing the "Regicide Sword" toward the Sea King.

A Ke Man made no attempt to dodge, allowing the Eternal Chosen's great sword to slash his own body, focusing on destroying the Hylian Eye.

Yet under such a fierce blow, the talisman remained undamaged.

Not even a single mark was left; it stayed intact, the talisman turning into a slanted shadow that shot upward into the sky.

Aiken's great sword cleaved through A Ke Man's golden‑scaled armor, the blade sinking deep into his waist, nearly bisecting him. A Ke Man spewed a gush of fresh blood, was gravely wounded but not fatal, and quickly turned into a lightning bolt to flee.

The Eternal Chosen had no time to chase and kill completely, directly pursuing the talisman in the sky.

But as he moved, a hundred-meter-long lightning sword light stretched across the sky, tearing open the void, instantly appearing before him, aiming straight for his neck.

(End of chapter)