Once upon a time, the number one genius on the Qingyuan Leaderboard had an invincible belief.
But now, he was extremely dispirited.
That was because his invincible belief had been defeated by Fang Chen.
Qing Jue was one of the top geniuses in the entire Qingyuan Archipelago.
But compared to the Purgatory Geniuses, he was too far behind.
One sword, just one sword, defeated him.
Fang Chen's strength was far beyond his.
Only now did he know that Fang Chen had not used his full strength in the previous battle.
The sword light from earlier was still echoing in his mind.
He could not describe the feeling. It was too terrifying.
He did not want to experience that sword light again.
As the number one genius on the Qingyuan Leaderboard, Qing Jue could be considered to be flexible.
But he could not let go of the fact that he had been defeated by a rising martial artist.
But he had already given up the idea of fighting.
They were not on the same level at all. Even if he fought with his life, he would not be able to threaten his opponent.
Seeing Qing Jue's appearance, Xie Qu, who was about to attack, felt a sense of fear.
He had not felt this for a long time.
"Is this his true strength?"
Xie Qu was extremely shocked.
He thought that he was stronger than Qing Jue, but only by a little.
If it was a life-and-death battle, the final result would definitely be a lose-lose.
But Fang Chen had defeated Qing Jue with one sword.
He did not think that he could do it.
"Has he grown to this level?"
Xie Qu could not believe his eyes.
He thought that this encounter could completely eliminate Fang Chen, who was a future threat.
But he was wrong.
Qing Jue was also wrong. Fang Chen was not on the same level as them.
"Maybe that person can fight with him."
Xie Qu could not help but think of the mysterious expert who ranked first on the Evil Spirit Leaderboard.
"Hand over the token."
Fang Chen nodded.
"We don't have a token," Qing Jue said.
"Are you lying to me?" Fang Chen's face darkened.
"Our token was taken away by someone else." Qing Jue sighed.
But Fang Chen didn't believe it.
"How laughable. With the two of you working together, who would be able to steal your command medallion?" sneered Fang Chen.
"That person is the number one expert on the Heavenly Sword Ranking, Jian Xing," Qing Jue continued.
"If that's the case, then there's no other way." Fang Chen stopped talking nonsense.
Xie Qu and Qing Jue were startled, but they did not say anything.
However, their expressions had already told Fang Chen everything.
If the situation was reversed, they would definitely not let go of this opportunity and would completely eliminate all future troubles.
"What do you want?" Qing Jue asked.
The winner takes all. They could not blame Fang Chen for his actions.
If it were them, they would have killed the other party long ago.
However, if Fang Chen's request was too difficult, they would not sit still and wait for death.
"Hand over your interspatial rings and break one of your arms," Fang Chen said calmly.
Although he didn't like killing people, these two people had tried to kill him many times before.
At this time, how could he let them off so easily?
"Fang Chen, you've gone too far!"
Xie Qu roared furiously. Qing Jue's expression was incomparably gloomy.
"How could I not be willing?" Fang Chen smiled.
He didn't fear Xie Qu or Qing Jue at all. And there was still Bai Wuzong and the other two.
If the four of them worked together, they could kill the two of them in a matter of minutes.
Qing Jue and Xie Qu exchanged a glance. Then Xie Qu took out a thumb-sized pill from his robes.
Crash.
He swallowed the pill.
Immediately, a wild aura began to spread.
Whoosh.
"Not good."
Fang Chen cried out. Activating the True Meaning of Time and Space, he instantly appeared beside Xie Qu.
In truth, as soon as Xie Qu had taken out that thumb-sized pill, Fang Chen had been prepared to attack.
But Xie Qu's movements were too fast.
A terrifying aura erupted from Xie Qu's body.
Fang Chen's group of four attacked Xie Qu fiercely.
At the same time, Qing Jue silently disappeared from the plains.
Puchi.
Fang Chen's fist landed on Xie Qu's body. His body immediately exploded.
Dong.
The ground trembled. An extremely wild energy erupted from Xie Qu's body.
"Self-detonation!"
The four of them cried out. Xie Qu was actually self-detonating.
Rumble.
In the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, Xie Qu's body completely exploded.
The Star Pagoda in his qi sea was floating in the air. In an instant, it became the source of the energy.
Crack.
Cracks appeared on the Star Pagoda.
At this time, Fang Chen suddenly realized that the pill Xie Qu had just swallowed was a pill that accelerated his self-detonation.
After the cracks appeared on the Star Pagoda, an even more terrifying aura began to spread.
Bang.
Withered Tree was the first to bear the brunt. He was directly sent flying by this extremely powerful Qi flow.
Then Jian Wuhong was also sent flying.
Bai Wuzong had just set up the Primordial Killing Array to isolate Xie Qu.
However, the Primordial Killing Array could not withstand the attack of this terrifying Qi flow. It instantly shattered. Even Bai Wuzong himself was sent flying.
In the end, the Qi flow bombarded Fang Chen's body.
Dong.
Fang Chen relied on the perfect sword body and the True Meaning of Time and Space to escape into the distance.
Rumble.
The terrifying pressure pervaded the earth and did not dissipate for a long time.
This scene shocked all the martial artists within a thousand miles.
Many martial artists who were moving quickly stopped at the same time. Their eyes were filled with shock as they looked up at the sky.
"Oh my god, what the hell is going on?"
"Why is there such a big shock?"
"Could it be that there are strong people fighting?"
"This kind of terrifying power, even from a thousand miles away, makes me afraid. It's very likely that a strong person self-detonated."
Many martial artists were discussing animatedly.
At this moment, at the place where Xie Qu self-detonated.
Blood mist spewed out. Xie Qu was already beyond recognition.
And the power of self-detonation gradually subsided with the passage of time.
On the ground not far from here, Fang Chen was lying on the ground covered in blood.
"So painful."
The perfect sword body was channeling, and Fang Chen felt as if his body was falling apart. It was too painful.
'The self-detonation of a ninth level Heavenly Body Tier martial artist, even a Creation Tier martial artist would not dare to face it head-on,' Fang Chen thought.
Fortunately, with the perfect sword body and the True Meaning of Time and Space, a large part of the impact was offset.
Although he was severely injured, his life was not in danger.
Fang Chen struggled to get up. The Star Pagoda in his Qi Sea spun, and the power of stars appeared and spread throughout his body.
After a long time, he could move again.
He stood up and looked up.
Jian Wuhong and the other two had been severely injured by the power of self-detonation just now, and had fallen unconscious.
Whoosh!
Fang Chen hurried to Jian Wuhong's side, and then gave her a medicinal pill.
Then, Fang Chen came to Bai Wuzong and Ku Shu's side.
To everyone's surprise, the withered tree woke up at this moment.
"Senior Brother Ku Shu, are you okay?" Fang Chen asked.
"I'm fine."
Ku Shu's expression was serious, and he struggled to get up.
"The power of self-detonation just now has caused a commotion within a thousand miles. We have to leave this place as soon as possible," Fang Chen said hurriedly.
Ku Shu nodded, and then carried Bai Wuzong.
Fang Chen carried Jian Wuhong, and quickly left this place.
Xiu!
Not long after Fang Chen and Ku Shu left, the man with sharp eyebrows, Jian Xing, appeared.
His speed was extremely fast, but he still did not catch up.
"Mm-hm, it's Xie Qu's self-detonation."
Feeling the remnant aura of self-detonation in the air, Jian Xing's expression became extremely gloomy.
"They definitely haven't escaped far."
Jian Xing's figure flashed, and he chased after Fang Chen.
Not long after, many martial artists quietly hid in the dark, observing the situation.
They were too weak, and were frightened by the tremor just now, and did not dare to approach.
Hu, hu, hu …
Fang Chen and Ku Shu's speed was very fast, but Fang Chen vaguely felt that danger was approaching.
"Senior Brother Ku Shu, if this continues, we will definitely be caught by the enemy," Fang Chen said.
"Then what should we do?" Ku Shu asked.
"Jump down."
Fang Chen pointed to a cliff on the side and said in a deep voice.
Ku Shu was already injured, and he was carrying someone.
If this continued, they would definitely be caught by the enemy.
"This …"
Ku Shu was a bit hesitant. Such a high cliff, bottomless, and he was seriously injured. Wouldn't he be courting death if he jumped down?
But it was too late.
Hu, hu …
Jian Xing arrived.
"It's too late."
Fang Chen already felt the aura of an expert behind him approaching.
"Jump."
Fang Chen bellowed and jumped off the cliff with Sword Dance Red in his arms.
Ku Shu hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and jumped down.
Above the cliff, clouds curled up, and the bottom could not be seen.
Hu, hu …
Just as Fang Chen and Ku Shu jumped down, Jian Xing arrived.
"Hmm."
Jian Xing released his Divine Consciousness and looked around, but did not find Fang Chen and the others.
"Cliff."
Jian Xing's gaze fell on the cliff.
Roar …
He could vaguely hear the roars of beasts coming from below the cliff.
It made Jian Xing's body tremble slightly.
"Could it be that there are Creation Realm beasts below?"
Jian Xing's face was gloomy, and he thought in his mind.
In the end, Jian Xing did not jump down.
Because it was too dangerous below, and it was not worth it for Fang Chen.
"Even I am afraid of the beasts below. If you jump down, you will definitely die," Jian Xing said softly.
Immediately, Jian Xing turned and left.
Outside, Evil Soul Islands.
On a hidden mountain, there was a thatched cottage.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of the thatched cottage. His face was ferocious, and he roared.
"Damn you, Fang Chen! I'm going to tear you to pieces!" The figure was burning with rage. "I won't lose my clone for nothing!"
If Fang Chen was here, he would definitely be shocked.
Because, like him, Xie Qu had also cultivated the Doppelganger Technique, and the one who self-destructed was just an avatar.
However, for Xie Qu, the death of the avatar was too great a loss.
There were very few Heavenly Body Tier martial artists who could cultivate the Doppelganger Technique.
Xie Qu also cultivated it by chance.
And now, he was forced to self-destruct by Fang Chen.