Stellar Transformation-Chapter 660: Volume 18, - 25: Merciless Hands

The Four Great God Kings of the Asura Sea, led by the Asura God King ’Luo Fan.’ In Luo Fan’s heart, An Xun God King was a brother truly full of righteousness. Yet now, his brother had been murdered right under his watch.

Frustration, regret, anger.

In an instant, various chaotic emotions flooded the heart of the Asura God King ’Luo Fan,’ and his killing intent surged wildly.

"Jiang Lan—," Luo Fan roared in his heart, and the crimson light from the Blood Ruler ’Life-breaking’ in his hand immediately intensified. The Blood Ruler flew beneath Luo Fan’s feet, and he was ready to step onto it and chase after Jiang Lan.

However, Qin Yu would not allow the Asura God King to go after Jiang Lan.

Luo Fan went from a standstill to maximum speed in an instant, charging out at extreme velocity. But just as he had surged out for about two or three meters, Luo Fan felt as if he had slammed into an incredibly hard boulder.

"Bang!"

Luo Fan collided violently with the spatial barrier that Qin Yu had instantly formed, feeling a slight dizziness in his head. However, when Luo Fan prepared to break through the spatial barrier to continue at extreme speed, he discovered—

Space Power had formed barriers in every direction, above, below, left, right, and front and back, binding him like a cage. He could only move within a range of a step or two.

"It must be Qin Yu!"

In a flash, Luo Fan thought of Qin Yu. Other than Qin Yu, there was no one else who could trap him. At this moment, Luo Fan was like a raging lion caught in a trap.

Seething with anger, Luo Fan turned to look at the black-robed Qin Yu standing calmly in the air not far away, holding the Residual Snow Divine Spear and gazing coldly at Luo Fan without moving.

"Luo Fan, don’t forget the agreement we made at the beginning," Qin Yu’s voice echoed in the mind of the Asura God King ’Luo Fan,’ "If you make a move, you are forcing my hand against you."

Luo Fan took a deep breath, his cold gaze lingering on Qin Yu for a long while.

"Spatial barrier..." As Luo Fan observed Qin Yu, a calmness gradually took over his heart. As far as Luo Fan was aware, space had been frozen by now. In principle, it was impossible to bind someone else with the Space Power anymore.

Yet Qin Yu had managed it.

And the Space Power that bound him was something Luo Fan himself could not even sense. As a Divine King who mastered the ’Space Law,’ he was unable to detect the presence of those Space Powers. It seemed somewhat ridiculous, but that was the reality.

"This Space Law is not of my cosmic space," Qin Yu inwardly smiled.

He had enough confidence.

Luo Fan glanced at the Residual Snow Divine Spear in Qin Yu’s hand, which had demonstrated its astonishing power more than once. Whether it was originally in the Northern Pole Holy Emperor Palace or later above the South Sea battling several Holy Emperors, the power of Residual Snow Divine Spear was beyond doubt.

"Its attack power should be stronger than mine, and it can control ’Special Space Power’ to bind me at this moment, especially since he can also use Instantaneous Movement," Luo Fan’s heart ached severely.

Reason told Luo Fan that he could not break free from Qin Yu’s binding.

"Little An, I’m sorry," Luo Fan whispered in the depths of his heart.

In the end, Luo Fan chose silence. Trying to fight was pointless; it would only lead Qin Yu to a complete opposition with the Asura Sea, which Luo Fan did not want to see.

As a leader, his first duty was to consider those still living.

"Qin Yu, I won’t make a move. However, if Jiang Lan ever attacks someone from my Asura Sea again, we will be at an irreconcilable dispute!" The Divine King Luo Fan communicated telepathically.

Qin Yu gave a slight nod with a smile.

"Don’t worry, Uncle Lan won’t kill anyone from your Asura Sea again," Qin Yu assured him telepathically.

Immediately after, Qin Yu’s indifferent gaze moved from the Asura God King’s side and directly to Jiang Lan. Jiang Lan’s corner of the mouth was now sporting a trace of blood, though the injury was not severe.

Qin Yu, who had been using the Space Power to observe the battle, was clear in his mind that it was Uncle Lan who got injured while fending off the Five-Colored Blade Light and the two Sword Lights with ’Luo Yu Saber’ and the use of ’Time Acceleration, Time Freeze,’ with the Origin Power attacks proving to be tremendously powerful.

"Truly spectacular."

Qin Yu watched Jiang Lan’s attacks with a smile; Jiang Lan’s mastery of time flow was absolutely brilliant, as the passing of time naturally shifted wherever he moved.

The changes in time and space made Jiang Lan’s speed fiendishly unpredictable.

"It would be hard for the Eight Great Saint Emperors to catch Uncle Lan. That Asura God King has grasped ’Time Freeze,’ but he’s not as good with ’Time Acceleration’ as Uncle Lan," Qin Yu evaluated silently.

Time Acceleration, the greater the multiple it can be accelerated, the higher the achievement in ’Time Acceleration.’ When the multiple of Time Acceleration reaches a certain limit, one has peaked. Going further would be Time Freeze.

As for how to employ ’Time Acceleration,’ it comes down to experience.

For example, two people can both accelerate time by a million times.

But while one may just rigidly accelerate by a million times, Uncle Lan would cleverly vary the degrees of Time Acceleration to achieve all kinds of ingenious outcomes.

That’s experience or what might be called ’battle talent’!

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Jiang Fan, Zhou Huo, Duanmu Yun, and the other Eight Great Saint Emperors were feeling very complicated at this moment. They had not expected that among the Eight Divine Clans, there would emerge a supreme expert capable of contending with the Asura God King.

Time Freeze.

This Divine Skill was something they all dreamed of possessing. Yet, now it appeared in Jiang Lan’s hands.

"Younger brother!" Jiang Fan’s heart churned as if a bottle of mixed emotions had been spilled within, sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy emotions flooding over him.

...

In the high sky shrouded by a haze, dozens of light beams shuttled back and forth at extreme speeds. Jiang Lan’s path of flight was swift and graceful. Although many ordinary Divine Kings feared Jiang Lan, when they saw Jiang Lan wounded by the Origin Power attack, greed got the better of them, and they flew eagerly, ready to strike at any moment.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, Jiang Lan traced an almost perfect trajectory, heading straight for Huangfu Lei. Huangfu Lei’s expression changed, and he immediately used all his means to launch a frenzied attack on Jiang Lan, slashing out eight Sword Lights in a row while also swiftly dodging away.

Eight sword lights, these were the limits of Huangfu Lei’s strongest attack, and they formed a net that trapped Jiang Lan. Nearly all Divine Kings around were watching Jiang Lan, curious to see how he would deal with the sword lights. In the eyes of those Divine Kings, even if Jiang Lan were not injured, his speed would have to slow down.

"Swoosh!"

Jiang Lan smiled faintly, seemingly oblivious to the eight sword lights. His entire being stepped into another parallel space as he deftly navigated through the sword lights, unscathed.

Step into another space?

Of course not.

All the Divine Kings present were no ordinary beings, and they could tell that this was a near-perfect application of "Time Acceleration." However, as Jiang Lan moved past the eight sword lights, he increased the distance between himself and Huangfu Lei.

"Impressive," Huangfu Lei admired as he watched Jiang Lan fly away, recognizing the nearly insurmountable gap between himself and Jiang Lan.

"Liu Xiang, let’s retreat. This Jiang Lan isn’t easy to deal with," Huangfu Lei communicated telepathically to Huangfu Liu Xiang after the exchange. This time, Huangfu Lei saw the gap between himself and Jiang Lan was almost impossible to bridge.

"No."

Huangfu Liu Xiang’s gaze never left Jiang Lan. "Big Brother, Jiang Lan is strong, but didn’t you see? Each time he takes on an attack with Origin Power, his injuries grow more severe."

Huangfu Liu Xiang still hadn’t given up hope.

"Liu Xiang, stop dreaming. Haven’t you seen that Qin Yu has been on the sidelines this whole time? I think that if Jiang Lan can’t hold on, Qin Yu will step in to help him," Huangfu Lei tried to reason.

"Qin Yu?"

Huangfu Liu Xiang confidently said, "Big Brother, didn’t you notice that Qin Yu is currently in a deadlock with the Asura Divine King? Qin Yu won’t be able to make a move. Once he does, the Asura Divine King will also engage. So there’s no need to worry about Qin Yu. Plus, Qin Yu has some dealings with us. Even if he interferes, he probably won’t go as far as to kill us."

Huangfu Lei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

You’re trying to kill their Uncle Lan, and you think they would show you mercy? If Qin Yu heard this, he would definitely sneer.

"Whoosh!"

The sharp whistling sound of high-speed flight and consecutive qi explosions echoed, but then abruptly ceased. The sound had vanished once again.

Everyone understood that Jiang Lan had used "Time Freeze" again.

"Boom!"

A grievous blade light, cold and fierce, came down from above, slicing through a Divine King in green robes. Jiang Lan appeared as if nothing had happened and continued flying forward.

"Boom!"

As the Time Freeze ended, the previously motionless Divine King in green robes suddenly moved, his body split in half from the top of his head down to his waist. The organs and blood vessels gushed out, and his body fell in two pieces from the sky.

His True Spirit had been cleaved apart by a single strike.

Another Divine King was dead.

Many Divine Kings were shaken by this scene, growing worried. Jiang Lan was too powerful, and even the Eight Great Saint Emperors could not match his speed.

"This Divine King who died must be one of the Hidden God Kings," Qin Yu glanced at the corpse of the Divine King in the green robe.

Qin Yu could guess what Jiang Lan was doing with these actions—using murder to intimidate the opposition. If the enemy continued their pursuit, Jiang Lan would continue to kill, one after another, until their courage faltered and confidence waned!

The targets that Jiang Lan chose to kill were selective, too.

Since the birth of the Divine World, throughout the 1.2 trillion years, Jiang Lan had belonged to one side of the Eight Divine Clans. The majority of his enemies were from the Ascenders’ side. Of course, even within the Eight Divine Clans, there were a few whose relationship with Jiang Lan was sour.

"Boom!"

Once again, Jiang Lan fended off two five-colored blade lights with his "Luo Yu Saber" and "Time Freeze," but still, he felt as if his body had been penetrated by lightning. Blood forced its way up to his throat, trickling from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Lan scanned his surroundings with a sweep of his eyes.

Suddenly, Jiang Lan locked onto Huangfu Liu Xiang nearby. From the start, she had been lurking close by, always ready to strike powerfully.

"Huangfu Liu Xiang, I’ve already spared you twice."

The sound of Jiang Lan’s Divine Sense echoed in Huangfu Liu Xiang’s mind, causing her to freeze. Then, she saw Jiang Lan turn into a streak of light and rush directly towards her.

In truth, from the beginning, Jiang Lan had two chances to kill Huangfu Liu Xiang. But seeing her as part of the Eight Divine Clans’ side, Jiang Lan had directed his path elsewhere, sparing her life.

However, Jiang Lan observed—

That by sparing the Divine Kings of the Eight Divine Clans’ side, other Divine Kings from the same clans, with few exceptions like Duanmu Yu and Jiang Xing, were all plotting, periodically preparing to attack him.

Finally, Jiang Lan grew ruthless and no longer considered the opposition’s affiliation with the Eight Divine Clans.

"Ah!"

Huangfu Liu Xiang was terrified and immediately swung her hand, unleashing several green ribbons toward Jiang Lan. A cold glint flashed in Jiang Lan’s eyes as he muttered under his breath.

Time Freeze!

The flying green ribbons halted mid-air, and Huangfu Liu Xiang froze.

"Liu Xiang!" Already retreated to a distance, Huangfu Lei couldn’t act in time to rescue her, and could only watch helplessly as Jiang Lan flew past Huangfu Liu Xiang like lightning. After a while, when the Time Freeze lifted, Huangfu Liu Xiang’s body fell powerlessly from the sky.

Shen Tuyin, Duanmu Rufen, Pu Tai Tu, Tang Xiang, and many other Divine Kings from the Eight Divine Clans were all deeply shaken.

Jiang Lan had finally made a tough move against a Divine King from the Eight Divine Clans’ side.

"Uncle Lan." Seeing this, Qin Yu smiled and nodded. He had seen that Jiang Lan’s ruthless strategy had taken effect. Not just the Ascenders, even the Hidden God Kings, and the Divine Kings of the Eight Divine Clans no longer dared to approach.

(End of Chapter One. Chapter Two will come around ten!)

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