Abyssal Yin Li was furious. He never imagined his opponent could actually land a blow.
Abyssal Yin Li’s face twisted with rage. "Humans, you will regret this."
He then pressed his palms together and said with unusual reverence, "Ancestral Land Projection."
At that moment, Abyssal Yin Li’s form began to dissipate, while a massive black city enveloped the island where he had been.
A figure stood within the city. He looked up at Jian Shisan and spoke, "Human, you will pay the price for your foolish actions."
The moment he finished speaking, an endless abyssal aura and a vast power instantly surged forth.
"Human, crave power. In the end, you will either belong to the Abyss or be wiped from existence."
The voice carried an endless temptation.
Especially when faced with such terrifying might, anyone would begin to crave power.
And those who crave power would fall to the Abyss with the slightest lapse in caution.
But Jian Shisan remained unmoved. The Abyss was not worthy of tainting his sword. His sword was pure, flawless.
He needed nothing more.
The being within the abyssal projection was surprised by Jian Shisan’s willpower.
The man was clearly only a Tier Eight, yet he could remain true to himself under such pressure.
"Human, you are the second person to hold fast to your will before me. The first has already been annihilated. Now, it is your turn."
This Abyssal Being was full of confidence, as if he held the power to pass judgment on everyone else.
Jiang Zuo watched him coldly. Just then, his mark suddenly stirred—so violently that even without taking it out, Jiang Zuo could sense information coming through.
Even Jian Shisan sensed that something nearby was amiss, but he had no time for distractions. He had to focus all his efforts on the fight.
This new projection was incomparably stronger than the first being.
Jian Shisan would need to use his full strength to slay him.
In the next instant, the endless abyssal aura and the all-slaying light of the sword collided.
And in that moment, Jiang Zuo saw it: the two forces crashed together, and the abyssal aura overwhelmed everything, surging high into the sky.
High in the sky stood a peerlessly beautiful woman. Though her face was indistinct, her beauty was palpable.
The abyssal power instantly engulfed her.
A moment later, her life force vanished. The abyssal aura receded, and the woman began to fall.
Jiang Zuo froze. He realized that the woman was Qin Qianning.
Jiang Zuo then checked the mark and found that it had already shared the vision with him.
Jiang Zuo wasn’t concerned about how it happened this time. It had been too sudden—so sudden that even the mark hadn’t had time to react properly.
Jian Shisan was taken aback. "Young friend, what was that?"
Jian Shisan watched the image of Qianning fall and added, "Such a pity. To die just like that."
Jiang Zuo shook his head. "You’re better off not knowing the details. However, that woman may be connected to the Holy Land."
Jian Shisan didn’t press the issue and simply continued to watch in silence.
Just as Qin Qianning’s body was about to fall into the Abyss, a man in white stepped out of the void.
He gently caught her.
He held Qianning for a long time.
He completely ignored the corrupting influence of the Abyss.
Then, in an instant, his aura transformed. An endless darkness erupted from him, seeming to overpower even the Abyss itself.
The very sky grew dark.
At that moment, a deep, grim voice echoed all around: "I want you all to die."
The dark aura instantly turned violent, carrying a world-ending power, as if the destruction of an entire world would not be enough to quell his rage.
Just as the man was about to go berserk, a hand landed on his shoulder, and the immense, dark energy was instantly suppressed.
The man shrouded in darkness turned his head and said, "Don’t stop me."
In this world, only one person could suppress him with a single hand.
No one but Qin Tian.
Jiang Zuo recognized him the moment he saw him.
’Right, these are the Qin Family Siblings and the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion.’
At this point, Qin Tian spoke. "You Si, your anger is controlling you."
The Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion retorted, "So what?"
’Without Qianning, what use is reason?’
’He didn’t need anything at all.’
Qin Tian remained calm. "Do you remember your Ten Thousand Leaves Immortal Spirit? There might still be a way to save Qianning."
The Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion froze, then said, "You mean..."
Qin Tian nodded. "In theory, it’s possible, but I don’t know the specifics. You’re more of an expert in these matters than I am. Leave this to me. You don’t have a moment to spare."
The dark aura vanished in an instant. The Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion, holding Qin Qianning, said, "I understand."
Then he vanished, taking Qianning with him.
Qin Tian, meanwhile, turned his gaze to the Abyssal Being.
Jiang Zuo and Jian Shisan saw it too. This being was the very same one from the projection earlier.
Only, he was incomparably stronger than his projection.
This being looked at Qin Tian and said, "Human, you are strong. You are worthy of being my ene—"
Before the being could finish, Qin Tian moved. He simply raised his hand and swiped, and a force of incomparable power instantly scattered the being’s form.
The Abyssal Being quickly re-formed its body, spitting out a breath of abyssal energy.
Just as it was about to speak, Qin Tian strode forward. Each step he took carried an aura of destruction. Each step made the Abyss tremble. Each step forced the Abyss to recoil.
Finally, Qin Tian brought his foot down on the Abyssal Being and said coldly, "My enemy? You think you’re worthy?"
Then, Qin Tian stomped down hard. The Abyssal Being instantly shattered. Qin Tian then reached out and crushed the scattered abyssal fragments again.
In the end, only a single, thin thread was left.
As Qin Tian was about to destroy the thread, an immensely powerful aura emerged from the depths of the Abyss, one that was on par with his own.
This aura whisked the thin thread away.
In its place, a powerful Abyssal Being remained.
But Jiang Zuo could tell that this being was no match for Qin Tian.
’And this is the very being I killed in my past life.’
’He was even more powerful back then than he is now.’
’When the Abyss was whole, he likely possessed the power of a Pseudo-Supreme.’
’Seeing this, I knew it was almost over. Qin Tian had suppressed everything, but the Abyss was connected to the Abyss World. Because the Abyss World had interfered, he couldn’t quickly annihilate the Abyssal Being.’
’That’s why he chose to suppress and Seal it instead.’
’But when I killed him in my past life, the Abyss World didn’t intervene. Thinking back, they probably didn’t have time.’
’After all, I killed him the moment we met.’
’They wouldn’t have had time to do anything even if they’d wanted to.’
’They probably didn’t even have a chance to react.’
After that, the vision truly began to fade. But before it vanished completely, Jiang Zuo and Jian Shisan heard Qin Tian’s voice. "For the sake of this world, for the sake of the Human Race, I can spare him for now."
"But if he survives to the very end, I hope that someone in the future will kill him in my stead."
With that, the vision vanished completely.