Chapter 259: Chapter 258: Meng Tianxuan: I’d Like to See if You Can Blast Me to Death Today

High in the sky, streaks of starlight appeared. Ye Fan and Meng Tianxuan were inches apart, the cracks in their skin widening as visible spatial fluctuations spread out...

"Mad! You’re all mad!"

"You bunch of lunatics!"

Watching Ye Fan’s crazed expression, the Venerable Alliance Leader was so furious he could have cursed the man’s mother. It only confirmed his suspicions. ’This so-called Heaven-Blasting Gang is definitely unhinged!’

’Willing to throw away your life just to self-destruct?’

’You may not value your lives, but I, the Alliance Leader, certainly value mine!’

"Ye Fan, let’s talk this through!"

At this thought, Meng Tianxuan’s courage failed him. He looked at Ye Fan and spoke, his voice softening completely.

"Why don’t we stop here? I was indeed reckless just now. There must be some misunderstanding..."

The words fell.

"..."

Ye Fan fell silent at his words but showed no intention of moving.

But the fluctuations of Star Force around his body only grew more intense!

RUMBLE!

His physical body disturbed space itself.

The air around him trembled, forming visible shockwave ripples that spread out in circles, twisting the Space Law.

The void began to crack as the power slowly pulsed.

"It’s a bit too late to be begging for mercy now, isn’t it?"

Ye Fan looked down at Meng Tianxuan, the cracks spreading across his face like the branches of a tree as brilliant starlight leaked out from within him.

He looked ready to lose control and explode at any moment.

Seeing this, Meng Tianxuan didn’t dare make a move. Ye Fan was right in front of him. If he really exploded, Meng Tianxuan would definitely be caught in the blast.

’This is the self-detonation of a Venerable Realm expert!’

’It’s a gamble he didn’t dare to take...’

"Ye Fan, we don’t have to make this so ugly."

Meng Tianxuan asked in a low voice, trying to calm him down. "Considering you’ve entered the Venerable Realm and have a great future ahead of you... why the sacrifice?"

"Tsk. Enough, Alliance Leader. If you’re trying to sway my state of mind... you’d better give up."

Ye Fan let out a laugh, having naturally seen through his intentions.

His Heaven and Earth’s Longevity technique had already been pushed to its absolute limit. He was just one step away from detonating it completely.

Meng Tianxuan was starting to panic, even stooping to begging for mercy.

"You... you really don’t want anything?"

Hearing this, Meng Tianxuan’s heart instantly turned to ash.

’The thing I fear most is encountering this kind of madman.’

’And now it seems the Heaven-Blasting Gang is full of them!’

Unwilling to give up, he asked again, "Is it really worth it? To self-destruct for a junior from the Heaven-Blasting Gang?"

"Worth it?"

Ye Fan said coldly, glancing back at Qin Yang.

"You’ve repeatedly sent people to Jianghai to disturb the peace of my Heaven-Blasting Gang’s disciples. This isn’t a question of whether it’s ’worth it.’ This is provocation, again and again..."

"If I don’t teach you a lesson this time... you will surely offend my Heaven-Blasting Gang again in the future!"

"Ye Fan, must you be so extreme?"

Meng Tianxuan’s brow furrowed tightly.

’Teach him a lesson?’

’Your idea of a "lesson" is to self-destruct your physical body?’

’Isn’t that a bit too ruthless?!’

Meng Tianxuan was speechless. He tried to persuade him again.

"The gap between an Earth Venerable and the Celestial Venerable Realm is immense. Even if you self-destruct, you can’t kill me, can you? Why make such a futile effort?"

"As long as I survive, I can use heavenly treasures to recover. But your self-detonation is another story! If you die, there’s no coming back!"

As he spoke, Meng Tianxuan took a step forward, stared into Ye Fan’s eyes, and demanded:

"It’s not easy to reach the Venerable Realm through cultivation, is it? Are you truly willing to throw away a lifetime of cultivation for a junior?"

"Enough! Cut the crap, you old dog!"

Ye Fan pushed the last of his Star Force and cut him off sharply. "Do you really think everyone is like you? Strong on the outside but weak on the inside, nothing but a hypocrite?"

"Today, you insulted a member of my sect! You *will* take this lesson!"

The next moment.

BOOM!

Ye Fan charged straight at Meng Tianxuan, the wind whipping his robes, making them rustle.

Everywhere he passed, space shattered like a mirror, and a terrifying explosive sound shook the heavens!

"Dammit!"

Meng Tianxuan’s expression changed drastically as he hurriedly manipulated his Star Force to block.

But it was too late!

Ye Fan’s figure drifted, arriving precisely in front of his chest. He lit the fuse of his physical body, pushing Heaven and Earth’s Longevity to its absolute extreme.

BOOM!!

Streaks of lightning exploded!

The temperature rose by thousands of degrees Celsius, blasting open a giant hole of indigo lightning.

The soaring starlight was blinding. The world turned into a vast expanse of white. The killing intent spread for thousands of miles. The figures of Ye Fan and the Venerable Alliance Leader collided and were submerged in the brilliant light.

......

Following the shocking scene, the sky was filled with brilliant starlight.

"No..."

Elder Li watched the scene in the sky, his face filled with grief.

The others in the room also shed tears, shaken by the scene before them. In an instant, the sound of sobbing filled the room.p>

’Another Venerable Realm expert is gone...’

Including the Jianghai Sword God and the others before, three Venerables had now fallen in Jianghai. Jianghai City had long since become a graveyard for Venerables.

"Martial Uncle... are you gone too...?"

Li Qinghe’s eyes dimmed. The sorrowful cries echoing in her ears only accentuated the bleakness of the moment.

But amidst her sadness, she felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if she had seen this somewhere before.

’This technique... why does it feel a bit like Grandmaster’s...’

Li Qinghe wiped her tears, unable to shake the feeling of déjà vu.

An inexplicable sense of familiarity sent her spiraling into her thoughts...

...

...

The massive boom propagated across the sky, traveling for a thousand miles.

「Meanwhile.」

At the triage area set up by the police.

Stretchers were scattered everywhere.

Police officers were lying around resting everywhere. Meng Tianxuan’s Dharma Body had been so powerful that it had affected many people. This place had become a temporary rest area, filled with those injured in the blast.

Some of the resting officers looked up, staring at the strange spectacle in the direction of the apartment building, so shocked they forgot their pain.

"Holy crap! This is even more intense than the Arrow God’s self-detonation!"

"You guys think... will this be enough to kill him?"

"Who knows? This isn’t a self-detonation! It’s basically a nuke!"

"Sigh, another Venerable has fallen..."

"..."

Xia He leaned against an armored vehicle, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He gazed worriedly at the sky, his heart growing heavier.

The power of that self-detonation was immense. Even from several miles away, he could feel its terror. He had no idea how Old Qin was doing...

’You better not get into any trouble...’

Xia He exhaled a puff of smoke and squatted down, his mind heavy with worry. He took out his police ID.

He sighed silently.

He’d thought that after joining the police force, he would have some real power. He had even urged Old Qin not to slack off.

But now, he was only just discovering...

...that he couldn’t even dream of surpassing Old Qin; he couldn’t even see his shadow. That guy had left him far behind in the dust, to a point where he was completely out of reach!

The Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, alchemy, Top Level Venerable strength... even his tea-making skills were in a league of their own!

He was "a little bit" good at everything. Even the battle happening now was something Xia He couldn’t possibly get involved in.

If Qin Yang hadn’t helped him back then...

’I guess I’d... still just be a beat cop, wouldn’t I?’

’How can the gap between people be so huge?’

Xia He put away his police ID and looked up at the battlefield above the apartment building, the white light reflecting in his pupils. "Old Qin, you better make it back alive for me, buddy. I’m still waiting to grab some skewers with you after work."

"Captain Xia, stop watching. You should get some rest."

Just then, an officer walked over unsteadily and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You’ve been standing here without moving since the beginning. Get some rest."

The words fell.

"Sigh...."

Xia He sighed again, speaking with a helpless melancholy. "You guys don’t understand my sorrow. I can’t even help..."

As he sighed...

SWOOSH!

A piercing sound of something tearing through the air rang out.

All the officers looked up to see a figure streaking past, heading straight for the apartment building, moving like a beam of light!

"Hm?"

Xia He, cigarette in his mouth, glanced at the figure, and his brow immediately furrowed.

"Liu Wushuang?"

’Didn’t that old guy just leave? What’s he doing back here now?’

....

Several miles away, a streak of cyan light flashed past a magnificent building.

Liu Wushuang weaved between the buildings, rushing urgently toward the apartment complex.

He had taken the advice earlier and hastily left the vicinity of the apartment, but when the massive boom echoed out, he couldn’t stop himself from turning back.

’The thing I feared most has happened after all!’

’Someone from the Heaven-Blasting Gang self-destructed again...’

When Liu Wushuang reached a low-rise building not far from the apartment and witnessed the dazzling white light with his own eyes, his heart shook violently, and old memories were stirred up once more.

’Again...’

Unbearable memories came flooding back like a tide.

’Li Shui Lake... self-detonation... the Jianghai Arrow God...’

’It’s the exact same scene!’

Days ago, the Arrow God had self-destructed just like this at Li Shui Lake, blasting the Demon from the Beast God Sect to smithereens!

Even though much time had passed, Liu Wushuang still remembered every single detail!

Every detail of the Arrow God’s death was branded into his heart, impossible to ever forget.

But now...

a familiar scene was playing out once again.

Only...

this time, the opponent was the Venerable Alliance!

It was as if history was repeating itself. What has been will be again.

"Sigh....."

Liu Wushuang stared at the approaching white light, a dazed look on his face:

"They even dare to force the hand of someone in the Celestial Venerable Realm. Are the people of the Heaven-Blasting Gang truly not afraid of death?"

....

「A few moments later.」

Above the apartment building, the aftershocks of the self-detonation faded, and the smoke cleared.

Everyone watched the state of the battle with bated breath. Countless pairs of eyes were focused, staring at the figures, waiting for the person who emerged to be Ye Fan.p>

However, the next moment...

the dense smoke parted.

The one who walked out first was not Ye Fan.

"Cough, cough....."

Meng Tianxuan appeared amidst the smoke, his robes torn to shreds, his face covered in soot. He was a complete mess.

Everyone looked at his wound and gasped in unison.

Right in the center of Meng Tianxuan’s chest, a bloody hole had been blown open. Crisscrossed white bones were visible, and one could clearly see the organs in his thoracic cavity, his heart beating powerfully.

He was a shadow of his former magnificent self.

"Dammit, this Heaven-Blasting Gang really is a bunch of lunatics!"

Meng Tianxuan pressed a hand to the bloody hole in his chest, channeling the Law to repair the wound. An indelible fear shone in his pupils; he was still shaken by the close call.

’That was too close!’

’I almost fell for the Heaven-Blasting Gang’s trap!’

’If I hadn’t channeled my Star Force in time to avoid most of the damage, I really would have died here.’

But even so, Ye Fan’s self-detonation had still caused immense physical damage!

"But no matter. I, the Alliance Leader, survived...."

Meng Tianxuan’s expression suddenly darkened. He slapped away the surrounding Star Force and snorted coldly, "A few mere Venerable Realm cultivators think they can kill me? They’re dreaming!"

Just then.

"Oh? Is that so?"

A cold voice suddenly came from behind him.

Like a silent specter.

It instantly sent a shiver down Meng Tianxuan’s spine.

"Who?!"

Meng Tianxuan whipped his head around.

Only then did he realize that, at some unknown point, Lin Dong had appeared several meters behind him. With arms crossed, he was watching Meng Tianxuan with an icy gaze.

Killing intent filled the air...

like a hunter who had cornered his prey.

Lin Dong didn’t hesitate. He charged straight at Meng Tianxuan to kill him, igniting Heaven and Earth’s Longevity for a second time. In an instant, the starlight was brilliant!

"LUNATIC!"

Meng Tianxuan roared in anger, but his body was already being swallowed by the white light. His indignant howl swept across the sky, echoing throughout all of Jianghai City!

"I’D LIKE TO SEE IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY BLOW ME UP TODAY!!"

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