Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 285 - 273: Dethroning Murong Hao

"Tablet Splitting Palm!"

Qin Qing struck out with a single hand, not bothering to evade as he directly confronted Murong Hao.

"Not good!"

The moment Qin Qing made his move, Murong Qingsong’s face drastically changed from the rear.

"Hao’er, retreat quickly!"

Murong Qingsong bellowed.

But it was already too late!

Spiritual Power burst forth directly from Qin Qing’s palm.

When unleashed by the current Qin Qing, the power of Tablet Splitting Palm was extremely terrifying!

Murong Hao didn’t even have time to react before he felt a horrifying force, like a mountain torrent, engulfing him completely.

Then, a tearing pain spread throughout his body!

"Boom!"

A loud crash resounded!

Murong Hao’s entire body was sent flying back.

"Buzz, buzz!"

Golden Spiritual Patterns swirled around Murong Hao.

"Body-Protecting Talisman!"

It was a Body-Protecting Talisman that had erupted.

The mighty power of the Spirit Talisman temporarily protected Murong Hao.

"Heh heh... so what if you have a Body-Protecting Talisman?"

Qin Qing’s lips curled into a cold smile. He could sense that Murong Hao’s talisman was only average, probably handcrafted by his father.

And as for Murong Qingsong’s cultivation, it was merely at the Golden Core Realm. What level could a talisman he concocted possibly reach?

"Kneel down for me!"

Qin Qing exerted force with his hand again.

The Profound Mysteries of Tablet Splitting Palm erupted once more.

"Rumble!"

Around Murong Hao, the golden Defensive Shield immediately collapsed.

The terrible force suppressed Murong Hao, forcing him to kneel straight on the ground.

His knees struck the ground hard.

"Pff!"

Murong Hao spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, staining the ground in front of him crimson.

At the same time, it could be seen that, centered around his knees, the ground cracked with spiderweb-like fissures.

"This..."

Everyone was shocked as they looked at Qin Qing.

No one expected Qin Qing to be so powerful.

Just how old was Qin Qing?

He looked to be under twenty.

Yet Murong Hao was more than a decade his senior and was a Great Martial Master of the Divine Might Realm.

A Great Martial Master of the Divine Might Realm, and one who possessed a Body-Protecting Talisman, was so easily overpowered in front of him?

From behind, onlookers like Kong Wusheng and Xia Caihe all felt astonishment, and even Huang Fuhe, at this moment, couldn’t hide the shock in his eyes.

Huang Fuhe thought he was truly the number one talent in Heavenly Lake Palace.

But now it seemed... This Qin Qing’s talent was not inferior to his own, and could even be said to firmly suppress him.

This caused Huang Fuhe, who normally had a calm disposition, to feel an unexpected ripple in his heart.

He was eager to prove himself and subdue this Qin Qing.

However... despite Huang Fuhe harboring such thoughts, he did not act on them.

Because it was a conflict between Qin Qing and Murong Hao, or Murong Qingsong, there was no need for him to intervene!

"Qin Qing! Stop right there!"

Murong Qingsong glared at Qin Qing with fury; seeing his son Murong Hao’s dejected appearance, he felt waves of heartache.

After all, this was his own flesh and blood.

What’s more, Murong Qingsong actually doted on this son very much.

"Heh heh... stop?" Qin Qing looked back at Murong Qingsong and said, "To spare the rod is to spoil the child. As his father, you haven’t disciplined him properly. He doesn’t know how to behave, so fine, I will help you teach him!"

"No! Stop!" Murong Qingsong shouted loudly.

But it was already too late!

Qin Qing didn’t hesitate at all.

He exerted force with his hand straightaway.

A terrifying force instantly traveled along Murong Hao’s shoulders and into his body, causing a horrifying shockwave within.

"Pff!"

A muffled sound, like an air burst, emanated from inside Murong Hao.

Then there was a series of cracking and crunching noises!

"Ah... puff!"

Murong Hao screamed again before his eyes went dark, his body went limp, and he fainted!

Done for!

Murong Hao was thoroughly ruined!

Not only was his dantian shattered, but all the meridians in his body were severed, and his bones were crushed!

From now on, Murong Hao would not only be a cripple incapable of cultivating but also a vegetative person unable to move!

"Ah..."

Murong Qingsong’s eyes were about to split with rage!

His own son had been viciously injured in front of him to the point of becoming a cripple without any capacity for action.

Murong Qingsong’s heart burned with boundless rage, all the sorrow and fury intertwining into a maddening flame.

Everyone around was utterly shocked.

No one expected Qin Qing to be so ruthless!

One could only imagine that Murong Qingsong would now explode with all his rage unleashed!

"Whoosh!"

Murong Qingsong’s spiritual power exploded, and his Martial Soul manifested simultaneously.

His Martial Soul was actually a pine tree!

Perhaps it was after the manifestation of his Martial Soul that his name was changed to Qingsong.

At this moment, the pine tree swayed, its powerful Soul Power and Spiritual Power merging.

Murong Qingsong clenched his fists and charged at Qin Qing.

"Scoundrel, go to hell! Ahhhhh..."

Murong Qingsong’s Golden Core Realm strength fully erupted at that moment.

Everyone else instinctively retreated rapidly.

The power of a Golden Core Realm Martial Dao Master was more than most could handle.

Apart from a few like Yuan Feng, Gu Ming, and Huang Fuhe, others would be injured if swept up in the aftermath of a Golden Core Realm Martial Dao Master’s attack.

But Qin Qing still stood in place.

He faced Murong Qingsong’s attack without any attempt to dodge.

His Martial Soul manifested, Soul Power surging, his fist likewise swinging out and colliding with Murong Qingsong’s.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The fists of the two violently collided in mid-air.

Violent Spiritual Power burst out in all directions.

Those who couldn’t retreat in time were directly blown away.

Not far away, the waters of Saint Lake were also caught in the aftermath of the collision between the two forces, creating huge waves.

What shocked everyone was that in this clash, Qin Qing did not fall behind.

Both men retreated more than a dozen steps, but it seemed that after Qin Qing drew back those steps, he stood his ground without moving an inch, while Murong Qingsong’s body appeared to be trembling slightly.

The aftershock of the impact made his body shake uncontrollably!

How could this Qin Qing be so powerful?

Could even Murong Qingsong, the Great Elder of Heavenly Lake Palace, not defeat him?

"How old is he? He’s probably not even twenty and yet he can confront the Great Elder of Heavenly Lake Palace head-on!"

At this moment, a storm of shock raged in everyone’s heart.

Xia Caihe, Wanyan Jun, and others felt a sense of shame welling up inside them; they had ascended Saint Lake Mountain not long before with great pride.

Because in their eyes, they were the top geniuses of the Northern Borderlands.

Yet at this moment, they truly realized what the top genius was.

In front of Qin Qing, their so-thought talent was nothing.

Huang Fuhe felt a sense of shame in his heart, having previously reveled in praise from everyone like the moon surrounded by a crowd of stars, truly believing he was the number one genius of Saint Lake Mountain.

Now he knew that his thoughts were nothing but the perspective of a frog at the bottom of a well.

Then there was Ye Xin, who was filled with endless regret at this moment.

Qin Qing, so young yet possessing the strength to counter the ancestor of Heavenly Lake Palace, could only indicate how high such a talent could soar in the future.

If she hadn’t chosen to become estranged from Qin Qing because of Murong Hao, her relationship with Qin Qing would probably still be decent now.

Or perhaps, if she had followed Qin Qing, their relationship could have developed further, even reaching the point of becoming Dao companions—it wasn’t impossible...

In contrast, Murong Hao had now become a complete cripple.

There was no possibility for her to rely on Murong Hao anymore. Moreover, it was highly likely that Murong Qingsong’s rage would implicate her, Ye Xin, and her brother Ye Jiang... all very probable outcomes.

How could Ye Xin not regret?

But what use was regret?

Qin Qing had erased her last support, all her hopes of revenge.

So... now Ye Xin’s heart became twisted instead, she only hoped that Murong Qingsong could directly suppress Qin Qing, or even kill him.

Only in this way would her heart’s remorse not be so intense.

"Great Elder, Qin Qing has trespassed into the sanctum of Heavenly Lake Palace; I implore you to execute him!" Ye Xin watched Qin Qing with cold eyes, grinding her teeth.