However, just as the demonic claw was about to seize Chen Ping, he moved.
His action seemed casual, yet it was filled with endless mysteries.
He merely raised his right hand lightly, with his palm facing the enormous demonic claw. There were no flashy techniques, and even his aura showed no fluctuation at all. It was as if what he faced was nothing more than an insignificant fly.
“Bang!”
A muffled roar erupted, like thunder exploding right beside one’s ear.
The black demonic claw shattered instantly, dissolving into a sky full of black mist that scattered away. That black mist dispersed like smoke blown by the wind, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Immediately after, an invisible force surged back along the black-robed man’s arm, that force spreading rapidly like a ferocious venomous snake.
The smug smile on the black-robed man’s face froze in an instant, replaced by incredulous terror.
His eyes widened hugely, as if he had witnessed the most horrifying thing in the world.
He felt an irresistible force flooding into his body, instantly destroying his meridians and dantian.
That force rampaged through his body like a surging tide, leaving devastation in its wake wherever it went.
He did not even have time to cry out in agony. His body flew backwards like a leather ball struck by a heavy object, crashing heavily to the ground. Blood streamed from all seven orifices, and his breath cut off in an instant.
The Evil Dao Hall’s law enforcer at the second rank of the Earth Immortal Realm could not even withstand a single move from Chen Ping before being slapped to death.
His once towering figure now lay on the ground like a dead dog, devoid of any former majesty.
The entire scene fell into dead silence. The demonic cultivators who had been cheering moments ago had their smiles frozen on their faces, their mouths agape wide enough to fit a fist. Their eyes were filled with fear and bewilderment, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, as if they were trapped in a terrifying nightmare.
Li Qingshan and the others abruptly opened their eyes. Seeing the black-robed man’s corpse on the ground and then glancing at the utterly calm Chen Ping, they were completely dumbfounded.
Their minds went blank, as if struck by a bolt of lightning.
The terrifying pressure they had felt earlier, that Earth Immortal Realm powerhouse who seemed invincible in their eyes, had actually been slapped to death by Chen Ping just like that?
This was utterly beyond their imagination, making it impossible for them to believe what they were seeing.
“This… is this real?”
Someone murmured to themselves, their voice trembling. That voice was filled with doubt and fear. They dared not trust their own eyes, dared not believe what had just occurred before them.
Chen Ping dusted off his hands, as if merely brushing away some dirt. His movements were relaxed and natural.
Then he turned to Yun Miao Immortal Venerable, who was still trembling in fear, his tone as flat as if inquiring about some trivial matter: “Now, you can continue. How exactly did the Sixth Hall Master learn the method of refining the Immortal Refining Stone?”
Yun Miao Immortal Venerable looked at the black-robed man’s corpse on the ground, then at Chen Ping, and was so terrified that his soul nearly fled his body.
His body shook uncontrollably, like a leaf drifting in a raging gale.
Where would he dare to conceal anything? He scrambled to his feet and knelt on the ground at once, his voice quivering as he said: “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you everything! The Sixth Hall Master… the Sixth Hall Master learned it from the Third Hall Master. As for how exactly the Third Hall Master came to know, that I do not know!”
His face was full of terror and despair, as if Chen Ping were an overlord who could decide his life or death.
“Has the Third Hall Master of the Divine Hall already colluded with the Evil Dao Hall?”
Chen Ping’s brows furrowed. One must know that the Third Hall Master was a high-ranking figure in the Divine Hall, and the Divine Hall was an organisation of the Divine Race.
Now, with members of the Divine Race colluding with the Demonic Race, this was no small matter.
Moreover, the Fourth Hall Master had always been at odds with the Third Hall Master. If the Third Hall Master was colluding with the Evil Dao Hall and making a move against the Fourth Hall Master, would that not put the Fourth Hall Master in grave danger?
