The continuous energy flow extended for kilometers, instantly leveling numerous buildings.
In just the blink of an eye, one-fifth of the city was ruthlessly destroyed by the unrelenting energy flow.
After this catastrophic attack, a fan-shaped crater, stretching over a kilometer, appeared in the devastated city.
Yet, there stood Jiang Yuan, his undamaged figure at the starting point of the colossal crater. Despite his clothes being incinerated, not a scratch could be found on his body. While the city lay in ruins, the area behind him remained untouched.
Those within this protected zone, including Shen Hanbing, Xiao Nitian, and the frightened citizens, seemed unharmed as if shielded by his presence.
“Incredible… I’m still alive!”
“That man saved us, he blocked the energy of the demonic energy blast with his body!”
“Using… using his body to withstand the energy of the demonic energy blast… Am I dreaming? Can someone really do such a thing in this world?!”
“Seems like I’m still dreaming? I’m sure I haven’t woken up yet!”
Although Jiang Yuan’s previous actions had left them shocked to the point of numbness, this latest display astonished them once again. Blocking the energy of a demonic energy blast with one’s body shattered their worldview.
Seeing Jiang Yuan unharmed, the airborne Golden Steel Demon Ape began to panic. The attack it just executed had depleted most of its demonic energy, and it realized that if this man remained unscathed, all its attacks would be meaningless.
Not hesitating any longer, the Golden Steel Demon Ape immediately gathered the remaining demonic energy onto its wings. It then propelled itself backward at subsonic speed, resembling a meteor tearing through the sky towards the distant horizon.
“Escape… it’s escaping?”
“You mustn’t let it go. Otherwise, it will continue to harm people!”
“But its speed is too fast! Who can catch up with it?”
“Unbelievable… with such a massive body, it possesses such terrifying speed!”
Everyone marveled at the ape’s speed, which surpassed their understanding.
“Though you’re not my opponent, if I want to leave, you can’t stop me!”
The Golden Steel Demon Ape, now a few thousand meters away, turned back to glance at Jiang Yuan. However, to its shock, Jiang Yuan seemed to vanish mysteriously.
“Impossible!”
The Golden Steel Demon Ape widened its eyes, anxiously looking forward, only to find Jiang Yuan had reappeared in front of it. Suspended in mid-air, he crossed his arms and levitated as if a divine being.
“No way!”
The Golden Steel Demon Ape shouted in disbelief, and drenched in cold sweat. It couldn’t fathom the man’s speed, leaving no trace of an afterimage.
This wasn’t the speed of a living being; it was akin to the speed of light!
The Golden Steel Demon Ape desperately attempted to decelerate, intending to turn around but it was already too late. Moving at such an incredible speed, it reached Jiang Yuan in an instant.
Jiang Yuan made no unnecessary movements. He simply raised his right hand and lightly hammered down like a gentle massage. However, this seemingly relaxing strike unleashed a cataclysmic force upon the Golden Steel Demon Ape’s head.
Boom!
Accompanied by a thunderous explosion, the Golden Steel Demon Ape’s protective demonic energy shield instantly crumbled, and its entire body exploded into fragments in mid-air.
“So boring…”
Yawning, Jiang Yuan looked at the falling flesh and blood with indifference.
“Is this what they call a disaster of Profound level? I was expecting a bit more excitement.”
A deluge of blood and flesh rained down from the sky, showering the earth like a torrential rain. The previously overcast sky now cleared up which created a sense of clearing after a storm.
At this moment, cheers erupted from the ground in the city below.
“The Golden Steel Demon Ape is dead! We are saved!”
“Fantastic! We all survived!”
Throughout the entire city, all the warriors and civilians rejoiced, expressing the joy of surviving a calamity.
Jiang Yuan’s god-like figure stood on the clouds, illuminated by the sunlight, creating a fantastical and radiant appearance. The gazes from the crowd became increasingly reverent as if they were witnessing a divine being.
Meanwhile, ten miles away from Qingyun City, Ye Xingchen and his entourage stood on a mountain peak.
Ye Xingchen gazed at the sky where Jiang Yuan was, his expression unusually solemn. Just as he arrived, he witnessed the scene of Jiang Yuan instantly defeating the Golden Steel Demon Ape with a single punch.
This sight brought him immense shock and a strong sense of crisis.
“This guy…” Ye Xingchen was well aware that with such incredible strength, once this man ascended to the Earth Ranking, he would undoubtedly attract the attention of the higher-ups in the kingdom.
At that time, entering the Heavenly Ranking was only a matter of time for him.
If he ascended to the Heavenly Ranking, the unparalleled genius of the Ye family would be pushed off the list!
The consequences of this would affect the entire Ye family’s status in the Southern Xia Kingdom.
Thinking of this, Ye Xingchen didn’t hesitate any longer. He immediately ordered his guards behind him, “Block all information for me. The truth about the Golden Steel Demon Ape’s death must not be revealed!”
“Yes!” The guards respectfully replied.
Pointing at the sky where Jiang Yuan was, Ye Xingchen continued instructing, “No one must know that this man killed the Golden Steel Demon Ape. Find someone else to take credit for killing the Golden Steel Demon Ape.”
“All the citizens who know the truth must be killed without exception, even the children. And it should appear as if they died at the hands of the Golden Steel Demon Ape. Understood?”
“Under… understood.”
The guard couldn’t help but shiver, feeling a chill from Ye Xingchen’s ruthlessness.
“Go.” Ye Xingchen patted the guard’s shoulder, then looked at Jiang Yuan in the sky, his eyes narrowing into a straight line.
