Chapter 154: Chaos

The last two Earth-Dragon avatars were somewhat dumbfounded.

To think it would end in such a result!
Damn it, they weren't even given the chance to self-destruct, were they?
He was a sovereign!
How could he ever have fallen to such a pathetic state?
The Earth-Dragon's lips were trembling.

Fang Qingyun looked at him with an amused expression and waved his hand.
"Clack, clack, clack!"
The General-tier combatants reloaded their weapons and aimed them at him once again.
At the same time, the Emperor Lion strode over imperiously, glaring coldly and gloomily at the two Earth-Dragon avatars.

Fang Qingyun also tightened his grip on his hand cannon, volatile spiritual energy surging restlessly within the muzzle, ready to unleash destruction at any moment.
It's over!
The Earth-Dragon avatars fell silent all at once.
Unless the remaining two avatars could fuse once more.
However, another fusion would inevitably push them past the General tier and into the Divine-General tier.
Would the sovereigns in the skies let such an opportunity slip by?
An Earth-Dragon's origin, an origin of the Divine-General tier—surely every sovereign would find it impossible to resist making a move.
The Prime Minister of Heaven's Kingdom would be no exception.
Eliminate him, obtain the origin of this avatar, and perhaps they could decipher his secrets.
Therefore, the Earth-Dragon would rather hand his origin over to Fang Qingyun than to those sovereigns.

Sigh!
How did it come to this?
The Earth-Dragon let out a faint sigh, shifted his gaze to Fang Qingyun, and said indifferently, "I will not surrender without a fight. If you want to kill me, then come and try!"
"Good!"
Fang Qingyun flashed a toothy grin, gave a heavy wave of his hand, and commanded, "Little Black, go ahead, finish those two off!"

Aowoo!
Little Black let out a roar and charged forward.
Fang Qingyun and the General-tier combatants all wore smiles.
Although Little Black was injured, with their support, they firmly believed that these two Earth-Dragon avatars could be eliminated.
The outcome was decided!
They were going to be the victors!

How unimaginable!
Before the battle began, countless people had thought of running, countless people had thought of dying.
Who would have thought that Fang Qingyun could create such a miracle!

"Bang!"
At that very instant, a gunshot rang out.
A bullet streaked through the air toward Fang Qingyun.
"Who is it?" Cold brilliance flashed in Fang Qingyun's eyes.
He raised his hand cannon and deflected the shot.

Swish!
Swish, swish, swish!
Dozens of figures appeared before Fang Qingyun, their formidable auras threatening to tear the space apart.

"Oh?"
Fang Qingyun's expression froze.
Demons!
Beast-folk!
And even a few humans among them!
Their number exceeded thirty!
Although fewer than the General-tier combatants behind him, a true clash would undoubtedly result in victory for these powerhouses standing before him.
Because the weakest among these individuals was at the high General tier, and there were even several at the peak General tier!

"Could you finally not resist making a move?"
A cold, mocking smile hooked the corners of Fang Qingyun's lips.
"Fang Qingyun, we want half of the origin, or else we will kill you!"
The leader was a demon, at the peak General tier—or rather, the half-step Divine-General tier.
He was stronger than any demon Fang Qingyun had encountered thus far.
Among all the opponents Fang Qingyun had fought, only the Serpent King possessed an aura stronger than his.

Hearing this, Fang Qingyun curved his lips and said disdainfully, "You want to snatch my origin? On what grounds?"
"On the grounds that we are stronger than you!"
The demon barked coldly.

Bang!
Every single one of the figures behind him unleashed their auras, pressing down overwhelmingly.
Even Fang Qingyun felt a momentary suffocation.
Over thirty top-tier powerhouses—even a Divine-General would be forced to flee in panic upon seeing this array!

"Then let's try it!"
Fang Qingyun smiled coldly and gave a heavy wave of his hand.
The General-tier combatants behind him stepped forward one after another.

"What are you even fighting for?" The demon stared at the General-tier combatants behind Fang Qingyun, saying in a deep voice, "You're risking your lives for Fang Qingyun, but what does he give you in return? Origin essence?"
"Come over to our side. Not to mention anything else, giving you a few chunks of origin is not a problem at all!"
Fang Qingyun smiled without a word, merely glancing back at the General-tier combatants.
Those combatants shuddered collectively, then immediately cried out, "My Lord, we request permission to enter the battle!"

Fang Qingyun asked with amused interest, "Aren't you going to consider it? Following these people, you might actually get a share of the origin; if you follow me, you get nothing at all, you know."
"Besides, there are so many of them, I might not even win!"
Li Zhan shouted loudly, "My Lord, we request permission to enter the battle!"
"Very well!" Fang Qingyun nodded indifferently and said, "Be careful, put your own safety first, and don't worry about anything else!"
"Yes!"
Li Zhan acknowledged loudly and, leading the General-tier combatants, strode toward the alliance of the three races.

Defeating the enemy was out of the question, but holding them off for a while was entirely possible.
Especially with Fang Qingyun standing right behind them.
How strong this man currently was—surely the members of the three major races were well aware. When fighting, would they truly dare to unleash their full strength?
Furthermore, the three major races represented three distinct factions; even if they shared common interests and needed to form an alliance, they could never truly trust one another.
These General-tier combatants were different. They were Fang Qingyun's subordinates, and their level of mutual trust far exceeded that of the three major races.

"Hahahaha, excellent!"
The Earth-Dragon, however, couldn't help bursting into laughter.
With so many people showing up, were they preparing to fight over the origin?
Splendid!
Originally, he had been prepared to detonate his final two avatars, but now, it seemed he still had a chance.
He could snatch a few pieces of origin and escape along with the avatars.

"What are you daydreaming about?"
Fang Qingyun's voice suddenly echoed right beside the Earth-Dragon avatar's ear.
"You..."
Gazing at Fang Qingyun, who had suddenly materialized before him, the Earth-Dragon launched an attack without the slightest hesitation.
However, Fang Qingyun's attack was far more fierce and violent!

"Boom!"
It felt as though the earth itself were roaring.
Fang Qingyun threw a punch laced with the sound of thunder, slamming heavily into the Earth-Dragon's chest.
"Puff!"
A scene from the past repeated itself.
The Earth-Dragon was punched straight through by Fang Qingyun.

"You..."
The Earth-Dragon stared blankly at Fang Qingyun.
"Heh, surprised?" Fang Qingyun smiled coldly, saying, "Knowing full well that someone was spying on me, how could I possibly fail to keep a few life-saving trump cards?"
Fang Qingyun was not as weak as one might imagine.
According to the tier classifications, at this moment, he was definitely no weaker than the fused Earth-Dragon.
Especially since, just moments ago, Fang Qingyun had added more attribute points to himself.

[Host: Fang Qingyun]
[Profession: Martial Artist]
[Tier: Ninth-grade General]
[Strength: 54 (+)]
[Speed: 54 (+)]
[Constitution: 54 (+)]
[Spirit: 59 (+)]
[Spiritual Energy: 2900 (+)]
[Marksmanship: Sovereign]
[Blade Arts: Beginner (+)]
[Swordsmanship: Sovereign]
[Traps: Intermediate (+)]
[Spiritual Energy Control: Advanced (+)]
[Technique: Slaughter Art (30th Revolution) (+)]
[Summoned Beast: Emperor Lion]
[Origin: 170454]

Except for Spirit, all his attribute points had been increased by one.
His spiritual energy had also increased by three hundred points, though he had not advanced in tier yet.
When his spiritual energy had reached 2,600 points, he had already been at the peak General tier, and at that time, he had experienced a very strange sensation.
It seemed that adding another two hundred points might not necessarily trigger a breakthrough.
Just like basic attributes, 50 points was a peak, and 59 points was also a peak.
Facts proved Fang Qingyun's hypothesis.
When his spiritual energy increased to 2,900 points, he still did not break through; it seemed only upon reaching 3,000 points would he complete his advancement.
However!
2,900 points of spiritual energy was vastly more powerful than 2,600 points of spiritual energy!
With his spiritual energy increased to 2,900 points and his basic attributes enhanced, the current Fang Qingyun possessed more than enough power to defeat the fused Earth-Dragon.

"Snap!"
The Earth-Dragon's avatar was crushed to pieces by Fang Qingyun, and a piece of origin fell into his hand.
"Aowoo!"
On the other side, the Emperor Lion also let out a roar, charging toward the very last Earth-Dragon avatar.
"Sigh!"
The Earth-Dragon avatar could not help sighing.
Was he wrong?
Had he been wrong from the very beginning?
Should he never have entered this contested zone? Should he never have coveted the mainland's origin?
Who knows!
However, the losses this time were truly devastating!

"Rumble!"
Accompanied by a tremendous roar, the final Earth-Dragon avatar self-destructed.
He couldn't beat the Emperor Lion, let alone with Fang Qingyun lurking nearby.
This fellow possessed such terrifying power yet kept it completely concealed until the forces of the three-race alliance arrived.
It was practically like waiting for fish to take the bait.
"Am I also just bait?"
That was the Earth-Dragon avatar's final thought.
No more resisting; just self-destruct and end it all!

The death of the Earth-Dragon avatar plunged both Fang Qingyun's subordinates and the members of the three-race alliance into a momentary silence.
Immediately afterward, they went wild.
All members of the three races began scrambling for the origin scattered across the ground.
Fang Qingyun had already dispatched the Earth-Dragon, and they had zero desire to continue fighting him. Therefore, grabbing a piece of the freshly harvested Earth-Dragon origin and fleeing immediately was the optimal choice.

"Heh, do you think you can run?"
Fang Qingyun ordered the Emperor Lion to absorb the origin energy released by the self-destruction of the Earth-Dragon avatar, while he himself charged toward the alliance of the three races.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
A demon materialized before him, only to be sliced cleanly in half by a single sword stroke.
A beast-folk was overtaken, kicked flying by a heavy blow, and slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater from which the beast-folk barely breathed its last breaths.
Even ordinary Divine-Generals might not be able to withstand Fang Qingyun's monstrous strength.

Another figure appeared before him.
"No, we are both human!"
That human shrieked.
"Heh, don't be human in your next life!"
Fang Qingyun smiled playfully and struck without hesitation, chopping the human into eight pieces.

Chaos!
The entire battlefield descended into utter chaos.
Fang Qingyun was far too powerful, commanding dozens of General-tier fighters alongside an Emperor Lion; the members of the three-race alliance stood no chance whatsoever of being opponents.
Thus, they chose to plunder the origin instead.
Grab a piece and run!
Dozens of pieces were scattered across the ground anyway!
This was also deliberately exploited by those with designs!
The more chaotic it was, the greater their chances!
Fight?
Let whoever wanted to fight go fight!

At that moment, Fang Qingyun gave a heavy wave of his hand.
Receiving the command, the General-tier combatants raised the firearms in their hands and poured unbridled firepower upon the three-race alliance.
Fang Qingyun also drew his sniper rifle, channeling continuous streams of spiritual energy into the weapon to form bullets that roared toward the members of the three-race alliance.
This was no longer a battle; it was a one-sided massacre!
Especially Fang Qingyun, who at this moment displayed an even greater strength than he had during his fight with the Earth-Dragon.
Ever since he pulled out his sniper rifle, spiritual energy bullets kept streak-flying from the muzzle, every single shot unfailingly striking its mark.
One after another...

The members of the three-race alliance finally felt terror.
Before showing up here, they had never imagined such a scenario could unfold.
This damned Fang Qingyun—he hadn't been using his full strength this entire time!
Origin?
To hell with the origin!
The members of the three-race alliance dared not think about origin any longer. Having origin was a good thing, but there was a prerequisite: you had to stay alive to enjoy it!
They began to flee!
They surrendered the origin to others, because whoever picked up the origin instantly became the target of concentrated fire.

Fang Qingyun maintained his tense expression, firing shot after shot.
He picked off the enemies one by one.
The Emperor Lion had also absorbed the origin from the Earth-Dragon's self-destruction and now charged forward, joining the slaughter of the three races.
This turned the battlefield even more one-sided.

Finally, when the fighting ceased, the ground was littered entirely with corpses.
And chunks of origin!
Fang Qingyun opened his hand and exerted a sudden, powerful pull toward the origin.
Under countless complex gazes, dozens of pieces of origin flew toward Fang Qingyun.
Then, one by one, they fused into his body.
Give them to his subordinates?
Heh, such a possibility did not exist!
Without a single peak General among them, what use did they have for origin?
Better to let Fang Qingyun strengthen himself first.

Fang Qingyun murmured to himself, "I'll soon become a high-level Divine-General. Perhaps I can even go a step further!"
Hearing these words, the General-tier combatants reined in their envy and jealousy.
They had countless times thought of allying with the three races to kill Fang Qingyun, or demanding a piece of origin from him right then and there.
However, the feeling of being stared at by the Emperor Lion was unpleasant.
This was a summoned beast of the Divine-General tier!
And a mid-level Divine-General at that!
Cooperating with Fang Qingyun, finishing them off would truly not be difficult!

What left his subordinates most speechless, however, was that Fang Qingyun had still been holding back just now.
Had they not witnessed the three-race alliance attempting to seize the origin, he might have continued hiding his strength.
Just how many hidden cards did this fellow have?
Who was he even guarding against?
Thinking carefully, following a young, high-level Divine-General actually seemed like a decent outcome.
Console themselves as they must, the helpless General-tier combatants had little choice.

"Hmm?"
At that moment, Fang Qingyun frowned slightly and said coldly, "The amount of origin is wrong!"
The General-tier combatants instantly tensed up!
Could someone have taken advantage of the chaos to snatch a piece of origin, or was Fang Qingyun planning to use this as an excuse to do something to them?
"Search!"
Fang Qingyun said calmly, "Check the three races' corpses and see if the numbers match up!"
"Yes!"
The General-tier combatants hurriedly moved into action.
After a thorough search, everyone was stunned.
"My Lord, three corpses are missing!"

Everyone present was at least at the General tier; how many powerhouses had stepped forward during the battle was something they could tell at a glance.
"Oh!"
Fang Qingyun raised his head and shifted his gaze to Li Zhan.
The amount of missing origin also happened to be three pieces!
Li Zhan's body trembled.
At this moment, Fang Qingyun's power seemed even more terrifying.
"My Lord, one beast-folk corpse and two demon corpses are missing, and all of them were peak General tier!"
Fang Qingyun looked at Li Zhan and asked, "They ran?"
"It would appear so!"
Sweat began to bead on Li Zhan's forehead.
Amidst the concentrated fire of dozens of General-tier fighters and Fang Qingyun, those individuals had actually escaped and stolen three pieces of origin; heaven knew whether Fang Qingyun would vent his wrath upon him.

Seemingly perceiving what he was thinking, Fang Qingyun's voice remained calm. "Don't be nervous. I don't like to vent my anger on the innocent."
"Thank you, My Lord! This subordinate will surely go through fire and water for Your Lordship, without hesitation!"
Fang Qingyun glanced at him, too lazy to say more, and silently checked his own harvest.