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Chapter 814 - 814 424 Suppress and Seal Everything Qi (4000)_2

Chapter 814: 424 Suppress and Seal Everything Qi (4000)_2 Chapter 814: 424 Suppress and Seal Everything Qi (4000)_2 Whistling wind, grinding gravel, swaying withered grass, and even the buzzing of the metal stinger. All sounds were squeezed out by something that surged forth crazily, and in an instant, even the vibrations of the air froze.

At this moment, time seemed to pause for a second. A pair of flying birds above the valley froze in mid-air, as if poised to take flight. The people beneath the cliff also came to a standstill, as if enveloped by a huge cavity.

Whoosh!!!

Casio didn’t move a muscle, just quietly watched the rapier suspended ten centimeters away. Behind him, a surging scarlet qi burst forth like floodgates opening, engulfing everything in its path. It spread through the air like a dense network of plant roots, occupying and enveloping vast spaces.

This semi-transparent qi no longer resembled smoke; in terms of texture, it was more like an extremely viscous liquid, and was even quite close to a solid.

Aaron, shot out like a shell, was now suspended in mid-air, firmly fixed and suppressed by the overwhelming qi. His strong and healthy silhouette formed a motion of thrusting forward fiercely with his rapier, more dynamic than any classic sculpture by a master sculptor. The rapier was mere moments from touching Casio’s brow, yet no matter what, it couldn’t break through this final ten centimeters, as if it were an insurmountable chasm.

Aaron’s eyes were wide open, fixated on Casio’s vitals, his gaze sharp.

Yet his eyelids trembled uncontrollably, as if struggling intensely.

To be frozen in the air, completely unable to move and at someone else’s mercy – what kind of powerlessness was that, what kind of insecurity did it bring?

“Move, damn it, move! Why can’t I move! Ahhhh!!!”

Aaron roared inside, but his body was like it had been encased in a massive block of solidified concrete. No matter how much strength he used, no matter how he burst forth, he couldn’t break free from his shackles and regain his liberty.

Casio watched silently, the corners of his eyes filled with dense bloodstains, resembling the tips of scarlet feathers. This burst of qi suppression was a technique he had learned in the World of Calamities. The trial grounds of the South Dou Red Vulture Fist had similar boxing method brands, and the wraiths of the Howler’s Valley employed qi in a similar manner. Casio learned and practiced, taking the essence of various schools and combining it with his own surging qi, yielding remarkably effective results.

He burst forth with full force, suppressing like a mountain. Enemies mere fighters and below were momentarily stunned, for a time ranging from one to three seconds. If they were less than fighters, they would be crushed to death by the qi pressure. It was like a surging cement waterfall that could smash a person into flesh mud.

Today, it was the first time he had fully deployed this tactic in the real world. He had used a simplified version once in the experiment field.

In the midst of silence, Casio continued to stare ahead. The tip of the rapier and Aaron’s eyes were aligned, creating three sparkling points. Casio spoke as though murmuring to himself, “Sharp blade, sharp eyes… sharper than many a Secret Martial Art…”

He gave Aaron his due respect, and slowly reached out with his right hand.

His index and middle fingers joined to form a gun, lightly tracing through the air. A point of scarlet lit up at the tip of his fingernail, like the terrifying firelight of friction against the air at high speed. Flames wrapped around, spiraling, tearing through the air, directly targeting the tip of the rapier!

Ding!

The clang of metal echoed, shattering the silence.

Ding ding ding ding…

The alloy-forged tip was crushed by the scarlet fang gun, the fingers of flesh and blood against the sharp metal stinger yielding an unexpected result.

The arm pushed forward, the spiral decomposition force worked like a drill. Inch by inch, it turned the straight blade of the rapier into flying fragments, bursting through the air.

But as soon as the fragments took flight, they were again frozen by the solidified qi.

Until the scarlet fang gun crushed every part of the blade, reaching the sword hilt!

Thus, after a total of two seconds, the qi suddenly dispersed.

Beep!

A multitude of sounds crowded together at this moment, releasing them all at once.

Hearing, smell, sight, all human senses returned. Just like a fish leaping from the murky depths to the surface of the water, everything became clear and bright.

Boom!

A silhouette was sent flying backward, twisting in the air in a clumsy spiral. Fragments of sharp rapiers, charged to their kinetic limit, burst forth like bullets. They nailed themselves into the ground, stones, and cliffs.

Some with craftier trajectories shot straight towards the onlookers.

Boom, boom, boom…

Number Three Shadow Hunter, Jin, moved to the front and intercepted all the fragments. He swiftly turned his head to look at his companions, reading surprise and shock in their eyes, even a hint of wariness.

All of them, except for the Holy Light Hunter, Dilixiati, were affected by that bursting aura. Even at a considerable distance and with its effect waning, the terrible suppressiveness was still palpable.

Especially for Claire and Soss, who just moments ago were like helpless deep-sea drowning victims. The surging pressure enveloped every inch of their bodies, bringing with it terrifying compressive force. With but slight concentration, Claire and Soss would burst on the spot like water-filled balloons.

Their entire beings would be crushed into indistinguishable flesh mud.

“So, Bai Kui wasn’t even serious in the melee just now!” The thought flashed through the Lion King Soss’s mind, and his face grew even paler.

His self-confidence and arrogance were finally shattered at that moment.

Even Number Four Shadow Hunter, Aaron, was defeated by Casio head-on, and Soss could no longer find any excuse to comfort his pitiable pride.

“Aaron lost… what a domineering method…” Number Two Shadow Hunter looked towards the figure standing tall like an iron tower in the distance, speaking in a grave tone.

“It’s your turn to challenge him now, Jin,” Number One Shadow Hunter turned his head towards the silver-haired burly man, Jin, “I’m afraid you are not his match…”

“Even…” He paused, his gaze shifted to Number Two Shadow Hunter beside him but ultimately left the second half of his sentence unvoiced.

“Is this a top expert from the Secret Martial Arts World of the Empire? I wonder which mysterious school’s descendant he is,” said Holy Light Hunter Dilixiati, clearly knowledgeable about some aspects of the Secret Martial Arts World, his eyes slightly flickering. He suddenly said to Claire, who was looking after Solomon, “Wake Solomon up now. I just saw him wake up a moment ago, but he was immediately knocked out again by that force suppressing half the valley…”

Claire blinked in surprise, then looked down at Solomon, who was sweetly asleep beside her with his eyes tightly shut, his head resting on a stone. This guy truly is an unlucky fellow…

At the very center of the battle area.

Aaron staggered to his feet from the ground, his heart aching as he looked at the hilt that was all that remained of his rapier, his hand numb and aching. Aaron took in three deep breaths before his heart, which had been thumping at an alarmingly fast pace, settled down to a normal rhythm. The moment that had frozen him was truly terrifying, the pressure of that instant even greater than sparring with the President.

“You won…”

He said to Casio, who stood about seven or eight meters away, with complex emotions in his voice.

Aaron had truly never imagined that he would be defeated by a rookie who had been a Shadow Hunter for less than a minute. And to think that this new Shadow Hunter hadn’t even visited the Source of the Holy Spring, yet had defeated him like this. There was an indescribable domineering aura in the overwhelming move.

He could feel that the other was not satisfied with just defeating him; he wanted to challenge other, higher-ranked Shadow Hunters. Taking a deep breath of the cold air, Aaron watched as his companions gradually approached.

Finally, his gaze locked onto Number Three Shadow Hunter, Jin.

Unexpectedly, the frail-looking middle-aged man beside Jin suddenly stepped forward. He quickened his pace and arrived in front of Casio before anyone else.

Phantom Louis, Number Two Shadow Hunter, had become a member of their ranks twenty-five years ago. He was the oldest in terms of tenure among all the Shadow Hunters present and, at the same time, had the most ruthless battle experience.

His gaze met Casio’s squarely, and he was the first to issue a challenge.

“How about a match between the two of us?”