Jiang Wang had previously stated that Yin Guan didn’t seem like someone seeking death.

But Yin Guan’s current actions were almost tantamount to courting it!

Cross-realm challenges were only possible for prodigies. Yet, the further one progressed in cultivation, the more difficult it became to surmount realm differences.

The gap between the Wandering Meridian Realm and the Cycle Heaven Realm was easily bridged by those with exceptional talent. Even mundane martial arts could be effective at this stage.

Surpassing the chasm between the Cycle Heaven Realm and the Reaching Heaven Realm was far more difficult.

And between the Reaching Heaven Realm and the Soaring Dragon Realm, lay the Gate of Heaven and Earth, a veritable chasm. It was only because the Reaching Heaven Realm offered vast room for exploration, essentially pushing the limits of the mortal body, that many geniuses toiled in this realm. This gave the impression that Reaching Heaven Realm cultivators often defeated Soaring Dragon Realm cultivators. But that was not the case.

Challenges between Inner Mansion and Outer Tower cultivators were, in fact, an exception.

This was due to the existence of the Divine Ability Inner Mansion, the pinnacle of the Inner Mansion Realm. A Divine Ability Inner Mansion was almost equivalent to another level of existence.

Powerful divine abilities provided ample opportunity to overcome realm disparities and rival ordinary Outer Tower Realm cultivators.

The Old Man of Heavenly Residence had even once killed multiple Outer Tower Realm experts single-handedly.

However, it was virtually impossible for an Outer Tower Realm cultivator to challenge a God Advent Realm cultivator.

Because the God Advent Realm was a transformation of one’s very essence!

“I, as a God, descend,” was not an empty boast.

Upon reaching the God Advent Realm, one could break the human lifespan limit of one hundred and twenty-nine years and six months, and enjoy a lifespan of five hundred and eighteen years. Many nations and forces could not even endure for that long.

People generally divided the nine realms of cultivation into three tiers.

The Gate of Heaven and Earth was the dividing line between low-tier and mid-tier cultivators, while lifespan distinguished mid-tier cultivators from high-tier cultivators.

Why did Zheng Shi, the Commandant of the Northern Patrol, only summon Yue Leng?

Because Yue Leng alone was sufficient.

With the might of a God Advent cultivator, he could defeat all of Hell’s Gate.

And now, near the border, the solitary King Qin Guang was intercepted by Divine Catcher Yue Leng.

To everyone who witnessed this scene, it was a near-inescapable predicament.

Even Jiang Wang saw no hope for Yin Guan’s survival.

But this was Yin Guan’s own choice, seemingly a choice to seek death.

With a casual gesture, Yue Leng sent the injured Jiang Wang behind him. He then strode into the air, heading directly for Yin Guan.

“Quickly bring out whatever means you have to save your life!”

Yue Leng said, “Or you won’t have another chance to use them later!”

As he spoke, he stared intently at Yin Guan.

As the legendary Divine Catcher, he naturally trusted his own observations and judgments more.

How could the cunning King Qin Guang, hiding and dodging throughout Qi State, and scurrying all the way to the border, be discovered at the “last moment”? This was far too coincidental.

Was it a trap? Was there some hidden trump card? If so, under what circumstances would it occur? What would it be?

Although he had retired for many years, he had not completely lost the vigilance he possessed as the legendary Divine Catcher.

However, the results of his observation surprised him.

There were no traps, no hidden reinforcements. There was nothing in the entire current battlefield environment that could conceal danger from his discerning gaze.

He was absolutely certain that King Qin Guang had made no preparations in this place.

This was simply a sudden capture. Jiang Wang, the Earl of Green Sheep Town, was very reliable. He had remained calm in an extremely dangerous situation, and had used the channels of the Green Badge Catcher to resolutely pass on the message to him. It was precisely because of this that he was able to intercept King Qin Guang at such a crucial moment.

Although he didn’t know how King Qin Guang planned to get through the border defenses, since he had already come here and appeared near the border, he must have already had a way to breach them.

Jiang Wang’s contribution this time was invaluable. Perhaps he could be given a formal Green Badge, and even ranked as a Fourth Grade…

Such thoughts flashed through Yue Leng’s mind. He had already pounced close to Yin Guan, with a ferocious and direct attack. With a wide sweep of his hand, eight black pillars, seemingly connecting heaven and earth, crashed down, encircling an area of ten miles.

Heaven and earth became a cage, all within his palm!

Everything and everyone within ten miles was within the confines of the cast iron pillars, including Yue Leng himself and Yin Guan, as well as Jiang Wang and the people in the merchant caravan.

“Quick, leave!” Jiang Wang flew outwards, grabbing two stragglers from the merchant caravan as he did so.

After all, Yue Leng was a citizen of Qi State, and it was his duty to avoid harming ordinary Qi citizens as much as possible during the battle.

In contrast, Yin Guan, a notorious and wicked assassin, also restrained his strength, not harming ordinary people. This earned Yue Leng’s slight respect.

What he didn’t know was that Yin Guan was certainly not the type to care about the lives of others. He had simply promised Jiang Wang, and so, without affecting his own situation, he allowed these people to escape.

The cast iron pillars imprisoned space, yet Jiang Wang and the people from the merchant caravan encountered no obstruction as they fled.

Guilt would be punished.

The innocent would not be punished.

Within this cage, only King Qin Guang would be punished.

And Yin Guan’s response was also very direct.

His eyes began to glow with a green light, and his long hair grew wildly, reaching all the way to his heels.

He immediately entered his strongest state. He did not try to attack the cast iron pillars imprisoning the space, nor did he have any intention of escaping. Instead, he charged forward and threw a punch at Yue Leng!

Yue Leng, of course, would not retreat. He had no need to!

He directly retracted his widely spread fingers, clenching them into a fist. This was a very pure fist.

He saw King Qin Guang, and King Qin Guang swung his fist. He simply met it casually, nothing more.

When the two fists collided, Yin Guan was sent flying backwards, while Yue Leng remained unmoved.

One must know that Yin Guan had already given his all, while Yue Leng had simply thrown a casual punch.

Such was the terrifying gap between the peak of the Outer Tower Realm and the God Advent Realm.

The Third Grade God Advent Realm was the embodiment of Golden Body and Jade Marrow.

What was Golden Body? What was Jade Marrow?

Power did not diminish in the slightest, and remained at its peak at all times.

In ancient times, this realm was known as Immortality!

Yue Leng lowered his head slightly, and looked at his fist. There was a faint, dark color on his fist, barely noticeable.

“This is… a curse? Such a trivial skill has been transformed to such a degree in your hands. King Qin Guang, you have reason to be proud.”

He clenched his fist, and dispelled the dark color.

In the face of such a massive disparity in strength, Yin Guan showed no signs of defeat, much less fear.

He understood the difference between the peak of the Outer Tower Realm and the God Advent Realm far more deeply than Jiang Wang, yet he still made this choice. He had long since accepted his fate!

He stared at Yue Leng with his bewitching green eyes, his gaze wavering between madness and coldness.

“There are many people in this world who can only take what they can get, and rely on what they have. How to cultivate, when to breakthrough, sometimes there is no choice. Divine Catcher, you have lived a life of glory, I doubt you would understand!”

“I curse you.”

Yin Guan’s voice said.

In this state, his voice also sounded sinister.

“I use misfortune, to curse fortune!”

“I am in dire straits, and curse you to walk with me!”

“I curse your future to be cut off, your future to be hopeless!”

A dark cloud seemed to gather over Yue Leng’s head.

“I curse you to have a short life, and suffer in this lifetime!”

A black aura seemed to form on Yue Leng’s glabella.

Yin Guan charged again, black smoke pouring from his seven orifices, his fist entwined with green light.

“I curse you to die today, and die without a burial!”

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