The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Atop the sailboat, a slaughter was unfolding.

Qin Ya, long spear in hand, exuded a murderous aura, appearing like a god or a demon.

The deck was covered in bodies. Scarlet, glaring blood stained everything. Of the more than forty pirates, only a handful remained.

Despite the slaughter, Qin Ya’s white robes remained spotless, his expression as indifferent as ever. Seeing this, Luoo Biao and the others were shaken to their core, a look of terror in their eyes.

"Young man, we are strangers. Why have you gone on this killing spree?"

Luoo Biao’s tone was cold, but it held a faint hint of compromise.

He was afraid. This young man was simply too terrifying.

His strength had clearly not yet reached the Extraordinary Realm, yet his combat prowess was unusually strong. That unpredictable Spear Technique of his was enough to make one’s heart pound in terror.

More importantly, he only attacked, never defended. During the fight, Luoo Biao had managed to land a slash on Qin Ya, but the young man was completely unharmed. He could tell that, besides the Ninth-Grade Long Spear in his hands, his opponent was also wearing a Top-Level Defensive Profound Soldier. ’How can we keep fighting when we can’t even hurt him?’

"I just felt like killing."

His tone was utterly indifferent, his expression uncaring. It seemed that for him, slaughter was a casual affair. Luoo Biao and the others’ pupils contracted sharply.

"It seems there’s no room for negotiation."

Luoo Biao’s tone grew colder. Although his Ghost Head Saber was covered in cracks, its chilling glint hadn’t diminished. The pirates behind him, though terrified, knew from their countless battles that begging for mercy was useless. Their only option was to fight to the death.

Noticing the change in the pirates’ aura, the corner of Qin Ya’s mouth lifted slightly. ’As expected of pirates who live on the edge, their mentality is beyond that of ordinary Martial Artists.’

’And these are just the most common pirates in the Celestial Dragon Sea Region.’

’One can only imagine how dangerous the Celestial Dragon Sea Region must be.’

’Training in a place like this is the only way to improve quickly.’

Qin Ya raised his long spear, pointing it diagonally at the pirates opposite him. He spoke indifferently, "Let’s see if your final struggles can give me a thrill."

"Hah! Storm Slash!"

One of the pirates roared, his long saber whipping up a storm as he suddenly slashed at Qin Ya’s face. It was the same move, but this time it carried the desperation of a final, life-or-death struggle.

"A pointless move."

With a low shout, Qin Ya’s long spear shot out like a meteor. Amidst a dazzling radiance, it tore the Blade Qi to shreds. The pirate gave a tragic smile and let go of his saber.

SHHHRRIIIP... A spray of blood rained down.

After abandoning his saber, the pirate spun, and one of his arms was torn off on the spot.

Immediately after, his body lunged toward Qin Ya like a fierce tiger.

The attack, the abandoned saber, the counter-lunge with a severed arm.

It all happened in an instant. At the same time, Luoo Biao and the remaining pirates launched their own attacks—Blade Qi, Palm Force—holding nothing back.

’Are they trying to sacrifice one pirate to create an opening?’

The pirate wrapped his remaining arm tightly around Qin Ya, veins bulging. The True Essence of his Celestial Essence Realm cultivation seemed to transform into chains, binding Qin Ya in place.

"Dragon-Binding Lock!"

The pirate roared, a savage smile creeping onto his lips. He laughed coldly in Qin Ya’s ear, "Kid, die with me."

"Binding Dragon?" Qin Ya said indifferently. "How laughable."

As his words fell, a surge of True Essence far exceeding the Celestial Essence Realm Perfection suddenly flowed around Qin Ya’s body. Like a raging river tide, it smashed the pirate’s so-called Dragon-Binding power to pieces. "You dare call *this* a Dragon-Binding technique?"

"Impossible... that level of True Essence..."

The pirate’s pupils shrank, his face a mask of disbelief.

Although his Cultivation was only at the Second Grade of the Celestial Essence Realm, once he used the Dragon-Binding Lock, not even a Martial Artist at Celestial Essence Realm Perfection should have been able to escape. Yet Qin Ya had destroyed the Dragon-Binding Lock with a mere surge of True Essence. ’How is that possible?’

’Is he really at Celestial Essence Realm Perfection?’

They didn’t know that Qin Ya possessed the Leakless Body and practiced a supreme Cultivation Technique like the Nine Heavens Shocking God Record. His reserves and the intensity of his True Essence were already far beyond others at the same level.

In terms of True Essence alone, Qin Ya could even rival an average Extraordinary Strong Person.

The moment he destroyed the Dragon-Binding Lock, the attacks from Luoo Biao and the others arrived.

"Mutual destruction? Sorry, you can die by yourself."

Qin Ya smiled indifferently, then grabbed the pirate’s remaining arm and flung him. Before the pirate’s horrified eyes, he was thrown directly into the path of his comrades’ attacks. With a thunderous BOOM, the pirate instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

But the power of a full-force attack from several Celestial Essence Realm Martial Artists like Luoo Biao was far greater than that. After obliterating the pirate, the remaining energy was still immensely powerful.

Its momentum undiminished, it surged forward to devour Qin Ya.

"Heavenly Cold Earth Freeze!"

With a low whisper, Qin Ya slowly raised his palm. An ice-blue Flame rose from it, instantly transforming into a giant blue Palm Seal.

Heavenly Cold Earth Freeze, an Earth-Level Top Palm Technique.

Qin Ya had been in Cultivation of this Cold Attribute Palm Technique for a long time and knew it by heart, able to use it with a mere lift of his hand. This time, however, he was using the Ice Flame formed from his Ice and Fire Momentum, which elevated the technique’s power to an even higher level.

The Ice Flame coalesced into a palm and pushed forward.

Wherever it passed, the world seemed to freeze over, and snowflakes began to drift in the air.

BOOM...

The Ice Flame Palm collided with the pirates’ various Blade Qi and Palm Qi, erupting with an incredibly powerful energy fluctuation. In an instant, the Ice Flame crushed the pirates’ techniques with overwhelming force, and then a chilling air that seemed capable of freezing the Nine Heavens surged forward.

"This is bad!"

"Fall back, fall back...!"

Realizing the terror of the palm strike before them, the pirates’ faces drained of color.

Just as they tried to retreat, the chilling air reached them. In that instant, Luoo Biao and the others felt their bodies enveloped by an extreme cold. Then, all their senses seemed to be stripped away, leaving only numbness.

Luoo Biao and the others tried to circulate their True Essence to resist the cold, but it was useless. It was as if their inner rivers had been frozen solid in the dead of winter, completely unresponsive.

A few seconds later, their consciousness began to fade...

There was no pain, as the cold had already numbed them completely.

All the pirates, except for Luoo Biao, were dead.

On the sailboat, under the scorching sun, a chilling air permeated the atmosphere. Even the seawater beneath the hull had frozen into a thick layer of ice.

Several humanoid ice sculptures stood on the sailboat. Through the ice, one could vaguely see their despairing, terrified expressions, captured with lifelike vividness.

Walking up to the barely-breathing Luoo Biao, Qin Ya looked down on him and said indifferently, "Your struggles were so feeble, they couldn’t even get me to try."

As soon as he finished speaking, he lightly tapped his right foot on the deck.

With a HUM, the ice sculptures before him suddenly ignited with pale blue, raging Flames. Within a breath, they turned to ash, leaving not even a speck behind.

"Hm? A Storage Ring."

Suddenly, a ring on the ground caught Qin Ya’s interest. It was what Luoo Biao had left behind after his death. The grade of this Storage Ring was clearly not low, as not even the Ice Flame had destroyed it. Qin Ya picked it up.

With a thought, he inspected the items inside the Storage Ring.

"Whoa, nice haul."

Qin Ya was a little surprised. The Storage Ring actually contained a pile of Primordial Stones and a large amount of Gold Coins. Judging by the quantity, there were at least ten thousand catties of Primordial Stones.

"Being a pirate is pretty profitable."

One had to know that an ordinary Extraordinary Strong Person would be considered well-off with just a few thousand catties of Primordial Stones. He never expected a Celestial Essence Realm pirate to have over ten thousand catties of Primordial Stones, not to mention the seemingly endless pile of Gold Coins...