Chapter 697 - Try If You Dare (2/2)

He glared at Shen Ying intently. There was an uncontrollable fear in his eyes. “I’ve belittled you. I didn’t think that you would have advanced to this stage.” He was not even able to absorb her powers at this stage.

He continued looking fearfully at Shen Ying, before turning to scan the light walls around them. Something flicked across his eyes. “But there is plenty of time. One day, all the powers in your body will belong to me.”

He turned to fly upward. He had miscalculated this time. He did not dare to do anything else. It was best that he retreated first.

“Can you run?” Shen Ying lowered her gaze. The light walls lit up once again, suddenly blocking the man’s way.

The man laughed mirthlessly. He raised his hand and shot a beam of energy toward her. “Hmph, how dare you try and stop-” Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud crash. The beam of energy he just released was swallowed by the light wall at once. “How… How can this be?”

His eyes widened in disbelief. Didn’t Shen Ying set up these light walls in order to protect all the other planes from getting destroyed in the course of their battle? How could they fend against a blow that took all of his power?”

Before he could give this any further thought, Shen Ying raised her hand. On top of the light walls, a hundred thousand beams of red light appeared. They were very densely packed together, and all headed toward the man. He was not prepared. The beams of light pierced right through his body.

He instinctively tried to turn into a formless energy once again, but he was stuck. Something had sealed all the powers in his body. He could not change forms anymore. All he could do was watch as the red beams of light pierced through his body and drew blood. What’s more, he was helpless as he felt his powers flow right out of his wounds. He felt like a deflating balloon – there was nothing he could do to stop the power from leaking out.

“This… This is impossible! Why is this happening? My powers… No, No!” He was beginning to panic now. His eyes widened in terror as he tried desperately to close up the holes in his body. But he found he could not move at all. Something was locking him in place. There was really nothing he could do to stop this from happening.

“What kind of light is this?!” His face drained of all colour as he glared at Shen Ying, refusing to take his eyes off her. He seemed to think of something. Eyes widening even more, he exclaimed, “This isn’t a judge’s power… Judges can’t do this! Who are you? What kind of person are you?!”

Shen Ying did not answer him. All she did was walk slowly toward him, her expression icy and unflinching. Her red eyes were especially frightening. They alone threatened to destroy everything around her.

The man tried to defend himself, but now that he was unable to move, all he could do was watch her inch closer to him until she was standing right beside him. She reached out and grabbed his neck, then lifted him up.

She had her hands around his neck, but he felt somehow like his entire body was being squeezed by her. The pressure was increasing by the second. Suddenly, he felt a god-like force squeeze his innards. An unthinkable pain shot across his entire body.

THe man’s eyes grew wider and wider. There was absolute fear in his eyes as he began to twist and turn in pain. He flickered back and forth between a formless ball of energy and a man. “No… No, don’t kill me! I was wrong… Please… I beg you!”

But Shen Ying did not let go. She just tightened her grip around his neck and narrowed her eyes. Emphasising each word, she muttered, “I don’t care what you do to me. But my older sister… I won’t let you touch even a strand of her hair!”

The moment she finished speaking, she clenched her fist and crushed the man’s soul. With a loud bang, the man exploded into a myriad of energies.