CHAPTER 167: TAKING THE EIGHTH RELIC... VOID PIERCING STRIKE...

Kranos stared at the attack in shock. He could hardly believe that such an attack had come from a cultivator in the monarch realm.

However, he wasn’t terrified. This was still within the capabilities he could handle.

Staring intently, he swung Eternal Hunger, muttering slightly in his mind.

"Void Piercing Strike."

The attack was silent. During the few days he had been here, Kranos felt his comprehension of this technique increase drastically. He knew that the technique was no longer as simple as before.

The moment his sword moved, space seemed to compress drastically. A sharp sword light emanated from Eternal Hunger, and in the next moment, the sword light vanished into the skies.

It seemed to transcend space the moment Kranos released it.

The next instant, the sword light appeared in front of the descending gigantic rod.

The monarch realm cultivator’s eyes widened in shock as he saw the attack.

Boom.

A thunderous explosion resounded, and the domain exploded with a bang.

Cracks spread throughout the skies, and void energy from outer space seemed to leak into the surroundings.

The young man’s eyes were filled with disbelief as he stared at Kranos.

Sensing his cultivation, he could hardly believe that was Kranos’s true level.

"He must be hiding his cultivation," he thought, and then his facial expression changed drastically.

Swinging his rod, he struck repeatedly into the skies, creating resonating booms.

The moment Kranos appeared, Aurora’s eyes lit up as well.

Glancing at him, she knew she definitely couldn’t let him out of her sight this time.

Meanwhile, as the cultivator swung his rod toward the skies, the clouds churned and cracks appeared overhead. The world seemed to fracture countless times.

Those fragments slowly split into several extremely large cloud rods.

Whoosh.

Kranos stared in surprise as they all descended toward him without hesitation.

His expression changed drastically, but he still didn’t panic.

Waving Eternal Hunger, Kranos muttered in his heart.

"Void Piercing Strike."

Using time acceleration, Kranos felt the rate of his attacks increase. In the blink of an eye, more than ten Void Piercing Strikes had been released.

The surrounding onlookers were filled with shock.

Staring at Kranos and the young cultivator, they felt as though they had wasted their years cultivating.

This was what true strength looked like.

"Is this the true level of geniuses?" one of the ladies in the crowd muttered. She didn’t even have the strength to join the battle anymore, knowing it would only lead to her death.

Others also felt deflated.

"That young man is even more monstrous. After all, he is just at the Dao Palace realm," another muttered in a daze.

"Just two cultivators of such low realms, but they are no different from gods." Everyone could only look at the devastating battle between Kranos and the young man.

Meanwhile, the moment both attacks collided, a shadow swooped in.

A grin was plastered on his face as he stole the relic right under the cultivator’s nose.

"Fourth relic acquired."

Luka felt the urge to laugh as he placed the relic inside his spatial world and rapidly fled.

Meanwhile, Kranos’s Void Piercing Strikes reached the cultivator in an instant, and all the cloud rods were pierced.

Because Kranos’s sword lights ignored space, all the attacks appeared instantly.

Just as the man was shocked by Kranos’s capabilities, he was further stunned to discover that he couldn’t sense the aura of the relic anymore.

"What?" he muttered, immediately realizing that something was wrong.

His attention turned to the direction of the crowd, and he noticed a figure sprinting through it.

"Him?" he gritted his teeth. Previously, when Luka had been stealing the relics belonging to other cultivators, he had been watching from within the crowd. In fact, he had even felt slightly thrilled by it.

Because they hadn’t participated in the previous two relic fights, he had slowly forgotten about this cheating cultivator.

"Stop!" he shouted fiercely and swung his rod in that direction, causing space to fracture. The rod flew from his hand as though it had a life of its own, moving with unprecedented speed toward Luka.

Bang.

A terrifying sound resounded.

"Time Clone," Kranos muttered in his mind, quickly using the Heaven and Earth Movement Technique to appear in front of the attack.

The next moment, the attack was destroyed with a bang.

The rod that had been heading toward Luka was sent flying back in the direction of the cultivator who had initially sent it.

The cultivator’s eyes widened slightly. Revolving his mana, he rapidly connected his thoughts to his spiritual weapon.

Glancing at Kranos, who now stood in his path, his gaze turned furious.

"Get out of my way!" he roared in rage. At the same time, another rod appeared in his hand, and he tossed two of them toward Kranos with all his strength.

Previously, he had been saving this trump card in case the next stage of the inheritance ground became more deadly, but now he couldn’t hold back anymore.

If he lost the relic, he wouldn’t be able to advance to the next round, let alone fight in the terrifying upcoming battles.

However, Kranos acted as though he hadn’t heard him at all. He moved with unprecedented speed, and the moment the attacks reached him, he slowed down time.

Time slowed to a crawl, and the next moment, he slashed at the surroundings with Eternal Hunger.

Cracks spread instantly, and Kranos released the Void Piercing Strike once more.

From afar, it seemed as though Kranos’s speed had increased drastically. However, Aurora, who was staring from the side, noticed the truth and her eyes flashed curiously.

"Slowing down time? Things just got interesting. Kranos, just how many time abilities do you have?" A smile surfaced on her lips.

In the meantime, the two attacks collided again.

Just as they clashed, a whistling sound pierced the still air. An arrow from nowhere tore through the sky and struck the monarch realm cultivator from behind before he could react.

Blood burst out as the arrow embedded itself deeply. His body trembled, frozen in place by shock.