254: Self-destruction?

Under Chen De's influence, Xiao Linger had gloriously become a Holy Mother of the Holy Mother Sect.

Becoming a Holy Mother meant that Xiao Linger had received Chen De's black liquid.

Having received Chen De's black liquid, she could also possess some of the black liquid's abilities.

For example, powerful regeneration, and furthermore, her entire body no longer had any vital points.

The injuries she sustained from Ming Ya's attack just now, the internal damage, were instantly restored to their original state.

Subsequently, Xiao Linger no longer hesitated and immediately self-detonated.

Within the Purple Firmament Seven Stars Mixed Method, there is a specific self-detonation technique for this kind of situation, called Seven Stars Instant Burst.

Those who cultivate the Xiao Clan's inherited cultivation method will have seven stars within their bodies.

This technique relies on simultaneously detonating the already lit stars in an instant.

The self-detonation produced by this move is far more effective than ordinary self-detonation methods.

The higher the cultivation, the stronger the bloodline, and the more stars lit, the greater the power of the self-detonation.

Even with the same number of stars lit and the same cultivation, the power will vary according to the strength of the bloodline.

At the same realm, the self-detonation power of a six-star bloodline with five stars lit is stronger than that of a five-star bloodline with five stars lit.

Xiao Linger was at the Piming Realm Fifth Level and possessed a six-star bloodline.

She also had one of the most top-tier six-star bloodlines, just a step away from a seven-star level.

In her self-detonation, the explosion of each star was enough to threaten a Piming Realm Seventh Level.

With six stars instantly bursting simultaneously, the power of each star's explosion could even be enhanced.

The combined self-detonation power could even injure a Piming Realm Ninth Level.

And in her final, ultimate sublimation, the seventh star actually showed signs of faintly lighting up.

At this moment, the Piming Realm experts of the Ming Clan also arrived.

The first to arrive was precisely that Black-Robed Figure.

Originally, Ming Ya himself could have blocked this move, but now other Piming Realm members of his Ming Clan had also arrived.

Among them were quite a few who were only at the Piming Realm First, Second, or Third Level.

The Piming Realm powerhouses of various clans, those in the middle and lower tiers of the Piming Realm, accounted for the majority.

The Ming Clan was no exception to this.

And these individuals, exposed to an explosion of this magnitude, few would survive.

Even those who did survive would undoubtedly be severely injured.

Ming Ya still had tasks for them to do, and he couldn't do without them for the upcoming matters.

Therefore, as soon as they arrived, Ming Ya unhesitatingly moved to block.

He used spatial power to envelop the fluctuations produced by Xiao Linger's explosion.

He then deepened and strengthened the confinement, completely restricting the explosion's power to that single space.

As for the clan members who were enveloped within and hadn't had time to escape, Ming Ya paid them no mind.

The smaller the restricted area, the greater the consumption for Ming Ya.

Restricting an explosion of such power to that single point in space was also a burden for a Piming Realm Ninth Level.

After all, such an attack could injure a Piming Realm Ninth Level.

Now he also had to completely restrict it, which was even more difficult.

However, Ming Ya was not an ordinary Piming Realm Ninth Level to begin with.

Coupled with his greatly increased strength after absorbing the bloodline energy.

Simply achieving this level did not consume too much of his energy.

When the explosion inside completely disappeared, Ming Ya withdrew the restraint.

What lay before everyone was a black hole that was constantly being filled and shrinking.

The edges of the black hole were cracks and fragments, like shattered glass.

Countless fragments condensed at the edge of the black hole, connecting to the broken parts of the edge, and then the fragments and the cracks at the edge gradually healed and disappeared.

Everyone present felt a tremendous suction force.

They were Piming Realm experts, so the effect of this suction force on them was negligible.

But if a Heaven Profound Realm expert were placed here, they would be sucked in and minced into pieces in the blink of an eye.

This black hole was a massive spatial rift.

Ming Ya stretched out his hand, opened his palm towards the black hole, and then tightly clenched his fist.

The healing speed of the black hole accelerated almost countless times, and the suction force felt by everyone also became even greater.

The current suction force was simply not on the same magnitude as before.

If it could only suck in Heaven Profound Realm experts before, now even slightly weaker Zhou Tian Realm experts, if not careful, could be sucked in.

Seeing this scene, all the elders understood that the bloodline energy had already been absorbed by the Clan Leader.

The Clan Leader's cultivation and strength were now even more powerful.

So they all knelt on one knee, "Congratulations, Clan Leader, on your great progress in cultivation, on eradicating the Seven Clans, …"

Ming Ya frowned and glanced at his palm.

He had originally intended to kill Xiao Linger, and she should have been able to tell that he hadn't intended to kill her outright.

Although one move had rendered her immobile.

But in reality, if he had wanted to, he could have instantly killed her with one move.

There was really no need for her to self-detonate without a word.

Coming alone to his Ming Clan, she immediately went on a killing spree without a word.

After taking an attack from him that clearly showed he held back, she unhesitatingly self-detonated.

This whole matter was filled with strangeness, as if someone was plotting against him.

Xiao Clan?

Why would they go to such great lengths?

Even throwing out the Clan Leader's own sister.

It was truly a bit unbelievable!

But if it wasn't the Xiao Clan, who else could compel Xiao Linger to do such a thing?

Ming Ya clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles creaking.

He realized that he might have fallen into some kind of trouble.

With his current strength, he naturally wasn't afraid of plots involving life-threatening danger.

But now, every step he took had to be careful, as the Ancestor Realm remnant souls of various clans were always an obstacle.

If he wasn't careful, there wouldn't be life-threatening danger, and their Ming Clan could still summon their ancestors.

But the opportunity to devour the bloodline energy of the remaining several clans might be lost.

I am in the open, the enemy is in the dark!

And precisely now, at such a crucial and sensitive time.

Given the unfavorable situation, the best way to respond was to quickly increase his strength.

Especially now, with the risk of exposure at any time, delay would lead to complications.

He must quickly seize as many of the remaining clans' bloodlines as possible.

This way, he could maximize his strength and face any situation with more composure.

Perhaps if he absorbed a few more clans', he might even be able to contend with Ancestor Realm remnant souls.

A ruthless glint flashed in Ming Ya's eyes; clashing with the Xiao Clan prematurely now seemed almost inevitable.

Since that was the case, they would no longer explain or conceal.

While the other clans had not yet fully reacted and prepared.

They would strike directly, launching a lightning attack, catching them off guard.

Perhaps the effect could even be very good?

Soon, Ming Ya made his decision, "Prepare to depart!"

Just then, another person ran up to report, "Elders Ming Li, Ming Lai, and Ming Qi, they said the Xiao Clan is going too far and want to teach them a lesson; they have already departed."

Upon hearing this, Ming Ya's eyes flickered, but he showed no reaction and said nothing about the matter.

Instead, he issued another command, "The plan remains unchanged, depart immediately!"

"Yes!"

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