169: Even if God comes, he will still kill without hesitation!

The rumbling sounds of explosions echoed continuously along the street.

A rain of fire fell from the sky, riddling the once-smooth ground with holes; scorched black craters and flowing lava were everywhere.

"Ah—!"

A shrill scream erupted from within that ancient plane tree.

Although the Wood Release ninja hiding inside had barely avoided being burned to death thanks to his ninjutsu, he was now covered in wounds from the dense barrage of Flying Swords and the high-temperature roasting of the fireballs.

"Baka! Let's die together!"

Seeing no hope of escape, a glint of crazed determination flashed in the ninja's eyes.

He suddenly lunged out from the tree trunk and raised his hands, hurling dozens of pitch-black orbs toward Qin Lang like a dark cloud.

Thunderbolt Bombs!

This was the final suicidal resort of Japanese ninjas; each one contained terrifying power capable of shattering rock.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The chain of explosions instantly engulfed Qin Lang's position, flames soaring into the sky as thick smoke billowed.

However, just as a sinister smile appeared on the ninja's face...

A brilliant starlight suddenly tore through the gunpowder smoke.

Qin Lang stood calmly in place, wearing a suit of flowing, radiant armor.

seven star battle armor!

The chain of explosions, powerful enough to blow a Third-Tier Peak expert to pieces, failed to even slightly shake the battle suit's defensive light shield.

"Is that it?"

A cold, mocking curl appeared at the corner of Qin Lang's mouth.

Without even glancing at the ninja, he abruptly stabbed his longsword into the ground.

"Stop hiding and get out here!"

Buzz!

A heart-palpitating, terrifying ripple instantly surged through the sword blade and into the ground.

It was a violent Sword Qi infused with Micro-level Sword Intent!

"Puchi!"

A muffled thud echoed from deep within the earth.

Immediately after, a fountain of blood mixed with soil erupted from the ground not far away.

The third assassin, an expert in Earth Release who had been waiting for an opening to ambush, didn't even have time to scream before being instantly dismembered by the all-pervading Sword Qi.

As the smoke from the explosion cleared, Qin Lang remained completely unharmed.

"Nani?!"

The smile on the Wood Release ninja's face froze instantly, his eyes filled with unbelievable terror.

"Now, it's your turn."

Qin Lang's cold voice sounded like a death sentence.

Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!

Several Flying Swords turned into streaks of light, instantly piercing through the ninja's limbs.

"Ah!"

Accompanied by a shrill scream, the ninja's hands and feet were severed at the joints, completely stripping him of his combat capability.

Just then...

The space behind Qin Lang suddenly rippled with a strange distortion.

It was the leader of this ninja squad, the Young Lord who had been hiding his presence while waiting for an opportunity.

Seeing his two subordinates instantly incapacitated, he finally realized he had kicked a steel plate and turned to flee using Space Ninjutsu.

"Trying to leave?"

Qin Lang snorted coldly and suddenly reached out with his left hand.

Gods Left Hand!

In that instant, hundreds of ancestral gene cells within his left arm vibrated in unison, erupting with a terrifying force capable of shaking mountains.

Pa!

He actually caught the Poisoned Snake Sword stabbing out from the Void Realm with his bare hand and gave it a sudden twist.

Crack!

The hard alloy longsword snapped at the sound.

Immediately after, Qin Lang's left fist continued its momentum, slamming fiercely into the distorted space.

"Pfft!"

A figure tumbled wretchedly out of the Void Realm, coughing up blood; his chest was collapsed, and his limbs were shattered by the immense force.

The battle had ended too quickly.

Qin Lang walked up to the young ninja leader and looked down at him from above.

However, to Qin Lang's surprise...

The young leader, whose limbs had already been ruined, showed no fear; instead, he wore a sinister, triumphant smile.

"Cough, cough... You pig, do you think you've won?"

His mouth was full of blood, yet his eyes gleamed with a crazed smugness.

"Feel it for yourself. Are you lightheaded? Are your limbs feeling weak?"

"That's the 'Breath of the Empty Cicada,' a colorless, odorless, and instantly lethal poison!"

Just as he spoke, Qin Lang did indeed feel a surge of intense dizziness in his mind, and his vision began to double.

"Hahaha! No one can cure this poison except me!"

The ninja named Mutoh, who had been reduced to a human stump nearby, saw this and shouted hoarsely as if grabbing a life-saving straw:

"Qin Lang! As long as you release our Young Lord, we will give you the antidote!"

"Our Young Lord is the heir to the Koga-ryu 'Tsukuyomi Clan' of Japan! He only came to kill you to complete his coming-of-age trial!"

"If you dare to kill him, the Tsukuyomi Clan will never let you get away with it!"

Hearing this, Qin Lang endured the dizziness and fixed his gaze on the Young Lord.

So he was just a privileged second-generation heir here to pad his resume.

"Release me?"

The Tsukuyomi Young Lord struggled to lift his head, a cruel sneer spreading across his face.

"No, Qin Lang, you are in no position to negotiate with me."

"Even if you were to kneel and beg me right now, I wouldn't let you off."

He stared intently at Qin Lang, the venom in his eyes nearly overflowing.

"I will repay the humiliation you've given me today a hundredfold!"

"If I can't kill you this time, I'll go kill your woman, kill your parents, and kill every single friend and relative you have!"

"I want to make you watch everything you cherish be destroyed amidst endless pain and regret, all to shatter your Heart of Evolution!"

These words were incredibly malicious.

The temperature in the air seemed to drop to freezing point in an instant.

Qin Lang's previously dazed eyes became clearer than ever before at this moment; it was a state of ultimate killing intent.

"Threatening me with my family?"

He looked at the arrogant Young Lord, a cold, emotionless arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Very well."

Without any hesitation.

Shua!

A cold light flashed.

That head, still wearing a sneer, soared into the sky in an instant before rolling into the dust nearby.

Those eyes were still wide open, as if he couldn't believe until the very end that Qin Lang would actually dare to act.

"Anyone who dares to threaten me like this—even if a God comes, I'll kill them all the same!"

Qin Lang sheathed his sword, his tone so indifferent it sent chills down one's spine.

"You... you actually killed the Young Lord?!"

Mutoh, who was nearby, was completely stunned; the hope in his eyes instantly turned into despair.

He looked at Qin Lang in terror and was about to bite his tongue to commit suicide, but Qin Lang used a flick of his finger to seal his acupoints.

Immediately after, a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life unfolded.

Qin Lang took a deep breath, and the purplish-blue poisonous gas that had appeared on his face began to recede at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"How is this possible... That's the Breath of the Empty Cicada!"

Mutoh was dumbfounded.

Qin Lang felt the toxins within his body being frantically devoured and sneered inwardly.

This was the overbearing nature of the Primal Ancestor Gene.

If it could even devour that terrifying biological energy tide, a mere toxin was nothing more than nourishment for his cells.

"I'm immune to all poisons. Thanks for the treat."

Qin Lang walked up to Mutoh, slit his throat with a single stroke, and casually looted the spatial equipment of the three men.

Just then, two terrifying auras descended from the sky.

"Who dares to act wildly on my turf!"

A furious roar shattered the surrounding glass.

The newcomers were Commander Xu of the Martial Artist Guild and Fei Changqing, who now had stubble and a greatly changed appearance.

Fei Changqing breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Qin Lang was fine, but when Commander Xu saw the specially made ninja tools and the corpses on the ground, his face instantly turned ashen.

"Tsukuyomi Clan? Japanese scum?"

Commander Xu was trembling with rage.

At this critical moment when the Deep Space Ruins were about to open, before the alien races had even invaded, these Japanese dogs actually dared to sneak into the Capital City to assassinate a human Genius!

This was a slap to Xu's face and, even more so, a provocation against the bottom line of the entire Eastern Alliance!

"Good! Very good!"

Commander Xu suddenly pulled out his communicator and roared into it:

"Pass down my orders! Lock down the entire city!"

"Issue the highest-level kill order! Any ninja of the Tsukuyomi Clan, any of these Japanese scum—no matter who they are or where they are!"

"Any Evolver of my Eastern Alliance may kill them on sight!"