Chapter 9: The Halved Cane

POSTED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2023 BY TIBETANTERRIER

“That’s so bright!”

“What is that?!”

“Where is the fire?”

“How is this possible? The fire is so bright! We don’t have such a tall building in Cangnan City!”

“Hurry up! Take a picture! Send it to the Moments!”

[TN: Moment [1] is the equivalent of Snapchat or Instagram stories.]

“…”

The soaring light beam was so dazzling that half of the people in Cangnan City noticed it. Pedestrians stopped in their tracks and excitedly guessed the reason for its appearance.

Some said it was an explosion, some said it was an experiment about light, and some said it was a miracle. However, only a few people knew the meaning revolving around the emergence of this light beam.

Two minutes ago, the old town…

A space ripple came about on the empty street as if someone lifted a corner of the canvas covering the old city. Then, five figures in black and red cloaks stepped out of it.

One of them scanned around, stepped forward, picked up the “No Entry Ahead” sign on the ground, and closed it.

The moment the warning sign was put away, the silent old city burst like a bubble, revealing the actual old city inside.

Scary blood dyed the old streets scarlet, and pieces of strange limbs were scattered everywhere. If Lin Qiye saw this scene, he would find that the one that was chopped into pieces and scattered on the ground was the grimacing monster he was facing!

There were at least 34 of them!

“[Monastic Territory] has been recovered.” The person carrying the notice said lightly, “You can call the logistics people to clean up the battlefield.”

“Where’s Old Zhao?”

“Going after the two Ghost-faced Creatures that got away.”

“It’s our negligence.” The injured woman covered her right shoulder and looked somewhat listless.

“Don’t say that, Hong Ying. No one expects a Ghost-faced King hidden in the Ghost-faced Creatures group.” The man next to him comforted.

“It should be fine for the captain to face the Ghost-faced King alone, right?”

“Of course, it will be okay. Don’t forget that our captain is an elite in Level Ten ‘River’ Realm, so nothing bad will happen.” The man paused, “I just hope that the two escaped Ghost-faced Creatures won’t cause trouble and casualties for ordinary people.”

As soon as his sentence ended, a fiery light beam shot up into the sky from another direction, illuminating half of the sky!

The five people turned their heads over and gazed at it simultaneously. Their eyes were full of shock!

“What’s that…”

“A Forbidden Ruin has spawned. This energy fluctuation is too strong!”

“This is a powerhouse of at least the Level Five ‘Boundless’ Realm. No, it may even be the Level Six ‘Klein’ Realm. How did the small Cangnan City attract such a distinguished powerhouse?”

“No, it’s unlike the human’s Forbidden Ruin.” The man frowned.

Hong Ying was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to think of something, “You mean…”

“This is like the Forbidden Ruin of the gods, that is… God’s Ruins.”

Hearing the word “gods”, their eyes turned serious.

“Which god?”

“Scorching, sacred, powerful, and the breath of creation. If I’m not wrong, this should be…” The man stared at the fading light beam and said word by word.

“God Codename 003, King of Angels, Michael.”

…

Lin Qiye was having a hard time.

In the center of this golden beam of light, his body had completely lost control, suspended in midair strangely. Endless energy gushed out from his eyes.

Lin Qiye felt as if he had returned ten years ago, seeing those eyes again across the boundless universe.

That supreme and sacred aura was still fresh in his memory.

The difference was that this aura came from the moon ten years ago, but now this aura came from his own eyes.

Seraphim’s aura and divine power were frantically gushing out from his eyes. His eyes were like two burning suns as if they wanted to melt everything into nothingness.

Ten years ago, Seraph Michael met his gaze from the moon.

Ten years later, Lin Qiye opened his eyes. The remaining seraph power in his eyes burst out completely!

Fortunately, the seraph power remaining in Lin Qiye’s eyes was not too much. The light beam lasted for about eight seconds and then gradually dissipated. Lin Qiye’s body fell from midair, staggering to stabilize his figure.

In his eyes, the bright golden light gradually dimmed, leaving only a faint golden halo.

If the previous brightness was about equal to that of the sun, the current brightness was just a candle.

Although the golden glow that erupted earlier was formidable, it did not belong to him. However, Lin Qiye had control over the golden halo hidden in his eyes.

A faint wisp of seraph’s power.

Lin Qiye took a deep breath and slowly raised his head.

The dark night sky, the old streets, the creepy monsters, the blood all over the ground… Lin Qiye smiled when this by no means beautiful picture unfolded in front of his eyes.

He smiled happily.

After ten years, he finally saw the world with his own eyes again.

At this moment, the blood-mouthed monster was a little cute in Lin Qiye’s eyes.

As early as when Lin Qiye erupted with the seraph’s power, the two monsters were firmly pressed to the ground by the god’s power. They were almost crushed into meatloaf.

It was not until the golden beam of light disappeared that they came to their senses, looked around in confusion, and then continued to stare at Lin Qiye.

Bloodthirsty desire appeared in their eyes again.

“Jie—!“

One of the monsters screamed and rushed toward Lin Qiye!

Compared to before, Lin Qiye was much calmer now. The moment the monster made a move, he judged its trajectory in his mind and threw himself toward the side with all his strength.

Lin Qiye’s speed was indeed slow compared to monsters, but his reaction speed was astonishingly fast. The few seconds of early prediction had already bought him time to dodge.

Not that he could predict the future, but his perception had undergone earth-shaking changes after opening his eyes.

One was the range of spiritual perception, which had expanded from ten to twenty meters. It took Lin Qiye five years to detect ten meters previously, but now it had doubled.

The other side was the dynamic vision.

Within the range of 20 meters, Lin Qiye had nearly three times the dynamic vision of ordinary people, and his reflexes could be deemed abnormal.

As for the other abilities brought to him by these eyes, Lin Qiye had not felt them yet.

However, the current situation did not allow him to look into it slowly.

Like a fired arrow, the monster flew past where Lin Qiye was standing just now, collided with a large wall, kicked its limbs hard on the wreckage of the wall, and flew toward Lin Qiye again!

At this time, Lin Qiye had already rolled around like a donkey to avoid the monster’s landing. He then reached his hand to his side and grabbed halved white cane that had previously fallen to the ground!

Lin Qiye quickly got up and squatted down, staring at the monster approaching at high speed; he grasped the white cane with both hands!

The monster left afterimages, and the turbulent wind blew the black hair above Lin Qiye’s forehead.

Its hind limbs exerted force suddenly, launching itself into the air!

This time, Lin Qiye did not dodge.

He held halved white cane tightly, and his eyes were fixed on the monster’s eyes.

“Jie—!“

The monster reached out its claws and swiped directly at Lin Qiye’s neck.

Just when it was about to touch Lin Qiye, the latter’s eyes shrank suddenly!

The faint golden halo in the eyes was like adding a handful of firewood. It suddenly brightened up like two burning furnaces!

A ray of divine power was poured into the monster’s body through Lin Qiye’s eyes.

At this moment, the Lin Qiye in the eyes of the monster had changed, becoming a supreme deity growing six wings and exuding terrifying power!

So, under this divine power, its body fell into a momentary pause.

In this short period, the halved white cane in Lin Qiye’s hand was raised high…

It accurately pierced the monster’s right eye!