Before making his move, Xu Nian had anticipated that Fang Chen would use a secret technique.
Such scions of great families invariably possess secret techniques, so the moment Xu Nian struck, he had already begun to employ Earth God Devouring Sky.
The terrifying Power of Earth surged continuously from beneath the ground, converging upon Xu Nian and causing his aura to surge violently.
Fang Chen shook his swollen head and crawled out from the rubble.
The inner armor, forged from a strange metal, was completely intact, and most of the formidable impact from the Meteorite Iron Hammer had been neutralized by it, leaving Fang Chen virtually unharmed.
"Haha, your attack is useless against me. My inner armor can negate seventy percent of your attack power. You won't hurt me," Fang Chen laughed heartily.
"Seventy percent of the attack?" Chen Wudi and the others all revealed a look of surprise and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
Xu Nian had put forth such great effort, yet he still hadn't injured the guy; it was truly infuriating.
Ding Feng, seeing this, couldn't help but feel smug again, silently praising the means of survival that scions of great families have at their disposal.
"Are you sure I can't hurt you?" Xu Nian scoffed coldly and continued approaching Fang Chen.
Fang Chen's complexion turned drastically at that moment, and he spurted out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"No… impossible, how could you possess a Spiritual Sense Attack?" Fang Chen looked at Xu Nian in shock, his eyes filled with horror.
Chen Wudi and others were also stunned before remembering that Xu Nian had already awakened his Spiritual Sense.
"Spiritual Sense Attack? Good lad, it's really surprising. At such a young age, not only has he awakened his Spiritual Sense, but he has also cultivated a method of Spiritual Sense Attack and integrated it with other Hammer Techniques. Truly a peerless talent!" Chen Xuanlong also lamented to himself.
Xu Nian smirked coldly. The previous meteor hammer strike was merely a feint. The real killing move was the integration of the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique.
Fang Chen's inner armor might block the physical attack, but it definitely couldn't block the mental assault caused by the Spiritual Sense.
Now that Fang Chen's soul had been severely damaged, he was utterly incapable of continuing the fight.
Xu Nian stepped toward Fang Chen, each step leaving deep footprints on the hard stone pavement.
At this moment, Xu Nian had reached the fullest state of Earth God Devouring Sky, his terrifying power nearly uncontrollable.
"What are you trying to do? You know I am from one of the Imperial Capital's Four Great Families. You should know what the consequences of killing me are," Fang Chen desperately threatened. Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire
Xu Nian scorned with cold contempt, his eyes icy as frost.
"I said that since you insulted my mother, I would make your death miserable. So this first hammer strike is for my mother," Xu Nian roared, swinging the hammer ruthlessly onto Fang Chen's chest, slamming him hard onto the ground.
The floor shattered, and Fang Chen's body instantly lodged into it.
With the protection of his inner armor, Fang Chen might not die, but that remaining thirty percent force still shook him with unbearable pain.
"Xu Nian, I wish you a painful death. Your mother is nothing but a whore. Do you think by killing me, no one else will say it? The entire Imperial Capital..." Enraged by Xu Nian's attack, Fang Chen roared furiously, blood foaming in his mouth.
Xu Nian's eyes gleamed coldly, like a Killing God: "If one person slanders, I slay one; if a million slander, I slaughter a million, until no one in the world dares utter a word against my mother."
Zhao Yanyun and others were taken aback, as if they could see a scene littered with a million corpses.
Fang Chen also faltered, feeling, for a moment, as if this young man could indeed accomplish that.
Zhao Xuanyong was deeply moved, "To beget a son like Xu Nian!"
"This second hammer is for those women you've harmed. I want you to never again act like a man in this lifetime," Xu Nian's voice was chillingly grim. He then swung his hammer towards Fang Chen's groin.
"No…" Fang Chen screamed, but Xu Nian's hammer mercilessly came crashing down.
A loud noise ensued, and Fang Chen's face became instantly twisted, filled with extreme pain and humiliation.
Onlookers stood stunned, even Chen Wudi and others felt a chill down below.
Although Fang Chen wore inner armor, it failed to protect that one vital area.
The hammer blow had completely crushed him into pulp, permanently crippling him in this lifetime.
Unless there was the legendary Spiritual Medicine capable of reviving life from death and flesh from bones, such medicines were exceedingly rare.
Ding Feng was utterly shocked, by now completely terrified.
"The third hammer is for myself," Xu Nian said with icy eyes and splattering killing intent. "You sought your own death by provoking me, so there's only one outcome—death!"
With that, he swung the Meteorite Iron Hammer toward Fang Chen's head.
With this hammer blow, Fang Chen was undoubtedly doomed.
"Xu Nian, I curse you to a terrible death! Remember this, the enmity of today—I, Fang Chen, will make you pay in blood." Just then, a burst of white light emanated from Fang Chen's body, and he disappeared from the spot.
Xu Nian's hammer fell, collapsing the floor, but struck nothing but air.
"How did he disappear?" Chen Wudi and the others said in surprise.
They did not understand how Fang Chen had vanished without a trace.
Xu Nian frowned deeply, realizing that Fang Chen had used a forbidden technique to tear through the Void of the ancestral land and escape.
There must have been a significant sacrifice for using such a secret technique, or else Fang Chen wouldn't have waited until now to use it.
Once Fang Chen had fled, Ding Feng completely collapsed on the ground.
He had been so arrogant just because he was relying on Fang Chen. Now that Fang Chen had been brutalized into fleeing, what was left for him to be arrogant about?
Xu Nian turned his cold gaze toward Ding Feng, chillingly menacing.
"Don't... don't kill me." Ding Feng was utterly terrified by Xu Nian's frightening look, unable to meet his eyes.
Xu Nian, however, flashed a look of scorn and, without holding back, slammed his hammer down on Ding Feng.
Ding Feng could only let out a scream before his entire body turned into a cloud of blood mist.
The force of Earth God Devouring Sky, when unleashed, could be imagined.
"Ha-ha, look if you dare be arrogant now, now you're dead for sure," Chen Wudi said as he came over, unable not to mock while looking at Ding Feng, who was reduced to nothing.
Zhao Yanyun and others turned to look at Xu Nian, now slightly worried about him.
Xu Nian turned his head to look at everyone.
Their hearts chilled at his gaze, which was too fearsome to behold.
But before they could even ask,
Xu Nian blacked out and collapsed.
"Xu Nian, are you alright?" Zhao Yanyun quickly supported him, asking with concern.
Yet Xu Nian had no reaction, having completely passed out.
The use of Earth God Devouring Sky and the tremendous mental strain earlier had overwhelmed his body, resulting in unconsciousness.
Realizing this, Zhao Yanyun and the others quickly helped Xu Nian to the side and laid him down.
Worried the hard floor might hurt Xu Nian's head, Zhao Yanyun carefully cushioned it on someone's coveted thigh.
This scene caused Chen Yao, who was nearby, to feel somewhat uneasy.
The spectral figure of Chen Xuanlong looked at this scene, shook his head with a wry smile, and murmured to himself: "Such a tragic child, to bear the world's greatest suffering at such a young age. His life is unfortunate, yet his romantic fortune is enviable indeed!"