Under One Person: The Sea Emperor Who Shattered Heaven and Earth

Jiang Shun gripped his broadsword and took a second step forward.

"Where the king goes, his domineering aura sweeps across the land; the waves retreat, the enemy kneels, and even the heavens bow their heads!!!"

"Everything is dedicated to—the Emperor of the Sea!!!"

Sizzle! Sizzle!

Without any warning, thick, dense, black-red lightning bolts, resembling a spiderweb, suddenly and violently erupted from Jiang Shun's body. These black-red lightning bolts were extremely violent; they did not adhere to any matter, but simply tore and spread through the air, completely enveloping Jiang Shun.

boom!

At the same time, a terrifying aura, as heavy as Mount Tai, emanated from Jiang Shun and instantly transformed into an invisible shockwave that was visible to the naked eye, sweeping wildly outwards!

That wasn't just ordinary oppression; it was pure will, an absolute will that transcends all things and can force people to submit!

"Ugh...!"

"Uh……"

"I... rely on..."

The moment this terrifying aura swept across the entire arena, the astounding expressions on the faces of the strange people in the audience hadn't even faded before they all let out a painful groan.

Immediately afterwards, thud, thud, a large number of supernatural beings rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious!

The remaining group, though not directly unconscious, experienced a violent roar in their brains when exposed to the residual power of the black and red lightning. Their blood seemed to stop flowing instantly, their legs went weak, and even standing became extremely difficult. They could only hold onto the chairs beside them tightly.

The entire stands erupted into chaos in an instant.

"What...what is this thing?!"

"Damn it, I...I can't stand up..."

"Just the aura... I can't even mobilize my Qi?!"

Meanwhile, the renowned figures on the high platform...

Splash!

Almost the instant the black and red lightning erupted, Fang Dongtian, who had been sitting comfortably in his chair, was the first to react and stand up: "The aura of a human king and overlord!"

Immediately afterwards, Lu Jin, Guan Shihua, Lü Ren, Lü Ci, Wang Ai and others all changed their expressions drastically. Seeing this scene, they almost instinctively and in perfect unison stood up from their seats.

Because the movement of getting up was too big and too sudden, the coffee tables in front of several big shots were shaken violently, and tea was spilled all over the floor.

But at this moment, no one cared about any of that. These old guys, who stood at the top of the pyramid in the domestic supernatural world, stared intently at the person in the center of the arena enveloped in black and red lightning, their eyes filled with indescribable horror.

“This feeling… is not wrong.” Lu Ci’s eyes were fixed on Jiang Shun on the field. “For decades… back when Brother Jiang swept through 300,000 Japanese soldiers in Zijin, he exuded this monstrous aura that made people unable to even think of resisting.”

"Although it may not be as imposing as Brother Jiang, it is definitely not wrong."

“It’s that terrifying will…” Wang Ai’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Brother Jiang, your youngest son actually inherited this ability from you?!”

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Zhen.

Meanwhile, in the audience seats of the New World...

Looking at the almost frantic surge of black and red lightning on the field, Jiang An, the second young lady of the new world, showed a rare deep worry on her cold and beautiful face.

She didn't watch the battle in the arena, but instead turned her head slightly and glanced at her older brother Jiang Ping beside her with some concern.

At this moment, Jiang Ping was staring intently at Jiang Shun, who was surrounded by black and red lightning in the center of the arena. His hands unconsciously gripped the iron railing in front of him tightly, leaving deep finger marks and creaking under his weight.

As the eldest son of the Sea Emperor, Jiang Ping understood better than anyone what the power Jiang Shun was now displaying truly meant—it was power he had genuinely inherited from his father.

That towering black and red lightning, its awe-inspiring power, its posture that compels all beings to kneel in submission—that is proof of an innate kingly quality, the Conqueror's Haki.

Chapter 142 Divine Avoidance

Inside the arena, black and red lightning bolts exploded in the air as if they were real.

Jiang Shun's Conqueror's Haki was no longer just a simple outward display of pressure. He began to compress and condense the will of a king that was above all things, and finally gathered it all on that seemingly ordinary big sword.

"Master Lingyu, this move was named by my father himself. Although I feel I am not worthy of it, please accept the challenge."

Zhang Lingyu felt the oppressive force that could distort the air, and a fine layer of cold sweat seeped from his forehead.

His once all-pervasive, corrosive black swamp of filthy lightning, faced with this overwhelming pressure of will, was like encountering its natural enemy. Not only could it not advance an inch, but it also emitted a hissing, disintegrating sound. The viscous black lightning liquid, upon even slightly touching the edge of the black and red lightning, would instantly annihilate into nothingness.

"This...this is impossible..."

Rong Shan, a disciple of Longhu Mountain, was pale and his legs were shaking uncontrollably.

"Thunder magic... was actually suppressed by sheer force?"

Extreme horror also appeared on Zhang Lingyu's face.

"rise!"

Zhang Lingyu gritted his teeth, and the water-dirty lightning surged wildly. Layers upon layers of black lightning piled up in front of him like a tide, trying to build a final line of defense against this absolute will.

"Gods, beware!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Shun made no fancy moves, simply taking a step forward and swinging his broadsword down with an overwhelming aura of dominance.

boom--!!!

The moment the blade was swung, the air was forcibly cleaved open, and a black and red crescent-shaped blade of light shot into the sky.

Completely crushing everything in its path!

The power carried by this strike gave Zhang Lingyu absolutely no chance to react or resist.

boom! boom! boom!

The layered barrier of water-based lightning, which Zhang Lingyu considered the last line of defense, couldn't even hold out for a moment when it touched the black and red blade's edge. It was torn to shreds like a fragile cicada's wing in an instant. The inky black lightning transformed into countless fragments of shattered Qi energy, scattering erratically in all directions.

There was no stalemate, no sparks of collision, only one-sided crushing.

The terrifying crescent-shaped black and red lightning, accompanied by a deafening roar that tore the earth apart, plowed through the hard bluestone ground, leaving a furrow that emitted plumes of black smoke, and slashed straight toward Zhang Lingyu's position.

In that instant, Zhang Lingyu's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

It's unavoidable.

There's absolutely no way to avoid it.

With that single strike locked on, he was like a condemned prisoner strapped to the gallows.

Forget moving his body, he could barely lift a finger. As the black and red lightning, filled with destructive energy, grew larger and larger before his eyes, Zhang Lingyu's mind went blank, and a deep sense of powerlessness washed over him.

On the high platform, the old Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei remained calm. He turned to look at Jiang Zhen beside him and said only one word: "Your son."

Jiang Zhen replied in a nonchalant tone: "Your apprentice."

Upon hearing these three words, Zhang Zhiwei gave a helpless laugh, then promptly uttered a single word.

"have to."

Several golden rays shot out like meteors, instantly passing through the arena's barrier and precisely wrapping around Zhang Lingyu's body, forming a thick golden light barrier.

Boom! ...

The full power of "Divine Avoidance" slammed solidly into the pure golden barrier.

A deafening roar echoed across the summit of Longhu Mountain. The intense light that erupted in that instant caused most of the extraordinary individuals in the stands to experience temporary blindness.

The raging black and red lightning clashed and tore at each other with the blazing pure gold light in the center of the arena.

Wave after wave of terrifying aftershocks materialized into tangible shockwaves, blasting away and shattering all the remaining bluestone slabs around the arena, turning them into dust that filled the sky. Even the protective barrier set up at the edge of the arena by several high-ranking martial artists from Longhu Mountain trembled violently at this moment, its surface covered with dense cracks, as if it would collapse completely at any moment.

After quite a while, the black and red lightning that filled the sky finally and reluctantly faded away under the erosion of the golden light.

call……

A gentle breeze swept by, completely dispersing the thick smoke and dust that filled the center of the arena, revealing what lay beneath.

A huge circular pit appeared where Zhang Lingyu had been standing. After the aftershocks of the Overlord's Haki dissipated, the golden threads quickly withdrew from Zhang Lingyu's body, turning into specks of golden light and returning to Zhang Zhiwei's hand.

Zhang Zhiwei looked at his hand. Even with his life and cultivation level, the golden light shield had cracked under that attack, albeit very slightly. It seemed that the difference in power was no longer a matter of quantity but a matter of quality.

Zhang Lingyu was slumped at the bottom of the pit, panting heavily. His Taoist robe was torn, his hair was disheveled, and his face was covered in dust. The look of shock in his eyes had not yet faded.

He stared blankly ahead, clearly still reeling from the near-death experience he had just had.

On the other hand, Jiang Shun stood on the other side of the circular pit, his large sword had transformed back into a Transformation Pearl, and the terrifying aura of domineering power emanating from his body had receded like a tide.

Jiang Shun did not stay where he was. He walked steadily towards Zhang Lingyu, who was slumped on the ground.

The strange people in the stands held their breath, unsure whether the fight was going to continue or what else was going to happen.

Jiang Shun stopped in front of Zhang Lingyu. He looked down at the young man who had just called him "Uncle-Master" and revealed a frank smile.

"Nice to meet you." Jiang Shun extended his hand.

Zhang Lingyu stared at the outstretched hand for a moment, stunned. He looked up at Jiang Shun, then took a deep breath. His previously unfocused gaze sharpened again, and he reached out his right hand to firmly grasp Jiang Shun's palm.

Jiang Shun used a little force in his arm and pulled Zhang Lingyu, who was slumped on the ground, up from the bottom of the pit.

After regaining her footing, Zhang Lingyu straightened her disheveled clothes, then stood ramrod straight and respectfully bowed deeply to Jiang Shun.

"I lost. Thank you for your guidance, Uncle-Master."

Zhang Lingyu knew very well that if his master hadn't intervened, that last strike might have already...

The referee, as if waking from a dream, wiped the cold sweat rolling down his forehead—probably the most he'd ever sweated that day—and loudly announced:

"The victor is Jiang Shun, the new world!"

The entire venue remained deathly silent.

Of the three people in the new world, apart from the back-and-forth fighting between Jiang Ping and Feng Baobao, the other two, Jiang An and Jiang Shun, were basically defeated in one move.

While amazed by the strength of the three from the new world, they were even more surprised to find out who this Feng Baobao was. They had never heard of such a powerful person in the company.

The deathly silence was instantly shattered by a tsunami of discussion as Jiang Shun walked off the field.

Jiang Shun walked through the corridor and returned to Jiang Ping and Jiang An's side.

"Well done, Xiao Shun." Jiang Ping patted Jiang Shun's shoulder heavily.

“Now we should be able to confirm one thing,” Jiang An said from the side.

Recalling the battle between Jiang Ping and Feng Baobao, and then looking at Jiang An's performance against Wang Ye and Jiang Shun's performance against Zhang Lingyu.

Jiang Ping, Jiang An, and Jiang Shun's eyes met in mid-air, and then they nodded to each other in perfect unison.