The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 993: Unavoidable Conflict



Although the ignorant Celestial soldiers in the area were furious with their comrades' betrayal, they weren't complete idiots. They were most familiar with the Ocean Master's Conqueror's Aura compared to Celestials from other cities.

After all, the Ocean Master had stayed in the Southern Sea for many years.

Many Celestial soldiers had seen and even interacted with the protector and god of the sea. However, that was also precisely why they greatly respected the Ocean Master and found it difficult to accept Vaan right away.

The Ocean Master had been with them for many years and defended the Southern Border from the fierce sea monsters of the Southern Outer Sea.

How many of them have had the honor of fighting alongside the Ocean Master? How many of them have been saved by the Ocean Master? How many times has the Ocean Master protected their families?

The word "grateful" wasn't enough to describe the immeasurable debt of gratitude they owed the Ocean Master.

Although the sin of the first-generation Ocean Master turning the Outer Sea against the Celestial Kingdom was something everyone knew, no one blamed the subsequent generations of Ocean Masters for their predicament.

The later generations of Ocean Masters took on the burden and sins of their ancestors to protect everyone from the fearsome power of the sea monsters.

Vaan may be in possession of the Conqueror's Aura, but he had not done anything for the Celestial Kingdom, not to mention he was a Land-Dweller. Of course, it wouldn't be easy for them to accept him.

How could they possibly accept him? How could they forget about their previous Ocean Master?

"What have you done to the Ocean Master-?!!" a Celestial soldier roared furiously.

Surprisingly, the Celestial soldiers did not take the news of Vaan becoming the new Ocean Master well. In fact, they were emotionally unstable because of the potential loss of the previous Ocean Master.

If not for the Celestial soldiers behind Vaan, who were informed by their superiors and given time to digest the situation, they, too, would have acted emotionally and irrationally.

However, since they had time to think, they knew Vaan had the fate of the Celestial Kingdom in his hands.

Bang!

Just as the rioting Celestial soldiers were about to attack Vaan, a gunshot suddenly resounded, loud and clear.

However, it was not fired by the Celestial soldiers behind Vaan, who were prepared to kill their own comrades to ensure their future; it came from the other side.

A piercing orb of radiant water struck Vaan in the head but failed to break his defense. In fact, it did not even damage the skin on his forehead, which could have, otherwise, been a fatal blow to any other First-stage Divine Warrior.

Unfortunately, Vaan wasn't an ordinary First-stage Divine Warrior.

His astral essence was so dense that his fleshly body possessed a thin layer of energy barrier, protecting his already powerful skin from energy attacks.

Unless the energy attacks could pierce through the density of his astral essence-filled flesh, no harm would come to him. Even if it did, he still had his powerful regeneration abilities to restore his fleshly body to its peak state.

If the opposing Celestials actually knew the full intricacy of Vaan's heaven-defying divine body, it would only bring them despair.

"Audacious!"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

After the gunshot and lack of damage shocked everyone, the Celestial soldiers on Vaan's side fumed with rage.

"How dare you attack the Ocean Master!"

"No, wait... It wasn't us-!"

Ratatata!

The Celestial soldiers on Vaan's side opened fire on their comrades in hopes of quelling his potential wrath on their city. In response, the Celestial soldiers on the opposing side helplessly fired back to defend themselves.

Boom!

Some Celestial soldiers brought heavier and bigger hydro-tech firearms to suppress the overwhelming firepower from the other side. However, this increased the casualty rate and intensified the already tense conflict.

As a result, the Celestial soldiers from both sides lost the last shred of hesitation in their minds and engaged in an all-out war. With each fallen comrade at their side, their anger and hatred toward the opposite side grew. The desire for survival and revenge fueled their determination to destroy each other.

Despite being in the middle of the hydro-tech crossfire, no further shot was directed at Vaan. It was as if everyone knew such acts were futile and would only incur his wrath. As such, they subconsciously avoided him.

Anyone who could take a hydro-pulse rifle shot to the head and not suffer any damage was beyond frightening.

Nevertheless, Vaan had no intention of letting the sniper go.

He locked his gaze on the shooter over five kilometers away and made a grasping gesture before clenching into a fist. The sniper was instantly crushed to death by strong spatial power.

However, his body did not explode, scattering his flesh and blood everywhere. Instead, his entire body was reduced to a fist-size ball of highly dense blood and flesh.

The sight chilled the hearts of everyone who saw it.

"What have I done..."

Captain Akha's face paled after witnessing the bloody carnage initiated by his reckless order. He didn't regret giving the kill order; he only regretted that Vaan didn't die from it.

Meanwhile, the Celestial soldiers at his side remained frozen in shock, their minds incomprehensible.

They received intel that the Land-Dweller only possessed the aura of a First-stage Divine Origin Realm equivalent being. On the other hand, their sniper used a D7-series hydro-pulse rifle capable of killing anyone below the Divine Star Realm.

"How could he possibly survive that...? No, there isn't even a scratch on him..."

The moment Vaan disappeared from his spot and appeared in front of Captain Akha, the latter knew what fate awaited him.

Ka-cha!

Captain Akha got sucked into Vaan's grasp before his head got twisted and bent to a weird angle. His lifeless corpse was casually tossed aside shortly after.

"Captain Akha!" the Celestial soldiers grieved his death.

Still, no one dared to come forward to confront Vaan and avenge their fallen captain. All they

could do was initiate an eyeing contest and shake in their pants.

After all, their First-stage Divine Star Realm captain was killed so effortlessly.

What could they possibly do with their Void Realm cultivation bases?

Even now, they still sensed a First-stage Divine Origin Realm equivalent divine aura from Vaan's body. They couldn't understand how he could have such a weak aura but be so absurdly

strong.