What S-class ability users were concerned, Chen Xiao saw them as nothing more than mere pawns.
The moment they clashed, he had already gauged their true capabilities and instantly annihilated two of them.
Let alone him, even his defeated opponent, Tu Junhou, could easily dispatch these so-called S-class ability users.
"Barbarian tribes, lacking the innate conditions for cultivating the Great Dao, rely on stimulating their potential to gain abilities. Their ceiling will ultimately be limited."
Chen Xiao shook his head with a detached expression.
He had now figured out why figures like Hades, the King of the Underworld, were so eager for the new transaminase.
Eastern cultivators possessed a complete cultivation system, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to enhance their abilities.
Of course, those who relied on elixirs like Jin Zhengxi were excluded.
In contrast, Western ability users gained their powers by stimulating their physical potential.
This was a conclusion Chen Xiao had drawn from observing Poseidon, the King of the Sea, and Hades, the King of the Underworld.
Chen Xiao did not know the specific methods they used to stimulate their potential, but he could imagine that after stimulating their physical potential, those ability users would gain immense power in a very short period, much like the superpowered individuals in those superhero movies.
However, a person's potential was ultimately finite, and their methods dictated that their abilities had little room for growth, essentially becoming fixed once their potential was unleashed.
Meanwhile, the new transaminase synthesized by Song Anran could fundamentally alter a person's physique and cellular activity. With this prerequisite, further stimulating their potential would have a greater chance of cultivating superpowered individuals.
This was why they were determined to obtain the new transaminase, with Hades, the strongest among the Twelve God-Kings, personally intervening.
Unfortunately, their strongest was no different from mere pawns in Chen Xiao's eyes.
The physical potential Hades, the King of the Underworld, had stimulated was the ability to control the night. He was the king of the darkness, capable of invisibility and stealth within the night.
Possessing such an ability, he was virtually invincible.
Moments ago, after he went invisible, Kurama Kazuo and Jin Zhengxi, also S-class ability users, could not detect him at all.
But the moment Chen Xiao arrived at the riverside, he had directly located him.
He had initially thought Chen Xiao found him simply by sensing his aura, so he deliberately left traces of his presence around to mislead Chen Xiao.
Little did he know that his proud invisibility was completely exposed to Chen Xiao's divine sense.
Not only was it ineffective, but it was also somewhat laughable.
"Bastard..."
Hades gritted his teeth. A water projectile had pierced his heart, inflicting a severe wound.
However, he was, after all, the strongest among the Twelve God-Kings, and such an injury was not enough to claim his life.
"I admit I underestimated you, but if you think this is all I'm capable of, you are gravely mistaken!"
With that, Hades reached out and grasped the void.
With this grasp, the surrounding air distorted as if being torn apart.
A sharp, dagger-like black sliver of light appeared in Hades' hand.
"King of the Underworld's Grasp, die!"
Hades poured all his strength into throwing the black sliver of light towards Chen Xiao.
This move, the King of the Underworld's Grasp, was Hades' trump card, the very technique that had elevated him to the top among the Twelve God-Kings.
Chen Xiao's expression was cold as he met the black sliver of light with a punch.
"Canglan True Martial, Eighth Form, Sunrise!"
A golden light shot out, illuminating the entire night sky as if it were day.
The golden light flashed and vanished, and the void grasp disappeared without a trace.
"What... How is this possible..."
Hades stared at Chen Xiao, his face etched with extreme terror.
His void grasp was almost flawless, proving effective against all except for a few Paladins of the Holy See, whom it could only resist but not completely nullify, unlike Chen Xiao, who made it vanish without a trace.
Could it be that this brat was even more formidable than those ancient monsters in the Inquisition who had lived for hundreds of years?
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
Hades was on the verge of collapse, shouting hysterically.
He had always expected to be defeated by someone someday, but he never imagined it would be so utter and so humiliating.
Yet, he was still unaware that the move 'Sunrise' Chen Xiao had just displayed was merely the weakest strike in Canglan True Martial.
In fact, this move had no killing power; its primary function was to dispel miasma.
Hades' void grasp, a concentration of dark night energy to its extreme, was perfectly countered by this 'Sunrise' move.
"Heh, S-class ability users? Incapable of withstanding a single blow..."
While Hades was still lost in shock and pain, Chen Xiao let out a disdainful smile and drew his sword.
A thin line sliced through Hades' body, instantly splitting him in two.
Hades, the strongest among the Twelve God-Kings of the Dark Gods, perished!
After dealing with Hades, Chen Xiao's gaze finally fell upon Poseidon, the King of the Sea.
"Alright, now it's your turn."
Upon witnessing Chen Xiao kill three S-class ability users in succession, Poseidon's face showed a look of shock.
However, he did not panic.
"You are strong, but unfortunately, you chose the wrong order of killing."
Chen Xiao paused slightly and asked curiously, "Oh? What do you mean?"
"If you had chosen to kill me first, my corpse might have already turned cold. However, you let me live until the end, and this time was enough for me to set up a magic circle."
Poseidon spoke with full confidence and burst into laughter, "Hahahaha, now, you can no longer kill me!"
It was then that Chen Xiao noticed a six-pointed star-shaped magic circle had appeared before Poseidon at some point.
"Descend, Devouring Sea Monster!"
Following Poseidon's shout, the six-pointed star erupted with a dazzling blue light.
A water-blue figure slowly rose from the magic circle.
Finally, it stood on the surface of the river as if walking on solid ground.
Chen Xiao's eyes widened instantly, but not out of fear.
It was because this water-blue figure was a woman.
A woman with a voluptuous figure, a woman with a voluptuous figure wearing nothing at all.
Although she was merely a water-blue silhouette, her perfectly curvaceous body was displayed before Chen Xiao without any obstruction.
The water-blue figure strode gracefully towards Chen Xiao with an alluring sway.
Chen Xiao's throat let out a gulp, his gaze fixed intently on the approaching woman, his eyes seeing nothing else.
Seeing this, Poseidon let out a sinister cackle, "I knew it, no man can resist the allure of the Sea Monster Scylla!"